Chapter 17 Experimenting with a mechanical skirt made of folded colored paper...
In the dim interrogation room, the dazzling light suddenly came on, shining directly on Feng Lan's face.
"Feng Lan, the base has discovered that you have a close connection with the androids. Do you have any response to this?"
Feng Lan blinked, slowly adjusting to the light, then raised his red eyes and whispered, "No."
The man snorted, then pulled out his prepared interrogation phrase. His voice was solemn: "According to reports from relevant sources, after the rescue mission was completed, tens of thousands of androids crawled out of the ground, and each one had your face."
“…” Feng Lan opened his mouth, his dry lips were covered with dense dead skin, and cold sweat poured down.
He had heard the news from Jie Shuqin and Baili Yunle long before the rescue mission, but when he actually saw someone with a face exactly like his crawling out from the broken ground, a huge wave of fear instantly rose in his heart.
Almost every stone was lifted up by the bionic people. They crawled out naked, covered in mud and blood. Some had long hair, some had short hair, and some were male and some were female. But without exception, they looked exactly like him.
With their faces raised and smiles on their faces, they looked obediently at the base that was slowly floating up into the air, and then, like babies seeing their mothers, they stumbled and rushed over.
People everywhere rushed over with their faces raised and crying.
Feng Lan would never forget this scene. Perhaps the other witnesses would never forget it either. Even after the base passed through the clouds and ascended into the stratosphere, the forum's excitement couldn't be dampened by the base.
"I have no idea."
Feng Lan's voice was extremely hoarse. "My life has been very predictable. I grew up in the base's early childhood training center from the age of one to five. I started compulsory education at the age of six, awakened my superpowers at the age of eight, began learning mecha operation and physical training at the age of ten, enrolled in the Military Engineering University at the age of fifteen, graduated at the age of twenty and became the captain of A061... Everything was strictly in accordance with the base's regulations. Aside from ground missions and the five years I spent at the early childhood training center, I never left the base..."
His breathing became unsteady, and he suddenly raised his head. "I don't know if there's something wrong with me. Maybe I should go soak in Dr. Yin's jar... No, she doesn't soak living people..."
"Captain Feng Lan, calm down." The man showed some sympathy. He glanced at his colleague, turned off the recorder, and said, "The base is fully aware of your resume. This is just a formality. We may need your cooperation in going to the research institute several times to verify your relationship with the bionic man. The jar will not be soaked."
Feng Lan raised his head. "What if I'm a bionic person? What will the base do?"
The interrogation room was silent. The man did not answer, but Feng Lan had the answer in his mind.
He lowered his head and smiled, his voice helpless but firm, "I was raised by the base. If the base wants my life, I will offer it with both hands."
The man gave him a look of pity. He was about to end the interrogation when another interrogator beside him spoke up, "Captain Feng Lan, there's one more thing I need you to confirm."
Under Feng Lan's gaze, she slowly said, "I wonder how your girlfriend is doing these days?"
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As the interrogation room opened, Tartarus began to bustle. Doctors and researchers, both senior and junior, hurried through the hallway, their call microphones beeping non-stop.
"The anesthetic is ready."
"The robotic arm is ready."
"Disinfection has been completed, confirming the sterile environment."
"You can start the operation."
The sound of dense reports rang in her ears. Xu An lay quietly on the bed, her wrists and ankles cuffed. The densely packed mechanical arms in front of her opened like octopus tentacles and moved towards her.
Xu An closed his eyes.
"Begin anesthesia induction now."
As she finished speaking, the sound of the robotic arm moving rang in her ears, and she felt a painful sensation as if a sharp object pierced her skin. This was a process that she was more than familiar with.
She spent long days and nights in this daze. When she opened her eyes, she was greeted by a blinding white light, a plethora of robotic arms, and a group of researchers observing and recording her every move.
They would inject her with a special nutrient solution, allowing her to go without food for extended periods while cooperating with the research. Sometimes, Xu An would wonder if she was still alive. Even when she was released from the hospital and first stepped out of the tartarus, she sometimes felt like she had lost feeling in her limbs, and would stumble flat on her face while walking.
The familiar feeling of numbness began to come over her, and her consciousness began to fade. Xu An knew that the anesthetic was taking effect.
The light above her head became dim and her eyelids felt heavy. She no longer had the energy to think about anything. Before she completely passed out, she just tightly squeezed the paper ball she had prepared in her hand.
And the words scribbled on it read: "Your name is Xu An. Don't forget Yin Shu. Find out who you are."
She closed her eyes deeply.
"The anesthesia has taken effect, calculate the incision time."
"The timer starts now."
With a "click", the timer lit up and the robotic arm, under the operation of the chief physician, flexibly extended towards the woman confined to the bed.
The timer ticked by second by second, and the blades intersected and slashed towards Xu An's body.
Just as it was about to touch the skin, the robotic arm suddenly lost power, and then the sound of a door opening echoed throughout the operating room.
