The smell of disinfectant on the other party's body reminded Qi Qiu of the dream he had not long ago: he was standing in front of the operating table as someone else, with a bloody and dying creature on the table. He was inserting a needle into the other party's flesh, inserting a needle into the unknown person's flesh.

The medicine is injected into the mucus-rich flesh.

Now he was sure that what was on the operating table was the "petri dish" of rosefish grown in the factory.

But who is "him" next to the operating table? What is the relationship between "him" and Miss Rossetti?

At this moment, the spotlight from the ceiling hit the stage. Mr. Vivian stood under the spotlight with a strange smile on his face: "Good evening everyone, the great moment of harvest of rose fry is coming, and the achievements of the nursery department are inseparable.

With the cooperation and efforts of all departments, we have prepared a surprise for everyone at tonight’s dance.”

Mr. Wei Wen's eyes swept across the crowd, and finally rested on Qi Kui. His smile became even more exaggerated, "For the sake of fairness, we will randomly select a department from the twenty-seven departments in the factory, and then all members of that department will vote.

Select one lucky person, who will join me in the core production department of the factory and witness together the great moment of the birth of Rose Fish."

The assistant brought the lottery box to the stage, and Mr. Vivian shook the box a few times: "Now we start the lottery department."

There is no doubt that Mr. Wei Wen's so-called lottery is just a show. With his grudge-holding character, he will definitely find ways to make up for the losses he loses from Qi Gu.

Entering the core department to witness the birth of fry means that it will soon become the fertility feed of the "Petri dish".

As expected, three seconds later, Mr. Vivian took out a note from the lottery box: "Congratulations to the new production department of Workshop No. 7 for becoming the luckiest group tonight. Please vote for the lucky winner."

Mr. Vivian knows very well that supervisors have the power to punish employees, so supervisors naturally become the target of employees' hatred. There is no reason for employees to miss this opportunity to kill their supervisors.

At this moment, the two ladies and Qin Rang had stood over, and Qi Jiu exchanged glances with everyone.

Everyone wrote Qi Qiu's name on the ballots. When Mr. Wei Wen collected the votes, he showed a satisfied smile and said to Qi Qiu: "It seems that none of your subordinates want you to miss this opportunity."

Qi Jiu smiled and pushed up his glasses: "I'm honored."

The dance was still going on, and Qi Qiu was taken away from the dance by Mr. Wei Wen.

The wind outside was getting stronger now, black clouds were low over the factory, and a snowstorm was brewing.

The nursery building stood quietly in the wind, pitch black, in stark contrast to the brightly lit dance scene next to it.

Because it involves the most core secrets of the factory, several access control lines are set up in the office building. Qi Jiu followed Mr. Wei Wen and walked down the narrow cement stairs. The stair aisle was lit with dim corridor lights. Every time Qi Jiu

Every step he took stepped on Mr. Vivian's shadow, and the sound of his footsteps echoed in the damp and cramped space. The sound was infinitely amplified and the time was infinitely stretched.

The rotten smell became stronger and stronger. Qi Jiu endured the urge to feel nauseated and continued walking down. He had the illusion that he was heading towards the abyss at this moment.

Until the stairs in front were illuminated by a sudden white light, the two finally arrived at the core of the nursery department - the nursery room.

The nursery room was transformed from the basement of a factory building and is located at the bottom of the building. The east, west and south sides are made of rough cement walls. There are no windows around it. There are only a few vents that deliver fresh air to the basement. It is not exposed to sunlight all year round.

There is a staircase to the north of the nursery room. The stairs extending downward are separated from the nursery room by a thick tempered glass wall. Through the glass wall, the shocking scene in the nursery room is displayed in front of Qi Qiu——

At first glance, the nursery looks like an underground aquarium. Rows and rows of glass water tanks are regularly fixed on the three walls. Countless "petri dishes" are placed in the water tanks like commercial fish, and their necks are fixed with chains.

, his head hanging dying on the water.

The solution soaking their bodies was completely contaminated by mucus, and the entire water tank turned a chaotic and dirty blood-red color.

Looking inside against the glass, you can vaguely see the dense bulges on the skin of the "Petri dish" soaked in the solution. These bulges rapidly expanded and burst, and the fry hatched out of their skin like pieces of meat, stirring up countless fine bubbles.

and water splash.

Tiny screams could be heard one after another, as they were going through the most painful and weak incubation process.

The entire nursery was illuminated by cold lights, which was weird, disgusting, but also presented a spooky spectacle.

"Look, this is the nursery room that the Bates factory is most proud of. Tonight is destined to be a good night for a good harvest." Through the tempered glass, Mr. Weaving raised his head slightly and stared proudly at the painful "Petri dish."

”.

Qi Jiu glanced at him coldly, his face expressionless: "Are these all 'petri dishes'?"

Mr. Vivian raised the corners of his lips proudly: "Yes."

Qi Jiu: "The employees who were sent from our department a few days ago are also here, right?"

Mr. Vivian: "Which employee are you referring to? The employee who was injured during the production process has become one of them. As for the other employee who was punished, he resisted a little, but in the end he became one of them.

