"I stopped seeking justice from the government. Thanks to my abnormal Evolution, two years later I discovered that I had an exceptional talent for Jixin programming. So I taught myself the relevant skills, hoping to earn a certificate and get a normal, well-paid job."
"But the government wouldn't even give me that chance. The law at the time said that people with illnesses weren't allowed to do physically demanding work. Especially someone like me—too much mental strain could worsen my condition. No company would hire me, so I never even made it through the exam hall doors."
"Seven or eight years passed, and I still hadn't saved enough for the surgery. Tiantian could never be cured. Worse, she had to take expensive medicine every day just to maintain the ability to move around."
"I lived like that for more than a hundred years, wishing I were dead. District 019 never treated me kindly. What happens to it now has nothing to do with me."
"You don't need to test me. I only want revenge before I die. For my husband, Tiantian's father; for me; for Tiantian. I want justice! I don't care whether District 019 thrives or falls!"
The old woman spoke in one breath, then began gasping for air. She held on to Tiantian's arm and stared fixedly at Xu Huo. "Can you do it? You can, right?"
"I can't give you a definite answer," Xu Huo said. "Once things get started, they won't be under anyone's personal control."
"Haha!" The old woman gave a bitter laugh. "Good. Good! Make a scene. The bigger, the better. Make it so those people can't clean up the mess. Make them spit out everything they've eaten while lying in that sea of corpses for the past hundred years!"
"Are you all right?"