Chapter 95: One-third infection rate
Everyone looked at each other and shook their heads, saying that they did not see it at the time.
But they still remember that the soldiers carried back some remains of the mutant banyan tree roots.
Later, another team was sent to collect the root fragments and brought back the news that the mutant banyan tree was no longer there and had moved its nest.
"If the mutated banyan tree has black carbon... um, anthrax, then the anthrax outbreak at the base this time is not accidental?" Xia Guang was misled by Du Tao's black charcoal disease and quickly changed his words.
"It should be, and there is a great possibility that it was done by someone in the base with ulterior motives." Xia Qi replied.
Zhang Xiaobai looked at Du Tao and asked seriously, "Xiao Du, are you sure you saw it on the mutant banyan tree?"
Du Tao nodded solemnly. He was sure that he saw it on its root system. There was only one root with the bug, but there were several of them, big and small. He was definitely not mistaken!
"The deputy base commander is the most suspicious. He is the only one in charge now, and the base commander has rarely appeared since the base was built.
If there is really someone who dares to do such a thing, he is the only one who has not been discovered. It was he who advocated hunting down the mutant banyan tree. "Zhang Xiaobai analyzed it carefully and felt that Cheng Wenxiu was the most suspicious.
When Liu Chuchun heard the captain mention the base commander, her heart subconsciously skipped a beat, but fortunately no one noticed her distraction.
Zhao Yunyao stuffed the last bite of pancake into her mouth and asked incoherently: "Why would the deputy base commander do such a thing? The base is almost his. Shouldn't he think of ways to make it better?"
Pu Zhi had a vague guess in his heart but didn't intend to say it out loud.
I have been to the underground laboratory many times during this period, but I still can't get in. The last time I saw an unexpected person - Xishan.
Remembering that his special ability was perception, Pu Zhi didn't dare to spy on him casually. If he could tell who it was from the energy fluctuations, he would be exposed.
Although I don’t know who the person behind the scenes is, I more or less know who the people related to him are.
Lin Qiuzhi adopted Xishan, so Dr. Lin must be one of them. When the insect plague broke out in the base, the base quickly dispatched a rare fire-breathing vehicle. It was obvious that they were well prepared, as if they knew in advance that there would be an insect plague.
Moreover, since Dr. Lin developed a special-effect insecticide so quickly, he must have been researching it a long time ago.
Xishan is now in Team 1, and the two siblings Li Cang in Team 1 are the deputy base commander's men.
No wonder such a large laboratory was built under the base without any movement. Maybe it was built by the deputy base commander... The person behind it is most likely Cheng Wenxiu.
Xia Qi used a stick to turn the sweet potatoes in the fire over. The cold night wind made him sniff. His voice was a little hoarse. "Could the fish-scale girl be created by him? If his targets are all low-income people, maybe he is screening genes? Want to transform humans?"
Everyone felt that Xia Qi's guess was about three-quarters credible.
The fish-scale woman that day was a good example.
Zhao Yunyao couldn't help but gasp: "Oh my God, what's the difference between this base and a prison? I won't dare to ask for anything the base gives me anymore."
Everyone agreed with Zhao Yunyao's words and the conversation ended hastily. After eating the roasted sweet potatoes, Pu Zhi took Xiao Ren to the toilet.
After they walked far enough and made sure that there was no one around, Pu Zhi took Xiao Ren into the space, took the time to feed it, and took the opportunity to spend some time with Qing Yin and Qian Li before returning to the team.
In order to prevent others from getting suspicious, Pu Zhi took out a can of food from the trunk and fed it to the baby in front of everyone. This way, even if they smelled the food, they wouldn't get suspicious.
At night, Du Tao and his mother slept in one car, and the remaining men and women each slept in one car.
The air conditioner in the car was running non-stop, and the temperature was barely maintained above 10 degrees. The boys took turns to keep watch on the first night, and everyone slept well. Except for Mother Du, who was going out for the first time and always felt that a zombie would suddenly run out, so she spent the night in fear.
It was just daybreak and everyone had a simple breakfast before setting off again.
Only when Mother Du saw that everyone was awake did she dare to take a short nap in the back seat during the day.
At ten o'clock in the evening, everyone finally arrived at the suburbs of Changhai City.
We had originally expected to arrive at seven o'clock, but because there were many obstacles along the way, we spent a long time clearing them before we barely arrived the next evening.
Changhai City has a permanent population of 9.2 million. Without fully understanding the situation, they dare not go in easily and will wait until tomorrow morning.
The third day of departure.
Zhao Yunyao and Xiao Ren were responsible for gathering information.
Zhao Yunyao was carrying a backpack, her hair combed into a neat bun, and she was looking at the tall buildings of Changhai City in front of her with bright eyes, her face flushed.
Exploring new places is not what excites her the most, but the fact that she can sit on the back of the little blade!
Xiao Ren grew larger in size, and Zhao Yunyao used her special powers to appear on its back in an instant.
Xiao Ren turned his huge dog head and got close to Zhao Yunyao.
"Are you ready?" Pu Zhi asked with a faint smile while standing aside. It was not that she wanted to laugh, but Zhao Yunyao looked so adorable.
Zhao Yunyao tensed up without blinking, grasping the thick hair on Xiao Ren's neck and nodded solemnly: "Ready!"
"Go ahead." After Pu Zhi finished speaking, Xiao Ren immediately ran towards the city ahead. His speed was much faster than that of a car. When he encountered a blocked road, he just jumped slightly and passed through it easily.
Zhao Yunyao's eyes were shining as she sat on the dog's back. Even though the cold wind in the early morning hurt her face, it did not extinguish her inner restlessness.
If they weren't about to enter Changhai City, she would have screamed with joy.
At the same time, inside Base No. 3.
The sound from the monitoring center's loudspeaker echoed throughout the base.
：This is the broadcast center of Base No. 3. Dr. Lin Qiuzhi is currently actively developing drugs to resist anthrax, and has achieved initial results. Residents infected with anthrax please stay calm. The base will develop drugs and provide free assistance to everyone as soon as possible. The safety of the base depends on everyone, please seek medical treatment in a civilized manner.
The restlessness in the base disappeared when the residents heard the broadcast, and it seemed as if they had hope of survival at this moment.
God knows that in just a few days, one third of the people in the base have been infected, and the mortality rate is one in fifty. The smell of death is everywhere.
Compared with the ferocious insect plague, this kind of despair of slowly waiting to die is even more exhausting. Many people feel that they are hopeless and start doing things that they would not dare to do normally.
There have been several vicious injuries and protests at the base, and of course the base did not show any mercy and directly suppressed them with force.
Team 4, Jinna stood outside the door of her teammate who was infected with anthrax, her face was horrifyingly gloomy. What on earth was the base trying to do...
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