Chapter 071 Mad Scientist 3
Jian Ziyan felt someone walking in while he was in a daze.
He didn't look up, because the only person who would enter here was Chen Ke.
He was responsible for taking care of him and taking him to the operating room. He was the only one who was not afraid of Jian Ziyan. It could be said that he did everything regarding Jian Ziyan himself.
Jian Ziyan used all his energy to fight against the corpse poison that kept trying to invade his brain, as well as the karma fire coursing through his body. He remained drowsy most of the time, so even though he heard footsteps, he didn't want to waste the energy to open his eyes.
It was not until he noticed that the person stayed in front of the protective shield and did not make a sound for a long time that he noticed something strange.
In the darkness, his vision, which was different from that of ordinary people after he turned into a corpse, vaguely outlined a strange figure.
Not Shen Ke.
The visitor may have noticed that he was awake. He fumbled around and turned on the headlight on the ceiling, illuminating a handsome face.
Facing Jian Ziyan's eyes that were like shattered glass, but completely unfamiliar, Yu Hui said carefully: "Brother Chen is on a mission today, I will replace him for a day."
Seeing that there was no change in Jian Ziyan's eyes, he paused and said, "My name is Yu Hui."
Jian Ziyan was still gagged and couldn't answer him, so he just nodded slightly.
Seeing his response that could be considered polite, Yu Hui blinked in surprise, and the strange feeling of separation in her heart became stronger and stronger.
He has detective abilities and his observation skills are much sharper than those of ordinary people. As long as he activates his abilities, he can discover things that others cannot see.
He had this sense of disconnection ever since he met Jian Ziyan once before, because he had used his supernatural powers on Jian Ziyan that day, but could not find any signs of evil in him.
He has seen many evil people, and this ability is often used to identify the good and bad of strangers he meets. He knows the characteristics of those villains who regard human life as worthless. Ordinary people may not be able to tell them apart, but in his eyes, those traces are like the sun in the dark night, so dazzling and shining.
But he didn't see any similar signs on Jian Ziyan.
He tossed and turned for many nights, but he still couldn't equate Jian Ziyan with the devil in the rumors. Instead, Jian Ziyan's face was engraved more and more deeply in his mind, so much so that he thought about it day and night.
When he received Chen Ke's arrangement, he suddenly felt a surprise that he had never thought of.
After actually meeting Jian Ziyan, the surprise suddenly faded.
Jian Ziyan's situation was much worse than Yu Hui had imagined.
He remained in corpse form, but was unable to stop the blood from flowing from the various wounds on his body. The blood was even red, staining his entire body, revealing an unusually gorgeous and sad beauty.
It is conceivable that if Jian Ziyan was still a human being at this time
He was probably dead. Even if he was alive now, it would not be much better than being dead.
Yu Hui looked a bit helpless. He stood outside for a moment, as if he had made up his mind.
He opened the protective cover and stepped in resolutely. Then he removed Jian Ziyan's seal and asked softly, "Are you thirsty? I'll get you some water."
Jian Ziyan looked at him with eyes as clear as glass and shook his head.
He doesn't need to eat in the corpse state, but he has consumed too much energy, which has caused him to be so weak.
Jian Ziyan felt an unprecedented kindness from this strange man. He said in a hoarse voice: "Aren't you afraid of me?"
Yu Hui shook his head, then nodded. He looked into Jian Ziyan's eyes: "You won't hurt me, right?"
It’s not that I can’t, but that I don’t know how to.
There was a hint of confusion in Jian Ziyan's eyes. He lowered his eyes and watched his wound slowly healing itself, as if he felt nothing about the numbness, itching and pain.
"Can I ask you a question?" he said.
Yu Hui felt that the current situation was indeed a bit strange. Jian Ziyan was not vicious at all. Instead, he asked him questions very politely, just like a well-mannered person coming to his home as a guest. This was really inconsistent with reality.
But he was also a little curious about what he would want to know: "You ask."
"Xu Guanglei." Jian Ziyan asked, "Why did he become the leader of contemporary researchers?"
Yu Hui was stunned for a moment: "Why do you ask this?"
"Because he is very ordinary." Jian Ziyan said calmly, "I don't understand, did all the researchers die after the end of the world?"
Yu Hui was stunned for two seconds, unable to believe what he heard.
"He..." He subconsciously wanted to refute Jian Ziyan, because everyone knew that it was Xu Guanglei who was responsible for taking over his research, and it was natural for him to hate him.
However, he suddenly remembered that Jian Ziyan himself was a genius in research and was undeniably at the forefront of exploring the world.
So Jian Ziyan asked this question... maybe not out of hatred, but because he really felt that way.
Yu Hui had a strange look on his face. He lowered his eyes and looked at Jian Ziyan, and suddenly he felt a sense of desolation at the impermanence of the world.
