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Chapter 44
Ran Yu sat in the office, staring at An Ning with the gatekeeper.
When Shanqun came to the conclusion of "continuous hidden connection" and tentatively asked Ran Yu a word, the small office was completely immersed in dead silence.For a while, the four people in the office had different thoughts. Fortunately, within a few minutes, Yan Ai knocked on the door looking for Dan Qun.Shan Qun took Lou Yue away, and nodded towards Ran Yu apologetically.
Ran Yu knew that from this moment on, he was excluded from important information.
Although everything had been foreshadowed, what happened in just a few hours was too sudden for Ran Yu.In the morning, Ran Yu was still thinking about what to have for lunch at Lou Yue's house, happily thinking about bringing his brother, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, to the city so he could rest assured.At noon, I learned that my younger brother appeared suddenly, and the years of companionship in my memory did not exist. These are just the products of puppetin acting on nerve cells.Before he could finish digesting these facts, he learned that he might be being connected to provide sea ghosts with internal defense information for humans to launch attacks.
His current situation is like an undercover enemy who was inserted into the human camp. The strange thing is that the undercover himself has no knowledge of this matter, and was even awarded the Medal of Honor by the high-level human beings for his meritorious service in rescuing the survivors.If this matter gets out, the undercover agent will definitely receive severe sanctions, be reviled by thousands of people, and finally die in misery. Ran Yu used to listen to the story told by Minghui Radio Station when he was a child.Stories with the same theme sometimes have different turning points, such as the undercover agent turning grief and anger into rebellion, and becoming a double-faced undercover after seeing the warmth and coldness of people, wandering between the two camps.The final outcome of the undercover agent is unknown, because at that time the communication resources outside the city began to shrink, and Minghui Radio Station was shut down.
The undercover in the story is full of emotions, excited by the honor and ideal in his heart, and desperate because of being cast aside by others because of his shady identity, but Ran Yu does not have these emotions.He neither feels that other people's praise and affirmation can make him happy, nor does he feel that being insulted and abandoned by others will make him disheartened.He has lived alone outside the crisis-ridden city for too long, convinced that survival is the most important thing, enough food and weapons make him happy, otherwise he is sad, it's so simple.
So he didn't understand why the moods of the people in those stories fluctuated with others, especially those who had nothing to do with them.Even though he saved many people, it was only out of weak kindness and work needs among the same kind. It doesn't mean that he thinks he has any close connection with those people, and it doesn't mean that he is willing to work for the happiness and safety of those who are not related. And sacrificing himself—well, except for hum.
It can be seen that he is not suitable to be the protagonist of an undercover story.
While thinking about this, the door of the office was opened again.There is a long distance between Shanqun and Lou Yue, and the tense atmosphere is obvious.Yan Ai tried to mediate in the middle, but failed, so he had to drive the two of them into the office, closed the door and said, "Don't pursue the responsibility, Shan Qun didn't know that Albert would come. This is the end of the matter, so he can only live here to observe A few days."
This "he" naturally refers to Ran Yu.
It turned out that Yan Ai rushed to find someone just now because Albert personally led a team to the scientific research institute and demanded to arrest Ran Yu.
Albert found a video during the sea ghost tide rescue operation before replaying this morning. An unusual scene in the video caught his attention.Ran Yu, who climbed up the ladder of the helicopter, was accidentally pulled down by sea ghosts, and then fell to the roof surrounded by many sea ghosts. The crazy and bloodthirsty sea ghosts stopped before they were about to kill him.Albert watched this very short video back and forth a dozen times, and the more he watched it, the more he felt something was wrong.So he ordered a strict investigation, and under various pressures, he really dug up a lot of clues, including but not limited to Ran Yu's sneaky meeting with the deputy director that night after the city entrance exam, and Ran Yu's never-ending response after being bitten. Infection...Of course, what's more important is Captain Lou's silence on these matters and his unusual cover-up for Ran Yu.
Albert immediately reported this time to the city lord's office, and contacted Lao Wei from the General Security Bureau. The solution he came up with was to bypass Lou Yue and arrest the person directly. It's useless to try to hinder this purpose.They arrived immediately after receiving the news that Ran Yu was in the research institute, but Ran Yu didn't see him, instead they saw the gloomy Lou Yue.
