In the afternoon, when the two of them came to the train station, Yang Yanhong had already commanded everyone to complete the preparation of the train and was ready to leave at any time.

Sleeper cars are a benefit for the core members of the team. Liu Tianming arranged Sibo in Cao Xinneng's room, turned around and walked towards Zheng Xiaoyue's room. But as soon as he took a few steps, he heard Sibo's footsteps behind him.

"I want to talk to you." His expression was serious.

Liu Tianming thought for a while, and casually pressed the chair by the window in the corridor next to him: "Let's talk here!" ”

"I kind of understand what you said on the plane yesterday."

Sibo sat down on the chair opposite, leaned forward, close to each other, and said in a low voice, "It's indeed something abnormal. Those mutated creatures...... Well, it's what you call the Zombies, and they're evolving so fast that it's unbelievable. If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it was true at all. ”

Liu Tianming smiled: "I never believed in Darwin's "Origin of Species". I'd rather believe that humans are a species that emerges out of nowhere, than that we have monkey blood in our veins. ”

Sibo stroked the long hair that fell from his forehead with his hand, and his eyes flashed with excitement: "It takes several years for a baby to walk from birth. But those murderous corpses, from toddler zombies to now, haven't even been a year. I'm sure it's not as simple as it seems. ”

Liu Tianming did not express an opinion. He knew very well that Sibo had more say in this matter than himself. After all, Spiro is a professional researcher.

"Every organism has a fixed period of growth. Evolution is different from growth. It's like a baby who first learns to talk and then learns to run. Of course, as they get older, babies become children, the upgraded version of speaking is singing, and the more advanced running is racing with other people. But in any case, the act of singing will never speak of the dead as a living thing, and the magical ability to turn emptiness into reality. It's like you say "I'm hungry", and bread will be on the table. It's the same with running, even the fastest person will never be able to fly. Quite simply, that's a different kind of movement, and it requires wings, not two legs. ”

When it comes to the professional aspects that he is proficient in, Sibo seems to be full of energy. He opened his eyes wide, pushed his long hair down the back of his head, and tapped the table with his thick knuckles: "Evolution takes time, extremely long, even beyond the limit of metabolism. That is not the result of the natural evolution of just one or two generations of organisms, but the ability of countless organisms of the same species to adapt to different environments. Just like humans can swim, it may be that we have the factor of ancient fish in ancient times. There are a lot of things that can't be explained in a few words. But one thing is certain———— evolution is evolution, and its concept is completely different from natural growth. ”

The corners of Liu Tianming's eyes twitched involuntarily: "You mean, the murderous corpse is not the product of natural evolution?" ”

"Of course not!"

Sibo sniffed hard, his facial muscles contorted from extreme excitement: "It's impossible for them to evolve in such a short period of time." It's not logical, and no living creature can do that. Think of the murderous corpses you see, they use weapons, they know how to work together, and when they catch their prey, they don't rush to eat them, but they tie them up and take them away...... This is beyond the boundaries of ordinary creatures. This shows that they have intelligence, which is comparable to or even more intelligent than that of us humans. ”

"Nothing is going to pop up. Even meteorites that fall from the sky have their own laws of existence. And even if they did, it was because we hadn't noticed them before, not because they came out of nowhere. Think of the people who were infected, the zombies when the virus broke out...... In fact, we all overlook a very important key. We have always regarded them as adversaries that must be eliminated, but we have never thought about their true identity. ”

The real identity?

Does the murderous corpse still have a real identity?

Sibo's voice sounded like he had seen a ghost: "They're not actually zombies, and they're not zombies. They are viruses, viruses that have invaded the body and have been controlling their hosts. Regardless of how they are transmitted, the ultimate goal is to parasitize on the human body. They alter the anatomy of the human body and turn infected subjects beyond recognition. Only in this way can they be adapted to their requirements. ”

These words sound really scary, and it is also the first time that Liu Tianming has heard a new explanation about the relationship between viruses and humans since the outbreak of the virus. After a few seconds of silence, he stared at Sibo with a serious gaze: "You mean, they haven't evolved, they're just growing?" ”

"Smack!"

