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    The core of socialization is role learning

    Go and see how those two kids are doing.

    After changing his mind, Captain Yan suddenly discovered how big his previous prejudice against them was.It is true that they are mutants; it is true that they are uncontrollable; it is true that they have incomprehensible abilities; but all of the above combined do not lead to the statement “they are enemies”.

    What’s more, Shen Molin’s opinions and conclusions were all pragmatic, effective, and solid information. The timely handling of this emergency situation was mainly due to him.With his help, we don’t know how many detours we can avoid.

    Captain Yan has already submitted the application materials for “exceptional talents”, but he doesn’t know when there will be a response.

    But right now, there is good news.

    In the hotel that had been emptied out specifically to isolate the two of them, he walked through the long and winding corridor covered with soft carpets, all the way to the house number, and then knocked on the door.

    “Qi Ruiqing, Shen Molin, open the door.”

    As soon as he finished shouting, there was a roar in the room.Something seemed to hit the ground in panic, and someone was running quickly with bare feet.

    “Um, are you… okay?”

    “Wait a minute!” Qi Ruiqing’s voice was panicked, and he shouted in a muffled voice, “I’ll be here right away!”

    “Well, it actually doesn’t matter…”

    Bare feet were walking around, bumping, chairs dragging the floor, and then there was another banging sound from the door, and finally there was another chaotic movement.

    Captain Yan finally couldn’t hold back and opened the door directly.

    “Oh…”

    The chair that had been brought down was being lifted up with difficulty, and the cause of the difficulty was Shen Molin who was tied to the chair.

    When Qi Ruiqing squatted and knelt to straighten Shen Molin, the bruise on his calf was not covered.He must have been in a hurry to get the nightgown on the bed. The first time he tripped on a chair leg and fell. After getting dressed, he ran to the door, bumped into it again, and fell again.The two falls were not light, and the carpet on the floor was moved out of place.

    “Woo…” Shen Molin reminded Qi Ruiqing with a towel stuffed in his mouth.Qi Ruiqing turned around and realized that Captain Yan had already entered.

    “Um…can you listen to my explanation?”

    “Explain…what?” Captain Yan didn’t know if he should say something.

    “Uh, no… it’s not like that.” Qi Ruiqing waved his hand anxiously, pointing at Shen Molin, who was unable to move and could not speak, “We, we are not… that.”

    “Which one?” “That! That’s it…” “But he was only wearing a shirt, and you were only wearing shorts just now…” “No! We were both very hot!” “But the curtains… you two didn’t even turn on the lights…”

    Captain Yan also took a small flashlight and took a photo: “You still have a whip?!”

    “No!!! This is…” Qi Ruiqing gave up and turned around to pull the towel off Shen Molin’s mouth, “Say! I can’t explain it!”

    “Ahem…that’s it.” Shen Molin’s voice was obviously still trembling, weak and even a little hoarse. “We are exploring whether the entity or the virtual body responds first under stimulus conditions.”

    “That whip…”

    “I didn’t slap him!” Qi Ruiqing raised his hands in surrender, “How could I give up! I couldn’t give up!”

    Indeed, apart from Shen Mo Lin being soaked, the covering layer of clothes was not stained with blood… but he didn’t seem to bleed.

    “This can’t be…” Captain Yan waved his hands and figured it out, “That’s all, relax, your mood will get better. Everything is fine, I won’t disturb you…”

    “No!” Shen Molin and Qi Ruiqing said in unison.

    “We are really doing an experiment!” “Really!”

    “It’s okay, I’ll come back later.” Captain Yan looked completely unconvinced and locked Qi Ruiqing in the door as he tried to catch up but tripped over his left foot and right foot.

    “You are so young…”

    Hiss… Huh?

    “Captain Yan! We really didn’t do anything!” Qi Ruiqing finally climbed out and opened the door. Captain Yan also lowered his head to confirm his suspicion.

    “Does this really work? Your legs are healed.”

    Dizzy…Qi Ruiqing pinched Renzhong and was finally knocked out.

    Shen Molin in the room was still struggling on the chair.Too bad no one remembered to untie him.

    “Well…I followed Qi Ruiqing’s wishes and made some of my modifications to fill in his mutated parts.” Shen Molin summed it up in one sentence, “Ahem…that’s all the principles, it’s very simple.”

    “So, those patients with distortions and mutations can be cured?” “Theoretically, yes. But first, you have to find a donor for him who is highly suitable, has become an energy body, is willing to cooperate, understands the principles, and understands the structure of the human body.”

    The words were too long and Shen Molin couldn’t breathe. He raised his hand to cover his mouth and coughed.

