Bazai thought about Choujiu's past behavior and had no choice but to keep quiet.
As a socially awkward person, I don't quite understand why there are people with social anxiety in this world.
As he walked back, many people greeted Yu An, and some even asked him why Xie Chiyuan hadn't come back with him.
Yu An acted as Xie Chiyuan's messenger: "Xie Chiyuan has other things to do, he'll be back when he's done."
Besides Xie Chiyuan's, there were also snacks given to Bazai and Qiuqiu.
Especially the eight-year-old.
Yu An was dumbfounded to find that he could strike up a conversation with anyone along the way. Even the stern old instructor from his previous training sessions was smiling and talking to Ba Zai.
The cold-faced old instructor called out to Bazai, "Hey, Bazai, you've brought your brother back?"
Ba Zai stood with his hands in the pockets of his overalls, looking every bit the big brother. He nodded coolly, replying to the instructor, "Yes, I brought my big brother back."
The instructor suppressed a laugh and continued, "Myna, did you finish patrolling the island today? Did you find anything unusual?"
Ba Zai said arrogantly, "I'm not patrolling today, I'm going to stay with Big Brother."
The instructor waved to him: "Take care, myna bird."
Bazai waved twice and said, "Take care too."
Yu An, who witnessed all of this, was dumbfounded. When did his little rascal become a myna?
Chiu Chiu hugged Yu An's neck, feeling a little envious of the smug Ba Zai. However, looking at the people in the distance, he still didn't dare to speak.
As the group approached the dormitory building, Dr. Ruan came over carrying a baby.
Yu An happened to be looking for Ruan Ke.
He gave all the materials he brought back to Ruan Ke, materials he himself hadn't finished reading yet.
Ruan Ke hugged him and said gently, "You must have had a hard time outside. Get some rest when you get back."
Facing the gentle Dr. Ruan, Yu An's mood calmed down. He thanked Dr. Ruan and said, "Thank you for looking after the baby while I was away."
Since Yu An brought back so much data, Ruan Ke decided to go with him and take the data and the baby to the lab.
When Chiu Chiu saw that her older brother was carrying so many things, she obediently got down and led Ba Zai by the hand.
Bazai stiffened as it was led by Qiuqiu.
Chiu Chiu whispered to him, "I'm a little scared."
Chiu Chiu was not familiar with Song Jun or Dr. Ruan, nor were he familiar with the people along the way.
Hearing Chirp's soft whisper, Bazai snorted coldly and mocked, "Cowardly Chirp!"
After his mockery, he wrapped his hand, which was in his pocket, around Qiuqiu's little hand. Holding Qiuqiu's little hand, he led her forward.
People who were about to greet him were stopped by his wave.
Back in the lab.
Song Jun wanted to talk to Yu An more, but his current status as a superhuman meant he had a lot to do.
"An'an, I'm going to take care of something for a while. I'll come find you later."
"good."
Yu An said goodbye to him and watched him leave the laboratory.
After Song Jun left, the laboratory was almost empty during dinner time.
"Uncle Ruan, where is my sixth son?"
"At Tang Yi's place."
As Dr. Ruan spoke, he called Tang Yi: "I told Tang Yi that you're coming back. I guess he didn't tell your sixth son."
The call was connected.
Yu An hurriedly said into the phone, "Dr. Tang, I'm back. I'm with Dr. Ruan now. Is my little butterfly still with you?"
Tang Yi was silent for a moment, then seemed to mutter to herself, "How come you came back so quickly?"
Yu An: "..."
Yu An pretended not to hear what he said.
After only a few words were exchanged on the phone, Little Butterfly's angry voice came from the other end: "You quack doctor, didn't you say my brother wasn't coming back!"
Yu An: "?"
Yu An was taken aback.
Before he could say anything, the call was disconnected.
Several seconds after the call ended, Yu An looked at Ruan Ke as if waking from a dream: "Dr. Ruan, did my little butterfly just talk?"
Dr. Ruan nodded.
He considered it carefully and told Yu An, "It was Little Butterfly who couldn't help but reveal it herself. Judging from Tang Yi's reaction, she can accept it."
"And I asked Little Butterfly. Although he spoke in front of Tang Yi, he didn't become a human in front of Tang Yi. He also didn't tell Tang Yi his identity."
Although Little Butterfly didn't say anything, Ruan Ke didn't know whether Tang Yi had guessed his identity.
Not long after the call was made, Little Butterfly flew over in a hurry.
Tang Yi didn't come; he probably got dealt with by Little Butterfly.
