429 - Joined
In a coastal villa in Life Science City, two men sit across from each other at a square table with chess in line.
The two sat at the square table, contemplating and pondering, but if they looked at it from the perspective of a third person, they would find that their faces were four or five points similar.
It's like twin brothers.
However, the two are not actually brothers, but a father and son.
And the father and son are none other than James Watson, and his son Watson Jr.
Three months have passed since James Watson's surgery.
In the past three months, James Watson has not only made a full recovery, but has also undergone treatment for the Aging Reversal Project, which has restored his entire body to the peak state of his 40-year-old, and his son Watson Jr. is no different.
At this time, both of them had joined Life Science City and became researchers here, and James Watson was directly promoted to professor-level researcher.
However, little Watson did not have any happy look on his face, but occasionally flashed a trace of sadness in his eyes.
More than two months ago, when his father was just being treated, he received the bad news that his son Bruno had died, and his body was found in a stinking ditch in Chicago, suspected to have died in a gang fight.
With great grief, he hurriedly held a funeral for the white-haired man to send the black-haired man, and simply took all the remaining family members to the Life Science City and lived here.
"Look away, kid."
Seeing the sadness on his son's face, Watson said lightly, "There will always be a moment of death, and don't you have two sons?" Now that I'm here, everything will be fine......"
"Perhaps."
Little Watson nodded reluctantly, took out the king's chess piece and took a step.
Just as the two were fighting, there was a sudden noisy conversation outside the door of the villa, and then a footstep got closer and closer, and soon, there was a knock on the door of the study where they were.
"Please come in!"
Little Watson shouted back.
As his voice grew, an old white woman poked into her head, "There's a black man out there, looking to see Watson." ”
"Want to see my father?"
Little Watson turned his head and asked in surprise.
"Oh, I almost forgot."
Watson suddenly looked at the time, suddenly patted his head, and laughed a little happily, "It's been a long time since I worked, someone called me yesterday, and from today, I'm going to host the project." ”
"Is this true? Congratulations, Father. ”
Little Watson suddenly looked happy, let Watson take over the project, naturally it was a message from the senior management of Blacklight Technology, obviously the senior management of Blacklight Technology still attaches great importance to Watson's ability, in any case, this is a good thing for the people of the Watson family.
The two immediately embraced, and Watson said to the old woman waiting at the door, "Go and invite him in, tell them, I'll change my clothes and come out." ”
After about ten minutes, Watson adjusted his electronic prosthetic eye, walked out of the room with little Watson, and immediately saw a man in a black suit sitting on the sofa in the living room.
"Hello, Mr. James Watson!"
Seeing Watson come out, the black man immediately stood up from the sofa, walked up enthusiastically and shook Watson's hand, and at the same time took out his ID, "I'm Tom, the deputy director of the BlackWorth Bioresearch Center, and it's a pleasure to meet you." ”
"Me too."
Watson shook hands with the other party, "Are you here to pick me up?" ”
"Yes, I have a special project for you."
Tom enthused, "A very, very, very cool project, uh...... Strictly speaking, it's not me, but the order passed down from above, obviously the above attaches great importance to you, what is the specific project, we will talk about it on the way. ”
"Okay."
Watson said to the crowd behind him, "I'm not going to eat lunch at home. Then he followed the Tom out of the villa.
A car had been parked outside the door, and as the two got into the car, Tom suddenly drove in the direction of the city center.
"Do you have any information? I would like to know what the project I was responsible for above was about. ”
On the way, Watson was a little bored and said, "You know, I haven't done research for twenty or thirty years, and I don't know if I'm still up to the job." ”
"I'm sure you'll be up to the task soon."
Tom replied somewhat absent-mindedly, "Actually, I don't know which side you are responsible for, because I am only responsible for sending you to one location, and I am not involved in other things." ”
"Huh? What do you mean? ”
Watson was a little curious, "Aren't you the deputy director of the Biological Research Center?" ”
"That's just the superficial identity that the company gave me."
Tom shrugged his shoulders and looked innocent, "My real position is the 'tractor' of the Biological Research Center in the Forbidden Zone, and the scientific researchers who are specifically responsible for pulling the Biological Research Center enter the 'Spire' for the first time. ”
Watson was even more strange, he stared closely at Tom who was driving next to him, "What's the God Forbidden Zone?" And what is a minaret? ”
"Well, it's a complicated matter, and I usually don't want to explain it, because you'll soon understand it for yourself."
Tom continued, "But I'll explain it when I'm bored now." ”
"God's Forbidden Zone is an institution, a special secret agency jointly funded by dozens of consortia behind the back."
"This organization is hidden under the public, and it is responsible for extending human lifespan, such as the technology to cure your brain damage, the technology of aging reversal treatment, and the recent release of a variety of cancer targeted drugs, etc., which are actually technologies researched by God's forbidden area."
"You mean, the Black Light Biotechnology Group is the forbidden area of God?"
Watson was shocked.
"No, it should be said that Black Light Technology is a company under the God's Forbidden Zone."
Tom laughed, "Shocked, does it feel like opening the door to a new world?" ”
"If you're telling the truth, that's crazy."
Watson said seriously, "Doesn't that mean it's even more powerful than the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory I presided over at the beginning?" ”
"What is Cold Spring Harbor, how many projects can there be, and how much money is there?"
Tom pursed his lips disdainfully, "The 'spire' you are going to later, is the world's top laboratory, there are more than 30 projects in operation, and the capital chain has reached tens of billions of dollars, and there is no laboratory in the world that can have such a scale......"
"So much?"
Watson was suddenly excited, "But why have I never heard of such a huge laboratory?" If it's hidden, then where do the resources it consume come from? ”
Looking at the other party's surprised look, Tom laughed evilly, "You'll find out soon......"
