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Chapter 203 Strange Events Frequently Occurring at the Experimental Base
On Xu Qingling's side, Bian Dong, who rarely had anything to ask, sought her out.

This was Bian Dong's first time visiting the Leave Office. He looked around the small general store and was surprised to find that the famous Leave Office of Fengdu, which was renowned in both the human world and the underworld, was hidden in a general store in the bustling city of the human world.

The shop is managed by a female ghost, namely Wang Xiaoyu.

Bian Dong was immediately captivated when he saw the tiny, thumb-sized sweeping sprite, dressed in a grass skirt and diligently wiping the table with a small rag.

"Director Xu, if you're going to the Ghost Market next time, could you take me with you, or at least let me know so I can bring some people to check it out and see for myself?"

Sasha said that Xu Qingling bought the Sweeping Genie at the Ghost Market.

They also said that the ghost market had many magical things, which made Bian Dong very curious and eager to go and see it sometime.

"Sure," Xu Qingling agreed, thinking it was no big deal.

"By the way, is there something you need that you came in person?"

Bian Dong remembered the important matter and his expression became more serious. "There is a place where some strange things have happened, and I would like to ask you to go and take a look."

Then, Bian Dong began to tell his story.

It was someone from the Academy of Sciences who contacted Bian Dong.

"...Recently, the Academy of Sciences changed its experimental base for some reason."

"This experimental base was rebuilt on the site of the old one from decades ago and has only recently been put into use."

"That's right, lately, strange things have been happening at this experimental base, especially in the laboratory."

What's going on?
For example, some experimental data may appear to have been blank before, but when viewed again the next day, there are inexplicably additional entries, as if someone had written them down on purpose.

For example, some machines start moving inexplicably even when no one is touching them.

Some people who do experiments at night often vaguely hear what sound like noisy conversations, or even shouting.

For example, you might have done a great job the day before and produced excellent theoretical data, but the next day you might find that it has been marked with a big X and thrown into the trash can.

……

There are many other strange things like this.

Some people even discovered that their experiments had been tampered with.

"At first, they thought it was a prank by their colleagues, but after asking around, they found that most of their colleagues had experienced something similar."

"I asked, and it wasn't done by a colleague."

"They also suspected that they might have been working too long and had developed mental problems, such as auditory hallucinations, visual hallucinations, or even schizophrenia, but after going to the hospital for examination, no such problems were found."

Sasha raised her hand and asked a question, "Wasn't there any surveillance camera installed?"

"some."

How could such an important place as the experimental base and laboratory not have surveillance cameras installed?

"But there was a problem with the surveillance."

“We found that the surveillance was normal most of the time, but whenever something happened, the surveillance footage became unclear. The most important thing is that no one had ever touched the surveillance cameras.”

"It feels like the surveillance camera automatically blurs or freezes whenever there's any unusual movement."

If it happens once or twice, it's fine, but if it happens every time, then it's a bigger problem.

"So, you suspect that the one causing this trouble might be a ghost?" Xu Qingling cut straight to the heart of the matter.

“Yes.” Bian Dong nodded. “After a comprehensive analysis, we suspect that this is the most likely reason.” “Although he may not have had any malicious intent, or even benevolent intentions, we will always be uneasy until we figure this out.”

"Okay, then I'll go with you."

Xu Qingling didn't delay either. She had Shasha guard the leave office and then took Bian Dong to the Northwest using the Divine Travel technique.

Soon, Bian Dong brought her to the experimental base.

This place is very secluded, hidden in a mountain, in a dense forest. It would be impossible to find without careful searching.

To prevent radiation exposure, Xu Qingling and Bian Dong both wore anti-radiation suits.

"Previously, the research here focused on nuclear weapons, but now it's more about developing aerospace missiles."

He told her what he knew as he walked eastward, and he could also let Xu Qingling know.

Even though many strange things had happened at the experimental base before, the researchers continued to work day and night without interruption.

You could even say it's a race against time.

The development of many scientific research tasks is urgent.

They were so focused that they didn't even notice or pay much attention to Xu Qingling and Bian Dong coming in and walking around.

Xu Qingling observed that the R&D personnel here ranged in age from young people in their twenties and thirties to those in their thirties and forties, with the oldest being in their seventies and eighties, all of whom had reached retirement age but were still dedicated to their posts.

"Why did you change it again? This is the fourth time!"

"Why did you change it like this? Is this really okay?"

Just then, a somewhat agitated voice came from ahead. Xu Qingling looked up and saw an old man in his seventies holding some documents in his hand and clutching the few remaining hairs on his head with his other hand, looking almost bald from agitation.

The old man's angry growl immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Mr. Ming, your experimental data has been altered again."

"It seems they still take good care of you."

"Don't get angry, this is a good thing, a good thing."

Xu Qingling and Bian Dong exchanged a glance, then stepped forward to inquire. They learned that the old gentleman, known as Elder Ming, was engaged in aerospace materials research.

He is now in his seventies. He started working at the National Academy of Sciences during his university years and has dedicated almost half a century of his life to the country and scientific research.

Today, Professor Ming is a pivotal figure in the Chinese Academy of Sciences' research on aerospace materials and an academician who has made significant contributions.

"Mr. Ming has trained many students, and now he is over seventy years old. He still does not want to retire. He says that his mind can still work and his hands and feet are still nimble, so he can continue."

He said he didn't trust anyone else to handle it.

"Moreover, Mr. Ming was a student of Mr. Qin Senru. He said that leading the development of the country's aerospace and missile industry and making our country's aerospace and missile technology lead the world has always been Mr. Qin's wish."

"He said he wanted to fulfill his teacher's wish."

Qin Senru!
Speaking of this old gentleman, Xu Qingling also felt a deep sense of respect, as he was a figure who had appeared in her elementary school textbooks.

He can be considered a pioneer and founder in the history of China's aerospace missiles.

During his time, China's aerospace technology and missile capabilities were very weak, almost non-existent, and it had long been bullied by other countries.

At that time, Qin Senru, in the prime of his life, resolutely returned to China and organized the research and development of aerospace missiles, which ultimately achieved great success.