Chapter 70: How many repetitions are hidden in the human heart, and righteousness and profit are chaotic at critical moments

Bao Jingzhi quickly assembled a team of more than ten people, including two local guides, and slaughtered into the depths of the rainforest. In this era, this rainforest has gained unprecedented development opportunities and has become extremely lush, with giant trees tens of meters high covering the earth, and a decadent and eerie atmosphere lingering around Bao Jingzhi and his party.

In this smoky and rainy tropical rainforest, the danger is not there at any time, all kinds of poisonous insects and beasts are infested, especially some sudden epidemics that have never been seen by human beings can take people's lives at any time, such a rainforest is no longer a traditional rainforest.

As a botanist, Mu Qian knows very well what a real tropical rainforest looks like, and he also knows very well what the rainforest they are entering now is like. When human beings have made human society develop to a certain height at a heavy cost, the damage to the environment has been irreversible, and a large number of harmful substances have been discharged into the seawater, air and soil.

The garbage created by human technology is either rich in a large amount of nutrients that do not belong to nature at all, or it is stubborn man-made materials that cannot be digested and absorbed by nature in a short period of time. As a result, the entire Earth's ecosystem has fallen into abnormal development. Despite the lush forests, lush forests and grasses, and the rapid proliferation of fish, insects, birds and animals, this is not a virtuous cycle ecosystem. Old, natural species are constantly going extinct, and the new species that are emerging quickly are mostly virus-bearing genes that can destroy everything.

As a result, human beings began to move to outer space to live, and they also said that they wanted to return the earth to a pure world, but would the earth accept such an arrangement from human beings? Mu Qian did not know the answer, and he could no longer distinguish what was right and what was wrong. For this time he came to the rainforest to look for the flat-headed crow garlic, Mu Qian only thought about finding it quickly, as for anything else, he refused to think about it.

"Where did you find the flat-headed crow garlic last time?" Although Bao Jingzhi was afraid of this rainforest, he still came in for the rest of his life. Along the way, he has been extremely serious about all kinds of matters, which is what he has always done. Not only did he have to find the flat-headed crow garlic again, but he also had to find out the habits of the plant thoroughly, because it was very important for the success he wanted.

"According to the location record, just ahead, we still have a day to go. However, judging from the situation at the scene at that time, those flat-headed crow garlic plants were not native there, but in the form of rhizomes, which were brought there by some animal and took root there. Mu Qian said.

"Is it easy to survive? Why don't you bring some back to cultivate?" Bao Jingzhi continued.

"In this rainforest, no matter what the plant is, it's easy to survive. Even seed plants that used to reproduce only by seeds can now be regrown by cutting off their roots and sticking them into the soil. As for bringing some back to cultivate, I'm afraid we don't have the right to do that, right? The approval process is extremely complicated, and if you carry the virus, the danger is also very high. Mu Qian said.

"You don't know the strength of our research institute, what danger can there be? Besides, if you secretly bring one or two plants back, who will know?" Bao Jingzhi whispered in Mu Qian's ear.

Mu Qian stopped talking, in this city, the research institute he was in was just a second-class research institute, but it was only outstanding in some areas, Bao Jingzhi could open his eyes and talk nonsense, but he couldn't. It seems that this time Bao Jingzhi will bring some flat-headed crow garlic back to cultivate anyway.

Mu Qian has never understood these aspects, he doesn't know whether he should follow the rules, and he doesn't know why some people can achieve great success by breaking the rules, while others will never recover because they only break the rules.

"The era of hard work and prosperity is over, and this is an era of flexibility and opportunity. Many people around Mu Qian have said this, but Mu Qian doesn't understand what it means, he didn't want to touch any social norms before, and he also didn't want any social norms to touch him. He has always been confused about what he doesn't understand, and then firmly chooses to stay away.

After camping in the evening, Bao Jingzhi told Mu Qian that he had brought ten antibodies to the crow toxin with him in a safety box that he had brought with him, which was provided by XX Pharmaceutical Company to ensure the safety of their trip to the rainforest. Eventually, Bao Jingzhi hoped that after finding the flat-headed crow garlic, Mu Qian would be able to do some preliminary experiments on the spot to see if there were any new discoveries.

"What am I going to experiment with here?" Mu Qian felt that Bao Jingzhi was crazy.

"The crow toxin and antibodies are all in our hands now, so we have to try it anyway. Even if we don't have the conditions in the laboratory, we can initially experiment with animals, observe the stress response, maybe find something, or make temporary responses, and it is not easy to enter such a rainforest once. Even though there were only the two of them in this tent, Bao Jingzhi's voice was still very low.

