"Lin Fan, just some of your joints hurt, right?" Ke Wenbin looked at Lin Fan and asked.
"Yes, she usually feels pain in the back of her neck, the vertebrae between the shoulder blades, the lower back, and the joints of her arms and legs." Song Ren replied. As a masseur, he knew these pain locations very well.
"That's right," Ke Wenbin nodded. "The mecha is inserted through these joints."
"The armor that comes out from the back of the neck wraps around the head, forming the head armor. The armor that comes out from the shoulder joint forms the shoulder armor, the back of the spine forms the chest armor, the armor that comes out from the wrist joint forms the upper and lower arm armor, and the wrist forms the palm. The waist and abdomen scales and hip armor are formed at the back of the waist, and the knee joint forms the leg armor. The armor that comes out from the ankle is the foot armor."
This is the reason why Lin Fan suffers from joint pain.
Doctor Xiao was startled and moved closer to examine carefully.
There is not even a single red mark on the skin surface, let alone any damage.
"Are you sure it broke through the skin?" Doctor Xiao asked, turning around.
"Sure." Yu Guangli couldn't believe it at first. He looked at it over and over again with several people before confirming that they were not mistaken.
"But there was no bleeding. I don't know if it was because the mecha was too sharp or the time was too short, the blood didn't have time to flow out." Zhang Zhaojie added.
"Lin Fan, besides joint pain, do you feel any other pain? For example, pain like muscle tearing?" Doctor Xiao asked again.
Lin Fan felt it for a moment and shook his head: "No, it's just that my joints hurt a lot."
"Did you feel any pain when you transformed?" Xia Jing asked.
Lin Fan thought about it and didn't seem to have any problem: "I didn't feel any pain in my body at the time, I just felt a severe headache."
She recounted her feelings about her previous transformation.
"It's not what we thought." Yu Guangli scratched his head. "We thought that besides joints, muscles and skin would also feel pain."
"When it changes back to human form, does the mecha also retract to its original position? Wouldn't the wound be visible then?" Wu Yi asked.
"Yes. We saw the wound, muscles, and even white bones through slow motion, but the wound was not big and it closed and disappeared quickly on its own," Zhang Zhaojie replied.
This is the case even at slow speeds. At normal speeds, you can't see this process at all. You can only see the smooth skin at the end, just like now.
"You didn't have any joint pain the last time you transformed?" Li Chunhua didn't understand.
They went through three transformations in total.
The first time was when he was doing Pangu. At that time, everyone thought that Pangu was too heavy and Lin Fan's joints were damaged, so he felt pain.
The second time, I absorbed some of the 818, which caused my mecha to evolve and put me into a coma for a long time. But when I woke up, I felt very good and was able to get out of bed immediately without any pain.
The third time was today. The evolution was indeed successful, but I didn’t do anything. The drowsiness was very short, but my joints hurt.
"It's probably because her evolved form has become bigger, which has increased the burden on her joints." Ke Wenbin speculated that she may have adapted to the previous transformations, which is why there is no obvious pain.
"We also speculate that Lin Fan's current mecha state is not complete." Xia Jing dropped another bomb beside him.
"Not the complete form?" Jin Sichen frowned.
"Yes, if Lin Fan can absorb 818 and evolve, then the remaining 818 can theoretically become her evolutionary energy. I just don't know why, the transformation of Lin Fan by 818 is not completed in one go, but has to be done in so many times." Xia Jing didn't think it through.
"818's first contact with Lin Fan should be when she jumped into the river. At that time, many people jumped in to save her. Was it because the process was interrupted by too many interferences that she was unable to fully absorb it?" Jin Sichen speculated.
"There must be a physical limitation, right? Lin Fan's physique at that time couldn't handle too much energy. This evolution also shows that the mecha's current state is almost at the limit of what her physique can handle." Song Ren also had his own speculation. "Also, at that time, her hand left 818, and she lost consciousness, so the transmission channel was disconnected."
"That's right." Xia Jing felt that both made sense.
"In other words, the reason why the mecha is so much taller than Lin Fan is because its skeleton was stretched after the transformation?" Doctor Xiao was puzzled. How could it still move normally?
The previous mecha was more than 2 meters long, and Dr. Xiao wondered what principle could make a 1.7-meter-tall person grow so much taller.
If it was a mecha that stretched the skeleton inside, it would be completely explainable.
But on the other hand, can bones, muscles, and nerves be stretched that far? The latest mechas are already 2.5 meters tall. That means the stretched area reaches 80 centimeters. What kind of concept is this?
Lin Fan didn't feel any pain at all, and she even felt that he was more flexible than herself!
Now it looked like her body was not stretched or damaged at all.
So how did this change happen?
"Hiss... Then Lin Fan is like this..." Zhang Zhaojie was embarrassed and couldn't say it.
"I know what you're asking." Doctor Xiao had also thought of it. "I can only say that from a biomedical perspective, all of Lin Fan's physical indicators are still human. There's no doubt about that."
"Her genetic sequence and cells are no different from those of a normal person," Kuang Li said. "We can't rule out the possibility that there are things we can't find, but what we can find shows that Lin Fan is indeed an Earthling."
"Why are you always wondering whether she is human or not?" Jin Sichen was from the Special Affairs Bureau after all. He had seen many unnatural phenomena and did not care about Lin Fan's abnormality as much as these scientists did.
"We've thoroughly researched all her information since she was born. When Wu Yusen came last, he also obtained genetic samples from her family members. Kuang Li checked them out, and the genetic sequence is complete, with absolutely no issues."
Kuang Li nodded. He had told the others this privately, but out of consideration for Lin Fan's personal feelings, he hadn't spoken publicly at the meeting.
