Make man
Chapter 68 The Sea
When Nice woke up, he found himself tied to a towering stone pillar, with reefs full of oysters and shells under his feet, and the sea water was below his feet.Maher sat on the reef and looked at his watch from time to time.A speedboat was parked not far away. Polman and George were doing something in the boat, and Burdy stood behind them.Ness couldn't see the expression on his face because of the backlight.The sky was as bright as a high-temperature blue flame in a laboratory. It seemed that there was a pair of blue eyes above the sky looking at this sea area. If ordinary people dared to look up, they would immediately suffer irreversible vision damage.
What came back faster than consciousness was pain.Nice had a burning pain in his left forearm, as if a piece of flesh had been gouged out, and he couldn't help snorting.
Maer didn't raise his head when he heard the sound, and said, "Don't be nervous, the subcutaneous positioning device is just removed by surgery."
Nice implanted himself with micro-locators before setting off.If he was still on the island, Wang Rong could easily find him through satellite positioning.However, the maritime climate and environment are complex, and the signal is greatly disturbed, so the role of the locator is very limited.
"The sea is different from the land, and the positioning device won't work. Your efforts are wasted." Niss said matter-of-fact, like a professor.
Maybe the power of genes is really strong, maybe it is unconscious imitation. As he grows older, Niss looks more and more like the two guardians, especially the professor, his biggest enemy in childhood and adolescence.Although he and Chen Ou get along better, it is obviously easier to keep him in a good mood by imitating the professor's way of dealing with people.
Polman, who overheard their conversation, was clearly affected.He didn't speak, but his gaze on George was tantamount to questioning loudly.George glanced at him contemptuously.
"Military equipment is very sensitive. The accuracy of positioning at sea may not be as good as that on land, but it is easy to determine the approximate range. This is the captain's own exclusive equipment. The search and rescue team will follow its signal, just like a shark smelling blood. .If you need something to guide a search and rescue team, there's nothing like it," George said.
"You know that these words are enough for a court-martial to sentence you to treason, Second Lieutenant Wells?" Niss asked, "How are you going to explain that you survived alone in a two-person operation? Wang Rong seems to be much stronger than me." If he Looking at Bodi thoughtfully, the latter no longer pretended to be busy, and looked at this side with his arms crossed.
"What needs to be explained is Wang Rong, as to why he sent someone to monitor the only son of a candidate for Congress." Maher said, "Someone will testify that he has repeatedly expressed his dissatisfaction with Mr. James Lewis." He glanced at his watch, "We've got to get set up fast, the next high tide is less than two hours away."
Polman struggled to take out four small boxes, and the box facing Nice had the words "for underwater blasting" written on it.Bodi, who was standing beside him, didn't mean to help at all.
"The underwater bombs used for whaling can only make do at the moment," George said. "Whaling ships are boarded and inspected by the Coast Guard from time to time. It is too eye-catching to carry irrelevant weapons."
Only the eyelids and mouth of Nis can move up and down, and the underwater bomb is obviously not used to deal with him.
"You are going to use a locator to lure Chen Ou here and lay a trap for him." Niss said, "Why must Chen Ou die?"
The sky was not as bright as before, and large clouds gathered, casting a shadow on the sea.Judging from Nice's years of living experience in the Arctic, it's about seven o'clock in the evening.Chen Ou should have contacted Wang Rong with the help of Miss Jones.He must have never imagined that he was also one of the enemy's decoy targets.
"Because it's very beneficial to do so." Maer said lightly, "After he and you die, the institute won't last a month. At that time, I will ask someone to drive a truck full of cash to the institute and take the All the projects and teams in the project are bought, just like a big purchase during the season.”
He also glanced at the sky.
"Quicker," he told Bertie and George.The two planted bombs at the location requested by Polman. "When the tide is high, the seawater will cover the stone pillars. We must consider the changes in water pressure and flow direction. Set the timer at the moment when the tide level is the highest, and the search and rescue team should be here at that time. Don't leave any evidence."
"Four bombs are enough to blow up this reef," George said. "If the search and rescue team comes early, the underwater sensors will detonate the bomb as soon as the human voice frequency is detected. Be careful, Captain Ness, after I set the timer , don’t yell, this bomb is voice-activated, it’s as sensitive and suspicious as a car alarm in a slum.”
"Be careful, too, I seem to hear a hum," Maher said.
"The speedboat engine. Polman, turn it off! We've got at least a quarter of an hour to check the lines and set the timer."
"I didn't start the engine, and I couldn't do enough to guide you to plant the bomb," Polman said.
They looked at each other in bewilderment.The hum was getting louder.
"Over the head!" said George suddenly. "Fool, seaplane!"
He jumped up to Ness and squatted down, curled up between Ness' body and the stone pillar.Nice wanted to kick him, but his hands and feet were tied so tightly that he couldn't move.The other three people who came to their senses also hurriedly took cover.
"The speedboat has a weapon box, throw the weapon over here!"
"I can't open it! This thing is fastened!"
"Don't let the nerd use his weapon, or he will fall into the sea!"
"This plane! Damn it!" George swore. "This is a plane out of nowhere!"
(Go back to an hour and a half ago.)
When Miss Jones took people to the shore of Loch Ness, it was at 05:30 that afternoon, and the lakeside was empty.
She walked around the lake, looking for clues.There is a square dent under the tree, [-] centimeters long, [-] centimeters wide, and about [-] centimeters deep, like an indentation after placing a heavy object.Ms. Jones took a photo of the traces and sent it to Wang Rong, saying: "The communication has been interfered with by electromagnetic waves, and the electromagnetic interference equipment may be placed here."
At this time, there was no electromagnetic interference on the scene, and Wang Rong at the other end of the communicator could hear it clearly. Two minutes later, he sent five pictures of the equipment, the size of which was consistent with the traces on the scene, and the weight was between ten kilograms and twelve kilograms.
"There were very clear traces of fighting at the scene, and there were a few bloodstains in the form of splashes, three of which were larger, and the remaining five or six places were intermittent blood spots, with a maximum diameter of 3 to 4 millimeters." Ms. Jones commented on a footprint A few photos were taken in the messy open space. "There are five footprints in total, and one of them is significantly larger than the others."
In the communicator, Chen Ou said: "The footprints are from Nice. He has been swimming since he was a child, and his feet have always been relatively large."
After discovering that George was inappropriate, Ms. Jones explained her identity to the captain of the cruise ship and asked the cruise ship to continue to berth to cooperate with the case.After some haggling, the captain finally agreed to wait for her for six hours, the time required for a round trip from the island's port to Loch Ness.He sent several security guards to command Miss Jones, and invited Chen Ou, Jessica and others to his captain's room.
Ms. Jones resolutely rejected Chen Ou's request to go to the island together. The reason was that time was limited. He had just regained his eyesight and his body had not yet recovered, which would delay the search and rescue operation.But she left him the spare communicator, so that Chen Ou could hear her talking with Wang Rong through the communicator and keep abreast of the progress.
Jessica took over Miss Jones' nurse role and handed Chen Ou a glass of water.Chen Ou raised his head impatiently, saw Kevin hiding beside her, and looked at him timidly.
"...Thank you." Chen Ou said in a calm tone after realizing that he had frightened the child.Jessica saw that his face was almost contorted with patience.