Mu Qian was still hesitating, but Bao Jingzhi's ability to persuade people did have a set:

"We all know very well that elixir is not so easy to develop. Therefore, it is very important to have a very in-depth understanding of the characteristics of the flat-headed crow garlic, and with the experiment as the basis, we can have a clear goal for this trip, so as not to run empty. And if we can't find the native place of the crow garlic, are we going to live in this damn rainforest forever?"

Mu Qian was still moved, he actually knew very well what the hell Bao Jingzhi was doing, if they could make a major discovery one step ahead, then they would have more say in this project. It is even possible to keep the results of the project for their own entirety, although they are not yet aware of the secrets of the antibodies.

In this way, at this moment, Mu Qian told himself over and over again in his heart: I want to change my way of living. So he forced himself not to think too much, and then agreed to Bao Jingzhi.

Although he realized it, he refused to admit that there were too many things that humans did not understand in this tropical rainforest, that everything could happen at any time, and that the consequences of rushing the experiment could be catastrophic.

In the afternoon of the next day, the group finally came to the place where Mu Qian had found the flat-headed crow garlic last time, at the edge of the swamp not far from a small stream, and the flat-headed crow garlic was still there, thick and green like ink. Each crow garlic has twelve thick fat leaves that surround its roots, reaching up to half a meter high, and its rhizome is bare, but it is a fist-sized black round stem.

"No branches, no ......flowers," Bao Jingzhi carefully observed a flat-headed crow garlic, and then he arranged for his entourage to start modeling the ecological environment in the vicinity and set up camp at the same time. They're going to have to stay here for a while, unless they find a native place for the crow garlic.

"Lao Mu, you first discovered this plant and have been studying its toxicity for a while, what do you think?" Bao Jingzhi did not forget Mu Qian's value to him.

"It's hard to say, there are so many toxic things in the rainforest, and it's not surprising that several toxins cross-infect and form a completely new toxic substance. Even, this toxin is not carried by the crow garlic itself, but may be acquired by accident. ”

Hearing Mu Qian's statement, Bao Jingzhi's face immediately darkened: If the flat-headed crow garlic is not valuable, then their research institute has no value in this project, and the simple toxicity research can be done by XX Pharmaceutical Company itself.

"Don't talk nonsense, think about the connection between this toxin and the flat-headed crow garlic. Even if there is no connection, this toxin is extracted from the Flathead Crow Garlic, and it cannot exist without the Flathead Crow Garlic, and you are an expert in this area. Bao Jingzhi stared at Mu Qian and said.

"Everything has to be found in the native place of the crow garlic, and the toxins of plants are often closely related to the surrounding environment. Mu Qian said.

"This rainforest is so big, how can I find it?" Bao Jingzhi immediately became anxious.

"It seems that you really rarely come out into the wild, and believe me, within three days, as long as its native location is nearby, I will definitely find out. Mu Qian had no choice but to say this, he didn't want to force Bao Jingzhi to be in a hurry.

There was no other way, Bao Jingzhi could only choose to believe Mu Qian, and at the same time, he asked people to speed up the extraction of toxins from these flat-headed crow garlic, and he wanted to conduct live experiments immediately. XX Pharmaceutical Company has strong strength and sufficient resources, and this project must be in full swing at the moment, as long as Bao Jingzhi's research institute takes the lead, even if there is only a little progress, it may obtain more benefits in the future cake distribution. Time is money, in order to take this small step, you have to take any risk, Bao Jingzhi understands this truth too well.

In the evening, the modeling of the nearby ecological environment was finally completed, and it was indeed not the native place of these flat-headed crow garlics, but there were too many similar ecosystems in the vicinity to be identified by their current manpower and equipment. Everyone thought that the trip to the jungle was basically over.

But Mu Qian stared at the flat-headed crow garlic in a daze, he could easily see that these flat-headed crow garlic had only been rooting here for a short time, and had not adapted to the environment for a second time, so they must be hiding some secrets.

After some consideration, Mu Qian dug up a flat-headed crow garlic plant, and when he saw the black-brown flattened rhizomes, he suddenly thought: What if the flood washed the rhizomes of these flat-headed crow garlic here? There happened to be a small stream nearby.

After Mu Qian said his thoughts, Bao Jingzhi immediately organized people to decompose this rhizome. In fact, some of the cells of this rhizome are new, which means that the rhizome may have been broken, so there is a high possibility that it will be hit by flooding.

