Natural enemies

"U9?" Wu Peng repeated in a murmur. He was a little confused at first, but then suddenly thought of something. His eyes widened suddenly, and his voice suddenly increased: "U9! Is that the kind of medicine that is said to be improved after Carterase?"

Tang Ji smiled: "That's right, that's the one."

"But—" Wu Peng was a little shocked, "I always thought it was just a rumor. After all, although it is said to be contained in the internal materials of the American Association of Medical Scientists, even the author is 'unknown', which is more like fake news."

Sitting at his desk, Gu Yi faintly heard Wu Peng's words—although the sound insulation effect of the president's office is good, he still caught some of Wu Peng's voice improvement.Although he didn't hear everything clearly, the name "U9" was enough for him to think of many things.

U9 and Calterase, sounds a lot like something out of science fiction.The latter is said to have been accidentally discovered by a Stanford University research team in 1995 in a mistaken operation. This biological enzyme can stimulate stem cells in the blood and activate aging tissues.Two years later, the government commissioned a pharmaceutical factory to conduct clinical trials and trial production. This project was called UJ-44759W, or U9 for short.

It is said that due to the unresolved doubts in the study of Carterase, the clinical trial was conducted secretly in a small area, with a total of 40 people, half of whom were volunteers over 65 years old, and half were prisoners under 40 years of age.These 40 people have continuously injected Calterase through muscle and vein within a month, and as a result, it has played a quite obvious role-promoting the repair ability of cells and tissues, preventing the aging process, enhancing the defense function of lymph, and so on.Some people even privately said that this is the discovery of the secret of human rejuvenation.

However, this trial failed completely in the later stage, because all forty subjects died within six hours after the injection was completely stopped.The study was ordered to stop that day, but a few years later, a drug called U9 quietly appeared on the black market in Europe. It claimed to restore youth, so it was extremely sought-after.

Wu Peng's shock was expected by Tang Ji. He pressed down with one hand and motioned him to lower his voice: "Mr. Wu, this...is really not fake news. The author is unknown, just because his identity is quite special. So it can’t be posted publicly.”

Wu Peng was just too surprised and lost his composure. When Tang Ji reminded him, he lowered his voice: "So this is real? Is this Carterase really found in the human body?"

Tang Ji smiled: "Well...in fact, it may be read in conjunction with another report. The research team at Stanford University once conducted another experiment. They found that the reason why the repair function of aging tissues will decline is that Because of a certain kind of stem cells and precursor cells. These cells are very active when the human body is young, but in old age, they ignore the damaged tissue. However, they have tried to expose human cells to a special blood environment In the study, it was found that the regenerative ability of the cells was restored..."

Now that he knows U9, Wu Peng is certainly not too unfamiliar with similar knowledge: "This seems to have been published in the "Nature" magazine—but what does this special blood environment refer to?" I didn't pay special attention to it, and I also felt that in the published articles, the so-called special blood environment should refer to human blood, but now that Tang Ji said that, things seemed to be very wrong.

"Actually, I don't know much about this." Tang Ji shrugged and said irresponsibly, "I only know that U9 is a prohibited drug, and one of its main ingredients happened to be discovered by me in Haitian Entertainment City yesterday. The ingredients in this new drug are very similar."

"Haitian..." Wu Peng is obviously not very familiar with this kind of entertainment place, "Haitian is—is selling soft drugs? Then why didn't you call the police?"

Tang Ji smiled again: "Call the police? The police definitely don't have the composition information of U9. Even if they call the police, they have no evidence for comparison, and they can't even be sure that it is a prohibited drug."

"But drugs always have symptoms—"

Wu Peng was interrupted by Tang Ji before finishing his sentence: "There are no symptoms. If it is true, it is like U9, which can make people energetic and delay aging. How can the police judge such symptoms as illegal drugs? "

Wu Peng was silent, and after thinking for a while, he asked, "What is Mr. Tang going to do now?"

