My carefree life in space

Chapter 164 The Flame Organization Resurfaces

Five days later, the mopping-up operation deployed by Liang Xin finally came to an end.

This operation dismantled 50 bases of the Yongyao organization, arrested more than 1000 people involved, and rescued more than 2000 civilians who were being used for experiments.

The case caused a huge uproar as soon as it was made public. Whether in real life or online, everyone's conversation revolved around it.

"I never imagined there was such an evil organization. It's unheard of!" The one who said this was clearly a young man. After all, older people had heard about the events of many years ago.

"Exactly! What were they thinking, using humans for experiments? It's utterly inhuman."

"Who can argue with that? It's said that after those people were rescued, they still had the characteristics of various strange beasts on their bodies."

"Do you think these people are still normal? What will happen to them in the future?"

"That depends on the official decision. Hopefully, they will be treated well, since becoming mutants was not their intention."

"So, the monsters that appeared in the Mech Mall last time were the work of this organization."

"The fact is obvious: it's fortunate that there aren't many mutants in public places, otherwise, who knows how many casualties would have occurred."

Just as this incident was making headlines, another piece of news completely captured everyone's attention.

The events at the banquet that day were exposed, including the sudden appearance of several mutants and how Lin Shushu later cured them with a single pill.

"I feel like this is so surreal. Just a moment ago we were worried about the future survival of mutants, but it turns out there was already a solution."

"Yes, I didn't know pills had such powerful effects. How lucky we are."

"You seem to have overlooked the most important point: who provided the elixir?"

"Where did we overlook something? Isn't that Miss Lin? Wait, let me sort this out. The pills came from her, does that mean she's the owner of that pill shop on the StarNet?"

"My God, we think we've figured out the truth."

"Speaking of which, I haven't seen any new medicines at the pill shop lately. I've been waiting for a long time but haven't been able to buy any."

"Me too. I heard that it's no longer sold to the public. If you want to buy the pills, you have to provide a diagnosis certificate issued by an authoritative institution."

"Oh, why? It was hard to get them before, but at least there was a chance. Now, is it completely hopeless?"

Lin Shushu was completely unaware of the wailing online; she was currently on her way to the empire's largest prison with Mo Ze.

After going through layers of checks, they arrived at a room that was closed on all sides, with only a small door for entry and exit.

Inside the room, a thin, middle-aged man with handcuffs and shackles on his limbs sat in a chair, pretending to be asleep with his eyes closed. He didn't even dare to open his eyes when he heard any noise.

"Don't bother, I have nothing to say, do whatever you want with me."

Clearly, he assumed the person who came in wanted to ask him about the gene serum again, and he had nothing to say.

His lifelong pursuit was to develop a drug that would give humans more powerful genes, and he did not hesitate to conduct experiments on living people for this purpose.

Unfortunately, few people understood him, and the empire even explicitly prohibited his research. He couldn't understand why his great cause, which was supposed to advance all of humanity, was not recognized.

After being arrested, he refused to talk and did not reveal a single word to anyone who came to him.

After a long silence, he became curious and finally opened one eye as if it were a favor.

He saw a man and a woman sitting in front of him, staring at him without saying a word.

Because he spends most of his time in the laboratory, he doesn't care about what's happening outside, and he doesn't pay attention to trending topics on the StarNet, so he doesn't recognize Lin Shushu and the other person.

"What, everyone else came back empty-handed, so you two youngsters are the only ones who got here? Don't think I'll say anything just because of that. Let me tell you, it doesn't matter who comes!"

Ignoring his arrogance, Mo Ze asked directly, "22 years ago, did you inject a gene serum into a child of the Mo family?"

The middle-aged man was named Yang Hong, and he was the researcher who injected the drug into Mo Ze back then.

Upon hearing Mo Ze's question, Yang Hong's nonchalant expression vanished. He was surprised that the person in front of him would ask such a question. Could it be...?

He carefully examined Mo Ze's features, trying to find a trace of familiarity. Unfortunately, so much time had passed that he could no longer remember what the child looked like back then, and naturally, he couldn't match him with the person in front of him now.

"You're that child, right? How did you look when you mutated? Did you grow rabbit ears and a short tail?" He laughed, thinking of that comical appearance.

Suddenly, as if he had thought of something, he stopped laughing and asked in confusion, "Wait a minute, I paid special attention back then, and I didn't hear that anyone in the Mo family had undergone any mutation. Could it be that they kept it too secret?"

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, I don't have the symptoms you described," Mo Ze added in his mind. "Complete rabbit form doesn't count."

To Yang Hong, Mo Ze's words seemed like something unbelievable. "Impossible! My potions have never failed!" He stared intently at Mo Ze's expression, trying to find evidence that he was lying.

Unfortunately, he was disappointed. Mo Ze showed no sign of guilt.

"No, how could you resist the effects of the gene serum? If everyone were like that, what would happen to my research..."

Yang Hong began to feel agitated. The facts he had heard today were causing his faith to crumble. He struggled to rush over and grab Mo Ze, the sound of metal clashing against metal echoing from his hands and feet.

Without further hesitation, Lin Shushu flicked the pill into his mouth. Actually, they could have done it directly; the reason they wasted time arguing with him was simply to let him experience the bitterness of defeat.

"Who exactly sent the Mo family's child to you back then?"

"Impossible, how could it fail?" Yang Hong was still muttering to himself.

Lin Shushu and Mo Ze were both shocked. The pill had failed? Impossible, Lin Shushu had great confidence in her pills.

The only explanation is that Yang Hong was very confident in his research and was too obsessed with researching gene-based drugs. When he suddenly realized that his research might not achieve the desired effect, his belief collapsed and he was unable to let go of it.

Lin Shushu injected a stream of spiritual energy into his brain, stimulating him to wake up from his obsession.

Mo Ze asked the same question again. By this time, Yang Hong had calmed down. After listening, he thought for a moment and then told him what he knew.

"That child was sent by the Blazing Flame Organization."

Both Lin Shushu and Mo Ze were taken aback by this unexpected answer.

"Have you been cooperating with the Blazing Flame Organization? Do they know what you do?"

“Our organization also needs to survive and, more importantly, needs the ability to protect itself, so of course we won’t lack partners. As for what we do, the Blazing Flame Organization should know.”

The two realized that the two organizations must be very familiar with each other, which meant that they had each other's weaknesses and could maintain long-term cooperation.

As for why the Blazing Flame Organization would target the Mo family, Yang Hong had no idea.

The two did not participate in the subsequent interrogation; naturally, other personnel took over.