There was a long silence in the cabin.

Due to her premature death, there are many things that Wang Xiaoli has never tried. Even if she wanted to try it now, she couldn't do it because of her physical limitations. "Explorer 1" has a large number of films and television works from the Earth era, and it is not uncommon to inject actions such as kissing and hugging, and the little things between men and women are also valued by unscrupulous directors as the biggest selling point. When Wang Xiaoli watched such films, she felt more than once that her heart beat was fast, endocrine disorders and other problems. Even though she forcibly controlled her heart rate to return to normal and injected nutrient solution to replenish her body, there was still an indescribable strange sensation echoing in her mind.

There are some primitive things that even robots are not immune. Perhaps, this is the origin of living things.

"Grandma, do you love grandpa?"

"Of course, that old ghost is the only one who has spoiled me in my life. My favorite thing to do at that time was to tie him to the bed and pull his beard one by one. ”

"This should be a sign of hatred for him, right?"

"Silly boy, have you ever heard a saying? Hitting is kissing, scolding is love. ”

"Grandma, you mean, if I see Grandpa, I'll have to tie him up and clean him up?"

"Little girl, I know you can understand me. If you dare to do that, your grandfather will clean you up badly. Believe me, he never relented in this regard. ”

Wang Xiaoli is just joking with Night Shadow Gag, of course she won't really do this kind of thing. The long space flight is too boring, and when you are tired of watching movies and games, the best way to pass the time is to talk about witticisms.

The grandparents and grandchildren laughed and laughed for more than an hour, and Wang Xiaoli asked with great interest: "Grandma, why did you leave your grandfather and get on the boat alone?" Dad used to ask you this question, and you always said that it was your responsibility. But I don't see it. ”

Nightshade was surprised: "Oh! Why? ”

"You always say you have friends on another planet who need help. This kind of thing can be done like a grandfather. Men are inherently more responsible than women, and of course this should be the responsibility of them. ”

The granddaughter's eloquent words silenced Nightshade. After a long time, she said slowly, "If I don't come, he must come." This is a two-way thing, it is a duty, and no one can shirk it. ”

Wang Xiaoli's virtual face showed an expression of incomprehension: "Then why isn't grandpa doing this, but you?" ”

Nightshade seemed to have expected her granddaughter to ask such a question. She turned around and stared silently at the dark blue virtual eyes, her face full of tenderness and smile.

"Didn't I say that? If I don't come, he must come. And I, his wife. ”

……

Academy of Sciences, Office of the President.

Wang Qinian reclined in a wide high-backed chair and stared at the visitor sitting across from him.

It was a very old man. His hair was almost gone, and only a few strands of snow-white hair remained. He was thin, the wrinkles on his face as deep as those of a knife, covered with the marks of time and the ravages of time, but the wrinkles on his hands were puffy, covered with dark yellow and black patches. He was so old that he had almost lost the ability to control his hands and feet, so much so that he was confined to a wheelchair and pushed into the room by the guards. Under the light, his cheeks fell downward, his lips that had lost too many teeth appeared shrunken, and the crooked corners of his mouth even dripped cloudy saliva from time to time.

"I didn't expect you to become like this."

Wang Qinian scratched the smooth polyester hood. That layer is very hard, there are no capillaries and no nerve distribution, and it doesn't itch or hurt at all. This action is purely habitual and has nothing to do with physiological reactions.

The old man in front of him was an acquaintance of Wang Qinian and Su Hao. Although it is old, between the wrinkles and dark spots, you can still see a little bit of the appearance of the past.

He's Sibo.

"I didn't expect to be like this."

Sibo shook his head self-deprecatingly, his sharp eyes swirling around Wang Qinian like a knife: "Time is the most terrible thing in the world. I've always thought that this statement belongs to poets and artists, and only now did I realize that this rule applies to everyone, including me and you. ”

"Tut-tut! You're getting better at talking. ”

Wang Qinian's expression was calm, and he couldn't see any waves, but his mouth was still as vicious as before: "It seems that you don't mix well with Yuan Zhicheng!" Now he is only a brigadier general, and he is still half-dead like this. I thought you were supposed to be a lieutenant general, a general, still full of energy, a role that young girls are vying to dedicate themselves to. ”

Sibo tilted his head, glanced at the brigadier badge on his shoulder, and said lightly: "This epaulette was just put on two weeks ago." I spent more than eighty years in the position of colonel and lieutenant colonel. Rising and falling, falling and rising, back and forth, over and over again...... Are you happy to hear this? ”

"Happy?"

Wang Qinian shook his head and replied, "How can you have such a weird idea?" Yuan Zhicheng has always been a tyrannical and eccentric guy. It has always been his preference to turn generals into small soldiers and then turn soldiers into generals. On the surface, this is called mastery of power. In essence, it's fucking playing smart people like fools. ”

The sarcasm hidden in the old fat man's words was too obvious, although Sibo's feelings did not change, he clung to the armrest of the wheelchair, and the green tendons on the back of his hands stood out and kept beating.

