Survivorship Bias

Chapter 40: Origin of birth

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An Wujiu seemed to have suddenly lost his ability to speak, and could only look at Shen Ti with a pair of black and white eyes.

Shen Ti's pupils were like a bright blue lake under the sun, bottomless.

"What do you want to do?" An Wujiu asked subconsciously.

After he finished speaking, Shen Ti suddenly laughed, maybe it was because of the close distance, or maybe it was because of the direct sunlight coming in from the window, An Wujiu realized at this time that Shen Ti's eyelashes were so light that they were almost half transparent.

"What are you laughing at?" An Wujiu asked.

Shen Ti raised his eyes to look at him, with a suppressed smile on his face, and finally stretched out his hand, pinching An Wujiu's face, "You are so smart when you are smart, but you are really stupid when you are stupid."

An Wujiu felt a little disappointed for no reason.

A little disappointed.

"I'm joking with you." Shen Ti stretched out his hand, pushed An Wujiu's shoulder hair behind him, smiled at him, and told him about Zhong Yirou's call, "Clean up, let's go."

"good."

When checking out, the receptionist was still the same as last night, she stared at the two people who came out side by side, "You two handsome guys, how did you sleep last night?"

Shen Ti turned his head, put his hands on his neck and deliberately pretended to be very uncomfortable, "I'm too tired, I didn't sleep well."

"Yo yo yo." The receptionist clicked her tongue a few times, her big eyes swept over the two of them, and finally locked on the red mark on An Wujiu's collarbone, "Last night, it was a pity that I wanted two rooms. Sister, I am complete."

Shen Ti followed her gaze and glanced at An Wujiu's neck. Seeing Shen Ti staring at him, An Wujiu lowered his head and touched his neck.

After returning the card, the two turned and left.

"Come again, next time I'll save you two a big floor-to-ceiling window!"

An Wujiu went down the stairs, glanced at Shen Ti, saw that he was still holding back his smile, so he explained: "I rubbed the red on the collarbone myself."

Shen Ti let out a long groan, put his hands behind his back, and sighed, "It's ruined my reputation, obviously I'm so guarded like a jade."

Seeing Shen Ti's dead state, An Wujiu suddenly felt the desire to beat him up, "It hurts me to beat someone."

Shen Ti smiled, "Indeed, I have learned it."

On the way, An Wujiu contacted Zhong Yirou again. As soon as the connection was made, she yelled and asked if An Wujiu had been "that".

"Backed?" An Wujiu's focus was surprisingly crooked, "Why did I get caught by that?"

Shen Ti at the side was drinking the extremely expensive organic apple juice he just bought, almost choked on what An Wujiu said, and couldn't stop laughing.

"That's not the point, is it?" Zhong Yirou sighed, and was relieved when An Wujiu said that he went to bed early last night, and gave them an address for them to come over.

But An Wujiu heard Wu You on the other end saying, "I'll pick it up, I'll pick up Brother Wujiu."

"Okay, okay." Zhong Yirou had no choice but to agree, "Be careful on the road."

So An Wujiu and Shen Ti waited at the designated place. After drinking half of the apple juice in his hand, Shen Ti handed it to An Wujiu, "Try it?"

An Wujiu didn't think much, he took the straw between his mouth and drank some.

Surprisingly good.

"It's all for you." Seeing that he liked it, Shen Ti gave him the glass bottle as well.

There are screens everywhere here, real LED screens, virtual projection screens, large and small spliced together to form a huge wall. An Wujiu drank the juice and looked around casually, and accidentally saw the largest screen, which was the CEO of military technology, speaking.

The subtitles show that this is the first time he has made a public statement, apologizing for the casualties caused by the previous large-scale loss of control of the aircraft.

"Why are you looking so serious?" Shen Ti turned his head and glanced at An Wujiu.

"Look at that person," An Wujiu pointed, "Don't you think he looks familiar?"

Following the direction of his finger, Shen Ti looked over, and on the screen was a middle-aged man in a suit and leather shoes, with extraordinary conversation, but his face...

