Chapter 121 Dangerous Mine
Shi Yan seemed very tired. He soon fell into a dream while lying on the bed, but Qin Muxue began to worry.
Now there are people outside searching for him. Should she tell Sheng Xingyuan his whereabouts?
Besides, strictly speaking, the current Shi Yan is not the Shi Yan she has been waiting for, but because she loves him, she always has pity for him, so she is conflicted.
Holding the radio communicator, Qin Muxue was caught in a dilemma. If she told Sheng Xingyuan, would he go back to that cold laboratory? But if she didn't send him back, after recovering his memory, he would become that bloodthirsty killer again, killing innocent people everywhere. What should she do then?
Qin Muxue was not sure that she could be a match for Shi Yan after he recovered, and the real Shi Yan, whom she liked, wanted to kill him just to protect herself.
Looking at him lying on the bed, a peaceful smile appeared on his sleeping face, and he was still murmuring his name.
She couldn't guarantee that she could protect him. If they were discovered, their situation would be even worse. In the end, reason prevailed.
"I'm sorry, I have to send you back to the lab, otherwise, both you and I will be in danger."
Just when she was about to tell Sheng Xingyuan about this, there was a knock on the door. "Hello, is anyone there? We are here for a safety check. Some residents said that they had seen a suspicious figure in this building. We need to check to prevent you from getting into danger."
Looking at Shi Yan who was still sleeping soundly on the bed, she could only quickly transfer him into the space, then took a deep breath and opened the door. "You can check as you like. There has been no suspicious person here."
Qin Muxue showed her resident ID card. The house was so small that it was visible at a glance. After a casual inspection and finding nothing unusual, the group of staff left.
Qin Muxue breathed a sigh of relief. Now she could still hide him in the space, but no one could guarantee that he would not be discovered next time.
Let him have a good sleep tonight, and she will contact Sheng Xingyuan early tomorrow morning.
The next day, before she contacted Sheng Xingyuan, he contacted her first, "I have bad news to tell you. The third superpower team suddenly lost contact, and the base couldn't contact them. Qu Yanbai is the team leader. I thought you should be interested in this, so I notified you first."
"That means Manman doesn't know yet, right?" The first person she thought of was Manman. If Manman knew about this, she would definitely be sad.
But we have only lost contact for the time being, at least we haven't received any news of their death.
"Well, I informed you as soon as they got the news, but this news will definitely not be kept secret for long... You have to be mentally prepared."
"I understand." Qin Muxue's mood became heavy again.
"Oh, I have something to tell you." Qin Muxue calmed down and said, "I found Subject X. He is with me now. I haven't told anyone yet. I will bring him to you right away."
Sheng Xingyuan was surprised and replied: "Okay, be careful."
After hanging up the radio, she prepared some seafood porridge, steamed a few buns, and ate breakfast while waiting for Shi Yan to wake up.
In fact, Shi Yan had heard Qin Muxue talking to someone just now, but he chose to believe Qin Muxue in everything. After opening his eyes, Qin Muxue stared at him with a smile: "Get up and eat some seafood porridge and buns. I'll take you somewhere later."
Shi Yan was still wearing clothes that he had stolen from somewhere. She rummaged through the closet and found two pieces of clothes that Shi Yan had left behind. "Put on these two pieces first."
Because he was thin, the clothes were a little baggy after he put them on. He looked a little unnatural. "Xiaoxue, these clothes..."
"These clothes originally belonged to you, but you've lost some weight now. Eat something!"
She prepared some light and easily digestible food, which was the only food he could eat during this period.
The seafood porridge was added with shrimp, scallops, shredded ginger and green onions. It was easy to digest and nutritious. She brought the bowl to Shi Yan and said, "Eat it."
"Xiaoxue...thank you." Qin Muxue was being abnormally nice to him now. Even though he knew that they were friends now, he still felt that they were too close. Perhaps it was due to his previous experiences and his inferiority complex. He did not have the calm and cold temperament of Shi Yan, but seemed a little timid. However, Qin Muxue could understand how he was now.
She zipped up Shi Yan's hoodie jacket and put his hat on. She also prepared a black mask for him.
"Take it with you."
Shi Yan didn't ask why, he just put it on naturally and followed Qin Muxue.
