Chapter 94 Lin Family Laboratory 2
Lin Yao didn't say anything else, just nodded slightly to Shasha.
The vines rushed towards the group on the left in an instant like snakes receiving orders.
The black venom slowly flowed into their bodies along the barbs, and within seconds, strange changes began to occur.
The pirates' skin turned black at a speed visible to the naked eye, like charcoal roasted by fire, and even their exposed arms were covered with charred lines.
They let out a short, muffled groan, and instantly collapsed to the ground. Their bodies twitched violently a few times, and then they completely lost their movement and piled limply on the ground, just like burnt carbon sticks.
The pirates in the right queue were stunned. Many of them were so scared that their legs went weak and they almost collapsed to the ground.
Before they could recover, the vines extended again, leaving tiny pinholes on their arms as well.
After waiting for a while, the pirates on the right found that except for a small red dot on their arm, they did not feel any discomfort, so they dared to breathe deeply.
"This toxin is a monitoring tool." Lin Yao's voice sounded again, and his eyes swept over the crowd.
"It won't happen for the time being." He paused, tapping his arm lightly with his fingertips.
"But if someone wants to play tricks, then I can't guarantee it."
The vines suddenly shook, and the pile of charcoal on the left groaned slightly, making people feel numb.
"I hope to see you well every day." Lin Yao's tone was flat, but it made everyone's backs chill.
Then he pointed at the mess in the square and said to the two birds:
"Take them and clean up this place. Find a place to lock up those people. And take inventory of their weapons and supplies."
"Then guard it well."
Erniao quickly agreed, turned around and shouted to the pirates on the right.
"Did you hear that? Get to work!"
The pirates dared not delay and took action one after another.
Some carried their trusted followers, some picked up weapons, some cleaned the ground, and even the few people who were shivering just now followed in moving the tables and chairs.
Erniao was holding a tattered notebook, counting the numbers and keeping accounts, looking like he was in charge.
Lin Yao gave Ye Heng a wink, and the two turned and walked towards the one-eyed man who was tied to the chair.
At this moment, the one-eyed man had already been tortured by the poison to the point of being lifeless. His eyes were dim and even his moans were very weak.
Lin Yao was afraid that he would die, so he asked Shasha to detoxify him.
Ye Heng said nothing. After Lin Yao asked about the residence of Erniao Duyan, he picked up Duyan's collar and walked towards the pirates' lair.
Mo Yun followed behind them, his huge body crushing the blood on the ground, leaving a dark mark on the square.
The bonfire gradually died out, leaving only the mess on the ground and a group of busy figures, as if the bloody fight just now had never happened.
The one-eyed man's residence was hidden in a stone building in the deepest part of the pirates' den, with two guards guarding the door.
Seeing Ye Heng coming with the one-eyed man in his hand, he was about to step forward to stop him, but was knocked to the ground by Shasha's poison.
Ye Heng kicked open the heavy door and threw the one-eyed man to the ground.
The stone building is decorated with extreme luxury, which is in stark contrast to the dilapidated exterior.
Various rare animal skins were hung on the walls, sealed boxes were piled in the corners, and the air was filled with the smell of expensive spices.
"Hand over the map of the experimental base and the password to the defense system."
Lin Yao looked around and his eyes fell on a locked safe in the corner.
The one-eyed man lay on the ground, struggling to raise his head, his eyes flickering with a faint light:
"In... in the safe... the key is around my neck..."
Ye Heng walked up and pulled the key off his neck, then opened the safe. Sure enough, there was a holographic map and a data chip inside.
He handed the thing to Lin Yao, and Lin Yao activated the map, and a three-dimensional projection instantly unfolded in the air.
It clearly shows the structure of the three underground floors of the abandoned mining area and the densely packed defense nodes.
"We have to verify whether the password is correct or not."
Lin Yao looked at the map, frowning slightly, "We need to confirm whether he is telling the truth."
Ye Heng nodded and said to Lin Yao, "Contact that person."
Lin Yao nodded, took out the communicator, and sent a message to Lin Ruheng's encrypted channel.
A long time passed, but I still didn't receive a reply from the other party, only a cold prompt "Message delivered".
Lin Yao frowned and waited for a while, but the result was the same.
Ye Heng silently looked at the unread notification on the communicator, tapping the table lightly with his fingertips.
Lin Ruheng has always been cautious. The fact that he hasn't replied for such a long time shows that he doesn't have the conditions to read this message.
