Chapter 534 Allergy
Mississippi.
Jackson City.
Inside an agricultural research institute.
"This is the fifth large-scale allergic inflammation this month. No, I must make this public." Dr. Austin put down the report in his hand with a serious face.
Just then, his assistant knocked on the door and walked in, with a hint of worry on his face: "Doctor, someone outside wants to see you."
"What?" Austin realized something was wrong when he saw the assistant's expression.
However, the three uninvited men in black suits walked directly into his office. The bald man in the lead took out his ID and said, "Dr. Austin, I'm Brownie from the FBI, and this is my ID."
But Dr. Austin didn't care about the so-called certificate. Instead, he looked at the other person directly and asked, "What can I do for you?"
Brownie narrowed his eyes and said, "Doctor, let's stop here! You should understand what I mean. Don't make things difficult for us."
"..." Dr. Austin reacted instantly, then frowned and asked, "Don't you know the seriousness of this matter?"
"Sorry, ABCD will take some time, we will take care of everything." Brownie replied with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Dr. Austin slammed the table and said, "Fuck! You are hiding the truth. Do you know how many people will die because of this? Assholes! You are encouraging the evil of ABCD!"
"Doc! We have no choice. At least they still have food. Don't ask for so much." Brownie spread his hands calmly.
"I won't stop..."
Click! Brownie loaded his pistol and aimed at Dr. Austin's forehead: "Doctor! You don't want to shoot yourself, do you?"
Gulu! Dr. Austin suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and his whole body was shaking.
The assistant beside him was so frightened that his teeth were chattering.
After a few minutes, Dr. Austin was in a dilemma. His desire to survive quickly overwhelmed his compassionate morality: "Huh... huh... OK, you win!"
"Very good! Doctor, I wish you a happy life. Goodbye!" Brownie put away his pistol, waved his hand, and left with his men.
I saw Brownie and his group’s car leaving the street not far away.
Dr. Austin, who was standing by the window with his hands supported on the window eaves, collapsed to the ground as if his spine was broken.
The assistant at the side came over quickly , helped him to the sofa, and poured him a glass of water.
"Doctor, let's not do any research." The assistant was really scared.
Dr. Austin stared at the ceiling with empty eyes.
After a while, he suddenly laughed: "Hahahaha... Do you think you can hide this from everyone? Don't forget, the Sapiens Company is watching you."
Brownie, who was in the car, heard Dr. Austin's hysterical roar through the eavesdropping device, but he still had that poker face, without any change.
In fact, without Dr. Austin's reminder, the FBI behind Brownie had already anticipated that the Sapiens company would soon find out about this matter.
Because this matter is not just a problem in America, but the entire Free Union and part of the American region have been affected.
Especially the Aztec region that did not join the free association.
Aztec.
To the north is the city of Monterey, Texas.
The hospitals here are overcrowded at this time.
Several doctors looked at a large number of children with allergies and inflammations, with worry and anger on their faces.
Obregon, the attending physician, walked back and forth with a restless look on his face while holding several medical examination reports. “This is not dermatitis at all. It’s food allergy and stress response of the human immune system.”
A nurse came in hurriedly: "Doctor Obregon, patient number three in emergency room needs emergency treatment..."
"Damn it! I'll be right there."
Just as a large-scale allergic inflammation broke out in Monterey, a huge airship arrived in the suburbs of Monterey.
This allergic inflammation incident did not actually occur recently. Instead, more than three months ago, sporadic cases of allergic inflammation occurred in children.
It’s just that people in Central America don’t take it too seriously, thinking it’s just a seasonal pollen allergy.
However, by early August, more and more children were showing similar clinical symptoms, with 172 children having died as a result, and some young and middle-aged people also developing allergic inflammation.
Only then did people across Central America realize the seriousness of the situation.
They organized their own hospitals and pathology researchers to investigate the matter.
At the same time, he quickly sent out a call for help to the free world and Sapiens Company .
In fact, the Sapiens Company knew everything about this matter, but Liu Zhifan and Chen Jianxiong did not warn other parts of Central America, but deliberately waited for the incident to break out.
After all, various parts of Central America have been trying to play both sides, trying to strike a balance between the free world and Homo sapiens companies.
Liu Zhifan would not be so kind as to remind them that if he did not let these guys try out the relief food from the free world to see whether it tastes good, they would not give up.
What's more, taking the initiative to rescue and kneeling down to beg for help are two different things.
As soon as we received letters for help from all over Central America.
Liu Zhifan and Chen Jianxiong took action immediately, first launching a public opinion offensive and directly announcing the culprit of this allergic inflammation.
Originally, the Internet in various parts of Central America was basically occupied by free mobile phones and laptops provided by Sapiens Company, so Sapiens Company launched an online public opinion offensive, which instantly aroused the anger of local people.
In fact, the root cause of this allergic inflammation incident is corn.
To be precise, it is genetically modified corn containing the BT factor, which is a specifically insect-resistant genetically modified corn and is also the mainstream raw material for current feed, chemical industry, and biofuels.
Originally, this thing was used as feed and biofuel and did not directly enter the human diet.
However, some time ago, due to sudden climate changes, in order to stabilize food supply, some genetically modified corn containing double BT factor genes was used for food aid in various parts of Central America, and was even processed into corn flakes and sold within the Free Association.
The BT factor can kill pests, which is the core technology of this type of genetically modified corn.
However, the BT factor also poses potential risks to the human body, especially when used as a daily staple food.
Many grain-fed cattle that are fed with genetically modified corn have a much higher incidence of disease than grass-fed cattle. The influence of the BT factor is very critical because the BT factor will constantly stimulate the cow's stomach and intestines, causing it to be in a state of mild inflammation for a long time (similar to oral inflammation in humans).
This inflammation is not fatal, but it is very uncomfortable. Cows are large enough to withstand it.
However, humans often weigh only one-tenth of a cow's. Children with poor immunity in particular will develop symptoms of inflammation if they consume genetically modified corn containing BT factors for a long time.
Coincidentally, the Aztecs and other Central American regions used corn as their staple food, so they became the region with the most patients in this incident.
On the contrary, Africa, which has been accepting low-priced food dumping from Homo sapiens companies, has not encountered any related problems.
West Asia, where rice and wheat are the staple foods, also has no problems.
Only in Central America, where corn is the staple food, have intensive allergic inflammation occurred.
The exposure of this incident caused an instant uproar, and the food aid from the Free Association was no longer attractive.