"...There is no trace of Bigfoot leaving, and everyone else has left from the forest." Miss Jones paused and continued talking to the communicator.
"George did betray Nice." Wang Rong said calmly, "He is not among the passengers returning to the cruise ship."
"The traces of leaving footprints are deep and messy. The bushes were slightly damaged and there were some blood spots." Miss Jones reported, "The footprints went to the other side of the port."
"To subdue the scene of Ness, there will not be only so little blood." Wang Rong ordered, "Check the lakeside again, and don't miss Loch Ness. It's not difficult to sink the corpse in the lake."
"Niss can't be in the lake." Chen Ou said, "There are no underwater beasts here, and the lake can't trap him. Niss is taller than ordinary people, and it takes two people to take him away. There are also electromagnetic interference equipment. Carry ten kilograms It’s no easy task to walk heavy equipment in the field for hours.”
Wang Rong said: "So some of the enemies are either from the army or have undergone special strength training. Let me see who has not returned to the cruise ship. Professor Chen, you asked the captain to provide these people's personal clothing. There are genetic sampling tools in the Nice room. You put Their genetic data is uploaded to me."
Fifteen minutes later, the existence of Bodi and Polman was no longer a secret to Chen Ou and the others.From this moment on, Chen Ou didn't interrupt.
"150 nautical miles northeast of Moonlight Island is a whaling ground. Satellite pictures show that there are more than a dozen whaling ships from different countries. If Maher's speedboat gets in there, there is no way to check. We can't search for ships from other countries without authorization. But it will take at least one day and one night to obtain the permit," Wang Rong said.
whaling ground.Chen Ou frowned, this is a bad omen.Whales and dolphins belong to the same family of dolphins.Nice's nickname at home and code name in the organization is "Dolphin".The disappearance near the whaling grounds seemed to portend bad things for Nice.
Chen Ou raised his hand and covered his eyes.Jessica guessed it was time for him to change his medication, but decided not to mention it.Judging from Chen Ou's face, he no longer cares whether he will be blind.
Suddenly, Wang Rong said: "Wait, I found the locator signal of Nice!"
The communicator screen quickly displayed the location of the Nice locator, but could not give exact coordinates.Wang Rong estimated a range and said, "It's [-] nautical miles away from the island."
Ms. Jones and her party took the speedboat provided by the cruise ship, with a speed of [-] knots, and it would take nearly an hour and a half for [-] knots. Including the time to return from Loch Ness to the port of the island, it would take about four hours in total to reach the locator indication. position.
Wang Rong and Miss Jones were discussing what to do next in the communicator.Chen Ou turned off the communicator and stood up.
"Give me a speedboat, please. There can't be only one speedboat on such a big ship," he said to the captain.
The captain shook his head: "We originally had two ships," he said. "One was refitted and performed very well, but it was borrowed by Mr. Lewis. The speed of the other ships is very slow and cannot be compared with the speedboat."
Pastor Pat kindly suggested: "It's better to contact the land police first, and ask them to send a sea patrol boat."
It was too late.Chen Ou asked the captain: "Can I temporarily change the cruise ship's route and sail to the vicinity of the locator signal, all compensation and expenses will be borne by me."
The captain shook his head again.
"It's not easy to change the course of such a big ship, Professor Chen." The captain tried his best to soften his tone, "The place you mentioned is shallow and has many hidden reefs, so it is only suitable for speedboats. Such a large cruise ship is easy to run aground on the bottom of the ship, and I can't take it all. The lives of the ship's passengers are at risk, even with police orders."
Chen Ou's hand that was writing the electronic check stopped.The captain's words are very reasonable, not only the captain, but also the lives of all the passengers on the ship.He felt a pang of despair.
"But we have planes," said the captain.
"airplane?"
"Yes, the seaplane can only accommodate one person, and it is easy to drive. The fuselage is light and cannot be equipped with weapons. The fuel tank is small and the flight is not far away. It is mainly used to throw confetti and petals over the cruise ship to push the festive atmosphere to the highest level. ' Tide," said the captain, "but it's an airplane, more than twice as fast as a speedboat, and can land on water."
(back to the present)
A seaplane landed on a larger reef not far away.The fuselage is painted with seven gold powder stars and white and blue stripes, representing that it belongs to the most luxurious cruise ship in the world.No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a plane that will transport a fleet of maritime military police.
The hatch opened, and it was Chen Ou who came out, and there was no one else inside.Chen Ou jumped into the waist-deep sea water and swam towards them with his wet clothes tightly attached to his body. It was obvious at a glance that he was not carrying any weapons.
Before he reached the reef, Wang Rong reminded Chen Ou through the aircraft communication equipment: "According to James' influence, unless you leave evidence of Maer's crimes, it will be difficult to convict him. In addition, the sea tide is about to rise, and the maritime search and rescue team The boats are small and don't go out at high tide. You don't expect any assistance for the next four or five hours."
What an expensive cruise vacation trip.Facing George's muzzle, Chen Ou still stayed on the plane behind him for a little while.It is not an amphibious aircraft dedicated to the army. It is estimated to be scrapped after being soaked in sea water, and he will pay for it.
However, as soon as Chen Ou saw Nice tied to the stone pillar, Chen Ou completely forgot about the compensation for the seaplane.
☆、Chapter 71
Out of respect for Wang Rong, Chen Ou turned on the communicator before leaving and notified his decision.Wang Rong was silent for two seconds, giving his opinion from a professional point of view.
"The other party's coordinates are between (X, X) and (X, X). The seaplane you want to fly is a BX-2029XII type. At its speed, this distance will take about four to 10 minutes. The plane is equipped with autopilot There is no manual control for takeoff and flight, but manual control is required for water landing. You have an 80.00% probability of crashing at sea.” Wang Rong said on the other end of the communicator.
"At the coordinates you mentioned, there is a reef strip marked by a tall stone pillar. The stone pillar is out of the water at low tide, but it is not in the water at high tide. It is less than four hours before high tide, and it is still time to land on the reef , the autopilot can control a safe landing. Of course, the plane will be destroyed in this way." The captain interjected.
"Then we're left with three problems. First, the area is thirty nautical miles across. The seaplane doesn't have a radar system, so you can only search for the stone pillars with the naked eye. Your eye just had surgery and it hasn't fully healed yet. The vastness Sea, how sure are you of finding them before the tide rises? And the possibility of the enemy deliberately misleading through signals cannot be ruled out. In George’s training, one lesson is to reversely mislead the enemy’s reinforcements through the enemy’s positioning device.”
"If they're trying to mislead, it means I'm an easy target; if not, I try to get them to notice me. A confetti-throwing seaplane that's built to attract attention. I think they're It's hard to ignore me." Chen Ou said.
Wang Rong said: "The second problem: the plane has only one seat, which means that even if you rescue Nice, you cannot leave by plane, not to mention the fuel tank capacity is not enough to complete the round-trip flight."
"That's up to you, please let the sea search and rescue team come to rescue as soon as possible." Chen Ou said.
"That means you have to survive the high tide for more than an hour like a fish. There is not a stone in that area that will come out of the water during high tide." Wang Rong said.
"And it's impossible to rescue by air." Miss Jones' voice came from the communicator, and she had been listening to the conversation between the two intently. "I contacted the nearest base. Their planes are too small to cover long distances." Rescue at sea. And their boat is too big to go to the reef. The speedboat of the sea search and rescue team is our only hope."
