"Ah Jun, there have been three cases in our Medical Department, and there are also cases in the Investigation Department and Scientific Research Department." Professor Qin's face was heavy.
"Ah." Gu Jun was instantly reminded of his teachers and friends and Rayani's diary. The cursed phrase 'die together' floated in his mind like a ghost … He looked at Professor Qin's sleep-deprived face, and his heart squeezed. "Professor Qin, are you one of them?"
"No, all the patients have been quarantined." Prof Qin sighed. "This is a blessing in disguise. Currently, only the Eastern State is infected."
Yao Sinian, who stood beside him, took over the conversation. He was one of the leaders of the emergency team that dealt with this neurological disease that was temporarily named 'Nightmare Illness'.
Even though the internet was under strict control, there had been some posts about nightmares. The original poster was at Eastern State, but he had already committed suicide. These posts were viewed from all over the country, but so far, only a small circle around Eastern State had reported cases.
One week ago, the first case was reported at a normal hospital. At the time, it did not attract much attention. The doctor on duty diagnosed it as normal mental stress.
However, as more and more patients showed the same symptoms and nightmares, some doctors collapsed, and there were cases of suicides that were suspected to be related to the disease …
Starting from yesterday, Eastern State had entered a state of emergency. The city was on lockdown, and all forms of communication there were strictly controlled.
Be it reading the words or listening to the narration, as long as one knew the content of the nightmare, there was a chance of being infected.
However, not every patient would be infected. The incidence was still unknown, and there was not enough data to prove that it was related to the patient's spirituality.
When Gu Jun heard that, he was suddenly reminded that his messages and WeChat had been quiet for the past few days. Even Lee Yuerui's idiotic picture was not sent … However, he was too busy with training to notice it. He could not help but ask urgently, "Then can't we evacuate everyone and the citizens?"
"The higher-ups have not made that decision yet." When Yao Sinian said that, it was obvious that he was suppressing his sadness. "No one knows whether a mass evacuation will be a form of spreading. There is still a chance to control the disease, there is still a chance … "
"Oh …" Gu Jun pulled a long face. In other words, the entire Eastern State had been quarantined.
The ten million people in the Eastern State were very, very precious, but if the evacuation led to a nationwide outbreak, then …
The white-haired old man in front of him must have participated in the decision-making of this temporary solution.
This was not an easy decision to make. Gu Jun did not like this decision, but he could not criticize it.
"Whether or not we can evacuate, and how to evacuate, the country still needs more information." Prof Qin also frowned. "Based on the information that we currently have, we have a hypothesis regarding the transmission of the Nightmare Illness. It is something that is specifically targeting the Eastern State to transmit a kind of mental signal."
What 'thing'? Gu Jun was stunned. An ESP Transmitter? His mental energy can cover an area of several thousand kilometers?
"Once you know about the dream, there is a chance that you will receive the signal, and it will lead to neurological damage. That is why the epidemic only appeared in the Eastern State.
However, we managed to transfer a patient 30 kilometers away from the epidemic area. The patient's condition is still deteriorating. It seems like after the infection, he can receive the signal no matter where he is. So far, all the cases that have been discovered are human-to-human transmission, but it is still unclear whether there are any patients who contracted the disease on their own without being transmitted. "
Just as Professor Qin finished, Yao Sinian added, "The outbreak range of the Nightmare Illness is similar to that of the Malformed Banyan Disease. We are still investigating whether this illness is related to Lai Sheng Company or not. "
Gu Jun's breath caught in his throat. "The first disaster is over, and the second disaster is coming."
This sounded … like a prophecy …
Was it referring to this Nightmare Illness?
He knew that there were at least two factions within the Afterlife Cult. The faction that his parents belonged to was different from the faction that was destroyed, and it appeared to be related to another organization, related to the 'voice from the dream' … But that sentence was left behind by the Afterlife Cult, right?
Was there some kind of cooperation between the two factions? What did 'those documents' refer to? What did the words on his parents' piece of paper mean?
Gu Jun was filled with confusion and anger. He asked, "What kind of nightmare is that?"
The three chatted for a while. Tong Ye and the rest were still waiting. Professor Qin said, "Ah Jun, you should go for the examination first. Whether you know about that dream or not will depend on the arrangement after the examination. Try your best to show us what you can. That might be the breakthrough we need. "
"Understood." Gu Jun nodded heavily. This sudden situation had shattered the peace that he had enjoyed for the past month.
The peaceful days were over. Now, the Medical Department would probably be extremely busy again.
Was the Abnormal Energy Investigation Unit running around again? Was the Demon Hunter Squad on another mission?