Sibo slapped the table hard, took a deep breath, and nodded again and again with the joy of being understood: "That's right! They are growing, not evolving. There is a fundamental difference between the two. We all misunderstood before, and all the research directions were wrong. ”

"Based on their current state and the time it has taken since the outbreak of the virus, I can probably deduce their next stage of growth, which is about a month or less. God knows what will become of these monsters. They can't speak yet, but they'll definitely learn to sing later. I'm not joking, I'm telling the truth. If the time when the virus invaded the human body was regarded as the birth of a baby, then the current murderous corpse is the age of teenagers. I don't think they're adults yet...... Oh, my God! It's unimaginable, what will become of their final maturity? ”

Mr. Liu did not comment on Mr. Silber's exclamation. He raised his right hand and slowly stroked the thick stubble on his chin, muttering thoughtfully.

"Viruses are seeds...... So ...... us Human beings are the indispensable soil for cultivating these seeds? ”

A very simple sentence brought the excited Sibo back to reality.

Very cold, unusually cruel reality.

If it weren't for Liu Tianming's reminder, Sibo would never have thought of this.

He shuddered and lowered his voice: "You mean, the virus outbreak is not an accident? Is it deliberate? ”

Liu Tianming looked into his eyes at a very close distance, and his voice was equally cold: "You just said that nothing will suddenly appear." But since it has appeared, there must be its laws and logic. ”

Sibo felt a little dry in his throat: "Could it be those people in New Beijing who did it?" I've been there before, and the virus samples that were given to us for study were something else. I still remember the research data at that time. Let's put it this way! If you had used a sample of the virus in the new Beijing base, you would never have been able to create an immunity drug. That thing was too powerful, it was simply invulnerable. ”

"That's why we have to follow the last word."

Liu Tianming turned his gaze to the window and said lightly: "Song Jiahao is a good person. At least so far. We got a lot of benefits from him, especially biological nutrition. ”

Sibo has heard the name "Song Jiahao" many times. His brow gradually furrowed: "I don't understand, why do you want to associate me with this person. I don't know him. I'm sure he won't know me either. ”

"But I know."

Liu Tianming leaned out and patted Sibo on the shoulder: "Although he is dead, you still have to thank him." If it weren't for the fact that it didn't feel like you, you wouldn't be alive until now. ”

Sibo remembered the defenders of the Northwest Base. Although he didn't know what role Liu Tianming played in that battle, Sibo vaguely guessed that there should be some kind of connection between the deaths of those people and Liu Tianming.

He roared rather unwillingly and asked, "What, you want to kill me?" ”

Liu Tianming shook his head: "There are many people who want you to die, and they don't include me." ”

Since the new Beijing side has sent punitive troops, it has already made its attitude clear.

"We'd love to hear from you."

Liu Tianming does not plan to argue with Sibo on this issue. He stood up, put away his chair, and said in a deep and serious voice: "You have to keep in mind the reality that we are friends———— and everyone on the team is like that. ”

……

The journey from Baoji to Xi'an is not far.

When he opened the door, Liu Tianming saw Zheng Xiaoyue stuffing a pickled olive into his mouth, and on the small table connected to the bed, there were a few clean olive pits.

Preserves are one of the relics left over from peacetime, but finding them from the shop takes time and luck.

Zheng Xiaoyue leaned on the pillow, and her elegant posture made people feel comfortable. She moved her body and handed the remaining half a bag of pickled olives to Liu Tianming: "Do you want to have some?" Tastes good. ”

Liu Tianming waved his hand, sat down on the edge of the bed, and naturally touched Zheng Xiaoyue's long legs wrapped in black stockings with his right hand. The delicate and smooth touch can calm his mind.

Zheng Xiaoyue spit out a two-pointed core from her mouth, picked up the mineral water bottle on the table, unscrewed the cap, took a sip, and said, "I don't understand, why does that person named Sibo remind me of Dean Song?" ”

Liu Tianming's smile was very helpless: "I don't understand it either." By every measure, they're two people. ”

Zheng Xiaoyue suddenly remembered a joke she had heard before, and couldn't help laughing: "Could it be a soul possession?" Or ......"

Before he finished speaking, Liu Tianming stood up with a "whoosh".

His expression instantly became serious, and coldness leaked from the deepest part of his eyes, full of fierce desire.

There's an infected body nearby!

Zheng Xiaoyue also felt it.

(End of chapter)