Luo Yuan picked up the newspaper and found that the news was full of comments about evolved people. It did not look good for them.
Hedong City had been under a high-pressure policy ever since the world had changed, but robberies and robberies were still happening, so they could not be completely banned. As time went by, there were more and more vicious incidents. Murders, rapes, and even the police and armed police had been killed. Some of the arrogant evolved people were involved.
The security problem was getting worse, and the government had gradually lost its patience. They had decided to suppress these people completely.
Luo Yuan looked away. Those were the inferences he had made based on the news, and it seemed to be about right.
He put down the newspaper with a heavy heart.
Although he was not an evolved person, no one would believe him. Once someone found out that something was wrong, it was very likely that the armed police would come to his house the next day. Moreover, there was a real evolved person in his house, so he had to worry. He was not disgusted by being recruited by the government, nor was he worried about being dissected. Only otakus would dream of such a ridiculous thing.
He just did not want to lose his freedom.
It was not easy to work in the government. There were all kinds of rules and unspoken rules, and it was hard to breathe. That was why he had never taken the civil service exam, even though he had a 13-point IQ.
With such abilities, even if he was not recruited, he could still live a good life. There was no need for him to suffer like this.
The fat middle-aged man did not leave after his haircut. Instead, he sat down next to Luo Yuan and said, "I'll wait for you to get your haircut, so we can leave together. The mutated earthworm is scary, so we can take care of each other."
"Then why did you come out?" Luo Yuan was confused. If he was so afraid, why did he leave earlier?
"I didn't want to, but it was a coincidence. We just ran out of rice, and I couldn't just watch my wife and kids go hungry." The fat middle-aged man touched his belly and smiled bitterly. "I thought there was nothing to be afraid of, so I came out on impulse. To be honest, I don't even dare to go back now."
Luo Yuan then saw a bag of rice next to the sofa.
"Oh yeah, why did you come out too?" The fat middle-aged man was indeed an insurance man.
"I agree with you. Think about it. It doesn't even have a mouth. How could it possibly eat people?" Luo Yuan said.
The chubby middle-aged man agreed. "Yeah, I really don't understand what's there to be afraid of. There's not a single person in the neighborhood this morning."
As they chatted, Luo Yuan found out that the middle-aged man's name was Huang Wei. Both of them were unemployed.
Even though Hedong City had many industrial zones now, the number of factories and their scale could not compare to Hedong City before the mutation. The unemployment rate in Hedong City had reached more than 70%. Most people were unemployed.
Luo Yuan's neighborhood was considered to be a high-end neighborhood. Most of the people there had a certain level of financial ability, so they could still live a good life. However, those who did not have much savings or were in debt could only rely on relief food to survive.
It was almost 10 o 'clock when Luo Yuan finished his haircut.
As soon as he stepped out of the barbershop, he saw a fist-sized black insect fly past him.
Luo Yuan instinctively pinched it, but he had used too much strength. Perhaps it was too fragile, but the insect had exploded. He opened his hand and saw that it was covered in sticky liquid. There was also an insect carcass stuck to it. He frowned in disgust.
"What was that?" Huang Wei asked curiously.
"I don't know. It was just an insect. I don't know where it came from," Luo Yuan said nonchalantly.
There were just too many of these insects nowadays. Even at home, it was common to see them. Just in his bedroom alone, he had killed quite a few palm-sized cockroaches, so he had long since gotten used to them. However, ever since his Perception had leveled up, these insects had gone extinct.
"My house has to be sprayed with insecticide every day, but it's useless. A few days ago, when I was cleaning the house, I actually found a meter-long 'string of money'. It scared me so much that I finally killed it." Obviously, he still had a lingering fear.
"String of money?" Luo Yuan had never heard of that name before.
"String of money is also called a centipede. It's similar to a centipede. I'm sure you've seen it before. Maybe you have it at home?" Huang Wei said with an evil smile.
As they were talking, another insect flew past them. This time, he could finally see it clearly. "It looks like a mosquito."
Huang Wei's face turned pale. "You can tell it's a mosquito?"
"My eyesight has always been good. Although it's a little big, I can't be wrong!" Luo Yuan said seriously. With his 13-point Dexterity, his eyes were like a high-speed camera. Although the mosquito was fast, it could not escape his eyes.
Luo Yuan was still not sure. Mosquitoes were like other insects. They had mutated, but their bodies were not big. It was only about the size of a fingernail, and because it was easy to be discovered, it would be killed as soon as it appeared. Mosquitoes were rarely seen in Hedong City now. Luo Yuan had not expected them to appear one after another today, and their bodies had also changed drastically.
"Hey, what's going on?" Huang Wei asked in surprise.
There was a group of people in front of them. Through the gaps in the crowd, Luo Yuan could vaguely see a middle-aged woman lying on the ground, twitching. Luo Yuan had a bad feeling, so he quickly walked forward.
He and Huang Wei squeezed into the crowd, and when they saw the middle-aged woman, their faces changed. Her skin was so swollen that she no longer looked like a human. Her skin was so swollen that it was almost transparent. White foam kept spurting out of her mouth. It was a terrifying sight.
"What's going on?" Huang Wei was shocked and asked the person beside him.
"You should ask him. I came later," the person said, pointing at one of the people.
"Don't talk nonsense. She was walking more than ten meters in front of me. She fell while walking, and then she became like this. A lot of people saw it." A middle-aged man quickly tried to explain, afraid of getting into trouble.
Her breathing was getting faster and faster, like a bellows. Seeing that she was about to die, Luo Yuan shouted at the crowd, "Who's the doctor here?"
A young man hesitated and said, "I haven't graduated from the Medical University, so I can only do basic first aid."
"Don't worry about it. Take a look first. I'll go get my car and go to the hospital, or it'll be too late. "
"Okay!" the young man said.
Luo Yuan tried his best to control the speed of a normal person. He ran to the residential area and drove his van over.
"Make way, everyone!" Luo Yuan got out of the car and squeezed into the crowd. The middle-aged woman was no longer moving, and the medical student was standing next to her, looking depressed. When he saw Luo Yuan, he said, "She's dead. There's no heartbeat or breathing."
"So fast? Did you find out what's wrong with her? "Luo Yuan asked in surprise.
The medical student shook his head. "Maybe it's some kind of emergency, but I've never read about such symptoms in the books."
"Someone fell down again?" someone cried out in alarm.
One of the onlookers suddenly convulsed and fell weakly to the ground. At first, he could still moan a few times, but as his body rapidly swelled, he soon could not make a sound. His eyes were wide open, and white foam kept coming out of his mouth.
There was a commotion in the crowd, and panic filled the air.
"This disease is contagious. Don't crowd around here!" one of them warned the crowd, and then quickly ran outside.
The crowd that had been watching the commotion excitedly a moment ago suddenly had an extremely ugly expression on their faces. It was as if they had received a great shock, and they suddenly dispersed. The medical student who had physical contact with the middle-aged woman was as pale as a piece of paper. He ran outside in despair.
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