The Guide to the End of the World: Four Sentinels Compete for Favor

As they were talking, Yan Shupei had already walked into the venue accompanied by Yi Shenshou.

Feng Jingyi stared straight into his eyes, with a strong warning in his eyes.

[Don't forget, your students are still in my hands. ]

Yan Shupei walked straight ahead and stood behind a newly-erected titanium-silver podium that Andy had ordered to be set up on the other side of Feng Jingyi.

The podium was equipped with a radio receiver and an operating screen that could access the light curtain in real time, which meant that he was going to argue with Feng Jingyi in court.

Yan Shupei looked around the venue and said calmly and steadily: "Dear representatives, my name is Yan Shupei. Before the end of the world, I was the director of the Institute of Biology of the Central Academy of Sciences of Yan Country. After the end of the world, I was appointed as the acting president of the Academy of Sciences by an executive order directly signed by Speaker Feng Jingyi in accordance with the National Emergency Act. I am in charge of the reconstruction of the Academy of Sciences after the disaster, and I coordinate the restoration of teaching and scientific research as well as daily operation and management affairs."

Feng Jingyi opened his mouth as if he wanted to refute him, but he still endured it.

So what if I signed the appointment letter myself? That only shows that they are good at disguising themselves and I was deceived, so it can't affect anything.

Yan Shupei continued, "In terms of academia, I have devoted my life to exploring the evidence, process, cause, mechanism and direction of biological evolution. Before the end of the world, I also tried to use gene editing technology to verify evolutionary hypotheses. However, I can say with certainty that all the research and experiments I presided over, participated in, and guided at that time used non-human model organisms and did not involve non-therapeutic enhancement research."

"Om-"

There was a commotion in the audience. Feng Jingyi shook his head very slightly. What a pedantic scholar.

I don't even know who the speaker is.

You have to know that the people sitting in the audience are just a group of ordinary people who know almost nothing about evolutionary biology. If you tell them to verify evolutionary hypotheses and non-human model organisms, who would know what it means?

They will only hear two key words: you did use gene editing technology and did enhancement research.

Yan Shupei, you jumped out eagerly and wanted to speak for that woman, but I'm afraid the final result will not be what you wish.

Sure enough, someone in the audience asked, "What happens after the end of the world?"

Yan Shupei said: "After the end of the world, by chance, I got a meteorite that can emit a substance that human technology cannot analyze. After injecting these substances into the experimental organisms, the experimental organisms underwent significant enhancement and mutation."

"Is there really such a thing?"

"What meteorite? Is that your excuse?"

“You guys are really outrageous!”

There was a commotion in the meeting hall. Feng Jingyi couldn't help but raise the corners of his lips, and his tense shoulders relaxed.

Although it was the first time he knew that Yan Shupei also obtained a meteorite, it was no longer important.

Yan Shupei admitted on the spot the existence of gene editing and mutation enhancement reagents, and confirmed himself with the most heinous crime.

Sometimes a stupid ally is worse than a terrible opponent, but it is a relief if that stupid guy is your opponent's ally.

Yan Shupei seemed not to have heard the rebukes from the audience, and continued, "After the end of the world, due to the impact of extreme climate and sudden species mutations, people in all countries have fallen into a difficult survival crisis. Food is extremely scarce, and existing food crops can hardly survive in the harsh environment of the end of the world. Food security has become the most urgent problem that needs to be solved."

"In order to deal with this life-and-death crisis, I submitted a research report on the adaptive transformation of food crops to the then Speaker Feng Jingyi. However, due to my promise to the discoverer of the meteorite, I did not mention the meteorite in the report. Instead, I called it a new type of gene editing reagent."

"At that time, Speaker Feng asked me this question. He said, since this reagent can promote the evolution of plants, can it also promote the evolution of humans?"

"I was very shocked by this and clearly denied this possibility. However, not long after, the reagents stored in the underground confidential laboratory of the Institute of Biology of the Central Academy of Sciences were stolen."

Countless shocked eyes turned to Feng Jingyi. Anyone could understand the implication of Yan Shupei's words. It was Feng Jingyi who sent someone to steal the reagents.

Feng Jingyi was not panicked. Ai Wanxin had used such an accusation once before. He had been thinking about it day and night these days, repeatedly reviewing what happened in front of the Temple of Dawn, and had already thought of a response plan.

He was just too shocked to fight back at the time, but if he really had to argue, he would have had a chance of winning.

Feng Jingyi said sternly: "Yan Shupei, there is no evidence for what you said. Do you still want to use your empty words to frame me?"

Yan Shupei's clear face showed no emotion. He did not even look at Feng Jingyi and said, "I am just telling you the facts of my experience. There is no speculation or lies."

Yan Shupei's emotions were too calm and cool, and there was indeed no accusation or speculation in his statement. In some cases, such emotionless statements may be more convincing than emotional accusations.

Feng Jingyi's heart sank. He could clearly feel that the representatives in the audience seemed to have taken his words to heart.

Yan Shupei said: "After the reagents were stolen, I stopped the research because I felt uneasy and confused about whether this research would benefit mankind or bring greater disaster to mankind."

"After a while, a new student came to the Academy of Sciences. It was General Ai Wanxin, who went by the alias Pei Xinxin and entered the Academy of Sciences to investigate the issue of evolutionary reagents."

"Although General Ai never said it directly, I know that she suspected that our Academy of Sciences was involved in the tragedy of the 9th Mountain Division and came to look for evidence."

Feng Jingyi sneered, "Didn't you say there is no speculation, only facts? The fact is that this is just a story you colluded to fabricate in order to cover up your crimes."

Yan Shupei said, "General Ai entered the Academy of Sciences after the Battle of Frost City, which was the tragedy that occurred in the 9th Mountain Division. This is clearly reflected in the admission registration form that Speaker Feng just showed."

Feng Jingyi was no longer anxious after hearing this. Since he could release such a thing, it was easy to explain.

Sure enough, someone in the audience said, "Excuse me, if all this is an alibi you made up, you would have arranged the timeline to make sense. This doesn't mean anything."

Yan Shupei nodded without refutation: "After General Ai entered the Academy of Sciences, I received a call from Speaker Feng. Speaker Feng told me that the parliament would send all the sentinels and guides with college enrollment in Guanghui City to the Academy of Sciences to continue their studies. He would send an education specialist to supervise this matter, and the education specialist he sent tried to persuade me to restart the research on evolutionary potions."