Fifty percent of Euonymus is obviously not fifty percent in the mathematical sense. It's either life or death. It's all about fighting for character.
In the accompanying documentation, there is no mention of the test items that volunteers need to perform, and the mystery adds a bit of fear of the unknown.
After all, there are still very few people who can reach the state of "life is precious, love is even more valuable, and both can be thrown away for the sake of freedom". How can people who can live in a place like the guardhouse have such lofty beliefs? "It is better to die than to die."
"Living by living" is the only criterion in their lives.
Many people shrink back. For them, staying is just a sentence of ten or twenty years. After being released from prison, they will still have a good life for half a life. There is no need to risk their lives for this chance.
But there is no shortage of gamblers in this world.
Cell No. 28 is originally a prison cell for serious criminals. At least half of the people in it are murder suspects waiting for trial. If nothing else happens, the final fate waiting for these people will basically be suspended death or life imprisonment. Even if they are lucky, they can get a reduced sentence for meritorious service.
He must have been dying when he came out.
Instead of waiting for death in a dark prison, it's better to risk your life for freedom in the rest of your life.
The prisoners who chose to give up this opportunity all left silently after handing over their documents, and in the end only six people remained.
Li Mengnan, Guo Debiao, Tian Laogen, Hei Qiang, Yue Laosan, and a fat bearded man nicknamed Lard.
Hei Qiang and those desperadoes have nothing to say.
Tian Laogen is already over sixty this year, and he might have to die in prison if he doesn't survive his sentence. It's normal for him to want to give it a try.
However, Guo Debiao also came over, which surprised Li Mengnan.
Guo Debiao responded this way: "I have no father, no mother, no wife, no children. I have nothing to worry about in my life. If I win the bet, I will go back to my car repair shop to have fun with my brothers. If I lose the bet, I will be happy."
By donating my little property to a primary school in a poor mountainous area, I, Lao Guo, can be considered a good deed that I have done in my life..."
Unexpectedly, after entering the detention center, the fat black man's soul was sublimated. The shining light of humanity made Li Mengnan almost unable to open his eyes.
As for Li Mengnan himself, he was really not betting on luck. Since Wei Mao had been eager to recruit him to join the HX Research Institute, he had reason to believe that the other party would not let him die in the so-called research test.
Although Wei Mao looks unreliable, he is very efficient in his work. Less than two hours after the volunteer application was signed, a minibus with the word HX on it drove into the detention center and took him to the detention center.
Li Mengnan and six other people, who had already changed into casual clothes, got into the car.
Looking at the gray buildings gradually disappearing from the field of vision, Li Mengnan couldn't help but feel a little sad, and he was even more frightened by the energy of this HX Research Institute.
To fish out six murder suspects from the detention center at once is something that even the governor of a province would find difficult to accomplish, right?
If the HX Research Institute is really just a non-governmental organization as Wei Mao introduced, then how powerful and large does this organization have to be?
Because of the special identities of Li Mengnan and others, this minibus had obviously been modified before arriving. A layer of steel plate was installed between the front cab and the rear compartment as a separation, and the glass windows on both sides were also clearly required.
It is much thicker than ordinary car windows, and it is estimated that it can withstand a small-caliber rifle bullet without any problem.
Shortly after the car drove out of the detention center, the window glass on both sides and rear suddenly turned pitch black, completely cutting off external light. The roof lights then turned on, and the angular Chinese-character face of Euonymus appeared.
It's on the LCD monitor at the front of the car.
"Don't panic, everyone. The compartments are closed just because of the confidentiality regulations of the institute... Our next trip will take about five hours. In order to alleviate the loneliness of your journey, our HX Institute has specially prepared communication services for you. Now you just need to open it
The seat back in front of you can access the Internet through our in-vehicle network system, and you can also make Internet calls to family and friends. Finally, I wish you all a happy journey."
Everyone in the carriage was a little commotion due to the sudden isolation from the world, but after receiving Wu Mao's timely clarification, they quickly calmed down. They followed the prompts and opened the back panel in front of them, put on their headphones and started to contact their families.
Li Mengnan also dialed Xiao Hui's mobile phone immediately.
"Hey, Mom."
"Xiaonan? Is it really Xiaonan? How could you make that call? I went to the detention center several times, but they didn't allow me to visit...Xiaonan, Mom, I'm sorry for you. If Mom hadn't gone to identify the body, this wouldn't have happened.
It’s happened…”
"Mom, don't cry. Look, I'm okay!"
"Okay, it's okay. Where are you now? Mom will pick you up."
"Mom, it's a long story. I can't go back now."
"Why? Xiaonan, you... escaped from prison?"
