Chapter 28: Why Me Ii (1/2)

Bas.e.m.e.nt 10.

I lit a cigarette up and took a puff. Other than the smoke in my lungs, there was a gush of coldness within.

I took another puff before throwing it on the ground and stepping on it.

”I'll do it but I need a.s.sistance,” I said faintly.

”No problem. These people don't have an A but they're all talented in their own fields,” Professor rea.s.sured.

I nodded, slightly frustrated. ”Who's the best with their hands?”

Only two out of ten people raised their hands.

I nodded again. ”Other than them, the rest may leave.”

The rest of them looked at each other, clearly not wanting to leave.

Professor waved them away. ”Listen to him.”

Only then did they withdrew from Bas.e.m.e.nt 10, leaving only me and my a.s.sistants.

I smiled. ”What's the situation?”

One of the a.s.sistants explained, ”There's a total of sixty-three frozen bodies and sixteen are women. After screening them multiple times with X-ray, we found out that only two wombs are suspected to contain ovum cells.”

I pointed to the sealed compartment before me. ”These two?”

The a.s.sistants nodded.

I looked at the implement beside me. Everything I needed was available.

After some thought, I instructed, ”Let's do it one by one. Disinfect first. I'll open the compartment and we'll defrost the bodies. We have about five minutes to extract the ova but don't be anxious.”

I opened a can of sterilizing gas, filling the whole room with it.

A simple sterilization considered complete.

I instructed the a.s.sistants to put the compartment flat on the ground and as they did that, I noticed that its electric power source was still on.

Nuclear energy-powered compartment.

I pressed the activation key and liquid nitrogen poured out from holes on both side.

The sound of a machinery opening up could be heard.

A nude female body appeared before our eyes.

This is a woman?

She looked different from images in scientific books.

The a.s.sistants were stunned, too.

”Alright, let's do it.” I pressed the defrost b.u.t.ton.

Instantly, the compartment started warming up and I aimed the knife at the woman's lower body.

Since I was extracting ova, I couldn't preserve her body perfectly.

It was actually a simple procedure.

I made a slit, which was very hard since the body had yet to defrost completely.

I had a full view of her womb.

It was pretty much as depicted on television programs. I started slitting the womb.

”Get an x1000 magnification ready,” I shouted.

The a.s.sistant immediately placed a magnifying gla.s.s on my eye. The electrical magnifying gla.s.s recorded and displayed what I saw on the screen.

I started searching for the ova.

Wait. Black cells emerged before my eyes.

I tensed.

”Suction tool,” I shouted.

The other a.s.sistant handed it over to me immediately.

I aimed it at the small black lump before activating it.

Looking at the display screen, I declared, ”This shouldn't be ovum cells.”

”Yeah, but what exactly is that black thing?” the a.s.sistant asked.

Through the screen, they had seen the black cells that were being sucked out.

”Might be cancer cells,” I decided after some thought.

I cut open the whole ovary. Its core was already rotten and diseased.

Of course, the X-ray couldn't detect this, but upon cutting it open, the situation became clear.

”Anyone has a data cable?” I asked.

”Me. Is your phone out?” one a.s.sistant asked.

”No, but I'd like to see the data in the compartment.”

I took the cable and I connected it to my phone. After searching for a long time, I saw a small jack on the compartment.

There was only one doc.u.ment in the compartment.

Written in English.

I translated it on the net.

My name is Anna and I have stage 4 womb cancer. I chose cryonics because my husband and I had been trying for a kid but unfortunately I have cancer. Upon hearing about this, we decided to use this method to preserve our future. As such, we gave up our family fortune for this. I hope that my husband and I will be awakened when medicinal science is advanced enough. Enough to cure my illness and bear a healthy baby for my husband and me.

I quivered, unsure if it was due to the cold or because of the letter.

I sent the operation screen and this doc.u.ment to Professor before writing, ”I'll rest for ten minutes before moving on to the next.”