Simulation Game: Crisis Management

Chapter 600 - 272: White Coat Operation (Part 2)

After Gu Ji had Jang Siyun inquire about the epidemiological history and activity trajectories of several people.

He then prepared to drive the five people out as well.

But the hawk-nosed professor glanced at his office and sternly refused.

"Why should I leave? You are completely wasting time doing this. Our laboratory is disinfected every day according to the strictest standards. There’s no way the MERS virus could remain."

"If the standards are so strict, why did the laboratory still have an operational mishap leading to an explosion?"

"You..."

Faced with the other’s difficulties, Gu Ji retorted with just one sentence, leaving him speechless.

After a few people left, the entire corner corridor was left with only Gu Ji and Jang Siyun.

He glanced at the dome camera on the wall and gave Jang Siyun a look, signaling him to keep watch.

The latter immediately understood.

In Jang Siyun’s eyes, "Jin Zhijiu" was investigating the Wushan Base explosion case.

But for Gu Ji, investigating the explosion case was only one part; finding these "black technology research outcomes" and clues of the attackers were the most important tasks.

When Jang Siyun used his body and a sprinkler to obscure the camera.

Gu Ji swiftly flicked the ERC Information Interference Device from his wrist.

Through the protective gloves, he quietly pressed the button.

That’s right.

This is why he dared to openly investigate the Wushan Base Laboratory. With this device, within 20 seconds, all electronic surveillance equipment within a 50-meter radius would be completely covered by AI intelligence, rendering him "electronically invisible." The military could never track him.

In about 0.8 seconds, the jammer started working.

Time was tight, and Gu Ji first charged into the hawk-nosed professor’s office.

Upon stepping inside, he immediately noticed the dome camera in the room.

Indeed.

Without the ERC jammer, he couldn’t possibly search for information in such a heavily secured underground laboratory.

seconds.

Gu Ji’s eyes quickly scanned the room, like two streaks of lightning passing through every detail.

The room’s furnishings, like other rooms, were in disarray, with boxes of folders scattered on the floor.

A large desk was located in the corner of the innermost wall.

The desk had a computer and documents, along with a microscope.

Gu Ji hurried to the desk, but unfortunately, the computer was locked, and he didn’t know the password. The drawers under the desk were also physically locked and couldn’t be opened.

Time remaining: 15 seconds.

He could only prioritize browsing the folders on the desk.

"The Hill Report, Wushan Blood Project, UP-8 Hantavirus Project, White Coat Operation..."

Gu Ji quickly scanned the names of the folders and swiftly pulled out the second one.

Then, at the fastest reading speed of his life, as if performing the notorious "quantum reading" online, he speedily browsed through it.

At this speed of flipping pages, it was impossible to remember anything.

Fortunately, he had been continuously strengthening his central nervous system, giving him an instantaneous memory far superior to that of an average person. Under his brain’s logical sorting, key terms, phrases, and experimental data began to weave together.

"Blood samples of 959 South Korean Air Force and Army soldiers who underwent MERS screening at Wushan Base, observing the susceptibility traits of East Asians to Cov respiratory virus..."

This, this is researching...

Genetic weapons!!

The first reaction in Gu Ji’s mind was exactly that.

Genetic weapons are the third-generation biological agents, the newest type of biological agents currently.

They can utilize genetic engineering technology to introduce drug-resistant genes into certain pathogenic bacteria or viruses, or insert pathogenic genes into microorganisms that wouldn’t otherwise cause disease to create biological weapons.

But its most terrifying aspect lies in utilizing the genetic and biochemical characteristics of humans, making a pathogen effective only against people with specific genetic traits.

To put it in plain terms,

once Wushan Laboratory develops a respiratory virus susceptible to East Asians, it can spread wildly in countries like South Korea and other East Asian regions, while having little effect on Europe, the United States, the Middle East, Africa, and other regions.

It only targets East Asia!

This is truly terrifying.

No wonder the military’s stance was so firm, insisting on transferring "Jin Canyu" back. The purpose was to better research why MERS suddenly had such a massive outbreak in South Korea.

Even the five infected people in the hospital, were they deliberately done by the lab?

seconds.

Gu Ji didn’t dare and didn’t have time to delve further into thoughts.

Among the remaining documents, he instantly grabbed the White Coat Operation.

This was an extended operation based on the US Cold War-era CD-22 plan, seemingly studying a special deadly virus sourced from a 130-ton steel sphere known as the "Eighth Sphere."

Officially titled as a viral defense plan conducted by the US military in conjunction with multiple countries, the "White Coat Operation" recruited soldiers and exerted pressures to force them to volunteer as test subjects.

Gu Ji didn’t have time to go through all the intricate details.

At that moment, a violent vibration was already coming from his wrist.

Moreover, a cough from Jang Siyun was heard outside the corridor.

seconds;

seconds;

...

Gu Ji suppressed his curiosity, placed the files back in their original spots, and dashed across the piles of documents, rushing out of the laboratory at the last moment.

The next second, Bogard, armed with another subordinate, approached.

Jang Siyun, "guilty-minded," immediately lowered his head, hiding the panic induced by the accelerated heartbeat.

While Gu Ji, as if nothing was wrong, pressed the sprayer gun, disinfecting places like the office’s combination lock and handle.

"Major, didn’t I say not to enter within 15 minutes?"

Jang Siyun was mildly surprised, not expecting Gu Ji to be so confident and even have the audacity to question Bogard first.

Actually, Gu Ji deeply understood the power of in-game items.

The ERC Information Interference Device was of blue tier, higher than the Poison Needle Trap mine. Under its protection, not to mention a minor Wushan Laboratory, even the US Pentagon wouldn’t deter him!

Bogard glanced at the innermost office.

Not seeing anything unusual, he spoke coldly, "The control center just mentioned the two of you clustering together all the time. I’m here to check, and you’d better hurry up. The rooms here contain crucial specimens."

"Alright, the farther you are, the faster we work!" Gu Ji casually retorted, even directly spraying Bogard with the disinfectant gun.

"Fuck! You!" Bogard shouted angrily, almost couldn’t resist raising his gun.

Soon, the disinfection was completed.

With cover from the Chief of Staff’s car, Gu Ji left Wushan Base along with CDC and police officers.

All the way, he pondered over the two documents from the laboratory.

Especially the White Coat Operation, what exactly was "Eighth Sphere" referred to in it?

Before Gu Ji could think further,

his phone vibrated. Without thinking, he knew it was a call from Secretary Li Xianzhen.

"Is the investigation over?"

"Just finished."

"Come to Cheongwadae immediately."

"Alright."

Gu Ji had already anticipated this step.

Because the Wushan Base was deeply entangled, not only with the MERS incident but also concerning both the US and South Korea.

He followed all the way to Cheongwadae with the Chief of Staff’s car.

Cheongwadae, located on the outskirts of Seoul, was originally a detached palace of the Goryeo Dynasty, built along the mountain. It was surrounded by picturesque green gardens, with three centrally located classical blue-roofed buildings.

Compared to the Indian President’s Office, Cheongwadae appeared more elegant and tranquil.

As soon as Gu Ji entered the lobby, a secretary led him to the secretary’s office.

Red wool carpet, a huge desk, Li Xianzhen in a dark gray suit sat behind it, recording documents.

Upon hearing footsteps, he raised his head.

A pair of eyes, like a CT scanner, thoroughly scanned Gu Ji inside and out.

"So, tell me, what did you find at Wushan Base?"