"Uh... I signed a confidentiality agreement. It is not convenient for me to disclose this matter to the public. But don't worry, Mom, I am not escaping from prison, and I will go home soon."
"Then... okay, Xiaonan, you are out alone, remember to take care of yourself, and call home if it is convenient."
"Yeah, I got it, Mom... let me tell Minnie and Bao'er by the way, so that they don't have to worry. They are probably in class now, so I won't call them."
After ending the call with his mother, Li Mengnan dialed Wu Ansu's mobile phone.
"Mengnan?"
"Uh...Susu, how did you know it was me?" Li Mengnan didn't expect that Wu Ansu would call him by name before he could say anything.
"That Wei Mao sent me a text message just now, saying that the matter has been settled, so when I saw the call from an unknown number, I guessed that it must be you... Mengnan, have you really been released?"
Li Mengnan finally understood. He said how could Wei Mao be so well-informed? He came to fish for him not long after he was imprisoned. It turned out that Wu Ansu had sent a request for help to him.
"How should I put it? Strictly speaking, I am not released. I am only temporarily granted partial freedom with conditions..."
Therefore, Li Mengnan briefly told Wu Ansu the entire process of signing a volunteer agreement with the HX Research Institute.
Of course, he didn't mention a word about the confidentiality agreement.
"So that's it... Anyway, it's good that you can come out. Since the HX Institute can take you out of the detention center, it can suppress your case. This way, our police will have enough time to find you."
Other evidence is needed to prove your innocence."
Although the two are already dating, Wu Ansu still seems not to adapt to this sudden change in the relationship. Apart from talking more when talking about the case, he doesn't know what to say at other times. He is not at all like a couple.
A sense of intimacy.
After all, a person's topics are limited. After chatting with Wu Ansu for more than ten minutes like a quiz, Li Mengnan couldn't find any more topics to talk about, so he had to find an excuse and hung up the phone.
He suddenly regretted agreeing to date Wu Ansu. This girl was so boring. Talking to her on the phone was a kind of torture. He often said ten sentences and only one or two words came out from the other side, and he might not know when.
Suddenly both sides had nothing to say, and then there was a long silence.
Maybe after this incident is resolved and I regain my freedom, I should reconsider this relationship that started a little hastily.
After hanging up the phone, Li Mengnan suddenly didn't know what to do with the remaining four hours.
I randomly clicked on a domestic costume drama recommended by a video website, and after watching less than half of the episode, I almost suffered internal injuries and vomited blood. I had no choice but to close the page and open QQ.
Li Mengnan rarely chats on QQ. He only applied for it to keep in touch with his former middle school and high school classmates. He occasionally went online to hang out among his classmates, but spent most of his time hiding behind the screen and watching other people's nonsense.
However, it was during class time at the moment, and the avatars of dozens of classmates and friends on QQ were all gray, and no one was online.
Li Mengnan was about to shut down QQ when a small speaker suddenly popped up in the lower right corner of the screen, indicating that he had received a friend request.
When he clicked on the verification information and saw "Guess who I am" written above, Li Mengnan couldn't help but sneered.
He has seen this kind of specious verification information many times. Once he is added as a friend, he will either be sending account-stealing Trojans or posting various advertisements, which is very annoying.
He was about to close it when he suddenly noticed that the other person's QQ avatar seemed a bit familiar. When he clicked on the big picture, he saw a beautiful girl with an exquisite appearance.
Leyouyou? No...
Li Mengnan suddenly remembered that Le Youyou had said that she had a biological sister who was two years younger than her, named Le Taotao. She was obviously the girl on her QQ avatar!
As soon as Li Mengnan added the other party as a friend, the other party sent a message.
"Li Mengnan? My sister's classmate?"
Now Li Mengnan is absolutely sure that this girl is Le Youyou's sister Le Taotao.
In fact, it can be seen from the online name, Le Youyou's online name is "Big Foodie", while Le Taotao's is "Snack Foodie".
"Are you Le Taotao? How come you have my QQ number?"
"What an idiotic question you have! Of course my sister gave it to me. She said you are a very interesting person. When I get upset, I come to chat with you. It is said to prevent depression."
"Oh? That's what your sister told you? But that's not what she told me."
"Huh? What did my sister tell you?"
"She said she would introduce you to me as my girlfriend."
"Hmph, you think so. If you want to be my boyfriend, then come and chase me... Well, for my sister's sake, I can give you priority in the queue."
"Isn't it? That's your sister, face is worth a priority in the queue? I've taken a screenshot, I'll file a complaint later!"
Li Mengnan's fingers were tapping rapidly on the keyboard, and the corners of his mouth gradually raised.
