Volume 2 Chapter 1 The Inevitable Commission (2)

  When Zhang Fan walked into the dining room downstairs, Professor Elans and that beautiful woman Helena were having breakfast at the table, while discussing Zhang Fan's ridiculous postures when he was lying on the floor. All of this made a fire burn in Zhang Fan's heart, and Helena calling him a pervert made his patience reach its limit. Even if he was angry, he couldn't do anything to Professor Elans or his beloved granddaughter Helena, which made him extremely depressed. Under the gaze of the two, Zhang Fan finished his breakfast and excused himself to leave the house. This is how the feud between him and Helena started. When Zhang Fan heard Professor Elans ask him to protect his beloved granddaughter Helena, his first reaction was "Is this old man crazy or am I?"

  "Speak up! What's going on? What has that fierce little wild donkey of your family gotten itself into?" Zhang Fan, who had just come to his senses, used a paper towel to wipe away the wine water that had just splashed out, and first looked at what this old man was playing at before making any plans.

  "Have you heard of the New Human?" Professor Yilans asked with a strange smile, looking at Zhang Fan as if what he said was a beautiful trap, waiting for Zhang Fan to jump in voluntarily, making his heart rise with a few strands of chill. This chill brought him an ominous aura.

  "New humans? You're not referring to those outside who sing nonsensical songs and pretend to be unique, are you?" Zhang Fan responded casually, but the expression on Professor Yilan's face still gave him a strange feeling.

  I knew you didn't know, Professor Ilans's face showed a sudden realization, and then he said: "This matter, very few people know, only I, this old man who knows nothing, learned some things through certain channels."

  Zhang Fan gave him a sideways glance and said in an unpleasant tone, "That's it, you have many connections, you have many acquaintances, you know everything. Now can you finally tell me what's going on?" If he really let this old man drag things out, he could go on forever.

  Upon hearing Zhang Fan's words, Professor Yilans restrained his previous attitude of being all-knowing and let out a sigh, saying: "You also know that Helena has always been my precious gem. Since her parents died in the plane crash, she grew up by my side. For so many years, our grandfather-granddaughter duo relied on each other for survival, and I never let her leave me for more than a week. But this time, their damn company actually wants to send her to some godforsaken place in New Guinea where birds don't lay eggs and chickens don't shit, and I heard there are even cannibals there. Can you say I can be at ease?"

  When Zhang Fan heard what Yilan said, his heart softened. The old man in front of him was not the world's top brain specialist, nor was he the old man who had argued with him with such vigor and spirit. He was just a lonely ordinary old man worried about the safety of his only dependent family member. Zhang Fan sighed inwardly, don't be soft-hearted, don't get involved in other people's business, or you'll stir up endless trouble.

  Heaving a sigh, Zhang Fan interrupted Professor Elans' words: "What does this have to do with you wanting me to protect Helena? And what's the deal with that new human?"

  Professor Yilan stopped his depressed expression and said, "You know Helena is a researcher at LAOSHA Group, responsible for pharmacological research and new drug development."

  LAOSHA Group, Zhang Fan knew that it was a fairly powerful multinational group operating various medicines. But what does Helena's safety have to do with the company? Although Zhang Fan could come up with 100 guesses in his mind at this point, listening to Professor Yilans' narrative was the most real event. So Zhang Fan gestured for Professor Yilans to continue speaking, and he listened very seriously.

  "Helen came back two days ago and told me that the company is sending her to Papua New Guinea for research. You know, Papua New Guinea has savages and whatnot, I just don't get it, what kind of research requires going all the way to Papua New Guinea, and that little girl was even extremely excited about it, it really annoyed me."

  Zhang Fan rubbed his forehead. This old man, why is it that when he talks and chats, he's not as quick, accurate, and sharp as when he does research? He speaks for half a day without getting to the point.

  "What about afterwards? How did you know her research was related to the new human?" Zhang Fan continued to ask, if he didn't steer the conversation back on track, who knows where he would be led astray.

  Upon hearing Zhang Fan's question, Professor Yilans was surprised: "I didn't even tell you that Helena went to study the new human this time, how did you know? I only knew because I secretly took a look at the materials she brought back, where did you find out?"

  Zhang Fan buried his head in the sofa, unable to hold back his urge to burst out, "God, please make this old man's mind clearer!" After calming down, Zhang Fan lifted his face and said to Professor Elans: "Didn't you say it yourself? You started asking me if I knew about the new humans. Then you mentioned the research in New Guinea. Naturally, I thought Helena went to New Guinea for research. But what I don't understand is, since their company sent them on a research mission, why did you come to me to protect Helena's safety? Are they not going there to do research, but instead plan to catch two new humans to play with?"

  "It's very likely to be the case." Professor Yilans replied, his words left Zhang Fan stunned. What was originally just a joke had unexpectedly hit the nail on the head. New humans? What are new humans? This topic piqued Zhang Fan's interest, and anything that was novel, interesting, or thrilling was what he pursued.

  "I put a sleeping pill in Helena's milk, the dosage was light enough to make her just doze off for a bit and think she had only nodded off. At that moment, I secretly took a look at the materials Helena brought back. And it let me discover something strange, which is also what Helena and others were going to study - the new human."

  "New Humanity?" Zhang Fan became curious about these three words again. What kind of content was recorded in the data? And what exactly is this so-called "new humanity"?