Chapter 69: If life is only as first seen, what is the autumn wind and sad fan

When Mu Qian woke up, he found himself lying on a grassy field, and the warm sunlight was projected through the branches and leaves overhead, making him feel a little dazed and confused for a while. Then a slightly chilly breeze blew, so Mu Qian knew that it should be morning in the chaotic realm.

"Is this the planet of the barbarians?" Mu Qian whispered, and then suddenly found that he was holding a swarthy unsheathed dagger of about thirty centimeters in one hand, while in the other hand he was clutching a leaf, which contained a small life-saving pill.

Mu Qian stood up, at the moment he was full of energy and energy, but he didn't know where to go or what to do. With a "whoosh", the dagger in Mu Qian's hand pierced into a thick tree trunk beside him, reaching the handle. He never expected this dagger to be so sharp, it seems that Father Park does take good care of him, but he doesn't trust Father Park, and even he won't trust anyone at all.

Suddenly remembering some things from before, Mu Qian, who was originally high-spirited, was immediately defeated, and he became uninterested in everything in an instant, exuding a kind of exhausted old twilight, which was a senseless, lazy after tiredness, sadness and extreme despair hidden deep in his bones.

Leaning on the big tree, he sat down weakly on the ground, Mu Qian's eyes did not have the slightest vitality in his eyes, he just looked at the several towering ancient trees in front of him, as well as the blue sky and white clouds that crept through from the branches...... Suddenly, a crisp and gentle birdsong sounded, Mu Qian seemed to be awakened, regained some consciousness, and then he remembered the past.

In the 211X year of the solar system, the earth, and XX City, in a large-scale laboratory, Mu Qian was testing a substance called crow toxin. The crow toxin was extracted from a brand new plant he found in the tropical jungles of South Asia, which he tentatively called Pantou Crow Garlic.

Mu Qian preliminarily concluded that it should belong to the Asian Lycoris family, but there seem to be some variants, so so far he is not sure what this pantou crow garlic is, but the crow toxin extracted from it is quite powerful, although it will not cause death in a short period of time, but it can destroy the amino acids in the living body, producing a strong paralyzing effect.

After further research, Mu Qian found that the crow toxin can reduce the metabolic rate of living organisms to a very abnormal level, and all cell activities in the human body become slow and clumsy, including cell repair, division and regeneration.

In fact, this is not a very remarkable discovery, and Mu Qian did not regard the crow garlic he found and the crow toxin extracted from him as the same thing, this is just a small episode in his work. As a person who often goes deep into the wild nature, he knows that there are many miracles in the natural world, but humans do not know it.

Human beings only know what they think they know, and they only focus on the things of their own human society, such as economic growth, scientific and technological progress, etc. They completely ignore that there are countless other life on the earth, including those plants, animals, and microorganisms, all of which are constantly reinventing themselves, adapting to the environment, and trying to walk on their own evolutionary path with all their hearts.

The city where Mu Qian is located is a first-class city on the whole earth, with advanced technology, brilliant culture, perfect industry, and a large population, and living here represents a kind of success in life to a certain extent. Because, with the development of society, the social hierarchy is becoming more and more different, like this city, not everyone can live here for a long time.

As for those cities and fortresses in outer space, it is even more remarkable, and the people who can live there are the elite of this world, and that small group of people controls everything in this world. What is valuable, what is worthless, what is true, what is false, all up to them.

Therefore, although Mu Qian's life so far can be said to be successful, it is not satisfactory. He lacks a skill to adapt to secular society, and he has such interests in either staying in the jungle in the wild or in the laboratory.

Or maybe it's just a choice, and people have to do something in their lives. Instead of choosing to camp in secular society and try to make his life crawl from one apex to another, he chose to get in touch with nature through scientific experiments and decipher the secrets of nature that may be completely useless.

But other people's choices may not be like this, Mu Qian's current boss is his classmate in the same period. This classmate, who was inferior to Mu Qian in all aspects, has now become Mu Qian's supervisor and is the number one person in this laboratory. Mu Qian also heard that he had recently applied for a man-made fortress to move his family to outer space, and it was estimated that he would soon be able to approve it, and then completely leave the increasingly backward surface of the earth and become an interstellar citizen of the earth.

"Lao Mu, does the crow toxin you discovered a while ago have any research value, can you package it and promote it to the society?"

"What research value can an ordinary chronic toxin have?Also, it's poisonous, do you think it can be promoted to society?" Mu Qian walked out of the laboratory.

