Chapter 146. Little Scallywag
Arc 5 : Wasteland World Movie Nightmare.
When Shen Heng arrived at Homeland No. 19, it was the third day since Du Yan, the little scallywag patted his butt and ran away.
At that time, he was in the underground shelter. After he found out that he had been tricked, he didn’t have time to think too much and made a chase based on instinct. He remembered the coordinates mentioned in the information, but after arriving there as quickly as possible, he did not find any trace of Du Yan.
Afterward, Shen Heng sat on that coordinate, and after calming down for a long time, he remembered something. The nuclear fusion batteries on the aircraft should not be enough to support it to reach this point.
Shen Heng thought about destroying the underground nuclear warhead activation facility, but he changed his mind and realized that he didn’t know much about nuclear technology. This matter concerns the survival of human civilization, and he couldn’t act rashly.
Thinking of this, Shen Heng decided to find Du Yan first and retrieve the lost detonator. He didn’t think about anything else for the time being.
No matter what the reason was for Du Yan to run away, the only way Shen Heng could think of was to catch him and give him a good beating.
Then, based on his speculation, Shen Heng went to Homeland No. 19, which was the closest on this route, and sure enough, he found the aircraft that Du Yan had driven away in the trading catalog of the trading market.
However, Du Yan disappeared.
The trading market in Infected settlement area of Homeland No. 19 closed particularly early today.
Shen Heng, the person who caused the trading market to close, was sitting in the lobby. All the staff of the trading center stood in front of him, lowering their heads and not daring to look at him anymore.
Next to Shen Heng was the small single-person aircraft, which was empty, including some personal belongings that Du Yan had taken away, which made him feel even worse.
Shen Heng said: “I don’t have time to waste time talking to you. This aircraft was driven away by my partner. Now that it has appeared here, you have to give me an explanation.”
Chuck, the manager of the trading market, was also a well-known figure in the local area. After all, in such a place where all kinds of people gather, he must be a powerful Infected to be able to manage such a large trading market.
However, the stronger and more knowledgeable Infected are, the more aware they are of the gap between them and Shen Heng.
The turmoil caused by the incident of Old K in Homeland No. 5 a while ago has not yet passed. Old K was also a well-known figure among Infected. However, such a huge force was destroyed by Shen Heng overnight.
Chuck thought that there was a big gap between his strength and Old K’s. If he fell into Shen Heng’s hands, the other party would probably be able to kill him with just one finger.
Thinking of this, Chuck secretly glared at Lisa, who was hiding beside him. If she hadn’t come to tell him that someone wanted by the First Research Institute was in his place, he wouldn’t have attracted the evil star Shen Heng.
But didn’t the 《Infected Weekly》say that Shen Heng’s partner was a beautiful woman? The person who came that day was clearly a skinny boy.
He had never expected that Shen Heng’s partner was actually a man and a wanted criminal of the First Research Institute. But now that things have come to this, he can only think of ways to save the situation. It is said that although Shen Heng is powerful, he is not the kind of person who would kill innocent people.
Chuck thought for a moment and explained: “Boss Shen, this is, this is what your…partner entrusted us to do the transaction with.”
Shen Heng looked at him and said: “If he entrusted it, then where is the commission letter?”
“…” Chuck smiled awkwardly: “Well, as you know, some sellers don’t want to expose themselves and won’t sign a commission letter.”
Shen Heng didn’t frown, he had already lost his patience: “Don’t waste your time talking to me. Show me the surveillance video of the door in the past few days.”
“Surveillance is broken…”
Before Chuck could finish his sentence, he was grabbed by the neck and lifted into the air. He waved his hands repeatedly and uttered a few words through his teeth: “No, not broken.”
Only then did he realize the fact that Shen Heng is in a bad mood, and when he is in a bad mood, who knows what he will do.
A few minutes later, Shen Heng sat in the monitoring room.
Chuck operated the system himself while smiling cautiously: “Well, Boss Shen, you know that most people who come to us to trade will disguise themselves, so it’s hard to find them…”
“Stop.”
Chuck’s hand trembled, and his body reacted much faster than his brain, and he just pressed a button to stop the screen.
“Enlarge the picture in the upper right corner.”
Chuck zoomed in as he was told, and in the center of the picture was a man in a hoodie. Compared to Infected, who came and went, the man was much thinner, but from this angle, he couldn’t see his appearance clearly.
Shen Heng instructed Chuck to check the surveillance video as watching the other party enter the VIP trading room No. 7. At this time, the video was interrupted.
“Go on.” Shen Heng knocked on the table, his brows furrowed.
Chuck’s forehead was covered with cold sweat, but he had to speak up: “There is no surveillance in the VIP room. As you know, the content of the transaction is sometimes sensitive…”
Shen Heng was not an unreasonable person. After listening, he nodded and said: “Continue playing the surveillance video in the corridor.”
