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Paid for his encrypted communication fee. "Chen Ou said, "It cost me a lot of money back then.Miss Jones belonged to them, and he was to pay for the money. "

"It's hard." Niss said, "It's impossible for the higher authorities to reimburse the expenses so long ago, and he can only pay for it. But he has been very poor recently because he gave Professor Wolf a big wedding gift."

"Professor Wolf?" Chen Ou asked in surprise, "Is that your tutor at Angelo College? He is not... Congratulations to him!"

"He found a same-sex partner. It is said that the two met in a bar and went to plastic surgery together." Nice expression is very subtle, "This is enough to prove that the two have a deep relationship and can withstand wind and rain."

Chen Ou smiled, and remembered something again: "Speaking of Miss Jones, I never knew what happened to the scam that led to her resignation." Chen Ou asked.

"Well, the female police officer was photographed drinking in a bar with a handsome man who happened to be from a key department of the company under investigation. This is a serious violation. Unless she secretly filed a record with her superiors before stepping into the bar, and the superiors agreed with her Use a date to handle the case." Nice laughed, "Miss Jones' rigidity is well-known in their system. It is said that her superiors almost dropped the communicator into the teacup when they heard her report the plan. After that, they confirmed that the Lewis Group must be weird, otherwise they would not It will take so much trouble to remove Miss Jones from the case team."

Chen Ou and Nice stood in the professor's study.An electronic diary is lying flat on Lily's desk.Neither of them touched it, they kept chatting all over the place.

First of all, it was Nice who couldn't hold his breath.

"You just guessed the password? With the high degree of tacit understanding between you and the professor, I thought you had already solved the answer." Nice said sourly.

"I haven't tried it yet, but I don't think it will be wrong this time." Chen Ou replied.

The eyes of the two finally fell on the electronic diary.It smells like mint electronics cleaner and leaves it looking like new.

"Do you really not need to be alone for a while to listen to the professor's message?" Nice asked hypocritically, "Like three days? I can wait outside the study."

Chen Ou opened the electronic diary: "He will want you to stay. I know, we have a high degree of tacit understanding."

Nice gritted his teeth at his back.The next moment, he was firmly attracted by the virtual image of the professor.

"Chen Ou, since you see this, it means that I have left. I know that with your intelligence and intelligence, you will feel more and more confused..."

A year later, seeing the real professor again, even though it was just a virtual image, Nice could not help but straighten his body.After knowing that he was connected with his own blood, Nis couldn't help but look for similarities with himself from his face.He was not disappointed.

The professor fell silent, looking ahead expectantly.It's time to enter your password.This puzzle has puzzled Chen Ou for a whole year, but now he is no longer puzzled.It must be the word, there is no other possibility.It is not just a password, but the deep psychological motivation behind all this.

Chen Ou pulled out the virtual screen of the diary.The projection of criss-crossing blue lights on the surface of the desk forms a keyboard.Chen Ou typed a few letters.

The professor's avatar remained motionless, still staring at him from the air in front of him.Nice thought it had failed, but after 15 seconds, a pleasant female voice sounded in the room.

"Password verification. Please put your right index finger in the depression and wait for five seconds."

fingerprint lock.Chen Ou did as instructed.Five seconds later, the female voice sounded again.

"Fingerprint scanning is completed, and the user's identity is identified: Chen Ou. Hello, Professor Chen. Please put your right index finger in the depression for No.2 user and wait for five seconds."

"User No.2? Who?" Nice was stunned.Chen Ou looked at him, and the rich meaning in his eyes made him understand immediately, "The professor refers to... me? Did you guess that he would ask for it?"

"It's logical." Chen Ou said, handing him the diary, "You are his only blood descendant. For the final farewell speech, he will want you to be present."

Niss had never felt such a heavy index finger before, and put his finger on it in the posture of pressing the nuclear button.Chen Ou smiled at him gently, without ridicule, and understood his feelings very well.

Half a minute later, the female voice said: "The fingerprint scan is complete, and the identity of the No.2 user has been identified: Nice. Nice, hello."

The professor's virtual image shattered into speckled spots and dissipated into the air.A familiar voice sounded from the room.

