Seeing the wild roses still hidden behind the black veil, Chu Tianjiang was secretly surprised.

What's wrong? Clara sensed Chu Tianjiang's mood change.

She's not a wild rose, at least not the one I saw last time. Chu Tianjiang controlled his emotions and did not express his thoughts.

So who is she?

"Mr. Chu, please take a seat."

"I didn't expect there to be such a nice place outside of Lakewood." Chu Tianjiang smiled, sat down and said to Clara through consciousness. She looked exactly like the wild rose last time, and even her voice was the same, but she was definitely not the wild rose we saw last time.

Can you be sure? Clara was also looking at the wild roses, only to see nothing but a black veil.

Although they look the same as their voices, there is a slight difference in the electromagnetic field generated by their brain currents. Not to mention stand-ins, even twins can't be exactly the same, just like Sister Anna and Brother Andrea. She was definitely not the same person who came to meet our wild rose.

Then you'll have to figure out which of them is the real Wild Rose, or which one is the stand-in.

"Mr. Chu is indeed a person of credibility, I heard that you have reached an agreement with Craig, and he will lead the Chamber of Commerce to Lakewood in the near future."

"I've made an agreement with Craig, but I can't say what it is."

"For what?"

"Because I want to know which of you is the real Wild Rose."

Wild Rose shuddered slightly, but quickly regained her composure.

"In this troubled world, everyone is in danger, especially a powerful person in a high position like the big boss, who is a thorn in the side and a thorn in the flesh of other people in power, there must be many enemies, and it is understandable to use a stand-in. It's just that the big boss cooperates with me, so I should be more honest. ”

"What do you say about Mr. Chu, do you think I'm a stand-in?" Wild Rose lifted her veil, as if she wanted to win Chu Tianjiang's trust with this move.

"Stand-in, the closer the appearance and the voice are, the better, right?"

"So, why does Mr. Chu think I'm a stand-in?"

"If you're not a stand-in, then the one who came to see me before is a stand-in." Chu Tianjiang stood up, "If the big boss thinks that these carving insect skills can deceive me, he may not underestimate me too much." Going to Houston to contact Craig and getting rid of Monica on the way back is a bit of a hard work, even if it doesn't take credit, and the big boss still shows his face, which is too chilling. ”

Dropping these words, Chu Tianjiang picked up Clara and walked out.

"Wait......"

As soon as Wild Rose spoke, the two maids standing at the door immediately crossed over to block the way.

"Does the boss think he can trap me here?"

"Mr. Chu, I'...... I just ......"

"What the big boss does is very chilling. I'll be staying in Lakewood for a few days, and the big boss will figure it out and come back to me. ”

Chu Tianjiang walked towards the gate, but the wild rose, who had already gotten up, didn't know what to do.

At this time, a figure appeared next to Wild Rose.

"Mr. Chu, please stay!"

Chu Tianjiang stopped, because it was a man's voice, and according to the information provided by Zhang Xiaogang, there was no man around Wild Rose at all.

It's a man!? Clara was also surprised.

Chu Tianjiang gave Clara a look, and then turned around.

"Zhu'er, go and call Xiaomei and the others."

The man had already sat in the position of the big boss, a middle-aged man who was almost fifty years old, but his hair was all white, he did not have a beard, and his appearance was handsome, but his face was full of vicissitudes, which made people think that he was at least seventy years old, and his appearance was obviously much older than his actual age.

"Mr. Chu, please take a seat."

"You ......"

"Don't be impatient." The middle-aged man smiled at Chu Tianjiang, then waved his hand at the maid standing at the door, and the two maids left quietly.

After a while, the wild rose arrived with three others.

Seeing the faces of the four of them clearly, Chu Tianjiang and Clara were both surprised, because the four of them looked exactly the same, and there was no difference in appearance and figure.

Wild roses are not just two, but four!

"Mr. Chu, their names are Zhong Mei, Zhong Lan, Zhong Zhu and Zhong Ju, they are siblings, and they are all my adopted daughters."

Chu Tianjiang's brows jumped a few times and said, "You are Zhong Heng!?" ”

"Yes, I am Zhong Ruirui's father, Zhong Heng." The middle-aged man nodded at the four women, "You all go out, no one is allowed to come in without my orders." ”

"Yes!" The four "Wild Roses" retired in turn.

Chu Tianjiang was very surprised, and looked at the middle-aged man again. According to the information provided by Zhang Xiaogang, Zhong Ruirui's father, Zhong Heng, had died when the DNA virus was spreading, and all her male relatives had died in this man-made disaster, otherwise she would not have become the big boss of the Asian group.

