Embers Ad Infinitum

Although Long Yuehong thought that Shang Jianyao would probably say some scary words, and he was used to it anyway, he didn't expect it to be so scary.

If Shang Jianyao's previous "expectations" for the guard robots were still within a reasonable range of assumptions, and in old world terms, they could be regarded as science fiction films and might become reality, then the scene he just imagined is absolutely true. It’s a ghost movie.

As we all know, among the members of the "Old Tune Group", Long Yuehong hates ghost movies the most.

"Don't be so talkative!" Jiang Baimian found a reason to stop Shang Jianyao from talking.

At the same time, she had a panoramic view of the situation in that room.

The human bodies sealed in the cylindrical glass containers were completely naked. Although they were not completely rotten because they were soaked in preservatives, many parts would already make normal people feel nauseous and they would not dare to look directly at them.

There are no obvious traces of distortion on their bodies, and they don't look like those who have been contaminated. As far as Jiang Baimian is concerned, they may be closer to the general teachers used to train doctors within "Pangu Biology".

"Is this secret laboratory focused on the human body?" Jiang Baimian said after considering it.

Shang Jianyao laughed:

"I wonder what the relationship between this laboratory and the predecessor of the company was before the destruction of the old world..."

Regarding the form in which "Pangu Creatures" existed before the destruction of the old world and which organization they belonged to, let alone ordinary employees, even the children of management such as Jiang Baimian are not clear. The corresponding information confidentiality level is Director and above.

——Only some of the employees who entered the underground building back then belonged to the predecessor of "Pangu Creatures", and the rest were ordinary humans in the surrounding area. They wanted to avoid the radiation pollution, drastic changes in weather, spread of "unintentional diseases" and the loss of control of society after the destruction of the old world. , follow inside.

And that part of the employees of the predecessor of "Pangu Biology" had already been issued a gag order in the chaotic era, and no one leaked the corresponding information.

"Are they all studying genes?" Jiang Baimian muttered to himself in response to Shang Jianyao's question, "The Home Reproductive Medical Center is an institution under it, so in addition to treating infertility, Get involved in areas such as genetic optimization and congenital disease prevention?”

Home Reproductive Medical Center and this secret laboratory are in the same city, so Jiang Baimian couldn't help but have such an association.

Don't, don't discuss this issue. I don't want to worry about being struck by lightning one day, and at the same time, I can't go back to the company, can't see my relatives, and be exiled to the surface... Long Yuehong listened to the discussion between the team leader and Shang Jianyao. Both liver and gallbladder tremble.

Bai Chen seemed to have similar feelings. She stood in the corridor and glanced left and right:

"Now is not the time to discuss these issues, as they may change later."

Bang bang bang, Shang Jianyao clapped his hands like he was shooting the "Berserker" assault rifle.

Jiang Baimian nodded:

“Then let’s move on and look for Lao Ge.

"If you encounter a similar scene in the future, just do a little observation and confirm that there is no danger. If the situation permits, you can do further information collection on your return trip."

After saying that, she planned to lead by example and lead the team forward.

"Go back now?" Honest Shang Jianyao asked curiously.

Jiang Baimian glared at him and said in a tone of breaking a jar:

"Why don't you lead the way!"

"Yes, team leader!" Shang Jianyao immediately became serious, exited the room, and trotted forward.

"Slow down, slow down, be careful of accidents." Jiang Baimian reminded helplessly.

The "Old Tune Team" quickly adjusted its pace of progress.

On the way, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong did not forget to open the doors of the rooms on both sides to prevent any danger lurking inside.

After passing several places where human corpses were preserved by soaking in preservatives, the situation in the rooms on both sides suddenly changed.

They have become like wards, with numbers on the doors, a single bed in the center, cabinets beside the bed, equipment to monitor heart rate, pulse, blood pressure, blood oxygen saturation, etc., ventilators, and various Rescue device.

At this time, in several rooms that Shang Jianyao and the others could see, a white corpse wearing tattered clothes was lying on the single bed.

These corpses lay quietly, with almost the same posture, as if they were at the end of their lives, so they were particularly peaceful.

"Patient?" Long Yuehong guessed.

Patients as experimental subjects?

