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Chapter 692: Blue-Green Algae

Initially, Zhang Heng and Bai Qing thought that the radio emission would yield a trove of information . Little did they expect that the only thing they would get was a word . It looked like Lin Sisi had deleted all the other pointless parts, leaving only the part that represented the final answer .

[Blue-green algae . ]

“This is… cyanobacteria?” Bai Qing rummaged through the vocabulary in her head and found the right word for it .

“I know why the three children went to the river that night . ” Zhang Heng sighed, “They were collecting blue-green algae from the river . ”

Blue-green algae was a common occurrence . Found everywhere, one could spot them growing in all kinds of places with water . Some blue-green algae could cause red tides in the sea and algal bloom in the lake after being polluted by nitrogen and phosphorus, causing serious losses to fisheries and aquaculture . However, few people knew that blue-green algae had a history of 3 . 5 billion years, making it the oldest living creature on earth .

“Didn’t you say that even an ICBM can’t kill the thing beneath Warehouse No . 3? How can blue-green algae destroy it?”

“I don’t know either,” Zhang Heng said . Pausing to think, he said, “Based on my preliminary guess, I think the blue-green algae harms the alien tree’s cloning function . We now know that the tree breeds two different kinds of cicada pupae . The small cicada pupae produce the shadows latched to the fourth ventricle, and the large ones produce the human bodies . I don’t think the tree can come up with them whenever it wants . The aliens have first to collect some of their target’s samples . It can clone a dinosaur during the Cretaceous period and humans in the present time… but what about ancient prokaryotes like cyanobacteria? Unfortunately, we don’t have time to verify this conjecture . ”

“Give it a try since those things have started to attack us . They will not stop until they eliminate us because we are a great threat . And this may also be our only chance to eradicate them . ”

“Huh?” Bai Qing wondered what opportunity Zhang Heng was talking about .

“They seemed to be fond of taking our place, pretending to be us and blending into human society . Maybe it’s our turn to switch roles this time,” adeed Zhang Heng .

Initially, Bai Qing did not understand Zhang Heng’s last sentence’s meaning, standing there stunned for half a second . Then, she had an epiphany, and her mouth dropped open .

“You… You want to venture into their nest by pretending that you are your own clone?”

“Why not?” Zhang Heng said . “I eliminated the four men in the Academic Affairs Office, found one of their mobile phones, called their superior, and told him that the task was completed . And now the guy who pretended to be me is in the trunk . Besides, you are with me now . Before they can find out, I can continue pretending to be my clone . ”

Bai Qing blushed when she heard him say she was with him . After a while, she quickly added, “This is too risky . What if those things use a secret code like us to identify each other?”

“It will be risky, but this is our final fight . We ‘llhave to go all out . It’ll be an inevitable battle . Fortunately, we have the advantage of bringing the battle to them . Besides, we still have a trump card in hand . ”

Two minutes later, Zhang Heng walked out of the internet cafe with Bai Qing . She had been crying while the fat boss looked at them suspiciously .

The thug named Xiao Fei outside the internet cafe could not help but spit on the ground when he saw them . “What a waste,” he cursed .

Zhang Heng took Bai Qing away from the group, went to the van, opened the door, and got together .

When the car door closed behind Zhang Heng, Bai Qing immediately stopped crying, and then asked in a low voice, “How was my acting?”

“Not bad, it should be wondering what happened to us . And it will notify the others soon,” Zhang Heng replied quietly . Earlier, he actually thought about taking down the internet cafe owner but remembered the group of teenagers sitting outside . If he attacked the fat boss, they would surely come in to help him .

Zhang Heng was not afraid of those brats, not wanting to make the situation worse lest it could negatively impact future plans .

He then lifted the blanket in the trunk to reveal his clone .

Although Bai Qing was mentally prepared, she was still freaked out by what she saw, stumbling two steps backward . Seeing two Zhang Heng in front of her was a horrifying scene that she would never forget .

Zhang Heng’s clone was tightly bounded in the trunk, and his mouth was sealed . He could only move his eyes .

“Let’s discuss a deal between you and me . ” Zhang Heng sat down in front of it, and at the same time, ungagged the clone .

“Unbelievable, you are safe and sound . According to the comparison of human strength, four adults should be able to subdue a minor like you easily in a small room,” the clone replied . Instead of showing fear, it showed a hint of curiosity .

Instead of entertaining the clone, Zhang Heng pointed at Bai Qing . “Let me guess . You should be the one who pretended to be her mother, right? I know you have powerful learning abilities, but it doesn’t make sense that you could understand the human society in one night and learn all kinds of human expressions . Unless you have lived in human society before . ”

“You are brilliant . ” A smile formed across the clone’s face . “The way you act and think don’t match your age . None of your peers behave like you . This doesn’t make sense at all . We checked your background and found out that you are just an ordinary high-school student . Your parents are working abroad, leaving you and your grandfather here . How did you possess such strong fighting skills and investigative abilities? More importantly, most would start doubting themselves when they encountered another life form like us . You, however, seemed to recognize our existence from the beginning . I don’t remember coming into contact with you before . ”

This question aroused the curiosity of Bai Qing as well . She noticed that Zhang Heng seemed to be a little different from what she remembered . However, she could not tell the differences in details .

Zhang Heng did not answer . He then said, “I’m the one asking you a question . You don’t get to ask me anything . ”

“What difference does it make?” sneered the clone . “You two can’t run forever . You killed two teachers and two staff members in your school . Even if we don’t replace you, the police will find you . As for you, my daughter…” The clone’s gaze fell on Bai Qing . “You know that you alone are not strong enough to go against us . If you don’t want to live in fear, better just obey us . ”

“We don’t need you to worry about our future . ” Zhang Heng was unusually calm . “Let’s talk about you and your tribe first . ”

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