Chapter 55: Decadent Past (4)

014 When I woke up, I found a mole under my left eye.

She was surprised, but Zui didn't react at all. He also noticed another change, "Nana, your eye color has turned a little gray, probably because of the effect of the medicine."

"Really?" 014 looked at the mirror for a long time but still couldn't see much difference, so she had to ask him, "Will it change back?"

"Probably not."

Zui rubbed her head, "But it's easy to solve. If you don't like this mole, I can use an instrument to remove it for you."

014 waved her hand nonchalantly. It didn't matter, so she might as well keep it. "Forget it, it doesn't matter."

She didn't expect her friend's reaction to be a little extreme. She felt like she was facing a powerful enemy. She held 014's hand and asked her, "Nana, why don't we run away! Let's leave tomorrow!"

014: “Hmm…Hmm?”

109: “…Okay.”

014: “…?”

What are you talking about! How come someone agreed?

014 was a little confused by her sudden nervous attitude. Her brain was confused for a while. She realized later that it was because of these inconspicuous changes, so she pointed at her eyes, "What's wrong with this? Is there something wrong?"

003: "No."

014: "..."

"The problem is not here." 003 sighed, looking a little worried, "Although the side effects of the drugs and extraction factors of the research institute are very small, they will inevitably cause irreversible effects on the human body over time. The color of your eyes and moles are manifestations of external changes, which means that they have been deeply affected."

014 listened to her mumbling a lot, but didn't quite understand. While trying to digest it, she was still sighing: "Amazing... You know so much."

"Because I've been here for a long time."

"So what you said just now was a joke, right?"

"No."

014 was silent for a moment, and 003 suddenly suggested that it was very likely that she had this idea a long time ago, but just couldn't find the opportunity, and today's accident happened just in time for her to say it out. Of course she didn't want to refuse, but it was still a question whether she could leave smoothly.

She seemed a little hesitant and looked up at 003, "Do you have any idea? We can't get through the surveillance alone."

"Simple, no problem for me." 003 casually clicked the control ring on his neck. Every subject would wear it, which would limit their abilities as well as their movements. "Although there are limitations, it's enough to destroy the surveillance equipment here."

"Then what?"

"Of course...blow up the research institute!"

014: "...Oh my God."

003: "I'm not lying to you, I'm serious."

"If you really want to leave, in order to prevent future troubles, it's best to delete all the experimental data and information about us. I remember that the central hub still has text backups, and there are many people guarding there. It would be a bit difficult to break in by force, and it would easily attract attention."

003 said, unconsciously thinking seriously, she frowned, "The key is that there is no key to the central hub... 109, you can control the shadow, can you sneak in?"

109 also thought about it, and then regretfully said no.

"... I think if we want to succeed, we have to unlock this thing." 014, who had been silent, suddenly spoke up and expressed his opinion, "I want to give it a try, my boss might be willing to help us."

"You mean sin?" 003 remembered that it was the general manager of Group M. Not only could he unlock the control ring, he also had the key to the central hub, but it sounded impossible to ask him to help.

"He's a researcher, how could he let us go? Besides, if something goes wrong, he will be held responsible if it is traced back to him."

"He is different from other researchers. He has always wanted to help the experimental subjects leave here."

014 has heard a lot from Sin, about himself, about this land, and about the new things happening outside. He was forced to come here, and he felt angry and ashamed about the illegal experiments in the institute, but he had to consider his family and had to submit.

She didn't think that the gentleness and kindness shown by Sin were fake, and he didn't need to pretend in front of her.

"I want to talk to him."

Seeing that she didn't seem to be joking, 003 hesitated for a while and finally agreed.

It's hard to imagine that it's been nearly a year since she and 003 met, and 109 has also gradually become familiar with 003. It seems like yesterday, but today, they have already started discussing how to leave the institute.

However, no matter how hazy it is, the business still needs to be done. After returning, 014 tentatively asked Sin about his opinion on the institute.

The person in charge lowered his eyes and looked at her quietly for a while, and then just said: "Are you planning to leave the institute?"

014: "..." She didn't seem to say anything.

Sin: "I can help you."

014: "......?! Really!"

"But there's only so much I can do."

"Just help us unlock the control ring!"

014 didn't intend to ask him about the key. If they could unlock the restrictions, they could find a way to get into the hub themselves. She was worried that if the matter was really exposed, the key would be linked to Sin.

Sin turned around and opened a drawer. In an inconspicuous place, there lay the precious key. He put it in her hand, "The central hub also records your appearance and various physical data."

"Don't forget these when you destroy other data. Don't get caught again after you go out."