Just like Wu You's middle-aged version.

"Couldn't this person be Wu You's father?" Shen Ti blurted out, but thinking about it carefully, this is almost impossible. If Wu You's father is really a senior executive of a military technology company, how could he allow himself A child entering a place like the altar

An Wujiu also wanted to know.

It suddenly occurred to him that before Wu You recognized the type of flower on his neck, Zhong Yirou had said at that time that children from ordinary families would not know this rare ornamental flower.

So he searched for this man. There is no photo, and his surname is Wu. He took over the current military technology company from his father. He and his wife have known each other since childhood. They have a very good relationship, but because of genetic problems, they have never had children. The latest technology succeeded in having a precious child, and it was because of this success story that Chauvin was able to promote the technology at the time.

This report was written very movingly.

But if that was the case, how could such a precious child be allowed to enter the altar

On the screen, the short apology has ended. Coincidentally, the latest advertisement of a technology company has been replaced on the screen at this moment, and the aircraft in it is almost sky-high for ordinary people.

Another screen not far away is broadcasting the contents of the altar in real time. A man dressed strangely announces to everyone how many survivors have appeared in the altar today. Many people stop by the side of the road to watch. Like the audience outside the Colosseum.

Life and death stimulated their already numb senses.

Without making them wait too long, Wu You quickly picked them up.

Shen Ti didn't mention the matter of the man just now, but just looked out of the window blindly. Wu You, who had always been used to bickering with him, was not used to it. Looking at the two of them from the rearview mirror, "Did something happen yesterday? Why didn't you talk."

An Wujiu shook his head, he hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Wu You, since the last round of dungeons, I have been wondering if I can find a way to get you out of the altar."

Wu You was calmer than he imagined, "Impossible, many people have made money and wanted to withdraw, but they all failed."

"You are still very young, and you should have a good future." An Wujiu said to him, "If we can always be matched in the same round of games, I can still protect you, but I am very worried. together..."

Wu You suddenly laughed, he rarely laughed.

"Brother Wujiu, I don't have a good future."

"Where are your parents?" Shen Ti asked, "Aren't they worried that you might be in danger at the altar at any time?"

Wu You was silent for a few seconds, and the aircraft in the sky were staggered and busy, like scattered birds.

"You can understand that I don't have parents. Even if I die suddenly, they might just clean me up like garbage. Isn't this very similar to the altar?"

"It's not like this." An Wujiu stared at his back, "Wu You, it's not that you are ignored, at least there are us, if you don't want to say it, we won't force you, but you have to promise me, don't talk to me again." I thought so."

Many times Wu You felt that it would be cruel to reject An Wujiu.

So no matter how pessimistic he was, he nodded.

In the rearview mirror, he saw An Wujiu heaving a sigh of relief, leaning back on the back of the chair firmly. For a certain moment, Wu You, who had always kept silent about his affairs, had some desire to talk about it.

"Actually... Brother Wujiu, I'm the same as that Taoist priest. The story in the last round of the game also has parts similar to my experience."

As soon as he said it, An Wujiu realized a possibility.

But it was too surreal, and he wondered in his mind that it couldn't be true.

"In fact, I can't be considered a real natural person." Wu You thought that maybe he would never see them again next time, so it was rare for him to admit frankly, "Simply speaking, I was cloned from a child from a rich family."

Sure enough, the final result was as An Wugui expected.

"Why?" Shen Ti asked.

"Because that child has the same disease as A02, not only heart disease, but also many minor diseases. In short, the genetic test after birth has predicted everything that will happen." Wu You said He was not as calm as he should be in his grade, he kept saying "that kid", as if everything had nothing to do with him.

"So they cloned you shortly after giving birth to him." An Wujiu said.

"Almost." Wu You looked into the distance, "It's not just me, as far as I know, there are already more than five, and I may be the sixth. Unlike the clone of A02, I have not been implanted with memory, maybe this The technology was not developed enough, I was raised in their other property, and I was taught from a young age that I was their child."

