Chapter Sixty-Seven
The video caused an uproar online as soon as it was released.
"Just a few minutes ago, you were participating in a demonstration. A few minutes later, you're a 'noble' evolved being?"
"When you're an ordinary person, you resist evolved beings! But once you become an evolved being, you're entitled to special privileges! So you're fighting for your own rights, and whether others live or die is none of your business."
"This guy named Ye Heng only witnessed the accident, and his attributes were enhanced to a certain extent. He probably hasn't gained superpowers yet, but his tone of voice is already like this. If he goes any further and becomes a superpowered person, does he want to fly to the moon?"
"Therefore, strengthening the management of evolved individuals is of utmost urgency! Ye Heng is the best example. Human hearts are fickle, and once they possess abilities far exceeding those of ordinary people, these individuals become very dangerous!"
The evolved beings protested, "Assuming Ye Heng is 25 years old this year, he has been an ordinary person for 25 years, and has only been an evolved being for one hour. Why should his words and actions be attributed to all evolved beings?"
"If you ask me, we should strengthen moral education for ordinary people. In this way, ordinary people will suddenly become evolved beings and will not think of using their abilities to do bad things."
"Here's a joke: Most evolved beings aren't good people. (Image: Evolved beings busy saving lives)"
"Let me tell you another joke: Ordinary people are a vulnerable group, easily bullied, and very pitiful. (Photo: Ye Heng, wearing a headscarf and uniform parade attire, says, 'You get as many rights as you have the ability to enjoy.')"
"...At least take off your headscarf and parade clothes before you speak!"
Ordinary people are outraged: "Ordinary people are bullied by evolved beings, ordinary people's lives are threatened by natural disasters and man-made calamities, and now ordinary people have to receive moral education? Is this something a human being should say?!"
"So ordinary people have been reduced to second-class citizens? Without great power, they deserve to suffer?"
"When Ye Heng didn't have any abilities, he spoke and acted normally. He only became abnormal after he became an evolved being! Doesn't this just prove the instability of the evolved being group?"
The internet is in an uproar.
Ye Heng was kicked around like a ball.
Both ordinary people and evolved beings insisted that Ye Heng belonged to the opposing camp and that his evil deeds had nothing to do with them.
As the argument escalated, more old grievances were brought up.
This person said, "Evolvers are incredibly brutal! One of my evolved colleagues was unhappy at work and suddenly beat up his boss, sending him to the hospital. Later, he paid compensation, resigned, and that was the end of the matter. Ever since that incident, I'm afraid someone will suddenly jump out from a corner and beat me up when I'm walking down the street."
The person who said, "Before evolution, if you were unhappy with your boss, you might have a bad temper and end up beating someone up to the point of hospitalization. This has nothing to do with whether you're an evolved being or not! Besides, some bosses really go too far. The fact that they only beat you up and didn't cause serious injury or death shows that they knew their limits."
Some people said, "Someone in the village forcibly seized land. That family is powerful and influential, and ordinary villagers can't fight them at all. Fortunately, some villagers woke up and fought ten against one, beating them all to the ground! Those who were beaten down were sent to the hospital, but didn't they deserve it?"
Some have summarized it this way: "In the past, money was king, and those who paid were the bosses. Now times have changed, and ability is king. Those who were once hailed as superior should now come down to earth and be more down-to-earth."
Perhaps Ye Heng was just a catalyst from the very beginning. What people really want to discuss is the interaction between ordinary people and evolved beings, and their future relationship.
Special rescue department.
This is an agency specifically established by the federal government to address the increasing number of accidents, with the aim of […].
Luo, a superhuman, does his best to rescue every citizen.
In the office, the person in charge wore a bitter and resentful expression. Looking at the online comments questioning the rescue workers, he sighed deeply, "I think you should know that this is the team leader's probationary period. Only by passing the probationary period can you become the team leader."
Xiao Wei stood in front of him and said indifferently, "Being a regular team member is fine, you don't necessarily have to be the captain."
Anyway, he just came here to get a permanent position.
The person in charge closed his eyes in anguish.
Xiao Wei is good in every way, except that he is not very enlightened and lacks a spirit of service to the masses.
The person in charge had considered appointing someone else as team leader, but the other people's four-dimensional attributes were uneven, making it difficult to gain the respect of the team.