The best food for fry.”

This employee who became a source of nourishment refers to Wu Gui from the Death Row Society.

"I would like to ask, is our boss, Mr. Bates, here too?" Qi Qiu continued to test.

Mr. Wei Wen was startled, looked at Qi Qiu deeply, then smiled and said: "To tell you the truth, Mr. Bates is indeed here. As the earliest petri dish, in a sense, Mr. Bates is indeed

Our boss, after all, it was his alienation that provided the opportunity for the mass production of rose fish."

In the eyes of Mr. Wei Wen, Qi Qiu is already "prepared nourishment", and he doesn't mind showing off the great achievements of the nursery before he dies.

The earliest petri dish... Qi Jiu frowned slightly as he wondered about this sentence.

As a factory owner, Mr. Bates is definitely not the person who has the most frequent contact with rosefish, and the chance of being infected with the mutation is much lower than that of his employees.

If Mr. Bates was the first "Petri dish" to be infected, it is very likely that his infection was not an accident, but someone did it deliberately, such as using his body for experiments, just like Qi Zu's dream...

But who could have thought of such a ridiculous mutation method? If the dream is a projection of the plot, Miss Rossetti seems to be a "bystander".

"I think that Mr. Bates is an important promoter of the mass production of rose fish. The Bates family will never forget Mr. Bates's contribution if it is what it is today." Mr. Weaving said impassionedly.

"I very much agree with your point of view," Qi Gu looked at Mr. Weaving firmly, "So, do you know how Mr. Bates became the first petri dish?"

Mr. Vivian was asked.

His expression went blank for a moment, and then he shook his head: "This is a secret of the Bates family, and we won't let a working man like me know about it."

It turns out that you still remember that you are just a laborer...

Qi Jiu shrugged: "That's a pity."

"Can I see this first-generation petri dish?" Qi Jiu said with sincerity, "As the lucky winner tonight, I hope to know more about the history and operation of the nursery."

"Of course, before you..." Mr. Vivian paused, then smiled with an unknown meaning, "I will be happy to fulfill your wish."

He led Qi Researcher to continue walking down. The nursery room was very large, and separated by the glass wall, there were countless "petri dishes" undergoing incubation that made them despair.

After a few seconds, Mr. Weaving finally stopped and pointed to a mass of vague flesh and blood that had just been hatched in the glass tank: "This is our boss, Mr. Bates."

After the incubation is completed, the "Petri dish" will temporarily restore human consciousness. He seemed to be aware of someone approaching and was struggling to raise his eyelids to look over. But the moment he saw Qi Gu's face clearly, he suddenly started struggling violently without warning.

His movements stirred up waves of water, and the thick red liquid splashed all over the floor.

Mr. Wei Wen frowned: "How strange..."

Qi Jiu: "He doesn't usually act like this?"

Mr. Weaving shook his head: "Mr. Bates is usually the quietest. He has never been so excited as tonight. I don't know what stimulated him."

With that said, he pressed the current button, and the glass container soaked in Mr. Vivian was instantly energized. Mr. Bates, who was penetrated by the current, finally stopped struggling and began to twist his limbs uncontrollably, but his eyes always stayed on Qi Jiu.

On his face, painful tears were streaming down from the corners of his eyes.

Qi Chu could tell that apart from pain, there was only fear in Mr. Bates's eyes.

for his fear.

But Qi Kui had never met Mr. Bates before, so why was he so afraid of him?

[Congratulations on successfully finding Mr. Bates and successfully promoting the branch "Miss Rossetti's Secret". The unlock level of this branch is currently 75%]

[Important reminder: Since you triggered the *** plot, there is a certain probability of restarting the long-abandoned hidden plot line]

[Severe warning: Abandoning the plot line will lead to an unknown major crisis, the risk factor cannot be calculated, please proceed with caution]

Qi Chu was shocked and puzzled: "Since it has been abandoned, how can it still be triggered?"

[Beep——]

His question seemed to trigger some kind of protection mechanism, and the system's answers were blocked.

Qi Jiu frowned thoughtfully. Mr. Weiwen here looked at the time and saw that it was almost time.

His hand suddenly touched the electric shock rod hidden nearby, and a strange smile reappeared on his face: "Mr. Bates is very unusual tonight, but that's not important. As the lucky guy tonight, I have a surprise for you."

you--"

"I'm going to become the feed in the petri dish, right?" Qi Jiu showed a kind smile as usual and interrupted the other party, "What a coincidence, I also have a surprise to tell you, the person who will become the feed tonight

Probably not me."

"——The lucky one may be you, Mr. Vivian."

Sensing Qi Ku's dangerous behavior, the system immediately issued an alarm: [Warning: As a "foreigner", you cannot attack Mr. Wei Wen, the aborigine of the factory]

Qi Jiu smiled: "Who said I am a stranger? I am obviously his 'proprietress'."

With that said, Qi Jiu opened the item bar as quickly as possible.

"Enable "Madam's ID Card" permission."

[Ding! The permission items have been equipped. Congratulations on temporarily obtaining the identity of "Mrs. Bates"]
Chapter completed!