Chapter 1238: The Abnormality of the Morning Sun

Mu Mu coaxed Mu Xinruan, who sobbed for half an hour before finally stopping her crying.

Ning Chen couldn't hold back; he leaned over to Gu Yanqi and asked, "Yanqi, do all girls cry this long?"

Gu Yanqi looked at Mu Xinruan, then at the serious-faced Ning Chen, feeling a bit of a headache.

"How to put it? Actually, not all girls are like this; at least I'm not."

Ning Chen nodded as if he understood but didn't: "No matter what you're like, my heart is always with you."

After speaking, Ning Chen stood up. He noticed everyone around him was staring at him, which made him feel puzzled.

"Why are you all looking at me like that? Is there something on my face?"

"Uh, Brother Ning, we all heard your conversation just now." Lin Yi said this with a completely expressionless face. Honestly, they were very used to Brother Ning showing off his love from time to time.

Ning Chen raised an eyebrow and said nothing, but his expression clearly conveyed what he wanted to say—So what?

Mu Xinruan also awkwardly stood up, wiping the tears from her cheeks; her eyes and face were slightly flushed.

Just then, the Elder came down from the second floor.

"It seems things have been handled well enough; let's get to the main business."

The Elder's words made Mu Xinruan even more unsure how to act around everyone.

Everyone sat around on the sofa, none speaking. Ning Chen glanced around, then looked at Xu Ri, who had his head down, lost in thought. Even when Xu Yue spoke to him, he showed no reaction.

"Brother, what's wrong? Don't scare me. You haven't spoken much since we got back." After noticing her brother acting strangely, Xu Yue had wanted to ask what happened, but Xu Ri wouldn't say a word.

Xu Yue's voice drew everyone's attention. They looked at the dazed Xu Ri, their eyes full of questions.

Of course, this question didn't apply to Noah and Facing Huo Jinglin. As Xu Ri's teammates, they clearly knew something; both kept their heads down, seemingly unwilling to speak.

Seeing this, Ning Chen gave Xu Yue a subtle glance. Xu Yue had spent too little time with Ning Chen and couldn't understand his meaning at all.

Gu Yanqi quietly leaned close to Xu Yue's ear and whispered, "Yueyue, lead your brother away first. We want to ask what happened. When you come back, I'll quietly tell you."

Xu Yue nodded, thought for a moment, then clutched her stomach: "Brother, my stomach hurts so much."

This sentence suddenly rebooted Xu Ri, who had almost shut down. He looked at Xu Yue excitedly and asked, "Stomach hurts? What's wrong? How long has it hurt? Is anything else uncomfortable?"

Xu Yue didn't expect Xu Ri's reaction to be so strong; she was stunned. It wasn't until Gu Yanqi pinched her hand that she came to her senses.

"I, I just started hurting a moment ago. I guess the apple I ate earlier wasn't very good."

Just now, Xu Yue had eaten an apple, which now served perfectly as an excuse.

Without thinking, Xu Ri immediately picked Xu Yue up in his arms: "I'll take my sister to her room to rest."

After speaking, Xu Ri headed straight upstairs.

In Xu Ri's arms, Xu Yue wrapped her arms around him and made an "OK" gesture to everyone.

Once they had completely left the scene, Ning Chen looked at Noah and Facing Huo Jinglin: "Speak. What exactly happened?"

Facing Huo Jinglin's face showed a hint of reluctance; he moved his lips but finally lowered his head.

Noah, standing nearby, sighed lightly and began explaining the situation to everyone.

After their group split up, they went to the right side. At first, things seemed normal, but the deeper they went, the stranger it became.

The buildings inside began changing into a different architectural style, with the large characters "Laboratory" written above them.

And the next row after row was entirely laboratories.

To avoid missing anything, the three of them activated their abilities to explore the surroundings.

In one house in the middle, they detected biological signs.

Although very weak, they still went to investigate.

"The scene inside was simply... hell." Facing Huo Jinglin gritted his teeth and said those words.

Everyone was immediately drawn in by his words. Facing Huo Jinglin's face looked very bad, as if he had experienced something unimaginable or suffered a great blow.

"What exactly happened? Hurry up and tell us." Lin Yi was itching with curiosity from Facing Huo Jinglin's words and was extremely eager to know what came next.

Facing Huo Jinglin just kept his head down, refusing to say anything more.

"Let me speak. Don't pressure him. That scene is beyond your imagination."

Noah's voice was calm and steady, but his eyes were very deep.

"At that time, we entered a very large laboratory. The first few labs were normal, but this one was extremely shocking. You can't possibly imagine it; inside were all failed experimental subjects."

"Failed experimental subjects?!" Gu Yanqi repeated.

Noah nodded, then took several sheets of paper from his pocket. They were briefs about this experiment, found inside that laboratory.

Ning Chen took the papers, arranged them in order, and began reading the text. The more he read, the more solemn Ning Chen's gaze became.

Written on them: the experimental subjects were humans; the purpose was to turn humans into people with special abilities; the results were all failures, and many turned into mutants before being eliminated.

"Inside was simply a human hell. All the experimental subjects had been killed. From their bodies, you could see they must have endured extremely tragic things before death."

As he spoke, Noah took out his phone. It was his habit; even though calls and the internet were unavailable, Noah always carried his phone, since its camera function was still very useful.

Noah handed the photos he had taken to Ning Chen to look at.

The images were gruesomely bloody; just one glance made them feel painfully glaring.

Gu Yanqi, somewhat curious, leaned over to look at the photos, but Ning Chen, quick-eyed and quick-handed, shut the phone and handed it back to Noah.