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Chapter 95: Eliminate any scalpers
[Dear Chinese compatriots, unsweetened watermelon candy is now on sale nationwide. Citizens who need to buy it can go to designated hospitals with their medical insurance cards. ]

About ten days after the unsweet watermelons were taken off the shelves, hospitals across China suddenly issued a statement. This statement aroused everyone's curiosity, and they went to the designated hospitals with their medical insurance cards to inquire.

Oh my god, it must be thanks to the country’s efforts. Look, the unsweet watermelon candies are out. Those people with diabetes who didn’t get any watermelons are blessed.

I heard from the grapevine a long time ago that the country has conducted research on unsweet watermelons. Everyone thought it would take at least several years, but just over a month later, the same kind of fruit candy as the unsweet watermelon was launched online.

It is said that China is an infrastructure maniac, and the speed of various projects is not to be underestimated.

At first, when the farmers took the watermelons off the shelves, they were worried because they couldn't buy any.

Not to mention those diabetic patients who have never been able to grab a watermelon. They have heard that many diabetic patients who have eaten watermelons have already controlled their blood sugar.

No more high blood sugar, no more fear of eating any sweets, no more worrying about measuring blood sugar every day, causing ten fingers to bleed.

The fingers are connected to the heart. Only those who have been pricked personally know the pain of having blood sugar pricked on their fingers. The skin around the abdomen and arms is covered with bruises and needle marks from injecting insulin.

Who doesn’t envy the improvement of diabetes? Anyone who can get a watermelon will be envious to death.

A watermelon that is not sweet outside has already been sold at a high price, it is only fifty yuan in the live broadcast room, and a small yellow croaker is sold for several thousand yuan, not to mention that there is always a lack of demand at a high price.

Not everyone has the money to buy expensive watermelons, and they cannot be grabbed in the live broadcast room. People with diabetes can only pray that the country can give them more support.

As I was thinking, this day finally came.

After major hospitals released the announcement, people who have diabetes in their family, or who themselves have diabetes, as well as Chinese people who do not have diabetes, saw the news and went out with their medical insurance cards.

They thought they went early enough, but when they arrived, they saw many people sleeping at the hospital gate.

This group of people included both men and women, from the elderly in their sixties to teenagers, all of whom were lying in sleeping bags and occupying the entire aisle.

Seeing that they were surrounded by all kinds of takeout boxes, it was obvious that this group of people were scalpers, and they had received the news early and came to the hospital to stake out.

Unable to get the front row, the earliest group of people can only queue behind the scalpers.

Many people were indignant and complained and cursed at the scalpers.

Not only are they selling watermelons at high prices, but they also rush to grab watermelon candies as soon as they are released online. They are really sick.

When the working hours arrived, the hospital started issuing numbers. The security guard who issued the numbers strictly used a machine to check identities, and gave a number card for each person checked.

Scalpers are prohibited from buying watermelon candies at the hospital entrance, and they are not allowed to buy them on behalf of others. Each person has one medical insurance card, and no one is allowed to buy them on their behalf or help them buy them.

It can only be purchased by the person himself with a medical insurance card, or holding an ID card and relevant proof of diabetes.

All major hospitals are well aware of the harm caused by scalpers. As early as the beginning of the purchase of unsweet watermelons, high prices were posted on the small yellow croaker website, and they were basically sold out in a second just like in the live broadcast room.

Unable to purchase watermelons, the directors of several top hospitals were almost driven crazy by these scalpers. The resources allocated by the Special Intelligence Agency were limited, and in order to quickly develop the unsweet watermelon candy, they had no choice but to purchase it at a high price.

After finally finding it, a scalper got there first.

Therefore, from the moment the research project began, several hospitals tacitly came to a rule that if the unsweet watermelon was successfully researched, scalpers would be prohibited from purchasing it.

This is why everyone chose to suddenly issue an announcement after the research was successful.

Unexpectedly, the scalper was more skilled and got the news from somewhere. He slept on the floor outside the hospital all night before, thus actually taking over the qualifications of the buyers.

For this reason, the directors of several hospitals were so angry that their teeth itched. Fortunately, they had a plan B, which was to review the medical insurance card on the spot. You can only buy it if you have diabetes, otherwise you can just play around.

People who do not match the medical insurance card owners are also not eligible, and anyone without relevant diseases will be considered a scalper.

The plan worked, and after the security guards completed the identity verification, a large group of people were cleared from the scene.

These people were the ones that citizens saw sleeping on the floor outside the hospital entrance in the morning. They were cleared out and, under the intimidation of the security guards, they could only leave with their belongings in disgrace.

They want to come again in disguise, but sorry, facial recognition has already locked you in, and big data has already submitted you to major hospital platforms.

With this practice, no matter which hospital scalpers go to in the future, they will not be able to buy up watermelon candies at a low price and then sell them at a high price.

It took a long time to clear out the scalpers, and by the time the first patient bought the watermelon candy, the line outside the hospital gate was almost one kilometer away.

Relevant departments were also notified and sent people to maintain order.

It is also because of the queues that everyone knows that there are so many diabetes patients in the city.

They learned from the first person who bought the watermelon candy that there is a slight difference between unsweet watermelon candy and unsweet watermelon. Although both are called unsweet, watermelon is really sweet, while candy has no sugar at all.

I also heard that the researchers spent at least fifty unsweet watermelons before extracting a substance from them. This substance is the key to controlling diabetes. Fortunately, they successfully found a substitute.

After eating the unsweet watermelon candy, although the effect is not as immediate as that of watermelon, it will be fine within an hour.

And you only need to take one pill a day. After taking it, you don’t have to worry about blood sugar spikes or complications after injuries.

It will slowly stabilize blood sugar. Even if the body cannot produce insulin again, it can replace insulin as long as you continue to take it.

Between wearing an insulin pump for life and taking watermelon candy every day, a smart person would naturally choose the latter.

Especially young people, everyone is afraid of pain, and they have to inject insulin and measure blood sugar before meals every day, so they are always worried about strange looks.

Now that we have watermelon candy as an alternative, I can’t wait to go back and buy a year’s worth of candy.

It’s safer to stock up more, especially since the unsweet watermelon candy is so cheap. Three boxes cost one hundred yuan, and there are twenty pieces in one box.

It costs a little more than one dollar per tablet. After taking it, you don’t need to measure your blood sugar or inject insulin. It’s a good deal. Anyone who doesn’t buy it will be sick.

Everyone thought so, but the first batch of watermelon candies had a limit, and when it was their turn, they found out that each person could only buy three boxes.

After eating, if you want to buy it next time, you must bring the medicine box to exchange it.

By doing this, the hospital once again completely shattered the scalpers' plans.

The first batch of watermelon candies were sold out in the morning, and those who failed to buy them complained bitterly.

It was finally their turn, but why was there nothing left? They couldn’t get watermelons, so could it be that they couldn’t get candies either?
Fortunately, the hospital issued a timely notice, announcing that the second batch of sugar will be available at the same time tomorrow. Please come back tomorrow morning.

After hearing these words, those who didn't buy candy left reluctantly, while those who bought candy quickly ran home with their watermelon candies.

Fortunately, they arrived early, and now they are no longer the little sugar men who can’t eat watermelon.

(End of this chapter)