After letting Mu Ke and the others sleep for two or three hours, both of them woke up with strong self-management abilities.

Liu Jiayi was sitting on the bed putting on her shoes, yawning and rubbing her eyes. Bai Liu was helping her put on a more fitted sprint jacket.

The clothes she was wearing before were stained with blood. It happened that there were smaller-sized clothes at Taishan Station. Bai Liu found some for Liu Jiayi and helped her put them on.

Liu Jiayi passed her right hand through the sleeve of Bai Liu's raised clothes, and with her other hand, she swiftly threw back her long hair that was tucked behind her neck. She jumped off the bed with her coat tucked under her arms and landed steadily.

Bai Liu let go of Liu Jiayi's coat and looked at the fax records that Mu Ke had handed to him after they were integrated. He quickly scanned them.

His gaze paused for a moment on the five words marked by Mu Ke's translation: "Corpse into particles", and then he continued reading as if he saw nothing.

"It seems that the final boss we have to fight this time is this scientist named Edmund." After reading it, Bai Liu handed the document to Tang Erda next to him, and turned to look at Mu Ke, "Where are the experimental reports and diaries? Did you filter out any valuable information?"

Mu Ke was ashamed. "I'm sorry. I only roughly understood the contents of these experimental reports and diaries, but I'm not sure what they are for now."

"It doesn't matter." Bai Liu said, "What is the content of the experimental report?"

Mu Ke raised his head and said: "The main content of the experimental report has two parts. The first part is the temperature measurement data, which is the daily temperature of various surface locations and ocean areas in Antarctica, which has been recorded until last month."

Mu Ke rubbed his forehead with a headache: "--The accumulated data is a very large number. I have no way to confirm which ones are useful for the time being."

Bai Liu flipped through the temperature statistics. The data were filled with densely packed numbers and various broken lines, pie-shaped graphs and histograms drawn based on the numbers. A quick glance at them was filled with professional terms so long that one wished one had all 26 letters to summarize them at once, as well as two large chart analyses that made one dizzy.

Mu Ke looked at the thick pile of charts helplessly and powerlessly.

Even though he had an excellent memory, he still found it quite strenuous to read this kind of in-depth research on a certain scientific field - after just one day and one night of reading, he felt that his energy level was about to drop by 60.

"The Edmund Observatory has launched a large number of weather balloons in the interior of Antarctica to monitor the temperature, and has also placed a number of positioning buoys in the surrounding waters to measure the water temperature."

Mu Ke touched his face and let out a long sigh: "Because Edmond's specialty is to predict and construct future weather models based on overall temperature data, there is a lot of experimental data in this area. Edmond has deployed nearly 600 locations throughout Antarctica for temperature measurement."

"Edmund believes that these 600 points are the key to Antarctica's changing world climate. They can reflect the impact of ocean currents, the stratosphere, solar radiation, crustal movement and other temperature factors. They need to be carefully observed and feedback is provided in a timely manner. Therefore, these 600 points were measured three to five times a day on average from 33 years ago to one and a half years ago."

Mu Ke looked at the thick stack of information in Bai Liu's hand with dissatisfaction: "——There's just too much, so I haven't finished reading it yet."

Mu Sicheng was stunned as he listened.

Only someone as picky as Mu Ke would force himself to finish reading thirty-three years of information in one day.

Even if he were given thirty-three years, he still wouldn't be able to finish reading it.

Bai Liu skipped the topic and asked, "What is the experimental report on Edmund's second plate?"

Mu Ke's expression became serious. "It's the data of the biochemical experiment on the unknown organism X. It lasted from August 7th to December of the previous year. The experimental records of this section were briefly interrupted in the first two weeks of October, but then it became more intense again."

"Look here." Mu Ke leaned forward and helped Bai Liu turn to the experimental diary from early October.

"The temperature records were normal, but the biological experiment records were blank. The culture medium was not photographed, nor was it placed in a culture room for constant temperature culture. There was no record of the growth status of these biological tissues. They were completely abandoned."

Mu Ke's finger slid down the report. "But by November, the number of culture media and test tubes suddenly increased from ten to 300. They also kept mixing cells from other organisms, such as emperor penguins, seals, whales, and other organisms."

"And..." Mu Ke's finger stopped at a column in the table to add cells, his eyes complicated, "-67 human cells."

Bai Liu looked at the column and said, "These should be the cells of the researchers at Taishan Station."

Mu Ke nodded. He used his thumb nail to draw a line on the report and explained to Bai Liu in a clear and logical way, comparing the English on the line:

"——Yes, Edmund used these monsters cultivated from human cells to conduct some basic exploratory experiments, such as division and reproduction, tissue cutting and recultivation, death and destruction conditions, etc.——"

Mu Ke's eyes were sharp. "After confirming that these monsters had strong learning abilities and tendencies to differentiate into humans, Edmund reported this fact to the political and military control personnel of the observatory in early October, and requested that the research be stopped on the grounds that such experiments were unethical."

