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Chapter 10 Chapter 7 Mutations Are Scary

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After hearing Daqi, Xiao Guo admitted frankly: "I don't understand your words." Dr. Mi said: "For example, the life of a mayfly is inherited as a standard of 24 hours, and one of them suddenly extended its life to 72 hours. Just imagine, this long-lived mayfly, in the How to live within the extra forty-eight hours? What kind of life is its life?" This question is extremely weird, and if you think about it a little deeper, it is also extremely frightening. When Bai Su and I heard what Xiao Guo said, we immediately changed our minds to think about this issue. But this question is not easy to answer for a while—Xiao Guo’s situation at that time was also the same, so he hesitated: "What kind of question is this? What sense of time does Mayfly have?"

However, Dr. Mi refused to accept Xiao Guo's answer: "Suppose, Mr. Guo, suppose there is a mayfly that breaks through the genetic norm and has a life span of seventy-two hours, so what?" Xiao Guo got angry, thinking that this "idiot" is not only not stupid when it comes to arguing about such issues, but his words are aggressive. He deliberately answered in a mischievous way: "Then, this unlucky mayfly will be hungry." !" Unexpectedly, Dr. Mi's reaction was very enthusiastic. He said: "Yes, this is a big problem. Due to the short life span of the mayfly, the digestive system on its body has already degenerated. That is to say, it does not need to eat at all during its life." ——That is its genetic norm, once it goes out of order, when it wants to eat, it finds that it has no ability to eat at all, and it doesn't know what to do."

Xiao Guo laughed: "Then, this mayfly will have to starve to death!" Dr. Mi is still very serious: "It's not just starving to death, what's more tragic is that when the other mayflies all die according to the genetic law, this one will be alone and helpless, can't find a companion, and won't have another one to come. Mate with it, and it becomes the most pitiful creature in the world." Xiao Guo was stunned for a moment: "I only know that you are a scientist, but I don't know that you are a writer!" Dr. Mi remained silent again, Xiao Guo couldn't help asking: "What's your purpose in talking about this with me?"

Dr. Mi said: "There is no purpose - I only study genetics, so I deeply feel that it is a terrible thing if the laws of inheritance are spread out, even small creatures like mayflies. If so, If the derailment happened to a person—” When he said this, he couldn't help but shuddered a few times - it can be seen that the situation in his mind was extremely terrifying. When Xiao Guo said this, he looked at Bai Su and me. He's obviously asking if we can imagine such a dire scenario of genetic "derailment." I closed my eyes for a while—I felt a chill before I thought about it deeply, because it is extremely difficult to imagine: people are people, and if people break away from the genetic norms, of course they will no longer be It's human, so what is it?

The genetic code of a person is two hands and two feet. If he suddenly does not follow this genetic law and becomes like an insect: eight legs, then he will naturally become a monster. Under such circumstances, that "monster" not only cannot be regarded as a human being, but also absolutely cannot survive in human society. I lowered my voice: "This is indeed a terrible thing——I think that Dr. Mi must have other intentions when he said this." Xiao Guo said: "I think so too, but I can't figure it out." I looked at Bai Su, who slowly shook his head, not knowing what Dr. Mi's words meant.

Xiao Guo continued talking—at this moment, the room they were in fell silent.Xiao Guo said: "It's almost here!" As he spoke, he felt a movement again, and there were three or four quite violent vibrations.Then, the door opened, and another extremely beautiful girl opened the door with dancing steps and walked in, with an extremely pleasant voice, and made a gesture: "Please Dr. Mi!" Dr. Mi stood up, and Xiao Guo also stood up, but the girl gave Xiao Guo a very touching smile: "Only invite Dr. Mi!" Xiao Guo was very angry: "I was entrusted——" The girl didn't wait for Xiao Guo to finish speaking, and handed a check to Xiao Guo: "The task entrusted by you has been completed, and it has been completed very well. This is your reward, and the entrustment to you is over! "

Xiao Guo looked down at the check, the number was much higher than he imagined, of course he was very satisfied.But at the same time, his self-esteem was also severely hit. Moreover, he was also worried about Dr. Mi's safety, so he protested: "No, Dr. Mi was brought by me, and I am responsible for his safety." The girl smiled sweetly, her beautiful eyes looked forward, and she was extremely charming, but what she said made Xiao Guo smile bitterly: "Dr. Mi's safety is absolutely no problem, if you insist, there may be a problem instead!" Xiao Guo was suffocated and speechless, the girl had already stretched out her hand to Dr. Mi with slender fingers, and wanted to take Dr. Mi's hand to leave, but Dr. Mi couldn't understand the situation, so he hurriedly withdrew her hand and said repeatedly : "I will go by myself!"

