Chapter 37: Yang Sheng’s Secret Past (2)

Yang Sheng is not a person without curiosity. On the contrary, because he is a paranoid scientific genius, he is actually a very curious person at heart. He just can’t be curious about ordinary people and gossip. Strictly speaking, the things he is curious about are things that ordinary people find boring.

For example, if there is life in the universe, what should the structure of life be like? What happened to the gap of more than 100,000 years in human evolution?

However, Ding Yang’s location has rarely aroused Yang Sheng’s curiosity, and this curiosity has become more and more serious as the soldiers take them deeper and deeper underground.

In this secret base, the deeper you go underground, the higher the level of secrecy. As the saying goes, the most secret information, even information that has been approved as never to be unsealed, is stored in underground secret archives.

This is a popular theory, but it is not without its merits. Yang Sheng’s reaction at the moment was like that of an ordinary person. He and his adoptive father, Mu Lin, had never been underground as deep as this, the third-to-last level of the underground base.

The space on the third-to-last floor is much more cramped than the upper floors, but the structure is the same. A deep corridor is lined with white metal doors!

Behind these metal doors are either specimens, secret laboratories, or some data. It can be said that behind every white door here is a shocking secret.

“Follow us,” one of the soldiers said to Mulin, then walked in front of them with a serious look. After all, the corridor here was not a straight corridor, and there were various protective measures. It was impossible to go without a guide.

The serious look on the soldier’s face made the atmosphere heavy, and even the expressions of Mu Lin and Yang Sheng became serious.

They didn’t continue down, but followed the soldier, and after passing through several inspections and many protective measures, they came to the innermost white door.

Here, several soldiers stopped, and the one who had just spoken, who also seemed to be the leader, said, “Wait a minute. The three of them will be guarding outside. I will accompany you in, but once you are inside, everything must be done as I say, without any violations. Otherwise, if any accidents or dangers occur, you will be responsible for the consequences.”

This is the rule here. Mullin and Yang Sheng naturally did not object, but solemnly nodded.

The leader of the soldiers went to open the white door with the complicated combination lock, but after the door was opened, he didn’t rush to push the door open, but instead stopped and turned to Mu Lin and Yang Sheng and said, “You know some of the rules. I didn’t want to repeat them, but here I have to repeat them once. Everything here is strictly confidential. Whether or not anyone believes you, your lives will definitely be in danger.”

This is a harsh statement, but there is no doubt that this is also the rule here. Mullin nodded, but Yang Sheng’s brows furrowed. He naturally knew this rule. Was it necessary to say such a harsh threat?

Fortunately, the warrior did not say much, but pushed open the door and led them into the room behind the white door, then closed the door behind them.

The room behind the white door was very large, but it was dark. After the soldier turned on the lights, the whole room became bright. Yang Sheng looked around curiously and found that the room was very empty. In addition to a sofa and a coffee table in the middle, there was nothing in the room of several dozen square meters.

“Sit down over there,” the soldier said to Mu Lin and Yang Sheng. Mu Lin didn’t say anything, and sat down on the sofa as he was told. Yang Sheng also sat down, but he couldn’t help feeling disappointed. Could this be the place with such a high level of confidentiality?

It was only after they sat down that Yang Sheng noticed that they were facing a heavy curtain of dark gray that completely covered one wall. The soldier stood behind them and picked up a remote control on the coffee table and pressed it. At this time, the heavy curtain began to automatically fade to the sides, revealing a transparent glass!

Behind the glass was a dark room, reflecting the luster of the metal. Since there was no light in the room, everything in the room was not very clear, and only a large bed could be vaguely seen inside, on which there seemed to be a person leaning.

That person must be Ding Yang, Yang Sheng thought to himself, but he didn’t understand why a national treasure-level biologist would be placed in such a deep underground place that seemed to have even less freedom for recuperation.

The soldier had already walked to the front and said to the microphone fixed on the coffee table, “I have brought your good friend Mu Lin to see you this time. I am now going to turn on the lights in your room. If you object, you can speak up.”

There was no response from inside, but Mulin’s brows furrowed tightly. He said somewhat discontentedly, “Ding Yang is not a criminal. He is a scientist who has made great contributions to the country. Why are you treating him like this? I object! If you continue to treat Ding Yang like this, I refuse to take over the research project.”

Facing Mu Lin’s complaints, the soldier did not show any emotion, only saying, “You haven’t touched the subject yet, and you don’t know the specific situation of Professor Ding. Let’s talk about it later.”

Mulin’s brows furrowed even deeper, but he was a cultivated scholar, and in the end he endured it and said nothing more. Yang Sheng, however, was even more curious about all this.

“You can talk through this microphone. Now I’m turning on the lights.” Seeing that Mu Lin was silent, the soldier briefly explained a few things, then used the remote control to turn on the lights in the metal room inside.

With the lights on, everything in the dark room finally became clear. The sudden brightness made both Mulim and Yang Sheng a little uncomfortable, and they couldn’t help but shield their eyes.

Then, they finally saw everything in the room clearly.

The room was simply furnished with a large bed, a desk, a chair, and a dining table. What was surprising was that there were various marks on the metal walls of the room, some like the marks of fists, and some like scratches.

What was even more unexpected was that the person leaning on the bed had long metal chains tied to both hands. At the moment, he was wearing white pajama-like clothes and his face was turned to the other side.

Seeing all this, Mullin couldn’t help but get angry again. After all, Yu Dingyang had been his friend for decades, and he had made great contributions to the country. If he could tolerate it at first, now that he saw Dingyang tied up like this, he could no longer tolerate it.

“Dr. Mu, you’d better talk to him before you make a final decision,” the soldier said slowly, clearly sensing Mu Lin’s anger.

Mulin glanced at the soldier, but in the end he did not lose his temper. Instead, he picked up the microphone on the table and shouted, “Ding Yang, I am Mulin. How did you get into such a situation? Don’t worry. If you have been treated unfairly, I, your friend, will help you even if I have to risk my life. What do you have to say to me?”

In theory, it is very inappropriate to say these words in this place, but every true scholar is ‘weaker’ than ordinary people in terms of human relationships, and Mullin’s directness is also reasonable.

However, Mulin did not receive a response from Ding Yang. The room was quiet, so quiet that the strange sounds of Ding Yang’s “hoo hoo hee hee” could be heard from his throat, making it particularly harsh.

Mulin’s expression became even more unpleasant. He said to the warrior, “Is he crazy?”

“You could say that, but not completely! He has lucid moments every day, but they are getting less and less frequent. Today we timed your arrival here to be sure you would be here, and you should hear from him in a moment. I hope you won’t be upset by whatever you see.” After saying this, the soldier paused again and then said, “You should know that his lucidity and survival for so long are precious things. Call out to him a few more times.”

This remark was inexplicable. Mullin’s face was ugly and he began to shout at the microphone again. Ding Yang did not respond, so he repeatedly shouted, even talking about some of their past and funny things together.

After nearly 10 minutes, a roar like that of a wild animal suddenly came from the room. The man on the bed suddenly turned his head and rushed to the glass, but because of the chains on his hands, he could not get close to the glass.

But he still desperately reached out, and the sharp nails rubbed against the glass, making an unpleasant squeaking sound. Mulin and Yang Sheng were stunned, and then stood up from the sofa, involuntarily taking two steps back.

They were shocked. This is… Ding Yang?