Midnight Life Museum
"The masks our factory has distributed recently are probably of poor quality again. My throat is always tight and I want to cough, and I don't know what's going on."
"Maybe. I heard we use industrial masks, which usually only protect against dust. A lot of particles can still be inhaled. If that doesn't work, just wear two. Anyway, we have air conditioning and fans here."
"I heard there's a virus spreading from abroad recently, so everyone should be careful when going out.
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Ding Can listened to the workers' casual complaints.
They probably didn't realize that the discomfort in their bodies was not due to the accumulation of flying dust.
The more likely reason is that they have been in contact with this batch of fabrics for too long, causing the harmful substances in them to invade their bodies.
From the fabrics to the factory, and then to the production and completion of the finished garments, I only stayed in the garment factory for a little over a month, but I already felt unwell.
If these clothes are delivered to various stores, they will be bought back.
Customers keep the clothes in their wardrobes for several months and wear them frequently. When the clothes come into contact with the skin for a long time, no one knows how much immeasurable impact they will have.
This influence is usually subtle and you may not even realize what caused it when you notice something is wrong and go to the hospital for treatment.
The toxins have already corroded the organs. Clothes are consumables, so even if they are discarded, the impact on the body has already occurred.
The existence of unscrupulous businessmen is indeed a huge hidden danger to society.
You have no idea what potential harm might be in the things you buy.
As an ordinary person, sometimes apart from sighing and feeling distressed, and hoping that our words can bring about a tiny change, what else can we do?
Just like their current tag identity, if other tags also become aware, they can only watch.
Shi Yan listened halfway and then sighed: "Many of the diseases caused by these harmful substances are irreversible. They are completely playing with other people's lives."
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There was not much space to operate in the garment factory, so they were piled up in a corner of the factory.
The tag was previously temporarily placed in the boss's office, and during this period, the voices of Song Chang and Xiao Li were not heard at all.
It was two days later that we heard the next movement, when a van came to pick up the goods.
They were carried into the elevator on a cart and then pulled directly into the carriage outside.
During this period, Xia Jialian was observing with the miniature camera he had exchanged.
The camera can see through any material that is thought to have holes.
When using it, Xia Jialian first passes through the air hole of the packaging bag, and then goes out from the gap in the kraft cardboard box. She can then see the scene outside the box clearly and communicate with her companions.
And because it is extremely compact, there is no need to worry about the risk of being discovered.
There is just one drawback: once there are other electronic devices within one meter, the camera will be completely ineffective.
For example, when someone is moving the device, if they are carrying a mobile phone, it will be affected and the device will not be able to operate.
"There are only fifty boxes sent to the main store. They have been counted. Please sign."
"Thank you for your hard work. Be careful on the road."
The vehicle moved slowly across the slightly bumpy ground.
Shi Yan had already distributed a motion sickness pill to each person, and it started to work right after they took it, so they didn't feel any discomfort along the way.
Xia Jialian continued to observe the scene in the carriage.
It was not an empty truck, there was already a small amount of cargo inside.
It sounds like these will be sent to the so-called head office.
There are no extra labels on the outside of the clothing box except for the style introduction and size quantity.
However, he found some new information in another cardboard box in the carriage.
On one of the box labels, there is a full name: Blue Beach Preferred Living Center.
Considering the letters LT on the tag, it should be the abbreviation of Blue Beach.
This is where they are about to arrive.
Inside the carriage, the driver turned up the volume of the radio so loud that it could be heard clearly even in the back through the gaps in the iron plates.
The radio station was tuned to the social news channel and began to play some trivial news.
"According to our latest news report, data from the past six months shows that the number of people seeking medical treatment in the respiratory and dermatology departments of our city's hospitals has increased significantly."
"Expert research indicates that a new viral bacteria group may have emerged."
Ding Can listened carefully and said that the symptoms occurred in people of all ages and there was no pattern to the onset of the disease.
As the cause could not be found for a long time, some citizens speculated that it was actually the radiation from some unknown element in outer space that caused the same low resistance among people at all levels.
She didn't think it was a coincidence to hear such news now.
Combined with the news they heard before, this may be a reminder for them.
The unknown illness also has a profound relationship with them.
As for the place called Blue Beach Preferred Living Center, it must be hiding a lot of secrets.
After a long journey, they arrived at the warehouse of the directly affiliated store and were displayed as new products, becoming the first batch to be sent directly to the store and put on the shelves.
The clothes are ironed again in the store using a hanging iron and then hung in the designated location for displaying new styles.
The "lifestyle center" business model is no longer new.
The so-called lifestyle center is intended to help customers meet most of their daily needs after entering the store.
Almost all the basic items that ordinary people need can be found in the lifestyle center.
From large appliances and furniture to small pots and pans, snacks and figures.
They are involved in various aspects such as food, clothing, housing and transportation.
Fashionable clothes, delicious snacks, complete beddings, and daily office supplies.
