What Qu Wanyue witnessed could not be false. Moreover, she used the Chameleon Card to blend into the environment and lurk secretly in General Lin's house. No one would discover her, so there was no possibility of deliberate acting.
She calls out "Yan Yan"'s name in nightmares, but doesn't recognize her at all when she gets along with her during the day? The biggest possibility is that Zhang Shaohua is pretending to be crazy but can't control his dreams.
Xiao Lou looked at Qu Wanyue and said, "Zhang Shaohua has been at home all day and has never gone out? Will General Lin and Lin Yan visit her often?"
Qu Wanyue said: "General Lin rarely goes home, but Lin Yan comes to see her mother every afternoon, takes her outside to bask in the sun, brings tea and water, and squeezes her shoulders and back. This girl is very filial."
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang looked at each other and came to a conclusion at the same time: "Lin Yan doesn't know that he is a clone?"
Qu Wanyue said: "You can't tell that she is a clone. She really cares about her mother. It doesn't look like a show."
Xiao Lou thought about it carefully and said: "The culture medium developed after the restart of the Noah's Ark project may have successfully controlled the growth rate of cells. For example, it can make a cell grow to 5 years old or 30 years old in a few days.
age?"
Tang Ci came over and said: "Suppose they added Zerg carpet to the culture solution and freely controlled the growth rate of the cells. That would explain why the clones of General Lin's family could appear at the same time. General Lin was 30 years old at the time, and his daughter was 5
Years old, the clones made must also conform to the age characteristics of a 30-year-old and a 5-year-old."
Lu Jiuchuan touched his chin and said: "In other words, although the cells were taken at the same time, one used more catalysts and grew to 30 years old in a short period of time, while the other grew to 5 years old. Then they were taken out of the culture medium
, become a family?”
Xiao Lou nodded and said: "Yes, in this way, Lin Yan has stayed with her parents since she was 5 years old. Even if her parents are clones, she will have deep feelings for them. She should not know that she is a clone.
Replicant."
Yu Hanjiang added: "General Lin probably doesn't know either. The real General Lin is dead. This clone must be obedient to His Majesty. In this way, no one can challenge His Majesty's status."
Lu Jiuchuan crossed his arms and thought for a moment, then said: "Among the generals in the military department, Lin Zecheng has the highest prestige and has the best relationship with His Majesty. This is why the Queen made the prince engaged to General Lin's daughter while she was still alive.
"
Xiao Lou turned back to look at Qu Wanyue: "Has Lin Yan met with His Royal Highness recently?"
"Yes. She went to the palace yesterday afternoon and said that His Highness the Prince invited her to have dinner. She came home at 9:30 in the evening and told Zhang Shaohua happily. But her mother Zhang Shaohua still had a dull expression.
There was no response, Lin Yan talked a lot to herself, praising His Highness for being gentle, a gentleman, and treating her well," Qu Wanyue said.
"Your Highness?" Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang asked in unison.
"Yes, Long Sen came home on vacation yesterday. He told me that His Majesty never mentioned the prince's escape to anyone. What's even more strange is that when he was patrolling the palace yesterday, he saw 'Xiao Lou' walking into the Twin Palaces.
.I heard from the guards of the Twin Palace that His Royal Highness has been studying in the Twin Palace recently."
"It seems that after we escaped, His Majesty simply let the clone replace me." Xiao Lou didn't know how to evaluate this emperor, ever since he let the 5-year-old Xiao Lou participate in the cruel "natural selection".
It can be seen that he does not have any preference for Xiao Lou because Xiao Lou was the queen's child born in ten months of pregnancy.
If Xiao Lou died in that selection, His Majesty probably wouldn't shed a single tear, right?
Anyway, there are so many children who are exactly the same as Xiao Lou. To His Majesty, all the clones are his sons. There is no distinction between biological and non-biological. If one runs away, there will be another.