Jiang Baimian observed for about ten seconds and asked thoughtfully:

"Do you think these people died too 'quietly'?

"It's like being moved to the bed and put in a good posture after death..."

"Well, if they die from an attack, their bodies will definitely curl up or shift to a certain extent." Bai Chen has seen this kind of situation quite often.

Long Yuehong echoed:

"These are the kind of people who were so sick that they couldn't move, and it took them a while to take their last breath."

Shang Jianyao glanced at the bones for a few times, and suddenly said in a very serious tone:

"Vegetative state?"

Many thoughts in Jiang Baimian's mind suddenly ignited like being struck by a match.

She looked at Shang Jianyao and said:

"Just like Fan Wensi, Li Jinlong's son, and Jiang Xiaoyue, they are vegetative people who received experimental treatment as volunteers?

"The only difference is that the first two were sent to a place in the north, suspected to be the Northern Company...

"Because these are vegetative people, so after the destruction of the old world, they had no one to take care of them, no one to replace the nutrient solution that needed to be imported, and they died slowly and quietly like this?"

This is consistent with all aspects of the current environment.

"Northern Company is not the only one doing corresponding research?" Bai Chen felt that although this guess had a relatively long span, it was really acceptable.

"Maybe." Jiang Baimian nodded lightly and suddenly thought of something.

If Home Reproductive Medical Center is really related to this secret laboratory, will there be people from this secret laboratory attending or even giving lectures at the academic lecture in the genetic field jointly organized by it and Northern Company?

When Jiang Baimian quickly recalled the job information and research directions of the speakers, his body became a little stiff.

She remembered a special name.

That was a person who was among the special guests, but only had a transliterated name in Gray dialect and no other information:

Du Heng!

Jiang Baimian withdrew his gaze and issued the order again:

"Keep going!"

The current environment is not conducive to discussion.

While moving forward, several members of the "old tune team" passed by places that looked like wards.

In those rooms, some had corpses on the single beds, while others were empty.

Seeing that there were no more rooms on both sides, and a semicircular hall appeared not far away, Jiang Baimian glanced around and said:

"Of the 40 wards, 26 have corpses and 14 are empty."

She did not forget to record this basic information and informed her teammates.

These were words that did not require a response. Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong took the lead in entering the hall.

There are larger instruments placed here. Some are partitioned by metal walls and have white curtains drawn, and some are open without them.

Jiang Baimian glanced at it and suddenly felt that several of the instruments looked familiar.

Some of them look like space capsules, and some have suspended glass covers like inverted coffins. Below them is a bed covered with sensors. Lying quietly on the bed is a white corpse wearing tattered clothes...

Long Yuehong also felt familiar and blurted out:

"Isn't this laboratory for human awakening?"

He had seen that part of the equipment in the C-14 project team!

"Maybe." Shang Jianyao smiled.

"Don't delay, look for Lao Ge." Jiang Baimian glanced around the semicircular hall.

She spotted a metal door diagonally opposite.

The metal door was open.

Long Yuehong and Bai Chen carefully checked each instrument and the situation around them, because there were several guard robots standing there motionless.

They don't wake up.

During the inspection, Long Yuehong carefully counted the white bones lying in some of the instruments.

"11, 12, 13, 14... There are 14 vacant wards, and the numbers match." Long Yuehong breathed a sigh of relief and looked away from an instrument with three metal beds.

There were three white corpses lying side by side.

"Is there anything unusual over there?" Jiang Baimian asked, turning his head.

Long Yuehong was waiting for a response when she suddenly caught sight of a scene from the corner of her eye:

At the facility where there were three metal beds, there were only two skeletons lying side by side.

Two bodies!

"Well, there is a missing body there!" Long Yuehong's pupils dilated and he raised his finger.

Bai Chen, Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian instantly raised their weapons and looked over.

Nothing strange happens.

Jiang Baimian pondered for a moment and said:

"Could it be that there are only two bones?

“Forty wards may not all be full.”

"I'm sure there are three." Long Yuehong first replied in the affirmative, then hesitated and said, "But I don't rule out the possibility that I was affected by hallucinations."

Jiang Baimian nodded and called Shang Jianyao to get closer to the instrument.

This is something that may contain dangers. We cannot take it lightly, laugh it off and move on.