Chapter 525 Undercurrent
On the third day after the poisonous fog fell, the fog outside the window was as thick as a white wall.
Xiao Jin stood in front of the window, looking at the blurry world outside through the glass. There were still a few pedestrians on the street, wearing masks and walking hurriedly.
Due to the heavy fog, many vehicles have stopped running.
But for office workers, as long as the company has not issued an order to work from home, you have to crawl to the company on time even if you have to leave.
"You really value money more than your life." After Xiao Jin said this, he shook his head helplessly.
There is no way, you need money to live, you can't just throw the baby out with the bathwater!
The system panel shows that the outside air quality has dropped to [severe pollution], but ordinary people cannot see this data.
To them, it was just a "slightly weird foggy day."
Xiao Jin stretched, turned and walked towards the kitchen to continue working on his dessert plan.
Wasn't it because he was feeling cooped up in the small apartment? Xiao Jin happened to see a dessert video while browsing his phone and immediately became interested.
Since I have nothing to do anyway, I might as well make some desserts!
Just do it.
Xiao Jin muttered to himself as he picked up his phone and downloaded a cooking app.
Then I found some desserts that novices could make, and quickly ordered a bunch of ingredients, "low-gluten flour, whipping cream, cocoa powder, icing sugar, butter..."
In addition, there are some abrasive tools.
Xiao Jin didn’t know whether she was a newbie or not, but she had ordered at least twenty items.
The errand boy delivered the package quickly and within an hour, the doorbell rang.
Xiao Jin didn't open the door, but just shouted through the door: "Just put it at the door!"
After the footsteps faded away, she took action fully armed.
Protective clothing, gas masks, and gloves ensure that every inch of skin is covered tightly.
Then Xiao Jin checked whether the partition door and plastic sheet were closed. Everything was ready. She took a deep breath, opened the door suddenly, and brought the bag at the door in as quickly as possible.
"Bang!" The door closed quickly.
It was visible to the naked eye that only a very small amount of fog had taken the opportunity to seep in.
But Xiao Jin did not dare to be careless. She immediately picked up the disinfectant spray and sprayed the partition in front of the door, protective clothing, food bags, and even the soles of her shoes.
"Ding——" She pressed the ventilation button in the partition, and the fresh air system started immediately, expelling any remaining mist.
It wasn't until the detection panel showed [Air Quality: Excellent] that she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems that my protective measures are indeed effective." Xiao Jin took off his mask and raised the corners of his lips slightly.
In fact, Xiao Jin couldn't be sure whether she was affected by the poisonous fog. This time, she took advantage of the early stage of the poisonous fog to test the effects of the glass partition and protective clothing.
Facts proved that Xiao Jin was right. The combination of the two successfully resisted the erosion of the poisonous fog.
As for why Xiao Jin thought so, it was because some of the poisoned and infected people had already shown abnormal symptoms.
………………
It was the fifth night. Xiao Jin was half leaning on the sofa, eating the snacks stored in the space while watching a horror movie.
The female ghost in the movie was crawling out of the TV. The scene was eerie and strange, but Xiao Jin didn't even blink.
Sudden--
"Ahem! Ahem! Ahem! Ugh!"
A violent cough came from next door, so heart-wrenching, as if the lungs were going to be coughed out.
Xiao Jin's fingers paused, and the potato chips hung in the air.
not right...
If it happened to anyone else, it would just be a cough, nothing to be surprised about, but Xiao Jin could keenly detect the abnormality.
At the same time, the screams in the movie and the coughs next door mixed together to create a weird atmosphere.
Xiao Jin narrowed his eyes, turned off the TV, and listened quietly.
The coughing lasted for more than ten seconds, followed by staggering footsteps, the crisp sound of breaking glass, and a painful groan.
The resident next door was a young man living alone. He usually looked in good health, but now his breathing had become heavy and difficult.
Xiao Jin didn't move, but just knocked on the wall lightly to test the other party's reaction.
No response...only more violent coughing.
Xiao Jin withdrew his hand, his eyes slightly cold.
"here we go."
The next day, Xiao Jin woke up early.
She didn't get up immediately, but quietly listened to the movements in the building. Almost every resident passing by in the corridor had a slight cough.
The noise of the children playing downstairs disappeared, replaced by the hoarse breathing of the old man.
In the elevator, someone complained in a low voice: "I couldn't sleep last night because of coughing, and I felt dizzy when I woke up today..."
"Oh, me too. I took care of the child all night."
Xiao Jin walked to the window, opened it a little, and looked out.
There were half as many people on the street as yesterday, and the few remaining pedestrians were staggering, bending over and coughing from time to time.
The impact of the poisonous fog has begun to appear.
She closed the window, picked up her phone, and looked at the news.
[Unexplained respiratory diseases broke out in many places, experts recommend reducing going out]
The following netizens commented:
【If we don’t go to work, you should pay us! 】
[I don’t know when this flu will end. My mom is coughing so hard that she can’t even speak.]
[Yes, you said that we adults can bear it, but children can't. They have taken medicine and had injections, but it's useless. It makes me so sad.] The tone of this person is obviously that of a mother.
[Hey? Do you think this flu outbreak is related to the white fog outside?] Someone finally raised a question.
The others all agreed.
[It must be. We started to get sick after the white fog appeared. It must have something to do with it.]
[Do you know that some people have died from this disease? This disease cannot be cured, and there is no medicine to treat it for the time being.]
[Really or not, please don't spread rumors, spreading rumors is illegal! ]
[Look at you, do I have to make fun of a dead person? It's true. It happened in our neighborhood. The person was taken directly from the hospital to the crematorium, saying that they were afraid of infection.]
[Ah? Then I have to buy more masks and medicine. ]
[I’ll go too, I’ll go too. 】
By now, almost everyone can't sit still anymore.
There are rumors all over the internet, saying all kinds of things, making people panic.
Some people acted quickly and went to pharmacies to stock up on masks and medicines as soon as coughing symptoms appeared on a large scale.
By the time the rest of the people reacted, most of the stores were already out of stock.
It was not just that bad, the situation deteriorated rapidly over the next few days.
The cough turned into a widespread low-grade fever, especially for those who first showed symptoms of infection. Their bodies were like a big furnace, as if they could be ignited at any time.
Xiao Jin was awakened by the sound of hurried footsteps in the middle of the night——
In the corridor, someone was crying, "Mom! Mom, hold on! I'll take you to the hospital right now!"
What followed was the sound of panicked dragging, the ding-dong of the elevator, and finally the siren of an ambulance driving away.
This scene is repeated every night.
News reports are becoming more and more frequent.
[Cold and fever medicines in drugstores are being snapped up, and some stores are limiting purchases]
[Citizens panic-stocked, supermarkets cleared out rice, flour, grain and oil]
[The hospital emergency room is overcrowded, and patients are unable to see a doctor even after waiting in line for eight hours]
[Experts urgently call for: avoid gatherings, and isolate at home for mild symptoms]
[Looting incidents occurred in supermarkets in many places, and the police increased patrols]