Seeing Qin Sheng pass through three checkpoints and enter the inner area of the Alien Species Department in one go, Zhu Jie and Xu Lan became anxious and, forgetting their shock and confusion, hurriedly followed.
But just as they reached the second checkpoint, a cold, mechanical voice rang out: "Recognition failed, please try again."
Zhu Jie: "???"
Xu Lan: "???"
Damn it, this woman is toxic!
They've gone through these checkpoints countless times, and each time the door opens after a beep. But as soon as they brought the person over, she said "99% accuracy rate" and the recognition failed.
What kind of inexplicable jinx is this?!
Zhu Jie looked at the recognition device again with a dark expression. This time it was successfully recognized, but his expression still wasn't pleasant.
At this moment, Qin Sheng had passed the last checkpoint and entered a large experimental base.
Yes, that's the experimental base.
The Alien Division is a very special entity in the entire military base. Although the members of the Alien Division also have to participate in various exercises, training, and tests, they are not the ones who get involved in real missions or conflicts.
The main purpose of these exercises is to improve their physical fitness.
Their real task is to conduct research.
Research in all kinds and industries.
Aerospace, IT, nuclear energy, artificial intelligence, biochemistry, energy, hydroelectric and solar energy, medicine, botany... all kinds of things, even health products and cosmetics.
Oh, it wasn't there at first.
Later, someone misled me into thinking that money is the foundation of survival, and that only with money can one better devote oneself to scientific research and realize one's self-worth.
In today's society, besides industries like real estate and jewelry, the health and cosmetics industry is one of the most profitable.
Therefore, countless medical, biological, botanical, and pharmacological scientists have had to take time out of their busy schedules to devote themselves to the research and development of health care, cosmetics, and skincare products in order to realize their value, and have developed many health care and cosmetics and skincare products with obvious effects and no side effects.
It has elevated the appearance of Chinese people to a whole new level, showcasing the grandeur of a great nation.
Ahem, I've digressed. Let's get back to the original topic.
Therefore, the alien species department is mainly composed of researchers from various industries. As a result, the alien species department only implements semi-military management. It is under the jurisdiction of the military, but it is independent of the military base.
As long as they don't leak their internal research findings and complete their research tasks as planned, they can stay outside for a few months or half a year if they want.
Qin Sheng had never been to the research base, but after piecing together the scattered descriptions from her memory, a general outline emerged in her mind.
She glanced to her right and saw several elevators. She got on one and pressed the button for the -13th floor, the lowest floor of the research base.
By the time Zhu Jie and Xu Lan arrived, the elevator doors that Qin Sheng had been in had already closed.
The two: "..."
We didn't know which floor she went to, so we had to wait for the elevator she took to return to the first floor and then check the latest floor records to figure it out.
However……
"Damn it! Is she out of her mind? Does she even know where she is? Is this a place she can just wander around in? She actually went to the thirteenth basement level. Is she trying to get herself killed or is she trying to kill us all?!"
Zhu Jie was so angry that he started cursing on the spot. He pressed the button for the thirteenth basement level again while praying in his heart that the person had failed to pass the checkpoint. A few seconds later, the elevator stopped.
Zhu Jie and the other person quickly ran out.
But Qin Sheng was nowhere to be found.
Just then, a girl with big wavy hair and wearing a mask walked by. The two of them didn't care who she was or whether they had seen her before. They reached out and stopped her through the access control, saying anxiously, "Excuse me, have you seen a girl who looks about seventeen or eighteen years old and is very pretty?"
The girl frowned slightly: "This is Dean Wei's private floor. No one but those who have been verified can come in. Currently, besides Dean Wei, only Senior Brother Nie and I can come in. There won't be anyone else."
She glanced at the two of them and reminded them, "Not just anyone can enter the thirteenth basement level. You've already violated base regulations by barging in like this. You'd better leave quickly, or I can't help you if you're discovered."
Zhu Jie was extremely anxious: "We were ordered by Dean Wei or the three vice deans to pick her up. We've brought her over, but that girl is very strange. She actually went through the verification process and came in first. We're chasing after her to the thirteenth floor now."
"Senior sister, please trust us. She really went in. Please let us go in and bring her out. Otherwise, if we offend the dean, none of us can bear the responsibility!"
The girl still hesitated.
Zhu Jie didn't care about anything else anymore. Seeing this, she quickly went back to the elevator to take a picture of the floor record, and then took out her ID card to show her. She explained, "We really didn't lie to you. She really came in. If you don't believe me, you can check the surveillance footage. If you still can't find her, it will be troublesome!"
The girl was already 80% convinced and was about to tell them to wait while she went to check when she saw another man, also wearing a mask, walk out of the lab she had just come from and say, "Let them in. I saw the girl they were talking about."
The man pointed behind him: "They went that way."
That direction...
That's the direction where Dean Wei's office and laboratory are located.
The girl's heart tightened, and she became nervous as well. She quickly rang the access key and followed the man who had already walked out.
Unable to resist, I lowered my voice and called out, "Senior Brother Nie..."
Senior Brother Nie glanced at her and reassured her, "Don't worry, if something really happens, it's the girl's own responsibility and the two people who were responsible for picking her up. It's not our fault."
The girl's heart calmed down, and her steps became more steady.
This research base is really big.
Even though the thirteenth floor was the smallest floor, the four of them still walked and ran for a full ten minutes before finally reaching the innermost room. At that moment, Qin Sheng had just confirmed the location and reached out to press the doorknob.
"stop!"
A loud shout suddenly rang out, but Qin Sheng didn't even turn her gaze; she simply turned the doorknob and pushed open the door.
Not only Zhu Jie and Xu Lan, but even Senior Brother Nie and the masked girl felt a pang of anxiety and quickly ran over.
Inside the room, Dean Wei was processing some experimental data. He had heard the noise a while earlier, but assumed it was made by his two assistants and didn't pay much attention. Who knew that someone would actually barge into his office now?
He glanced at the data in front of him, so complex that even he didn't know where to begin, his brow furrowed deeply, and his voice deepened: "What are you trying to do?"
He turned his head, but his eyes widened in shock when he saw the girl staring at him expressionlessly from the doorway: "You..."
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