noffsinger Chapter 1056: Achieving a Cooperation Alliance
Chapter 1056: Achieving a Cooperation Alliance
Gu Tongwan could only believe half of what He Hua and Chen Li said for the time being. After all, these two people were just strangers to her who she had met twice. In the current situation, Gu Tongwan could not easily trust strangers. She also noticed that He Hua was always wary of her. There was no need to guess, because every time he looked at her, his eyes were full of strong exploration and questioning.
Perhaps sensing the awkward atmosphere between them, Chen Li had to step forward to smooth things over and ease the mood.
"Well, don't mind us. We really don't have any purpose for coming here this time. We just hope to cooperate."
Gu Tongwan did not invite the two to sit down, so they had been talking while standing since they entered the living room. She, on the other hand, sat comfortably on the sofa, holding a cup of rose tea she had made herself, drinking it very happily.
In fact, she was also observing the two of them. Although they were discussing cooperation, there was no trust between them and nothing that could be called a bond or fetter. The possibility of betrayal and backstabbing at any time was too great, and Gu Tongwan did not have the capital to take that gamble.
"You can state your conditions for whatever you need." He Hua, who had been silent for a long time, looked at the woman on the sofa. The vigilance in his eyes did not disappear, but at this moment there was a sense of desperation.
"Why don't you tell me what you can give me? It's actually very simple to get me to cooperate. At least you have to show me some profit. Besides, how can you guarantee that you are not setting a trap for me?" Gu Tongwan put down the cup, and the tea in the cup stirred up ripples.
He Hua pursed his lips, then took out a bottle of something similar to medicine from his pocket.
Chen Li's face changed drastically when he saw this. He opened his mouth to try to dissuade him but gave up after struggling in the end. He probably knew in his heart that this should be He Hua's last trump card.
"What is this?" Gu Tongwan's face did not show much emotion. His gaze fell coldly on the brown bottle. He felt that it looked strangely familiar.
"This is a potion made from some of my tissue. In our lab, it's called 'K potion'. It's a new type of enhancer. You can simply think of it as a highly concentrated nutrient solution, but its effect is over ten times that of ordinary nutrient solution. It can quickly increase a person's ability to a higher level."
"Your...body tissue?" Gu Tongwan felt that he had heard a very absurd and outrageous statement.
Chen Li clenched his hands tightly, and when he looked up at his good brother, his eyes were already red. It seemed that these two people had some unspeakable secrets.
After seeing the two people struggling, Gu Tongwan was not in a hurry. He pointed his finger at the sofa opposite and said, "Sit down first. I am a very patient person and can wait." Then he poured a cup of hot tea for each of them.
Gu Tongwan knew that these two people must be hiding a huge secret, and this secret was very likely related to this incident. As for the bottle of medicine on the coffee table, it might be a key item in the whole incident.
He Hua's depressed mood eased a little after drinking some hot tea. When he raised his head, there was a determination in his eyes that he had never had before.
"Actually, Chen Li and I are both 'half-experimental subjects' who escaped from the 909 Research Institute. We are also unfinished experimental subjects."
"Unfinished experimental subject?" Gu Tongwan murmured, obviously very interested in this term, but at the same time the image of a female zombie flashed through his mind.
"Let me tell you." Chen Li drank the hot tea in one breath. If you didn't know him, you would think he was drinking Shaodaozi.
Wiping the water stains from his lips, Chen Li said, "We escaped from Laboratory 909. Laboratory 909 is affiliated with an independent biological company headquartered in Kyoto. We originally joined the company as ordinary employees. There are probably hundreds of workers like us. The company is very large, with at least a five-story building on the outskirts of the Kyoto base. They develop some common medicines, such as common cold medicines and antibiotics, but they actually have a private research institute on the first or second floor underground."
Chen Li clenched his hands tighter with every word he spoke, as if that place was a nightmare to him.
