The three of them quickly crossed the corridor, stepped onto the stairs and ran upstairs in two steps. They turned around the corner and soon arrived at the stairs to the third floor.
At this time, the third floor was also shrouded in flashing red lights and shrill alarms.
Quite a few people had gathered in the circular office area surrounded by the glass wall in the middle. The sensor doors on the four sides of the glass wall were constantly opening and closing, and experimenters were constantly gathering in the center from the surrounding experimental areas. Looking around, all the figures were wearing uniform white coats, and it was almost impossible to tell who was who in the chaotic flashing red light.
Song Yecheng and the other two did not stop, but walked straight through the hall and headed towards the office area.
Just as they stepped into the sensor door on the front of the glass wall, the last wave of experimenters also entered the office area from other doors.
The next moment, the sensor doors in the four directions closed at the same time, and the green light on the door indicating "passable" suddenly flashed and turned into a red light indicating "no passage".
The office area was sealed off.
But Song Yecheng didn't have time to worry about this for the time being, because he had already spotted Jiang Que and the other two instructors from a distance. He immediately called Tang Yao and Ling An, squeezed through the crowd and came in front of them. Over the blaring alarm, he asked, "What's going on?"
Jiang Que shook his head, He Jingsheng and Lin Yan also spread their hands to indicate that they didn't know, and the other NPC experimenters around them also looked at each other in confusion, as if they were all confused about the current situation.
"Don't you know or can't you tell me?" Tang Yao asked desperately in a hoarse voice.
He Jingsheng's face was filled with sincerity, as if he wanted to pour out his heart: "I really don't know!"
At this moment, the dazzling red warning light above our heads suddenly stopped flashing, and the sharp and piercing alarm sounded abruptly.
The whole building suddenly returned to silence.
But this sudden silence made the atmosphere suddenly become somewhat eerie. Under the normal fluorescent light, everyone's expression was a mixture of confusion and doubt: "...stopped?"
The office area was bustling with people at this moment, with at least twenty or thirty people gathered there. This crowding made the hall outside the glass wall look unusually empty, as if everyone in the building had been surrounded by this glass wall.
However, at this moment, the scene outside the glass wall overturned this judgment——
A white figure stepped out from the entrance of Experimental Area A on the right side of the hall.
It's Dr. King.
He put his hands in the pockets of his white coat and walked slowly, appearing very calm. He walked straight to the open space not far from the glass wall and stood there. Then he turned to face the people in the office area and said, "Thank you all for your cooperation."
The glass wall was clearly sealed, but his voice came through the miniature microphone on his lapel and the speaker above the office area. "This emergency meeting is because a serious emergency has just occurred at the base, and I feel it is necessary to inform you in person and explain the situation."
His tone remained as polite as ever, but the electronic transmission of his words inexplicably tinged him with condescension. "Our base has always been renowned for its cutting-edge science and technology and advanced laboratory equipment. However, as we all know, no matter how sophisticated the technology or equipment, it still relies on human intervention. And as long as we're human, mistakes are inevitable. This is why we can't guarantee 100% perfection."
These words sounded like a leader's speech at the year-end summary meeting. Everyone failed to understand his main point for a moment, but they could more or less hear some foreshadowing.
Sure enough, after concluding this high-sounding speech, Dr. Jin quickly got to the point: "During today's experiment, our researchers made a small mistake. It is because of this mistake that I regretfully have to announce this news to you."
He expressed regret, but his facial expression showed no regret at all. Instead, he seemed a little... happy?
Snap, snap, snap.
As if summoning something, Dr. Jin raised his hands to the front of his shoulders and clapped his hands slowly three times.
Just as the applause fell, a sound similar to the sound of rollers pushing a food cart suddenly came from the passage he had walked out of earlier.
Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to the movement. The sound of the rollers became clearer and closer, until more than ten seconds later, a white object finally appeared at the entrance of the passage.
That's not a dining car.
It was a mobile stretcher.
——There was a human figure lying on the bed, covered from head to toe with a white cloth.
"What the hell," Ling An couldn't help but curse, "What the hell is this?"
The sound of the rollers continued, and the unfamiliar experimenter behind the stretcher pushed it all the way to Dr. Jin with an expressionless face.
Dr. Jin slowly walked around to the bedside, casually lowering his eyes to look at the figure covered in white cloth. Then he raised his head and accurately locked onto the position of Song Yecheng and the others in the crowd of people in the office area. In an almost playful tone, he said, "Unfortunately, due to an operational error by the experimental instructor Jin Fuhan, our volunteer Duan Jingming accidentally died from electric shock during the experiment."
Holy crap.
This time, not only Ling An, but all the guests including Song Yecheng were shocked by the plot and cursed secretly. They stared at each other in disbelief, with their eyes full of thoughts: Is this a big deal?
Although Song Yecheng wanted to tell Ling An when they were downstairs just now that Duan Jingming's choice might not be beneficial, because his choice went against the purpose of the base, and the base might have a backup plan for this.