"But in the name of developing military industry, they forced Edmund to continue the experiment and asked him to develop a method to mass-produce and control these monsters. The research direction they gave Edmund was to create undead soldiers who could be completely controlled and had super combat power."

"Edmund resisted and denounced fiercely, cut his hands, and chose to strike."

"On October 3, Edmund was caught stealing the box for the first time. His superiors punished him severely. They did not believe what Edmund said about the dangers of the experiment and asked him contemptuously, "You are so scared that you think this thing will lead to the extinction of mankind. Then prove it to us yourself."

Mu Ke took a deep breath and said, "The next day, they forced Edmund to eat the biological tissues he had cultivated, even though those tissues had already differentiated into human embryos, or in other words, the appearance of human infants."

"Edmund began to suffer from severe psychological trauma. I found records of him in the infirmary asking the doctor to prescribe antidepressants frequently. According to the doctor's diagnosis, Edmund suffered from severe drug dependence. At the same time, as his drug intake increased, his experiment made rapid progress."

"On October 15, Edmund attempted to steal the box a second time, but his student, who was in charge of the connection, betrayed him."

"So he was discovered again, and was thrown to the sentries for punishment by his furious superiors. Because his body was no longer considered human, the superiors ordered - [No need to have useless kindness towards him, torture him with his favorite biological experiment method!]"

Mu Ke spoke quickly: "This torture seemed to stimulate him. On October 28, Edmund was [released without charge] after two weeks of torture."

"On October 29, after a long closed-door discussion between his superiors and Edmund, Edmund's dosage of antidepressants increased."

"According to the diagnosis of the infirmary, he seemed to have some symptoms of schizophrenia and multiple personality disorder. He would hold the doctor's hand and neurotically imagine that he was a member of the Tarzan Station. He would cry and beg the people of the Tarzan Station to save him from time to time, and scream that he did not belong to this evil observatory named after him."

"But he seemed to have figured it out and began to obey his superiors' instructions. He began to study how to make these monsters obey his leadership and charge into battle fearlessly."

"-This is the result of Edmund's research-the memory hypnosis experiment." Mu Ke pointed to a document with a bright red stamp of "Top Secret" and said.

He looked at Bai Liu and said, "Take a look. I think this experiment is the most valuable data."

Bai Liu lowered his eyes and looked at the document that Mu Ke was pointing at.

The memory hypnosis experiment originated from an early paper inference of Edmond - what is the difference between humans and other human-like intelligent species?

In the long history of human development of more than 300 million years, why is it that only humans have developed to such a scale? Why can't other species with the same development potential survive on Earth in a state of high intelligence like humans?

Why did these species become extinct? Why did humans survive?

And if there is a species that has not become extinct, has the same or even superior intelligence as humans, is lurking in the dark, and has developed to this day, what exactly is the difference between them and humans?

Edmund's answer is that humans have a tendency towards civilization and groups.

——【It is precisely because we feel fear and awe for the lives that have passed away in the same tribe, and we feel pity for those who have the same collective destiny as us and are struggling for survival, and we help each other to the best of our ability and keep each other warm, that we have survived to this day.】

【Our survival instinct has been endowed by God with the subconsciousness to create civilization.】

This theory was the conclusion of a paper written by Edmund a long time ago, and in this experiment, Edmund added the second half of the conclusion:

【I want to apologize for my previous rash conclusion. Our survival instinct also has the subconscious intention to destroy civilization.】

[Unfortunately, this consciousness is far stronger than the other.]

【I will use hypnosis to give these new human beings both subconsciousnesses.】

[But if the existence of these two subconsciousnesses does not have a reasonable and realistic memory framework to carry them, these newly born kids will go crazy because of the contradiction, because they are "born" to create and then destroy. Except for humans, no creature exists for such a boring purpose.]

[My leader told me that as long as I could produce the top soldiers he wanted, he could meet all my requirements, including letting me obtain all the memories of a person's life and input them into the brains of these monsters, and then use various information to induce them to think that they are "people" who protect their country, so that they will fight for the so-called justice all their lives.]

【This reminds me of my friend. 】

【I suddenly woke up. It turned out that my friend, who died in agony and repented his whole life, was once one of the subjects of the experiments of these high-ranking guys. And I will become what he hates the most - leading a group of innocent "humans" who think they are creating the future to the abyss called destruction.】

The back of the experimental report detailed how to inject these people's memories into the monster's brain, and the most important point was -

"These monsters don't realize that they are monsters." Mu Ke smiled bitterly, "So we can't do anything to you, Bai Liu, because we don't know if we are real monsters."

Mu Sicheng hugged himself who was trembling: "No, how did they get our memories?!"

"Psychological suggestion and hypnosis." Bai Liu tapped the paper with his fingers and lowered his eyelids. His eyes were dark and unclear. "It is very likely that our memories were unconsciously taken away when we came into contact with the monster Edmund. This is most likely the skill of this monster called Edmund."

