1308 Allergies (2/2)
”This…this… What is going on?” She had not seen such a serious injury and was suddenly very shocked. She turned to Zhang Zian for help. ”Mr. Manager, this…”
The boy's incessant crying attracted the stares of a few passersby. After all, it was the weekend, and everyone was relatively idle. Seeing this situation, everyone was stunned.
”Do you want to call an ambulance?”
”Yeah, it looks like a terrible injury…”
”Looks scary…”
There was no business in the store, and everything was also clean. The staff, upon hearing the crying, also ran out to take a look.
”Whoa! Is he allergic to anything?” Wang Qian asked.
Zhang Zian had already walked to the fat boy's side, pulled up the short-sleeved shirt from the back, and rolled it up.
The short-sleeved shirt had been completely soaked by his sweat. When Zhang Zian rolled it up, it rubbed against the red and swollen parts. The fat boy, who had stopped crying, started once more.
The red patch was located under his neck, next to his shoulder blade, and it had swelled to about half a centimeter to one centimeter. It was distributed like several adjacent islands, and it was so red it looked like it could catch fire anytime.
Everyone took a deep breath. Snowy was scared and almost cried out, but she quickly covered her mouth.
”It seems to be an allergic reaction.”
”Yes, he might have touched something that he's allergic to…”
”Looks like it.”
”Hurry up and call his parents and send him to the hospital.”
”Allergies are dangerous…”
The allergy argument dominated the mainstream, and Wang Qian was somewhat proud that the rest had jumped on his evaluation.
Many people were allergic to certain things to varying degrees. Common allergies were pollen, cats and dogs, certain meats, certain fruits, and certain metals.
Redness and swelling of the skin was a typical symptom of an allergic reaction.
Zhang Zian also thought that this was a symptom of an allergy, but if it was an allergic reaction, part of it could not be explained. The red and swollen portion of his skin was covered by a short-sleeved shirt. If it was a strong allergic reaction caused by skin contact with allergens, why hadn't all of his exposed skin been affected? How had the allergen come into contact with the red and swollen parts through his clothes?
The weather was fine today, and the morning sun shone on the fat boy's back.
Zhang Zian stood beside the boy. When his line of sight shifted slightly, he suddenly noticed something on the red skin.
”Don't move!”
Because the pain was unbearable, the boy could only struggle on the spot. Zhang Zian increased the force applied on his shoulder and held him in position.
Now, Zhang Zian could see it clearly. On the red and swollen skin, there were dozens of thin, sharp, transparent hairs. If he hadn't gotten closer to observe, he would not have seen them.