Chapter 131 Disaster

The person who hardly stopped to rest during this Spring Festival was Zhang Shengnan.

Zhang Shengnan went home for a reunion dinner on New Year's Eve, and continued to work hard in the laboratory the next day.

When Shen Linglan came to the laboratory carrying a lunch box, Zhang Shengnan was looking down at a microscope. It was unknown what she was looking at. She was so focused that she didn't even notice Shen Linglan's footsteps.

Shen Linglan and Zhang Shengnan observed the bacteria for half an hour, and when they finally raised their heads, they made a sound.

"Happy New Year, Professor Zhang."

Zhang Shengnan just looked through the microscope for a long time, and then looked at Shen Linglan for a long time before she could see who it was. "Ms. Shen, why are you here?"

"I heard from Xue'er that you refused to take a holiday and are still studying those aquatic plants and animals. You are the only one in the laboratory, and it is so quiet. I brought some delicious food for you to taste."

No matter how immersed she was in experimental research, Zhang Shengnan still had to give her boss's face.

She changed her clothes and washed her hands before sitting next to Shen Linglan and eating the meal that Shen Linglan had packed at the five-star hotel.

Compared to Shen Linglan and Zhao Yunduo, Zhang Shengnan has very low requirements for food. As long as she is full, she doesn't care whether the food is delicious or not. Sometimes she is so busy that she doesn't even have time to eat or drink for the whole day.

Shen Linglan watched her casually pick up a piece of sea cucumber and put it into her mouth, chew it for a few times and then swallow it. She shook her head in her heart and hurriedly handed the soup to her to drink, so that she would not choke if she ate too fast.

"I was indeed too engrossed in the meal. It was only after I drank a sip of the soup that I remembered that I didn't eat much today." Zhang Shengnan sighed after swallowing the hot bone soup.

"There's no need to rush to study aquatic animals and plants." Shen Linglan said to Zhang Shengnan sincerely.

At the beginning of winter, all the creatures in the creek at L base were wiped out. As a result, Zhang Shengnan and his apprentice studied the matter over and over again but could not come to any conclusion.

Later, they caught dozens of aquatic plants and animals from the sea at the B and Y bases, and studied them for a while. But for some reason, compared to water pollution, those creatures, especially aquatic animals, seemed to have a very difficult to "decipher" pathogen in their bodies.

In order to find out the source and growth conditions of the bacteria, not only Zhang Shengnan, but also Zhao Yunduo said that Lin Xiaoyue only went out to eat two meals with other residents during the New Year holidays, and then stayed in the laboratory without going out. Liang Tuantuan brought her three meals every day.

"Hurry."

After finishing her meal, Zhang Shengnan stood up in front of a one-meter-long fish tank, pointed at the kelp in the tank and said, "Look at this kelp. Is it different from when you first brought it here?"

Shen Linglan stepped forward and took a look. "It seems like he has grown taller?"

"Yes. In less than a month, kelp, marine fish, and even clams have grown a lot. I suspect the bacteria in their bodies will make them grow quickly, but the strange thing is that there are currently no large aquatic animals and plants..."

When talking about her professional field, Zhang Shengnan talked incessantly and told Shen Linglan all the results of her current research.

What she said was rather straightforward, without using too many professional terms, and Shen Linglan understood as she listened.

"So I'm worried that the longer we delay, the taller and longer these things will grow, the bigger they will become, and they will occupy human territory and deprive humans of their living environment."

Shen Linglan nodded, "Then when spring comes and the ice and snow melt, I'll ask Duo'er to find some aquatic plants and animals to see if we can catch some bigger ones."

"Um."

Zhang Shengnan nodded, "Thank you and Miss Zhao for your hard work."

Since the video call between Zhang Shengnan and Lin Xiaoyue, Zhang Shengnan, who is nearly 50 years old, also learned for the first time about words such as "time travel", "rebirth", and "end of the world", which are well-known in the circle of young people but rarely known in the middle-aged and elderly groups.

She also had to believe that there were many strange things in this world, such as Shen Linglan and Zhao Yunduo's ability to send things to each other, mobile phones that could break the limitations of the world to video and talk, and, in Lin Xiaoyue's world, all kinds of bacteria and viruses that humans could not crack.

Compared to various seafood, water sources and soil, what Zhang Shengnan actually wants to study most is - zombies.

However, Shen Linglan did not mention this matter. Perhaps, Miss Shen had more important things on her mind. Zhang Shengnan could only suppress her curiosity for the time being and concentrate on studying aquatic plants and animals.

As for Shen Linglan's trip, it was not just to show concern for Zhang Shengnan, she also had something to ask her.

Shen Linglan withdrew her gaze from the kelp in the fish tank and took out a document from her bag, which was exactly the whole story of the poisoning incident that happened in September last year. The photo on the document was Song Hui, Liang Youjun's teacher.

"Professor Zhang, do you know this person?"

Zhang Shengnan put on her glasses, took a quick look and nodded, "I know him. Isn't he in jail?"

"Did you know about that, too?"

"Yeah." Zhang Shengnan pushed up her glasses, sighed and said, "Afterwards, I developed a new drug that neutralized the toxicity of that drug."

Shen Linglan looked at Zhang Shengnan with a little more admiration in her eyes, "You are so amazing!"

Zhang Shengnan seemed to be lost in memory. She said: "Before that incident, I was also invited to join the experimental research, but their purpose was not what I appreciated and it violated my professional ethics, so I refused at that time."

“Experimental research?”

"Yes, it is to study the upper limit of the human immune system, the human resistance to viruses, and so on. These are experiments that test the limits of humanity and endanger humanity."

Shen Linglan took a deep breath and said, "This... This is too much, right? The school won't do anything about it?"

Zhang Shengnan said, "The person who organized this experiment is not a school teacher. He rejected many invitations from colleges and universities. He is actually an unemployed vagrant."

"Is it... Song Hui's friend who was not caught?"

Zhang Shengnan didn't expect Shen Linglan to know so much. She nodded and continued, "It's him. He's a genius, but also a complete lunatic. He developed the virus, but he didn't hesitate to use innocent people as experiments..."

Zhang Shengnan recalled the mass poisoning incident of students last September, and a chill surged in her heart again. She suddenly turned around and asked Shen Linglan, "Ms. Shen, were you involved in the food poisoning incident last year?"

Shen Linglan shook her head. At that time, she was still in the midst of a difficult internship. She felt that life was miserable and difficult, but she didn't expect that she could escape danger.

Zhang Shengnan felt a little relieved after hearing the news. She sighed and said, "Several of my students also had diarrhea for a week last year. Since then, their stomachs have been very weak. The damage caused by the virus to the body is irreversible."

No matter how talented a person is, if he fails to consider the health and happiness of the people and instead experiments with the safety of the people, such a person will sooner or later become the greatest scourge to mankind.