The Identity Swap Between Perpetrators and Victims
This waterway had an entrance but no exit.
They had been inside long enough for Xiao Ling and Yu Guangnan to thoroughly explore the waterway, but when they reached the end, they discovered it was a dead end. To get out, they would have to go back first.
Of course, they could also try digging a hole upward, but they had no idea what was above them. If they dug recklessly, they might get buried.
Still, it was the best option they had, as long as they found a suitable spot.
The visitor map showed the layout of the buildings aboveground. If they picked an open area, they could get out.
However, the map was only approximate. The safest option was to find a large venue and make sure they wouldn't hit any structural supports.
While they searched for a way out, Xu Huo had nearly reached the end of the waterway. Apart from a narrow cavity or two beneath the water every so often, the passage was basically safe. The only information to be found was on the stone tablets carved into the walls.
None of these people's names matched those of the patients or doctors at the Infectious Disease History Museum, so he couldn't tell whether they had died in the epidemic.
But the fact that they had been given their own tablets here proved they were connected to Sun Museum City.
There were men, women, and children. His first thought was that they were related, like the many children the businessman had fathered in the game's backstory. But their ages didn't line up. The businessman's extended family seemed like a better fit.
Judging by their ages, though, these people had at least not suffered from hereditary diseases.
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