Chapter 28 Chapter 28 Ren Xiaoyue's first time traveling back to the past...
The first day Ren Xiaoyue traveled back in time laid the foundation for her future acting career. The minute-long silence before Cross defined her persona.
Lacking expression and not talkative.
She was brought by Cross and became his assistant. Cross is an artificial human in the organization with extraordinary strength. At the same time, he is also a researcher in the organization. He has excellent genes and at only fifteen years old he is stronger than many adults.
As an underground research institute, the employees here are all top students from all over the world. However, Cross has intelligence and research ability that are not inferior to these top students.
This is a tough time for Ren Xiaoyue.
Cross's research direction is biology, but Ren Xiaoyue's major in her previous life had nothing to do with biology, so she could only start from scratch.
Why start from negative? Perhaps it was because this world had superpowers, and some biological knowledge was different from that in Ren Xiaoyue's world. Ren Xiaoyue's original knowledge was hindering her learning.
What’s the point of her learning this! When you go home, don't remember a lot of wrong knowledge.
Even though she complained, Ren Xiaoyue still had to learn and do what she had to do, and she didn't openly resist Cross.
In addition to this, she also has to undergo combat training and fight against others.
Ren Xiaoyue crossed her arms in front of her face and was kicked some distance away by Twenty-three, with the soles of her feet making a sound of rubbing against the ground.
"You lost." Twenty-three smiled defiantly, his red hair standing up, and he raised his head and pointed at the ground under Ren Xiaoyue's feet.
Ren Xiaoyue tilted her head slightly, and her heel crossed the white line drawn at the beginning. She lost this fight. She put down her arms expressionlessly and returned to Cross expressionlessly.
"Remember your promise, Cross." Twenty-three was obviously annoyed by Ren Xiaoyue's silence. He took a clean towel and left without waiting for Cross to answer.
If this door wasn't a sensor door, Twenty-Three would definitely close it with a loud bang.
Cross tilted his head to look at Ren Xiaoyue and said firmly, "You are distracted."
Ren Xiaoyue turned her icy blue eyes to Cross: "He hates you and me, why?"
"Oh, so that's what you're thinking about," Cross smiled knowingly. "Because he hates me, and as for you, you hate the whole family."
Cross went on to explain: "The guy had been living in the slums and had a hard time. Fortunately, his mother found some money that could effectively improve their lives. Unfortunately, their luck did not last long. Before their lives could get better, his father betrayed his mother, embezzled the money and killed her."
"He awakened his superpowers at that time, but there was not much difference between low-level superpowers and ordinary people, and he did not gain any power of revenge. Coincidentally, a researcher happened to pass by there at that time. He saw potential in that guy, so he gave him the drug he was experimenting with."
"Maybe that guy really has some potential," Cross spread his hands, "In that environment, he survived, gained strength, and took revenge."
"After killing his father, he followed the researcher and came here. His real name is not Twenty-Three. Twenty-Three is the number of this project. He felt that he should say goodbye to the past and embrace the future, so he gave himself this name."
"As for why he hates me, well, when it comes to research funding, isn't it the case that if some people have more, some people will have less? I'm not targeting anyone, but he still holds a grudge against me." Cross sighed helplessly.
Really? I don't believe it.
After waking up, she asked Cross to pour her a glass of water. As a result, Ren Xiaoyue, who was now being ordered around, tried hard not to make her contemptuous look too obvious.
Cross glanced at Ren Xiaoyue sharply, and said slowly: "You shouldn't be distracted by such trivial matters. I called Twenty-Three here because your previous teachers are no longer suitable. He was specially trained for combat, and with his special abilities - although no special abilities are useful in front of you - he is an enemy that most people would find difficult to deal with."
"In order to get his cooperation, I promised him a lot of things. If you can't learn more from him, I will lose a lot."
Ren Xiaoyue thought about it, as if she didn't receive the knocking signal, and said honestly: "You want to beat him but you can't, so let me beat him."
Cross laughed.
"Children who are too smart are not likable. Sixteen, you should say you understand now." He did not deny Ren Xiaoyue's words.
Because she played a trick and exposed Cross, Ren Xiaoyue had to suffer for a while and did a lot of hard labor for Cross. But it didn't matter, Cross had a bad temper, and he wouldn't make her feel comfortable even if she did nothing.
In addition to Twenty-three, who was already a semi-acquaintance, Ren Xiaoyue also met another important figure who would appear in the comics in this research institute...
Ren Xiaoyue stood on the second floor, holding the railing with one hand, quietly watching the two people who were talking downstairs.
After Cross finished talking to the others, he walked silently to Ren Xiaoyue's side.
"What's wrong? What are you looking at?" he asked without any warning.
Ren Xiaoyue, who had already sensed Cross's arrival, rolled her eyes in her heart. She said nothing, but raised her hand and pointed at the two people downstairs.
Both of them had red hair. One of them was wearing a gorgeous dress and high-heeled leather shoes, while the other was wearing a simple but exquisitely tailored windbreaker and comfortable flat shoes.
"Are you looking at Xilaiya or Bai Ling?" Cross asked.
I'm looking for people who can help me gain popularity in the future. Ren Xiaoyue thought. She thought for a moment and pointed her finger at Shilaiya, who was dressed simply.
The ability to go back to the past comes from the first lie she told after coming to this world, which was "because Xilaiya saw that she was not dead yet, so she survived."
