Embers Ad Infinitum

In Shang Jianyao's eyes, Shen Du's face could no longer see the original gentleness, and was twisted like a crazy beast.

There was nothing in his eyes that could be called rational, not even as clear as the eyes of some animals.

The abnormal turbidity and dense bloodshot eyes seemed to come from the depths of everyone's nightmares.

Shen Du struggled hard. Even though his hands were handcuffed behind his back and controlled by two strong young men, he still gave people the feeling that he would escape from the cage at any time and hunt the surrounding creatures.

This is an ability he usually doesn't have.

Amid low hoarse roars, Shen Du was taken away step by step, followed by the child's heartbreaking cries.

"Dad, dad..."

In such a scene, everyone who witnessed it all remained silent, feeling scared, panicked, sentimental, and sighing.

Finally, Shen Du was taken away from the "activity center" area, leaving only lingering sounds of roars.

Shang Jianyao read it without expression, turned around abruptly, and walked in the direction he came from.

"That's Uncle Shen, right? He actually suffered from 'unintentional disease'..." Long Yuehong was also affected by this incident, staring at the direction where Shen Du disappeared, and subconsciously sighed a few words to Shang Jianyao.

It was only then that he realized that Shang Jianyao was not around.

"Hey, hey, where are you going?"

Shang Jianyao ignored him and turned into the road leading to the fourth elevator area.

He walked neither fast nor slowly, as if he just thought of something else to do.

Soon, he returned to the 647th floor and walked into room 14 assigned to the "old tune team".

Jiang Baimian hasn't gone back yet, and is still controlling the only computer there, typing the keyboard loudly.

"What's wrong? Forgot something?" Sensing someone coming in, Jiang Baimian raised his head and asked.

Shang Jianyao walked to her table and said in a deep voice:

"Shen Du suffers from 'unintentional disease'."

Jiang Baimian was stunned for two seconds and recalled who Shen Du was:

"The uncle who brought you into the 'Sacrifice of Life' cult?"

Shang Jianyao nodded heavily.

Jiang Baimian frowned into a mountain peak:

"Was he very scared and panicked when he found out that Wang Yafei died suddenly?"

"Still at a loss." Shang Jianyao confirmed Jiang Baimian's guess in a supplementary way.

Jiang Baimian nodded thoughtfully:

"Do you suspect that Shen Du suddenly contracted the 'innocent disease' because he wanted to report the cult?"

"Yes." Shang Jianyao did not deny it.

Jiang Baimian said "hmm":

"You came back here to remind me not to investigate rashly recently, lest I become an 'unintentional person' too?"

"The first generation of 'unintentional people' had a very bad image." Shang Jianyao seemed not to have heard Jiang Baimian's question and said this suddenly.

"Yes, it's miserable to become such an 'unintentional person'." Jiang Baimian understood what he meant, nodded gently and said, "Don't worry, what I'm most prepared to guard against is being discovered by the cult. The investigation I plan to do at the moment is mainly I'm looking for clues from public information. Well, don't worry, I won't look for connections to check surveillance for the time being. I'll wait a little longer until they no longer care about this matter."

Shang Jianyao responded succinctly:

"good."

After saying that, he was about to turn around and return to the 495th floor.

Jiang Baimian called to him and said thoughtfully:

"Don't be depressed, although this incident is a tragedy, it has given me a lot of confidence.

"The more they do, the more traces and loopholes they leave, and the more they will be caught..."

She paused and said seriously:

"Actually, I don't quite believe that Shen Du wanted to report the 'Life Sacrifice' sect, and that's why he had an unintentional illness.

"You have also listened to the news and know that the company has recently discovered several cases of 'unintentional' infections. One more case is a normal phenomenon."

After so many years, although humans have not yet discovered the pathogenesis and infection patterns of "accidental diseases", they have at least summarized some phenomena.

Among them, one is:

As long as "unintentional disease" occurs, there will not be just one case. Within a certain range and within a certain period of time, there will inevitably be several or even more cases, and most of these cases will not overlap.

Fortunately, after an "innocent disease" breaks out once, it will take a long time to appear again, otherwise mankind would have collapsed long ago.

It is like the shadow of human beings. It is hidden somewhere at night and will emerge naturally when dawn comes.

"It's more coincidental than when we met Qiao Chu." Shang Jianyao commented.

Jiang Baimian nodded gently and said:

“If it wasn’t a coincidence, the significance of this would be extraordinary.

"Could it be that the 'Life Sacrifice' sect has mastered all the secrets of 'Wuxin Disease' and can use it to deal with the enemy?

"How did they know that Shen Du was going to betray them? And how did they let the 'unintentional disease' break out just before Shen Du reported it?

"Why did nothing unexpected happen when you told me what happened?

"What's the difference?"

Without waiting for Shang Jianyao to answer, Jiang Baimian took a breath and said:

“These are questions to think about, and they may hold the most important clues.

“During this time, you and I should think about it.

"Go back, don't ask too proactively about relevant matters, just show appropriate curiosity, let alone start an investigation."

Jian Shang Jian Yao's expression was still serious, Jiang Baimian smiled slightly and said:

“Don’t be too afraid of them either.