"Chen Ou, thank you for guessing the password." The professor said.The sound system in the study is excellent, and his voice seems to come from nothingness, "Since you have guessed the key point, then I will keep my promise and tell everything exactly. However, I still have one worry." He paused for three seconds, "According to What I know about you, you will accept everything I say without hesitation and find a fair reason for my behavior. But this is not what I want. Therefore, I hope that Nice is also there, not only because he treats me better than you It is much more objective, professional habits make him more inclined to view all motives negatively, and..." The professor's voice stopped meaningfully.

"I hate people who play tricks anytime and anywhere!" Nice said angrily.

Chen Ou didn't speak.The next virtual image made him almost forget everything.

A woman was facing them sideways, concentrating on working on the laboratory bench.On her left, three instruments were running quietly.The huge screen in front of it densely displays the data results.Through the glass windows on her side and rear, the wide courtyard outside can be seen at a glance.

Chen Ou is very familiar with this courtyard.Originally, it was just an open space for colleagues from the research institute to go to work and park.After he presided over the work of the research institute, he spent a large sum of money to buy a sculpture of a girl who won the International Sculpture Award that year.With the sculpture as the focus of the courtyard, the landscape designer arranged musical fountains and red brick walkways. The lighting designer gave a three-dimensional lighting plan for the whole garden layered and echoed by water and land. A professional landscape company transplanted four or five rows of trees, all of which are more than 30 years old. Trees were replanted in the open space, and grass was laid.

In the end, the designers found that the small building of the research institute became a failure in the landscape.So the architect was invited to demolish the podium, build two new wings with extremely avant-garde style in the position of the original podium, strengthen the main building, replace the original fine wood partition windows with bright floor-to-ceiling glass windows, and The building was repainted.After the renovation is completed, the trails are winding and deep, the sculptures are vivid, and the lamps distributed among the treetops, flowers, and grass are like meteors falling to the ground.The whole courtyard is a dream made up of countless details embodying rigor and order.

In the year when the renovation was completed, the courtyard of the research institute was rated as one of the "Top Ten Gardens in China" by a travel magazine and became one of the local scenic spots.So far, tourists getting off the tourist bus often crowd the gate of the Institute, holding various equipment and taking pictures.

The courtyard in the image was more desolate and dilapidated than he remembered. It seemed that the people working in it had completely put their minds elsewhere, and didn't mind how dull and boring the real environment was.

The woman who was facing them had a thin figure, as if she had been working at a desk for a long time and lacked exercise.She tried to say a few words into the microphone of the lab table, then turned her head to face them.

"Little brother, happy birthday." She smiled happily.The distance between her eyes is a bit wide, but the clever makeup technique makes up for this, and instead adds a generous and cheerful temperament to the owner.She wore rosy lipstick, making her skin look radiant and fair.Nice keenly noticed that the lipstick was overflowing at the corners of her mouth, probably like many professional women who forget to check their makeup from time to time, just like many professional women who can't take care of themselves when they are busy.

"You keep asking me what I am busy with every day, and why I hardly contact you except to send you money regularly." The woman smiled, her eyes sparkling, "So while there is no one in the laboratory today, I recorded this video to introduce my Work. It's a pity that you went to the competition today and couldn't ask questions simultaneously."

"This is the laboratory of the Institute of Genetics. I work on this bench for about [-] hours a day. Don't underestimate it. The most cutting-edge experiments in genetic science are done here. You have been bluffing with caterpillars since you were a child. I, telling you about the experiments here will give you nightmares." The woman smiled so that her eyes turned into crescents, "No, I signed a confidentiality agreement and I won't tell you, all I can say is..."

With a "bang", the door opened.The young professor came into view.With black hair and neat sideburns, he strode towards the woman.

"Adele," said the professor, "I heard that Chen is planning to leave the institute and work in an investment bank."

Compared with the plain narration just now, the professor's voice at this time is younger and more angry.

Adele, who was stunned to see the professor appear, suddenly panicked, and even forgot to turn off the camera that was recording.Not knowing if the video ended up in her brother's hands, Ness wondered, wasn't going to do anything to boost the family's confidence.

