The woman nodded: "This is a resettlement base. Most of the people living here are those who did not want to enter the Future Building, or those who were thrown out of the Future Building after entering it."
I asked in bewilderment, "Why does Future Company have so much power? Is there no government that can regulate them? They won't let people leave unless we sign an agreement with them, and they just lock people up in this godforsaken place."
The woman looked up at me in shock for a moment before slowly saying, "You... how come you seem to know nothing?"
I tilted my head in confusion and asked, "Is there something I should know?"
The woman sighed: "It seems your memory has been erased."
The woman glanced at the door and said cautiously, "There is no government anymore. The highest leader is the people of the Future Building. Many years ago, the Earth suffered a nationwide pollution disaster due to pollution problems. No one in the world could think of a way to stop it. Global water sources were polluted. No matter how we filtered them, we could not remove the harmful substances in the water, which caused all the food in the world to be contaminated, including the clothes we wear, the food we eat, and our daily necessities, without exception."
I couldn't help but frown: "Then why does the Future Building look perfectly fine?"
The woman nodded: "Only Future Company has developed a drug that can completely purify pollution. The country hopes to cooperate with Future Company so that we can change the human survival predicament. However, the boss of Future Company refuses to hand over the research and promotes their company's products extensively, using survival as bait to attract many people to sign unequal agreements with their company. The government is powerless to do anything about it and has tried to stop it, but the country cannot stand by and watch us be harmed by pollution. Even though they know that signing the agreement is equivalent to selling themselves, they still want to give us a glimmer of hope."
The woman turned to look out the door: "I think you've seen it too. All those children and people you've seen along the way have been harmed by pollution. All the children born in recent years have defects, and the adults are the same. At best, they have skin ulcers; at worst, they have difficulty breathing and their lungs swell. The mortality rate is very high. Once it becomes severe, a person dies within minutes."
A chill ran through me, and my voice trembled as I asked, "So, does that mean this place we're in now is unpurified?"
The woman nodded: "Yes, once you refuse to sign the agreement, you will be kicked out of the Future Center. There are countless villages like this, all of which are either unwilling to sign the agreement or have not contributed to the Future Corporation. Right now, the Future Corporation is the one that dominates the world."
I was a little out of breath: "So, the only way to survive is to sign an agreement with the company? What about those who don't want to sign?"
The woman sighed, "We can only wait to die here. In the future, the company will drop some food and water from the air every week to ensure that we can live. The food and water they drop are purified, but the pollution is too serious. Now even the air is full of pollutants. Even if we use unpolluted food, we will still be affected by air pollution."
I frowned deeply: "Is there any way to solve this?"
The woman sighed: "There is no solution unless we sign an agreement with Future Company."
My heart sank: "But I've already given up signing, does that mean I'm beyond saving?"
The woman stared at me for a while and said, "Didn't you read the letter Future Company left for you when you woke up?"
I asked in confusion, "A letter? What letter? I didn't see it."
The woman pursed her lips: "Then you should go back and check later..."
I nodded: "There's another question, why doesn't anyone want to talk to me?"
The woman smiled faintly: "Go back first, you'll understand after you read the letter."
After our conversation, I rushed back to the cabin where I had woken up, eager to find out the contents of the letter left by the future company...
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