Subsequent Developments

Researchers in other areas, hearing the alarm, also rushed out of their laboratories, standing outside the sealed Lab No. 6, observing this rare sight. Everyone outside let out gasps of astonishment.
At this moment, Manager Liao of the research institute hurried to the door of Lab No. 6, searching for a while outside, but couldn't find Researcher Chen among the crowd.
Manager Liao, who had previously managed this military laboratory, immediately ran towards Lab No. 6 as soon as the lab alarm sounded.
On his way to the lab, he kept wondering what could have triggered the alarm, but he couldn't figure out the reason.
Manager Liao could only exert himself to run towards Lab No. 6, hoping the lab researchers could give him an answer.
When he arrived, panting, at the door of Lab No. 6, before he could even rest for a moment, he found the lab door surrounded by a crowd of researchers watching the commotion.
Although each researcher thought they were speaking softly, a group of people talking softly in a sealed room sounded like a swarm of buzzing flies, annoyingly loud.
Seeing such a scene, Manager Liao rubbed his chest, took a deep breath, and said in a relatively calm voice: "All researchers not belonging to Lab No. 6, please return to your respective laboratories and continue your work. Thank you for your cooperation."
After he spoke, the researchers who were watching the commotion gradually left, returning to their labs, while the researchers from Lab No. 6 remained, including Researcher Chen.
There was no need for Manager Liao to search; Researcher Chen appeared directly before him.
As soon as he saw Researcher Chen, without needing to say anything, Manager Liao darted to Researcher Chen's front and asked about the situation in the lab.
"Researcher Chen, I want to ask, what happened in your Lab No. 6? Why did the alarm go off?"
"Did that tree bear fruit, and perhaps distribute some new substance, which is why we've all been evacuated?"
Manager Liao was very surprised, exclaiming: "What? Didn't you just excavate that tree? Wasn't it still in bud? It's bearing fruit already?"
Researcher Chen calmly replied: "Yes, it's that tree. It bloomed a long time ago, and now it has borne fruit. We don't know if this newly distributed substance is toxic to humans!"
"Researcher Chen, then we can only wait now. The lab will automatically open when it's safe. If it doesn't open, we'll have to find another way."
"Then everyone, please wait for now!"
These laboratories all have certain self-inspection capabilities. Once something abnormal occurs, the lab researchers are the first to be evacuated.
Based on the lab equipment, it can still be investigated whether the new substance distributed on this tree is harmful to the human body. After it's determined to be harmless, the lab will automatically open, so currently, the researchers of Lab No. 6 can only wait.
Researcher Chen greeted the Lab No. 6 research staff.
Then he turned to Manager Liao and said: "Manager Liao, could you get us some chairs? We want to sit here and wait for the results."
"Good, good, they'll be brought over immediately. Please bear with us for a moment."
Manager Liao immediately called the logistics staff, asking them to bring tables, chairs, water, and other items.
After arranging these matters, Manager Liao immediately called his superior to report the incident. A written report might be required later, but for now, he could only briefly summarize the cause of the incident over the phone.

At the same time, Cao Shu Tong, seeing the blooming flowers outside, stayed indoors and went online.
She particularly liked browsing the "wildnet," which was originally an abandoned network, but now, with no one maintaining it, everyone called it the wildnet. Although the wildnet's speed was inconsistent, it offered relative freedom and was largely unregulated, so the number of people who liked to use it remained high.
The official network was different; its speed was excellent, but it was strictly managed. People felt very formal when online, as if attending a leadership meeting, and might even feel a bit tired afterward.
Comparing the two, everyone preferred using the wildnet, and despite claims of no maintenance, some people revealed that there might be a "great god" maintaining it for free, otherwise, the wildnet would have crashed long ago.
Cao Shu Tong also liked to waste time on the wildnet; at least psychologically, she felt freer, so she preferred using it.
After checking the latest announcements on the official network, she immediately switched to the wildnet to see if there was any new information.
Scrolling through, she actually found a live stream. Clicking on it, the content of the live stream was a tree, which looked like it was near the streamer's house.
She checked the viewer count; there were still many people, and she hadn't seen a live stream in a long time, as network speeds were generally poor now, and few people started live streams.
Hmm? So, was the network speed for this live stream a bit too good?
And wasn't the image quality a bit too good?
The image quality was so good that Cao Shu Tong took out her tablet, preparing to keep this live stream playing continuously.
This live stream was titled "Today's Eternal Night Anomaly Research." Cao Shu Tong looked through the streamer's past broadcast history and it seemed they had streamed quite a few times, covering events like Guang Wu, black rain, and mosquitoes. She wondered why she hadn't seen them before.
She played a small game on her phone, with the tablet steadily streaming beside her, watching the consistently stable image and emotional trends.
Cao Shu Tong felt that this streamer was probably an internet "great god"! The image quality was truly excellent!
Sometimes she would glance at the live stream without paying close attention, mainly for entertainment. In reality, she was mostly playing games, her eyes glued to the game, only watching more closely when something piqued her interest.
Suddenly, as the live stream screen zoomed in, Cao Shu Tong noticed that the tree had borne fruit?
When did that happen? How did she not know?
She immediately rewound to watch the earlier video, realizing that the petals had fallen long ago, and this fruit had formed so quickly! Too quickly!
She wondered if it was poisonous. Everything was so strange now, just like the experimental report she read said: the flower was non-toxic, but the branches and leaves were poisonous.
Wasn't this a joke?
This is poisonous, that's not poisonous, it's too troublesome!
She also wondered if this newly formed fruit was poisonous.
This question could be answered immediately by the researchers in Lab No. 6: it was not poisonous!
Because the lab door had opened, and the researchers could return to continue their work.