The sky was already extremely dark, in a small hotel near the passenger station in Licheng City, there was a woman in her thirties in the lobby on the first floor who was bored with the news on her mobile phone, and a young man walked in outside the door and stopped at the counter, "Hello, I want a room." ”

The woman glanced at the young man lightly, and said casually, "How long do you plan to stay?" ”

"One night."

"Third floor, turn left, room 303, eighty yuan." The woman casually took out a door card under the counter and threw it on the table with a "click".

Lin Ci handed over the only large bill he had scavenged at home to the woman, then took the change, took the room card and walked up, he did not take the elevator with a camera, but went directly up the stairs.

The conditions of this hotel are very simple, and there is a strange smell in the room, but there is an advantage that this kind of small hotel does not need to register with an ID card, and for those who do not have Lin Ci, they can only choose this kind of place to settle.

At this moment, Lin Ci was unusually uneasy, and he was thinking about who leaked the news all the way. Zhao Fan was killed by him with his own hands, and he couldn't die anymore, Pang Hao experienced life and death with him, and he wouldn't betray himself, could it be He Shao and those mutants? Lin Ci was not sure, in addition, the call from his father was also very suspicious, he was not at home, how could he know his whereabouts, if he was nearby. But why don't you go home?

Lying on the bed, Lin Ci couldn't find the answer for a long time, and most importantly, what should I do next? Obviously, Licheng can't stay for long, but where can he go. Suddenly, he had the feeling that although the world was big, there was nowhere to stay.

At this time, the mobile phone that had just been charged suddenly rang, Lin Ci picked it up and looked at it, and Pang Hao's name was displayed on the screen. At that time, when they were separated outside Qingqian City, the two exchanged numbers, and now the fat man called, which made Lin Ci look happy.

He hurriedly answered the phone, and before he could open his mouth, the impatient voice of the fat man on the other side came: "Lin Ci, what's the matter with you, why are you wanted?" ”

Lin Ci didn't know how to explain, so he had to smile bitterly and said, "I don't understand what happened in between, but it's right that the situation is very bad." ”

"That's ......" Pang Hao pondered for a moment and said, "Then you come to Hanjiang City to find me, and I'll think of a way for you." I don't dare to say it far away, at least, I can still let you settle down Fat Brother. ”

"Really? However, I'm afraid it will hurt you. Lin Ci hesitated.

"Don't ink, come over quickly, don't you have money in hand, if you don't add my WeChat, brother will send you a red envelope."

"It's good!" hung up the phone, Lin Ci added the fat man's WeChat. After a while, the fat man sent him several red envelopes, which were enough for him to use on the road. Looking at the smiling face sent by the fat man, Lin Ci's heart warmed.

After a casual snack, he slowly fell asleep.

In the underground base five hundred miles away, Han Mengdie in the cultivation tank suddenly opened his eyes. The green liquid was gradually decreasing, and after the sink at the base was drained, the culture tank slowly opened.

Han Mengdie took off many data connectors on her body and walked out of the cultivation tank labeled 'Taiyi A3', and the researcher next to her immediately handed her towels and clean clothes.

After changing clothes, a slender woman walked over. She wears a white coat with a black uniform underneath, and she shows an intellectual beauty with glasses. Seeing this woman, Han Mengdie's face had a hint of a smile: "Aunt Manqi, how is the value?" ”

"The test results are quite normal, you can rest assured that as long as the 'RC' liquid is injected regularly and quantitatively, the 'genephage' cells will not threaten the host."

"Can I go, then?"

"Don't you want to talk to me for a while? According to your father, you have encountered a lot of trouble this time, so you can tell me if you have any troubles. ”

Han Mengdie shook her head slightly, and walked out of the laboratory with an absent-minded expression.

A few minutes later, Han Zhikong walked in with an assistant.

Han Zhikong took the tablet in Chen Manqi's arms, briefly browsed it, and said: "The value is still within the safe range, but it has dropped by ten percentage points compared to the previous year." If this continues, sooner or later unpredictable results will happen? Dream butterfly, how much time do you have left? ”

"Optimistically, there should be three more years. But if she frequently activates the 'phage' cells, I'm afraid she will only be able to last another year. ”

"One year." Han Zhikong's face changed, and he sat on the chair next to him in frustration.

"The 'Taiyi' soldiers transplanted xenomorph cells, although they possessed a certain xenomorph ability. However, naturally bloodthirsty 'genetic' cells continue to affect their nervous system, which is difficult to eliminate even with drugs. ”

"The 'phage' cells in her body have not yet fully fused with human blood cells, and she has also transplanted xenogeneous organs, and the erosion of 'phage' cells will be faster than that of other 'Taiyi' soldiers. If you can't find a solution within a year, then you can only ...... her according to the regulations" Chen Manqi's eyes showed a little unbearable.

