"Mr. Shanbing, please listen to me slowly."
Han Bing seemed to notice Lu Xin's doubts. He slowly took a sip of coffee and then said softly:
"First, the sample test report of Sun Heizi was sent over, which made me aware of some abnormalities."
"What's surprising is that Sun Heizi's condition is so bad, but his test report appears to be normal... Of course, because of his long-term insomnia, many indicators are very bad, but it still belongs to the category of human beings."
"The only thing that is different from ordinary people is that the THC substance in his blood exceeds the standard."
"This substance is unique to Black Grass. Considering that this person is an addict, it doesn't mean much."
"..."
Having said this, she subconsciously reached for the cup next to her, but the coffee in the cup was already empty.
Lu Xin approached her, poured her a glass of water, and signaled her not to drink so much coffee at night. Han Bing nodded, took it, held the cup, and continued, "Besides, Red Snake and I asked Ye Xue sister and brother carefully."
"This time, we tried our best to inquire as carefully as possible, and finally found some clues."
Her expression seemed a little emotional, and she sighed softly and said:
"Ye Xue has been taking care of his younger brother since his parents disappeared. They both have the same food and accommodation. It seems that we can't find the reason why one is contaminated and the other is less contaminated. However, after careful inquiry, we still found a small problem."
"In the days just after their father Mom disappeared, there was still some food at home. Ye Xue kept cooking and eating with his brother."
"But the food at home was quickly consumed. The two siblings were hungry for a day or two. It was not until the third day that Ye Xue found a box of biscuits that his father had hidden at home, but there were only a few pieces. The younger brother ate all the biscuits because he was hungry."
"Out of the need to take care of his younger brother, Ye Xue did not eat the box of biscuits at that time."
"..."
Having said this, she pushed the box of biscuits on the small table in front of Lu Xin and said, "That's it. After careful inquiry, I asked Uncle Qun... Uncle Qun's men to find it. It has been confirmed that it is the same kind as what they eat."
Lu Xin picked it up and saw that the packaging was very rough, like it was made from baked reddish-brown dough, dotted with some broken leaves.
Products produced after the Crimson Moon era mostly look like this, and nothing much can be seen from the appearance.
He raised his head in confusion and said, "What does this mean?"
"This biscuit contains the ingredients Black Grass."
Han Bing said, "This is originally one of the chains of the Black Grass industry."
"Huh?"
Lu Xin's expression suddenly changed and he took a deep look at the box of biscuits.
If there is such a thing in this biscuit, then Ye Xue's brother ate the biscuit, wouldn't it be...
"It's not just this cookie."
Han Bing pushed the pack of cigarettes and the bottle of drink in front of Lu Xin and said, "They are all here."
"These things were originally a big business for Black Marsh City. They wanted to sell Black Grass at a discount and earn more profits from other High Wall City and gathering points, so they developed different types of Black Grass and disguised them to avoid interrogation..."
"To put it simply, Black Marsh City has almost turned this kind of thing into an industrial system."
"..."
Lu Xin's expression has become increasingly cold.
What kind of psychology leads to these messy things?
Fortunately, before setting off this time, Han Bing considered that he was used to smoking a certain brand of cigarettes in Qinggang, so he prepared one for himself. Otherwise, he might have run out of cigarettes and buy local cigarettes from Heimao. Wouldn't that be...
"Black Grass itself is the most important industry of Black Marsh City, and their development of Black Grass has reached the extreme."
Han Bing's face also darkened and he said, "Cigarettes, drinks, special biscuits, and even the spices they usually use for cooking are all used in Black Grass. Some of these things are already produced by them, tested, and then sold to other High Wall City and gathering points. There are also some that the locals are not used to and use them to make seasonings..."
"But no matter what, everyone in this city has been exposed to Black Grass to a greater or lesser extent."
"..."
Lu Xin Don't know what to say.
Listening to Han Bing's calm narration, he even felt that this Black Marsh City was even more twisted than Mental Monster.
"Even so..."
He thought for a while and then said, "But what does this have to do with the pollution they received?"
"That's what I'm saying."
Han Bing paused and said, "It was him who made me associate the two together."
Following her gaze, Lu Xin saw the person lying on the bed.
"Mr. Single Soldier, you have already investigated clearly. These people are the kind of petri dishes Mental Monster."
"Then have you ever thought about such a problem..."
Han Bing slowly asked a question, "They cultivate Mental Monster, where do the nutrients come from?"
"Huh?"
This question was a bit abrupt, and Lu Xin didn't even respond.
"Let's put it this way..."
Han Bing said, "How many Mental Monster are there in that building?"