The two sides argued for a long time, and finally reached a compromise.Lou Yue can't take Ran Yu away and hide him, and Albert and Lao Wei can't arrest him. Ran Yu needs to be left in the research institute to wait for observation.
Ran Yu stayed in this laboratory in the scientific research institute for three days.Lou Yue didn't come to see him during the period, maybe he couldn't come in.Because the person who came to deliver the food was wearing a military uniform and seemed to be under Albert.
This laboratory is not big, and the walls are pure white, which makes people dizzy after looking at it for a long time.There is only a hard bed and some necessary daily necessities in the room, and there is a small private bathroom.Before entering here, Ran Yu's communicator and all the weapons he carried were confiscated.
Ran Yu didn't sleep well in this laboratory, because the bed here was not as soft as Lou Yue's house, and there was no his small ax next to the pillow, which made him feel very insecure.
In fact, he struggled to sleep well every time he changed places.I didn't sleep well in the dormitory area during the city entrance exam, and I didn't sleep well in the staff dormitory on the third ring road, but I slept well during the few nights when I moved to Louyue's house.It may be that the atmosphere of Lou Yue's house is more sleep-promoting.The night of insomnia was very uncomfortable, Ran Yu had no choice but to reminisce about the good quality sleep of the previous few nights, trying to get back to sleep.However, the state did not come back, and Lou Yue's side face sleeping in the moonlight and the collarbone and bandages in the collar of the pajamas frequently appeared in his mind.
So he couldn't sleep anymore.
Ran Yu simply counted and found that in the short few hours of separation, he thought of Lou Yue a lot.
There was nothing to do during the day, so Ran Yu had to concentrate on thinking about some things: Is the No. 1 sea ghost in the legend really Ran Qiu?If so, when did he appear around him and form a strange 'bond' with himself?Are those strange dreams the product of 'connection'? If so, are those dreams Ran Qiu's previous memories?
Thinking of the name Ran Qiu, Ran Yu suddenly felt sore in his heart.Maybe he shouldn't use the name Ran Qiu to refer to the No. 1 sea ghost, but the deep-rooted and almost unreal memory still prevents him from having much hatred and fear for that fake brother.
Ran Yu even remembered the letter Ran Qiu sent some time ago, with crooked handwriting: Brother, I miss you, I really want to see you soon—Xiao Qiu.
At that time, he only thought that his younger brother was acting like a baby, but now that he thought about it carefully, he couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart.Is the way to see my brother quickly, is to break through this heavily guarded human city?
In the past three days, Shanqun has only been here a few times. I don't know if it's because he looks pitiful when he is locked up here, or because he has a strong interest in cross-species connections. Every time she comes, she will chat a few words.
Of course Ran Yu is not a chatty person, he just listens to what Shan Qun says.Sometimes he feels that Shan Qun is not talking to himself, nor is he talking to a possible sea ghost at the other end of the connection. She is just looking for a tree hole where she can talk.
Sometimes Shanqun sees that Ran Yu is troubled by past memories, and will persuade him not to be too persistent.But when the young girl said these words, the expression on her face was clearly not as if she could let go of her memory calmly.
From the beginning to the end, Ran Yu felt that Shan Qun was a very contradictory person, just like Lou Yue.Ran Yu didn't understand these contradictions, just like he didn't understand why Lou Yue tried to visit him again and again, knowing that a human traitor suspected of being connected with sea ghosts would bring him bad influence and trouble.Of course, Lou Yue did not succeed in meeting Ran Yu, these are all Shan Qun said.
On the afternoon of the third day, Lou Yue was finally able to break through many obstacles and enter the scientific research institute.But after arguing with Albert's subordinates, he still couldn't enter the room to talk to Ran Yu, so he had to go back angrily.
After learning that Shanqun often came to see Ran Yu in the past three days, Lou Yue turned to Yan Ai's office before leaving, and expressed to her very sincerely and tactfully, "I really don't like your new assistant".
