Chapter 77 Assisting in the Investigation
He couldn't help but swallow hard, but in order to maintain his aloofness and stern demeanor as the eldest brother, Chu Bai still dragged Chen Haohua away.
"I'll treat you to a meal at the cafeteria. I heard they launched a new flavor of earthworm cookies today, your favorite mango flavor."
"No, I want to eat meat!" Chen Haohua cried, but was dragged away from the villa area.
Just as Yu Miaomiao and the other two finished lunch and were about to take a nap, Chu Bai and Chen Haohua arrived again.
"Seriously, can you guys just finish what you're saying all at once?" Even Lu An couldn't help but complain about them this time; they'd already seen each other three times in one day.
"Hehe, our captain is very serious about his work. He went back and consulted with his superiors, and they agreed that your team could assist in the investigation. We're here to give you the secret mission we've assigned. Don't worry, we definitely won't let you work for nothing."
Chen Haohua shook the bracelet, and a task information popped up. Yu Miaomiao accepted the task on her own bracelet and then sent it to Lu An and Xu Nanwei respectively.
[Secret Dungeon Quest]
[Classification: Three Stars]
[Available for assistance: Military task force, leader: Chu Bai; Research Institute, Department 3, head: Ye Jian.]
[Mission Objective: Assist in investigating the cause of Li Yi's transformation, who sewn him up and released him, and what the mastermind behind it all is.]
[Task Time: Complete the task within one week]
[Task Reward: 500 Sub-Crystals/Team]
"The rewards are getting worse every day, and the amount of Asian Crystal Points given out is getting less and less."
Actually, it was the same in the previous life. In the early days of the apocalypse, the base had just been built and needed a lot of help from people with superpowers. It also needed to attract people to hand over supplies with high rewards. As time went by, the scarcity of supplies became more and more serious, and the rewards became less and less.
"That's quite a lot, and this was only after the captain fought for it."
"Alright, let's get down to business," Chu Bai interrupted Chen Haohua's rambling.
"This matter is not as simple as you think. I suspect that even if Li Yi knows the reason for his mutation and is willing to tell you, it only means that he has completed the initial stage of the mission. He probably has no idea what will happen after his death. So, by asking him, we probably won't be able to find out who intentionally stirred up the water in the underground city."
"You always have to take the first step."
Yu Miaomiao also knew that this matter was not so simple. She recalled her experiences in her previous life countless times, but could not find a single useful piece of information about this matter, not even a scrap of information.
But one piece of information is crucial, and it concerns the new weapons in the capital.
In the third year of the apocalypse, the new weapons from the capital's underground city were promoted to the provincial capital. The corrosive liquid energy in the weapons was very special, but it could effectively target mutated plants. Yu Miaomiao guessed that these liquids were similar to the venom produced by Li Yi, and might even be the same thing.
Therefore, Ye Jian became Yu Miaomiao's suspect.
She had no recollection of who specifically created this weapon in her previous life.
However, Ye Jian participated in the research of most of the new weapons in his previous life and was a well-known weapons master in the survivor base, so he must have some connection with this matter.
In their previous life, this kind of weapon was also extremely rare; in any case, no one in their team could afford such an expensive weapon.
Yu Miaomiao and Ye Jian had zero contact in their previous life, and they didn't have much contact in this life either. They didn't exchange more than ten sentences in their two meetings. She didn't know what kind of person he was, but every time she saw him, he was a workaholic and a science fanatic.
However, these conjectures, combined with his own rebirth, could not be told to Chu Bai and the others without evidence.
Therefore, perhaps taking advantage of the fact that we can eliminate him before he causes any major crisis is not a bad idea.
What a pity, I was just about to get on good terms with this big shot so it would be easier for me to get some weapons in the future.
But it's nothing. Weapons, even if Ye Jian is gone, there will be Zhang Jian, Wang Jian, and all sorts of Jian. The dungeon won't rely on just one Ye Jian for development. If he really continues to research these biological weapons, it could be a danger to all of humanity.
"Then, the task of extracting information about Li Yi's mutation from him will be assigned to your team. Hopefully, we can get an answer by tomorrow. Deputy Captain Chen and I have other tasks to complete, so we'll be leaving now. By the way, if you encounter any danger during the mission, please contact us in advance. We can provide fire support."
"Well... we haven't taken the gun license test for the dungeon yet."
Yu Miaomiao suddenly remembered that she had been busy with various things lately, and her plan to go to the underground training ground to participate in firearms training had been delayed. Although she had participated in the training in her previous life and taught Lu An some ways to use firearms, they had not yet obtained the qualifications to carry firearms in this life.
"You guys know how to use it, right?" Chu Bai thought back to the first time he met Lu An. The wounds on those corpses were not something a novice could make with a gun; they were clean and efficient.
"Yes, but we don't have a license. We don't do anything illegal."
"That's good. You guys go to the training ground at 10 o'clock tomorrow. I have a plan." Chu Bai heard the broadcast announcing the time; it was already 3 PM. He indicated that he still had a mission to complete and then left first.
After the two of them left, Yu Miaomiao was about to go upstairs when there was another knock on the door.
OMG! What's going on today? These people who don't usually come, who are just looking for a break, are showing up one after another.
"I just wanted to let you know I was going back to the patrol team. And what's with that Ya Jing?"
He Liang had a complete blackout. He didn't remember how he fell asleep yesterday, or whether he said anything crazy while drunk, and naturally, he didn't remember readily accepting Ya Jing's offer.
"It's your share of the payment. Our team discussed it and decided that you should get half. We've already received it, so there's no way you can return it to us."
"The duck I've got is mine now. Thank you all. Next time, I'll treat you to the base's specialty earthworm cookies."
"There's absolutely no need for that!"
After He Liang left, Yu Miaomiao sat on the sofa with lingering fear, glancing at the front door every now and then. Hopefully, no one else would come today. After waiting for half an hour and seeing that no one was knocking, she went upstairs with peace of mind.
Lying in bed, unable to fall asleep, she decided to go into her spatial dimension to find Li Yi, to see if he was eating well and if he had any new complaints about Yu Miaomiao.
Sometimes I find chatting with Li Yi quite interesting. Seeing him grit his teeth and look helpless is, I have to say, quite satisfying.
"These foods don't suit your taste?"
That shouldn't be the case. Isn't the food Yu Miaomiao provides better than the food in the underground city's canteen?
Seeing that the monster Li Yi had adapted to life in the glass room, he sat cross-legged on the ground, but the food and water remained untouched.
When Yu Miaomiao appeared, he stopped roaring and frantically pounding the glass. His message to Yu Miaomiao was just one sentence.
"I'm so hungry, I really want to eat bullets."