Chapter 255 Stay and adapt to the new environment
"I feel like I have no freedom during military training." Zhang Wanwan spoke her true feelings.
Jian Rongkun smiled meaningfully, "It's true that you're not free here, but not everyone can come here! Do you know why Professor Chen asked you to come to such a confidential place? You should know that you are not a genius, you don't have a high degree, and you don't have a strong background. You can almost be said to be useless!"
Zhang Wanwan's face turned a little ugly. "Thank you for your fair evaluation."
Jian Rongkun heard the anger in her voice and laughed, "Okay, I won't joke with you anymore, but seriously, the backgrounds of everyone who comes in and out of here have been thoroughly dug up, even their ancestors for eighteen generations have not been spared. The professor has been paying attention to you since you planted the ancient fruit, and he has also asked the higher-ups to investigate your situation.
Don't be angry first, listen to me, this is definitely a good thing for you. After all, only people that the professor likes will be noticed by him. This time the professor agreed to let you in because he recognizes your identity and wants to cultivate you.
Don't say you are disdainful. I have read your materials and know that you are a boyfriend and girlfriend with the young master of the Leng family who has been away for a long time. Excuse me, the Leng family is a family that values profit above all else. If you want to be with the Leng family, it is almost impossible. But if you enter this institute, everything will not be a problem. Even if the Leng family's hands are as long as they can, they can't fight against the top guy. The premise is that you have enough capital to be taken seriously. Come on, this is the beginning of your journey!"
After hearing these words, the anger in Zhang Wanwan's chest seemed to be poured with a basin of cold water. She wanted to burn but felt powerless. Although Jian Rongkun's words were unpleasant to the ear, she had to admit that he was right about one thing. This was indeed a very high starting point for her. If she could make some achievements here, it would not be difficult for her to be with Leng Ziyue. She couldn't always ask Leng Ziyue to work harder. She had to work harder herself.
"Have you figured it out?" Jian Rongkun looked at her leisurely.
"Yeah." Zhang Wanwan responded calmly.
"Okay!" Jian Rongkun clapped his hands twice, flipped through the materials and said to her, "Let's take a look at the content of this project. Our laboratory is on the ninth floor, and there is also an underground laboratory. Even I am not qualified to go down there, and your authority can only reach the ninth floor directly, and you cannot go anywhere else.
There are five people in our group, six including you. Now we are doing only one thing, which is to study the genes of a plant, trying to extract the effective genes from it and introduce them into seabuckthorn, but so far we have failed. The seabuckthorns that survived after genetic recombination either lost their effectiveness or underwent some dangerous qualitative changes. Now our experimental fields have been separately planned, and there are military personnel watching around them. Once a problem is found, they will be eliminated immediately. So do you know what you have to do now?"
Zhang Wanwan was completely stunned. It took her a long time to come back to her senses. She asked tremblingly, "Senior, what kind of plants are we studying? Why are they so dangerous?"
This was beyond her comprehension. If Jian Rongkun knew how to joke about such things, she would really think she was hallucinating.
"An unknown plant brought back from the polar regions. Even if you ask me, I don't know. We have given that plant a number, called JKN008, or 008 for short. This plant can actively attack other organisms and feed on them by catching them. It moves very quickly, and its rhizome can instantly extend five or six meters. When it is motionless, it can be shortened to dozens of centimeters. It is no different from ordinary plants. Polar explorers were attacked by this plant and risked their lives to bring back a long branch. They originally just wanted the Academy of Sciences to study what kind of plant it was, but they found that the branch was still active and had grown a little longer after they brought it back.
It took more than a month to come back from the Polar Region. It is incredible that this plant can survive for such a long time without any nutrients. We transferred the things here and have been studying them for more than a year. Because the progress is slow, we conducted genetic research under the command of Professor Chen. We have now discovered several gene fragments related to the special characteristics of 008. We used these gene fragments for experiments, but all failed. So we still have a long way to go.
When you come to the lab, I will teach you how to use the instruments. By the way, have you learned plant genetics?"
Zhang Wanwan nodded mechanically.
"That's easy. I'll guide you for a while. Later you can conduct experiments independently and I'll assign you work." Jian Rongkun said, telling her to study the materials carefully and left.
After seeing Jian Rongkun off, Zhang Wanwan swept away her previous decadence and began to look through the materials impatiently.
She forgot the time as she watched, and only came to her senses when the lights in the dormitory suddenly went out. She cursed angrily, "Asshole Jian Rongkun!"
That guy must have done it on purpose. He told her everything except turning off the lights. Now she had to go to the bathroom in the dark to take a shower. Fortunately, her previous cell phone had a flashlight function, so she could still make use of it even if she couldn't make calls or surf the Internet.
Just as Zhang Wanwan was walking towards the bathroom while holding onto the wall, a figure with disheveled hair suddenly appeared at the corner. She was so scared that she took two steps back, her face full of horror.
The man didn't seem to expect someone to come to the bathroom at this time. He peeled off his wet hair with his hands and said embarrassedly: "I haven't washed my hair for a few days. I really can't stand it, so I came here to wash it. I didn't scare you, did I?"
"What do you think?" Zhang Wanwan stood up against the wall with lingering fear, staring at the unruly woman in front of her without blinking.
The man grinned, revealing a row of big white teeth, which looked even more creepy in the dark night.
"I'm so sorry, little sister. Please bear with me. How about I treat you to some snacks? I brought a lot of snacks with me."
Zhang Wanwan quickly shook her head, "I still need to take a shower!"
After saying that, she quickly slipped into the bathroom. It was darker inside than outside. Zhang Wanwan took a quick cold shower with the faint light from her cell phone. When she came out, she felt shivering with cold when the mountain breeze blew. She quickly went back to the room to put on long clothes and long pants, secretly sighing that the nights in the mountains were really cold, and she had to rely on quilts to keep warm even in midsummer.
As there was no hair dryer in the dormitory, she could only go to the corridor to blow dry her hair, trying to dry it as soon as possible before going to bed as she had to get up early the next day.
While she was in the corridor, she heard some noise coming from the next room. After a while, the door opened. The other person was stunned for a moment when he saw Zhang Wanwan, and then greeted her in a familiar manner, "Little sister, have you finished your shower too? Hey! Taking a shower is so comfortable. I haven't taken a shower for a week, and I almost rubbed myself into a layer of mud."
Zhang Wanwan was so upset when she heard this. Then, she could see the face of the person in front of her clearly in the moonlight. Her hair had been combed back and was still wet, but not so scary anymore. She was wearing the same clothes and pants as her. She was leaning against the balcony, resting her head lazily on it, letting her hair fall.
(End of this chapter)
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