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Chapter 528
Eagle Country, Minnesota.

Jim drove back home, unloading cartons of bottled mineral water from the trunk.

Because the nuclear wastewater polluted the river, no one dares to drink tap water now. The mineral water in the supermarket was sold out. He went to several Wal-Marts to buy these boxes.

The neighbors who passed by looked at the mineral water that Jim was carrying, and all showed envious expressions.

"Hey, Jim, where did you buy it? Tell me quickly." A neighbor named Jamie couldn't help asking.

Jim shook his head: "Man, I bought them at Wal-Mart 20 kilometers away. There are many people there. I managed to grab these. I'm afraid it's too late for you to go there now."

Jamie showed a look of disappointment, then became worried again, and asked: "Jim, you said that we have eaten fish in the river for so long and drank nuclear wastewater for so long, will something happen? My son has Tell me I'm not feeling well, and I'm worried about him."

They both live next to the Mississippi River and go fishing on the river every week, but have recently given up this hobby completely and replaced it with cursing the nuclear power plant three kilometers away 24 hours a day.

In fact, the health of the adults is secondary, and what they are most worried about is the health of the children, because the children usually eat the most of the fish they bring back.

Jim sighed, his face darkened, and he said, "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have taken you fishing back then, but I didn't expect to hurt you instead."

"My kid doesn't eat fish very much. I'm not worried about him, but recently I've been suffering from backaches and hair loss. Do you think I've been tricked?"

Jamie was stunned for a moment, then subconsciously took two steps back, then realized in an instant, took a few steps forward, and said with a little embarrassment: "Then let's go to the pharmacy to buy some anti-radiation medicine."

Jim nodded, and after carrying the water, he led his neighbors straight to the nearby pharmacy.

"Jim, I also did my homework and found the list of anti-radiation drugs published by the WHO. Let's buy it according to the list above."

Jamie sat in the co-pilot, looked at his phone, and said proudly.

"There are mainly three types. One is drugs that absorb radioactive substances in the body, such as iodine tablets, which can prevent the thyroid gland from absorbing radioactive iodine substances, and Prussian blue, which can remove radioactive cesium and thallium in the human body. Among them, iodine tablets Definitely a must buy.”

"The second category is drugs that relieve bone marrow damage, promote the growth of white blood cells and platelets, and improve immunity. They can be used to deal with acute radiation injuries. Romigrastim (Nplate), filgrastim (Neupogen), and sargragrastim ( Leukine) and pegfilgrastim (Neulasta), but those are prescription drugs that we can’t get.”

"The third category is medicine for vomiting, diarrhea, and infection. We can buy some of these, otherwise a skin infection will kill us both."

While driving attentively, Jim praised: "Good guy, you are awesome, then I will buy it as you said."

Five minutes later, the two came to a nearby pharmacy and were stunned before getting out of the car.

I saw a long queue at the door, all people waiting to buy medicine.

"Shit, why are there so many people? Judging by the speed, they have to queue for at least two hours." Jim couldn't help cursing.

"Let's go, let's change to a more remote pharmacy. There can't be so many people."

Immediately Jim stepped on the gas pedal, turned around and drove in the other direction.

This time, I drove for half an hour, and after a long circle, I came to a corner in the southwest of the city.

Along the way, the two also saw several pharmacies, but they were either closed or there were long queues.

After finally seeing a pharmacy, the door was open, but there was no one there, and the two were immediately overjoyed.

Jim stopped the car on the side of the road, and jumped out like a wild dog that had run loose.

Just rushed through the door, before they had time to speak, the two were instantly dumbfounded.

I saw that the entire pharmacy was as if it had been robbed, the shelves were empty and there was nothing.

A brown-skinned clerk waved at them angrily, as if trying to drive away two flies.

"Let's go, the medicine is sold out, and the ones that are not sold out are also sold out."

The two looked at me and I looked at you, and walked out dejectedly.

The atmosphere was very heavy along the way. The two sat in the car, looking out the window, neither of them wanted to talk.

Suddenly, Jamie pointed to a pharmacy passing by outside the window, and shouted wildly: "Jim, hurry up, stop quickly, I just saw someone running out of that store with medicine."

Jim made a sudden stop, turned around and drove past.

This time, there were people at the door of the pharmacy, and people came out with medicines from time to time, so it was clear that it was operating normally.

The two glanced at each other, with surprise in their eyes, and at the same time heaved a sigh of relief.

Walking into the pharmacy, sure enough, there are a variety of medicines on the shelves, and a blond pharmacist is standing behind the counter, entertaining customers.

