Chapter 187 Sequelae, I won't live to be 20 years old
"Why should I believe that what you say is true."
Song Jing put away the photo in his hand.
"Your mother's name is Dong Bai'an and your father's name is Song Mingxu. They are both researchers." Tang Wu knocked off the ash from his cigarette butt. "I know you will say that these are easy to find. But their genetic research is an absolute secret.
The family must keep it a secret."
"I would know because I am the one responsible for monitoring them."
Genetic research is now also a confidential project, and generally people will never know about it. Researchers engaged in genetic research are also bound by confidentiality agreements. If it is leaked to the outside world, they will be compensated at the least, or imprisoned at the worst.
The reason why Song Jing knew this was because her parents wanted to teach her how to do research, so she made an exception and told her that even her grandfather didn't know what her parents were doing, he just thought they were doctors.
"Girl from the Song family, do you believe that what I said is true now?"
Song Jing suppressed his emotions and looked indifferent, "How many people like me are there?"
"One hundred." Tang Wu was very happy and didn't hide anything. "The institute produced a hundred children like you from all over the world, and then handed them over to a team of two researchers to genetically rewrite you."
"You're lucky. The researchers in charge happen to be a couple, and Dong Baian himself is infertile."
"They gradually raise you as their own child. Even though your genes have been rewritten, they still want to give you the life of an ordinary child."
Tang Wu said with some emotion, "But you performed so well. As far as I know, your gene rewriting is the most successful among a hundred children."
"He has a strong body, excellent recovery ability, and a photographic memory. Even his appearance has become very beautiful due to genetic modification."
"But the better you perform, the more worried Dong Baian and Song Mingxu will be, especially after they know that the first gene rewriting will have sequelae, they want to protect you."
"They defied the research institute, left it, set up their own research institute, and put all their effort into researching new gene-modification drugs, hoping to help you control or even cure the sequelae of gene-modification."
"After the research institute found out that they had alien intentions, of course it was impossible to keep them, so there was the car accident in Daxi Mountain."
Song Jing suddenly clenched his fists, "So my parents' death is related to that so-called research institute."
Tang Wu nodded, "Wait a minute, I'll show you something else."
This time the old man rummaged under the bed for a long time before he found something like a small envelope, "Girl Song, look at this."
Song Jing opened the envelope, and there was still a photo inside, but it was just two figures from the back.
These two backgrounds were so familiar to Song Jing, "My parents!"
"I'm not sure, but it looks a bit like it. A friend of mine gave it to me five years ago." Tang Wu said, "Your parents may be dead or alive. You have to verify it yourself."
Song Jing never expected that today's trip would bring such an unexpected harvest.
If the two mutilated corpses she saw in the car accident were not her parents, and her parents were still alive but under control, then she would have to rescue them.
"Mr. Tang, what will be the consequences of the gene rewriting you just mentioned?" Song Jing asked.
"The news fed back to the institute from other experimental subjects is that after the sequelae appear, the experimental subjects will become manic, murderous, and have amazing fighting power. Even the people closest to them will be killed."
Tang Wu sighed, "As far as I know, less than half of the other ninety-nine babies like you are alive today. After all, you are the first batch of genetically modified experimental subjects, regardless of the drugs or research methods at the time.
, all lack experience.”
Tang Wu suddenly paused as he spoke, took a deep breath, looked at Song Jing and sighed again.
"Mr. Tang, just tell me. I came to you today just to know the truth."
"Hey." Tang Wu shook his head, "Girl Song, your batch of experimental subjects will not live to be twenty years old."
The look on Song Jing's face paused, "Has it been confirmed?"
"Yes." Tang Wu nodded, "This is the maximum degree of genetic rewriting that your body can bear. It's like a balloon being blown up. When it is blown to a certain level, it will explode with a bang."
"Girl Song, you should be eighteen this year, right?"
"It's already eighteen in January."
Tang Wu wanted to say something, but thinking of Song Jing's fate, he couldn't say anything to comfort him.
She could have lived in an ordinary family and had the most ordinary and happy life, but unfortunately she was stolen and turned into an experimental subject.
This fate could not be changed when she was just a baby, but now that she is an adult, she is powerless to change it.
Where did she go wrong? Is it just because her various index data during the prenatal check-up agreed with the requirements of the experimental subject?
Is there something wrong with health?
Tang Wu himself is an ordinary person, and he can't change anything.
The reason why he felt regretful and not angry was just because he was hiding in the dark, monitoring and watching Song Jing grow up bit by bit. Compared to other experimental children, he had two more feelings for Song Jing.
That's all.
"That's all I know." Tang Wu then issued an eviction order.
"Last question." Song Jing said: "What is the name of the research institute?"
"I can't say it." Tang Wu shook his head, "Girl Song, if I tell you, it will not only be me who will die, but also other people around me. I can't hurt them, I'm sorry."
This was within Song Jing's expectation.
That research institute must be very powerful, otherwise her parents would not have told her nothing when she asked about it before.
"Thanks."
Today has gone much smoother than expected.
Song Jing thanked him politely, took out a small amount of cash from his pocket and put it on the table, "If you are bad at chess, pay more tuition. Don't lose even five yuan."
"Hey, you girl, my old man's money doesn't just fall from the sky. Of course you have to keep a close eye on it."
Song Jing didn't say much, picked up his bag and went out. He stopped when he reached the door, "I remembered that when I was in the fourth grade of elementary school, you bought me ice cream at the entrance of our school."
Tang Wu paused as he picked up the money. He was always disguised when he appeared in front of Song Jing, and it was different every time.
In fact, he not only bought her ice cream, but also bought her candy figures, candied haws, and small paintbrushes.
"You bought me a lot of things, right?" Song Jing turned to look at Tang Wu, "I didn't think so much about it when I was little. Looking back now, although my appearance looks different, my body shape has not changed."
Tang Wu smiled, neither admitting nor denying.
"Take care of yourself." Song Jing didn't ask further questions, took the bag and left.
Tang Wu stood in front of the window and watched her walk through the gate of the nursing home, walk out of the gate, hail a taxi and leave.
"Old Song, I told you a long time ago that Girl Song is a conscientious person. She is twenty years old and can't live to be twenty, damn it!" Tang Wu rubbed his hair irritably and closed the door with a bang.