Chapter 176 Finding the Old Professor
Fang Dengwen looked around and saw the encouragement on the faces of his uncles and aunts. His confidence suddenly increased. "I won't let you down."
Lan Shiruo nodded, "It's okay, take your time."
Fang Dengwen took a deep breath, moved his hands and ankles, concentrated all his attention, memorized the colors of the thousands of small squares on the wall in his mind, and then worked quickly to break down the steps of moving up, down, left and right.
In the basement, the air became a little lighter.
Fang Dengwen watched for ten minutes and then started to get started.
For a moment, all anyone could see was a pair of thin, yet very slender fingers moving rapidly across the wall, leaving only afterimages. Sweat dripped down the boy's forehead, and his handsome face turned pale.
His friends wanted to wipe the sweat off his face but didn't dare to do anything for fear of disturbing him.
Time passed minute by minute, and exactly three minutes had passed when there was a very slight "click" sound, as if everyone's clenched hearts were instantly loosened, and they breathed a sigh of relief.
Guo Zi carried the trembling young boy on his back, "You're amazing, young man."
"Yes, it has a future."
"That's manly."
Faced with everyone's praise, Fang Dengwen's face turned red and she smiled shyly and timidly.
The seven brothers widened their eyes in surprise, "It's amazing, I didn't expect there really is a secret room here, I didn't expect that this door can really be opened, I admire you, I admire you, Miss Lan's team is full of talents, we really..." The seven brothers began to feel inferior.
Lan Shiruo smiled, "We are a team, a family."
The seven brothers were stunned for a moment, "Yes, yes, we are a family, a family."
"Let's go in and take a look. Be careful. We don't know what's going on inside."
After the wall was opened, a crack appeared. Pushing along the crack, a door was directly pushed open. The thickness reached half a meter and it was made entirely of fine steel. The general's current ability could not break it. If explosives were used, even Ding Jiajia could not guarantee that it would not affect other places. It was very likely that the entire building would collapse.
Pushing open the door, you will see another new world. The snow-white walls and floor are all made of metal. The lights are as bright as daylight, and I don’t know what kind of electricity is used to maintain them. There are no vents, but you can still breathe freely. The people who built this place are amazing.
The space inside was over a hundred square meters, devoid of any partitions, and filled entirely with experimental equipment, materials, and a few test subjects. Aside from an elderly man, still absorbed in his experiments, the other eight men and six women clutched whatever they could find, their faces wary and terrified, as they stared at the person entering.
They just looked weak and powerless, without any trace of ferocity.
After seeing that it was a human, he felt relieved, but still alert. "Who are you and what are you doing here?"
The large team looked around, left the door ajar, and left two people guarding outside without answering any questions.
Ding Yibing, on the other hand, was so excited that he almost fainted and rushed towards the old man.
Eight men and six women were shocked and rushed over to stop them. "Who are you? What are you doing here? If you don't speak up, don't blame us for being rude."
Ding Yibing was so excited that he was at a loss for words. "I'm a fan of Professor Chi. We came here specifically to see him because I want to learn from him. I really admire him. Professor, do you remember taking classes at the Medical Research Institute of City N University? I was in the classroom at the time, and I have so many questions for you. Could you give me a chance?"
Look at him stretching his neck, standing on tiptoe, and looking past a few people to see what the old man was doing. His friends covered their faces, thinking he was so pathetic. They couldn't help but sigh at the powerful influence of idols.
Yunshui Yao pouted, "I used to be an idol for many young handsome guys."
The little friend glanced at Lu Fox, who was smiling sinisterly, and moved aside silently.
The eight men and six women also disliked Ding Yibing. There were many people who wanted to ask their professor questions, and someone like Ding Yibing had no chance of getting a seat.
Chi Mengyong was completely immersed in his own experiment, oblivious to what was happening outside. He wouldn't move even if a rotting corpse bit his neck.
Lan Shiruo immediately brought Ding Yibing back. "Poor kid, don't be like that old man and can't find a wife." "Don't worry, we won't do anything bad to you. We went through so much trouble to find you, and we sincerely invite you to join our team."
"Your team?" The eight men and six women spoke with undisguised disdain. "Where is your safe zone? How many people do you have under your command? How much wealth do you have? Can you meet the professor's experimental requirements? How safe is it? See this lab? This is arguably the worst place our professor has ever been. If the place you offer is worse than this, I think you'd better leave. The professor won't go with you."
Lan Shiruo's smile faded as she stared at the fourteen people. "Do you know that the outside world has been overrun by zombies? Do you know that if we hadn't found you, you would all have starved to death in less than a week? Do you know that many people want to trade you for supplies and take you prisoner? Do you know that your so-called pride now comes from the old professor's abilities? Do you know that we can take your lives at any time now?"
"You!" the fourteen people were furious. They had been selected to serve under the old professor after going through numerous rounds of assessment. They were absolutely gifted. When had they ever been slapped in the face with such disdain? "Humph, don't you want to take us prisoners too? Are you willing to go through so much trouble to find us only to take our lives? Don't you want to rely on our abilities to do things for you? What are you so proud of? You idiots who only know how to use brute force."
"Snap," the vine came directly over, and the person who was speaking had his mouth twisted.
"You are going too far."
"Anything worse to try?"
The fourteen people looked at the hostile gaze of the large group, cowed, and then glared back unwillingly, "No matter how capable you are, the professor will not go with you. The leader here wanted to take the professor away, but the professor refused."
Lan Shiruo raised an eyebrow. "They can't take the old professor away, and they can't take you away either? Don't they like you?"
The fourteen people were so angry that their faces turned red. "You're talking nonsense. We didn't leave on our own. Wherever the old professor is, we'll stay there. We won't leave even if we die."
Lan Shiruo smiled, "I thought you were good for nothing except being self-righteous and arrogant, but I didn't expect you to be so loyal. The old professor made the right choice."
The fourteen people were stunned. Were they being scolded?
It seems like I was praised too?
Lan Shiruo pursed her lips. Although these people were a bit arrogant, they were not hopeless. People with ability could tolerate a certain degree of pride. "Since the decision rests with the old professor, please step aside. I will talk to him personally."
A few people sneered. If the old professor could talk to her, they would be completely impressed. They had no intention of stopping her and simply made way for her.
Lan Shiruo took the ice toad from Zhang Yun's arms and placed it directly in front of the old professor without saying a word.
The old professor suddenly stopped doing the experiment, tilted his head and stared at the ice toad, which was inexplicably a bit cute.
Oh no, this is an old man, sloppy and unkempt, an eyesore, not cute at all.
(End of this chapter)
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