Gu Tongwan looked at He Hua next to him. He was also tense the whole time. It seemed that they had experienced something in there that ordinary people could not imagine.
After a long sigh, Chen Li continued, "They used ordinary people as test subjects for human experiments, attempting to blend mutant beast and human genes to gain data. However, most of the experiments failed. Those who failed either became deformed monsters or died in the experimental chamber. During this process, we planned to escape three times, and the first two failed. He Hua and I escaped incineration because we were found to be suitable for the next experiment."
After Chen Li finished speaking, he looked at He Hua, and then they both rolled up their sleeves at the same time, and saw all kinds of mottled scars from the elbows to the arms.
"These were the punishments I received after my two previous failed escape attempts. There are many more wounds like this on my back. Every time Chen Li and I see these marks of humiliation on our bodies, we remind ourselves that we must one day avenge ourselves and destroy that evil laboratory."
Facing the two people's stern faces, Gu Tongwan did not think of comforting them, but only nodded slightly.
Then, as if he had thought of something, he frowned and asked, "Illuminati?"
Chen Li's body trembled slightly, and then he looked up in surprise: "What did you say?"
Gu Tongwan suddenly stood up and said, "Wait for me for a moment."
I watched her walk into the room and come out again with a pen and paper in her hand. Then I saw her spread the white paper on the coffee table. After her simple drawing, a sun icon soon appeared on the paper.
"Look, this icon is the symbol of the Illuminati. Think back and see if you've seen a similar icon or graphic in this company."
While Chen Li was still thinking, He Hua beside him suddenly narrowed his eyes and said, "Tattoo."
These two words made Chen Li and Gu Tongwan look at him at the same time, and he continued, "All scientific researchers and managers above the middle level have similar tattoos on their necks, backs of their hands, and other parts of their bodies. I used to think it was just their special interest, but now I think it's more than just a coincidence. Perhaps only managers with access to company secrets are qualified to have these kinds of tattoos."
"I heard that some organizations will tattoo specific patterns on their core members, and the members think it is a kind of honor and medal." Gu Tongwan listened to Liao Yunyun talk about several news cases she had come across, and some subordinate organizations or tribes did do this.
Chen Li slapped his thigh and said, "Last time at the factory, the people with Quan Jiu and Xuan Ke said they were members of the Illuminati. I remember that was a cult. Holy shit, does that mean the company we used to work for was actually run by the Illuminati?"
Gu Tongwan nodded. "It seems this must be the truth. The Illuminati has been conducting inhuman experiments and research over the years. Although the guards at the Kyoto base and the Hunter Association have been trying their best to find their headquarters, they didn't expect the Illuminati's headquarters to be in Kyoto. It's so dark under the lights, no wonder they can't find it."
"So this bottle of medicine is developed using your body tissues, which means that you, as a test subject, are very important to them?" Gu Tongwan was even more curious about what was in the bottle.
"I'm an A-level psychic, but I didn't upgrade naturally. I upgraded after being injected with various drugs and crystal core liquids. Originally, I was just an ordinary person like Chen Li, and my abilities are quite special. I'm a metal-type psychic of the transformation type. You can think of it as some kind of special mutant ability."
Chen Li also said, "They originally wanted to turn both of us into some kind of human weapons to serve them, but they didn't expect us to find a chance to escape. After escaping from Kyoto, we kept heading south and experienced a lot along the way. Let's put it this way, except for burning, killing, and looting, we did everything else."
No wonder Chen Li is so good at picking locks. It turns out he has done a lot of these sneaky things.
Now it seems that the two of them can say these words calmly, but in fact, only they themselves know the pain in their hearts.
"How long did it take you to get from Kyoto to Jiangcheng?" Gu Tongwan asked curiously. After all, Kyoto and Jiangcheng are about two thousand kilometers apart. Many highways in the middle are blocked, and some are damaged after the earthquake and have to take detours. If there is no available transportation, it is hard to imagine how long it would take to walk.
