CH 42

Professor Li took two students for an experiment in the sterile room, but his mind was wandering.

That night, a man called Detective Zhang, drove him to meet the sponsor of the research center. After arriving at a private manor in the suburbs, Professor Li got out of the car and walked inside alone. The owner of the manor is wearing casual clothes and was watering the flowers with a watering can. Hearing footsteps, he turned around and faced Professor Li in person for the first time.

"Hello, Professor Li." He took the initiative to say hello. pure tl. com is the original translat or, please do not re-post

Professor Li was shocked when he saw the sponsor's face, but he has lived to this age and has experienced everything, so he quickly digested this fact and kept his mouth shut. It wasn’t good to know too much about some things. 

The owner of the manor gave him a gift: a small vial of blood in a wooden box.

"This blood belongs to that monster."

Professor Li was so excited, the longing look on his face was like a drowning man who suddenly saw driftwood.

"I’ve met you, and I gave you such an important thing. Do you have anything to ask?"

Professor Li paused and asked, "What do you want me to do?"

The owner of the manor smiled. This is why he likes to deal with smart people: there was no need to say much. 

"Back then, I chose to fund this research center not because of the professor's ability, but also because of the affection of a loving father and daughter. We are both taking what we need. This time it is also the same. That monster will not die even if you drain all of its blood. Use this blood sample to find out a way to kill this monster completely and the secret of his immortality. Remember, don't be too curious about that monster, curiosity killed the cat."

Professor Li hesitated, but nodded.

...

"Teacher!" Ye Chen's voice brought Professor Li back to reality. He was waving an invitation letter in his hand.

Professor Li took off his gloves and walked out of the sterile room.

"What is it?" 

"The invitation letter stated that famous foreign experts in the field will be attending this academic seminar."

Professor Li took it and glanced at it briefly before handing it back to Ye Chen.

"Go on behalf of our research center. I'm going on a business trip tomorrow, I will be absent for half a month."

"This seminar has many famous..." pure tl. com is the original translat or, please do not re-post

"I know, it's a rare opportunity, but I have something to do. It's the same even if you attended." Professor Li interrupted impatiently.

Ye Chen felt that the teacher's state of mind was not right, but he didn't ask any more questions. He did not want to arouse too much suspicion.

The seminar was held at a five-star hotel. As soon as Ye Chen stepped into the elevator, he saw Zhang Xuanxuan walking towards her with three bodyguards. One of the bodyguards was holding the elevator door, and the other two stood on each side of her. Zhang Xuanxuan looked a little surprised when she saw Ye Chen in the elevator.

She walked in, but the bodyguard didn't follow, and the elevator door closed.

Ye Chen asked gently, "Which floor?"

"The top floor, thank you." Zhang Xuanxuan glanced at Ye Chen and asked casually, "What is Mr. Ye doing here?"

"Meeting." Ye Chen said sarcastically, "Miss Zhang is here on a date with your fiancé?" 

Zhang Xuanxuan felt his inexplicable indifference, so she replied in the same manner: "Checking accounts. This hotel is our family’s."

Ye Chen nodded: "The Zhang family is already a wealthy family, but still insist on getting married. Sure enough, the richer people are, the more they value their money."

This sentence is obviously contemptuous, but Zhang Xuanxuan is not angry at all, she smiled calmly: "Of course, money is important, look at the luxurious decoration of this hotel, and the high-quality appearance and manners of all service staff here... Oh, And these 24-hour elevators with zero failure rate all cost money. Researchers like you are clearly living the best life, just waiting for someone to sponsor you with money to spend."

Ye Chen smiled: "It makes sense, everyone has their own aspirations..." 

Before he could finish his sentence, the elevator suddenly shook violently. Zhang Xuanxuan screamed in fright. She was wearing stilettos and wasn’t standing firmly as she almost tripped and slammed on the elevator wall. Fortunately, Ye Chen quickly grabbed her and protected her in his arms.

