After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret novel Chapter 218

Chapter 218: Chapter 218: Mysterious Infection

"I never thought you’d figure it out."

After Wyatt Jacobs was taken away, Sherry Renner told Nina Jacobs right away.

She had been quite confused when Nina first brought up Wyatt.

But unexpectedly, after hearing what Nina had to say, York was the first to agree with her.

"It was just a coincidence," Nina Jacobs said.

In truth, she’d had her suspicions ever since reading the investigation report.

After all, something that hadn’t happened in her past life was now leaving a trail of clues in this one.

She just couldn’t figure out why the victims would willingly go to such secluded places.

Not until someone handed her a flyer that morning.

"So that’s how it was. But why did you zero in on him?" Sherry Renner asked.

Hundreds of teams were recruiting Superpower Users every day; the scene was practically booming.

"Because only a few teams were willing to take on inexperienced Superpower Users."

Nina hadn’t actually expected Wyatt Jacobs to be that psychologically twisted.

What Claire Warner experienced two days ago with those people helped her understand his motives.

In this life, Wyatt Jacobs hadn’t awakened a Superpower.

This had been a huge blow to him.

It had even become an obsession.

Recruiting inexperienced Superpower Users was just his way of getting revenge.

Or maybe, he derived some sense of accomplishment from it.

As for why he only chose women, it was because he was convinced that women were weak.

Or that they were easier targets.

"Basically, he’s just completely unhinged," Sherry Renner said angrily, "and he was spouting some nonsense about conservation of energy."

"He mentioned conservation of energy?" Nina asked immediately.

"Yeah, why?"

Sherry Renner thought Nina’s expression had turned a little strange.

"It’s nothing. I just think his idea is absurd."

Nina did her best to suppress her inner doubts.

’Conservation of energy.’ Someone had indeed mentioned that in her past life.

’He believed Superpowers were a form of energy, and that energy ebbed and flowed. The more Mutated Zombies were killed, the stronger human Superpower Users would become.’

’There was nothing wrong with that theory. But how did Wyatt Jacobs know about it?’

Nina remembered that Wyatt and this person had never met.

’And it was this same person who told me about the "Universal Element," though he’d only heard about it himself.’

"Do you have any more of those talismans that make people tell the truth?" Nina asked.

"They’re called ’Candor Talismans,’ and of course I do, hehehe."

Sherry Renner pulled out two talismans and placed them in front of Nina.

"After you’re done interrogating Wyatt, I want to ask him a few things alone."

Nina accepted the Talisman Paper.

Even though there were no laws in the apocalypse, the base had already established its own set of regulations.

Wyatt had committed a capital offense and was being held at the Enforcement Bureau.

She planned to use the Talisman Paper to question him before his execution.

"Of course! Ask him whatever you want,"

"I’ll pull some strings for you when the time comes."

Sherry was in high spirits.

With the menace caught, she and her colleagues could finally get some rest.

Just then, however, Treasure began to cry out restlessly in the yard again.

Remembering what had happened last time, the two of them went out to the yard together.

"Has Treasure found something again?" Sherry asked.

"I don’t know. Let’s have it lead the way."

Nina called for Wayne Warner.

Just like last time, once outside, Treasure took off in one direction without looking back.

It didn’t stop until it reached the gate of a courtyard.

There, it began to cry out loudly at the house within.

Sherry peered into the yard but couldn’t see anything.

She tried knocking, but no one answered the door.

But Treasure kept making noise, a clear sign it had found something.

"I’ll have a colleague check who lives here."

Sherry pulled out her communicator.

It was a special communicator used within the base.

Currently, only key personnel from the various departments were issued one.

"No need."

Nina said, looking at the house number with certainty.

"This is where Wyatt Jacobs lives."

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