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[Chapter 411, True and False Replicants]

In fact, when Yu Hanjiang mentioned "cloning people", Xiao Lou was already suspicious. If it is just to prevent the prince from being assassinated, it takes a lot of trouble to create a clone and keep the other person in the palace... Wouldn't it be more risky to do so? In case the prince is really killed, wouldn't the replicant be able to take the opportunity to take the place of the prince?

Moreover, because of poor health, it is not reasonable to prevent the prince from leaving the palace, from going to school, and from socializing since he was a child. In addition, Xiao Lou has no memory of the "serious illness" when he was a child. It seems that he is more like a replica that was secretly hidden in the palace.

Looking at the shocked eyes of his teammates, Xiao Lou took a deep breath, quickly gathered his thoughts, and said, "First of all, in this world, I have never left the palace since I was a child. I have no classmates or friends. Your Majesty is worried My body, please ask the teacher to teach me in the palace... To put it bluntly, isn’t this a form of house arrest?”

"Secondly, when I was five years old, I had a serious illness. It is said that I almost died, but I have no memory of this incident at all. Every time I think about it, I get a headache. I suspect that I have been deeply hypnotized and have forgotten some key things. .”

"Also, Lin Yan and His Royal Highness met at the engagement banquet, but I have never attended an engagement banquet, and I have never met Lin Yan as his fiancée. There is no reason for a double to attend such an important occasion as engagement? Besides, today His Majesty will introduce many military and government officials to the prince, so it is not reasonable for a substitute to attend the birthday dinner."

"So, it is very likely that I am a fake prince who was copied and hidden in the twin wombs. The one who attended important occasions is the real prince." Xiao Lou looked up at Yu Hanjiang, "Do you think my analysis is correct?"

"..." Facing his calm eyes, Yu Hanjiang's heart tingled slightly. It doesn't feel good to be someone else's stand-in, but Xiao Lou quickly accepted it, probably because he has experienced so many secret rooms, his ability to bear is already extremely strong.

Since Xiao Lou didn't mind his identity at all, Yu Hanjiang had no choice but to say rationally: "I agree with your reasoning. If you are a replicant, the current doubts can be reasonably explained for the time being. Your Majesty deliberately kept me by your side, probably Released the news that I was protecting the real prince, that's why someone sneaked into the Gemini womb to kill you tonight?"

Xiao Lou smiled wryly: "It's true, it's false, it's false, what is this His Majesty thinking?"

Yu Hanjiang frowned tightly, he thought for a while, and analyzed in a low voice: "From His Majesty's point of view, maybe it can be understood in this way-you have lived in twin wombs since you were a child, maybe your Majesty lived in a twin womb when his son was very young. A clone was created, and you were intentionally made to live in the double womb as a substitute for the prince. Everyone knows that the prince lives in the double womb. When you were five years old, you were not sick, but were assassinated by an assassin."

Xiao Lou nodded, motioning for him to continue talking.

Yu Hanjiang said: "You knew that you were a replicant in that accident, so His Majesty asked the doctor to perform deep hypnosis on you, making you forget what happened back then, and just treat yourself as if you had a serious illness. Then, he let you If you stay in the double womb as a substitute for the prince, you may be assassinated by an assassin at any time. But the real prince has always been by His Majesty's side and is secretly protected by him. My appearance is actually a cover-up. Your Majesty let me do this A captain of the royal guard personally protects you, so that the assassin will feel that your identity is 100% real."

After thinking about it carefully, Xiao Lou also thought that Yu Hanjiang's analysis made sense. He concluded: "It's better to let a replicant become a substitute so hard...to make him believe that he is real?"

Yu Hanjiang nodded: "Your Majesty has never said that you are a clone, and you have always regarded yourself as a real prince all these years, so you don't need to act at all, and it is impossible to betray His Majesty. You have lived in twin wombs since childhood , study hard, wander around the palace occasionally, or sneak out to play—everything you show is a real prince."

Acting always shows the horse's feet.

Let Xiao Lou think that he is the prince, even he himself doesn't know, how can the assassin tell the difference?

Gemini, Gemini, originally meant this.

Xiao Lou only felt chills in his heart.

