"Then, of course, we have to analyze the logical chain and find the Pollution Source."
The researcher paused, then said, "Right now, whether it's you or the phenomenon we just witnessed, everything shows that these people are clearly dead, but they don't know they're dead. They're still moving around and even working like living people."
"This absurd phenomenon has already revealed at least two things."
"First, they've forgotten the fact that they're dead, including how they died."
"Second, their senses—or rather, their way of thinking—have been distorted. That's why they can't see their own wounds or anyone else's. They can't smell the blood on themselves, and they take this terrifying state for granted."
"They're missing this part of their logical thinking."
"It's like they've forgotten that food needs to be cooked, so they take eating raw meat for granted."
"..."
The researcher explained everything he understood and knew to Lu Xin as earnestly as he could.
Judging from his analysis and thought process, he was clearly a learned man who reacted quickly:
"Since there's a gap in their thinking, we can guide them to discover that flaw and then uncover the truth."
"You can think of the state caused by this contamination as an attempt to maintain behavior resembling that of normal people despite lacking part of their logic. If no outsider breaks or influences it, this logic may persist for a very long time."
"Just like those colleagues at the observation station. Apparently, they've already rotted, yet they still believe they're alive."
"If no one reminds them, will they keep working like this and never discover that they're dead until their bodies completely rot away and collapse, finally turning to dust...? In fact, I suspect that their memories and logical judgment must already have developed certain problems. The interruption