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Chapter 627 Fabric: A Product of the Combination of Humans and Pollution Sources
Zhu Huai saw Li Chengxiao stand up out of the corner of his eye, and reflexively stood up as well.

When he met the other person's gaze, he awkwardly touched his nose.

Li Chengxiao withdrew his gaze and walked directly towards the door. Just as he was about to press the door open button, a hesitant voice came from behind him.

Why do you absolutely need to know information about Number One?

"Then why won't you tell me if you clearly know something about Number One?"

Zhu Huai crumpled the paper covered with various unknown symbols into a ball, then smoothed it out little by little to calm his thoughts. He then took a deep breath and made up his mind. "Let me make it clear beforehand that I have not been involved in any research related to Number One. All my understanding of Number One is based on a senior and my own speculation."

Li Chengxiao turned around and sat down opposite Zhu Huai. "Senior?"

“Yes,” Zhu Huai gave a bitter smile. “That senior once participated in the research on Number One, but don’t bother looking for him anymore. He went mad, and I don’t know where he is now. He might be dead. In addition, the other people who participated in the research on Number One also disappeared one after another after the research stopped, or you could say they died. Number One also disappeared without a trace, and all the information about him has also disappeared.”

"Before that senior went mad, or rather when he wasn't so mad, I once heard him talking to himself. I remember his exact words were: 'I've been corrupted. I've betrayed my species. But the feeling of being corrupted is so fascinating. What can I do? So this is what it feels like to be corrupted while fully conscious.'"

Li Chengxiao frowned as he listened to Zhu Huai's imitation of the tone. "What is your understanding of the pollution he mentioned?"

"Based on human beings, using something beyond our understanding, we can create a completely new species."

Li Chengxiao nodded slightly.

His calm reaction surprised Zhu Huai somewhat. "You..."

"anything else?"

“I always felt that the source of pollution was there.” Zhu Huai subconsciously touched the hairs on his arm that had stood up as he said this. “But almost everyone who knew about it has been dealt with, and the one who was left went insane. This thing is too terrifying. The more you know about it, the more terrifying it becomes.”

"Number One should be a product of the combination of humans and pollutants. None of us know whether it leans more towards humans or pollutants. If it leans more towards humans, there is still a possibility of being educated. But if it gets close to pollutants, the consequences are unpredictable."

"Did that senior you mentioned mention how to remove pollution or curb its spread?"

The term "spiritual infiltration" would be more appropriate, but Li Chengxiao thought about it and decided to use Zhu Huai's explanation instead.

"Eliminate the source of pollution?"

Zhu Huai looked at Li Chengxiao's expression, which seemed unchanged from before, but he could still read a hint of speechlessness in it.

Everyone knows this method!

But if he could be eliminated so easily, why would he still be sitting here!
“Well, I think there’s still some kind of connection between him and the source of pollution, like the bond between parents and children, which makes it easier to control. So cutting off that connection might stop him from being continuously polluted, and then letting him have more contact with humans could stimulate his human side. But how exactly to do that,” Zhu Huai shrugged, “I really don’t know.”

He had never even worked on the research of Number One, yet he was able to deduce so much based on some of the senior's self-talk; he had already done his best!

That's all I know, nothing more.

Li Chengxiao nodded and stood up. Zhu Huai followed suit. "You asked about Number One. Do you have any information related to Number One?"

Although he was terrified that this "Number One" had caused so many researchers to go insane or die, as a researcher, he had to admit that he also had a genuine curiosity about this existence.

Even though I know it's a suicidal idea, I still can't resist it.

"No comment."

Zhu Huai couldn't help but glare at the figure that had disappeared outside the door.

"Use and discard, pshaw, I take back what I said earlier!"

*
After leaving Zhu Huai's place, Li Chengxiao went straight to the ward where Yue Zhuo's third grandfather was. "Brother Shu Heng, you're here. Please come in."

The first thing Li Chengxiao saw when he entered the ward was an elderly man lying on the bed with his eyes closed.

Although her face still looked very haggard, the sense of dejection had disappeared.

"Did they say when he'll wake up?"

"It's expected to be tomorrow afternoon, but there's a chance it will wake up tomorrow morning."

Li Chengxiao's gaze shifted to the old man's hand, which held the pulse oximeter between the blanket and the hand. It was a hand that had clearly exerted a lot of effort; the knuckles were large, and the skin on the arm under the sleeve showed no signs of sagging, with smooth muscle lines.

"Your third grandfather has a good constitution and will recover quickly."

Yue Zhuo gave a soft "hmm" and nodded vigorously.

When he first saw his third grandfather in the morning, he was truly frightened by the old man lying on the hospital bed, who looked like he could leave at any moment.

But now, it's obvious at a glance that Third Grandpa is much better than he was in the morning. Even his breathing is much more even. He's no longer as anxious as he was at the beginning. Now, he can say that he has much more confidence in Third Grandpa!

"Brother Shuheng, these are some local specialties that Grandpa Village Chief and Grandma Lanxiu packed for my sister. Please take them back with you. Also, I need to ask my sister for a few more days off."

Li Chengxiao then turned to look at the large and small bags that Yue Zhuo handed over. He could barely carry them all with both hands, so he quickly reached out and took them, exclaiming, "So many!"

"They are all local specialties. Some are grown by Grandma Lanxiu herself, and others are picked and dried from nearby mountains and lakes. They are not worth much, but they taste very good. I have been eating them since I was a child and I have never gotten tired of them."

Li Chengxiao smiled and said, "Then I'll take it back for your sister Hanying to try. Just stay here and keep your third grandfather company. I'm going back now."

"Brother Shu Heng, drive carefully on the road."

"No need to see me off, go back now."

As soon as Jiang Hanying got on the bus, she saw several packages placed in the back seat.

"Are these all local specialties for me?"

"Yes, they're all for you."

Before she could even fasten her seatbelt, Jiang Hanying grabbed the nearest small package, bounced it around, and then felt it through the bag.

"This doesn't feel like a local specialty!"

He quickly unwrapped the outermost layer of skin covering his buttocks.

Then I saw that it was wrapped inside with a layer of semi-transparent oil-proof and moisture-proof paper.

"They're wrapped up so tightly."

After Li Chengxiao leaned over to fasten her seatbelt, he also glanced down and said, "This looks like fabric."

"Cloth?"

Jiang Hanying peeled off the paper again, and the thing that had been wrapped up tightly finally revealed its true form.

"It really is! Wow, it looks amazing!"