"The third question: There are at least four people on the other side. Berdy graduated from a military academy, and George is an operator trained by Nice himself. They have weapons and speedboats. What do you have?"
"Gene science." Chen Ou replied, "There is also a little psychology."
He looked up and saw the captain and Jessica exchanging suspicious glances.They must have thought he was crazy.
"Please send me a brief introduction to the main research projects of the Louis Group in the past ten years." Chen Ou stood at the hatch and finished the last sentence, then turned off the communicator and turned on the personal portable terminal.
Nice looked at Chen Ou intently.During the postoperative recovery period, Chen Ou has been blindfolded, looking fragile and confused, which made him almost forget that Chen Ou has managed the research institute alone for more than ten years. He is a qualified team leader and can be very strong when necessary.
At this moment, Chen Ou put his hands in his pockets and squinted his eyes, as if his eyesight still couldn't bear the scorching golden light reflected from the sea.He and the gun-toting George looked at each other with a tolerant smile, as if he was not facing a professional agent, but a clumsy escort; as if George was still playing a senior escort, and he was about to pursue George and let his Holidays are more colorful.
George's hostility subtly subsided.The influence of the experience of traveling and sleeping with Chen Ou in the past few days has not completely disappeared.
Chen Ou approached slowly on the wet reef, his posture was very casual, which seemed to be a bluff in Nice's view; he tilted his head, smiled casually, and showed a condescending meaning.He is like a theater actor ready to go, ready to use a prologue to calm the restless audience.The waves crashing against the rocks provide him with a magnificent stage soundtrack.
Nice has never seen Chen Ou like this.It's like putting on a mask.he thought, looking around.Polman giggled.Ma Er looked Chen Ou up and down.Bodie twirled the dagger in his hand.George put away his pistol, but would still suddenly aim at Chen Ou from time to time, making a "bang" sound from his mouth, pretending to shoot.
Polman was less neurotic, Maher was less disrespectful, George was less frivolous, and Bertie was less flamboyant.They have all dealt with Chen Ou and maintained a certain respect for the scientist.Chen Ou made a psychological hint that "everything in front of us is a drama", leading them to step into their own rhythm unconsciously.A realization flashed in Nice's heart.They all put on masks, and it was a masquerade.
George confirmed that Chen Ou was neither armed nor implanted with a positioning device.Polman looked at Chen Ou curiously, unable to understand his intention.Chen Ou caught his sight and looked over, but he didn't seem to see that Nis was tightly tied to the stone pillar, and Bodi stood beside Nis, poking his abdomen with the tip of the dagger from time to time.
"Polman, long time no see." Chen Ou pointed out coldly, "You haven't attended any academic conferences or published papers in the past year. Your research seems to have encountered a bottleneck."
The waves hit the rocks harder and harder.Judging from Polman's uncertain face, he obviously took this ordinary greeting as a sarcasm.
"There will be a breakthrough soon, dear Chen." Polman chuckled, "Wagendi's academic legacy cannot be monopolized by you. Also, thank you, Captain Nice, for providing the genetic sample."
"It's a waste of time." Chen Ou said without any attitude, like evaluating a bad paper.
"Masquerade!
"Everyone in the parade is wearing a paper mask!"
Nice felt that Chen Ou's voice was exaggeratedly calm.
Polman stopped smiling.Despite being hostile, he couldn't ignore the professional judgment from Chen Ou.
"Come on, Apo Hebe made you dizzy, Chen. You take the credit for yourself, and never thought that others would be as successful with the genes of Captain Ness - don't think I don't know where your status and wealth come from today Come on, there is such a monster by my side," he pointed to Niss, "it has both dolphin and human genes, it is a strange thing that there is no major discovery!"
"I have lived with Captain Nice for 12 years." Chen Ou said, "Alzheimer's disease took me 18 years, from graduating to putting it on the market. During this period, my team has accumulated more than 18 patients. With more than ten years of medical records, at least ten major theoretical breakthroughs have been made, and nearly a thousand patents have been obtained. I will not argue with you how much the gene of Captain Nice has played a role in the research of Alzheimer's disease. Consider your age, energy and Brain power, even if you get a genetic sample, you can't spend another [-] years like me."
A huge round sun floated up and down on the sea behind Chen Ou, coating his body with a layer of dazzling gold and hiding his face in the shadows.
"Masquerade!
"Hide your face, no one will find you!"
"In addition, I admire your determination and courage to give up the first half of your life and devote yourself to the study of the Nice gene, even though you don't have any basic information. Compared with my research institute, you are at least ten years behind." Chen Ou said fairly.
"What? No, no, no, what I want to advance is the current research. With the genetic sample from Nice, I believe that I can isolate the gene sequence I need..." Polman could not help but argue, just like a student who is responding. The instructor questioned, even though he was ten years older than Chen Ou.
"I've seen your research projects in the past five years, and there's only one research and development project of anti-aging drugs that may be related to the Nice gene, code-named 'Prometheus'?"
"Yes!" Polman said excitedly, "The follow-up of the 'Pygmalion' project aims to prolong the lifespan of human beings. Is the symptom shown by the elderly similar to Alzheimer's disease? Nice Gene can help you develop Apo Heber will certainly be able to advance this project!
"I don't think so." Chen Ou said slowly, "The lifespan of dolphins is only four to fifty years. What makes you think that human genes mixed with dolphin genes can promote longevity research?"
This is the first time Chen Ou has admitted positively that there is a dolphin gene mixed in the Nice gene.
"Masquerade!
"Each face casts a different shadow!"
If Nice still had doubts about Polman's words just now, then according to Chen Ou's performance and his understanding of Chen Ou, this is undoubtedly the truth.
His life experience is probably the most peculiar since the existence of human beings, although strictly speaking he can't even be completely considered human.He has no ethical parents, no biological counterparts, and probably no more blood offspring.He is a true orphan.
The strange thing is that this didn't touch him much, not as strong as when he learned that he had Chen Ou and professor genes.Probably, he subconsciously realized that he was different from others: his excessive energy, his unusual longing for the ocean, and his inexplicable closeness to dolphins all made him instinctively know that something was "wrong" with him.The biggest impact of this incident on him is how Chen Ou thinks he has dolphin gene.
Nice never forgets a thing.At this moment, he clearly remembered that shortly after Wagender's death, Chen Ou showed extraordinary concern for him, asking about every bit of his life, including sexual fantasies and frequency of masturbation.At that time, he had a vague feeling for Chen Ou, and he was secretly happy that he defeated the professor and grabbed Chen Ou's attention.He should have known earlier that the only thing that could compete with the professor for Chen Ou was science itself.
Abdominal pain.Boddy poked him with the hilt of the dagger, bringing Ness back to reality.
"Now I know why you reacted so strongly to the dolphin fur coat," Bodie whispered in his ear, "Seeing your own kind being made into a coat, how did you feel?"
"Masquerade!
"Look around, there are masks behind you!"
Chen Ou finally cast his sights in the direction of Nice.To Nice's great disappointment, what Chen Ou looked at was not himself, but Bodi beside him.
"Speaking of which, I have always paid great attention to protecting Captain Nice's genes from being leaked." Chen Ou asked, "Where did you get the genetic samples from?"
"Our little friend Burdy," said Polman, "he was once very close to your subject."