"Furthermore, what are your criteria for determining 'humanity'? Biological indicators? Or abilities that are extraordinary? If every person with special abilities were to be investigated for their human status, then our Special Affairs Office would simply be unable to do its job."
Jin Sichen was about to slap the words "ignorant" in the faces of 800 people.
There are so many strange and bizarre people in the Special Affairs Office. By the public's definition, they are all non-human beings. Many of them can even be diagnosed with genetic problems.
Everyone was awakened by Jin Sichen's ridicule.
Yes! There was no point in worrying about whether Lin Fan was human or not.
Regardless of whether or not it can be found, the key point is that the mecha state they are researching is not something a normal person can achieve.
In fact, this question was no longer meaningful to explore when they first learned that Lin Fan could transform into a mecha.
As long as Lin Fan's mecha can be normalized and well controlled, and can provide them with more research information, then the goal will be achieved!
You are curious about the person's transformation, but after the transformation, you try to figure out whether the person is human or not. Isn't this just taking advantage of others?
As long as Lin Fan is still Lin Fan, and she can control the mecha skillfully, that's all that matters! Why think so much?
"But where did this mecha come from?" Dr. Xiao quickly changed the subject. "I mean, I looked carefully at the X-rays from last week, and Kuang Li also checked. Aside from that needle-like object on the top of the head, there's no other foreign matter."
"Not really, she has a silver filling on her upper left second molar." Kuang Li said teasingly.
Dr. Xiao couldn't say he was wrong, so he added, "Yes, she had a cavity before, which was probably filled many years ago. The filling material was silver. Apart from this, there really is no other foreign body."
So where did those mechas come from? The video showed them coming from Lin Fan's body, but there was nothing inside!
The group of people fell into confusion again.
It's always like this. Every time there seems to be some progress, I'm stuck on another problem.
"Actually... I have another scary idea." Wu Yi raised his hand weakly.
How terrible could a girl's thoughts be? Everyone waited nonchalantly for her to speak.
"I was wondering, after you saw Lin Fan wrapped in the mecha, how could you confirm that there was a person inside?" Wu Yi became more and more scared the more he thought about it. "What if the entire mecha is turned into a mecha, with Lin Fan's body gone and only her consciousness remaining?"
After hearing what Wu Yi said, everyone felt that this possibility was not impossible.
this……
Sure enough, compared to a human body covered with a layer of mecha equipment, it is more terrifying to have the entire person turned into a steel mecha from the inside out.
"Can the X-ray machine verify whether there is a human body in the mecha?" Zhang Zhaojie asked Dr. Xiao.
"It's possible in theory, but the actual operation is not ideal." Doctor Xiao explained to everyone:
"The space inside the CT and MRI machines is too small for the mecha to fit in. Furthermore, Lin Fan's transformation time wouldn't last that long. Furthermore, the machines might generate a magnetic field when in operation, and the mecha's material hasn't been determined yet..."
"Isn't it okay to just scan it flatly?" Wu Yi asked.
"Plain scan is possible, but it has limitations. The imaging area is too small. Think about the X-rays you have taken." Doctor Xiao still shook his head.
"After Lin Fan transforms, she's able to smoothly control her body and stay still. Taking one or two photos is already pretty good. Capturing the entire transformation would require many. Do you want her precious transformation time to be wasted on repeated X-rays?"
This is indeed not cost-effective.
In a short period of time, the duration of Lin Fan's transformation should not exceed 10 seconds. It is indeed a waste to transform countless times just to take a full-body X-ray.
With this time, the data collected is enough for them to do several modelings.
"Is there no other solution?" Zhang Zhaojie turned around and looked around.
"I'll ask Deputy Director Xie later. He's familiar with the other equipment in the institute and might have a solution," said Yu Guangli.
There is no other way but to wait for news.
There was nothing more to say, and it was not good to disturb Lin Fan too much, so everyone retreated one after another.
After everyone had left, Song Ren continued to massage Lin Fan. Although the movements were the same, his mood was different.
Does transformation require stretching bones, breaking flesh, enduring headaches, and trying hard to stay awake every time in order to barely control it?
Sure enough, becoming stronger comes at a price!
But this price is particularly heavy for the weak and sickly Lin Fan.
Because Song Ren was busy with massage, Li Chunhua went to get dinner.
Lin Fan didn't sleep for very long, so he didn't drink porridge at night, but ate a normal nutritious meal.
During the meal, Jin Sichen chatted with Lin Fan about all sorts of things without leaving any trace, making sure that Lin Fan had no other negative emotions except the pain.
After dinner, she felt much better. After Song Ren's massage, her joints didn't hurt as much anymore, so she wanted to go back to the dormitory.
No one likes to stay in the ward for a long time.
After getting permission from Dr. Xiao, the group returned to the dormitory under the cover of darkness.
Lin Fan looked fine, so he said goodbye to everyone and closed the door.
Song Ren and Li Chunhua saw from the surveillance video that Lin Fan fell asleep quickly and did not move since then.
"You watch first, I'll go out for a while." Song Ren said to Li Chunhua.
Li Chunhua understood immediately, but seemed to be hesitant to speak.
He knew in his heart that some words should not be said; some words cannot be said; and some words are useless even if said.
In the end, he just nodded silently, staring at the motionless purple-red shadow on the screen, not looking at Song Ren.
Song Ren left his residence quietly and drove away in his car.
Jin Sichen watched him leave from behind the dark window. He paused for a long time before slowly walking away.
The car drove to the bottom of the office building.
The lobby on the first floor was empty. Song Ren walked into the elevator and pressed the button for the 7th floor.
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