Chapter 846 Coincidence
While Zhuang Aiyi was lying on the toilet taking a dump, Lu Weiyi asked Taotao a few questions about her discovery. He went out again in the morning, but still didn't see anyone waiting for him.
This made Lu Weiyi feel a little panicked. It had been a day and a night, and he had also sent Li Zhuang back. No matter what had happened, there should be a response. The only thing was that things had not been dealt with yet and he couldn't spare the time.
This thought made Lu Weiyi more and more anxious. He couldn't think of a situation that so many psychics in Yuebanwan could not handle.
After simply repairing Zhuang Aiyi's wounds, Lu Weiyi sent him back to the space. Although this was an underground city, the radiation had not been tested and was not very friendly to an ordinary person like him.
After Qin Nian was examined by the doctor, it was determined that he had a fever due to weakness caused by excessive blood loss. His body was impacted by too much energy, which still had an impact on some of his limbs. Some of the skin was left with traces of earthworm-like long blood vessels, which looked particularly glaring on his fair skin.
Lu Weiyi did not tell Lu Xiao what happened in Laoshan, and only said that the plan might have to be brought forward. Lu Xiao said nothing and brought people to the supplies they had already sorted out.
All the supplies were sealed in huge wooden boxes and numbered. Each box was nearly a thousand cubic meters, and there were thousands of them in total. Lu Weiyi was amazed. No wonder they had to use the army to blockade the entire area.
"We don't have much food, but we have plenty of other things. I, your uncle, do have some wealth," Lu Xiao pointed at the various heavy weapons that were fixed in place, "Maybe these things can be used in the future, so let's put them away now."
"That pile over there hasn't been time to pack it. Although it looks like wasteland, it is a rare mineral. We used to need to import it. I first got it back from an ordnance manufacturing plant. It took a lot of effort."
"This box is filled with some small electrical appliances. After they are scrapped at home, I ask people to buy them back at a low price. After disassembling, the small parts can still be of great use."
Lu Xiao introduced his messy collection, but in Lu Weiyi's eyes it was like a junk yard, and it seemed that none of it could be used directly. He looked at his uncle who was sitting and introducing the collection with pity, and had a new understanding of Lie Yan's poverty.
It didn't take long to collect all the supplies, and Lu Xiao immediately gathered the remaining team and set off without delay.
The various teams that had been paying attention to the developments here discovered this situation and immediately came to inquire about the situation. When they learned that Lu Xiao was about to leave, some even asked to go with him.
"Is it safe?" Lu Weiyi asked in a low voice while hiding in the dark.
"Maybe our colleagues just want to know more information. They haven't reached the point where they can't survive yet," Lu Xiao replied, and reminded, "You go back first, you don't have to follow us."
"Will it work?" Lu Weiyi was excited but also a little worried.
"What's wrong with that? I, your uncle, have lived this long because of someone's protection." Not only that, he has always been playing the role of a protector.
Moreover, when he heard the doctor mention Zhuang Aiyi's injury, combined with Qin Nian's condition, he guessed that something must have happened. Lu Weiyi didn't want him to worry so he didn't say anything, but he couldn't just pretend he didn't know and leave him here.
"Then I'll wait for you at the base." Lu Weiyi was really worried about the situation at the Laoshan base and did not refuse.
Just as he was about to take Qin Nian and Antonio away, Zhuang Aiyi's call came from the space.
"Feed Qin Nian something, I'll take care of some things." Lu Weiyi stuffed Qin Nian, who was eating in his arms, onto Antonio, and nodded when the other party pointed at him with disbelief and suspicion, "Eat it while it's hot, he can't eat cold food now."
“……”Antonio.
He looked at the child who was not as long as his arm, and the soft egg custard in front of him. Before he could struggle, Lu Weiyi had already returned to the room. He could only resign himself to picking up the spoon while looking at the child.
Lu Weiyi saw the letter in Taotao's hand as soon as he entered the space. "Is it from your father?"
Lu Weiyi took it and took a look. There were unfamiliar handwritings on it.
"No, it was given to me by Grandpa Bear." Taotao shook her body and played with herself like a tumbler.
Zhuang Aiyi moved closer to Lu Weiyi and read the contents of the letter with him.
It was said that the letter was given by Xiongjie, but in fact it was written by Li Zhuang.
Li Zhuang went to the hospital to see Zhuang Mingxu and finally understood what had happened. It turned out that the source of the incident was indeed that some people in the suicide squad were unwilling to accept the result.
"It just so happens that the condition of the people at the original Shanshen base has worsened." Zhuang Mingxu had a head injury and was wrapped in a whole circle of gauze. He leaned on the bed looking a little weak, but there was a thick stack of documents next to the bed. While he was talking, he was holding a book in his hand and multitasking.
"The seeds in the bodies of some villagers in the Mountain God Base began to grow. The growth rate was very slow, but they did begin to penetrate the skin and flesh. I asked the doctors to take X-rays of all of them, and they showed that the seeds were located in two places. One is a chamber inside the heart, and the other is in the lungs. These two locations are quite special."