Chen Ou pressed his lips tightly and looked at Bodi, as if seeing him for the first time.
"Ah, Burdy."
In the end, he just said this, and turned his attention to Maer again.Nice was surprised that Bodi didn't run away from such a stern gaze, and the sense of oppression brought by that glance was very similar to that of a former professor.With just such a glance, the illusion of relaxation created by Chen Ou disappeared.
Chen Ou finally showed due respect to psychology like the professor, but he was obviously not as good at suppressing his feelings as the professor.
The author has something to say: In order to express my psychological activities and quote lyrics, I originally used italics to separate the text from the main text, but because JJ has no page code, I can't see it.If you are really confused, go to CP to see it.
☆、Chapter 72
Maher applauded lightly.
"That's really good. A genius scientist must be an excellent science popularizer." He smiled and said, his eyes did not show any warmth, "But I don't care about research at all. Your words are more firm and I will give you The determination to stay with Captain Niss. The commercial value of the institute is higher than I expected. Without you two, the air current caused by counting banknotes can blow it down."
"Unless you can persuade the foundation to sell the research institute." Chen Ou said, "According to the charter of the research institute, the shares held by Captain Nice will be automatically repurchased by the largest shareholder after his death. If I die together, the largest shareholder will be Shire Management The Autistic Children's Foundation. Charles' father has conflicts with James on the board of directors, and Charles will not sell the institute to you to increase your voice on the board."
Maher giggled, not realizing that his performance was almost exactly the same as that of Polman just now.
"In the face of money and power, there is no immutable principle." Maer said, "Charles is the chairman of the foundation? Great! The board of directors can put pressure on his father."
Chen Ou smiled and shook his head in disbelief, as if he was in the lecture scene, facing a hopelessly stupid student, and didn't notice that the seawater had wet his knees.
"After Shire actually takes control of the Institute, the board of directors of the Louis Group will give him the position of chairman. In order to show his support, the board will also suppress you and your father. Yes, your father has resigned, so I guess you I can't keep my board seat." Chen Ou said.
Maher's face darkened.Chen Ou's analysis is very reasonable.
"What's more, you have neither money nor power." Chen Ou said.
"Louis Group? No money? No power?" Maher raised his voice and asked, "You know..."
"The Louis Group's money is not your money, and its power is not your power." Chen Ou said, "I have always wondered why you came here. So I checked. According to public sources, James Lewis's campaign funds It is more than [-] times his annual salary in the last year, and James' reputation in the business and financial circles seems to be not very good. Not only did he not win strong allies, several bigwigs in the medical industry also publicly expressed their support for another candidate ...I guess the Louis Groupe board is divided as well. As a result, the support that James can get from within the group is quite limited, which is probably why you are here-James desperately needs someone he can trust to get him campaign funds."
Maher smiled contemptuously.But what Chen Ou said next made him unable to laugh.
"What happened in Nice made me realize that we often turn a blind eye to the truth that is right in front of us." Chen Ou said every word so that everyone present could hear, "I guess you and your father have never had a parent-child relationship." Identification."
Maher's face lost its color in an instant, and then flushed again, and his eyes almost protruded.
"how dare you……"
"Mr. and Mrs. Louis are a perfect business partner. Maintaining a married relationship is beneficial to the business of both families. There is no reason to ask them to sacrifice their private life. I am in favor of an open marriage that is conducive to the physical and mental health of both parties. "Chen Ou said in a pragmatic tone.At this moment, he is very much like Wagundi, Polman, and other Frankensteins: detached from emotion, inhumane, like a perfectly evolved artificial intelligence.
But his performance left Maher visibly more disturbed.All the researchers Maher came into contact with in the Lewis Group were Wagundi-type researchers, and he couldn't understand the behavior of scientists like Chen Ou and Professors.Nice quickly drew the inference, but he didn't understand how Chen Ou knew the secret of Maer's life experience, so he observed Chen Ou more carefully, and found that his index finger curled up quietly and folded on the middle finger.
Despite being at a critical moment, Nice still smiled in his heart.This is probably the only time that Chen Ou, who has a moral cleanliness, used genetic science to lie.
"Don't be misled by the professor," George put in. "Mr. Lewis will not give his board seat to anyone outside the family."
These words calmed Maer a little, and a contemptuous smile appeared on his face again.
"That's right, before his own son grows up, Mr. Louis will not hand over his board seat to someone outside the family. The child he raises is always better than an outsider who has nothing to do with him." Chen Ou said, "You didn't think However, what father would let his child risk his reputation and life to raise funds for himself? Why did he have high hopes for Jessica's son, to make him as good as Captain Ness? Bearing the high expectations of his parents Usually the eldest son."
"Don't be fooled, Maher," George interrupted again, spinning a gun like a whirlwind between his fingers, "we don't have much time. Since the professor has already found this place, I guess the search and rescue team is not far away. Why don't we go first?" Get rid of them, don't leave anything behind."
"I agree." Maer said with a straight face, "We can slowly release the word in three or four months that the late Captain Nice is the half-human monster that Professor Wagender studied before his death."
"Speaking of it, I admire a son who, in order to inherit his father's business, worked so hard, used various resources, and designed a series of scams, and finally achieved the closest step to success. Really, I admire it." Chen Ou said.
Maher's face brightened a little.
"Don't think that you just compliment me like this..." He said, but was interrupted by Chen Ou.
"You think I'm talking about you? No, no, it's ridiculous." Chen Ou said, "Of course I mean Mr. George Wells."
They all looked at George, even Nice.George's face was tight and livid, resembling the rocks beneath his feet.
"Your estrangement will not succeed, Professor Chen." George said, stopping turning his gun.Maher seemed to realize that George was the only one with a gun among them, and his pupils shrank slightly.
"Ms. Wagundi randomly found a fisherman to deal with the abandoned children. When Wagundi came back many years later, she directly approached the human trafficking group and the underground organ trafficking organization. Scientists who are concerned, how can they directly find criminal gangs? They are people from two worlds—unless they have been in contact with each other for a long time. It is the Lewis Group that builds a bridge for them to communicate. I should have thought that genetic scientists who have no moral bottom line, Sooner or later, they will degenerate into buying human organs as experimental materials." Chen Ou said.
Maher laughed.
"Excellent reasoning—Burdy, Polman, George, let's go aboard," he called.
"Mr. Wells' father died in a kidnapping crime. I don't know if George told you when he asked you to help erase his father's criminal record. His father is the boss of a local human trafficking group. George is about the same age as Nice. Before his father did not When he died, George's living conditions were probably no worse than yours, Maher.
"But after his father's death, his family declined rapidly. Mr. Wells did well in high school, but because he couldn't afford the tuition fees, he failed to study the law he was interested in. Instead, he entered a second-rate university to study literature. Indeed, I am very happy. I can understand George's determination to revenge."
"Everything is thanks to you." George said again, with a cold voice, "So don't expect us to let you go, professor. You and Niss are destined to die here. But, how did you find out about my father?"
Chen Ou smiled.
"Nice's intelligence said that Maher was going to meet with the leader of a criminal gang, which involved a large amount of money flow." His voice was calm, not at all like someone who was about to die, "Porman is too simple, Mrs. Berdy It is impossible to become the leader of a criminal gang. You left a deep impression on me: you are smart, bold, flexible, have a deep study of literature and history, and are eloquent, all of which are necessary qualities for a leader. The young people I have seen in my life There's no one like you."
