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Chapter 578 Weird Stories: Fertility Rate (4000 words -in-)

Then, images like a movie began to play in Bai Wan's mind.

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It is drizzling in Ping'an City now.

Su Wei was eating while watching the news reports on TV.

[According to current statistics, Ping An City's fertility rate has once again reached a new low, and has even begun to decline. Based on this phenomenon, experts and scholars have given different opinions...]

Seeing this statistic, Su Wei felt bad. He sighed and looked at the rainy day outside the window.

It has been raining for a long time and I don’t know when it will stop.

"Husband, what are you looking at? Eat well so that you will have more energy to work. I feel that your health is not very good recently. You can't always work overtime." Su Wei's wife Lin Rou was looking at him gently and put a chicken leg into his bowl.

"Work is fine, but you know, Rourou, I want a child." Su Wei looked at his wife's gentle appearance and finally couldn't help but say.

"Yes, I want it too. I want a little girl more. Don't worry, we will have a child." His wife Lin Rou smiled at Su Wei.

"Yeah." Su Wei smiled when he saw his wife's cute face, but he still felt a little uneasy inside.

Especially seeing that news report.

I don’t know what’s happened recently, but the fertility rate in Ping’an City is getting lower and lower, and there is even a phenomenon that many newlyweds are unable to have children.

Many experts and scholars say that today’s takeout food contains too many additives, which can cause problems for people’s health.

Su Wei originally thought so, but what happened to his uncle's family a few years ago made him unforgettable in his life.

Uncle and aunt are very loving, and Su Wei's father has a good relationship with them, so Su Wei always goes to his uncle's house and has a very good relationship with them. Apart from his parents, his uncle is the closest person to him.

My uncle's family is also very harmonious, and the only imperfection is the lack of a child.

I heard that my uncle has always wanted to have a child, but has never succeeded.

Su Wei was still very young at that time and could not understand why his uncle and aunt wanted to have a child.

It was also on such a rainy night that he had dinner at his uncle's house.

His father was on a business trip, so his uncle and aunt took care of him and prepared meals for him. But after his uncle and aunt had prepared meals that day, someone suddenly came to work and had to go out, leaving him alone.

He was so absorbed in watching a TV program that he didn't notice the passage of time. It was already past ten o'clock in the evening.

There was a sudden noise from the door outside, and the door was opened. Only then did Su Wei realize that it was already very late. He scratched his head and said a little embarrassedly, "Uncle, I was so engrossed in watching TV that I'll go home now."

But the uncle who had always been very kind outside the door behaved very abnormally after returning home this time. After entering the house, he just stared at Su Wei for a while without saying a word.

"uncle?"

Su Wei looked puzzled, thinking that his uncle was tired from working overtime.

"Uncle, shall I go home first?"

After hearing this, the uncle still did not react, but stared at him straight. After a few seconds, he looked horrified as if he had suddenly woken up and said, "I know, I finally know why we don't have children, and I also know why the fertility rate in our city is so low..."

"Ah?" Su Wei was a little confused. Just when he was about to ask something in detail, Su Wei encountered the most terrifying experience in his life. It was also a nightmare that he didn't even dare to recall.

After saying that, my uncle rushed straight to the windowsill and jumped down.

Boom!
Uncle... committed suicide.

Su Wei didn't have any time to prepare. He froze in shock for a few seconds, then rushed to the windowsill and looked down.

All he saw was a pool of blood on the ground, and his uncle's bloody body was twitching unconsciously.

He immediately called the police, but failed to save his uncle. When the police questioned him, he truthfully reported his uncle's last words before his death, which was that he discovered why they had no children.

The police were also very confused after hearing this. No one understood why the uncle left this sentence and committed suicide. In the end, they just attributed it to the uncle wanting a child too much, plus the pressure of overtime work, so he jumped off the building because he was in a bad mood.

But Su Wei has always been confused about this matter, because in his impression, his uncle has always been an optimistic and open-minded person. Would he really commit suicide because of such a thing?

