Chapter 56: I can't bear it anymore, I slap him

"Xue'er, why did you call me over in such a hurry? I was having a candlelight dinner with your master."

"Lao Zhang! This may be the closest you've ever been to the Nobel Prize!"

Zhou Xueer was wearing protective clothing and even protective goggles, which made her teacher Zhang Shengnan stare in amazement. "What on earth is going on?"

Zhou Xueer's eyes fell on the page of the book that was spread out on the table. The page was wrinkled, but the plants painted on it easily caught Zhang Shengnan's attention.

Zhou Xueer said, "Lao Zhang, this is what's lying in the lab right now. Hurry up and change your clothes. I'll take you out to see the world."

The two have been master and apprentice for many years, and it is common for them to tease each other, but they also trust each other.

"You mean..."

Zhang Shengnan took another look at the dark green plant picture and was instantly excited. Her palms began to sweat and her gloved hands were shaking.

When we entered the laboratory, we saw something that looked a bit like a sweet potato vine lying in a transparent plastic box. The root of the thing was black, and only the leaves were still a little green.

"What is this...? Why is it black? And this box..."

Zhang Shengnan said as she walked forward to examine it carefully. Although some of the branches had turned black beyond recognition, it still looked exactly the same as in the book. However, the transparent plastic box looked like a cake box, very casual, as if it contained a sweet potato vine instead of an extinct plant.

Zhou Xueer explained: "This is a part that was burned. We can't get fresh samples anymore, so we can only study this. As for the box... the person said it's very dangerous and can't be opened without protection."

Zhang Shengnan was stunned for a while before asking, "Where did this come from? Who gave it to us? Why can't we get fresh samples? Can't we collect them ourselves?"

In response to Zhang Shengnan's question, Zhou Xueer just shook her head. "They refused to reveal anything and asked us to find out as soon as possible what could completely eliminate it."

Zhang Shengnan sighed. She never thought that she would finally see the plant she had been dreaming about with her own eyes, and her purpose was to study how to make it extinct.

"Why should we exterminate it? Shouldn't we study how to make it re-root and sprout in modern times?"

"Because, they say this thing eats meat and also eats people." Zhou Xueer's eyes fell on a piece of fresh chicken breast in the laboratory, and then she looked at Zhang Shengnan and said, "Old Zhang, we have to feed it meat."

Zhang Shengnan looked at the plant from left to right, from top to bottom, but couldn't find any signs that it could eat meat. "How can this thing eat meat if it doesn't have mouthparts?"

Zhou Xueer was also puzzled, but that was what Shen Linglan told her. Just because Shen Linglan was able to get this long-extinct plant, she believed her 70%.

Zhou Xueer opened the lid of the plastic box, threw a palm-sized chicken breast into it, and then closed the lid again.

Unexpectedly, the plant shook its leaves and used its saw-edge to cut the chicken breast. Then, a small piece of the chicken breast was really missing.

This made Zhang Shengnan dumbfounded.

What surprised her even more was that the plant, which was originally pressed down by the chicken breast, actually grew a little upwards and its leaves became a little greener.

Eating meat is actually useful! ?

Zhou Xueer also breathed a sigh of relief. As long as it could continue to grow, she could continue to study it.

Just when Zhou Xueer was about to take the plant out of the box, she was stopped by Zhang Shengnan.

"Wait a moment!"

She took out a box of gloves from the cupboard. They were extremely elastic and strong. She had never used them because they were expensive, but now they were time to use them.

Zhang Shengnan said: "Use this glove, put it on twice, and be careful of its teeth."

The scene of eating meat just now was shocking and appalling. Zhang Shengnan also felt a little scared when she looked at the plant.

While the two were talking, half of the chicken breast disappeared.

At this moment, Zhou Xueer suddenly realized that this plant that was not as long as a forearm might not only eat the chicken breast, but also pose a danger to her.

She quickly followed Zhang Shengnan's instructions and put on two layers of protective gloves.

The two of them studied the problem all night long, drinking cup after cup of coffee, and finally in the morning they came up with preliminary results.

Zhou Xueer couldn't wait to call Shen Linglan.

Shen Linglan was in the school dormitory. As soon as she arrived, she had a dispute with her roommate.

Before she could say a few words, Shen Linglan finally lost her patience after seeing the caller ID. She stopped arguing with her roommate and walked to the balcony to answer the call.