"Professor, I have talked to him repeatedly, but he is stubborn. We really need money. My brother is still in school and I have to pay for his tuition. Chen wants to have a baby, I can't have one, and the surrogate fee is about 50 Ten thousand……"

The professor sighed and scratched his chin. Judging from his demeanor, he was well aware of the couple's predicament.

"I often say that in the next 30 years, if anyone can surpass me in the field of genetics, it must be Chen. I have no children, and I don't plan to get married. I have already made a will and planned to leave the research to Chen. His paper The paper on modifying human genes to treat Alzheimer's is very bold and very illuminating."

Nice couldn't help turning his head to look at Chen Ou.Chen Ou was dumbfounded.

Adele was moved: "We have no doubt that the Institute will have a very bright and beautiful future. If possible, I really hope to stay here. The cloning experiment is so interesting. Gene science is a career worth dedicating a lifetime to. .”

"You shouldn't leave either, Adele. I've never seen a girl like you who is so devoted to the experiment. With your talent and hard work, it's time for you to produce results. I think you're probably out of luck. You need All you need is persistence and time." The professor said that no one would misunderstand his pity and regret.

Adele stood up. "I'll have to call Chen over to talk again," she said hopefully. "Maybe you can talk him out of it. Finance really isn't for us. We're young enough to take on more work and save a little more..." She hurried out of the laboratory.

The professor paced back and forth between the lab benches, lost in deep thought, as if he was preparing for a moment of persuasion.Suddenly, he fixed his eyes on the jumping data on the screen.

Judging by the professor's demeanor, he is quite familiar with these data and what the data represent.He browsed the text and data on the screen, his expression becoming more and more surprised.Suddenly, he hurried over to a server in the corner, pulled up a screen, and checked it intently.

"Laboratory logs." Chen Ou explained to Nice, who was full of doubts, "Everyone's work data will be automatically backed up on the server. The most fearful thing about data loss is when doing experiments."

But Chen Ou couldn't explain why the laboratory log made the professor furious.Seeing his demeanor, Nice suspected that he was going to have a cerebral hemorrhage in the next moment.

The door opened, a man and a woman walked in, Adele walked in front: "Professor, I brought Chen here, I hope we can convince him together..."

"I'm sorry, Professor. On the way here, I heard Adele tell you about your plan for the research institute. With all due respect, the research institute is currently unable to make ends meet, and I really can't afford such a heavy responsibility. Of course, we can finish the cloning experiment and then Let's go. I think the investment bank can wait another month." A man interrupted Adele with a moderate accent.Nice, who specialized in accent recognition, quickly came to the conclusion: Asian, native language is not English, and strange words and sentences prove that he did not enter the English environment until he was at least an adult.

But the man's accent is not what attracts them the most: he has the same appearance as Chen Ou, including the same thick eyelashes.

"I'll talk about these words later." The professor straightened up and pointed at the server screen, "Now what I want to ask is why the server log shows that you have only worked here for two to three hours a day for the past three months, and one week even Didn't show up for a day? What kind of data is your Alzheimer's paper based on? Also, why does Adele's work log show up with a lot of data related to your paper? There is no way her work involves these! He lowered his voice, and Chen Ou and Nice, who were familiar with him, knew that this was a precursor to a seizure, "Who is the author of that paper, you or Adele?"

The author has something to say: Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!I'll see if I can finish Epilogue [-] during the Mid-Autumn Festival holiday.

☆, epilogue two

The cell culture instrument on the table was running tick-tock, but the three people in the virtual image didn't pay attention to it.The professor said word by word, so that there was no room for misunderstanding: "From the first day you entered the institute, I told you that everyone here is very smart, far beyond the requirements of research. It plays a decisive role. It is no longer personal talent, but hard work and perseverance." He looked at the man, "That paper, according to my preliminary judgment, required at least [-] hours of work. According to the effort you spent on it, at best it was enough Figure it out." He turned to Adele, very kindly, "tell me, girl, how long did you spend on it?"

Adele lowered her head, as if she was the one who did the wrong thing. She didn't look at the man or the professor: "About two months, seven to eight hours a day. It took a lot of work in the beginning, and it got faster and faster in the later period." And I took advantage of the latest achievements in the institute to shorten the time."

