Chapter 3: The Ripper's Case
The rain was very cheerful, and there was no intention of stopping at all. It's been three days.
Hua Ge received a communication instruction from the port, saying that in order to protect the safety of some other scientific researchers, all the personnel stranded in the port have set up camp near the port and are waiting for their front-line investigation reports.
What he has to do now is to organize all the personnel who have arrived here, make a simple work summary, and summarize the exploration of this area to the temporary base of the port in a timely manner.
It's just that at this time, the high-end talents of several countries are talking eloquently in a variety of languages and professional terms, so that he can not understand a word, although he is not an uneducated rough person, but he doesn't know how to start the whole report......
"Colleagues, Team China is here, since we researchers are all representatives selected by the host country, let's try to communicate in the language of the host country. It is also convenient for the work of the Chinese team......" Duan Lei, as a forensic doctor, saw the discomfort of this soldier who was in a daze.
Hua Ge immediately cast a grateful look at Duan Lei...... It turned out that these people could understand what he said, and he thought that he couldn't interject at all, but he didn't expect that the most basic skills that met the criteria of this survey were language ability and communication ability...... The arrangement of the superior is really thoughtful.
With the exception of the haughty Iris, several of the other participants apologized to him, the captain. He finally felt the demand for knowledge from these academic parties, and all of them could Chinese little to say, which he should have discovered a long time ago, especially the woman who seemed to be able to communicate with everyone present smoothly and like a fish in water......
"In this way, Team Hua, let me first give a brief introduction to this corpse from a biological point of view, starting with me, Mr. Feng Yan and Mr. Duan...... "Bell, a biologist from country F. Rost volunteered, speaking Mandarin with a slightly strange pronunciation.
Everyone followed the expert to the side of the corpse...... At this time, Shao Kai's camera did not stop for a while, recording every moment.
Every member present, including Hua Ge, was in their own realm, and it could be said that they were used to things like corpses...... But when Bell lifted the tarpaulin that was pounced on the corpse, Hua Ge suddenly gasped! Several others also exclaimed.
This corpse is completely beyond their understanding! The woman's posture, long white hair, and silver-gray scales are unevenly distributed on the body to form spots, and it can be seen that this is a beautiful woman, and her facial features are three-dimensional like a sleeping beauty, lying there quietly and peacefully......
"Is it a skin disease?" Shao Kai did not forget to take pictures while making a reporter's own record......
"Nope! It's not a skin disease...... Judging from the external outline of this corpse, we can tell that it is a woman of Asian descent. And we've proven this with DNA testing! Bell said as he put on his gloves.
He exposed the rib position of the corpse: "Look here! This is one of her respiratory systems, and we can see shark-like gills, which are the organs that replace her facial organs to breathe after entering the water. An autopsy revealed that her body possessed two respiratory systems...... Such a strong respiratory system can keep her underwater for a long time! And what's even more amazing is ......"
He instructed his assistant to bring a basin of water, and he sprinkled it on the corpse's leather clothes, which were not much different from those of ordinary humans. Slowly...... A bizarre scene happened...... After the baptism of water, the pores of the corpse slowly opened up, extending rows of silver barbs like scales......
He wiped the ribs and cheeks of the corpse clean, and the cheeks closed completely as the skin dried...... It looks the same as a normal human rib!
"Isn't this a mermaid?" Everyone exclaimed and talked about it. People have been looking for mermaids for years, but they can't believe that this mythical creature is in front of their eyes at this time!
"Yes, it's like we've heard in fairy tales about mermaid-like species, but she doesn't have a tail, she has two legs like a human, and some human organs... It's close in appearance, but there's so much more to this creature to explore! ”
“… Between its toes and on its back, webbing and fins emerge from the closed cracks when it encounters water... And this kind of amphibian creature that can survive completely like ordinary humans on land, but in the water, it can change its appearance due to the surrounding environment like a chameleon due to the influence of the environment! The old man Sanamoto also interjected.
The audience was in an uproar...... This discovery, not to mention the longevity gene, can already shock the whole world. But why hasn't this creature been discovered for so long? And her evolutionary process is not something that can be formed in a short period of time.
Bell used a lighter to roast the body again...... The place where the corpse was roasted instantly turned into ashes, and the dust flew with the breeze: "This corpse is completely incapable of withstanding any high temperature baking and ultraviolet radiation, and it will evaporate all the water in an instant... I don't think it clots, it's not like ours in that respect... But the corpse was preserved intact without exposure to the sun because of completely different genetic tissues......"
The more he talked, the more mysterious it became, causing controversy among everyone......
"At the moment we are only studying this corpse, which is the state of a species after its death. Mr. Sanmoto and I are in the process of further extracting the corpse's genes to see if there are any active genetic remains. Find the reason why the corpse can not decompose for a long time. Her scales also contain capillaries, but there is not a trace of blood in her body! It's like someone drained of blood....so far we only know how much it is! Bell and Sanburne looked at each other for a moment, as if to affirm each other's research conclusions.