“If they could easily infect one person with ‘Wuxin Disease’, they would have removed all the board members and replaced them with their own people.

"And most of us are now sincerely praising Si Ming's tolerance and won't worry about similar things at all."

Shang Jianyao nodded:

"Take your time, don't rush."

"...Shouldn't I tell you this?" Jiang Baimian waved his hand, "Go back and have a good rest. The cult should notify the gathering soon.

Jian Shang Jian Yao was a little puzzled, she smiled and sighed:

"Now that the Shendu incident has occurred, as long as the senior leaders of the sect have not sacrificed their brains to Si Ming, they should have thought that they must gather believers as soon as possible and unify their thoughts at the gathering. Whether it is to intimidate or appease, in short, it cannot Let things continue this way.

"If there are more than ten or twenty cases of 'unintentional illness' in one go, we don't need to report it. The company will allocate elite personnel to conduct the most thorough investigation."

After Shang Jianyao listened quietly, he suddenly said:

"Team leader, I want to sing you a song."

"No, let's sing after this matter is resolved." Jiang Baimian continued smoothly, "I know you want to praise me."

Shang Jianyao said no more, turned around and walked out of Room 14, and took the elevator back to the 495th floor.

At this time, many employees gathered in and around the "activity center", discussing the incident in small groups in low voices.

For many people, this is like a long-forgotten nightmare coming back again, and they cannot help but be afraid and panicked.

——The current incidence rate of "accidental diseases" is very low. Many young people may have faced the infected two or three times in the past years, or even not at all. Most of them have only heard about it.

This shadow that has always hung over mankind has appeared again.

Shang Jianyao was not in a hurry to go home. He walked into the "Activity Center" first and found Long Yuehong as expected.

He was chatting with Yang Zhenyuan in the corner.

"Where did you go just now?" Long Yuehong asked confusedly when she saw Shang Jianyao coming over.

"I forgot something." Shang Jianyao casually found an excuse.

"Oh, that's right." Long Yuehong expressed understanding.

Shang Jianyao sat down, as if he wanted to prove that he was not impatient, looked at Yang Zhenyuan, smiled and asked:

"Didn't you move to the 569th floor?"

Yang Zhenyuan's wife Zhou Qi is ten years older than him. She once had a husband who was allocated a house. Therefore, after the two were successfully matched, Yang Zhenyuan directly lost the qualification to be allocated a house and could only move to Zhou Qi's house on the 569th floor.

"Can't you come back to see your parents?" Yang Zhenyuan responded with a smile.

Shang Jianyao looked him up and down:

"Your wife is such a good trainer."

"Ah?" Yang Zhenyuan's fair face turned red inexplicably.

Long Yuehong helped translate:

"What he means is that you are much more cheerful than before."

"A little bit... more confident." Yang Zhenyuan raised his hand and grabbed his hair.

After chatting about Yang Zhenyuan’s work at the research institute, Shang Jianyao turned to Long Yuehong:

"What's going on with Uncle Shen?"

Long Yuehong had already listened to a round of gossip and sighed:

"They said something was wrong with Uncle Shen last night, and he seemed to be out of his mind.

"Hey, if he had seen a doctor earlier, maybe he would be fine."

"If you have been infected with 'accidental disease', it will be useless to treat it early." Yang Zhenyuan works in a biological research institute, which focuses on medical treatment. However, due to professional issues, he is more responsible for the electronic equipment there.

Long Yuehong sighed again:

"yes……

"It's so miserable. Uncle Shen's child is only that old..."

Shang Jianyao was silent for a few seconds, then asked:

"When did Uncle Shen become ill? Who saw it first?"

Long Yuehong pointed outside:

"Uncle Shen got sick in the 'Order Supervision Room' nearby. He just entered and before he could say anything, he got sick. Huh, luckily we were in that place. They quickly controlled Uncle Shen, otherwise, most of the time, he got sick. Someone will get hurt."

"Order Supervision Room..." Shang Jianyao repeated, "How many people were there at that time?"

"There are three or four, right? If you want to subdue an 'unintentional person', two people will definitely not be able to do it." Long Yuehong guessed.

Shang Jianyao made no secret of his "curiosity" and asked about various details, and got a preliminary impression of the whole thing:

After dinner, Shen Du lingered at the door of the "Activity Center" for a while, looking dazed and looking ugly.

About ten minutes later, he began to walk towards the "Order Supervision Room" nearby. As soon as he entered, within a few dozen seconds, sounds of fighting and roaring broke out...

At that time, it was the peak time for after-dinner leisure, and many people had witnessed the corresponding situation.

After chatting until about 7:40, Shang Jianyao said goodbye to Long Yuehong, Yang Zhenyuan, and Zhou Qi who came to find her husband, left the "activity center" and walked back to his home.

When he was approaching No. 196, Area B, he glanced under the door.

There was a simple baby drawing drawn in white chalk.

This means that at 5:30 tomorrow morning, the "Sacrifice of Life" religious group will have a meeting.

…………

On the 647th floor, Jiang Baimian packed up his things and entered an elevator in a remote corner.

She swiped her electronic card and pressed the number "349" that appeared.

PS: The first update is asking for monthly tickets~