I Conquered the Villain Boss Chapter 91
Translated by Digitalian (ko-fi)
Chapter 91: The Truly Important Information
The information from more than ten years ago might have recorded in detail all the experimental data related to him, but what did it matter?
"Jiang Yize once said that I was the most perfect experimental subject in his charge." Si Xu sneered. "Although this sounds unpleasant, but..."
After a pause, he sighed softly. "It can’t be denied that the guy was telling the truth." As an experimental result, he was indeed absolutely perfect and could not be replicated.
He had dual high-level abilities, and his speed of evolution was far faster than that of ordinary experimental subjects...
At least, after Jiang Yize's death, there had never been a more powerful experimental subject in the laboratory, not even Qin Huai, the puppet meticulously developed by the Shen family and the one they put a lot of effort into trying to completely replicate Si Xu.
Not understanding what Si Xu meant by "the most perfect", Jiang Ran confirmed again and again, "You mean, the things written in the notebook Qin Huai took away have no effect on you, right?"
Si Xu hummed. "It’s unimportant. Don't take it to heart."
Jiang Ran was still worried. "Is there really no threat at all? Will that notebook record some of your physical defects..." For example, he might be allergic to some medicine, or...
She was still mumbling in worry, and Si Xu interrupted her with a depressed tone, "Jiang Ran, do you think I have any physical defects?"
Jiang Ran, "Huh?" Why did the serious question sound so strange after he repeated it?
"Are you dissatisfied with my body?" She didn't answer, and Si Xu became even more depressed. "You obviously..."
"Si Xu!" Jiang Ran stamped her feet anxiously when he started going off topic. "I'm not talking about that kind of... that kind of defect! Of course I'm very satisfied with you. I... No, no, I'm not talking about the superficial defects. I'm talking about..."
Even after explaining it clearly, Si Xu was still unhappy.
"Jiang Ran, you’re doubting me..." On the way back to the living room, the man muttered aggrievedly, "I've told you that I'm an absolutely perfect experimental subject, but you still don't believe me..."
Jiang Ran, "..." Gosh! Why did she doubt this person with ace combat power? Now, she had broken his fragile heart and made him sad!
After finally coaxing the aggrieved Si Xu, Jiang Ran heaved a sigh of relief. Just as she was about to bring the topic back on track, she heard Si Xu say, "Jiang Ran, did Jiang Yize leave anything for you?"
"Leave anything for me?" After thinking for a while, Jiang Ran shook her head. "No –– he won't mention his work in front of his family. Oh, there is his study on the second floor. Qin Huai has already searched it. Do you want to take a look?"
"Yeah, let's go check it out."
……
"Si Xu, do you want to see the outside world?"
Looking at the silent youth, the man didn't know what he was thinking, and suddenly asked him a strange question.
Experimental subjects couldn’t leave the laboratory. Si Xu knew this as an experimental subject, so as a staff member, Jiang Yize couldn’t be unaware of that.
The youth didn't answer his silly question.
"You should soon be able to do so." Without waiting for his answer, Jiang Yize sighed and muttered to himself, "If I had known that this was their plan, back then... I shouldn't have come here..."
More than a decade of laboratory life had made Si Xu as alert as a wild animal. After hearing what Jiang Yize said, he grasped the key point. "Plan?"
Jiang Yize obviously didn't want to say more. "Si Xu." He changed the subject. "If you can leave the laboratory in the future, are you interested in going to Jiangning?"
"Jiangning?" He had no idea about the place, but he knew that he couldn't leave the laboratory. "I won't go out."
"You will." The man looked at him with a gentle and compassionate smile. "The only regret is that the world you go out in the future may no longer be the same as it is now."
"..."
"After you go out, go to Jiangning." He smiled, "That's my hometown, and the two people who are most important to me live there. You can go meet them."
Si Xu refused coldly. "No."
"Si Xu, go meet them. You won't regret it." He kept smiling, as if he didn't notice Si Xu’s resistance. "Didn't I tell you that people tend to give important things to important people for safekeeping –– I’m thinking. If I die one day..."
