Copy 2
On the third day of living in the skyscraper, Su Wanxing was awakened by a crash downstairs.
I looked at the time. It was only five o'clock in the morning and it was still pitch dark outside the window.
Su Wanxing went out and observed for a while, and finally met other neighbors on the same floor and learned the source of the sound downstairs.
Because the window repair personnel were not sent out in time, many residents were frozen to death. In addition, the building also had no electricity or water. Many people could not bear it and went upstairs to seek justice.
But it is easy for people upstairs to go downstairs, but it is difficult for people downstairs to go upstairs.
After making a fuss all night, they finally arrived at the 98th floor at around five o'clock. The refugees were united in smashing things and destroying facilities, and had a fierce argument with the residents of the 98th floor.
At this moment, everyone was waiting for instructions from the top floor, but Professor A sat very still, as if he had no time to suppress himself.
Finally, the building's radio sounded again, repeatedly promising that maintenance workers on the ground floor would be dispatched immediately to fix the windows to prevent residents from going hungry and freezing. If everyone continued to gather and cause trouble, compulsory measures would be taken in the building.
Su Wanxing was not clear about the specific compulsory measures, but the pie in the sky painted by the radio was broken at the speed of light.
Because at nine in the morning, when the waiter delivered breakfast, he said, "Starting today, breakfast, lunch and dinner will be limited in quantity in the building. Please understand."
The waiter had very dark circles around his eyes, it seemed that few people slept well last night.
Su Wanxing expressed her understanding, after all, she would not eat the food in the building.
After having a hearty breakfast in the morning and a bowl of fish-flavored shredded pork rice at noon, Su Wanxing kept an eye on everything happening in the building.
As long as there is an Internet connection, there will be no shortage of real-time information.
The building sent out several drones, which circled around the location of the incident outside in an attempt to calm people.
From the perspective of the drone, the exterior of the building was in ruins, especially the two large holes caused by lightning. It looked very difficult to repair them by the naked eye.
There were indeed maintenance workers hanging on wires, filling the hole in the air, but in Su Wanxing's opinion, this was undoubtedly as time-consuming as Jingwei filling the sea. It was obvious that the people on the top floor did not want to repair the big hole quickly.
As for why, Su Wanxing speculated based on the confrontation between the students and Professor A last night that there might be an environment outside the building suitable for human survival, so the destruction of the building intensified the determination of the top floor to abandon the entire building.
Probably because of those two holes, Su Wanxing felt that the room was beginning to feel a little stuffy, especially when he saw the huge sun outside emitting heat continuously.
As maintenance workers began to repair the building, order was briefly restored. Su Wanxing hurried downstairs to get the access card. It was time to wait for an opportunity to act.
The facilities at the Institute of Zoology and Plants were intact. Su Wanxing walked in holding his breath, not daring to look directly into the cold-blooded animals in the glass covers.
Yesterday's researcher recognized Su Wanxing, found the card and handed it to her, "This is your access card. Please keep it safe."
Su Wanxing took it and felt relieved at last. Just as he was thinking of hoping that everything would go well, he heard the shrill sound of a child babbling behind him.
Turning around, he saw several people in protective clothing dragging a dirty little girl and waving at Su Wanxing, "Please make way!"
Su Wanxing immediately moved aside to leave room for the aisle, and happened to see the little girl's face clearly!
It was the strange little girl I saw in the morgue yesterday.
Su Wanxing remembered that the real place was a cold-blooded animal laboratory, and quickly associated the little girl with the experiment. Could it be that the little girl was the experimental subject?
Su Wanxing didn't dare to think about it too much. This was a creepy task that she didn't want to touch upon.
But... this is a child!
Su Wanxing listened to the little girl's scream of pain, feeling extremely anxious. The look of surprise on the little girl's face when she ate the sweet candy seemed to appear before his eyes.
At that time, a voice in my heart was saying, how can I care about others when I can’t even protect myself?
Another voice said that sometimes a well-intentioned gesture may save a person in deep crisis.
"Why did you arrest her?" Su Wanxing stepped forward and asked.
One of them said vaguely: "Give her an injection."
"Is she ill?"
