Card Room - 288. Chapter 411-412

【Chapter 411, True and False Replicator】

In fact, as early as when Yu Hanjiang mentioned a “copy person,” Xiao Lou was already puzzled. If it was just to prevent the prince from being assassinated, it took a lot of effort to create a clone and leave the opponent in the palace… wouldn’t it be more risky to do so? If the prince is really killed, can the clone take the opportunity to replace the prince?

Moreover, because of poor health, it is unreasonable in itself not to let the prince leave the palace for one step, not to go to school, and not to socialize. In addition, Xiao Lou has no memory of the “serious illness” when he was a child. It seems that he is more like a copy hidden in the palace.

Seeing the shocked gazes of his teammates, Xiao Lou took a deep breath, quickly sorted out his thoughts, and said: “First of all, in this world, I have never left the palace since I was a child. I have no classmates or friends. His Majesty said that it is good to be worried. My body, ask the teacher to come to the palace to teach me…speaking harder, isn’t this a disguised form of house arrest?”

“Secondly, when I was five years old, I had a serious illness, and it is said that I almost died, but I have no memory of this incident. Every time I think about it, I have a headache. I suspect that I have been deeply hypnotized and have forgotten some key things. .”

“Also, Lin Yan and His Royal Highness met at an engagement banquet, but I have never attended an engagement banquet, and I have never seen Lin Yan this fiancé. There is no reason for a substitute to attend an important occasion like an engagement, right? And, today His Majesty will introduce many military and government officials to the prince’s birthday dinner, and it is unreasonable to have a substitute to attend.”

“So, it is very likely that I am a copy of the fake prince hiding in the twin wombs. The one who attended important occasions is the real prince.” Xiao Lou raised his head and looked at Yu Hanjiang, “Do you think my analysis is correct?”

“…” Meeting his calm eyes, Yu Hanjiang’s heart stung slightly. It didn’t feel good to be someone else’s stand-in, but Xiao Lou quickly accepted it, probably after experiencing so many secret rooms, his ability to withstand it was already extremely powerful.

Since Xiao Lou didn’t mind his identity at all, Yu Hanjiang had no choice but to say rationally: “I agree with your reasoning. If you are a copyist, the current doubts can be reasonably explained for the time being. Your Majesty kept me by your side on purpose, probably. The news was released that I was protecting the true prince, so someone sneaked into the Gemini to kill you tonight?”

Xiao Lou smiled bitterly: “True and false, false and true, what is this majesty thinking?”

Yu Hanjiang frowned tightly, he thought for a while, and analyzed in a low voice: “From your majesty’s point of view, perhaps it can be understood this way-you have lived in the twin womb since childhood. Maybe, your majesty was when his son was very young. Just created a clone, and deliberately let you live in Gemini and act as the prince’s substitute. Everyone knows that the prince lives in Gemini. At the age of five, you were not ill, but assassinated by an assassin.”

Xiao Lou nodded and motioned for him to continue.

Yu Hanjiang said: “In that accident, you knew that you were a clone. So, your Majesty asked the doctor to perform deep hypnosis on you, so that you can forget about the past, only if you have a serious illness. Then, he let you Continue to stay in the twin wombs as the prince’s substitute, and at any time may be assassinated by an assassin. But the real prince has been by your Majesty’s side and is secretly protected by him. My appearance is actually a blindfold, and your Majesty let me do this. The captain of the Royal Guard personally protects you, so that the assassins will feel that your identity is 100% real.”

Xiao Lou thought about it carefully and thought that Yu Hanjiang’s analysis was somewhat reasonable. He concluded: “Let a cloner be a stand-in, instead of…make him believe that he is real?”

Yu Hanjiang nodded: “Your Majesty has never said that you are a clone. You have always regarded yourself as the real prince over the years. Therefore, you don’t need to act at all, and it is impossible to betray your Majesty. You have lived in Gemini since childhood. , Study hard, occasionally walk around in the palace, or sneak out to play-everything you show is a true prince.”

Acting always shows its feet.

How could the assassin tell Xiao Lou to think he was the prince, without even knowing about him?

Gemini, Gemini, originally meant this.