If he was Zhong Heng, there would be a problem with the information provided by Zhang Xiaogang.

"Mr. Chu, you must be full of questions now, but don't worry, please listen to me first."

Zhong Heng spoke unhurriedly, and Chu Tianjiang and Nichol also listened carefully.

The information provided by Zhang Xiaogang is indeed problematic, and there is a big problem.

Zhong Ruirui was indeed born into a family of traditional Chinese medicine, her grandfather was a famous old Chinese medicine doctor in the Chinese community in Denver, but it was not Zhong Ruirui's father who inherited the family business, but her uncle. Zhong Ruirui's father is the third oldest in the family, although he knows a little medical skills, but he is far from being a doctor. More importantly, Zhong Heng was the most readable of the five brothers and the first to receive a comprehensive Western education. Not only did he attend a state university, he also earned a Ph.D. in biology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, worked in a federally funded laboratory, participated in the Human Genome Mapping Project, and was a member of the research team that cloned the Dolly sheep.

Before the catastrophe, Zhong Heng participated in a secret scientific research project in the United States, responsible for biological cloning technology.

"Initially, our research focused on a variety of plants and animals. To put it simply, the main purpose of the research is to use the preserved biological genes to restore the earth's ecological environment to its original appearance after the invasion, especially to preserve the most important crops, and help human civilization tide over the difficulties. ”

Chu Tianjiang nodded, indicating that he understood what Zhong Heng meant.

Among the many defense projects of the Planetary Defense Council, one is related to biological genes, that is, the establishment of biological gene banks in various parts of the world. Even if most species become extinct in the cataclysm, the remaining genes can be used to regenerate these species after the cataclysm has passed. According to the plan, a large biological gene bank has been established in the United States, China, Russia, Australia and Germany, each of which has tens of millions of genetic samples, and the biological gene bank built in the United States and China has the most complete samples.

"Later, the project went sour."

"Bad taste?"

Zhong Heng sighed and said, "About a year ago, Williams handed over our project team to Stephani and began to participate in the project she led. ”

"Project X-Warrior?"

Zhong Heng nodded and said, "You should be no stranger to Soldier X by killing Perry in Houston and getting rid of Monica and her guards. ”

"Not only is it not too strange, but it is very familiar."

"Oh?"

"Let's put it this way, I killed Williams."

Zhong Heng was stunned for a moment, and then laughed. "No wonder he's been gone for months, and no one knows where he's gone, and you've killed him."

"And then?"

"Before the cataclysm, our research was nothing to say, mainly through cloning, studying the effects of DNA mutations on the human body, and solidifying these mutations. Of course, in the later stage, we also began to use cloning techniques to modify the human body. ”

"Modulated X-Warrior?"

Zhong Heng nodded and said, "The X warrior is not so much a concoction as it is a transformation, that is, the cloned mutated organs and tissues are used to replace the original organs and tissues. At least until I leave Alamos Labs, this is the primary method of concocting X-Warriors. ”

"Why are you leaving?"

"What do you say?"

"Something to do with Zhong Ruirui?"

Zhong Heng sighed and said, "At that time, my research direction was relatively special, or rather advanced, and my main work was to study the impact of DNA mutations on women. ”

"This ......"

"You killed Williams, you should know Stephanie, right?"

Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "It's not just that I know her, but it's a pity that I couldn't kill her." ”

"She's been working on this for a long time, and she hopes to extend the X-Warrior program to women, so that women can become X-Warriors too." Zhong Heng paused slightly and said, "Before the catastrophe, research was still very cautious, mainly because there was a serious shortage of test subjects. To that end, Stephanie put me in charge of developing human cloning, or rapid cloning of artificial embryos, to be precise. ”

"What do you mean?"

"In the artificial embryo, through nanorobots, proteins, fats and sugars and other chemical raw materials necessary for the human body are used to directly clone adults, to be precise, mature people, like building blocks, so as to avoid the more than ten years required for development."

"Success?"

"They're my masterpieces."

Chu Tianjiang was stunned for a moment, and then he understood. It turns out that the four people who pretend to be Wild Rose are all clones, and they are likely to be the first clones in the world.

"And then?"

"After the catastrophe, because I was able to get more test subjects from the outside world, there was no longer a need for clones, and I was transferred to another project." Zhong Heng sighed and said, "The situation was chaotic at that time, there were many people who were displaced, and many more people lost everything. Before that, I was numb, or dehumanized, but when I saw Rui Rui, and when I saw her being brought into the lab, I knew that this had to end. ”

"The end?"

"Don't you think so?"