"Um."
"Shouldn't she go to the hospital if she's sick? Why did she come to the Institute of Zoology and Botany?"
Faced with the questioning of a tycoon on the 99th floor, several people were stunned and at a loss. The key point is that this is not what they insisted on doing. It is clearly a request from the top floor. If you have any opinions, go to the top floor!
"Ms. Su, our dean wants to see you. The office is over here. Please follow me." The researcher who just handed out the card hurried over and said.
Su Wanxing's feet seemed to have taken root in the ground and were difficult to pull up.
The researcher seemed to understand and explained tactfully: "Our dean wanted to discuss this with you."
As he spoke, the researcher turned his eyes towards the little girl meaningfully.
Su Wanxing knew that it was useless to waste time arguing with the person who was executing the order, so he could only follow the researcher and go to the dean's office.
The man sitting at the table saw Su Wanxing and stood up to shake hands with him.
"Hello, my last name is Jiang, Jiang Keming."
It was the first time that Su Wanxing met someone who called her "you" and took the initiative to introduce himself without her having to open her holographic eyes to check.
It was a familiar name. Su Wanxing seemed to have seen it somewhere before. He should be the scientific research expert who wrote the "Outdoor High Temperature Survival Manual". "Hello, I'm Su Wanxing."
Jiang Keming didn't get straight to the point. "I heard that you bought 198 quantum water storage devices."
Su Wanxing was stunned. This was the first time she encountered someone who questioned her buying so many things. Her brain was working at high speed. She nodded and changed the subject, asking, "Dean Jiang, what exactly are you researching?"
Sure enough, Jiang Keming's expression suddenly changed, his gaze became evasive, and he stood up and closed the office door.
Then, he found two documents and placed the first one in front of Su Wanxing.
Su Wanxing was shocked when he heard the details of their experimental plan.
"As you can see, the top floor wants to transfer the genes that allow poikilothermic animals to change their own temperature according to changes in environmental temperature to homeothermic animals." Jiang Keming sat down and explained.
Su Wanxing retorted: "But the reason why cold-blooded animals have such characteristics is because they cannot adapt well to the environment, so they hibernate."
Jiang Keming showed an affirmative look, as if he had met a like-minded person, and replied:
"Yes, this unscrupulous experiment has limitations and uncertainties. The ultimate goal of the experiment is not to allow warm-blooded animals to adapt to high temperatures, but to use this method to allow warm-blooded animals to consume less energy in harsh environments, just like cold-blooded animals. In layman's terms, it means eating less and working more."
"..." Su Wanxing fell into a brief silence, his incomprehension revealed anger at the truth, "So you use living people for experiments? Use children for mutation experiments?"
At this time, Jiang Keming covered another document and explained, "It's not us. Two days ago, the girl was brought here by a secret organization on the top floor. This organization has been conducting secret experiments, but the experiments not only failed, but also developed in an uncontrollable direction, so the organization found our laboratory."
"Uncontrollable?" Su Wanxing murmured.
Jiang Keming nodded helplessly. "Our laboratory has been committed to studying issues such as plant resuscitation and cold-blooded animal reproduction, but the emergence of the organization caught us off guard. We are required to continue to follow up on the progress of the secret experiment and cooperate with the organization to transform the human body."
There was no point in saying so much, so Su Wanxing asked the key question, "Did you do it?"
"No, not really," Jiang Keming lowered his voice. "I secretly replaced the reagents used in the experiment. The drug injected into the girl today is to stabilize emotions and inhibit the spread of snake genes. No one in the laboratory knows about this at the moment."
Su Wanxing felt that all the explanations were reasonable and exactly the same as what was shown in the document, but she couldn't let her guard down. She asked cautiously, "Why are you telling me this?"
"Because you bought the high temperature survival manual I wrote, and followed the instructions to buy heat-resistant equipment, quantum water storage, and access cards. You want to escape from the building, right?"
Su Wanxing’s back stiffened and he remained silent.
"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean to follow you, because we also need to get downstairs and leave as soon as possible. There are many people below the 44th floor who hate the people upstairs. It's not easy for one person to go down. There is strength in numbers and we can provide cover. Are you willing to move with us?"
