Chapter 96 Poison Mist [VIP]
When I got home in one breath, I saw Yan Chunhua sitting on the sofa crying, and Cheng Jing pacing anxiously, but Yan Shuangmei was not there.
"Brother Yun, you're finally back!"
When Cheng Jing saw him, he walked over and grabbed his shoulders, his expression so anxious that it almost contorted his features.
"Quick! Let's go find it!"
"Wait a minute, Cheng Jing, don't be impatient!" Shen Boyun pulled his arm and asked in a gloomy voice, "Mom, what's going on?"
Yan Chunhua wiped away her tears and explained everything, but Cheng Jing actually shook off Shen Boyun's hand and stood in front of the window on the other side, looking at something.
Since Chen Yaoyue started working at the medical station, she goes straight home after get off work every day and never stays anywhere else.
Even if I need to work overtime temporarily, I will find a way to contact my family to report it and let them feel at ease.
Chen Yaoyue did not work overtime today, but even after Yan Chunhua came back, she still had not returned and could not be contacted.
Considering the recent disappearances, Yan Chunhua contacted Shen Boyun and Cheng Jing.
Regardless of whether he was missing or not, being alone outside with poisonous fog all around was definitely a dangerous place.
"...I understand. I'll go report it first."
Shen Boyun took a deep breath, and it was obvious that he was forcibly suppressing the emotions that were about to burst out.
"Report it? Brother Yun, so many people have reported missing before, have you found any of them? No! We might as well go find them ourselves!"
When Cheng Jing heard these key words, he couldn't help but turn around and shout.
The two of them were in this line of work before the end of the world, and they knew how many unsolved cases there were in the world, not to mention that they were living in the end of the world.
Tang Tian looked at Cheng Jing, who was so anxious that his mind was unstable, and comforted him:
"Okay, how are you going to find her with this mentality? Let's do this. Shen Boyun will go and register the case. I'll go back and prepare and let Tan Tan join us in the search. A dog's nose is more useful than a human's. Cheng Jing, you just stay home with Aunt Yan. Don't worry, we will definitely find Shen Yaoyue."
When everyone heard this, they were all stunned:
"But now there's poisonous fog outside, Tantan..."
After all, there are no gas masks suitable for dogs now.
"It's okay. I'll think of a way and start taking action now."
Tang Tian's final decision brought everyone back to their senses.
Shen Boyun looked at her gratefully and hurried downstairs. Tang Tian also returned to her home first.
After talking about this with Wei Mingxia and Tang Yi, they both confirmed it.
Tang Tian squatted down, stroked the dog's head, and asked:
"Tan Tan, how about taking you out on a mission today?"
"Woof!"
Tantan seemed to understand that the reason his master suddenly left without him was because something bad had appeared outside, but as long as he could go out with his master, no matter what the bad thing was, it would be fine.
Of course, Tang Tian would not let Tan Tan go out like this, so she turned on the system.
Recently, their attention has turned to the black and white dishes that they had previously purchased but not yet used.
Black rice is used to make new dishes that can see through fog and illusions. As for Tan Tan, Tang Tian plans to directly install something like a protective shield to completely defend against the poisonous fog, so she will use the white food Tremella to make a new dish.
Mix the two and add a few more slices of dried meat into the bowl. Tan Tan accepted the bowl of stew and started eating.
And it’s more like drinking than eating. In just a few minutes, the bottom of the basin was licked clean, leaving nothing behind.
Shortly after it finished eating, it shook its body, and a silver-white light suddenly appeared on its fur, then disappeared in an instant, but all three of them caught it.
Is this... a supernatural power being activated?
…
This bowl of Tremella soup is enough to make Tan Tan immune to all poisons.
There was a knock on the door. When I opened it, it turned out to be Cheng Jing.
Although he had calmed down, his spirit and energy looked completely different from usual. He handed over a pair of gloves and asked:
"This has a smell, I wonder if it will work?"
“Of course, I’ll let Tan Tan smell it, and when Shen Boyun comes back, we’ll set off.”
As Tang Tian spoke, she lowered her head to look, and it was indeed the pair of purple gloves. It seemed that Chen Yaoyue did not wear them out this time.
After giving Tan Tan a full sniff to make sure it had input the scent, Shen Boyun hurried back.