"I'm not here today to quarrel or hear what you say."

Sibo struggled to control his feelings, and his eyes stared at Wang Qinian: "I've been looking for a way to become the strongest. I once gave up a qiē just to get a fifth-order enhancement potion. Later I found out that that ability was not worth mentioning in front of evolutionary people. Moreover, it will also be subject to time constraints. Fortified people will eventually grow old, and death is still inevitable. ”

"You're right, time is fair for everyone."

Wang Qinian nodded maliciously. He raised his left hand, unscrewed the joint of his left elbow with his right hand, and tossed it in the air like a toy, saying seductively, "Hehe! Want to stay young forever? It's actually easy to do, as long as it's like me. I can help you get another body. The material is made of the latest high-strength alloys, just like me. ”

"A lot of semi-mechanical and semi-biotechnology has been made public, and although the military department has not fully grasped it, the specific implementation is not too bad."

Sibo's expression was still calm: "If you just pursue old age and immortality, I won't take the initiative to come to you." Although the comprehensive technical level of the northern base cannot be compared with that of the Academy of Sciences, it is still no problem for me to live for a few hundred more years. ”

Wang Qinian's gaze became a little serious, and he nodded his head: "I think so too." Su Hao said that you have never been a person who is afraid of death. I've always been very strange, I rarely see your name in the battle report, and there has been no news of you from the military department and Lao Yuan. Blocking the news of the war dead is not Yuan Zhicheng's style of doing things. And why did you choose this worst way of evolution? ”

The corners of Sibo's eyes began to twitch violently: "...... Do you know what happened to me? ”

"Nothing can hide from my eyes."

Wang Qinian crossed his fingers on the table, and said lazily: "Isn't it just the effect of the fifth-order strengthening elixir plus the "slave"!" By the way, there is also the role of antioxidant physiological repair solution. A small amount of that stuff is fine for a small injection, but the dose you're injecting is clearly over the norm. Too much and it's counterproductive. ”

The "slave" potion is no longer a secret. The information obtained from the submarine pyramids includes the method of dispensing this potion. There is some functional overlap between this elixir and the fifth-order strengthening elixir, especially for the damage to the nerve center, which is almost fatal. Because of this, the scope of use of the "slave" potion is very small, and the success rate is not large, and if you are not a determined individual, you simply cannot withstand the severe pain of the system collapsing and rebuilding the system when the cells are forcibly modified.

As for the antioxidant physiological repair solution, it is something that the military department came up with decades ago. Everyone in the upper position is afraid of death, Zhao Zhikai and Wang Qinian have completely fallen out, and the superficial maintenance is not enough to make up for the rift between the two sides. At that time, Wang Qinian had not yet announced the principle of semi-mechanical and semi-biochemical technology, but Zhao Zhikai clearly felt that he was aging. Although he knew that the strength of the military research institute was far inferior to that of the Academy of Sciences, he still had to order the research on cell activation drugs. Antioxidant Physiological Repair Serum is the result of that period. It does have a new dividing and regenerating effect on cells, but the amount used must be limited to 100 milliliters. Otherwise, the overdose injection will not only fail to achieve the effect of cell activation, but will further promote the accelerated division of cells, thereby leading to the aggravation of the aging rate.

Obviously, Sibo injected too much antioxidant physiological repair solution. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to look like he was aging to the extreme and dying.

There was a deep sadness in his eyes, and he sighed and shook his head: "I...... I'm dying. ”

Wang Qinian put his little finger **** nostrils, and vigorously pulled out the nasal feces that did not contain zài in the synthetic skin, and said vaguely: "Hurry up and die!" I'll input the time of your death into the computer and arrange for a machine to burn more paper at a fixed time every year. To do this, Lao Tzu has done his best. ”

"I'm not here to listen to your ridicule."

Sibo struggled to sit up straight from his wheelchair, took a few deep breaths, and said in a loud enough voice, "There are a few questions I want to get answers from you." ”

Wang Qinian leaned back and replied coldly: "I have no obligation to answer questions. You and I are not all the way, you should go to Yuan Zhicheng for help. ”

Sibo was silent for a few seconds, raised his head, and stared at Wang Qinian with great persistence: "Sue me, how did my father die?" ”

The muscles on Wang Qinian's face twitched a few times, changed his sitting position, and looked at the other party with a frown.

"Hell yes! I knew you were going to come and ask me this one day. But why didn't you come a few years earlier? Why don't you come here until now? ”

"A lot of people say you're not trustworthy, and they all say you're full of lies."

"Humph! So what do you still ask me to do? ”

"Commander Yuan said that there is no more honest person in this world than you. The premise is that you yourself are willing to tell the truth. ”

“…… I'm cāo! ”

While spitting out these two dirty words from his mouth, Wang Qinian felt that his hand was loose, and there was a very sudden increase in something. It was a piece of wood that he had broken off from the arm of his chair. This thing is strong, but wood is just wood after all, and it can't withstand the power of the fingers. Wang Qinian has broken through the limit of a half-mechanical and half-biomorphic person, and has reached the level of an evolved person, and under the fury, it is difficult for him to control his power freely.

