Chapter 268 - 242: The Last Bullet

Chapter 268: Chapter 242: The Last Bullet

Here, Zhou Jian Country gave Yu Dong a deep look. "Yu Dong, I once thought this project was impractical. I believed the ripples we saw were just some cosmic fluctuation, that four-dimensional particles didn’t really exist. Even if we found one, we could never capture a particle that can enter and leave our space at will. It appears without any pattern. I was about to give up, but your appearance changed everything... If I can tell you the path it takes, you could go back to the past and be waiting on its path ahead of time... to catch it! There’s no chance in this life, but what if you have a next one? This is what my self from the previous life wanted to remind me of!"

Yu Dong frowned. He more or less understood.

"Why are you so focused on this project? What’s the use of a four-dimensional particle? Could it be... related to my previous reincarnations? Time travel?"

"You’re talking about four-dimensional spacetime, and that’s not what we’re studying. We’re focused on mathematical spatial dimensions—four-dimensional space. It’s something a dimension higher than a line, a plane, or a solid. What we observe might be a single particle, but it could actually contain infinite spaces within it. If we could crack the information inside, perhaps... it could bring immeasurable progress to our current science."

"Er... then what does this have to do with us killing zombies? Can’t we research it after we’ve dealt with them?"

"Aren’t you curious where the zombie virus came from? How it managed to cover the entire globe at the exact same time? After you told me the code for Experiment Nine in this life, all the way until the apocalypse truly began, and even now, I’ve actually been thinking about this. It’s something incomprehensible in our three-dimensional space... Perhaps only a fourth dimension could make it possible."

"What!? Then you could just report this to the state! Qiao Yunliang can contact the higher-ups and have them assist with your research!"

Yu Dong hadn’t expected Zhou’s research project to actually be related to the cause of the zombie virus outbreak. This was a matter of utmost importance. If they could figure out the origin, that would be even more incredible than an mRNA vaccine—it would solve the problem at its root!

"Report what...? Everything I’ve told you is just my own speculation. Our classified project hasn’t produced any results in two years; it’s about to be canceled... You think I can just state a hypothesis and the state will dispatch people from the west to Yanhai City to take me to the Capital Laboratory to verify it? And the reason for doing all this is because... I believe I’ll get results in my next life? Don’t be naive... There are a hundred other theories just like this one, if not more. They can’t all be verified. In the eyes of the higher-ups, it’s not even as valuable as your half-finished vaccine..."

Zhou shook his head. He knew the world of scientific research all too well. Plenty of other researchers had PowerPoint presentations far more impressive than his idea. He didn’t have a single shred of evidence or experimental results to back it up. It was all just empty words. Besides his receptive leader, Yu Dong, who else could he possibly convince?

’It’s a good thing my past selves were smart enough to befriend Yu Dong ahead of time... I suppose even back then, I was already laying the groundwork for the future!’

Yu Dong didn’t understand the research Zhou was doing, but he still went in with him to find Qiao Yunliang.

Qiao Yunliang sighed after hearing him out.

"Professor Zhou, I’d love to help you get to Kyoto, but given the current situation... We still haven’t caught Cai Hong, and we have plenty of our own problems on the cruise ship. Our hands are tied... Please wait. Just wait a little longer. Once we’ve resolved these issues, we’ll immediately secure the airport and arrange for two squads to escort you to Kyoto. For now, let’s just focus on making explosives."

Zhou Jian Country left, feeling helpless.

Yu Dong was lost in thought...

Yu Dong had been constantly visiting people these past few days. The lower-ranking crew might not have paid much attention, but the upper echelon of the cruise ship—especially those who knew Yu Dong was a Reincarnator—all basically understood what he was planning.

As long as Cai Hong was out there, everyone felt they were in danger.

Who dared to go outside now?

Even Qiao Yunliang’s squad, armed with armor-piercing rounds and a grenade launcher, had been easily wiped out by Cai Hong. Regular bullets couldn’t penetrate his defenses, to say nothing of crossbows...

Ranger Squads like Gao Yan’s and Liangzi’s had stopped going out altogether, living off what they had earned before.

A hulking, muscular zombie that possessed human intelligence and immense physical strength... It was terrifying.

Lin Zhixue, a more recent addition to the upper echelon, was still serving as Lin Mo’s secretary. And she... naturally also knew that Yu Dong was a Reincarnator.

She had also heard Yu Dong and Lin Mo discussing the activation of the secret key.

But after waiting for several days... Yu Dong never came to see her.

’Why isn’t he coming to discuss the activation key with me? Is he deliberately keeping me in suspense?’

That evening, Shen Xinyi received an assignment from the ship’s crew services. She had to assist with several surgeries and would be in the medical bay all night.

Qiao Ping called Huang Zhiqiang over to help her sort out the warehouse accounts. Huang Zhiqiang eagerly went, even telling Yu Dong he might not be back that night... 𝑓𝑟ℯℴ𝓂

To avoid gossip after Zhao Youcai’s death, Xia Yao had moved out. She went to Wang Xiuying’s old room and was now living with Liu Ye’ye and the others.

When Yu Dong returned to his Stellar Suite that night, it was completely empty. The silence was perfect for thinking alone.

It was possibly the quietest place on the entire cruise ship.

Yu Dong sat at the dining table, took out his small notebook, and began writing down what he had done today and what he needed to do in the future. He needed to make more arrangements regarding the theory that had been taking shape in his mind.

He had to select the most suitable people to carry out his plans.

Just as he was writing and organizing his thoughts, the doorbell rang.

Yu Dong opened the door and was surprised to find Lin Zhixue standing outside.