pjbooks Chapter 387 Nighttime Investigation of the Nuclear Power Plant
Chapter 387 Nighttime Investigation of the Nuclear Power Plant
Lin Fan returned to the lounge with a belly full of questions.
The days of running around and the high level of mental stress left him feeling exhausted.
He lay in bed, intending to sort out his thoughts, but unknowingly fell into a deep sleep.
However, what he didn't know was...
While he was asleep, in a bedroom in a rest area reserved for survivors at the nuclear power plant, a dozen or so people were gathered.
The room was dimly lit, and everyone's face was hidden in shadow.
"He's here."
At this moment, a hoarse voice broke the silence.
"Our plans may fail because of him."
"uncertain."
Another, slightly younger voice retorted,
His arrival might be an opportunity.
We can try talking to him; I believe he won't reject our offer.
"Talk to him? Are you crazy?"
At that moment, another voice immediately rang out.
Have you forgotten who he is?
How did that dark forest disappear?
You want to negotiate with a walking 'natural disaster'?
"It might be a natural disaster for those creatures, but for us, it might not be."
The young voice insisted.
"He can destroy the old world, and he can also usher in a new one! And it might even be a new world where we have a place."
"Wake up! That's a walking disaster; it's impossible for it to allow us to coexist with it."
……
Late at night.
Most of the lights inside the nuclear power plant were turned off, leaving only the dim emergency lights in the corridors, casting long shadows.
Lin Fan suddenly sat up in bed.
He wasn't sleeping soundly at all, or rather, he didn't sleep at all.
In his dazed state, he suddenly remembered what Miller had said earlier.
Therefore, I woke up again in a daze.
However, after he lay back down on the bed for a while...
"Damn it, I can't sleep again."
He scratched his hair in frustration, then simply rolled over and got out of bed.
Instead of lying here unable to sleep, I might as well go out and see what's going on, and see if it's really as Miller said.
He opened the door; it was quiet outside, with only the faint hum of the ventilation ducts in the distance.
He looked around but didn't see anyone, so he quietly left the room.
Miller said that most of the survivors were housed in dormitories in the living quarters.
Although he wasn't very familiar with the situation at the nuclear power plant, he still saw quite a few newly constructed buildings when he first arrived.
Soon, he slipped out of the building and went to the newly built shantytown not far away.
Arriving at a wooden house, he peered inside through the doors and windows like a thief.
His eyesight is far beyond that of ordinary people; he can see the situation inside the room at a glance.
But as he saw what was inside, his pupils contracted slightly.
Inside the spacious dormitory, there were more than a dozen bunk beds.
The bed was filled with survivors who were "sound asleep".
But to his surprise, the sleeping postures of the people inside were remarkably consistent.
They all stood upright with their hands flat on either side of their bodies.
What's even more bizarre is that all of those people's eyes were open, staring straight at the upper bed board.
Their eyes were unfocused and lifeless, like mannequins displayed in a store.
The room was also deathly silent.
Not to mention snoring, you can't even hear breathing.
The rise and fall of each person's chest, if not observed closely, might lead one to believe they were not breathing.
"Good heavens, what is this? A group of people lying dead?"
Lin Fan mentally complained, and at the same time, a chill ran down his spine.
He didn't think these things could harm him, but the fact that he couldn't understand them always made him feel uneasy.
To know.
This situation is currently only occurring at the nuclear power plant. However, if this substance is contagious, it could spread to Raccoon City...
The consequences are unimaginable.
Standing in front of the door, he hesitated for a moment before gently trying to push it open.
He felt it necessary to verify the situation himself.
The door was pushed open, and he quietly went inside.
They approached the nearest bed, where a middle-aged man was lying.
Lin Fan extended a finger and gently poked the other person's arm.
There was really no response.
As if unwilling to give up, he increased his strength a little more.
There was still no response.
Just as Lin Fan was about to withdraw his hand, the middle-aged man's neck suddenly made a soft "crack" sound and stiffly turned around.
Those empty eyes were fixed on Lin Fan's face.
There was no anger, no fear, only emptiness.
The next second, as if a switch had been flipped, the man blinked sharply, the emptiness in his eyes quickly fading, replaced by a blank and drowsy look.
"Who...who is it?"
He mumbled incoherently, rubbing his eyes.
"What are you doing in the middle of the night...?"
However, when he saw Lin Fan standing by the bed, he was jolted awake and instantly became clear-headed.
And with a look of terror on his face, he scrambled to shrink into the corner of the bed.
"Mr. Lin...?"
Lin Fan ignored his fear, simply looking at him quietly and asking, "What were you doing just now?"
"I...I'm going to sleep," the man stammered.
"Sleep?" Lin Fan's lips curled into a cold smile. "Sleep with your eyes open?"
"what?"
The man was completely stunned. He subconsciously touched his face.
"I...I don't know, I just felt like I was sleeping very soundly..."
Looking at his seemingly genuine expression, Lin Fan had no more doubts.
It seems that all of these people have been taken into custody.
But where does the manipulation originate?
"Alright, you can go back to sleep now."
Lin Fan realized that it was unlikely he could find any secrets in these people, so he simply turned around and walked out of the room under the man's questioning gaze.
Standing outside, he did not return to his lounge.
Instead, he gazed at the nuclear power plant in the darkness, somewhat bewildered.
After thinking for a long time without coming up with a solution, he finally turned his attention to the breeding area.
In his view, the most likely thing to go uncontrollable in the entire base was that sapling.
Of course, he also thought of another place, which was the Helen Laboratory that Miller had mentioned earlier.
With that in mind, he took a deep breath and immediately decided to go to the laboratory to take a look.
He returned to the main building and went down the stairs leading to the laboratory.
"Hmm? The air here seems a bit chilly?"
As you walk down the stairs, you can feel the air around you getting colder and colder.
But Lin Fan did not stop and continued walking down.
Soon, he arrived at the first gate.
Beside the door, a red electronic lock was flashing faintly.
"Insufficient permissions".
Lin Fan tried swiping the temporary pass Miller had given him, and the electronic lock emitted a cold beep.
Just as he was about to try to force his way through the door, a calm voice suddenly rang out behind him.
"Mr. Lin, what are you doing here?"
Lin Fan suddenly turned around.
From the shadows of another passage behind him, a young man in a white coat slowly emerged.
He wore a pair of gold-rimmed glasses and had a refined appearance.
But in Lin Fan's eyes, it was completely unfamiliar.