Chapter 130. Pandora Box
Arc 5 : Wasteland World Movie Nightmare.
If Old Bao had not been unable to move, he would probably have been unable to suppress his nervousness and would have trembled slightly because everything the young man said was true.
Old Bao was an employee of a biotechnology company before the war, so he had some knowledge of this aspect. Over the years, he had married three Pure One women, but he had never succeeded in having a child.
Old Bao also speculated on the reason that perhaps it was related to the genetic mutation of Infected.
But Old Bao was now Infected and could not enter the Homelands. All research institutes are only in the homeland, and only the staff of the research institutes can know the key points of the research on biotechnology.
A year ago, he accidentally discovered this underground shelter and the only surviving Pure One in hibernation. He originally wanted to bring the Pure One back to the camp, but he found that there was something wrong with the Pure One.
She seemed to have some mental retardation, and she didn’t respond to anything Old Bao said to her.
Later, Old Bao discovered the laboratory and found all the experimental data in the laboratory computer.
This was a research institute that studies genetic modification. The purpose of the experiment was very clear. Due to the nuclear war crisis, they were studying genetic modification methods that could resist radiation so that humans would no longer be extinct due to possible nuclear radiation in the future.
The survivor was not a staff member of the institute but an experiment, an unsuccessful experiment.
Although the intelligence of this unsuccessful experiment was so low that it had only biological instincts, its body was no different from that of a healthy human. After reading the experimental data, Old Bao not only confirmed his long-held conjecture but also had an idea in his mind.
Although this experiment was not successful, its physiological function was perfect.
From the experimental data, Old Bao learned that the experimental subject needed to undergo a large amount of radiation experiments. Since she was still alive, has she evolved in the same way as Infected who survived the radiation?
The difference was that there was no radiation in the body of the experimental subject, so she and Infected should be able to reproduce.
The result was as Old Bao guessed, Pure One got pregnant successfully.
However, after she became pregnant, perhaps due to the influence of Old Bao’s genes, radiation began to be detected in her body. In order to ensure that she could give birth to the child smoothly, Old Bao began to use large doses of anti-radiation medicines to eliminate the radiation in her body.
But even though Old Bao made every effort, the result was still not what he wanted.
The child’s mother died, but the child she gave birth to was a monster more like a mutant creature, growing at an alarming rate but with absolutely no intelligence at all.
However, Old Bao still didn’t want to give up and got more anti-radiation medicines to use on the child. He found that after using the anti-radiation medicines, the child’s condition did improve a little, and he began to have some intelligence.
However, just when hope was ignited in his heart, the child with intelligence learned how to operate the elevator, ran from the underground shelter to the camp, began to attack humans, and took Pure Ones back to the underground shelter as food.
Old Bao unconsciously began to recall the past, not knowing that at this moment, his inner thoughts were almost completely exposed to Du Yan. Everything he thought in his heart was seen clearly by Du Yan.
“However, the mutant outside is indeed your child, right? The child’s mother was the only survivor in the cryopod.”
“Well, let me guess, the survivor probably lived there before.” Du Yan raised his hand and pointed at the giant glass cylinder in the laboratory: “Do you think I’m right?”
Du Yan spoke softly about the facts that Old Bao discovered after reading the experimental data.
Old Bao discovered that this seemingly harmless boy was actually very smart and cunning. He had already deduced all the facts without him saying anything, and they were almost accurate.
When dealing with smart people, Old Bao knew that it was useless to argue, so he just asked: “What is your purpose?”
Du Yan smiled and said: “There is no purpose. Such deformed artificial products should not appear in this world. Don’t you agree?”
Old Bao was startled for a moment and looked up to meet the boy’s beautiful eyes.
He only felt that the black and white eyes were extremely attractive. As he looked at them, he felt as if he was trapped in a vast sea of stars, and the whole person began to float.
As he was floating in this ethereal state, Old Bao suddenly heard a voice in his ears, gentle and soft, yet every word was clearly imprinted in his mind.
“Nothing happened during this time. You were just attacked by a mutant, seriously injured, and then lost consciousness.”
“Old Bao, you are just an ordinary Infected. There is no need to think about continuing the bloodline. Human beings are destined to go towards self-extinction step by step anyway, so why create a child to make him suffer, right?”
The voices gradually faded away, and Old Bao’s consciousness fell into darkness.
Du Yan stood there, watching Old Bao’s eyes slowly close, and then he seemed to fall into a deep sleep, and his breathing began to become regular and even.
Now that Old Bao’s problem had been solved, Du Yan was too lazy to delay any further. If it weren’t for Shen Heng’s personality, a dead person would be the safest person who wouldn’t reveal the secret.
