Chapter 271 Neanderthals

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A cargo ship gallops through the thorns and thorns on the clear sea of ​​Hainan.

In the bridge.

The captain of the "cargo ship" Luis, Randy, one of the executives of the FBG company, and an old man with gray hair and beard sitting in a wheelchair were all haggard and weak.

The old man seemed to be dying of illness, but his eyes were filled with a majesty that no one could question.

Behind the old man stood two figures who looked like bodyguards. The one on the left was wearing a black suit, with a burly figure, and his knotted muscles almost tore the suit apart. However, his eyes were full of endless indifference, as if there was nothing in this world that could arouse his interest.

The one on the right, with blond hair and shawl, has strong brows and a strong figure, wearing a loose sportswear. From the outside, he is a typical European handsome man.

There was a hint of cynicism in the corner of his mouth, and he leaned lazily on the cabin, as if he didn't care about anything.

Randy, the director of FBG, has brown hair combed back meticulously, wears a gentlemanly white suit, and holds a cane in his hand. At this time, he said with a serious face: "Mr. Edward, the headquarters sent a message that our destination, Nanyang Island, is being attacked by the China National African Bureau. I am afraid that this matter will be delayed."

The old man surnamed Edward had a calm expression on his face, and said calmly: "Mr. Randy, is this the explanation you gave me? Your company told me that it has found a suitable heart and can perform a heart transplant for me. But now, you are telling me that the Huaxia State African Bureau is attacking your base?"

A drop of cold sweat dripped from Randy's forehead, the old man in front of him. He was not a simple person. In the whole of Europe, if one were to find out the top 100 most powerful people, he would definitely be in the top ten.

It stands to reason that it would be the easiest thing for a person of his status to find a heart transplant. Because the minimum condition for heart transplantation is blood type matching. Even modern medical science has developed an artificial heart that can be initially applied.

But the problem is that this old man, Edward, is very repulsive to other hearts. He has undergone several heart transplants, and each heart has been used for less than half a year before it becomes severely repulsive.

For a slightly more ordinary person, this situation is already dead. But he struggled to survive, and his heart repelled him, so he changed to another one. The body couldn't bear it, and the top priest of the Holy See of Light helped him to perform divine magic to maintain it.

But in this case, support is also limited. His body has gradually developed immunity to the divine arts of the Holy See, and his physical condition can at most support another heart transplant.

If he chooses the wrong heart again this time, his life of glory and power will come to an end.

But at this time, FBG took the initiative to come to the door, and after analyzing his genetic structure, he discovered the reason. It turned out that the old man was not human, no, not exactly human.

Many people don't understand that in the long history of human evolution, humans were not the only hominin species during the evolution from African gorillas to humans. It's just that Homo sapiens, the ancestor of human beings, won in the final evolution process and unified the human species.

Among them was a species of hominin called Neanderthals. They have a similar genetic sequence to Homo sapiens, but are definitely two different species. The difference is not the difference between Africans and Asians, but probably the difference between lions and tigers, both cat species.

Think about the difference, even though they are both cat species. But a lion is a lion, a tiger is a tiger, definitely two different species. Humans and Neanderthals are two different species.

Just as lions and tigers can be born from hybrids like ligers.

When Homo sapiens, the direct ancestor of human beings, shared the planet with Neanderthals, some interbreeding history would eventually occur. Although most of these hybridizations end in failure, the probability of success is very low.

But no matter how low the odds are, just like the liger, there is always a possibility of success.

In this way, Neanderthals disappeared from the history of evolution long ago. But part of their gene sequence is still hidden in the gene sequence of some human beings like ghosts. Perhaps this part of the gene is always in a deep sleep. Maybe for some people, he will show it clearly.

But Neanderthals had a very low probability of dominance for some special genes, and it was difficult to judge by appearance. According to FBG's calculation of probability, there are probably less than 10,000 people in the world who may have this dominant gene.

Ten thousand people sounds like a lot. But compared to a population of more than seven billion people, this is like a drop in the ocean. What's more, among these 10,000 people, most of them don't even know that some of the special genes of Neanderthals are dominant in their chromosomes.

Even if most people have gone to the hospital for a blood test, one of the blood test items will not be to verify the dominance of the special gene of Neanderthals, right? In fact, even if the hospital wants to verify, the hospital has no such ability.