And just as everyone was talking, Hyde, an explorer from country A, couldn't sit still, "Actually, I've heard and seen similar incidents in my exploration career......"
Everyone was attracted by his words, and one by one they prepared small benches and sat down one after another. Everyone wanted to relax from this weird and tense atmosphere.
But what he didn't expect was that Hyde was about to tell a cruel story that was not at all like a fairy tale...... And the beginning of this story turned out to be from the unsolved case of "Jack the Ripper", a familiar event before the First World War......
Between August 7 and November 8, 1888, the brutal murder of at least five female women in the vicinity of Whitechapel in the eastern part of the city of L in European countries caused great panic in Europe.
According to Hyde, during his years of travels in Europe, he visited various local rumors about this series of events.
At that time, there was great competition in Europe for the development of alchemy and technology, and scientists were almost in a state of madness to explore genetic modification. According to legend, the Ripper is not a person, but an organization.
This organization has a certain influence all over Europe, and in order to research and transform people, they take local homeless people or female branch girls and other low-level people for scientific research......
And the research came to an abrupt halt. The time of the stop, however, coincided exactly with the time of the last Ripper's crime. Therefore, some speculate that this organization was secretly eliminated by the local authorities.
The reason why it was secretly eradicated is because there are many powerful members in Europe who are members of this cult-like organization! Others say that the group stopped killing because the experiment was successful. And the years of war allowed the victims of the experiment to escape......
It is also said that this experiment can only be successful in women, which is why it is some female branch girls who are killed. And this experiment ended in the horrific Ripper incident......
Later, during the First World War, some European countries wanted to find records of such experiments, and wanted to develop biochemical fighters that were more suitable for combat. However, it was abandoned because of all the moral issues such as the unaccounted for and the human rights involved in the experiment......
Since then, it has been common for some fishermen and seafarers in Europe to claim to have seen legendary mermaids on the seashore or even in lakes...... And the records are getting more and more detailed, almost identical to the corpses in front of them......
“…… And these 'mermaids' are the ones who mingle with us humans, but live along the coast......" Hyde finally finished his speech......
Everyone fell silent at this time, and they were all reminiscing about his words. The story of the explorer is often different from that of the several scientists present, and the two of them, Hyde and Ina, are more like hunters who hunt for romantic legends! They are bold and romantic on the road of adventure, they are used to walking alone but like to tell the story of their adventure full of magical colors. It may be a bit inaccurate, but it's fascinating.
And Sammoto suddenly broke the immersion with his old voice: "This is nothing more than hearsay... There is no basis for this, and explorers habitually give them a mysterious color for many things that cannot be explained by science...... "This is completely ridiculed by old scientists."
"But......" Hyde wanted to say something, but Sangmoto's words were like a basin of cold water, waking up the scientists who were fascinated by the listening. They all nodded to Sang Ben one after another, proving their "professionalism......
He found that his words became pale in front of these scientists who did not understand romance, and he found that he had wasted his tongue at all, and he had to sigh when he played the harp to the cow...... Lift the curtain with the pride of an explorer and leave...... And Ina, who is also an explorer. Kabaeva followed suit.
At this time, it seems that because of Hyde's remarks, there is an invisible contest between scientists and explorers! Scientists are still unsatisfied with the topic
…… And Hua Ge had been noticing every subtle expression of the woman when she listened to the story Hyde had just said. At this time, Iris suddenly spoke: "So...... Team Hua: What do you think of today's report? Her tone was calm, but provocative......
He looked at the only archaeologist here, who was probably the most contradictory, a scientist and a lover of legendary and unverifiable historical legends.
He smiled and shrugged, "My mission is to keep you safe and protect the results of science. Nothing else matters. "He is neither humble nor arrogant in front of these scientists who are incompatible with him but show off.
"Oh? So what if this creature can make people immortal? Doesn't it matter? Shao Kai suddenly interjected, because he had done enough research on the soon-to-be-retired soldier before he came, and he was now curious to know what the terminally ill soldier thought.
"Eternal life? What's the use of that, isn't life more to be cherished because it's short? If I was afraid of death, I wouldn't be a soldier. To leave my job is to lose the meaning of life. He was as firm as if he were speaking some kind of vow......
Looking at the contemptuous gaze of those scientists at him, he was still stubborn: "... And you scientists are worried about the end of your life burning out. Wasting time in the pursuit of the continuation of one's own life, immortality will give a person too much time to do nothing....but ignore the flame that brings human civilization in his heart. ”
Let those people refute with nonsense, but after speaking, he turned to leave, at this moment, in front of those people with amazing IQs, the soldier in front of him is more like a wise man with a philosophy of life.
He turned around and missed the archaeologist Iris's gaze that was different from everyone present, she stared at the back of the soldier, and muttered, "How can he say such a realistic thing so romantic.....
…… And Shao Kai clearly recorded the scene in front of him...... He wrote: "The attitude of the soldier to life is both real and romantic........... All the scientific achievements seemed insignificant in front of his feelings...... A seemingly small man adds a human warmth to this great science......"