In the Allied countries.
Li Rui was also identified as a Grade B gene carrier from birth, and her parents have not cared for her since her birth.
Most "couples" in the Allied countries are like this; their lives consist only of work and responsibility, and even family affection has faded considerably.
She met Xia Yixin at the B-zone nursery near the ground, grew up together, and went to school together. She was not as talented as Xia Yixin, so she did not get into the Alliance University.
Later, Xia Yixin, who became a double PhD, took her from an ordinary researcher all the way to Sky City.
Therefore, she was grateful. As the monitor, she spent the most time checking the situation during the operation of the experimental system and saw many clips and images.
Although her upbringing taught her that third-party emotions, love, and romance were taboo, and Xia Yixin had only appeared for research purposes, she felt a strange restlessness within her.
Can genes really completely determine a person's merits or demerits?
This was a question that shook her worldview.
As a B-level gene user, Li Rui knew best what kind of oppression she had suffered from A-level gene users throughout her growth, and Xia Yixin's words successfully ignited the flame in her heart.
Li Rui didn't sleep all night.
Lab 09 was temporarily closed, and all team members were given a one-month leave.
Li Rui was worried about Xia Yixin's health, so she decided to go see her the next afternoon.
Unexpectedly, I received bad news first.
Hongfeng turned twenty and received a notification from above that her genetic match had been found. She needed to fulfill her obligations as a citizen of the Allied Nation within a month, and her match was an ordinary person in Zone B.
When she received the news, Hongfeng happened to be worried about Xia Yixin and Chen Zhe, so they went to Xia Yixin's apartment one after the other.
The living room, now painted white, was at a comfortable temperature, but the once lively atmosphere plummeted to freezing point due to a message on the communicator.
“Red Phoenix, a B-grade gene recipient, please reply. Failure to reply will result in punishment in accordance with the laws of the Allied Nation.”
The executor asked again over the communicator.
Hongfeng had calmed down by this time, and she said in a deep voice, "Understood, Hongfeng understands."
Because she didn't know it was this notification beforehand, she had it on speakerphone. After hanging up, Hongfeng met three other pairs of eyes with different expressions, and felt a little embarrassed.
"That's quite a coincidence, but it was bound to happen sooner or later." Hong Feng chuckled dryly, trying to thaw the chill in the room. "I never expected my gene match to be just an ordinary miner."
Her gaze swept over Chen Zhe, paused for a moment, but quickly concealed it.
But her words did little to lighten the mood.
"They did it on purpose," Li Rui said angrily.
Because of their previous participation in special experimental activities, most of the people in Lab 09 have the right to temporarily not participate in this "gene allocation" unless they request it themselves. That's why Xia Yixin and Li Rui are both in their mid-twenties and still not "married".
The fact that the eligible young women are the first to be notified of a match suggests that their "privilege" is over, and they may be next.
Chen Zhe and Xia Yixin understood this principle, especially Chen Zhe. He clenched his fists, pushed up his glasses, and turned around as if he was about to fight. Fortunately, Li Rui, who was quick-witted and agile, stopped him. Li Rui didn't understand what was wrong with Chen Zhe, who was usually calm and composed.
Xia Yixin saw it all clearly.
As someone who had been through it all, she could tell from Chen Zhe's anxious expression and Hong Feng's relieved look that there was a problem between the two. However, she also knew that now was not the time to bring it up, especially since the current system of the Allied Powers did not allow it.
She decided to deal with the immediate issue first. She confirmed Li Rui's guess: "That's right, they did it on purpose, so we can't compromise. Hongfeng, don't rush to complete the ceremony."
Li Rui keenly noticed the hidden meaning in her words and asked, "Xia, what are you going to do?"
"The important thing is not what we do, but what we have to do." Xia Yixin took a deep breath, first having V set up a comprehensive protection system, and then stating her previous deduction that the entire "experimental system" was a cover for the higher-ups, and that Lu Yan's image inside was ninety percent similar to Lu Yuan's, a two-birds-with-one-stone strategy.
Finally, Xia Yixin looked at the three people who could not hide their shock and said in a deep voice, "What I'm about to say may overturn your worldview, but I know that if a bucket has a hole, it means that the bucket is of poor quality. Every Earthling is different, and you can't judge a person's value purely based on 'genetic superiority or inferiority.' Therefore, the 'key' itself is wrong, and the experimental system should not exist. Our laboratory was used from the very beginning, and his sending Hongfeng to complete this 'task' is a warning to us."
“Your marriage to the Commander-in-Chief is also part of their plan,” Li Rui added with a stern face. Her expression darkened further after Xia Yixin nodded.
Chen Zhe spoke decisively, "We absolutely cannot let them control us like this, Dr. Xia, we must resist."
Hong Feng frowned, unable to hide her worry. "But we only have ten people, and the A-level gene users all have mechs. How can we possibly win?"
Hong Feng's words indeed poured cold water on the other two. They couldn't help but look at Xia Yixin, only to see that she was not flustered at all, and even had a smile on her lips.
“Who said we only have ten people left?” She smiled slightly. “Our lab should still have some supplies, right? Let’s go to Area B to do some promotion. We need to leave immediately. There are tens of thousands of people there who need our attention.”
Lab 09 is, after all, a member of RSM. They had previously developed several patents, and both Xia Yixin and other team members received a lot of rewards. The lab itself also had a lot of material rewards, but Xia Yixin hadn't redeemed them before because she was focused on research.
“Publicity…” Li Rui seemed to understand Xia Yixin’s meaning in an instant, and her beautiful eyes lit up.
The other two understood immediately as well.
“We have no way out now. If we do nothing, we can only let them take advantage of us. But at least by doing this, we have the right to sit down and negotiate with them.” Xia Yixin knew that this was a risky move, but it was the only way.
Since those above want to link her with Lu Yuan and use her to win popular support and appease the people, she might as well give them a push.
Now that the people above and Lu Yuan are using her as a tool to ease the conflict between Grade A and Grade B gene users and as a "living propaganda stick," why doesn't she turn the tables and let her prestige in Zone B continue to rise?
After learning about Hongfeng's situation, the other members of the experimental group realized that they were now in the same boat as Xia Yixin, and given their years of cooperation, they immediately joined her plan.
They all gradually noticed that Xia Yixin seemed to have "changed".
In the past, she was rigorous and professional, and focused solely on research. Now, although her theories are groundbreaking, she is more "human."
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