The researchers were startled and turned around to find that the person was still wearing a hair cap and had not had time to take off his medical gloves, and was standing straight at the door.
"Who gave you permission to touch my people?" Yin Xiangrong waved his hand, and the guards rushed forward and subdued the man in a few seconds. "Xu An is my research institute's employee now that she's out of Tartarus. If you bring her back without permission, don't blame me for putting you all in a jar!"
As she spoke, she glanced at the intern behind her who was wearing the same clothes. The intern immediately understood, opened the glass window, and pushed Xu An out.
She had completely lost consciousness, and there were still needle holes of various sizes on her body, as well as hideous wounds that had just scabbed over.
Yin Xiangrong glanced at them, hesitated for a moment, but quickly turned and left. After they all left, the guards released them one after another and left.
Several researchers looked at each other.
"Who offended her?"
"She's the highest-ranking researcher in the base. We can't afford to offend her. When the dean asks about this later, we'll just tell the truth."
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When Xu An opened his eyes, the ceiling was still white and there was a dense dripping sound, but this time was different from usual, his body did not hurt.
But it could also be that she had already gotten used to it and her perception of pain had decreased.
Xu An slowly sat up, and a researcher wearing a hat and mask walked in. She quickly took off the ring on her hand, put on gloves, and quickly adjusted the IV on Xu An's head.
"You've been injected with too much anesthetic, and your nerves are overly paralyzed. You might experience temporary amnesia." The researcher looked at her and said, "It will be over in half an hour. Dr. Yin will be waiting for you outside."
Xu An blinked and asked slowly, "Which Dr. Yin?"
Just as the researcher was about to speak, a gorgeous woman stood at the door, her high heels clacking loudly. She casually pulled a chair over and sat down beside the bed. She glanced at the researcher, motioning for her to leave, then slowly crossed her legs and activated her chip.
"Don't you remember me? Indeed, you were able to mobilize your powers to suppress the attacking intent of the alien species. You're truly remarkable."
She looked very bad-tempered, and her hair was a little frizzy. Xu An looked at her intently, and a name slowly formed in his mind.
"No." Xu An shook his head, "You and I still remember it."
"Hmph." Seeing her trying to evade the important point, Yin Xiangrong sneered, "Then should I be grateful that you haven't forgotten me like you forgot Yin Shu?"
The name "Yin Shu" was like a dusty shackle. As she mentioned it, it turned into a sharp knife, stabbing Xu An's heart fiercely.
Xu An's head hurt a lot, and the scars on her body seemed to split open, with new and old wounds overlapping. She was like a drowning person struggling to survive, and every breath of air she breathed was mixed with blood.
"...I'm sorry." Xu An was sweating profusely. She drooped her temples weakly. She still had no memory of Yin Shu in her mind. Not even her face or voice. She had no impression at all. "I didn't mean to forget her... the explosion that day..."
She was stunned for a moment, then pursed her lips: "I will find out as soon as possible, Yin Xiangrong, I want to know who she is more urgently than you..."
"Besides her name, what else do you remember now?" Yin Xiangrong snorted coldly, "I told her a long time ago not to keep you around, but she just wouldn't listen! In this respect, you two are so similar. Sometimes even I have to wonder who is her daughter, you or me..."
"Now, the person she cherished has completely forgotten her." She lowered her eyes, took off her glasses, and wiped the water droplets off them. "Xu An, I won't deliberately embarrass you. As long as you remember her, as long as you can remember what happened back then, that's enough. You are the only one who has experienced this and is still alive."
"Let me know how Mom died, okay?"
The neon tube train hummed incessantly, and the wind blowing in through the windows only made the room even more depressing.
Xu An stood by the window. Even though Yin Xiangrong had left for a while, her words lingered in her ears for a long time.
After so many years of experiments and surgeries, her memory had long been blurred, but the name "Yin Shu" was firmly engraved in her heart. Every time she responded to it, her whole body would twitch and she would feel suffocated by the pain.
The door was suddenly pushed open and a ray of sunlight shone in. Xu An turned around and the first thing he saw was a large bunch of flowers folded with colorful paper.
"Jiangjiang~Xu An, we are here to see you!"
Under the pushing and pulling of Jie Shuqin and Baili Yunle, Feng Lan finally covered his face and came out from the corner reluctantly.
The outfits of the three of them are a new generation fashion show, all of them are mechanical-style skirts folded out of colorful paper...
Although Xu An knew that these words could not be used together, she could only use them to describe it now...
Jie Shuqin and Baili Yunle came over in their skirts, looking deliberately awkward. Feng Lan was dragged in without being able to lift his head. Then Jie Shuqin fired a colorful firecracker, and a dazzling light pink heart floated on the ceiling, with many abstract matchstick figures in the middle.
Xu An twitched his lips.
"you……"
Xie Shuqin blinked immediately, ready to listen to a sincere and touching thank you speech, when Xu An said calmly: "Who are you?"
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