Embers Ad Infinitum

Underground building, 349th floor.

Unlike most floors, here even after nine o'clock in the evening, there are still scattered street lights on the streets. It is not completely without light, but it is relatively dim, which will not affect the residents' rest.

After Jiang Baimian entered his home at No. 12, District C, he found that his parents had not returned yet, so he went to the study room first and used his father's computer and his account to browse the news of recent months.

Apart from the Natural Sect incident, there is nothing worth paying attention to... There is no follow-up investigation of the "Life Ritual" sect... Is it based on confidentiality and no Internet access? Or, Chiang Kai-shek's authority is not enough? Jiang Baimian turned the middle wheel of the mouse and scrolled down the web page when he sensed three weak electrical signals approaching from outside the door.

Three shares? Jiang Baimian stood up doubtfully and walked out of the study.

As soon as she opened the door, she saw her father Jiang Wenfeng and mother Xue Sumei.

In addition, there was a middle-aged man whom she was not familiar with.

The other person's hair is dark and thick, but slightly messy. At first glance, it seems that he is not the type who pays special attention to his external appearance.

He wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on his nose and has a very elegant temperament.

"Dad, Mom." After Jiang Baimian said hello, he turned his attention to the stranger.

Jiang Wenfeng, whose black hair was mixed with some silver threads, understood what his daughter meant and explained with a smile:

"Call Uncle Mei."

"Hello Uncle Mei." Jiang Baimian has always been well-behaved in front of his elders.

The middle-aged man named Mei smiled and nodded:

"Is it Mianmian?"

I don't like being called nicknames... Jiang Baimian tried his best to keep a smile and answered with "hmm".

"You look really good. He seems to be at level D7, right?" As the middle-aged man surnamed Mei spoke, he turned his attention to Jiang Wenfeng and Xue Sumei, "If my children weren't young, only teenagers, I would really want your family to Mianmian will be my daughter-in-law."

Jiang Baimian has heard this kind of praise so many times that he is no longer embarrassed.

Just as Xue Sumei was about to say something polite, the middle-aged man named Mei suddenly let out a long belch, and a lot of gas seemed to surge up in his stomach.

"Haha, old stomach trouble, old stomach trouble." He then explained with a wry smile.

After a few more pleasantries, the middle-aged man surnamed Mei waved goodbye to the Jiang family of three and walked to the other end of Area C.

Jiang Baimian watched his back disappear around the corner and asked curiously:

"Dad, why haven't I seen this Uncle Mei?"

"It's strange that you have seen him before. He is M1 who was recently promoted and is the deputy director of Hongmeng Research Institute." Jiang Wenfeng said as he walked into the living room.

M represents management, and M1 is the lowest level, including deputy positions in major departments and leaders of important research projects.

Xi Yu, deputy minister of the Ministry of Security, and Jiang Wenfeng, Jiang Baimian's father, are among this group.

"Oh, I just moved here." Jiang Baimian suddenly realized.

In order not to be nagged by Xue Sumei, she asked instead:

"Where have you been and why are you back?"

Jiang Wenfeng, who was over fifty years old, glanced at his youngest daughter:

"Not only are your ears not working, but your memory seems to be not very good either.

"Have you forgotten that today is Mr. Huang's birthday? Every year at this time, we will take you to his house as a guest."

Jiang Baimian was stunned for a moment and said "ouch":

"I'm living a confused life."

Mr. Huang, whose full name is Huang Renhui, is a board member, chief scientist, and M3-level management member of "Pangu Biology".

When Xue Sumei heard this, she immediately stared at Jiang Baimian:

"Tell me, how can you be the leader of a team investigating the cause of the destruction of the old world when you are so confused all day long? Aren't you afraid of harming those team members? It would be better to transfer to another position and stay in the company. You are already a boss. …”

Jiang Baimian felt the veins in his forehead twitch slightly. He looked at Jiang Wenfeng for help and shouted softly:

"dad……"

"Ah, what did you say, I didn't hear it?" Jiang Wenfeng raised his hand and touched his ear.

He imitated Jiang Baimian's daily performance very vividly.

Jiang Baimian was angry and funny. His thoughts were racing and he asked:

"Did Uncle Mei just go to Huang's home as a guest?

"Where's his wife?"

She knew that this topic must be of interest to her mother.

Xue Sumei fell into the trap and looked back out the window:

"I heard that he passed away a few years ago. It's true, I didn't even wait until Mei Shouan was promoted to M1..."

"What does Uncle Mei study?" Jiang Baimian turned the topic to the direction that his father would chat about.

Jiang Wenfeng sat on the lounge chair by the window and said with a smile:

"Actually, you met him a few times when you were a child, but it's been so long that you definitely don't remember him.

"He used to be engaged in plant science, but then he turned to studying the mysteries of the human body for some reason. This is also what he is mainly responsible for at Hongmeng Research Institute.

"If you look through various reports, documents, and news, any project that begins with a C followed by a number is more or less related to him."

"No wonder he knows my nickname..." Jiang Baimian suddenly realized.

As soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly froze.

She remembered something:

The experimental project that Shang Jianyao participated in as a volunteer is called "C-14"!