    “The price of treatment is my wings. I can’t deny the fact that I have become weak.” He was realistic and took into account Qi Ruiqing’s emotions. “But it’s no problem. It’s relaxed now. Just go to the front line to replenish my energy. I can afford the price.”

    “Captain Yan, please arrange another physical examination. Although the surgical operation is difficult to reproduce, it does not mean that there is no application prospect.” A dozen compiled information was handed over, “It will always be useful.”

    Qi Ruiqing on the side remained silent. He just put his hand on the back of Shen Molin’s knee, as if he was speaking his mind again.

    “…Also, we were really doing an experiment just now.”

    It doesn’t matter, this matter is no longer worth delving into.Let’s say something that needs to be said.

    “I applied for you to join the research department under special circumstances.”

    As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately frowned when he looked at Shen Molin, who was not very energetic.

    Then Qi Ruiqing turned his head and looked at Shen Molin questioningly.

    Shen Molin restrained his complicated expression and looked into Qi Ruiqing’s eyes.

    “Is that so…” Qi Ruiqing turned to look at Captain Yan again, “Well, the notice has been issued?”

    “Not yet, but I think there’s a good chance it will pass.”

    Shen Molin held his forehead and shook his body as if he had a headache.

    “What’s wrong? Do you have any concerns?”

    “Concerns, not to mention worries.” Qi Ruiqing smiled bitterly, “But, there will always be a bit of reluctance…”

    “Why? We will treat everyone equally and will not be biased.” “It’s not because of this…”

    Shen Molin spread his hands and answered: “I don’t want to live according to the rhythm there, that’s all.”

    Oh…that’s it. It seems that Shen Molin doesn’t like working with others.

    Understandable.Geniuses have out-of-the-box thinking and should not be accommodated.

    “Although I understand that the rules of the Research Department are not rigid, I did make my own decision in this matter. It’s okay, you don’t have to go if you don’t want to go.”

    “Understood, the benefits are good, after all, it’s there.” Qi Ruiqing began to make word order errors again.

    “Yes, but the people there disgust me.” Shen Molin touched his neck, “Although they don’t know.”

    Captain Yan was used to the inexplicable conversations between the two of them. He could tell that in fact, they didn’t intend to say many things with their mouths.

    The best option at this time is to remain silent and pretend you didn’t hear anything.If he couldn’t bear to interrupt them, Shen Molin would be in an awkward daze, such as when he dealt with the “Strong Palace”.

    Let’s take a bold guess: Qi Ruiqing’s “good welfare” is because he guessed the reason why I took the initiative; while Shen Molin’s dislike comes from his past being studied by the research department in the form of black mud.

    Hehe, these two are still a little childish.

    “Is there anything else, Captain Yan?” Shen Molin started with the title and pointed at him who was a little distracted, “Visiting?”

    “How do you know? That’s amazing.”

    It has always been difficult for him to understand Shen Mo Lin’s methods.Even though Captain Yan is used to it, he can’t help but sigh.

    “In view of the recent military exploits and outstanding contributions the two of them have received, and the outside world has also received repeated requests for visits. With permission, we have arranged some social meetings with you this afternoon.”

    “What does meeting mean?” Qi Ruiqing asked Shen Molin.

    “It should mean without guardrails, right?” Shen Molin didn’t seem to care – he no longer had any relatives.

    It’s so pitiful that no one really came to see him.

    “Of course there is no way to stop me. You are not prisoners.” In order to avoid something that would make them unwilling happen again, Captain Yan still asked more, “Are you willing?”

    “Who are there? How many waves will it be divided into? How long will it last? Where will it be done?” Shen Molin asked Qi Ruiqing.

    “The number of people is not large. It is currently planned to be divided into two times.” Captain Yan reported a few familiar names. “It will be in the reception room on the top floor of the hotel. It will start around two o’clock. The specific duration is up to you.”

    Shen Molin didn’t seem to recognize these people, and looked eagerly at Qi Ruiqing’s face.

    So Qi Ruiqing raised his head and stared at Shen Molin.

    Then Shen Molin folded his arms and coughed as if he was a little cold.

    Qi Ruiqing reached over to hug him, and finally nodded: “Then I’ll listen to your arrangements.”

    The first wave of people to come were a few old acquaintances from Qi Ruiqing Hospital.

    The door was pushed open so fast and the person came in so hurriedly that Qi Ruiqing had not been able to sort out his emotions.The cry of “Qi Ruiqing” was so shocking that Qi Ruiqing stood up directly.

    A few steps away, he was facing the intern sister who was the leader, looking at each other in silence.

    “…Senior Brother Qi.”