Mu Sicheng was confused: "But we never saw this monster called Edmund from the beginning to the end? My monster book didn't light up a new page either--"

"——When the hell did it become light?!" Mu Sicheng was stunned. "I swear my monster book was still dark when I just saw it! How come it's light now when I open it?"

Mu Ke also quickly opened his own monster book, and his face darkened after seeing it: "Mine also has a new page. Its skills are really psychological suggestion and hypnosis."

"I guess we need to be aware of it ourselves to break this guy's hypnosis." Bai Liu glanced at Mu Sicheng calmly, "Also, although we have indeed never met this mysterious teacher Edmund, have you forgotten that the monsters here can transform themselves?"

Mu Sicheng was startled and murmured, "Yes, he can transform. Who will he become?..."

Bai Liu closed his eyes and looked at the document in his hand. He picked up the tip of his pen and made a mark on it:

"I think there is something very strange about this experiment. The human cell suspension X cells were first cultured in November. At that time, Edmond Station should have been on high alert. Edmond was imprisoned in the basement for experiments all day long. It was difficult for him to contact the personnel of Taishan Station. How did he get these cells from the Taishan Station members and take them back for experiments?"

Mu Ke thought without hesitation: "Could it be that someone at Taishan Station secretly assisted Edmund and stole the cells?"

Bai Liu shook his head, thinking: "There should be someone here at Taishan Station to pick him up, but I think it's unlikely that he can steal cells and get there."

"——In Edmund's eyes, a group with betrayal is like a piece of white cloth with stains. This does not conform to Edmund's group aesthetics of mutual help and trust."

"If there really was an insider at Tarzan Station who stole the cells for him, Edmund might have killed everyone at Tarzan Station instead of saving them as a source of human continuation."

Mu Ke frowned. "But if there were no cooperation from the people at Taishan Station, how could Edmund easily obtain the cells of everyone at Taishan Station under heavy siege?"

"Is it possible that Edmund transformed into someone from Tarzan Station and sneaked into the observation station, taking the opportunity to obtain other people's cells?" Liu Jiayi at the side asked.

"I have had this idea." Bai Liu pondered, "But at that time, the people at Taishan Station had been trapped in the polar region for a year and a half. Dozens of people were in a narrow place, facing each other day and night. They were very familiar with each other and could tell who had shaved for at least one day."

"Even if Edmund becomes someone else, without the corresponding daily memories, it would be difficult to cover up the truth since the members of the Taishan Observatory know through fax that Edmund is conducting some kind of android experiment."

Bai Liu said softly, "Unless he had already created a perfect [Taishan Station Member] with fused memories in November to help him sneak into Taishan Station."

Liu Jiayi's expression was also cold - Bai Liu was right.

She frowned and retorted, "But the time is wrong. According to the information in the experimental report, it takes at least one month to cultivate a mature body. Edmund created the first complete body that integrated human memory in December. He destroyed all the experimental bodies before the end of October."

Bai Liu flipped through two pages of the experiment report, fixed his gaze on a certain page, and squinted his eyes: "There is still one monster that he has not destroyed."

Thinking he had missed it, Mu Ke subconsciously asked, "Which one?"

Bai Liu raised his eyes: "He himself."

"I suspect that Edmund began to merge his own memories in early October, which is why he started to have mental problems at that time. By November, the fusion was basically complete, and his mental symptoms became more and more serious, so the doctor diagnosed him with multiple personality disorder."

"——Actually, it's not multiple personalities, but there are two people's memories in his brain, and he can't tell who he is." Bai Liu said calmly, "And Edmund used these merged memories to transform into someone in Tarzan Station, successfully sneaked into Tarzan Station, and stole the cells of other team members."

"Edmund took advantage of this and hid in the body of this team member. He contacted us quietly, hypnotized us and psychologically suggested us, took away our memories, and quickly carried out the next experiment."

Bai Liu said with admiration: "What an outstanding scientific researcher."

Mu Sicheng swallowed nervously: "So who did he become?"

Bai Liu glanced at him calmly: "Isn't the answer obvious? Isn't there only one person at Taishan Station who has come into contact with both you and us?"

Liu Jiayi suddenly recalled the overly enthusiastic graduate student when they arrived: "Fang Xiaoxiao?!"

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In the snowstorm outside Taishan Station.

Fang Xiaoxiao had an extremely old and sad expression on his face. He glanced from afar at the brightly lit observation room. The next second, these expressions faded away, becoming clean and clear.

He looked at the incomplete Taishan station members behind him in the snow, tears of pain welled up in his eyes, and he led this group of ignorant test subjects deeper into the ice field.

The polar night is coming.

The author has something to say:

The correct answer is B, because they are the real samples that first come into contact with Fang Xiaoxiao (or Edmund). Are there any children who guessed it correctly? Come and chat with me!