implication [end times]

On the day the Third Ring fell, at the entrance of the alley near the junction of Ginkgo Tree and Baihua Road, a homeless man was still sitting on a broken tire, holding a plastic cup, waiting for people to come and debate with him.Of course, in this chaotic situation, no one cared about him.

From time to time, terrified crowds rushed past at the intersection, and sometimes roars and screams could be heard in the distance.He was tired from sitting, and wanted to stretch his feet out of the eaves to bask in the sun, but found that the sun had disappeared at some point.So he squinted his eyes and looked up at the extremely low clouds in the sky. The clouds piled up like snow mountains seemed to collapse and completely submerge the city.

Maybe there are too many delicious foods to choose from, and the dirty homeless man in the corner did not attract the sea ghost's attention. Several times he heard rattling sounds from the alley not far away, but he did not will be near him.It didn't take long for the tramp to notice that he wasn't being eaten whole by sea ghosts not because of sloppy luck, but because a big, familiar figure was silently appearing nearby.

After the big man dealt with a few sea ghosts that swept nearby, he said to the homeless man, "Professor Yuan, it's very dangerous now, you need to go back to the first ring."

The homeless man opened the plastic cup, took a sip of water, and said, "I'm not Professor Yuan."

"You are." Xiang Anxiang said, "Both Xiaozhuang and Minghui don't like to drink plain water, they both like to drink rice wine in enamel cups."

The homeless man snorted and said, "Don't lie to me, the shops are closed these two days, where can I go to ask for rice wine?"

"If you are not Professor Yuan, at least you have the idea of ​​survival, and you will not find reasons to delay time at this time."

The tramp glanced at An Ning impatiently, and suddenly there was a bit of disgust in his tone: "Did Lou Yue teach you?"

Xiang An Ning didn't answer, just said: "Please go back to the first ring with me to evacuate, if you encounter misfortune at this time, the main city will completely lose hope."

"It seems that the Leitu system is not working." Yuan Qiong keenly guessed the reason. He stood up with a plastic water bottle and prepared to leave, "What do you want me to do? This matter should be referred to your city lord, if I have to solve it plan, then I suggest that Lord Lou take his son to commit suicide and apologize together, maybe the defense system feels justice in the world, and everything will be fine."

After Yuan Qiong left Yihuan Research Institute, Lou Yue had been secretly sending people to observe his movements.Xiang An Ning is also a member of the surveillance team, but unlike the other team members, as Yan Ai's nephew, Vice Captain Xiang knows more about the relationship between Yuan Qiong and Lou Yue.

At this time, Xiang Anxiang suddenly remembered that Captain Lou still did not forget to send someone to protect Yuan Qiong during the sleepless overtime, and Yuan Qiong's hatred for Lou Yue has not diminished by half over the years-that kind of hatred is too far-fetched, close to original sin , is what Lou Yue can't make up for no matter what he does-so Xiang Anping rarely feels worthless for the leader.

Although Lou Yue had told him many times not to talk too much in front of Yuan Qiong, Xiang An couldn't help but said in a hurry: "But he can't decide his birth..."

Halfway through the conversation, Yuan Qiong had already quickened his pace, as if impatient.

Xiang An Ning chased after him, and he had to be careful if there were sea ghosts wandering nearby.He briefly reported the problem to Lou Yue, and he received an unexpected instruction: "There is a sack in the back seat of the car, get him here as soon as possible."

When Yan Ai rushed to the reception room of the scientific research institute, he saw that Xiang An Ning easily took off the big bag from his shoulder, and put it lightly on the sofa.

At that time, Yan Ai thought that Xiang Anxiang was sent to carry office supplies, so he asked casually, "Is Deputy Xiang carrying some fragile items? By the way, Captain Lou said that Professor Yuan is here. Where is he?"

Xiang An An stretched out his hand to open the sack, and pointed like magic: "Here."

Professor Yuan was obviously overwhelmed with anger, but his mood stabilized instead.He reached out and stroked his messy hair, looked around the living room, frowned and asked, "What about him?"

Everyone present knew that "he" referred to Lou Yue.

Yan Ai: "Captain Lou has something to do in the nearby laboratory, should we call him over now?"

"No, let me live a little longer." Yuan Qiong said, "What do you want to ask me here?"

Xiang An Ning said honestly: "Captain Lou is thinking about your safety, after all you are his..."

The second half of his sentence was blocked by Yan Ai's and Yuan Qiong's serious eyes.

Xiang An Ning didn't react, but Yan Ai knew that if it was just to protect Yuan Qiong, it would be fine to escort him to the second ring road, and tie him directly to the scientific research institute because he was sure that Professor Yuan would soften his heart when he really returned to the place where he used to shine.

Yan Ai knew that the opportunity was not lost, so he proposed to take Professor Yuan to the current Department of Biomedical Sciences to have a look, and learn about the current progress of sea ghost research by the way.

Yuan Qiong was noncommittal, but still got up and followed Yan Ai's footsteps.

On the way, Yan Ai briefly explained a series of problems and mysteries encountered by the research institute at present. When talking about Ran Yu, Yuan Qiong suddenly said: "I've seen him before, he's really weird."

"But the current test results show that he should not be a sea ghost."

Yuan Qiong nodded: "It's a human being, but it's not completely human."

"Are you saying that you still can't rule out his suspicion..."

"No, I mean that he is a human from a biological point of view, but it is difficult to define socially." Yuan Qiong said casually, "Humans are social animals, but it seems that he has been separated from human society since he was a child, so he has been separated from human society since he was a child. There's something wrong with other people who grow up normally."

……

While talking, they came to the Department of Biomedical Sciences.Teams are doing their jobs, digging into experiments and recording data.