    It’s so old-fashioned, hahahaha… No, this seems to ruin the atmosphere a bit.

    Shen Molin, who was sitting on the sofa behind, was so amused by Qi Ruiqing’s remarks that he could only cover it up with a cough.

    “Ah, junior sister…”

    “Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu”

    “How did you become like this?!”

    “What am I like? There’s nothing wrong with me.” Qi Ruiqing is now really glad that he doesn’t have that snake tail with him – it’s really scary, isn’t it?

    “Oh, because the surgery was so sudden, I didn’t tell them clearly that you have returned to human form.” Captain Yan explained again outside the door.

    “Surgery? Do you perform the surgery on yourself?” The arrogant colleague gave Qi Ruiqing a thumbs up, “He is ruthless.”

    “No, I’m not that powerful…”

    “Your…” the intern sister is still so concerned, “that neck…”

    Qi Ruiqing was surprised that they all knew about this kind of thing.

    “You shouldn’t have been released from the hospital early. Seeing you alone at home made you go crazy.”

    If this big-mouthed colleague forced Lai Lai to expose his mother’s affairs, Qi Ruiqing thought that he might have gone crazy earlier.

    “This is that one… Shen Molin, right?”

    Ah, why did you still ignore him…

    He looked back at Shen Molin leaning on the sofa with his pockets in his pockets, and nodded with a lowered smile: “Hello.”

    “Ah, oh… hello, hello.” The colleague looked up and down, surprised but still went up to shake hands.

    “Then you guys can talk, I’ll stay out of the way.”

    Indeed, these people have nothing to do with Shen Molin.Even if nothing happened at the time of the experiment, it would be difficult for the living Shen Molin to meet Qi Ruiqing’s current friends or colleagues.

    “I’m going to get some air.” Shen Molin stood up and was about to leave.

    Stop it, Qi Ruiqing shouted in her heart, reaching out and grabbing him.

    Don’t go, you have nothing to do with them, but you have something to do with me.

    However, if you hear them say something like “you are not worth it”… Shen Molin smiled bitterly and said in his heart: I will be very distressed.

    “I won’t let them say it.” Qi Ruiqing shouted and grabbed the other two people, “You are not allowed to say such things.”

    He soon realized that this seemed unusual to him.

    “Human energy is always limited,” Shen Molin hugged Qi Ruiqing and kissed him on the forehead, “I just happened to go find some other food to replenish my strength.”

    His eyes were serious and strong.

    “Okay… Captain Yan, please help keep an eye on him.” “Haha, I’m right outside the door, what are you afraid of.”

    How could Qi Ruiqing not understand Shen Molin’s thoughts?

    “I don’t know them, and I can’t let them go inside.”

    Taking the hot water from Captain Yan, he absorbed the escaping heat energy and his body finally warmed up.

    “You don’t remember, or you don’t know him?”

    Don’t remember, don’t know.Maybe “I see” had a relationship with them?Who can say clearly now?

    “It’s not important anymore.” Shen Molin smiled bitterly and raised his head to meet Captain Yan’s concerned gaze, “Qi Ruiqing just wants to be happy.”

    “Are you…blaming yourself?”

    Blame yourself?But what can he blame himself for?He blames himself for Qi Ruiqing having suffered so many sins for him, a guy who seems to be “Shen” but not “Shen”.It is clear to onlookers that his friends feel unworthy of him…

    “I’m like a seductive mistress,” Shen Molin half-jokingly walked over, “Isn’t it?”

    Captain Yan shook his head and said seriously: “Don’t belittle yourself like this.”

    “Okay, I’ll try not to let my emotions get out of control…” “I don’t mean that. I mean, you guys are really a good match.”

    Are Qi Ruiqing and I, or “Shen Molin” and Qi Ruiqing, the best match?

    “Really…?” He rubbed the edge of the paper cup with his thumb, only to realize that he had unknowingly “eaten” the coating on the outside.

    “Ahem, this is not pleasant…” He drank the cold drink in one gulp and quickly threw away the paper cup. “I won’t say any depressing words. Thank you for your concern.”

    “…What’s wrong with your cup?” As expected of a soldier, he glanced at the paper cup and saw the wear and tear.

    “I’m hungry.” “Oh? So you ate it?”

    Shen Molin was a little tired, so he didn’t say anything and just pointed to the information he had just given to Captain Yan.

    “Let me see…Oh, that’s it, you need more energy, right?”

    In the information, Shen Molin clearly wrote down his characteristics and even his preferences.

    “There are only two ways for me to replenish energy: directly obtain a large amount of incorporeal energy, such as hunting mutants and plundering their energy; secondly, the method of calculating kinetic energy through thinking, similar to plant photosynthesis, produces energy by itself.”

