Chapter 304 Biochemical Power
Yi Mu tried to get close to him: "Brother, how do you call your hometown?"
Stranger: "Just call me Dad. My hometown is City Z!"
Yi Mu smiled and thought to himself, "Of course you can do it. You've already taken advantage of others just by addressing them verbally."
He took out a cigarette and said, "Dad, do you smoke?"
Dad put the cigarette in his mouth and Yi Mu lit it for him.
Yi Mu: "Do you have a wife and kids at home? Why are you hanging out here?"
The old man raised three fingers and said, "You can marry up to four wives here. I have three women in my family, and we are taking care of ten children in peace. The fortune teller said that I will make more and more money after coming here. I didn't expect it to be true. I run a taxi company here." When he said this, his face was full of pride.
Yi Mu almost dropped his jaw when he heard this. In China, not to mention that three wives can live together peacefully, even if he keeps one at home and keeps another as a mistress, once the truth is revealed, there will definitely be a huge fight to the death.
When he thought of this, he couldn't help but admire his father's good health, and began to complain that his wife was useless.
He asked tentatively, "You seem to be doing quite well here. Since we're compatriots, could you find a way to take me there?"
Dad: "Brother, why do you have to go there? Since we met in a foreign land, it's fate. Wouldn't it be better if I took you to visit various places of interest?"
Yi Mu: "I'm there for something really important, so please help me! Money is not a problem, just tell me how much you want."
Dad: "It's not that I don't want to help you, it's just that the epidemic area has been blocked by the army. Without a permit from the Red Cross, you can't get in at all!"
Yi Mu: "I'll figure it out. Can you please take me there first?"
Seeing that his father was still hesitating, Yi Mu became a little anxious.
"What are you still thinking about? We're all from the same world. Don't the refugees' lives matter? To be honest, I'm a major shareholder in a well-known Chinese hospital. I have the ability to develop an antidote to save them. Don't think you can sit back and relax. If you don't address the epidemic at its source, do you think your army can contain it? If the epidemic spreads, they won't be the only ones to suffer. Just do me a favor and take me there to see what's going on!"
Dad threw the cigarette butt on the ground and stepped on it hard.
"Saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda. Let's go now."
Dad took Yi Mu to a nearby parking lot, and then drove an SUV to the epidemic area.
After an hour's bumpy journey, they finally arrived at the border, where many soldiers with guns and staff in heavy medical protective suits were coming in and out, and layers of barbed wire were set up around them.
Yi Mu: "You go back first! I want to go inside and take a look."
Dad: "Do you have any children at home?"
Yi Mu: "I have four children!"
Dad: "Why would you rush in and get yourself killed? You should go to the nearest Red Cross and get a permit first!"
He pointed to a few tin shacks with big red crosses on them and said, "Go over there and ask what's going on. I'll wait for you here."
Yi Mu nodded, got off the car and went straight to the shack.
As soon as he reached the door, he was choked by the stench coming out from inside. The air, mixed with the smell of vomit, excrement, and blood, was suffocating at any moment.
A doctor came out and took off his mask. He was a typical European white man. He asked in fluent English: "Why are you here looking for someone?"
Yi Mu also said in English: "I am a representative of a hospital in China. I heard that there was an epidemic here, so I rushed over to see if there is anything I can do to help."
The doctor was skeptical, but he still responded politely: "I am the head of this medical team - Dr. House. What is your name and which hospital do you represent?"
Yi Mu: "Just check Wilson Hospital in China. You can call their boss to verify my identity."
Dr. House said, "I've heard of that hospital and even visited it myself. It's truly one of the best medical institutions in the world, both in terms of the quality of its doctors and medical equipment. But what makes you say you're their representative?"
Yi Mu told him everything about Wilson Hospital in detail, which finally convinced Dr. House a little and made him believe that he was from Wilson Hospital.
Dr. House: "If you want to help, just follow me!"
Yi Mu followed Dr. House to the medical station, put on protective clothing, and entered the epidemic area.
The scene inside was like a sci-fi disaster movie. The infected people were like zombies, with two empty eye sockets hanging on their skeleton-like skulls, revealing numb and dying looks in their eyes. They were covered in blood, vomit and excrement, their skin stuck to their bones, and their flesh seemed to have melted.
At this time, a patient seemed to be about to fall. Yi Mu hurried over to help him, but was held back by House.
"Do you want to die? They're suspected of having Ebola, which is transmitted through the patient's body fluids and blood. If you touch them, the infection rate is 80%!"
Yi Mu thought to himself, "So they made a biological weapon called Ebola virus. I really hate that I don't understand the local language. Otherwise, I would have known what Nangong and Elder Hafa were talking about that day. Maybe I could help these poor refugees now."
Yi Mu: "How did you determine that these people were infected with the Ebola virus?"
House: "All of their blood clotting factors were destroyed, and they were constantly bleeding internally. Blood was constantly spurting out of their mouths and excretory organs. Autopsies showed that their internal organs were almost completely necrotic. These symptoms are very similar to those of Ebola virus infection. However, they seem to be slightly different. This virus has a shorter incubation period and is more aggressive. We suspect it is a variant of the Ebola virus. We have obtained samples for testing and are currently awaiting further information."
Yi Mu: "I'll go back and tell my boss about the situation here and see if I can provide any assistance."
The two stood there in silence for a long time, and then left the epidemic area.
The old man, who had been waiting outside impatiently, finally saw Yi Mu walking slowly from a distance. He turned the key and started the car.
Yi Mu got into the back seat and closed the door.
Dad: "What's wrong?"
Yi Mu: "It's nothing, just a small matter, it should be resolved soon."
The situation has actually exceeded Yi Mu's imagination. This is just the power of one test tube. If the other seven test tubes fall into the hands of Elder Hafa, it is unknown what the situation will be. And his father and others have no idea that the man in front of them, who looks like a caring citizen, Mr. Zhou, is actually the mastermind behind this incident, even though it was not his intention.
Dad looked at Yi Mu in the rearview mirror and drove the car back to the vicinity of the hotel with half belief and half doubt.
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