Chapter 2262: Seeking Immortal at the Yellow Springs (48)
Chapter 2262: Chapter 2262: Seeking Immortal at the Yellow Springs (48)
"Professor Su, this is our latest progress. We’ve also reviewed the progress on your end. Based on the current situation, we can proceed to the next step..."
Su Tiyue and several researchers walk ahead.
Chuzheng follows slowly behind, her gaze casually sweeping over the surroundings.
Entering and exiting here requires swiping that card. The permissions on each card are set very strictly, limited to usage only in certain areas.
Items exchanged between different areas are done through windows or transferred by someone with higher authority.
Chuzheng instructs the robot to attempt hacking the defense system here and grab a permission.
"You go ahead."
Su Tiyue lets the others go first, slows down his pace, and waits for Chuzheng.
"Miss Chuzheng, what are you doing here exactly?" He thought she would act alone, but who would have guessed she followed all the way here.
"Looking for someone."
Still the same answer.
"Then why don’t you go?" I’ve created opportunities for you, why are you still following?
"..."
This is a bit complicated, after all, I still don’t know where the person is, how can I find them?
Chuzheng, with a stern face: "Don’t worry about me."
Su Tiyue: "..."
You’re here under my lead. If anything happens, I’m responsible!!
"Professor Su?" The people over there haven’t gone far, since Su Tiyue hasn’t joined them yet, they start urging.
Su Tiyue takes a deep breath, gives up communicating with Chuzheng, and heads over.
Chuzheng calmly steps up and follows.
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Half an hour later, Su Tiyue has a brief meeting with them, and Chuzheng stays in the conference room as a temporary assistant.
Once the meeting ends, Su Tiyue has another appointment lined up. Just as they walk out of the conference room, an alarm sounds overhead.
"What’s happening?"
The sudden alarm leaves everyone bewildered.
"Quickly, check it out."
"Professor Su, today we’ll stop here. I’ll have someone sent you out."
Su Tiyue glances at Chuzheng who’s looking down at the floor, wondering what she’s up to.
Su Tiyue raises his eyes with a gentle smile: "Alright, thank you."
The institute personnel lead them outside, the alarm keeps blaring, and people come and go, busy and tense.
Chuzheng has her hands in her pockets, still looking relaxed and indifferent.
Su Tiyue lowers his voice to ask, "Is this your doing?"
Chuzheng keeps a serious face: "Don’t say nonsense, did you see it?"
Su Tiyue: "..."
Didn’t see it, but who else dares to do such a thing?
"Master, found it." A small robot head pops out from Chuzheng’s pocket.
The person leading them hears the childish voice from Chuzheng and turns back curiously: "Who is... Ah!"
Chuzheng pulls the person into a corner and knocks them out before they can react.
Su Tiyue: "!!!"
Su Tiyue looks around, no one is coming this way, so he quickly follows.
Chuzheng takes a wick out of her pocket, lights it, and places it near the person.
Having done all this, Chuzheng gets up and walks toward another direction.
Su Tiyue takes a deep breath, finally chooses to follow.
"You..."
"Why are you following me?"
"What are you trying to do?"
Chuzheng approaches a door ahead and casually swipes her card, and with a beep, the door opens.
Su Tiyue: "..."
"I said I’m looking for someone, didn’t you understand? Saying I’m looking for someone means I’m looking for someone!"
Su Tiyue feels a bit out of sorts, you’re acting like breaking in anyway, what’s the difference?
Su Tiyue glances at the closed door behind, his card surely won’t open it, so he can only keep up.
Chuzheng walks quickly, but her demeanor is calm, almost leisurely.
So even when encountering someone, no one pays much attention.
Su Tiyue: "..."
Chuzheng walks a route with fewer and fewer people, she can easily swipe open every door.
The manner doesn’t seem like she broke in, rather like she’s a big boss inspecting.
After a distance, they gradually go downward.
Down below, the access becomes stricter, requiring not just a card, but also facial and palm print recognition.
"You’re this..."
Chuzheng places her palm over the scanner.
Beep——
The door slowly opens, blocking Su Tiyue’s words.
"Who are you..."
Someone inside happens to come out, and as the door opens, they look at them confused.
Chuzheng sprays something at them, making the person immediately limp down.
She lights another wick, placing it next to the person.
Not bothering to hide this person’s presence, bold as ever.
Su Tiyue retracts his gaze and follows.
They are now in a long corridor, rooms along both sides are encased in glass walls, visible from the outside.
Some rooms are empty, in others are people in all white, dressed from head to toe.
Most of these people are lying on the ground, few are awake.
But they appear very dazed...
Su Tiyue frowns, what is this place? What are these people used for?
Chuzheng walks ahead without a glance, as if she’s oblivious to these people.
Su Tiyue: "Miss Chuzheng, what is this place?"
"How should I know." I’m just simply here to find someone, that’s all.
"We’re here." The robot clinging to Chuzheng’s pocket edge reminds her.
The room next to Chuzheng doesn’t have glass walls, can’t see inside.
The door isn’t hard to open, the room resembles an operation theater, no one else around.
On the surgical table lays a person.
Chuzheng checks it out, it’s indeed Bao Lei.
"See if he’s dead."
The robot clambers onto the surgical table, muttering something indistinct.
"Hurry up."
"Why so fierce! You don’t love me anymore!" The robot begrudges but quickly projects an image of Bao Lei’s whole body in the air: "Vital signs are weak, but he can be saved."
Chuzheng lifts the sheet from under Bao Lei, wraps it around him, then hoists him up to leave.
"Hey!!" The robot waves its short arms: "Take me too!"
The robot sees Chuzheng ignoring it, it retracts its limbs into a ball, rolls after Chuzheng.
Su Tiyue: "..."
Who am I? Where am I?
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The alarm at the Biological Research Institute blares constantly, but after checking every place, they find nothing abnormal.
However, down the lowest passageway, someone notices Bao Lei missing.
"...He’s gone!"
"What’s gone?"
"The person brought in earlier, he’s gone!"
"What?"
Chaos ensues below, how could such a big person disappear right under their noses?
"Quick, check who came here!"
The first thing to check is the surveillance footage, but soon they discover all cameras are down, irreparably so.
The people here are found passed out in the corridor.
Upon waking, they’re puzzled, unable to grasp what happened; they can’t even recall why they’re here, as if their memory suspended since sleeping last night.