Jim strode over, queued for a few minutes, and came to the pharmacist.

He announced the names of several medicines in one breath: "Ibuprofen, potassium iodide tablets, montmorillonite powder..."

"Stop, stop!" The pharmacist interrupted him with a wave of his hand: "There is nothing but potassium iodide."

Jim pointed to the shelves and asked in shock, "Aren't these all medicines?"

The pharmacist looked at him as if he was looking at a silly eagle: "Those are prescription drugs, do you have a doctor's prescription?"

"Almost forgot about it." Jim slapped his forehead and said, "Then I'll buy potassium iodide, it's not a prescription drug."

"Yes, a pack of 15 tablets. How many packs do you want?" The pharmacist pointed to the iodine tablets on the counter.

Jim hesitated for a moment, and said, "Ten packs." He thought about three tablets a day, and 150 tablets can last more than a month, which should be able to last.

The pharmacist smiled, and quickly took out 10 packs and placed them neatly on the counter.

"Hello, the total is 2500 US dollars. Would you like to pay by card or cash?"

"What?" Jim was stunned for a moment. He couldn't believe his ears, and asked tremblingly, "What did you say? This bag costs 500 dollars?"

"That's right. Iodine tablets are out of stock everywhere now. Currently, only we have them here, and the price is naturally more expensive." The smile on the pharmacist's face disappeared instantly, and while explaining, he quickly took 10 packs of iodine tablets back to the counter.

"This is robbery!" Jim shouted indignantly, "It used to cost only 10 yuan a pack, but you dare to sell it for 500 yuan, which is a 50-fold increase, you shameless profiteers."

He finally understood why those pharmacies were bought for zero yuan.

If iodine tablets are sold at this price, it is too outrageous. Who can afford it, let alone those expensive prescription drugs.

The pharmacist said with a half smile: "Sir, this is a free market, and free pricing is normal."

Jim suddenly remembered that he had medical insurance, and wanted to try it: "Can this be covered by medical insurance?"

The pharmacist shook his head: "I'm sorry, this thing cannot be covered by medical insurance."

After finishing speaking, he stretched out his hand and pushed Jim aside, and showed a warm smile to the customers behind him: "Hello, what do you want to buy?"

Jim stood aside, his face was hot, his heart was full of anger, and an impulse rushed to his forehead.

He almost rushed up and snatched all the iodine tablets from the counter.

Jamie quickly grabbed him, and whispered: "Jim, look around, don't be impulsive, let's go back first."

Jim looked at the heavily armed security guards in the corner of the pharmacy, and the anger in his heart subsided instantly.

The two returned to the car, feeling even more depressed.

"Damn it, no wonder you can't buy cheap medicines. They were all taken away by these vampires."

"Going from $10 to $500 is pretty scary."

"Should we go to the doctor and ask the doctor to prescribe some medicine?"

"You have no obvious symptoms, and the doctor will not prescribe you medicine casually."

The two thought for a while, but were at a loss, so they had to drive home first.

The anti-radiation medicine is also unavailable, and the mineral water is out of stock. How can life be so difficult?

"Hey, the Chinese people are still happy. Not only do they not need to rush to buy medicines, but they have even used new medicines that can eliminate radiation damage." Jamie said enviously, sliding his finger on the phone screen.

"Oh? Huaxia Pharmaceutical Company has developed a miracle drug against radiation? Is it true?" Jim suddenly asked, his heart moved.

"This is still false. It is said that it is a new drug from Sanqing, a Chinese pharmaceutical giant. Thousands of people have participated in clinical trials, which have confirmed the miraculous effect of this drug."

Jamie said happily: "When this incident first broke out, some fishermen suffered from chronic radiation sickness due to eating contaminated sea fish for a long time. They all took the medicine of Sanqing, and they were cured and discharged from the hospital."

"What's the name of this medicine 'Radiation Elimination'? It sounds like a medicine specially used to treat nuclear radiation, and the effect is particularly good."

"Sanqing once again took the lead in anti-radiation drugs, and saved the Chinese people from suffering from radiation injuries. I really envy them."

"Look at the photos and videos posted by Chinese netizens. They are not only safe, but also very clean. There are no messy chemical poisons or nuclear waste water. It is simply a paradise."

"Many patients suffering from chronic radiation sickness have been found in the countries along the Pacific Ocean, but the hospitals are helpless, and there is no way to cure them."

"Look at these people with radiation sickness on the Internet, they look so scary."

"I really can't imagine that in a few years, my whole body will be festered, and even my intestines will fall off in pieces, turning into a pool of blood and pulled out from my buttocks."