"It took four months and three days. In the middle we found a motorcycle, but after running out of gas for a few hundred kilometers, we had to walk."
It has been nearly half a year, and I'm afraid many more unknown things have happened during this period. However, Gu Tongwan is not in the mood to listen to them continue talking. It is better to put each other's goals on the table so that they will be qualified to negotiate next.
"What do you want to do? Are you so naive as to think that you can destroy the Illuminati by yourself?"
"We've discovered that there's a subsidiary of this company at the Jiangcheng base. We've been investigating for three months and discovered that some of our companions were transferred here and may be undergoing these inhumane experiments."
"There are still a few children in there. We must rescue them no matter what." Chen Li clenched his teeth, his eyes filled with grief and anger.
Gu Tongwan did not immediately agree to work together, but just tapped his fingers lightly on the table, seemingly nonchalant, but in fact he was observing the two of them.
When she looked up again, she was about to get to the point. "I can trust you for now, but I have one condition."
"What conditions?" He Hua raised his eyes, the wariness still in his eyes.
"I want to take that female zombie away, and I need two other people to join in."
Gu Tongwan never thought that he could save everyone with just three people. The three of them might be wiped out before they even get into the enemy camp. At this time, he needed strong and well-coordinated team members, and more importantly, trustworthy team members.
And now Gu Tongwan naturally thought of someone.
Yan Fan is now an A-level psychic and is currently performing other tasks, but you can try to contact him first. I heard that Chen Yanxi has been arranging him to perform some confidential tasks recently. Perhaps this mission will be a challenge for Yan Fan.
The reason why she did not include Chen Yanxi in the team members was mainly because she was well aware that the zombie virus crisis had not yet been resolved, and Chen Yanxi still needed to guard the city gate fortress. Moreover, as the actual commander of the Jiangcheng Guard, the responsibilities and tasks he carried were more important.
The other candidate was Tan Xin, with whom they had a brief cooperative relationship before. The reason for choosing him was mainly because he seemed to have escaped from one of the research institutes under the Illuminati, and he was a biological researcher himself, so he might know something about the research institute's affairs.
"Okay, after all, we are the ones who took the initiative to seek cooperation with you, but you have to make sure that the person you find is trustworthy. Like you said before, we don't want to be stabbed." He Hua stared into her eyes and said every word seriously.
Gu Sheng nodded: "Don't worry about that. The person I'm looking for is naturally someone I trust, but... when do you plan to take action?" Gu Sheng crossed his legs and still spoke in a leisurely tone.
"We should do this sooner rather than later. We plan to start tomorrow night." Chen Li clasped his hands tightly, which was a sign of nervousness.
He Hua, standing nearby, further elaborated on the most important reason for choosing tomorrow night's operation. "Tomorrow night they'll have a shipment of 'goods' to deliver to the underground city. The Self-Defense Forces there already have Illuminati personnel. The ten minutes from 9:55 to 10:05 tomorrow night is the handover time between the two shifts. They'll use this time to drive in."
"Okay, let's gather here tomorrow night at nine o'clock. But you have to be mentally prepared. Those two people you mentioned, Quan Jiu and Xuan Ke, right? They might have taken appropriate measures in advance, or they might just be waiting for us to fall into their trap."
In fact, He Hua and Chen Li had thought about this possibility, but the only thing they could do now was to take the risk. After all, this was the last chance to save their companions. Even if this trip was a dangerous one, they had to go.
When He Hua and Chen Li left, Gu Tongwan immediately returned to the space to check on the two dogs.
After several hours, the two dogs' injuries had almost healed in the space, and the wound on Aoao's leg had healed to only a superficial mark.
I don’t know if the value-added effect of the spiritual spring water in the space has doubled after the space was upgraded.
In order to verify his idea, Gu Tongwan took out a knife and gently cut his finger, then rinsed and soaked it with spiritual spring water.