Zhuang Mingxu pointed to the two CT films at the bottom of the table beside the bed and motioned for him to look. "Before the end of the world, there were some reasons that caused foreign objects to appear in these two places. These two places can provide the ingredients needed for plant growth, and they can grow on their own without relying on external forces. Now, the seeds that can survive after the end of the world are naturally more resilient and can grow independently."
"I have asked the wood-type mutant and the hospital to find a solution at the same time, but the hospital does not have enough resources, and the risks of performing surgery on these two sites are too high. They are also trying to discuss a suitable surgical plan. Fang Tang and Ji Zheng are aware of these things."
I just didn't expect that the problem of the psychic would be exposed first.
"Tan Yun's status is quite special. She was one of the first people to follow Bai Lu. Her identity as a messenger of God allowed her to hold a certain say in the base. In particular, she has a relatively gentle personality, unlike Sha Peng, who is terrifying. She has always been popular." This made her sudden accident even more unacceptable.
"I asked someone to investigate the cause of her accident," Zhuang Mingxu paused, "She blew herself up, in full view of everyone."
"Suicide?" Li Zhuang was also shocked. As far as he knew, the people in Shanshen Base were all fighting hard to survive, and how could the stable Tan Yun be the one who committed suicide? Thinking of the family situations of these people in Shanshen Base, Li Zhuang had a guess, "Her family?"
"She has a daughter who disappeared. Neighbors nearby said that the little girl seldom goes out, and they can't say exactly when she disappeared." Zhuang Mingxu pinched his brows, feeling that it is really difficult to deal with this period when superpowers are rampant and surveillance is useless.
"Is there anyone who has doubts?" Li Zhuang asked.
Zhuang Mingxu shook his head and said, "I can't be sure whether it's her personal vendetta or a conflict at the base. Xu Chu is already investigating the child's whereabouts, but there's very little available information."
"The key is that there is the participation of the suicide squad this time. These people... are a bit dangerous now. Whether it is in terms of emotions or attitude, there is no one in our base who has superpowers greater than theirs. I just detained them. You..."
"I'll go and interrogate him later." Li Zhuang, the SS-level psychic, is back and happens to be the best interrogator.
"Okay, let Gu Sheng and Xing Zhou bring the psychic team with you. It will be easier with their mental interference," Zhuang Mingxu said, and reminded, "Xiao Yi has given them a mental hint not to self-destruct the crystal core. You can rest assured about the safety of this area."
"Okay, and those mutant animals... were they also caused by humans?"
"That's not the case. It's a bit of a coincidence. The batch of abyss mushrooms from the research institute have matured. The abyss mushrooms that were parasitized by the mutant squid grew rapidly after I transplanted them back. It was planned that they would mature soon. The research institute is preparing to deal with the spores as soon as possible during the spore release process."
"Did they make a mistake?"
"No, the spores were dealt with as planned, but we didn't expect that the substance emitted by the dead spores would attract the beast tide. The place that was attacked most strongly was the exit of a ventilation duct in the research institute."
"Is this unplanned?" Li Zhuang still felt it was a coincidence.
"I also think the coincidence is a bit too much. In fact, it is indeed an accident. I have interrogated Qi Le and Bai Lu, and even all the people in charge of the Abyss Mushrooms at the Genetic Research Institute. They have dealt with spores before and there were no problems. Qi Le detected that the energy absorbed this time was too strong, which caused the mutation of the spores."
In other words, everything was indeed a coincidence. Someone had been planning to take over the base, and coincidentally, the Abyss Mushrooms got involved. I don't know if it can be considered bad luck for them.
Li Zhuang told Zhuang Mingxu about the situation of the three children, "When I came here, Lu Weiyi was helping Qin Nian release the excessive energy absorbed into his body. However, Taotao said that there were bad guys chasing them. I haven't learned the details yet, brother. Remember to ask someone to investigate."
The two talked for a while, and Zhuang Mingxu's doctor came to give him further examination. Li Zhuang did not stay any longer, but returned to inform Lu Weiyi of the incident, reminding him to hurry up and send the healing psychic back, and then he would go to interrogate the suicide squad.
After figuring out the whole story, Lu Weiyi couldn't suppress his anger. Even though Li Zhuang repeatedly told him that Zhuang Mingxu was fine, he still slammed the bedroom door in anger.
Several people eating in the living room looked over at the same time. Lu Xiao had never seen his nephew so angry that his face almost turned green. He put down his bowl and chopsticks and stood up to ask, "What happened?"
"There was a rebellion at the base, and Zhuang Mingxu was injured." The situation has been brought under control, and Lu Weiyi no longer concealed it. "Uncle, I have to hurry back and not wait until the end."
He explained to his relatives as patiently as possible, "There are more than a hundred desperate criminals over there. I'm afraid I've been away for too long, and Zhuang Mingxu can't control them anymore."
