Full-Time Public Enemy-Chapter 542 - 458: Eternal Life on the Internet_2

Bai Yunpeng rubbed his brow helplessly. "What about that virus? Have they found a targeted drug yet?"

"The experts are still studying it. I'm afraid it won't be that quick. Besides, even if a drug is developed, the virus acts so rapidly that once an attack occurs, we simply won't have enough time to transport large quantities of it there."

Chen Gu stood up. "I'm going to Xiao Yunzhan's place to take a look."

"Let's split up and act," Bai Yunpeng said.

At the moment, the intelligence they had was pitifully scarce; everyone could only start from the periphery, from scratch.

...

Thunder Crown Club, to which Xiao Yunzhan belonged, was located on Sky Drum Star. This time, they were staying at a five-star hotel on Capital Star. Chen Gu didn't find anything in the hotel, so he went straight to Sky Drum Star.

The club had prepared a high-end apartment for a rising star like Xiao Yunzhan, but the apartment was spotlessly clean, and it was nearly impossible to find any "personal belongings."

And when Chen Gu inquired about the other members of the club, he again felt helpless: everyone thought highly of Xiao Yunzhan's prospects, and that he was hardworking and resilient. People spoke highly of him, but when asked who he was closest to, everyone was rendered speechless.

He seemed to be on good terms with everyone, but not close enough to be considered a best friend with anyone.

Once again, Chen Gu came away empty-handed and had no choice but to return to Capital Star. While on the spacecraft, he carefully recalled his "competition" with Xiao Yunzhan.

He plunged into the other party's linker, and Xiao Yunzhan's expression at that moment kept flashing back in his mind.

Back at headquarters, Chen Gu immediately went to examine Xiao Yunzhan's body.

In the morgue, a forensic examiner from the Bureau of Mystic Security pulled the body out of the cold storage and handed Chen Gu a report. "The cause of death was him taking poison in advance. This guy really could endure. The poison would have made his death very painful. By rights, the body should be twisted in agony, yet look at this guy, utterly serene..."

Chen Gu's mind flashed again with Xiao Yunzhan's expression at that time, and he asked, "Did you find anything among his personal belongings?"

"Nothing, completely bare; even the clothes are a new set of combat uniforms from the club."

Chen Gu plucked a hair from the corpse's head and then turned to leave.

He returned to the office. Only Marcus and Chu Zheng were there; the others had gone out to investigate clues. Public opinion was fermenting, and the populace had already begun to panic.

The clean-up team at headquarters was cooperating with the biohazard disposal department to handle the mess at Immeasurable Stadium. On the day of the incident, more than seventy thousand spectators had flooded into the stadium and, even with timely rescue, only a little over six thousand were saved—the rest perished beneath that "moss virus"!

This was definitely the most catastrophic incident in the Confederation, and perhaps for all of humanity, in recent years.

Even those who were rescued had various organs removed, requiring the use of biotechnology to be made whole again, and the medical costs were exorbitant.

Even the higher-ups of the Confederation were alarmed: no one knew when or where the next attack would happen.

Marcus saw Chen Gu take out the hair. "Are you going to use Quantum Divination? Whose hair is that?"

Chen Gu said, "Xiao Yunzhan's."

Marcus was surprised. "He's already dead. What... did you find something?"

Chen Gu shook his head. "Just a feeling. I want to give it a try."

He twisted the hair between his fingertips a few times. A layer of light covered his eyes, and around him, strands of energy light began converging from different directions, seeming to reflect an infinite number of possibilities...

Mysterious and even more mysterious—Quantum Divination.

No matter how powerful a Quantum Wizard, his Quantum Divination can only offer one possibility, still subject to a certain degree of unpredictability.

About a few dozen seconds later, the hair in Chen Gu's hand turned to a wisp of ash, and the hazy light in his eyes slowly faded.

Marcus waited expectantly by his side, but after quite some time, Chen Gu showed no signs of movement, prompting Marcus to blurt out, "Chen?"

Chen Gu came to his senses as if he had just been daydreaming.

"The result of this Quantum Divination is very vague..." He had been reflecting on the result of the divination but still had no clue. He looked at Marcus. The old team leader was experienced, and it was a good opportunity to discuss it with him.

"I saw endless light, countless individual points, some shining persistently, some flickering incessantly, others alternately brightening and dimming..."

"It was like the Star Sea, yet not quite like the Star Sea. I also don't understand what the result of this divination was."

Marcus appeared somewhat cautious. "You performed the divination on someone who's already dead. Could this result be what the ancient legends refer to as... the Netherworld, the underworld?"

Chen Gu chuckled. "Why don't you think it's the Endless Realm? If we go by ancient legends, someone with sins as heavy as Xiao Yunzhan's would surely suffer all sorts of torment after death..." 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Marcus scoffed. "Or maybe it's the Star Sea—think about it. He's dead, cremated, all his energy and matter returned to nature. Didn't it come from the Star Sea and return to the Star Sea?"

But Chen Gu still stubbornly shook his head. "I'm certain it's not the Star Sea."

Marcus felt the younger man was being argumentative and glared. "Then where do you say it is?"

Chen Gu thought, If I knew, I wouldn't be discussing it with you. Just as he was about to speak to Marcus, a sudden insight struck him. "I know..."