Global Examination

Qin Chen scratched You Huo's palm with his finger.

He took away the brown wallet and handed the old photos hidden in the wallet to Wu Li: "You said you saw the group photo of the research team, are these people?"

Wu Li took it over, glanced at it and asked in surprise, "Where did you get the photo?"

"That Mr. Lee kindly provided it." Qin Chen asked: "So, the researchers are indeed these people in the photo?"

"More than that, I've seen more people. This may be a group photo of the core staff." Wu Li identified them one by one, paused slightly when she saw her uncle, and sighed softly.

"Core personnel..." Qin Chen repeated softly.

"Of course, I'm just guessing. It's because these people are in different group photos, so I can recognize them so quickly."

Wu Li's finger stopped in the center of the photo.

There was a man whose face had been burnt off by a cigarette, leaving only circular scorched spots.

"You didn't burn it, did you?" she asked.

"of course not."

Qin Chen and You Huo also asked Lee, and the other party admitted confidently: "I'm hot, what's wrong?"

But when asked who this person was and why he was burned, Lee fell into confusion again.

He grabbed the photo, vaguely recognized it for a moment and said, "I don't know, I don't remember. But I get angry when I see this burnt spot."

"It's all him, it's all his fault."

……

Then Lee muttered the words over and over again.

Judging from this reaction, he became what he is now, more or less related to the person who was burned off.

"In the photos you've seen, is there anyone with a similar shape to this person?" Qin Chen pointed at Jiao Ban.

The man was slightly fat and not tall.Judging from the neck and hanging hands, it should be a little old.

Wu Li wanted to shake her head, but suddenly stopped and said, "Ah, there is one."

"Who?"

"It should be the leader of the entire research team." Wu Li said: "I only saw him in one photo, and it was also in the middle, the only one sitting. It can't be ruled out because he is older than everyone else. , but I'm leaning toward him being the leader."

"Do you have any photos?" Qin Chen asked.

"No, I was lucky enough to see the group photo, it's impossible for me to take a sneak shot."

This was expected, Qin Chen nodded: "Then can you describe his appearance?"

Wu Li: "..."

In the eyes of Ms. Wu, who is rational and objective, people are walking anatomical diagrams, and such subjective and emotional things as describing appearance are not within her scope of function.

She was silent for two seconds, and added: "But I remember his appearance, if I can really see him, I think I should be able to recognize him."

Qin Chen nodded and said, "That's enough, thank you."

"Should be."

Qin Chen took back the photo.

In the group photo, the woman who looked like You Huoxiao was standing next to the scorched spots from the cigarette butts. Even when taking pictures, she didn't smile.

Was she always like this, even with family members?

Qin Chen couldn't help thinking.

He hesitated for a few seconds, but still put the photo into You Huo's hands.

You Huo looked down for a while, and finally turned the photo around and placed it on the coffee table in front of Lao Yu.

Ever since Wu Li mentioned the research team, Lao Yu hadn't said anything.His hands were twisted hard, and he was always in a state of high tension.Until the moment You Huo pushed the photo in front of him, his face turned pale.

Even Yu Wen felt something was wrong.

"Old Yu? What are you doing, Old Yu?" He patted Old Yu on the shoulder.

The other party didn't respond, still staring at the photo in a daze.

Yu Wen followed and looked over, then froze.

Because he saw Youyou's mother in the photo, the woman he should call aunt.

This aunt was in poor health all the year round and died very early.Yu Wen had only seen her when he was very young, and all his impressions of this aunt came from photos, because there were many photos of her in Lao Yu's album.

Lao Yu often said that the siblings had the best relationship when they were young.

Every time I hear this sentence, Yu Wen will ask: "What happened after that?"

Mr. Yu said: "She is very promising."

He answered irrelevant questions, and Yu Wen automatically understood that her aunt was too powerful later on, so she became unfamiliar with his not-so-great alcoholic father.

Later, he died.

In fact, Yu Wen has always wanted to know what the method of "specially promising" is.

Now...he finally understood, and the photo in front of him was the proof.

What did Sister Wu say just now?Oh, it's the people in this photo who formed a group to design this harmful examination system.

His aunt was obviously one of them.

that's older than...

Yu Wen looked at his father blankly.

Lao Yu was restless in You Huo's silence, and it took a long while before he spoke with difficulty: "Little Huo..."

He hesitated to speak, opened and closed his lips several times, and finally said dejectedly: "Forget it, since this is the case... what do you want to know? Ask."

You Huo was quiet for a moment, then said softly, "You can tell me whatever you want."

Just this sentence made Lao Yu feel bored.

After a long time, he said in a hoarse voice, "Okay, okay. I've been holding back for so many years, so let's talk about it."

"I really... have known this system for a long time. The time estimated by Doctor Xiao Wu just now is actually a bit different. As far as I know, the real start of this project can be traced back to the twenties, which is about the same age as you. You My mother is very powerful, she was a core member at that time."

"Didn't I always say that I was a soldier? I was a soldier for a total of six years. The first two years were normal service, and the next four years were transferred to the research center of this project. I was not involved in the project, but just stood guard at night. , very few things, quite leisurely.”

Lao Yu pinched the corner of the photo with his fingers, and was a little lost in thought while talking.

At that time, he felt that it was something to be proud of to be involved in this project, and his sister who directly participated was even more powerful.

Since when has everything changed?

It seems... It started from the day he discovered something was wrong with his little nephew's eyes.

At that time, Youhuo was 4 or 5 years old?

