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“You’ve never been here before? That’s a bit strange. It feels like someone specially arranged this place. Look at this sofa, it’s not that big at all, it looks like it was custom-made.”

Not only Gao Xuan, but Li Mo also had this feeling.

"What do you guys think of this place? Can we safely get through the remaining hours hiding here? Or should we go out and eliminate the monsters first, and come back in if things get really bad, using this as our last hiding spot?"

Feifei and Gao Xuan exchanged glances, unsure of what to do next.

It looks quite nice here. The roof is also very thick. From the doorway, you can see that the wooden planks above are made of cement, so it's quite sturdy.

But the door was made of wood, and no one could guarantee that the enormous giant monster wouldn't discover this place.

If they find it, right at the entrance, it would probably be broken in a few punches.

At that point, it would truly be like catching a turtle in a jar.

Chapter 585: A Family Reunion in a Villa? What Secret Experiment Is Being Conducted? (Please Subscribe)

Just as Li Mo and Gao Xuan were pondering their decision, Xiao Jia's voice rang out.

"Come quick, look what I've found!"

Li Mo and Gao Xuan exchanged a glance and then walked towards Xiao Jia and Xiao Zhang.

When they went over to take a look, Xiao Jia had somehow found someone's notebook.

Xiao Zhang and Xiao Jia were huddled together looking at the contents of the notebook.

"What does it say?" Feifei walked up to Xiaojia and leaned closer.

Li Mo and Gao Xuan stood opposite them and saw that there were too many people.

Li Mo walked over to the bookshelf and looked at it. There were many books on it, of all kinds, which showed that the owner of this basement was very knowledgeable.

Suddenly, Li Mo saw a very thick book. Although it was stuck on the bookshelf, it didn't look like a book. Li Mo couldn't help but pull it out and open it.

It's not a book, but a photo album with black and white photos, and it looks quite old.

It was clearly a family photo; Li Mo counted fourteen people in the photo.

It should be a three-generation family, with an elderly couple, three middle couples standing behind them, and six young people around them, the youngest of whom looks to be seventeen or eighteen years old.

One of the boys caught Li Mo's attention; the boy was probably just over twenty-four years old.

Li Mo was able to notice him because his expression was completely different from everyone else's.

This is a family photo. Everyone else is very happy, with beaming faces, but the boy's face shows fear, not fear of having his picture taken.

His body language suggested a fear of other members of the family.

He leaned slightly to the side, avoiding eye contact with the other members, and stood in the far corner.

Li Mo continued flipping through the pages, and the next photos showed individual pictures of the family members or group photos of two or three people.

He looked through the photos carefully and found a solo photo of the boy; there were no group photos.

Seeing this, Li Mo frowned slightly and continued flipping through the pages. This family loved taking photos, and there were many everyday photos. He flipped all the way to the end.

The last picture is of the boy when he's older, probably around twenty-five or twenty-six years old.

Li Mo felt that there seemed to be writing on the back of the photo, so he took it out, turned it over, and sure enough, there was writing on it. Unfortunately, there was only one name: Huang Jilin.

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"My God, the monsters are actually related to them!"

Li Mo turned to look at Xiao Jia and saw the surprise on their faces. He put the photo back, walked over to them, and asked, "What? Any clues about the monster?"

"Look, these monsters didn't just appear out of nowhere."

Li Mo took the notebook from Xiao Jia and started flipping through it.

After opening the notebook, the handwriting and the name Huang Jilin are in the same font. Does this mean that the notebook was written by Huang Jilin?

The previous articles were all about daily life, and it's been over eighty years since then.

The more Li Mo looked, the more his guess was confirmed: the owner of this diary was indeed the out-of-place boy, Huang Jilin.

The diary describes how this whole family were all extraordinary individuals.

This large family seems to be secretly conducting some kind of experiment, which is why they are living in seclusion on this small island.

Ships come every week to transport necessities.