Qin Muxue was feeling a little heavy-hearted. Having just learned about Qu Yanbai's situation, she was a little absent-minded, fearing that Manman would know about it.
Shi Yandong looked around at everything, feeling curious but also scared, especially at the protective cover that allowed him to see outside. Through the cover he could see that it was all white outside. He widened his eyes because it had never snowed in Xuanwu City, and the temperature outside was much colder than indoors. His thin body seemed about to fall in the cold wind.
Although Qin Muxue treated him very well on the surface, her emotions towards him were somewhat complicated. She kept warning herself that he was not the real Shi Yan. Now she wanted to use him, but when he was afraid and hid behind her after seeing the stranger, she would soften her heart.
Fortunately, the distance to the laboratory was not very far. She deliberately avoided the road that would be inspected. After bringing him to the laboratory, Qin Muxue immediately asked Sheng Xingyuan nervously, "Is there any other news about Qu Yanbai?"
Sheng Xingyuan shook his head, "Not yet."
Then he looked at the notorious supernatural killer behind her. Shi Yan was a little flustered at this moment. He looked at Sheng Xingyuan helplessly and asked weakly: "Xiaoxue, what should I call him?"
"This is Professor Sheng. You don't have to be afraid of him. He can cure you."
"Professor Sheng?" He repeated the title, "I think I've seen him before. He's the most handsome guy in our school."
"Yes, he used to be the top student in our university, but now he is a professor."
They were originally in the same school, so it was normal for Shi Yan to meet Sheng Xingyuan occasionally, but Shi Yan was a loner and few people had met him.
Sheng Xingyuan asked: "X... No, what symptoms does Shi Yan have now?"
"His memory is still stuck on the time when he was sent to the mental hospital."
Shi Yan looked around the laboratory. This was his first time here, but he had an inexplicable fear of this place. He hid beside Qin Muxue, "Xiaoxue, it's so scary here."
Sheng Xingyuan asked curiously, "Do you know each other?"
"Well, we took a public class together during our freshman year. He is my friend."
Sheng Xingyuan stared at the two of them with suspicion. At the beginning, Qin Muxue never mentioned that she knew Shi Yan.
"you……"
Qin Muxue was the first to reply: "I never said I didn't know him."
No wonder she was so interested in Shi Yan's affairs. But it was also good this way. At least it could temporarily stabilize Subject X's emotions.
Sheng Xingyuan pulled Qin Muxue aside and asked, "He used to be a terrifying killer, but now, he is not like that at all. I think the previous killer must have severely damaged his brain, and his cerebral lobe was damaged, which is why he has become so stupid."
Qin Muxue felt a little uncomfortable with his words, "Shi Yan used to be a very gentle person, but he was forced to do so. No matter who encounters these things, it would be difficult not to have a mental breakdown, right?"
"Luckily you brought him back in time and no casualties occurred. I will go and inform Captain Wei about this and have him withdraw all his men."
"Can this matter really be revealed so easily?" Qin Muxue asked uncertainly.
"Don't worry, I'll do it if I say yes." Sheng Xingyuan showed a confident smile, "I need to go out for a while, you can help me watch here for a while, and you must keep a close eye on him, and never let him escape again."
Shi Yan is now weak, pitiful and helpless. As soon as Sheng Xingyuan left, he quickly leaned against Qin Muxue, "Fortunately, you are here, Xiaoxue." As long as she is there, his heart is like a calm lake.
Qin Muxue sighed. At least they were safe in the laboratory now.
Shi Yan looked around curiously at the instruments. When he saw the bottles and jars, he was curious and scared. "What are these?"
"It should be used by Professor Sheng for experiments."
Shi Yan wanted to touch it with his hand, but found that his hand suddenly turned into a blade. He was startled and touched the cabinet behind him. The bottles and jars on it almost fell down and hit him. Qin Muxue actually felt hesitant at that moment, but she quickly blocked them for him.
"Xiaoxue... Why, why did I become like this? What's wrong with my hands?" He was obviously frightened and looked at his deformed hands in horror.
"Don't be afraid. This is one of your special abilities. As long as you control your mental strength, it will return to its original state. Just like this, take a deep breath, then inhale, and then return to its original state..."
Under Qin Muxue's guidance, he gradually restored his hand to its original state. "How could I evolve such a supernatural power?"
