"Anyway, let's take him to the laboratory for observation first." After the boss said, he turned around and walked towards the experimental area with Liu Chang in his arms.
When he came to the laboratory, under the attention of Xiao Jing and Lei Huo, he put Liu Chang on the experimental bed, then picked up the biological equipment there, and began to perform a comprehensive physical examination on Liu Chang's body—the research institute was originally designed to study biotechnology place, so this kind of equipment is very sufficient.
After simple equipment analysis and perspective, the boss found the problem.
"Infected with parasites." The boss said as he opened Liu Chang's shirt, exposing his belly, and knocked on it with his knuckles, making a "bumble" sound like a ripe watermelon inside, and then turned The head said: "This stomach is full of bugs now."
"Isn't it, so disgusting?" Leihu curled his lips after listening to this sentence, "It's so fucking disgusting, is it a roundworm?"
"No, it looks like a mutated iron nematode." The boss said, "It reproduces and grows very quickly, and it is also very big."
"What are wireworms?" Xiao Jing, who had been showing a worried look when she heard the boss's words, asked.
"It's a kind of parasite, um, larvae live in water, and adults also like to reproduce in water. Before the Second Epoch, iron nematodes generally parasitized on insects such as cockroaches or crickets, and they also parasitized on humans. , but less.” The boss spoke with an interested look on his face, “Actually, iron nematodes were studied by many people in the previous society, because this parasite has a very interesting characteristic.”
In order to explain Liu Chang's current situation clearly to the elder and the younger, the boss had no choice but to popularize some basic parasite knowledge.
"The name of the iron nematode should be related to its body shape. It is black, like a wire. But the reason why humans study it has nothing to do with its shape. In the past, this parasite rarely parasitized humans, but why did humans The reason why I am so interested in it is that after this kind of worm parasitizes the host, it will seriously affect the behavior of the host." Saying this, the boss pointed to Liu Chang who was lying unconscious on the bed.
"Generally speaking, animals do not commit suicide, especially insects, which seldom or never commit suicide." The boss said: "Insects that commit suicide, this is a behavior that does not conform to the laws of nature. Then some scientists saw some Crickets, praying mantises and so on jumped into the water and found out that it was the iron worms."
"The iron nematode will affect the host's thinking and consciousness. After it reproduces in the host's body, it will induce the host to commit suicide by drowning itself, and then break open the host's stomach by itself, or drill out from the mouth and anus, and then let the host reproduce well. The larvae are given a safe environment to grow in. It's a wonderful thing."
"Because previous scientists have found that iron nematodes, which should have extremely low IQs according to theory, have the characteristics of affecting other people's behavior and even inducing organisms to search for water sources to die. This is simply unbelievable. And, so far. No one has studied how a low-level parasitic animal such as iron worms affects the thinking of another creature—you know, whether humans or animals, the will to survive is deeply embedded in the genes—no creature will do it for no reason. Suicide play. So, to interfere with other people's suicide behavior, it is simply against the whole law of nature, it is very inconceivable."
"So, it's those black bugs that made brother Liu Chang want to commit suicide?" Xiao Jing looked at Liu Chang's gradually swollen belly after hearing the horrible words from the boss, and asked anxiously: "So brother Liu Chang? Not life-threatening?"
"Don't worry, if Leihuo is infected with this matter, he may die, but Liu Chang will not die." Seeing the real anxiety on Xiaojing's face, the boss explained quickly, "Before I As I said, iron nematodes generally induce the host to commit suicide by drowning, and the place where they commit suicide should also be their habitat. The method of killing the host is usually to disembowel the host. But Liu Chang cannot die if disemboweled Yes, so, as long as he didn't drown himself, we watched him, it is impossible to die."
"Iron nematodes? This thing can break my stomach? I don't believe it!" Lei Huo heard that he might die after being infected, and Lian Shan showed dissatisfaction, "Generally, strong people will not be infected with parasites. Yes, and, even if this thing is in my body, it won't be able to break through my stomach, something that a machine gun can't penetrate, can this little bug penetrate?"
"It should be about the same." The boss touched Liu Chang's stomach and said, "This mutated iron nematode should be the best variety among parasites after the doomsday - strong reproductive ability, strong adaptability, and extremely fast growth. It stands to reason For such a strong human being as Liu Chang, ordinary parasites cannot enter his body at all. Even if they did, they should be wiped out by his muscle fibers, stomach acid or other body tissues, but now you see, they are alive and well inside. Very cheerful."
"Then what are you going to do? Are you going to take them all out with a knife?" Thunder Tiger heard that the parasite was so powerful, and his face, which was not afraid of anything, also showed embarrassment, "Hurry up and get it out, this thing It's disgusting, it gives me a stomach ache just thinking about someone full of worms."
"If you have a knife, go to the unclean ones." The boss said: "There are many internal organs in his stomach, and after the iron nematode reproduces, some larvae are very small, only as thin as a hair, and stick to a certain intestine, or stick to that Behind the organs, you can't see clearly at all, and it will be very troublesome to take out the cocoons one by one."
"Then what should I do?" Xiao Jing asked, "If you don't take them out, they will always be in Brother Liu Chang's body."
"No, the larvae of the iron nematode need to survive in the water. This can be seen from Liu Chang's unconscious consciousness before. He should return to the habitat of these parasites. We just follow him. We don't need to do it when the time comes. These iron nematodes will all come out cleanly." The boss said: "What we have to do is to ensure that this guy will not be eaten by other creatures in the water, drowned, or re-parasitized. As for He said there was a big hole in his abdomen. I'll sew it up later. If I don't sew it up, this guy will heal on his own. This is the news that must not be spread. If Li Qingshui knows that our main force is sick, he will came running."