He already has memories of these years in his mind. His Majesty has always been very kind to him. Although he was not allowed to leave the palace, he invited the best teacher to teach him various homework and gave him an Imperial Palace. The most advanced smart mecha. Probably the memory in his mind was at work. He respected this His Majesty very much, and called him "Father King" very fluently.

In the end, the other party just regarded him as a tool that could be sacrificed at any time and kept him in the twin uterus?

Xiao Lou gently closed his eyes to calm himself down, and said, "The key question now is, where did the assassin come from, and why did he kill the prince? How did His Majesty create a clone of the prince?"

Shao Qingge said: "Could it be related to the Noah's Ark project?"

Xiao Lou looked back at him, and Shao Qingge explained: "Our Shao family's company is called Noah Medical Technology Company. Twenty years ago, we invested a huge amount of money to start the 'Noah's Ark Project'. I was less than ten years ago. I vaguely remember my father mentioning this matter. The theme of this project is genetic research."

He looked at Xiao Xiaolou in Yu Hanjiang's palm, and said thoughtfully, "When you were sick...if you were five years old, it must have been twenty years ago, right?"

Xiao Loudao: "That's right, the timing is indeed right."

Lu Jiuchuan suddenly came over with an extremely serious expression: "Xiao Lou, you said that every time you think of the incident when you were five years old, you would get a headache? I told you

Every time Tang Ci thinks of the battle in Hilt's No Man's Land, he also has a headache and can't remember any details at all. Our symptoms are so similar. Could it be that Tang Ci and I are also replicants? "

Teammates: "..."

Tang Ci said expressionlessly: "Human growth takes time, and it's not a computer program. Ctrl+C and then Ctrl+V, copy and paste, and you can immediately become Lu Jiuchuan."

Lu Jiuchuan looked puzzled: "Isn't the replicant created directly by high-tech means?"

Tang Ci helplessly supported his forehead: "Professor Xiao, you should explain to liberal arts students what gene cloning technology is."

Xiao Lou also found that everyone's understanding of "replicants" seems to be somewhat misunderstanding. He explained in detail: "Gene cloning technology is to allow cells to undergo asexual reproduction and division, and then form offspring individuals with the same genotype. Assuming that today's science fiction world , the human cloning technology is mature enough, I want to be a clone of Brother Nine, first of all, I need to extract cells from Brother Nine, and culture them in vitro in a special nutrient solution... After a period of time, the cells will form a human, which is the baby version Lu Jiuchuan's genes are exactly the same as Brother Jiu's, instead of directly copying an adult version of Lu Jiuchuan."

He looked at Lu Jiuchuan seriously and asked, "Brother Jiu, do you understand what I mean?"

Lu Jiuchuan understood now: "Replicators, that is, use my cells to produce 'offspring' with the same genes through asexual reproduction? You can have as many as you want? Instead of directly copying an adult version?"

Xiao Loudao: "That's right. That's what Mr. Tang meant. Human beings always have a process of growing from a baby to an adult."

The teammates nodded in understanding. Cloning a human is equivalent to using cells to cultivate a baby in a petri dish, without going through normal human pregnancy and childbirth, instead of directly copying and pasting an adult.

Xiao Lou said worriedly: "If there is a professional replicator laboratory in this world, after the cells are successfully cultured, the replicators can be put into a deep sleep, raised in a petri dish until they reach adulthood, released when necessary, given instructions, and even With control chips implanted in their brains, these replicants will become powerful and obedient living weapons."

After all, they have no parents or relatives when they open their eyes. Of course, they can only obey the orders of the people who made them.

Tang Ci added: "Brother Nine and I have very clear memories of the past, only what happened in Hilt's no-man's land some time ago was selectively forgotten. If we are replicants, unless we were copied from childhood , and live with his family. After the accident half a year ago, it would be too late to copy our words. I don’t think there is a medical technology that can make a cell grow into an adult within half a year.”

Lu Jiuchuan suddenly realized: "So, it should be unlikely that we are replicants? It's just selective amnesia."

