by <unknown>
Trent suddenly looked at Annie as if she was acting strangely and for a while, the atmosphere in the elevator became awkward.
Still, fortunately, the elevator only went up for half a minute before opening its doors again. The two followed the door numbers to find laboratory 203, only to see that the metal door of the laboratory was shut tightly. On one side, there were also devices used to verify people's identity.
"It looks like your father hasn't come up yet."
Seeing this, Trent reminded her. "If there's someone in the laboratory, there'll be an indicator on the door."
"Let me call him."
Seeing this, Annie took out her phone and dialed a number directly. At the same time, she said, "Dad, Mr. Trent, who is in charge of maintenance, and I are both already waiting on the fifth floor, room 203. When will you come up?"
"I'll be right over."
Danny's voice came through the phone.
Annie nodded, then turned and said, "My father will be up soon, please wait a moment."
"No problem."
Trent replied, not sensing anything wrong at all.
They both waited only two or three minutes before they saw "Samuel" walking up the corridor. At this moment, Trent suddenly said, "Mr. Samuel, long time no see."
"It's been a while."
Danny said hello without any trace of panic while walking to the door of the laboratory. He paused for a while and then pressed his hand on the blank screen by the side.
"Beep!"
The green light of the tester blinked on and at the same time, the words "Palmprint confirmed" flashed on the blank screen. After that, the words "Please look here" flashed, marking a black hole beside the screen with an arrow.
Danny bent down slightly and glanced into the hole and then the words "Iris confirmed" flashed on the screen again. Finally, the screen showed a "Please breathe" prompt.
"Ahem!"
Danny coughed slightly and stood directly in front of the verifier, blocking it with his body. Annie on the side understood tacitly. She walked to Trent's side and picked at something on his head while wondering aloud, "What is this?"
Trent turned his head instinctively, only to see a shred of confetti in Annie's hand. "Mr. Trent, you had a piece of this on your head."
"Thank you, Miss Annie."
Trent nodded and turned back again.
However, what he did not know was that as soon as he turned his head, Danny quickly took out a spray bottle from his pocket and sprayed the screen.
"DNA test passed, identity confirmed… Welcome, Mr. Samuel, B3-level researcher."
With another flash on the screen, the door of the laboratory in front of them opened automatically, revealing the changing room inside.
As it was only a P2 laboratory, there were no extreme requirements for cleanliness. The three of them just put on an additional lab coat and walked in.
"It's this computer."
Danny pointed to an electronic computer in the laboratory. "This computer always restarts automatically. I suspect it may be due to poor internal contact."
"Alright, let me have a look."
Trent immediately turned on the computer to check, but in less than five seconds, he asked again, "What is the computer password?"
Danny was startled for a moment and stood rooted to the spot.
"It's 20040518."
When Trent had not gotten an answer for a while and was raising his head in puzzlement, Annie said quickly, "That's the password."
"It seems that this is a string of numbers with special meaning."
Trent suddenly understood. He smiled and glanced at the two of them, and then he turned on the computer after entering this line of numbers.
Seeing this, Danny and Annie secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
"Your computer is alright, Mr. Samuel."
Ten minutes later, Trent raised his head again and said helplessly, "I didn't notice the restart phenomenon and after entering the command phase, I didn't find any abnormalities."
"Never mind then."
Danny waved his hand. "I'll just wait for the problem to come up again before I call you. I'll have to trouble you then, Trent."
"That is my job, sir."
Trent nodded and took the initiative to leave.
It was only until this outsider had left that Annie and Danny looked at each other. Danny could not help but blurt out, "This is the craziest day of my life!"
Annie did not answer. If it were not to rescue Fisher, she would have fallen into extreme anguish now, but the anticipation of seeing Fisher temporarily suppressed her pain.
Seeing Annie did not answer, Danny also knew that he had said something wrong. He muttered something to himself, then took out a special USB flash drive from his pocket.
This USB flash drive was transparent throughout and one could see that there were gears, mechanical springs, and other mechanical structures continuously operating inside. All of this machinery was golden in color. On the whole, it looked like a priceless piece of handicraft.
After taking out the USB flash drive, Danny did not hesitate anymore. He directly inserted the USB flash drive into the computer.
Suddenly, the computer screen flickered slightly as if endless bytes were flowing across the screen, but after Danny blinked, he saw that the computer screen was completely dark. Although the computer's processor was still running, the screen was pitch black, and nothing was seen.
"Success!"
Seeing this, Danny was not alarmed but was delighted instead. He stood up in glee and said to Annie, "The quantum virus has invaded the intranet of the laboratory building. This company is done for and all their secrets will be exposed!"
Annie nodded. At this time, she should have been happy that they had overthrown this evil company, happy that Brother Fisher would be rescued soon, but for some reason, she still could not be happy.
It was as if something was blocking her heart. There was only a pang of sorrow.
"Dad."
Samuel's face flashed past Annie's eyes. She stared at the door of the laboratory blankly, thinking of something known to no one else.
"We'll leave now."
