The two men walked out of the resettlement site gate and climbed onto the speedboat parked on the water.
After taking off the bulky pressure-resistant diving suit and carrying two barrels of limestone onto the boat, Lin Fen handed over a bottle of water and said, "Take a break."
Feng Chen sat down to drink water, holding the empty code box in his left palm, with a small part exposed. Lin Fen sat opposite him, looking at the horizon in the distance.
"Qin Shen, do you know how this mutation came about?" he suddenly asked.
Feng Chen put down the water, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I heard from Colonel Yu that a virus invaded the bodies of some people and caused mutations."
Lin Fen shook his head: "He didn't tell you the truth."
"You didn't tell me the truth?" Feng Chen was a little surprised.
Lin Fen said: "In fact, this virus has not only invaded the bodies of some people, but has already invaded the bodies of everyone on our planet. No one is exempt, whether it is a newborn baby or an elderly person who is about to die.
Feng Chen's heart tightened, and his voice became a little dry: "Does everyone have this virus lurking in their body?"
"Yes, everyone. It's just that the incubation period varies, but sooner or later, everyone will enter the outbreak period." Lin Fen retracted his gaze, lowered his eyes and did not look at him, only staring at the water in his hand.
Feng Chen remembered that Yan Bubu had a fever last night. His face lost color and he looked shocked and panicked.
"Are you sure? Everyone?" He stared at Lin Fen, as if he wanted to see every expression on his face.
"Sure. Everyone." Lin Fen looked back at him calmly.
Feng Chen knew that he was not lying, and his breathing became rapid: "Then is there any solution to prevent the virus lurking in the body from breaking out?"
Lin Fen shook his head and said, "Before the earthquake, the governments of the United States and even the world were doing their utmost to conduct secret research, hoping to conquer this virus and prevent mutation. However, according to current scientific and technological means, there is nothing we can do about this virus, and there is no way to prevent mutation."
After Lin Fen finished speaking, they both fell into silence, and only Feng Chen's rapid breathing could be heard.
After a moment, Lin Fen spoke again: "However, the Eastern Alliance has already made some progress in their research, and they succeeded in their secret research institute in Haiyun City. It's just that the earthquake happened before they could take the next step."
"Has the Eastern Alliance Army in Haiyun City made some progress?" Feng Chen asked.
Normally, he was always calm and indifferent, keeping a distance from others without making a sound, revealing a shrewdness that was not expected of him at his age. But at this moment, he was completely confused, with panic and anxiety in his eyes, and he finally looked like a thirteen-year-old boy.
Lin Fen said, "Do you see the code box in your hand? I found it in the secret research institute of the Eastern Alliance Army. Unfortunately, it is an empty box. The real box was taken away by their General Feng Zaiping."
When Lin Fen spoke, he stared at Feng Chen without blinking, as if he wanted to take in his every reaction.
Feng Chen's voice trembled uncontrollably: "Then, what was supposed to be in this box?"
"If this box is real, then it should contain the Eastern Alliance's research results on this mutation."
Lin Fen leaned forward slightly, his sharp eyes locked onto Feng Chen, and he said word by word: "That box is crucial. With it, researchers can proceed to the next stage of research and save those who have entered the mutation period. Even if they don't become sentinel guides, they will recover and become ordinary people, and there will be no possibility of them turning into zombies."