Su Wanxing actually saw a hint of sincerity in the other person's eyes, but this kind of thing must be carefully considered. "How do you decide to leave? Do you have a plan?"
"Yes," Jiang Keming actually took out a planned escape route, "In the past, there was a curfew after 9pm every night, and employees would be responsible for garbage disposal, equipment maintenance, and patrol inspections."
He continued without further ado, "But things are different now. The building is seriously damaged. Between 2am and 4am, the temperature will drop sharply and it will be the coldest. If the windows are not repaired, the residents will surely make a scene like they did last night. We will take advantage of the chaos and go downstairs."
Su Wanxing originally planned to find an opportunity to slip away after getting the access card, but after listening to Dean Jiang's explanation, he thought about it carefully.
The windows are currently being repaired and residents' attention has turned to other matters.
If we go downstairs with great fuss at this time, it will definitely attract attention. Then there will be many people talking and they will all rush downstairs. It will definitely not be a good thing if there is only one elevator.
Jiang Keming did not force Su Wanxing to change his mind. He only said, "If you want to join us, just meet us here at 1 a.m. tomorrow."
Su Wanxing nodded, and as she was about to leave, she confirmed again, "Is there really nothing wrong with that child?"
"I won't let anything happen to her," Jiang Keming's eyes flashed with a trace of loneliness, as if blaming himself, "I guarantee this with my seven years of medical ethics."
Su Wanxing had no choice but to believe it.
When you walk out of the laboratory, the game panel will show updates on the hidden tasks.
[Players discover the temperature-changing experiment subject, the progress bar of the hidden mission "The Truth about Animal Killing" is updated: 50%/100%
The new task will be updated at midnight tonight, please check it out! 】
Su Wanxing saw a hint of something on the main task panel.
[Current mission: Survive in the greenhouse for three days (2/3)
Mission end countdown: 9:47:21]
Therefore, escaping from the building before the mission is completed is not advisable. Once you leave the building, you no longer belong to the skyscraper greenhouse.
As for Dean Jiang's invitation to form a team, Su Wanxing planned to wait until midnight before making any plans.
It is true that there is strength in numbers, but it is also easy for disagreements to arise when there are many people.
Especially in the battle between life and death, human beings will ultimately tend to be selfish.
As it got dark at six in the evening, the crowd downstairs began to panic as the cold night was approaching.
Because the building has not been repaired yet, the two big holes are still the same as when it was first repaired. Everyone knows that it takes time, but not seeing any changes is really anxious.
So, downstairs became chaotic again, with quarrels, fighting, and throwing sounds coming one after another.
Su Wanxing lay in the room for most of the day and finished reading a short story when the doorbell rang.
She slowly approached the peephole and saw that it was Professor A!
"There's a meeting on the top floor, 100. Hurry up!" an urging voice came from outside the door.
Su Wanxing had no choice but to open the door and follow Professor A's steady pace.
This direction is...Professor A's home.
The room is more than three times larger than Su Wanxing's residence and has a strong sense of technology. At this moment, all the residents of the 99th floor are gathered in the room.
But Professor A did not stop, but continued walking forward, where there was a private elevator.
A group of people entered the elevator and went upstairs.
The true appearance of the 100th floor finally emerged. The most intuitive feeling is that it is huge, and the decoration has a sense of the last century.
There is a round table right in front.
Everyone took their seats.
Su Wanxing resisted the urge to look around and waited quietly for the big boss on the 100th floor to appear.
Suddenly, the bookcase behind the center seat of the round table opened to both sides, and an old lady in a wheelchair appeared in the secret cabinet.
The old lady looked radiant and full of energy. Everyone greeted her in unison: "Headmaster."
Su Wanxing's back was instantly covered in cold sweat.
Su Wanxing had met this old lady, who was respected as the head of state, in the luxurious restaurant when he went downstairs on the first day.
Because of the old lady's words, she started a hidden mission!
Professor A slowly stood up again. I thought she was going to bow to show respect, but unexpectedly she pulled out a gun and pointed it directly at the head of state on the top floor opposite!
Pull the trigger without hesitation!
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