Chapter 12: "Mutation storms across the globe ......"

After the conference, two days passed by in a blur, except for not being able to leave the school, hearing from time to time that which faculty had produced mutants, and the teachers' roll call in class becoming more and more strict, with absences being immediately questioned by the focus of attention, the rest of the world was as usual.

Wu Lin was at first puzzled as to why the school was still in session after such a big event. Gradually, it dawned on me that this time was different from the fog not too long ago. At that time, when school was closed, everyone knew that it was because of the bad weather, so I waited patiently for the fog to pass, but now, if the two-point-one-day routine is shattered, no one knows what to expect next.

Sometimes the order of life is the sturdiest psychological dependence, which keeps one from crumbling in the face of a storm, from losing control in the face of fear.

However, when passing by each other on campus, one can still clearly feel the vigilance and nervousness of the unfamiliar classmates, as if they are afraid that they might meet a "mutant" if they are not careful.

On the third day, Feiyu Ren couldn't bear it anymore and wanted to go to faculties to "turn himself in". Though he never showed any abnormality again, the incident of that night was like a burden on his heart, making him unable to sleep or eat for the past few days, and the youthful collagen on his face began to drain away.

"Then go." Wu Lin and the three of them never supported Feiyu Ren unconditionally. When Yu Da wanted to go up to the house, they set up a ladder; when Yu Da wanted to drink soup, they stewed chicken.

Feiyu Ren sad: "But if I go, I'll definitely have to be hospitalized ......"

Wu Lin said, "Big deal, we'll stay with you."

Feiyu Ren immediately shook her head, "That won't work, it's not like you guys have mutated."

Junchi Li held his left arm, "You're hospitalized, can we be far behind?"

Yang Xia grabbed his right arm, "Come on my brother."

The four of them went to the faculties' office and told the counselor about the situation, including how Feiyu Ren had planted herself on the wrong side of the wall that night, and how she had fallen, so meticulously that she was close to acting it out.

The counselor took detailed notes with a small notebook throughout the entire process, interrupting to ask a few questions such as "Was that the only unusual reaction?" and "Were there any other physical discomforts?" and so on.

Feiyu Ren answered all the questions honestly, and if the answers were not comprehensive enough, the three brothers next to her would "fill in the gaps".

The situation was fully debriefed and the four men stood there with bated breath waiting for their orders.

The counselor's pen was put down and the little book was closed, "Okay, go back first."

...... seems a little different than expected?

"No need to go to the hospital?" Feiyu Ren was most afraid of this before he came here, in fact, he was just avoiding medical treatment, but now that the guide didn't mention it, he in turn became even more uncertain.

"No need. Just received the notice, from now on, the degree of physical abnormality does not affect normal life, faculties this side to record the information and then reported on the line." Counselor these two days in fact also dizziness, can only be an order, the above down what the spirit, he conveyed to the students what the spirit, "go back to continue to pay attention to the body changes, there are new situations and then say to me."

The four men looked at each other.

Wu Lin asked, "Mr. Gao, then what level of abnormality is considered to affect normal life?"

"Wait a minute," the counselor flipped out the notification document pressed under the bottom of her small notebook, turned to the relevant information page, and began to read aloud, "All behavior that endangers self, others, or public safety, including but not limited to emotional outbursts, manic violence, hitting and destroying, uncoordinated behavior ......"

Don't "wait", this is already scary. If it weren't for Yang Xia and Junchi Li on Feiyu Ren's side, he would probably be sitting on the floor in despair over this gray future.

Wu Lin's voice grew more and more grave, "Teacher, can physical abnormalities really cause these? Then how long does it usually take to send ......"

Counselor: "Nothing has been found yet, these are just a prognostic plan for the worst case scenario."

Wu Lin, Yang Xia, Junchi Li, Feiyu Ren: "......"

Would you guys be overly crisis-prone with this document!

A trip to the faculties office is like a roller coaster ride for the heart, but the final result, though not completely solid, is still quite reassuring.

Relieved, the four men turned to leave.

Immediately about to walk out of the office door, I suddenly heard the counselor sternly bellow, "Stop right there!"

The four stiffened and turned back in horror. It hadn't just occurred to them that they'd forgotten some draconian measure, had it?

"Almost got mixed up by you boys just now," the counselor clapped, "How many times have I told you to be safe on the top bunk, be safe, and you gave me the whole thing to fall off?!"

Wu Lin: "......"

Junchi Li: "......"

Yang Xia: "......"

Feiyu Ren : "No, I just want to get a coke ......"

Mr. Gao: "You can even drop a coke, tell me how crazy you guys must be in the dorm? I'm really ......"

"Not I say you guys, one and all are old enough, can you let people save a little ......"

