Rebirth: I Am Super Rich in Apocalypse-Chapter 429: Carriers of the Insect Eggs

"Don’t mention it, you and Song Yi, we are all family here."

Well, this guy... that was somewhat awkward.

But since no one else was there, she didn’t retort.

Otherwise, it might be like "protesting too much gives the game away."

Song Yi looked at Jiang Yuan, knowing she was anxious, and comforted her softly.

"It’s alright, don’t think too much, just carry on with work as usual.

I’ll come and pick you up in the evening."

Song Yi’s gaze was too intense, and she didn’t want others to notice it.

So she simply nodded, ready to say something else, to change the subject.

It was Camp Commander Xie who, watching the two, smiled knowingly.

"By the way, is there any new progress over there?"

"No, Jiang Yuan has not come out for a whole day, he’s been researching.

But with the dead insects, there’s really nothing much we can find out.

Many substances have changed."

"No wonder I haven’t seen him all day."

Although it was said before that the insect dissolves into water and changes, now we can only hope for the scientists.

Everyone doesn’t know what to do and feels the atmosphere is very oppressive.

After noon, Qin Yue could take the two children back.

She woke up early in the morning, responsible for breakfast duty.

It was a good time to take the children back for a nap.

Jiang Yuan, Ye Mianmian, Fan Qing, and a few others were in charge of preparing lunch and dinner.

They took a short rest here and then began to get busy.

Similarly, Song Yi was in and out with Camp Commander Xie, occasionally visiting the lab to check on Jiang Yuan’s progress.

Everyone had their own lives and work, bustling about, which made them feel fulfilled.

The next morning, several female comrades came for breakfast, then got ready to prepare lunch.

Jiang Yuan noticed something unusual about Sister Wu, who kept scratching her arm constantly.

"Sister Wu, what’s wrong with you?"

"I don’t know, it’s itchy—probably time for a bath."

Indeed, it’s freezing here now.

There’s no way to take a bath, nor is there enough hot water.

Many people go without washing.

Those who can’t bear it just manage with a basin of hot water and a wipe down with a towel.

It’s normal to feel itchy after a while without a proper bath.

But it’s usually itchiness on the back and other parts of the body.

It’s rare for arms to itch.

Speaking of which, Sister Wu pulled up her sleeve.

There was a section of her arm, red with scratch marks all over it.

Jiang Yuan fixed her gaze and saw a red bump on the most inflamed area.

A bad premonition washed over her.

She quickly pulled Sister Wu over, looking tense.

"Ouch, Yuanyuan, what are you doing?"

She was yanked unexpectedly and was a bit annoyed.

The red bump, not clearly visible but still moving inside.

It was exactly like Uncle Ding’s situation before.

"Sister Wu, how long have you had this condition?"

"What’s that, you mean the itchiness?"

"Yes, you’ve got a bump here, look.

Hurry up and tell me, how long has it been there?"

"It seems to have started last night, but this morning it was particularly bad.

Look, it’s scratched until it’s bleeding."

Complaining, Sister Wu suddenly realized something was amiss.

"Yuanyuan, tell me, is this a problem?"

Jiang Yuan’s expression was far too horrified, and she truly seemed afraid.

"Sister Wu, come with me..."

As she spoke, she grabbed her other hand and started running outside without further explanation.

While running, she also shouted, "Mianmian, Fan Qing, hurry up, follow me~"

The two had no idea what was happening but quickly dropped what they were doing and ran out with her.

"Yuanyuan, what’s going on? You have to tell me now!"

Sister Wu had stopped walking and had also wriggled her arm free from her grasp.

It seemed it was no use not to explain.

"Sister Wu, don’t be scared, your situation is the same as Old Ding’s."

The situation at the guardhouse was the talk of the place.

Everyone knew the injured person was Old Ding.

Sister Wu was shocked, looking at her with disbelief.

"Are you saying that I, I have that worm on my arm too?"

She was scared, speaking somewhat incoherently.

Jhiang Yuan knew that now was no time for a mental breakdown.

Fan Qing and Ye Mianmian had also arrived behind her and overheard the conversation between the two.

Realizing the seriousness of the situation, neither of them spoke, waiting for Jhiang Yuan’s direction.

"Sister Wu, listen to me, we need to hurry to the laboratory right now.

As long as we remove this worm, you still have a chance.

Look at Old Ding, he survived.

If we delay any longer, and the worm grows, it will be irreversible."

Hearing this, terror filled her eyes.

"Yuanyuan, you must save me, I don’t want to die!"

She was likely terrified, tears streaming down her face.

"Sister Wu, then you must hurry with me, we can’t waste time!"

As she said that, she tried to pull her to leave quickly.

"Yuanyuan, I can’t, my legs are weak, I..."

Sigh, at the critical moment, her strength failed her.

But, it wouldn’t work to have the three of them carry her, either.

Sister Wu was a bit on the heavier side, probably weighing around 150 pounds.

And, there was still quite a distance to cover.

Carrying her, no matter who it was, the worm on her arm might come out at any time.

If one was not careful, one might risk one’s own life, which was not worth it.

"Sister Wu, take three deep breaths right now.

You can’t walk, and we can’t carry you, if you don’t go and we lose time, there’s nothing I can do.

Or do you want us to call the people from the lab?"

Ye Mianmian understood what Jhiang Yuan was implying: while helping others, one must ensure one’s own safety first.

"This back and forth will waste time.

Sister Wu, you have to fight for yourself, or else you’ll lose your life."

Hearing this, Sister Wu mustered her strength with difficulty.

Struggling to move her legs, she began to run, no matter how uncoordinatedly.

Still, she kept falling over repeatedly.

Jhiang Yuan kept hold of her other hand, stumbling along, but they eventually made it.

"Jiang Yuan, Jiang Yuan~"

At this moment, she could no longer care about anything else, time was life!

Hearing Jhiang Yuan’s voice, Jiang Yuan also ran out quickly!

"Yuanyuan, what’s happened?"

He asked as he went to help Sister Wu, who had fallen to the ground.

"Don’t touch it, that arm has worm eggs."

Her voice was loud, making everyone tense up.

Especially the young assistant, who actually jumped back a step.

When he collected himself, he hurried to get a knife or something of the sort.

"Go call the doctor from the infirmary..."

"Okay~"

Now, only three people were left in the laboratory.