Starting as a Wallfacer, his defection to the Three-Body Problem shocked the world.

"Brother, that's the one thing I admire about you."

After the meeting, Shi Qiang made a phone call to Lin Xuan. One reason was to report Luo Ji's situation to Lin Xuan, although Shi Qiang didn't know why he had to report to Lin Xuan.

Secondly, I exchanged a few pleasantries with him.

"You're fucking awesome. From Ding Yi to Wang Miao, and from Liu Chang to Wei Cheng, you've recruited almost all of China's top scientists. I think you should renovate your Red Coast Base and build your own University of Chinese Academy of Sciences."

"That depends on whether Principal Liu agrees or not."

Lin Xuan smiled.

"Is everything alright on your end?"

"Hey, don't worry, I'm here. I guarantee that Luo Ji won't get hurt at all. It's just that this place is really weird. They don't even allow smoking. It's really annoying. Every time I want to light a cigarette, I have to take the elevator down to the ground."

"Are you cured?"

Lin Xuan keenly noticed this. Shi Qiang had never smoked before, not because he didn't want to, but because his body had only just recovered and wasn't fully healed, so he didn't dare to continue to abuse his body.

“Great! I feel like I’m several years younger now. I suspect it’s related to the drinks you’ve been giving me.”

Lin Xuan smiled but did not answer.

He did give Shi Qiang drugs to enhance his physical fitness, but the effect wasn't that extreme; it was just slowly repairing the necrotic hematopoietic stem cells in his body.

Shi Qiang's body was as fragile as a piece of paper before, so Lin Xuan dared not prescribe any strong medicine for him, for fear of killing this strongest support in the Three-Body world.

"By the way, Lin Xuan, there's something I want to tell you. Recently, a mild flu has suddenly started to spread around us, but I have a feeling that this matter is not so simple."

Lin Xuan was startled!

"Genetic weapons!"

"What's the matter?"

"It's a genetic weapon. Other people can be infected without any problems, but if the infected person is the target unit, it will take effect quickly. This thing can precisely target a certain group or a specific individual!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Qiang was also shocked, and he immediately realized who had done it.

"ETO... no, they shouldn't have that technology. It means the Trisolarans taught them new knowledge. They want to kill Luo Ji!"

Lin Xuan felt that if his system could work on him, he would have already accumulated a lot of shock points.

Shi Qiang's reasoning ability is truly exceptional. He only uttered one word, yet he had already pieced together the entire story.

No wonder Luo Ji only mentioned it briefly, yet he was able to grasp the essence of the Dark Forest Law on his own.

"Shi Qiang, I'm leaving him to you."

Lin Xuan was quite at ease with Shi Qiang; at least he was much more reliable than Zhang Xiang.

He also needs to go back and prepare for his next task.

After hanging up Lin Xuan's call, Shi Qiang immediately ordered the entire building to enter a Level 1 alert state, with all security forces concentrated on the seventh, eighth, and ninth underground floors, while he personally took charge of the tenth floor.

No one other than him may approach Luo Ji within five meters of him.

At the same time, he requested the PDC to deploy more armed forces to seal off the entire area.

If it were someone else, his request would definitely not be granted. After all, everyone knows that Wallfacers are not as precious as they used to be, and the PDC has been constantly increasing its restrictions on their power.

But wouldn't you know it, the person in charge of PDC's China division is Chang Weisi. This is largely thanks to ETO. After all, without their instigation, Chang Weisi could not have risen from a Space Force commander to the position of PDC's China division head in such a short time.

After learning the general situation from Shi Qiang, he directly obtained Shi Qiang's permission to provide reinforcements and sealed off the entire underground area layer by layer, making it impossible for even a fly to get in.

No one knew where the enemy was or from where they would attack.

After about four days of battling wits with the air, the hibernation pod that PDC had prepared for Luo Ji had arrived.

Upon hearing this news, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. After all, once Luo Ji completed the hibernation procedure, it would become extremely difficult for ETO to kill him.

As mentioned in the original storyline, the Trisolarans have extreme respect for dehydrated individuals and hibernators, and they do not assassinate hibernators. This is the Trisolarans' moral bottom line. They believe that dehydration and hibernation are very similar, both being ways to continue the flame of civilization. After experiencing countless destructions of civilizations, the Trisolarans' belief in this is as firm as a rock.

Although the PDC is unaware that the Trisolarans have this belief, the ETO does indeed rarely target hibernators, and everyone can guess what that might mean.

Soon, the staff responsible for arranging Luo Ji's hibernation arrived.

"We will complete the hibernation process for Dr. Luo Ji directly underground. After he is safe, we will transfer him to the hibernation center."

Led by guards, the staff finally met Shi Qiang and Luo Ji, who looked somewhat tired, after passing through layers of security on the tenth underground floor.

Shi Qiang has not slept for almost four or five days. The high-intensity work, coupled with the fact that he has not yet fully recovered from leukemia, has left him somewhat listless.

He kept a close eye on Luo Ji, preventing anyone from getting close.

And all of this is finally coming to an end. Once Luo Ji finishes hibernation, his mission will be complete.

"Relax, we're going to give you a sedative injection first to prevent you from feeling unwell during your hibernation."

A staff member took out a sleeping pill and injected it into Luo Ji's body. Sure enough, Luo Ji fell into a deep sleep within a few seconds.

The two lifted Luo Ji up, put him into the portable hibernation pod, closed the lid, and prepared to begin hibernating him.

"Wait a moment!"

Shi Qiang suddenly sensed that something was wrong. He stood up abruptly and looked at the two staff members.

"What did you just inject him with?"

The two staff members instinctively took a step back.

"say!"

Shi Qiang's voice rose a few decibels, a very bad premonition rising in his heart!

"boom!"

Shi Qiang instantly drew the pistol from the guard beside him and, without saying a word, pulled the trigger directly at the two staff members.

Everything happened so fast. From the moment Shi Qiang spoke to the moment he drew his gun and fired, it was only about half a second. The two staff members and the guards who brought them down hadn't even had time to react before Shi Qiang launched his attack.

A bullet pierced through one of the men's heads. Seeing that he had been exposed, the other man tried to rush forward and fight Shi Qiang to the death.

"boom!"

Every shot hit its mark; after two shots, both men were killed.

The empty syringe fell to the ground, and Shi Qiang picked it up.

"Grass!"

He threw the syringe in his hand to the ground, smashing it to pieces.

"A mixture of potassium chloride and barbiturates is used for euthanasia. A large injection can cause sudden death due to a rapid heartbeat."

Clearly, the two staff members in charge of hibernation were ETO agents, sent to assassinate Luo Ji.

Shi Qiang didn't have time to dwell on how the two of them had sneaked in. He quickly had someone put Luo Ji into the portable hibernation pod and activate it to put him into a short hibernation.

But that's not enough. This portable box can only last for three days at most, and it must be sent to a hibernation center for storage as soon as possible.

However, Shi Qiang did something that surprised everyone.

"Go find Lin Xuan."