"That's hard to say, you don't know that people nowadays have any habits, what mess, as long as it's new enough, you want to try it, as long as it doesn't threaten people's lives, even if it's a piece of, you can sell it. Bao Jingzhi put his arm around Mu Qian's shoulders and said with a smile. In the entire laboratory, he can only do this to Mu Qian, and to others, he will always put on a majestic posture, so that people will unconsciously obey and obey him.

The relationship between Bao Jingzhi and Mu Qian is very good, after all, they are classmates, and the relationship between the two is good during school. After working in this institute together, Bao Jingzhi also took good care of Mu Qian, and the two initially worked on some very good scientific research projects together and made some achievements.

Therefore, Bao Jingzhi rose step by step, and now, he basically never enters the laboratory, let alone goes to the field to collect some samples. But this is okay, any valuable discovery by Mu Qian, Bao Jingzhi can find a way to make it generate social value, so as to bring benefits to the entire research institute.

The two have been working together for a long time, Bao Jingzhi soon soared, and he was a powerful person in the city, and Mu Qian was also well-known in the industry, although he was not a big man, but he also had a stable and comfortable life.

Regarding the gap between the two now, Mu Qian was relieved after thinking for a while, Bao Jingzhi was able to get to where he is today. Some of his research findings are at best the icing on the cake, and if it weren't for Bao Jingzhi's frequent use of the entire laboratory's resources to support him, he might not have been able to produce any results.

Mu Qian is content with everything, he also has a beautiful and virtuous wife, who presides over the whole family, and can let him do what he likes without any worries, so he spends more and more time in the field and experiments.

"The economy is so false that people just have nothing to do, so they mess up all their values. Therefore, only a super talent like you would think of selling a piece of, and someone else would buy it. Mu Qian said to Bao Jingzhi.

"Then it depends on who pulled this. Bao Jingzhi laughed. Then the two of them walked out of the institute together, but then Mu Qian refused Bao Jingzhi's invitation to go out and relax together, and returned home alone, today is the fifth anniversary of his and his wife's marriage.

But he never expected that just today, everything he had had was shattered. Waiting for him at home was not only his wife, but also another strange man, the two of them were eating at the moment, and that man was sitting in the place where Mu Qian usually sits.

"Have you eaten so early today?" is this ......" Although Mu Qian was very dissatisfied, he still asked politely, he thought that this man was a friend or relative of his wife.

"He's my husband. Mu Qian never dreamed that his wife would actually say this.

"What?" Mu Qian's mind went blank for a moment, and he couldn't believe his ears.

"Today is our fifth wedding anniversary, and we've been married for five years. But in the past five years, do you know why I married you in the first place?" said Mu Qian's wife.

Mu Qian's face turned pale, he didn't understand the situation at all, so he could only shake his head blankly.

"I thought you would give me everything I wanted, but you did only half of it, giving me a warm home, a comfortable house, etc. However, you are too rigid and boring, and this kind of dull life is not what I want. I could have lived a better life, so why do I have to live with a rotten person like you?" Mu Qian's wife said, hugging the man next to him. And the man raised his eyebrows at Mu Qian, and his handsome face smiled evilly, looking arrogant and proud.

After Mu Qian heard his wife's words, his body shook and he almost fell to the ground, but in the end he still stood steady and said in a hoarse voice:

"Isn't it good to have a dull and stable life?"

"It's good to have a plain and stable life, but I don't want to live like this with you. If you're to blame, it's that there are too many temptations in this world. Mu Qian's wife shook her head and said.

"Since you have decided so, I have nothing to say, I hope you can live better. Now, please get out of here. Mu Qian gritted his teeth and said.

"Hahaha......" Mu Qian's wife laughed with the man.

"No, you're the one who should leave. Mu Qian's wife looked at Mu Qian with pity:

"Do you know why we haven't had children in the last five years?"

Mu Qian first shook his head slowly, and then said in a low voice:

"We did the check-up last year, and you and I have no problem. ”

"I don't have a problem, but you do. Mu Qian's wife said, took out a certificate issued by the hospital and put it on the table, with a bright red "X" printed on it, which means that there is a problem with some kind of physiological function.

Mu Qian couldn't hold it anymore and fell backwards on his back, he finally realized what had happened. According to the latest law, a couple must have at least one child. If, after five years, one of the spouses has no children for subjective or objective reasons, the other spouse can file for divorce and have the right to own and divide the entire family property.

"Is it true?" Mu Qian sat up tremblingly and said with difficulty.