"Having superpowers isn't a bad thing. At least you can protect yourself."
Shi Yan looked at his hands for a long time, feeling incredible.
"Hiss." When he wanted to stand up, he felt a sharp pain in his back.
Qin Muxue checked his back and found that he was accidentally stabbed by glass shards after the container broke. "Be careful, don't move. Let me check your wound."
Lifting up the clothes on his back, she saw that the wound was still bleeding. She found the medical kit in the laboratory and took out the clamps. "It may be a little painful, just bear with it."
Shi Yan endured the pain with tears in his eyes. Qin Muxue picked out all the glass shards and disinfected them with alcohol. This step should be the most painful. She clearly felt the other party tremble. "Okay, be careful next time."
At this moment, she could feel how sensitive and fragile Shi Yan was at that time. How could someone who was so afraid of pain endure such torture? She felt mixed emotions.
She had always wanted to ask him why he wanted to kill herself in this time and space, but he had temporarily lost his memory, so it was meaningless.
A rapid knock at the laboratory door interrupted everything. Qin Muxue saw through the surveillance camera at the door that it was Manman who came over. Seeing her anxious look, it seemed that she must have known that Qu Yanbai's team had lost contact.
Qin Muxue knocked on the security door of the laboratory. Manman grabbed her arm excitedly, "Xiaoxue, it's bad, Qu Yanbai... he's in trouble. I just got the news. What should we do?" She was so anxious that she was about to cry.
He had clearly promised me before that he would wait for him to come back, but now this is the news I got.
Qin Muxue could only comfort her temporarily, "We can wait for news. Qu Yanbai is not weak. Maybe the signal over there is not good, so we can't get in touch? Everything is possible." In fact, she was not sure in her heart. Now she was comforting Manman just to make her feel better.
"Don't worry, where did you get the news from?"
"It was the people from the Second Ability Team who said that."
Qin Muxue could only curse these talkative guys in her heart.
Manman looked at the figure behind Qin Muxue, but saw a familiar face: "Shi Yan, why are you here, you are resurrected."
"Manman, I will explain this to you later. He is indeed Shi Yan, but he has lost part of his memory, so he is a little different from before." She could only give an ambiguous explanation.
Shi Yan naturally knew Manman, "Manman, you are here too? Who is Qu Yanbai?"
"You will know this later. He is Manman's boyfriend."
"Manman has a boyfriend?" But this is normal. Several years have passed since that time, and everyone has passed the most youthful age. It seems that he is the only one who remains in that memory.
"Shi Yan, go sit there for a while. Don't be afraid. Man Man and I will talk alone for a while."
Shi Yan always listened to Qin Muxue. He walked aside obediently and left some private space for them.
"Xiaoxue, what should we do now? Captain Wei said that he might arrange for some soldiers to go with the Second Ability Team. Should we go with them?"
"Of course I have to go, but you can't go, so I can go."
"What nonsense are you talking about? Of course I'm going."
"Before Qu Yanbai left, he asked me to take good care of you. If we were to go to a place like that outside, how would I be able to protect you? Things are different now, I can't let you take risks." Qin Muxue said firmly.
Manman held her hand tightly. "Xiaoxue, I know what you mean, but you are also very important. You are very, very important to me. How can I watch you take risks while I stay here afraid of death? Just let me go with you!"
In fact, Qin Muxue had already made up her mind, but Manman already knew it, which made the matter much more difficult. The two of them were like a community of shared destiny and could not be separated.
"But there are still many people here who need your care." She could only persuade her with reason and emotion, "Ailan still needs your treatment, and Grandma Qu and her children still need your care..."
Shi Yan, who was hiding in the corner, had actually heard their conversation. He mustered up his courage and suddenly shouted, "Xiaoxue, I'll go with you. Since I still have superpowers, I can still be useful and can help you find that person."
He also hoped that he could help Qin Muxue instead of hiding behind her like a coward.
"You can't. You're still too weak... I can't."
Sheng Xingyuan had heard their conversation at some point, "I have a way to make him recover, but as a condition, you must take me with you."
"You?" Qin Muxue suddenly felt some pain, "Professor Sheng, don't you want to do your experiment anymore?"
"I want to go with you just for my experiment. Rare minerals and meteorites are indispensable materials in my research. Since an accident has happened, it is natural for me to go and see it in person..." His eyes revealed a firmness that could not be refused.
