The "monkey escape" incident ultimately concluded with all forty-plus monkeys being recaptured. Meanwhile, the head of the research institute studying these monkeys issued a statement proving that the viruses carried by the animals posed no threat whatsoever to humans.
However, the public refused to set their minds at ease based on this statement alone. Various conspiracy theories ran rampant online; some suspected the institute of intentionally concealing the truth, while others claimed it was merely a government tactic to pacify the populace.
Right at that moment, a mysterious individual claiming to have worked at the institute posted a message on the dark web, asserting that the monkeys were actually genetically modified products carrying special bacteria, and that the so-called virus incapable of infecting humans was merely in a temporary incubation period. This news hit like a blockbuster, instantly triggering a massive uproar.
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