Xiao Lou only felt cold in his heart.

He has the memory of these years in his mind. His Majesty has always treated him very well. Although he would not let him go out of the palace, he invited the best teacher to teach him all kinds of homework and gave him an empire. The most advanced smart mecha. Probably the memory in his mind was at work. He respected this majesty very much, and called “Father King” very smoothly.

As a result, the other party just treats him as a tool that can be sacrificed at any time to raise him in the uterus?

Xiao Lou gently closed his eyes to calm himself down, and said, “The key question now is, where did the assassin come from and why did he kill the prince? How did your majesty make a copy of the prince?”

Shao Qingge said: “Will it be related to the Noah’s Ark Project?”

Xiao Lou looked back at him, and Shao Qingge explained: “Our company in the Shao family is called Noah Medical Technology Company. At the age of, I vaguely remember that my father mentioned this matter. The subject of this project is genetic research.”

He looked at Xiao Xiaolou in Yu Hanjiang’s palm, and said thoughtfully: “The time you were ill… when you were five, it seemed to be twenty years ago?”

Xiao Lou said: “Yes, the time is indeed right.”

Lu Jiuchuan suddenly came over with an extremely serious expression: “Xiao Lou, do you say that you have a headache every time you think about being sick at the age of five? Every time I and Tang Ci think of the battle in the Hilt no man’s land, I also have a headache. I can’t remember any details at all. Our symptoms are so similar, wouldn’t it? Tang Ci and I are also clones?”

Teammates: “…”

Tang Ci said with no expression on his face: “Humanity takes time to grow, and it is not a computer program. Ctrl+C, then Ctrl+V, copy and paste, you can immediately turn into a Lu Jiuchuan.”

Lu Jiuchuan looked puzzled: “Isn’t the copying person directly changed by high-tech means?”

Tang Ci was helpless: “Professor Xiao, you should explain to the liberal arts students what gene cloning technology is.”

Xiao Lou also found that everyone’s understanding of “replicators” seems to be a bit misunderstanding. He explained in detail: “Gene cloning technology is to allow cells to reproduce and divide asexually, and then form offspring individuals with exactly the same genotype. Suppose today’s science fiction world. , Human cloning technology is mature enough. I want to be a replica of Jiu Ge. First, I need to extract cells from Jiu Ge and culture them in a special nutrient solution… Human beings formed after cell replication for a period of time are a baby version. The gene of Lu Jiuchuan in the country is exactly the same as that of Brother Jiu, instead of directly copying an adult version of Lu Jiuchuan.”

He looked at Lu Jiuchuan seriously and asked, “Brother Nine, do you understand what I mean?”

Lu Jiuchuan understood: “To copy a human, that is, to use my cells to reproduce the same gene-like’offspring’? Give birth to as many as you want? Instead of directly copying an adult version?”

Xiao Lou said: “Yes. That’s what Mr. Tang meant. Human beings always have a process of growing from a baby to an adult.”

The teammates nodded in understanding. Duplicating a human is equivalent to cultivating a baby in a petri dish with cells, without the need to experience normal human pregnancy and childbirth, instead of copying and pasting to get an adult out.

Xiao Lou worried and said: “If there are professional clone laboratories in this world, the successful cell culture can make the clones fall asleep, raise them in a petri dish until they reach adulthood, and release them when necessary, and give them instructions, even By implanting control chips in their brains, these clones will become powerful and obedient living weapons.

After all, they have no parents or relatives after opening their eyes, and of course they can only obey the orders of the people who made them.

Tang Ci added: “The memories of Brother Nine and I are very clear, only what happened in the Hilt no man’s land some time ago was selectively forgotten. If we are clones, unless we have been copied since we were young. , And live with my family. If we replicated after an accident half a year ago, time would be too late. I think there is no medical technology that can make a cell grow into an adult in half a year.”

Lu Jiuchuan suddenly realized: “So, it is unlikely that we are copying people? It’s just selective amnesia.”

Xiao Lou said: “I should have been copied since I was a child. Maybe after the birth of the prince, His Majesty joined the Noah’s Ark Project with his cells and copied me. I was born close to him, more like twins. ”

Ye Qi suddenly asked curiously: “If one cell can replicate a person, how many clones are there for His Royal Highness? Will it be more than Professor Xiao?”