    “Uh,” Captain Yan objected, “Don’t you want to eat?”

    “This level of food intake… is actually useless.” Shen Molin looked away. “If I really want to use a ‘digestion-like’ method to absorb energy, based on an adult’s daily intake of 2,500 calories, then I would have to eat about 300-350 liters of gasoline in one meal.”

    It seemed that the energy density span from rice to gasoline was too large. Shen Molin found Captain Yan froze in place.

    “Um…it’s not a big question…it’s do you really need to eat gas?”

    “Can I eat it?” Shen Molin didn’t hold out much hope.

    “I can try to apply.”

    That’s all, how much economic loss will this bring.Some pharmaceutical companies are about to switch to new energy. It is really not worth the energy crisis that the country and government will create for me.

    “Let me carry out ‘photosynthesis’, which is low-carbon and environmentally friendly.”

    Captain Yan was helpless but really amused by Shen Molin.

    “How do you convert energy into matter?”

    It’s just an idea. As for the principle: it may be similar to the collision of high-energy photons in a high-energy physics laboratory, or the formation of primitive matter similar to the original universe… Alas, isn’t Shen Molin studying medicine?

    “Perhaps, Ao has never been able to transform virtual energy into entity…” “Those are always just projections of thinking.”

    It’s the smell of damp sea.

    Shen Molin’s surprise was not because of her appearance, but because he did not expect that she would be willing to accept his words.

    “Long time no see.” Along with the wheelchair pushed by the nurse, there was also the greeting that took the initiative to break the ice.

    “…Long time no see,” he stood up towards the “old friend”, “senior sister.”

    Like Qi Ruiqing, this survivor who narrowly escaped death in the explosion could not get rid of the terrible mental illness.

    Shen Molin looked down at her and saw the gill-like growth opening and closing on the left side of her face and ear.He didn’t need to look to know that under her blanket were her knees that were ulcerated due to foam.

    “After a few days, you have changed.” The senior sister also raised her head, and the oxygen mask made a muffled sound covering her weak breathing.

    “Becoming more like him,” he said with a smile, “or not anymore?”

    “I can’t say,” the senior sister shook her head, “I can’t even remember. What do you look like?”

    That’s really sad.

    “Where is Qi Ruiqing? Has he recovered a little?” “Yes.” “Did you pay your part for this?” “Yes.”

    “That’s it…” The senior sister understood. “The conversion of energy into matter is a phenomenon that has not yet been fully understood by the academic community. But it is just like the speculations you and I discussed before that failed experiment: Human will may not be able to convert energy into entities so easily, but it can make energy approximate to entities.”

    The discussion before the explosion… Haha, at that time, everything hadn’t happened yet.

    “You’re also learning more about yourself.”

    …This is wrong.

    Shen Molin couldn’t help but refute: “But what does the ‘you’ that the senior sister is referring to refer to? If it refers to ‘Shen Molin’ or the ‘energy body’, it is indeed correct; but if it refers to ‘the me who became Shen Molin’, then it is wrong.”

    Who am I?To this day, this remains a persistent and fatal problem.The more Shen Mo Lin understands the characteristics of “himself” and the characteristics of “Shen Mo Lin”, the more confused he feels.

    “You know what I’m talking about, don’t pick on me.” “But senior sister has worked with Shen Molin for so long. You should understand that I really don’t like ambiguous conclusions.”

    But now, what is not ambiguous?

    “Don’t worry about that… I should apologize to you. The first is because I have doubted your character and slandered Shen Molin; the second is because I failed to…”

    Her words stopped at the beginning of the word “rescue”.

    Shen Molin understood the metaphor in her senior sister’s eyes.

    “Actually, both I and Shen Molin will thank you. Thank you for taking Qi Ruiqing to make the wisest choice and helping him escape from the laboratory building.”

    No matter how tit-for-tat the situation is, the senior sister is the second person besides Qi Ruiqing who is willing to have a close relationship with Shen Molin.The girl who posted photos anonymously on the campus wall has now…

    Shen Molin clenched his fists. He had long understood that he was not omniscient and omnipotent.

    He was really helpless.

    “…We can only believe that this is the best outcome.”

    Shen Molin couldn’t tell whether he was comforting his senior sister, Qi Ruiqing who was eavesdropping, or a certain concept of “self”.

    Dismissed.

    When Qi Ruiqing said “Bye, bye, see you next time” after seeing off the guests, Shen Molin slumped on the sofa and stared up at the ceiling.

    “What are you thinking about?”

