The next morning, Gu Song met with Dr. Xue, the person in charge of the experimental project, under the arrangement of Xia Shi. Facing this knowledgeable scientist who should be respected and admired, Gu Song felt a deep disgust from the bottom of his heart. Their wanton trampling on the lives of others in the name of scientific research is even more abhorrent than the wanted criminals in prison.

Gu Song didn't say hello, and after sitting down opposite Dr. Xue, he said straight to the point: "Dr. Xue, I want to ask you something about the experimental project, I hope you can cooperate with us." You are a bright man，I suggest you think over your position very carefully。 Leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist。 I think you know it very well。 ”

(Dr. Xue, I would like to ask you some questions about the experimental project, and I hope that you will fully cooperate with our work.) You're a smart man, and I suggest you think hard about where you are. Be lenient in your confession and strict in your resistance, I believe you understand this truth. ）

For the sake of space, the following English dialogues are only shown in Chinese.

"Officer Gu." After pondering for a moment, Dr. Xue replied sincerely, "I have been trying my best to cooperate with your investigation. If you still want to ask about the antidote, I can only apologize again. However, your leadership has already planned to restart research on the 12th generation of antidotes. To atone for our sins, my researchers and I are willing to do what you have to say. While I can't guarantee the success of this study, we will do our best to save the lives of those samples. ”

"I've heard all of these things, and I don't want to talk to you about the antidote today."

"Oh? So what do you want to ask? Dr. Xue was a little surprised, "Is it about my teacher's whereabouts?" I'm sorry, I don't really know where Brian is now. ”

"No, it's not that problem." Gu Song shook his head slightly, he believed that Brian was not so easy to expose himself. He is concerned about another matter, which is related to the lives of many more people. "What I want to ask you is, apart from the two research bases hidden in the depths of Liangshan, do you have any other experimental sites? Did Brian mention this to you? ”

"I'm sorry." Dr. Xue spread his hands helplessly, "I have explained this matter before, and I didn't know that there were other backup bases in the mountains. From my point of view, you attacked Research Institute 2 by surprise, taking all the researchers and test samples by surprise. Even if there were still backup research institutes No. 3 and No. 4 in the mountains, it wouldn't make sense to us, would it? ”

"But your teacher hasn't given up yet, and as long as he doesn't give up, this matter won't really end. You know him better than I do, and you must know very well how crazy and persistent he is. ”

"I understand your concerns. I also don't deny the possibility that the teacher has other plans or will make a comeback someday in the future. But I can tell you responsibly that, judging by our current project of experimenting with prisoners, it should be completely over. ”

"Can I understand your sentence in this way, although the project you are responsible for is over, but it is not ruled out that there are other projects?"

Dr. Xue thought about it carefully and replied seriously, "I don't completely rule out this possibility, but I think it should be very unlikely. ”

"Why?"

"First of all, even if the teacher has strong family assets and reliable backing, it is not easy to build such a secret research institute, and you should be well aware of this. After all, this is not a legitimate project above board, and too many actions in private will inevitably increase the risk of exposure.

"Secondly, we are not in a R&D race, and there is no reason to spread the power out. R&D talent is already scarce, and researchers who are willing to sacrifice freedom and morality are even more difficult to find. In order to improve work efficiency and achieve success as soon as possible, of course, we will concentrate our efforts together, and it makes no sense to act separately. Unless......" At this point, Dr. Xue thoughtfully touched his chin full of stubble. Gu Song realized that the point he was about to explain was coming, and hurriedly asked, "Unless what?" ”

"Unless someone is doing different experiments in different places."

What do you mean by that? What do different experiments mean? Gu Song swallowed nervously, feeling that what he was worried about was slowly becoming a reality.

Dr. Xue patiently explains, "Samples are an indispensable part of scientific research. In some cases, what kind of sample is selected and whether the sample is selected correctly will directly affect the experimental results. For example, in the case of the project I was in charge of, we conducted experiments in Liangshan, and the samples we selected were all prisoners, except for their social attributes, it didn't matter to us, they were all men, and they were all adults. We studied this group and observed the effects and adverse effects of EL-27 in them in order to improve the properties of the drug.

"However, selecting only adult males as study subjects would result in incomplete data acquisition. If absolute rigor is to be achieved, then the samples of different age groups and genders should theoretically be covered. But you are also well aware that the reality does not allow us to do this, and it is already a crime to use prisoners for experimentation, and we cannot harm more innocent people. So I personally don't think there will be any other projects, but I don't know what that is. ”

"In other words......" Gu Song finally raised the question hidden in his heart, "Is it possible for a research site with children as experimental objects?" ”

"What, little one?" Dr. Xue looked at Gu Song in a daze, even he felt that this idea was too ridiculous and too cruel. However, he can't deny that it is indeed a valuable study.

After a while, he nodded slowly and said, "Yes, several years ago, we put forward a theory: EL series drugs are more suitable for children. But we will not make such a terrible attempt until the danger of drugs is completely eliminated. Because of this, it's so frustrating......"

"Isn't it more effective to choose children around three or four years old?" Gu Song continued to ask.

Hearing this, Dr. Xue's eyes widened in surprise. He looked at the young policeman in front of him in disbelief, who spoke fluent English, and was very suspicious that Gu Song was someone sent by a scientific research institution. "Officer Gu, how did you know about this?"

Gu Song didn't answer, but a sad expression appeared on his face.

It seems that what the guy said is true, and their mission is not over.