Return
On the way back, everyone became even more silent. After entering autumn, the daytime hours became noticeably shorter and the temperature dropped a lot.
The wind and sand in the air have decreased a lot after two autumn rains. The autumn after the apocalypse is a more comfortable season, and the climate is not so extreme.
By the time Jiang Lin and her companions returned to the abandoned car site, three days had passed. The intense walking and uncomfortable resting environment had left her exhausted.
Now that she had a means of transportation, she leaned back in her seat and closed her eyes to rest.
"We're here, get ready to get off." Wen Yan's voice rang out. Jiang Lin looked outside and found himself surrounded by a familiar environment.
Xu Anan was already waiting at the place where they returned. She breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Jiang Lin returning unharmed.
"I heard from Professor Cui that you would be back today, so I've been waiting here. How is everything going?"
"That's okay, take her to apply for a dormitory." With Xu Anan around, Jiang Lin could safely leave Tang Xiaoyan's affairs to her.
"I guarantee to complete the task." Xu Anan is an extrovert and has now pulled Tang Xiaoyan to enter the information.
After saying goodbye to the others, Jiang Lin headed towards home.
After a long absence, Jiang Lin returned to her own small courtyard and carefully walked around her home. Although the security here was much better than that of the Ninth District, she still found some traces.
Someone had once tried to crawl into her house. Jiang Lin looked at the marks left on the wall with a slightly dark look in her eyes.
When I walked into the yard, there were no signs of intrusion, so it seemed that the man had not succeeded.
Jiang Lin breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't wait to open the door. The plants that were sparse before he left had now grown very lush.
The tomato plant had climbed high up the small wooden pole she had inserted earlier, and it was bearing small green and red tomatoes. The lettuce was growing densely, and the outer leaves were already a little old.
Jiang Lin picked a small tomato that looked ripe and put it in her mouth. A sour and sweet taste instantly spread across her tongue.
Another tomato plant that had successfully sprouted next to it fell over in its pot because it had no stem. Jiang Lin carefully transplanted it from the soil and planned to give it to Cui Yawen.
There were cars going to the laboratory in Area 9 at any time, and Jiang Lin quickly arrived at the planting department.
Along the way, people kept looking at the plant in her hand, a tomato plant growing in the soil, which was quite rare in this doomsday.
"It's growing really well, but it's a bit fallen over. Leave it to me, I promise to take good care of it for you." When Professor Cui saw the tomato plant that Jiang Lin brought, he couldn't help but gently stroke the leaves that were still covered with some dirt.
"I have another question for you."
"Do you know anything about the plants cultivated at the experimental base we visited this time, or whether spores can survive in the human body?"
"I know about the same thing as you do. I only know that it's an experimental base for cultivating plants with super-strong reproductive abilities that can grow in the apocalypse."
"There are spores that can germinate in human lungs and cause infection, but if it's a newly cultivated plant, I think that's a possibility."
Cui Yawen paused after finishing her words. "Actually, I think some experiments shouldn't be conducted at all. Modifying genes, whether in humans or plants, could lead to consequences we can't imagine."
Jiang Lin nodded without saying anything more.
"By the way, An An has arranged all those batteries neatly for you. This little girl is getting more energetic every day."
"Jiang Lin, your purifier has brought hope to this world. I think this hope will continue forever." Cui Yawen patted her back gently.
"As long as the land recovers and plants can grow, we will see the way forward."
Jiang Lin nodded and returned to his office. Just as Cui Yawen had described, Xu Anan had neatly placed the used batteries in small boxes, with the numbers marked.
She randomly soaked a box of batteries and absorbed a lot of them. This time she went out to buy masks and almost used up all her batteries.
Jiang Lin breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the battery balance in the mall had returned to more than 3,000.
Xu Anan also happened to come back at this time: "I heard that you brought a pot of soil-grown tomatoes. I want to see where it is."
Seeing her expectant eyes, Jiang Lin spread his hands in amusement and said, "No more. I sent it to Professor Cui for training. You have to go see her."
Xu Anan sat down in her seat with some disappointment: "That's definitely not going to happen. Professor Cui will definitely be on high alert against anyone who might harm this plant."
"There will be many more in the future, and you won't even want to see them when the time comes."
Chatting with Xu Anan helped her relax a lot from the tense mood she had been in these days. It would be great if she could continue to be so calm.
Compared to the warm scene on Jiang Lin's side, Wen Yan's side seemed a little nervous.
"You mean, a new type of pollutant has appeared, and the plants you are looking for this time can control people?" Wen Tingjun looked at him in disbelief.
"That's right. The experimenters at that experimental base have been completely controlled by the plants."
"It is initially suspected that the pollutants are the seeds of the plants they are developing. Those spores have hallucinogenic effects. If exposed for a long time, they will multiply in the human body and eventually take over."
Wen Tingjun's expression turned serious: "Are you sure it's completely destroyed?"
Wen Yan shook his head: "It was set on fire, but I don't know how many spores escaped."