Studying the mysteries of the human body... "C-14"... Shang Jianyao became an awakener... Uncle Mei was recently promoted to M1 management... Jiang Baimian put this information together and showed a thoughtful expression .

"What are you thinking about?" Jiang Wenfeng glanced at her and asked.

"Ah, what did you say?" Jiang Baimian touched his cochlea out of habit.

Jiang Wenfeng repeated it angrily.

"I was wondering if I had ever seen a project starting with C." Jiang Baimian answered half-truthfully.

Jiang Wenfeng sighed:

“For your ears, you’d better find time to get a cochlear implant.

"If you are really scared, please seek treatment from a psychiatrist first."

Xue Sumei also started nagging about this matter.

Jiang Baimian struggled with his parents with a smile, and finally got through this hurdle with his emotional intelligence and eloquence.

…………

The next day, Jiang Baimian got up on time, washed up, went out, and took the elevator to the 647th floor.

She didn't relax just because she was on vacation. She had nothing to do at home anyway.

After changing into suitable fighting clothes and grabbing a fresh and clean towel, Jiang Baimian walked into the training room commonly used by the team.

As soon as she walked in, she saw Shang Jianyao practicing handstand there.

Handstand...

"What's the use of practicing this?" Jiang Baimian asked with a slightly complicated expression.

When it comes to purely practicing balance, there are more and better ways.

Shang Jianyao lowered his legs, exerted force on his waist and abdomen, and stood up immediately.

He said seriously:

“I am preparing for the day when I will encounter the same type of awakened person.

"When my hands can't move, I still have my feet."

Although Jiang Baimian felt that this was indescribably strange, he had to admit that Shang Jianyao's logic was self-consistent.

She considered it and said:

"A better way would be to get some chip-assisted weapons.

"Like some of the modules in Gnawa."

Shang Jianyao's eyes suddenly lit up:

"That's right! If one of my hands is transformed into a machine, I won't have to worry about losing the movement of both hands."

Jiang Baimian intuitively thought that this topic would develop into a very dangerous direction, and hurriedly asked about another thing:

"Didn't you say we were about to break through the third island?"

She has confirmed that there are no surveillance cameras or hidden bugs in the training room.

"A breakthrough has been made." Shang Jianyao gave the answer in a tone that sounded like what he had for breakfast today.

"What's changed?" Jiang Baimian asked in surprise.

Shang Jianyao gave a rough description of his experimental results and finally said:

"The specific values ​​will not be finalized until tester Xiao Hong arrives, but they should all be within the range I mentioned."

"Why do you always bully Xiaohong?" Jiang Baimian laughed out loud, "Come on, I'll be a volunteer."

"There must be a plurality of them." Shang Jianyao emphasized.

At this time, Long Yuehong, who had changed into training clothes, walked in and asked with a smile:

"What are you talking about so happily?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian looking at him at the same time.

"You, what are you going to do?" Long Yuehong was so frightened that he took a step back and almost bumped into Bai Chen who was about to enter the door.

After a while, the "Old Tune Group" team activity ended. Jiang Baimian nodded gently and said:

"It's still almost a fifty percent improvement."

The exact range of the "Mystery Clown" is nine meters.

"I wonder what Shang Jianyao's next island will look like..." Long Yuehong muttered to herself curiously.

Shang Jianyao thought carefully and said:

"I think it's the islands that we should be afraid of."

"You are so confident!" Jiang Baimian laughed, "Come on, move your body and get ready for training!"

This does not include Bai Chen. Her shoulder fracture has not completely healed. She comes to train the host mainly to maintain her physical condition.

At the end of the training, Jiang Baimian thought of Uncle Mei he met last night and looked sideways at Shang Jianyao:

"Do you still remember who hosted the 'C-14' project you participated in?

"Have you met Mei Shouan?"

Shang Jianyao recalled:

“When I entered, there was a bed. A nurse wearing a mask injected me with anesthesia, and then I fell asleep and entered the ‘Hall of Stars’.

"When I woke up, I was questioned and examined by different researchers, but I didn't know who Mei Shouan was."

Didn't you tell me earlier? Jiang Baimian immediately described Mei Shouan's appearance.

At this time, both Long Yuehong and Bai Chen looked at Shang Jianyao, waiting for his answer.

They were quite interested in the research project that Shang Jianyao participated in.

Shang Jianyao quickly said in a determined tone:

"I just checked my memory last night, and there was no such person."

"Okay." Jiang Baimian stopped asking.

The four of them immediately separated and headed to the small bathhouse.

After cleaning themselves and changing their clothes, they met in the corridor and then returned to Room 14 together.

When he arrived at the door, Jiang Baimian checked the mailbox and found a letter lying inside.

She took it out and saw that the recipient was Shang Jianyao.

"Yours." Jiang Baimian entered the room and threw the letter to Shang Jianyao.

She didn't feel too strange about this, because the "Old Diao Group" was Shang Jianyao's "work unit", and it was normal for letters to be sent here.

Shang Jianyao quickly opened it, glanced at it, and said calmly:

"The 'C-14' project asked me to do a test. This is a follow-up observation within half a year."

He was on the surface for just half a year, so as soon as he came back, the letter arrived.

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