The light of the office casts a pale blue glow, reflecting everything in the room as if it is immersed in the quiet seawater. It is as if you can feel the salty sea water rushing into your nose as soon as you breathe in.

Dean Xia, who was holding the teacup, froze and asked a little unnaturally, "Which guy do you say, the ministry won't let you use it?" ”

"Oh roar? In this way, there is more than one thing that the ministry does not allow to use. Ren Yuan said half-jokingly, "I haven't seen you in the past ten years, and the progress of No. 3 Courtyard is quite gratifying." Looks like I've got a lot of H-class goodies. ”

"How is it possible, get an H-class thing." Dean Xia smiled bitterly and said, "I know who you are asking, it's just a G-level, and my head is going to explode." ”

"G-class?" Ren Yuan's face changed slightly, and he asked, "Why?" Isn't it j1? ”

"It used to be J1..."Dean Xia sighed, "Now it's G-grade..."

"What happened (qíng)?" Ren Yuan asked curiously, "If I'm not mistaken, it was reported before that according to the Ice River Project, wouldn't it be possible to extend her for at least thirty years?" After that, the ministry used her again? ”

"This..."Dean Xia looked at Yu Qian with some hesitation

"It's okay, just say it, he's not from the old guy's side, and he doesn't have much at stake." Ren Yuan's words dispelled Dean Xia's concerns

"Originally, according to the plan, we froze her. But something went wrong during the subsequent routine checks. Dean Xia said in a deep voice, "Normally, a re-inspection is conducted every three months, and the first re-inspection found that her pollution level showed signs of deepening. ”

"Deepen?" Ren Yuanyu said suspiciously, "In the ice coffin? ”

"Yes, the cause is still under investigation." Dean Xia spread his hands helplessly, "This kind of thing happened, and everyone didn't want it." I asked the ministry to completely thaw her and find out the cause of the deepening of the pollution, but the ministry rejected it. ”

"Why? Don't those old guys care about her? ”

"It's because I care so much that I don't want anything wrong with her. At that time, the ministry instructed me to shorten routine inspections to once a week and measure the rate of contamination deepening. If the rate of contamination does not slow down, a full thaw survey is conducted. ”

After thinking about it for a while, Ren Yuan understood what the ministry meant. Apparently there is a suspicion that the contamination is accelerated by the action of the resistance. If the ice coffin can still effectively slow down the rate of contamination this time, then maintaining the status quo is undoubtedly the best choice. If the rate of contamination increases, it is not too late to consider a thorough investigation.

"And the result? Has it slowed down? Ren Yuan asked

"As a result... It's slowed down..."Dean Xia changed his previous arrogant attitude, and his speech began to spit.

"What do you mean it's slowing down?"

"From the measured data, it is true that the rate of pollution has slowed down over time, and to a considerable extent. According to calculations, it should be possible to completely stop it within eighteen months. Dean Xia said in a low voice, "But although the pollution rate has been slowing down, the pollution process has not stopped after eighteen months, far exceeding the original calculation..."

"And when did it finally stop?" Ren Yuan saw that Dean Xia was talking more and more slowly, and couldn't help but ask out loud, "Twenty-eight months?" ”

"Until now, it hasn't stopped." Dean Xia spread his hands and said, "The good news is that the degree is already very slight. But the bad news isn't there yet. ”

"It's kind of interesting..."Ren Yuan twisted his fingers and thought for a moment and asked, "Could it be because of the contamination caused by your forcible opening of the coffin?" ”

"Of course I've thought about that, but it doesn't matter how often I do the test or how often I do it, or if I do a primary closure (xìng) deflection test. The presence of contamination can be clearly detected, and the rate is also consistent with the inferred results. ”

"So have you ever thought about it,

Is there something wrong with the ice coffin (shēn)? She doesn't fit into the Ice Age? Ren Yuan asked

"This was also tested, but after leaving the ice coffin, the rate of contamination increased dramatically. We had no choice but to urgently seal her back in the ice coffin. Dean Xia explained, "In addition, we have tried all the conditions that we can think of, including the objective environment and metaphysical theology. Maintaining the status quo has proven to be the absolute most effective way to do it. ”

"How so? Strange..."At this time, even Ren Yuan fell into deep thought.

Although Yu Qian on the side had Ren Yuan's support, he participated in this discussion. But the words of the two of them were in a fog, and they couldn't keep up with the rhythm at all by relying on the basic knowledge that they had made up for a while ago. He was vaguely certain that the two of them were talking about the contamination of some alien, and he couldn't guess anything else. Not to mention what this stranger is called, and what it is.

Although the heavy doubts were entangled in his heart, Yu Qian still kept silent with interest, if it was necessary to explain it to himself in detail, he believed that Ren Yuan would tell him afterwards. The tall old man in front of him, who claimed to be Dean Xia, was obviously quite wary of himself, and he didn't want to do anything embarrassing to everyone at this time.