Chapter 586: A Defective Notebook! Is This Hell on Earth? (Please Submit)

This notebook was started when Huang Jilin was ten years old, but it can't be considered a proper diary.

It can only be said that Huang Jilin wrote things down whenever he felt like it, and what he recorded were things that were important to him.

Li Mo flipped through the notebook, and it wasn't until he turned twenty that the contents changed. The first entry for his twentieth birthday was a description of his twentieth birthday.

It seems that people in this family can only unravel certain things once they reach the age of twenty.

Huang Jilin was clearly very happy; his joy and anticipation could be felt between the lines.

The second post was written a week later, but my feelings were completely different.

"I didn't know it would be like this. Looking back at my expectations now, I just find it funny. Is this hell on earth? I didn't understand the meaning of this word before, but I never thought I would see it with my own eyes."

Li Mo frowned as he looked at the ambiguous passage written by Huang Jilin.

Could it be related to these monsters?

Li Mo continued reading, and the next few chapters were all normal, simply describing their own lives without anything special.

I kept flipping through the pages until a month later.

“I saw it when I was eighteen, but I was too scared to take it seriously and even lived with these people. I’ve tried my best to force myself to blend in, but I just can’t. All I see when I close my eyes are those organizations. It’s terrifying. But I can’t let them see my rejection. I can only hide my true feelings. When will it all end?!”

Li Mo thought the truth would be revealed later, but as Li Mo kept flipping through the pages, all he found were fragmented and ambiguous statements that lasted for half a year.

"I couldn't take it anymore. I voiced my objections, but they tried to use kinship to manipulate and bind me. Ironically, I already knew that I had no blood relation with them; they were just my father's colleagues. They thought I was too young to know back then, but I remember everything. I remember my name is Huang Jilin, not Zhang Qi. I know my father's and mother's names; I know them all. Unfortunately, I can't know them; I can only pretend not to."

Could it be that Li Mo knew he had guessed correctly?

This person is indeed named Huang Jilin, and the words on the back of the photo were written by himself.

The diary entries that followed returned to his daily life, and it seemed that Huang Jilin had begun to suppress his emotions again.

This time it wasn't as long as last time, only two months.

"This time I didn't hide it anymore. I solemnly stated that I wanted to withdraw from this experiment. They threatened me, and I told them directly that I knew who I was, who my father and mother were. Seeing their hypocritical expressions crack, I felt extremely satisfied. This was the most exhilarating moment of my life, haha. Now I want to know how they will deal with me. Like my father, will I be thrown into the sea to feed those failed experimental subjects?! I'm waiting!"

Seeing this, Li Mo suddenly remembered when Fei Fei went out to find a supply box and was attacked on the beach.

But he thought it was some kind of special setting, but now it seems to be a failed experiment.

Chapter 587: A Private Sanctuary! (From the diary! - Please subscribe!)

This family—no, these people—should be personnel from a laboratory.

They just lived together as family, deceiving the children.

This could be considered a form of indirect protection!

After all, children know nothing, yet they adopted their own children; they must not be bad people, right?

Huang Jilin must have misunderstood something.

Li Mo continued reading. This time, the diary entries were continuous, specifically Huang Jilin's entries from the second day.

"I never expected them to let me go. They actually agreed to my request not to enter the experiment, but they also asked me not to interfere with their experiments. They didn't kick me out. It turns out they were forced into this situation too. They could never leave this place in their entire lives. They were kept in the laboratory. That's right, there's a laboratory right under this island. No one would have thought that a laboratory would be underwater. So we're safe. It wasn't them who killed my parents; they saved me. If they hadn't taken me in, I might be dead. How terrifying. How can I get out of here?"

Li Mo was somewhat surprised; there was actually a laboratory down there?

But they didn't find the entrance, and they wondered if it was mentioned in the diary.

He continued flipping through the pages, glancing up at the others. It seemed that Xiao Zhang and Xiao Jia were telling Gao Xuan and Fei Fei the contents of their diaries.