Xiao Loudao: "I should have been copied since I was a child. Maybe, after His Royal Highness was born, His Majesty used his cells to join the Noah's Ark project, and copied me. I was born close to him, more like twins. "

Ye Qi suddenly asked curiously: "If a person can be copied from one cell, how many copies does His Royal Highness have? Could it be that Professor Xiao is not the only one?"

Hearing this question, the teammates only felt goose bumps on their backs.

Countless Xiao Lou stood in a row, smiling at everyone at the same time, that scene is really hard to imagine.

Yu Hanjiang said with a sullen face: "It is not clear how many clones there are. But we should not ignore the possibility that Ye Qi said. Maybe the old emperor took many cells of his son for experiments and made many clones. building?"

Could it be that one day they will face the predicament of being besieged by "Xiao Lou's army"?

Xiao Lou pressed his temple dumbfoundingly: "Assuming this possibility is true, I am just one of the important clones, and there are many other clones hiding in the dark, then, when you see Xiao Lou in the future, don't believe it casually. We need to agree on a code."

Tang Ci glanced across the audience: "Let's make sure that everyone present is the deity."

Long Sen said: "I can confirm that Wanyue is real. She even remembers the first time she saw me when she was in college in Jiangzhou. I went to their school to play that day. When I was shooting, I accidentally let go of my hand. She was knocked out and taken to the hospital."

Everyone: "..."

Dude, it's a miracle that you can catch up with Teacher Qu!

Qu Wanyue smiled helplessly: "Yes, the memories in reality should not be remembered by the replicants."

Ye Qi said: "Boss Shao must be true, we all have the bug trump card."

Tang Ci and Lu Jiuchuan have both confirmed that Lu Jiuchuan has the only Suzaku card in the world in his hand, and Tang Ci can summon mechanical spiders, which is something that replicants cannot do.

Yu Hanjiang looked at Xiao Lou: "Check what code?"

Ye Qi suggested: "Heavenly King Gaidihu? Pagoda Town River Demon?"

Teammates: "..."

Shao Qingge helplessly pulled him behind: "Kids, don't make trouble."

Xiao Lou thought about it carefully, and said: "Just ask [Time Backward], the extra rewards you will get after clearing this hidden secret room. At present, only our team has entered the Q secret room and knows what the final reward is. . Back in time, SS rarity card, can turn back time for up to 5 hours."

Of course everyone remembers this card. The gatekeeper told them that they can get this rare reward by clearing the four-in-one Q secret room. This is also the key reason why everyone decided to enter the hidden secret room. The replicants must not know.

After agreeing, everyone exchanged with each other

Look at the clues.

Currently, Xiao Lou deduces that he is a replicant.

Yu Hanjiang thought that His Majesty asked him to protect Xiao Lou in order to confirm Xiao Lou's status as "Prince".

Tang resigned to the hospital for examination. The doctor told him that there was no trace of head injury, and his memory was fuzzy. It might be post-traumatic stress syndrome, which means that he didn't want to think of that painful experience and subconsciously hid that memory. Tang Ci didn't believe this explanation, he preferred that he and Lu Jiuchuan had undergone deep hypnosis.

Lu Jiuchuan's investigation in the military department was fruitless. Obviously, the information related to the special mission has been completely cleared.

Qu Wanyue was in charge of Lin Yan's line. Miss Lin has been in love with His Royal Highness since the year she got engaged at the age of 16. In addition, Ms. Lin's mother is Zhang Shaohua, who is the dean of the Imperial Academy of Sciences. She leads a top-notch scientific research team. Whether she participated in the Noah's Ark project is still unknown; her father Lin Zecheng is the head of the Imperial Southern Military Region. Commander, Lu Jiuchuan's immediate superior, there should be clues in this girl to dig deeper.

Long Sen is by His Majesty's side, so he can also take the opportunity to find out what secrets are behind His Majesty.

After Xiao Lou assigned the task, he asked everyone to disperse as soon as possible. After all, if they didn't go back for a long time, they would be suspicious.

Yu Hanjiang returned to the palace smoothly with Xiao Lou in his pocket.

*****

【Chapter 412, Replicant Project】

After arriving near the Gemini, Yu Hanjiang took advantage of the fact that no one was there, tore off the [camouflage] mask on his face, turned back into the appearance of the captain of the Royal Guard, and walked towards the Gemini with a calm expression.

