Chapter 9: Fear of the Traffickers

The TV camera cuts to Philadelphia, where the recent zombie flock has erupted, and the footage is filmed from a helicopter β€” a sea of zombies, roaming freely along the road, along the route. Some are strolling, others are jogging with the zombies in front of them, and the waves are connected for miles, and the scale is so grand, just like the seasonal migration of African wildlife seen in documentaries in the past.

Zhang Haolin was a little frightened by this scene: "Why do they still know to follow the road?" ”

"Studies in the past few months have shown that infected people will go in the direction of sounds, moving objects, and human smells, and when people drive along these roads to flee for their lives, they leave a lot of human smell, and zombies follow, and more zombies in the back, seeing and perhaps hearing so many people in front of them, naturally follow."

"Sunβ€”doesn't that mean those monsters will be here in a few hours?"

"Yes, of course, not all of Philadelphia is here, that is, tens or twenty thousand, but there are small towns along the way, and it may not be necessary to bite some people......"

Zhai Jun interjected and asked, "You said that you have been studying for a few months, are you specifically studying them?" ”

The white man who spoke before glanced at Zhai Jun in surprise: "No, don't you care about the news, this disease was a few months ago, but at that time it was relatively rare, it only appeared sporadically, and it took a long time for people to be infected after being bitten, so it can be controlled, but now, as soon as this virus enters the human body, it multiplies and spreads wildly, and every minute the human blood from the wound to the brain is coagulated into a brown sticky thing like honey." Even if you get bitten on your toe, it only takes a few minutes for your whole body to be infected, and eventually the virus goes all the way up to the brain, and the person becomes that. It is because the infection rate mutation has evolved too quickly that some people suspect that this is a biological weapon. ”

The man with gold-rimmed glasses couldn't help but explain: "None of us are studying this, but my wife is involved in the research team on this virus. She told me that the virus has the characteristics of a rabies virus, but it is clearly beyond what can be summarized as a 'syngeneic variant'...... There are many in the medical community who suspect that this is a man-made bioweapon, and that the rabies virus has only been chosen as a carrier because of certain advantages - such as its 'controllable' and lethal nature. It's just that now that the virus has gotten out of control and is raging all over the world, it's not clear which country developed it. ”

"Controllable?" Zhai Jun's eyes widened: "Where can I control it now!" ”

"It's better than using avian flu and cold viruses as vectors, at least now zombies have to bite people to spread the virus, and the users of biological weapons only need to drop the virus into a hostile area, which can make the residents of an area panic and disturb the order of the other party's country - imagine what kind of disaster it would be if zombies could spread the virus into the air with just a breath?"

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There is a lot of information, and this information may be useful to the protagonist who wants to solve this disaster, but Zhang Haolin and his reincarnation don't need to know so much at all, they only need to mix 10,000 points before they can leave this world: "I heard that there is a vaccine that can prevent it, what is going on?" ”

"Scam, a big scam!" The man with glasses began to look indignant: "That vaccine company was opened by an acquaintance of mine, and the vaccine was developed and marketed two months after the first outbreak of 'African rabies', how can it be genuine?" ”

Not only Chen Tao, but many people with a little common sense present showed surprised expressions: "But it is very troublesome for the vaccine to be marketed." ”

"yes, it's troublesome, but the government needed this thing at the time to understand - 'stability first' understand. Do you know how much the idiots in the White House and Congress spend each year on stability maintenance? While they shout that they rule the most democratic country in the world and are the beacon of freedom, they are spending the most money in the world on suppressing their own people! They're so scared by this so-called rabies, you know, that whenever the ruling class feels precarious -- they look stupid, more stupid than eating, and they become mad at the same time...... For the sake of their status, they can do anything. Democracy? Freely? It's all used to coax us when nothing happened, and when something happens, they turn their faces faster than they turn the pages of a book! ”

"But the vaccine is fake, and someone will always find out the problem."

"Of course, someone finds a problem, but who will expose it? The pharmaceutical community? The drug was prescription, so the doctor was on the same side as him. Who else will expose? Is it the Food and Drug Administration that is leading it through the market? Those MPs who voted for it to be accepted? Director of Public Health? White House? The man in gold-rimmed glasses smiled coldly: "If someone finds that the vaccine does not work, the seller can say that the virus has mutated, and their scientific research team is developing a new vaccine...... Then in two days, a batch of vaccines against the 'mutated rabies virus' will be marketed, and you will make another fortune by frying a cold meal! ”

"Oh my godβ€”"

"What disgusted me the most was that not only did the goods not have any burden in their hearts, but also said triumphantly: if a rich man wants to make money, then he must understand economics; And if you want to make a lot of money empty-handed, you need to understand psychology and find out what people are thinking - the people who make the most money sell not practical goods, but 'feelings' and 'trends', and the top businessmen simply sell 'fear'! It's the fear that people can't have this product. Damn, he's right, he makes a lot of money every time something happens. Ebola virus, SARS, bird flu, when these things appeared, he sold air purifiers and claimed that they could 'prevent certain viruses', when the nuclear power plant in Fukushima exploded, he sold iodine-containing food, and the man in gold-rimmed glasses had jealousy and anger in his eyes: "He's the real speculator – he makes a fortune every time something happens, and then comfortably waits for the next accident to break out." ”

"Oh my God, isn't he afraid that the scam will be exposed?"

"Debunked? Alas, the most troublesome thing is that his scam is difficult to debunk, because he is not lying - air purifiers can indeed prevent some viruses and bacteria, but it is clear that the area where the disease broke out is still hundreds of thousands of kilometers away, and it has not spread to their cities at all, so why panic? He does not personally spread the rumor that iodine-containing foods can protect against radiation, and iodine can sometimes resist radiation, but it can only prevent radioactive iodine from being deposited in the body, and he has to take iodine tablets to get enough of it...... Not to mention how the radioactive wastewater from Fukushima can run into your house for no reason, eating it blindly is iodine poisoning! Let's just say this time, the vaccines he sold were written about rabies vaccines, and they were actually rabies vaccines, and the key is: this is not rabies at all! The government that first claimed that it was rabies, what to use to debunk his hoax? ”

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