Imposter Young Master
Chapter 172 - 175 Genetic Modification_1

Chapter 172: Chapter 175 Genetic Modification_1

However, Meng Qi, who usually would throw rocks at anyone who came too close, did not throw a stone, let alone display any repulsion towards Yang Gang for the first time.

Meng Qi just stared at Yang Gang with wide eyes as he walked towards her. Her mood was unusually calm.

Yang Gang walked over to Meng Qi and touched her head – she showed no signs of rejection.

Chen Lian was taken aback.

What was going on?

In the days since Meng Qi’s return, she had tried everything to no avail to get closer to her.

Yet, the Young Master was meeting Meng Qi for the first time, and she showed no rejection towards him.

Zhang Miao watched the harmonious interaction between Yang Gang and Meng Qi, a shadow flashed through her pupils. She thought to herself, "That’s right, Meng Qi has definitely been messed with by those bastards!"

Chen Lian also stepped into the courtyard, trying to get closer to Meng Qi.

But the typically emotionally steady Meng Qi became extremely agitated as soon as she saw Chen Lian approach. She picked up a rock from the ground and was about to throw it at Chen Lian.

"Meng Qi is a good girl, she must not throw stones at people," Yang Gang said coldly.

Meng Qi stopped her action. She glanced at Yang Gang, her eyes showing a hint of confusion, but she ultimately put the stone down.

Seeing Chen Lian coming closer, Meng Qi became fearful and clung tightly to Yang Gang.

Upon seeing this, Chen Lian didn’t dare to continue moving closer.

At that moment, Zhang Miao also came over. She told Chen Lian, "Aunt Lian, go fetch some clean clothes for Meng Qi, and prepare some bathwater. I’ll give her a bath."

Chen Lian turned to Zhang Miao, hesitating, "I wonder if the girl will reject you?"

Zhang Miao smiled, "She won’t. I’m the best at communicating with kids. If you don’t believe me, just watch."

After saying this, she walked towards Meng Qi.

To Chen Lian’s amazement, Meng Qi did not reject Zhang Miao either.

This was...

So strange!

Unable to comprehend why, she didn’t think too much about it and hastily went to prepare some bathwater and fetch clean clothes for Meng Qi.

After Chen Lian left, Yang Gang looked at Zhang Miao and asked, "Sister Miao, what exactly is going on?"

Zhang Miao patted Meng Qi’s head, sighed, and said softly, "Perhaps she senses that we’re kin."

"Kin? What do you mean?" Yang Gang asked, puzzled.

"Never mind," Zhang Miao said dismissively.

"Sister Miao, I know that we, including Zhang Yu, Gu Xiaorou, Su Xiaoxi, He Deng, and Little Qi, are different from ordinary folks. Our cognitive abilities, physical performance, and reflexes are all far beyond average. Is this truly because of our exceptional gifts, or is there another secret? I’m twenty years old now, shouldn’t I know something about it?" Yang Gang asked.

Zhang Miao was silent for a moment before answering, "Actually, I don’t know much either. Your adoptive father might know some deeply-held secrets. All I know is that our abnormalities might be related to genetic modification. "

Hisss~

"Genetic modification? Isn’t that the anti-human research prohibited by the government?" Yang Gang took a deep breath, shocked and astounded.

Genetic modification gained traction over twenty years ago, pioneered by a woman nicknamed ’Hell Baby.’ No one knew the real identity of this ’Hell Baby.’

The aim of genetic modification was to optimize, alter, and transplant human genes to create a ’superhuman.’

This research initially received the support of various governments. However, due to major safety incidents that took place in the course of the research, it was deemed anti-human. Consequently, all governments quickly shut down the project. The specific details of the safety violations remain a mystery to this day.

Thereafter, a comprehensive, thorough blockade was put on all information related to genetic modification.

Yang Gang only found out about it through covert channels. Most ordinary people were unaware of its existence.

"Sister Miao, are you saying that we were experimental subjects of genetic modification back then?" This news was earth-shattering for Yang Gang. Although he had suspected it before, he’d never been so taken aback.

He once read in a classified report that those who survived the genetic modification experiments were kicked out of the ’human’ category by all the countries, and were considered an alien species.

Zhang Miao hesitated slightly: "I don’t know. This is just a guess. Genetic modification research has been halted for twenty years, but in recent years, an organization called MMC has been kidnapping children worldwide for unknown reasons. However, I suspect they are conducting genetic modification research. Meng Qi, she may be one of the victims."

Yang Gang glanced at Meng Qi and asked, "Sister Miao, how much do you know about this genetic modification? For instance, how do they operate? What side effects would the test subjects experience?"

Zhang Miao shook her head: "I don’t know. But I think your foster father might know something."

Yang Gang gave a bitter smile: "That old fox is the best at playing dumb. It’s almost impossible to extract any information from him."

Zhang Miao chuckled: "I suppose so."

She paused briefly before continuing in a soft tone: "However, I believe that one day we will uncover the truth."

Yang Gang nodded in agreement.

By this time, Chen Lian had prepared bath water and clothes for Meng Qi.

Zhang Miao took Meng Qi to bathe, while Yang Gang casually went to knock on a single mother’s door.

Young Master Yang thought that whether or not Xue Lei was a lady, working in a place like Foot Massage City gave her access to all kinds of gossip, especially about officialdom.

Currently, Yang Gang lacked connections within the political circle and also didn’t understand the context of Hangcheng’s political environment.

He needed to bulk up on information, and if he just happened to catch any key figures in a compromising situation...

Well, that was Yang Gang’s true intention.

Of course, he staunchly denied that lusting after the single mother’s beauty had anything to do with it.

He knocked on the door, and after a while, the door opened revealing Xue Lei’s figure.

As Young Master Yang laid eyes on Xue Lei, he unconsciously swallowed his saliva. Just as he was about to speak, he heard a voice from behind.

"Gang, what are you doing?"

Yang Gang turned his head to look and his mouth twitched at the corners.

Yang Fei was glaring at him with a dark expression.

"I... am just about to introduce you to Sister Xue Lei," Yang Gang replied calmly.

Yang Fei was furious.

At this moment, the little girl, Xuexue, came out.

Yang Fei studied Xuexue’s childlike face, and after another glance at Xuexue, she felt as if she had been abandoned by fate.

Why are middle school students so excessive! Do they still want to live?!

"Hmph!" Yang Fei thought to herself, "The Destiny testing machine is so outrageous. Gang and I have a 100% match rate, where is the match? This bastard is always belittling me for being flat-chested, but I haven’t complained about him!"

After blinking, Goddess Feifei suddenly thought, wait a minute, I am Gang’s sister, not his girlfriend, this train of thought is weird.

She quickly shook her head to clear away these thoughts.

After calming down, Yang Fei glared at Yang Gang before turning around and heading towards Chen Lian’s house.

...

They had dinner at Chen Lian’s house that day. Gu Xiaorou came over as well, and it was the first time Meng Qi had dinner with everyone.

After everyone finished eating, Chen Lian helped the old lady go back to her room.

The rest began to discuss ways to solve the crisis facing the Yang family.

After a long discussion, everyone knew the solution: money and connections. However, these two things were precisely what everyone lacked. Considering their age and experience, it was impossible to solve these two problems.

After a long silence, Young Master Yang suddenly spoke: "Well, it seems that I will have to use my trump card."

"What trump card?" Yang Fei asked curiously.

"Hmm." Yang Gang smirked enigmatically: "My trump card is..."