Hearing this question, the teammates only felt goose bumps on their backs.

Countless Xiaolou standing in a row, smiling at everyone at the same time, the scene is really hard to imagine.

Yu Hanjiang said with a sullen face: “It’s not clear that there are several clones. But we shouldn’t ignore the possibility that Ye Qi said. Maybe the old emperor took a lot of cells from his son to do experiments and copied many Xiaos. building?”

Could it be that one day they will face the predicament of being besieged by the “Xiaolou Army”?

Xiao Lou held his temple dumbfoundedly: “Assuming this possibility is true, I am just one of the important clones, and there are many clones hiding in the dark. Then, when you see Xiao Lou in the future, don’t believe it at will. We need to agree on a secret sign.”

Tang Ci’s eyes swept across the audience: “First make sure that all those present are the deity.”

Long Sen said: “I can confirm that Wanyue is real. She even remembers the scene when she first met me when she was in college in Jiangzhou. I went to their school to play that day and accidentally dropped her hands when shooting. She fainted and was taken to the hospital.”

Everyone: “…”

It’s a miracle that you can chase Teacher Qu, buddy!

Qu Wanyue smiled helplessly: “Yes, the memory in reality should not be remembered by the copying person.”

Ye Qi said: “Mr. Shao must be true, we all have insect ace.”

Both Tang Ci and Lu Jiuchuan have confirmed that Lu Jiuchuan has the world’s only Suzaku card in his hand. Tang Ci can summon a mechanical spider, which is impossible for a cloner to do.

Yu Hanjiang looked at Xiao Lou: “What signal to check?”

Ye Qi suggested: “Heavenly kings cover earth tigers? Pagoda town river monsters?”

Teammates: “…”

Shao Qingge reluctantly pulled him behind: “Kids, don’t make trouble.”

Xiao Lou thought about it carefully, and said, “Just ask [Back in Time], the extra reward we will get after clearing this hidden secret room. At present, only our team should enter the Q secret room and know what the final reward is. Back in time, the SS rarity card can turn back time up to 5 hours.”

Of course everyone remembers this card, and the gatekeeper told them that they can get this rare reward for clearing the four-in-one Q room. This is also the key reason why everyone decides to enter the hidden room. The cloner certainly doesn’t know.

After reaching an agreement, everyone exchanged clues.

Currently, Xiao Lou speculates that he is a clone.

Yu Hanjiang believes that his majesty asked him to protect Xiaolou in order to be the “prince” of Xiaolou.

Tang resigned from the hospital for an examination. The doctor told him that there were no signs of head injuries and his memory was blurred. It might be PTSD, which meant that he didn’t want to remember that painful experience, and subconsciously hid the memory. Tang Ci didn’t believe in this explanation. He preferred that he and Lu Jiuchuan had undergone deep hypnosis.

Lu Jiuchuan’s investigation in the military department was fruitless. Obviously, the information related to the special mission has been completely wiped out.

Qu Wanyue is in charge of Lin Yan’s line. Ms. Lin has been admiring the prince since she got engaged at the age of 16. In addition, Miss Lin’s mother is Zhang Shaohua, the dean of the Imperial Central Academy of Sciences. The scientific research team she leads is top-notch. It is still unknown whether she participated in the Noah’s Ark Project that year. Her father Lin Zecheng is the commander of the Imperial Southern Military Region. Commander, Lu Jiuchuan’s immediate boss, this girl should have clues to dig deeper.

Long Sen is by your majesty’s side, and you can also take the opportunity to check the secret behind your majesty.

After Xiao Lou assigned the task, he asked everyone to disperse as soon as possible. After all, they would also be suspicious if they didn’t go back for a long time.

Yu Hanjiang returned to the palace with Xiaolou in his pocket.

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[Chapter 412, The Replicator Plan]

After arriving near the Gemini, taking advantage of no one, Yu Hanjiang tore off the [disguise] mask on his face and changed it back to the captain of the Royal Guard, and walked towards the Gemini with a calm expression.