"Impossible!" the professor said in surprise, "You still have to work with Waganti, where do you get so much time? Unless..." His eyes sparkled even more, and he looked at Adele excitedly, as if he couldn't believe himself Thought-of.

Adele finished his sentence for him: "The research task assigned by Professor Wagender is easy." She smiled.

"That's not an easy job, my good girl." At this moment, the professor turned his body completely to Adele, completely ignoring the man, "He carries the very basic and important part of the cloning experiment, of course, not as good as my part Difficult. The technology of cloning the body has been very successful, what we need to know is whether ideas, knowledge, and experience can also be cloned..." He stopped and looked at Adele and the red-faced man who were eagerly listening to him , the tone became severe again, "I will never allow my research institute to embezzle other people's achievements."

The man clenched his jaw.This small gesture was so familiar that it almost made Niss turn his head to look at Chen Ou again, but luckily he held back.

"I'm sorry, Professor, this is my idea." Adele raised her head and said, "We understand the significance of this paper very well, and we also understand the risk of exposure of the results, but this is the best choice for us. You I probably don’t understand how difficult it is for Asian women to find careers in the academic circles of this country. This paper will be attributed to Chen’s name, which will make it easier for him to get a teaching position and ease our economic situation a little. We had planned, A year later, after I had written my second related paper, Chen would recommend me to the head of the department and try to get a teaching position. But Chen suddenly changed his mind.”

"No, professor, Adele is defending me by saying that. I am obsessed." The man spoke, the red tide on both cheekbones had not completely faded, showing that he was extremely disturbed, "My economic conditions make it impossible for me to concentrate on nothing else. To conduct research. Adele, in order to keep me, offered to attribute the dissertation to my name, but my academic conscience will not allow me to steal the results of my wife. As you have seen, Adele is more suitable for research than I am, so I I am going to switch to finance to support her to stay in the academic circle. There is a saying in your country that it takes three generations to cultivate nobles, and the same is true for cultivating scientists. Family members are needed as stepping stones. Adele has made great sacrifices for me, and now it is my turn It's my turn." He took out a letter from his windbreaker pocket, "Before I came, I had already written all this matter into the letter, and I was going to resign to you."

Chen Ou and Nice could see that the words of the man and Adele were sincere, and the professor presumably thought so too.He looked at Adele and the man in turn, his expression softened, and when he spoke again, his tone became hesitant: "I don't think I can escape responsibility," he said heavily, "I really disdain dealing with those idiots in the academic circle. , otherwise a letter of recommendation can solve the problem you have been worrying about. The research institute cannot make ends meet, and I don’t know how long it can last, so I can’t force you to stay without considering your future.”

"Do not……"

"Don't say that..."

Adele and the man both spoke.But the professor raised his hand to stop them from interjecting, and asked the man again: "Now, answer me honestly. Besides Adele's paper, which one is not your own achievement?"

"No, it's enough to do this kind of thing once. Besides, I'm not as confident in the results of other people as I am in Adele." The man replied.The last sentence faintly revealed how proud and arrogant he was usually, and it also attracted the professor's fierce stare.

Chen Ou smiled slightly.When defending his graduation thesis, a committee member questioned whether he had cited a certain research result without making a statement.He was young and vigorous at the time, and replied something similar.Although this episode did not affect his doctorate, the professor still severely criticized him afterwards.

"No one doubts your talent. But for the work you are doing now, talent is far less important than hard work. Showing off your cleverness is not half good for developing a solid and rigorous scientific habit."

This is what the professor criticized him, and Chen Ou has memorized it verbatim until now.For a long time, he thought that the reason why the professor was furious at that time was because he saw the small things and knew the big things, so he could prevent the small things from happening.Right now it seems that there is nothing hidden.Perhaps what he said at the defense meeting touched the professor's memories of the past.

But it seems that all three in the virtual image overlooked one thing.Chen Ou was a little uncertain, and wanted to look at the cell culture instrument on the table again, but unfortunately the man's body completely blocked it.In addition, the indoor light gradually dimmed.