He suddenly stopped. He took out another packet of White Rabbit candies from his briefcase and put it on the table.
"My daughter is sick. I may not be here for a long time. But fortunately, your abilities have stabilized. Even without me, you can use them to protect yourself." He closed his eyes and smiled bitterly. "This is probably the only thing I can be thankful for among the irreparable mistakes I made."
He took one last look at Si Xu and said goodbye with a smile, "Si Xu, goodbye."
Before Si Xu could understand the complex emotions in the man's words, he stood up from the corner where he usually stayed and walked to the table.
A big packet of White Rabbit candies lay quietly on the table, and one could almost smell the faint aroma of milk through the packaging bag.
After that conversation, Jiang Yize never came to see him again, and the person in charge of him was replaced.
Several days later, he accidentally learned from a staff member that Jiang Yize was dead.
He died in a laboratory explosion. It was an accident.
Was it an accident? From that time on, he had a hunch that Jiang Yize's death was not an accident, but a conspiracy.
As expected, the virus used to transform superhumans leaked out of the laboratory and spread into the air. Many people whose bodies were unable to adapt to the virus turned into zombies after inhaling the virus, and human society began to decline.
Rumor had it that the only person who developed a virus vaccine and successfully tested it died in a laboratory explosion more than ten years ago, and all research data was lost with his death.
……
As the sky gradually darkened, Si Xu went upstairs holding the candlestick in one hand and holding Jiang Ran's hand in the other.
He pushed open the door of the study, and thick dust floated in the air. Jiang Ran covered her nose and coughed twice, and said in a muffled voice, "Si Xu, why don't we come to look tomorrow during the day?"
Jiang Yize loved books. His study was large and there were many books and materials. If they looked through them at night, she was worried that they might burn them accidentally.
"Hold it." Si Xu handed the candlestick to Jiang Ran and said, "Stay here. I'll go take a look."
Jiang Ran took the candlestick and stood there obediently waiting for him.
Si Xu simply searched the study but found nothing.
Come to think of it, if the important information was really here, Qin Huai wouldn’t have failed to discover it.
If it wasn’t here, then where in this villa would it be? Or maybe it wasn’t in this villa at all?
……
Even at night, there was still a long line at the entrance of Xiling base. As it was getting darker, the people waiting in line for inspection were a little anxious.
Amid the murmurs, someone shouted "Zombies are coming!" and a sudden uproar broke out at the entrance of the base.
As far as one could see, a group of zombies were moving slowly towards the base.
"It's a zombie tide!"
Those who saw the situation screamed in shock.
The crowd suddenly became chaotic and rushed to the entrance of the base, but was blocked by the superhumans at the entrance.
"Everyone, stop squeezing!" The staff of the base shouted loudly, trying to calm the panicked crowd.
However, the people, who had been worried all the way and thought they had finally reached a safe place, were frightened by the tide of zombies. How could they possibly listen to anyone?
To get through the entrance, everyone was pushing and shoving each other, terrified that if they fell behind, they would be swallowed by the zombies along with their flesh and bones.
"Bang!" Gunshots rang out.
The noisy crowd suddenly became quiet.
Everyone looked in the direction where the gunshot came from.
The young man in a black uniform put down his hand and coldly ordered the people around him, "Let them line up and be inspected before they can enter. Shoot anyone who dares to shout again."
"Yes, Captain."
After receiving the order, all the superhumans guarding the entrance raised their guns and pointed them at the crowd.
"Of course, the zombies will be dealt with by the superhuman team. You guys, line up one by one. Don't panic. You can only enter the base after inspection. Do you understand?"
"..."
As soon as Zhong Qian finished speaking, there were chaotic footsteps on the city wall –– it was the superhumans who had been notified and gathered on the city wall to prepare for the sudden tide of zombies.
After intimidating the outsiders, Shen Yang did not go back. Instead, he walked out alone, found a smooth boulder, jumped on it, and looked around.
As far as he could see, it was completely dark and filled with zombies.
The rotten smell in the wind became a little stronger.
Shen Yang clicked his tongue twice. "Is that guy behind the zombie tide?"