I'm not Yingjie

"We found Bolong!"

A childish voice suddenly sounded from the end of the corridor, followed by a clattering sound of running, and a small figure grabbed Bolong's trouser leg.

Light white shoulder-length hair, a black and white dress, and a chubby little baby face.

This is a young girl, whose height is just above Bolong's hips, and her innocent and tender face is full of joyful smiles.

"Bolong! Where's Dad? I can't find you guys no matter how hard I look!" The little girl whined and pulled at Bolong's trouser leg, who looked embarrassed. "You said you wanted to celebrate Mom's birthday today, but you said you had work to do. This is too much!"

"Oh, Miss Sizhi, the doctor has really important work today. Can he accompany you and Miss Kart after he gets off work?" There was a bitter look on the face of Bolong's bodyguard. It was obvious that he was at a loss about the little girl in front of him. It was impossible for him to spend extra time to coax her in front of Lin and others.

"I don't want it! Dad always lies! He must be lying today too!"

"This..." Bolong was not good at speaking and really didn't know how to respond to her.

Sizhi's cute big eyes turned and she saw the helmeted man standing nearby. She immediately raised her head curiously and looked at the stranger.

"Why are you wearing a helmet?"

"..."

Bolong gave Lin an apologetic look and wanted to hold Sizhi, but he didn't expect the little guy to jump to Lin's feet and peek through the gap of his neck, trying to see what was inside.

Sizhi couldn't see inside even with her eyes wide open. Of course, what Alicia couldn't do, no one else could do. After looking at it with a frown for a while, she suddenly said loudly: "I can't see... I know, you are the father, right? You must want to wear a helmet and pretend to be someone else, and then give Mom a surprise!"

"..." Lin remained silent, but Hun was amused by the child's simple idea. Just as he was about to squat down to explain to the little girl, Lin shook his head.

"Ah? Isn't it?" Sizhi lowered her head in disappointment.

"Your father has something to do now, and he will be here to accompany you in a while." Lin calmly repeated what Bolong had just said, but the magical thing was that the originally useless words, spoken through Lin's calm and not at all friendly tone, instead made Sizhi nod obediently.

Hun looked at Lin in amazement. He seemed to know how to coax a child, including the last time...

Hun's expression froze when he thought of what happened last time.

"So what are you doing here, big brother?"

"I have nothing to do for now. Can you take us to where the uncles and aunts in white coats are?"

"Well, okay! Come with me!"

Lin nodded to the stunned Bolong and followed Sizhi's bouncing steps.

Chapter 39 Taking a Step

"Dad, Mom!"

"Xiaohun? Why are you here?"

Hun's modesty as a girl and her politeness in dealing with others most of the time show that she has a good upbringing, and also indirectly tells Lin what kind of people her parents are.

A woman who looked 60% similar to Hun and a short-haired man with a gentle appearance were standing at the door of the laboratory and talking. After hearing Hun's call, they both turned around and were surprised to see Hun jogging towards them.

The Fifth Branch only knew that Dr. Mei would come during this visit, but no one paid attention to the list of other accompanying personnel, and Hun did not notify them in advance.

So when the family met, the parents were very surprised by the sudden appearance of their daughter.

"Hehe...actually, I'm here to carry out a mission." Hun awkwardly curled the fine hair beside his ears and explained to the two of them somewhat awkwardly.

How could parents who have watched over their children since childhood not know about their children's little thoughts? The short-haired man immediately understood the hidden meaning, and thinking of the news that Dr. Mei came to the fifth branch, he glared at Hun and said seriously: "You kid, you are already a regular soldier, but you still do these little tricks. Do you know how much trouble you will bring to your team and Dr. Mei?"

"I didn't expect that I would be assigned this task." Hun looked at his mother aggrievedly.

As expected of a mother and daughter, Hun's mother got a distress signal from her daughter's eyes and smiled to stop the man who was about to continue talking: "Okay, okay, everyone is here, why are you still talking so much?"

"You... Well, forget it. Now that you're here, just do your job well, okay?" The man, who was about to say a few more words to teach Hun a lesson, saw her tears welling up, and his words softened when they reached his lips. He helplessly tapped her forehead, "Where are your teammates? Are you the only one here to carry out the mission this time?"