"Maybe the death of the eldest prince has stimulated him. His Majesty has long been psychologically distorted. Otherwise, he would not agree to the Noah's Ark plan." Yu Hanjiang looked at Xiao Lou and whispered, "After all, this plan cannot be
Even if it's made public, he won't dare to look for you in a big way, pretending that nothing happened, and letting the clone replace you is the best way."
"Well, it's also possible that he will secretly send someone to find me, and then kill us to silence us." Xiao Lou took a deep breath and said, "Teacher Qu, continue to keep an eye on Lin Yan. If there is any trouble, please contact Mr. Shao.
"
"Understood." Qu Wanyue nodded towards everyone. When she found Liu Qiao, Gui Yuanzhang and Lao Mo, she couldn't help but said happily: "Have you found Xiao Liu and the others?"
"Well, they are all in the mermaid tribe, and Xiao Liu is the mermaid princess." Xiao Lou said.
"No wonder you all turned into mermaids and grew tails collectively. It turns out that Xiao Liu and the others are mermaids." Qu Wanyue glanced at her teammates, "By the way, why didn't you see Sister Huaying?"
"Sister Huaying..." Ye Qi was about to speak when Xiao Lou suddenly interrupted him and said, "Huaying has another mission. I asked her to go to the Blue Empire Palace to investigate my sister's line. She will come back tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.
Let’s meet up.”
"That's good. Take care and contact me anytime if you have any questions." Qu Wanyue cut off the video communication.
Ye Qi was very confused - Chu Huaying was obviously a wanted star thief, and he was driving the Dark Night starship near the blue planet, waiting to pick them up. Why did Professor Xiao suddenly say that she went to the Imperial Palace to investigate Princess Xiao Rou, and also explained the day after tomorrow?
Will she join everyone? Isn’t this lying?
Xiao Lou must have a reason for saying this, and Ye Qi certainly wouldn't expose it and consciously closed his mouth and retreated behind Shao Qingge.
Next to them, Lu Jiuchuan and Tang Ci looked at each other. They saw a trace of confusion in each other's eyes, but they quickly calmed down.
Xiao Lou walked towards Liu Qiao and said warmly: "Xiao Liu, Senior Gui and Lao Mo took the risk to rescue you. It has been more than two hours now. The clone of the mermaid tribe should have discovered that you were rescued. If
He called on the people of the mermaid tribe to come to you, saying that we have kidnapped the princess, and with a small number we are against a large number, so we are not necessarily the match of the mermaid tribe."
Liu Qiao nodded: "Well, there are hundreds of thousands of mermaid clan members, and their attack power is not inferior to that of giant whales on the sea. If there is a fight, we really won't be able to take advantage. Moreover, this time the secret room does not mean that I will inherit the throne.
Clear the level? Going to war with the mermaids directly is not the best choice. What do Professor Xiao have in mind?"
Xiao Lou thought for a moment and said, "I want to give you a task, which requires you to take a risk."
Liu Qiao was stunned for a moment: "What mission? Am I going alone?"
Xiao Loudao: "Of course I won't let you go on an adventure alone. It's best for Lao Mo and Senior Gui to go together. You three, explore the way in the palace first, and it's best to find a laboratory for researching clones. After you find the way
, we can save a lot of time if we take action again.”
Yu Hanjiang nodded in agreement: "The transformation effect of the Mermaid Princess can only last for 8 hours. We have to find as many clues as possible within the limited time. We can't go around in circles in the maze. We have to find the way in advance to solve the problem quickly.
."
Xiao Lou looked at Gui Yuanzhang and Lao Mo and said: "You three are originally from the mermaid tribe and are very adaptable to the deep sea environment, and Lao Mo is the one with the strongest sense of direction among us. Wait until you find out the location of the laboratory.
, let’s go in together again.”
Lao Mo agreed simply: "No problem. I have explored half of the path to the Mermaid Palace. It is dawn now. Most of the Mermaid clan will sleep after dawn, which is convenient for us to move."