He wanted to return to the Eastern State immediately to see if there was anything he could do, but he was afraid of hearing that one of his seniors had contracted the Nightmare Illness. Even though he still did not understand the pathology of the illness, he knew that it was a spiral that led to death.
"I will," Gu Jun promised.
When he returned from the gathering, Tong Ye introduced everyone to each other.
The leader of the examination group was called Xiao Sihui. He was a middle-aged man about the same age as Tong Ye. He came from the headquarters and led more than ten examiners. The leader of the examiners, Zhang Danjie, the vice-leaders, Xu Da, and Lu Wanhua, were also introduced to each other.
Based on the suspicion set by the examiners, no matter how they looked at Gu Jun or Tong Ye, their gazes were unfriendly.
Following their arrival, Doctor Shen, Wu Shiyu, and the rest were briefed on the situation at the Eastern State, and they were told to do whatever they could.
Everyone's mood darkened because of this news, but to Gu Jun's surprise, Tong Ye's mood darkened as well. His desire to teach the examiners a lesson was nowhere to be seen. Instead, his expression turned gloomy and … strange.
When they walked into the medical building, Tong Ye told him in a hoarse voice, "Ah Jun, do your best. We don't have much time left …"
Vaguely, Gu Jun saw a strange hollowness in Tong Ye's eyes, and that sent chills down his spine.
The main test this time was ESP. Since Xiao Xu's superintelligence had been confirmed a long time ago, it was why Xiao Xu was able to use Phecda at the age of ten. Actually, there were many weaker versions of Xiao Xu's talent in the public, like the World's Strongest Brain and some Guinness World Records. But ESP was different.
After the group arrived at a large ESP lab, the examination group took over. Tong Ye, Doctor Shen, and the rest could only watch from the side.
Soon, Gu Jun, Wu Shiyu, and four different groups of examiners from the Overseers were separated into five different rooms to conduct a global experiment.
The pictures used in this experiment were all data brought by the examination group. Ten pictures appeared randomly in each group, and the choice of which picture to send was also randomly selected by the computer. This could effectively reduce the familiarity between the two participants.
These pictures were completely unfamiliar and extremely complicated, but now, Gu Jun's heart was determined to win. His mental state was like a mother who was about to lift up a car that was crushing her child.
After a total of ten groups of transmissions, the competition ended.
When the big screen on the wall of the lab showed the result, the group of examiners sitting in the waiting area gasped softly.
Even though Zhang Danjie, Xu Da, and the rest of the Overseers were knowledgeable and mentally prepared, their expressions still changed slightly.
Gu Jun and Wu Shiyu's accuracy was a shocking 100% (Gu Jun's transmission) and 80% (Wu Shiyu's transmission). The four groups of Overseers only had an average of 16%.
Doctor Shen knew that 16% was actually very high. This was a set of ten pictures, and according to the probability, it should only be 10%. These Overseers had not been specially trained in ESP, and 16% showed their extraordinary talent. However, their talent and ability really could not compare to Gu Wu and Xu Da.
"Let's try the harder ones." Team leader Xiao Sihui remained calm and wanted to conduct another experiment.
It was still the same set of ten pictures, but this time, the pictures that appeared randomly were not only complicated pictures, but also ten random combinations of numbers. These combinations of numbers would cause the recipient to randomly change the order when they made a choice. For example, when the person sending the pictures saw "30, 1, 66", the correct answer for the recipient would only be "66, 30, 1".
This kind of difficulty also worried Doctor Shen. After all, Gu Wu and Xu Da had not been trained like this. This required that the pictures and numbers be sent separately, and not just the concept or impression of the picture.
However, not long after, louder exclamations rang out in the laboratory again.
A total of five sets of pictures were sent. Gu Jun and Wu Shiyu's accuracy was 40%, and they each received two sets.
However, for the four groups of Overseers, no matter who was in charge of sending and who was in charge of receiving, their accuracy was 0%.
This comparison was a little too strong.
The group of Overseers, who had been calm and composed when they arrived, now looked at each other. Even Team Leader Zhang Danjie's expression was mixed with a mixture of confusion and excitement. 40% could not be a coincidence. It seemed that ESP did exist … This kind of confirmation would undoubtedly bring a new situation to Phecda.
Tong Ye looked at Xiao Sihui, who was still silent. "Old Xiao, how do you explain this?"
Professor Qin and Yao Sinian shared a look. No matter what Old Xiao thought, they already had a new idea.
If ESP really existed, then the Nightmare Illness might be related to it.
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