MCL CH119

Chapter 119: Verifying one thing.

A car sped away from the villa area.

Two figures stood at the entrance of the single-family villa, watching the car drive away.

At this moment, Ju Ze could finally no longer maintain his usual calm demeanor. “President, you just agreed to the United Administration like that? Are you really going to Country A?”

“Mhm. But my agreement isn’t for the United Administration. If the rift crisis in Country A cannot be resolved, the entire globe will be affected. Do you think the X-rank ability users from other countries are going voluntarily? The reason these people agreed is simply because they are all very clear that as long as they want to continue living on this planet, no one can stay out of this matter.”

As Yan Xingzhou replied, all his attention was on the phone he was fiddling with. His brow had slowly furrowed. “Can’t reach Lin Ni. He’s out on a mission again today?”

Ju Ze: “He should be. The frequency of rift appearances has been too high recently. Red alerts have been sounded in almost all parts of the country. The Third Administration is mainly responsible for cleanup operations, so they’re busy every day, with their feet barely touching the ground.”

“…”

Receiving the busy signal from the other end of the line again, Yan Xingzhou put his phone back in his pocket. “For the future of humanity, he’s still so enthusiastic.”

“What did you say?” Ju Ze didn’t quite hear.

“Nothing.” Yan Xingzhou turned and went back into the house. “Get ready. I should be leaving in a bit.”

Ju Ze was still a little worried. “But your current condition…”

Yan Xingzhou: “Setting other things aside, in the field of supernatural ability research, no one can surpass Shen Nanyang. I just received treatment. It should be stable for the short term. No need to worry.”

“That’s good.” Ju Ze nodded and asked, “And Director Lin’s side, are you sure you don’t need to give him a heads-up first?”

At the mention of Lin Xi, Yan Xingzhou fell silent for a moment.

In just a few seconds, several possible reactions from Lin Xi upon hearing the news flashed through his mind. He rubbed his temples with a rare headache. “He should still be in a rift now and can’t be contacted. I’ll leave him a message explaining the situation. As for the rest… we’ll talk about it after I get back.”

“Understood, President. I wish you good luck.” Ju Ze rarely found an opportunity to tease. “In every sense of the word.”

At the same time, in an independent isolation room at the Central Research Institute.

In the empty room, a bored figure leaned against the head of the bed in a very casual posture. Only the cables connected to his body still affected his freedom of movement.

“In a way, this scene feels exceptionally familiar, doesn’t it?” A faint smile hung on Lin Xi’s lips. He looked not at all dissatisfied with this environment, but instead, his expression was filled with nostalgia. “Although the room back then was much more luxurious than this one, this state of isolation can indeed allow me to get more rest. Sometimes when I’m tired from being busy, it’s nice to find a place to just laze around. I think it was like that back then, sleeping and spacing out every day, and then enjoying the meals they delivered at set times… Oh right, it was better back then. At least they were willing to take care of me, the Executor. Tablets, game consoles, and so on, there was no shortage of配套 equipment.”

Compared to this rambling, the voice that emerged in his mind was clearly much more disdainful.

[I’ve heard that when people get old, they always start reminiscing about the past. I used to think it was just a legend, but now I see it’s true.]

[But you’re missing something from the past you mentioned.]

Without waiting for Lin Xi to ask, Calamity let out a low laugh, the teasing tone even stronger: [Back then, there was not only a luxurious isolation room and rich recreational activities, but also the exquisite delicacy that made you completely lose control after eating it.]

[So why on earth did you drink that glass of water directly? That Shen guy already told you, you completely lost control after drinking that glass of water. Are you planning to lose control again now?]

“Yo, are you concerned about me?” Lin Xi found it a bit strange. “I thought you would be very happy to see me lose control. That way, wouldn’t it give you the perfect opportunity to take over my body?”

[Go away, who’s concerned about you? I’m just curious about what you’re thinking.]

“Not much.” Lin Xi lazily pillowed his head on his arm, his gaze fixed on the blank ceiling above, a picture of peaceful and leisurely life. “Shen Nanyang already said that this glass of water has been improved, and it’s also an auxiliary potion for Yan Xingzhou’s treatment. When I was waiting for him outside the treatment room that day, I felt an excessively strong burst of supernatural energy, which should be the effect of drinking this kind of water.”

[Huh? So?]

Lin Xi chuckled lightly. “So, with such a rare opportunity to experience what he felt back then, why should I refuse?”

A long silence fell. A long time later, an incredulous voice exploded in his mind: [This is the reason you suddenly went crazy? Just to experience what your great President Yan has gone through?!!]

Lin Xi replied, “Mhm, why not?”

As his voice fell, although the certain King of Contaminants didn’t make another sound, one could completely imagine it exploding several times over in his skull.