"But I like it very much." Yan Ai replied bluntly, "She took the initiative to share a lot of work that caused me headaches, and saved me from sudden death."
The person concerned, Shan Qun, was at the scene. Hearing the words, he licked his lips provocatively at Lou Yue, and then happily buried himself in helping her Professor Yan sort out the data.
After Lou Yue left, Shan Qun and Yan Ai continued to devote themselves to the research on the sea ghost virus.The large image analyzer in the experiment was running non-stop, and the data and results obtained made the researchers in the team lose their hair one by one.
Because the sea ghost virus has a very obvious ADE effect, that is, antibody-dependent enhancement disease.
This virus is just as cunning as its original carrier, the sea ghost.Previous research results and current experiments are showing that even if antibodies are developed, Sea Ghost virus can use antibodies to fool white blood cells, and even use white blood cells' trust in antibodies to infect more healthy cells than can be infected without antibodies Faster, like a wonderful countermeasure.
During the three days that Ran Yu was imprisoned in the research institute, the work of the Third Ring Security Bureau went very smoothly.
He Rongsheng, Zhan Yiye and others who were injured in the previous sea ghost tide returned to work after rest. They thought they would face a mountain of inspection and security tasks, but they didn't expect to enter the work unit but they were very relaxed.
The Security Bureau and the City Defense Army sent dozens of joint teams to visit them one by one according to the list, and tested them with magic reagent reagents. The report submitted showed that there was no abnormality.
However, under the background that the parasitic sea ghosts may have mixed into the nearly [-] quarantined people who were released, "no abnormalities were found" itself is abnormal.
Aware of this, Lou Yue, Albert and Director Wei decided to change a group of people to conduct a small-scale spot check.Several teams that made great contributions to rescuing survivors last time were entrusted with this important task.
Captain Ding Taitai was excited when he took over the task from the leader, thinking it was a full affirmation and trust in his team.When leading the team out, Captain Ding radiated confidence in his big strides.In stark contrast to this is the current team members under him, Li Shuxiu, who is wobbly and out of shape, muttering dejectedly: "No, leader, didn't you go out across the street yesterday, why are you going out today?"
Ding Taitai said seriously: "For such an important task as protecting the main city, of course we must go all out every day!"
On the other hand, He Rongsheng was in a trance, far from being aggressive and making unremitting efforts for the v point as before.After the incident in the mental hospital, he has fallen into a period of confusion over the meaning of life and lofty spirit these days, and from time to time he goes to water a few kapok trees in the courtyard of the security bureau and talks to himself language.Captain Ding, who knew the whole story from the report, was sympathetic to him, so he didn't blame him too much.
Not to mention Zhan Yiye, Ding Taitai originally wanted to give her a few more days off to deal with his father's funeral, but Zhan Yiye adjusted his status in only two or three days and resolutely returned to work.She said at the time that she wanted to kill all the sea ghosts as soon as possible to avenge her father.Ding Taitai wanted to say a few more words of persuasion, but he also knew that the pain of bereavement cannot be alleviated by a few words of comfort.Zhan Yiye could no longer eat the exquisite bento brought from home at noon, so he could only squeeze into the cafeteria—because she was slack in performing tasks for a few seconds, and the person who made her bento was no longer there.Therefore, Zhan Yiye, who returned to work, no longer occasionally gags like before, but is always tense, as if he would break at any time.
Like the ten teams, Ta Ge's team was also selected to carry out the review task.
On the way, Ta Ge's team was as confident as Captain Ding, and they thought it was an easy task: there were magic reagents to identify the enemy, and these people had experience in fighting sea ghosts, plus there were colleagues before It has been identified, this mission will not be dangerous, it is more like a formality.
I don't know if he has been too nervous in the past few days. Hearing these words, Zhan Yiye suddenly became vigilant: They now believe too much in the talisman reagents, and they also believe too much in the investigation results of their previous colleagues.
But what if the talisman reagent doesn't work?
What if... co-workers who reported no risk were also infected?
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The author has something to say:
感谢在2021-08-3023:59:49~2021-09-0101:11:35期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~
Thanks to the little angels of irrigation nutrient solution: twenty 2 bottles;
Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!