So she should care about Xilaiya at this time.
Cross is a smart guy. Only if she appropriately shows her weaknesses in front of a smart man will he feel that she can be manipulated.
Cross leaned against the railing and said, "Oh," "You are looking at Xilaiya. Why, she looks familiar to you?"
Ren Xiaoyue shook her head: "Yes, the voice is very familiar."
Cross said as if he knew everything: "You are right to feel familiar with her. If it weren't for her, you would have been dealt with long ago. She found you first that day, and then I came here."
"Don't even think about talking to her," Cross smiled. "She grew up in the light. Her resume is completely clean. She was admitted through normal recruitment and only participates in superficial research work here."
"Her father is the same as ours, but that man treats her like a treasure and would not let her know that there is a dark part in the institute. It was purely a coincidence that she saw you that day."
"There won't be a second coincidence like this."
It doesn’t matter. I only met with Xilaiya once for the script I wrote. Ren Xiaoyue was not affected at all, and pointed to the person who was talking to Xilaiya: "What about her?"
Cross explained dutifully: "She? You should call him 'he'. He is a man, responsible for psychological counseling, and is a colleague of Xilaiya."
"He is also an experimental subject. His ability is mind control, which is specifically manifested in his voice. It is easy to be affected by his ability when talking to him. The best way to use his ability is to sing. Depending on the tone of the voice, his ability will produce different effects."
At this point, Cross joked: "Who knows, you may even be colleagues in the future."
Well...we should be able to be good colleagues and overthrow the organization together in the future. Ren Xiaoyue thought.
Ren Xiaoyue knew Bai Ling, but she only knew her from the outline provided by the system. After leaving prison, Lu Ze meets Bai Ling, who wants to overthrow the organization, and they become friends.
The apparent reason why Bai Ling wanted to overthrow the organization was that he had a disagreement with the organization on how to handle family affairs. He was sent in by his father. His father's ancestors were close ministers of a king. By his generation, the family was declining. Because of this, his father exchanged interests with the organization.
Bai Ling was abandoned by his father and endured painful drug experiments in the organization, becoming a high-level psychic. He wanted to take revenge on his father and make him lose everything, but due to their own interests, the organization would not agree with his way of revenge.
So, in order to avenge his father, he came up with the idea of overthrowing the organization.
After Cross finished explaining, Ren Xiaoyue leaned against the armrest again and pretended to be eager for a while. Cross didn't rush her, he just stood beside her and waited.
Cross waited until Bai Ling and Xilaiya finished their conversation and they were out of Ren Xiaoyue's sight. After Ren Xiaoyue could see nothing but the cold equipment, he took Ren Xiaoyue to the laboratory.
"We're going to be out for a bit soon," Cross announced on the way back to the lab.
"Go out?" Ren Xiaoyue followed behind Cross and asked in confusion.
"Yeah, go out," Cross continued, "There's a small problem in the laboratory in Dudra, and I need to go over there."
"Dudra, do you know? There is a corresponding record in the book I gave you."
Ren Xiaoyue followed Clos and answered in a serious tone, "Dudra is the second largest city in the country, with six districts under its jurisdiction. It is the commercial and financial center of the country, and many books say it is more prosperous than the capital. There are about 100 universities located in this city, but they are all schools for ordinary people."
Cross nodded.
He continued, "About half a month ago, an experiment to enhance superpowers was conducted there. You should know that the means of enhancing superpowers we currently have have a very high mortality rate. Even if they are successful, there is a flaw that the life span of the experimental subjects is too short."
"So the people over there suddenly had an idea. If they only improve the superpowers, instead of improving the physical and mental strength of the experimental subjects at the same time, would the success rate be higher?"
Ren Xiaoyue thought about it and stated objectively: "The body is the cornerstone of carrying superpowers, and the spirit is the key to controlling superpowers. Both are indispensable."
Cross smiled subtly, not hiding the contempt in his eyes: "This is their short-sightedness. They are not high-level psychics, so they naturally cannot understand the importance of spirit and body to psychic powers themselves."
"But they were lucky. Their experiment was successful. They successfully created a high-level psychic, but this psychic was unable to control her own powers. Her powers went out of control."
"A lot of people died over there, and they finally used supernatural items to temporarily suppress her abilities. The sunk costs were too high, and even though they were almost discovered by the authorities, they were unwilling to destroy the experimental subject. They asked for help from the headquarters to see if they could save her."
The more Cross spoke, the more Ren Xiaoyue felt that the description sounded familiar. Only the supernatural powers were improved, but the body and spirit were not improved. Could it be Su Su?
The comics have continued to be serialized recently, but they are all about Su Jin, and have nothing to do with her. She can get very little usable information and can only rely on her own judgment.
What she was thinking now was that if the experimental subject that Cross mentioned was Su Su, what should she do to get in the camera?
As for whether being involved in Su Su's past would produce a butterfly effect, Ren Xiaoyue was not very worried. She herself was the biggest butterfly effect, so what was there to be afraid of?
Ren Xiaoyue was thinking deeply, but it didn't show on the surface at all.
"Do you need anything when you go out?" she asked.
Cross was amused by her indifferent attitude and his smile became more genuine. "You don't need to bring anything when you go out. Just go buy whatever you need and someone will pay for it," Cross said.
Hey man, I haven't been out of the house, don't lie to me.
Ren Xiaoyue nodded solemnly.
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