Mu Tang continued to talk:
"Someone used my name to retrieve high-risk viruses from the virus library. This matter caught my attention."
"Soon I discovered that this man had dumped the waste contaminants from the experiment into the river surrounding the experimental station."
After hearing this, Lu Yan already knew how the virus spread in the first place.
For the sake of confidentiality, the entire building of the ACET experimental station was built in the center of the river, surrounded by extremely fast rivers.
There is only one road to the experimental station.
This largely prevents anyone from sneaking into the experimental station while avoiding the sentries.
This river connects most of the surrounding waters, pouring pollution sources into the river, and the consequences can be imagined.
Mu Tang continued:
"I originally thought it was a virus leak, and I would soon receive news that there was a highly contagious virus around me. But I didn't expect that things were far from as simple as I thought."
"I picked up a rotten fish by the river with only white bones left, but it was still alive and kicking."
"This fish acted as if it didn't know it was dead. It kept beating around the clock and was very aggressive."
This scene was very familiar, and Lu Yan couldn't help but think of the dancing dead fish they saw on the river beach, as well as the fish from the scientific research department two days ago.
"I sampled the river water and found out that there was no living thing in the water, no algae, no microorganisms, nothing."
"It's like all living things were hunted by this virus, and finally turned into nothingness."
When Mu Tang said this, he raised his finger:
"It's actually very simple to verify."
Lu Yan followed her gaze to the slender fingertips and understood:
"Did you drip your own blood?"
Mu Tang nodded slightly:
"Yes, the results surprised me. The moment the blood was dripped into the water, whether it was red blood cells, white blood cells or platelets, they shrank and lost activity in an instant."
Lu Yan raised his eyebrows. Zombies spread quickly in the body. Once bitten, it will kill a person within a few seconds. This is not surprising.
Sure enough, Mu Tang continued:
"What surprised me was not that the cells shrank and died, but what happened next. All the cells quickly came back to life in just a few seconds and began to mutate."
"Just like cancer cells, they quickly divide into mutated cells, then spread continuously, and then start to become violent and abnormally active."
Mu Tang tapped her fingertips on the desktop:
"In other words, although the current zombies are dead according to our current medical definition, in a certain sense, they are still alive."
Lu Yan quickly thought of the rapid self-healing of high-level zombies. If this is the explanation, then their self-healing can also be understood.
"I quickly realized the seriousness of the matter and started following the flow of the river to investigate."
"Thankfully, this river is not used as domestic water, so there has not been a large-scale infection in the cities it flows through. However, there are also fishermen who rely on this river for their livelihood."
"So the infection broke out there?" Lu Yan asked.
"Yes, but their local officials did not choose to report it, but chose to block information."
Mu Tang nodded:
"They were told that water could seal the virus, so they tied up infected people and submerged them in the water in order to reduce the spread of the virus."
"That's ridiculous." Lu Yan really didn't expect that until now, there are still people who think that submerging people in water is more effective than going to the hospital.
Then they thought of the zombies they met by the river, tied under the water.
So it's not some kind of superstitious activity, but it's to block the virus?
But Mu Tang shook his head:
"No, this method does have a certain effect, but it only works in that small area."
"They made the land they lived in safer, but they spread the virus further and caused the organisms in the river to mutate."
After enjoying the benefits, the authorities actually acquiesced to this ridiculous way of dealing with virus-infected people because they were afraid of being held responsible for failure in epidemic prevention.
They had no concern at all about how much disaster such a treatment would bring to people in other places.
Lu Yan frowned and listened, always feeling that he had overlooked something. His eyes fell on the wall of the small courtyard outside the window, and he suddenly said:
"No, the purpose of those who told them how to control the virus was not here, but to isolate that land!!"
Mu Tang's eyes flashed with appreciation and he nodded in approval:
"Yes, since managers have chosen this method of epidemic prevention, they must firmly block the news of the virus and prevent it from leaking out."
"The fishing village by the river is not a port. It is far away from the city and the transportation is underdeveloped."
"I don't need to tell you how advanced communication is now. If this can be concealed, then this place will inevitably become an 'isolated place'."
Mu Tang said quietly:
"Isn't this a perfect place for experimentation?"
With information occlusion, ready-made experimental subjects, and a regime administrator who has reached a dead end and has no choice, this is an ideal experimental place.
Lu Yan also understood that with the current national conditions, it was impossible for "kidnappers" to form an army and control a certain area for a long time.
In this case, of course, one can only choose the "person in power" who is responsible for directly controlling the area, and then blockade the place in his name.
The people inside are imprisoned like livestock, and all the information reported by the controlled "puppet" creates a false shell that the place is safe and sound.
If you think about it this way, even the initial dumping of pollutants into the river had ulterior motives. It turns out that this was the purpose of the people behind the scenes, and their intentions are so sinister! !
Speaking of which, I have to mention the privately called virus, one of the creators of the zombie virus.
Mu Tang hesitated for a while, and finally asked:
"Do you know Mu Xu?"
Lu Yan hesitated for a moment and asked tentatively:
"Is that your father?" In fact, when he saw the name at first, he felt familiar. Later, he thought that it might have the same surname as Mu Tang, so he didn't think much about it.
Mu Tang nodded, not knowing what he was thinking of, and his face instantly turned cold:
"My father, in a sense, can be what you call a 'genius'. He is an important cadre of the national aerospace department."
"National aerospace department?" Lu Yan was a little surprised, but from what Mu Tang told him about the dream before, Mu Xu was a complete virology expert.
How could these two completely unrelated and vastly different fields appear in the same person?
Mu Tang's cold voice continued:
"Such a person, when his career was at its peak, suddenly chose to abandon his professional knowledge and chose to switch to pathology, which he knew nothing about."
"The result is predictable. Neither his colleagues, nor his friends, nor his family can understand his choice. No one thinks he can succeed."
When Mu Tang said this, his eyes were as cold as broken ice:
"So he chose to abandon his family, divorce his wife, and live in isolation with his arrogant daughter."
It's a pity that this daughter is just a dragster to him. There is no place for father's love in his heart filled with ideals and beliefs.
Mu Tang suddenly chuckled, his eyes full of unclear emotions:
"But he actually succeeded later on. With his clever mind and desperate madness, he finally succeeded in becoming the chief of ACET until he retired and I took his place."
"It's just that he is the former chief and my nominal father. Even if he has resigned, he can still make some moves in ACET."
"Did he use your name to bring out the highly contagious viruses in the virus library?" Lu Yan guessed that Mu Tang had mentioned this dream.
Mu Tang nodded:
"I got the zombie virions that had been created from him and started studying the antibodies."
As soon as he heard about "antibodies", even Lu Yan couldn't help but ignite hope:
"So...antibody vaccine?"
Mu Tang glanced at him and shook his head:
"I may disappoint you. With my current knowledge base, there is no way to develop a vaccine."
Lu Yan smiled bitterly. He had already had a premonition, but he still couldn't help but feel disappointed.
However, Mu Tang's next words stunned him:
"I took a compromise and that was to put the virus to sleep."