What is the truth behind the low fertility rate?
In this way, several years passed, and Su Wei was still confused, but he gradually met his gentle wife, fell in love with a beautiful love, and gradually put the horrible memories behind him.

But when he entered the world of marriage and childbearing, the memories of his uncle came back, because he found that he and his wife, too, had wanted children for a long time but had never been able to do so.

He didn't understand why this happened. Was there something wrong with their family's genes?

But this shouldn’t be the problem. After all, there seems to be a problem with the fertility rate in the entire Ping’an City.

When Su Wei saw the cool rainy day and the news reports on TV, he remembered the scene of his uncle's suicide. For a moment, even if the food on the table was delicious, he lost his mood.

"Alas... I don't have much appetite today. It's rare that my wife cooks such a table of delicious dishes." Su Wei said apologetically.

"It's okay, you're just under too much pressure at work. Take some time to relax. By the way, we haven't had a date for a long time. Let's go to an oceanarium in the new district next weekend." Lin Rou smiled mischievously at Su Wei.

Seeing this, Su Wei smiled with relief. Lin Rou was still cute and gentle after all these years of marriage, just like when they were dating him, with no change at all.

Everything about their family is perfect except that they have no children between them.

Jingle bell~
At this moment, the cell phone suddenly rang. Su Wei took a look at the phone and found that it was his childhood friend calling.

"Awei, I have good news for you. Our school has set up a project to address the issue of low fertility rate, and I will be the lead in the research." The childhood friend's voice on the other end of the phone sounded very excited.

When Su Wei heard the news, he couldn't help but feel happy.

He naturally discussed the fertility issue that had troubled him for many years with his childhood friend, and his childhood friend's family also had no children like his.

My childhood friend was also very curious about this, and he was a teacher at a university.

He happened to have a scientific research project on hand, so he tried to study the issue of fertility rate, and now it has finally been successfully approved.

"That's great. Keep it up. Be sure to tell me when you achieve results."

"Don't worry, I'll be the first to tell you after the results come out. You and Lin Rou, as well as Xiao Ya and I, we will all have our own children in the end."

"Well, I believe it." Su Wei smiled and regained some energy.

His childhood friend has been smart and good at studying since he was young. No problem he wants to study is difficult for him. I believe that this time it will be smooth sailing too.

Afterwards, Su Wei returned to his previous life. Although working overtime was a bit tiring, he could go shopping and date with his wife during his occasional free time, so his life was still pretty carefree.

Although Su Wei was troubled by the news reports that the birth rate was gradually decreasing, and that he and his wife could not have children, there was a good thing. In the following period of time, his childhood friend's research began to produce results. He excitedly told him that they had found some clues, and as long as they continued to study for a while, they could solve the problem of the declining birth rate.

Su Wei was very happy after hearing this, and his wife also smiled happily.

Su Wei was a little curious about the reason. Just as the experts and scholars said, was it because there were too many junk foods out there?

But since he and his wife are unable to have children, they rarely eat takeout and cook their own meals, so was there a problem with the ingredients again this time?

There is nothing we can do about this. Every March 315th, some junk food will be exposed. Even if you buy vegetables outside or use the oil you cook with, there may be problems. This is unsafe and that is not safe.

So perhaps the decline in fertility rates can ultimately be attributed to the evil in human nature.

Some time passed like this, and perhaps because his childhood friend was busy, Su Wei never received his call, and his calls were not connected.

And one day, he suddenly received a call from his childhood friend's parents.

The childhood friend's parents only said one sentence, and the sadness in their words made Su Wei tremble all over.

The originally warm home seemed to have become cold.

That sentence was "Amin committed suicide by jumping off a building."

At this moment, Su Wei couldn't help but widen his eyes, collapsed on the ground in disbelief, his heart pounding like a drum.

The moment he heard the news, he couldn't help but think of how his uncle walked into the house with a look of horror many years ago and jumped down the stairs numbly because he had discovered the secret of fertility rate. He also thought of what his childhood friend had told him a few days ago that there was finally some clues.

At this moment, Su Wei seemed to feel a pair of invisible hands controlling him.

What happened?

