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"Warning! Warning!" 

"Nuclear radiation area, unauthorized personnel are prohibited from entering!" 

... 

Lu Ping, wearing a radiation protection suit, struggled to climb out of the reactor. The reactor was built with high-strength reinforced concrete, indestructible even by missiles! 

The reactor was dozens of meters deep, and with a safety harness on his back, he climbed while changing hooks. His movements were extremely slow. 

The safety harness was one of the "three safety treasures," and he didn't dare go without it. Not to mention how much he valued his life, but there were countless surveillance cameras with no blind spots. 

Lu Ping knew that countless eyes were watching him on the screens. 

Once his actions violated the regulations, there would only be one outcome: 

A strike and you're out! 

No matter how high-ranking you were or how strong your connections were, it wouldn't help in this case. 

Nuclear safety was no trivial matter! 

Above there was the Nuclear Safety Bureau, and above that, the International Atomic Energy Agency. 

If something went wrong, it wouldn't be just personal embarrassment—it would be national embarrassment. 

This reactor had fully independent intellectual property rights and was a fifth-generation nuclear reactor. It had a long list of prestigious names and was a national treasure! 

It was the world's first reactor, called the experimental reactor! But how could it be just an experimental reactor? 

This was a power plant, not a lab. With an investment of nearly 100 billion, it had to be able to generate electricity. 

Its rated power was 3000MW. What does that mean? 

In simple terms, it generates 3 million kilowatt-hours of electricity in one hour. 

It only required dozens of kilograms of nuclear fuel to run automatically for years! No printing press could match that speed! 

Tomorrow, the fuel would be loaded, and Lu Ping had just finished the final inspection. 

To hold this honorable position, it wasn't because of all the titles! 

Nuclear safety engineer, registered builder, quality control engineer, registered supervisor engineer… 

His promotion had been slow these years, so he simply took up self-study and exams as a side job to increase his income—an important tool for engineers! 

If you didn't know the right way to climb up, the more capable you were, the harder it would be to leave the front lines! 

The leaders had talked to him once, so this prestigious task had fallen on him. 

After ten years working in nuclear power, he had earned a pile of certificates. But he still had to be on site every day without a moment of negligence! 

Even when off work, eating, sleeping, or taking time off, his mind was always connected to this reactor! 

The reactor was just too tall, and it was vertical! Inside, it was like an airtight pressure cooker. 

Lu Ping was soaked through with sweat and found it hard to breathe! 

He had finally made it to the top! 

"Hey, where are the leaders? Where are the media? The cameras outside the warning line are still on, but where did everyone go?" 

Lu Ping was puzzled. The script from yesterday didn't say anything like this! 

"Attention! Attention! All plant personnel, immediately enter emergency status and proceed to the nearest emergency gathering point!" The buzzing sound came through, and Lu Ping finally understood. 

"This emergency drill at this time... the leaders really thought ahead! But is it really safe to leave me alone on the nuclear island?" 

Once, a team of inspectors had come for a visit, and the leaders had taken them on a tour, but in the end, they got lost on the nuclear island! 

There were several layers inside and outside the reactor, with complicated passages, and even with a map, you might not be able to get out! 

Luckily, he could sketch every path with his eyes closed. 

Since it was an emergency drill for the whole plant, he had to hurry to the gathering point too. 

Lu Ping headed toward the corridor. 

He was now positioned so high, about the height of a dozen stories, so it would take time to get out! 

Finally, he reached the main staircase exit and breathed a sigh of relief. 

Lu Ping descended the stairs, seeing no one along the way. 

At last, he reached the exit on the first floor. 

Just as he reached the door, he saw two people in work clothes chasing and playing around outside! 

One was running, the other chasing. 

Soon, the one chasing caught up, tackled the other, and pinned him to the ground. Lu Ping was furious! How could they be so reckless on such an important day, with so many media outlets coming to interview? 

He immediately shouted, "No chasing or roughhousing on the construction site! Anyone who violates this will be fined 1,000, and the construction unit will have 5% of the monthly payment deducted!" 

These management regulations were basically second nature to him! When he wore his bright red work uniform, workers would avoid him from afar. 

He was practically a legend, feared like a tiger! 

Normally, when he spoke, the workers would immediately calm down! 

But today, things took an unexpected turn! 

The one who was riding on the other worker didn't just ignore him; he actually leaned down and bit into the neck of the person below him! 

In an instant, blood spurted out like a fountain! 

Holy crap! Lu Ping's heart was racing! 

Work stress was no excuse for this kind of outlet! There had been suicides before, but nothing as violent as this! 

"Which company are you from? Who's your boss?" 

It had to be some contractor who was withholding wages. Otherwise, how could they push someone this far? 

Lu Ping wanted to stop it, but unfortunately, he was wearing a full protective suit, which made it hard to act quickly. 

He hurriedly pressed the communication button on his protective suit, "There's trouble at the BRX and conventional island gap, security, come handle it!" 

"Are you done causing trouble? Let go of him right now, or someone's going to get hurt! I'll go grab the first aid kit!" 

Lu Ping turned around and entered the nuclear island again, where first aid kits, radiation medicine, AEDs, and other emergency items were stored. 

"Roar!" 

As soon as Lu Ping turned, he heard the worker let out a loud roar! 

Lu Ping thought, *So you're getting more energetic now. I've seen all kinds of people!* He turned around, ready to use his years of training in the art of discipline. 

But when he turned, he was shocked! 

The worker who was riding on the other had turned to face him! 

His eyes were bloodshot, and from his mouth protruded a pair of fangs! 

*How the hell did you pass the medical checkup?* 

Although Lu Ping felt something was wrong, he wasn't scared: "Don't you understand what I'm saying? Fine, I can't be bothered anymore. I'll take your work card later and tell your boss to come to the safety department to see me." 

The worker completely ignored him, lowering his head and biting into the neck of the person beneath him again. 

The person under him was facing away from Lu Ping, so he couldn't see the condition of the one being pinned. 

At that moment, a chewing sound came! 

Holy crap! 

Lu Ping finally realized something was terribly wrong and immediately ran toward the inside of the nuclear island. 

He kept glancing back. When he did, it was so alarming he almost tripped over his own feet. 

The worker with the bloodshot eyes occasionally raised his head, with blood and flesh still hanging from the corner of his mouth! 

"Zombie!" 

That word suddenly popped into Lu Ping's mind! 

"Security! Security! There's a situation at the BRX entrance! Get the stationed armed police here to handle it!" 

This was a key national project, and there was a military garrison inside the plant, with a special unit of armed police stationed there. 

The armed police would patrol regularly! 

"Why isn't anyone responding?" 

Lu Ping instinctively took out his phone but quickly realized there was no mobile signal inside the nuclear island! 

"Emergency call!" 

Lu Ping pressed the switch for the nuclear island's main gate. The motor whirred, and the heavy gate slammed shut. He hurried toward the interior of the nuclear island! 

This gate was an explosion-proof door, made of a single steel plate dozens of centimeters thick. Its hinges were directly cast into the nuclear island's wall. 

Not even a missile could break it open!