"Clones like this, once they enter society, the consequences are unimaginable."

"But fortunately, it trusts me very much, even regards me as a mother."

"Chen Yu and I left a mark on it to prevent it from escaping and blending into human society."

"But then, 021 discovered the true purpose of the experiment. It set the laboratory on fire, trying to escape amidst the chaos, but was discovered by Chen Yu."

"After that fire, both Chen Yu and 021 disappeared."

Lin Jia wore a twisted smile on her face as she took out a syringe from the box, filled with a pale blue liquid.

Identical to the drug that dissolved the body yesterday.

Danger!

Alarms rang in my heart, and I quickened my movements.

The rope was getting thinner and was about to break!

"After that, the laboratory was sealed off, and the experiment was halted."

"I had to continue the experiment secretly and destroy all the failed subjects."

"But they were too human-like—their skin, temperature, breathing, even the blood dissolved by the drug—were indistinguishable from humans."

"Many times, I couldn't tell if I was destroying a test subject or killing a person."

Lin Jia approached me slowly with the syringe.

I dared not stop my actions; every second faster was another chance to escape.

"After meeting you, I finally understood why Chen Yu and 021 disappeared."

"During that fire, Chen Yu transferred his memories to 021 and lived on as it."

"But the success rate of memory transfer is only 0.3%."

Lin Jia's voice suddenly turned sharp, her expression terrifyingly grim.

"Even if your habits and tone are identical to Chen Yu's, I must confirm whether you are Chen Yu or 021!"

"The mark I left is on the hand, but your entire skin has been destroyed by the fire."

"Chen Yu didn't tell me where he left the mark, so I have to check you from top to bottom."

"Don't be afraid, it won't hurt much."

Lin Jia quickly approached me, the cold syringe pricking my skin with a sizzling sound.

Hurry! Faster!

I couldn't care if she would notice, desperately speeding up my actions.

As the liquid slowly injected, the burning pain almost made me cry out.

The rope broke!

I quickly untied the rope and, while her attention was on the syringe, suddenly sprang up, yanked out the syringe, and threw it at Lin Jia.

The syringe exploded by Lin Jia's feet, the liquid splashing onto her leg, contorting her face in pain.

"Now's the time!"

I stood up, shoved Lin Jia hard, and dashed out the door.

Lin Jia quickly recovered, enduring the pain, and hobbled after me.

I ran madly down the corridor, heading downstairs.

My head felt like it was splitting, countless fragments of memory flashing in my mind.

The more I remembered, the more terrified I became.

I dared not stay any longer.

Because, I recalled something horrifying...