According to Qu Wanyue, the guard at the door was put down neatly just now, but when Yu Hanjiang came to the Gemini, he found that the two guards on duty today were standing there well.

Yu Hanjiang asked: “Where is your Royal Highness?”

The two respectfully saluted, and said: “His Royal Highness rests in the palace.”

Yu Hanjiang stared into their eyes, and said solemnly: “Did anyone go in during the time I was away?”

The two looked at each other and answered with a certainty: “No!”

Looking at the reactions of these two people, it seems that they have no idea what happened just now?

Yu Hanjiang frowned, pushed the door in, and walked quickly to Xiaolou’s residence.

After walking into the palace, he released Xiaolou wearing a military uniform in his pocket. Xiao Lou returned to his normal size, exhaled slightly, and looked at Yu Hanjiang: “What should we do now? Continue to pretend not to know, or go to your Majesty to ask why?”

Yu Hanjiang said: “Just as if you don’t know anything, continue to cooperate with your majesty’s script. Otherwise, once you realize that you are a clone and have a sense of resistance, your majesty and the prince might get rid of you directly.”

The palace cannot use the card, and it is not so easy to deal with the scheming majesty just by him and Yu Hanjiang.

The best way is to pretend that you don’t know anything.

Yu Hanjiang said: “Your Majesty asked you to prepare to attend the birthday banquet tonight, but when the birthday banquet is really reached, he will not let you participate. He will definitely give you a reasonable explanation and make you continue to believe that you are the true prince. ”

Xiao Lou nodded: “Well, then I will wait for his explanation.”

While chatting, suddenly a guard came to the passage: “His Royal Highness, General Yu, Your Majesty invites you to see him at Bailu Palace.”

Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou looked at each other. Xiao Lou quickly took off the guard’s military uniform, changed into a dress, and went out to Bailu Palace with Yu Hanjiang.

His Majesty asked Yu Hanjiang to stay at the gate of Bailu Palace and summoned Xiao Lou alone.

Bailu Palace is the place where the prince’s birthday banquet will be held tonight. At this time, all the guests have left, and the scene has been cleaned very clean. Your Majesty is sitting in the meeting room with his hand against his forehead tiredly, not knowing what to think.

Xiao Lou stepped forward and bowed to salute: “Father.”

His Majesty raised his head and looked at him with deep eyes.

Xiao Lou looked as usual, with a trace of concern in his eyes: “Are you feeling unwell?”

His Majesty rubbed his temples and said, “I’m just a little tired. Come and sit down.”

Xiao Lou walked over and sat on the chair on his right. His Majesty Xiao Qin took a sip of tea and said indifferently: “General Yu should tell you about the copying of humans, right?”

Two days ago, when Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou went to see your Majesty, your Majesty left Yu Hanjiang alone to talk and mentioned the copying. Based on the relationship between the two of them, Yu Hanjiang turned around and told Xiao Lou that it was normal.

Xiao Lou said calmly: “Yes.”

“Is there nothing you want to ask?” Xiao Qin put down his teacup and fixed his eyes on Xiao Lou.

Xiao Lou was silent for a few seconds before asking softly: “Father asked him to attend the birthday dinner for me, because he was afraid that someone would be against me?”

Xiao Qin smiled and nodded: “You are really smart.”

Is this deceiving a three-year-old child? Xiao Lou ignored the displeasure in his heart and followed his words: “Father is really thoughtful. Can you tell me who is always trying to kill me?”

Xiao Qin said: “If the crown prince dies one day, according to the regulations, the next heir will need to be elected through the parliament. At present, the speaker, the marshal, and the three generals are all of high reputation, and they are all likely to profit from it. I want to get rid of you. There is not only one person who has, before you formally succeed to the throne, the father must be extremely cautious.”

Xiao Lou knew: “In other words, if I die and my father has no other heirs, the inheritance of the imperial throne will definitely be interrupted here. Although I rarely show up in public, the imperial prince inherits the throne. The concept has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and I must die before they can implement the next plan?”

His Majesty was silent for a while before he whispered: “Actually, you once had a brother.”

Xiao Lou was taken aback: “Brother Wang? Why don’t I remember?”

