Rebellious Game C4.2

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Chp4. part2

“Stop bluffing me!” Wang Ze said unhappily, “Only if you are bitten by a wild dog, you have a higher chance of getting rabies! If you are bitten by a cat, the chance of getting rabies is as low as winning the lottery.”

“Who would risk their life?” Zhao Zechen said angrily, “If I die, can you afford it?”

“What does it have to do with me if the cat scratches you?” Wang Ze brushed it off cleanly.

“If you hadn’t kicked and scratched the cat, would the cat have taken revenge on me as one of your group?” Zhao Zechen didn’t want Wang Ze to bear the medical expenses. However, seeing the other party’s attitude, he felt inexplicably angry.

“Then you have to blame the cat.” Wang Ze refused to admit that he was at fault.

After hearing the details, Tong Jia said, “You still need to get the rabies vaccine.”

Seeing Wang Ze about to object, she looked up and said, “How about I ask the boss if we can keep employees who were bitten by cats but haven’t had the rabies vaccine?”

Wang Ze’s expression changed. He quickly changed his mind, “I’ll get it! I’ll get it after I get off work!”

To avoid further argument, he quickly left.

“What kind of mess is this?” Zhao Zechen was increasingly speechless. “I just graduated. My monthly salary goes towards rent, then student loan payments. I barely have enough left for food, and I even have to squeeze out some money for rabies vaccinations.”

Yun Xin chimed in with advice, “Money can be earned again. There’s no need to save money in a situation like this.”

“I understand,” Zhao Zechen said with a wry smile.

Tong Jia, watching from the side, suddenly had a new thought- could it be that Yun Xin’s improvement wasn’t physical, but rather a superpower-like sixth sense?

“Table 3, braised goose in an iron pot,” the chef called out.

“Coming,” Yun Xin replied, then carried the iron pot to table 3. It must be said, her steps were steady and quick.

“Look at her, and then look at you all.” The master chef watched Yun Xin leave with admiration, then glared at his apprentices with exasperation. “That young girl can lift the iron pot so easily, and you guys complain of being tired after just a little while tossing it? Is that acceptable?”

The apprentices protested, “This iron pot is really heavy.”

“The pot is already heavy, with fatty goose, lots of side dishes, and it’s full of broth. If we toss it any longer, our hands will be ruined.”

“It’s not that we’re not capable, it’s just that Yun Xin does it so effortlessly. I observed carefully…” “I’ve observed her several times. Each time, she simply picks up the iron pot, walks out, places it on the table, and that’s it. How can we possibly do that?”

The head chef glared at her, his voice sharp, “You can’t compete with her natural talent, and you’re unwilling to work hard. She’s born with superhuman strength, can’t you all work out at the gym to catch up?”

The apprentices complained incessantly, “We’re exhausted every day, and all we want to do when we get home is lie in bed and sleep. Where do we find the time to go to the gym?”

“Big talk, all empty excuses!” The head chef, exasperated, picked up a ladle and started hitting each of them on the head.

The apprentices scurried away, heads in their hands.

Tong Jia was on her way to report to her boss when she bumped into Wang Ze. She casually asked, “Did you get the rabies vaccine?”

Wang Ze cursed under his breath, but forced a smile. “Yes, yes, don’t worry.”

Tong Jia nodded and continued with her work.

Wang Ze ran to the empty rooftop, took out his cigarette case, lit a cigarette, and took a deep drag. “Damn it, a purchasing manager really thinks she’s something.”

“Whether someone gets the rabies vaccine or not is none of your business. Mind your own business, people will think you’re the boss’s wife!”

“I’m not getting it. What can you do about it?”

As he spoke, he glanced down at the bite mark on his ankle. The wound had begun to heal, looking perfectly normal, and he felt no discomfort.

“Rabies shots cost one or two thousand, and the vaccine costs one or two hundred per shot. Only a fool would waste that money!” Wang Ze chuckled, feeling much better.

Three weeks passed in the blink of an eye.

That day, Zhao Zechen went out alone to throw out the trash. On his way back, he saw Wang Ze wearing a mask and frowned. “What’s wrong with you?”

Ever since the cat-kicking incident, his opinion of Wang Ze had worsened considerably, and the two hadn’t spoken for a long time.

In Zhao Zechen’s view, Wang Ze’s suspicious behaviour, especially wearing a mask, suggested he was up to no good.

“My head hurts, and I have a slight fever. I just went to the pharmacy to buy some medicine,” Wang Ze said, looking very weak and coughing twice as he spoke.

Seeing this, Zhao Zechen said no more.

After speaking, Wang Ze lowered his head and hurriedly left.

Employee dormitory.

Wang Ze roughly opened the medicine box, swallowed the pills, and took them with water.

“It’s nothing, the fever is nothing. These are all just cold and fever symptoms,” he kept muttering to himself, as if trying to comfort himself, or perhaps to convince himself.

As he said this, Wang Ze couldn’t help but recall his conversation with the pharmacy clerk.

He casually asked, “If I get bitten by a stray cat and don’t get vaccinated, what are the rabies symptoms?”

The shop assistant told him, “There are no symptoms during the incubation period, symptoms usually appear after 20 days. Early symptoms include low-grade fever, headache, lethargy, irritability, anxiety, and insomnia. In the middle stage, the wound becomes itchy and numb. Finally, during the excitation stage, there is fear of water, wind, and light.”

Wang Ze’s hand trembled as he took the medicine. “How do I distinguish between a normal low-grade fever and rabies?”

“Check if you’ve been bitten or scratched by any stray animals recently. Those who have need to be careful,” the shop assistant explained. “If the skin isn’t broken, it’s fine. But if it’s broken and bleeding, it’s generally recommended to go to the hospital for a rabies vaccination.”

“What happens if I don’t get the rabies vaccine in time?” Wang Ze asked anxiously.

The shop assistant sensed something and cautiously replied, “If you’re not infected, that’s fine. But if you are, the mortality rate for rabies is 100%.”

Hearing this, Wang Ze’s heart tightened.

“However, in recent years, the government has been consciously controlling it, and the transmission rate of rabies has been decreasing year by year,” the shop assistant reassured him. “As long as you don’t carry the rabies virus, even if you’re bitten by a dog, you won’t get rabies.”

“Even being bitten by a dog doesn’t guarantee rabies, let alone a cat? It’s impossible to be that unlucky.” After recalling what happened, Wang Ze inexplicably regained his confidence in his dormitory. “I just wasn’t careful, I got a low-grade fever, but I felt better after taking medicine.”