Volume 8: A Trip to the Sick Village Chapter 360: Marshall's Clues
The Mining Alliance transports sick miners and supplies to the sick village about once every two to three months, which means that this woman and most of the people here were the "cargo" unloaded when the transport ship arrived last time.
That "Marshall" was most likely sent to the ward in the same batch as them. It could even be said that he was sleeping in a bunk less than fifty meters away from Ke Lan and Asano Akira.
In Asano Akira's memory, Marshall was already paralyzed before he was sent away by the experimenters, and he completely lost the ability to take care of himself. Later, even his brain showed some abnormalities... In this case, if Marshall was really sent to this place as a miner suffering from radiation sickness, he might have been smashed to death by the locals with concrete blocks and steel pipes at the initial "welcome ceremony".
No... Marshall shouldn't be killed like this...
Since Mann knew that Marshall was sent to the sick village, he must have been aware of the "special customs" of the locals. If Marshall had died after being carried off the transport ship, Mann would not have designed any "search plan"... Even if he really found him, what's the use of a pile of rotten meat?
Could it be that Marshall had some kind of adventure later on, and his body functions miraculously recovered? Although the probability of this happening was very small, it was not impossible. Perhaps it was because of this that Mann saw value in him and wanted to bring him back to continue the unfinished experiment.
It’s a pity that the follower knew too little. Mann rarely revealed anything related to this experiment even to his confidants. Almost all the information was hidden in his own mind.
Alas... Ke Lan now couldn't help but feel that Lao Chi was a little impulsive at the time. Even if Mann really deserved to be put to death, he should have been killed after being tortured.
Now that Mann is dead, many crucial clues have been cut off, so that the difficulty of Ke Lan and his team's search operation has suddenly increased by several levels.
"Do you still remember Marshall? He is the original owner of my current name. He is actually still alive."
"Compared to a defective product like you, he is actually very close to perfection. It's a pity that the experiment is just one step away from success... It's a pity that you, the experimental subjects, are too useless. Even if I grant you powerful power, you can't bear it at all."
"Do you think the experiment has really been stopped? No, it hasn't. The people above have never given up... You can't do anything to me. After all, they won't give up on me unless they give up on the experiment. The lives of scientific researchers are much more valuable than soldiers like you who know nothing and can only fight."
…
Before coming here, Ke Lan recalled countless times the words Mann said in the box before his death, analyzing them word by word, trying to find some valuable clues. The most concerning piece of information was the sentence "Has the experiment really been stopped?"
Could it be that after Marshall was sent away, he was not abandoned like a piece of trash, but joined another experimental project?
Could it be that another experiment had produced a breakthrough that restored him from his paralysis?
But as a valuable "experimental sample", how did he end up being sent to the sick village?
There are so many things that don't make sense, or rather, there is nothing that makes sense at all .
What exactly happened to this man named Marshall after he left the experimental unit where Asano Akira was?
…
"Inquiring about someone?" The woman's words were full of doubt.
This sentence instantly brought Ke Lan back to reality from his thoughts. He nodded and said, "Yes, ask about a person. His name is Marshall. Do you know this person?"
Ke Lan paused, and added: "He should have come to the sick village at about the same time as you did. Maybe you two are from the same batch of 'cargo'."
"This... I can't help you with this." The woman shook her head slowly. "The only person who was sent to the transport ship with me was a girl named Aina. She died a month ago... As for the people from other companies, even if we were in the same cargo hold, we didn't have any communication with each other. I don't even know their names."
Ke Lan thought about it and felt that this was not wrong. After all, from his own experience during this journey, there was indeed little communication between the sick miners on the transport ship. Even if there was, they would only talk to people he was familiar with before - after all, the supervision on the transport ship was much stricter than this place.
Seeing a hint of disappointment on Ke Lan's face, the woman quickly said, "Although I don't know his name, if you can describe his appearance or some other characteristics... maybe I can remember it!"
"Asano." Ke Lan turned around and asked Asano Akira who was sitting in the next bunk, "Do you remember what Marshall looked like, his physical features, etc.? The more the better, the more detailed the better."
"He..." Asano Akira thought for a moment and said hesitantly, "His appearance is inconspicuous... it's just... it's just..."
"Is it the kind that you can't find in a group of people?" Ke Lan couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth. If this is really the case, then it means that this guy is quite suitable to be an agent.
"More or less...but I remember he liked to shave his hair into a buzz cut, a very short one," said Asano Akira.
"Hairstyle is not a feature. After so many years, if you want to grow your hair, it may be waist-length. Let's talk about other things, such as race, face shape, height, etc., which are not easy to change... Oh, yes, although hairstyle does not count, hair color is still very important."
"He was a Caucasian man with a square face. I remember he had a birthmark the size of a fingernail on his chin. His hair was dark brown, but later it turned white due to medication. As for his height, he was probably half a head taller than me."
Asano Akira's figure is relatively petite . He is just 1.7 meters tall barefoot. If someone is half a head taller than him, he would be around 1.8 meters tall. For a white person, this height is only considered normal.
"Did you hear that?" Ke Lan looked at the woman again, "Think carefully, is there anyone like this among the people in your group?"
"Okay...it seems there is such a person! He had a head of white hair, which left a deep impression on me." The woman nodded vigorously.