Old man Edward's transplanted heart has been rejected all the time because of the dominant Neanderthal chromosomes. In terms of subtle and essential differences, Old Man Edward inherited more from Neanderthals. Genetically, he's a Neanderthal... which is an extremely rare, alternative atavism.

In a sense, he is also a kind of awakening...

It is no wonder that it is so repulsive to the human heart. Theoretically speaking, it is also possible to transplant a lion's heart into a tiger, but the possibility of rejection will be very high.

Some people say that Edward can find a blood relative's heart to transplant, but in fact, even if it is a blood relative, it does not mean that the blood relative will definitely return to his ancestors like him. And Edward really did this before. The heart in his body now belongs to one of his direct descendants. But this heart can't hold on anymore.

The problem for the old man Edward is not the heart transplant operation, but to find another Neanderthal heart to transplant.

Compared with the FBG company, which has extremely in-depth genetic research, after verifying this problem. It was discovered that there is a pig gene sequence in the database, which is very similar to Edward, and it is also a special gene that has returned to the Neanderthals.

And that person's heart had been removed according to the company's instructions and soaked in nutrient solution.

Obviously, that was Edward's last chance. In the last month of his life, the odds of him finding another matching heart were extremely slim.

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Randy thought for a while, and said with a wry smile: "Mr. Edward, the headquarters is now busy responding to the attacks of the China National African Bureau, the pressure of public opinion, and seeking the support of allies. Besides, even if the headquarters immediately sends experts to the small islands in Nanyang, it will be too late. At present, the headquarters hopes that Mr. Edward can go back to the headquarters with us, and ask our gene therapists to suppress the repulsion of the heart and repair the telomeres of your chromosomes."

"I don't want to listen to nonsense. According to your plan, how long can I live?" Edward half-closed his eyes and asked thoughtfully.

"Half, half a year." Randy explained tremblingly, "Half a year is the current technical status of genes, as long as we make a breakthrough in technology, or find the next suitable..."

"Enough!" Edward interrupted sharply, "Half a year is not enough for your technological breakthroughs, nor is it enough for you to find your next target. Besides, you are in a state of war. Continue to the South Sea island."

"But..." Randy swallowed his saliva and said, "National African Bureau is attacking."

"The Nanyang island is just a small stronghold of yours, and FBG will not overflow its talent enough to send a few B-level powerhouses to garrison that island." Old man Edward said with a sharp glow in his eyes.

"Yes, they are three C-level power users." Randy said with bright eyes.

"Then, the National African Bureau will most likely send one or even two B-level powerhouses to lead a team to attack the Nanyang island." Edward unfolded his lifelong strategy and quickly calculated, "Two B-level powerhouses are already extremely safe. It is impossible for the National African Bureau to send more than two, or even higher-level masters."

"It makes sense." Randy said excitedly, "If the opponent only has two B-level strong men, and I add Mr. Edward's two bodyguards, there will be three B-level strong men. With my few capable men, this battle can be won."

"Mr. Randy, please order to quickly rush to the small island of Nanyang." Edward said cunningly, "According to Huaxia's traditional style, it is impossible for them to kill non-combat researchers on the island, for fear that they will blow up your research institutions. Mr. Randy, as long as this heart transplant is successful, I will use all my connections to exert political and economic pressure on Huaxia."

"Go at full speed and head to the small island in the South China Sea immediately." Randy ordered vigorously. He felt as if he had picked up a big ingot, and his luck was overwhelming.

This time, those people from the State African Bureau must be killed, no, no, it is best to capture them in one fell swoop, so that the company has made a great contribution. When the time comes, hehe...

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While Randy and Edward were calculating Wang Yan and others.

Wang Yan and the team members also began to count the cargo ship that had not sailed into the harbor, because according to various clues, that ship was loaded with at least one hundred "pigs".

In the eyes of FBG, those are pigs. But Wang Yan is also a college student who grew up under the red flag and received formal education. Although in school, he was addicted to games and spent a lot of time and energy enjoying love.

But this does not prevent him from forming a personality with no deviation in the general direction.

If they leave now, the fate of the hundreds of living bodies who were kidnapped by fraud is very likely to be miserable.

Emotionally, rationally, and mentally, I can't do this kind of thing.

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