THE BLUESHIFT

Day by day passed so unknowingly, Zhao YunLan starts to get used to Shen Manor's customs. On Zhao YunLan's side, he found that living as a normal civilian is not too bad. Every morning goes to work, chit-chatting with his works colleague, peeking at his crush, goes home, helps his parents, plays with his younger brother, enjoys his favorite lollipop for the whole day, and sleeps peacefully. No one knows for how long does he never enjoys this relaxed life, routine is not that boring. However, no banquet will last forever.

This morning, Zhao YunLan is trimming the cypress while stealing a glance at Shen Wei through the large glass window as usual. Shen YeZun stares at the garden while Shen Wei sits behind his big solid wooden working desk, seems like there is a serious problem that needs to be handled.

'He is very diligent...' Shen YeZun said as he looks at Zhao YunLan who trimming the plants in the backyard.

'Who do you talking about?' Shen Wei asked, busy with the documents on his desk.

'The new gardener...' Shen YeZun replied, 'Mother never pick a wrong person...' He smiled.

'Mhm...' Shen Wei nodded, not even caring who the one that his younger brother means.

'Is there anything serious with the papers, Ge?' Shen YeZun asked.

Listen to the question, Shen Wei is halted. 'YeZun...'

'Hmm?'

'I have to close a laboratory quite soon...' Shen Wei replied.

'Laboratory?' Shen YeZun asked, 'Whose lab?'

'Professor Ouyang's...'

'Professor Ouyang!?' YeZun surprised, 'But why? He is the most brilliant scientist we have.. '

Shen Wei sighs, 'I know you close with him that is why I told you beforehand...' Shen Wei looks at his younger brother seriously, 'YeZun...His laboratory not only uses animals as the test subject but also humans...' Shen Wei replied, 'He gathers many homeless HaiXing people that have no relatives to become his volunteers...'

'What kind of research that he performs?' Shen YeZun frowned.

'Human enhancement...'

'Ge...Every research that all scientists held is always about enhancement...' Shen YeZun replied, 'But what kind of enhancement?'

'He talks about the human's capability enhancements...' Shen Wei replied, 'At first I thought it was about to enhance the mutation of human's genes...Just like what happened to us, DiXing...But then I found something else...'

'What is that?'

Shen Wei puts some binders on the desk, lets his younger brother learn them. Shen YeZun read those documents and after he finished, he is speechless.

'Now you understand why...' Shen Wei asked.

'Mhm...' Shen YeZun nodded, 'This is not a human enhancement...This is killing machine production...' He was amazed, 'Ge...The DNA...' The man points on a certain file, 'This is not DiXing's mutation...Where does Professor Ouyang get the sample from?' Shen YeZun asked in confusion.

'I don't know myself...' Shen Wei replied, 'But soon...The investigation will be held after the lab is closed...' He proceeds.

'I understand...' Shen YeZun answered.

They are just in the middle of a discussion when the door is knocked, 'Come in!' Shen Wei replied.

'Chief...' Chu ShuZhi showed up from the door, 'We have a situation...'

'I'm better living now...' Shen YeZun stands up, 'We'll talk again later, Ge...'

'Mhm...' Shen Wei nodded, 'What's happened?' He asked Chu ShuZhi soon after his younger brother disappeared.

Chu ShuZhi not replying, put a binder on the desk. Shen Wei takes the binder and starts to read. No one outside the chamber knows what is inside the binder but suddenly, a tremendous wave of energy blows from the chamber and hits everything that it trespass.

Shen YeZun who just passed the garden quickly moves his hands, forms a protection for everyone around him including Zhao YunLan and Sang Zan. After the wave is gone, Shen YeZun releases the energy shield and coughs badly. Even though half of the garden turns into a jumble of breaking plants, Zhao YunLan and Sang Zan have no option but to leave them as it is, support the young master and bring Shen YeZun to his room.

'What's happened here?' Shen YongZheng who knows the energy source enters the messy chamber.

Shen Wei who looks very angry passes the binder to his father as the reply. After reading the file, Shen YongZheng lifts his eyes and takes a deep breath.

'How can we just know after the situation is out of control?' The old man asked Chu ShuZhi.

'General Shen...We just get the report from the local police this morning...' Chu ShuZhi lowers his head.

'Raise your head! It wasn't your fault...' Shen YongZheng said, 'Now...As the situation goes into this...We have no option but to let the media know about it...'

'Sir!' Shen Wei almost complain when the old man lifts his hand.

'Don't need to tell them the whole truth just let them know what they need to know...Our people also need to be on the qui vive...' Shen YongZheng said.

Shen Wei sighs before he replies, 'I understand...'

