Mass poisoning incident!

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—If ‘Approaching Science’ were to film this, it would at least be ten episodes. It sounds too mystical. Even I, an atheist, find it incredible. Is there really a so-called Rat Immortal?

—You can choose not to believe, but you must have reverence. Some things science truly cannot explain. In my opinion, this village must have provoked something unclean. The cliff cave is highly suspicious; a demon immortal should live inside.

—Oh, come on. I never believe in ghosts or gods in this world; that’s just deceiving oneself. If there were really ghosts, the people killed by Japan in China would have sought revenge long ago. For example, the incident Lin Yuan encountered at the funeral home seemed like a supernatural event, but in the end, wasn't it a scientific one?

—Lin Yuan is cursed, isn't he? Why does it feel like he encounters strange things wherever he goes? I don't know why, but I always have a premonition that Lin Yuan seems to have come here for this very reason.

After hearing the story, Lin Yuan fell into deep thought, his brows tightly furrowed.

The mysterious deaths of cats, dogs, and poultry in the village, while people remained unharmed, inevitably led one to think of the supernatural.

However, ever since he acquired the 'Chemistry Mastery' skill, combined with the keen sense of a Forensic doctor, he instinctively realized that this matter was probably not that simple.

After a moment of silence, Lin Yuan looked at Second Uncle and asked doubtfully, "You said earlier that cats and dogs committed suicide. I want to ask if there were any other signs or special anomalies before they committed suicide?"

Second Uncle nodded slowly upon hearing this, answering affirmatively, "Yes!"

"Can you tell me more specifically?"

Hearing this, Second Uncle was a bit surprised. He didn't know why Lin Yuan wanted to know this, but he didn't think much of it. He recalled as he spoke, "In my impression, the characteristics of these animals were all similar."

"They all started by losing their appetite, unable to eat for many days, and even their walking became unstable, often stumbling and falling."

"At the time, we thought they were sick, so we gave them medicine and injections, but it was all useless."

"Later, they started going crazy, biting people on sight. The poultry were fine, but especially the cats and dogs. Many people in the village got rabies vaccinations during that period."

After hearing Second Uncle's answer, even the villagers themselves felt a chill down their spines, unable to help but recall the scene at the time.

As for Aunt and other outsiders, they found it even more incredible.

It turned out that these animals had to endure cruel torment before committing suicide. That so-called Rat Immortal was too vengeful.

However, Lin Yuan felt an increasing sense of unease at this moment.

From Second Uncle's description of the animals' symptom changes, it seemed as if they had contracted some kind of plague.

First, they stopped eating and drinking, then they were tormented by the plague, losing their minds, and finally committing suicide in despair!

Is this a plague specifically targeting poultry?

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan quickly spoke again: "Besides animals, what about people? Have people in the village experienced similar symptoms?"

Second Uncle thought carefully for a moment, then gently shook his head: "No. Everyone in the village is fine, otherwise, we would have called the police long ago."

But as soon as he finished speaking, the Client next to him suddenly remembered something and reminded him, "It's not that there's no change at all. Some people in the village have been experiencing frequent dizziness recently, and some even faint while walking. I wonder if this counts as a special situation?"

Hearing this, Lin Yuan's expression shifted, as if he had captured some important information.

He asked urgently, "Are you sure these dizzy people are only recent cases?"

The Client nodded blankly: "Yes, it's only been in the last six months."

Lin Yuan continued to ask, "Have you gone to the Hospital and found any problems?"

"It's not a particularly serious problem, so we didn't want to waste money. Everyone thought it might be due to working too hard, so they just took some medicine and that was it."

"It just seems like the medicine didn't work." He then turned to Second Uncle and asked uncertainly, "Right, Second Uncle?"

Second Uncle nodded and slowly replied, "Old Zhang, who lives next door to me, has also been telling me he's dizzy these past two days. I told him to go to the Hospital for a check-up, but he refused, saying he'd be fine after some rest."

"Master, why are you asking us these things?"

Lin Yuan replied with a solemn expression, "Because I don't think the animals' deaths were caused by the Rat Immortal."

"Based on my experience, your village might have some kind of virus or something similar."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the courtyard.

Everyone looked at Lin Yuan in shock, wanting to see how he would explain.

Second Uncle also stared blankly at Lin Yuan, his face full of disbelief: "That's impossible. What kind of virus can kill even pigs, but leaves us humans unharmed?"

Hearing this, Lin Yuan shook his head faintly: "It's not that you're fine; it's that something has happened to you, and you just haven't realized it yet."

"Originally, I wasn't sure, but based on your descriptions just now, I initially judge that the cats, dogs, and poultry most likely suffered nerve damage."

"There are several possibilities for nerve damage. The first is parasites, causing them unbearable pain, making them want to kill the parasites by hitting their heads against walls."

"But obviously, that's not it, because they chose to jump off a cliff."

"The second is poisoning! Their nerves become disordered, causing them immense suffering, and in their daze, they commit suicide to seek liberation."

"That's why you witnessed a series of so-called supernatural events."

As soon as he finished speaking, a villager immediately stood up and retorted, "That's not right either. If it's poisoning, why are we humans and rats fine?"

The others nodded in agreement upon hearing this.

Lin Yuan shook his head calmly: "Who said you humans are fine? Persistent dizziness that doesn't get better is also a symptom of poisoning!"

"This is also why the medicine they took for dizziness was useless; what they should be doing is detoxification, not treating a disease!"

"As for the source of the toxin, based on my guess, it was most likely ingested, not spread through the air, otherwise, rats would certainly not have been spared."

"As for why the rats are fine, I think it has to do with poultry."

"Because poultry are domesticated, the food they can eat is also given by humans. This indicates that the source of the poisoning is not in the wild, but in things that people and poultry regularly eat in their daily lives."

"Rats can only steal food in the wild, so they are unharmed."

At this, the scene completely erupted.

Some believed, and some didn't.

Lin Yuan's analysis indeed made some sense, and everyone was speculating about what they had eaten that caused the poisoning.

Rice? Impossible! Rats eat that stuff.

Vegetables? Also impossible, rats eat those too.

Could it be meat?

Couldn't figure it out, absolutely couldn't figure it out.

But just then, the Client mentioned with a look of surprise, "Could it be... fish?? I remember Old Zhang and those other people who were dizzy all particularly loved eating fish."

At these words, everyone's expressions froze.

But the next second, they all shook their heads in denial.

"Impossible! We've lived by fishing for generations. How could it be poison from eating fish?"

"Isn't this a joke? We've eaten it since childhood without issue, and now you're telling me fish are poisonous?"

Listening to everyone's discussion, they were almost unanimously convinced that it couldn't be poisonous fish.

After all, they had eaten fish for many years; if it were truly poisonous, they would have kicked the bucket long ago.

But the Client just mentioned that all the dizzy people had one thing in common: they loved eating fish.

Lin Yuan's mind suddenly lit up, and his pupils contracted sharply.

Fish!!

That's right!

The most commonly eaten, most inconspicuous thing in this village was fish!!