Jamie couldn't help shivering, his whole body trembling.

Jim glanced at the pictures of radiation patients on his mobile phone and almost couldn't spit it out.

He knew in his heart that these pictures were too alarmist and certainly not true, but he was always worried, what if, what if it was true?

Suddenly, he stepped on the brakes, turned around and drove towards the city center.

"What are you doing? Didn't you agree to go home?"

"No, I'm going to protest by raising a sign at the gate of the municipality." Jim suppressed the anger in his heart and said calmly: "This Eagle Country is rotten, I understand it, this is a shithole."

"If you want to live well, you must either blow up the shithole, or you can only become that hard and smelly rock."

"If you don't want to go, I'll take you back first."

Jamie was silent for a while, and suddenly punched hard on the co-pilot panel.

"Damn it, there's some truth in what you say, I'm a little tempted."

"Let's go, since I got into your thief car, there is only one way to go to Hei."

******
Sakura Country, Jingdong, Nagata Town, a certain mansion.

On the street outside the gate, a dense crowd stood, holding colorful cards in their hands, shouting loudly over and over again.

"Stop discharging radioactively contaminated water."

"Protest against ocean pollution."

"The earth belongs to all mankind."

"The scum who ignores the people, please step down immediately and apologize."

"The whole island's fishery has been destroyed, oppose the sea drainage plan."

"A utter betrayal with fishermen cornered."

Yasuo Nishimura stood in the crowd, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the door, as if he was waiting for something.

He is a fisherman from Fudao County. He has made a living by fishing at sea for three generations.

Life is not rich, but it is also contented.

Since the nuclear waste water was discharged into the sea, his whole life has been completely destroyed by this accident.

Not only is the world banned from importing fish products from Sakura Country, even the locals no longer eat seafood.

At the beginning, the Fisheries Association negotiated with the higher authorities, wanting to stop the discharge of the nuclear power plant and deal with the aftermath.

But apart from getting some excuses such as "there is no other choice, there is no security problem", there is no positive response.

The Fisheries Association was instantly angry, and immediately organized a group of people to come to the official residence to demonstrate and protest.

He also became one of them, holding a loudspeaker and yelling loudly at the door every day.

"What makes you think that fishermen have agreed to discharge nuclear sewage?"

"You have broken your promises and taken a position contrary to ours, and sooner or later you will pay the price."

"The next 40 years of our lives will be destroyed by you without fear."

"Get ready for wrath from the fishermen."

"Destroy, treacherous scum."

At the beginning, they would be expelled by the guards, but as the number of people increased, people from all walks of life continued to join.

The guards were also afraid of conflicts, so they could only ignore them and let them play freely.

As for the person who was scolded, he hid inside and didn't show his face at all, acting like a turtle.

After scolding Yasuo Nishimura for a week, he gradually felt physically tired and felt nauseous.

He thought it was a cold, so he bought some medicine and stayed at his post.

But taking the medicine had no effect at all, so I had to go to the doctor.

Unexpectedly, leukemia was found, and the cause was caused by excessive radiation of radioactive substances in the body, which required hospitalization.

This time he was completely stunned, and the hatred in his heart deepened a bit, it was really deep into his bones.

With this in mind, he became more and more silent in the team.

Soon the Fisheries Association noticed and came to him to discuss important matters.

"Nishimura-kun, your condition seems to be very serious. The anger in your heart is like a burning flame, which can be seen from 100 meters away."

"Ba Ge, these idiots not only ruined my job, but also ruined my body."

"It's the way it is, and if they don't do something, they'll never realize their mistake."

"I had to do something to make them feel my pain."

"We have a plan and we need your help. After it is completed, we will pay for your medical expenses, and we will also bear your family's living expenses..."

When Yasuo Nishimura endured his physical discomfort and stood in front of the mansion again, his will had been tempered by anger into a dagger glowing with cold light, about to stab the enemy with a fatal blow.

"The price must be paid, the price must be paid..." He repeated this sentence over and over in his heart, like a monk chanting scriptures, and finally lasted until the afternoon.

Seeing the sunset glow appearing in the sky, everyone's face was stained with a layer of blood red iridescence.

A luxury car came from a distance and stopped at the door. A middle-aged man in a suit got out of the car and waved to the crowd, as if he wanted to explain something.

Yasuo Nishimura held up the cards in his left hand, put his right hand into his coat, and moved silently through the crowd.

One minute later, he was only three meters away from that familiar face, and he could see the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes.

Before he could speak, he threw away the cards abruptly, took out a long pipe with his right hand, and threw himself on it.

"Bang bang bang!"

(End of this chapter)