“This year is the 35th year that Mrs Lu has worked for the Garden of Eden.” His eyes seemed to be stunned. “She is really a great woman. Why didn’t you say a few more words to her?”

Lu Feng stared at the closed silver door. “We haven’t seen each other in a long time.”

“That is why you should speak to her even more. Did your work in the Trial Court make you cold-blooded and ruthless?” Dr Ji wondered. “Remember when I helped you mess up the monitoring on the 20th floor when you were a child so you can run to see her. The sugar that Mrs Lu gave me was delicious.”

“Dr Ji, speaking less isn’t bad for you.”

Dr Ji shrugged. Three seconds later, he suddenly said, “I did it seamlessly at the time. Do you think that the monitoring has been repaired after so many years?”

Lu Feng glanced at Lily and then An Zhe. “It doesn’t seem to be.”

Lily was already pressed against the glass wall. Her eyes were staring at the bee-shaped heterogenous species behind the glass. There was the joy of seeing something new in her always apathetic eyes. “Is this a bee?”

The grey bee leaned against the glass wall. In contrast to her, its movements finally became briefly stationary yet a moment later, it convulsed painfully.

“It looks to be in pain.” Lily glanced at An Zhe, apparently recognizing him. “Did you want me to come and see the bee?”

An Zhe’s voice was low. “It is Sinan.”

Lily was stunned. Just when An Zhe thought she was going to show sadness, she suddenly laughed.

“Sinan.” She crossed to the glass wall and told the grey bee, “You’re going to fly.”

She had no fear in her eyes. She had never seen a monster kill or warned to stay away from heterogeneous species. A bee was no different from a human in the eyes of the child. She wasn’t even surprised that Sinan had become a bee. Presumably it was because in the eyes of a child, the world was always so unpredictable.

“It is messy again.” Dr Ji watched the instrument. “Just three seconds ago, its brain waves were very close to human.”

Dr Ji patted Lily on the shoulder. “Lily, help us with a request.”

“What is it?’

“Sinan’s consciousness is fighting the bee’s consciousness. Perhaps you can help him wake up. Can you keep talking to him?”

“Yes,” Lily nodded. “Can you turn me into a bee?”

“If you also become a bee then Eden will shoot me. It would be better if you could communicate with him. We need to know how he was infected. The source of the infection must be in Eden but nothing has been found so far. Only by finding it as soon as possible can we ensure the safety of the main city.”