Tokyo Detective

Chapter 518 The Metropolis Under Nuclear Radiation
As Naoki Hanyu left Tokyo for Wakayama Prefecture, Tokyo was also undergoing changes.

At night, in Adachi Ward, there are low-end apartment buildings by the river.

At the Minamino residence, Taro Minamino hurriedly dressed in a suit, preparing to leave. However, when he turned back to look at his wife, whose face was slightly pale, he still felt worried.

"Yuko, why don't you go to the hospital to get checked out?"

30-year-old Yuko Minamino shook her head.

"No need, it's just a minor cold, I'll be fine after a good night's sleep. We still need to save money to move out and give Yusuke a better environment."

"Okay, then take care of yourself. I'm heading out now."

"Honey, be careful on the road."

Taro Minamino closed the door and left. Although he didn't want to leave his sick wife and 3-year-old son alone at home, he couldn't refuse when the company said there was a product error and he needed to work overtime. His 30 yen salary was the family's only income.

I need to finish quickly and get back.

Having made up his mind, Minamino Taro quickened his pace.

Inside the room, after putting her naughty son to sleep, Yuko Minamino started tidying up the house. Suddenly, a wave of nausea washed over her, and she ran to the bathroom to vomit. Her delicate face was filled with confusion.

"What's wrong with me? Is my condition really serious? Should I go to the hospital first thing tomorrow morning?"

Yuko Minamino endured the discomfort and finally finished the housework, but what followed was not only vomiting, but also severe diarrhea.

Twenty minutes later, Yuko Minamino picked up her child and planned to ask her neighbor to look after him, since a hospital was not a suitable place for a child.

A knock sounded at the door, and a middle-aged woman in her forties opened it with a distressed expression.

"Yuko, is something wrong?"

"Sister Yui, I was planning to go to the hospital for a checkup and asked you to take care of the child, but look at you now..."

"I'm sorry, I also need to go to the hospital and can't help you."

"It's alright, you go ahead and do your work."

Yuko Minamino returned home with her child, feeling that the symptoms of her close "older sister" were very similar to her own. Could they have something in common?
"This is troublesome. We really have to take Yusuke to the hospital."

As her body felt increasingly uncomfortable, Yuko Minamino finally decided to go to the hospital.

"Although he's a bit old at three, he can still manage in a stroller, albeit barely."

Suddenly, a metallic taste rose in his throat, followed by a spurt of blood.

Yuko Minamino felt utterly terrified as she looked at the blood on her hands.

What's wrong with me? Why am I spitting blood?

No, I have to see a doctor. If anything goes wrong, my son will lose his mother. I must.
Before Yuko Minamino could get up, her body seemed to lose all strength and she collapsed to the ground. Her vision gradually faded, and only the sound of her son's cries lingered in her ears.

"Mommy mommy."

While pushing his mother's unconscious body, Yusuke Minamino cried his heart out.

On the third floor of the same villa, four people were sitting in an apartment of only 40 square meters. Two of them were wearing dark Class A airtight protective suits, and there was an instrument in the room emitting a pale blue light.

The so-called Class A protective suit is used in situations involving unknown, highly toxic chemicals, such as nuclear, biological, and chemical (NBC) accident rescues and environments with high concentrations of radioactive dust.

Below that are B-class, C-class, and D-class machines.

Class D Basic Protection (Pollution-Proof): Suitable for dusty environments and handling of low-toxicity solid chemicals.

Class C: Medium protection (splash protection): Suitable for routine maintenance in petrochemical plants, pesticide spraying, and acid/alkali operations in laboratories.

Class B: High protection (non-airtight): Suitable for leaks of known highly toxic gases (chlorine, ammonia) and for sealing leaks in hazardous chemical tanks.

Besides the two men in protective suits, there were two other men in trench coats and masks. The exposed skin of the two men was rotting, and even their legs and feet were handcuffed.

Two men in protective suits and one man in a trench coat were from South Korea, while the remaining man in a trench coat was from Japan.

One of the men in protective suits, who seemed to be the team leader, spoke up.

"It's time to retreat. You two, take the evolution equipment back to the lead protective case."

They originally planned to go to the port area, but for some reason Tokyo has been under martial law for the past two days, so they can only find a place with less patrol and conduct tests.

The man in the neon trench coat suddenly spoke up.

"Why not leave it for longer?"

"We're just conducting an experiment and getting some casual revenge. Let's not cause any trouble. Number 1658."

The neon-clad man, referred to as number 1658, suddenly stood up, startling the two men in protective suits.

"You beasts, do you even understand the concept of creating unnecessary trouble?"

"Stop what you're trying to do, quick!"

Seeing that the other party still dared to approach, the man in the protective suit immediately pressed the button in his hand. High voltage current was then applied to the man in the trench coat's foot straps and handcuffs. Although the man in the trench coat was in great pain, he still managed to break the foot straps and handcuffs despite the current.

The two men in protective gear were terrified and even tried to escape through the door. Unfortunately, the man in the trench coat grabbed them by the head and lifted them up, then slashed their protective suits with his sharp fingernails.

"Haha, you want to study the glorious evolution, don't you? I'll grant your wish, haha."

The man in the trench coat pressed the two men's heads close to the device emitting blue light, which terrified the two guards.

"No, no, no, I beg you not to do this."