In fact, just as Cheng Jing thought, just registering it in the book is of no practical use in finding people, so it is better to find them yourself.
Tang Tian symbolically put a tight muzzle on Tan Tan, saying it was a new mask she had developed. Shen Boyun and Cheng Jing, who were anxious to find it, didn't think much about it.
It wasn't until the two people and the dog came downstairs that Tan Tan started to smell everywhere. Although the speed was not fast, Tang Tian and Shen Boyun still waited patiently.
Tantan lived up to everyone's expectations and continued to move forward in one direction. This seems to indicate that he is on the right track.
After eating so many special dishes, Tang Tian actually no longer regards Tan Tan as an ordinary dog. His ability to smell must be stronger than that of an ordinary dog.
But in the end, more and more buildings emerged from the fog, which surprised Tang Tian and Shen Boyun.
!
!
The base medical station is basically open 24 hours a day, and the lights are on at this time. The medical staff on duty inside are
Tang Tian asked several times, and after Tan Tan gave a firm response, they still decided to go in quietly.
Afterwards, Tan Tan led them downwards.
Shen Boyun’s eyes trembled.
The medical station has a basement, and it’s not all for morgues!
He tiptoed down to the quiet basement and continued sniffing along the corridor. Finally, he brought the two of them to a double door and obediently remained silent.
After taking off the gas mask, there is still a lingering faint smell of disinfectant at the tip of the nose.
Although Shen Boyun was anxious, he was not so anxious that he lost his mind. He reported the information he knew using the walkie-talkie.
Tang Tian slowly pushed open the door.
There were rows of beds in the room, with people lying on them, and various instruments connected to them. From time to time, there was a regular but disturbing beeping sound.
The room was still emitting a faint fluorescent blue light, and the smell of disinfectant was stronger.
This room is not a morgue, but it is filled with a cold and eerie atmosphere.
“Woo…”
Tan Tan sensed danger and whimpered softly.
Tang Tian turned around unintentionally and found that the person lying on the bed near the door was Chen Yaoyue!
Chen Yaoyue, with her eyes tightly closed, was wearing a respirator and had several tubes inexplicably connected to her body. But if the values on the instruments next to her were correct, Chen Yaoyue was still alive.
Maybe he was just brought here, so he is close to the gate?
And it looked like they were doing some kind of experiment, especially in a place like a medical station...
…
Tang Tian was just about to tell Shen Boyun and discuss strategy, but she felt a wind gradually picking up around her.
Wait, how could there be wind in a sealed room? Wouldn't that bring the poisonous mist in?
When Tang Tian turned her head and saw Shen Boyun staring at the bed, she suddenly came to her senses.
This must be his special ability!
"Hey, who are you and how did you get in?!"
A man dressed in a white coat and even a medical mask shouted.
This attracted the attention of several other people in white coats scattered around the room.
Tang Tian was just about to use her special ability when a hurricane suddenly arose in the room.
Colorless and invisible winds flew forward at high speed like sharp blades, not only knocking all the white coats to the ground, but also breaking the tubes on some hospital beds and the instruments next to them, making crackling sounds.
Tang Tian was stunned.
Could it be that Shen Boyun’s ability is of wind attribute?
The vast majority of the psychics in the base today have passive abilities that enhance their capabilities, followed by natural attributes.
Among them, water and earth are the most common, followed by fire. It is said that people with wood-attributed abilities have also appeared.
But there was no news about this person with wind-type abilities. However, Tang Tian knew what wind-type abilities were like, and this ability had even saved the Tang family's life!
“Wait! Stop it!!”
Another man rushed out waving his hands.
Tang Tian looked closely and found that the man was the director of this medical station!
Now everything makes sense. After the poisoned patient recovered, he was taken over by the medical station and entered the observation room. He was even the one who reported the initial discovery of the person with special abilities.
Who could have thought that he would go astray and do something like this?
"Oh...I know you guys."
The webmaster adjusted his glasses, his eyes sharp but also full of appreciation.
"Tang Tian and Shen Boyun from the armed team, Deputy Commander Yang once mentioned you to me - Shen Boyun, I was right. After the poisoning symptoms and high fever subsided, it was impossible for him not to be a superpower. I was forced to release you from the hospital at the time because of regulations, but I didn't expect you to use your superpowers after all!"