"Nineteen or twenty years old, can teachers still follow you around every day like they did in middle school and high school? Can't. Knowing that you need freedom, space, and the craziness and enthusiasm of youth ......"

For half an hour afterward, the four of them just stood in the faculties' office, listening to the bitter teachings.

The first fifteen minutes were Mr. Gao's, and then Mr. Chen, who was out for a meeting, came back in the second fifteen minutes, so the baton was handed over and continued.

In the communication of mutation-related situations can only take the documents read from the book of the teachers of the hospital office, once into the personal familiar field, it is literally the flow of ideas, literary style, literary star possessed.

By the time they finally left, all four of them had the urge to just hit the floor after dismantling all the dormitory bedpans.

Back at the dormitory, they slowed down.

Junchi Li : "It's so strange, weren't there other homes sent to the hospital yesterday, how come they don't need it today?"

Yang Xia: "I thought it was a new notice."

Junchi Li: "But it's only been three days since the whole school meeting, so it's a bit too soon to change, isn't it?"

"This unknown mutation could be new every day," Wu Lin muses, "I reckon that there should be further discoveries before adjusting the measures."

As luck would have it, by the end of the night, the news was broadcasting a second briefing live - the

"The physical abnormalities that have been discovered in various provinces and cities, none of them have experienced any deterioration in physical health or loss of control of their behavior, and most of the 'loss of control' of the abnormalities at the initial stage comes from emotional fluctuations caused by panic mentality, and after channeling, all of them are able to control their own behaviors in a normal manner without affecting their daily lives. ......"

"But the abnormal physical symptoms didn't just go away ......"

"In the course of examining those with physical abnormalities, we found that all of them had 'gene activation' to varying degrees, which is the direct cause of the physical abnormalities ......"

"But what causes 'genetic activation' is unclear ......"

The briefing was followed by a question and answer session with experts -

Reporter: "You just said 'gene activation', can you explain that in more detail?"

Expert: "There are a lot of gene fragments in our human bodies that exist but should normally be closed, meaning that the information carried on these gene fragments is not reflected in our bodies. 'Gene activation' means that these gene fragments, which are supposed to be closed, are reopened for some reason, causing abnormal changes in the person."

Reporter: "So why do many of the abnormalities that manifest themselves, besides varying in degree, even vary in type? Some are respiratory, some are motor nerve ......"

Expert: "This is still being researched at this stage, but in fact every anomaly is not a single physical change, it's just that one of them is particularly significant and it masks the others."

Reporter: "Is such a physical abnormality contagious?"

Expert: "There is no clear chain of transmission found between the anomalies."

Reporter: "But there has to be a reason for such a massive outbreak."

Expert: "As I just said, the cause of the induced 'gene activation' requires further research."

Reporter: "How long will this anomaly last?"

Expert: "The gene has been activated and the changes it brings will always be reflected in the person."

Reporter: "That means the condition won't 'heal itself'?"

Expert: "At this point, it's extremely unlikely."

Reporter: "What about targeted treatment?"

Expert: "We have tried a number of 'suppression programs' but none of them have worked. The genetic problem is a very complex, sophisticated and ambitious field, and we need time."

Reporter: "You just said in your briefing that all the abnormal people were able to control their behavior after the detachment and did not affect their daily lives?"

Expert: "Some anomalies don't even need to be channeled to go on with their normal lives ......"

Before the live broadcast ended, Feiyu Ren already stood up excitedly: "Hear that? Hear that? I won't be stupid, I won't be crazy, I won't be contagious, I just activated something, and I can still live normally ......"

The fear that had been suppressed for several days was finally dispersed at this moment. Suddenly relaxed Feiyu Ren can no longer control, obviously after the rescue joy to go crazy, but the words with a crying voice.

"Hear hear." The three of them walked over and gathered around Feiyu Ren, hugging the joyful guy to death.

Feiyu Ren is afraid, and they are not.

They're not yet twenty, and they're nowhere near as tough as they think they are.

Wu Lin tilted his head slightly and took a deep breath, then said, "You can now not only live normally, but you can also study normally and attend classes normally and take normal exams."

"It's so nice," Feiyu Ren sniffles, word for word, "I realize now that I really love learning ......"

Wu Lin had to hug him even harder, "Cherish this moment."

Junchi Li, Yang Xia: "Because love is always fleeting."

Over the next two weeks, as more research was uncovered and news stories were published, this "mass physical abnormality" became clearer and clearer--

"Mutations Storm the Globe ......"

"Multinational scientists have found that the genes that cause physical abnormalities are some of the oldest and most primitive gene fragments in the human body, which have been prevalent in a variety of animals since before humans even existed ......"

"Abnormal people show physical and behavioral changes that exhibit a certain type or even a specific kind of animality, which experts say may be related to differences in the activated gene segments ......"