bacchusnovels Chapter 132 The Memories That Were Taken
Chapter 132 The Memories That Were Taken
The deep purple juice slid down my throat, carrying a strange, slightly bitter, yet sweet taste.
After Qin Xue finished drinking it, she did not immediately feel any change.
She sat there nervously, clutching the hem of her clothes tightly with both hands, her heart pounding.
"Is that all?" She looked at Wang Minyu with some suspicion.
"Don't rush, let the dust settle." Wang Minyu sat back down in his recliner, picked up his teacup, and acted as if it were none of his business.
Li Siyuan and Zhao Na stood curiously nearby, as if observing a beaker about to undergo a chemical reaction.
They knew that the things the boss brought out were never ordinary.
Time passed by, second by second.
About five minutes later, Qin Xue's forehead began to bead with sweat, and her breathing became rapid.
"I...I feel so dizzy..." She held her forehead, feeling like the whole world was spinning.
"Relax, don't resist." Wang Minyu's voice came, carrying a strange calming power. "Your stolen memories are finding their way home. The process might be a little bumpy, just bear with it."
Qin Xue closed her eyes, trying to control her dizziness.
Just then, fragmented images began to flash uncontrollably through her mind.
It was a pure white room devoid of any emotion.
She was wearing a hospital gown and sitting in a metal chair.
A man wearing a white coat and a mask, with only his cold eyes visible, was slowly injecting a pale blue liquid into her vein with a syringe.
"President Qin, don't be nervous. This is the company's latest 'brain activator,' which can improve your work efficiency." The man's voice was as if it had been processed, completely flat.
The scene changes.
It was the company's break room. She was holding a cup of coffee, about to drink it.
The new girl in the administration department gave her a sweet but stiff smile.
Turn again.
It is the boardroom.
Everyone raised their hands expressionlessly, passing a resolution to transfer the company's core technology to an offshore company free of charge.
She herself held up her hand, wearing the same empty smile as everyone else.
"ah--!"
Qin Xue suddenly opened her eyes and let out a terrified scream.
She remembered!
All the memories that had been dug out and altered surged into her mind like a flood bursting its banks.
The forgotten meeting minutes, the overlooked contract terms, the strange expressions on colleagues' faces... all of these things are strung together to form a complete and terrifying chain of evidence.
Peak Biotechnology is not a normal company at all.
It is a huge, sophisticated, human-fed ranch!
"How could this happen... how could this happen..." Qin Xue trembled all over, her face as pale as a sheet of paper, her eyes filled with fear and disbelief.
She always thought of herself as an elite at the top of the pyramid, a strategist and decision-maker.
It was only at this moment that she realized she was no different from those domesticated animals.
"You remember now?" Wang Minyu looked at her calmly.
"It's 'Forget-River'... The medicine they gave us is called 'Forget-River'..." Qin Xue murmured absentmindedly. "They said it would make us forget our troubles and focus on our work... So, it's meant to make us forget the truth..."
"Looks like you still have some use, at least you remember the name of the medicine." Wang Minyu's tone was tinged with sarcasm. "Some people might not even remember their own name."
"What should I do? What should I do?" Qin Xue, as if grasping at a last straw, threw herself at the examination table, grabbing Wang Minyu's arm with both hands. "They'll kill me! They know I've been here, they'll definitely kill me!"
"Calm down." Wang Minyu calmly pulled his arm back. "Go back now, and they won't touch you for the time being."
Why?
"Because you are just a preliminary test subject. They still need to observe the long-term effects of 'Forgetful River' on you. You are safe until you lose all your usefulness." Wang Minyu's words were like a cold scalpel, dissecting the cruelest reality.
Qin Xue slumped in her chair, her eyes vacant.
Safety? This kind of safety—living like a lab rat, with the possibility of being dissected at any moment—frightened her more than death itself.
"Dr. Wang...please, save me." She looked up, her eyes pleading. "I'll give you any amount of money as long as you can help me get rid of them!"
"I'm not interested in money," Wang Minyu shook his head, "but I'm very interested in your company."
He walked up to Qin Xue, squatted down, looked directly into her eyes, and said in a low voice, "I need you to be my eyes and ears. Tell me everything you see and hear at the company. Especially about something called 'seeds'."
"Seeds?" Qin Xue shook her head blankly. "I've never heard of them."
"You'll hear about it." Wang Minyu stood up. "From today onwards, you'll come here every day for a cup of 'antidote.' This will ensure your memory isn't erased again. At the same time, you'll continue to drink the company coffee and eat the company snacks, pretending nothing happened."
"This...isn't this sending me to my death?"
"The most dangerous place is the safest place." A meaningful smile curved Wang Minyu's lips. "They're using you as a test subject now, so you should be a good one. A good test subject needs to learn to create a little...surprise for the test subject."
He took a small medicine bottle from the drawer and handed it to Qin Xue: "This contains diluted powder of 'Truth Tequila.' Find an opportunity to add it to the water glass of the doctor at your company who gives you injections. Then, you'll learn many secrets that you want to know, or... don't want to know."
Looking at the small medicine bottle, Qin Xue felt as if she were holding a Pandora's box.
She knew that from the moment she drank that cup of purple medicine, her life had been completely rewritten.
She was no longer the glamorous female executive, but a spy walking on the edge of a knife.
"Consultation fee." Wang Minyu held out his hand.
Qin Xue paused for a moment, then took out a bank card from her bag.
"No need," Wang Minyu waved his hand. "Today's consultation fee will be charged to Peak Biotechnology. One day, I will make them pay back with interest."
After seeing off the distraught Qin Xue, a brief silence fell over the clinic.
Both Li Siyuan and Zhao Na had somewhat solemn expressions.
For the first time, they truly realized just how enormous and terrifying their boss was facing.
"Boss, have we... gotten ourselves into big trouble?" Zhao Na asked with some concern.
"Troublesome?" Wang Minyu lay back in his chair, shook his teacup, looked at the bright sunshine outside the window, and smiled.
"No, this is not a problem."
"This is top-quality fertilizer delivered right to your door."