The girl pursed her lips and smiled, and the two flirted and walked out. Xiao Guo hadn't decided whether to force her, but the door was closed. Xiao Guo knew that it was useless to force him, so he sighed and sat down.Just like when I came, after a while, the door opened again, and the girl from last time appeared again. The girl smiled sweeter, Xiao Guo walked out with her, and was in the club again. After coming and going, he didn't even know where he had been! As for whether Dr. Mi met the tycoon, and what happened after meeting the tycoon, he naturally didn't know. He was so angry that he came to me as soon as he left the club and told me what had happened.

After listening to what happened to him, Bai Su and I couldn't help but smile wryly—this incident was confusing at the beginning, and it's even more confusing now, facing Xiao Guo's suspicious eyes.I had no choice but to spread my hands, unable to say anything, and it was difficult to explain the suspicion to him. Bai Su said from the side: "I finally figured out one thing: Dr. Mi and Leman Hospital seem to have a certain relationship." Xiao Guo immediately encouraged me: "Yes, contact Leman Hospital, maybe you can know the ins and outs." I don't want to do that.Although I can contact Leman Hospital at any time, it seems that this matter has nothing to do with me.If I ask them, it's purely out of curiosity, it doesn't seem to be very good.

I said this, of course Bai Su would not force me.Xiao Guo said: "It can't be said that it has nothing to do with you. The surname Mi came to beg you. It happened that I was here, so he met the tycoon. How things will develop is still unpredictable. We should ask for more information. .” After thinking for a while, I opened the drawer and picked up the phone. Someone answered the phone number at any time. I said: "There is a Dr. Mi Jisheng who came to me for something. He may be related to your hospital. If I want to know everything about him." They promised to give me an answer as soon as possible, but Xiao Guo was still not satisfied: "As soon as possible, how fast?"