One minute later, the two began to vomit. Ten minutes later, black spots appeared on their skin. Twenty minutes later, their skin began to rot and their fingers began to elongate.

This scene prompted another man in a trench coat to stand up; he had a sign that read 3498.

"Yongshu, they succeeded?"

"No, how could these pieces of trash possibly achieve a glorious evolution?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the man in the trench coat named Yuki Ikuta crushed their heads. Even so, their bodies exposed to the blue light still changed.

"Choi Minho, what do you think we should do now?"

The man in the trench coat, Choi Minho, fell silent. He then took off his coat, revealing a burly, decaying body with fangs and sharp claws that made him look like a demon from hell.

"Going back is out of the question, but can we survive in Japan looking like this?"

Yuki Ikuta began to speak.

"What do you think would happen if this country produced many new humans?"

Choi Min-ho was utterly shocked. This country was Ikuta Yuki's homeland; how could he possibly want to...
"The people here are innocent."

Upon hearing this, Yuki Ikuta roared.

"We're innocent enough. We just went to South Korea and this is what happened to us. You're just an ordinary worker and you got arrested. The Sky Patrol Association, the Elders' Council, those bastards."

Choi Minho couldn't help but feel fear in the face of his "senior's" anger. Although they were all evolved new humans, his senior was one of the earliest new humans, and his bestiality and strength were terrifying.

As for what constitutes a new human, one must undergo the baptism of cesium-169 (fictional); those who can withstand it are the new humans.

Cesium-169 is very similar to Cesium-137, and it can be said that it was developed through further research on Cesium-137.

What is cesium-137? In spent fuel from nuclear power plants, cesium-137 is a key product of uranium/plutonium fission. Uranium-235 is generally used for nuclear fission.

Cesium-137 is a white granular substance that emits a blue glow in the dark. It is highly soluble in water, and lead is the best insulating material, followed by cement.

Cesium-137 is useful for treating cancer; for example, it is used in some radiological instruments.

The 1987 Goiana incident in Brazil: A cesium-137 source on medical equipment was dismantled and sold as scrap by homeless people. The scrap dealer then disassembled the box, resulting in 249 people being exposed, 4 deaths, and half of the city being locked down. It should be noted that cesium-137 has a half-life of 30.7 years, and it would take even longer to fully return to normal.

Cesium-137 is a mixture of substances that emit radiation. It first emits beta rays (electrons), also known as Cherenkov radiation, and then emits gamma rays (gamma rays) after its half-life.

The effectiveness of biological exposure to cesium-137 depends on the dosage. Beta rays can damage the double strand of cellular DNA, while gamma rays can damage sensitive cells such as bone marrow hematopoietic stem cells.

First, there is a decrease in lymphocytes and mild nausea, then the white blood cells are killed and decrease, leading to vomiting, fatigue, and suppression of hematopoietic function.

Then the platelets are killed and drop, leading to severe vomiting and diarrhea, and eventually neurological disorders, shock, and multiple organ failure.

Doses exceeding 6 Gy will be fatal to humans, and doses exceeding 15 Gy will result in a chromosomal aberration rate of >95%.

[Within 1 Gy, the mortality rate is zero; above 1 Gy, amputation of the affected area is necessary; at 6 Gy, death is imminent, or at least due to subsequent cancerous cell death.]

This evolutionary instrument is made of cesium-169. If a living organism is exposed to its gamma radiation, only one in a hundred will survive. This one is the so-called new human, which is divided into beast type and intelligent type.

To say that the Sky Patrol Association was able to manufacture this thing, it would be thanks to the help of Kazama Miko, who fled from Japan to South Korea more than half a year ago. Without her bringing with her the research results of the Creation Society and the Agricultural Cooperative over the years, the Sky Patrol Truth Association would never have been able to make this thing.

Yuki Ikuta suddenly disassembled the instrument, exposing Cesium-169 completely to the air.

"Hahaha, that's it! I'm going to turn all of Tokyo into a paradise for the new humans."

The dosage is small, and when gathered together, it only affects a distance of a few hundred meters. The farther the distance, the worse the effect. Keep in mind that this is a densely populated residential area.

Such outrageous behavior sent chills down Choi Minho's spine, but he had no right to object.

On the other side of the hospital, the attending doctor looked at the third patient with unexplained vomiting and diarrhea and felt worried. It was the same place again. Could it be that the lymphocyte count was also very low?

"Okay, go get your blood tested, and then go for a radionuclide test."

"I'll go now."

Sitting opposite the doctor was the "Yui-nee" that Minamino Yuko mentioned.

Soon after, the entire hospital went on high alert because they discovered that all three had been exposed to nuclear radiation.

Since the Fukushima incident, this country has revised the Special Measures Law for Countermeasures against Nuclear Disasters.

Hospitals are required to initiate a three-tiered screening process for suspected cases: first, symptom timing analysis, as vomiting associated with radiation sickness has a specific time window; second, a sharp drop in lymphocyte count, a key indicator; and finally, whole-body counter testing. This process is more mature than in most countries.

The news quickly reached the Nuclear Regulation Authority, which then arranged for personnel from the 182 gamma dose rate monitoring stations in Tokyo to confirm the excessive gamma rays. Subsequently, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Disaster Response Headquarters and the Tokyo Fire Department's Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Response Special Forces were dispatched.

Tonight will also be a sleepless night for ordinary people.

(End of this chapter)