Late at night, the base gradually fell into silence. Lu Yan threw the remaining cigarette butts at his feet, pulled out the tool box from the space, and re-strengthened the cage in which Qi Su was imprisoned.
"I know this thing can't trap you, and you don't need this, but be honest, ordinary people need this sense of security." Lu Yan welded the last iron rod and said slowly.
Qi Su didn't answer, and Lu Yan didn't want him to answer at all. He glanced at the corner, put away his tools, and turned around to leave.
The moonlight was very good tonight. Qi Su held his head in his hands and stared at it for a long time. He turned his eyes to the corner of his eyes and stopped at a dark corner. His tone was rather sinister:
"Why, how long do you have to watch there?"
After a period of silence, heavy footsteps sounded in the darkness. Yan Mingzhun walked out of the shadows with a cold face, came to the front of the cage, looked down at Qi Su, and said nothing.
Qi Su let out a sigh:
"I didn't lock you up. I asked you, are you really a regular military camp?"
Yan Mingzhun didn't answer. After a while, he asked him coldly:
"What they just said was that you were given a hint. Is that true?"
Qi Su's attitude was very disapproving:
"So what if it's true, so what if it's fake. I killed the people with my own hands. I tore them into pieces, and I froze them in ice. Is there any difference?"
His expression was disgusting, and his tone was extremely scornful, irritating Yan Mingzhi to press the gun on his waist uncontrollably.
"I advise you not to act rashly. Your boss has been lenient with you not once or twice. It's all because of the good popularity your brother has accumulated for you in the army. If you continue like this, he will still be scolded by you after he dies."
Qi Su spoke slowly with a mocking smile in his eyes.
A person like him would never really care about Yan Mingxu's death, but a few simple words could make Yan Mingzhun immobilized.
Yan Mingzhun stared at him, wishing he could devour his blood, eat his flesh, and tear him to pieces.
Qi Su had long been accustomed to such looks. He bent one leg and looked at him casually.
Yan Mingzhun said fiercely:
"You deserve to die." Then he left the clearing without looking back.
…
Mu Tang had a dream that night, an unusual dream.
The haze that shrouded his eyes and blocked his vision dissipated layer by layer, revealing the familiar figure behind the dust and smoke, and the face he always saw in the mirror.
The only difference is that the eyes of the person in front of him are full of coldness, and they seem to always be calm.
Mu Tang blinked in disbelief, took a step forward uncontrollably, and the corners of his eyes were filled with joy:
"Finally... I can see you."
The person opposite seemed not to have expected her reaction. He raised his eyebrows in discomfort and asked:
"Do you really want to see me?"
Mu Tang nodded vigorously:
"I think, I have always wanted to see you, but in reality, it seems that we can't meet, but I didn't expect that we could meet in this way..."
Mu Tang paused, and his voice unconsciously contained a hint of intimacy:
"I'm very curious about you and have a lot of questions to ask. If possible, I hope we can become friends."
She stopped after saying this, and it seemed that she was aware of the unreality in these words, because she was the one who came after, and it was she who had the control of this body.
Although the person in front of her didn't express his opinion, he didn't necessarily have any complaints against her.
What I just said was too ignorant and natural.
Thinking of this, Mu Tang closed his mouth, hesitation appeared in his eyes, and he quietly raised his eyes to see the face of the person opposite.
The other Mu Tang seemed to be very interested and listened to Mu Tang's story with great interest. Seeing that she stopped talking, he couldn't help but tilted his head and said doubtfully:
"Why don't you speak?"
Mu Tang pursed her lips and said softly:
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have told you this..."
Confusion flashed in the eyes of "Mu Tang" opposite:
"Why apologize?"
But she didn't wait for Mu Tang to answer, and spoke directly:
"Let me ask you, what you said before, you can give me your body back, is it true?"
Mu Tang nodded vigorously without thinking:
"yes."
"Mu Tang" on the other side had amusement in his eyes and asked slowly:
"Then your friends will become my friends, and your life will become my life. Is that okay?"
Mu Tang's eyes trembled, but he still shook his head:
"It doesn't matter. It should have been yours in the first place. It was the time I stole from you."
"Ha." "Mu Tang" on the opposite side chuckled:
"You don't seem to realize what this sentence means. This sentence means that your existence will be completely erased, and the traces of your presence will be meaningless."
"The mud will become my mud, and Lu Yan will become my lover."
Having said this, the eyes of "Mu Tang" on the opposite side began to become sharp, slicing towards Mu Tang like a sharp blade:
"Even so, don't you care?"
It has to be said that she caught Mu Tang's weak spot. Lu Yan and Ni Ba were all Mu Tang's most important family members.
Mu Tang's mouth was as heavy as a thousand pounds and her face turned pale. She wanted to say "yes", but she couldn't open her mouth no matter what.
It can't be like this, it shouldn't be like this, the body clearly belongs to another Mu Tang, and it should be returned to her.
Mu Tang desperately said this to herself, opening and closing her lips countless times, but not a single note came out of her throat.
"Mu Tang" on the opposite side looked at her reaction, chuckled, and gave another dose of powerful ingredients:
"Actually, Mu Xu and Li Si's ideas may not be wrong. If they hadn't plotted against me, maybe I would have conducted this research with them."
Mu Tang's pupils widened and he raised his head to look at her.
"Mu Tang" on the opposite side was unmoved and continued to smile:
"If you return your body to me, I will find a way to get the experimental data from Li Si. In fact, I am very curious about what the world will look like if the experimental results they expect are achieved. After all, no matter what era, everyone Some people are pursuing the art of immortality, and if someone achieves it, it will be an extremely great achievement."
After hearing her words, Mu Tang could no longer hold back the shock in his eyes, and blurted out his doubts:
"What if the experiment fails?"
The other "Mu Tang" shrugged with regret in his tone:
"Then...these people will become like the zombies outside your walls, walking zombies, achieving another kind of immortality."
"No, it can't be like this!!" Mu Tang refused without hesitation this time.
She couldn't imagine the world in the other person's mouth. All the living people had turned into monsters without conscious thoughts. Even if they were upgraded and had thoughts again, they would never be the same again.
She doesn't want this kind of world.
"Mu Tang" on the opposite side seemed to have anticipated her answer, and spread her hands indifferently:
"If you give me control of your body, then I will do it, but you can rest assured that I am different from Li Si. He is a master of talent. I have unlimited creativity that he does not have, not to mention that now I have learned that Knowing the origin of the virus, the possibility of failure is very small."
Mu Tang looked at her warily, took one step back, and then another.
"Mu Tang" looked at her like this and laughed:
"Look, don't you really want your own body?"
No, that's not the case!
Mu Tang shook his head vigorously:
"I am willing to return my body to you, but I beg you, I don't want that kind of world. Everyone should have free choice. You have never asked others whether they are willing to pursue the eternal life you talk about."
"Mu Tang" seemed not to have expected such a result. She knew that the "other consciousness" born from her body seemed different from the ordinary split personality.
She seems to have a dependence and intimacy on herself.
Originally, after saying these words, no matter how much dependence and intimacy you had, they would all disappear, and Mu Tang would probably fight her to the death.
He never expected Mu Tang to respond in this way.
Such an ending made all the last hesitation and unwillingness in her heart disappear completely, allowing her to make up her mind to make that choice.
"Mu Tang." She called Mu Tang's name softly, then raised her hand to hold her chest. Her eyes, which had always been cold, were filled with softness for the first time, and she said that sentence word by word:
"Mu Tang, kill me."