The elevator stopped abruptly and the lights suddenly shut, it was completely dark.

Zhang Xuanxuan was so frightened that she clutched Ye Chen's clothes tightly, panting in his arms in shock.

Ye Chen teased: "This is your elevator with zero failure rate?" 

Zhang Xuanxuan felt embarrassed and gritted her teeth, "I'm going to demolish this elevator." pure tl. com is the original translat or, please do not re-post

Ye Chen looked at her and suddenly laughed.

Zhang Xuanxuan glared at him angrily: "What are you laughing at?"

Ye Chen looked down into her eyes, put on a very sincere expression, and said slowly, "I'm laughing because fate is really a wonderful thing. The city is so big, but it was the two of us who got stuck in the same elevator."

Zhang Xuanxuan suddenly found that she was still clutching his clothes and leaning against his arms; their posture ambiguous. She recovered and pushed Ye Chen away with disdain, stood straight with some distance between them and rubbed her ankle. Shereplied angrily, "That's right, all because I didn’t read my fortune when I went out today." 

After a while, the lights in the elevator turned on again and it slowly began to rise to the designated floor.

Zhang Xuanxuan tried to stand up despite the pain in her ankle, but she stumbled. Ye Chen quickly supported her: "You twisted your foot, take off your high heels."

Zhang Xuanxuan said incredulously: "What a joke, a woman taking off her high heels is like a soldier throwing away their weapon."

Ye Chen raised his eyebrows slightly and said jokingly, "I thought your weapon was money."

Usually, she would just ignore comments like this, but probably due to being stuck in an elevator together, Zhang Xuanxuan explained to him.

"In your heart, Tian Jingzhi may have a bad personality, and I am a money-starved woman. But what you don’t know is that there is a difference between being liked by a woman and understanding a woman." 

"Ding", the elevator door opened. Outside the elevator door, the hotel manager and bodyguards waited anxiously. As soon as they saw Zhang Xuanxuan, they immediately greeted: "Miss Zhang, are you alright?"

Zhang Xuanxuan immediately showed a calm smile: "It's okay."

After speaking, she endured the pain in her foot and walked out of the elevator gracefully, leaving only Ye Chen, still stunned in place.

–

"How are you guys doing lately? Any new research projects?" Ye Chen met an acquaintance researcher at the university seminar. After chatting, the teacher asked Ye Chen a question.

"There is new research, but it's a long story, so I won't mention it." Ye Chen didn't want to talk to others about renting a mummified corpse, so he changed the subject and said, "Is there any progress in the human body refrigeration technology you're working on?" 

Brother Shi sighed and said, "Sigh, no progress yet… it would be great if the human body could be refrigerated like a computer on standby, maintaining cell activity at extremely low temperatures, and restarting at any time with a press of a button." pure tl. com is the original translat or, please do not re-post

"Your metaphor is interesting, but buttons are also critical."

"The button is actually a reaction force, just like dried kelp, soaked in water and swelled up, just like being resurrected." Brother Shi continued to talk about his project, "Of course, the example of kelp is not very appropriate, because it is not really alive. If it was a frozen person whose cells could be kept alive, as long as there is a suitable temperature, he can be resurrected. If you think the word resurrection is inaccurate, we can also say ‘reawakening’, because the person never died in the first place..."

When Brother Shi said this, Ye Chen was suddenly stunned. 

Was never dead?

- A mummified corpse that had been drained of blood.

- Still detecting live cell activity.

- The resurrection button was the car accident…. with blood? !

Could it be that the mummy really ran away after being resurrected? Ye Chen felt that although this idea was crazy, it was the most reasonable explanation right now. He took out his mobile phone and was about to call Li Yanzhi, but he changed his mind just as he was about to call. With Li Yanzhi's stern personality, he wouldn't believe it unless he produced concrete evidence.

Inadvertently, he had attended this seminar for his teacher, but didn't expect two different harvests.