Chapter 189 Finally found the source of the virus
Ever since the day a survivor appeared in Tiantai Community, Shi Jiaojiao and the other three had stayed indoors.
The iron door in the corridor was locked and the power grid was turned to maximum.
Coupled with the eyeball alarm outside the 19th floor, the four of them were relatively safe for the time being.
But with so many people suddenly pouring into the community, the four of them could not let their guard down.
The night before being quarantined, Shi Jiaojiao wrote the news that there were fish under the ice on a piece of paper and quietly posted it downstairs.
For her own safety, she was unwilling to come into contact with other people, but if possible, she still hoped that more people could survive the apocalypse.
Moreover, once these people receive the news about the fish, all their attention will be focused under the ice. In this way, Shi Jiaojiao and the other three will be safer.
Sure enough, when the first person saw the note, he broke the ice with half belief and half doubt, and saw the fat fish swimming below, he wanted to cry bitterly.
Some people are afraid that if too many people fish, the number of fish will decrease, so they think of catching them secretly at night.
But this kind of news cannot be concealed.
On that day, many people came downstairs with their homemade equipment.
There were enough fish under the ice, so everyone was busy catching fish and no conflicts arose for the time being.
Now most people are still rational and know that the ice will become thinner as the temperature rises, so they try to stay away from others when smashing the ice.
The fish were plentiful and fat, so catching them was effortless.
“I caught a fish!”
"I caught it too. Now I have fish to eat!"
Everyone had an excited smile on their face.
Some people were able to restrain themselves and hurried home with the fish.
There were also many people who simply couldn't help themselves and gutted the fish on the spot, rinsed it in water, and then picked it up to eat it raw.
There was blood at the corners of their mouths, but they couldn't stop.
I was so hungry that it seemed as if all the memories in my brain were occupied by hunger.
The days before the end of the world seemed more like a dream to them.
While everyone was busy catching fish, the temperature outside was slowly rising.
Everyone had a smile on their face. This was simply the most comfortable day in the past year.
They were hoping the temperature would get higher and higher.
Frostbite is really uncomfortable, not to mention that many people's fingertips and toes were frozen off.
However, God did not hear the prayers in human hearts. Or maybe he heard them, but he would not let humans get their wishes fulfilled.
When the temperature rose back to minus 20 degrees, the pause button was pressed.
In the past, such low temperatures would have definitely made national news. After all, this is S City, a city in the south where only one base layer is enough even in winter.
But now, compared with the previous extreme low temperatures of minus sixty or seventy degrees Celsius that seemed to destroy all mankind, the current temperature seems a little warm and tender.
Although the wind outside was still biting cold, it made all the survivors feel satisfied and at ease.
They no longer have to worry about suddenly losing their breath in their sleep, or worrying about their ears and toes getting frozen off one day.
The rising temperature is something to be happy about, but the Apocalypse Virus No. 1 has dampened this joy.
Although all patients were kept in warming areas, several people in Tiantai Community fell ill in the past few days.
Now, all the survivors were in a panic and didn’t even dare to catch fish, for fear that they would be infected.
These sick people were directly driven out of the community by everyone.
They had no choice but to return to the warming point, where at least there was medicine and they would not be cold or hungry.
After Shi Jiaojiao learned about this, she frantically disinfected her home. Not only her own home, but she also sent a bottle of undiluted disinfectant to the people downstairs.
Wang Jia took a lot of food in exchange, but still felt a little embarrassed. After all, disinfectant was much more precious than the food at this time.
Shi Jiaojiao only took half of it and said, "Just take it. This disinfectant is left over from before the end of the world. It's been so long and I don't know if it will be effective. I can only take it for peace of mind."
Of course it is impossible for it to expire. As long as there is space to preserve it, it will not expire even after a hundred years.
But the secret of space cannot be revealed, so this is the only explanation.
Just when the entire S city was in panic, official personnel finally found the source of the virus after tireless investigation.
A companion grass growing next to honeysuckle.
When the results came out, all the official leaders fell silent, their hearts filled with sadness.
So many survivors were able to survive because of the honey vegetables that suddenly appeared, and their deaths were also caused by these honey vegetables.
It's as if there is an invisible hand controlling all of this behind the scenes, constantly playing tricks on humans.
Gave hope, and then dealt a heavy blow mercilessly.
After the sadness, we have to move on.
The burden on their shoulders does not allow them to retreat.
The most important thing now is to spread this message. No one else should die from this inconspicuous weed.
Shi Jiaojiao was the first to receive the news.
This time, Qin Jun called to give them specific instructions, fearing that they would accidentally eat weeds.
Although the cause of the disease has been found, there is still no treatment, and we can only watch the sick people die one after another.
After Shi Jiaojiao hung up the phone, she immediately used the intercom to send a message downstairs.
The four of them had a lot of honey vegetables in their hands. If they accidentally ate them, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Mu Ci looked at Shi Jiaojiao’s pale face, and held her hand to comfort her, “Don’t worry, the honey vegetables won’t go bad after being dried. Wang Jia and the others will definitely give priority to eating fish that are easy to spoil.”
After hearing Mu Ci's words, Shi Jiaojiao calmed down a bit.
She turned out all the honey vegetables in her space and identified them one by one.
Companion grass and honey vegetable look very similar, both are emerald green in color, and their surfaces seem to be covered with a layer of ice film.
But it is also easy to distinguish between these two types of grass.
The edges of the leaves of companion grass are serrated, while the edges of the leaves of honeysuckle are rounded.
Shi Jiaojiao and Mu Ci carefully examined each plant.
Finally, two companion grasses were found.
Now, let alone Shi Jiaojiao, even Mu Ci looked unhappy.
You should know that Shi Jiaojiao loves to eat dried honey vegetables as potato chips, and she can eat a lot every time.
Shi Jiaojiao looked at these two inconspicuous companion grasses and felt scared.
It was so dangerous. It was almost there.
If the authorities hadn't found the cause of the disease, she wouldn't have suspected this much.
After all, she survived on honeydew in her previous life.
Once you eat it, you will die, no exceptions.
Even if she and Mu Ci accidentally ate it, there was nothing they could do.
Shi Jiaojiao became extremely flustered when she thought about the consequence that almost happened.
After the panic, a deep feeling of powerlessness emerged in my heart.
She knew that the two lives were completely different and rebirth was no longer her trump card.
She was cautious enough, but she still almost lost her life.
Why is it so difficult to survive?
Shi Jiaojiao felt powerless, and so did Mu Ci.
He simply didn't dare to imagine the consequences of losing Shi Jiaojiao.
Just thinking about it for a moment, my heart felt like it was torn in two, and even breathing was painful.
He pulled Shi Jiaojiao into his arms and hugged her tightly to dispel the uneasiness in his heart.
Half an hour later, Wang Jia and Tang Wei also came upstairs carrying a bag.
The two of them looked a little unhappy.
When Shi Jiaojiao opened the bag, she was stunned to see that there were more than twenty companion grasses inside.
At this moment, she couldn't help but admire the good fortune of these two people.
Wang Jia let out a heavy breath: "How is the situation here?"
Shi Jiaojiao placed the two companion plants she had found on the table without saying anything.
Although the four of them were lucky and did not eat anything by mistake, the companion grass on the table also sounded a wake-up call for everyone.
They were still not cautious enough.
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