Chapter 502
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Chapter 502 The True Face of Red Lotus
“Pala…”
In the office, a series of chaotic sounds rang out.
Two subordinates in white coats stood outside the office door, looking at each other with shock in their eyes.
In their eyes, Dr. Gary was brilliant, all-knowing, and all-capable.
Since they joined the genetics laboratory until today, they had never seen Dr. Gary so angry!
Inside the office, silver-haired Dr. Gary was frantically destroying everything he could see.
Even though both his palms were injured and bleeding from touching sharp objects, he didn’t stop his violent actions.
“Damn it! Damn it! Damn it!”
Gary’s eyes were bloodshot, his face filled with coldness, veins bulging on his forehead.
He had taken a huge risk using one of his clones to bring Red Lotus to Xiangcheng in the Nine Provinces, but before they could accomplish anything, everything was lost!
The clone was destroyed, and his control over Red Lotus wasn’t strong enough.
It was foreseeable that in a short time, Red Lotus would completely break free from the chip’s control!
This meant all the effort, manpower, and resources he had invested over the past year were wasted!
He was too hasty! This operation was too rushed!
He should have focused on research first, perfecting the chip that controlled Red Lotus before going to the Nine Provinces!
Or he should have found a way to create a clone of Red Lotus before carrying out this mission, then he wouldn’t have faced such a result!
“Bang!”
The more Gary thought about it, the more frustrated he became. He slammed his fist against the office door, making a dull sound.
At the same time, the bones in his fist made a crisp cracking sound.
The two subordinates standing outside the door were startled by the sudden noise.
With blood flowing from his right fist and the pain of broken bones, Gary regained some composure.
He raised his right hand and licked the blood on the back of it.
“Before Red Lotus completely loses control, call her back.”
Gary quickly returned to his desk and opened the laptop that had fallen to the floor.
He immediately connected to the chip.
Various indicators from Red Lotus’s body appeared on the computer screen.
The chip was still working!
“Red Lotus, retreat immediately, return to…”
Before Gary could finish speaking, all the indicator data on the laptop turned completely blank.
Gary froze for two seconds, then his face twisted with rage. He clenched his right fist and smashed it down on the laptop.
“Crack!”
The laptop display was completely shattered.
The blank indicators meant… the chip had been removed or destroyed!
Gary had completely lost Red Lotus!
“Ahhh…”
Gary stood up and couldn’t help but howl at the ceiling.
He was furious, absolutely furious.
A specimen like Red Lotus was rare to find once in a century. He had gone to great lengths to obtain her and had invested enormous time and effort, and now she was gone just like that!
He couldn’t accept it!
He had to find a way to get Red Lotus back!
Gary gritted his teeth, his mind spinning rapidly as he thought of a plan.
…
Fang Yu brought Red Lotus back to the apartment.
Ye Xingxue was still practicing, so Fang Yu took Red Lotus to the guest room.
Since Red Lotus’s clothes were a bit dirty, Fang Yu placed her on the floor.
Perhaps because the floor was too cold, Red Lotus immediately opened her eyes.
Looking at Fang Yu again, her pupils no longer glowed red.
At the same time, expressions appeared on her face.
But this expression was somewhat ambiguous, showing neither friendliness nor hostility.
“If you try to attack again and destroy this place, I’ll really have to teach you a lesson,” Fang Yu warned.
Facing Fang Yu’s warning, Red Lotus sat up.
She looked at Fang Yu, blinked her eyes, but didn’t speak.
Compared to before, Red Lotus’s expression had softened considerably, and in terms of demeanor, it now matched her apparent age.
Obviously, she had previously been controlled by the chip in the back of her head, which was why she would attack without warning.
“Good, now we can finally talk.” Fang Yu also sat down on the floor and looked at Red Lotus in front of him. “What’s your name?”
Red Lotus blinked again but didn’t answer Fang Yu’s question.
“There’s no need to hold a grudge against my previous actions. You were about to melt me, so I had to fight back,” Fang Yu said.
Red Lotus still didn’t speak, just tilted her head slightly.
