Zhong Xin had participated in all kinds of devil training when he was a special police officer before, not to mention in terms of physical fitness, and the more difficult and harsh environment was not a problem. Moreover, for most of the last half year, he has spent at least three months shuttling through the endless deep mountains and old forests, sparing no effort to find the hiding place of the organization, and he has a lot of experience in survival in the wild. Because of this, Director Xia was relieved to let Xia Shi and Zhong Xin go to the depths of Liangshan to explore the secrets hidden in that set of coordinates.

After resting for a while, Xia Shi's breathing rate gradually returned to normal. By this time, the sky had completely cleared, and the warm sunlight shone into the forest like wisps of golden sand, shining through the dense foliage, dappled and sprinkled on the grass, reflecting the crystal dew in a sparkling light. The air is fragrant with grass, flowers, and earth. The sound of murmuring water could be heard in the distance, and from time to time birds flew overhead.

While admiring the rare beauty, Xia Shi said with emotion: "If you don't experience this firsthand, it's hard to imagine that someone would quietly carry out such a terrible plan in such a place. ”

"Just because it is this kind of place, the mountain is high and the emperor is far away, hidden, safe, and no one disturbs them, so they can devote themselves to research, and other than that, they don't have to think about anything, they don't have to worry about anything. Money and honor can make people crazy, and in order to develop drugs that will make a sensation and even change the world, they have already reached the point of going crazy. ”

"I heard that the leader of the organization is an old American man with great powers, what is his origin?" Although I have heard Qiao Sheng and Zhong Xin talk about some things about the organization recently, Xia Shi still has a lot of questions in his heart. "How did this organization come into existence in the first place? When was the underground prison built? Are all the fugitives in the prisons really being held? ”

"Part yes, part not." Zhong Xin replied with a wry smile, and then roughly recounted the information he learned from Professor Sun, as well as the information he collected and summarized privately, to Xia Shi.

Brian Harris was born in California in 1957, the son of a father who was an important figure in the medical profession, and a wealthy family with several private research institutes and large medical institutions. His grandfather, Jason Harris, was the founder of the Ryan Group.

In the late 90s of the 20th century, Brian, who was dedicated to chromosomal telomere research, missed the Nobel Prize in Medicine many times, and was traumatized in his heart, and since then he has become madly obsessed with the research of anti-aging drugs based on this theory, and named this drug EL series (Eternal life), which translates into Chinese as the meaning of eternal life.

In November 2010, Brian moved to China as part of his family business and invested in a pharmaceutical company and a large medical center in R.

At a dinner, on a whim, Brian brings up a research project that he is proud of. He talked a lot about his professional knowledge, and it felt like he was giving a brilliant academic presentation. Although few of those present understood his incomprehensible theories, everyone was interested in his project.

Since ancient times, there are rich and powerful people who do not want to live in this world for a few more years and enjoy a few more years of extravagant life. What's more, this research is different from the unrealistic alchemy of ancient times, it is a real scientific research, with a theoretical basis and the possibility of realization.

Although so far, no scientific research institution in the world has been able to develop drugs that really play an anti-aging role. But society is developing, science is advancing, and one day, people will overcome this scientific problem. Once Brian's experiments can achieve a breakthrough, it will not only symbolize the highest honor, but also mean a steady stream of wealth.

So, when Brian complained about the many flaws in animal experiments, and whether the drug could eventually be used in humans was still a big question, someone on the scene made a very bold suggestion: directly use humans for experiments.

Brian was taken aback by this suggestion. Of course, he wanted to try what kind of effects humans would have after ingesting the drug, but what kind of people should be chosen for the experiment? How to conduct experiments is a difficult problem to solve. In addition, he is well aware that the performance of drugs at this stage is extremely unstable, and the side effects are relatively obvious.

However, in the face of great honor, money and other temptations, Brian was ultimately defeated. In order to alleviate the condemnation of conscience and avoid being held accountable, several people decided to use the wanted criminals at large as experimental samples, because these people have long been cut off from society, and even if something happens, no one will hold them accountable.

Because the experiment required a large number of samples, and for long-term observation of the samples, they needed a completely safe and completely isolated space from the outside world. At that time, it was suggested that they build a fake prison to hold these secretly captured prisoners. Thus, the plan for the underground prison was born.

Brian spent the rest of his life on this experiment. He spent billions of dollars to build a secret research base and paid off all the members involved in the project. Tempted by money and benefits, many people lose themselves and become accomplices of criminal organizations. There are also some people who, ostensibly under the banner of scientific research, are actually just for the sake of being able to get a piece of the huge profits after the experiment is successful.