I was angry: "Maybe one day, maybe one year!" Xiao Guo saw that I was very impatient, so he didn't dare to speak—I was indeed very impatient, but I didn't know why. Perhaps it was the question raised by Dr. Mi and Xiao Guo during the conversation. It still bothers me: What if the genetics went off the rails? I stomped my feet heavily, Xiao Guo saw that something was wrong and wanted to leave, but the phone in the drawer rang again. As soon as I pressed the button, I heard a familiar voice—the doctor in Leman Hospital. Although I have never met him, I have called him many times. The latest one is at the end of this story. part, so I knew who he was as soon as I heard his voice. His voice sounded young, lively, and very lovable. He greeted me loudly: "The person you mentioned does not belong to our hospital." I thought for a while: "You don't know his origin?" The answer I got was: "The identity of this person is quite mysterious. He has contact with one of us, or in other words, one of us has contact with him—" There are many aliens in Lerman Hospital. I don't know if the one I talked to is an alien, but the way he speaks is very strange.What he said just now sounds the same at first glance, but when you think about it carefully, there is a slight difference. I said, "You mean—" The other party replied: "We are together. Although we all work for the same goal, we will never interfere with each other's other actions. Therefore, the hospital does not know the details, but only knows that Dr. Mi is quite unusual." I looked at Xiao Guo, and Xiao Guo made a gesture, and I hesitated: "Can you invite that friend who is in contact with Mi Boshi to have a conversation with me, and let me ask him some questions?" After the other party heard this, he paused for a while, and then said: "Of course we will try our best to help you as soon as we received your call. We have already contacted him, but his answer will not make you happy." I smiled wryly: "Let's hear it!" The other party paused again (probably because he was afraid of embarrassing me), and then said: "The one said: Tell Wesley not to meddle in his own business, he is too lenient!" After listening to this kind of words, it is indeed extremely unpleasant.I snorted, "It's not me meddling in my business, he came looking for me!" The answer I got was: "Wait a minute, please!" I am really angry in my heart. My relationship with Lerman Hospital has been very pleasant since the initial misunderstandings were resolved. After a while, he heard the lively voice again. He sighed first, and then said: "The one who said, he didn't ask Mi Jisheng to come to you, but he didn't ask Mi Jisheng to look for you. None of his business!" I said angrily: "Why do you want to send a message? Ask him to tell me himself!" The other party laughed: "I mentioned this on behalf of you earlier, but the man's answer was: 'I don't want to change my voice, but if I don't change my voice, he will recognize who I am and know the truth of the matter. What is the matter, and what we are doing now, we don't want others to know, so, avoid it!' You see, I can't do anything!" I said "hmm" and felt that there was no need to continue, so I thanked me and ended the call. Xiao Guo also hurriedly said: "The man said you can recognize his voice!" I waved my hand to tell Xiao Guo to keep silent.In fact, as soon as I heard this being said, I was already thinking: Who could that be? I have come into contact with quite a few people in Leman Hospital, and if I think about it one by one, it is possible. But Bai Su said: "Don't think about it anymore, it doesn't make much sense to figure out who it is." I said: "No, didn't that person say it? Once you recognize who he is, you can know what they are doing!" Bai Su smiled: "But, how could you figure out who it is?" I took a breath: "With such obvious clues, if you can't figure out who it is, you will die-I will remember every person in Leman Hospital who I have spoken to , Find out all of them and analyze them one by one until you find him.” Xiao Guo "was afraid that the world would not be chaotic", and immediately clapped his hands: "Okay, I will help you, use computer analysis and judgment." People's temperament is difficult to change. As the saying goes: "The country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change." This is the truth.This matter had nothing to do with me, it wasn't because Xiao Guo was begging, I was too lazy to call Leman Hospital.But that guy at the Leman Yard did this to me, and I had to find him. I said: "It's not necessary to work on the computer, I said, everyone can study it in detail." So, I recorded it one by one, naturally starting from this story, and I started to contact Leman Hospital. Not long after I started, I felt that Bai Su's analysis was very reasonable-it was useless for me to do so, because the data I could grasp was really too little. The data I have is: I can recognize this person's voice after listening to it, that's all.And when I first came up, I even mentioned a few people, and they all talked to me, and I could recognize their voices.And then, the people who spoke out were all the same, and it was impossible to tell if it was the person I was looking for! So, halfway through my talk, I don't want to go any further. But at this time, Bai Su encouraged me again: "Write it all down, and then analyze it slowly." I was annoyed: "What's the name of the one who abducted the golden moon? Hmph, none of these aliens are good!" Bai Su sternly said: "Don't say that, without them, we wouldn't be able to find our precious daughter!" When I thought about it, this was actually true. When I think about those thrilling days, my heart still beats faster when I think about it now. I said: "Since that time, I have not had any contact with Leman Hospital. The latest time—" Speaking of this, my heart suddenly moved, I stood up suddenly, and slapped the table heavily. Xiao Guo hurriedly said, "What did you think of?" I looked at Bai Su, and asked Xiao Guo again: "Do you know the story I described, titled 'Huan Yang'?" Xiao Guo nodded, Bai Su also let out an "ah", and I hurriedly asked her, "What did you think of?" Bai Su said: "You speak first." I said: "In this story, a man and a woman, the wooden man who burst out of the big tree, what happened is unknown, but I asked Yu Leman Hospital for advice afterwards, and