Beijing, Beicheng District, Deep Sea Pelagic Fisheries Headquarters.
In a staff dormitory on the fifth floor, three medical staff wearing thick protective suits were carefully searching every corner of the room.
Not long after, several packages of dried fish were found in the employee’s cabinet. After some testing, slight radiation residue was found.
General Manager Meng Tao stood aside, cold sweat visibly flowing down his head.
An investigator turned to look at him: "Mr. Meng, we have some questions to ask. Please answer them truthfully."
Meng Tao wiped his cold sweat and nodded like a chicken pecking at rice.
"No problem, that's the case. Our company is mainly engaged in fishing business in the Pacific Ocean. We have about 12 offshore fishing vessels, all docked at the Tianjin Sea Port. Our headquarters is here, but most of our employees are on the other side of the Tianjin Sea."
"The fish caught by the fleet are mainly goldfish, swordfish, and sailfish. There are many types of fish. The company's products are very popular in the market."
"Didn't a ship just happen to come back this time? Then the company wanted to give these employees some benefits and arranged for them to come to the headquarters to play. I never expected that something like this would happen."
The investigator interrupted him and asked with a serious face: "Where are the marine fish you caught this time stored? Did they go to the market?"
Meng Tao thought for a while, with a trace of panic on his face, and said: "Logically, it should still be in the cold storage over Tianjin Sea. Will it be sold out in a while? But it's hard to say at the local fish market. It’s likely that a shipment has already been shipped.”
The investigator's face became solemn and he said in a deep voice: "Quickly stop all the goods, and recycle all those sold. They must not flow to the market, otherwise it will cause a catastrophe."
"This..." Meng Tao was stunned for a moment, then forced out a smile and said, "It shouldn't be that serious. If the cargo cannot be sold, the company will suffer huge losses."
"You are still thinking about your losses. Let me tell you the truth. A total of 32 of your employees have suffered from chronic radiation sickness this time. This is already a major public health incident."
"The dried fish brought off the ship by the employees was found to have excessive levels of radioactive substances. I think you should know how serious the consequences are."
"The higher authorities attach great importance to this accident and have set up an emergency investigation team. Currently, people have been sent to Jinhai to inspect the entire ship's catch to see if all the fish are contaminated."
"Until the matter is investigated clearly, no contaminated fish must be allowed to enter the market."
These words made Meng Tao stunned for a moment, and his face instantly turned pale.
After a while, he smiled bitterly and said: "This is not the company's fault. Our fishing routes are fixed every time. We mainly operate in the North Pacific. There have been no pollution accidents in the past. Why did it happen this time?" It’s over.”
He frowned and thought hard: "What the hell is going on?"
At this moment, the investigator's cell phone rang. When he answered the call, his expression suddenly changed.
"What? The fish on the boat also detected radioactive residues?"
"The same batch of distant-water fishing boats that came back, and the catches they caught all had more or less the same problem?"
"Several fishermen have been admitted to the hospital in Jinhai? They all have the same symptoms of chronic radiation sickness?"
After hearing this, Meng Tao's face instantly turned pale, and he sat down on the ground with a thud: "Oh no, we can't go to the North Pacific."
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Beijing, health department, emergency investigation team.
The atmosphere in the conference room was solemn, and everyone looked ugly, staring at the report in front of them without saying a word.
After a while, team leader Li Hua considered his words and spoke slowly.
"The results of the investigation are very clear. The current situation is very serious. The catches on the distant ocean fishing boats that have returned in the past half month have been more or less radioactively contaminated. It is very likely that the sea areas where they fished have been contaminated. .”
"Everyone knows that the harm caused by radioactive contamination will not appear immediately, but will have a certain incubation period."
"during this time
, Trace radioactive elements will be enriched in aquatic organisms, thereby contaminating the entire food chain, and entering the human body through the food chain. When a certain dose is accumulated in the body, it will cause harm and develop into chronic radiation sickness caused by internal exposure. "
"This is why the offshore fishermen's union is just breaking out now. In fact, they have been eating nuclear-contaminated food on fishing boats for several months, mainly salvaged marine fish."
"The only thing that is difficult to determine at the moment is which specific sea area is polluted, because these offshore fishing boats go to many places and it is difficult to screen them out at the moment."
"There is a bigger difficulty, that is, where did all this damn nuclear contamination come from?"
