mini people

Shen Jiyun wondered: "Didn't it mean that only two male villains were lost? Why would there be so many ignorant minifigures after five years?"

"The expansion of MWCC is too big. No matter how good the confidentiality measures are, there is no airtight wall. Some people will not abide by the rules." Xu Hong looked around, and suddenly lowered his voice and approached Shen Jiyun, "Not long ago, country B There was also a scandal that shocked the world. It was said that the inspectors smuggled villains and sold them to the top dignitaries of country B at a high price, allowing them to raise miniatures privately. Those scumbags even opened clubs to watch villains compete and fight in the sand table. I heard that a villain fled later, and was photographed by ordinary people and uploaded on the Internet..."

Hearing the last sentence, the blood on Shen Jiyun's face faded instantly.

Xu Hong retracted, shrugged and said: "However, this matter has been suppressed by the high-level. Researchers of our level have no way of knowing. MWCC has a special task force, which is dedicated to wiping the ass of accidents in various branches. year round."

She took another sip of coffee, looked at Shen Jiyun's face thoughtfully for two seconds.

Shen Jiyun's heart tightened. No accident, the leaked video that Xu Hong mentioned should have been posted by his classmates in the group, but the video was very dimly lit, and it was actually not very clear. If his classmates were not familiar with him , is also difficult to identify.

But when Xu Hong mentioned this matter now, it was hard to guarantee that he didn't want to be wrong. In order to avoid unnecessary questioning, Shen Jiyun hurriedly changed the subject: "How is Daping City now?"

Xu Hongdao: "According to statistics, there are about one million wild miniature people in the underground of Daping City that are not under the control of MWCC. Not only are they not enlightened, but they also carry the CRRS virus on their bodies. Internal analysis found that the original source of these viruses was indeed rats, but It is a plague virus that has a countermeasure, so it is not worth worrying about, but I don’t know how it will mutate.”

Shen Jiyun then asked: "Will those miniatures die from being infected with the CRRS virus?"

Maybe it was because she asked a crucial question, Xu Hong's face suddenly became ugly, she shook her head and said: "No... This is the terrible thing about this matter, that's why the global MWCC urgently established a plague defense department, At present, in addition to researching the virus and developing a vaccine, our work also needs to find out why the mini-humans will not be infected with the CRRS virus."

Shen Jiyun didn't understand: "Since the mini-humans are human just like us, except for the difference in size, the genetic chain should be completely identical, why do we get infected and they don't?"

Xu Hong stirred the little coffee left at the bottom of the cup, looked up at Shen Jiyun again and said, "In order to improve the survival rate of miniatures, MWCC has developed many genetic modification agents, including those that enhance physical strength, enhance brain development, and To enhance the resistance, generally we will inject the experimental subjects first, observe for a period of time, and then inject them into the next batch of legal minifigures who have undergone transformation after confirming that they are safe... So, the problem lies here—the unidentified people who fled at the beginning Kaizhi minifigures are experimental subjects, and no one knows what effect the modification agent injected into them will have on their genes."

Shen Jiyun shuddered. Can those miniature people who have been injected with transformation agents still be considered "human"?Perhaps in this long process, they have completely evolved into another species...

Xu Hong looked at his watch and said, "Okay, it's getting late, and I should be busy with other work."

Shen Jiyun stood up dumbly: "Thank you for the coffee."

Xu Hong glanced at the untouched cup in front of him, and said, "You haven't drank, why are you thanking me? I think you need a little time to digest what you just talked about, so go back first, and come back after adjusting your mentality." Report to the lab."

After speaking, he pointed to the back of his neck, reminding Shen Jiyun to keep it secret.

Shen Jiyun didn't know how he got back to the dormitory, he sat down, recalling Xu Hong's words, he just felt that his internal organs were churning.

Especially the "scandal" in country B, when Shen Jiyun thought that his younger brother might have experienced these things, he felt as if he was about to explode...

Discomfort, sympathy, sadness, shock, anger, nausea...

All kinds of negative emotions filled his brain.

The existence of MWCC has completely subverted his cognition, and the three views he has established in the past 20 years.

"Zhizhi..." The little white mouse named "Xiaoyu" by He Minghao rushed to his side, interrupting Shen Jiyun's thoughts.

It is really brave, not afraid of people at all, Shen Jiyun gently grabbed it and put it on the palm of his hand, teased it for a while, and couldn't help but recall one thing.

It was still in the early days of enrollment, and they had to do live experiments on mice in order to study genes. A girl thought the mice were cute and couldn't bear it. The professor enlightened her and said that these experimental mice were bred by the animal breeding department. If there were no humans , they will not be born.From a long-term point of view, although they sacrificed the lives of some mice through experiments, they have researched many drugs that benefit human beings and made medical progress, so this sacrifice is necessary.

The girl was still very uncomfortable at first, but she was relieved after hearing what the professor said.

The experimental subjects need to be executed after the research is completed, usually by relatively humane death due to hypoxia.

Shen Jiyun remembered that he saw that girl again after a long time. The other side locked the experimental subject in a sealed box expressionlessly, injected carbon dioxide, and watched the little white mice that had made her "unbearable" stunned and suffocated inside, and did not reveal anything. Meaning of sadness or intolerance.