“You can’t speak?” Fang Yu was surprised and asked.
Red Lotus maintained an innocent expression and still didn’t speak.
Fang Yu frowned deeply.
Earlier at the hotel, just as he was about to approach Gary’s room, Red Lotus had already sensed him and warned Gary that someone was approaching.
At that time, Red Lotus could speak, so why couldn’t she now?
“You really can’t speak?” Fang Yu asked suspiciously.
Red Lotus suddenly smiled. Even with blood still at the corners of her mouth, her smile was beautiful and pleasant.
Fang Yu suddenly felt that the girl sitting in front of him might not even be fifteen or sixteen years old.
Her mental state seemed to be stuck at that of a young child?
To verify this suspicion, Fang Yu reached out and rubbed Red Lotus’s head.
Red Lotus smiled even more brightly, her eyes narrowing with joy.
Fang Yu frowned deeply and reached out to pinch Red Lotus’s face.
Red Lotus had no reaction, just tilted her head to one side, still smiling happily.
“She really has become like a child?” Fang Yu withdrew his hand, staring wide-eyed at the foolishly smiling Red Lotus.
He had originally wanted to get some valuable information from Red Lotus, but now it seemed that plan was ruined.
Fang Yu thought for a moment, and having no other options, stood up to go to the living room for a drink of water.
But as he turned around, Red Lotus also stood up, following behind him and grabbing the back of his clothes.
Fang Yu turned to look at Red Lotus and found her looking at him with a tense, even panicked expression, as if afraid he would leave.
Seeing this look, Fang Yu suddenly remembered Su Lengyun when she was a child.
When Fang Yu decided to send Su Lengyun to Frost Cold Palace, for several days, Su Lengyun followed him everywhere, with the same expression on her face.
“Sigh, I shouldn’t have brought you back,” Fang Yu said.
Walking into the living room, Fang Yu poured a glass of water and began to drink.
Beside him, Red Lotus looked at Fang Yu expectantly.
“You want some too?” Fang Yu glanced at her and asked.
Red Lotus blinked.
“If you want to drink, pour it yourself. The cups are on the table,” Fang Yu said.
Red Lotus stood still, not moving, still looking at Fang Yu expectantly.
Fang Yu had no choice but to pour a glass of water and hand it to her.
Red Lotus took the cup with both hands and drank the entire glass in one go.
Fang Yu looked at Red Lotus, thinking.
If Red Lotus originally had only a child’s mentality, then before she had been completely controlled by that chip.
This meant that all her previous memories would be stored in that chip, not in her brain.
In other words, if Fang Yu wanted to check Red Lotus’s memories, he would need to retrieve that chip and examine its contents through technological means.
While Fang Yu was thinking, Ye Xingxue, who had been meditating in the open space by the balcony, stopped practicing and opened her eyes.
She stood up and was surprised to see Fang Yu sitting on the sofa and Red Lotus standing in front of him, staring at him intently.
“Mr. Fang…”
“Did I disturb you?” Fang Yu asked.
Ye Xingxue shook her head and glanced at the clock on the living room wall.
It was already nine in the evening. She had been practicing for nearly six hours without stopping.
The efficiency of this practice session was more than ten times higher than any of her previous sessions!
In just six hours, she could clearly feel her internal power had increased significantly!
Originally only at the middle stage of the Master realm, she had broken through to the late stage and was faintly touching the ceiling.
This kind of progress was unimaginable in the past!
Moreover, after stopping her practice, she didn’t feel tired at all, but rather refreshed, as if she had rested for a long time.
“Feels good, right?” Fang Yu asked.
“Yes, thank you, Mr. Fang…” Ye Xingxue was about to kneel again.
Fang Yu immediately stopped her with his hand.
“You’re only about twenty years old, why do you act like an ancient person? Always kneeling?” Fang Yu said.
“I, I just don’t know how to express my gratitude…” Ye Xingxue’s face turned slightly red as she said softly.
“Gratitude…” Fang Yu looked at Red Lotus in front of him, his eyes brightening. “If you want to repay me, then help me take care of this girl.”