Even though location tracking is limited to twice a day and only one of the three designated alert slots can be filled, Xiao Wei's strength is still formidable! His four-dimensional attributes far surpass those of the other team members.
If Xiao Wei had been a little more aware, he would have been the perfect choice for captain. But now... it just feels like something's missing.
After taking several deep breaths, the person in charge calmed down and looked directly at Xiao Wei.
“It’s my fault,” he said. “I should have sent you to catch superhuman criminals instead of rescuing people.”
"It's only been four months since the Evolution game was released, and people are still not used to it. Their mindset hasn't changed yet, and there are many things that need to be adapted to."
"And also..."
"Director," Xiao Wei interrupted ruthlessly, seeing that the conversation was not going to end anytime soon, "It's time to leave work."
The person in charge, "..."
Yes, Xiao Wei's biggest problem may not be that she is not friendly or approachable to the public, but that she insists on leaving get off work on time every day, refuses to work overtime, and refuses to engage in cutthroat competition.
They work incredibly hard every minute of their workday, and once that time is over, they not only leave precisely, but also practically disappear from each other's lives. Or perhaps they have no memory of each other, so even if they bump into each other after work, they wouldn't recognize one another.
"Go ahead." The person in charge waved for them to leave.
"See you tomorrow." After saying goodbye politely, Xiao Wei turned around and left the office without hesitation.
The person in charge once thought that the most troublesome and difficult employees were those who relied on their superpowers and were unruly. But later he found that Xiao Wei could easily suppress such troublemakers.
On the contrary, Xiao Wei himself is too firm in his belief against involution, making it difficult to persuade him to devote more time and energy to his work.
"Anyway," the person in charge pinched the bridge of his nose, trying to reassure himself, "he's on our side."
Location tracking capabilities can be used to track down criminals or for assassinations.
Early warnings can be used to save lives, or to escape police pursuit.
It's a miracle that Xiao Wei didn't become a criminal with superpowers. Just leaving work on time isn't a big problem.
The person in charge kept comforting her until she almost believed it herself, and her emotions stabilized considerably.
Today was the day I had arranged to go shopping with Yunxin.
After work, Xiao Wei rushed to the supermarket. From a distance, he saw Yun Xin standing at the entrance. He quickly approached, "Have you been waiting long?"
"No, I just arrived." Yun Xin naturally took Xiao Wei's hand. "Let's go in."
Xiao Wei smiled immediately and obediently replied, "Okay."
Fried pork chops, steaks, squid balls, beef rolls, lamb chops—Yunxin stuffed her shopping cart with whatever she liked, filling it to the brim in no time.
"I also need to buy rice, flour, and oil, and it would be best to stock up on two cases of bottled mineral water as well."
“Okay,” Xiao Wei replied with a smile, “I’ll buy them all.”
While buying rice, Yunxin looked up and inadvertently noticed customers walking to the next shelf. When they went in, they were covered in a light gray mist, but when they came out, they were covered in a thick, dark gray mist, and some even had black mist on them.
Upon closer inspection, the shelves were filled with different brands and types of cooking oil.
However, no matter which bottle of cooking oil she picked up, her superpowers didn't work.
Yunxin sighed inwardly; that's the downside of having high resistance. The amount of toxic substance was small and had no effect on her, making it difficult to determine which brand and type of cooking oil was faulty.
Just as she was planning to stay nearby and observe which bottle of oil other customers would produce a black mist on their bodies, Xiao Wei suddenly said, "Don't take the rice bran oil, it feels very bad."
Yunxin: ?
She looked down and saw that what she was holding in her hand was indeed rice bran oil.
"Would you feel this way if you used other oils?"
"No," Xiao Wei replied.
You're the one!
Yunxin put the rice bran oil into the shopping cart and said, "After you pay, I'll send it for testing to see what's in it."
“Send it to my workplace,” Xiao Wei suggested. “The testing is free, and the report will be out tonight. If there are any problems, we can intercept it immediately.”
"Alright," Yun Xin agreed.
My feelings are quite complicated. The tap water had an accident a few days ago, and then the cooking oil had a problem a few days later. The current living environment is too unfriendly to ordinary people.
That evening, after having instant noodles for dinner, the person in charge saw Xiao Wei again in the corridor and almost thought he had food poisoning, which caused him to hallucinate.
"What are you doing here? Didn't you leave work a long time ago?" The person in charge had a strange expression.