"But actually I..." Wu You pressed the brake, "I just want to provide that child with a heart."

An Wujiu lowered his eyes, he didn't know how to comfort Wu You.

"The first five all died sooner or later because the technology was not up to standard, and some died directly, oh yes," Wu You remembered, "the other one was a kidney replacement for him, and that child has immune diseases , Gene editing has been done in my generation, and it has been improved.”

"How did you find out?" Shen Ti leaned his head on the glass window, tilting his head to look at Wu You's profile.

Wu You took a breath, "I grew up elsewhere, and the couple occasionally came to see me, but they were always busy and rarely came, so they arranged for me a nanny, a housekeeper, and a playmate who was more than me. A few years older, they say he's my 'cousin'."

Shen Ti soon understood that the reason why Wu You was so kind to An Wujiu might be due to empathy.

"That brother is the best person to me. I often lose my temper and feel unhappy because my parents are not around. It is he who takes care of me, cares about me, and teaches me a lot." When it was almost time to arrive, Wu You operated the aircraft and prepared to land.

"and after?"

"Later... I accidentally read the report that the steward gave to the couple. I knew my identity, and I told him. At that time, I realized that even my brother didn't know about it. Later, he said that we escaped together. I agreed, but I was only twelve years old at that time, our plan was not thorough enough, and it was easy to be discovered."

Wu You stopped the aircraft and unfastened his seat belt, "Then he diverted the attention of those people in order to let me go, and was shot and killed by them indiscriminately."

An Wujiu frowned, and went down after Wu You opened the hatch and left.

He couldn't imagine that a 12-year-old child would go through all this.

After being deceived, he suddenly realized that everything he had was a lie.

Wanting to escape from such a life, the only brother he could trust died because of him.

died in front of him.

No wonder he doesn't like to talk, the world has given him enough pain.

More than enough to be quietly accepted.

"Then I lived alone."

Putting his hands in his pockets, Wu You pretended to be relaxed and said to An Wujiu, "Don't underestimate me, I have saved enough money to buy a cheap citizen chip and even changed my name .”

Shen Ti leaned over and walked behind them, "What was the original name?"

"It's that kid's name, it's called Wu You, excellent You." Wu You put on a hoodie for himself, "I don't want to have someone else's name."

Since this heart is the most precious thing in my whole body, let's call it Wu You.

Unlike Wu You, he has nothing, but at least he has a healthy heart.

The place they came to was Yang Erci's residence, a towering apartment, but there was a mixed bag of fish and dragons inside. As soon as they reached the elevator entrance, they encountered a shirtless and strong man covered in tattoos.

They got into the elevator, An Wujiu stretched out his hand, and grabbed Wu You's shoulder, "The name change is very good."

Wu You felt aggrieved for a moment, pursed her lips, and suddenly Shen Ti got stuck between the two, wrapped one arm around a person's shoulder, and patted, "Look at your pitiful appearance, I allow you Join our family."

"Who are you with?"/"What family?"

Wu You and An Wujiu spoke in unison, but they both failed to break free from Shen Ti's clutches.

Shen Ti sighed, and shouted "God" like a sigh, and then closed his eyes.

From the reflective inner wall of the elevator, An Wujiu saw his movements, "What are you doing?"

The elevator door opened, the 56th floor.

"I'm praying to God that our family of three will be reunited next time." Shen Ti was serious.

Wu You made a disgusted expression of vomiting, "It's a family of three, and I'm your father."

"Hey you kid." Shen Ti wanted to grab him by the collar, but he didn't grab him and let him run away. Turning his head, An Wujiu had a faint smile on his lips.

Shen Ti deliberately said: "You're still laughing, the little bastard already made you his daughter-in-law."

An Wujiu reacted, and slapped Shen Ti directly on the arm.

"It hurts, it hurts..." Shen Ti touched the place where he was beaten, and when he heard Wu You scolding him for being "crazy" not far away, he felt miserable.

"You have changed." He looked at An Wujiu miserably.