Xiao Lou said: "It's better to wait until the card skills are refreshed after 24 o'clock. At that time, I will put a peach blossom garden here to support you. If you encounter danger, I will teleport you back directly... I must ensure that everyone
safety.”
Lao Mo nodded understandingly: "Professor Xiao is still thoughtful."
Everyone only slept for less than an hour last night, and they were really exhausted. Ye Qi's stomach even made a "gurgling" sound. Ye Qi scratched his head in embarrassment: "I didn't eat much last night, cough, I'm a little hungry."
Xiao Lou looked at Xiaoye with a smile and said, "Actually, I'm hungry too. Why don't we all eat something first? We have other arrangements this afternoon."
You can get chocolate, milk, instant noodles and mineral water with the supply card, but you will definitely not be full if you only eat these all day long. Fortunately, this desert island has lush vegetation, so you should be able to find some food.
Yu Hanjiang said: "Mr. Shao and Xiao Ye will accompany me to pick fruits, and see if we can hunt some game. Your teleportation card and my Qinggong card will be good if there are dangerous wild animals on this desert island."
Run away."
Shao Qingge and Ye Qi nodded, turned around and left quickly following Yu Hanjiang.
Xiao Lou asked: "Brother Jiu, can you catch fish?"
Lu Jiuchuan raised his chin: "You've asked the right person. I used to learn how to survive in the wild when I was in the military academy. Catching a few fish is just a trivial matter - of course, the premise is that there are fish to catch here."
Xiao Lou walked to the beach, looked at the clear water, and said, "There should be edible fish in the shallow sea. Let's go and have a look."
Lu Jiuchuan waved to Tang Ci: "Xiao Tang, let's go together."
Xiao Lou also followed up: "My compasses can be used as fishing nets, maybe they can help." He looked at the remaining three people and said, "By the way, Lao Mo, Xiao Liu and Senior Gui, you can help pick them up.
Get some branches and make a fire later."
The three of them nodded and said, "Okay."
After a while, Yu Hanjiang came over with a hare and a pheasant in his hands. Ye Qi held many green fruits in his arms and said excitedly: "This kind of fruit should not be poisonous. I just saw a few monkeys."
Eat. Also, Team Yu captured pheasants and hares, and their marksmanship was absolutely amazing, one shot at a time!"
Xiao Lou also came back at this time. When he heard Ye Qi's words, he asked with concern: "Did you use silencer equipment? The sound of shooting might attract the mermaids nearby."
Yu Hanjiang nodded: "Don't worry."
The three of Xiao Lou also had a good harvest. Lu Jiuchuan and Tang Ci each carried several fish. Lu Jiuchuan said: "We caught nine fish, exactly one for each of us."
Ye Qi suddenly looked at Lao Mo and asked a strange question: "By the way, Uncle Mo, are the mermaids carnivores or herbivores? When you three eat fish, do you think you are eating the same kind of people?"
Old Mo helplessly held up his forehead: "Marine creatures are originally big fish eating small fish, and they are not considered the same kind. Mermaids are omnivorous animals, eating plants in the sea, as well as small fish and shrimps."
Ye Qi felt relieved and handed a fish to Lao Mo.
Everyone has now returned to human legs. Lao Mo, Gui Yuanzhang and Liu Qiao can also retract their tails on land. Everyone sat around the branches, Xiao Lou lit a fire with [Bai Juyi], brothers Yu Hanjiang and Lu Jiuchuan
The two roasted game were very professional, and the aroma soon spread to everyone's noses.
Shao Qingge said with a smile: "Our team rarely goes hungry."
Ye Qi stared longingly at the grilled fish in front of him, rubbed his hands greedily, and said: "After all, anything that flies in the sky, runs on the ground, swims in the water, as long as it is edible, you can always get it and roast it."
ah!"
Xiao Lou chuckled and said, "Xiaoye, you make it sound like we are here to rob in a secret room."
Yu Hanjiang handed the roasted fish to Xiao Lou and whispered: "Try it."
