782: Poison King

Security Bureau Chief said solemnly.

"According to intelligence provided by our informant, Old Wolf, last week, the new leader of the Dwarf Ball remnants had a private meeting with a special agent organization from a certain force to carry out a top-secret mission."

"Soon after, a major virus outbreak occurred over there. This is too much of a coincidence!"

Northern Commander's mind worked quickly, and he blurted out directly.

"Could it really be the Dwarf Ball doing this, aiming for revenge?!"

"After all, we are definitely the ones they hate the most right now!"

Commander Wu pondered for a moment before saying.

"There must be more to this story that we don't know!"

"Perhaps these Dwarf Ball remnants will be the breakthrough for this matter!"

After some discussion, the high-ranking officials finally settled on a strategy.

The leader looked at Wu Dawei and said.

"Comrade Wu Dawei, you seem to be Old Wolf's superior contact person, please contact him immediately!"

"He has made outstanding contributions to the motherland; his hard work and achievements are invaluable!"

"Please make sure he prioritizes his own safety above all else!"

"Before taking action, he must activate his personal locator in advance. Our Mecha Warriorss will immediately dispatch a Mech Force squad to be on standby in the Dwarf Ball airspace, fully under his command!"

Wu Dawei nodded solemnly:

"Yes!"

...

Jinghai City.

Noon.

It was lunchtime.

The streets and alleys, which should have been bustling with activity, were now eerily quiet.

One or two masked passersby occasionally walked by,

Coughing violently from time to time,

As if suffering from a bout of consumption.

Li Ming finally managed to hail a taxi.

After getting in the car.

"Master, to Building 3, Seventh Primary School Education Community... Yes, that's Chief Engineer Ren Yi's community."

"Alright! Cough, cough, cough..."

Hearing the coughing sound,

Li Ming was terrified.

"Master, you can't be joking around, you haven't been infected with the virus, have you?!"

"Hehehe... I haven't, cough, cough, cough..."

"Ah... You still say you haven't, you're coughing like this!"

"Brother, a cough scares you this much? Cough, cough, cough..."

The driver turned his head and said with difficulty.

The two masked People looked at each other,

Seeing the fear in each other's eyes.

...

There were very few cars on the main road,

But the taxi driver, Master Wang, drove extremely slowly.

He wore a mask and remained silent,

His mood was very heavy.

He had clearly drunk the traditional Chinese medicine distributed by the community for three consecutive days,

And he had clearly worn a mask and done a series of protective measures,

He had originally wanted to earn some extra money to support his family, which was why he risked applying for an outdoor operating permit,

He didn't expect to get infected after only one day of driving...

"Brother, you're also infected, aren't you? Are you going home now?"

Master Wang looked at Li Ming in the back seat through the rearview mirror,

And said bitterly.

"I... I don't know... cough, cough..."

At this moment, Li Ming was completely flustered,

Perhaps due to nervousness, he also started coughing violently.

He thought, it's over, he must be infected!

Thinking that going to the hospital would likely mean being quarantined, unable to go home for half a month,

He felt inexplicably annoyed.

"Heh heh... Listen to me, call your family and go straight to the hospital!"

Master Wang also saw that Li Ming's symptoms were the same as his, so he kindly advised.

"If you infect your family later, that won't be good, cough, cough, cough..."

Master Wang coughed continuously,

Making the already annoyed Li Ming even more irritable.

"Master, can you stop coughing?"

Master Wang's mouth twitched,

And he said slightly awkwardly.

"Sigh... It seems I've really been diagnosed!"

"The disease progression is probably even earlier than yours, cough, cough, cough..."

Master Wang suddenly stopped coughing halfway through,

The originally calm he suddenly slammed the steering wheel and cursed.

"What the hell!"

"This damn virus, you don't know it until you experience it firsthand. It's like eating ten catties of chili, your throat is dry and itchy, and you can't control it at all!"

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Seeing the driver's condition, Li Ming finally made up his mind.

"Master, let's go to the hospital!"

"If your condition worsens, you'll start having chills, and driving won't be safe..."

Li Ming's words came true.

Before he finished speaking,

Master Wang suddenly had a violent chill.

"Oh my god!"

Although Master Wang was trembling all over,

The steering wheel in his hand suddenly twisted,

The car swerved,

Almost hitting the curb!

"This car can't be driven anymore!"

Master Wang slammed on the brakes and stopped by the roadside,

The two quickly got out of the car.

"It's just over two li from here to the hospital!"

"We're destined, let's go to the hospital together!"

"The government will arrange for volunteers to help us send our luggage over!"

Li Ming was still shaken.

"Wait, I need to answer a call!"

He took out his phone and looked closely,

It was his dad's call.

"Dad! I have something to tell you... Okay, okay, you first!"

"Don't come home yet? I wasn't planning on coming home!"