"There were team members near the city center who were contaminated by those spores." Wen Yan thought of Jiang Lin's situation at the time, and it was very likely that he inhaled the spores attached to the letter.
"So these spores can not only reproduce in the human body, but also have a high survival rate."
"That's right. I'm not sure if that fire can completely stop the danger."
"What's the situation on Chen Guanghai's side?" Wen Tingjun couldn't help but frown. The First Base had tenaciously survived three years in the apocalypse, and all aspects of development were very good.
But recently he always felt a sense of loss of control, as if something had deviated from the established track.
"He sent two people to assassinate Jiang Lin and Sheng Wei for unknown reasons. And Chen Guanghai is connected to this experimental base." Wen Yan was also a little surprised that Chen Guanghai's hand had stretched so far in the dark.
"Secretly protect Jiang Lin. We can't replicate her current purification agent yet. Suspend all investigations into Chen Guanghai's duties. Let Cui Yawen be the new head of the experimental department."
"Yes." Wen Yan left the office. In fact, it was difficult for people who had not personally experienced that strange experimental base to understand the panic.
Those controlled by the vines not only have a certain level of intelligence, but can also retain the supernatural powers they had when they were human.
When Wen Yan was walking home, he happened to meet Jiang Lin who was returning from the laboratory.
"How's it going in the lab?"
"It's OK. Professor Cui is very interested in the soil-grown tomatoes I successfully cultivated. Maybe we can have more food varieties in the future." Jiang Lin's expression softened a lot when he mentioned his plants.
"How about you, did the report go well?"
"It's okay. Be careful recently. Chen Guanghai might be dismissed." Although Wen Yan knew that Jiang Lin was very strong, he still couldn't help but worry.
"Got it. Thank you for reminding me."
It was already evening when Jiang Lin returned home. The air quality was better in autumn, so he didn't have to wear a helmet for a long time, and the air smelled much fresher.
"Hasn't 110's last mission been completed yet?"
[Host's mission is not completed, the mission progress is 99%. ]
Jiang Lin paused while eating. "The mission wasn't fully completed, which means there's still a chance that the lab is still alive."
[Yes, host. Perhaps due to that autumn rain, current detection shows a slight possibility that the source of pollution will return and pollute the world once again.]
The rice in his hand suddenly lost its flavor. Jiang Lin, who always loved eating, suddenly lost his appetite.
[The probability of survival is low, host, don't worry too much. Wen Yan's final fire destroyed most of the pollution sources in the experimental base. The pollution sources are currently sealed within the experimental base.]
"As long as the base door is not opened again, the probability of transmission is very small, right?"
[It's like this. The fire caused the gate to collapse, and the air inside was bad, making it difficult for the spores to survive. Under normal circumstances, they would have slowly died out.]
Jiang Lin breathed a sigh of relief. Although she didn't like uncertain things, there seemed to be no better way now.
After finishing the rest of dinner, she sat on the soft chair in the living room and admired her plants. Today she put in several different seeds for testing, wondering if she could successfully cultivate them.
Looking at the green plants, Jiang Lin felt much better.
At this moment, the imperceptible sound of gravel sliding reached Jiang Lin's ears, and she became alert instantly.
Picking up the dagger, she slowly approached the door. Through the peephole, Jiang Lin saw a man in black clothes climbing up the wall of her courtyard in the darkness.
The people who came seemed to be much more powerful than the previous group and were able to successfully climb over her courtyard wall.
Now that he's here, she can't let him go back safely.
Jiang Lin gently opened the door and hid in the blind spot of the man in black's sight. The man in black heard the movement and looked around vigilantly, trying to blend into the night as much as possible.
At this moment, an imperceptible sound of breaking through the air was heard.
The man in black had no time to dodge before a sharp dagger pierced directly into his thigh.
Thanks to the protective effect of the clothes, Jiang Lin used all his strength but only succeeded in stabbing his thigh.
The man in black awkwardly pulled out the dagger and disappeared into the night in an instant.
Jiang Lin did not continue chasing, but picked up the blood-stained dagger on the ground and put it in a sealed bag.
"You piece of trash! You have top-notch equipment but you still can't kill that woman." Chen Guanghai kicked the man in black kneeling on the ground hard.
"Keep stabbing. One day I will see her body lying in front of me."
"Go down and ask Chen Siwei to come see me."
The man in black retreated silently. Not long after, a man covered in blood was pushed into Chen Guanghai's room.
"Siwei, I believe you have not betrayed me. Tell me everything about Jiang Lin." Chen Guanghai looked at the bloody man in front of him without any fluctuation in his expression.
If Zhang Tian had not died, Chen Siwei would have been the only person who knew about this mission, otherwise he would have been sent to meet the King of Hell long ago.
"I don't know. But I can help you kill her. She is not that wary of me." Chen Siwei felt that if he continued like this, he would really die, so he had to add chips to himself.
"For the last time, if you still don't do it, I will kill you and your family with my own hands."
"Take him down for treatment."
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