Danny pulled out the USB flash drive and kept it with him. He received a warning from the higher-ups early on during the mission. The value of this USB flash drive was incomparable. Whether they succeeded or not, they must take the USB flash drive away, never letting it fall into the hands of Blacklight Biotechnology.
Still, in Danny's opinion, this was to be expected. After all, this was a USB flash drive that could store quantum viruses. It was likely to be a unique existence in the world, like the quantum computer, so it was invaluable.
These thoughts flashed through Danny's mind. At this time, he grabbed Annie and walked out of the laboratory without waiting for her to recover, but Danny's face changed drastically after they went out.
At an unknown time, on both sides of the corridor, more than a dozen security guards with poker faces and in black suits had blocked their path in the corridor!
"What are you doing, don't you know me? I'm Samuel!"
Danny tried to push his luck. He tried to yell, but before he had finished, he was interrupted by a round of applause.
At the same time, a clear and soft voice rang out from behind the security guards. "What a great show! Annie, Danny, I didn't expect that current science and technology would be so powerful. Not only are there 3D human skin masks that are difficult to distinguish from the real thing, but there's also the quantum virus. All this opened my eyes!"
The voice laughed. "Thank you for helping me locate a loophole in my defense. This is the second one I found this month."
As their names were called out by a strange voice, despair finally spread across Danny's gaze. He tore off the mask on his face and tore the print on his palm at the same time.
At this point, a sound of footsteps followed. Meanwhile, the security guards on both sides suddenly turned around and automatically made wa
y for a narrow path in the corridor.
At once, a young girl from China, with bright eyes and white teeth, wearing a white dress, appeared in front of them.
The girl was only about fourteen or fifteen years old. She had an astoundingly beautiful face. There were no flaws in her facial features yet there was none of the artificiality of cosmetic surgery. The perfect facial features worked together to create a seamless harmony.
Chapter 393: Mistake |
The arrogance in her eyes was not one of condescension nor tyranny but simply the gaze of someone looking down from above.
Yes, it was a kind of looking down, like a human being looking down on an ant. No matter what the ant did, even if it could lift things fifty times its own weight, it was nothing more than an ant in the eyes of humans.
At this moment, Annie could truly sense that this little girl was looking down at the two of them as if they were ants.
"Is there no one left in Blackwatch Corporation, so they sent a little girl to catch us?"
Danny said unhappily, "Or is your father some big shot in this company?"
"Fool."
The little girl could not hide her smile. Even when she was denouncing someone, her appearance still gave off a sweet, gentle aura. "Always confused by appearances and never understanding the essence of things — is that how mortals look at the world? It's hilarious."
"Oh, how so?"
Danny slowly reached behind his back and asked as he walked forward, "Can you tell me more about this in detail?"
At this time, his heart was throbbing wildly. Now, there was only one chance at survival and that was to seize this daughter of some unknown big shot. Only in this way, could he and Annie have a chance to escape…
However, before he could act, Danny suddenly felt a sharp pain in his back. He turned his head in disbelief but saw that Annie was holding a dagger and the dagger had pierced his own back, fully submerged into the flesh.
"Annie, you…"
Danny suddenly coughed loudly. It seemed that his lung lobe had been pierced by the dagger. As he coughed, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
He only felt the cold and numbness swiftly overtaking his body and limbs. He only had time to take two stubborn steps forward and then his legs gave out. He sat down fully on the ground and no matter how he clambered, he could not get up.
"What, what's going on?"
After Danny fell, Annie seemed to wake up from a dream. She stared blankly at the blood in her hands and then with a "clatter", the dagger fell on the floor with a sharp clanging sound.
"Danny, Danny! I didn't do it, it's not me!"
Annie panicked. She hurriedly knelt on the ground to cover Danny's wound, but all this was in vain. She could only watch the young man in front of her eyes bleed more and more as his face turned increasingly pale.
"It's alright, Annie, I believe it wasn't you…"
Danny gave a wry smile. He only had time to reassure Annie and then he closed his eyes completely.
"No!"
Annie broke out in a mournful howl. First her father, then Danny, who had quietly been in love with her. At this moment, she suddenly had a desire to burn everything down. If she had a nuclear bomb button in her hand now, she would press it without hesitation.
"Now do you know how it feels to lose everything?"
The little girl skipped forward, with an innocent smile on her face. "Annie, I've watched every step you've taken to this day. Actually, because of your father, you had many chances to turn back but you never learned to appreciate them.
"Not only that, but you also caused the death of your father who silently gave you everything, the reason being you want to save your Brother Fisher. Hehe, this is the funniest story I've heard in my life."
"Who are you really?"
Annie lowered her head, her blond hair hiding her face. There was only her low, hoarse voice saying, "Who are you and why do you know all this?"
"Since you have asked so sincerely, then I'll tell you out of mercy!"
The little girl was barefoot. Her slender feet stepped in the expanding puddle of blood under Danny, making a pattering sound. "Annie, surely you still remember what happened three years ago?"
"Three years ago?"
Annie raised her head abruptly.