Nice noticed that Maher's back was stiff.
"Also, meeting a gang leader in the wild is too much like spy novels from centuries ago. Things that can be solved by simply plugging into a virtual network don't need to be so dramatic. So I guess, meeting in the wild just a trap,
What came back faster than consciousness was pain.Nice had a burning pain in his left forearm, as if a piece of flesh had been gouged out, and he couldn't help snorting.
Maer didn't raise his head when he heard the sound, and said, "Don't be nervous, the subcutaneous positioning device is just removed by surgery."
Nice implanted himself with micro-locators before setting off.If he was still on the island, Wang Rong could easily find him through satellite positioning.However, the maritime climate and environment are complex, and the signal is greatly disturbed, so the role of the locator is very limited.
"The sea is different from the land, and the positioning device won't work. Your efforts are wasted." Niss said matter-of-fact, like a professor.
Maybe the power of genes is really strong, maybe it is unconscious imitation. As he grows older, Niss looks more and more like the two guardians, especially the professor, his biggest enemy in childhood and adolescence.Although he and Chen Ou get along better, it is obviously easier to keep him in a good mood by imitating the professor's way of dealing with people.
Polman, who overheard their conversation, was clearly affected.He didn't speak, but his gaze on George was tantamount to questioning loudly.George glanced at him contemptuously.
"Military equipment is very sensitive. The accuracy of positioning at sea may not be as good as that on land, but it is easy to determine the approximate range. This is the captain's own exclusive equipment. The search and rescue team will follow its signal, just like a shark smelling blood. .If you need something to guide a search and rescue team, there's nothing like it," George said.
"You know that these words are enough for a court-martial to sentence you to treason, Second Lieutenant Wells?" Niss asked, "How are you going to explain that you survived alone in a two-person operation? Wang Rong seems to be much stronger than me." If he Looking at Bodi thoughtfully, the latter no longer pretended to be busy, and looked at this side with his arms crossed.
"What needs to be explained is Wang Rong, as to why he sent someone to monitor the only son of a candidate for Congress." Maher said, "Someone will testify that he has repeatedly expressed his dissatisfaction with Mr. James Lewis." He glanced at his watch, "We've got to get set up fast, the next high tide is less than two hours away."
Polman struggled to take out four small boxes, and the box facing Nice had the words "for underwater blasting" written on it.Bodi, who was standing beside him, didn't mean to help at all.
"The underwater bombs used for whaling can only make do at the moment," George said. "Whaling ships are boarded and inspected by the Coast Guard from time to time. It is too eye-catching to carry irrelevant weapons."
Only the eyelids and mouth of Nis can move up and down, and the underwater bomb is obviously not used to deal with him.
"You are going to use a locator to lure Chen Ou here and lay a trap for him." Niss said, "Why must Chen Ou die?"
The sky was not as bright as before, and large clouds gathered, casting a shadow on the sea.Judging from Nice's years of living experience in the Arctic, it's about seven o'clock in the evening.Chen Ou should have contacted Wang Rong with the help of Miss Jones.He must have never imagined that he was also one of the enemy's decoy targets.
"Because it's very beneficial to do so." Maer said lightly, "After he and you die, the institute won't last a month. At that time, I will ask someone to drive a truck full of cash to the institute and take the All the projects and teams in the project are bought, just like a big purchase during the season.”
He also glanced at the sky.
"Quicker," he told Bertie and George.The two planted bombs at the location requested by Polman. "When the tide is high, the seawater will cover the stone pillars. We must consider the changes in water pressure and flow direction. Set the timer at the moment when the tide level is the highest, and the search and rescue team should be here at that time. Don't leave any evidence."
"Four bombs are enough to blow up this reef," George said. "If the search and rescue team comes early, the underwater sensors will detonate the bomb as soon as the human voice frequency is detected. Be careful, Captain Ness, after I set the timer , don’t yell, this bomb is voice-activated, it’s as sensitive and suspicious as a car alarm in a slum.”
"Be careful, too, I seem to hear a hum," Maher said.
"The speedboat engine. Polman, turn it off! We've got at least a quarter of an hour to check the lines and set the timer."
"I didn't start the engine, and I couldn't do enough to guide you to plant the bomb," Polman said.
They looked at each other in bewilderment.The hum was getting louder.
"Over the head!" said George suddenly. "Fool, seaplane!"
He jumped up to Ness and squatted down, curled up between Ness' body and the stone pillar.Nice wanted to kick him, but his hands and feet were tied so tightly that he couldn't move.The other three people who came to their senses also hurriedly took cover.
"The speedboat has a weapon box, throw the weapon over here!"
"I can't open it! This thing is fastened!"
"Don't let the nerd use his weapon, or he will fall into the sea!"
"This plane! Damn it!" George swore. "This is a plane out of nowhere!"
(Go back to an hour and a half ago.)
When Miss Jones took people to the shore of Loch Ness, it was at 05:30 that afternoon, and the lakeside was empty.
She walked around the lake, looking for clues.There is a square dent under the tree, [-] centimeters long, [-] centimeters wide, and about [-] centimeters deep, like an indentation after placing a heavy object.Ms. Jones took a photo of the traces and sent it to Wang Rong, saying: "The communication has been interfered with by electromagnetic waves, and the electromagnetic interference equipment may be placed here."
At this time, there was no electromagnetic interference on the scene, and Wang Rong at the other end of the communicator could hear it clearly. Two minutes later, he sent five pictures of the equipment, the size of which was consistent with the traces on the scene, and the weight was between ten kilograms and twelve kilograms.
"There were very clear traces of fighting at the scene, and there were a few bloodstains in the form of splashes, three of which were larger, and the remaining five or six places were intermittent blood spots, with a maximum diameter of 3 to 4 millimeters." Ms. Jones commented on a footprint A few photos were taken in the messy open space. "There are five footprints in total, and one of them is significantly larger than the others."
In the communicator, Chen Ou said: "The footprints are from Nice. He has been swimming since he was a child, and his feet have always been relatively large."
After discovering that George was inappropriate, Ms. Jones explained her identity to the captain of the cruise ship and asked the cruise ship to continue to berth to cooperate with the case.After some haggling, the captain finally agreed to wait for her for six hours, the time required for a round trip from the island's port to Loch Ness.He sent several security guards to command Miss Jones, and invited Chen Ou, Jessica and others to his captain's room.
Ms. Jones resolutely rejected Chen Ou's request to go to the island together. The reason was that time was limited. He had just regained his eyesight and his body had not yet recovered, which would delay the search and rescue operation.But she left him the spare communicator, so that Chen Ou could hear her talking with Wang Rong through the communicator and keep abreast of the progress.
Jessica took over Miss Jones' nurse role and handed Chen Ou a glass of water.Chen Ou raised his head impatiently, saw Kevin hiding beside her, and looked at him timidly.
"...Thank you." Chen Ou said in a calm tone after realizing that he had frightened the child.Jessica saw that his face was almost contorted with patience.
"...There is no trace of Bigfoot leaving, and everyone else has left from the forest." Miss Jones paused and continued talking to the communicator.
"George did betray Nice." Wang Rong said calmly, "He is not among the passengers returning to the cruise ship."
"The traces of leaving footprints are deep and messy. The bushes were slightly damaged and there were some blood spots." Miss Jones reported, "The footprints went to the other side of the port."
