After getting dressed and getting out of bed, Lu Yuan decided that he couldn't let these people damage his front door anymore. Even though it was an armored door, he didn't want anyone to smash it!
As soon as the door opened, a group of people were shouting and trying to rush in. Startled, Lu Yuan quickly pressed the button on the door, leaving only a crack.
"What are you doing! Why are you banging on the door so early in the morning!"
Lu Yuan looked at the group of people and shouted sternly.
One of the middle-aged men, with a pained expression on his face, said, "Director Lu, please save us! My wife and son are dying!"
Another woman yanked the man aside and squeezed in, saying, "Lu Yuan! For the sake of us being neighbors, please take us to the hospital! We have money! Just take us to the hospital!"
"Yes! Director Lu, you're the only one here with a car. Please, could you take us to the hospital?"
Lu Yuan frowned as he looked at the crowd outside the door.
"What exactly happened?" Although he asked the question, Lu Yuan already had a vague idea in his mind. These people might be related to yesterday's pork.
At the back of the crowd, a thin man waved at Lu Yuan. Upon closer inspection, Lu Yuan recognized him as Chen Ke.
"Chen Ke? What brings you here?"
The other person tried to squeeze through the crowd to come in, but Lu Yuan blocked them at the door.
"Don't push your way in, I'll talk outside!"
So Lu Yuan pushed everyone aside, squeezed through the crack in the door, and closed it immediately. Who knew if these people were all well-intentioned! What if someone with ill intentions saw the various fruit trees in his yard and then came to rob him with a group of people like Xiao Shan's neighbor did? That would be troublesome.
A group of people surrounded Lu Yuan, talking all at once.
“Speak one by one! Otherwise, you can all leave! Chen Ke, you go first!”
As soon as Lu Yuan spoke, everyone around him stopped in their tracks.
"Here's what happened. Everyone bought pork from the pig farm in Zone 2. They were fine after eating it at home that day, but things started to go wrong in the middle of the night. Several people started to have high fevers. At the time, they didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just because they had been queuing for too long at the pig farm and were exposed to the sun. But by morning, some people were not feeling well. They had diarrhea and were unconscious. More than ten people have died."
"What? More than ten people have died?" Lu Yuan could hardly believe his ears. More than ten people had died in just one night. It was terrifying.
Lu Yuan then looked at everyone and saw that they all had painful expressions on their faces, obviously they had also eaten the pork that had been bitten by rats.
"Damn it! I told you guys, you get what you pay for, but you wouldn't listen! Now look what happened!"
Then someone pleaded, "Director Lu, you're the only one with a car. Please, take us to the hospital! We'll pay any price!"
Lu Yuan looked around at the people and asked, "Chen Ke, how many are there in total?"
The other party blurted out, "There are thirty-two families in total! A total of fifty-two people, but a few of them were seriously ill and are probably no longer able to make it."
"So many... my car can't hold all these people! Besides, there's looting and vandalism going on everywhere in the city right now, so I'm sorry I can't help you!"
Looking at so many people, Lu Yuan wanted to help, but he was powerless to do anything. If he saved one person, the others would definitely be unhappy, and he didn't know what they would say about him.
"No! Lu Yuan, we're neighbors in the same district, you can't just stand by and watch someone die!"
"Yes! You can't just stand by and watch so many of us die! Please! Save us!"
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As they were talking, a person suddenly clutched his stomach and collapsed to the ground in agony, as if possessed. A foul stench followed, and the people around him avoided him.
Lu Yuan frowned as he watched the man die on his deathbed. He didn't want someone to die in front of his own house; that would be disgraceful.
"You should leave now! I really can't help you. I told you yesterday not to buy this pork, but you didn't listen. Now you're sick and coming to me. What good is that? If you knew it would turn out like this, why didn't you watch what you ate! If you really need help, go to the pork seller in Zone Two!"
Upon hearing Lu Yuan's refusal, everyone froze in disbelief.
Immediately, someone knelt down on the ground and pleaded, "Director Lu, please, save my son! He's only five years old. We adults don't need to be saved, but please save our child!"
Everyone knew the situation in the city, and with so many people, Lu Yuan simply couldn't save them all. The only solution was to change their attitude and let him go and save the children.
More and more people began to gather around, and some people whose conditions were about to worsen began to collapse to the ground.
People pleaded with Lu Yuan in anguish, trying to get him to lend a helping hand, but Lu Yuan was powerless to help. He really couldn't help so many people, and he was unwilling to help either. When they were eating, these people didn't hold back at all, but now that they're sick, they're thinking of him again. Where were they before?
Chen Ke stood aside and watched coldly. These people deserved it. They wouldn't listen when she tried to persuade them, and even said they would accept it if there was a virus. But now that they've fallen ill, they're all coming to her for help.
"Alright! Go now! Director Lu can't help you. Not to mention that so many of you are sick, the hospitals in the city are under lockdown and you can't get in at all."
Liu Tiantian, holding her son, stood not far away with her husband Sun Zhe and said, "Yes, Lu Yuan only has one car. There's no use in you all crowding around. Go back and try to take some fever reducers. Last time we went to the hospital, we couldn't even get in line. Even if he took you there, it wouldn't have helped!"
Riding his bicycle, Song Heng looked at these people with lingering fear and said, "That's right, they already told you they can't save you, so go back! It's not good to die at their doorstep! Luckily I didn't buy any, otherwise... tsk tsk!"
Finally, the crowd began to slowly disperse, but the eyes of these people looking at Lu Yuan revealed a hint of anger.
Lu Yuan could only feel powerless towards these people. They were so stubborn and wouldn't listen to reason. Where were they before? He had told them so many times, but they just wouldn't listen.
However, after returning home, Lu Yuan saw the various tragic scenes of children posted in the group chat and felt a little heartbroken. But he gritted his teeth and decided not to save them. He knew the power of the golden fruit, but this thing absolutely could not be shown in public. If it were to be targeted by someone with ulterior motives, it would be really troublesome!
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