At the end of Lihua's words, he was obviously angry. He slammed the table and shouted: "Which bastard is throwing nuclear waste into the sea? When he is found out, he must pay a heavy price!"
These words immediately resonated, and everyone looked indignant and cursed.
"Yes, it is too much. Throwing nuclear waste into the sea is simply the public enemy of mankind!"
"This organization that caused nuclear pollution in seawater must have been secretly working for a long time to have such a huge impact and pollute the entire North Pacific."
"I'm afraid it's not just this one area. It's likely that it will follow the ocean currents to the east and then south. Over time, the entire Pacific Ocean will not be spared."
"Nima, is this still a human being? It's just like an animal. No, it should be worse than an animal. Don't they know that this thing is difficult to degrade and will radiate for decades?"
"It's better to report this to the whole world and let the Pacific coast countries pay more attention. The fish caught recently are probably inedible, and I estimate that people in other countries may also develop symptoms of radiation sickness."
"Yes, it is best to investigate together with other countries, so that we can understand the scope of the pollution and the time of the emission as soon as possible."
"We will also send ships to conduct on-site inspections along the Pacific Ocean to test the sea water."
"Okay," Lihua nodded and said, "I will report to the superiors immediately and take action to find this bastard as soon as possible."
[In view of the general environment,
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
A staff member walked in in a panic: "Oh no, the media has already reported this matter, and it has become a hot search topic."
Li Hua suddenly stood up, said a few words, and hurried out the door.
"Time does not wait for us. Everyone, act quickly and give the public an explanation as soon as possible."
****
Just when the investigation team was struggling, news about this matter was overwhelming and everywhere on the Internet.
Because there were so many cases, the hospital couldn't keep it a secret, and word quickly spread from family members.
The media caught wind of this and came to visit. After some interviews, they learned that it was a practice of nuclear pollution in the open ocean. They were immediately excited and reported it as headline news.
"Marine fish eat radiation sickness, and the distant oceans are suspected of being contaminated by nuclear pollution."
"The Pacific Ocean is not covered, so who is poisoning it?"
"Shocked, a fisherman was admitted to the ICU after eating seafood, and the mastermind behind it was..."
The news hit the hot search list one after another, almost knocking over Langbo's server.
After netizens across the country saw this, they all went crazy.
"What the hell? You can't eat seafood? Otherwise you will get radiation sickness?"
"Are you crazy? Who would be so vicious as to throw nuclear waste into the sea?"
"Speechless, the reason for the demise of mankind is actually seeking death."
"It must be Eagle Country, they do this all the time."
"That's right, we blew up the undersea oil pipeline last time. This is something that Eagle Country can do."
"The cancer of the earth truly deserves its reputation."
"If there are Trisolarans coming to Earth, I will be the first to lead the way. The only condition is to destroy the Eagle Kingdom. They really don't care about people.
"
"I'm going, don't scare me. I eat sashimi every week, so I won't get this disease."
"Brother Fu upstairs, although it's a bit unkind to say this, I still recommend that you go to the hospital for a comprehensive physical examination."
"Your sister, I love seafood the most. Doesn't this force me to get checked?"
"I just ate king crab yesterday. I was shaking and didn't dare to think too much."
"I'll just eat river fresh food from now on. I read some information and found that the two rivers in China drain from west to east and flow into the ocean, so river fresh food will not be polluted."
"When you say that, I feel relieved and ready to leave Haishi and go back to my hometown to make a fool of myself."
"It's terrible. What if the coastal area is also affected? What anti-radiation drugs should I take?"
"I'm tired, let's destroy it."
Netizen "Vicissitudes of Life" is a resident of Haishi. His favorite food is sashimi, especially the various seafood and fish imported from Sakura Country.
After he saw the news on the Internet, he suddenly shivered and felt uncomfortable all over.
Either I feel dizzy or nauseous, I feel weak all over, and I even feel like vomiting.
As soon as he thought about it, he shivered instantly.
I immediately took a taxi to Ruiji Hospital and gave myself a full physical examination. The most important thing was to check whether there was radioactive contamination in my body.
While queuing up at the hospital, he met many people who, like him, loved seafood. After reading the news, they were worried about their health and came to get checked.
When the test results came out, he looked over and screamed: "Oh my God, there are arrows in the white blood cell content. Am I suffering from leukemia?"
