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Chapter 385 Infiltrating Prometheus!

The study remained quiet for a long time.

The line of text on the screen did not disappear.

Genetic similarity: 49%.

Suspected blood relation.

Nie Qingcheng stood behind Zhang Yan, her fingers resting on the edge of the table, her voice very low.

"Is it your father?"

Zhang Yan looked at the screen.

"Uncertain."

"49% is already very high."

"It's just a residual gene fragment."

Nie Qingcheng looked at him.

"You're dodging this answer."

Zhang Yan remained silent for two seconds.

"Um."

Nie Qingcheng didn't press him any further, but simply walked over and sat down beside him.

"Zhang Huaichuan visited Duanyun Valley thirty years ago."

"Um."

"Twenty-six years ago, someone opened the gate container of the Sahara."

"Um."

"If that person is really related to your father, it means he knew more back then than we thought."

Zhang Yan nodded.

"This also shows that he wasn't accidentally involved."

Nie Qingcheng reached out and took his hand.

"Zhang Yan".

"Um."

"You can check."

"I know."

"But this time, you must not make yourself the price for uncovering the truth."

Zhang Yan turned to look at her.

"I won't."

Nie Qingcheng stared at him.

"I want to hear the complete sentence."

Zhang Yan said, "I will obtain the Stardust, investigate the records from twenty-six years ago, and then return alive."

Nie Qingcheng then released her grip.

"Can."

At this moment, Qin Xiao's communication was connected.

"Brother Yan, sister-in-law, the Black Scorpion shipment has already gone through overseas mining channels. It will arrive at the Algerian border in thirty-six hours."

Zhang Yan asked, "What about the equipment list?"

"It has passed the initial security check at Helios. The Thousand-Machine Arm has been disassembled into three sets of testing equipment components, with normal names: Material Fatigue Scanner, Microstructure Correction Frame, and Portable Vibration Compensation Arm."

Nie Qingcheng said calmly, "Don't sound so guilty when you pronounce your name."

Qin Xiao coughed.

"Sister-in-law, this is a serious report."

"continue."

"The facility's internal blueprints have been updated. There are two physical isolation doors between the third and fourth basement levels, one using biometrics and the other using iris and palm print. There is no elevator between the fourth and fifth levels, only a maintenance shaft."

Zhang Yan asked, "How wide is the shaft?"

"1.4 meters."

That's enough.

Qin Xiao said, "But the five layers of locks are still unknown. There are no door opening logs in the electronic records. Each time we take a sample, we put the robot in front of the door, and the door opens by itself."

Nie Qingcheng looked up.

"The door opens by itself?"

"Yes. Security personnel refer to it as 'passive authorization'."

Zhang Yan looked at the container structure on the screen.

"It's not passive authorization; it's the gate that's recognizing."

The sound of stargazing is inserted.

"If that's a maintenance container attached to the third door, it won't respond to ordinary electronic signals."

Qin Xiao asked, "Then what does it recognize?"

"The key," said the stargazer.

The room fell silent for a moment.

Nie Qingcheng looked at Zhang Yan's chest.

"The heart of nature's craftsmanship".

Zhang Yan said, "That's why I have to go in."

Nie Qingcheng did not refute.

She simply picked up her tablet and reopened the schedule file.

"Go to sleep tonight."

Zhang Yan looked at her.

"Now?"

"Now."

"There's still one night shift staff rotation roster for the facility that I haven't finished reviewing."

I think so.

"You also need to handle Helios's financing documents."

"I'll watch it too."

"Nie Qingcheng".

Nie Qingcheng looked at him.

"You just promised to come back alive. First rule: don't burn yourself out before you set off."

Qin Xiao whispered in the channel, "Brother Yan, I think your wife has a point."

Nie Qingcheng turned her head.

"You can hang up now."

Qin Xiao immediately replied, "Received. Goodnight, sister-in-law. Goodnight, Brother Yan."

Communication lost.

Zhang Yan looked at Nie Qingcheng.

"You should go to sleep too."

"I'll wait until you fall asleep."

"Are you afraid I'll secretly look at the documents?"

"It's not fear."

Nie Qingcheng turned off the screen in the study.

"It's definitely you."

Zhang Yan did not refute.

The two returned to the bedroom.

Nie Qingcheng lay down beside him, her fingers gently pressing on his wrist bone, where the birthmark had returned to normal.

"Zhang Yan".

"Um."

"If Zhang Huaichuan really did open the container, what would you like to ask him?"

Zhang Yan closed his eyes.

Ask him why he didn't tell me.

Nie Qingcheng paused for a moment.

Zhang Yan continued, "Then we asked him if he was afraid back then."

Nie Qingcheng moved a little closer.

"Will you blame him?"

"I don't know right now."

"Then don't rush to forgive, and don't rush to resent."

"Um."

"Wait until you find out the truth."

Zhang Yan said softly, "Okay."

Two days later.

The Prometheus Desert, a no-man's-land in Algeria.

Zhang Yan was wearing a white lab coat, and his name tag read "Joint Materials Consultant, Qingcheng International".

He was received by a French security supervisor.

"Mr. Zhang, welcome to Prometheus."

Zhang Yan nodded.

"Thanks."

The other party glanced at the equipment box he had brought.

"Your device will undergo a second security check."

"Can."

The security supervisor stated, "Photography is prohibited inside the facility. Unauthorized entry into areas is forbidden, and contact with samples in the isolation layer is prohibited."

Zhang Yan said, "I understand."

"Your access is limited to levels one through three."

"I know."

The security supervisor stared at him.

"The fourth and fifth underground floors will not be open to the public for any reason."

Zhang Yan remained calm.

"My purpose in coming here is solely to conduct heat resistance tests on the alloy."

The other party couldn't detect anything wrong with his face.

"plz follow me."

Nie Qingcheng's voice came through the earpiece.

"Your tone is okay. Your heart rate is slightly high."

Zhang Yan didn't stop walking.

"It's normal for someone to come for the first time."

Qin Xiao interrupted.

"Brother Yan, how's the Heart of Heavenly Craftsmanship?"

"Hibernation".

Guan Xing said, "The high-dimensional residue detection gate is twenty meters in front of you."

Zhang Yan looked at the passage ahead.

The security gate was grayish-white and had an ordinary appearance, but the Heart of the Creator vibrated slightly inside my chest.

Nie Qingcheng immediately asked, "Is there a reaction?"

"Very light."

"Withdraw once the red alert level is exceeded."

"clear."