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That night, Zhao YunLan is watching the television with his family. Shen Xi prepares good snacks for them, Zhao XinChi chooses the channel while Zhao MingAn sits near his elder brother, playing with his cellphone. Suddenly, their favorite show cuts by the breaking news announced that there is a mysterious creature that lurking in the dark and attacking its victim with a strange poison.

'The creature that caused this chaos is not yet identified...There are already more than five victims that lay in a comatose state, another twenty died while the hospital still can't find the antidote for the poison...In the end, everyone is expected to stay at home and not come out unnecessarily at night...'

Just like that, the breaking news end but the horror that is left by the information is kept intact in the viewer. Shen Xi grabs her husband's hand, she looks so worried. Zhao XinChi pats his wife's cold hand, he tried to calm her down.

'Don't worry, Ma...' Zhao MingAn caressed his mother's hand, 'Everything will be alright just like always...'

'Yes, son...Yes...' Shen Xi smiled slightly, 'For now, don't go home late...If it's impossible to go home early, you can stay in the dormitory for one night...I'll contact Mr. Li about that...' Shen Xi looks at her second son, 'You too, YunLan...Don't go home too late...' She turns her eyes to the calm Zhao YunLan.

'Yes, Ma...' Zhao MingAn nodded.

Sees how troubled his little brother is, Zhao YunLan finally comes up with an idea. 'Ah...How if since tomorrow, I pick you up from the college every day?' Zhao YunLan asked, 'That way...Ma doesn't have to worry about us...'

'Really? YunLan...You will do that, son?' Shen Xi seems so relieved.

'Mhm...' Zhao YunLan nodded.

'Is that not bother you, Ge?' Zhao MingAn asked, 'Besides, I'm a big boy already...'

'Tsk...It's easier that way...If we together, we can overcome all problems...' Zhao YunLan winks his eye.

Zhao MingAn smiles, he knows that his brother tries to give him more space despite their mother's worry.

'Okay then...From tomorrow, I'll wait for you in the library...' Zhao MingAn said excitedly.

'Deal...' Zhao YunLan smiled.

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The following evening, Zhao YunLan is entering Dragon City University. He arrived quite early from what he should have. Steps into the entrance, he inhales the scent of familiarity that sends him a nostalgic feeling. There is nothing change from this place, every nook is precisely the same as the old time. Reminiscing the path that he walked with Shen Wei, Zhao YunLan strides into the university's library.

Zhao YunLan just arrived at the library when he sees Zhao MingAn talking with Shen YeZun inside. From the way his little brother looks at Shen YeZun, it's clear as the day that the young man has a crush on the young professor.

Well, no one can blame Zhao MingAn. The present Shen YeZun is a very kindhearted and warm person. Unless his weak and sickly body, there is no trace of the YeZun that he knew. Maybe because in this world, Shen YeZun has every love that he needs, so much different from the past him who lost his parents and thought that his brother had been abandoned him.

Suddenly, Shen YeZun coughed. Zhao MingAn stands and walks outside, forcing Zhao YunLan to hide behind the nearby plants. From his point, he can see that Zhao MingAn takes a glass of warm water and passes it to Shen YeZun, pats the man's back slowly to ease the cough. Not just that, Zhao MingAn takes the heavy books on the desk and arranges them in the place they belong to.

Zhao YunLan sighs if only he can do something for his younger brother's love, to remember that Shen YeZun is the heir of a powerful man presently. Besides with a protective elder brother like Shen Wei, it's not likely Zhao MingAn has a chance. 'Zhao YunLan...Zhao YunLan...Your wish is indeed brought into reality but many aspects are missing...' Zhao YunLan just only can blame himself.

Not too long, Chu ShuZhi enters the library. 'Professor Shen...I come to fetch you home...' He said.

'Umm...' Shen YeZun looks troubled as he seems doesn't want to leave the library just yet.

See the situation, Zhao YunLan decides to come to the rescue. 'Ah...Professor Shen...Officer Chu...Good evening...' He pretending just arrived, 'I come here for my little brother but I can't find him anywhere...'

'Ohh...' Shen YeZun looks relieved, 'He is arranging books on the shelves at the back row...I will call him for you...'

'A...A...Ah...' Zhao YunLan holds the young professor, 'You don't need to do that, Professor Shen...I'll do it myself...You can go home if you want to...The night wind is not good for your health...Besides, someone is here to pick you up anyway...' He proceeds, glance at Chu ShuZhi.

Shen YeZun lowers his gaze, nods quietly. 'Alright...Please, tell MingAn that I'm leaving first...' He said.

Zhao YunLan stuns as he heard the way Shen YeZun addresses his younger brother, seems like these two are quite close. 'Sure do...' He replied.