"Could it be that the use of superpowers is related to the emotions of the superpower holder? I need to write this down quickly..."
Seeing him acting weird, Tang Tian felt that the webmaster was hopeless.
Doesn't this look like a completely obsessed scientific researcher?
Shen Boyun only felt a dull pain in the back of his head, but he still clenched his fists and asked through gritted teeth:
"…What on earth did you do to my sister?!"
The stationmaster took notes while answering calmly:
"Since you are a mutant, in order to verify my genetic hypothesis, your biological sister may also become a mutant. This is definitely good news!"
"Good news? Didn't you consider that the poisonous fog would still kill most of them? Besides, you poisoned them on purpose!"
Tang Tian said coldly.
The webmaster shook his head, as if he felt sorry for the former's stupidity, but he still explained:
"I'm doing this all for Changping Base! Other bases and the central base have more psychics than we do here, and it's been proven that the number of psychics can determine the level of construction of a base!"
"As long as we can discover more and more people with special abilities, the construction of Changping Base can be accelerated, and we can finally achieve prosperity! Unfortunately, Deputy Director Yang disagrees with my opinion, so I can only carry out my plan in private!"
After he finished speaking, he turned to look at Shen Boyun, whose face was flushed, and smiled instead, his tone full of praise:
"Chen Boyun, ever since you awakened, I have always been optimistic about you - keep going! Keep using your abilities. What I didn't see in the observation room, I must see with my own eyes now! -"
"Bang!"
Tang Tian shot the stationmaster in the head.
A bloody hole appeared on the webmaster's forehead, his body swayed, and his glasses fell to the ground.
But those eyes were still staring in the direction of Shen Boyun, and finally they fell to the ground like a light bulb with no power.
Tang Tian put away her gun. This stationmaster's psychology was already abnormal. She had directly killed the main culprit of a major crime, which was not considered crossing the line.
“Bang!——”
Shen Boyun, who used his superpowers for the first time, slowed down a bit and sent out a wide wind blade, breaking some of the equipment again.
What followed was a dizziness, and Shen Boyun fell backwards without strength, and was helped up by Tang Tian.
She knew that Shen Boyun was mentally exhausted, so she quickly unwrapped a candy and stuffed it into his mouth, which should have some effect.
Hiding sugar secretly is nothing, but having freshly squeezed juice at this time is strange.
Feeling the sweetness emanating from his mouth, Shen Boyun gradually woke up, but the first thing he said was:
"Hurry, Ayao..."
"Don't worry, the armed forces and the security team are here, and everything can be settled now."
Tang Tian’s calm and firm voice calmed Shen Boyun down.
It turned out that he had been unconscious for a while.
"That's good. After all... I don't want A-Yao to have any special abilities. As long as I can continue to survive, that's enough."
The armed team was the one Shen Boyun had contacted earlier, and they were checking for any other enemies. The security team was collecting the stationmaster's body, and this missing persons case could finally be solved.
A group of medical staff from the medical station also came down, but many of them were unaware that the source of all this was actually their immediate superior.
However, the most important thing at the moment is to transfer all the people who are undergoing experiments in this room for treatment.
So in the end, Shen Yaoyue was admitted to the hospital, and Shen Boyun seemed to have recovered some of his mental strength, so he refused to be admitted to the hospital.
"Was that... my ability just now?"
Shen Boyun muttered with a hint of weakness at the end of his words.
"But I couldn't use it in the observation room. Maybe I was really provoked by him just now, but the force required is really... too great."
Although it is powerful, if it consumes so much energy every time it is used, the cost-effectiveness is really not great, and it is not as good as real guns and live ammunition.
Tang Tian thought for a moment before answering:
"Is there a possibility, I mean a possibility - that unleashing superpowers requires energy? Just like the MP required to unleash skills in games, if the MP is exhausted, the superpower user will naturally feel the symptoms and will be unable to unleash their superpowers."
Shen Boyun thought of his headache just now, licked the sweetness in his mouth again, and thought that what Tang Tian said made sense:
"Is that why you gave me candy? Sugar is indeed one of the important energy sources for humans, and I do feel a lot better!"
"Well, you can try it a few more times later. And before the apocalypse, there were those novels about people with superpowers. Most of them said that if you practice your superpowers more, your energy will increase. Maybe it will be useful!"