Chuck felt relieved and felt that the doctor from the First Research Institute was really a smart man. When he left, he asked his assistant to stay and help the trading center fake the surveillance video.
Soon, the surveillance video showed that Du Yan left the trading market.
Shen Heng stood up and said: “It seems that my partner did indeed leave on his own after entrusting you to trade the aircraft?”
Chuck nodded repeatedly and said: “Yes, yes, your partner is obviously not an ordinary person, how dare we touch him?”
“Really?” Shen Heng glanced at Chuck as if he believed what he said. After all, the surveillance video was there, and seeing it was believing.
Just when Chuck thought he had escaped, the next second, he felt a sharp pain in his body and then fell to the ground.
“Unfortunately, I was fooled by surveillance video once, and this method looks very familiar.”
Shen Heng squatted down, and a dagger appeared in his hand: “I know that Infected are not afraid of pain, or even death, but guess what, after drinking my blood, will you undergo a secondary mutation?”
After saying that, the dagger in his hand cut his palm. Chuck looked at the other party in horror and moved his hand over. He screamed crazily: “I say, I say! It was the people from the First Research Institute who took him away! It has nothing to do with us!”
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Du Yan stayed in the pure white room. He was not unfamiliar with this environment. When he was in the research institute, he spent almost all of his time as an experimental subject in this room.
The only difference was that every researcher who came in to deliver food or do other tests wore a special helmet and had no eye contact or verbal communication with Du Yan.
The heavy alloy door slid to both sides, and someone walked in.
Unlike the researchers who were fully geared, Dr. Jin, who walked in, was dressed the same as every time Du Yan saw him.
But this time, Dr. Jin showed his emotions very clearly, which was rare. His fair skin was slightly red because of anger.
Dr. Jin held the test report in his hand and threw it all over the room as soon as he entered the room.
“Your noble genes have been contaminated!” When Dr. Jin lost control, the frequency of his voice was even a little harsh.
Du Yan looked at Dr. Jin’s rare loss of composure with a curious look. This was the result he had been expecting since they had conducted a full-body test on Du Yan a day ago.
Du Yan smiled and said in a teasing tone: “My dear son, don’t let your emotions fluctuate too much in front of me.”
Dr. Jin’s expression froze, and then he realized something. He turned toward the door, his shoulders rising and falling violently.
When he turned around again, he regained his usual arrogant look: “Du Yan, you really disappoint me. As a new human, as the hope of mankind, the direction of evolution, you actually degenerate and mix with the dirty Infected.”
Du Yan looked at him and asked: “So what do you think is the right path?”
“Purify human genes. With your perfect genes, those filthy infected people outside will lose their usefulness. I won’t have to tolerate them anymore.”
Du Yan lowered his eyes and suddenly asked: “Has the gene-targeted virus been successfully developed?”
Dr. Jin was stunned, then laughed again: “As expected of father’s genes. You’re not as stupid as you seem. How perfect…”
Dr. Jin showed a fascinated expression on his face and walked a few steps towards Du Yan.
Du Yan looked at him and said: “Dr. Jin, you seem to have forgotten one thing. My genes have been contaminated.”
The expression on Dr. Jin’s face was distorted instantly, like a mad artist whose work that embodied his life’s work was destroyed.
He closed his eyes, and the veins on his neck were exposed due to extreme anger.
“Du Yan, don’t challenge my last patience.” Dr. Jin glanced at him, then turned and left: “You only have seven days left. If the second test shows that the contaminated and dirty genes in your body are still not purified…”
Before Dr. Jin finished speaking, the alloy door had already closed, and the room returned to its previous silence.
Du Yan continued to sit there with his eyes down, looking like he had been hit hard. After all, his every move would be observed by the person on the other side of the surveillance camera, and if he appeared too relaxed and comfortable, Dr. Jin would definitely be suspicious.
In fact, he was discussing Dr. Jin’s abnormal behavior with Xiao Ba in his mind.
“Why is he like this? He doesn’t finish what he’s saying. It makes me feel uncomfortable…”
Du Yan said: “It’s easy to guess what will happen next. If my genes still can’t be self-purified, then a perfect experiment has to be abandoned. I will probably be sliced and studied, dissected, and then revived, endlessly…”
Xiao Ba shuddered at Du Yan’s cold tone and said: “You stop saying it, it’s really creepy.”
“Dr. Jin is not such an easy to anger person. He came here just to let me know my situation. After all, humans’ will can change many things at certain times, including stimulating potential and strengthening purification ability…”
Xiao Ba said: “Every time I see you and Dr. Jin battle wits, I feel like a moron.”
Du Yan comforted Xiao Ba very considerately: “It’s okay, you are just a fraction, and it is normal for a fraction to have low intelligence.”
Xiao Ba said: “Why do I feel that this sounds rather weird.”
At an angle that the surveillance camera couldn’t capture, Du Yan smiled. Now, his arrangement was complete, and he was just waiting for Shen Heng’s final choice and a delicious meal.
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