After Shen YeZun leaves, Zhao YunLan takes the rest of the books and looks for his younger brother. When he found Zhao MingAn, the young man is still busy arranging the books. 'You don't need to bother, Professor Shen...I'll take care of the books...Just sit down and rest, please...' Zhao MingAn said, not even turn around.

'Professor Shen, your head!' Zhao YunLan growled.

'Ge!?' Zhao MingAn shocked. The books in his hands drop to his feet, making the poor boy grimace in pain.

'So...You asking me to pick you up this late to give you time to spare with your dear professor?' Zhao YunLan asked while helping Zhao MingAn arrange the books, 'Do you know how worried Ma is? These days situation is not good either yet you still have time for a date?' He proceeds to hit his little brother with a guilty conscience.

'Ge...It's not like that...I just help Professor Shen...You know that he is not strong enough even though he is a DiXing man...'

'Do you think I'm blind!?' Zhao YunLan sounds so upset.

'Ge...I'm...'

CLATER!!!

A loud voice of a breaking window cut Zhao MingAn's explanation.

'Kyaaaaa!!!'

Soon, a girl's screams are heard so painfully heart-wrenching. Zhao YunLan runs to the voice only to see a giant snake bite a girl's neck then throws the body to the wall as if it wants to tear the corpse. Zhao YunLan sees many inhumane sceneries in his whole life but Zhao MingAn is not, the boy almost shouts if Zhao YunLan is not grabbed his mouth before the young man has a chance to shout.

'Shhh!!!' Zhao YunLan gestured, luckily they hid behind the shelves.

Zhao MingAn nods but the shocked young man can't hold himself, he screams once his elder brother releases him. If someone could die for irritation then Zhao YunLan will die a hundred times and for Zhao YunLan surprised, the snake reacts to Zhao MingAn's scream. The creature turns its head around as if it has a good sense of hearing and sight, searching for the voice source.

'Impossible...' Zhao YunLan frowned, 'Even Yashou can't ever do that...' He mumbled.

Zhao YunLan has no option but to throw a book towards the girl's corpse and while the snake turns its head, he pulls his brother out from the library. Just for his luck, the snake hears their footsteps and chase after them. Zhao YunLan yanks Zhao MingAn's hands to a classroom and turns off the lamp.

'Ge...What are you doing!?' Zhao MingAn asked in the middle of his exhaustion.

'Shhhh!!!'

'Huh!?'

Zhao YunLan not answering, grabs Zhao MingAn's mouth and closes it tightly as the snake enters the dark classroom, slowly lurking around. But as if could see in the dark, the snake found them. Zhao YunLan pulls his younger brother promptly and runs outside the classroom while the snake chases them.

'Where is the cafeteria!?' Zhao YunLan asked.

'In the first floor!' Zhao MingAn replied.

Without any words, Zhao YunLan takes his younger brother towards the dark and deserted cafeteria. Break the kitchen door, throw everything in the refrigerator inside the oven and turn it on. Grabs some bread and pushes them inside the microwave then switches it on also ignite the stove.

'Ge...' Zhao MingAn tugs his brother's jacket when he saw the snake's head. Zhao YunLan quickly grabs his brother and sits beside the stove, hides Zhao MingAn's face inside his hug then holds his breath.

The snake stuck out its tongue, searching around. It passed Zhao YunLan's face, almost licking it. Luckily, Zhao YunLan is trained to control himself. No matter how smart, the animal is an animal nonetheless. The snake recklessly attacks the stove only to burn its mouth. Angry, the snake destroys everything near the stove then runaway through the broken walls.

Zhao YunLan leans his head to the wall. Finally, the nightmare ends. All that he could hear is just police sirens roaring in the distance. Soon after they arrive, the police evacuate the girl's corpse, sent Zhao YunLan and Zhao MingAn to the hospital then checked inside.

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That night Shen Wei walks into the XingDu Bureau of Supervision office, everyone gives him a salute while he strides into his chamber. 'Where is the surveillance camera's record?' Shen Wei asked while sitting in his chair.

Chu ShuZhi takes the disk and presents it to Shen Wei. Shen Wei leans in his chair when the record play, his eyes move as he investigates the scene. But when he sees what Zhao YunLan did, his eyebrows twitch. 'Who is this guy?' Shen Wei asked as he pointed at Zhao YunLan.

'That is Zhao YunLan...Your new gardener, Chief...Madame Shen who hired him...'

'Chu ShuZhi...I need to talk to this man...'

'Who?'

'Zhao YunLan...' Shen Wei replied as he lifts his eyes.

The blueshift, the term that astronomers use to describe an object that is moving toward another object or the observer. Tonight, the phenomena just starting to happen as the object moves closer to the observer...

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