In short, if you need it, you will definitely find what you want in the lifestyle museum.
This type of store is more likely to appear in large shopping malls with high traffic, and it occupies the largest area on the same floor.
If the quality problems of clothing were not a precedent, then there is no telling how many things harmful to the human body would be in this store.
After being hung on the clothes hanger, I finally arrived at this copy and my vision was the clearest.
The tag hangs down along the side of the garment, allowing you to see most of the store's interior.
It turned out to be very similar to what I expected.
The Blue Beach Preferred Lifestyle Center is located on the third floor. The new batch of T-shirts are displayed in the most conspicuous place at the entrance.
In addition, the small area on the left side of the entrance is reserved for flowers, and to the right is the space that gradually extends inside the store.
The front row is filled with handicrafts and ornaments, followed by food and toys. On the left side of the room are skin care products, and further ahead is a floor-to-ceiling window with a wide view, through which you can see the scenery on the street outside.
On the right side are the areas related to kitchen supplies and large furniture.
The floor area is as large as one-fourth of the floor of the shopping mall.
It's not business hours yet, and only the early shift staff come in to put the new products on the shelves in order.
The space was reserved long ago. After the clothes were hung on the hangers, they were placed on the specially designed rods.
The roller shutter at the main entrance was still open, but the store was already full of busy people.
Logically speaking, shop assistants who have been in such an environment for a long time are the most likely to suffer.
So if there really is a precedent of illness, it would be difficult to keep the secret behind it.
If you have the opportunity, check the status of the store clerk carefully.
There is still a lot of information that needs to be learned about this store, and the most urgent thing at the moment is to figure out how to prevent their clothes from being sold.
Otherwise, if it is placed right at the entrance of the store and noticed by every customer who comes in, the chances of it being bought will be very high.
There were still fifteen minutes before the store opened, so Ding Can calmed down and carefully selected the props.
There is no particularly suitable one, and the efficient one consumes too many points, so I only exchanged it for durian thorns.
When they are about to be touched, they release an uncomfortable spiritual scent element, thereby shifting the attention originally on themselves to other people of the same kind.
This item doesn't seem to have a very good meaning. If it were used in the past, it would have been a bit unkind to direct the enemy's attack towards other people.
So the points spent are not high.
But it is just right for the current situation. After all, they are not the only ones of the same kind. The tags on the several rows of new clothes can all be classified into the same category.
The effect can last for twelve hours, and the points are not high, so buying one can get you through a day's business hours in the store.
At ten o'clock in the morning, the mall officially opened for business and people began to enter one after another.
As for the third floor, which consists of a clothing store and a home furnishing store, there were also customers.
As the number of customers gradually increased, Ding Can found that nearly 80% of the customers who came to this floor were there for this store.
Not only do many people come in, but it is also very good at retaining customers. After everyone has walked around, they will always find what they need and will not leave until they have purchased something.
A few pieces of their new products were also taken away for trying on.
Xia Jialian said, "The prices on these labels are very cheap."
Gao Wenwen has lost trust in his description of money. She doesn't know how cheap it is when he says it is cheap.
"No offense, but do you really understand the current prices of common goods?"
As he spoke, his eyes also swept over the price tags. After looking at a few items, he found that the prices were really very low.
To own such a large store in a shopping mall, the annual rent must be tens of thousands.
Basically, every time a brand settles in, it will have its own pricing process, and it is normal for the price to be at least slightly higher than those similar products seen on the market.
But the prices in this store are even cheaper than shopping online.
You know, online stores don’t need to pay any store fees, so the price space has already been pushed very low.
"No wonder so many people come to buy things. After all, they look really good and cheap."
Shi Yan then said: "If I were shopping and saw a store like this, I would also want to go in and take a look. Maybe I would buy more than they did."
She was referring to the two little girls who were heading out at that moment.
They all had bags full in their hands, as if they had just gone through some big sale.
Gao Wenwen sighed, "They don't look very strong, so how come they don't look tired at all when carrying so much?"
"This is the potential of girls, you don't understand." Shi Yan explained.
Gao Wenwen recalled her heroic appearance when facing the evil Taoist priest, and thought that one cannot judge a person by his appearance.
Just as I was about to turn around, I suddenly saw a wooden figurine of a little red man on the second floor of the shelf not far away. It seemed to be leaning sideways.
In front of it was a couple, choosing items from the shelves.
"How about placing this little figure in our new home? It looks quite festive."
The girl looked at it for a few seconds, then raised her finger and said, "There are cracks. It looks like the quality is average. Let's go look at something else."
They walked away again, arm in arm.
At this time, a patrolling clerk came over from the other end.
The next second, Gao Wenwen confirmed that he was not mistaken.
Because before the clerk arrived, he saw the red man straighten his body again, and the place where the crack was previously exposed was now covered by it on the inside of the shelf where it could not be seen.
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