Tang Tian gave a vague explanation, and the room was sealed off by the security team and temporarily closed. The case finally came to an end.
…
Chen Yaoyue didn't know whether the stationmaster had forced her to inhale the poisonous mist, but after being taken to the medical station, she showed no symptoms of poisoning, only a high fever.
It seems that what needs to be done has been done. After all, the poisonous fog has not dissipated yet and can be inhaled at will. The rest depends on whether that person can change.
The base took this matter extremely seriously, and other medical stations were also investigated.
Those who died after being forced to inhale poisonous mist were directly taken to the crematorium by the stationmaster and turned into ashes. In addition, most of them were alone, so it was completely unnoticed.
For those who have someone around them who reports the case, the base has also made compensation this time; for those who are alone, if they become people with superpowers, the base will also guarantee follow-up arrangements.
The girls in the red-light district were also found, and almost half of them were dead, but at least there was an explanation.
So Shen Yaoyue, who had a high fever, and other people with fever were transferred to the general ward.
Yan Chunhua's heart finally settled down. Seeing that it was Cheng Jing who was taking care of him back and forth, Tang Tian pulled Shen Boyun out temporarily. After all, there was little space between the beds.
Although Shen Boyun followed him out subconsciously, he was a little confused and asked:
"What's wrong?"
Tang Tian glanced at him and said with a smile:
"Of course, don't be that light bulb!"
Shen Boyun didn't understand at first, but when he did, his face immediately wrinkled slightly.
Tsk. It can't be what I think, right?
After all, she is my own sister. As her brother, I hope that day will come as late as possible.
But Shen Boyun couldn't help but feel lucky. Fortunately, it was that kid Cheng Jing. At least he knew him well.
After this series of events happened, it was already early in the morning, even about to dawn, and everyone was worried and had not slept all night.
Tantan could no longer hold on. It lay on the floor of the medical station, its eyelids starting to twitch up and down. This time, it was the one who made the greatest contribution.
Seeing this, Shen Boyun said to Tang Tian:
"I'll stay. You go back and rest. If Ayao wakes up, I'll tell you."
Tang Tian originally wanted to leave, but a thought flashed through her mind, and she suddenly stopped and turned around and said:
"...Why don't we go back together? Aunt Yan and Cheng Jing are here. You just used your supernatural power. Once you've rested, we can change people."
Shen Boyun was stunned, as if in the past the former had always done what he said without any hesitation. If he had made a suggestion, she would have done it long ago.
It was supposed to be like this, when did it suddenly change?
But... this is fine.
Shen Boyun thought about it, nodded, and went home with Tang Tiantantan.
After telling Wei Mingxia and Tang Yi about the general situation, Tang Tian and Tan Tan first slept for a few hours, then woke up and took a shower. When they came out of the bathroom, Tan Tan was already enjoying his meal.
In order to reward it, Tang Tian specially took out a whole smoked chicken and a large bone from the system and let it gnaw on it alone.
It was already morning and breakfast was ready. Tang Yi ate first and prepared to go to work. Wei Mingxia even left some for Tang Tian.
Only then did Tang Tian feel her chest pressing against her back, and she followed Tan Tan and buried her head in eating until she let out a long burp.
She had just completed the mission, so the armed team would not let her work around the clock anymore. Instead, they would most likely give her a day off. She planned to go to the medical station again later.
…
When Tang Tian arrived at the medical station again, she came to the ward. Chen Yaoyue's fever had basically subsided and she had regained consciousness.
If nothing goes wrong, she will be discharged from the hospital this afternoon.
It turns out that to become a superpower, one still has to go to the observation room. But the director of the medical station has been shot dead, so this rule can be broken at will. The Shen family is unwilling to let Shen Yaoyue go, and no one can force them.
For them, it doesn’t matter whether Chen Yaoyue has special abilities or not. The most important thing is that she is still alive.
Yan Chunhua personally brought breakfast to Chen Yaoyue, and Chen Yaoyue, who seemed to have a good appetite, was eating the steamed bun in her hand with big mouthfuls.
As usual, Tang Tian brought two jars of honey as a gift for visiting the patient.
Shen Boyun, who had arrived early, was standing aside with his arms folded and his eyes rolling around.
He turned to Chen Yaoyue, then slid to Cheng Jing. Finally, he couldn't help it anymore, coughed a few times, and asked:
"When did you... start?"
