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"A cigarette?"

"..." "After all, second-hand smoke is even more harmful. Thanks."

In the office of the Centre for the Study of Supernatural Phenomena, two researchers, one old and one young, were smoking a cigarette. Among them, the young people looked a little special. They were thin and had long hair standing straight up, and their eyes were especially energetic.

"..." His name was Zhou Lin. It wasn't a special name, but his father's surname was Zhou and his mother's surname was Lin. This seemed abnormal, but he had only received this information from other people because he was an orphan. His parents had left him long ago, and he had grown up here.

Before becoming a researcher here, he was also the subject of research. Although he was still being watched like the others and couldn't leave this place, his identity was no longer the same.

It was not him who had set this precedent. There were many people who had lost their value in research and would be assigned to work there. The main purpose of this arrangement was to keep the people who had studied here, because even if they lost their value, they still knew a lot of 'secrets'. Of course, as a researcher like Zhou Lin, he was the first.

This was no accident. Zhou Lin knew very well how much effort and effort he had put in during this process.

He had probably stayed here longer than most of the researchers. It could be said that he had lived here since the day he could remember.

He did not like the "home," however, because he understood that he had always been a mouse here, and that these researchers could do anything to achieve their goals.

That was why he wanted to leave this place. He had been trying his best to think of a way out, but ever since he saw his research subject who had escaped from the same fate as him being caught a few times, he did not dream of leaving this place in such a way.

So he kept trying to hide his damned supernatural power, to make them think he was no longer worth studying. And a lot of learning these theoretical knowledge, stand out as a researcher.

This damn supernatural power, also known as supernatural ability, was the main culprit that led to Zhou Lin's fate. In fact, he didn't have any special abilities. Aside from his special appearance and physical characteristics, he also had the ability to create a little heat. He wasn't very clear about the specific principle, but when one was extremely focused, the target would develop a high fever.

The researchers had studied his superpower before, but they didn't get any definite theory on it. What they were sure of was that every time he focused, the target's molecular movement would suddenly accelerate, producing heat.

They believe that when Zhou Lin is focused, he produces a special force, or a special microwave, that causes the molecules to move faster. This was still indeterminate. It was basically understood as a dark energy that humans had yet to recognize.

However, this dark energy was also quite terrifying. This was because when Zhou Lin was young, he had already tried to burn someone with the same ability as him when he was bathing in the water. It was also at that time that Zhou Lin began to fear this special ability. He hoped that he would no longer have it, because it was just too dangerous.

However, in the past few days, for some reason, that damned energy in his body suddenly intensified. This thing was quite strange. It was like a volcano, sometimes strong and sometimes dormant. What made Zhou Lin even more uneasy was that he had never tried it before.

The result of this was that the researchers here would find out and rethink his research value, and all his previous efforts would be in vain.

However, even though he had suppressed it, Zhou Lin was still a little afraid of the consequences. When he was young, he had tried to burn the quilt in his sleep, but he still couldn't help but feel a little afraid now that he thought about it.

So he had to think of something. First he had to understand why his Discipline had become so strong in the recent past. Then he noticed that the performance of the people he studied in the past few days was just as strong as his.

Now that he was working with the researchers, it was easy to know the truth, and he was beginning to suspect that the researchers had put drugs on their food, or that some special substance had contaminated their drinking water.

Although he could not say what relations there were between all these aspects, he knew that there was a connection between all living things in the universe. Something must have changed to cause such a change.

If it wasn't for the researchers, Zhou Lin would have been even more afraid. What he feared was not a powerful enemy, but an unrecognizable enemy.

"..."

He wanted to leave this place, this was the dream he had had since he was a kid. Perhaps no one could understand why he had that idea, since he could eat and live here without having to do anything.

Maybe the bird in the cage would understand that what he needed was freedom. It was because there was no freedom. One had to live in this research center forever, facing the ever-changing environment and jobs. It had to be here for the rest of their lives. Such a life was incomplete.

So he yearned for the outside world. He loved to read books and study, which meant he wanted to get to know that mysterious and unreachable world.

The book was the only way he had ever learned about the outside world, because they had not even been allowed to watch TV until later, when they began to open up a little, allowing low-level entertainment such as watching TV. Only after becoming a researcher could Zhou Lin gain access to the outside world through the internet.

However, this network was very limited. In front of a computer, he could only browse and receive information, but he could not upload information. This was set by the research center here, where the computers do not accept any protocols for outputting data.

Thus, Zhou Lin thirsted for the outside world even more. Although he had already realized the many flaws of this world on the internet, he also desired to roam around in the outside world.

Reality was cruel. No one had ever been able to leave the research center. However, there was no subject that could become a researcher. It did not mean that it could not happen. Even though the chances were slim, he still kept thinking about it, because he knew that opportunities were only for those who were always ready.

However, there was also a place in the research center that Zhou Lin could not bear to leave. It was the expert within the research center, Professor Fang Yuan, as well as his two good friends.

Professor Fang could be said to be Zhou Lin's teacher, but he was different from those old guys who barely taught them how to read small characters. Professor Fang could be said to be Zhou Lin's teacher, but unlike those old guys who barely taught them how to read small characters, they were just some uneducated people who had become staff.

Education was just a decoration here. Could they teach it well? Fortunately, there were still books here, and Zhou Lin had a special talent for learning. Otherwise, he would be like these old fellows and continue lying to these children.

From Professor Fang, Zhou Lin not only gained knowledge of various aspects of superpower, but also gained the love of Professor Fang.

He didn't know if it was because Professor Fang had broken his family due to his research, but he had left his love for him, or if it was because he was so smart and studious that he wanted Professor Fang to like him. In short, Professor Fang's love for him was real. He had also taken care of Professor Fang since he was young, and he almost treated him as his father.

This was one of the reasons why he had successfully become a researcher. At least, most of the theoretical knowledge about superpowers had been granted to him by Professor Fang.

Now, he would still often have exchanges with Professor Fang. Even though their interactions were all about superpowers, this kind of interaction session made Zhou Lin feel very relaxed, and he could not worry about saying anything wrong.

It was just that for the past few days, ever since his superpower had gotten stronger, Professor Fang had been studying it closely and had not communicated with him. He knew that something big must have happened for Professor Fang to study this way too. It wasn't as simple as just the people here showing off their powerful superpowers.

It was because he knew Professor Fang and knew the situation here that he had come to this day. It was because he had always been very familiar with everything. Everything in the universe was connected. If something was abnormal, then everything else would be affected either directly or indirectly.

Born of trouble, you can't live without a brain...

"Everyone's here? Everyone, let's begin. "

The one who had been given to Zhou Lin Yan was their team leader. On the surface, Zhou Lin also respected him. This group was responsible for the supervision and inspection of some important research subjects. Previously, Zhou Lin was also one of the key researchers here, and since he had a lot of theoretical knowledge and was well recognized by Professor Fang, he was also one of the members here.

These researchers here were not the same as Professor Fang. Professor Fang was truly a mad person who devoted his entire body and soul to his research. However, most of them had come here for the salary, so they had no great ambitions. Because of this strange Discipline, it was hard to come up with any results.

The purpose of the establishment of such an institution was to gain a better understanding of the superpower and to gain access to weapons that could be used in the military. Thus, they were able to provide very good conditions and even restricted the freedom of the subjects of their research.

However, there were too few people like Professor Fang. With the support of the country, there were actually many rats. However, this was a good thing for Zhou Lin because it would provide him with an opportunity to surpass these people and become one of them. It would also allow him to hide his superpower from their eyes.