Never mind. She had already defeated a Judgment-level Honkai beast, so she should have known the most basic responsibility for her own actions.

Originally, the couple did not agree with Hun going to the front line, thinking that Hun's character was too weak and not suitable for fighting. However, after just over two months, they felt their daughter's growth from their contact with her.

The responsibility and strength of a soldier are already reflected in Hun. They are smart enough to guess that someone taught her these principles, but when they ask Hun about it, she just stammers and gives perfunctory answers.

It's definitely a boy, the couple guessed it in tacit understanding.

"Um, this..." When Hun mentioned this, his eyes wandered and he began to think about how to introduce Lin.

My former teammate, and then I defeated Shesha and the Third Herrscher during the Third Collapse and got a promotion and a raise, and then this time we happened to be on a mission together...

No, no, just introduce Lin as the captain of the seventh team. If you explain too much, he will definitely be misunderstood!

"Big brother, this is it! I'm going to continue looking for dad. Goodbye!"

"..."

After leading the way, Sizhi waved to Lin and ran away again. Lin saw Bolong reaching out his hand to stop Sizhi, probably because he was worried that it was too dangerous for the child to run around in the base.

Lin looked up at the sign that read "Fifth Science Department" and said calmly, "You go take care of her. I'll look after the Fifth Science Department."

"Is this okay?" Bolong's eyes lit up. "Alas, Miss Sizhi often comes to the base to play. It's okay when the doctor is here, but when he's not, she can sneak into any place. I'm afraid she will accidentally release the living dead soldiers and Honkai beasts."

"...Is it easy to release them from here?" Lin put his pressure on Bolong. Even through the helmet, he could feel Lin's gaze that could freeze the air.

"Ahem, I was wrong. In fact, those experimental subjects require quite high authority and physiological verification before the facilities where they are held can be opened." Bolong realized that he had gone too far in joking, so he coughed and explained, "But Honkai energy is difficult to isolate, and the experimental subjects will be processed regularly to control the concentration of Honkai energy, so the base does not always have experimental subjects. It's just that we have recently captured some more precious dead men from Changkong City."

The fifth branch is very close to Changkong City, which provides them with a convenient material field. Every large-scale collapse will give birth to new species of dead soldiers and collapse beasts, which are precious research materials.

Lin frowned at Bolong's statement: "Besides the conventional method of unlocking, is there any other way?"

"Nothing."

"……Go ahead."

"Okay, thank you Mr. Lin."

After being delayed for a while, Bolong anxiously ran in the direction where Sizhi was going, calling Sizhi's name as he ran.

Lin stood where he was and asked Prometheus to record all the readings and conversations he had heard since entering the Fifth Branch.

Some programs flashed quickly on his visual screen. After simply reprogramming it, he turned around and walked towards the Fifth Science Department with his head down, thinking about something.

"it's him?"

A voice with an odd tone came into Lin's ears.

His train of thought was interrupted and he looked up to see a man and a woman standing in front of him, looking at him with an... incomprehensible gaze.

And Hun was behind them, with his hands clasped together, looking ashamed and apologetic towards Lin.

After Lin checked their expressions, the eyes behind the viewing window suddenly turned cold.

……

"Hello Director Farr, I'm Sue."

"Hello, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

The young man with light grey medium-length hair was shyly trying to bow to the man who would be his immediate superior from today. Before he could bend down, the man held his shoulders, smiled heartily and patted his shoulders: "Why are you so shy? We are all doctors, and we are all here to save patients. There is no such thing as high or low."

"Hmm... Hmm!" Su found that his tone was still too low, so he forced himself to respond.

"Very good!" Director Farr gave a thumbs up, then put down his hand and beckoned Su to go inside the hospital. "I will just call you Su. You have outstanding abilities. If you continue your studies, you can achieve greater success. Why do you want to start working now?"

Su's eyes darkened and he clenched his fists secretly: "I...saw a...terrible disease. I don't want to stand by and watch."

Moreover, a disaster that was not made public occurred in Changkong City, and almost no one survived. The specific accident was unknown, but his friend Kevin and his girlfriend Mei, who were studying in Changkong City, had lost contact. The worst and most likely thing was... death.

This place is very close to Changkong City and is also the place where "that disease" first appeared. No matter from which aspect, Su believes that he should work here.