Xiao Lou took it and took a bite, and couldn't help but praise: "It's so delicious. Xiao Liu, do you want to try it too?"
Liu Qiao said with a bitter face: "We, the mermaid clan, usually eat fish raw, but we are not used to eating cooked fish..."
Gui Yuanzhang said: "There are three raw ones left for us."
Lao Mo scratched the back of his head and said, "The scene of eating raw fish is a bit bloody. How about we eat it next to it?"
Ye Qi asked curiously: "Why is it bloody? I have also eaten Japanese sashimi."
Lao Mo: "Are you sure you want to see it?"
Ye Qi smiled and said, "Well, don't you just tear it apart and eat it piece by piece?"
As a result, the next moment, Lao Mo suddenly opened his mouth, and a large number of sharp fangs were exposed in his mouth. Those sharp teeth can definitely bite a human's neck in an instant! His mouth opened so wide that it covered his entire face.
The same size, Ye Qi could only see the terrifying bloody mouth, and then, a fish was put directly into his mouth by Lao Mo.
Ye Qi was stunned, and the grilled fish in his hand fell to the ground with a "pop" sound.
Shao Qingge blocked Ye Qi's shoulder in a state of laughter and tears: "I had a premonition that something was not going to happen, but you insist on seeing it."
Lao Mo swallowed the whole fish in one gulp, then closed his mouth, and his facial features returned to normal. He smiled and said: "Are you scared? Even though the upper body of the mermaid looks like a human, it is actually a very ferocious creature.
Animals are more terrifying than sharks. Because sharks are just ferocious and have no IQ, the mermaid race, in addition to sharp teeth, is also the race with the highest IQ among marine creatures."
Ye Qi was horrified: "With a big mouth, it can bite off a human's head, right?"
Gui Yuanzhang said seriously: "So, don't rush into the Mermaid Palace before you are 100% sure. Professor Xiao's idea is right, we must be fully prepared."
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[Chapter 448, Gene Sequence]
After lunch, everyone instinctively felt strongly sleepy. After all, they only slept for one or two hours last night, which was a serious lack of sleep. Seeing his teammates yawning from sleep, Xiao Lou said to Lao Mo: "Lao Mo,
Use the beanbag.”
Mo Xuemin took out the beanbag from his card holder and said, "Come on, let's take turns sitting on it."
The lazy sofa can instantly eliminate fatigue and restore energy. The reason for using this method to cheer up is because time is tight, and Xiao Lou also arranged tasks for the afternoon.
Everyone took turns sitting on the beanbag and soon felt refreshed.
"We have to go back to the Blue Empire Palace and ask my sister for help." Xiao Lou took out some bone fragments from his pocket and said, "I took a small piece from each of the 10 bones in the shipwreck just now. I want to go to the identification center.
DNA was extracted from the skeletons and the identities of the ten individuals were determined by testing the genetic fragments."
"These people have been dead for 20 years, can DNA still be extracted from their bones?" Ye Qi asked curiously.
"Yes. The half-life of DNA is 521 years. The chemical bonds between DNA will be broken in half every 521 years. DNA can be extracted from bones stored in ancient tombs for hundreds of years. 20 years is nothing." Xiao Lou explained.
.
"Great, if we can extract DNA to confirm the identity of the deceased, we can unlock a large part of the secrets of the Noah's Ark plan in the Luoke Empire." Lu Jiuchuan smiled and looked at Xiao Lou, "There are forensic doctors here.
It’s just convenient.”
"I hope the empire's gene bank preserves everyone's genetic information." Xiao Lou said, "If Mr. Tang can invade the empire's gene bank and retrieve the information, he can compare and learn the identities of these ten deceased people."
Tang Ci nodded and said, "I don't know the encryption level of the gene bank. I'll try my best to give it a try."
"Get ready to go." Xiao Lou looked at Liu Qiao and the others, "You guys should go together, we'll just meet up with Hua Ying and see if we can get some clues from her."