"We found something wrong with the cooking oil while shopping at the supermarket, so it was sent here for testing," Xiao Wei explained simply, then asked, "What about you? Why aren't you home?"
The person in charge gave a simple and straightforward answer: "Because the work isn't finished yet..."
"Okay, good luck." Xiao Wei encouraged the director and then left.
"What's going on? What is he here for?" the person in charge wondered.
Two hours later.
The staff knocked on the office door.
"Come in." The pile of pending issues was as high as a small mountain, and the person in charge was working at his desk.
"The test results for the cooking oil that Xiao Wei sent are in." The staff member's expression was grave.
"Judging from your expression, the problem is quite serious?" The person in charge was already starting to have a headache.
The staff handed over the report before explaining, "Most cooking oils are actually smelly originally. The cooking oil that residents usually buy has undergone 'deodorization' treatment."
“During deodorization, cooking oil needs to be heated, and some factories use high-pressure steam. However, high temperatures can easily lead to thermal decomposition, causing the oil to produce some harmful substances, such as trans fatty acids.”
"Some factories use a heat transfer deodorization process, which involves heating with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). Now the oil is mixed with PCBs."
"It is speculated that the heat transfer pipeline ruptured, causing polychlorinated biphenyls to leak out and contaminate the rice bran oil."
"I remember, not long ago there was a small town where chemical waste was buried underground, and its main component was also polychlorinated biphenyls?" The person in charge rubbed his face, trying to cheer himself up and withstand the heavy pressure of life that was about to come.
"Yes. Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have good stability, heat resistance, and insulation properties, and are widely used in insulating oils for electrical appliances, pressure-sensitive paper, and other fields. At the same time, they are also well-known pollutants. In order to protect the environment, their use has been greatly reduced in recent years. But for some reason, this edible oil processing plant is still using them." The staff member said helplessly.
Indeed, sometimes it's completely incomprehensible what those people are thinking.
Some people's behavior is not like that of normal people.
Since the release of the Evolution game, numerous unexpected incidents, both big and small, have repeatedly exceeded his expectations and broadened his horizons.
His limited imagination seemed so insignificant in the face of humankind.
It can only be said that there is nothing that humans cannot do, only things that he cannot think of or dare not think of.
Sometimes, even those in charge wonder if their own views are too outdated and their knowledge too shallow, or if some people are actually aliens in disguise, otherwise, how could they do such outrageous things?!
After a moment's hesitation, the person in charge ordered, "Recall all substandard rice bran oil on the market. Send people to the edible oil processing plant to collect evidence and arrest those involved. Also, issue a public notice informing citizens who have consumed this brand of rice bran oil to get a medical check-up."
"Understood, I'll go right away." The staff member hurriedly left.
"The cooking oil was delivered by Xiao Wei after get off work. It seems we need to reassess this person," the person in charge muttered as he continued working.
Rice bran oil is actually a healthy cooking oil.
It can effectively lower blood lipids and cholesterol, remove cholesterol from blood vessel walls, and prevent arteriosclerosis, so it is very popular among people with high blood lipids and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
The problem was that the heating medium pipeline ruptured, and the rice bran oil was contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), so the finished oil contained toxic substances.
After discovering the problem with the oil, the special rescue department began an emergency investigation, recalling the substandard finished oil while controlling the continued circulation of rice bran oil on the market.
It took a whole week to recall and destroy all the substandard rice bran oil.
Because it was discovered early, it did not have a significant impact on residents. Although some people developed rashes, skin pigmentation, and sores on their faces, no one was injured or killed because the amount consumed was limited.
It is worth mentioning that black oil, a byproduct of rice bran oil production, is sold as poultry feed.
If it hadn't been discovered in time, the large-scale sale of chickens that had consumed the toxic feed would have further amplified the impact.
Now, more than 300,000 chickens have been destroyed on the spot, and the situation has finally been brought under control.
"...Reporting now would only get you an A. If we let it go unchecked and then informed you a month or two later, the whistleblower should be able to get an S or even SS rating. But Xiao Wei didn't. He reported the problem immediately after discovering it, thus averting a major crisis." The staff member reported the investigation results truthfully.
The person in charge remained silent for a long time.
After a while, he took out the document from the drawer, picked up a pen and wrote at the bottom, "Approved. Xiao Wei is hereby appointed as the captain of the special rescue team."
(End of this chapter)
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