As the little butterfly flew over, Yu An and Ruan Ke sorted and organized the data they had brought back.
Yu An flipped through the documents and muttered, "It seems like something is missing."
He remembered that he had specifically taken down all of Experiment 0's records; there was a thick stack of them. Could it be that he forgot to bring this stack of materials when he packed them up?
Unable to find the information, Yu An shook his head and continued looking at new materials.
Ruan Ke's eyes lit up when he saw these.
He carefully organized the items, while praising Yu An, "An'an, it's wonderful that you brought these back."
Yu An crumpled the papers in the document and couldn't help but say, "I feel like these are all old papers. Doesn't this mean that this stupid lab didn't get the original documents either?"
Ruan Ke examined it carefully and quickly gave the answer: "It's not first-hand."
Such a large number of experiments, along with the signed documentation, could not possibly have been conducted by an obscure laboratory.
Yu An and Ruan Ke looked at the documents together, while the kids entertained themselves in the area Ruan Ke had designated for them.
Bazai was interrogating Qiuqiu, asking him what had happened when he went out.
Yu An glanced at the kids amidst her busy schedule, and they all became even more energetic.
"Uncle Ruan, these stacks of documents are all research data on aberrations. Could the numbers used in the experiments be serial numbers representing the aberrations?"
These materials include information on mutants, zombies, and even various human diseases.
Yu An focused solely on the data on the mutants. He lowered his voice and asked the question: "My babies, will they be the subjects of these experimental records?"
When Yu An asked the question, Ruan Ke remained silent for a moment.
After a moment, Ruan Ke asked him in return, "If they were the subjects of these experiments, what would you think?"
Yu An gripped the corner of the paper tightly with his fingers, his whole being like an old machine stuck and unable to function.
After an unknown amount of time, Yu An finally gave an answer: "I raised all my children myself. I didn't send them to be used for experiments. If these things really happened to them, I will investigate and find out the truth."
"I will investigate who used them for experiments."
As Yu An spoke, he inevitably thought of the Secret Shield Research Institute, where he had lived since childhood.
For him, the Secret Shield Research Institute was like home.
He remembered that when his treatment ended, Selina hugged him with tears in her eyes, and he also remembered that Dr. Ono would sneak snacks into his room when no one was looking, away from Selina.
He also recalled that once during his treatment, something went wrong. Dr. Ono said he would use a new drug on him, but the new drug was too irritating. Dr. Meng, who was not talkative, silently tried the drug on him himself.
For him, the Secret Shield is the most beautiful thing in his heart.
Ruan Ke noticed that Yu An's expression was off and interrupted his recollection: "An'an, actually I'm not sure if these are related to 01 and their experiments."
He said, "I need to look at it carefully before I can give you an answer."
Yu An nodded.
He looked up at Ruan Ke and couldn't help but ask, "Uncle Ruan, what if—and I mean what if—one day you discover that some of the things you believed most firmly might be wrong?"
"what will you do?"
Ruan Ke patted his head; his hair was so soft, no wonder Chi Yuan always liked to touch it. He said gently, "There are very few absolutes of right and wrong in this world, An'an. I can't provide a standard, problem-solving answer. But I think I will do my best in the present moment."
Yu An didn't quite understand.
He didn't continue the topic; it was inexplicably heavy, and he didn't want to make himself so sentimental.
The children were all around, and the little butterfly remained as noble and aloof as ever. After flying over, it landed on Yu An's shoulder.
Yu An turned her head and nudged him with her finger.
"Sixth son, how are things going with Dr. Tang these days?"
Yu An asked Little Butterfly, "Did you talk in front of him? Won't that scare him?"
The little butterfly thought of a certain quack doctor and said in a rather unpleasant tone, "It would be better if he were scared to death; he's so annoying all the time."
Tang Yi acts all arrogant and unapproachable in public, but goes crazy in his bedroom. He'd never met a doctor who disliked people so much and only loved animals.
That's so bizarre.
Yu An stroked his hair and said, "Good boy, I think Dr. Tang is really good to you. Thanks to you, Dr. Tang always brings me his secret medicine kit whenever my brother goes out."
The little butterfly was finally calmed down after hearing this.
He nudged Yu An and muttered, "If you took me with you every time you went out, you wouldn't need a first-aid kit at all."
He's not useless; he'll definitely be able to protect his older brother well.
Yu An listened to his words, her eyes crinkling with a smile, but she said nothing.
After seeing the tiger cubs this time, Yu An realized that the cubs would grow up and have their own things to do. He shouldn't have kept all the cubs by his side.
His children are also independent and free.