"...What???"

"Grandpa was diagnosed last night and became critically ill this morning?"

Listening to his dad's words,

Li Ming almost couldn't hold his phone steady.

"Xiao Ming!"

"Your grandpa already had cerebral thrombosis for over twenty years, and his physique is weak!"

"He suddenly turned critically ill and has just entered the ICU!"

"I'm at the hospital taking care of your grandpa now. Although I don't have any symptoms yet, it's probably only a matter of time before I get infected. I won't be going home for a while to avoid infecting your mom and your sister!"

"Xiao Ming, you must take care of yourself and be careful!"

"Now our whole family is at risk of infection. Don't come home this afternoon yet. I'll have your mom disinfect everything first..."

His dad's anxious voice kept coming from the phone.

After a while, he finally finished speaking.

"...Xiao Ming, what were you trying to say just now!"

Li Ming's mouth was bitter,

Unable to speak.

"Speak up!"

Li Ming became anxious,

And actually started coughing violently.

"Cough, cough, cough... Dad! It seems I've already been infected, probably by Grandpa, cough, cough, cough..."

...

Suburban area.

On the roadside of the inner ring road,

A piece of land that had originally been sold to a developer was urgently reclaimed by the government,

And in its place,

A grand complex of buildings rose from the ground.

At this moment,

In this complex of buildings,

Countless medical workers and volunteers from all over the People were moving through it,

Hundreds of Mecha Warriorss wearing orange-red with yellow-green fluorescent stripes were working closely together,

Hundreds of thousands of drones flew in groups of four,

Carrying out aerial material distribution in an orderly manner through automated programs set by the intelligent AI system...

The entire scene was both vibrant and futuristic,

Making the newly arrived patients feel as if they had come to a new world,

This place was Jinghai City's first mobile cabin hospital,

Qinglong Hospital!

Five days ago,

The Qinglong Hospital construction project, jointly undertaken by the National Engineering Mech Force and the Third Bureau of China Railway Construction,

The entire construction process was livestreamed to the National People through official media accounts on various social platforms.

Hundreds of engineer Mecha Warriorss wearing engineering mechs flew and scurried around the construction site,

From the start of the livestream to the official completion, it only took 20 hours,

Fully demonstrating the construction miracle of the infrastructure maniacs.

Qinglong Hospital was divided into four areas,

Namely, the suspected patient inpatient area, early-stage patient inpatient area, mid-stage patient inpatient area, and critically ill patient inpatient area,

There were a full 20,000 ordinary beds and 500 ICU beds,

With a total hospital admission capacity of over 20,000 People,

Directly setting a Guinness World Record that is almost impossible to break.

After Master Wang and Li Ming got out of the car,

They walked for half an hour and finally arrived at Qinglong Hospital.

"Oh my god, I'm exhausted!..."

The two looked up at the four large characters of Qinglong Hospital not far away,

Coughing violently and gasping for breath.

One of the main symptoms of mid-stage viral infection is general weakness.

After walking over a thousand meters,

Master Wang, whose condition was severe, couldn't even stand steadily,

And could only lean on Li Ming.

Just then,

A rescue Mecha Warriors quickly stepped forward.

"Citizens, what's your situation?"

Li Ming supported Master Wang,

And looked up at the Mecha Warriors, saying urgently.

"Ji Jia Brother, we seem to be infected, cough, cough, cough..."

Li Ming's coughing was too obvious,

The rescue Mecha Warriors immediately said.

"Come up and hold on tight, I'll send you in right away!"

The Mecha Warriors turned around and squatted down,

The two support plates on the back of the mech opened.

Seeing this,

The two quickly sat on them.

After fastening their seatbelts,

The Mecha Warriors lifted off,

Sending the two to the suspected patient inpatient area.

An hour later.

The doctor came over to explain after completing the consultation.

"One turned critically ill!"

"One turned mid-stage!"

Looking at the doctor pointing at him and saying he turned critically ill.

Li Ming's face was full of bewilderment,

Suspecting if he had heard wrong.

Although he was confirmed infected now,

He was at least much better than the taxi driver, wasn't he?

"Doctor, are you mistaken?"

"Me, critically ill???"

The doctor looked at Li Ming solemnly,

Handed over the inspection report in his hand,

And said solemnly.

"Yes!"

"Don't look at you jumping around now!"

"But because your body is special, your viral load is dozens of times that of a normal person, yet your symptoms are very mild, which is a very typical super spreader, also known as, the 'Poison King'!"

"Don't look at your mild symptoms now, but the disease progresses very quickly, estimated to be ten times faster than this master's!"

"According to clinical experience, you will probably start feeling weak all over and unable to get out of bed starting tomorrow!"

Li Ming looked at the terrifying total viral load in the inspection report,

And was completely stunned.