The madman destroys and creates, while the imitator can only stay put in the mediocrity of the rules.
There is no shortage of imitators in this world, but lunatics are rare.
Ivanov is such a madman.
In this devil's cave, he devoted his whole life's efforts and even created a new race here - the Yi people. Those weirdos who are half-human and half-monkey, short in stature, short-lived, but extremely flexible and powerful, all have the surname of Ivanov and unswervingly worship Ivanov as a god.
Peter said that the minds of these Yi people are generally stupider than that of normal humans, and only a few of them are close to the IQ level of ordinary people. They live deep in the vast Ural Mountains, with an average lifespan of less than forty years. They are mature at the age of eight and can mate and reproduce. Because all the historical records of the Yi people begin with Ivanov, they all worship Ivanov as the creator god.
Many years ago, a state-run circus in the former Soviet Union discovered this new race and brought a small number of them into the outside world. Only then did the world know that there was such a group of short but powerful people in this world. Yi people.
What Ivanov created here was not just the Yi people. Li Muye learned from Peter that Ivanov had created unparalleled brilliance in the research and development of spy weapons and equipment during the Cold War confrontation between the former Soviet Union and the United States of America. The agent who does not feel pain and will not betray his incomparable strength, the Volga car that can glide and take off, the portable high-pressure concentrated dry gasoline flamethrower, and other strange things are all made by him.
During those glorious days, he was completely immersed in the joy of invention and creation. The KGB organization of the former Soviet government provided him with a steady stream of research and development funds and experimental subjects. His minions go all over the world to collect strange and special people for him to study.
Peter even saw top-secret materials related to Li Zhonghua in the base's data room. Data shows that Li Zhonghua underwent an extremely cruel human experiment with a high elimination rate. Hundreds of experimental subjects were used, each with their own unique characteristics. In the end, only three survived. Except for Li Zhonghua, one of them went crazy, and the other He has been missing for many years.
Peter led Li Muye and a group of twelve people to open the door of the experimental area and took Li Muye and others directly to an office.
Along the way, Li Muye saw many short-statured Yi tribesmen busy in various testing sites. Many living test subjects were locked in cages and screamed in horror and despair from time to time. According to Peter, these ordinary Yi people are not easily curious about outsiders. Only a very small number of smart guys who have been promoted to management positions will ask about things beyond their job responsibilities.
There is a security defense system created by Ivanov, which controls hundreds of defense robots. Those robots are equipped with track wheels, scanning equipment, and a set of quite powerful weapon systems. They are located in almost every area of the base. On weekdays, Here they will scan and screen anyone who enters, and will immediately launch an attack once they find that they are an enemy. But today I don’t know why it suddenly failed.
The experimental base is divided into six areas in the order of ABCDEF, and Peter's office is in Area F. In his office, Li Muye and others saw some pictures recording the birth and development of this base.
Bai Qi was detained in Area C. Because Diana did not allow it, Ivanov did not conduct any drug or hormone experiments on him. But that didn't mean he let Bai Qi go. On the contrary, more cruel and inhumane experiments were conducted on Bai Qi.
As he was talking, he suddenly heard a burst of passionate and majestic music.
Through the glass wall of the office, Li Muye saw that all the Yi people outside had put down their work and stood still with one hand on their chest, looking solemn and pious.
Peter picked up a towel and wiped his sweat while explaining: "March songs from the former Soviet Union are played in the base at this time every day. Ivanov has great nostalgia and admiration for Russia in the former Soviet Union. He has crazy longing. To restore the glory of the former Soviet Union."
Lao Cui looked at him with concern and asked, "Dear brother Peter, are you hot?"
Peter nodded and said: "Yes, since I have these hairs on my body, heat dissipation has become a big problem. I tried to shave them off, but it only takes one night to grow them all over again. It feels really bad." "
Li Muye brought the topic back to Bai Qi and asked, "What did Ivanov do to Bai Qi? How is he doing now?"
Peter said: "That young man was imprisoned in the strongest room in Area C. Although Ivanov did not use drugs on him, he has been using special electric shock equipment to stimulate his neurological reactions and torture him through extremely intense pain. That young man’s will.”
Li Muye asked: "Is that all? Why does this Ivanov do this?"
Peter said: "Of course it's more than that. He also did other terrible things to that young man. It was an experiment to destroy human nature and resurrect animal nature. It was purely for the purpose of destroying people's spiritual will. I heard him say, The reason why I treated that young man like this was because I hoped to find out why Li Zhonghua was not insane back then, and why one of the other two successful experimental subjects went completely crazy, and the other also disappeared after getting sick, and only Li Zhonghua survived. .”
Li Muye became anxious upon hearing this and hurriedly said: "Take me to see Bai Qi quickly!"
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Bai Qi was very angry. If anger could burn, this base would have been turned into scorched earth by his anger.
The tests of electric shocks, humiliation, hunger, extreme cold and heat, and two consecutive months of hellish torture had completely driven him into madness. He was like a wounded beast, with anger, fear, and despair. Every moment he was paying attention to every movement around him, looking for the devil who tortured and humiliated him, and was ready to pounce on him at any time. People bite and smash them to pieces, letting out the hatred in their hearts.