He whispered, "I won't stop you, but that's all. I can't help more. I'm sorry."

At that time, 014 didn't expect that Sin would take the initiative to take responsibility.

At that time, she got the key and the attitude of the person in charge. She didn't care to think more. Later, she found 003 and 109 to tell them, and formally agreed on all aspects of the plan.

First they invaded and monitored, then burned all the media that recorded the data, and after entering the central control center, they simply destroyed all the data of the illegal experiments. This was the result of hard work, but it was also a bad consequence.

It would be best to burn down the entire institute and take the opportunity to create the illusion of death. Of course, the fire would leave an illusion of pain and would not be truly fatal, so that only three people would be in danger.

They finally decided on the time for next week's night.

After finishing, 014 raised her hand and touched her eyes lightly, and couldn't help wondering if more changes would occur before then.

But as long as there are no other variables, it will be fine.

-

The night before the planned day, while most people had gone to bed, 014 unlocked the control ring, hypnotized the guards, and then entered the hub. She looked at the huge instrument standing silently in the room, which carried the intelligent AI specially equipped by the institute.

It monitors every move inside the institute. In addition, it is also responsible for organizing and analyzing experimental data, which has greatly promoted the experimental progress of the Federal Institute.

014 walked over and knocked on the stupid machine, "003, I'm in."

A familiar voice immediately rang, replacing the mechanical sound that she often heard in her ears: "Okay, the data is here."

014 found the place where the paper documents were placed according to her instructions, and burned them all without mercy. After that, 003 deleted the data stored in the AI. In order to prevent them from being suspected, they simply deleted all the data.

Let the people above go crazy. Who asked them to conduct such illegal experiments? Take this opportunity to stop it.

"I'm fine, go back quickly, be careful not to be discovered."

"Wait a minute, I'll clean up the traces."

003 replaced all the surveillance videos with the content of last night and then went offline safely. The next morning, the researchers summoned all the subjects to the lobby.

"Did you see any suspicious people last night?"

According to the AI, it was hacked, and the surveillance playback was replaced with repeated videos, and no suspicious traces were found.

Paper documents and data were destroyed together. Of course, the institute is more inclined to speculate that it was an opposing organization that came to steal data.

"Didn't you see anything?"

He glanced at the group of children below with a cold eye. Most of them had just reached adulthood, so he hastily shook off the guess in his mind. It shouldn't be these subjects who did it.

Before he could ask about them one by one, he was interrupted by a sudden and loud noise, which was deafening.

"Boom--" Explosions one after another!

The blazing flames swept over, and the scattered wires exploded, leading to more intense reactions one after another. Fortunately, everyone was basically gathered far away from the accident at this time and did not suffer any damage.

But those instruments were not so lucky, and they were likely to cause the next explosion.

"Quick! Go organize an evacuation!"

"Damn it! How can this fire not be put out with supernatural powers?!"

"Why aren't those fire sprinklers responding?! Where's the AI?! Has it been invaded again?!"

The person who caused the chaos turned around silently and ran behind the person in charge in a panic. She asked him in a low voice: "Aren't you leaving? This is a good opportunity."

Sin shook his head, "I want to stay here."

If he left, it would increase more risks. The upper management would find him and use this to classify him as a rebel organization, which might implicate his family. It is better for him to take responsibility than to just leave.

Although he didn't know how the upper management would punish him, it was better than involving more people.

"Leave here." These were the last words that Sin said to her. He said, "Don't come back."

014 looked at him and whispered "Goodbye". The pair of clear eyes that originally showed only the color of the clear sky were still stained with melancholy. The gray mist covered the light blue and would never dissipate. She took the initiative to face the fire and disappeared from sight.

The flames from the plunderers passed around her body, forming an isolation barrier, covering all traces.

If only three of them were missing, two of them would be the most proud experimental subjects. If the research institute found that they could not find anyone, they would definitely track down the opposing organization as soon as possible.

They had to reach District 15 in the little time left and then eliminate all traces.

"Do you remember the location of the 15th District?"

"...I can't remember it clearly." 014 felt a little guilty, "I've only been there once, and that was several years ago."

"Forget it, let's go first."

As soon as the voice fell, her vision blurred in an instant, and the strong feeling of dizziness was replaced by pain before it completely disappeared. The dizzy girl fumbled to stand up, closed her eyes and took a while to look around again. A dilapidated alley.

She turned to look at her other two companions, and said carefully: "There was a little deviation. I originally wanted to move to the Fuxiao District, but now..."

"We are in the Wilderness District."

Located on the edge of the 15th District, a place she knew nothing about.