Yu Wei kept his word and stayed in the lab for a week, during which he visited Lin Ling many times and provided a lot of things as Lin Ling requested.
"Leaving today?"
Lin Ling put down her notebook and watched her subordinates take away the blood that had just been drawn.
"Yes, the front lines are urging us urgently."
Yu Wei tossed away the cotton swab with the needle mark, stretched, and watched Lin Ling work.
"If you want to leave, then leave. Why are you looking at me?"
Lin Ling looked up from among the bottles and jars, and looked at Yu Wei with amusement.
"Siyu's illness... Dad, please see..."
Yu Wei rubbed his hands together, moved closer to Lin Ling, and smiled obsequiously.
"Spit it out if you have something to say."
Lin Ling glanced at Yu Wei, whose expression clearly indicated that nothing good was going on.
"Okay." Yu Wei's playful smile vanished, replaced by a serious expression. "I know a friend who's been helping me search for clues about the Kao virus..."
"Found it?"
"Yes, the Primarch is in the hands of the rebels."
Kaoviruses can vary greatly, but their fixed genetic material remains unchanged. Finding the original virus and working from it might lead to the development of a highly adaptable vaccine.
"Is the information reliable?"
Lin Ling knew what he meant. If nothing unexpected happened, he was going to "steal" the original body, or he might lead a group to "rob" it directly.
“Reliable.” Yu Wei nodded. “It was a friend I knew who inquired about it. He holds a fairly high rank within the rebels.”
"Are you sure his intention is to defect to you and not to fall into a rebel trap?"
Lin Ling bit his pen and pondered for a moment before speaking.
He still couldn't believe that someone of a certain rank would take the initiative to greet the other party's leader and act as a go-between.
“He’s in my hands.” Yu Wei thought for a moment. “I’ve considered that too, so…”
"You want to put him in the lab?"
"Hmm, hmm? Dad, how did you guess?"
Yu Wei wondered, "Has everyone awakened the ability to read minds?"
Ugh, another day of being left behind by human evolution!
"Your thoughts are written all over your face. You might fool your subordinates, but you think you can hide them from us?" Lin Ling sneered. "You're still too green."
"Oh well! Who told me to be so naive, kind, and innocent?"
Yu Wei rubbed his eyes and shamelessly boasted.
"Have any shame?" Lin Ling slapped Yu Wei on the head: "Stop pretending to be innocent. Send the person to the lab when you have time."
“Okay, Dad.” Yu Wei blinked and poured Lin Ling a glass of water. “Dad, I’ll give you a heads-up: that person is a superhuman with the ability to control space and time. He might be a little dangerous…”
"Space-time control?" Lin Ling frowned, biting his pen cap and pondering for a few seconds: "Why would someone so capable come to you?"
"I possess boundless charm and unparalleled charisma..."
Speak like a human.
"He disagreed with his superiors and was ostracized."
"to be honest."
“He couldn’t stand the rebels’ use of live people for experiments, so he left the rebels and found me.”
"This shouldn't be the first time he's witnessed live human experimentation, so why can't he tolerate it?"
Lin Ling felt that her silly son was too naive, believing just a few words from others.
"Well... I can't ask about the details in the Central Plains..."
"So you dumped the person in the lab?"
Lin Ling glared at Yu Wei, looking very angry. Yu Wei became even more attentive, serving tea and water, and massaging her shoulders and legs.
"But I can't just leave the base there..."
Yu Wei looked innocent and helpless.
"You bastard..." Lin Ling laughed angrily, rubbing his temples and said, "Send him over. It's just one more person to support. The lab can manage that."
The base has a diverse population, making it difficult to manage, and contains too many classified documents. Keeping people in the base is tantamount to raising a tiger to cause trouble.
The laboratory has a small and simple staff, and limited space. Research data is stored in an encrypted database, which is relatively safe.
"Thank you so much, Dad, for your strong support!"
Yu Wei wanted to sing a song to celebrate, but Lin Ling ruthlessly stopped him.
"Alright, stop with the tricks." Lin Ling waved her hand. "Go keep Si Yu company."
"Dad, Siyu..."
“I know what you want to say.” Lin Ling raised her head, her expression complicated. “Si Yu’s situation is very special, and it’s beyond my control.”
"Is there nothing Uncle Zhou Yu can do?"
“We talked yesterday, and he has a very dangerous idea.”
"What?"
“Inject the Lianmu grass cells directly into Siyu and synthesize the gene cleansing agent in his body.” Lin Ling paused and handed the possible results listed on the paper to Yu Wei: “The best outcome is that he can pull through, the genetic contaminants will be removed, and all the problems will be solved.”
Gene cleaning is no different from body reconstruction. All the cells in the body will undergo a complete blood transfusion, the organs in the body will fail and then regenerate, and bones and flesh will also be reconstructed. The pain of bone dissection and tendon removal, and the one percent survival rate, have kept this technology shelved.
"What's the worst that could happen? He'll die, right?"
“Yes.” Lin Ling nodded heavily. “So we need to extract more of the Lianmu grass cells and genetic material from your body.”
"A new report shows that the genetic material carried by the Lithops cells in your body is very different from that of ordinary Lithops, which may be the key to your ability to devour the Ghost Hand Vine."
Although Lin Ling also carries the Lianmu grass gene, unlike Yu Wei, his gene is incomplete and cannot function fully.
However, Yu Wei is different. The genetic material of the Lianmu grass is perfectly integrated with his body, and the speed of cell regeneration in his body is hundreds of times that of ordinary people. All parts of his body can be regenerated.
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