Chapter 1060: Chapter 1059: Empty City and Crowded Airport
"The Lighthouse Country has yet to sign the ’Biological Weapons Convention,’ and it possesses over three hundred secret laboratories conducting biological research in more than thirty countries worldwide. This is no secret."
The Foreign Ministry spokesperson said, "Victims of human experiments from these laboratories are scattered across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, and recently in Europe as well."
To date, there have been over a hundred incidents of virus leaks or misdeliveries from laboratories in the Lighthouse Country, with evidence proving and even reported on these cases.
Currently, global skepticism towards the Lighthouse Country’s laboratories is escalating, especially with recent hot topics bringing the Lighthouse Country back into the spotlight, drawing public attention.
The Lighthouse Country needs to take responsibility and respond directly to these doubts. We urge the Lighthouse Country to open these laboratories for independent investigations by international organizations to reassure the world."
...
So, when Lu Zheng and the others slept in the next morning and got out of bed late, they were greeted by a wave of accusations against the Lighthouse Country.
The assistant held up a phone, looking both excited and secretive, "All of this is orchestrated by the Lighthouse Country!"
Everyone: ???
After Lu Zheng read the news, he was dumbfounded, "So, there’s a scientific explanation for this too?"
His initial thought was that it would be like a typhoon or flood incident, with no explanation or responsibility, just letting people speculate. Yet, in just over twenty hours, someone had already laid out the whole story from cause to truth thoroughly.
Even Si Lingxi couldn’t help but laugh, "Has the technology in the Lighthouse Country become this advanced?"
"We don’t know, but there are still many who don’t believe it. At least the airport is still packed." Zhao Xiaodao turned on the TV to show live footage of Los Angeles International Airport.
The place was teeming with people, shoulder to shoulder.
Soon after, the screen switched to the freeway outside Los Angeles, also filled with a seemingly endless line of cars.
"Because... who knows if these viruses are contagious, who dares guarantee they won’t suddenly burst into flames and disappear..."
"It feels like everyone who could leave has left, and those who stayed are those who can’t leave."
"It won’t be easy for Los Angeles to regain its prosperity after this incident."
"Not necessarily, people are forgetful."
"Who cares, anyway, we’ve already explored this place."
The few exchanged smiles, tidied up a bit, and then went out together.
The entire Los Angeles felt much emptier, the pedestrians hurried, but basic city services still functioned, and moreover...
All citizens behaved conscientiously, with no crimes occurring; even drug dealers and streetwalkers stopped their activities.
"So few people..."
"It’s not lively at all..."
"Since it’s like this... isn’t it a good time to go to Disney? After all they’re local employees, these places should still be open, right?"
"You’re really something!"
"Then shall we... take a look?"
Have to say, Zhao Xiaodao’s hunch was quite accurate—Disneyland indeed wasn’t overly crowded.
"Not overly crowded" meant there were still people.
Many tourists unconcerned about the incident also took this opportunity to visit.
Have to say, impressive!
So, they happily enjoyed a pleasant day at Disney.
...
When they left the park, they saw many people distributing flyers at the entrance.
As they passed by, the assistant was handed one. Upon looking at it, an illustration of a large angel with wings spread, emitting a hazy white holy light, was at its center.
"The Holy Angel Sect," the assistant said, having good command of English, "Archangel Michael has descended to Earth, bringing God’s judgment flame. Join the Holy Angel Sect and serve Michael, Angel Leader, to cleanse sins and ascend to Heaven."
Lin Wan also took a flyer, reading softly, "The Ark Divine Sect. The Sect Leader is a direct descendant of Noah, and his ancestor gave him an oracle. He is already raising funds to build a new Noah’s Ark. This Ark will be blessed by God to lead those aboard to escape during Judgment Day."
"Not bad," Lu Zheng nodded, "No one’s claimed to be God’s spokesperson yet."
"A modern Jesus?" Zhang Weili held up another flyer, "I can’t read English, what’s written on this flyer?"
She and Zhao Xiaodao knew the truth behind the incident, so seeing the city in chaos, they inexplicably found it comical—all this national panic just because of a wink from Si Lingxi.
"That’s right, this sect leader claims to be a modern-day Jesus. My goodness, all kinds of riffraff have come out, surely no one dared to compare themselves to Jesus before, right?" Lin Wan glanced at a middle-aged woman distributing flyers nearby, "Her expression seems earnest and fanatical, she’s been brainwashed."
"It’s terrifying..." The assistant shivered, nevertheless influenced by the flyers and people, "Does the Lighthouse Country really have this capability? Is this man-made or... has God descended?"
As they chatted, they reached the parking lot, and a cloaked figure dressed in black passed by, handing a flyer to Liu Qingyan.
Liu Qingyan took a look; the dark flyer gave off a bloody red aura, showing a shadowy figure seated on an iron throne with two large wings behind, amidst a backdrop of dim flames.
"This is..."
Since celebrating New Year abroad, the three girls, including Liu Qingyan, had learned some foreign languages, so the flyer content wasn’t a challenge for them, "Lucifer has descended to Earth, the apocalypse is nigh, only those who crawl at the Devil’s feet will be pardoned."
Lin Wan shrugged, "Used to be that even the evil cults positioned themselves under God’s name, modern evil cults now openly wave the devil’s banner."
"This is too amusing," Shen Ying laughed, "It even has a meeting address; should we check it out?"
Lin Wan shook her head, "Sister Ying, don’t jest. Trust me, even though these people are obvious scammers, the frazzled intelligence agencies of the Lighthouse Country won’t spare any mistakes; there will certainly be agents mixed into all recent gatherings of such cults in Los Angeles."
"Alright then." Shen Ying regretfully nodded, "We’ve barely thrown off the blame, getting caught even on a small issue would not be good."
This statement was censored from the assistant’s hearing, and Liu Qingyan also nodded in agreement, "Blue Star Technology does have its merits."
To this day, they still don’t know where they slipped and got discovered. Of course, they don’t mind, and keep pondering this purely out of curiosity.
The group boarded a bus provided by the hotel, returned, and after spending their last night, they navigated through a crowded airport the next day, boarding a plane back to Hua Country.