"That's right, you were injured in the nineteenth vertebra because of a car accident and then because of external pressure, it led to spinal nerve hemorrhagic necrosis in the spinal cord cavity. Such an injury was almost irreversible in terms of contemporary medical methods. But just three years ago, your father met a young man."
The little girl said charmingly, "Because your father made a deal with the young man, as a reward, you went through an operation. Just after the operation, you miraculously stood up again. Do you know why that is?"
"My father said that he met a talented person with superb medical skills and he healed me…"
Annie replied in a soft voice.
"Yes, I believe you now know that person is the founder of our Blacklight Biotechnology, Sir Chen Chen."
The little girl referred to Chen Chen using honorifics. "But surely you don't know what you were healed by?"
Annie was stunned for a moment. She had never thought about this.
"It's because of a chip called God."
With these words, Annie suddenly felt her vision turning hazy and the little girl who was supposed to be standing in front of her suddenly turned into a blur, popping up behind her at a speed beyond her eyes could not follow!
In the next second, Annie only felt a sharp pain in her spine and she could not help but scream!
"Agh!"
After Annie's scream, the little girl returned to face Annie, but now her right hand was drenched with blood. Not only that, but there was also a fingernail-sized item between her index finger and thumb.
"Agh, it hurts so bad!"
Annie fell to the ground in agony. She wanted to move her body, but she was shocked to find that she had lost all feelings in her lower limbs…
This kind of emptiness as if her lower body did not exist, was practically her personal nightmare. At this time, when this strange but familiar feeling hit her again, Annie finally could not hold back anymore and cried uncontrollably.
"Ta-da…"
The little girl walked directly in front of Annie and said condescendingly, "Do you see this? It's this chip that allowed you to walk like an ordinary person for three years without any abnormalities, but it has another function. That is, it can monitor your every move and even your behavior can be manipulated!
"In other words, when you were pulled into the group White Embers, when you were seduced by that Fisher, and after you came to Eco Science City, everything you did, seemingly hidden, was under our watchful gaze!"
"No, no!"
Annie could not help crying loudly. Now she finally understood — the exposure of White Embers, Fisher's capture by Blacklight Biotechnology, and the failure of this mission were all because of the chip in her back…
At this moment, her chest was bursting with incomparable regret, making her want to explode.
"Oh, by the way, that Fisher, why do you keep thinking about him?"
The little girl was puzzled. "Even if you look past how ugly that human creature is, he's also incredibly stupid. He can't compare to Sir Godfather at all. We just threw them onto a deserted island and let them slaughter each other until no one was left."
Annie was shocked when she heard these words. She looked up suddenly and her voice deepened. "Brother Fisher is dead?"
"Of course, after all, we need data and materials for experiments. Although your Brother Fisher is useless, he still serves rather well as an experiment subject."
The little girl clapped her hands and at once, someone from behind handed her a silver Rubik's Cube. "Here, wanna see?"
With that, the little girl smiled and handed the Rubik's Cube to Annie. "Do you want to see the holographic video of Fisher before he died?"
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bsp; Annie braced her body with all her strength, stretched out her right hand, and tremblingly took the Rubik's Cube, but with a slip of her hand, the Rubik's Cube dropped directly into a pool of blood…
Then, a magical scene appeared —
The Rubik's Cube that rolled into the pool of blood turned on automatically. Suddenly, a three-dimensional light beam was emitted, completely blanketing the surrounding corridor, presenting an island scene.
"This place is…"
Annie looked around in bewilderment but was suddenly surprised to see a group of people appearing on the island. Many of these people were familiar faces. Still, what excited her most were the three who were nearest — Fisher, Jennifer, and Jennifer's younger sister.
"Brother Fisher!"
At this moment, Annie burst into tears. Finding a sudden burst of strength, she suddenly braced her arms and used them to keep crawling through the pool of blood, inch by inch, approaching the young man she had dreamed of.
Nevertheless, as soon as she had moved forward, she noticed that Fisher looked rather pathetic. Moreover, beside him, Jennifer was covered in wounds and there was even a missing chunk of flesh at the back of her head, exposing a part of her skull to the air.
Immediately afterward, she saw Fisher and Jennifer arguing out of nowhere, but the scene in front of her showed only the image without any sound. Annie only saw Jennifer bursting into silent laughter and then her whole body shuddered violently, eventually turning into a blanket of flesh and blood!
"Agh!"
Annie also unleashed a scream.
Soon enough, the screen changed as Fisher moved. Annie only saw Fisher running directly into the jungle beside him, but at this point, the figure of Jennifer's sister suddenly appeared behind him, and she rushed over ferociously and plunged a blade into Fisher's heart from the back!
"No!"
Seeing this scene, despite knowing that everything in front of her was a holographic projection, she still could not help shrieking again.
Then, the speed of the images began to accelerate and Annie could only watch Fisher's body fall to the ground. Even so, before long, countless strands of Jennifer's flesh and blood wriggled over and devoured Fisher's body, using him as nourishment for the spreading carpet of flesh…