He couldn't remember clearly, but he was very small, so small that he would die prematurely if he got sick or injured.

Because of this, when he learned that You Huo was involved in the project, his reaction was so great.

He was horrified and extremely angry.

What makes him even more unacceptable is that his sister should know about this...

Not just knowing, maybe even being the enabler of this.

Because the other party said very calmly: "Objectively speaking, this is not harmful to the child itself. There is no wound in this operation, and it is essentially the same as wearing a smart watch. You just can't accept this method and concept for a while."

No matter what, Lao Yu couldn't understand why she could be "objectively speaking" about her own child, as if she was just talking about a certain experimental mouse.

At that moment, he felt that he had never known this sister before.

The siblings had their first real quarrel.Said it was a quarrel, but in fact his sister was always calm, and he was the only one who was excited.

Because the calmer the other party is, the more unfamiliar and scared he feels.

When he was young, Lao Yu was even more reckless than he is now, and he did things on impulse.

He couldn't convince his sister, and couldn't accept the other party's approach.What's more, whenever he saw his little nephew's eyes, he would have nightmares all night long.So he quickly went through a wave of formalities, discharged from the army and went home.

He thought angrily: "Fucking isn't my son, why should I worry about it!"

Facts have proved that he is really a troublemaker.

Even if he left that place and no longer touched anything related to the project, he would still keep thinking of that little nephew.I was so annoyed that I went out with some friends to drink and talk nonsense.

That's how Old Yu, the alcoholic, was called out.

Old Yu sometimes thinks that blood relationship is really a magical thing.He is just an uncle, at most he has taken care of You Huo Xiao for a few years, why is he so worried?

But he would think, even his uncle would feel sorry for him, how could his sister be so hard-hearted?

Maybe it was because of the near smell and the far fragrance, but in the next few years he lost contact with his sister, because of the confidentiality of the project, he could not see her and You Huo, nor could he receive any information from them.

After a long time, after thinking about it, he seemed to be able to understand his sister again.

For her, the birth of this son turned the trajectory of her life into a mess.Her husband left, her work was delayed, her energy was low, and her body suffered from various diseases, and she was never really healthy again.

She probably really doesn't have that deep affection for this child.

But understanding does not mean agreeing.

Lao Yu still rejected this approach.

The siblings, who used to have a good relationship, gradually became relatives who had seen each other for several years.

He has his own family, his own son.But every time he saw You Huo, he couldn't help but feel guilty.

He didn't really know what he was guilty of, but he just couldn't help it.

The older the child became, the colder he became. He didn't talk much, and he didn't like to get close to people, because many people were afraid of him.

Others don't know the reason, and they are inexplicably afraid.But Old Yu knew, so the more he was afraid, the more he felt sorry for this nephew.

The more I feel distressed, the more I am afraid that Youyou will know the whole story one day, that there is something hidden in his eyes, that... the person who advocated this is his mother.

For a long time, this became Lao Yu's biggest worry.

Finally one day, this thing really happened.

Lao Yu will always remember that day.

His sister leaned on the hospital bed and said to him in the same calm tone as always: "...you can take out the things in Youzhuo's eyes after he becomes an adult, depending on the needs. I know what you have been thinking, but in the end It’s best not to interfere with that process. The current development of the system is a little bit...beyond expectations, and it’s hard to say what will happen if there is too much interference.”

She said: "I may not be suitable to be a mother. At the beginning, I couldn't help bringing resentment and disgust towards his father to him. It was really difficult to like him purely. I was not a person full of emotions. Bi Since I was a kid, I might be a little more enthusiastic about the project outcome. Do you know why I made him a systematic learning object? Because I thought... If he was a key part of the project outcome, wouldn't I have more A little patience, take care of him a little better, and like him a little more."

"However, I found out later that I still thought too simply. Because of the long time, even I was afraid to look into his eyes. Sometimes he stared at me for a long time and I would think, is he looking at me or his eyes That thing in there is looking at me."

After she finished speaking, she was quiet for a moment, then turned her head and said to Lao Yu, "I know you feel sorry for You Huo, but let's show less emotion, he will—"

This sentence could not be finished in the end, because they saw the person standing at the door.

Until now, Lao Yu didn't know how much You Huo heard back then.

He only remembered that he was covered in cold sweat at that time, and he also remembered the cold and bloodless face of the young boy Youyou.

That moment became the eternal theme of his later nightmares.

If possible, he would like to go back to that time, cover You Huo's ears and stop his legs.

So many years later, when You Huo was removed from the system and his memory was completely disturbed, Lao Yu was actually happy.

Because he will forget those things.

***

"In the past two or three years... I actually know that you still have things to do, and I also know that someone here should try to pull you in. I have been trying to avoid this, pulling you to a crowded place, so that Yu Wen Duo followed you. But I didn't expect the system to pull us in together." Old Yu said: "Uncle thinks more selfishly, just doesn't want you to come to this ghost place again."

He paused, and then added: "This is what your mother meant at the beginning. She regretted it when she realized the problems with this project, so she told me to take good care of you. If you get hurt somewhere or lose half your life, I will If you go down, you will have no face to see her."

Until this moment, he still persisted——

He will still modify when telling the ins and outs, omitting some and skipping some.

He still hopes that Youyou will never think of those things, so that in his memory, his mother is just cold in nature, not good at expressing, and serious...

Rather than disliking him.

Old Yu thought that he, a drunkard and reckless man, couldn't help much.

The only thing he can do is probably to be a poor and worrying uncle.