Soon, Tom drove his car to the downtown area, parking in the Black Light Plaza, the largest commercial center in Life Science City.
The vehicle drove directly into the underground parking lot of the Black Light Plaza and stopped in a parking space near the elevator.
"Alright, please come with me, Mr. Watson."
Tom got out of the car first, led Watson and walked in the direction of the elevator.
Watson followed with a skeptical look, and finally both of them got into the elevator.
But after getting on the elevator, Tom didn't touch the row of floor buttons on his right, but looked up at a monitor overhead.
Immediately, a cold female electronic voice came out, "Identification - C1 Executive Tom Edward, Mission Confirmation - Towing 'James Watson' into the A001 Spire Experimental Base and starting the repatriation. ”
As the words of the electronic voice came out, the entire elevator began to hum and run.
But contrary to Watson's expectations, the elevator did not face up, but ran downward!
After more than ten seconds, the elevator stopped again, and then the elevator door opened with a clang, revealing a brightly lit subway station.
The subway station occupies a large area, and the reason why it is called a subway station is because two trams with the logo of black light technology can be seen parked on the tracks in front of them, and on the platform, there are two soldiers in black uniforms and holding strange guns that cannot be named, standing straight, as if they are standing guard.
"This is ......"
Watson's eyes were even more startled, and he pointed to the vast subway station and the piles of supplies on the platform, and he was speechless for a while.
It was Tom who stepped forward first, he directly opened the door of the tram in front of him and walked up, and then beckoned to Watson, "Mr. Watson, don't be stunned, my mission is not finished yet." ”
Watson hesitated to step onto the tram.
The tram is very spacious, with three rows of luxurious seats that can accommodate up to ten passengers, and there is no driver in the car, which is completely automated.
At the front of the car, there is also a large-size LCD monitor, and at this time, as the two people get on the train, the monitor automatically starts to play cartoons.
Watson sat in one of the seats in disbelief, while Tom was used to it, he walked straight to the end of the tram, expertly found two disposable paper cups in front of a drink machine, and then turned his head and asked, "Do you want Coke or Sprite, or coffee and Fanta?" ”
"Please give me a hot cup of coffee, thank you."
Watson replied, and then he felt a shiver in his crotch as the tram began to start.
Immediately, the entire tram began to move into the pitch-black tunnel ahead.
Watson took the paper cup printed with the logo of Black Light Technology, and quickly poured two sips, waiting for the steaming coffee to eat, he barely calmed down, and then looked at his side, but found that there were no windows on the tram at all, and some were just the round logo of Black Light Technology.
The entire tram is enclosed.
"Don't panic, man."
Tom patted Watson for a moment, "I know it's crazy, but trust me, you'll love what you see soon because our destination is a mecca of biological science." ”
"Good...... No, I said yes......"
Watson smiled wryly, "Are we going to a state-secret laboratory now?" ”
"No, it has nothing to do with the state, it's just a laboratory under the God's forbidden zone."
Tom laughed, obviously enjoying the look of surprise and fidgeting he had every time he saw his subject.
After many twists and turns, when Watson got off the tram, boarded the elevator deep into the ground again, and then passed through the glass corridor and the three nuclear bunker gates, Tom finally led Watson to the Spire Experimental Base.
However, after entering the spire, what has been waiting in the outside world for a long time is a character that Tom did not expect.
Looking at the black-haired, black-eyed, grim-looking young man at the top of the escalator, Tom's eyes suddenly widened, "It's you, Your Excellency Chen Chen!" ”
Chen Chen nodded and said with a smile, "It's hard work, your work has been completed, you can go back." ”
"Yes."
Tom didn't dare to say more, so he went back the way he came.
Suddenly, Watson was the only one left on the scene.
"Mr. Watson, long time no see."
When Tom left, Chen Chen turned to look at Watson, who was at a loss, and said, "You seem to be recovering well." ”
"If it weren't for the problem with my memory, I think we would have met for the first time."
Watson wondered, "Could it be that memory I lost due to brain damage?" ”
"No, it's true that you're seeing me for the first time, but it's not the first time I've seen you."
Chen Chen made a gesture of please, "I have long heard your name, and I have also come to visit you many times during the period of time you were in a coma, so ...... Next, let me show you around here. ”
"I don't have to, I don't dare to delay your time."
Watson declined Chen Chen's invitation, and at the same time said with a serious expression, "If I am not mistaken, the founder of Blackwatch is called Chen Chen, I don't dare to waste your time, let's go directly to the topic, I just don't know what project you want me to be responsible for, in fact, compared to the laboratory that can be visited at any time, I am more interested in my next work." ”
"That couldn't be better."
Chen Chen smiled when he heard this, and then he pointed to a huge Mayan pyramid-shaped building in front of him, "Let's go directly to the Spire Lab, which will be where you will be working for a long time next." ”
With that, the two walked directly to the Spire Laboratory.
"I asked you to lead this project because you are one of the top biologists in the Earth Federation, and no one else can do this research work except you."
Chen Chen said as he led Watson into the Spire Laboratory, and when he came to a fully enclosed gate on the top floor, there were a variety of danger indications on the door, one of which surprised Watson.
"Level 5 biosecurity?"
Watson was stunned and said, "Isn't the highest level biosafety laboratory assessed by the Earth Federation Level 4?" Why is there a level five? ”
"Because this is the place where a dangerous virus that has never been discovered by the Earth Federation is contained."
Chen Chen explained, "The viruses here are all the deadliest filaviruses, and there are several branches of it, some of which can destroy the world in a few months, and some of which can subvert human biology so far, and this is the project you presided. “
And the name of this virus is ...... G virus. ”