"Of course not really, we don't have children just because I don't want to. This proof was just forged by someone he found, but it is definitely convincing. Although he does not have the same knowledge as you, he knows many people and knows the society better than you, and if you give him your opportunity, he will definitely achieve greater achievements than you are now. Therefore, you should not feel wronged, God has treated you well. Mu Qian's wife said coldly, then he glanced at Mu Qian on the ground contemptuously, and continued:

"We've been married for more than five years, and now it's up to me to decide the divorce and the family property, so this house is mine now. Plus, my new husband doesn't have a job yet, so we can't share our savings with you, you know, how stressful it is to live in this city. ”

Mu Qian actually stood up at this moment, his chest seemed to explode, he would rather die than lie down in front of these two people in front of him. He asked with a hideous face:

"Have you ever earned a dime in our savings?"

"I don't know how much money I earned, anyway, according to the law, that's our savings, and I now have the right to divide and own the whole property. Mu Qian's wife suddenly became inexplicably irritable:

"Don't think I owe you anything, it's entirely your responsibility to get to where you are now. I also paid for five years, I didn't take your money and your house for nothing, do you understand?"

"Don't be angry, anyway, now that everything is ours, why should you bother with him?" the man hugged Mu Qian's wife and whispered softly in her ear.

"That's right, it's totally worth it to spend five years in exchange for permanent residency in this city and all this wealth, and now I'm giving it all to you. The two kissed passionately while talking, and Mu Qian's wife was now showing brazenness, which was completely beyond Mu Qian's previous perception of her.

Unable to bear everything in front of him any longer, Mu Qian turned around and staggered out. He didn't know how he had come back to the institute, and he desperately thought that it wasn't true, but the new face of his wife, who had always been virtuous and gentle, appeared in his mind all the time.

He stayed in his own lounge in the research institute for three days in a daze, and didn't go anywhere until Bao Jingzhi came to him. This old classmate was still very concerned about his situation, and although Mu Qian didn't say anything, he quickly figured out what was going on, and swore that he could help Mu Qian settle the matter. Mu Qian just shook his head slowly but firmly, since the matter has happened, let him pass.

Nothing in this world can be perfect, and neither can the law. But even so, it is not that anyone can exploit the loopholes of the law at will, Mu Qian can think of dozens of ways to get back everything that belongs to him, but he does not intend to do so.

First of all, there is no point in doing so, his life has failed, and it is a failure. Secondly, deep down in his heart, he had an immensally strong desire for revenge, and even though his knowledge, insight, and reason had told him not to do senseless things with senseless hatred, he still wanted to take revenge.

In his home, when the man provoked him with a smug smile, Mu Qian could see what a vulgar soul was hidden under the man's handsome face. Such a man, who only takes from women, will not end well with a restless and ungrateful man like his wife.

Mu Qian firmly believes that if such two scumbags who are lazy, opportunistic and deceitful, greedy for enjoyment but do not know how to pay together, God will definitely punish them more severely, and at that time, their experience will be even more miserable than what Mu Qian is suffering now.

Mu Qian thought like this, so he rejected Bao Jingzhi's kindness. Anyway, he still has his own job, and he can live in the institute for the time being, and food and housing are not too big a problem. However, he began to become listless all day long, and in his own visions he saw the two men being punished—all sorts of cruel punishments, and each one gave him great satisfaction from them.

Although he was extremely determined, the torment of this waiting gradually broke him. And in fact, whether or not the heavens will really send down the punishment, he will not see it, because he will soon die, in another blow, full of despair.

Time passed slowly, and Bao Jingzhi became more and more dissatisfied with Mu Qian's work attitude, in his words, "You can't mix any personal feelings in your work, personal emotions are of no value to the company, and the company will never pay for it." Mu Qian doesn't understand the relationship between the institute and the company, but from a general point of view, everything in society is moving closer to a profitable economic model, and everything is measured by economic value.

"Old classmate, it's not right for you to do this, no matter what happens in your private life, you can't bring it to work, it doesn't have a good impact on everyone, you are clearly not giving me face and making me embarrassed. Bao Jingzhi persuaded Mu Qian bitterly.

"Work? What am I doing here? Work hard to find a piece of, and then let you sell it in society?" Mu Qian suddenly went crazy, he suddenly felt that everything in this world was funny, so he actually said to Bao Jingzhi like this.

Bao Jingzhi's face turned pale after hearing this, but he didn't speak, just turned around and left angrily. In some ways, he is much more mature than Mu Qian, he knows that he shouldn't quarrel with a subordinate, and there are many ways to discipline his subordinate. It's just that it is still difficult for him to decide how to discipline Mu Qian, after all, Mu Qian still has a certain value, and he can endure everything until he has a clear conclusion about Mu Qian.

And Mu Qian didn't care about this, he felt that it would be great if he was really crazy. In his eyes, this job was no longer his choice, but a comical farce, and he became completely indifferent to this job.