When Shanqun came to the conclusion of "continuous hidden connection" and tentatively asked Ran Yu a word, the small office was completely immersed in dead silence.For a while, the four people in the office had different thoughts. Fortunately, within a few minutes, Yan Ai knocked on the door looking for Dan Qun.Shan Qun took Lou Yue away, and nodded towards Ran Yu apologetically.
Ran Yu knew that from this moment on, he was excluded from important information.
Although everything had been foreshadowed, what happened in just a few hours was too sudden for Ran Yu.In the morning, Ran Yu was still thinking about what to have for lunch at Lou Yue's house, happily thinking about bringing his brother, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, to the city so he could rest assured.At noon, I learned that my younger brother appeared suddenly, and the years of companionship in my memory did not exist. These are just the products of puppetin acting on nerve cells.Before he could finish digesting these facts, he learned that he might be being connected to provide sea ghosts with internal defense information for humans to launch attacks.
His current situation is like an undercover enemy who was inserted into the human camp. The strange thing is that the undercover himself has no knowledge of this matter, and was even awarded the Medal of Honor by the high-level human beings for his meritorious service in rescuing the survivors.If this matter gets out, the undercover agent will definitely receive severe sanctions, be reviled by thousands of people, and finally die in misery. Ran Yu used to listen to the story told by Minghui Radio Station when he was a child.Stories with the same theme sometimes have different turning points, such as the undercover agent turning grief and anger into rebellion, and becoming a double-faced undercover after seeing the warmth and coldness of people, wandering between the two camps.The final outcome of the undercover agent is unknown, because at that time the communication resources outside the city began to shrink, and Minghui Radio Station was shut down.
The undercover in the story is full of emotions, excited by the honor and ideal in his heart, and desperate because of being cast aside by others because of his shady identity, but Ran Yu does not have these emotions.He neither feels that other people's praise and affirmation can make him happy, nor does he feel that being insulted and abandoned by others will make him disheartened.He has lived alone outside the crisis-ridden city for too long, convinced that survival is the most important thing, enough food and weapons make him happy, otherwise he is sad, it's so simple.
So he didn't understand why the moods of the people in those stories fluctuated with others, especially those who had nothing to do with them.Even though he saved many people, it was only out of weak kindness and work needs among the same kind. It doesn't mean that he thinks he has any close connection with those people, and it doesn't mean that he is willing to work for the happiness and safety of those who are not related. And sacrificing himself—well, except for hum.
It can be seen that he is not suitable to be the protagonist of an undercover story.
While thinking about this, the door of the office was opened again.There is a long distance between Shanqun and Lou Yue, and the tense atmosphere is obvious.Yan Ai tried to mediate in the middle, but failed, so he had to drive the two of them into the office, closed the door and said, "Don't pursue the responsibility, Shan Qun didn't know that Albert would come. This is the end of the matter, so he can only live here to observe A few days."
This "he" naturally refers to Ran Yu.
It turned out that Yan Ai rushed to find someone just now because Albert personally led a team to the scientific research institute and demanded to arrest Ran Yu.
Albert found a video during the sea ghost tide rescue operation before replaying this morning. An unusual scene in the video caught his attention.Ran Yu, who climbed up the ladder of the helicopter, was accidentally pulled down by sea ghosts, and then fell to the roof surrounded by many sea ghosts. The crazy and bloodthirsty sea ghosts stopped before they were about to kill him.Albert watched this very short video back and forth a dozen times, and the more he watched it, the more he felt something was wrong.So he ordered a strict investigation, and under various pressures, he really dug up a lot of clues, including but not limited to Ran Yu's sneaky meeting with the deputy director that night after the city entrance exam, and Ran Yu's never-ending response after being bitten. Infection...Of course, what's more important is Captain Lou's silence on these matters and his unusual cover-up for Ran Yu.
Albert immediately reported this time to the city lord's office, and contacted Lao Wei from the General Security Bureau. The solution he came up with was to bypass Lou Yue and arrest the person directly. It's useless to try to hinder this purpose.They arrived immediately after receiving the news that Ran Yu was in the research institute, but Ran Yu didn't see him, instead they saw the gloomy Lou Yue.
