Simulation Game: Crisis Management

Chapter 598 - 271: The Military’s Intentions (Part 2)

"Okay, okay, I will notify them right away!"

After hanging up the phone, he returned to the office.

Malfoy’s psychological state was indeed much better than before, as if he knew his backup had arrived.

"Hehehe..."

Gu Ji let out a cold chuckle, "Are you still pinning your hopes on those officers? I’m not afraid to tell you, this investigation is specially authorized by the President of Cheongwadae. Do you think their status is higher than the President of South Korea?"

"You are a professional medical practitioner with a deep understanding of the dangers of MERS, yet you allowed the virus to spread unchecked, deliberately concealing and not reporting it, resulting in 3 infections, and 2 severe cases. You’re endangering public safety in a hazardous manner, which could lead to a sentence of at least 10 years in South Korea."

Endangering public safety is not a minor crime.

Malfoy’s mental defenses were completely shattered by Gu Ji, and he could only say that it was the US-Korea Joint Research Institute that ordered him to act this way.

In the upcoming epidemiological information,

It also mentioned that he had led people multiple times to the underground lab, where Jin Canyu and samples like the serum and lower respiratory tract extracts of 5 patients were hidden.

There was indeed a problem here.

Holding Jang Siyun’s interrogation records, Gu Ji just walked out of the office when Jiang Chengxun approached with a stack of forms.

"Mr. Jin, we’ve basically asked everything. Due to strict internal controls within the military district, most medical personnel operate within the hospital. A few have been to the store, and two have male partners in the military district who are soldiers."

"Notify the CDC to disinfect the store, locate those two soldiers for observation in a separate hospital, and have a few people accompany me to the US military camp lab for disinfection investigation."

"Understood."

Jiang Chengxun turned and began preparations.

Jang Siyun, looking puzzled, asked, "Senior, shouldn’t we lack the qualification to enter the US military camp?"

"We can’t let them be."

Gu Ji took out his phone and called Secretary Li Xianzhen, thoroughly reporting the content of the previous interrogation.

"Mr. Li, aside from whatever experiments the US military might be conducting, if we don’t disinfect the epidemiological trajectory and activity areas in the military district with the transmission speed of these 5 infected individuals, a second outbreak could easily occur. Given the current achievements, further spread would be disastrous..."

Implicitly, he was actually pointing to the current control achievements over MERS.

As of today, South Korea had consecutive 8 days with new cases at or below 1. Although the government hadn’t yet declared the MERS event over, the situation had stabilized overall.

Should a second outbreak occur now, Cheongwadae would be mercilessly criticized by the public.

Therefore, even for political achievements, Li Xianzhen had to agree with him.

There was a long silence on the other end of the line before it finally resumed.

"The President has agreed, the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Defense will personally communicate, prepare accordingly, and remember, no conflicts!"

"Don’t worry, Mr. Li."

Gu Ji grinned, unable to contain his delight.

To be honest, the US-Korea Joint Laboratory at Wushan Base specializes in microbiological research, so it’s theoretically unnecessary to disinfect the laboratory because of an unlikely virus leak.

He deliberately said this.

On one hand, it was to investigate clues about the laboratory explosion;

From the military’s attack with "special Staphylococcus," it’s uncertain whether it’s related to Liangben’s unique compound foam and the mysterious hallucinogen from Xia Kingdom’s laboratory;

If these three are interconnected, this clue would be extremely important.

On the other hand, it could likely be related to the hidden agenda of the headquarters;

At first, Gu Ji thought the newly refreshed combat mark was a system error;

Now it seems, whether it’s the anthrax mark or the combat mark, they revolve around the topics of "military" and "laboratory," the latter specifically targeting that military special forces gunman.

He walked out of the hospital.

A number of US soldiers had already gathered around, including a group in a military green open-top Humvee, led by a black man in camouflage fatigues, whose rank on the shoulder showed he was a Lieutenant Colonel.

Army units.

Gu Ji narrowed his eyes.

Most of the US troops stationed at Wushan Base are Air Force units, with only two companies and a brigade of Army units, all being anti-aircraft artillery units.

Yet this group clearly has nothing to do with artillery, both in tactical positioning and weapon holding stance. They resemble the tactical group from the 10.16 incident, more like reconnaissance or intelligence units.

The black Lieutenant Colonel immediately locked his gaze on Gu Ji.

Inspecting him up and down repeatedly, expressing clear threats and warnings in his eyes.

Gu Ji treated it like being watched by a dog, completely ignoring him.

In less than half an hour,

Two black high-end sedans drove into the military district, with two vehicles from the Korean and US military camps, respectively, receiving them.

The rear car door opened, and a gray-haired middle-aged man in military uniform stepped out.

This was presumably the Ministry of Defense higher-up mentioned by Li Xianzhen.

The three engaged in negotiations for over ten minutes.

The US military official glanced towards the hospital, instructing the black Lieutenant Colonel to retreat with his troops.

The Defense Ministry official also dispatched his subordinate to inform Gu Ji.

"The Chief of Staff has communicated with the commander officer of the US military camp. Colonel Bogard of the US Army’s 35th Anti-Aircraft Artillery Brigade’s 6th Battalion will be in charge of guiding your disinfection work."

The "Bogard" mentioned was the black Lieutenant Colonel who had just held a poor impression of Gu Ji.

Gu Ji nodded and led Jiang Chengxun and Jang Siyun over.

At their meeting, tension was palpable.

But with their superiors present, Bogard did not act out and instead said with a forced smile, "The laboratory exploded not long ago and is still under reconstruction and repair. Many areas are quite dangerous, so I suggest you don’t wander or touch anything carelessly, to avoid triggering accidents!"

"Lead the way."

Gu Ji directly ignored his warnings.

Bogard suppressed his anger, had their cellphones collected, and ordered the driver to accelerate away, intentionally leaving them far behind.

The laboratory was situated in the northeast direction of the US military camp, surrounded by scaffolding and green cloth, very close to the exterior wall of the base, only about twenty to thirty meters away.

After Bogard’s order, the soldiers wielding guns on the outer layer cleared a path, allowing them to enter.

Upon entering the construction site,

A dilapidated three-story building came into view, with the upper-left corner of the third and second floors blown down, and the glass all shattered.

Gu Ji noticed numerous bullet holes on the walls.

If the result announced by the US military was indeed due to operator error leading to the explosion, there wouldn’t be signs of a fight on site.

"Cough cough!"

Bogard coughed to hasten Gu Ji and the others.

The first floor of the laboratory was in chaos, with aviation engineers transporting building materials for construction inside.

"Everyone stop what you’re doing immediately. Let the CDC personnel conduct disinfection first."

Gu Ji shouted.

Jiang Chengxun quickly commanded his men to enter the construction area, beginning to spray disinfectant.

Throughout the process, Bogard remained silent.

Until they reached a metal door in the basement.

Bogard then extended his hand to block him, "I need to remind you, Mr. Jin, from this point on involves military secrets. You are only responsible for disinfection, you cannot photograph, move, or remove any items from the laboratory. If discovered, you will be taken away for suspected espionage. Understood?"

"Of course, I know."

Seeing Gu Ji acknowledge, Bogard then input the password and iris scan.

With a "squeak," the hydraulic machinery rotated, and the metal door slightly opened.

Gu Ji pulled open the door and descended a narrow underground staircase, immediately sensing a cold chill.

Looking up, monitors hung from all over the ceiling.

Security was extremely tight!