"Okay." Liu Qiao and the other three also followed.
They can jump directly into the sea and swim to the shore. Xiao Lou and others can only use Qinggong cards and teleportation cards to move forward.
The displacement capabilities of these cards were also excellent. Soon everyone arrived at the small fishing village. Liu Qiao and the other three immediately put away their tails and walked on two legs like normal humans.
The hover car Shao Qingge bought before had been sucked into the vortex and scrapped. Fortunately, Mr. Shao had money and bought another one. He drove the car speeding through the air. When passing near the palace, Xiao Lou pressed
He put on the headphones and asked in a low voice: "Sister, can you hear me?"
The effective range of the team voice headset is 10 kilometers. At that time, Xiao Lou left a headset for his sister for communication. At this time, Xiao Rou was dining in the palace. After hearing the sound in the headset, she pretended to rub her ears and quietly pressed
He took off the bulge on the earphones and said to the maid next to him: "Tell me, what would you like to eat tonight?"
Xiao Lou knew that she had heard it, and said quickly: "Sister, I would like to ask you to ask Dr. Edwin to do a favor. Their hospital should have genetic identification equipment, right? I need to extract some DNA from the bones to identify the genetic sequence."
In the palace, the maid took out a recipe and said: "Princess, the doctor said you need to supplement vitamins. This dinner recipe is nutritionally balanced. Do you want to see if there is anything you need to change?"
Xiao Rou smiled and said: "That's it. Please step back first. I'm a little tired and want to take a bath and sleep for a while."
The maid said: "Okay, Princess, call me if you need anything."
After a few seconds, Xiao Rou came to the bathroom. A loud shower sound came from the earphones. Apparently, she turned on the shower to the maximum in order to disrupt the eavesdropping equipment. She pressed the earphones and lowered her voice and said: "Xiao Lou,
What's going on? Where did the bones come from? Who died?"
The sound of the shower was very messy, but Xiao Lou still heard her words clearly and explained: "The deceased probably escaped from the empire. I found some skeletons on the seabed and need to determine the identities of these people. Can my sister get in touch?
Go to Dr. Edwin and ask him for a favor?"
Xiao Rou said softly: "Okay, Dr. Edwin is on duty this afternoon. He is an obstetrician. You find someone to pretend to be a pregnant woman and go to him for a consultation. Just say that I asked you to go and he will find a way to help.
."
Xiao Lou said: "Thank you, sister."
Xiao Rou paused and said: "My father never mentioned to me about your escape from the capital planet, and there was no movement from Prince Herman. I don't know what my father meant... In short, you must
Be careful and take care of yourself.”
Xiao Lou said: "I know, sister, please take care of yourself too."
After ending the call, Xiao Lou looked at Liu Qiao and said, "Xiao Liu, you are the only girl. You can pretend to be a pregnant woman later. We have to go to the hospital to see an obstetrician."
Liu Qiao nodded: "Okay."
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang once again used mask cards to pretend to be two ordinary-looking passers-by. Their identities were Liu Qiao's family members. Liu Qiao pretended to be a patient, while the others were waiting nearby.
The three of them entered St. Paul's Hospital to register for treatment, and it was their turn soon.
Liu Qiao walked into the clinic. Dr. Edwin glanced at the young girl and said warmly: "Is she pregnant? This is your first consultation?"
Liu Qiao looked calm: "Well, come for a prenatal check-up."
The doctor looked at the two men behind her and was about to let the family members go out, but Xiao Lou suddenly walked up behind the doctor and lowered his voice and said: "Princess Xiao Rou asked us to come. We are the two interns from last time.
Please help me with something."
Edwin quickly reacted and said with a smile: "Okay, the patient and family members will come with me."
He led the three of them into the nearby clinic and asked all the interns to go out. When no one was around, Xiao Lou explained his purpose: "Professor, I want to borrow the equipment of the Genetic Identification Center."