"Okay, you go first. I will lead the team out after dinner. The rest of us are people with special abilities and have no supplies. We will arrive by tomorrow night at the latest." After Lu Xiao finished speaking, he looked at Lu Xi who was teasing Qin Nian, "Xiaoxi, you go back with your brother first. Go back to the research institute and see if you can do something."
"I and..." Lu Xi wanted to refute but didn't say the second half of his sentence. After thinking for a while, he nodded, "Then don't dawdle. I'll wait for you over there."
After the discussion was completed quickly, Lu Weiyi was in no mood to eat. He grabbed Antonio and Lu Xi and left the Kyoto base with the child in his arms.
The Phoenix was very fast and returned to the Yueban Bay base in just a few hours. Before it landed, the first thing that appeared in the field of vision was a huge mutant monkey running back and forth along the coast of North Island.
A group of people standing not far from it were talking about something. The little monkey hammered his chest for a moment and then roared at them.
"Brother, what is that? King Kong?"
"It's a little monkey," Lu Weiyi reminded Lu Xi, "the little monkey from Xia Qiao."
"Wow, has it grown taller again? Is it coming to find us?" Lu Xi was extremely surprised and began to look underground in mid-air.
Lu Weiyi briefly described the process of encountering it and "then took it back to our base."
"Then will it follow us to Laoshan? I heard that there are mutant monkeys in the forest over there. Are they of the same species? Will they discriminate against him? I heard from Xia Qiao that it is the monkey king? It should be doing well," Lu Xi chattered excitedly.
The noise made Lu Weiyi's head buzz, but what he said was the reality he had to face. He had not yet figured out how to settle the monkey.
As soon as they entered the island and removed the mental barrier, many people discovered their tracks. Ning Yuan, who was about to go out, stopped. The louder noise was a deafening bang. Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw mutant monkeys that were several times taller than humans running towards them.
Lu Xi, who was originally excited, couldn't help but shrink behind Lu Weiyi after seeing the close-up comparison. "Brother, is it going to attack us? That fist can kill a person, right?"
Antonio, who was always quiet when Dean was not around, was annoyed by Dean's noise. He let out a long breath and walked towards the entrance of the temporary underground residence.
"You're finally back. If you hadn't come back, I would have been thinking about going to look for you." Ning Yuan came out to greet him.
Lu Weiyi thought someone was causing trouble again, and his face suddenly turned cold. Then he heard Ning Yuan say, "The little monkey hasn't seen you for a long time and is going crazy. If you don't come back, I suspect we will become its target."
While the two were talking, the giant mutant monkey had appeared not far away. Ning Yuan also saw that Lu Weiyi was holding a child in his arms. "Why did you bring him here? Qin Jin wants to see him?"
Lu Weiyi shook his head and said, "Something happened at the base. Notify everyone in Team 1 to hold a meeting and call back Zhao Gang, Li Qing and the others."
He handed Qin Nian to Lu Xi and said, "You go and look after him."
"Oh, okay." Lu Xi had taken care of Zhuang Aiyi and Taotao before, so she was no stranger to holding a child. She coaxed the baby skillfully and stood aside to watch the fun.
"Wu Yue hasn't come back yet," Ning Yuan said, "He didn't ask the psychics who followed him to come back, but directly used people to connect a psychic channel, blocking all the mutant creatures and possible dangers near the channel. With this channel, the rest of the team will basically not encounter any danger and will arrive faster."
Lu Weiyi nodded, and Ning Yuan caught up with Antonio and asked him what happened.
Lu Weiyi waited until the little monkey came closer before he used his mental power to communicate with it. Unexpectedly, it was just as Ning Yuan said. The little monkey couldn't find him when he woke up and got angry.
It seemed that the trip to the laboratory had made the little monkey a little clingy. Lu Weiyi didn't know whether animals had post-traumatic stress disorder, but it was indeed wary of, yet close to, humans. It was fickle and might give you food one moment and yell at you the next.
This contradictory emotion, coupled with its huge size, made many people on the island stay away from it. Fortunately, it has never actively attacked anyone, so the island is relatively peaceful.
A huge mutant monkey squatted in front of him, hammering the ground with its two giant hands, creating a big hole. It roared at him and said that he had left without telling it.
[We are leaving] Lu Weiyi had been waiting for it to vent like a little child, and this time he suddenly said.
[We are going to a place quite far away. A big disaster is going to happen here. Do you want to go with us? 】Lu Weiyi subconsciously still hoped to take the monkey away, and he added, [Xia Qiao is also over there, Qiao Qiao? 】
The little monkey seemed shocked by the news and didn't say anything for a long time. Ning Yuan acted quickly and called everyone together and asked him to attend a meeting.
[Think about it, it's better for you to leave with me. I'm not sure what this place will be like in the future] Or he is not sure about the future at all.
Giving the little monkey some space to think (although he didn't know whether he understood what thinking was), Lu Weiyi hurried towards the meeting room.
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