According to Qu Wanyue, the guards at the gate were knocked down neatly just now, but when Yu Hanjiang came to the Shuanggong, he found the two guards on duty today standing there.

Yu Hanjiang asked, "Where is Your Highness?"

The two saluted respectfully and said, "Your Highness is resting in the bedroom."

Yu Hanjiang stared into their eyes, and said in a deep voice, "Did anyone go in during the time I was away?"

The two looked at each other and answered firmly: "No!"

Judging by the reactions of these two people, it seems that they have no knowledge of what happened just now?

Yu Hanjiang frowned, pushed the door in, and walked quickly to Xiao Lou's residence.

After entering the bedroom, he released Xiao Lou who was wearing a military uniform in his pocket. Xiao Lou returned to normal size, exhaled lightly, and looked at Yu Hanjiang: "What should we do now? Continue to pretend that we don't know, or ask His Majesty for the reason?"

Yu Hanjiang said: "Just pretend that you don't know anything, and continue to cooperate with His Majesty's script. Otherwise, once you realize that you are a replicant and have the consciousness of resistance, Your Majesty and that prince may directly get rid of you."

The royal palace cannot use cards, and it is not so easy to deal with the wily Majesty with him and Yu Hanjiang alone.

The best thing to do is pretend you don't know anything.

Yu Hanjiang said: "Before His Majesty asked you to prepare to attend tonight's birthday banquet, but when the birthday banquet came, he refused to let you participate. He will definitely give you a reasonable explanation and make you continue to believe that you are the real prince. "

Xiao Lou nodded: "Well, then I'll wait for his explanation."

While chatting, suddenly a guard came to the passage: "Your Highness, General Yu, Your Majesty invites you to meet him at Bailu Palace."

Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou looked at each other, Xiao Lou quickly took off the military uniform of the guards, changed into a formal dress, and went out with Yu Hanjiang to Bailu Palace.

His Majesty asked Yu Hanjiang to stay at the gate of Bailu Palace, and summoned Xiao Lou alone.

Bailu Palace is the place where the prince's birthday banquet will be held tonight. At this time, all the guests have left and the venue has been cleaned very clean. His Majesty is sitting alone in the living room, resting his hand on his forehead tiredly, not knowing what to think.

Xiao Lou stepped forward and bowed in salute: "Father."

His Majesty raised his head and looked at him with deep eyes.

Xiao Lou looked as usual, with a trace of concern in his eyes: "Are you feeling unwell?"

His Majesty rubbed his temples and said, "I'm just a little tired, come and sit down."

Xiao Lou walked over and sat on the chair on his right hand side. His Majesty Xiao Qin took a sip of tea and said calmly, "General Yu should have told you about the replicants, right?"

Two days ago, when Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou went to see His Majesty together, His Majesty left Yu Hanjiang alone to talk and mentioned the matter of duplicating people. Given the relationship between the two of them, it was normal for Yu Hanjiang to turn around and tell Xiao Lou.

Xiao Lou said calmly, "Yes."

"Is there anything else you want to ask?" Xiao Qin put down his teacup and stared fixedly at Xiao Lou.

Xiao Lou was silent for a few seconds before asking softly, "Father asked him to attend the birthday dinner for me, because he was afraid that someone would harm me?"

Xiao Qin nodded with a smile: "You are really smart."

Is this cheating on a three-year-old? Xiao Lou ignored the displeasure in his heart, and followed his words: "Father is really considerate, can you tell me who has been trying to kill me?"

Xiao Qin said: "If one day the crown prince dies, according to regulations, the next successor needs to be elected through the parliament. Currently the speaker, marshal, and three generals are all very famous and may benefit from it. I want to get rid of you There is more than one person, before you officially succeed to the throne, father must be extremely cautious."

Xiao Lou understood: "In other words, if I die and my father has no other heirs, the inheritance of the imperial throne will definitely be interrupted by me. Although I seldom appear in public, the imperial prince who inherits the throne The concept has already been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and they must let me die before they can implement the next plan?"

His Majesty was silent for a moment before lowering his voice.

"Actually, you once had an older brother."

Xiao Lou was taken aback: "Brother Wang? Why don't I remember?"