However, although he doesn't care, Bao Jingzhi still cares a lot. Within two days, Bao Jingzhi suddenly changed his attitude towards him, ignoring his work status when he went to work, and even specially arranged for someone to take care of his life in the research institute. In this regard, Bao Jingzhi explained:

"We must have a caring heart for our colleagues around us. Who will not have some unpredictable and very bad things happen in their lives? For colleagues who are in difficulty, the most important thing is to understand each other. ”

Mu Qian didn't care at all about what Bao Jingzhi said, he was doing one thing wholeheartedly at the moment: waiting for his fantasy divine punishment to appear. However, the punishment he desperately wanted did not wait, but waited for the news that he was going out with Bao Jingzhi, Mu Qian didn't want to go anywhere, but Bao Jingzhi still persuaded him.

"The crow toxin you extracted last time has now been developed by XX Pharmaceutical Company after the initial attempt, and there is still a big project to start. Brother, your chance has come. Bao Jingzhi patted Mu Qian's shoulder, his cautious expression revealed mystery in his excitement.

"What if a paralyzing toxin has been researched with antibodies? Can it have any big effect?" Mu Qian dismissed Bao Jingzhi's statement.

Bao Jingzhi lowered his voice and said to Mu Qian very cautiously:

"Brother, that's the limit of your thinking. What is the most important thing in society now? The most important thing is the rich, and what is the most important thing for the rich? Of course, it is their life. Think about it, the paralyzing effect of this crow toxin you found is not to paralyze the nerve cells of the human body in the traditional sense, but to delay all the cellular activities of the entire human body, which can reduce the metabolism of the human body to a whole new level, so what will be the consequences if the crow toxin is used together with its antibodies?"

Mu Qian didn't speak, he seemed to understand what Bao Jingzhi meant, but he was still not sure.

"If a person takes both crow toxin and its antibodies, then it is possible to produce a new definition of the level of metabolism in the human body. If the side effects can be controlled, and the rate of cell division and regeneration in the human body can be effectively delayed, then it is possible to successfully develop an elixir, or even an immortal drug. Although Bao Jingzhi's tone was low, it was difficult to hide the excitement.

"There is no necessary connection between the level of metabolism and the rate of cell division and regeneration, which is child's play, completely disrespectful of life, and is a joke on us as human beings. Mu Qian didn't really go crazy, so he said sternly.

"It's their biologist's business, and it has nothing to do with us. I have shared the patent rights of Lao Yao Toxin with XX Pharmaceutical Company, and no matter what their final result is, it will not harm our interests. We're just going to take a trip to the tropical rainforests of South Asia to find out the growing environment and plant characteristics of this crow garlic, and it would be even better if we could find the source of its toxins. Bao Jingzhi is still trying to explain.

"Let yourself be poisoned, and give up some of the normal functions of the living body in a paralyzing way, just to get a moment of respite. I'm sorry, but I wouldn't do anything like that. Mu Qian decisively refused. In his eyes, this kind of thing is really funny, and it doesn't have the slightest positive meaning for humanity as a whole, what are you people tossing about?

"Brother, there are some things that we have to take a long-term view, and we must have the courage to try, and the future will always belong to those who try it for the first time. In this society, you can really make a fortune by eating, don't you understand?" Bao Jingzhi continued to persuade Mu Qian. Mu Qian, on the other hand, was silent, not knowing what he was thinking.

If you can be rich, will your wife leave you? Tell you that as long as you have enough money, she will never dare to leave you, and she will always follow you like a dog. Bao Jingzhi gritted his teeth at Mu Qian and said, as if he was the one whose wife ran away.

Although his rhetoric was a bit of a danger to others, demagoguery, and despicable and indecent, it was very effective, and finally made Mu Qian's heart move. Mu Qian wasn't really crazy or stupid, he decided that he would change his life from now on, so he asked:

"How much can we get in this project if it is successful?"

"That's right, my old classmate. I didn't sell the crow toxin to them, but I just got a certain stake in this project in the form of equity, so you can boldly imagine that if the old medicine, or even the immortal medicine, can be born from our hands, then the future world is not in our hands? What wealth, money, inexhaustible, inexhaustible, we can live as much as we want, who is the current little unhappy?" Bao Jingzhi's tone became more and more excited, as if there was really some elixir and elixir of immortality in the world, and it was already in his hand.

Bao Jingzhi did not say how much share he occupied in this project, but just revealing the news was enough for Mu Qian to go to the rainforest again, and Mu Qian's heart had been played with by Bao Jingzhi.