during the call with the hospital, there was a The guy said savagely, it was the result of their experiments some years ago—” Bai Su said with certainty: "This is the person." I hesitated for a moment: "How come?" Bai Su said: "First, you have only heard this person's voice recently. Second, when you hear his voice, you will immediately think of the things described in this story. Third, think about Dr. Mi's popularity after hearing his voice. Aya's reaction to saying he was a 'wooden man'!" I waved my hand vigorously and said loudly, "Yes, that's him!" Hong Ling said "wooden man" casually, and Dr. Mi reacted so strongly when he heard it, so there must be a reason for it.The "cause" is that his current activities are related to the wooden man. The wooden man in this story is not an ordinary wooden man. Those who have been in contact with this story know what is going on, needless to say.For those who have never been in contact with it, in a few words, I really can't understand it, and try to explain it in the simplest way that can make people understand! It is said that some years ago, someone (naturally an alien, who is now in Lerman Hospital, who is in contact with Dr. Mee) combined the original life form of a human with the original life form of a tree, making them together Growth, results, after thousands of years, gave birth to two wooden people - the appearance of a human, and the physique of wood.Judging from various phenomena, these two people have life and even thought, but they are also wooden people. The alien once said that he turned the two wooden men back to life and was close to human beings in the form of life. I don't know how he's going to proceed, and we haven't been in touch since that call. The owner of those two strange wooden figures is a beautiful woman named Huang Chan. The identity of this beautiful woman is a super agent with great powers and extraordinary power. There have been several contacts. But that was for something else entirely, and no one mentioned the "wooden man" in the process of passing by. Those two wooden men were originally in Huang Chan's hands, did the alien get them already?Or are you cooperating with Huang Chan to carry out the work of turning the wooden man back to life? If Huang Chan had a part in this matter, then some other mysteries would also have answers. First, the person who asked Dr. Mi to meet the tycoon by approaching Zhu Jin was most likely Huang Chan. Second, the person who asked Dr. Mi to come to me with a problem is more likely to be Huang Chan. Thirdly, Zhu Jin, this unique name, and her real identity, may really be the same as Huang Chan—didn't Dr. Mi say that when the two of them met, they "really knew each other"? All these questions have been answered, and the new question is: Why did Dr. Mi participate in this matter? And, why does Dr. Mi have to find a tycoon? Although there are still doubts, the whole thing has taken a big step forward. Xiao Guo and I are very excited. Xiao Guo said: "Now we have a clue. It can be assumed that what Dr. Mi is doing is related to those two magical wooden figures." Bai Su and I both agreed.Bai Su added: "Those two wonderful people are undoubtedly a new type of human beings. Although they have plant elements in their lives, they are different from the 'second type of people'." Xiao Guo naturally knows what the "second type of person" is. It is another kind of human being I have encountered. They evolved into humans through the evolution of plants and have the characteristics of plants. There are very few people of this second type in the world. At first they lived among humans, but when they discovered that the aggressiveness of animals and the self-preservation of plants absolutely cannot be mixed together, there are very few of them left. The few remaining people , and lived in seclusion in the deep mountains and wild ridges. In the words of one of them: We are peaceful by nature, unlike yours who are cruel by nature. If we want to fight, we are definitely not opponents, so we can only retreat to a place where we will never see anyone again. These few words are extremely painful to say, and I also agree that if they don't do this, they will soon be extinct, so I didn't stop them, and since then, I have never seen them again. anyone. The "wooden man" we are discussing today is naturally different from the "second type of man", because half of the "wooden man" is human, with human genetic factors, and naturally human characteristics. In this story, it has been explained that when they were still in the tree, their minds had the ability to communicate directly with people. What kind of state is it. Bai Su had a deep impression on these two "wooden men". During that incident, she also became friends with Huang Chan, so at this time, she made a small protest: "They shouldn't be called 'wooden men' , it would be more appropriate to call it a 'tree man'." It is true that the term "wooden man" has a negative connotation and is not a very respectful title. I first agreed: "Okay, the name 'Tree Man' is good." Xiao Guo waved his hand: "Anyway, it's related to them—the strange thing is, why did the aliens use Dr. Mi to carry it out? Why didn't he act himself?" I said: "He didn't come out to take action, it doesn't mean he didn't take action, I guess he used Dr. Mi's expertise." Xiao Guo said: "Dr. Mi's specialty is genetics—the aliens in Leman Hospital, are they still powerless? What else do they need the help of Earthlings?" I had a lot of doubts about Dr. Mi, but when I heard Xiao Guo's words, my heart suddenly moved: "Why are you so sure that Dr. Mi is a person from Earth?" Xiao Guo opened his mouth wide, but he suddenly laughed: "There are enough aliens in your story, don't let another one pop up." I raised my eyebrows: "I didn't say he was an alien!" Xiao Guo was taken aback: "Just now you said—" Human thoughts sometimes come out of the blue.When I said to Xiao Guo, "You can't be sure that he is from Earth", I didn't have any assumptions about Dr. Mi's identity, I just thought he must be weird. But during the short period of talking with Xiao Guo, I have already formed a concept. I said: "It's not aliens, and it may not be earthlings—the 'second type of people' are earthlings, but 'tree people', tell me, can they also be regarded as earthlings?"
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