Xiao Qin said: "He is one year older than you, and he was assassinated before you were born."

Xiao Lou: "..."

There was a trace of pain in His Majesty's eyes, and his voice was hoarse than usual because of sadness. He said in a low voice: "He is still so young, he can't even speak, but he was secretly fed poison in the palace. , I can only watch him die in front of my eyes... His body gradually became cold and stiff, and he didn't even call me Father when he was dying."

Xiao Lou didn't know what to say.

When His Majesty talked about this past event, that kind of grief really didn't seem to be pretended...

Can you trust this "father king"?

His Majesty paused, then continued: "Your mother is not in good health, and she happened to be pregnant at the time. The death of your brother Wang hit her too hard. She was stimulated to give birth prematurely and gave birth to you. The doctor said that her body was damaged. , you will be unable to have children in the future. You have become our only prince, and I named the place where you live the Twin Wombs, in fact, to commemorate your prince brother."

Xiao Lou: "..."

Does Gemini mean this?

When His Majesty said this, he suddenly gently held the back of Xiao Lou's hand, his eyes were full of father's love: "Father has experienced the pain of bereavement, so I want to protect you well. These years, it is not father The king doesn't want you to go out, but it's too dangerous outside. Even in this palace, assassins may sneak in. Today is your birthday party, and it's your first public appearance. Father is worried that someone will sneak into the palace and it will be bad for you. That's why I asked the clone to attend the banquet for you."

Xiao Loudao: "You mean, you want to use the replicants to lure snakes out of their holes?"

His Majesty sighed softly: "Yes."

Xiao Lou: "The result?"

His Majesty smiled wryly and shook his head: "They were very cautious. They didn't come to the banquet, but went to Gemini. Fortunately, you and General Yu were not there at the time, otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable..."

Looking at the grey-haired His Majesty's serious face in front of him, Xiao Lou felt mixed emotions.

Believe it or not, when His Majesty spoke to him today, his sincere attitude and sad expression really resembled a father who was worried about his son's safety. Believe it or not, reason told Xiao Lou that things couldn't be as simple as His Majesty said.

Xiao Lou lowered his eyelashes and said, "Father, don't worry, I will protect myself and everything will be at your disposal."

His Majesty patted the back of Xiao Lou's hand in relief: "Go, father can rest assured that General Yu is by your side. He is indeed the most loyal bodyguard."

Xiao Lou turned and left Bailu Palace, and met Shangyu Hanjiang's gaze at the door.

The two had a tacit understanding, and Xiao Lou also passed on what His Majesty said to Yu Hanjiang at the same time.

Yu Hanjiang didn't say much, he turned around and took Xiao Lou back to the twin wombs.

After waiting for no one around, Yu Hanjiang asked, "Do you believe it?"

Xiao Lou shook his head: "I don't believe it." After a pause, he continued, "But what he said is indeed reasonable. Regarding my brother Wang who died young, is there any record?"

Yu Hanjiang said: "Let Mr. Tang check it out."

He sent a message to Tang Ci, and soon, the other party replied with the result of the inquiry: "Your Majesty and the queen did give birth to a prince, but unfortunately died at the age of one, and it is said that he died of illness. Because the majesty and the queen are very sad, the media Don’t dare to report indiscriminately, the only relevant report on this matter is a brief obituary issued by the official media.”

Xiao Lou looked at the black-and-white images in the obituary. The young brother Wang didn't even have a portrait. This was probably the unspeakable pain of the royal family, so no one mentioned his name after his death.

Today, both the government and the people believe that Xiao Lou is the only prince and heir.

Xiao Lou thought about His Majesty's words carefully, and said: "What Your Majesty told me, I don't know if it's true or not, but at least, it should be true that the young prince was poisoned to death. Perhaps, this is what he said. The reason why the real prince's cells participated in the genetic experiment? He has already lost one son, and he doesn't want to lose the second."

Yu Hanjiang: "So, he copied countless princes? Anyway, all clones have the same gene, and they are all his sons. As long as one survives, he will not lose money?"

Xiao Lou: "..."

Perhaps Ye Qi's guess was correct.

There are more than two Xiaolou in this world.

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