ebookland Chapter 1198
Chapter 1198
Tao Zheng pushed Zhang Jia into the office. Captain Chen stood up and greeted them, "Please sit down. What brings you here? Ms. Zhang, you're still not well. Why aren't you resting in your hospital room?"
"It's really urgent, and I had to bother Captain Chen," Zhang Jia said with a smile.
Zhou Shuwan sat down beside him without saying a word, waiting for Zhang Jia to speak.
Seeing that they all looked unwell, Captain Chen knew something serious must have happened, so he asked directly, "What's wrong? What happened? If you have any difficulties, just tell us. The base will definitely help if it can."
Zhang Jia took a deep breath and recounted in detail the deal between Lin Wei and Xiao Sheng.
After saying that, his tone was full of anger: "Captain Chen, I would like to ask, did our base approve what Dr. Lin did?"
Did she draw Xiao Sheng's blood to conduct human experiments?
With so many people in the base, why did she choose to pick Xiao Sheng's instead of someone else's?
Is it because Xiao Sheng has a talent for recognizing directions that she wants to take advantage of him?
Does our base allow scientists to conduct such harmful human experiments on children?
A barrage of questions rained down on Captain Chen like a machine gun.
After saying that, Zhang Jia sneered: "I used to think Dr. Lin was a nice person, but I didn't expect her to be so insidious. She's been coming to our house these days, trying to get close to Xiao Sheng. It turns out she had this planned all along and had a big scheme."
Tao Zheng gently patted her shoulder, signaling her to calm down and not get too agitated, and to see what Captain Chen had to say first.
Upon hearing this, Captain Chen's smile vanished instantly, replaced by an extremely serious expression, clearly indicating that he was completely unaware of the matter.
He remained silent for a long time before looking at Zhang Jia and saying in a serious tone, "Ms. Zhang, don't worry, I really didn't know about this. The base would never approve such a thing! Don't worry, the base will definitely give you an explanation."
After he finished speaking, he glanced subtly at Zhou Shuwan, who had remained silent beside him.
He knew in his heart that Xiao Sheng had a talent for recognizing directions, and Lin Wei's interest in Xiao Sheng was definitely to study this talent.
However, Zhou Shuwan also has the same talent. If Lin Wei really wants to conduct human experiments, then Xiao Sheng is just her first target. Next, she will definitely target Zhou Shuwan.
Zhou Shuwan is extremely important to the base.
Aside from Captain Shang, who died in the line of duty, and himself, no one knew that Zhou Shuwan possessed enough supplies to support the thousands of people at the base for over a decade.
If anything were to happen to Zhou Shuwan, the people in the base wouldn't be able to hold out for long, so he absolutely wouldn't allow anything to go wrong with her.
Seeing how decisive and resolute he was in speaking, Zhang Jia's anger gradually dissipated.
She concluded by earnestly expressing her hope that the base could give them a response as soon as possible!
Captain Chen nodded in agreement.
After the three people left, the smile on his face vanished instantly, and his expression became extremely serious.
He went directly to Captain Qin and questioned him about whether he knew about the matter or not.
Captain Qin was caught off guard by the question and was taken aback at first.
He had no idea about this; Lin Wei had never told him.
But he has always been very protective of his own, and even if Lin Wei does something wrong, he can't just ignore it.
After thinking for a moment, Captain Qin straightened his back and said firmly, "I know about this. I gave her permission to do it."
Captain Chen was stunned for a moment, not expecting that he would take the blame all by himself, and then his anger flared up even more:
"You know? You actually allowed her to do this? Captain Qin, do you know that what she did violated base regulations?"
Human experimentation is absolutely forbidden at the base. If something happens to her doing this, who can bear the consequences?
Captain Qin frowned, knowing that Captain Chen was angry, but still explained, "Lin Wei just wanted to do research, not human experiments. She drew the child's blood just to study the difference between the child's genes and those of normal people. She didn't mean anything else. Don't overthink it."
"Researching talent? Using such sneaky methods to research it? And making a deal with a child, do you think this is reasonable?" Captain Chen's tone grew even colder. "Whatever she's trying to do, drawing blood without permission is wrong!"
Captain Chen's face showed no room for softening: "Captain Qin, I'll only say this once: keep Lin Wei under control. If she dares to approach Xiao Sheng privately again, no matter how important her research is, the base will not let her off lightly."
Captain Qin was slightly taken aback.
Captain Chen has always been calm and collected, able to remain composed even in the face of major events. How could he have let things escalate to this point over something as trivial as drawing a few vials of blood?
After a long while, he stared at Captain Chen's tense profile and couldn't help but ask, "Do you have any other concerns?"
Captain Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.
"It's just drawing a few vials of blood for research," Captain Qin said, his tone full of doubt. "I can understand the family that adopted Xiao Sheng throwing a tantrum and making a big deal out of it. But you're the captain of the ship, and you're always so thorough in your work. Why would you get so worked up over something like this? Old Chen, are you hiding something from me?"
Captain Chen couldn't tell the truth, so he could only frown and turn his face away, avoiding Captain Qin's gaze.
In truth, he knew better than anyone that Xiao Sheng's talent wasn't particularly remarkable.
However, the ability to develop a sensitive nose, recognize directions, and distinguish objects is a minor evolutionary development that is acceptable and normal in a post-apocalyptic world.
Even if people find out, they might ask a couple of questions out of curiosity, but they won't have any bad intentions.
But Zhou Shuwan was different; her talent completely exceeded everyone's expectations.
If her secret were to be leaked, the consequences would be unimaginable.
In the apocalypse, people have long been driven to the brink of despair by the struggle for survival, their only remaining thought being the fervor to stay alive.
If anyone knew how useful Zhou Shuwan was, they would definitely stop at nothing to get their hands on her.
This is like a fanatical believer before the apocalypse, who cannot be eliminated no matter what means are used!
Captain Chen's insistence on taking things so seriously was ostensibly to protect Xiao Sheng, but in reality, it was a precautionary measure.
If Lin Wei can make a move on Xiao Sheng, she'll definitely do the same if she discovers Zhou Shuwan's special status.
If we don't nip this in the bud now, something terrible will happen sooner or later.
Once others discover the other party's capabilities, Captain Chen can't imagine what terrifying things might happen.
As the second-in-command of the base, Captain Qin should not have been kept in the dark about such a secret.
However, Captain Chen felt that the fewer people who knew about this, the better.
He and Captain Shang had vaguely sensed something at the time, but they never discussed it and tacitly ignored it.
Captain Chen took a deep breath, looked at Captain Qin again, his tone still serious, but with an added weight to it.
"I didn't hide anything from you, you've oversimplified things."
"Drawing blood may seem like a small matter, but it is a dangerous first step."
"She's researching evolutionary talents. If word gets out, the base is finished. In the apocalypse, who wouldn't want special abilities? Everyone will be frantically searching for talented people, even forcing others to cooperate in research. It'll be unstoppable."