Chapter 1004 Who says mutation is necessarily bad?
Grandma Wang frowned, her face showing disapproval.
Ultimately, she, like those who had avoided Lin Wanrong's gaze, felt that livestock were still livestock.
Even if the other party saved her child, it is ultimately not as precious as a human life. Lin Wanrong's risking her life for a dog was clearly an extremely irrational act.
Upon seeing her like this, Lin Wanrong knew what she was thinking, and felt a pang of bitterness and a touch of irony in her heart.
Even a pet knows the value of true affection and will step forward to protect its owner in times of danger.
On the contrary, these self-proclaimed righteous messengers who clamor that those who are not of our kind must have different hearts and that we must eliminate all these dangerous factors in order to protect everyone, scatter and flee when faced with danger, fighting and pulling at each other, saying the most high-sounding words while doing the most ruthless and hypocritical things, showing no respect for life. It is truly ironic.
Lin Wanrong coldly brushed Wang's hand away and ran downstairs without looking back.
After Banban was taken away by the old banyan tree, the old banyan tree retracted its branches, and she had to go downstairs to find Banban.
Ye Wanxi and her companion had just finished meeting with Xiao Jihui when they received an urgent task assigned by him: a giant strange plant had appeared in an old residential area in the suburbs, and the people in the vicinity had already gathered to help.
Unfortunately, these mutant plants were too large and extremely destructive. The laboratory had not yet developed any weapons to deal with them, and with the existing equipment, they were helpless against these mutated creatures. They had no choice but to ask Ye Wanxi and the other person for help.
Ye Wanxi said that this was not something she could stop alone, but she would still help if it really happened.
When the two arrived at the scene as quickly as possible, what they saw was a giant banyan tree, more than ten meters tall, growing lushly in front of the residential building. Its dense branches and leaves almost covered all the open space in front of the building, casting patches of dark shadows.
"How is the situation?"
The person in charge of this matter happened to be He Ziyuan, who had previously gone to S City with Xiang Yueqi and the others to deal with the mutated dogs. When he saw Ye Wanxi and the other person, his eyes lit up: "Miss Ye, Mr. Feng, you're back."
"Yes, it's you. How are things?"
"This giant banyan tree mutated at noon today. After the mutation, it became more than three times its original size, and the whole tree has become very different."
"Why is it different?"
"According to the property management of this community, this banyan tree has been in their community for almost 20 years. It was already sick and withered in the last two years and was not as good-looking as before. In addition, some residents have complained that the tree is so big that it is not safe during thunderstorms, and such a big tree in the community is also likely to attract mosquitoes."
"It just so happens that their company's boss recently had a sudden urge to renovate this neighborhood to attract more people to buy houses here. He was thinking of getting rid of this big banyan tree and digging a fountain in its original spot. They originally planned to start construction in the next couple of days, but unexpectedly..." Before they even started digging, the tree mutated!
After hearing his explanation, Ye Wanxi subconsciously glanced at the mutated old banyan tree, her brows furrowing slightly.
Seeing that she remained silent, He Ziyuan had no choice but to continue, "We just received the news and rushed over. Before you arrived, we even tried firing a few shots at it."
"How about it?"
"It's completely useless! The bullets did go in, but once they were in, they never came out, as if... they were swallowed up by it."
Ye Wanxi thought about it and realized that it was swallowed up. The material of a tree is wood, and even nails will get stuck in it, let alone bullets.
"Burning it with fire?"
He Ziyuan's expression was somewhat complicated. He subtly pointed in a direction to the two of them, where several firefighters were trying to ignite banyan tree branches with high-pressure flamethrowers.
It looked quite professional and did have some effect, but unfortunately, after burning for a long time, it could only burn off the outer layer of bark, leaving the inside intact.
Of course, they also had concerns. The banyan tree covered such a large area that if it were to be set on fire, it would definitely cause a major fire.
It's an old residential area with outdated facilities. If it were to catch fire on a large scale, the casualties would likely be even greater.
Ye Wanxi paused for a moment, clearly having thought of this as well. She looked up at the giant banyan tree, but suddenly noticed a rather incongruous fuzzy patch among the shadows.
Ye Wanxi almost thought she was seeing things, but when she looked closer, she could see it even more clearly: "Why is there a dog on that tree? It looks like it's mutated too."
"What?" He Ziyuan was startled. The first thing that came to mind was the pitcher plant and the boat-shaped aconite, which looked like twins in the city center.
If plants working together are already doubly dangerous, then plants working with animals together made He Zi shudder.
Just as I was about to say something, a figure rushed over from not far away.
"Are you police officers here to help? Please, please save my Banban."
"Spotted?" Ye Wanxi noticed the spot on the dog's head. "The dog on top?"
Lin Wanrong looked in the direction Ye Wanxi pointed and immediately became excited: "Yes, yes, that's it. Banban was taken away by this tree while trying to save me and another child. Please save it, I beg you, it's really important to me and it has never hurt anyone."
The others were somewhat surprised to hear her words.
"Could it be that this dog hasn't mutated?"
"Do you think an ordinary dog could bite through this banyan tree and survive all that trouble?"
He Ziyuan was stunned: "Then how does it..."
"Who says mutations are necessarily bad, or that they will always attack people?"
After returning, Ye Wanxi reviewed the information on several mutation incidents. The people who knew about the earlier incidents had all passed away, so let's leave that aside for now.
The mutations of the mutated dog in City S and the banyan tree are most likely related to human actions.
The mutated dog in City S was an abandoned stray. It was already difficult enough for it to survive, but it was caught and used to make dog meat hot pot.
Unlike the corgi on top of the old banyan tree, the stray dog only harbored resentment towards humans before its mutation, but naturally attacked them afterward.
The same goes for this mutated banyan tree in front of us. It has been planted here for decades, but it was abandoned as soon as it got sick. The people who applied to have it dug up were the residents of the community.
These residents are very likely people it watched grow up from childhood. After living together for decades, even a stone would have warmed up by now.
In the end, they found that they meant nothing to them and could be thrown away at will.
Even plants and trees have feelings, just like Lin Wanrong's dog. If you treat it well, it will give up everything to save its life for you.
Conversely, if you treat it badly, in this situation, let alone save you, it's already considered restraint if it doesn't bite you back.
(End of this chapter)
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