Then they went out, seemingly to retrieve what they had left up there.

Li Mo continued to look down at the diary in his hand, believing that the answer would come later.

"I failed, but luckily they covered for me and I wasn't discovered. They scolded me, and that's when I realized that if I had escaped, they would have died too. So I'm destined to live on this island forever? I really want to go out and see the outside world. What a pity. But thankfully, they seem to have brought over a lot of books and all sorts of things so I can communicate with the outside world. I was very happy, but I didn't want to live with them anymore. So they gave me the basement and let me decorate it myself. I finally have my own little haven. They promised not to force me anymore."

Li Mo suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. This place was specifically for Huang Jilin."

"I am very happy. I arranged the place the way I like. I don't need a bed. I asked them for a large sofa and a bookshelf that is as big as one wall. I read here every day. The days are very peaceful and quiet. Maybe it would be good to live like this forever. Occasionally I help them with some calculation problems. I am the best at calculation. They solve other things on their own. 753, it has nothing to do with me. Let it go like this!"

For about a year after that, it was just ordinary recording, nothing special.

As the diary was nearing its end, Li Mo continued flipping through the pages, and a different entry came into view.

"My God, what is this? It's a monster! I was just thirsty. I wish God would give me another chance. I would have endured it. They... they turned Siyu into a monster. Siyu is their own daughter. Seeing their tear-streaked faces, I didn't know what to say. But Siyu was still able to think. I watched helplessly as Siyu left home and ran into the forest."

Chapter 588: Crazy Experiments! Endless Sacrifices! (Please Submit)

Li Mo's heart suddenly started racing; he felt that what followed was the key to the matter.

"Siyu was the first failed human experiment. I thought they would stop after losing Siyu."

"But no, even my grandparents tried to stop it, but they said that they had sacrificed their daughter, so they couldn't allow the experiment to fail."

"They are determined to succeed. I think they are crazy, but I have no right to speak. I gave up the lab voluntarily. I can only watch everyone with heartache, but I am powerless to do anything about it."

What follows is Huang Jilin's regret, and the atmosphere at home seems to have become somewhat strange.

Li Mo checked the time; a week had passed, and things had changed again.

“I haven’t seen Grandpa at dinner recently, which is strange. Everyone has to be there for dinner every day, and apart from Siyu’s empty seat, Grandpa hasn’t shown up for three days in a row.”

“I asked my grandma, and she said that grandpa was sick. I wanted to go see him, but she wouldn’t let me go upstairs. Finally, when I asked her again today, she couldn’t take it anymore and broke down.”

"So they even put Grandpa into the experiment. I looked at them in disbelief. Wasn't sacrificing Siyu enough?"

"They looked at Grandma with guilt and apologized to everyone, saying they had to do it this way. No one else said anything, only Grandma was crying, and I was confused and angry, but it was all in vain, because I was the only one who left the lab!"

When Li Mo saw this, he had a bad feeling, so he quickly flipped to the next page.

"A week has passed, Grandpa is a loser, who's next?"

"Grandma is gone too. She must have gone into the lab. Grandma and the others got old, and they've ended up contributing to the lab in a different way—becoming experimental subjects. They studied others when they were young, and now they're being studied in their old age. Isn't that ironic?!"

"Sister Die is gone too. I suddenly don't know what to do. But everyone else is just like usual, chatting and laughing. I feel cold and scared. These people are not the people I used to know. They have changed."

"Brother Ding has also disappeared. I don't know if he did it voluntarily. I was closest to him, and they didn't even tell me that Brother Ding had become an experimental subject. I don't want to see these people anymore. I brought it up directly after dinner, saying that I wouldn't eat out anymore and that the maid could just bring me to the basement. They didn't lock anything and agreed."

Li Mo quickly browsed through a few pages, and sure enough, it was pretty much what he thought; that's how people are.