Wang Qinian did not let go of his palm, but kneaded the piece of wood back and forth in his palm until it became completely shattered, and through the gap between his fingers, he saw that the rope fell and spilled onto the ground.

I don't know why, a sentence suddenly popped up in Wang Qinian's mind that he thought he should have forgotten about Jì a long time ago and would never be able to remember it again.

Just a classmate is a teenager.

At that time, I was very young, and it was like a flower. Xu Renjie is in the same class as himself and is the best friend...... No, no, no, the word "friend" is not enough to be used as a summary of the intimacy between two people. Wang Qinian and Xu Renjie are iron buddies, and the two live in the same dormitory, sleeping in bunk beds. Although the management of the high military academy is strict, and all kinds of rules and regulations are not violated, it is really difficult to restrain the active nature of young people. After the lights are turned off at night, the most talked about topic in the boys' dormitory is the beautiful girls in green student uniforms in the girls' dormitory next to them. And Wang Qinian has always been a bold guy. In order to satisfy his desire to "pleasing the eye", he even made a delicate periscope out of a cardboard box and lenses, as long as he sticks out of the side window, he can clearly see the seductive scenes in the nearest girls' dormitories.

Yuan Zhicheng was two terms higher than Wang Qinian, and Zhao Zhikai was already the eldest brother in the fourth grade at that time, and he was also the president of the student union in the college. Very coincidental chance, four people met. Young people, especially young officers, have an incomparably ardent hope and loyalty to the Motherland. The word "angry youth" may be positive or derogatory, but it is undoubtedly the most appropriate to describe them at that time.

Wang Qinian felt that his eyes were a little moist. He remembered that Xu Renjie and Yuan Zhicheng were a little drunk when four people were carrying two cases of beer on the academy football field, and they threw empty wine bottles into the distance, pointed to the sky and scolded the Americans and Japanese, and shouted that all the women in the Japanese emperor would take turns to each other, and that they would wipe the United States off the face of the earth. It was a noisy day until late, and even Zhao Zhikai, who usually has a steady personality, shouted wildly that he would drive the Star Destroyer to bomb the White House directly, and then sell the US president to Thailand to be a ladyboy.

Thinking about it now, those words at that time were indeed ridiculously naïve.

But no one can deny that this is indeed full of ideals for the future, angry at the country's various shortcomings, and strongly wants to change the pattern and reopen the young dream of the new century. The old and serious people think that young people are extreme, but they forget that they themselves have come from that time. Perhaps, in some ways, the ideas go far beyond these young people. Yes, they are dreaming, but if there are no dreams, without these people who look up at the sky and are willing to unleash their fanaticism and all the people for the ideal, we will lose the future forever.

Sibo kept his eyes on Wang Qinian, not missing any trace of emotion on the other party's face. Even he himself didn't expect that Yuan Zhicheng's words to himself would have such a magical effect on Wang Qinian, so that this old man, who had turned into a mechanical monster on the outside, had a strong light in the depths of his eyes after crying for a short time.

But then again, do cyborgs, half-cyborgs really shed tears? Spearhead is certainly sure that such altered humans still retain the full human emotions and thinking abilities. But for physical reasons, things like tear ducts and fluid secretion don't appear in mechanical bodies, right? If so, then what are those tears in the corners of Wang Qinian's eyes just now?

Lube?

Or pure water?

Just as these chaotic thoughts were turning in his mind, Sibo heard Wang Qinian's calm and stern voice.

"Your father committed suicide. He jumped from the roof of the Academy of Sciences, and you saw the scene of the day. ”

Sibo's eyes widened, and his hands gripped the armrests of his wheelchair. He felt every muscle in his body tremble, not from fear, but from anger.

"I didn't kill your father. The whole time, I didn't even touch a finger of him. ”

Wang Qinian looked at Sibo calmly, and his voice did not change in the slightest: "I don't have to lie to you, and I don't care to lie about this kind of thing." I'm a scientist and a murderer. I've developed thousands of weapons of killing, gas, guns, lasers, missiles, and the latest space warships...... I confess that there are countless people who have died directly or indirectly at my hands, but I have not had any blood on my hands in the affairs of your father and your mother. ”

The anger in Sibo's body no longer had the momentum to continue to spread, but it was not extinguished, it was still burning: "Even if you didn't kill them with your own hands, they died because of you." My father saw the potential threat of the virus, he warned you, he found a solution to the problem, but you didn't take it at all, but chose to suppress, silence, blockade. If you had adopted my father's advice, things wouldn't have turned out the way they are today. ”

Wang Qinian patiently waited for Sibo to finish speaking, and was silent for a few seconds before he asked lightly: "Have you read the information left by your father at that time?" ”

Silber's angry face stiffened slightly, and he shook his head reluctantly.

"In other words, you don't know your father's so-called settlement plan, do you?"