Rebirth: I Am Super Rich in Apocalypse-Chapter 426 Speculation on the Origin of the Insect

Chapter 426: Chapter 426 Speculation on the Origin of the Insect

Seeing that no one else was speaking, she felt too embarrassed to say anything.

After all the beds in the rooms were tidied up, Song Yi finally stopped.

"Yuanyuan, don’t worry, I will go to the lab later and ask Jiang Yuan about the situation, and I’ll also ask Camp Commander Xie."

Checking and interrogating were not done by one person alone, he intended to inquire about both.

"I’ll go with you."

Knowing she was uneasy, Song Yi also wanted to spend some time alone with Jhiang Yuan, so he agreed.

"Go change your clothes, I’ll wait for you at the door."

"Okay."

Jhiang Yuan looked down, as she had indeed gotten quite dusty from moving things around.

The storeroom had not been visited for a long time and had accumulated a lot of dust.

As soon as she entered the house, Qin Yue greeted her, while Jhiang Xingzhi was drinking water at the table.

"Sweetie, are you tired? I’ve boiled some hot water, have some too."

The hot water had been cooled beforehand and was lukewarm. Jhiang Yuan picked up the cup and drank it all in one gulp.

"Dad, Mom, you guys continue tidying up, Song Yi and I are going out for a bit."

"You’re going out at this hour? It’s almost time to go to the restaurant for dinner."

Qin Yue felt it was getting late, as it had become their habit not to go out too late.

"Yes, going to the lab to ask Jiang Yuan, see what’s really going on."

Upon hearing it was about Old Ding, Qin Yue couldn’t really say much.

She couldn’t really prevent her daughter from doing important work, especially when it was a life-and-death matter.

"Right, sweetie, I remember Old Ding mentioned before that their family used to live in a nearby village.

During the peak of the heat, there were lots of mosquitoes at night, maybe he was bitten then?"

Clearly, Jhiang Xingzhi was also influenced by Ye Mianmian’s earlier speech.

"Dad, I understand, I’ll go take a look first.

Go ahead and eat later, don’t wait for me."

"Alright..."

After Jhiang Yuan changed her clothes, she left.

Qin Yue watched her retreating figure, her expression complex.

"Her dad, what do you think of Xiao Song?"

...

As soon as Jhiang Yuan came out, she saw Song Yi waiting for her at the door.

He stood at the entrance of the corridor and immediately came over when he saw her.

"Here—"

"What?"

"A hand warmer—"

It was the small kind that needed to be plugged in.

Jhiang Yuan took it, and it was still warm.

"How do you have this thing?"

"I’ve always had it, just saw it while tidying up just now."

"I mean, where did you get the electricity?"

"It’s battery-operated..."

"What?"

Jhiang Yuan was a bit surprised and turned the little device over, indeed it could accommodate batteries.

That was really strange, many similar items on the market were rechargeable, and it was her first time encountering one that used batteries.

Knowing her confusion, Song Yi didn’t hide it.

"The principle is very simple, it was essential when we went on missions before."

Well, if that was the case, it made sense.

Such a gadget, if battery-operated, would indeed be very convenient outdoors.

"Thank you!"

Jhiang Yuan held the little device in her hands, feeling the warmth it emitted, and her mood improved.

"Ouch—"

She wasn’t paying attention and bumped right into Song Yi ahead of her.

"What’s wrong, why did you stop walking?"

She looked up to meet a pair of eyes that were slightly aggrieved.

"In the future, don’t thank me, it feels too formal."

Uh, okay then.

He was always like this, because of a regular sentence, he would break down.

"You are really too sensitive~"

Jhiang Yuan didn’t want to indulge him and retorted directly.

However, the other party was relentless, took her hand, and continued forward.

At this moment, they had already left the building entrance.

Doing this so openly, she felt a bit embarrassed.

"Anyway, don’t say it, I don’t want you to be polite with me."

There was an indescribable coldness and aloofness in Song Yi’s words.

And a slight insistence that couldn’t be refused.

When they arrived, Jiang Yuan was still busy; after waiting outside for a little while, he finally came out.

"Song Yi, Yuanyuan, you’ve come?"

"Yes, seeing you were busy, we didn’t call out. How is it, any findings?"

Jiang Yuan was a top talent with many years of practical experience and was considered an authoritative figure.

"No, after these insects burst, the remaining fluid will just liquefy later.

We came a bit earlier this time, but it still didn’t help."

"That’s strange, I’ve never heard of this species before.

How come it even has a corpse-dissolving function? That’s too terrifying."

Jhiang Yuan thought of the Corpse Dissolving Water she had seen on TV before, where just a little bit could make an entire body disappear.

But that was all fictional, how could it actually exist?

"Maybe there’s a special, undiscovered substance inside.

You see, when they die, they burst open, which is different from normal insects."

Jiang Yuan explained briefly, always feeling that this species was not quite the same as those he usually encountered.

There are too many things in the world that belong to unexplored areas.

Even these insects had no records.

But, it definitely couldn’t be a new species.

"You say, this thing, unseen before, differs greatly from its counterparts.

Could it be a new species, now that the climate is so unstable?

Or say, mutated?

Is there a possibility?"

Jiang Yuan, being a professional, was now asking them in turn, also for discussion.

Knowing that the two of them had agile minds, he wanted to hear their suggestions.

Especially Song Yi, who had extensive knowledge and always had some unique perspectives.

Sure enough, he fell into deep thought.

"Are you saying, due to changes in temperature, environment, and other factors.

Animals, too, have undergone changes to various degrees?"

Jiang Yuan pushed up his glasses, noncommittal.

"Exactly, animals’ adaptability is much stronger than that of humans.

Like sensing danger beforehand, it’s all part of their survival instinct.

To survive, changing along with the environment is very likely."

Jhiang Yuan had also heard about this.

Moreover, she had seen many novels and movies on the topic.

It wasn’t only animals that could mutate; plants could too.

This was instinctual, including humans; anyone who survived had also significantly improved in quality.

"It shouldn’t be, do you still remember the giant insect in that tree?"

The two nodded simultaneously, looking seriously at Song Yi.

"That giant insect couldn’t have grown that big in just two or three months.

So, these insects must have existed beforehand and posed certain dangers."

"Song Yi makes sense, but it could also be something that came up later.

Do you remember, the insect in the restaurant, as soon as it would come out of a person, it would become larger.

Perhaps that insect was the kind that had spoiled many people.

Later, it became too large and couldn’t appear openly anymore.

That place, just happened to be a good hiding spot."