Chapter 46 Brainstorming
Three hours later, Ji Zai obtained the current health status of the dormitory.
Ouyang Yi was writing down notes with her pen: "Nearly 80 people in the dormitory are sick now. 75 of them are feeling weak. Of the remaining five, Xue Nai has a headache, Nan Yao has fainted, Liang Qiyue has bone pain, Su Dan has a high fever, and you are getting better and better."
The president paused visibly at this point, then decisively ruled out Ji Zai.
"That means 74 people experienced adverse reactions."
Upon hearing the number, Ji Zai felt a wave of dizziness and thought, "There are so many people, there's no way to escape."
"Is this everyone?"
Ouyang Yi shook her head. "No, there are still temporary workers who haven't been counted. Because they live too far from us, there are too many people and too much information, so we haven't had time to count them."
Recording is understandable.
After all, the temporary worker didn't know what was going on.
Therefore, they may not have a clear understanding of the adverse reactions they experience.
Since the people in the dormitory learned that they had the virus in their bodies, they have been paying attention to any differences from usual, and the information they have obtained has been quite accurate.
Ouyang Yi asked, "Should we keep an eye on the temporary workers' health?"
“No need,” Ji Zai said. “Judging from the current trend, the ratio of sick people to healthy people is half, almost half the population is falling ill.”
"Similarly, it should be similar for temporary workers."
One-half.
This amount is so large it's despair-inducing.
If so many people really have mutated.
We can't keep the dormitory.
That's too dangerous.
Ji Zai rubbed his temples. "You've worked hard. Eat and drink well these days, and don't be so stressed. Try to look on the bright side."
As she spoke, she flipped through the USB drive she had found. "I'm looking for a solution. Based on my deduction, the virus has been dormant in our bodies for some time, but we've remained unaffected for so long. This virus must require a specific environment to be activated. According to Li Nian's diary, she probably went to the back mountain of the school and only felt unwell when she came back..."
As Ji Zai spoke, he looked at the first folder on the USB drive.
Zombie virus.
It clearly records the timeline of the zombie virus's spread.
It is August 2024.
Last year's summer vacation.
That means it had been hidden inside the body for almost a year.
They hadn't noticed anything wrong for a year, so how come Li Nian suddenly mutated after returning from a trip to the back mountain?
There must be a reason for this.
Li Nian once said that when she went to the back mountain, she was scolded and driven away by a person wearing a white coat.
So, could it be interpreted that the person in the white coat is the old man who betrayed the final boss?
Old Bai knew that the back mountain was a laboratory and that Li Nian would be in trouble if she went in, so he scolded her away to save her life.
Given the final boss's utterly unemotional behavior, this is the only possibility.
After all, in the entire lab, only Lao Bai still retained a basic moral compass.
certainly.
This is the best possible scenario.
Ji Zai always liked to consider two possibilities: the best and the worst.
The best has already been said.
Then the worst case scenario.
She paused, thinking that Li Nian might be a bomb dropped from the laboratory.
Li Nian went into the back mountain twice.
I went once with friends, and once by myself.
Is it possible that when they first went there, they were being watched by the lab behind the scenes, and that at that time they already had the zombie virus in their bodies, so the people behind the scenes wanted to test the possibility of the zombie virus mutating?
Based on the time frame.
During the final exams at Ningda University, someone was already triggering the zombie virus.
Li Nian happened to be used as a guinea pig in mutation experiments during that period.
The experiment was successful on Li Nian.
That's why they targeted the entire city, leading to this horrific and devastating citywide catastrophe.
Ji Zai stroked his chin, reasoning as he went.
However, she wasn't sure if the people in the dormitory would undergo some kind of transformation.
If it's the latter, then she's certain that the zombie virus needs a certain substance, and as long as they don't come into contact with that substance, the zombie virus won't activate.
However, if it's the former, then it's hard to say.
Recording the brainstorming session...
Seeing her roommate staring blankly, Liang Qiyue thought she had been scared out of her wits. Overwhelmed with grief, she rushed over and said, "Old Ji, don't be silly! It's just a mutation! Everyone has turned into a zombie before! Don't lose your faith in life because of this. It's not worth it!"
Ji Zai only felt a fly buzzing around, so he immediately flicked his head and threw the fly away.
Where exactly is the breakthrough point?
She thought about it, and she thought about it some more.
Then he slapped his hand and exclaimed, "That's right! There are two people in the diary, so why am I only focusing on Li Nian? What about the other person in the diary?!"
Li Nian's good friend.
That nameless being.
Where did she go?
Ji Zai found a breakthrough: "President, go ask the people in the accounting field who Li Nian usually gets close to, and who that person is."
As soon as she opened her mouth, a coughing sound came from the dormitory next door, 304.
Lin Langyi's voice came through, "Alliance Leader, I actually live right next to you. You can just tag me directly."
Thank goodness the school isn't soundproof.
Otherwise, no matter how hard they shout, it won't make a difference.
Ji Zai hadn't expected that the accounting major was right next to her, so she immediately coughed lightly and said, "Then, President, you don't need to worry about it."
Lin Lang thought for a moment, "Li Nian is only close to a few people, her roommates. Among them, I often see her walking with Wang Zhi."
Lin Langyi is the class monitor.
She remembered most of her classmates.
Unless that person is extremely insignificant, she will definitely remember them.
Upon hearing this, Ji Zai asked, "What about Wang Zhi?"
Lin Lang frowned and said, "Wang Zhi has dropped out of school."
Upon receiving this news, Ji Zai raised an eyebrow. "Suspended from school? What's the reason?"
"I don't know. It was very rushed. The school suddenly received her leave of absence application. I don't know the specific reason."
As soon as Lin Lang finished speaking, Ouyang Yi said, "I know a little about this. The leave of absence application needs the counselor's signature, so I saw that Wang Zhi's leave of absence was due to a sudden serious illness that was discovered in the hospital, so she applied for a leave of absence immediately."
"Alright, that's enough. I'm pretty sure of my guess now."
Ji Zai breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
All the evidence chains are complete.
Wang Zhi's suspension of studies made Ji Zai's guess 90% certain.
She lay down completely. "Don't be so nervous. I'm pretty sure the virus needs some kind of special substance to activate. Since the zombie outbreak, we've been stuck at school, and it hasn't rained. The chance of us coming into contact with that substance is zero."
"The reason we are sick now may be that our bodies have finally detected the presence of the virus and are doing their best to kill it."
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