Ignoring everyone's opposition, Bao Jingzhi immediately organized two teams to march to the upper reaches of the creek overnight to model the ecological environment on both sides of the creek. With the support of advanced technology, their modeling can cover a range of thousands of meters, and can have a more detailed understanding of the ecological environment.

In this regard, Bao Jingzhi was full of ambition, he believed that God would favor him, and he would definitely be able to succeed, but Mu Qian was just the opposite, and he had no confidence. Mu Qian knew how big this jungle was, how complex the area and ecology were, and the range of thousands of meters was simply not enough for a miracle to happen.

"If the toxicity of the garlic is not produced on its own, but in harmony with the environment, then its native place must be a low-lying terrain, preferably a basin with poor air circulation. Mu Qian looked at the topographic map within a hundred kilometers of the computer and said.

"Is this likely?" asked Bao Jingzhi.

"It's big, because crow toxins are not quite the same as natural poisons in general. It is very common to paralyze human nerves and destroy cells in the human body, but the mechanism of the crow toxin acting on the human body is very strange, and it seems that it only freezes the activity of human cells. Mu Qian said in a low voice.

"That's the importance of the crow toxin, you finally get it. As long as you take a serving of antibodies to the crow toxin, and then take the duck toxin regularly, then it is equivalent to the person in the state of consciousness, the person is constantly frozen, of course, the premise is that we can control the side effects of the crow toxin on the human body. Bao Jingzhi felt that Mu Qian had finally opened his mind.

"It's not that I don't understand, I just don't want humans to go backwards and live like the walking dead. Mu Qian said.

Besides, human science and technology are so advanced that even if human beings only have brain power to move, society can still develop, and maybe it can develop even better. In order to survive, even if it is a walking corpse, there will be many people who are willing to break the bank to buy it. Bao Jingzhi knew that Mu Qian's worrying mistake had been committed again.

"The existence of human beings does not necessarily mean the pursuit of convenience and speed, and a convenient life is not necessarily beneficial to us. ”

"Then what are we pursuing in existence?" Bao Jingzhi asked rhetorically.

Mu Qian can't answer this question, maybe in this world, no one can answer this question. Mu Qian only vaguely felt that all human efforts are to make their own lives better, and between a better life and the convenience, speed, simplicity and comfort brought by science and technology cannot be simply equated.

At dawn the next day, the two squads in front stopped, and they found nothing. After Bao Jingzhi learned the news, he suddenly lost his previous bearing, and even began to scold. Mu Qian took out the topographic map, plant distribution map, and water flow distribution map of this rainforest and began to compare, any chaotic scene, there will be some kind of clue-like connection, even if it is empty, it must have a hole.

"I'm going to go back right away, get more people to come, and turn over this rainforest, I don't believe I can't find it. Bao Jingzhi gasped and said irritably to Mu Qian.

"In this million-square-meter tropical rainforest, too many people can't solve the problem, and those advanced scientific equipment may not be able to play a role. Mu Qian said coldly. He never thought that Bao Jingzhi would have such a gaffe in front of such interests.

"So what do you say? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and if we win, we can stand on top of this world, above billions of people, and we must not miss it. Bao Jingzhi said viciously.

"Look here. Mu Qian pointed to a basin and said. The basin is tens of thousands of kilometers away from where they are now, and is so small that it is easy to overlook.

"What's going on here?" asked Bao Jingzhi eagerly.

"I've been to this place before, but I haven't been to the basin because it's surrounded by mountains, and there are a lot of highly poisonous eucalyptus trees on it, and some of them have grown in the rainforest. As he spoke, Mu Qian pointed to a large river flowing by the basin and then explained:

"If there's a gap in the basin, it's entirely possible to wash something out of the basin during a rainstorm. Although this great river bends several times and gathers here far away, it is also very possible that during the rainstorm season in the rainforest, the flood water is overflowing, and then various streams crisscross and crisscross, and it is possible that something will be washed out for tens of thousands of kilometers. ”

"Are you sure?" Bao Jingzhi's eyes were red at the moment, and he stared at Mu Qian and asked.

"How can you be sure? But it's worth a try. Mu Qian couldn't get used to Bao Jingzhi's face at the moment, and there was a trace of disdain in his expression.

Bao Jingzhi didn't seem to see Mu Qian's contempt for him at all, he pondered for a moment, and then gritted his teeth and said:

"We immediately exited the rainforest and then entered the rainforest from another, closer location, to the basin. After that, Bao Jingzhi didn't wait for the four people he sent out last night to come back, and led the team out of the rainforest.