"I just went out for this matter. Don't worry about Alan and Grandma Qu. There won't be any problems at the base. Manman can also go with us. After all, your healing ability can play a very important role at important moments. As for you..." He looked at Shi Yan again, "Come with me. I'll give you an injection of medicine."
"Professor Sheng!" Qin Muxue stared at him hesitantly.
"Don't worry, it won't do any harm to him. It will only strengthen his physique. If a meteorite is found, his body can be restored to its original state." Of course, he can also observe any changes in the experimental subject during this process.
After Shi Yan was given an injection, he obviously felt groggy all over. Finally, he could not control himself and fell into Qin Muxue's arms.
Qin Muxue asked in a deep voice: "What on earth are you thinking?"
"After all, he's just an experiment. Why are you so nervous? Is it just because he's your friend?"
Seeing that the atmosphere between the two was not right, Manman hurried out to mediate, "Okay, okay, although I don't know what happened between you, Xiaoxue, he really just fell asleep."
Just now, Manman used her mental power to check Shi Yan's body. Strangely, this time she could clearly see the problem in his body, and even cured some of his problems. "It's nothing serious. His brain has suffered some damage, which has indeed affected his memory. But it's strange that I can see everything clearly now... What's going on?"
"You can explain this matter on the way!" Sheng Xingyuan glanced at his watch, "We will set off in an hour, so you can make some preparations. Don't worry about supplies. And you'd better pick out your weapons."
Qin Muxue frowned. It seemed that this guy had already made full preparations.
When Shi Yan woke up, he found himself on a helicopter. This was the first time he had ever been on a helicopter, and he was lying on Qin Muxue's lap.
Shi Yan's face immediately turned red when he realized what was happening. He could smell a faint fragrance that belonged to her. "Are you awake? How do you feel now?"
Shi Yan could clearly feel that the pain in his body had eased a lot, and his brain seemed to have become clearer. He had a vague feeling that some memory was circling in his head, but he couldn't remember it.
Qin Muxue handed over a gun and a sharp sword, "These are your weapons, keep them."
When he touched the sword, he could clearly feel a sense of familiarity that he himself was not aware of. He could even clearly understand the structure of the weapon in his hand. It seemed that he had indeed lost part of his memory, otherwise he would not be able to touch these things in his entire life.
"Thanks."
Soon they were dropped off at an empty mine by a helicopter. "This is the place. We're already there."
Although Shi Yan had lost his memory, he had not lost his muscle memory. He swiftly put his gun and sword on his back and looked at Qin Muxue who was carrying a large bag. "Xiaoxue, let me take care of these?"
For a moment, Qin Muxue thought she saw the real Shi Yan, but she knew very well that it was an illusion. Even if he came back, it would not be at this time.
The environment in the mining area was very harsh, with ice chips blowing directly onto their faces. Everyone was fully armed, and they didn't know how many layers of clothes they had on.
Sheng Xingyuan looked at the location on the radar and said, "If I'm not mistaken, it should be in this direction."
The meteorites fell in the south, and the rare minerals were in the mines.
This rare mineral is a new substance discovered by scientists in recent years. Originally, no one had discovered its use. It was Sheng Xingyuan who first discovered that it can be used in human evolution.
When combined with a mysterious substance in meteorites in the universe, it can be made into a supernatural medicine. Qin Muxue and Ding Manman were the first group to use this medicine to evolve. Facts have proved that the side effects of this medicine are very small. Whether it is drowsiness or gluttony, they only amplify human's original desires and cannot cause substantial harm to the human body.
And it seems that their abilities are quite stable, unlike the previous batch, who were mentally and physically unstable...
He Qiuyang from the second power team was also sent to assist them. Naturally, the base would not send out all the power users. Sending out team one and team three this time would be a bloody move. For them, the safety of the base was more important.
If the higher-ups had not sent people to negotiate and exchanged a lot of materials and medical supplies, they would not have agreed.
The closer they got to the location marked by the radar, the stronger the smell of blood they could smell.
Manman's mood was in turmoil at this moment. She was very scared, afraid that she would see Qu Yanbai die in front of her.
Until they found the mine, it seemed that three teams had already gone down, and the rope above the mine was still there, but no one knew what had happened in the dark mine.
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