The two sides argued for a long time, and finally reached a compromise.Lou Yue can't take Ran Yu away and hide him, and Albert and Lao Wei can't arrest him. Ran Yu needs to be left in the research institute to wait for observation.
Ran Yu stayed in this laboratory in the scientific research institute for three days.Lou Yue didn't come to see him during the period, maybe he couldn't come in.Because the person who came to deliver the food was wearing a military uniform and seemed to be under Albert.
This laboratory is not big, and the walls are pure white, which makes people dizzy after looking at it for a long time.There is only a hard bed and some necessary daily necessities in the room, and there is a small private bathroom.Before entering here, Ran Yu's communicator and all the weapons he carried were confiscated.
Ran Yu didn't sleep well in this laboratory, because the bed here was not as soft as Lou Yue's house, and there was no his small ax next to the pillow, which made him feel very insecure.
In fact, he struggled to sleep well every time he changed places.I didn't sleep well in the dormitory area during the city entrance exam, and I didn't sleep well in the staff dormitory on the third ring road, but I slept well during the few nights when I moved to Louyue's house.It may be that the atmosphere of Lou Yue's house is more sleep-promoting.The night of insomnia was very uncomfortable, Ran Yu had no choice but to reminisce about the good quality sleep of the previous few nights, trying to get back to sleep.However, the state did not come back, and Lou Yue's side face sleeping in the moonlight and the collarbone and bandages in the collar of the pajamas frequently appeared in his mind.
So he couldn't sleep anymore.
Ran Yu simply counted and found that in the short few hours of separation, he thought of Lou Yue a lot.
There was nothing to do during the day, so Ran Yu had to concentrate on thinking about some things: Is the No. 1 sea ghost in the legend really Ran Qiu?If so, when did he appear around him and form a strange 'bond' with himself?Are those strange dreams the product of 'connection'? If so, are those dreams Ran Qiu's previous memories?
Thinking of the name Ran Qiu, Ran Yu suddenly felt sore in his heart.Maybe he shouldn't use the name Ran Qiu to refer to the No. 1 sea ghost, but the deep-rooted and almost unreal memory still prevents him from having much hatred and fear for that fake brother.
Ran Yu even remembered the letter Ran Qiu sent some time ago, with crooked handwriting: Brother, I miss you, I really want to see you soon—Xiao Qiu.
At that time, he only thought that his younger brother was acting like a baby, but now that he thought about it carefully, he couldn't help but feel a little bit in his heart.Is the way to see my brother quickly, is to break through this heavily guarded human city?
In the past three days, Shanqun has only been here a few times. I don't know if it's because he looks pitiful when he is locked up here, or because he has a strong interest in cross-species connections. Every time she comes, she will chat a few words.
Of course Ran Yu is not a chatty person, he just listens to what Shan Qun says.Sometimes he feels that Shan Qun is not talking to himself, nor is he talking to a possible sea ghost at the other end of the connection. She is just looking for a tree hole where she can talk.
Sometimes Shanqun sees that Ran Yu is troubled by past memories, and will persuade him not to be too persistent.But when the young girl said these words, the expression on her face was clearly not as if she could let go of her memory calmly.
From the beginning to the end, Ran Yu felt that Shan Qun was a very contradictory person, just like Lou Yue.Ran Yu didn't understand these contradictions, just like he didn't understand why Lou Yue tried to visit him again and again, knowing that a human traitor suspected of being connected with sea ghosts would bring him bad influence and trouble.Of course, Lou Yue did not succeed in meeting Ran Yu, these are all Shan Qun said.
On the afternoon of the third day, Lou Yue was finally able to break through many obstacles and enter the scientific research institute.But after arguing with Albert's subordinates, he still couldn't enter the room to talk to Ran Yu, so he had to go back angrily.
After learning that Shanqun often came to see Ran Yu in the past three days, Lou Yue turned to Yan Ai's office before leaving, and expressed to her very sincerely and tactfully, "I really don't like your new assistant".
"But I like it very much." Yan Ai replied bluntly, "She took the initiative to share a lot of work that caused me headaches, and saved me from sudden death."