    “Some… things from the past.” Shen Molin suddenly smiled, “I remembered something, I don’t know if I have told you about it.”

    “It’s okay, you can say it again.”

    On an ordinary day, a guy who “compensates for weakness with diligence” asked Shen Molin for advice “humbly” and asked him why the data deviation obtained after the formula of the standard curve was substituted into the test results was so large:

    Shen Molin glared and said, “Obviously I’m using lg, not directly using 10 raised to several powers.”

    The man: “Why? Isn’t this also a picture?”

    Shen Molin: “…The length of each unit of the coordinate axis is not fixed, how do you make the mark?”

    The man: “Isn’t this fixed?”

    Shen Molin: “…Is the distance from 0.01 to 0.001 the same as the distance from 0.001 to 0.0001?”

    That person: “Okay, I changed it, but why is the formula the same as before?”

    Shen Molin: “Because of the drawing software you use.”

    The man: “What? What’s wrong with my software?”

    Shen Molin: “Maybe it is smarter and helps you; or maybe it has no logic in the first place.”

    That person: “So my original picture is correct?”

    Shen Molin: “Wrong.”

    The man: “What’s wrong? Isn’t this the same?”

    Shen Molin: “…the abscissa is wrong. It’s not 10 to the negative power several times, it’s lg…”

    That person: “Oh oh oh… Then why is this still wrong?”

    Shen Molin: “Because 10 raised to the power of -4 is a negative value when taken as lg. You can adjust it to the negative semi-axis, which is the intersection point with the y-axis.”

    That person: “Why should I adjust it? Isn’t it the same?”

    Shen Molin: “The intersection points are different.”

    The man: “What’s the point of intersection?”

    Shen Molin: “The intersection with the y-axis.”

    The man: “What’s the difference?”

    Shen Molin: “Look at the intersection with the y-axis (draw the picture). Your intersection is at 338. The correct intersection should be at 32. y=ax+b, if b is wrong, of course the formula is wrong.”

    The man: “What should we do?”

    Shen Molin: “Just adjust the negative value of the image from the right to the left!”

    The man: “I don’t understand.”

    Shen Molin: “Can you draw coordinate axes?”

    The man: “I can.”

    Shen Molin: “You draw it for me.”

    The man: “Look (painting).”

    Shen Molin: “Yes, this is the negative half axis. Why is your -4 on the positive half axis?”

    The man: “How do I know?”

    Shen Molin: “Turn it over and draw it again.”

    The man: “How to draw?”

    Shen Molin: “…you…you are on the axis…”

    The man: “Also, why do you need to be transferred there? I still don’t understand.”

    Then Shen Molin missed the mark.

    This experience is so unforgettable that even looking at it now makes Shen Molin shiver and tremble all over.

    “No harm, but did you really pass the exam?” “You don’t teach if you don’t know how to teach. Why are you scolding people?!”

    “Ha! Ha! Ha!” Qi Ruiqing finally couldn’t hold back his voice and burst into laughter.

    Shen Molin had a bitter look on his face and looked pitiful.

    “I’m laughing so hard. Why did you suddenly think of this?”

    “Ah…” Shen Molin breathed a sigh of relief, slid down again, and said with a smile, “Because there are smart people here.”

    He put his hands on his chest relaxedly and looked at Qi Ruiqing for a long time.

    “You took good care of yourself after leaving me, and I’m very happy too.”

    “I will never leave you again.” Qi Ruiqing walked over, stood between his spread legs and looked down at him, “Let’s go back to the room, Captain Yan is still waiting for us at the door.”

    “Well…” Shen Molin was pulled up by him, “Let’s go.”

    “Speaking of which, Captain Yan asked me to ask you what you’re eating for dinner?” “Hot pot chicken.” “You’ve been eating it for three days…” “It’s delicious.”

    “It’s delicious, but you can’t eat it every day,” Qi Ruiqing joked, reaching out to open the door, “You wouldn’t write this in the preference column…”

    He opened the door and turned to leave, but out of the corner of his eye he caught a glimpse of the dark figure blocking him…

    “Wait a minute.”

    Qi Ruiqing didn’t understand why his wrist was immediately grabbed by the person behind him, nor why Shen Molin’s voice came from in front of him.

    “Qi Ruiqing.”

    He was pulled back a few steps by the force behind him and looked up blankly.

    “It’s me.”

    He saw the black hair and the shrewd eyes.That living person, that all too familiar appearance…

    “Long time no see, Ruiqing.”

    The black-haired and black-eyed Shen Molin pushed the door open completely and waved to Qi Ruiqing with a complicated smile.

    “It’s me, I’m back.”

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