Chapter 586: Chapter 586: The Fleeing Corpse
Nian Shutong, standing to one side, quietly continued to listen to the two people’s dialogue.
She had gathered several useful pieces of information.
This Old Zheng was a researcher with real power. Today, he had come out to receive a body donated to science; there would be different entrances through which he could enter the building.
Nian Shutong quietly left and arrived early at the entrance Old Zheng mentioned. It didn’t take long for her to see a white car drive up.
Taking advantage of the white car not yet having come to a complete stop, Nian Shutong slipped through the wall and into the vehicle.
Inside was a cold storage unit with eight body bags.
In a corner, Nian Shutong found two more body bags and deftly climbed into one. Using her spiritual power, she manipulated the zipper to close it herself, then concealed her entire body and ceased all breathing.
Quietly posing as a corpse, she had gained entrance quite openly.
By the time the car came to a stop, Old Zheng efficiently asked, "Has it arrived?"
"It has."
"Alright, bring it in."
"Okay then."
Old Zheng was only responsible for the handoff, while the handling of the bodies was controlled by others; that’s why he stood by without much concern.
After all the bodies had been brought into the building, Old Zheng asked, "How many today?"
"Nine."
"Good, thank you for your hard work."
Old Zheng bid farewell to the body transporter, entered the building, closed the entrance, and went into a large elevator. Half of its space was filled with bodies, and Old Zheng simply stood to one side as it descended.
As the elevator doors opened, a high-tech scene unfolded with colorful tubes and glassware appearing. After stepping out, Old Zheng addressed two people: "Bring out the bodies in there."
Two young-looking assistants nodded and entered the lift, beginning to move the bodies out.
"Teacher, the eight bodies have been taken care of."
"Okay, wait, did you say eight?"
Old Zheng furrowed his brow and asked again, shouldn’t there have been nine?
The questionee confidently replied, "Eight, what about it?"
Old Zheng didn’t continue the conversation; instead, he made a call to the transporter to confirm.
"Old Chen, how many did we have today?"
"I moved nine, why?"
"Didn’t you count them before driving off?"
"No."
Old Zheng ended the call and decisively gave an order.
"Lock down the laboratory, someone has broken in."
There wasn’t a hint of panic in Old Zheng’s eyes; numerous people had tried to infiltrate their lab by various means, but what had it amounted to? Merely another body donated to their cause.
Such arrogance.
Their laboratory was completely insulated from the Star Network; they didn’t even connect to the Star Network and were conducting all experiments by the most ancient methods.
Therefore, attempts to use cyberattacks against them had all failed.
Most notably, the facility limited the use of spiritual power and physical ability for anyone inside. Even if you were immensely powerful, you’d be utterly helpless once inside.
Based on Old Zheng’s words, the two students sprang into action, activated the laboratory’s barriers, and sealed it entirely—nothing could go out or come in.
At that moment, Nian Shutong had no intention to leave; she used her sleight of hand to remain unnoticed, standing not far from the others.
She sensed something fishy about this laboratory. Since she was gathering evidence against the Chi Family, maybe she would uncover something unexpected here.
As for the restricted spiritual power and physical ability, Nian Shutong felt no effect whatsoever—who asked her to cultivate something different?
Protected by her sleight of hand, Nian Shutong followed behind Old Zheng.
But she needed to be careful not to touch anything or make any direct contact. Sleight of hand wasn’t the same as invisibility; a person was still physically there, merely obscured from view.
Inside the sealed laboratory, nothing changed. The staff continued with their tasks.
Nian Shutong didn’t understand the technological aspects, so she simply recorded everything. No network access was necessary for the basic video recording function.
After following Old Zheng for a while and discovering nothing, she remained in Old Zheng’s office and did not leave.
And so the hide-and-seek continued for an hour or two, but no trace of an intruder was found throughout the lab.
Old Zheng began to doubt; maybe the intruder hadn’t entered this particular lab?
It was possible.
Old Zheng decided to continue the lockdown for twelve hours; if nothing was found, it would mean no intruder was present.
Meanwhile, Nian Shutong was in a room without doors or windows, where the cold was overwhelming.
The room was filled with bodies.
But what shocked her most were the signs of life she detected within the room—not just one but several alive people, currently lying inside individual glass chambers, breathing weakly, suggesting they were still alive but the extreme cold made their survival difficult.
The most startling sight was a woman’s body, hollowed of organs, not a trace of flesh or blood left.
Nian Shutong was getting angry; the Chi Family was conducting experiments on living people. Were the bodies that had been sent in before truly just corpses?
She recorded all these scenes and next, she set out to find the connection between the Chi Family and this laboratory.
While Nian Shutong was diligently gathering evidence, action against Little River Live had already begun on the Star Network.
On the Star Network, someone asked a question that set off a tidal wave of speculation. The users’ divergent thinking reached its peak.
"Why do the seeds from Little River Live broadcast have no radiation?"
"Could the seeds have absorbed the radiation?"
"OMG, if you really think about it, it’s terrifying, and totally possible."
"No way, the food from Little River Live tastes so good."
"Good taste doesn’t mean it’s healthy."
"Exactly, like, no other seeds or plants in interstellar space do that—how did they manage it?"
"If the radiation was really absorbed by the seeds, then how did they manage to make it taste so good?"
"Yeah, I’m baffled. All other radiation-absorbing plants in interstellar space taste awful."
"What’s going on? A second ago, we were all praising Little River Live, and now we’re suspecting their food is poisonous."
"I don’t know why you all started this topic, but I’m a die-hard fan of Little River Live, and I stand firmly with Boss and Mr. Xiao He."
"Yeah, I believe in Boss."
On the Star Network, discussions about "Where has the radiation gone?" topped various hot search lists and kept heating up.
Those familiar with these tactics knew very well that Little River Live was being targeted again—fame does indeed attract controversy.
At this time, Nian Shutong was collecting evidence aiming to deliver a fatal blow to the Chi Family.
Fu Yunhe was busy managing comments online to prevent any overly drastic incidents, while Xiao Si from the small wooden house also cooperated with Fu Yunhe.
However, neither of them stopped these events from occurring because as Nian Shutong had said: "Let them come."
Obstacles in one’s path were inevitable; nothing ever goes smoothly without a hitch.
But overcoming the challenges meant turning all these experiences into pieces of armor, safeguarding you entirely.