Chapter 99: Chapter 94: 1,000,000 Little Cuties! (Big Chapter, Cockroach Extermination!!!)
At the pest control site.
Three or four security personnel, dressed in protective clothing, each carried a small box in their hands, reminiscent of the medical staff rushing onto the field to treat players during a soccer match.
They walked orderly to the whiteboard smeared with poison bait, carefully opened the boxes, and flipped them over to shake out the contents.
In the next second.
A large mass of black objects spilled out from the boxes, crashing onto the ground with a clatter.
Because of the distance, Wang Muyi and others found it difficult to see with the naked eye what the security personnel had dumped.
But it didn’t matter.
The camera, positioned merely four or five meters from the whiteboard, came into play, clearly recording the appearance of what fell to the ground:
It wasn’t anything else that the security personnel shook out—just cockroaches!
There were about a thousand of these little creatures, lively and healthy, and they immediately adapted to the environment upon landing.
A very small number, due to stress, didn’t pay attention to the poison bait at all.
They flipped over with a plop and scurried quickly to the distance.
The vast majority stayed in place, happily gnawing on the poison bait.
The security personnel ignored those cockroaches that ran off and saw the leader gesture in a certain direction, indicating their task was complete.
The group brushed off the insects from their bodies and quickly left the pest control site.
At first, the cockroaches that had finished eating the poison bait showed no signs of abnormality.
After indulging in their feast, each retreated to a shady spot to laze around, seemingly harmless to humans and animals.
But in the nearby command room, Xu Yun quietly clenched his fists.
A good show had already set its stage; now it was time for the main act to appear.
At the same time.
Seeing that Ke Da had taken action, the media outlets promptly arranged hosts and commentary guests, chatting while watching the video.
This time, Sichuan Province Observation sent a host named Chen Shanshan, who was short in stature with an innocent and soft look.
After receiving the signal from the cameraman, Chen Shanshan waved at the camera:
"Hello, everyone! This is the commentary station of Sichuan Province Observation. I’m your host, Chen Shanshan. If you want to view other camera angles, just swipe right on your screen to choose!
You can see that the staff of Ke Da has officially started the pest control work, and the entire process is now formally underway.
Today, we are also honored to have insect expert Researcher Ouyang from Tianfu Biological Research Institute here to assist in the commentary. Researcher Ouyang, what do you think about Ke Da’s cockroach extermination this time?"
The full name of the Researcher Ouyang mentioned by Chen Shanshan is Ouyang Li, who is around fifty years old, with a round face and thinning hair.
Besides his title as a researcher, he is also the deputy director of the Sichuan South Biological Pesticide Association.
After pondering for a few seconds, he said:
"First of all, this live broadcast by Ke Da is quite unexpected; there was no industry buzz, and suddenly they’ve made big news, so I’m personally taking a wait-and-see approach towards the extermination results.
But in terms of process, the current approach by these staff members is quite standard.
They first dumped some live cockroaches onto the pest control site to come into contact with the poison, then used them as the first-generation infected carriers to attract other cockroaches, thus spreading the poison.
This is also a common method for large-scale extermination, but..."
"But what?"
"But this method takes a long time, at least over an hour to see some effects, and theoretically it shouldn’t result in the situation initially shown in Ke Da’s video....."
"So you mean Ke Da is lying?"
"No, no, no, I’m just analyzing from the perspective of insecticides."
Ouyang Li quickly waved his hand, as this wasn’t a show for sharp critiques, so he naturally wouldn’t leave any remarks.
However, perhaps due to industry connections, Ouyang Li’s attitude in his tone was still quite evident:
"Because the mechanism of neurotoxins targets nAchR, which takes time.
It’s like running an 800-meter test, slow runners take five to six minutes, and fast runners also need about three minutes. You can’t expect someone to complete it in one minute..."
"Er, Researcher Ouyang, but it seems Ke Da actually completed the 800 meters in one minute....."
"That’s why I, uh...."
Ouyang Li was eloquently speaking when he was taken aback by her words and frowned at Chen Shanshan:
"Reporter Chen, what are you talking about?"
Chen Shanshan timidly pointed at another live broadcast screen beside her:
"Look at the video, it seems like some cockroaches are already showing reactions."
Ouyang Li immediately turned his gaze to the screen.
Indeed.
As Chen Shanshan said, through the high-definition camera, a few American cockroaches that had just landed could clearly be seen showing obvious physiological abnormalities.
They swayed like they were drunk, with their wings spread, climbing over each other in a pile.
As they climbed, they suddenly slipped and fell back to the ground.
Ouyang Li’s pupils constricted immediately.
As an insider in biological pesticides, how could he not understand what this situation indicated?
This indicated that the cockroaches had entered a state of excitation, with their nervous regulation malfunctioning!
And at this moment, it had only been more than ten minutes since the cockroaches were dumped from the box.
A few more minutes passed.
Several of the affected cockroaches suddenly twitched their abdomens and started moving unnaturally.
This intense scene was completely recorded by the high-definition camera, and due to the simultaneous live broadcast, there was no opportunity to censor it in the studio.