Chapter 1089: Exploration of the Abnormality

By the time Lin Yi had tidied himself up, everyone was already seated at the dining table waiting for him.

Ning Chen glanced at Lin Yi, pointed to the spot beside him, and signaled for Lin Yi to sit down.

For breakfast today, Gu Yanqi had made sandwiches, each filled with meat, lettuce, tomato, and salad dressing; swallowing one bite was incredibly fragrant.

To be able to eat such a generously filled sandwich in this apocalypse, if it got out, I'm sure all the children would cry from craving it.

No one had eaten last night, and combined with the intense use of abilities, their stomachs had long since reacted to the hunger.

Fortunately, Gu Yanqi had made enough sandwiches; even after finishing, two or three pieces remained.

Just as Gu Yanqi intended to put the sandwiches in the refrigerator, Lin Yi stopped him.

"No need to put them away, no need; we'll be discussing matters in a moment, so let's treat them as dessert."

Lin Yi held his stuffed belly, his eyes still fixed on the sandwich in Gu Yanqi's hand; it was clear he really liked eating it.

Seeing Lin Yi's drooling appearance, Gu Yanqi smiled and said, "There are still some ingredients and bread left; I'll go make you a few more."

"Is that okay? Is it really that okay? Won't it be too much trouble for you?"

Lin Yi's eyes lit up at a speed visible to the naked eye, looking like a little puppy excited over receiving food.

In a daze, Gu Yanqi seemed to see a tail wagging back and forth behind Lin Yi.

"Of course, it's no trouble."

Gu Yanqi smiled and wanted to go to the kitchen to make a few more sandwiches.

Just as he took the first step, before the second step could be taken out, he was pulled back by a force.

Ning Chen used his strength very skillfully; it could stop Gu Yanqi from leaving without making her feel pain.

"No need to go; these sandwiches are enough for him to eat."

"Brother Ning, why are you like this~" Lin Yi looked pitifully at Gu Yanqi, attempting to use a gaze attack to make Gu Yanqi persuade Ning Chen.

Seeing Lin Yi like this, Gu Yanqi couldn't help but soften her heart; after all, no one had eaten anything delicious these past two days.

But just as Gu Yanqi was about to speak, Lin Yi suddenly changed his tune: "No, no, no, I think these, these are enough; no need to add more."

Gu Yanqi blinked her eyes; she saw Lin Yi trembling as he looked at the person beside her.

Looking boldly over, she saw only indifference in Ning Chen's eyes, filled with a faint warning; Gu Yanqi seemed to see Ning Chen's attribute behind him, whether a lion or a lion king, while Lin Yi looked more like a little dog, specifically one that had been beaten and was now hiding in a corner.

In terms of this momentum, Ning Chen was an absolute and complete victor.

Gu Yanqi held back her laughter; after all, she had to give Lin Yi a little face.

Sensing that Gu Yanqi was in a good mood, Ning Chen also reined in his momentum; he glanced at Lin Yi.

Lin Yi quickly held the sandwich, placed it on the table in front of the sofa, and sat up straight on the sofa himself.

On the other sofa, Xiao Han had watched the whole affair; he slightly lifted the corners of his mouth; it was clear that having watched a bit of fun, he was quite happy.

Sitting opposite Xiao Han, Lin Yi took Xiao Han's expression in; he glared at Xiao Han.

What are you laughing at? He couldn't beat Brother Ning; what could be done about that?

Facing Huo Jinglin had changed into a tracksuit and also sat on the sofa; his clothes had just gotten dirty from eating.

Although not particularly fastidious, he, who was somewhat fastidious, naturally couldn't stand it.

Ning Chen and Gu Yanqi sat down; Gu Yanqi, being female, sat on the only single sofa on the side, while Ning Chen sat on the sofa beside her.

Beside Ning Chen was Xiao Han; opposite were Facing Huo Jinglin and Lin Yi.

This time, it was to hold a collective meeting.

"Then, let me speak first; mainly, I want to discuss the situation regarding this incident and some speculations." Ning Chen's voice was very cool, like the coldest snow lotus on a snowy mountain.

Taking out the pen and paper he had just brought, he placed them on his lap; Facing Huo Jinglin looked at Ning Chen, putting on the appearance of a recorder.

The task of explaining the outside situation naturally fell to Xiao Han; Ning Chen didn't speak much to begin with, and these past two days had already broken records; to prevent Ning Chen from speaking too briefly, it was better for Xiao Han to explain.

Xiao Han carefully recounted the situation outside; listening to Xiao Han's information, everyone fell silent.

"Currently, there are traces of where infected beings existed, but their bodies are indeed gone; this is very strange, so let's analyze well what this situation is."

Lin Yi, who was just rubbing his belly to digest, raised his hand first: "Could it be that these infected beings melted themselves or something? The physical condition of mutated people is different from humans."

Ning Chen nodded; this was indeed a direction.

"But then, there shouldn't be absolutely no trace, right? After all, they were wearing clothes to some extent."

Facing Huo Jinglin recorded Lin Yi's idea while proposing a possibility of negation.

"What other possibilities are there?"

"Dragged away by insects?"

"How big would those insects have to be? Then why were our vehicles fine?"

"Those infected beings were fine; they walked away themselves."

"The possibility is low; at that time, the vast majority of infected beings had already turned to rubble; there was absolutely no possibility of healing."

Lin Yi proposed several hypotheses; Facing Huo Jinglin recorded them while negating them one by one.

At this, Lin Yi's little temper rose; he slapped the table and glared angrily at Facing Huo Jinglin.

"I say one, you negate one; then you say, what good idea do you have?!"

"Um, I have an idea." Gu Yanqi spoke softly, and after finishing, she glanced at Lin Yi and Facing Huo Jinglin.

After all, one wouldn't vent anger on a girl, let alone Gu Yanqi who had provided a delicious breakfast.

Lin Yi softened his expression and said gently: "Sister Yanqi, what idea do you have? Speak it out and let's see?"

"Could it be that a high-level infected being took them away?"

Gu Yanqi's words made everyone fall silent; after waiting a while, Facing Huo Jinglin proposed a negation again.

"It shouldn't be possible; if it were a high-level infected being, why didn't they attack us?"

Actually, Facing Huo Jinglin didn't necessarily want to negate others' words, but when proposing a hypothesis, one must state a possibility that makes the hypothesis impossible; only in this way can the best possibility be found.

Ning Chen, precisely because he understood Facing Huo Jinglin's meaning, did not stop him from rejecting Lin Yi.

Clearly, Xiao Han, who had remained silent all along, thought the same.