"Well, if it's just this article... your previous work was excellent. Even if you do something like this, I still have to say that your research intuition is something I have never seen before. I still stick to my previous opinion , if you can stay, you will definitely surpass me in the next 30 years." After a long time, the professor in the virtual image said fairly.

It was dark outside the window now.The professor turned on the light and walked out of sight: "What's the name of the institution that recruited you? I'm going to write a letter of recommendation to the person in charge, hoping that my name will come in handy. There just happen to be letter paper and pens here... "

The man showed a look of surprise, "An investment bank, which mainly provides listing assistance for genetic engineering companies, and also engages in pre-IPO equity investment. It is a rising star on Wall Street, you may not have heard of it, it is called Hera Finance..."

The professor, out of sight, asked a question that seemed irrelevant to the topic at hand.

"Adele, when you were working on that thesis on Alzheimer's disease, did anyone else know besides Chen?"

Adele thought for a while: "Professor Wagender has seen me process the data, but I was very careful not to tell him the purpose."

"With Wagundi's academic ability, he can tell at a glance what these data are used for." The professor said impatiently, "More than half of Wagundi's research funding is provided by the Lewis Group-the institute is too poor, I can't Stop him from getting outside funding—so, did someone from the Lewis Group contact you?"

Adele nodded, her face turned red: "I can't be separated from Chen. His new job is in Lancelow, and the largest genetic biology research institution in the area is the Lewis Group Experimental Base. I submitted my resume, and they said they could help me Provide a position as an assistant researcher, who cannot be named in the research, but the salary is the same as that of a formal researcher..."

The professor sneered: "Hera Finance is the investment platform of the Lewis Group. Children, do you think this is an opportunity? The reason why the Lewis Group provided Chen with this position is because of Adele: people who make such achievements will not do it because of money." But without scientific research, it is impossible to dig directly. And it seems that they want to use her research results, but they don't want to give her corresponding honors-official researchers are eligible to name research. I can guarantee that Chen went to Hera Finance , will find that there is nothing to do, or the whole time is occupied by boring trivial matters every day, and you can’t resign because there are things like confidentiality agreements or non-competition agreements..." He asked the man, "How long is the contract period?"

"Eight years, professor." The man's face was blushing, and he couldn't tell whether it was out of guilt or anger.

"Eight years is enough for Adele to transform her discoveries into commercial results at the Lewis Group." The professor commented without emotion. "The price is to sacrifice your academic future. Of course, you will also get paid, which is not good enough." You can buy a two-bedroom apartment in installments, a second-hand car, and drive to the seaside three hundred miles away every year for vacation... In short, you use your unique talents to compete with those ordinary people whose IQ is far inferior to yours. People live the same life." He snorted contemptuously, "However, you are new immigrants, and you will suffer a lot of hidden discrimination, and your social status and economic conditions are not enough to ignore these discriminations, so..."

The professor immediately added another sentence: "Of course, I'm not saying that if you stay in academia, you will live better. Maybe you can't even reach the above-mentioned standard of living, or live a similar life. The lives of ordinary people It’s also good, I heard that Eastern philosophy advocates that plainness is a blessing.”

Everyone including Chen Ou and Nice could see how ironic his last sentence was.Niss whispered to Chen Ou: "It's amazing that the elitism that the professor firmly believes in didn't turn him into a paranoid like fascism." Chen Ou hissed him, feeling more and more uneasy.He remembered that the fire that killed his parents was due to the explosion of the overload of the cell culture apparatus.

Adele took the man's resignation letter and tore it in half: "Thank you for reminding us, we need to think again." Her expression showed that she had made a decision.The man didn't stop him, but his expression was very frustrated.The professor said approvingly, "Very good...what's the smell?"

"The incubator is overloaded! It's about to explode!"

The man in the picture and Chen Ou called out at the same time.Their voices are very similar, like a shout echoing in decades of time tunnel.

