“Many of us have actually become deprived of choice and can only follow the boss who possesses the miracle drug. We were forced to take the first dose, but the second dose was our own choice,” the bound woman said.
Li Ke sat opposite her without speaking. The woman paused for a moment and then continued, "The person who developed the miracle drug is a young man who is not yet thirty years old. His team has about twenty people, but we can't be sure of the exact number. This man is named Jin Ce. He is somewhat idealistic. He genuinely wants to change people's physique so that humans can survive in such harsh environments."
However, he was focused on his research and not very worldly, so Mr. Cheng, the boss, was the one who handled the external operations. Mr. Cheng had bigger ambitions and wanted to build his own power empire. He was already wealthy, and with the current chaotic world, plus the fact that he had amassed a fortune before and after the disaster using his own people, he attracted more followers through coercion and enticement.
Jin Ce joined Boss Cheng's team because Boss Cheng promised to ensure their research could continue indefinitely, which is why they collaborated with him. However, under Boss Cheng's interference, Jin Ce's research has become somewhat distorted.
Jin Ce had already abandoned the flawed first to third generation of miraculous medicines, but the boss and some of Jin Ce's staff reached an agreement to mass-produce these failed products. This caused Jin Ce's research to stall, and morale among his staff began to decline. He felt that the boss was controlling and exploiting them, so he wanted to find a new partner.
Hearing this, Li Ke finally spoke up and asked, "What's that Boss Cheng's full name? Have you ever met him?"
The woman shook her head: "I don't know, and I've never met him in person. All we know is that his surname is Cheng, and everyone usually calls him Boss. None of us below have ever asked him for his real name."
Li Ke recalled Cheng Chenwei, whom she had questioned before. Surely this boss wouldn't be so bold as to sneak in and play around himself?
Regardless, she made a mental note of it, intending to have Song Xian bring up this person surnamed Cheng after the questioning was finished.
Following the woman's reply, Li Ke asked, "Are you telling me all this now because you want us to cooperate with Jin Ce? Are these words also Jin Ce's intention?"
The woman nodded: "Yes, those of us who have been injected with the drug cannot live without Jin Ce, but we don't want to be the boss's lackeys. We would rather be with our old brothers."
"If you can reach a cooperation agreement with Jin Ce, we won't have to make any choices. It just so happens that Boss Cheng is away these past few days; we were able to carry out this operation only after persuading one of his men."
Li Ke disagreed, saying, "Those men don't seem as peaceful as you describe. The way they acted makes it seem like they share the same ambitions as that Boss Cheng."
A hint of helplessness appeared on the woman's face: "This is also related to the drugs we are injected with. In addition, most men are naturally combative. We used to be private bodyguards for some wealthy people, so our fighting instincts are stronger. After being affected by the drugs, it will be more obvious."
The women who received the injections also experienced some changes, but their condition was better than that of the men. However, not many women could withstand these drug trials; this miracle drug seemed to be more suitable for men's bodies.
Li Ke wasn't very interested in cooperating with this guy surnamed Jin, but if it could severely damage that Boss Cheng, she thought Qiu Feng would be willing.
Li Ke asked again, "What were all those people you arrested, including the living, the dead, and the sick, used for?"
An unnatural expression appeared on the woman's face. After taking a deep breath, she said, "They were all captured to participate in experiments. Just like us, we were initially captured and forcibly injected with drugs. Because we were among the better-healthy groups, more of us survived."
Even so, out of our more than one hundred people, more than twenty have died, and more than ten are now acting like madmen, devoid of any humanity, and must be chained up.
A large portion of the vitality factors in Jin Ce's research were extracted from corpses; in fact, it should be said that the initial part was extracted from corpses.
Later, as the medicine was improved, Jin Ce discovered that he could also obtain some results from the bodies of living people. However, due to the limitations of conditions and the human body, this was difficult. But he was still researching. The reason why the third-generation divine medicine was successfully upgraded was because Jin Ce extracted what he needed from living people.
However, this vitality factor is not present in every corpse or every living person. It is difficult to find in corpses, and even more difficult to extract from living people.
Jin Ce always believed that the corpses Boss Cheng gave him were from legitimate sources, and that the live test subjects were volunteers participating in the research. It was only later, when he discovered that his team members were secretly developing a large number of immature drugs, that he realized he had been used.
It's impossible that so many corpses and living people were all there voluntarily. Although he had figured this out, Jin Ce's team was already entirely under Boss Cheng's control. Now, if he were to break ties with them, he would only make his situation more passive.
As for those patients, Boss Cheng voluntarily captured them and sent them to Jin Ce for research. Jin Ce was also very interested in these infectious viruses, so he agreed to the research. I think he must have made some progress, but he hasn't shown anything this time.
After Li Ke finally found out their current location, she asked another woman and got similar information. After leaving the basement, she contacted Song Xian and asked him to call Qiu Feng over and bring the professor named Cheng Chenwei up as well.
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