Although they are all geniuses, some go astray and fall into the dust, while others rise rapidly to success and fame.
He answered Jian Ziyan's question: "The reason why Dr. Xu has received such attention is naturally because of the research he has done."
"Research?" Jian Ziyan repeated, seeming even more confused.
"Yes. Dr. Xu had done some research before the apocalypse, but it happened before he could publish it." Yu Hui repeated what he knew, "It was Brother Shen who rescued him from the zombies. It is said that he risked his life to rescue those files, so he preserved those research."
Jian Ziyan blinked slowly: "What research did he... do?"
When he asked this question, he already had a guess in his mind.
And when he actually heard Yu Hui talk about those research projects that were so familiar to him, he confirmed his guess.
"I see." he said softly.
Yu Hui looked at his expressionless face, unable to suppress the confusion in his heart, and said slowly: "Since I answered your question, can you also answer a question for me?"
Jian Ziyan looked at him.
"Did you really..." Develop a zombie virus that plunged the world into hell? Did you really send zombies to siege small and medium-sized bases several times, leading to further extinction of humanity?
Yu Hui organized his words, but when he really had the chance to get an answer, he became nervous.
However, before he could ask, an emergency pager sounded from his intercom.
Yu Hui's expression went blank for a moment, and he had to respond to the intercom first.
"Captain Yu, Dr. Xu said to bring Jian Ziyan here, please do it as soon as possible."
Yu Hui's face changed. He certainly knew what sending Jian Ziyan over would make him go through, but this was not something he could stop at all.
His movements were stiff, and he swallowed back the words he was about to ask.
"I'll take you there." He said instead.
Jian Ziyan nodded calmly, still showing no emotion.
Whether it was fear of what was about to happen, or curiosity about Yu Hui's hesitant words, he showed none of them and was frighteningly calm.
…
Back on the familiar operating table, Jian Ziyan turned his eyes to look at Xu Guanglei who was busy with something nearby.
There were only two of them in the room, and Jian Ziyan was tied to the bed. Originally, Xu Guanglei should not be left alone in such a dangerous situation, but this time he deliberately drove everyone else out.
Although Jian Ziyan's gaze was calm, it was very present. Xu Guanglei turned to look at him.
There was no one else present, and all the disguise on his face disappeared. With annoyance mixed with a hint of superiority, he looked down at Jian Ziyan.
He removed Jian Ziyan's gag for the first time: "What do you want to say?"
After so many years, he was finally able to put this person under his feet. When he thought that Jian Ziyan could only watch him standing on a high place, with a huge difference in status between them, he was so excited that he even trembled slightly, and his tone was very sweet.
"You don't have amnesia, do you? What a pity! If you really did, you might feel better."
Xu Guanglei stared at Jian Ziyan almost eagerly, eager to hear what he said from his mouth.
Whether it's jealousy or anger, the stronger those emotions are, the more they will make him feel like a winner! You tell me!
However, Jian Ziyan said nothing. He just looked at him quietly, and those special eyes suddenly glowed with a holy light.
"Why don't you speak?" Xu Guanglei's face twisted slightly, "Aren't you angry? Aren't you jealous? My dear brother."
Hearing him call out this name, Jian Ziyan did not show any strange expression, but just asked: "Why should I be jealous of you?"
Xu Guanglei's distorted face froze, as if he was stunned by the question.
"Why are you jealous of me?" He was incredulous. "Now you are the sinner of all mankind, my prisoner, and I am already the star of the end of the world, the hope that will end the end of the world! Why aren't you jealous of me? Shouldn't you be jealous of me?"
"How did you become the Star of the End Times? Don't you know it yourself?"
Jian Ziyan's tone didn't change much, he was just stating a fact. He was even in such an embarrassed posture, but the words he said were like a thunderclap.
After a long silence, Xu Guanglei gave a twisted smile.
"So you already knew it." Instead of feeling ashamed, he was even more proud. "You can tell the truth to other people. Do you think anyone will believe you? I guess you must have told Shen Ke the truth a long time ago, but he didn't seem to believe you."
The malice he exuded was strong and dangerous, but Jian Ziyan seemed not to feel it.
"Because you found out that Chen Ke had lost his memory, you boldly claimed all those research results as your own, claiming that they were all your projects before the end of the world." Jian Ziyan said, "Everyone in the institute is dead, and those were originally unpublished. Only we know about them, so no one will expose you."
"Yes." Xu Guanglei admitted straightforwardly, "The only flaw is that you are still alive. I thought you had turned into a zombie, too. How come you didn't die?"
His face twisted again, then he thought of something and smiled happily.
"It's a good thing you didn't die. You can still be of great use now." Xu Guanglei grabbed Jian Ziyan's hair and forced his eyes to the test bench next to him. In an arrogant and commanding tone, he said, "How is the complete version of the supernatural potion made? Tell me."
