Embers Ad Infinitum

Several members of the "Old Tune Group" glanced at each other and felt each other's solemnity.

Well, except Shang Jianyao, Long Yuehong even thought he wanted to play a song and dance.

"As the center director's office, this is the most likely place to hide secrets." Bai Chen said after careful consideration.

The secret of why it became a Buddhist holy place.

The honest Shang Jianyao always says whatever he wants, no matter who the target is:

“This is just a normal situation, but something like the Buddhist Holy Land itself is abnormal.

"Changhe City United Steel Plant became a Buddhist holy place because there is a small jade Buddha in Room 302, Building 4, District 2, with the bodies of Fan Wensi and Li Jinlong; Tieshan City Second Food Company became a Buddhist holy place because of ordinary sales manager Liu Lu And the former employees who may have been knocked into a vegetative state have nothing to do with the director of the steel plant or the general manager of the food company."

Long Yuehong tried to refute, but couldn't formulate the right words, so she could only say dullly:

“This time, that time.

"Maybe the abnormality here has something to do with the center director."

Without giving Honest Shang Jian Yao a chance to speak again, Jiang Baimian tried to smooth things over:

“Either way, this is an important place to help us learn more about the Home Reproductive Medical Center.”

She then pointed to the office with her chin:

"Go in one by one."

"Team Shield" Long Yuehong did her job, holding a "Berserker" assault rifle and walked into the office belonging to the director of the Holm Reproductive Medical Center.

The area here is not small, bigger than Long Yuehong's home, and the floor is covered with thick gray carpet.

"Luxury!" commented Shang Jianyao who followed him in.

Room 14 on the 627th floor, which belongs to the entire "Old Tune Group", is smaller than this one.

There are bookcases, exhibition cabinets and other things on the left side of it, and the right side is the reception area, which consists of a set of sofas, a coffee table, several chairs, a small bar and a coat rack.

In the middle, against the floor-to-ceiling windows, is a large dark black desk and a leather armchair.

There are two ergonomic chairs on the other side of the desk.

"It looks like it's suitable for sitting." Shang Jianyao said eagerly.

At this time, Long Yuehong discovered that there were many black marks on the carpet in this office, which looked like splashes of blood.

Corresponding to them, the large desk in front of the floor-to-ceiling window was messy, with documents, pens and other things scattered around.

"This should be the mark left by someone who was shot but didn't stop moving forward." Jiang Baimian lowered his head and examined it. "The blood dripped all the way to the desk."

The reason why she said she was shot rather than chopped was because she found several bullet holes in the wall near the door.

While talking, Jiang Baimian walked towards the large desk step by step. Shang Jianyao, Long Yuehong and Bai Chen dispersed in tacit understanding, each taking precautions in one direction.

Soon, Jiang Baimian arrived at his destination and saw that there were many dark-colored parts on the leather back chair. The surrounding carpet was obviously dirtier than other areas, with black marks everywhere.

Jiang Baimian subconsciously raised his head and looked at the ceiling, and found that there was also a large amount of black color that looked like blood.

"The carotid artery was ruptured, how many meters high was blood sprayed?" she muttered to herself.

This was the most reasonable explanation she could think of.

Unfortunately, there are no bones left here to prove her judgment.

Jiang Baimian checked the scene traces again, turned around, and said to the team members:

"When the old world was destroyed, many people at the Home Reproductive Medical Center became 'Heartless'. They chased humans and tried to hunt them down. One of the 'Heartless' broke into the place and was suspected of being called Qi by the center's supervisor. The man who shot Cove did not die on the spot. Instead, he rushed in front of the other man, jumped on the desk, bit or scratched his carotid artery, and then the 'unintentional man' dragged the body away. Looking for another place to enjoy it?”

"Why didn't they die together and take advantage of other 'unintentional people'?" The honest Shang Jianyao had a different view.

Jiang Baimian grinded his teeth:

"you're right."

Bai Chen followed and said:

"Have the monks of the 'Crystal Consciousness Cult' ever gone to the second floor or other floors, and have they ever entered these rooms?

“Why do they let documents, books, and pens fall on the floor without sorting them out?

"Do they always go straight to a certain room that truly represents the Holy Land?"

"I think they have entered before." Long Yuehong answered Bai Chen's question, "Otherwise, it would be impossible for us to search for so long and not even see a single body."

This is not in line with the rules and does not conform to the behavior habits of "unintentional people".

——Although they may drag the bodies to a safer place to hide and enjoy them, they rarely carry heavy loads and travel long distances. In other words, the bodies of those who died in the Holm Reproductive Medical Center should still be in this building. .

Of course, this was just the behavioral habits of the "careless people" in the early chaotic era. Later, many ruin hunters discovered that with the reduction of "food" and competition among the same kind, the surviving "careless people" began to form small groups and divide work. Cooperating, they will let one or more of their members return to the nest with food after a successful hunt, while the others provide protection.