Although the rationality that had been burned by anger in his heart was gone, he still looked as calm as a volcano before it erupted.
The long inhuman torture allowed him to develop the instinct of a beast. In this dark space like eternal night, there was only one food supply every day. The food was hung on a hook and passed by a metal wire above his head. There was only a very short For a moment. He must smell the food in advance, and then be fully prepared. When he hears the sound of the hook, he must jump to the extreme height to catch the food at the most appropriate time. If there is a link in the process that is not done well, , he will be prepared to starve for a day.
He can be angry, but if he wants to survive, he must learn to stay calm. And learn to precisely control your endocrine and digestive systems.
The smell of blood entered his nose, and Bai Qi stood up suddenly, and then he started running in the room. The height of the hook was nearly ten meters. He had to run around the room at a very fast speed, then continuously kicked off the wall and spun up. At the critical moment, Catch food.
Every success is a huge encouragement, but at the same time it means emptiness and worry after short-term satisfaction. And once it fails, it is a test on the verge of collapse. Because he was not sure whether he would still have the strength to succeed the next day after going through the electric shock, freezing, fumigation and other tortures.
He is not crazy yet, not because of how strong his mental will is, but because in his previous life experiences, he has endured and overcome similar pain and torture many times; the perseverance and adaptability rooted in his bones; Hiding his courage and thinking that it is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge ten years later helped him persevere.
Bai Qi still clearly remembered that in Kunlun, Li Muye once said to him that the Chinese believe that whether there is peace and prosperity, the other side of destruction is creation, so there is a saying of putting oneself to death to survive. As long as you are not completely destroyed by suffering, suffering will be a kind of tempering. He once conquered a dangerous peak eight thousand meters above sea level wearing only thin clothes and bare hands, overcoming the pain of extreme cold and the fear of being on the verge of death.
He firmly believed that as long as he persisted, his uncle would definitely come to save him.
There were voices in the corridor outside the door, and Bai Qi thought it was the lunatic next door reciting military regulations again. The sound insulation of this place is very good. When I first moved in, I couldn't hear anything. Later, I had to concentrate on my hearing in order to get food and water. After continuous intensive training, I gradually became able to hear the slightest movement.
There is a devout lunatic living next door who recites military regulations at this time every day.
In the darkness, Bai Qi no longer dared to have hope in the outside world, because he was afraid that he would not be able to bear the blow of disappointment. Therefore, even though he clearly heard that distant and familiar voice speaking, he did not dare to think of Li Muye at all.
In the corridor, Peter was introducing: "The madman locked inside is Ivanov's grandson, the one who was experimented with Anasayev and eventually went mad. He is perhaps the most terrifying person in the world. I'm crazy." He couldn't speak Chinese, so he always spoke in Russian, and he always called Li Zhonghua by his Russian name.
Li Muye stopped outside the room where Bai Qi was imprisoned. There was no key to open the heavy metal door that did not let in any light. I tried to push hard, and there was a loud bang, and the whole space seemed to be shaken, but the door and the wall did not move at all.
Peter said: "This door is made of Ishita titanium alloy, and the switch is controlled by the central computer in Area A."
"There is a sound inside." Li Muye nodded, tried to listen to the door for a while, put his hands on the door to listen, and asked in a low voice: "Boy, are you still alive?"
Bai Qi in the room heard it very clearly this time. He suddenly became excited and shouted with all his strength: "Uncle! Uncle! I am Bai Qi, and I am still alive." As he said that, he rushed to the door, Beat him hard a few times.
It sounds very powerful, so this guy shouldn't have much of a problem.
Li Muye said: "Just stay alive. I heard that you are suffering. How about it? Is it okay to wait a little longer?"
Bai Qi cried out in a tearful tone: "Originally, it was okay to lock me up for another half year, but now that I hear your voice, waiting for a little longer is like being roasted in the fire."
Li Muye explained: "Just wait inside, I'll go see Diana and Ivanov right away, and I'll be back soon to take you away."
Peter said: "The security system is also in Area A. Ivanov must be there at the moment. The chairman is in Area E. I have transferred all the brothers from the Tire Gang to that area."
Li Muye felt much more relaxed when he heard that Bai Qi's problem was not serious. He looked at him with a smile and said, "You have thought carefully."
Lao Cui asked: "Brother, how do you plan to negotiate with this Ivanov?"
Li Muye said calmly: "What else can I do? Go over and ask him to let him go."
Lao Cui was a little worried. He glanced at Peter and said, "I think we should be more cautious. It's not too late for us to learn more about this place from Peter before going to settle accounts with him. It's too risky to go there rashly."
Li Muye heard the implication between his words. Although Gao Yuelong destroyed the security system first as a preparation for this trip, the journey was still too smooth. Guys like Lao Cui, who have been dancing on the tip of a knife all year round, have a keen instinct for danger. After seeing Ivanov's torture methods, he has begun to doubt Peter.
"There is no need. There is an old saying in China, if you don't enter the tiger's den, you won't get the tiger's cubs. If you want to save people, you can't be afraid of risks." Li Muye said: "Besides, there is brother Peter..." (End of this chapter) )