This girl named Le Taotao is completely different from Le Youyou. Compared with her sister, she truly looks like a wealthy lady, as elegant and proud as a white swan.
But after all, they are still sisters. This Le Taotao is very similar to Le Youyou in one thing, that is, she is very talkative and has a lot of knowledge. No matter what topic is discussed, she can keep talking and there will never be any silence.
Case.
Among all the girls Li Mengnan knows, the friend he has the most rapport with is Le Youyou, and now it is obvious that Le Taotao will be added to the list.
Time slipped away bit by bit between the fingers and the keyboard, and the sound of Euonymus prompting to get out of the car came from the speakers in the car. Only then did Li Mengnan realize that he had unknowingly been chatting with this Le Taotao for more than four hours.
"Okay, little snack, it's time for me to log off. Let's talk again when we have the opportunity... I don't want anything like priority in queuing. If you can't get married later, I can reluctantly help you take care of it."
"Then I guess you won't have a chance in this life...Forget it, seeing that you had a happy chat with me today, I will make an exception and give you some benefits."
While talking, a selfie of a girl appeared in the QQ dialog box. She was wearing a pink cartoon one-piece velvet pajamas, with two rabbit ears hanging on both sides, and her face was as delicate as the person in the painting.
Even though he is used to seeing beauties of Minnie Wu Ansu's level, Li Mengnan still can't help but marvel at the beauty of the girl in the photo.
Perhaps at first glance, this Le Taotao has no personal characteristics. It looks like a large number of pictures of pretty girls randomly searched on the Internet. But Li Mengnan knows very well that those pictures on the Internet are the kind of photoshopped that even his own mother
I don't even know her, but this exquisite Le Taotao is a true natural beauty.
No wonder Le Youyou always looks proud when talking about her sister.
"Tch, what kind of welfare is this? What about the agreed career line?" Li Mengnan replied with a smile.
"Hmph! Don't push yourself too far! I'm not one of those random girls on the Internet who always try to squeeze out a career line to share... If you want benefits, come after me. Becoming my boyfriend is not just a career line, it's sexy lingerie.
I can also wear it for you to see."
"Forget it, I can't afford to support a wealthy lady like you. I don't want to be tied up, chopped into pieces and fed to sharks by your father's bodyguards..."
"Humph, coward...Okay, that's it, let's talk next time."
After saving the chat history to the cloud, Li Mengnan took his personal belongings and got out of the car last.
The location where the minibus stopped was an underground parking lot, and Li Mengnan's wish to see the whole picture of the HX Institute was completely frustrated.
However, judging from the area and number of parking spaces in this parking lot, the scale of this HX Research Institute is not very large. It should be about the size of a five-star hotel.
Although Li Mengnan also knew that it was inappropriate to use hotels to measure scientific research buildings, he couldn't find a more appropriate reference.
Probably because the location was not a sensitive area, Li Mengnan didn't see many security personnel along the way, but surveillance cameras were dotted here and there.
He probably estimated the angles of these cameras in his mind and found that it was almost completely blind angle surveillance. It was simply impossible for anyone to get in and out without being discovered without destroying the cameras.
After sending everyone to their residences, Euonymus left. Before leaving, he just asked everyone to have a good rest and not leave this floor. The first test will be conducted in a week, and someone will come to help them prepare.
However, Wu Mao is still tight-lipped about the test content that everyone is concerned about.
The accommodation conditions arranged by the HX Institute for them are quite good. Each person has an independent bedroom of more than 20 square meters. All basic facilities are available inside. There is also a library, gym, entertainment room, and small supermarket on the floor.
There are many public places, and the protection of daily life is quite complete.
Li Mengnan initially thought that there were only six of them among the so-called test volunteers this time, but in the next week, many more people came to the floor one after another, both men and women, and the ratio was about one to one.
According to information obtained by Guo Debiao, these people were all prisoners picked up by the HX Institute from detention centers and prisons in several nearby cities after signing the same volunteer agreement.
Now even Li Mengnan can't figure out whether it was because Wei Mao made such a big fuss to save him, or whether the HX Research Institute originally had this plan, and Wei Mao just took advantage of the situation to get him out of the detention center.
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Seven days later, the so-called test began silently in a way that no one had expected.
When all the volunteers woke up from their sleep, they found that they were no longer in their well-equipped personal rooms, but instead lying on a circular square paved with colorful bricks.
Looking around, amusement facilities of all sizes stood among large patches of weeds. Their surfaces were rusty and had obviously not been used for a long time.
Apparently this should be an abandoned amusement park.
"Yes, you are the most qualified among the people who came this time." A slightly immature young man's voice came.