Chapter 18 Civilized Sinner 18

Song Yanghui and Pan Yi returned to the remaining team.

"The captain is back." Some team members noticed them from a distance.

Hearing the sound, the nun also stuck her head out from the convoy. She showed joy at first, but then was stunned.

"Where is Dr. Yan?" She stared at Song Yanghui and asked in a cold voice.

The latter glanced at him and said nothing.

The nun quickly jumped out of the car and rushed to Song and Pan to stop them. Qi Lan, who was sitting next to them, subconsciously wanted to hold her back but failed.

"Where did you take Dr. Yan?" She stared at Song Yanghui stubbornly, without even looking at Pan Yi beside her.

Song Yanghui was forced to stop, folded his arms across his chest, and looked down slightly at the woman who was blocking his way. He finally looked at her straight in the eye, but he just looked at her, with his thin lips tightly pursed, without any intention of explaining.

She still didn't get any response. Everyone in the convoy watched the two people confronting each other in silence. The atmosphere was quiet and a drizzle fell.

"Come back first, the rain is going to get heavier soon." Qi Lan didn't get out of the car, but called her from behind.

She looked back, then turned back silently and began to walk towards Song Yanghui.

Watching her approaching step by step, Song Yanghui's expression remained unchanged. He looked listless and didn't even show any intention of moving.

Everyone was watching this scene, wondering what she was going to do.

The nun did nothing. She walked past Song Yanghui and headed forward. Then she walked faster and faster, and finally she ran.

Qi Lan, who was behind, finally realized something was wrong and got off the car. She called the nun's name in the rain.

But the nun did not look back. She rushed into the deserted city without hesitation.

——

On the other side, Yan Nan was once again surrounded by the memories of the original owner.

In a somewhat dim room.

"Dr. Yan, the results are out... but the situation is a bit strange..."

"Let me see." Yan Nan raised his head. His pale skin was still shockingly white in the dim light.

He reached out and took the observation data from Lin Ye.

At first he just read it slowly, but then he read more and more. After hurriedly flipping through the last few pages, Yan Nan's face showed disbelief and astonishment.

The thick printed paper fell from his shaking hands, scattered in the air and spread out in a large area on the ground.

"No, this kind of thing..." Yan Nan stared blankly ahead, not yet recovering from the shock brought by the information.

Then he stood up suddenly and said to Lin Ye, "We have to destroy this thing as soon as possible and never let it get out!"

"Will it be eliminated now?" Lin Ye asked softly, with a hint of hidden emotion in his voice, but Yan Nan was distracted at the moment and didn't notice anything strange about him.

"Yes! You go now, no! I'll go!"

As he said this, he pushed Lin Ye away and prepared to leave for the exit. However, after he had taken a few steps, his vision began to go dark and his body began to sway uncontrollably. He subconsciously held onto the wall next to him.

The thoughtful assistant rushed over to support him and helped him lean back on the chair.

After several minutes, the dizzy world slowly calmed down.

Lin Ye's voice entered his tired mind. "Dr. Yan, you should take a rest first. I will help you with this matter."

The world in front of him was getting darker and darker. Yan Nan had no choice but to nod slowly, then leaned against the wooden table and slowly fell asleep.

…

I slept for a very long time, feeling completely dark and confused.

When he woke up again, there was no one beside him. The pain in his head did not subside but increased. He covered his head and walked out of the room.

The corridor was dark and silent, with only the red and green lights of the instruments flashing from time to time. He suddenly realized that it was late at night and everyone else had already left for get off work. He was the only one left in the entire institute.

At this moment, a faint voice came into his ears. There was an inexplicable sense of familiarity in the faint voice, and Yan Nan suddenly felt a curiosity that he had never felt before.

He staggered in the direction of the sound.

The closer you get, the clearer the sound.

Finally he came to a familiar door. The door was ajar and a ray of light came from the gap.

He had such a severe headache that he didn't notice that this was where he worked every day.

But the conversation inside the door had automatically entered his mind.

"That's... this... sir."

"Oh... tell me... in more detail."

"...Nan...accident...infectious...reproductive...extremely...terrifying...eliminate...but Lin...secretly...told me..."

"Oh……"

“It’s amazing.”

The conversation inside was still going on, but Yan Nan had already walked to the door. He had no intention of going in, but a sudden strong pain came over him, and he suddenly squatted down with his hands on his head. In the movement, his shoulder unconsciously pushed open the half-closed door.