Han Zhikong frowned, and suddenly shouted: "I will never watch Dream Butterfly turn into a xenomorph, and the xenomorph recruitment plan must be advanced." Those humans who possess the power of xenos must not fall into the hands of xenos. ”

After a pause, he sighed a little depressed, "If only Professor Su Jinwei hadn't disappeared, his research has made a breakthrough." ”

"The world is not as it should be." Chen Manqi gently held Han Zhikong's hand.

Han Zhikong's old face turned red, and he hurriedly slipped out in embarrassment.

In the Taiyi training room, Han Mengdie was staring at hundreds of photos at this time, all of which were important people who had disappeared in Qingqian City, and among them, there were two photos of Lin Ci, which were the latest information collected in the archives.

"I asked someone from the police department to look up his family background and found something noteworthy." Han Zhikong sat down across from her.

"Tell me about it?"

His father's name is Lin Hai, and he is a pharmacology consultant for a pharmaceutical group in Licheng. And in his profile in the last year, there are some false records. In the past 50 years, he has not had any record of going abroad, and the most densely traveled place is Qingqian City, after the accident in Qingqian City, he and several mysterious people appeared in the city center, and then disappeared. ”

"Have you reported this matter to the 'Forbidden Evil Division'?" Han Mengdie asked.

Han Zhikong shook his head, and suddenly said in a low voice: "I didn't report this matter to the 'Forbidden Evil Division', the disaster in Qingqian City, I suspect that there is a problem in the 'Forbidden Evil Division'. ”

"Okay, if you find that Lin Xi, you remember to inform me."

"You're going to find him yourself? Okay, I'll keep an eye out for news about him. ”

The sun shone on Lin Ci's face.

It's the end of July, it's the height of summer, and the sun is abundant and fierce, illuminating the world in detail. Lin Ci looked out the car window, he was now sitting in a van to Hanjiang City, and the surrounding inter-city roads were set up by the police with more than a dozen road cards, no ID card, plus he was wanted, he didn't dare to take a regular business vehicle, so he could only take this kind of black car without a license plate.

The road is quite clean, and these drivers who drive black cars never ask about the identity of passengers.

There were still about twenty minutes before arriving in Hanjiang City, and after a night of driving, Lin Ci only felt that his body and bones were about to be shaken apart by the bumpy car.

Four hours later, the van drove into the outskirts of Hangang City, and Lin Ci and the other passengers got off the bus, and there was a bustling street in the suburbs in the distance, and he made an appointment to meet the fat man here.

After the van was also hula-la-la, there was only Lin Xi left around. A few minutes later, the fat man finally came at a gallop, and he drove a small motorcycle, and the two wheels weighed him down enough. The fat man stopped in front of Lin Ci, glanced at the back seat and said, "Come up, brother." ”

Lin Ci saw that he was carrying a backpack behind him, and said in surprise: "Where are we going?" ”

Then sat down, and the fat man smiled and said, "In your current situation, you can't stay in the city, come with me to my hometown for a while and see what to do." ”

The fat man's hometown is a mountain village not far from the suburbs of Hangang City, which is thirty miles away, and it takes less than half an hour to drive a motorcycle. Coming down from the highway, the view in front of you is extremely open, sparsely populated, without the bustle and noise of the city, but there is a kind of tranquility that the city does not have. Lin Ci was originally a worried heart, but somehow calmed down when he arrived here.

The car stopped in front of the fat man's house, and there was a small courtyard in front of the small building, with flowers and plants planted in the yard, and a swing, which looked like the fat man was quite moist. The fat man picked up the rucksack, walked through the courtyard with Lin Ci, and pushed the door open with a grin. Inside the door was the living room, and a very quiet girl looked back at them, it was Pang Min, the cousin of the fat man, whose parents were away, and only an old man accompanied her.

But after staying for a day, Pang Hao suddenly left in a hurry, as for the reason, he was vague.

"What the hell is this fat guy doing?" Lin Xi was slightly puzzled.

In the next four days, the fat man was still nowhere to be seen, during which Lin Ci made three calls to Pang Hao, but no one answered, and he was vaguely worried.

"Don't worry, my brother does this a lot." Pang Min saw Lin Xi's impatience and said childishly.

"What does your brother usually do?" Lin Ci asked casually.

The girl shook her head: "I don't know either. By the way, I'm going to the hospital to get cold medicine later, little brother, are you going to go with me? ”

"I ...... Forget it, you can go yourself. Lin Ci reluctantly refused.

After Pang Min left, Lin Ci and the old man with limited mobility were left in the house. He lay on the sofa, rested for a while, and suddenly sat up: "No, I have to practice how to control this guy." ”

Leaving the house, Lin Xi hurriedly walked towards the secluded forest behind the mountain.

Looking at this green world, Lin Xi's boredom was slightly relieved.