The cell culture instrument is used to observe the growth of different cells under specific pressure, temperature, humidity and pH environment. By fine-tuning some parameters, it can provide a more suitable or unsuitable environment to speed up cell growth or reduce cell activity. It is often used in experimental research on biological lifespan and genetic diseases.In the year when Dr. Chen Ou graduated, the atomic energy cell culture instrument was developed, which can make more precise parameter adjustments in a wider range and at a more subtle level.A year after it hit the market, major breakthroughs were being reported in related experimental science fields.

The old-fashioned electrothermal incubator is used in the virtual image. It is evenly heated and pressurized by a water bath. The advantage is that it is easier to control the temperature. The only disadvantage is that someone needs to watch it, in case the pressure in the container is too high after the water is boiled dry, causing an explosion.

After an earth-shattering sound, the screen went black.

Nice held Chen Ou's hand tightly, as if to support him.They all guessed that the explosion was the culprit that caused the death of Chen Ou's parents.The man who looks exactly like Chen Ou on the screen is Chen Ou's father.

After a long time, so long that Nice couldn't bear to check whether the electronic diary was still running, the professor's voice sounded.

"Adele and Chen were both killed in the explosion. I escaped by chance as I was far from the center of the explosion, but my legs were severely injured and I may not be able to stand up again. The doctor comforted me and said that medicine is developing rapidly. Ten years, 15 years There might be a silver lining in the next year. But who cares? I lost two of my best students. An hour before they died, I was furious and sarcastic just because they wanted to be more comfortable. I can't forgive myself .

"I thought about the cause of the accident over and over again. The cell culture instrument was not required for Adele's project. I guess no one told her the precautions. The instrument was made in Germany, and their manual always wanted to start with how to mine and make steel , no one will have the patience to see the end from beginning to end. She should have learned the operation from Chen, and Chen's own project does not need to use this instrument for a long time. I guess, before I found Adele that day, she was already working in the laboratory All day. If I hadn't interrupted her midway, the accident would never have happened.

"I found a video on the scene, it looks like Adele was going to record a birthday wish for her brother, but accidentally recorded her last night with her husband. This inspired me. From today, I will start recording audio And a video diary. Just in case I get blown to pieces in the lab one day and no one knows where my research is.

"Speaking of research efforts, because I trusted Chen too much, I handed over all the research results to Chen. He carefully locked the safe in another room, so the results survived. Unfortunately, the genetic lock used in the safe , no one can take out the data unless the installer's own genes. I tried various methods, but I couldn't open the safe without destroying the data inside.

"Chen is an orphan, and Adele has a younger brother. My only hope is that he uses Adele's genes. Today, I made an appointment with Adele's younger brother."

Adele's younger brother is a very polite teenager who treats the professor impeccably, but Nice instinctively dislikes him.If it was him, if his blood relative died in a work accident, he would not be so polite and considerate to the person in charge of the work.

The professor expressed his condolences and sorrow for Adele's tragic death, and Adele's brother listened attentively.

"Is she on Workers' Compensation Insurance?" Adele's brother asked.

The professor handed him an envelope: "This is the compensation from the social insurance agency. In addition, the institute also bought accidental life insurance for employees, and the compensation is all in it."

"Is her husband's compensation included?" Adele's younger brother's eyes shone shrewdly. "Although they are not married, they have lived together for three years and are planning to get married. The lawyer I consulted said that this kind of cohabitation The relationship can be regarded as marriage. Her husband has no heirs..."

The professor squinted his eyes and looked up and down at Adele's younger brother. It seemed that after talking for a long time, it was the first time he formally saw this person clearly.

"There is room for discussion, we can talk about it." The professor said, and now he resumed his business-like tone.

Adele's younger brother was not surprised: "What conditions do you have?"

"I need your genes, all I need is a drop of blood. Adele locked the information I gave her in the safe and installed a genetic lock. Your genes are probably close to hers. I'll figure out the rest."

"Then this amount of compensation is not enough." Adele's younger brother said, "A man loses blood and hurts his body. There is an old saying in our country, one drop of semen ten drops of blood, I guess the same is true for genes..."

"Security!" the professor yelled, pointing at Adele's brother, "get this idiot out! Don't let him appear near the institute again!"

The screen darkened, and the professor's virtual image reappeared in the air, not the image from back then, but the person Chen Ou and Nice were familiar with.