"To subdue the scene of Ness, there will not be only so little blood." Wang Rong ordered, "Check the lakeside again, and don't miss Loch Ness. It's not difficult to sink the corpse in the lake."
"Niss can't be in the lake." Chen Ou said, "There are no underwater beasts here, and the lake can't trap him. Niss is taller than ordinary people, and it takes two people to take him away. There are also electromagnetic interference equipment. Carry ten kilograms It’s no easy task to walk heavy equipment in the field for hours.”
Wang Rong said: "So some of the enemies are either from the army or have undergone special strength training. Let me see who has not returned to the cruise ship. Professor Chen, you asked the captain to provide these people's personal clothing. There are genetic sampling tools in the Nice room. You put Their genetic data is uploaded to me."
Fifteen minutes later, the existence of Bodi and Polman was no longer a secret to Chen Ou and the others.From this moment on, Chen Ou didn't interrupt.
"150 nautical miles northeast of Moonlight Island is a whaling ground. Satellite pictures show that there are more than a dozen whaling ships from different countries. If Maher's speedboat gets in there, there is no way to check. We can't search for ships from other countries without authorization. But it will take at least one day and one night to obtain the permit," Wang Rong said.
whaling ground.Chen Ou frowned, this is a bad omen.Whales and dolphins belong to the same family of dolphins.Nice's nickname at home and code name in the organization is "Dolphin".The disappearance near the whaling grounds seemed to portend bad things for Nice.
Chen Ou raised his hand and covered his eyes.Jessica guessed it was time for him to change his medication, but decided not to mention it.Judging from Chen Ou's face, he no longer cares whether he will be blind.
Suddenly, Wang Rong said: "Wait, I found the locator signal of Nice!"
The communicator screen quickly displayed the location of the Nice locator, but could not give exact coordinates.Wang Rong estimated a range and said, "It's [-] nautical miles away from the island."
Ms. Jones and her party took the speedboat provided by the cruise ship, with a speed of [-] knots, and it would take nearly an hour and a half for [-] knots. Including the time to return from Loch Ness to the port of the island, it would take about four hours in total to reach the locator indication. position.
Wang Rong and Miss Jones were discussing what to do next in the communicator.Chen Ou turned off the communicator and stood up.
"Give me a speedboat, please. There can't be only one speedboat on such a big ship," he said to the captain.
The captain shook his head: "We originally had two ships," he said. "One was refitted and performed very well, but it was borrowed by Mr. Lewis. The speed of the other ships is very slow and cannot be compared with the speedboat."
Pastor Pat kindly suggested: "It's better to contact the land police first, and ask them to send a sea patrol boat."
It was too late.Chen Ou asked the captain: "Can I temporarily change the cruise ship's route and sail to the vicinity of the locator signal, all compensation and expenses will be borne by me."
The captain shook his head again.
"It's not easy to change the course of such a big ship, Professor Chen." The captain tried his best to soften his tone, "The place you mentioned is shallow and has many hidden reefs, so it is only suitable for speedboats. Such a large cruise ship is easy to run aground on the bottom of the ship, and I can't take it all. The lives of the ship's passengers are at risk, even with police orders."
Chen Ou's hand that was writing the electronic check stopped.The captain's words are very reasonable, not only the captain, but also the lives of all the passengers on the ship.He felt a pang of despair.
"But we have planes," said the captain.
"airplane?"
"Yes, the seaplane can only accommodate one person, and it is easy to drive. The fuselage is light and cannot be equipped with weapons. The fuel tank is small and the flight is not far away. It is mainly used to throw confetti and petals over the cruise ship to push the festive atmosphere to the highest level. ' Tide," said the captain, "but it's an airplane, more than twice as fast as a speedboat, and can land on water."
(back to the present)
A seaplane landed on a larger reef not far away.The fuselage is painted with seven gold powder stars and white and blue stripes, representing that it belongs to the most luxurious cruise ship in the world.No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like a plane that will transport a fleet of maritime military police.
The hatch opened, and it was Chen Ou who came out, and there was no one else inside.Chen Ou jumped into the waist-deep sea water and swam towards them with his wet clothes tightly attached to his body. It was obvious at a glance that he was not carrying any weapons.
Before he reached the reef, Wang Rong reminded Chen Ou through the aircraft communication equipment: "According to James' influence, unless you leave evidence of Maer's crimes, it will be difficult to convict him. In addition, the sea tide is about to rise, and the maritime search and rescue team The boats are small and don't go out at high tide. You don't expect any assistance for the next four or five hours."
What an expensive cruise vacation trip.Facing George's muzzle, Chen Ou still stayed on the plane behind him for a little while.It is not an amphibious aircraft dedicated to the army. It is estimated to be scrapped after being soaked in sea water, and he will pay for it.
However, as soon as Chen Ou saw Nice tied to the stone pillar, Chen Ou completely forgot about the compensation for the seaplane.
☆、Chapter 71
Out of respect for Wang Rong, Chen Ou turned on the communicator before leaving and notified his decision.Wang Rong was silent for two seconds, giving his opinion from a professional point of view.
"The other party's coordinates are between (X, X) and (X, X). The seaplane you want to fly is a BX-2029XII type. At its speed, this distance will take about four to 10 minutes. The plane is equipped with autopilot There is no manual control for takeoff and flight, but manual control is required for water landing. You have an 80.00% probability of crashing at sea.” Wang Rong said on the other end of the communicator.
"At the coordinates you mentioned, there is a reef strip marked by a tall stone pillar. The stone pillar is out of the water at low tide, but it is not in the water at high tide. It is less than four hours before high tide, and it is still time to land on the reef , the autopilot can control a safe landing. Of course, the plane will be destroyed in this way." The captain interjected.
"Then we're left with three problems. First, the area is thirty nautical miles across. The seaplane doesn't have a radar system, so you can only search for the stone pillars with the naked eye. Your eye just had surgery and it hasn't fully healed yet. The vastness Sea, how sure are you of finding them before the tide rises? And the possibility of the enemy deliberately misleading through signals cannot be ruled out. In George’s training, one lesson is to reversely mislead the enemy’s reinforcements through the enemy’s positioning device.”
"If they're trying to mislead, it means I'm an easy target; if not, I try to get them to notice me. A confetti-throwing seaplane that's built to attract attention. I think they're It's hard to ignore me." Chen Ou said.
Wang Rong said: "The second problem: the plane has only one seat, which means that even if you rescue Nice, you cannot leave by plane, not to mention the fuel tank capacity is not enough to complete the round-trip flight."
"That's up to you, please let the sea search and rescue team come to rescue as soon as possible." Chen Ou said.
"That means you have to survive the high tide for more than an hour like a fish. There is not a stone in that area that will come out of the water during high tide." Wang Rong said.
"And it's impossible to rescue by air." Miss Jones' voice came from the communicator, and she had been listening to the conversation between the two intently. "I contacted the nearest base. Their planes are too small to cover long distances." Rescue at sea. And their boat is too big to go to the reef. The speedboat of the sea search and rescue team is our only hope."
"The third question: There are at least four people on the other side. Berdy graduated from a military academy, and George is an operator trained by Nice himself. They have weapons and speedboats. What do you have?"
"Gene science." Chen Ou replied, "There is also a little psychology."
He looked up and saw the captain and Jessica exchanging suspicious glances.They must have thought he was crazy.
