Xie Xuan felt like she had a very long dream.
In the dream, she was probably only five or six years old. There was no sun or moon where she lived, and there was always only white light, as if she was in a laboratory.
She is not the only child living in this laboratory. There are many children of similar age to her. Except for the time they are in the laboratory helping researchers to draw blood samples for experiments, they play together all the time.
There were no toys in the laboratory, and there were few games they could play, but Xie Xuan felt that her childhood self in the dream must have been very happy.
Time passed little by little, and Xie Xuan grew up little by little. One day, the world suddenly became dark, and her playmates suddenly disappeared. She was crying alone in the dark.
Xie Xuan felt like she had been crying for a very long time. After her tears had dried up, she raised her head and opened her eyes, only to find that the lights were on again.
The light in front of her was a little dazzling. Xie Xuan squinted her eyes and looked away, only to find that she was not in the familiar Ecological Bureau Hospital.
Xie Xuan first opened the panel and took a look. His health and spirit values had returned to full value. His abilities had not increased, but his points had increased a lot.
Xie Xuan sat up and found that not only was she nowhere to be found, but even the terminal on her wrist was missing.
Oh my god, was she kidnapped?
Xie Xuan's last memory was when she tried her best to kill the parasite. After Bai Ze announced that the mission was completed, she fainted from exhaustion.
She had no recollection of what happened afterwards, so did the kidnapper kidnap her before the Ecological Bureau’s logistics department arrived?
But looking at her completely healthy status on the system panel, it turned out that the kidnapper not only did not perform any cruel human experiments on her, but was also kind enough to change her into clean clothes and provide her with some treatment.
Just as Xie Xuan got out of bed and was about to go find the kind kidnapper, the door of the room was pushed open.
The person who walked in was a big shot that Xie Xuan had met before.
"Director?" Xie Xuan was puzzled.
Si Xun's expression did not look good. "Hello, Xie Xuan, I'm Si Xun."
Xie Xuan found that she was not surprised at all that Si Xun knew who she was. After all, he had kidnapped her here with a clear purpose. Wouldn't it be too outrageous if he still didn't know who the kidnapped person was?
However, as the deputy director of the Sixth District Ecological Bureau headquarters, Si Xun's taking away Xie Xuan, an employee of the Ecological Bureau, probably cannot be described as kidnapping.
"Hello, what can I do for you?" Xie Xuan asked politely.
Before Si Xun could speak, his terminal prompted him that he had received a new message. He glanced down, then raised his head and said, "Let's talk on the way. We're running out of time."
After Si Xun finished speaking, he turned around and left.
Xie Xuan could only follow by dragging the disposable slippers placed next to the bed.
Si Xun walked quickly, as if he was in a hurry. He hurried to the elevator door and pressed the up button. After the elevator and Xie Xuan arrived, he pressed the button for the top floor.
As the elevator went up, Si Xun finally had time to explain to Xie Xuan, "You've been unconscious for five days. Tomorrow is the date the Ecological Organization will conduct a biological weapons test in District 13. I'm going to take you to District 13 now."
Xie Xuan, who had been bewildered at first, became even more confused after hearing this. "Take me with you? Why?"
Si Xun did not answer the question directly, but said, "Zhou Yuanyuan is missing."
Xie Xuan was stunned for a moment. She didn't expect Si Xun to even know about Zhou Yuanyuan. "Zhou Yuanyuan is just traveling to relax."
"Who told you that?" Si Xun asked. "Zhou Yuanyuan's terminal signal shows that she left District 6. We retrieved the checkpoint surveillance of the signal location that day and found that she left with the people from the ecological organization."
Xie Xuan was stunned. "Someone from the Ecological Organization? How could Zhou Yuanyuan be connected to them? When we were on a mission together before, Zhou Yuanyuan said she didn't like the Ecological Organization."
"People change," Si Xun said calmly, "We reasonably suspect Zhou Yuanyuan is currently in District 13."
Xie Xuan was even more confused. "Why did the Ecological Organization go to such great lengths to bring Zhou Yuanyuan to District 13? To infect one more person?"
Si Xun turned his head and glanced at Xie Xuan, but before he could say anything, the elevator had reached the top floor.
Si Xun didn't delay and immediately walked out of the elevator.
Xie Xuan followed immediately.
There is a helipad on the top floor, and now there is a helicopter parked on the helipad ready to take off at any time.
Si Xun walked in front, and Xie Xuan followed him into the helicopter. After they sat down and put on their headphones, Si Xun continued what he had not finished saying.
"Do you know what the Ecological Organization calls biological weapons?"
"Is it... a strain of bacteria?" Xie Xuan said hesitantly.
Si Xun nodded. "Yes, but not entirely. The ecological organization's plan is divided into two parts. One is to infect the entire thirteenth district with a highly infectious bacteria strain, and the other is to prevent the parasites from cross-infection and mutual devouring each other during this mass infection. Therefore, these parasites need to be managed separately."
Xie Xuan originally thought that this was just speculation by the people in District 6 about the ecological organization's actions, but she didn't expect that the ecological organization would actually be so cruel as to plan to do so.
"District Thirteen actually agreed to let the Ecological Organization do this?" Xie Xuan asked in disbelief. "A whole population infected...isn't that too terrifying, no matter how you look at it?"
Si Xun was silent for a few seconds. "District 13 has actually been shrinking since last year."
He paused and said, "District 13 is close to the ocean. The fungi outside the walls are mutating at a speed and intensity far beyond human expectations. They are eroding the walls and the territory at an increasing rate."
Just by listening to these simple words, Xie Xuan could imagine how terrified and helpless the people who actually lived in District 13 must be.
"Also, District 13 is different from the first four districts and the several districts surrounding District 6. Their resources and strength were far inferior to ours when they were first established. It's already very difficult for them to hold on until now and then choose to give up."
Xie Xuan asked, "But in that case, why can't we just send the remaining people in District 13 to the other 12 districts for refuge, instead of having the Ecological Organization resort to such extreme measures?"
Si Xun's face was gloomy. "Asylum isn't as simple as you think. There are many complex factors involved. Not to mention that the districts surrounding District 13 are also facing severe infection invasions. The first four districts, which have relatively abundant resources, have also clearly stated that they will not accept asylum seekers due to geographical distance."
He sighed, "The same is true for District 6. Although it's regrettable, we can't sacrifice the interests of District 6's residents and expend a large amount of manpower and resources to rescue the residents of District 13 at this critical moment."
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