"Find the source of this drug." Tang Ji smiled slyly, "I was about to apply for assistance from the labor union. Since Mr. Wu is here, it would be the best. In the next few days, we may have news. How is it? Will Mr. Xiao Wu go with me?"

Wu Peng's eyes lit up: "Of course—" He cut off his words in time and coughed, "But last night..."

"Oh-oh--" Tang Ji raised his hand nonchalantly, "Damaged public facilities, right? This is indeed my negligence, and I will pay for it. How much? Sang Lin will do it."

He said it lightly, Wu Peng subconsciously closed his lips tightly.Last night, one-third of the fitness facilities in a park in Jing'an District were destroyed, and a rockery and a locust tree that was several decades old were also toppled down. The total cost of compensation is at least [-] yuan. But in Tang Ji's view, it seemed as easy and freehand as throwing out a few hundred dollars.Look at this spacious office again, there are even small wine cabinets and refrigerators in the corners.Wu Peng suddenly felt a little resistance from someone other than me, and stood up: "Since this is the case, I will leave first. When there is news, Mr. Tang will let me know. This is my mobile phone number. Go to the trade union as soon as possible to complete the formalities, sir."

Tang Ji accepted the small note with the mobile phone number with a smile on his face, glanced at the imitation Samsung protruding from Wu Peng's trouser pocket, and nodded sternly.Seeing him being perfunctory like this, Wu Peng couldn't help but add another sentence: "Here, you are not allowed to carry controlled knives and guns without formalities. If Mr. Tang is found by the police, even if Mr. Tang is an American, it will be useless. "

Tang Ji laughed, and turned his eyes to the backpack in Wu Peng's hand: "I don't know what Mr. Wu is using?"

The standard length of a tennis racket is 69 centimeters, but Wu Peng's bag is obviously not fully supported, so it can be seen that the weapons inside are not too long.

Wu Peng hesitated for a while, but still opened the zipper, and saw a pair of Type 56 triangular army bayonets inside. The bayonet seat was modified and replaced with a black carbon fiber handle. There is a transparent plastic protective cover on the outside, which is obviously something that Wu Peng cherishes very much.

"Oh? Good stuff! Bloodletting King!" Tang Ji's eyes lit up, and he seemed to want to reach out to touch it. "A few years ago, I saw a pair at a friend's place, but unfortunately he refused to give up."

The Type 56 triangular army thorn has been retired, and it is regarded as a collection among military fans. The market price may not be very high, but fans are not willing to change hands easily.

Wu Peng pursed his lips, and said a little reservedly: "This is the relic of my father's comrade-in-arms."

"Oh——" Tang Ji immediately withdrew his outstretched hand, with a solemn expression, "I'm sorry. The relics of the deceased were used by soldiers who defended their homes and the country. They are upright and awe-inspiring. They are suitable for fighting demons and demons." .”

Wu Peng didn't expect him to say such a thing, and he couldn't help but look at him with admiration: "My father also said the same. In the past, they killed the enemy and drank blood on the battlefield. Now they hunt demons and eliminate evil, which is not considered a hidden weapon."

"Indeed." Tang Ji was quite convincing when he got serious, "And the three-edged thorn is very lethal. Even if the self-healing ability of alien species far exceeds that of humans, this kind of wound can still have a great impact on them. See Mr. Lai Xiaowu's skills are quite outstanding."

Everything has advantages and disadvantages. The quality of the triangular army's stabbing is excellent and powerful, but it can only be lethal when doing the "stabbing" action. In other words, it has no great use other than stabbing people.However, in the battle against alien species, it would be quite difficult and dangerous if the movements were restricted to a certain extent. Wu Peng's daring to use such a weapon was enough to prove his extraordinary skill.

Wu Peng pursed his lips and smiled slightly: "Mr. Tang has won the award. I wonder what Mr. Tang and Ms. Sang are using?" He had seen the gun calluses on Sang Lin's fingers just now. A demon hunter who usually uses a gun has the ability None of them were too strong, so although he was asking two people, he only looked at Tang Ji, the demon hunter of the Thorn Owl family, what kind of weapon would he use?

