I became a mermaid egg and saved the Imperial Marshal

"I know you must be important people. Please stop this disaster," she said.

"What do you know?" Huo Linyuan asked.

Lin Yao coughed twice and shook her head with difficulty. She had not been awake much in recent years, and even if she vaguely knew about this experiment, it was difficult for her to describe it completely.

Not to mention that she was already barely breathing. Even if she wanted to, she didn't have the energy to tell him everything she knew, so she could only pick out the most important things to say:

"The spores need to incubate after leaving the body, and this process takes seven days. This is... ahem... the last chance."

After she finished speaking, she began to spit out blood again. The blood soon soaked Lin Che's clothes. He collapsed and shouted, "Stop talking, stop talking!"

"Archer, do you remember the lullaby your sister sang to you when you were a child... ahem...?"

"Ahem... Can you sing it for me? I want to hear it..."

Qi Yan couldn't bear to listen any longer and tightly grasped the hem of Huo Linyuan's clothes with both hands.

At Huo Linyuan's signal, they left the room tacitly, leaving this final time to the brother and sister.

Walking into the yard, Qi Yan took a deep breath. No matter how many times it had happened, the scene of parting always made people feel extremely heavy.

Huo Linyuan gently stroked his cheek and asked with concern: "Do you want to go back first?"

Qi Yan shook her head, glanced inside the house, and said, "I want to stay."

Although they may not be able to help much, when people are vulnerable, it is always better to have friends around than to be alone.

Huo Linyuan did not object and said "OK" softly.

Just as they reached a consensus, Lin Che's heart-wrenching voice came from the room: "Sister!!!"

Zoe and Qi Yan wanted to go in, but were stopped by Huo Linyuan.

He shook his head at the two of them: "He has to face this matter himself."

Hearing this, Qi Yan and Zoe were silent. They understood that Huo Linyuan was right. The pain of losing a loved one could only be digested by himself.

After a long while, Lin Che walked out of the room.

Seeing that he was empty-handed and alone, Qi Yan couldn't help but take a look inside the room.

At this time, Lin Che tilted his head to look at him and smiled sadly: "She cared most about her appearance when she was alive. She would definitely not be willing to be buried in this body."

Qi Yan understood that he had actually used corpse-dissolving water to dissolve the corpse directly.

It is not easy to make such a decision.

Lin Che suddenly looked at Huo Linyuan with bloodshot eyes: "I want to participate in tracking down the mastermind!"

Huo Linyuan did not agree immediately, but said: "A soldier's first duty is to obey. If one day you have the opportunity to kill your enemy, but the military order asks you to consider the overall situation, what will you choose?"

"The Twelve Armies do not need people driven by hatred."

"I can do it!" Lin Che looked determined.

Huo Linyuan looked into his eyes for a long time.

Just as the atmosphere was tense, he said two words lightly: "Very good."

-

In the end, Huo Linyuan handed Lin Che over to Zoe for resettlement. Qi Yan was worried and insisted on going with him.

Zoe found a temporary dormitory for him in the military headquarters. Qi Yan waited until Lin Che was settled before preparing to go home with Huo Linyuan.

Before leaving, he said to Lin Che: "I'm not good at comforting people, but I think if I were Lin Yao, I would be regret-free and happy, because I wouldn't have to let the people I love suffer for me."

"So I think, rather than being sad, she would definitely hope that you can cheer up and live a good life."

As someone who suffered from illness in the previous life and died once, no one understands better than Qi Yan the pain of watching the one you love suffer for your sake.

So for people like them, death is not an end but a relief.

"Thank you!" Lin Che looked at him, his eyes filled with many emotions, but in the end they all turned into a word of thanks.

-

After settling Lin Che, Qi Yan went to the office to wait for Huo Linyuan.

A lot of things happened in the past few days, and his emotions were up and down, which made him feel a little tired.

But although his body was extremely tired, his mind was unusually clear, or rather, tense.

He had a strong premonition that it would not be long before he would have his final confrontation with the mastermind behind the scenes.

Incense was burning in the room, which was rare. The light scent was very pleasant. Qi Yan felt his tense nerves relaxed a lot, and soon he leaned back on the sofa and closed his eyes.

When Huo Linyuan came back, Qi Yan was already asleep.

Knowing that what happened today would make it difficult for Qi Yan to fall asleep, Huo Linyuan lit some calming incense in the room in advance.

He picked up Qi Yan from the sofa, then boarded the aircraft and returned to the villa.

When Huo Chuan saw Qi Yan being carried back, he immediately asked nervously, "What happened to the young master?"

"Shh, you're asleep. I'll send some soothing flowers to your room later."

After saying that, Huo Linyuan carried Qi Yan upstairs.

He put Qi Yan on the bed, sat beside the bed and watched for a while, and finally leaned over and kissed Qi Yan's forehead: "Have a good dream."

After sending Qi Yan back, Huo Linyuan returned to the military headquarters. There were too many things waiting for him to deal with, and he couldn't rest yet.

In the late night, Aled came to the military headquarters with the experimental analysis data.

"There's good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?"

If Aled's expression wasn't so serious, anyone would have mistakenly thought he was in the mood to joke.

However, before Huo Linyuan could answer, the impatient man had already started talking about his discovery.

"The good news is that this data is very useful. Through this data, I can roughly grasp their movement trajectory."

"There are not many parasites integrated into the military at present, and these parasites are only semi-finished products with a limited lifespan. They can only last for one month after parasitism."

"After a month, the host will die suddenly because it cannot withstand the high intensity of cell division."

"Based on the duration of the experiment, they stopped releasing new parasites a month ago, so these people do not pose a major threat for the time being."

"The most difficult part at the moment is the second batch of parasitic eggs. This group of people is huge in number. Roughly estimated, they account for one-tenth of the total number of troops."

"And the bad news is, we don't have a roster."

“Although the experimental data has clear codes, it is impossible to identify specific people based on these alone.”

"Currently, the only way to detect parasitic eggs is through cell testing. Ordinary blood tests are no longer able to detect this type of activated cells."

"I am already working on a rapid test kit, but it will take some time."

"In addition, there is some good news. The previous antidotes are effective against this type of parasitic eggs, but they require a larger dose and a longer treatment time."

"But the antidote is ineffective against activated parasitic eggs."

Just like the previous infected people, once the mutation occurs, irreversible tissue damage will occur.

"So, we must find all the parasitic eggs and eliminate them before the mastermind takes the final step."

Having said that, Alaid also knew how difficult it would be to implement.

Not to mention the need to identify one-tenth of the parasitic egg infected people within the 12th Legion, the antidote alone is a huge challenge.

The core ingredient of the antidote is purified water, but Qi Yan is the only one who can produce purified water.

With such a huge amount, it would be almost impossible to accomplish even if he exerted his mental power day and night.

Huo Linyuan was silent for a moment, then ordered, "Sort out the coding list first. I will send it to the 12th Corps and start screening immediately."

“At the same time, develop a testing agent as soon as possible.”

After saying this, he lowered his eyes and his face turned a little cold.