Did the world end today?

Chapter 86 Unexpected Death

Zhang Yuan, dead?!

Lin Xu was dumbfounded.

How could he die?

How could he die?
Lin Xu quickly followed Qin Feng out the door, and the latter said in a very fast voice:

"Zhang Yuan died of cardiac arrest. The medical staff present have conducted a preliminary autopsy on him, and so far the cause of death appears to be normal."

"The problem is that the timing of his death is very, very strange."

“We just found him, and the detention measures were only implemented from early yesterday morning.”

“We haven’t even mentioned any information about the higher-dimensional channel yet—the detention was carried out by comrades from the local discipline inspection commission.”

"The reason they used was to investigate a case of academic corruption."

"This reason is irrefutable, because there have indeed been relevant cases at the FAST observation station where Zhang Yuan works, and he is indeed close to the parties involved."

"Detaining him is perfectly reasonable and a completely normal procedure."

"It could even be said that even if we do not know his identity as a 'high-dimensional experiencer,' his detention is very likely to happen in the near future."

"He couldn't possibly have realized it—to be honest, even if he had, he wouldn't have committed suicide for no reason, would he?"

"We haven't even started asking yet!"

Qin Feng's tone even revealed a hint of disbelief.

This was probably the first time in his career that he had witnessed such a "decisive" and "bizarre" death.

Lin Xu frowned deeply.

"Could it be that the anti-corruption campaign scared him? Has a toxicology test been done? What caused his cardiac arrest?"

"It was done, and everything is normal."

"His heart just stopped beating, stopped for no reason at all."

Qin Feng took a breath and led Lin Xu into a new conference room.

And there, Xu Qianlin was already waiting.

"Comrade Lin Xu."

Xu Qianlin raised his hand to greet Lin Xu, and Lin Xu quickly indicated that there was no need for him to be so polite.

Then he stated bluntly:
"Zhang Yuan shouldn't have died at a time like this."

"Based on the information I've seen, he will still be alive and well at least until 2030."

"He doesn't have any illnesses, right?"

"How could such a healthy person suddenly die from cardiac arrest?"

"I know!"

Qin Feng nodded in reply:
“We did not treat this death as an accidental death—but that’s the problem, we can’t find the cause of his death.”

"If this is murder, then it must be a perfect murder."

"If this was suicide, then it would be perfect."

"Stop your own heart? Even a robot couldn't do that, could it?"

It's simply impossible.

Humans rely on physiological instincts to control basic life activities. Let alone stopping your heart, it's impossible to deliberately hold your breath and suffocate yourself.
Lin Xu was still thinking, while Qin Feng had already turned on the large screen in the conference room.

The screen projected Zhang Yuan's last moments in the detention room, and Qin Feng began to explain:

"We mainly want you to see if there are any abnormalities in him that you can spot."

"Or rather, it's not an anomaly, but some kind of characteristic?"

“We suspect that he may have used the influence of a higher-dimensional channel to commit suicide, but we don’t know exactly how he did it.”

Lin Xu nodded upon hearing this, and then immediately said:
"Find Bai Mo!"

"Her experience is the most similar to Zhang Yuan's. My situation is completely different from theirs, so there's no way to make a comparison!"

"clear."

Qin Feng nodded without hesitation, and then the order was quickly issued.

Just two minutes later, Bai Mo joined the meeting remotely, and at that moment, Lin Xu also began to notice Zhang Yuan's unusual behavior on the screen.

He was breathing heavily, but his skin began to turn a purplish-red color, a common sign of oxygen deficiency.

He started holding his breath—not because he stopped breathing, but because his heart stopped pumping blood, preventing his blood from getting oxygen through his lungs!

What's going on here?

In the footage, several guardians rushed into the detention room and began to resuscitate Zhang Yuan.

After quickly determining the cause of the illness, professional medical staff began to perform basic CPR on him.

Theoretically speaking, his heart has not stopped beating for more than 30 seconds so far.

If timely treatment is provided, it's impossible to be too late.

But his death seemed to proceed extremely quickly. After two minutes of CPR, the doctors present found that he had not improved at all.

Subsequently, more medical staff rushed into the detention room and quickly took Zhang Yuan away.

The scene ended there, and Qin Feng began to explain:

"Actually, Zhang Yuan is still undergoing emergency treatment—but it's his last struggle."

"All his physiological indicators already meet the criteria for death; what we are doing now is simply..."

"I know."

Lin Xu raised his hand to interrupt Qin Feng, then asked Bai Mo:

"Bai Mo, what are your thoughts?"

Bai Mo remained silent for a few seconds during the remote meeting.

Then, she uttered a single word.

Central hypoventilation syndrome.

Insufficient central ventilation?

Qin Feng instantly opened his phone and searched for keywords, then asked in astonishment:

"You mean, he'll die from forgetting to breathe?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Mo in the picture immediately shook his head.

"No, it's not forgetting to breathe."

"I am the one who forgets to breathe—I often forget to breathe when I have just returned from a higher dimension."

"I need to consciously remind myself to breathe in order to prevent myself from fainting due to lack of oxygen."

"These symptoms didn't disappear for a long time—or rather, they weren't eliminated by my training."

"I've looked it up. This symptom is called central hypoventilation syndrome. Most of it is related to brainstem damage, but some of it is also unexplained."

"And my symptoms are very likely from a higher dimension."

After saying these words, Qin Feng continued to press for an answer:

"Is he experiencing similar symptoms? But I see he's breathing. Or perhaps he's forgotten how to beat his heart?"

"no!"

Lin Xu interrupted Qin Feng.

He has completely come to his senses.

"Zhang Yuan does not suffer from central hypoventilation syndrome. Nor has he forgotten his heartbeat."

"His death was progressing too quickly, which does not conform to the basic characteristics of death from cardiac arrest."

He should be.

Lin Xu looked at Bai Mo, and Bai Mo slowly nodded.

So he continued speaking.

"He should be able to actively control the basic physiological activities in his body."

"This death was not solely due to cardiac arrest."

"He can control the lungs to stop dissolving oxygen, control the heart to stop beating, control the brain to cut off neural pathways, and may even control glands to stop secreting essential hormones."

He did not die from cardiac arrest.

He died from sudden multiple organ failure.

"This is suicide!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Feng was dumbfounded.

"How can this be!?"

"How could humans possibly do this?"

"Probably."

Lin Xu said in a deep voice:

"Some people who return from higher dimensions are even able to come back to life."

"And he is most likely one of them!"

"Keep a close watch on him, even on his corpse!"

"We need to figure out two things now."