"Please send me a brief introduction to the main research projects of the Louis Group in the past ten years." Chen Ou stood at the hatch and finished the last sentence, then turned off the communicator and turned on the personal portable terminal.
Nice looked at Chen Ou intently.During the postoperative recovery period, Chen Ou has been blindfolded, looking fragile and confused, which made him almost forget that Chen Ou has managed the research institute alone for more than ten years. He is a qualified team leader and can be very strong when necessary.
At this moment, Chen Ou put his hands in his pockets and squinted his eyes, as if his eyesight still couldn't bear the scorching golden light reflected from the sea.He and the gun-toting George looked at each other with a tolerant smile, as if he was not facing a professional agent, but a clumsy escort; as if George was still playing a senior escort, and he was about to pursue George and let his Holidays are more colorful.
George's hostility subtly subsided.The influence of the experience of traveling and sleeping with Chen Ou in the past few days has not completely disappeared.
Chen Ou approached slowly on the wet reef, his posture was very casual, which seemed to be a bluff in Nice's view; he tilted his head, smiled casually, and showed a condescending meaning.He is like a theater actor ready to go, ready to use a prologue to calm the restless audience.The waves crashing against the rocks provide him with a magnificent stage soundtrack.
Nice has never seen Chen Ou like this.It's like putting on a mask.he thought, looking around.Polman giggled.Ma Er looked Chen Ou up and down.Bodie twirled the dagger in his hand.George put away his pistol, but would still suddenly aim at Chen Ou from time to time, making a "bang" sound from his mouth, pretending to shoot.
Polman was less neurotic, Maher was less disrespectful, George was less frivolous, and Bertie was less flamboyant.They have all dealt with Chen Ou and maintained a certain respect for the scientist.Chen Ou made a psychological hint that "everything in front of us is a drama", leading them to step into their own rhythm unconsciously.A realization flashed in Nice's heart.They all put on masks, and it was a masquerade.
George confirmed that Chen Ou was neither armed nor implanted with a positioning device.Polman looked at Chen Ou curiously, unable to understand his intention.Chen Ou caught his sight and looked over, but he didn't seem to see that Nis was tightly tied to the stone pillar, and Bodi stood beside Nis, poking his abdomen with the tip of the dagger from time to time.
"Polman, long time no see." Chen Ou pointed out coldly, "You haven't attended any academic conferences or published papers in the past year. Your research seems to have encountered a bottleneck."
The waves hit the rocks harder and harder.Judging from Polman's uncertain face, he obviously took this ordinary greeting as a sarcasm.
"There will be a breakthrough soon, dear Chen." Polman chuckled, "Wagendi's academic legacy cannot be monopolized by you. Also, thank you, Captain Nice, for providing the genetic sample."
"It's a waste of time." Chen Ou said without any attitude, like evaluating a bad paper.
"Masquerade!
"Everyone in the parade is wearing a paper mask!"
Nice felt that Chen Ou's voice was exaggeratedly calm.
Polman stopped smiling.Despite being hostile, he couldn't ignore the professional judgment from Chen Ou.
"Come on, Apo Hebe made you dizzy, Chen. You take the credit for yourself, and never thought that others would be as successful with the genes of Captain Ness - don't think I don't know where your status and wealth come from today Come on, there is such a monster by my side," he pointed to Niss, "it has both dolphin and human genes, it is a strange thing that there is no major discovery!"
"I have lived with Captain Nice for 12 years." Chen Ou said, "Alzheimer's disease took me 18 years, from graduating to putting it on the market. During this period, my team has accumulated more than 18 patients. With more than ten years of medical records, at least ten major theoretical breakthroughs have been made, and nearly a thousand patents have been obtained. I will not argue with you how much the gene of Captain Nice has played a role in the research of Alzheimer's disease. Consider your age, energy and Brain power, even if you get a genetic sample, you can't spend another [-] years like me."
A huge round sun floated up and down on the sea behind Chen Ou, coating his body with a layer of dazzling gold and hiding his face in the shadows.
"Masquerade!
"Hide your face, no one will find you!"
"In addition, I admire your determination and courage to give up the first half of your life and devote yourself to the study of the Nice gene, even though you don't have any basic information. Compared with my research institute, you are at least ten years behind." Chen Ou said fairly.
"What? No, no, no, what I want to advance is the current research. With the genetic sample from Nice, I believe that I can isolate the gene sequence I need..." Polman could not help but argue, just like a student who is responding. The instructor questioned, even though he was ten years older than Chen Ou.
"I've seen your research projects in the past five years, and there's only one research and development project of anti-aging drugs that may be related to the Nice gene, code-named 'Prometheus'?"
"Yes!" Polman said excitedly, "The follow-up of the 'Pygmalion' project aims to prolong the lifespan of human beings. Is the symptom shown by the elderly similar to Alzheimer's disease? Nice Gene can help you develop Apo Heber will certainly be able to advance this project!
"I don't think so." Chen Ou said slowly, "The lifespan of dolphins is only four to fifty years. What makes you think that human genes mixed with dolphin genes can promote longevity research?"
This is the first time Chen Ou has admitted positively that there is a dolphin gene mixed in the Nice gene.
"Masquerade!
"Each face casts a different shadow!"
If Nice still had doubts about Polman's words just now, then according to Chen Ou's performance and his understanding of Chen Ou, this is undoubtedly the truth.
His life experience is probably the most peculiar since the existence of human beings, although strictly speaking he can't even be completely considered human.He has no ethical parents, no biological counterparts, and probably no more blood offspring.He is a true orphan.
The strange thing is that this didn't touch him much, not as strong as when he learned that he had Chen Ou and professor genes.Probably, he subconsciously realized that he was different from others: his excessive energy, his unusual longing for the ocean, and his inexplicable closeness to dolphins all made him instinctively know that something was "wrong" with him.The biggest impact of this incident on him is how Chen Ou thinks he has dolphin gene.
Nice never forgets a thing.At this moment, he clearly remembered that shortly after Wagender's death, Chen Ou showed extraordinary concern for him, asking about every bit of his life, including sexual fantasies and frequency of masturbation.At that time, he had a vague feeling for Chen Ou, and he was secretly happy that he defeated the professor and grabbed Chen Ou's attention.He should have known earlier that the only thing that could compete with the professor for Chen Ou was science itself.
Abdominal pain.Boddy poked him with the hilt of the dagger, bringing Ness back to reality.
"Now I know why you reacted so strongly to the dolphin fur coat," Bodie whispered in his ear, "Seeing your own kind being made into a coat, how did you feel?"
"Masquerade!
"Look around, there are masks behind you!"
Chen Ou finally cast his sights in the direction of Nice.To Nice's great disappointment, what Chen Ou looked at was not himself, but Bodi beside him.
"Speaking of which, I have always paid great attention to protecting Captain Nice's genes from being leaked." Chen Ou asked, "Where did you get the genetic samples from?"
"Our little friend Burdy," said Polman, "he was once very close to your subject."
Chen Ou pressed his lips tightly and looked at Bodi, as if seeing him for the first time.
"Ah, Burdy."
In the end, he just said this, and turned his attention to Maer again.Nice was surprised that Bodi didn't run away from such a stern gaze, and the sense of oppression brought by that glance was very similar to that of a former professor.With just such a glance, the illusion of relaxation created by Chen Ou disappeared.