Seeing such a scene, Yuan Qiong was really moved by the scene: "The conditions are much better now than before. I remember that before the establishment of the main city, a group of us hid in a temporary bunker dug underground, and sometimes even did chemical experiments. No protective clothing."

When the researchers who were close by heard these words, they looked over in surprise, but found that the person who said these words was a homeless man who was not too old.But they didn't have time to meddle in such nosy matters. Professor Yan brought someone in because of her own considerations, so they buried their heads in the data pile again, completely unaware of which important figure in the textbook they had missed.

In fact, even if they were told it was Yuan Qiong, few would believe it.Because the photos left by Yuan Qiong in the textbooks are already in their seventies and eighties, and the slovenly homeless man in front of him looks like he is only in his 40s or [-]s, although he is scruffy.

When passing by the laboratory of Yan Ai's team, Yuan Qiong was attracted by the stack of materials on the table.

"Is this the original data you got?" Yuan Qiong asked a little surprised, "It's very professional, it seems that sea ghost research has long since declined in the past ten years, and I didn't expect such people to be selected by the scientific research institute. "

"This is collected by the newly hired assistant." Yan Ai said.

Yuan Qiong said casually: "The analysis method is quite similar to a former student of mine. By the way, I remember that you had a good relationship before. Her name is Shi Xun. I haven't heard from her for a long time. How is she doing?"

Yan Ai's heart sank hard.

She suddenly thought of something.

During this period of time, she has deliberately ignored all the details of getting along with each other. A cup of hot milk tea with sugar cubes was handed over at the right time. She is obviously a biomedical major but shows a high degree of professionalism in sea ghost research. She always takes the initiative. To share a lot of annoying work for her...

In fact, Yan Ai has always had secret doubts in her heart, but since Shi Xun passed away, she almost nervously wanted to find traces of Shi Xun in her life, and that situation lasted for two or three years.After receiving many sessions of psychotherapy, she is used to killing all kinds of thoughts of "association with Shi Xun" in the cradle. Only in this way can she continue to maintain a normal life.

But what if she is not the only one who notices the similarity?

Yuan Qiong is Shi Xun's teacher for many years.And Professor Yuan's current situation...

Yan Ai didn't answer Yuan Qiong's question. She was silent for a while, and her voice became unnatural when she spoke again: "Professor Yuan, I'm really sorry, I have a question to ask."

She paused, took a deep breath, and then said, "Is your situation an exception?"

Yuan Qiong thought for a while, and said: "The experiment was banned, and I also made a mistake... Oh no, Shi Xun also collected his own blood to make similar reagents when doing clinical trials, but those reagents were sealed up. , it is estimated that all the samples were destroyed when our laboratory was seized before. Why did you suddenly remember to ask this?"

"I just suddenly remembered something very important. I'm sorry. I have to leave for a while." Yan Ai recruited a key member of his team and asked him to accompany Professor Yuan to continue understanding the current research situation, while he hurried back to the office , dialed the number of the Academic Affairs Office of the school affiliated to the Academy of Sciences.

Ten minutes later, Yan Ai learned that a classmate of Shan Qun's class was also in the research institute, but he was doing some odd jobs in a new team.When the little assistant received Yan Ai's internal call, he was incoherent with excitement, repeatedly expressing that his dream in this life was to join Professor Yan's team.

Yan Ai expressed his gratitude, and quickly got to the point: "Excuse me, are you in the same class as Shanqun? Can you tell me about her performance in school before? I went to the Academic Affairs Office to check the transcripts of previous students, and it seems that her grades are not satisfactory , but in the end I got full marks in the final exam and the selection exam for the scientific research institute, and I was specially recruited into my team."

The little assistant didn't expect to be asked this kind of question by the boss. On the one hand, he wanted to know everything without saying a lot, and on the other hand, he felt that it was not good to say these things in front of the classmates' leaders, and his small face wrinkled into a bitter melon look.

"I hope you can answer truthfully. Now we are doing some background checks. You are not the only one who has been drawn." Yan Ai said, "Please rest assured, don't feel burdened. For the authenticity of the information, this investigation is completely anonymous."

The little assistant breathed a sigh of relief, and then Ai Ai said: "You are right, her grades are indeed not good, and she often skips classes. We don't know why she suddenly seemed to be enlightened when she graduated. Obviously, a few days before the graduation exam The other day she climbed over the wall by herself and went out without knowing what she was doing. She didn't come to school for several days... It is said that she went to the black market to buy some medicine that can increase intelligence and quickly absorb knowledge. After taking the medicine, she became allergic for a few days. But After coming back, the whole person is really different, she has become much smarter, and has all kinds of knowledge. We asked many times how to buy medicine, but she was unwilling to tell us..."

Yan Ai's expression looked calm, but his heart was beating like a drum.She nodded and said, "Thank you for your cooperation. You still have to learn the knowledge by yourself. She may have bought counterfeit medicine. That's all for today's investigation. I will contact you again if there is anything to do. Thank you."

The little assistant bowed again and again flattered, and left Yan Ai's office.

Yan Ai wiped off the cold sweat on his palms, and before he could adjust his heartbeat, there was a knock on the door.

It was Shan Qun who came, holding a stack of materials in her hand, and said to Yan Ai excitedly: "I found the reason why Ran Yu was stably connected to No. 1 sea ghost. This is unbelievable! It can be called a study of sea ghosts." A new breakthrough in history."

Yan Ai was not touched by her excitement at all. She stood up, approached Shanqun, looked at Shanqun's young face and big black and white eyes, and asked, "Is that you, Shi Xun?"

The smile on Shan Qun's face froze.