Why is this happening? Is it a coincidence?
In the end, the police's investigation concluded that his childhood friend was under too much pressure from his research and eventually committed suicide by jumping off a building, but Su Wei didn't believe it.

He inexplicably felt that his childhood friend, like his uncle, might have noticed something that he shouldn't have noticed.

This made Su Wei even more confused. What kind of secret was it? Why did his childhood friend and uncle commit suicide by jumping off a building after learning the secret? Why did the birth rate drop?
All kinds of doubts troubled him.

His wife Lin Rou looked at Su Wei with some concern, caring for him and telling him not to think too much.

But no matter whether it was his uncle or his childhood friend, they were both his relatives and best friends in his mind. He really couldn't accept the fact that the two of them died inexplicably. More importantly, he was really curious about the truth. Why was the fertility rate declining?
Why didn’t my childhood friend and uncle take any action after knowing the truth, but just jumped off the building in despair?
At this time, my childhood friend's parents called.

"Xiaowei, my son left a package for you before he left. Why don't you come and get it?"

Su Wei was stunned after hearing this. Only then did he remember that he and his childhood friend had an agreement that he must tell him if there was any research progress.

Maybe my childhood friend recorded the truth before committing suicide.

At this moment, Su Wei felt cold all over.

It seems that everyone who learned the truth committed suicide, so what about him?

Beautiful memories of his uncle and his childhood friend emerged in his mind, and then the scene of his uncle's death flashed before his mind. He gritted his teeth and made up his mind.

Moreover, he has been a stubborn person since he was young. Now this answer has been bothering him for a long time. If he can't get the answer, he will never be happy in his life.

He wanted to see what kind of secret it was that made his uncle and childhood friend panic and even choose to jump off the building.

Lin Rou was also very worried.

"I'll go with you too. Don't think too much, dear. Things will eventually pass."

"Okay." Su Wei nodded. In such a somewhat depressing environment, only his wife could give him a sense of security.

Then he took a taxi and took his wife to his childhood friend's home.

After hesitating for a minute at the entrance of the community, he gritted his teeth, entered his childhood friend's community, and knocked on his door.

My childhood friend’s parents opened the door.

My childhood friend’s father used to be very energetic, but now he seems to have aged a lot.

"Xiao Wei and Xiao Rou are here...the items are in his room, go get them yourself."

"Uncle, why did Amin commit suicide?" Su Wei couldn't help but ask in the end.

Amin's father had a blank expression on his face, but his eyes revealed fear. He said in a trembling voice: "I don't know. My son seemed to be possessed by a demon. He came home that night without saying a word. He just muttered that he finally knew the truth about the declining fertility rate, and then he jumped out of the window at home."

When Su Wei heard this, he felt his skin go cold and the room around him became cold.

Just like my uncle...

Su Wei and Lin Rou came to their childhood friend's room and opened the door.

At this time, his belongings had been almost sorted out, leaving only a box on the table with "To Awei" written on it. Obviously, this was left for him by his childhood friend.

Su Wei closed the door, slowly walked to the table, and looked at the box in front of him with serious eyes.

It was obviously just an ordinary box, but Su Wei felt inexplicably pressured.

Because it may contain the truth about the declining fertility rate, which is also the reason why my uncle and childhood friend committed suicide.

What exactly makes them so desperate?

Lin Rou was also looking at herself with some worry at this time.

"Hubby, are you okay?"

"Don't worry, Rourou, I'm fine..." Su Wei shook his head. He was a little scared at this moment. After all, this thing was a little too weird. But now that it has come to this, if he doesn't open the package, he will regret it for the rest of his life.

Finally, he picked up the box with trembling hands and opened it violently.

But the things inside were unexpectedly simple, with only a recorder and a letter.

Su Wei first opened the letter and looked through it nervously.

"Xiao Wei, I have investigated everything you asked me to do... The recorder contains the entire truth about fertility rates. Please listen to it alone and do not spread the content to a second person. Remember, otherwise you will be in danger like me."

"I can feel that my life is running out."

"After much thought, I decided that I must preserve the truth, even though it is extremely horrifying and unbelievable."

(End of this chapter)