In the end, all that was left was Calamity’s very weak summary: […When you humans go crazy, there’s really nothing for us contaminants to do. Oh no, to be precise, you’re not considered human anymore.]

“That’s right, I’m not human anymore.” Lin Xi accepted this reality gracefully. His peripheral vision glanced at the white wall on the other side. Although his sight couldn’t penetrate it, he knew very well that behind this wall, a group of researchers in white lab coats were watching his every move.

Slightly narrowing his eyes, a subtle smile flashed in the depths of Lin Xi’s eyes. “Actually, by taking this opportunity, I also want to verify one thing.”

[What thing?]

Instead of answering, Lin Xi asked back, “Haven’t you noticed that so far, I haven’t shown any tendency to lose control of my ability?”

[Huh, that seems to be true!]

Lin Xi’s tone was slow. “Shen Nanyang wants to guide genetic mutations through contaminant radiation to achieve the result of humans autonomously awakening their supernatural abilities. The project that had been making no progress before suddenly made a breakthrough. All of this happened after Yan Xingzhou handed your crystal core fragment to the Central Research Institute. Combining Shen Nanyang’s constant emphasis on that one and only opportunity from the ‘pre-simulation,’ and what he chose to do to me back then, there is only one possibility I can think of.”

[Speak human.]

“To sum it up in one sentence, you are the key to balancing supernatural ability and contamination value.”

Lin Xi raised an eyebrow. “And what I want to verify now is this.”

At this point, he suddenly remembered something. “By the way, there’s one thing you can rest assured about. As long as we stay in this room and don’t go out, we are absolutely safe.”

[Huh.]

Lin Xi: “Because this is an isolation room specifically for ability users. This place has no need for, and will not have, any contamination value detection equipment.”

In the observation hall, separated by a wall, a gaze remained fixed on the figure in the room.

Ever since Lin Xi drank the active water and was brought to the isolation room, Shen Nanyang had stayed in the observation hall, not leaving for a single step.

“Professor Shen, this is the newly released detection data.” A researcher beside him handed over a test report for the umpteenth time, a very subtle emotion in his expression. “Are you sure Director Lin drank the new active water? But his supernatural energy fluctuations have been very stable, with no abnormalities at all. This situation…”

His words stopped there. He silently glanced at Shen Nanyang’s unreadable expression and swallowed the rest of his words.

This newly released test report indeed showed no abnormalities. But that was only for normal times. Now, under the condition of having taken a sufficient amount of active water, no abnormalities had become the biggest abnormality.

For a time, no one spoke again. The entire observation hall was filled only with the rustling sound of paper as Shen Nanyang flipped through the report.

It wasn’t until he finished reading the last page that he remained in that posture for a long time, falling into a prolonged silence.

In this subtle atmosphere, the others couldn’t help but stop their work and cautiously exchange glances.

Finally, Shen Nanyang placed the report in his hand back on the table. “All of you, go out.”

The researchers present clearly didn’t react. “Go out?”

“All of you, go out,” Shen Nanyang repeated. “It’s enough for me to be in charge here alone.”

“You alone?” Someone hesitated in shock. “This place requires 24-hour monitoring. You still have other more important things to attend to. I’m afraid you won’t be able to manage, right?”

Shen Nanyang slowly lowered his eyelids. “For the time being, there probably won’t be anything more important than here.”

The researcher didn’t quite hear. “What?”

“In short, you all go out first. Without my permission, no one is to step foot in here, nor is anyone allowed to come into contact with Lin… Ni.”

Shen Nanyang placed the report in his hand neatly on top of the stack of test sheets to the side. “As for the other ongoing projects, I will make arrangements in advance so as not to affect the subsequent progress.”

The others didn’t dare to ask more questions and all withdrew.

Just then, a staff member rushed over. He was also a bit surprised to see these evacuating researchers, but he quickly looked at Shen Nanyang. “Professor Shen, a message came from the United Administration.”

Shen Nanyang: “Mhm, speak.”

“According to the Executor, a batch of S-rank rifts has erupted in Country A. Because there’s no time to clear them out, preparations have been made for a unified battle outside the rifts,” the staff member relayed. “All countries have already arranged for manpower to go. Executor Gu has also visited President Yan and confirmed that President Yan will represent our Hua Country and lead the team.”

“Yan Xingzhou is going to Country A for support?”

Shen Nanyang frowned slightly. He subconsciously glanced back at the figure in the isolation room and, after a brief silence, said, “I understand.”

Everyone left, leaving only Shen Nanyang’s slender figure in the observation hall.

Yan Xingzhou.

I hope this international cooperation goes smoothly.

This was probably the first time Shen Nanyang had so sincerely hoped that nothing would happen to this man, otherwise…

He stood fixedly at the control console, his gaze falling on the fiery red-haired man, his eyes filled with complex, surging emotions.

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