Jian Ziyan blinked and said in sudden realization, "So you want the supernatural potion."
"Stop talking nonsense." Xu Guanglei said, "I hope you can understand that our status is different now. Even if I kill you right now and declare to the public that you attacked me, no one will doubt me. If you still want to stay alive, tell me honestly, and you can suffer less."
Jian Ziyan was forced to look up, his jaw line was smooth and beautiful, and he said lightly: "I don't know."
"What did you say?" Xu Guanglei's tone became fierce. He slapped Jian Ziyan's face hard, "Say it again?"
Blood oozed from the corners of Jian Ziyan's lips, but his expression remained calm.
"I don't know," he said.
Xu Guanglei was almost furious. He thought that Jian Ziyan would not be so stubborn even for the sake of saving his life, but he was like a stubborn stone and could still be stubborn at this time!
"You'd better think it over." Xu Guanglei suppressed his anger and inserted his fingers into the deepest wound on Jian Ziyan's body, twisting the sticky muscles inside. "I can promise you that as long as you tell me how to make the supernatural potion, I can keep you alive."
Such severe pain finally changed Jian Ziyan's expression. His face suddenly turned pale and his voice trembled slightly.
“Even if I tell you, you can’t do it,” he said. “You are mediocre and your ability ends here.”
This sentence caused Xu Guanglei to be extremely furious.
Anger and hatred surged up from his heart, boundless and overwhelming, and his eyes suddenly turned blood red.
"Shut up, shut up, shut up, shut up!" He roared in a low voice, "Now I am the leader of the research community, I am Xu Guanglei! You, Jian Ziyan, are a sinner, what qualifications do you have to point fingers at me!"
His hands were covered in blood and tissue fragments, which showed how much strength he had used.
Jian Ziyan's body was trembling, but he closed his eyes.
It was as if he was too disdainful to say another word to Xu Guanglei.
This undoubtedly completely ignited Xu Guanglei's reason. He sneered, turned around and got a syringe.
"Since you don't want to drink my toast, don't blame me for being rude."
He whispered as he pushed the tube of potion into Jian Ziyan's body, then stepped back to admire his masterpiece.
"Do you think you and Shen Ke are the only geniuses in the world? This is a medicine I developed myself. Only 50 milliliters are needed to control a person and make him obey my orders completely." He said with indescribable pride, "Even if you have a special physique now, I used 200 milliliters and it will definitely work. Brother, I am very generous to you. This thing is very precious, but I use it to save my life and will not give it to others easily."
Jian Ziyan could no longer hear Xu Guanglei talking.
The reason why he hasn't died yet is because he has used up all his energy to maintain a fragile balance. Now, as soon as this drug that can control people's thinking enters his body, it immediately breaks down the wall he used to defend his consciousness.
The first thing that entered was not the potion, but the corpse poison.
Jian Ziyan gasped rapidly and opened his eyes suddenly!
The glass fragments were spinning rapidly in his eyes, but the star-like light was slowly disappearing, gradually turning into a bluish-white color that was no different from that of ordinary zombies!
A strange sound came from his throat, and with just a little force, his sharp claws tore the chains on his body apart.
Xu Guanglei was stunned. He looked at the scene in front of him which was totally unexpected. When he saw the pair of blue-white eyes that did not belong to human looking at him and about to attack him, he let out an earth-shattering scream.
“Help!!”
Before he finished his words, a sharp black wind broke through the door of the operating room and swept in in an instant, just in time to block Jian Ziyan's attack!
With broad and stretched shoulders and eyes as sharp as an eagle, the person standing in front of Xu Guanglei was Chen Ke who had just returned.
Yu Hui soon followed in and was also shocked when he saw the scene in front of him: "Jian Ziyan?!"
However, Jian Ziyan seemed not to have heard it. After being knocked away, he got up again in a weird posture and immediately attacked this side again!
While Chen Ke was holding him back, he carefully observed his eyes. When he realized that he had really completely lost his mind and turned into a complete zombie, his heart sank.
"What's going on?" he demanded. "Why did it become like this?"
Xu Guanglei had not yet recovered from his shock. He huddled behind Yu Hui and sobbed, "Me, I don't know either. I just wanted to monitor his physical data as a routine, but I didn't expect him to suddenly..."
Before he could finish his words, he received an extremely sharp glance.
Chen Ke's eyes were cold, and that brief glance was like a meteor exploding, full of lightning-fast danger.
Xu Guanglei didn't dare to move for a moment. He trembled and lowered his eyes to hide the expression in his eyes.
Shen Keji
Even if he loses his memory, will he subconsciously want to protect Jian Ziyan?
This is really disadvantageous to him.
