Zhang Yutian did not know how much time had passed when his thoughts returned to his body and he was able to perceive the mysterious sounds outside. He struggled to open his eyes. The first thing that came to his eyes was the snow-white ceiling, and his thinking was still chaotic. He could only hear someone screaming, the screams that came to him seemed to be in English.
“Wake up!”
“Well, he was finally saved!”
After Zhang Yutian struggled to get rid of the dizziness in his mind so that he could clearly see his surroundings. He found he was resting in a room filled with various instruments. There were several pipes connected to his hands, feet, and chest. It appeared to him that he was wearing a “helmet” over his mouth and nose, and there was a heart rate monitor next to him that chirped every now and then.
This is… Is this the intensive-care unit?
“Did you finally wake up?” A male doctor with a mask on his face walked excitedly at the bedside from one side of the bed to the other side of the bed: “First you don’t move. I’m going to give you a general examination of the nervous system.”
“I… am I a shrimp?” Zhang Yutian wanted to ask the doctor something, but the words came out of his mouth and turned into a voice he couldn’t understand.
“At the beginning, don’t speak. Your central nervous system has been injured. This is already the best result after waking you up,” the doctor waved his hand in disapproval: “Come on, move your eyes first.”
After a two-hour test, after the test of identifying illustrated cards of objects, movements of muscles and joints of the whole body, tasting of sweets and bitters, and the smell of all kinds of aromas. The attending physician enthusiastically announced that the patient had no problems except for impaired speech function.
Zhang Yutian looked at himself confusedly in the mirror. In the mirror, he had a bit of thatch, and his face was pale, his eyes were bloodshot, and the red matched the lantern.
However, his mouth was crooked, no matter how hard Zhang Yutian tried to readjust it; he couldn’t make it like it was before. The doctor said that if the recovery is good, it is possible to recover all of his functions within a year or two. Of course, the recovery of language skills will be faster, provided he exercises more frequently.
The coma didn’t last long, only thirty-five hours. That’s just why he was like that.
What happened in the warehouse?
Zhang Yutian had no memory of it.
When he was “invited” to the Environmental Protection Agency by the two government officials, he realized what was going on.
The surveillance screen showed the technician had connected the power supply to the sewage treatment system and the triangular device stowed in the middle of the warehouse suddenly exploded with a spark, then a purple halo instantly swept through the warehouse. Then the picture stopped because the surveillance equipment was also damaged by the halo, the video could be seen because of the remote storage.
During the surveillance, Zhang Yutian stood far away, which is why he had the chance to regain consciousness. The other technicians were not so lucky, the doctor reluctantly informed Zhang Yutian that these technicians, like the previous governor, could never regain consciousness.
“Zhang Yutian, do you know what happened during the thirty-five hours that you were in a coma?” Director Lancelot’s red eyes matched Zhang Yutian’s: “If I step aside, you won’t have a better life,” the former threatened fiercely without waiting for Zhang Yutian to respond. The latter shook his head in confusion. Now he can only speak Mandarin vaguely. He can’t spit out a sound in English.
……
The external reaction was extremely strong, and the angry American people wanted to take Amano Heavy Industry alive.
The first things that go wrong are those of environmental enthusiasts. The sewage treatment system they were concerned about, without warning, stopped working and was locked in the warehouse.
At first, people thought it was linked to the large-scale death of fish in Lake Ontario. Later there was a slight gossip that the governor of Montana and dozens of members of Congress had a very tragic accident when they visited the sewage treatment system.
……
Mr. Governor and many members of Congress will never wake up.
At first, everyone thought this gossip was too absurd and even made fun of people who spread rumors as having no IQs. While visiting the sewage treatment plant, is it possible that the governor and members of Congress collectively planted themselves in the sewage tank and bumped their heads collectively?
The first thing that was wrong was the Helena City Public Hospital. Almost all the news of the day came from here. It wasn’t until someone filmed the governor and members of Congress lying in the intensive-care unit that people were shocked and realized the matter was serious.
The governor of a state and the politicians who keep the government running could no longer play for long and will disappear collectively. In addition, all the videos were exhibited, and there was to be a statement from the government. So the government had to hold a press conference to announce this fact, and as soon as the news got out it shocked everyone!
An accident occurred in the wastewater treatment system produced by Amano Heavy Industry, which toppled a US governor and members of Congress. Even more frightening, the same accident happened when the president of Amano Heavy Industry rushed a group of technicians to find the cause.
Coupled with the mysterious death of fish in Lake Ontario, the American people immediately went from what they previously expected from industrial wastewater purifiers to some fear.
All TV news including all internet forums were bombed, and official government websites were filled with wastewater treatment topics. The people are crazy and want the government to explain and demand justice for the governor and members of Congress as well as for the innocent fish that fell victim to the disaster.
“This kind of equipment is like gamma rays, and it does a lot of harm to the human body. Is the Environmental Protection Agency going to bring this kind of equipment into the United States after eating shit?”
“The director of the environmental protection office must resign and be accountable to the people.”
“Amano Heavy Industries is a liar and a profiteer. We must punish them heavily.”
“Such enterprises which have no moral baseline for interests must be prohibited according to the law.”
For a while, everyone in Amano Heavy Industry, which was initially been popular, screamed.
And Zhang Yutian, at the time, who only had freedom of communication, was almost stunned and almost fell into a coma after a mad call. He was sitting in a chair, dazed with despair. Previously, his secretary had called him and told him that Amano Heavy Industry shares had managed to hit the minimum limit before the exchange closed.
Almost all of the engineers involved in the production of the sewage treatment system tendered their resignation. They preferred drafting the resignation process rather than waiting for their salaries to be paid to them.
Zhang Yutian could not speak clearly, but his head was intact. These engineers are eager to leave, naturally, they are afraid of being involved, because once the United States holds to hold them responsible and since they participated in the search for this product, they will be investigated, but as they are only small engineers, then what is certain, the management had to bear the responsibility.
The day after, the stock market opened, Amano Heavy Industry, without exception, fell to the limit instantly. As assets dwindled wildly, the American Emperor, the world hegemon, was about to raise a butcher’s knife against Amano Heavy Industry angrily.
The president of the White House Oval Office was so angry that he directly destroyed the handmade sailboats the President of Colombia had recently donated.
“Liar!”
“Idiot!”
“Lancelot, didn’t you tell me Amano Heavy Industry’s wastewater treatment equipment has been tested and there is no problem?”
“Why, tell me why?”
Mr. President was like the angry lion who stared at the trembling Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Mr. Lancelot, across the office with cold eyes.
“Tell me, how am I going explain this to our citizens?”
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