Inside the research facility, the pitch-black room was eerily quiet, without a single sound.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Suddenly, a series of muffled sounds ca from underground. Following the sounds was a pit over two ters deep, beside which there was a large door. Two n in suits stood at the doorway, like two statues, standing quietly.
Behind the door where they stood, a faint light glimred.
At this mont, a young man erged from the dark room and walked straight to the pit, leaping down. Upon seeing him, the two n in suits said in unison, "Mr. Zhu."
The young man was none other than Zhu Hong.
Zhu Hong nodded and asked, "Where is Dean Yi? Is he inside?"
"Dean Yi is waiting for you."
Following the path inside the pit, Zhu Hong strode ahead. Soon, he arrived at a cave filled with various equipnt. If Ling Chen were here, he would surely recognize this place as where He Zhishen’s tomb was first discovered.
Upon entering the tomb, Zhu Hong looked around and saw a rectangular vessel placed not far away, with a middle-aged man standing beside it, around his fifties, dressed in a white lab coat. At the mont, the middle-aged man was examining data.
Zhu Hong walked straight up and asked, "Dean Yi, how is the situation?"
This middle-aged man was Yi Haisheng, the head of the research facility. He was holding a tablet, and without raising his head, he looked at the rectangular vessel and said, "See for yourself, these are all experintal data." Yi Haisheng handed the tablet to Zhu Hong.
Zhu Hong glanced at it casually and said, "The data looks pretty good; the key is the final result." With that, Zhu Hong turned his gaze towards the rectangular vessel. Inside it lay a man, appearing to be in his twenties.
The man’s eyes were closed, his skin was a faint green, looking quite eerie.
"I believe there won’t be any issues. We’ve succeeded in thirteen experints without a single failure. This one will be no exception," Yi Haisheng said confidently.
"By the way, there’s one more thing," Zhu Hong said, "We’ve lost contact with the military for several days now. I’m worried they’ll send soone to check on the situation. You’d better be careful; it’s a critical ti, and we can’t afford any mistakes."
Yi Haisheng chuckled indifferently, "You don’t need to worry about that at all. Our experint has had a groundbreaking success. Once we submit this report, even if we’ve broken many regulations, I believe they won’t care. Do you understand how much this research outco will change the military power of the nation? Without any surprises, it could reshape the entire world’s military landscape."
"Let’s hope so. It’s better to be cautious than regretful. Never underestimate the military—they’re not fools," Zhu Hong said, and with that, he ignored Yi Haisheng and walked straight into the depths of the tomb.
At the far end of the tomb, it had been transford into a fitness training room.
Inside the training room, there were over a dozen researchers in white coats conducting comprehensive tests on the personnel who had undergone enhancent experints, including strength, reaction abilities, hearing, and various physical qualities.
Seeing Zhu Hong walk over, everyone greeted him one after another. Since Zhu Hong ca to this research facility, he had brought about trendous changes for the people here. So didn’t like these changes, but they appreciated the success these changes brought. They were all mbers of the military research institute, subordinates of Yi Haisheng.
Due to the long-term influence from Yi Haisheng, these people had beco obsessively passionate about scientific research. Therefore, when faced with research that could change the world’s power dynamics, they were willing to give up everything.
Zhu Hong wandered around the training room to see if the condition of those transford through the experints was as expected.
After passing through the training room, Zhu Hong arrived outside a sealed room. There were personnel guarding the door, and upon seeing Zhu Hong, the two n in suits stepped aside imdiately. After they left, Zhu Hong pressed two buttons, and a small keypad gradually erged from the wall next to him. After entering an eight-digit number, the door to the room slowly opened.
As the door opened, a satisfied smile appeared on Zhu Hong’s face, and he strode inside. With his departure, the door quickly closed.
"That’s the situation..." In the hotel, Ling Chen explained the general circumstances to the others.
"So how do we get in?" Qin Genglong asked, "Should I just smash the door down?"
"That’s the last resort. Even if we ignore the fact that the door might not be breakable, the most crucial thing is that we don’t know what the situation is inside the research facility. If there are traps set up inside, we could be in danger. So the best approach is to sneak in without them noticing."
"Isn’t that a bit unrealistic?" Tang Yuan interjected, "You’ve seen the situation over there."
Ling Chen smiled and said, "Actually, it’s not that big of a problem. Rember when we discovered He Zhishen’s tomb, and he suddenly disappeared from the coffin? We confird repeatedly that He Zhishen didn’t leave through the tomb’s main entrance. This indicates that there must be a hidden passage leading outside from the tomb."
Hearing this, Tang Yuan’s eyes lit up.
"How did I not think of that? If we can find that hidden passage, we can avoid the research facility’s surveillance and sneak in. Alright! Let’s rest tonight and go look for it tomorrow."
Ling Chen nodded, "That’s the plan."
The next morning.
Ling Chen, Tang Yuan, and the rest of the group drove to the vicinity of the research facility. To avoid detection by those at the research facility, they didn’t drive directly in but parked the car at a distance and approached on foot.
Looking at the surroundings and relying on past mories, Ling Chen pointed to the research facility in the distance and said, "The research facility is positioned at the entrance to the tomb. We can start searching around the area. To increase efficiency, everyone will be responsible for a specific area. Rember! There are definitely people inside the research facility, so we must be cautious and not expose our whereabouts."
After a few reminders, Ling Chen divided the area into several sections and assigned them to everyone. If it weren’t for the urgency and the desire not to waste ti, Ling Chen could have gone to find He Zhishen to ask him directly about the location of the hidden passage.
In a matter of hours, despite diligently searching, the group found nothing, not uncovering any trace of the hidden passage. However, they weren’t discouraged, as a hidden passage certainly wouldn’t be easy to find.
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