Chen Ou finally showed due respect to psychology like the professor, but he was obviously not as good at suppressing his feelings as the professor.
The author has something to say: In order to express my psychological activities and quote lyrics, I originally used italics to separate the text from the main text, but because JJ has no page code, I can't see it.If you are really confused, go to CP to see it.
☆、Chapter 72
Maher applauded lightly.
"That's really good. A genius scientist must be an excellent science popularizer." He smiled and said, his eyes did not show any warmth, "But I don't care about research at all. Your words are more firm and I will give you The determination to stay with Captain Niss. The commercial value of the institute is higher than I expected. Without you two, the air current caused by counting banknotes can blow it down."
"Unless you can persuade the foundation to sell the research institute." Chen Ou said, "According to the charter of the research institute, the shares held by Captain Nice will be automatically repurchased by the largest shareholder after his death. If I die together, the largest shareholder will be Shire Management The Autistic Children's Foundation. Charles' father has conflicts with James on the board of directors, and Charles will not sell the institute to you to increase your voice on the board."
Maher giggled, not realizing that his performance was almost exactly the same as that of Polman just now.
"In the face of money and power, there is no immutable principle." Maer said, "Charles is the chairman of the foundation? Great! The board of directors can put pressure on his father."
Chen Ou smiled and shook his head in disbelief, as if he was in the lecture scene, facing a hopelessly stupid student, and didn't notice that the seawater had wet his knees.
"After Shire actually takes control of the Institute, the board of directors of the Louis Group will give him the position of chairman. In order to show his support, the board will also suppress you and your father. Yes, your father has resigned, so I guess you I can't keep my board seat." Chen Ou said.
Maher's face darkened.Chen Ou's analysis is very reasonable.
"What's more, you have neither money nor power." Chen Ou said.
"Louis Group? No money? No power?" Maher raised his voice and asked, "You know..."
"The Louis Group's money is not your money, and its power is not your power." Chen Ou said, "I have always wondered why you came here. So I checked. According to public sources, James Lewis's campaign funds It is more than [-] times his annual salary in the last year, and James' reputation in the business and financial circles seems to be not very good. Not only did he not win strong allies, several bigwigs in the medical industry also publicly expressed their support for another candidate ...I guess the Louis Groupe board is divided as well. As a result, the support that James can get from within the group is quite limited, which is probably why you are here-James desperately needs someone he can trust to get him campaign funds."
Maher smiled contemptuously.But what Chen Ou said next made him unable to laugh.
"What happened in Nice made me realize that we often turn a blind eye to the truth that is right in front of us." Chen Ou said every word so that everyone present could hear, "I guess you and your father have never had a parent-child relationship." Identification."
Maher's face lost its color in an instant, and then flushed again, and his eyes almost protruded.
"how dare you……"
"Mr. and Mrs. Louis are a perfect business partner. Maintaining a married relationship is beneficial to the business of both families. There is no reason to ask them to sacrifice their private life. I am in favor of an open marriage that is conducive to the physical and mental health of both parties. "Chen Ou said in a pragmatic tone.At this moment, he is very much like Wagundi, Polman, and other Frankensteins: detached from emotion, inhumane, like a perfectly evolved artificial intelligence.
But his performance left Maher visibly more disturbed.All the researchers Maher came into contact with in the Lewis Group were Wagundi-type researchers, and he couldn't understand the behavior of scientists like Chen Ou and Professors.Nice quickly drew the inference, but he didn't understand how Chen Ou knew the secret of Maer's life experience, so he observed Chen Ou more carefully, and found that his index finger curled up quietly and folded on the middle finger.
Despite being at a critical moment, Nice still smiled in his heart.This is probably the only time that Chen Ou, who has a moral cleanliness, used genetic science to lie.
"Don't be misled by the professor," George put in. "Mr. Lewis will not give his board seat to anyone outside the family."
These words calmed Maer a little, and a contemptuous smile appeared on his face again.
"That's right, before his own son grows up, Mr. Louis will not hand over his board seat to someone outside the family. The child he raises is always better than an outsider who has nothing to do with him." Chen Ou said, "You didn't think However, what father would let his child risk his reputation and life to raise funds for himself? Why did he have high hopes for Jessica's son, to make him as good as Captain Ness? Bearing the high expectations of his parents Usually the eldest son."
"Don't be fooled, Maher," George interrupted again, spinning a gun like a whirlwind between his fingers, "we don't have much time. Since the professor has already found this place, I guess the search and rescue team is not far away. Why don't we go first?" Get rid of them, don't leave anything behind."
"I agree." Maer said with a straight face, "We can slowly release the word in three or four months that the late Captain Nice is the half-human monster that Professor Wagender studied before his death."
"Speaking of it, I admire a son who, in order to inherit his father's business, worked so hard, used various resources, and designed a series of scams, and finally achieved the closest step to success. Really, I admire it." Chen Ou said.
Maher's face brightened a little.
"Don't think that you just compliment me like this..." He said, but was interrupted by Chen Ou.
"You think I'm talking about you? No, no, it's ridiculous." Chen Ou said, "Of course I mean Mr. George Wells."
They all looked at George, even Nice.George's face was tight and livid, resembling the rocks beneath his feet.
"Your estrangement will not succeed, Professor Chen." George said, stopping turning his gun.Maher seemed to realize that George was the only one with a gun among them, and his pupils shrank slightly.
"Ms. Wagundi randomly found a fisherman to deal with the abandoned children. When Wagundi came back many years later, she directly approached the human trafficking group and the underground organ trafficking organization. Scientists who are concerned, how can they directly find criminal gangs? They are people from two worlds—unless they have been in contact with each other for a long time. It is the Lewis Group that builds a bridge for them to communicate. I should have thought that genetic scientists who have no moral bottom line, Sooner or later, they will degenerate into buying human organs as experimental materials." Chen Ou said.
Maher laughed.
"Excellent reasoning—Burdy, Polman, George, let's go aboard," he called.
"Mr. Wells' father died in a kidnapping crime. I don't know if George told you when he asked you to help erase his father's criminal record. His father is the boss of a local human trafficking group. George is about the same age as Nice. Before his father did not When he died, George's living conditions were probably no worse than yours, Maher.
"But after his father's death, his family declined rapidly. Mr. Wells did well in high school, but because he couldn't afford the tuition fees, he failed to study the law he was interested in. Instead, he entered a second-rate university to study literature. Indeed, I am very happy. I can understand George's determination to revenge."
"Everything is thanks to you." George said again, with a cold voice, "So don't expect us to let you go, professor. You and Niss are destined to die here. But, how did you find out about my father?"
Chen Ou smiled.
"Nice's intelligence said that Maher was going to meet with the leader of a criminal gang, which involved a large amount of money flow." His voice was calm, not at all like someone who was about to die, "Porman is too simple, Mrs. Berdy It is impossible to become the leader of a criminal gang. You left a deep impression on me: you are smart, bold, flexible, have a deep study of literature and history, and are eloquent, all of which are necessary qualities for a leader. The young people I have seen in my life There's no one like you."
Nice noticed that Maher's back was stiff.
"Also, meeting a gang leader in the wild is too much like spy novels from centuries ago. Things that can be solved by simply plugging into a virtual network don't need to be so dramatic. So I guess, meeting in the wild just a trap,
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