But he never imagined that the so-called backup plan would be... to kill him directly?!
Dr. Jin's playful expression clearly told them that this was not an "accident," but the consequence of not initiating the retraction process.
Do you think that as long as you don't take back your memory, you can escape punishment and live in peace?
Sorry, we'll send you on your way.
Song Yecheng was simply full of admiration, not for Dr. Jin, but for the program crew - Duan Jingming was a heavyweight guest after all, and arranging for his character to die so early was equivalent to giving him a box lunch and no longer allowing him to participate in subsequent filming. This spirit of daring to be eliminated was really... quite exciting.
"But please rest assured."
Dr. Jin suddenly changed the subject, drawing everyone's attention back to the shock. "Our base has always been responsible for our volunteers, so Instructor Jin Fuhan has already paid an equal price for his mistake, and will not jeopardize the experiments of other volunteers."
Good job.
Double kill.
Song Yecheng and his companions did not feel comforted. Instead, they felt that if this trend of killing two people at a time continued, they would not be far from death.
Dr. Jin leisurely walked back to the bed and raised his hand to signal the experimenter to push the stretcher away. Then, he folded his hands in front of him and said with an almost elegant smile, "Speaking of the other volunteers, I heard that Mr. Song, Mr. Ling, and Ms. Tang have all successfully reclaimed their files through the revocation process? Congratulations."
These words sounded extremely sarcastic at this moment. They didn't sound like congratulations at all, but more like a gloating joke - congratulations to you idiots for falling into the trap.
Song Yecheng and the others were speechless for a moment.
Dr. Jin paid no attention to their indescribable expressions. He continued his warm and concerned expression, as if out of genuine concern. "Are you satisfied with the memories you've recovered? Do you need the base to restart the experiment for you?"
Several people in the office exchanged glances. In their hearts, none of them wanted to answer this trap-like question, but pretending to be deaf and dumb was not a solution. After hesitating for a moment, Song Yecheng simply spoke first: "We haven't thought about it yet."
Dr. Jin silently said "Oh—" and nodded, as if he understood. "It really requires serious consideration."
After saying that, he suddenly seemed to have an idea: "In that case, how about this?"
He obviously hadn't finished speaking, but Song Yecheng and the others got a bad feeling from his half-smile.
The next second, he looked past the others and looked behind them: "Instructor Bai?"
Everyone's gaze followed him to Jiang Que.
"Please take the three of them to a quiet place in the experimental area so they can think things over carefully," Dr. Jin instructed. "Until they make a decision, don't let them go out for now to avoid wasting their time."
Damn it.
Several people complained silently in their hearts.
If they are not allowed to come out without a decision, isn't that a disguised form of house arrest and a way to force them to submit?
Jiang Que didn't seem very surprised. He nodded obediently and accepted the instructions. Then he raised his left hand and made a "please" gesture to Song Yecheng and others.
As if to cooperate with his actions, Dr. Jin took out something like a remote control from the pocket of his white coat and pressed it lightly towards the office area. The light on the door on the left side of the glass wall immediately changed from red to green.
Jiang Que led them out of the sensor door and walked straight to the entrance of Experimental Area B on the left.
They had actually been through this passage before, and the confidential archive room was at the end, so it was not unfamiliar to them.
After entering the passage, seeing that they were finally out of Dr. Jin's sight, Song Yecheng asked softly, "Where are you taking us?"
Jiang Que did not answer directly, but quoted Dr. King: "A quiet place."
Song Yecheng: "..."
Ling An and Tang Yao looked at each other in silence, and did not continue to ask stubborn questions. They just followed him and walked forward obediently.
After passing more than ten doors, they had reached the middle of the passage. At this time, Jiang Que finally stopped and stopped in front of an electronic door on the left. He took out his pass card and pressed it against the sensing area, then turned the door handle and pushed the door open.
"It's right here."
Jiang Que kept his hand on the door handle and gestured to the three of them to come in. "Once you have considered it, you can use the communicator to contact your instructor. Before that, this door will not be open. I hope you can make a decision as soon as possible."
The three nodded resignedly. Tang Yao and Ling An walked into the door one after another. Song Yecheng was about to follow closely when he suddenly felt his pants being pulled.
He turned around in surprise, only to see Jiang Que with an expression as if nothing had happened: "Come in, Mr. Song?"
Song Yecheng took two steps forward, his eyes still staring at him hesitantly, while Jiang Que just nodded and said "goodbye", then closed the door without any delay.
Click.
The door closed completely.
"What now?"
Ling An watched them being left here like this, with the show really looking like they wouldn't let them out until they'd thought it through. He almost couldn't understand the plot of this show: "We're just going to think about it? What on earth do they want us to come up with?"
Song Yecheng retracted his gaze towards the door, turned his head and was about to speak, but habitually put his hands in his pockets and was immediately startled -
There's something in my trouser pocket.
There's more than one.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