In the autumn of 2011, the organization sent people into the depths of Liangshan to investigate the terrain and select a site for the underground prison.

In the spring of 2012, the huge and hidden underground works began as scheduled.

In the fall of 2014, the underground prison was officially put into use. Prisoners who had been secretly arrested from all over the country were sent into it one after another. Of course, not all of these so-called criminals are really wanted, after all, it is too difficult to get more than 200 samples. Therefore, the organization has also found many "scapegoats" from various places. They are beggars, vagrants, alcoholics, and drug addicts on the margins of society. In order to survive, they occasionally make petty theft mistakes, but not so much that they are not confused with the real wanted criminals.

Inmates are injected with the EL-27 experimental drug during their incarceration medical examinations. Regular check-ups and blood draws are taken by health care providers to see how well they are doing and how well the drug is working. Due to the poor stability of the drug and the large side effects, some prisoners fell ill and died during the experiment. The rest of the people are also very likely to be physically affected for some time to come.

"So Shen Hang wants to find the whereabouts of the organization at all costs, because he is affected by this drug." After listening to Zhong Xin's narration, Xia Shi had a fuller understanding of the causes and consequences of the whole thing. "But does the so-called antidote really exist?"

"I don't know." Zhong Xin shook his head helplessly, "To be honest, I don't know much about their experiments, so the top priority is to find the person in charge of the experimental project." ”

Packing up and setting off again, in order to take care of Xia Shi's physical strength, Zhong Xin deliberately slowed down the speed of travel. The latter has gradually adapted to the terrain and environment in the mountains, and with the rain stopped, the ground is not as slippery and muddy as before, and it is relatively easy to walk.

Because of sufficient preparation in advance, the two of them successfully found the location of the coordinates at about 3 o'clock in the afternoon of the same day. At first glance, this place may not seem to be any different from other places, but if it were the same as the situation on the underground prison side, there must be a secret tunnel nearby that could lead to a completely unknown space.

The two of them first found a relatively secluded place nearby and set up camp, and after a short rest, they left their heavy backpacks in the camp and took the necessary equipment such as binoculars, self-defense knives, guns, and communication equipment to travel lightly.

After unloading the burden, Xia Shi instantly felt like a new life.

The first entrance and exit were quickly marked on a 1:100 topographic map. The entrance is very hidden, and it is hidden in the hollow of an ancient tree with a diameter of more than 2 meters. Because they didn't understand the situation below, the two people didn't dare to move forward rashly, and after observing for a while, they took this place as the center and acted separately, looking for whether there were other entrances and exits around.

When it was dark, the two men met at the camp and exchanged information with each other, but no other entrances were found. In addition, because of the heavy rain in recent days, even if there are traces of human activity nearby, they have been completely washed away by the rain, so there are only two ways to judge whether there are people below and whether the base is still in use: one is to go down to check in person, but it is too risky to do so, and both of them will die below; Another way is to wait.

Because the coordinates given by Gu Song were near the ancient tree, the two of them agreed that it was the main entrance and exit of the underground research base. Assuming the base is still in use, there will inevitably be someone from outside at regular intervals delivering supplies to them for their livelihood.

Zhong Xin's plan was that while they were monitoring the entrance to the tree hole and waiting for the people who were supplying supplies to appear, they continued to look for other entrances around in case they needed it. Once they find the people who are delivering the supplies, and when they finish delivering the goods and come out of the inside, they subdue them on the outside and find out the following information from the other party's mouth, as well as the time of the next delivery. That was the perfect time for them to carry out the arrest operation.

From the next morning, two people took turns monitoring the entrance to the ancient tree 24 hours a day. While one of them was monitoring the entrance, the other person conducted a field survey of the surrounding area, and used a walkie-talkie to contact him in time when he found any abnormalities.

Time passed slowly in waiting and suffering. The forest is always quiet and peaceful, and it doesn't look like someone lives here all year round.

After a few days of hard work, Xia Shi's mood couldn't help but be a little anxious, worried that their mission would end in failure this time. Zhong Xin has long been accustomed to boring tasks like this, comforting Xia Shi and being patient.

On the afternoon of June 2, the sixth day of entering the mountain, when Xia Shi was sitting on a tree branch and looking around boredly with a high-powered telescope, he suddenly noticed a group of people leading mules slowly walking towards the entrance of the tree hole. Looking at the mules carrying bulging things, Xia Shi immediately realized that those people were the people Zhong Xin said were the people who transported daily necessities. It seems that this mysterious space hidden below is indeed inhabited.

Xia Shi cheered up and excitedly said to the walkie-talkie: "Brother Xin, you guessed it, they really came." ”