An Wujiu glared at him, "You were the one who talked nonsense first." After speaking, he followed Wu You with a guilty conscience.

Shen Ti sighed loudly from behind, "I knew it, this must be my family status in the future."

Zhong Yirou opened the door for Wu You and An Wujiu, her head was still wrapped in a bath towel, she was wearing a black silk pajamas suit that did not match her temperament at all, and a mask was applied on her face.

"come on in."

"It's the same as your own home." Wu You complained in a low voice.

"Maybe she is the future hostess." Shen Ti laughed behind them.

Comes so fast.

An Wujiu looked back at him, just in time to meet Shen Ti's raised eyebrows.

"Shut up." Zhong Yirou winked at Shen Ti, "Don't talk nonsense."

The apartment Yang Erci lived in was not small, but it was empty, with almost no furniture or personal items.

"Live in such a big place alone?" Shen Ti looked around.

"She just moved here, so she was just looking for it." Zhong Yirou sighed, "What a rich woman."

"No wonder some people have impure goals." Wu You glanced at the ceiling.

Zhong Yirou stretched out her hand to pinch his face, "I think you are cuter if you don't talk."

Yang Erci came out of a room, nodded to An Wujiu, "There is something that Yourou just made on the table, you can eat when you are hungry."

Unexpectedly, the three of them showed embarrassment at the same time and waved their hands repeatedly.

"Forget it if you don't eat." Zhong Yirou pulled An Wujiu, "Let's get straight to the point, I'll project the results of your last scan."

After speaking, she took out a small remote control and pressed it, and the complete three-dimensional scanning results appeared on the off-white wall.

Indeed, An Wujiu saw that human bones are white, but a large part of his body is not pure white.

Why would he be replaced with so many metal bones.

"Look here, I'll zoom in for you to see." Zhong Yirou clicked twice, the screen zoomed in, and the details of the bones appeared.

Shen Ti pulled a chair and sat beside An Wujiu, tilted his body, stretched out his long legs, and habitually fell on An Wujiu's body.

"Even if your original bones are intact, there have been cases of secondary growth after being broken." Zhong Yirou pointed out the traces on it to him.

"Could it be that there was an accident before?" Shen Ti rested his head on An Wujiu's shoulder, "For example, he fell from a high place."

An Wujiu tried hard to recall, but still couldn't find similar events from his memory. It was as if his memory kept giving him hints, telling him that he was just a very ordinary and ordinary person, the type who would never encounter big storms in his life.

"It's very possible, and if it really falls from a very high place and is rescued, the head will be severely injured, and memory loss may also occur. Although I think that according to the rescue method of replacing the whole body with bones, the injury should be quite serious. It is a miracle that he was saved.”

Zhong Yirou showed him the metal skeleton on his body again, "Did you see it? These small numbers."

Holding a cup of coffee in his hand, Yang Erci leaned against the wall pillar, "If I remember correctly, metal bones of this strength and density have not yet been circulated on the market. There are only two possibilities for you to undergo such an operation. , you are a clinical volunteer recruited, and second, you have a close relationship with researchers in a company like Chauvin, and you can ask one of them to replace your bone at any cost."

An Wujiu was unusually calm after hearing this.

Regardless of the possibility, as long as he has the bones, he will always trace the source and figure out what happened.

There are not many places where this kind of surgery can be done, only companies with the most cutting-edge resources.

He looked at Yang Erci, "Why did you leave Chauvin? Places like the altar will only waste your talent."

"I want to find someone." Yang Erci lowered his eyes, "and Chauvin's core research department is rotten now. They seem to be under control, completely losing their minds."

Her eyes seemed lost in thought.

This should not be the case. The people in the research department should be top scientists.

Why lose your mind

"For your bone problem, it's best to find the person who did the surgery for you." Yang Erci changed the subject, "Only he can guarantee the follow-up maintenance. Although the metal endoskeleton is strong, once you get seriously injured again..."

"You could literally be paralyzed and never get up again."

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