Franchise God - Chapter 1252



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Franchise God Episode 1252

Chapter 288: Do you know why it doesn’t fail? (3)

A few months ago, a dead rat was found vomiting blood in a grain storage warehouse near Jinan City, Shandong Province.

The warehouse manager took the rat out, threw away the bloody flour, and kept the rest for himself.

The management guidelines were to throw away the 1-ton bag in its entirety, so there was no problem taking care of it myself.

These days, grain prices are skyrocketing, so I thought I had struck it rich.

And a few days later, the warehouse manager and his family were all found dead, vomiting blood.

As police were investigating the cause, people began to appear all over the city vomiting blood and dying.

The central government, which judged it to be an acute infectious disease, immediately imposed a lockdown on the entire city.

To hide the cause of the blockade, they announced externally that a terrorist organization had entered hiding at a recent hour.

And finally, I figured out the cause.

“It’s not a disease, it’s poison.”

“Poison? Poison?”

“A neurotoxin has been detected that acts on the central nervous system, causing vomiting and hemoptysis, paralysis of the respiratory muscles, and ultimately death of the host.”

“Then it must be terrorism.”

If it’s not an epidemic, that’s a blessing.

Police believed that the rat that was vomiting blood and died in the wheat field must have been a terrorist vector.

Meanwhile, some experts expressed differing opinions.

“The rat was found in just one sack of rice, but the entire large warehouse of grain was contaminated. The rat may not have been the vector for the poison, but rather a distraction to confuse investigators.”

“Well, that opinion makes sense. We need to be careful with the investigation.”

The central government ordered the burning of all grain reserves.

Tens of thousands of tons of flour were dumped into the blazing incinerator.

But this is China.

Struggling with rising food prices, some executives decided to embezzle some of the flour.

It’s a bit much to call it a portion, but it was a portion anyway.

“It’ll be fine if you boil it at high temperature anyway. It’s a shame to throw it all away.”

“The batteries were in the corner, far from the entrance, so they should be fine.”

Having made a positive diagnosis among themselves, they quietly sold the flour on the market and took the money.

Wholesalers sold ‘good quality and cheap’ flour to retailers at a fair price.

Retailers, such as restaurants and bakeries, cooked flour and made food to sell without knowing anything about it.

And a few days later.

With casualties in the hundreds of thousands, all the city’s hospitals were overwhelmed.

Police, who were tracking the terrorists who had sprayed poison into the grain warehouse, discovered that not all of the flour had been disposed of, and the central government was furious.

All those who smuggled discarded flour were arrested and faced the fate of having difficulty avoiding heavy punishment.

The shock didn’t end there.

“Not only rats but also rodent carcasses have been found in stockpiles in other regions. It seems that we will need to conduct a comprehensive search of all stockpiles across the country.”

It was a question of whether the entire people would starve or not.

The central government conducted a thorough investigation with a strong will, and found that more than half of the stockpiles had indisputably been contaminated with corpses.

Who is the one spreading the poison?

Where did the poison come from?

Is it possible to carry out such an all-out terrorist attack in the vast land of China without being noticed by the police?

The police were in disarray, and the central government was urging them to hurry up and bring results.

The results that were gradually revealed were shocking and unbelievable.

“It’s a bacterial neurotoxin.”

“Bacterial?”

“Yes, the poison itself is of an unknown type, which has caused confusion in the investigation, and the bacteria that produces the poison are also of a type that we have never seen before. It must be the first bacteria that mankind has encountered.”

A first-ever neurotoxin, produced by a first-ever bacterium.

“The process of contamination spread is as follows. Bacteria use rodents such as mice and squirrels as their hosts. When the hosts die, they are carried by the air and wind and spread widely around, contaminating organic matter.”

“Contaminates organic matter?”

“It has been confirmed that it can spread at least several hundred meters through the air. Since it uses organic matter as a nutrient, it does not discriminate between dead bodies, meat, and even dried grains.”

“Wait a minute. So you’re saying that those germs were eating the grain and producing poison somewhere we couldn’t see?”

“To be precise, when a bacterial organism that has reached the end of its life cycle dies, it contains a neurotoxin component. In other words, the neurotoxin we know is the dead body of this unidentified bacteria.”

A bacterium that eats all types of organic matter and leaves behind itself as poison.

“Fortunately, it has been confirmed that it cannot penetrate the immune system of a living human. It appears to adopt a survival strategy of parasitizing in the respiratory tract of rodents, reproducing in small numbers, and continuing its life cycle until the host dies, when which it begins to divide in earnest.”

It may have a fatal effect on small animals, but it does not cause direct harm to healthy creatures of a relatively large size.

“Install a positive pressure system in all grain storage warehouses to prevent bad air from outside from entering. At the same time, in the future, cover the floors with reinforced concrete without any gaps to prevent rats from entering.”

“yes.”

***

At least we have learned that it was not the work of an enemy country or terrorist organization that aimed to cause national starvation in China, but rather something that was done by human hands.

It seems that a new bacterium that was born by chance in nature was caught while feeding.

While live bacteria cannot harm a large, healthy animal, the neurotoxins left behind by dead bacteria are enough to kill an adult weighing over 90 kg.

Several experiments were conducted on animals, and data was gradually accumulating.

Large-scale rodent control operations, including those for mice and squirrels, took place nationwide.

Experts were concerned that the indiscriminate killing of squirrels could destroy the natural ecosystem, but the central government, which was unable to use more than half of its reserve rice, had no time to worry about such things.