The more I thought about it, the more scared I became, so I quickly took it to the doctor.
Unexpectedly, after seeing this, something really happened. Because I often eat seafood, I have already developed some mild symptoms of chronic radiation sickness.
Fortunately, it was discovered early and treated in time. Otherwise, if it dragged on, more and more radioactive substances would accumulate in the body, which might be life-threatening.
"The vicissitudes of life" narrowly escaped death. I couldn't help but feel scared. I quickly took out my mobile phone and posted my experience on the Internet.
It instantly attracted many netizens to watch and became popular in the blink of an eye.
As a result, more and more people went to the hospital for examination.
Some people found out that it was a false alarm, but some people actually checked out health problems.
Although it is difficult to say whether this is caused by a long-term unhealthy lifestyle or whether it is really caused by eating too much contaminated seafood.
But it has successfully triggered panic across the entire network.
People have been buying anti-radiation drugs, and iodized salt in supermarkets has been sold out.
Even the official issued an announcement to reassure the public, saying that the matter was under investigation and please wait for the results of the investigation.
In this way, everyone is grabbing salt and waiting eagerly for a formal investigation result.
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Eagle Country, a relevant department.
Thor looked at his capable subordinate with a solemn expression: "Are we again someone secretly dumping nuclear waste into the sea? We need to find it out quickly. This matter has become a big deal and we can't continue to do it, otherwise we will have to wipe it out. .”
Chris chuckled and didn't take it to heart at all: "Don't worry, boss, it's very simple, just throw the pot on the bear's head."
"Just say that they secretly transported nuclear waste to the Pacific Ocean and wanted to harm us. No one will doubt it."
"As for the others, even if they guess it's us, what can we do? We won't even dare to let out a single fart."
Thor nodded, then knocked on the table and said angrily.
"Which *** is this? Do you think that no one will know if you did it secretly? It makes me mad. I must fine him an astronomical sum of money and teach him a lesson he will never forget."
Suddenly, the mobile phone on the table rang. He picked it up and looked at it, and his expression suddenly changed.
"No, the higher ups must have asked me to question me again. Hurry up and use all your strength to play with this ***
Want to find out. "
****
In the eastern sea area, a ship is riding the wind and waves on the vast high seas.
Several days after leaving Qingdao base, the ship has left the Yellow Sea and followed the East China Sea to the vicinity of Yudao.
If you want to go to the high seas, you can only take a detour from Fish Island and rush to the North Pacific.
Several investigators came to the deck, got some seawater, and got into the laboratory.
They all have a task, which is to continuously collect water along the way and detect the content of radioactive materials in the seawater.
As long as the polluted sea areas are clarified, the culprit behind it can be found based on the direction of the Pacific Ocean currents.
It didn't take long for the investigators to make a discovery and excitedly ran to report to the captain.
"The report states that trace amounts of radioactive elements were detected in nearby waters, with tritium as the main component, as well as some iodine-129 and strontium-90, but the content is not high."
"Based on the distribution of ocean currents, it is likely that the discharge location is not far from here."
The captain was a little surprised: "Seawater pollution was found here, so it means it's not far away."
His face became extremely serious: "Accelerate immediately and drive north along the high seas."
Just like this, all the way north, the test results along the way were shocking.
The closer you get to the north, the higher the tritium content in the seawater. By the time you reach the sea near Spoke Island, although it is still on the high seas, the content of radioactive elements in the seawater has reached a level that cannot be ignored.
The investigators immediately reported this major discovery to the investigation team.
When Li Hua learned the news, he was completely stunned.
By the time he reacted, a series of curse words had burst out of his mouth.
"Fuck, it turned out to be a good thing done by a certain country."
"These beasts should have dropped more bombs in the first place."
He ran to report angrily. When his superiors learned of the incident, they were immediately shocked and angry.
Due to the irrefutable evidence, the matter was quickly settled, and the man behind it was also found out.
Moreover, after negotiations, the other party showed no regrets and claimed that all this was reasonable behavior.
This natural attitude makes people's blood pressure soar when they see it.
It's so outrageous that his mother opened the door to outrageous people. It's outrageous.
Therefore, the investigation team made the detailed investigation results public that day, revealing the matter to the world.
As soon as the news came out, there was an uproar around the world.