Lu Xin couldn't help but be startled, and he calculated in his mind and said, "At least a few hundred, maybe more..."
Han Bing said, "How many people are there as petri dishes?"
Lu Xin said, "Only about twenty."
Han Bing nodded and said, "There are only about twenty people in total, and the total spiritual weight is only two or three hundred. But according to what Mr. Shan Bing saw, there are hundreds of Mental Monsters in that building, or even more. And the spiritual weight of each Mental Monster is at least one hundred or more. So, what a terrifying number the overall spiritual weight of these Mental Monsters will be after cultivating them?"
Hearing this, Lu Xin suddenly reacted. "What do you mean..."
"Yes."
Han Bing said, "These people are just petri dishes, but the nutrients are provided by the people in the city."
"The sleep of these people is the nourishment for cultivating these Mental Monster."
"..."
"How is this possible?"
Lu Xin couldn't accept it for a while, not that he thought what Han Bing said was impossible.
But I feel that this conclusion is too arbitrary. How do the two sides come together?
"To explain this, the topic must return to the previous question."
Han Bing said, "People from Black Marsh City, and everyone who has entered Black Marsh City, have been exposed to Black Grass to some extent. This has nothing to do with whether they actively come into contact with this thing. They can't even cook." If they put some on it, they are destined to be exposed to and affected by Black Grass. Black Grass itself does not have Mental Pollution properties, but Black Grass can change people's mental state."
"People in Black Marsh City have all been exposed to Black Grass to some extent, and their mental weirdness has a general commonality."
"In addition, I just did some simple mental tests on this person, and I found that even if he has been lying on this bed, even if Mr. Shanbing is right next to him, his mental strength has actually improved slightly..."
"I guess that should conclude that."
Han Bing looked up at Lu Xin and said, "The Mental Monster that is growing in his body can take away the spiritual power of those around him."
"However, it cannot be captured by any spiritual power."
"What can be taken away by it should only be the mental power with abnormal characteristics after taking Black Grass."
"The consequence of being taken away is the loss of sleep."
"..."
After saying this in one breath, Han Bing took a breath and his face became a little depressed.
"Only this inference can explain the spread of insomnia incidents in Black Marsh City."
"The more dependent a person is on Black Grass, the easier it is to be deprived of sleep."
"Ye Xue and Ye Xiaoyu have different levels of contamination. This is because Ye Xiaoyu has eaten that kind of biscuit, but Ye Xue has not."
"After there was no food at home, Ye Xue kept singing with Ye Xiaoyu to make money."
"During this period, they also came into contact with some restaurant food such as barbecues and dishes given by others many times, and some of these foods used Black Grass as condiments, so their siblings were somewhat contaminated. However, because of the food given by others, Ye Xue mostly gave it to their younger brother, which caused his brother's insomnia problem to be more serious than hers."
"Xu Kun, the leader of Team B of Tianhe Security, discovered that his insomnia symptoms would affect his family. He was worried that he would infect his family, so he hid outside and did not dare to go back."
"But what he actually doesn't know is that his family was not directly infected with this state of insomnia, but because he smoked Black Grass at home, and his wife and children also inhaled some of it with him, so they were contaminated."
"..."
While Lu Xin had some dumbfounded expressions, Han Bing calmly and even made a decisive conclusion.
"We still don't know what the source of this pollution is, but we can basically determine the logical chain of this pollution."
"Before I set off this time, Professor Bai gave me special lessons. Mental Lord-level monsters can cause large-scale and stable pollution, even in the field. However, this kind of pollution also requires certain conditions. Just like Kid pollutes a large area, everyone who is polluted needs to see her. The pollution of the mermaid requires those who are polluted to hear its song..."
"Every large-scale pollution has an opportunity, which can be understood as the key to a logical chain."
"Black Marsh City's insomnia incident, the key to the logical chain is Black Grass."
"The more you smoke and ingest Black Grass, the more distorted your mental state will be, and the more likely you are to be contaminated. Black Marsh City's abuse of Black Grass has caused almost everyone in the city to be affected by Black Grass, and they have the basis for being contaminated!"
"Black Marsh City, borrowed Black Grass to make a lot of profits."
"They are even planning to develop a new industry type to spread Black Grass to all major High Wall City and gathering points!"
By the end, Han Bing's face showed an unprecedented indifference. "And now..."
"They are paying the price of sleepless nights for this benefit!"
To be honest, this plot may not be as exciting or something that everyone likes to watch.
But I really think this kind of plot is awesome...
Old Ghost works so hard, should everyone vote for him?