mynovelweb Chapter 560 - 253: The Power of the Conglomerates_2
Chapter 560 - 253: The Power of the Conglomerates_2
The two security guards and doctors behind Gu Ji overheard his conversation and instinctively began to whisper among themselves. The more they thought about it, the more uneasy they felt, especially when they saw Gu Ji and the three CDC personnel in white protective suits behind him, making them even more fearful.
Then looking at their deputy director with a mask on as well!
Seeing the situation unfolding, Li Minfu immediately widened his eyes, "What nonsense are you talking about? Can a prosecutor talk irresponsibly? The patient hasn’t even undergone etiological tests, on what grounds can you draw a conclusion?"
"Perfect, these three are sent by the CDC, they can sample and test the patient!"
Unexpectedly, opportunity knocked at the door, and Gu Ji seized on Li Minfu’s slip, allowing the CDC personnel to enter the flow.
"You! You all..."
"Mr. Li! The patient’s condition is rapidly deteriorating and has already fallen into a coma!"
Just as Li Minfu pointed at Gu Ji to stop them, Han Zaiyuan’s shout suddenly came from the department.
Gu Ji took a stride and bumped Li Minfu aside, rushing into the examination room.
The white-haired uncle who only earlier had the strength to pull and curse at Gu Ji was now completely comatose. Meanwhile, his pink-vested wife sitting on the chair hugged herself, shivering, and said, "So cold, I feel so cold..."
"Mom! Mom, don’t scare me!"
The son, utterly terrified by the scene, hurriedly took off his T-shirt, wearing nothing, and draped it over his mother’s shoulders.
"Don’t get too close to her, or you’ll get infected easily. Let the doctors handle this!"
Gu Ji shouted at him.
Jiang Chengxun hurriedly stepped forward, preparing to examine the patient while asking Han Zaiyuan:
"Where are the emergency and treatment carts?"
"They’ve been sent for. Are you from the CDC?"
"Cough, fever, breathing difficulties, are enough to meet the high suspicion criteria," Jiang Chengxun briefly checked the patient’s symptoms, took the medical kit from a subordinate and opened it, "Taiyu, take samples immediately!"
"Mr. Jiang, since it’s reached the high suspicion threshold, according to the Emergency Management Ordinance for Type A Infectious Diseases, my advice is to immediately isolate the respiratory department and report to the CDC Headquarters, send additional personnel for support, close the emergency room, halt all personnel movement, and conduct pathogen tests on all individuals who have had close contact with the patient."
"Moreover, I suggest notifying the airport and airlines immediately to investigate the patient’s return flight and see if any co-travelers exhibit similar symptoms, such as fever, cough, or chills. If so, proceed with medical isolation at once."
Gu Ji took this opportunity to voice the current best handling solution.
This was also the optimal solution he could think of based on public health knowledge and the current environment and resources.
If the government and CDC can act promptly,
The outbreak incident should be resolved shortly.
Listening to him, the three CDC personnel, including Han Zaiyuan, were all slightly stunned, looking at Gu Ji with surprised expressions.
None of them expected Gu Ji, merely a prosecutor,
to know so much about the CDC’s emergency response actions. However, pondering it further, perhaps it’s because he had dealt with bio-terror attacks or chemical leaks before, cooperating with the CDC.
"No way! Absolutely not!"
Before Jiang Chengxun could respond, Li Minfu suddenly burst in from the doorway, still clutching a phone, looked like he just finished a call, "Handling it like this without confirming the diagnosis will only cause panic, wasting hospital and government resources. What if it turns out to be false? Can you bear the responsibility, Mr. Jin?"
He nearly roared out the last sentence.
But Gu Ji wasn’t intimidated by him, "I can take all responsibility! The MERS virus is not a trifling matter. It can spread through close contact, droplets, or even airborne aerosols. If human-to-human transmission occurs, then everyone in this department won’t escape unscathed!"
"Moreover, if MERS spreads from the hospital, the entire Seoul, and even all of South Korea, would be plunged into misery! Can you bear that responsibility?!!"
With these words,
The department instantly came to a halt.
Even Jiang Chengxun dared not imagine — if this truly were MERS and it spread out of the hospital, it would be an unprecedented disaster for the people of South Korea.
"Damn it..."
After a moment of silence, Li Minfu couldn’t help but curse.
But just then, Gu Ji’s phone vibrated, and he pulled it out for a look — it was from a person named Sun Zaisi, his immediate superior.
It seemed Li Minfu stirred up trouble while Gu Ji brought people into the department.
He swiped open the phone.
An earnest, low voice came from the other end, "Have you finished investigating the Wushan Base Research Institute explosion case?"
Gu Ji initially wanted to brush it off with a casual reply and hang up.
He only borrowed "Jin Zhijiu" to clear the level, and even if considering for him, once the MERS incident is resolved, the meritorious deeds would suffice for a promotion and riches, thus not needing to pay much mind to his superior’s demeanor.
But when he heard the words "research institute explosion,"
his mind immediately flashed with previous memories and analyses.
From the current viewpoint,
The blasts included: Xia Kingdom’s 304 Research Institute, Japan Defense Ministry Land Equipment Research Institute, the Himalayas US-India Nuclear Equipment Research Institute, and now another at Wushan Base Research Institute.
It’s now 2015,
Calculating back eight or nine years, it truly falls at the same point...
Gu Ji’s pupils contracted.
Counting only what he knows, there are already five countries involved. Could it be that research institutes worldwide are under attack?
What organization possesses such immense capability?
Wushan Base is a joint US-South Korea airbase, one of South Korea’s two main airbases, and the sole base on the peninsula designed and constructed entirely by the Army’s specialized aviation engineers, with an extremely high level of secrecy.
Stationed there are the most advanced front-line air forces of the US and South Korea.
But Gu Ji didn’t know there was also a research institute there.
"Jin Zhijiu? Did you hear what I said?"
"No, still under investigation."
"Hey! Jin Zhijiu, is that your attitude when talking to me? Since there’s no progress in the case, hurry up and get over there to investigate!"
"Beep...beep...beep..."
Gu Ji hung up the phone and looked up to see Li Minfu sneering smugly.
The next moment, CDC’s Jiang Chengxun also got a call, but unlike Gu Ji, his attitude was much more humble, bowing repeatedly and using all sorts of honorifics, "Understood!"
After ending the call, Jiang Chengxun turned to his subordinates to ask,
"Finished sampling?"
"Samples from both patients have been collected!"
"Then let’s go!"
What!?
Gu Ji could hardly believe his ears, thinking he heard wrong, so he grabbed the other’s shoulder, "Why leave? With high suspicion criteria met, not taking measures now allows the virus to infect the hospital?"
"Sorry, Mr. Jin, we’ve also received orders from higher-ups to immediately send the samples for testing. Rest assured, we’ll quickly get the results. If it truly is MERS, emergency action will be taken at once."
From his expression, although Jiang Chengxun answered politely, his eyes already showed he didn’t understand his superior’s decision either.
But South Korea, like Japan, is a country that places heavy emphasis on hierarchy.
Watching the three departing figures, Li Minfu laughed even through his mask, "Mr. Jin, please leave immediately as well, do not delay our treatment!"
Is this the power of Korean chaebols?
So powerful that, for profits,
They can even conceal an infectious disease, allow the virus to spread, ignore civilian lives and property, ultimately pushing the whole nation into hell?