"No matter what, this is an opportunity." Lin Yao put away the map and data chip,
"Even if he lied, we can still go there and explore the situation on Blackfish Star."
Ye Heng looked at the one-eyed man lying on the ground, a hint of murderous intent flashing in his eyes: "Is there any use in keeping him?"
The one-eyed man was so frightened that he begged for mercy:
"It's useful! I'm still useful! I know the emergency exit in the experimental base! I can also help you avoid the patrols inside!"
Lin Yao thought for a moment and said, "Let's keep him for now."
"It won't be too late to deal with him after we confirm the situation at the experimental base." Lin Yao didn't say this out loud, but Ye Heng acquiesced.
He walked to the window and looked out at the dark night sky.
Mo Yun shrank in size and curled up quietly at his feet, spitting out letters from time to time, vigilantly observing the movements around him.
Lin Yao walked up to him and said softly:
"Lin Ruheng didn't reply. Maybe she's being monitored. I'm afraid we'll run into a lot of trouble this time."
"Are you scared?" Ye Heng turned his head and looked into his eyes.
Lin Yao smiled, a sharp glint in his eyes: "Don't be afraid."
Ye Heng raised his hand and gently stroked his hair, his movements gentle: "Then let's go and give it a try."
He turned to look at the one-eyed man and said in a cold voice, "Lead the way."
One-Eye nodded quickly and struggled to get up from the ground: "I'll lead the way! I will definitely lead the way!"
The three people and the snake disappeared at the entrance of the stone building and walked towards the abandoned mining area. The night swallowed their figures.
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The entrance to the abandoned mining area was covered by thick vines and rusty iron plates. If it weren't for the guidance of the one-eyed man, it would be difficult to discover that there was a passage hidden here.
Ye Heng used an energy knife to cut through the obstruction, and a mixture of musty smell and disinfectant blew in his face, choking him so much that he couldn't help but frown.
The one-eyed man walked tremblingly in front, holding an old lighting device in his hand, the beam of light swaying in the darkness.
"It's right in front. Go through this tunnel and go down three levels." His voice echoed in the empty tunnel.
Ye Heng and Lin Yao followed closely behind. Mo Yun moved flexibly in the narrow tunnel, always on guard.
After walking for about a quarter of an hour, a heavy alloy door appeared in front of them, and the electronic lock on the door was flashing red.
"The password is 830917." The one-eyed man reported a string of numbers, and Lin Yao motioned him to enter them.
After preparing himself mentally, One-Eye came to the alloy door and entered the password.
The electronic lock made a soft "beep" sound, and the alloy door slowly slid open.
The scene behind the door stunned both Lin Yao and the other man.
Rather than calling it an experimental base, it is more like a crude drug testing site, without even a guard.
There are countless glass experimental chambers in the spacious space, with various unidentified creatures floating in them.
In some abandoned experimental chambers, there are still some broken limbs sunk in the turbid liquid, which makes people's scalp tingle.
There were many sealed medicine boxes piled up in the corner, with obscure codes written on the labels, but no research and development equipment was visible.
There are no sophisticated instruments, no complicated pipelines, and no data terminals. It doesn't look like a place where high-end experiments can be conducted.
"Is this the secret experimental base you mentioned?" Ye Heng's voice was cold. He grabbed the collar of Duyan and dragged him to the glass experimental cabin.
"Where's the R&D equipment? Where's the data?"
The one-eyed man turned pale with fear, and glanced around in panic:
"I don't know either! They only asked me to be responsible for the perimeter security, saying this is an important experimental site! I really don't know anything!"
Lin Yao walked to the medicine box and pried open a box. It was filled with injections, and tiny black particles were floating in the transparent liquid.
He picked one up and held it up to the light. Shasha felt excited and his brows furrowed even tighter.
"This is a semi-finished product. It contains toxins."
He looked through several incubator observation windows again:
“Some of these organisms died, some did not, and the nutrient solution used was of inferior quality.
The experimental records are also very rough, and it looks more like some kind of testing rather than research and development."
Ye Heng threw Duyan to the ground, holding the short blade to his throat: "How dare you lie to us?"
"No! I definitely didn't lie to you!" The one-eyed man pointed at an inconspicuous metal cabinet in the corner with tears streaming down his face.
"There... there's a data port! They send people over here every week to take away the experimental data. I saw it with my own eyes!"