Tang Ji chuckled and glanced at Sang Lin.Sang Lin turned her right hand around her waist, and there was an extra gun in her hand.The body of the gun was gray and white like Wu Peng's military stab, very inconspicuous, but the muzzle of the gun shone with a strange silver light under the light, and there seemed to be countless tiny runes deep in the barrel.

Sang Lin's speed was so fast that with Wu Peng's eyesight, she could hardly catch the movement of her drawing the gun, so she immediately put away her contempt and looked at the gun carefully: "This is - Mithril?"

The gun is of course a weapon with extremely fast attack speed, but the bullet is small in size, so the lethality is naturally not great.In order to increase the lethality, it is necessary to use special materials and production methods, Mithril is one of them.

As we all know, silverware is the most lethal to vampires. If special charms can be engraved on the surface of silver bullets, it will also have excellent lethality against other alien species.However, silver itself has a low melting point and is soft in texture. It is very likely that the charm on the surface has been melted or worn out when it passes through the gun chamber at high speed, so it will have no effect at all.

For this, Mithril appeared.In fact, the word Mithril was found in Tolkien's "Lord of the Rings". In the novel, it is a silver-white metal that is stronger and lighter than steel, also called silver iron.And the Mithril smelted by a special method, its characteristics are quite similar to the description in the novel, so this name is also adopted, but it is still silver in essence.

In The Lord of the Rings, mithril is an extremely rare mineral, but in reality, mithril is also not easy to produce.Fortunately, it can be used repeatedly, but it will wear out after a few times of use, and the charm on the surface needs to be repaired and etched again.The same is true for bullets. Unless you encounter a particularly high-level alien species, the Mithril bullet may be worn out too much, so it cannot be solved by repairing, so it has to be re-made.

But even if it can be reused, the value of Mithril is not affordable for ordinary demon hunters, such as Wu Peng.All the Wu family's current possessions can probably buy him a Mithril gun—not including bullets.

In the transfer document, Sang Lin only mentioned that she was Tang Ji's partner and assistant. Unlike Tang Ji, who had the halo of the Thorn Owl family on his head, Wu Peng had no idea that there was any famous Chinese demon hunting family in America, so there really was no Thinking that she could use a mithril gun!

Moreover, this gun looks quite small, and can be easily hidden in a handbag or pocket. It is really a good helper for home travel—oh no, it is a good tool for hunting demons——a small gun means small bullets, so the production of bullets It must be more refined, and the price will be higher...

Wu Peng felt like he was being hit hard again, and he didn't even want to say anything, so he lifted his backpack and said, "Farewell."

Sang Lin flipped her hands expressionlessly. This time, Wu Peng could see clearly that she should have put the gun behind her back, because she had a thin waist and hips, and she was wearing a slightly loose shirt, so it was almost impossible to tell.

This figure... is really suitable for hiding a gun.Wu Peng couldn't help but look twice more, until he suddenly came across Sang Lin's furious gaze, and then he suddenly came to his senses, and his face flushed immediately: "Sorry, I, that, actually I'm not—"

Sang Lin walked to the door with a straight face, opened the door and gestured to him: "Please."

Wu Peng had no choice but to keep his mouth shut, and walked away dejectedly.Sang Lin watched him walk out of the company, and slammed the door of the CEO's office behind her, glaring at Tang Ji: "What are you laughing at?"

Tang Ji looked innocent: "I'm not smiling..." Having said that, his eyebrows have been actively raised, and it seems that he can't suppress them.

Sang Lin pointed at his face, looking like she wanted to slap him: "Look yourself in the mirror!"

"Hahahaha——" Tang Ji finally burst out laughing, "This little comrade Wu is really interesting."

"It means fart!" Sang Lin couldn't help but swear.

"It's still quite interesting." Tang Ji moved his ten fingers with a smile, "Look, he forgot to ask me again, what weapon did he use? I bet he must have remembered now."

In the elevator, the heat on Wu Peng's face went down a little, and he patted his forehead suddenly: "Why did you forget to ask Tang Ji—"