"Can you think of any possibility?" Seeing that Ren Yuan was silent, Dean Xia couldn't help but ask out loud, "You are also an expert in this field." ”

"Haven't you all tried the possibilities you can think of?" Ren Yuan shook his head and said, "In this regard, I still believe in the strength of your research institute. ”

"Are you going to see for yourself?" Dean Xia asked

"Me? Forget it, maybe it's because of her contact with me that she is like this. Ren Yuan refused, "The old guys in the ministry are so precious to her, I don't want to upset her at this time." It's hard to come out, because it's not worth it to be stuffed in again for this reason. ”

"I thought you cared about her, after all..."Dean Xia looked at Ren Yuan with surprise on his face

"Me? I do care about her very much, and with her independent reality alone, I have the capital to be cared for by everyone. Ren Yuanyi shrugged his shoulders and said, "But isn't the ministry not allowed to use her?" In terms of results, it's worthless, right? ”

"She might want to see you too..."Dean Xia said with a strange face, "She asked me to help her pay attention to your news before she entered the ice coffin." ”

"Is that so?" Ren Yuan was quite surprised and said, "Tsk, it's a pity." If she still works, she'll be able to help me a lot. ”

“…”

"By the way, you just said that she hasn't stopped polluting now, right?" Ren Yuan remembered something and asked, "So what is it now?" ”

"It's hard to say, after all, I'm not sure where her limits are." Dean Xia said, "But according to experience, there should be a lot of distance from complete alienation. ”

"That's... How high is the possibility of a second awakening? Ren Yuan asked curiously

"Even if she really awakens, she doesn't have much combat power, right?" Dean Xia's face suddenly became a little ugly, "After all, she looks like that." ”

"It's hard to say, awakening is stepping into the realm of God, and what we can do (qíng) is probably not something we can imagine." Ren Yuan said with great interest: "And really awaken into a great pre-order..."

"Impossible." Dean Xia's face changed, his face sank like water, and he said in a cold voice, "Impossible, as long as I am alive one day, she will never awaken!" ”

"The possibility of her second awakening is not zero, right?" Ren Yuan said meaningfully

"But in my hands, it will be zero." Dean Xia's tone was categorical, like a solid giant wall, and there was no room for turning.

"Well, after all, it's you, I still believe what you say." Ren Yuan rolled his eyes and said lightly, "What if, what if you die?" “

"Naturally, there will be

Someone takes over my job! ”

"What if, then, you suddenly... I mean, to use an analogy. Ren Yuan snapped his fingers and said meaningfully, "There was an accident, you died suddenly, and there was no personnel to replenish in time." In this situation, how many of her possibilities are reawakening? ”

"It's also zero, as long as she's still lying in the ice coffin." Dean Xia changed his previous attitude, his voice became cold, he stared at Ren Yuan fiercely, and said word by word, "As long as the No. 3 Research Institute still exists, she will not awaken for the second time!" ”

"What if she gets out of the ice coffin, or if the ice coffin fails?"

"No, the staff of the Third Hospital, there will never be such a low-level mistake."

"What if." Ren Yuan said in a calm tone, "The people in the No. 3 courtyard all died in an instant? ”

Dean Xia and Ren Yuan looked at each other fiercely, not caring at all about the threatening words of the square, and the tall (shēn) body (tǐng) was straight. This old man, who looked quite old, burst out at this moment with an aura that was not inferior to Ren Yuan, and replied in the same calm tone

"I don't believe anyone can do this, and we at Research Institute III don't eat for nothing. Those who dare to attack our ideas, please try it! ”

Sensing that the atmosphere suddenly became weird, Yu Qian looked at Ren Yuan and Dean Xia, and couldn't understand how the two of them who were still laughing and laughing just now had become such a tense situation in the blink of an eye. (qíng) was in a hurry, and spoke

"Since we are now in charge of dealing with the advent faction in S City, we will naturally try to prevent such a thing (qíng) from happening, do you say Ren Yuan? Ren Yuan! Say something! ”

"That's right." Ren Yuan's momentum relaxed, and he lay back in the chair with a hippie smile, "I'm relieved that you can ensure that she won't awaken a second time, as for the outside affairs, leave it to us." ”

"That's nature." Dean Xia's face was slightly pale, and he also relaxed (shēn) and sat back. It's just that after this scene, the atmosphere can no longer return to the original .asxs.

Here Yu Qian didn't know if what he had just done right or not, and he was embarrassed for a while, looking at the two in silence, and began to think about whether he should say something. Fortunately, he didn't dwell on it for long, so Dean Xia spoke first

"Do you have to deliberately leave such an impression on the people in the ministry who come into contact with you every time? I believe that you are not what you think you are, and that you are out of step with reality. ”

"Really? I didn't even find Le Ren Yuan smiled mockingly, "Your idea is outrageous, if those old guys know, they will doubt your qualifications to take charge of the No. 3 Research Institute." ”

"Isn't it possible for humans and aliens to coexist?" Dean Xia sighed and said, "I believe there is such a possibility. ”

"It's not many people who are as naïve as you." Ren Yuan looked like a (yīn) yang weirdness, "Tell me that the alien restricted residence bill is stupid enough." ”

"I didn't believe in this possibility, but because of you, I want to believe it." Dean Xia said, "Aren't you a living example? ”

"Me? What do you know about me? Ren Yuan laughed and said, "Even I don't believe it, I said that the other task assigned to you by the old guys is not to be a lobbyist for recruiting me, right?" You're going to waste your efforts. ”

"Let's talk about it differently, you know? Unlike Wu Qinyuan, I have always believed that Xiao Wan was not killed by you ten years ago. ”

"Because Wan'er isn't your granddaughter, right?" Ren Yuan sneered: "I don't believe that I didn't kill it." ”

"Don't you have no memories of that time?"

"But doesn't all the evidence left at the scene point to the murderer being me?" Ren Yuan said: "At least those convince me are enough. ”

"Well, if I say." Dean Xia said heavily

"I found it, what about the new evidence?"