……

Shen Jiyun looked at the little white mouse in his hand and thought, to a certain extent, what is the difference between them and the MWCC people?

He felt that MWCC's approach was cruel, but why weren't they cruel to these rat test subjects in their hands?

When did they start thinking that all this was "normal"?

Suddenly, Shen Jiyun felt very confused. He was no longer sure what was right and what was wrong, what he should stick to, and what he should believe in...

He Minghao came to see him in the evening, wanted to ask him about today's situation, and brought him some food by the way.

But Shen Jiyun really didn't have much appetite, so he sat at the table and wrote to him with a pen and paper: "It's very complicated, I don't have the energy to tell you today, I'll talk about it another day."

He Minghao: "..."

Early the next morning, Shen Jiyun went to the Plague Defense Center of MWCC.

"Morning." Seeing Xu Hong, he even took the initiative to say hello, but he really didn't know what expression to make on his face.

Xu Hong was a little surprised. She originally thought that Shen Jiyun would need to adjust for a while before coming.

"Xiao Shen is here?" Expert Chen was naturally very happy to see him, and asked him to learn about the background of the experiment with another young man.

Xu Hong hurriedly said: "I already told him yesterday."

Expert Chen was also taken aback when he heard the words: "So fast?" Then he smiled, "It's a good thing to get into the state quickly, you should go with Xiaoxue and the others first, and let her take you."

Xiaoxue was the girl Tao Lixue who praised him yesterday for being handsome. The other party blushed again when she heard this, and there were many people around her winking and laughing.

But jokes are jokes, since this girl will appear in the core team, Shen Jiyun doesn't think she is a vegetarian, and dare not neglect her.

Tao Lixue and him got to know each other again, and then took him to familiarize himself with the various equipment in the laboratory, and handed him the set of virus research materials they were working on, saying: "There are more than a dozen of them in the reference room next door. The information on the computer is shared by the whole department, you can go there to read it.”

Shen Jiyun nodded, found a chair in the next room, sat down, and read quickly.

But he was shocked just after reading the beginning, because it is written in the information that there are currently eight kinds of genetic modification agents developed by the MWCC Pharmaceutical Department. Five years ago, there were six kinds of genetic modification agents, but the researchers of the C country branch were not sure about the experimental results. The body has been injected with several kinds of genetic modification agents, maybe two, three, four, five, or even six... If the order of injection is ignored, there are sixty combinations of the six agents alone. Several possibilities!

What half of the team in the plague defense department is doing is to try every possible arrangement, and then inject the virus into the experimental subjects to see if they can develop immunity, and then analyze the formation of antibodies during their mutation process.

The cumbersomeness of this process almost makes Shen Jiyun unable to complain, but apart from this method, they seem to have no other more effective way, because the virus is constantly developing, but the miniatures are spared from this, which shows that their bodies are also constantly developing. antibodies, which are caused by their genes.

Shen Jiyun watched it intently all morning and felt a little headache.

Seeing a few pamphlets of the Center for Ethnic Rehabilitation on the bookshelf in the reference room, he casually picked one up and flipped through it. Shen Jiyun was taken aback for what he saw.

At this moment, a figure appeared beside him.

Tao Lixue looked at him with a smile, and whispered: "It's time to eat, do you want to go together?"

Shen Jiyun put the brochure back on the shelf, and followed Tao Lixue to the restaurant inside the center. This is not the rest area of ​​the center that Xu Hong took him to yesterday, but an independent dining room for each department. Of course, the food is provided by the MWCC cafeteria.

Like the rest area, all meals are self-service for free, with a rich variety of dishes, and even many green leafy vegetables that are not commonly seen in the market.

Shen Jiyun picked up a lot of lettuce and picked a table with Tao Lixue to sit down.

Tao Lixue: "You don't seem to like to talk much."

Shen Jiyun: "...not bad."

Tao Lixue tried to find a topic to chat with him: "I heard Sister Hong said that you are the only one in your family, is it true?"

Shen Jiyun was stunned, and didn't know how to react for a moment. Captain Wang should have told them about this, but he was a little depressed that Xu Hong leaked this information to others at will.

Tao Lixue saw that Shen Jiyun's expression was unkind, she hurriedly waved her hands and said, "I'm sorry, please forgive me if I offend you... I want to say that I am actually alone."

Shen Jiyun frowned at her.

Tao Lixue smiled wryly, and said, "I am a refugee. My parents died in the disaster. I was adopted by a worker of MWCC."

Shen Jiyun guessed instinctively: "Expert Chen?"

Tao Lixue: "No, the person who adopted me has a special position in MWCC. I don't know what department he works in. There is a confidentiality mechanism between departments here, and not all information is exchanged."

Shen Jiyun heard about the confidentiality mechanism, and asked again: "Did your adopter arrange you in this department?"

Tao Lixue shook her head and said with a smile, "I got in by myself." There was a little pride in her smile.

Shen Jiyun wondered: "This department still recruits people through the exam?"

Tao Lixue: "Well, as long as you enter the MWCC system and understand the basic situation, you can participate in the recruitment of various departments."