"A terrible disease?" Director Farr chuckled. "Su, can you describe it?"

"…purple lines and unprecedented pain."

"It seems that you have done some research. Then I will tell you directly."

Director Farr stopped in front of an intensive care unit, facing the door, tilted his head and looked at Su calmly.

There is a deep color in his eyes.

“Humanity may be facing an unimaginable disaster.”

"Ancient humans would describe horrific phenomena as the work of ghosts and monsters, but nowadays, they call it..."

"Hengkai disease."

He stretched out his hand, pushed aside the door, and revealed darkness in front of Su.

Su's pupils shrank into a point.

Chapter 40 I Will Be Your Home

If the atmosphere could be transformed into a physical environment, then there would definitely be a blizzard and a hurricane at the same time.

"What's your name?" The man's eyes looked Lin up and down, finally stopping on Lin's helmet.

Lin stared at him coldly, and after a long while he managed to utter one word: "...Lin."

He was certain that the two had misunderstood something, and what they had misunderstood was exactly what Lin least wanted to encounter.

"Lin? This name..."

"If everything is fine, I'll go inside first." Lin looked at Hun with an indifferent gaze. Hun, who had not been seen with such eyes for a long time, felt his heart tighten and he was at a loss.

But Lin's taciturnity and coldness had not been new for just one or two days. Without saying another word, he simply walked past the three people and entered the Fifth Science Department.

Hun stared blankly at his leaving back, and after a while, an uncontrollable look of loss appeared on his face.

Sure enough, Lin was just making a casual compliment at that time. Just as he said, he didn't have any extra thoughts at all.

The woman and the man looked at each other and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

……

[Lin, why did you leave directly?]

When Lin walked into the Fifth Science Department, he did not cause any disturbance. Everyone was conducting their own research. The laboratories were arranged in an orderly manner. People wearing lab coats and protective gear were entering and leaving these laboratories. Some of them had red signs saying "Keep Out of the Way".

When he took his first step here, he had already memorized the approximate distribution of the entire area, and then corrected the route through careful observation.

At this time, Prometheus asked a question that should not be asked by AI on the screen that only he could see.

"Why do you ask?" Lin walked slowly along the wall so as not to disturb other people's normal work.

Correcting and helping Prometheus' system and allowing her to improve her intelligence is also one of Lin's jobs. Now her questions are obviously beyond the intelligence of ordinary AI, so Lin feels it is necessary to understand her logical structure in depth.

[According to standard etiquette and common interpersonal etiquette, your behavior does not meet the standards of ordinary people]

"People don't have fixed standards. They react differently to different people and different things, and are also affected by their own conditions as variables." Lin's tone was not impatient. He was as patient as if he was treating a newborn baby.

[…Understood, recorded in the database]

[Lin, according to the information, you are an orphan. Is your behavior just now caused by this condition? ]

"No." Lin's little finger twitched, "I don't have the habit of being jealous of other people's happy families."

[Lin, I cannot find your family information in the database, nor can I match your biological father and mother in the database. Do you know who your parents are? ]

Perhaps it was the low emotional intelligence unique to artificial intelligence that made Prometheus ask a question that was so straightforward that it seemed like stabbing someone in the heart. Even Lin remained silent for several seconds.

"Prometheus, don't you realize that your problem no longer meets the standard of ordinary communication you just mentioned?"

['When dealing with different people, you should react differently' - Lin]

After seeing this line of words, Lin had a preliminary understanding of AI's learning ability.

In fact, many people have asked Lin this question, but most of them were tactful, fearing to hurt Lin, so Lin also pretended not to understand and avoided the question. This led to everyone, including Kevin, thinking that Lin actually has a complete family.

It’s a bit ironic that I’m planning to talk to an AI today.

Lin thought for a while, and Prometheus waited quietly for Lin to speak.

After the longest hand on the clock had completed a new circle, Lin lowered his voice and said, "I know."

Please explain

"My father is a teacher and my mother is an ordinary housewife."

"I can remember things earlier than most children. I have memories from about one month after I was born until now, so I still remember what they look like now."

There was no sadness or joy in Lin's voice, and it seemed that what he mentioned was not his own memories, but just a simple plot.

"They gave me half a year of love."

"And then left me behind after half a year."