The commotion here quickly attracted people outside. Jian Ziyan, who had completely turned into a zombie, had an astonishingly strong attack power. If Shen Ke had not happened to come back, everyone present would probably have died.
Chen Ke finally subdued Jian Ziyan, and when he wrapped the special chain back around him, he couldn't help but ask in a deep voice.
"Are you really unconscious?"
The only answer he got was the roar of zombies.
"Just kill him!" Xu Guanglei said righteously, "Since he has completely turned into a zombie, his research value has disappeared. It's too dangerous to leave a zombie in the base. Let's just kill him."
Except for Yu Hui, everyone else showed a look of deep agreement. Who would be willing to keep a zombie in the base? It was very close to them!
Yu Hui looked hesitant, wondering whether he should express his guess.
But Jian Ziyan has now turned into a zombie, and it seems that there is no point in saying anything or not.
During this hesitation, Chen Ke spoke in an absolutely domineering manner.
"I can't kill him. I still have some use for him."
The whole audience was stunned.
"You...what's the point of keeping a zombie?" Xu Guanglei said urgently, "Brother Chen Ke, he is in danger now. He almost killed me just now! If you keep such a dangerous thing in the base, won't it put other people in danger as well?"
He raised the banner of caring for others, which made everyone else look in agreement.
However, Shen Ke didn't buy it at all.
He just glanced at Xu Guanglei coldly, and said coldly and angrily: "Let me take care of him. What do you think?"
When Shen Ke is determined, no one can interfere with his decision.
Xu Guanglei's eyes flashed with a strong reluctance, and he changed his tone and said in a reasonable manner: "Since Brother Shen Ke said so, then I naturally believe you, but in order to ensure that this zombie will not really attack and hurt people, I have to take some measures against him. This can also be regarded as reducing your burden. Do you think it's okay?"
Hearing him directly call Jian Ziyan "this zombie", Shen Ke subconsciously frowned in displeasure, but that was the fact. He risked great disapproval by forcing Jian Ziyan to stay, and he couldn't say much.
So as he watched, Jian Ziyan was tied back to the operating table.
There was a crackling sound and a strong electric current hit his body. He trembled all over and roared from his throat.
Xu Guanglei struck again fiercely, and this time there was even a slight smell of burning fur in the air.
However, no one noticed that a hint of clarity and pain flashed across the zombie's emotionless blue-white pupils.
After the "safeguard measures" were implemented, Xu Guanglei stopped reluctantly.
Shen Ke personally carried Jian Ziyan on his shoulders, and before leaving, he glanced at Xu Guanglei meaningfully.
That glance made Xu Guanglei feel cold all over, and he felt as if he was seen through.
…
Shen Ke brought Jian Ziyan back to the place where he was imprisoned before, but this time he became a real zombie, and no one would be willing to come in. With Shen Ke's tacit consent, he directly locked the door outside to prevent Jian Ziyan from going out.
Shen Ke threw Jian Ziyan to the ground, lowered his eyes and touched him with his toes: "Don't pretend, there is no one here now."
Jian Ziyan lay quietly on the ground without any reaction.
Shen Ke frowned, squatted down and turned Jian Ziyan over.
"Wake up, I don't believe you've really turned into a zombie, don't pretend in front of me."
Jian Ziyan's long eyelashes trembled slightly, and he actually opened his eyes.
The pupils in these eyes were no longer the blue-white pupils that belonged only to zombies, but had returned to shattered glass.
The moment he opened his eyes, thousands of lights gathered in his pupils. Even though he was covered in blood, he was still breathtakingly beautiful.
Chen Ke didn't admit it, but when he saw this scene, he actually felt a little relieved deep in his heart.
"You're pretending well." He returned to his nonchalant and ruffian look, "Even I was almost fooled by you."
Jian Ziyan took a few breaths with difficulty and said nothing.
He wasn't actually pretending. If it weren't for the accidental electric shock, he wouldn't have been able to catch that moment of clarity and force himself to wake up.
"Why did you save me?" he asked hoarsely, "Wouldn't it be better for you if I died as soon as possible?"
Shen Ke was silent. He himself couldn't answer this question.
He couldn't explain why he rushed there as soon as he came back and learned that Jian Ziyan was taken away by Xu Guanglei. He couldn't explain why even after seeing the reality, he still wanted to find the rationality in his eyes. He couldn't explain why he risked being condemned and went against everyone to save Jian Ziyan.
He couldn't explain, nor did he want to explain.
"There's still something I don't know. How could you just die like this?" Chen Ke said coldly, "Tell me everything you didn't finish saying before."
Jian Ziyan said softly: "Do you want to believe me?"
Chen Ke said nothing, raised his hand and shot out a flame, which licked the camera above and turned it into ashes in an instant.
"You tell me first, and then I'll decide whether to believe it or not."
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