The sound in the room suddenly stopped——

The ground in front of his eyes became blurry, and the pain in his head hit his nerves again and again.

Yan Nan couldn't help but hit his forehead repeatedly with his hands, but after he had just hit it twice, his wrist was grasped by another cold hand.

As that hand held my head, the intense pain in my head suddenly subsided.

He raised his head in a daze, tears welling up in his eyes because of the pain.

In the blurred vision, a handsome middle-aged man gradually became clear. The man was wearing a suit and a smile on his face. He half-knelt down, one hand gently supporting Yan Nan's face, and the other hand tightly pinched his wrist.

"What's wrong? Don't you recognize me again?" The man spoke in a deep voice with a smile.

"No." Yan Nan opened his cracked lips and immediately denied it in a hoarse voice.

"Dad, why are you here?"

"I came to see you, but I couldn't see you anywhere." Yan Qiusi reached out and casually rubbed Yan Nan's wet hair, and at the same time did not forget to tell a few lies to coax him considerately.

"Look at me?" But Yan Nan obviously didn't buy it. There was no emotion on his face. Instead, deep doubt appeared in his eyes.

"See, I need to stay at the institute in the middle of the night?"

"Alright, alright." Yan Qiusi didn't let his emotions affect him. He leaned forward, put his arms around Yan Nan and hugged him in his arms, gently patting his back to comfort him.

"Good boy...good boy, don't worry about it, take a nap and have some rest..."

…

…

The next day he came to the institute again, and everything was calm and normal. Except that Dr. Yan, who never missed work, came half a day later than usual, there was no other abnormal situation.

Lin Ye came to tell him that everything related to the strange virus had been destroyed. Yan Nan looked into the laboratory and found that many instruments that had been used had indeed been moved away.

Everything related to the virus was cleared away, as if its appearance was just a nightmare.

Yan Nan was completely relieved and continued with his previous research direction.

However, on the fifth day.

Everything has changed.

early morning.

6:55.

Yan Nan walked into the research institute.

Swipe card.

Open the door.

greet.

Yan Nan couldn't go in immediately because the two colleagues walking in front of him suddenly started chatting.

They greeted each other and stayed at the door for several minutes without any intention of going in.

Yan Nan stood several meters away from them holding the bag. He didn't want to go up, nor did he want to get too close to strangers. He planned to wait until they went in before going in.

7:00.

The old man in the security room started broadcasting the morning news on time.

A smooth and pleasant female announcer's voice came from the TV.

"Good morning, my dear friends. Today is...

"…Recently, an academic scandal in which a doctoral student was suspected of plagiarizing the research results of his peers has attracted widespread attention…Currently, relevant academic institutions have launched an investigation into the matter and will severely punish the persons involved. At the same time…"

The sound on TV suddenly froze. Yan Nan looked up curiously and saw a man in black breaking into the studio. After a while, the man in black left and the female announcer's face suddenly became serious.

She continued to report Xu Wen.

"I have an urgent report. An infectious virus broke out at Qingshan City Third People's Hospital at 3:05 this morning..."

"…The patients all showed symptoms such as high fever, cough, and blue skin…The virus first appeared in a wealthy man named Li who was rushed to the hospital for emergency treatment at 2 pm yesterday…The virus is highly contagious. As of now, the number of people infected has reached 309…The wealthy man named Li who first fell ill was confirmed dead at 6 am today…"

At the same time, the screen switched to the real-time camera of Qingshan Hospital. In the morning, the air in the hospital was filled with a heavy soul. Everywhere was a murderous scene, and people coming and going were wearing protective clothing from head to toe.

Suddenly, the picture shook for a moment, and then a black shadow flashed past the camera, and the connection was immediately cut off.

"Wow, what happened just now?" An exaggerated voice sounded, and Yan Nan turned his head and glanced again.

The two colleagues who were chatting over there seemed to have noticed the unusual situation here, and they continued chatting about this topic.

"Haha, what are you thinking? There can't really be a zombie."

"It's funny. You must have watched too many movies."

"Hey, there aren't that many. It's just that a pretty girl from the next district asked me out yesterday. Oh, it's not that I want to go out with her, but what's the point of staying alone at this late hour?"

"Come on. If you have the ability to brag like that, you can publish several top-notch articles if you put the data above. You have achieved enough to overthrow your boss and start your own business."

"You are just jealous. Stop changing the subject..."

The two of them laughed and joked and finally swiped their cards to go in.

The door was finally empty, but Yan Nan stood there stiffly, not moving for a long time.

Zombies?

What is it?