Edwin frowned and said: "The appraisal center can't be entered now... By the way, they will get off work on time at 5:30 in the afternoon. Then I will find a way to sneak you in. You should still wear your internship clothes like last time.
Raw clothes.”
Yu Hanjiang said: "Thank you, Professor."
***
At 5:30 in the afternoon, Professor Edwin's clinic hours ended. He brought three "interns" in white coats to the identification center, quickly entered the laboratory, and locked the door.
The identification equipment in the future world was different from what Xiao Lou had used. Fortunately, with the help of Professor Edwin, Xiao Lou successfully extracted DNA from ten bones and used instruments to analyze the genetic sequence.
The identification speed of high-tech equipment is very fast. In the blink of an eye, ten detailed gene sequences appeared on the LCD screen. The dense nucleic acid data made Xiao Lou's eyes light up. He copied the data and recorded all the records in the system.
Destroy it and whisper: "Thank you, Professor."
Edwin waved his hand: "Let's go quickly, so as not to be discovered."
After leaving the hospital, Xiao Lou, Yu Hanjiang and Liu Qiao quickly returned to the coffee shop near the hospital that they had agreed on.
In the small private room on the second floor, Tang Ci, Lao Mo, and Gui Yuanzhang were drinking coffee. Opposite the three men sat a woman. She was dressed in a black leather jacket and had her hair neatly tied into a ponytail. She looked dashing.
Liu Qiao was stunned: "Sister Huaying?"
Chu Huaying said lightly: "I have limited time, so I will tell you the key points."
Xiao Lou walked into the private room, sat down, and asked, "Have you found anything during the investigation of my sister?"
Chu Huaying said: "Princess Xiao Rou doesn't know much about the Noah's Ark project. She married the then Prince Herman 20 years ago. Although she saw Xiao Lou's clone before getting married, she didn't know any of them.
I have found out more information. After getting married, her actions have been monitored by her husband Herman. I doubt that your Majesty had any agreement with Prince Herman back then."
Xiao Lou nodded: "Where's Herman?"
Chu Huaying frowned and said: "This prince is very guarded and it is difficult for me to get close to him. But from the results of my investigation these days, he does not know about the Noah's Ark plan. The Luoke Empire is secretly researching clones."
, this news cannot be known to too many people. In the Blue Empire, Princess Xiao Rou only knows a little bit about it, and Prince Herman doesn’t even know a little bit about it. The focus of our current investigation is still on the mermaid clan."
Xiao Lou thought about it carefully and said: "After 24 o'clock tonight, Xiao Liu will go to the mermaid tribe with Lao Mo and Senior Gui to explore the way. If we successfully find the clone laboratory, I will directly use Peach Blossom Spring to lure you and we will go together.
Let’s get rid of the mastermind behind the scenes in the Mermaid Palace—and those few hunters who look exactly like us.”
Chu Huaying said simply: "Okay, I'll wait for your call."
She stood up and walked out. When she reached the door, she suddenly turned back and glanced at Liu Qiao: "Xiao Liu must be more careful. I heard that you are the mermaid princess. Maybe you are the one Xiao Lou wants to get rid of the most. After all, you know how to do it."
Threaten his inheritance."
Liu Qiao nodded seriously: "I know, sister Huaying, you should also be careful."
Chu Huaying said: "I'm leaving first, see you later."
She was wearing high-heeled leather boots and quickly disappeared from everyone's sight.
Xiao Lou looked at Tang Ci and asked, "Where is Ninth Brother?"
Tang Ci said: "Mr. Shao and Ye Qi just returned to the hotel to check out. They checked into the Ferris Wheel Hotel. If they don't return to their rooms for several days in a row, they will definitely arouse suspicion. Brother Ninth is secretly following them to protect them so that they don't have any accidents."
Xiao Lou nodded: "It's better to be cautious. Mr. Tang, can you invade the empire's gene bank?"
Tang Ci took out his portable optical computer: "Don't worry, it's done. Let's compare the sequences you detected."