What remained was where this bacteria came from and how to control it… … .

“Your Excellency, dead bats have been found in a large grain storage warehouse in Zhangzhou City.”

“…What about grains? What about bacteria?”

“Confirmed to be contaminated……”

Bats live mainly by hunting and eating insects.

However, abnormal climate conditions such as extreme, repetitive heat, heavy rain, and drought have made it difficult not only for humans but also for plants and animals in nature.

The deterioration of the natural environment has caused insect populations to decline, which has had a cascading effect on the food chain.

It is no coincidence that the number of rats targeting stockpiles has suddenly increased recently.

And the bats that lived off of insects also learned what was in the granary.

Normally, they would not have even looked at the prey, but one bat mustered up the courage to try eating the flour.

It was softer than I thought, full of calories, and most of all, it was everywhere. Even if I brought all my people here and ate them, there would be plenty left over.

The bat colony, already struggling with calorie shortage due to the infected bacteria, had no reason to hesitate any longer.

They entered the warehouse through small holes throughout the upper part of the warehouse and devoured the flour to their heart’s content.

They started out with wheat flour and then moved on to other grains like rice, beans, and barley.

The bats that had filled their bellies returned to the cave, while some of the weaker bats remained in the warehouse and continued to eat until their lifespan expired and they vomited blood and died.

And only after the host died did the bacteria begin to divide actively.

“Your Excellency, we won’t be able to last another year if we continue like this. This year’s crops have already failed, and we have lost more than 60% of our reserve rice. There is no guarantee that the remaining reserve rice will be completely free from bacterial contamination.”

“Even if I buy food, isn’t it meaningless if I can’t do anything about the swarms of bats and rodents?”

“That’s the strange thing.”

“What’s strange?”

“No neurotoxin was detected in the grains from Suyeong Farm that were stored in the raided warehouse.”

“It wasn’t detected?”

“Through over 100 animal feeding experiments, we have confirmed that the grains produced by Suyeong Farm are not contaminated at all. The results of the ingredient test showed that the bacteria died without being able to decompose them. They died without producing toxins.”

“So certain that not even a single inch of error is allowed to bring about certain results!”

Intensive and meticulous comparative experiments were conducted on imported grains from Suyeong Farm.

Thousands of scientists were involved, and they were able to confirm the results without exception in every test.

“Your Excellency, the neurotoxin bacteria could not absorb the grain from the swimming farm, nor could they produce poison. They simply starved to death on it.”

“Are you saying that the grain is so dangerous that even those deadly pests can’t be eaten?”

“No. In the feeding experiments on animals, they were all fine. In the human experiments on the camp residents, there were no problems either.”

The commentator couldn’t believe the shocking results.

“That’s ridiculous. It’s not harmful to animals or humans, but it’s a grain that only neurotoxic bacteria can’t eat?”

“There was not a single exception in over 15,000 tests.”

The commentator finally made a decision.

It’s not the first time, and we’re repeating something we’ve done many times before, so what could be difficult?

“I will promote the purchase of grains in Korea. I will also use as much of my personal funds as possible to promote the purchase of grains.”

***

Vice-Chief Boo Moo-hong was sweating inside.

‘How did you know? Could it be that the information was leaked from our Republic?’

I heard that there was strict information control to prevent foreign countries from noticing, but the seller already knows about the situation.

“I just took a picture, but judging by your expression, I think it’s correct.”

“that is…….”

The vice-president, whose true feelings were revealed, was unable to deny it and was in a state of panic.

Ha Soo-young brought a box with fancy decorations and opened the lid.

The deputy manager was instantly captivated by the enchanting sight of the green piece placed on the red, soft cloth.

It was a dragon carved from jade.

“I didn’t know such a rare masterpiece existed in the world! The sculptor’s skills are truly heavenly!”

It wasn’t just empty praise.

The dragon’s scales and every single hair on its beard were vivid and alive.

In China, where jade is loved, this level of craftwork is simply priceless.

“I won’t tell anyone what I heard from the vice-president, so tell me honestly. I’m dying of curiosity.”

“…….”

“If you don’t like it, then don’t worry. There are probably many people who can answer this question besides the assistant manager.”

“No! I’ll tell you everything!”

As Ha Su-yeong tried to close the box again, the assistant manager came out in a hurry.

Ha Soo-young kept her hand still while opening the box and urged him with her eyes.

“The truth is… a swarm of rodents and bats… raided the grain warehouse… and released a neurotoxin…”

The assistant manager, blinded by the jade decoration, revealed in detail what he knew.

After hearing everything, Hayoung said.

“If that’s the case, it won’t work out to be three times the domestic price. It should be five times.”

“yes?”

“You can just say that when you go to China, you’ve only managed to reduce the price by five times from the ten times you paid. Don’t worry, I’ll match your advice. The vice-president has given you valuable information, so why would I harm you? If you listen to my advice for a long time, it’ll be more beneficial for me.”

The vice president quietly went to one side to make a phone call, and an hour later, $600 billion was deposited into the swimming pool’s US account, jumping from $400 billion to $600 billion.

“Now, from now on, this jade dragon belongs to you, Vice-Chief.”

“Thank you. Please allow me to serve you with all my heart and soul in the future.”

“I’ll allow it.”

Actually, the production cost wasn’t that much.

We collected jade fragments, put them into a particle assembly command device, and 3D printed them out in a matter of seconds.