Chapter 101 The Insect Plague Arrives
Yun Zhen was a little curious: “Why does it take three days to unlock a new dimension?”

The system answered: [The space-time interaction system is being upgraded, which is expected to take three days. The interstellar plane is special, and the energy consumed during the connection process is relatively large.]

Yun Zhen nodded, and then went to care about the apocalyptic plane.

Because I was unable to go home due to three days of hospitalization and there was one less rain in between, the high temperature and drought in the north became more serious again. Today’s temperature soared to 55 degrees Celsius.

Yunzhen switched the display scene to the office of the Emergency Materials Management Department and told Director Ye that the rainfall would resume tonight.

It was morning now, and the sun was so strong that it could burn small animals to death.

Raining during the day is like raining boiling water, which is not very friendly to people who are busy working on the ground.

Wait until it gets a little cooler at night before bringing rain to Beijing and Tianjin.

After the rain, use a humidifier to continuously spray water mist to moisten the overly dry air in the two northern areas.

Yunzhen and Director Ye agreed on the arrangements, exchanged a few pleasantries, and then said goodbye.

Then switch to the Pei family compound to see what the lovely grandchildren are busy with.

In the living room of the Pei family, Pei Hao was holding a baby and coaxing and teasing the baby with a toy.

This is Pei Yan’s son, Xiao Tangyuan. He is about 9 months old now. He is white, chubby and very cute.

Yunzhen greeted them and gently touched the small dumplings with his fingers.

The baby was stunned for a moment, and as if he could sense it, he raised his hands and hugged Yun Zhen’s fingers.

He mumbled something inaudible, then grinned, revealing two cute little teeth.

Yun Zhen, who was standing outside the bookcase, smiled and exclaimed: “How cute…”

He is so cute that his grandma’s heart melts. She will buy him a bunch of milk powder and toys later.

Yunzhen often bought gifts for Xiao Tangyuan, and the Pei family’s special small warehouse was filled with them.

There is a lot of milk powder that cannot be finished, so I can only give it to relatives and friends who have children.

In addition to Pei Hao and Xiao Tangyuan, Pei Yan’s wife Cheng Dailin and cousin Pei Shan were also in the living room.

Yun Zhen saw that Cheng Dailin looked pale and didn’t seem to be in good health, so he couldn’t help but asked with concern:

“Are you feeling unwell? Do you want to take a rest?”

Cheng Dailin shook her head gently and replied in a gentle voice:
“It’s nothing, I’m just a little weak, it’s an old problem. Thank you for your concern.”

Yunzhen felt that she was in a sick condition, but since she didn’t intend to say more, she didn’t ask for the time being.

Later, when Pei Hao walked back to the room alone, he quietly told her the details.

“My sister-in-law was poisoned by her adoptive parents when she was in confinement after childbirth.”

“The Cheng family is very bold. They want to poison their adopted daughter and then insert their own daughter as a successor, so as to climb up to the Pei family.”

“My eldest brother has ruined the Cheng family and has found many famous doctors to treat my eldest sister-in-law. However, the poison is too strong and there are still many sequelae after the treatment.”

Having said that, Pei Hao sighed worriedly.

“My sister-in-law needs to take medicine every day now. The doctor said it will definitely affect her life expectancy. My brother is very sad and has been running around and worrying about this matter.”

Yun Zhen couldn’t help but frown after hearing this.

If medical treatment more than a hundred years later couldn’t cure it, then she would be even less able to help.

I suddenly felt uncomfortable, wondering if I, as a grandmother, was too useless.

I hope that the upcoming interstellar plane will bring some surprises and more advanced medical technology to save Cheng Dailin.

She really couldn’t bear to see her children and grandchildren suffer like this; they were still so young.

Yun Zhen remembered the new situation that had emerged a few days ago, and hurriedly asked Pei Hao how the epidemic was being controlled.

Speaking of this, Pei Hao sighed again.

“The situation is getting worse and worse. The number of confirmed cases has reached more than 10, and the number of deaths has exceeded thousands.”

“Anemia is difficult to control. We have tried several treatment options, but none of them worked. Major hospitals are worried.”

“The research progress is not ideal. At present, we only know that some kind of biological toxin has damaged the nervous system and endocrine system. The specific pathological mechanism and antidote are still under study…” Before he finished speaking, the smart bracelet on his wrist suddenly rang.

The beeping sound was very urgent, probably some emergency.

Pei Hao answered the phone and Gao Yun’s voice came from the other end of the bracelet, asking him to gather in the West District immediately as there had been a major discovery there.

Pei Hao didn’t delay upon hearing this and immediately put on his air-conditioned clothes and rushed to the West District.

Yun Zhen frowned and hurried over to see what happened.

Following Pei Hao’s car, we finally arrived at an ordinary family in the West District.

A large number of police officers and medical personnel had gathered around, as well as some people who looked like researchers.

Everyone was wearing protective clothing and was busy moving around, ready for action.

Police officers cordoned off the scene and no one except professionals involved in the investigation was allowed to approach the area.

Gao Yun stuffed a set of protective clothing into Pei Hao’s hand and told him to put it on tightly before entering the house.

Yunzhen switched the scene perspective and took the lead in entering the house.

Immediately afterwards, a strange and horrifying scene appeared before my eyes.

A body was lying on the bed, covered with a layer of black substance.

This layer of material seemed to be flowing and changing, even on the ground and walls around the bed.

When I opened the small floating screen of the camera, I could finally see clearly that the substance covering the entire body and the room was actually densely packed black bugs!

To tiny humans, these black bugs are only half the size of a sesame seed.

For Yunzhen, it was something that could only be seen clearly with the help of a camera.

These black bugs were actually eating the remains, and half of the victim’s body was eaten away!
So how did this person die?

Was he eaten to death by black bugs? !
Yun Zhen was so disgusted that he took a few steps back, his hair standing on end and his back feeling cold.

How could something like this appear in Beidu?

Didn’t the high temperature and drought kill all the insects? Then where did these things come from?

The staff inside the house are cleaning and trying to remove the black bugs.

Individual researchers are responsible for catching the insects, which are then sealed in glass jars.

Others are using pesticides, covering their mouths and noses while spraying.

It does have a certain killing effect, but many black bugs also escaped through the gaps.

The two staff members turned on the wristband video recorder to record and observe the characteristics of the black bugs.

Some researchers conducted experiments on site, using methods such as immersion in water, burning and sun exposure to test the black bugs’ tolerance.

They found that black worms do not die in water and have certain swimming skills.

Fire can kill them normally, and they can move for a while if exposed to the sun, but they will be killed by the scorching sun if they are exposed to the sun for half an hour.

Just these few simple experiments are enough to show that its vitality is very tenacious, even unmatched by many organisms.

Seeing this, Yun Zhen suppressed his nausea and reached into the bookcase.

Thinking of the existence of the system’s protective shield, he tried to crush the black bug with his hands.

But these black bugs were so small, even smaller than the gaps between her fingerprints.

One slap won’t kill many, it will just squeeze out a bunch of them that are piled up more.

After withdrawing her hand, even though she knew that living things could not be taken out of the bookcase, she still rushed to the bathroom and washed her hands repeatedly.

I washed my fingers until they turned slightly white, and only then did the disgusting feeling subside a little.

Yun Zhen returned to the bookcase and looked at the scene in front of him with a serious expression.

Is this the insect plague that the system information mentioned?
What should I do next?