The person concerned, Shan Qun, was at the scene. Hearing the words, he licked his lips provocatively at Lou Yue, and then happily buried himself in helping her Professor Yan sort out the data.
After Lou Yue left, Shan Qun and Yan Ai continued to devote themselves to the research on the sea ghost virus.The large image analyzer in the experiment was running non-stop, and the data and results obtained made the researchers in the team lose their hair one by one.
Because the sea ghost virus has a very obvious ADE effect, that is, antibody-dependent enhancement disease.
This virus is just as cunning as its original carrier, the sea ghost.Previous research results and current experiments are showing that even if antibodies are developed, Sea Ghost virus can use antibodies to fool white blood cells, and even use white blood cells' trust in antibodies to infect more healthy cells than can be infected without antibodies Faster, like a wonderful countermeasure.
During the three days that Ran Yu was imprisoned in the research institute, the work of the Third Ring Security Bureau went very smoothly.
He Rongsheng, Zhan Yiye and others who were injured in the previous sea ghost tide returned to work after rest. They thought they would face a mountain of inspection and security tasks, but they didn't expect to enter the work unit but they were very relaxed.
The Security Bureau and the City Defense Army sent dozens of joint teams to visit them one by one according to the list, and tested them with magic reagent reagents. The report submitted showed that there was no abnormality.
However, under the background that the parasitic sea ghosts may have mixed into the nearly [-] quarantined people who were released, "no abnormalities were found" itself is abnormal.
Aware of this, Lou Yue, Albert and Director Wei decided to change a group of people to conduct a small-scale spot check.Several teams that made great contributions to rescuing survivors last time were entrusted with this important task.
Captain Ding Taitai was excited when he took over the task from the leader, thinking it was a full affirmation and trust in his team.When leading the team out, Captain Ding radiated confidence in his big strides.In stark contrast to this is the current team members under him, Li Shuxiu, who is wobbly and out of shape, muttering dejectedly: "No, leader, didn't you go out across the street yesterday, why are you going out today?"
Ding Taitai said seriously: "For such an important task as protecting the main city, of course we must go all out every day!"
On the other hand, He Rongsheng was in a trance, far from being aggressive and making unremitting efforts for the v point as before.After the incident in the mental hospital, he has fallen into a period of confusion over the meaning of life and lofty spirit these days, and from time to time he goes to water a few kapok trees in the courtyard of the security bureau and talks to himself language.Captain Ding, who knew the whole story from the report, was sympathetic to him, so he didn't blame him too much.
Not to mention Zhan Yiye, Ding Taitai originally wanted to give her a few more days off to deal with his father's funeral, but Zhan Yiye adjusted his status in only two or three days and resolutely returned to work.She said at the time that she wanted to kill all the sea ghosts as soon as possible to avenge her father.Ding Taitai wanted to say a few more words of persuasion, but he also knew that the pain of bereavement cannot be alleviated by a few words of comfort.Zhan Yiye could no longer eat the exquisite bento brought from home at noon, so he could only squeeze into the cafeteria—because she was slack in performing tasks for a few seconds, and the person who made her bento was no longer there.Therefore, Zhan Yiye, who returned to work, no longer occasionally gags like before, but is always tense, as if he would break at any time.
Like the ten teams, Ta Ge's team was also selected to carry out the review task.
On the way, Ta Ge's team was as confident as Captain Ding, and they thought it was an easy task: there were magic reagents to identify the enemy, and these people had experience in fighting sea ghosts, plus there were colleagues before It has been identified, this mission will not be dangerous, it is more like a formality.
I don't know if he has been too nervous in the past few days. Hearing these words, Zhan Yiye suddenly became vigilant: They now believe too much in the talisman reagents, and they also believe too much in the investigation results of their previous colleagues.
But what if the talisman reagent doesn't work?
What if... co-workers who reported no risk were also infected?
--------------------
The author has something to say:
感谢在2021-08-3023:59:49~2021-09-0101:11:35期间为我投出霸王票或灌溉营养液的小天使哦~
Thanks to the little angels of irrigation nutrient solution: twenty 2 bottles;
Thank you very much for your support, I will continue to work hard!
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