Moreover, based on previous experience, the research institute quickly identified the culprit behind this disaster as sunlight.
However, to everyone's surprise, the problem wasn't with sunlight itself, but with their planet.
The atmosphere is thinning, the ozone layer is depleting, ultraviolet radiation is accumulating, and of course, there's something else that's hard to explain. It all sounds so incredible, yet so perfectly logical.
In retrospect, it's all because we didn't care about the environment in the past, but what can we do now? We can only silently bear the consequences.
However, with the research institute's reminder, we don't need to confine ourselves to high-rise buildings anymore. Since sunlight is the "culprit," then avoiding sunlight will allow us to return to normal life, right?
There are quite a few people who think this way, but reality tells them it's just a dream!
Because as long as the impetigo is not resolved, each of them could potentially become a source of infection, so it's best to stay put and not think about resuming social activities as soon as possible.
However, the world doesn't completely exclude them.
Although the notice instructed impetigo patients to self-isolate, because the majority of people are infected and the contagiousness of the disease remains uncertain, most of those going out each day are the infected individuals. Conversely, those who haven't been exposed to the sun are self-isolating at home.
They figured that since they were sick anyway, whether it was a minor or major illness, there was no need to put healthy people at risk. And so, it became a tacit agreement.
Bi Qiaoan was in her postpartum confinement period, so she wasn't too bothered by not being able to go out. Shen Yanming, however, couldn't wait to go out and gather information after hearing this news.
So after dinner, Shen Yanming waited until the sun went down before saying goodbye to his wife and going out.
He walked across the familiar parade ground of the guard unit, watching the ever-growing crowd, and couldn't help but smile. However, when he saw the pustules swelling on everyone's faces, his smile vanished.
Compared to that, his face is absolutely gorgeous.
The several pustules, each the size of a fingernail, couldn't hide his handsome features at all; anyone who saw him would recognize him.
Even Shen Yanming would be startled if he saw someone with severe pustules on their face.
Everyone sat together, sharing their experiences from the past two days. Shen Yanming listened for a while, then left.
He hadn't seen Zhu Shiliang and Yu Shui for two days and wondered if he could go see them.
After making a phone call and arranging a time and place, Shen Yanming rushed over. He discovered that all five of his former colleagues had suffered the same fate; each had a face covered in pustules.
"You guys are in a bit of a mess," Shen Yanming said with a laugh.
Yu Shui punched Shen Yanming in the chest, "You think you're so handsome!"
The group laughed heartily, and Shen Yanming asked, "Where's Li Yinhe?"
Yu Shui's smile vanished, and she immediately curled her lips, feigning envy and jealousy, and said, "That guy is really lucky. It just so happened that it was his turn to work the night shift, so he didn't go out during the day and managed to avoid it."
Shen Yanming thought for a moment, then asked, "Didn't he have morning training that day?" He couldn't remember if he had seen him on the day of sunrise.
Yu Shui pouted and didn't say anything. Zhu Shiliang glanced at him and said with a smile, "When the two of them were playing around, Yu Shui pushed Li Yinhe down and made him sprain his ankle. As a result, he didn't have early training that day, and we even brought him his lunch back."
And just like that, I became the only one in our dorm who didn't get sick. To avoid infection, I've already taken leave and gone home to recuperate.
"So, all his good luck is thanks to me," Yu Shui added.
Everyone laughed at his words. Shen Yanming was also somewhat moved; wasn't this a classic case of "a loss may turn out to be a blessing in disguise"?
In fact, he and Joan were no different.
Although Qiao An was so frightened by Qi Lin throwing the ball that day that she went into premature labor, it was precisely because of this that they escaped the torrential rain and the mutated sunlight.
If it weren't for that accident, would Qiao An have had to go to the hospital to give birth in the last couple of days? Besides having to face the unavoidable sunlight, would she also have had to come into contact with those infected people with pustules on their faces?
Who knows, there might be patients with impetigo among the doctors and nurses.
Therefore, Shen Yanming did not lose his temper with Qi Lin. Because from the beginning, he had a premonition that Qiao An's early activation might not be a bad thing.
Well, let's not talk about that anymore. After chatting for a while, they all dispersed.
Before leaving, Shen Yanming took out a few candies from his pants pocket and shared them with everyone. He hadn't planned to get together with them before leaving, so he hadn't prepared any in advance and could only pull out these few to sweeten their mouths.
Yu Shuizhu and Shi Liang didn't mind, and excitedly took the food and popped it into their mouths. The rich milky aroma filled their mouths, dispelling the irritability they had been experiencing these past few days due to their impetigo.
After leaving, Shen Yanming didn't rush home. He was thinking, if humans started getting sick because of abnormal sunlight, what about animals and plants?
There is no official information released online, but that doesn't mean that sunlight has no effect on them.
Apart from the livestock farms and ranches in the agricultural area where the guard team kept animals, there were no other small animals outside, so it was impossible for him to observe them.
However, with plants outside, the guardhouse's landscaping is quite nice.
Shen Yanming walked around the guard team for a long time, occasionally standing on tiptoe to look at the branches and leaves, or squatting down to look at the wild grass and wildflowers.
It's no wonder I was shocked when I saw it.
Although the plants are still alive, they are noticeably less green. I wonder if it's because the colors are distorted under the light.
With a skeptical attitude, Shen Yanming observed a few more blades of grass. He found that two out of ten blades had yellowing stems and leaves. Since there was no control group, he didn't know if this was normal.
He returned home with a heavy heart, and when Joan asked him questions, he simply remained silent.
For the next few days, Shen Yanming would go out of his spatial dimension every night to stroll around the guard team. Bi Qiaoan wanted to go with him, but he sent her away with the excuse that she was still in postpartum confinement.
Actually, he just didn't want his wife to have nightmares about those pus-filled faces.
Through careful observation, Shen Yanming actually discovered that sunlight has more or less an effect on plants and animals.
Some plants couldn't withstand the scorching sun and have already started to turn yellow and wither.
As for the animals, I don't know how they fared, but at least the little insects suffered.
Every night when the streetlights come on, the number of mosquitoes and moths circling the light source has drastically decreased. Since we haven't been using much mosquito repellent, it seems like there are almost no mosquito bites.
And where did those mosquitoes go? They're all lying on the edge of the grass.
You won't notice them unless you look closely, but if you do, they're lying everywhere on the path next to the flower bed.
Although most of those that died were pests, they are still an important link in the food chain. If the losses are too great, the entire ecosystem could be affected.
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