The roommate behind me was still pouting and whispering to himself.

"I've been doing internship for a few months, and I'm wearing branded clothes and using an iPhone. Who cares if I'm being kept by someone?"

"I think so. Half a year ago, I was still very poor. I couldn't even afford to eat in the cafeteria every day."

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Shen Linglan did not hear these voices. She heard Zhou Xueer on the other end of the phone say that the experiment had made a breakthrough, but because of insufficient equipment, she needed to apply for research funding from the school, so it might take some time.

Shen Linglan did not hesitate. After hanging up the phone, she called Chen Mengxue again and asked her to send a black card to Zhou Xueer. There was 5 million in the card, and Zhou Xueer could use it at will, but the experiment must progress quickly.

After hanging up the phone, the roommates were still whispering.

Someone saw Shen Linglan coming in and asked her in a gloomy tone, "Linglan, what were you talking about assistants and cards? You are not really being kept by your boss, are you?"

Shen Linglan ignored them. She took out the things in her suitcase and put them on the table. She came late and there were some other roommates' things on the table. They were arguing just now. The roommate who put things on her table was called Chen Xiaohong. After reluctantly moving the things away, she also complained that Shen Linglan had become stingy after the internship.

In the past, Shen Linglan was not talkative. She was not in the same dormitory with Zhao Yunduo and she always kept to herself. Her roommates would not go out with her whether eating or attending classes. As time went by, Shen Linglan was isolated. They also liked to take advantage of Shen Linglan at any time. When they saw that there were not many things on her desk, they would put some miscellaneous things on her desk.

In the past, Shen Linglan didn’t like staying in the dormitory, so she just pretended not to see it after seeing it.

In fact, Shen Linglan didn't want to have conflicts with her roommates and cause trouble for herself. After all, she still needed to work to earn tuition fees and didn't have that much time to spend on dealing with her roommates.

But Shen Linglan didn't expect that after five months of internship, her roommates were still like this.

She was not used to her roommate. After all, if she didn't nip the word "being kept" in the bud, once she kept silent about it, the whole class would know about it tomorrow, and the whole school might know the day after tomorrow that Shen Linglan from the Design Department was being kept by someone.

Shen Linglan put down the LU bag in her hand, walked straight to Chen Xiaohong, raised her hand, and slapped her mercilessly.

No one expected that Shen Linglan, who had endured silence for more than three years, would suddenly dare to hit her roommate. Not only Chen Xiaohong, but all the other roommates were stunned.

Shen Linglan raised her bracelet and looked around, then said to the other three roommates, "If I hear you say something like this again, don't blame me for being rude."

Chen Xiaohong covered her face and glared at Shen Linglan angrily, "You dare to slap me!?"

"Not only do I dare to slap you, I also dare to hit you. Do you want to try?"

Chen Xiaohong gritted her teeth, her face flushed with anger, and she didn't dare to stand up and slap Shen Linglan back. Shen Linglan just wanted to laugh at her. Is that all the courage she has? A coward who only bullies the weak and fears the strong.

During the confrontation between the two, the three roommates who had been stirring up trouble earlier did not dare to say a word. At this moment, someone pushed the door open and came in.

She glanced at the people in the room and seemed to sense a strange atmosphere in the air, but she didn't take it seriously and greeted Shen Linglan lightly, "Linglan, you're here."

This person is the only normal person in the dormitory. She has never formed cliques or followed others to bully Shen Linglan. But that's all. She will not stand up for Shen Linglan just because she is weak.

But despite this, Shen Linglan still felt a little grateful to her.

"Long time no see, Heque."

Shen Linglan nodded towards He Que and also said hello.

He Que raised her eyes, she felt that Shen Linglan was very different from before. Shen Linglan used to be very quiet, even if she greeted her, she would only get a "hmm" response.

But now, she looks confident and generous. She will raise her head and look Heque in the eye, and she will also smile at Heque without any shyness.

He Que tilted her head slightly, and her short hair also tilted with it. The strands of hair in front of her right eye tilted to one side, and He Que was able to see Shen Linglan's current appearance.

It is indeed different. I seem to have become whiter and prettier. I am now wearing unbranded clothes, but the fabric and cut of the clothes seem to be extraordinary.

She almost didn't recognize me.