Jiang Baimian thought for a while and said:

"Perhaps for the monks of the 'Crystal Consciousness Sect', except for the dirty bones that need to be cleaned, it is best to keep this holy place as it is."

She immediately gave the order:

“Look around to see if there are any clues.

"Finally, let Zen Master Pudu chant sutras and worship Buddha, and repeat the attempt on the first floor."

Jiang Baimian called Shang Jianyao Zen Master Pudu in a joking tone, but Shang Jianyao suddenly became excited:

"Namo Ayodoro Samyak Sambodhi, is this poor monk the first recognized member of the Shang Jian Yao Democratic Consultative Council besides the original body?"

"..." Jiang Baimian was startled at first, then silently confessed, "I was wrong."

The next second, Shang Jianyao said "heh":

"Tell me clearly, who is the true body?"

Regarding this issue, Shang Jianyao and others started to argue. The quarrel made Long Yuehong feel that the serious atmosphere that had been brewed quickly disappeared.

In the end, Jiang Baimian stopped the "friendly discussion" among the business leaders with the dignity of the team leader.

According to the division of labor, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong went to the bookcases and exhibition cabinets. Bai Chen checked the reception area, and Jiang Baimian focused on the black desk next to it.

She found a place to put down the personal combat rocket launcher, and bent down to pick up the documents, books and pens.

Jiang Baimian quickly read through them one by one, but found nothing, so he had to open the drawer of his desk and look for other clues.

In the process, she tried to open the computer placed here - powered by Shang Jian Yao, and found that it was completely damaged. She planned to remove the corresponding storage spare parts later to see if Gnawa could recover some data.

Time passed quickly, and after a while, Shang Jianyao spoke unabashedly:

"They are all about celebrity biographies, management experience, horse breeding knowledge, wine appreciation, and there are relatively few scientific books related to genes and reproduction."

"Yes." Long Yuehong agreed, "There are many awards won by Home Reproductive Medical Center in the exhibition cabinet, as well as trophies from golf competitions and winner's medals from horse racing competitions..."

"The reception area is very clean." Bai Chen also gave the results of his search.

Jiang Baimian was waiting for a response when he glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw a document in the drawer with the title "Arrangement of Academic Lectures in Frontier Fields of Genetic Research".

She pulled it out and looked through it.

The date marked on it cheered her up:

This academic lecture came two days after a Northern Company delegation visited Home Reproductive Medical Center.

Jiang Baimian immediately gathered his energy and read it carefully from beginning to end.

At this time, Shang Jianyao, who was doing nothing, walked over curiously.

"The first lecture, research on the possibility of genetic modification...The speaker is Richard Allois (Senior Researcher of Northern Company...)"

Jiang Baimian just scanned the front part and felt that this document had enough value.

It shows that after people from the Northern Company visited the Hom Reproductive Medical Center, they did not immediately leave the Fah region and return to their own city. Instead, they stayed for a few days and held a joint lecture.

Jiang Baimian did not read quickly. Instead, he raised his head and said in a deep voice:

"Be on your guard."

Bai Chen, Long Yuehong, and Shang Jianyao entered a state of high alert at the same time.

Among them, Shang Jianyao poked his head towards Jiang Baimian from time to time, trying to take a few glances.

Jiang Baimian read the daily schedule one by one, memorized the names of some researchers, and confirmed that the owner of this office was indeed the man named Chikov.

At the end of the document are a dozen special guests. According to the labels next to them, they are either scientists in cross-fields, representatives of several companies in the genetic industry, or people with government backgrounds.

Jiang Baimian read the names one by one and found that there were several Huitu people here.

Their Honghe names are followed by parentheses, indicating the transliterated Gray-Tulish names and their corresponding identities and positions.

"Caitlin." Jiang Baimian habitually spelled out the name of the first Gray native guest, "Sui, Lin..."

According to the naming habits of the Gray Earth people, this should be reversed, that is, Caitlin's correct name is Lin Sui.

Shang Jianyao quickly corrected:

"Broken, Lin.

"Lin Sui!"

Jiang Baimian was startled for a moment, and his eyes widened:

"Lin Sui?"

That genius scientist who was featured in People magazine?

This is the name that Shang Jianyao saw in the psychological shadow corresponding to the ruins of Tieshan City!

"I feel so." Shang Jianyao nodded sincerely.

Jiang Baimian quickly glanced at the identity of the suspected Lin Sui:

"Young scientist of Northern Company, member of major project committee."

Jiang Baimian had noticed before that Oak, Vice President of Northern Company, was also a special guest. He also had the title of "Deputy Director of the Major Project Committee".

"Lin Sui actually works for the Northern Company?" Jiang Baimian muttered to himself while quickly browsing through the next few names.

Among them, the one at the end does not have a name in Honghe script, only the transliteration of Huitu.

Jiang Baimian carefully spelled them out:

"Horizontal, degree..."

After reading this, her eyes suddenly opened wide, her expression became extremely serious, and then she said the name:

"Du Heng..."