Ye Heng motioned Lin Yao to go and check. Lin Yao opened the metal cabinet and found a hidden interface inside, with several transmission lines scattered around.
He stood up, his eyes fixed on the one-eyed man, his tone calm but with an unquestionable tone: "Hand over your terminal."
The one-eyed man was stunned and subconsciously reached for the terminal at his waist.
"Connect with your device." Lin Yao added, tapping the edge of the metal cabinet with his fingertips.
Ye Heng instantly understood Lin Yao's intention. Who knows if there is any trick in this interface? He decided to test the waters with the one-eyed terminal first.
He put pressure on me with a cold look in his eyes: "Did you hear that? Take it out quickly."
How could One-Eye dare to disobey? He hurriedly took out the old terminal covered with scratches and handed it to Lin Yao tremblingly.
Lin Yao took it and plugged in the transmission line, and the terminal screen lit up instantly.
He looked at what was displayed on the screen, then asked One-Eye to come over and follow the steps.
During the process of connecting the terminal to the interface, Lin Yao's eyes were always fixed on the screen, and even his breathing became lighter.
Mo Yun also came over, his head hovering above the metal cabinet, and Xinzi almost touched the terminal, as if he would launch an attack immediately if there was any abnormality.
A few seconds later, a data reading progress bar popped up on the terminal screen, slowly crawling forward.
The one-eyed man was so nervous that he was sweating profusely, fearing that the data might contain something that would bring him trouble.
Lin Yao stared at the screen intently until the progress bar finished and a bunch of fragmented experimental logs popped up.
It contains records of the effects of drugs on experimental subjects, and does not contain any content related to research and development.
"It seems that this place is just a transit station, or in other words, a discarded pawn." Lin Yao put away the terminal, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes.
"The real R&D base should be somewhere else. This place is just a place to process failed products and conduct preliminary tests."
Ye Heng's eyes darkened, and he glanced at the trembling One-Eye.
"These medicines are still useful." He suddenly said, his eyes sweeping over the sealed box in the corner, "Pick some medicine samples to take away."
Lin Yao immediately understood and selectively took away the experimental drugs, and took photos of each glass experimental cabin.
Although this semi-finished medicine is unstable, it can reflect the research and development direction of the Lin family.
Ye Heng's gaze fell back on the one-eyed man, as if he was examining an inanimate object.
One-Eye must be holding back. He said he was just on guard duty outside?
Ye Heng suddenly smiled, but the smile did not reach his eyes:
"Will the outside personnel know the password to the experimental base? And can they also let you know the steps to retrieve the data?"
The one-eyed man's face turned pale, his lips trembled and he couldn't speak.
"It seems you've lied a lot." Ye Heng slowly squatted down.
The short blade waved in front of the one-eyed man's eyes. "Perhaps you know more than you can say, but you just won't tell the truth."
"No! I really don't know the core secrets!" One-Eye was so anxious that he was sweating all over.
"Someone gave me the password! He told me to stay here if anything happened to him. I just wanted to get some extra benefits..."
"Too much nonsense." Ye Heng stood up, spun the short blade in his palm, and replaced it with an energy gun:
"You'll be a nuisance if I keep you here."
Lin Yao had just put away the last potion carefully, and when he heard this, he turned around and looked:
"Handle it cleanly and don't leave any traces."
The one-eyed man was so scared that he stepped back repeatedly, but was gently hooked by Mo Yun's tail and fell back to his original position.
"Wait! I'm still useful!" He suddenly roared, but Lin Yao thought he was too noisy and asked Shasha to shut him up.
Ye Heng stopped what he was doing because he heard the words "the remnants of the old scar" said by the one-eyed man.
Then he thought about it. His original plan was to use Old Scar's token and pass map to gather the remaining troops.
Ye Heng made up his mind instantly, and he seemed to know what gifts to bring to those people.
Once we find the remnants of Old Scar, we will give this lying guy a gift. This will not only eliminate the threat, but also naturally integrate the two forces.
Lin Yao patted the killing vines, signaling it to tie up the one-eyed creature.
"The things have been packed," he said to Ye Heng, "Let's go back and decipher the pass map first."
Ye Heng hummed and took the lead to walk towards the tunnel exit.
Lin Yao took a last look at the strange floating creatures, and a complex look flashed in his eyes.
The secret here may be just the tip of the iceberg, but at least they have torn a crack.
What needs to be done next is to use the blood of the One-Eye to pave the way for integrating the forces of Black Fish Star.
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