Chen Yaoyue choked on the steamed bread, and Cheng Jing's face turned red instantly, just like the newly grown tomatoes in the underground station.
Yan Chunhua had experience before. In fact, she also noticed that the relationship between Cheng Jing and Shen Yaoyue was getting closer day by day, but she didn't expose it. She was always waiting for them to explain on their own initiative. Unexpectedly, her brother still lost his patience.
Chen Yaoyue stopped coughing and regained her usual spirits. She curled her lips and retorted:
"What do you know? This is just a matter of course! Ever since you came back from the apocalypse, you haven't spoken much to me or Mom. I don't know what you're thinking. So I can only go find Cheng Jing."
From the sound of it, it seems like they fell in love over time.
“…”
Shen Boyun was speechless for a moment.
Cheng Jing scratched his head embarrassedly. After all, they were brothers originally, but in the end he became brother-in-law. No brother-in-law would be happy about that.
Yan Chunhua smiled and said:
"I think it's great. This way we can become a family."
This sentence made the two of them blush again and stammer.
Tang Tian suddenly thought of something and asked:
"Isn't the other Aunt Yan here?"
If she remembered correctly, Yan Shuangmei still lived in the Shen family, but she had a broken arm and both legs were fine. Why didn't she even pretend to live there?
When Yan Shuangmei was mentioned, Yan Chunhua frowned unconsciously and lowered his voice by two degrees.
"Actually... when you were out, Cheng Jing and I were at home, and she was the only one there. She stayed in her room the entire time and didn't come out. She didn't respond when I knocked on the door, so I thought something had happened to her, so I used the spare key to open the door."
"I found out...she was secretly eating food, and that food wasn't from our house!"
Everyone was surprised when they heard it.
Yan Shuangmei was used to eating for free, and was later forced to do odd jobs to earn points.
Later, he became disabled and often used this to gain sympathy. It was impossible for him to suddenly have a lot of food, not to mention that it did not belong to his family.
What is happening now has to connect them to each other.
This may be a deeply hidden conspiracy.
Shen Boyun and Cheng Jing's expressions gradually became gloomy, and the atmosphere at the scene became half-frozen.
"mom……"
Shen Boyun took a deep breath and spoke slowly:
"We might have to do something in the future, so I'm telling you in advance..."
Yan Chunhua seemed to already know what was going on. She sighed, then looked at Chen Yaoyue, and finally nodded, deciding to let them handle it.
The Tang family could hear what happened later through the door.
"Ahhh! What do you want to do!!"
There were continuous screams coming from outside the door. The voice sounded both familiar and unfamiliar, but Tang Tian concluded that it must be Yan Shuangmei's voice.
"Shen Boyun! I'm your aunt! How dare you do this to me? And do you have any evidence!?"
Yan Shuangmei initially had an aggressive accusatory attitude, but Shen Boyun seemed unwilling to listen.
Because he found the supplies that the former had, some of which were still in the medical station. There was no doubt that he must have taken the dean's supplies.
As for whether to pass on the information or pay hush money, the Shen family didn't want to dwell on it anymore. Now they just wanted to drag Yan Shuangmei, the scourge, out of the house and deal with her themselves.
Seeing the cold expressions of Shen Boyun and Cheng Jing, Yan Shuangmei finally got scared. She clung to the door frame with a trembling voice and confessed:
"I, I was wrong...Bo Yun, I was really wrong. I won't dare to do it again next time!"
"And, you're a member of the armed forces. Aren't you afraid of being tracked down by the higher-ups? Please let me go..."
Yan Shuangmei was already in a panic. With Shen Boyun and Cheng Jing's personalities, she might really die!
But even if she wanted to threaten someone, she couldn't do it. Besides, she was alone. Yan Lei and Yan Huai had already moved out. If the Shen family hadn't taken her in, she would have probably become a stray in the base.
It is too easy to kill her. Even if the higher-ups are really too lazy to investigate, they can just say that she accidentally inhaled the poisonous fog and died before being sent to the medical station. After all, too many people have died from this.
The only thing she did wrong was to plot against the Shen family, so no one would forgive her. Instead, they would make her pay the price immediately.
The sounds in the corridor faded away.
After eating the melon, the Tang family continued to do their own things.
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