Six days later, Bao Jingzhi took Mu Qian and five others to stand at the foot of the mountain outside the basin. Bao Jingzhi couldn't wait, so he didn't gather enough manpower to enter this dangerous rainforest again. Soon, Bao Jingzhi's anxiety turned into ecstasy, the modeling of the basin has not yet been completed, the unmanned aerial vehicle has taken a picture of the basin, it is a large dark green and flourishing flat-headed crow garlic, an area the size of a football field, and even the drone has brought back two fresh leaves.

Bao Jingzhi, who was extremely excited, hugged Mu Qian and almost threw Mu Qian to the ground. In the end, Bao Jingzhi almost choked up and said to Mu Qian:

"Lao Mu, God is too good for us. Lao Mu, you are simply my lucky star, you have contributed to this success, and if you have mine in the future, you will have yours. Bao Jingzhi patted his chest and swore solemnly.

"It's just that I've found the original place, and there's still a long way to go. Mu Qian's tone was also filled with excitement that could not be concealed, for the first time in more than a month, he had come out of the shadow of his life.

"So, you're going to have to work harder next. With the environmental information of the native place of the crow garlic, we will soon be able to thoroughly understand the crow toxin, and even we can develop more effective antibodies ourselves, this time we are going to be ahead of XX Pharmaceutical, you know. Bao Jingzhi finally lowered his voice very low, he knew that although Mu Qian sometimes thought more about inconsequential things, he was not stupid, and he would definitely understand what he meant at this moment.

Mu Qian naturally understood, but he had nothing to say, he could only do his best to do his part, although deep down he didn't believe in any elixir at all. He felt that this was completely self-deception, even harmful, but he had already made up his mind to change his way of life, so he could only completely obey Bao Jingzhi's arrangement.

"We're going into the basin right now, we're camping before dark, and we're going to start our great business tomorrow. Bao Jingzhi gave the order with great ambition.

A few people, you look at me, I look at you, and there is no other movement between hesitations. It was dark in less than two hours, and two hours was enough to climb over the mountain into the basin? Not to mention that this is a tropical rainforest full of dangers all the time, and if you have to act after dark, the old birthday star will hang himself, and he will have a long life.

In the end, it was Mu Qian who said:

"You can't camp in the basin, there is no air circulation, and it's very dangerous. In addition, it is the season of heavy rainfall, and if there is a flood in the basin, we will die. So, I suggest that we rest outside tonight and split into two teams tomorrow morning, one team goes into the basin to find out the situation, and the other team sets up equipment outside, and we don't waste much time. ”

"This ......" Bao Jingzhi thought for a moment, then touched his head and laughed and said:

"Or Lao Mu, you are thoughtful, I am anxious, I did not consider everyone's safety for the first time, this is my negligence in my work, I am sorry for everyone, I solemnly apologize to everyone, haha. ”

The six people, including Mu Qian, naturally didn't have anything to say, and everyone started to set up a camp together, boiling water and cooking rice. Bao Jingzhi has always been a prestige and a leader, and the few thoughtful people accompanying him immediately changed the topic, and the atmosphere quickly relaxed, and the embarrassment just now disappeared.

After dinner, Bao Jingzhi found Mu Qian and said to him earnestly:

"Lao Mu, I know you've been in a bad mood lately, but the work below is very important, and you have to be energetic. With your talent, why hang yourself on a tree? Don't worry, the major events of your life are on my brother and me. ”

"Why are you in such a hurry?" Mu Qian said with a wry smile. The "anxious" he said refers to Bao Jingzhi's "life events", but he didn't expect Bao Jingzhi to forget it so quickly, and he would be wrong.

"Can I not be in a hurry? Now it's a war, every second counts. Tomorrow we will go in first, get soil and air samples, and data on the ecology of the neighborhood, and return to the institute immediately. As for the rest, leave two people here to continue collecting. We must strive to make a breakthrough within half a month, so that we can walk in front of XX Pharmaceutical. Bao Jingzhi began to plan for the future.

In this regard, Mu Qian could only deal with it at will. In this regard, the distance between him and Bao Jingzhi is still very large, and he only feels that Bao Jingzhi has sunk too deep in this secular world. But he doesn't know what's wrong with this, at least Bao Jingzhi is much more successful than him, what qualifications does he have to evaluate Bao Jingzhi?

"Perhaps, the one who is wrong is just me. Mu Qian thought in his heart.