Chapter 457 - TEST SUBJECT ALPHA (2/2)

She would wait until Zhong Feng gave her complete information on the lady before deciding how to deal with her. Of course, she had no ill intentions towards her, especially if she was Kaito's love. But she would also not allow harm to come to her people.

A while later, the two women were seated in front of a desktop computer in the library. Zhong Feng installed it for Hu Lei in case she wanted more computing power. He was even pushing for her to learn game design so that she could be more involved in Etude Technologies management.

His efforts could be considered successful in a way. Hu Lei had gained an interest in video games, and she would play when she had time. However, she was too lazy to learn to program. Her only current interest was creating a game story.

Zhong Feng did not mind her disinterest in computers. He was looking forward to playing a game made by his little wife.

”I don't know the exact organisation of the data in the drives. We can only hope that we will be able to decipher something from them.” Akira said as she set up the new device.

Then, her fingers flew over the keyboards as she went through the layers of decryption. She had the key, but as an additional precaution, the people who prepared the drives had buried the information under a few layers to prevent illicit access.

Finally, the drive opened and displayed the files and folders of information. Akira was not sure about the organisation of the three drives, so she picked one at random. She looked at the folders and wondered how to approach them.

”Search for 'test subject alpha'.” Hu Lei suddenly said with a hidden look in her eyes.

Akira glanced at her before typing in the keywords. The drive displayed a range of files on the screen, including several video files. Akira was a little hesitant because she did not know why Hu Lei asked about this matter.

However, she had a feeling that she would probably recognise the said test subject.

”Play this one.” Hu Lei pointed as she spoke without inflexion in her voice.

Akira clicked on one of the files and saw a laboratory facility. There was nothing strange about it unless one looked in the edges and discovered the grotesque humans in the glass-like cabinets. Well, and the girl strapped down on a bed.

A man in a lab coat appeared on the video and looked directly at the camera.

”Test subject alpha has shown some changes in the phenotype after the inclusion of electrical therapy into the protocol. The increasing voltage is well-tolerated. It is unclear if this is an effect of the changes or an intrinsic characteristic of the test subject.” The man said.

The camera turned to the test subject, and as expected, Akira saw Hu Lei more clearly. Though she was strapped down with tubes and wires sticking to her body, she did not seem to be scared. She even looked calm.

”Don't worry, little one. This won't hurt a bit.” The man said while stroking the girl's head.

Then, the man tapped a small remote fob he had in his hand. An electrical volt surged through the girl's body like a crashing wave. Akira could tell that the process was incredibly painful for the girl, but she did not show signs of distress except the involuntary stiffening of her body.

”Why do you want to see this?” She asked angrily.

Hu Lei turned to her with an eerily honest look in her eyes. ”I don't have photos and videos of my father. I miss him a little.”

That response creeped out Akira more than anything else would have.

”I have seen enough for now.” Hu Lei did not care about her thoughts. ”Your information has value to me. Copy everything to my computer. I will need to borrow the original drives, but I will return them intact. Let it not be said that I take advantage of juniors.”