Following Yan's instructions, Dr. Murata walked to a wall some distance away. On the wall, there was a row of structures that resembled drawers, except these were larger, big enough for a person to lay down inside.
Then, Dr. Murata entered a series of commands on the control panel embedded in the wall, and the "drawer" labeled "011" lit up, accompanied by mechanical noises, the sound of gears sliding, and white mist flowing out from the seams. The "drawer" extended out from the wall.
When Ziong MingDe saw what was inside the "drawer," he revised his initial understanding of it as a corpse storage unit—a morgue. Yes, it was a morgue equipped with freezing capabilities. And inside that morgue, there was a human body lying inside.
It was called a "body" rather than a "corpse" due to the unique circumstances and the extraordinary nature of the personnel involved. Therefore, one couldn't make judgments based on the usual scenario.
Then, Dr. Murata proceeded with another set of operations. He moved the body from the morgue to a bed with wheels and pushed it towards Ziong MingDe and Yan.
"How do you feel, MingDe? It must be like seeing your own corpse, isn't it?" Yan also stood on the side of the young body, smiling at Ziong MingDe as if he were a caring grandfather who had carefully selected a toy to give to his grandson. His smile was full of warmth and concern.
Until now, the previously unconfirmed facts finally received confirmation from Yan. It was a corpse—a corpse that looked exactly like Ziong MingDe in appearance.
Upon seeing the body clearly, Ziong MingDe was indeed momentarily stunned. His limbs stiffened, and he couldn't move because his brain couldn't comprehend what was happening in front of him at that moment... But he quickly regained his composure and maintained the same calm expression, quietly watching Yan's "performance."
If it were an ordinary person, they would have screamed in fear long ago—having their own corpse placed in front of them like this. But Ziong MingDe successfully controlled his emotions.
And this calm reaction was all within Yan's expectations. He pushed the cart with the body slowly towards Ziong MingDe's direction.
"This body is not easy to come by," Yan murmured.
"It's very difficult... Really difficult. In order to avoid any future issues regarding the use of this body, I followed the legal process to ensure that everything about the use of this body is legitimate and compliant..."
"We contacted multiple hospitals we cooperate with many times and finally managed to find a suitable young body. After several negotiations, we paid a high price to acquire this body, performed some surgical procedures, and achieved the hard-won result we have now."
"I believe there is no better option for your developed persona, the 'Ziongzong,' than this destination," Yan said, his gaze conveying the message that there was no other choice besides the path he provided.
The premise of what Yan said was that Ziong MingDe had been deemed cooperative for the experiments. To this, Ziong MingDe did not question.
But he also didn't seem to intend to accept the suggestion Yan had just made. The previously expressionless face was now adorned with a contemptuous smile.
"Better options? Of course, there are," said Ziong MingDe.
