Chapter 1002 Panic Spreads

[Yes, yes, you all seem to be bathed in holy light, disregarding life and death. Don't forget those two mutated plants in downtown City A were grown by a certain resident. After they mutated, the whole family perished, and they dragged down the entire neighborhood. If this happened in our neighborhood, everyone would probably want to tear that family apart, especially those innocent residents who lost their lives because of it.]

[Exactly! Some people are so good at talking without understanding the situation. If you actually encountered them, they'd probably be the ones cursing the most. They can't even save their own lives, yet they're still concerned about these trivial things. I'm speechless.]

In a state of extreme panic, people tend to develop some rather extreme ideas, and once these extreme ideas take hold, it is easy to get stuck in a rut and end up in a dead end.

The emergence of mutated plants and animals has caused many people to feel a sense of panic that their lives are threatened.

Under these circumstances, many people have turned their panic into hostility toward animals and plants, demanding the destruction of any pets and plants that may mutate.

Such public opinion is undoubtedly very unfavorable, yet few legitimate figures have stepped forward to guide the response, because some people also have differing opinions on how to handle this matter.

Those in favor argue that people are the most important thing in everything, and under such a severe situation, ensuring the personal safety of the public is of paramount importance and beyond question.

Those who oppose the idea argue that while plants and animals may pose a certain danger, it would be unwise to remove them simply for that reason.

Putting aside everything else, what they eat and wear now comes from plants and even animals? If all the plants and animals were wiped out, humans wouldn't be able to survive either.

Both sides had their own concerns and their own reasons, so naturally they reached a stalemate.

But at this moment, people caught in a panic obviously won't think about all that.

Lin Wanrong is a young woman who has just graduated. When she was in her early teens, her parents died in a car accident, and she has been living alone ever since.

Because of loneliness, she adopted a cute, short-legged corgi. Over the years, she has come to regard the corgi as family.

But she never expected that overnight, everything outside would turn upside down, and everyone would be plunged into panic.

People like her who keep pets have inexplicably become the target of public criticism. Lin Wanrong locked herself in the house with her Corgi, afraid to go out, and could vaguely hear noises coming from the hallway outside.

The house where Lin Wanrong now lives is an old building in an old neighborhood, with seven or eight households on each floor.

The noise outside was coming from two households across from Lin Wanrong's house. One of the households had a child who kept a cat.

The two neighbors already had a bad relationship, and now with the animal mutation incident happening outside, the other household, knowing that their neighbor had a cat, immediately started making trouble.

A family blocked someone's doorway, cursing and demanding they hand over their cat. They threatened to post the incident in the residents' group chat, ostracize the family, and get the property management to handle the situation.

Lin Wanrong, holding the dog, listened to the commotion outside. She couldn't help but tremble as she hugged the little guy tightly, unable to imagine what it would be like if she were the one being threatened.

The child of the family that owned the cat loved his kitten very much, and their affection for it was no less than that for Lin Wanrong's dog. Naturally, he was unhappy to hear what the neighbor said.

The two families started arguing, and it seemed they even came to blows, causing quite a commotion.

Lin Wanrong didn't have the courage to go out and see the excitement, so she stayed at home the whole time without saying a word.

After an unknown amount of time, the noise outside the door gradually stopped, and a knock on the door startled the dazed Lin Wanrong.

She stared wide-eyed in terror at the knocking door, as if some terrible monster lurked behind it.

The knocking continued for a while before finally stopping, but the person outside didn't leave.

"Xiao Rong, are you home?"

Lin Wanrong was slightly taken aback, and immediately recognized the speaker as Grandma Wang, who lived next door.

After hesitating for a moment, Lin Wanrong stood up and put her dog on the sofa next to her: "Banban, wait here for a while, don't run around, Mom will be back soon."

Lin Wanrong's dog got its name from the small black spot on its head.

Hearing its owner's words, Banban affectionately rubbed against her hand and obediently squatted on the sofa, as if to say, "Please come back soon, I'll be waiting for you here."

After settling the dog in, Lin Wanrong went to open the door.

Through the security door, Lin Wanrong immediately saw Grandma Wang outside with a concerned expression: "Grandma Wang, what brings you here?"

Grandma Wang breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her come out: "It's not safe outside. I was worried about you being home alone, so I came to check on you."

Grandma Wang's words brought tears to Lin Wanrong's eyes. Grandma Wang's family lived next door to her. Grandma Wang's son and daughter-in-law were often away on business trips, so most of the time, it was just her and her grandson at home.

After Lin Wanrong's parents passed away, Grandma Wang saw that she was a helpless child and would often invite her to her home for meals. Whenever she had a headache or fever, she would often come to visit her and cook her some delicious food.

It can be said that Grandma Wang was the kindest and most loving person to her in the world, besides her parents.

"I'm fine. I've been staying home these past two days and haven't gone anywhere."

"It's good that you're alright, it's good that you're alright." Grandma Wang said, as if she had thought of something, and looked at Lin Wanrong as if she wanted to say something but then stopped.

Seeing this, Lin Wanrong cautiously asked, "What's wrong?"

"It's nothing. Your Uncle Wang just called and asked me to take Enen to his place. He said he has a special shelter there that's much safer than here. I came to ask if you want to come with us. If you do, we can leave together at 2 PM."

Lin Wanrong looked surprised: "Really...really?"

"Really, but..."

"but?"

"However, they only accept people over there."

Lin Wanrong's heart sank when she heard this. They were only accepting people, which meant that if she wanted to go, she couldn't bring Banban with her.

"Then... then forget it. I've lived here for so many years, and this house is the only thing my parents left me. I don't want to go anywhere else."

Grandma Wang was well aware of Lin Wanrong's little scheme. She sighed, and in the end, she didn't try to persuade her anymore. She gave her a few more words of advice, telling her to be careful on her own, and then turned and went back to her own home.

Lin Wanrong watched her return home before closing the door again. She turned around, picked up Banban, and said sadly, "Banban, you're all I have left."

Banban let out a soft whimper and stuck out its tongue to lick its owner's fingers, seemingly trying to comfort her in this way.

However, Lin Wanrong never expected that something unexpected would happen when Grandma Wang left with her grandson.

(End of this chapter)