Xiao Qin said: “He is one year older than you. He was assassinated before you were born.”

Xiao Lou: “…”

There was a trace of pain in your majesty’s eyes, and his voice was hoarse than usual because of grief. He said in a low voice: “He is still so young, he can’t even speak babble, but he was secretly poisoned in the palace. , I could only watch him die in front of me… His body slowly became cold and stiff, and he was dying without ever calling me father king.”

Xiao Lou didn’t know what to say.

When your Majesty speaks of this past, the sad emotions really don’t seem to be pretended…

Can you trust this “father”?

His Majesty paused, and then said: “Your mother was in poor health and she was pregnant again. The death of your brother king hit her too hard. She was stimulated to give birth prematurely and gave birth to you. The doctor said that she was physically damaged. , Will not be able to give birth in the future. You have become our only prince. I named the place where you live is Gemini, in fact, to commemorate your brother.”

Xiao Lou: “…”

Does Gemini mean this?

When His Majesty said this, he lightly held the back of Xiao Lou’s hand, his eyes filled with his father’s love: “My father has experienced the pain of losing his son, so I want to protect you well. These years, it is not my father. The king doesn’t want you to go out, but it’s too dangerous outside. Even in this palace, there is a possibility of sneaking into the assassin. Today is your birthday party, and your first public appearance, the father is worried that someone will enter the palace to your disadvantage. That’s why the cloner will attend the banquet for you.”

Xiao Lou said: “Do you mean that you want to use clones to lure snakes out of the cave?”

Your Majesty sighed slightly: “Yes.”

Xiao Lou: “What’s the result?”

His Majesty smiled bitterly and shook his head: “They were very cautious. Instead of coming to the banquet, they went to Gemini. Fortunately, you and General Yu were not there at the time. Otherwise, the consequences would be unimaginable…”

Xiao Lou looked at the gray-haired Majesty in front of him with a serious face, and his mood was mixed.

Believe it or not, when the Majesty spoke to him today, his sincere attitude and sad expression really resembled a father who was worried about his son’s safety. Believe it, reason told Xiao Lou that things couldn’t be as simple as your Majesty said.

Xiao Lou lowered his eyelashes and said, “Father, rest assured, I will protect myself, and everything will be subject to your arrangements.”

His Majesty patted the back of Xiao Lou’s hand with relief: “Go, General Yu is by your side, and Father can rest assured that he is indeed the most loyal guard.”

Xiao Lou turned and left Bailu Palace, facing Shangyu Hanjiang at the door.

The two of them were connected, and Xiao Lou also passed on to Yu Hanjiang what the Majesty said just now.

Yu Hanjiang didn’t say much, turned around and returned to the Gemini with Xiao Lou.

After waiting for no one around, Yu Hanjiang asked, “Do you believe it?”

Xiao Lou shook his head: “I don’t believe it.” After a pause, he said, “But what he said does make sense. I don’t know if there are any data records about my young brother Wang who died?”

Yu Hanjiang said: “Let Mr. Tang check it out.”

He sent a message to Tang Ci. Soon, the other party responded to the result of the inquiry: “Your Majesty and the Queen did once gave birth to a prince, but unfortunately he died at one year old. It is said that he died of illness. Because your Majesty and the Queen are very sad, the media Don’t dare to report indiscriminately. There is only a brief obituary issued by the official media about this incident.”

Xiao Lou looked at the black and white image in the obituary. The young brother Wang didn’t even have a portrait. This was probably an unspeakable pain for the royal family, so no one mentioned his name after he died.

Today, both the government and the people believe that Xiao Lou is the only prince and heir.

Xiao Lou thought about what his Majesty said, and said: “What your Majesty told me is that nothing else is true or false, but at least, it should be true that the young prince was poisoned. Perhaps this is what he took. Why did the true prince’s cell participate in the genetic experiment? He has lost a son and does not want to lose a second one.”

Yu Hanjiang: “So, he copied countless princes? Anyway, all the clones have the same genes. They are all his sons. As long as one survives, he won’t lose?”

Xiao Lou: “…”

Ye Qi’s guess might be correct.

There are more than two Xiaolou in this world.

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True and false, false and true:)