Now, in order to hypnotize Old Bao, some time has been wasted. Shen Heng will definitely not stay outside the room for long and will break in because of worries. It is better to get down to business quickly.
Du Yan was familiar with the layout and structure of this laboratory, and it didn’t take him much effort to find the room used to store experimental data and related materials.
He turned on the computer, scanned it briefly, and then decisively found a chemical agent that could be used as a combustion aid from another room and poured it on the computer and the desk.
Then, Du Yan took out a lighter from his pocket and lit the computer in front of him.
The flames spread instantly, and Du Yan retreated to the door and lowered the safety door. The safety doors and walls in this kind of laboratory have excellent fireproof effects, and there was no need to worry about the fire spreading to the point where it can not be saved.
When Du Yan finished all this, he happened to hear a very violent knock coming from the door.
Du Yan knew this was Shen Heng’s test, so he walked over and opened the door.
As the safety door gradually rose, the mutant fell backward into the room. Du Yan lowered his eyes and looked at Shen Heng with some confusion.
Shen Heng smiled and said calmly: “I accidentally hit it too hard and hit the safety door.”
Du Yan was too lazy to expose him and just looked at the mutant, whose neck had been broken by Shen Heng and who was completely dead. The mutant killed so many Infected and Pure Ones, and Shen Heng treated him as mutant, showing no mercy.
He asked: “You acted so decisively. What are you going to do next? Um, I mean, regarding Old Bao.”
Shen Heng was about to answer when he noticed something was wrong in the next room.
His nose twitched, and he asked curiously: “Is this on fire?”
Du Yan looked innocent: “Oh, I accidentally set the fire there. It was not intentional. The water source of this underground shelter had dried up a long time ago, and the automatic fire extinguishing device could not be activated. But it doesn’t matter. I closed the safety door, and it will probably go out by itself after it is burned out.”
After listening to this, Shen Heng stopped asking questions and pulled Du Yan towards the cold storage: “I need to confirm one thing before deciding how to deal with Old Bao.”
As soon as Du Yan heard this, he knew that Shen Heng’s way of doing things was indeed similar to what he had guessed. If all the pure people inside were killed by the mutant, then he would spare Old Bao’s life and hand him over to the people in the camp to deal with.
Du Yan followed Shen Heng and walked into the cold storage.
As soon as the door opened, Du Yan shuddered. Seeing this, Shen Heng said: “Don’t go in. Wait for me at the door.”
Du Yan nodded, leaning against the door and watching Shen Heng walk to the corner to look through the bodies. Not long after, Shen Heng came out and said: “That’s right, from the wounds on the bodies, it can be confirmed that they were all done by mutant.”
In this case, the two decided to take Old Bao back to the camp first and deal with the rest after Old Bao wakes up.
Du Yan was not worried about the people in the camp discovering the laboratory. He had already destroyed all the key data. Even if people from camp came here, they would not find anything special.
The two returned to the laboratory, Shen Heng carried the unconscious Old Bao and prepared to return.
Du Yan asked: “The mutant you just killed is considered Old Bao’s child. I see he treats him like a treasure. Aren’t you afraid that he will cause trouble for you when he wakes up?”
Shen Heng said: “Don’t be afraid. Old Bao’s strength can’t do anything to me. If he hates me, at most, I won’t get close to the 135th tribal settlement in the future. If he comes to seek revenge on me, I will not show mercy.”
Du Yan nodded, was silent for a moment, and suddenly said: “Shen Heng, I set the fire in the laboratory, on purpose.”
Shen Heng was slightly stunned. He was not surprised that Du Yan started the fire. He was surprised that Du Yan was willing to tell him the truth.
Shen Heng has lived for so many years, and although he is not considered a scheming or extremely intelligent person, he can also know that most of these laboratories are built with fireproof materials, so how could they accidentally cause a fire.
The only explanation was that Du Yan didn’t want to tell the truth. He didn’t want to force Du Yan to do something against his will, so even though he was full of doubts, he accepted Du Yan’s unconvincing reason.
Unexpectedly, Du Yan actually told the truth. Shen Heng felt that he seemed to have gained some trust from the other party. He felt a sense of accomplishment and asked: “Can you tell me why?”
Du Yan said: “The things in this laboratory are Pandora’s box. They should not be discovered or opened by anyone. It would be best to burn them and make them disappear completely.”
“Pandora’s Box? Old Bao, and the sudden appearance of this mutant child, is it related to this laboratory?”
Du Yan nodded and decided to tell Shen Heng part of the story.
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