"Adele's younger brother left behind a water glass, and the gene left on it doesn't match what the gene lock needs at all. The gene lock uses Chen's own genes, there is no doubt about it." The professor stared at the nothingness in front of him, "Chen Ou, Tell me, if it were you, what would you do? The hard work of a lifetime, the unfinished masterpieces of two proud disciples, are all locked in a safe, and only the genes of living people can unlock the lock. And the person who originally had the unlocking gene has already Passed away. There is only one way left for me."

"Before the cloning experiment started, Chen and I left our respective somatic cells. Because the human cloning experiment is illegal, we couldn't find a lot of experimental materials, so we could only take materials from ourselves. At that time, we thought we could take samples at any time , did not store these biological materials carefully. When I came up with this idea, I went to the storage room in the cryogenic experiment area and found that most of the materials were useless. If I did not act immediately, the remaining part of the cells would also fail .I thawed part of the samples, extracted the genes, and tried to unlock the genetic locks—it was useless, only the genes of living people can unlock the locks. I am the designer of the locks, and I know this better than anyone else.”

"I know how much the truth hurts you, but it is your right to know the truth - you, Chen Ou, are cloned from my best student, Chen. You were not born from your parents Love, but a stopgap measure a mad scientist had to take to obtain the genes of a living person. Before you, no clones were born. He was worried that he was opening Pandora's box. To this end, after he achieved his goal Just been working on how to euthanize you as a baby without being noticed."

☆、End ([-])

Nice closed the electronic diary, and the professor's voice stopped abruptly.But Chen Ou didn't seem to be affected, still staring directly at the mid-air where the professor's image disappeared, with no expression on his face.

The study was eerily silent.

Nice imagines Chen Ou saying that he is not his favorite child, but just a test product made for research.Just imagining it brought hatred and anger to the bottom of his heart.This is far more than deceit, it is a fundamental denial of the meaning of existence, especially when these words come from the mouths of loved ones who love them most.And when you start hating your loved ones, you start hating the whole world.

Niss embraced Chen Ou with open arms, feeling that there was a piece of rotten wood in his arms, which would collapse with a little force.

After a while, intermittent whistles and the whining of the little milk dog sounded outside the door.

"Nice, I made rum truffle puffs." Martin said happily outside the door, "You and Chen Ou come out to rest for a while. If no one plays with 'Phantom', it will suffer from depression."

Chen Ou's body shook, as if he had just woken up from a nightmare.

"It's nothing, not every good ending has a good beginning." Although his face was very ugly, he still comforted Niss instinctively, "Besides, we all know that teaching moral standards is different."

His voice was very dry.

Nice used silence and a tighter hug to express that he would not be simply perfunctory, until Chen Ou's cold body gradually recovered its temperature.

"Let's watch it sometime, we all need to rest." Chen Ou walked out of the study.

Looking at his back, Nice couldn't restrain his uneasiness.He seemed to think of something terrible, but he didn't say it.At this moment, Niss regretted not engaging in genetic research like never before, otherwise he would definitely be able to guess his thoughts, just like the former professor.

Thinking of the professor, Nice shook his head involuntarily.He could have told the truth in a more tactful way, but he chose the most direct and therefore the most harmful one.

They come to the living room.Martin sat on the couch reading a report, the Phantom lying in a basket at his feet.

"New medical report." Martin said without looking up, "Nice can start recovery exercise, which means the wound has healed. Then our diet will return to normal from today."

He raised his head and was startled when he saw Chen Ou's ashen face.

"Did I make a slip of the tongue?" He looked down at the medical report again, and asked uncertainly, "Did I say 'cured' instead of 'terminally ill'?"

Chen Ou really looked like he heard that his relatives were declared to have an incurable disease.

They finished their afternoon tea together.Towards the end, Chen Ou seemed to have recovered, and even made an unsuccessful joke.Martin ignored him, and Nice scrunched up his face, obviously not understanding what he meant as a joke.

After finishing the refreshments, Chen Ou went back to the bedroom on the second floor.Nice also wanted to follow, Martin shook his head at him and said, "Don't disturb Chen Ou."

"Can you see what's going on?" Nice asked in surprise.