Chapter 274 The Military’s Intentions
Military base hospitals will never be able to compete with the medical conditions of private hospitals in South Korea due to limitations in construction sites, capital investment, staffing and other factors.
In the inpatient department on the third floor, not to mention the negative pressure ward, even the intensive care unit is isolated on site with plastic sheets.
But Gu Ji still didn't expect it.
In such a small military hospital, five MERS patients were infected.
Calculated in proportion to the number of hospital personnel, this is already a high-risk infection area.
Fortunately, he used some means early to transfer the super patient Jin Canyu to the CDC. Otherwise, if he kept this kid for a few more days, wouldn't the whole hospital be destroyed?
Gu Ji browsed through the cases.
"Two severe cases and three mild cases, are they all infected by close contact?"
"That should be the case, but Professor Malfoy is responsible for Jin Canyu's diagnosis, treatment and isolation plan, and we rarely participate."
The middle-aged doctor pushed up his glasses and answered honestly.
But Gu Ji felt something was wrong when he heard it, "Professor Malfoy? Is that the foreign doctor who stopped you from speaking just now?"
The middle-aged doctor nodded.
Gu Ji carefully read the infected person information again.
It was found that all three generations of patients were Korean medical staff, but the composition of American and Korean nationals in the military hospital was almost 4:6.
If what the middle-aged doctor said is true.
The diagnosis and treatment of MERS is led by American doctors. Why is it that no Americans have had close contact with infected people?
Coincidentally, Jiang Chengxun was leading CDC medical staff into the inpatient unit.
Gu Ji then reached out and called him over.
"Jiang Chengxun, call for reinforcements immediately and send people to transfer all five infected people in the ward to private hospitals. In addition, screen all medical staff in the hospital and focus on asking about the epidemiological history. I want to be precise at every point, including eating and sleeping. , shopping, and even pooping!”
"Five infected people?"
Jiang Chengxun was also surprised when he heard this number, "Okay, I'll make arrangements right away."
Under the joint control of the police and CDC, the military hospital was completely closed, and all medical staff were gathered in the triage hall on the first floor for questioning.
Only the previous dean and the white medical professor Malfoy were taken to separate offices.
"Why do you restrict my freedom? I am an American and you have no right to do this. This is illegal!"
Malfoy still refused to obey the command and kept fighting with Zhang Shiyun.
Gu Ji was looking for his location.
Unexpectedly, this guy took the initiative to cause trouble, so he walked into the office, closed the door, grabbed his shoulders, and forced him down on the chair.
"Jang Shiyun, record."
"Yes, senior."
Zhang Shiyun immediately took out his mobile phone from his pocket, pressed the record button, took out a notebook, and began to prepare notes.
"You are now suspected of concealing MERS patient information and failing to report it, which has seriously violated government regulations. I will now investigate and question you in accordance with the law. If you have any dissatisfaction, you can call the embassy to complain at any time."
Gu Ji has never been a prosecutor, but he is a police officer after all.
His eyelids twitched and his voice deepened.
The oppressive feeling from the violent law enforcement officers came out naturally, causing Malfoy to grunt, swallowing unconsciously, and began to become nervous.
"You, what are you talking about!"
"Dr. Lu has just provided the information. I advise you to answer truthfully. Why was 'Jin Canyu' forcibly transferred back to the military hospital? Why did the number of infected people increase to 5 in a short period of time? Why are all the infected people Korean? In the past 14 days, have you What have you done?"
After Gu Ji finished speaking the first two sentences, he suddenly raised his voice and shouted loudly.
And he asked several questions in one breath, barely giving Malfoy time to think and breathe.
In the interrogation technique of the SERE training method, this is called "restricted questioning."
It is also one of the most commonly used methods for military and police intelligence interrogation in various countries.
Psychology believes that after seven seconds, a man's memory association will help him get out of the dilemma of answering questions. Therefore, once the interrogated target is forced to be interrogated, he must be restricted to answer the question within seven seconds, so as to cut off his associations and avoid Lenovo helps him get out of trouble and get the real situation.
Malfoy's eyes darted from side to side.
Under Gu Ji's loud questioning, he suddenly panicked.
After all, he is just a medical researcher, not a soldier, and has no training in counter-interrogation.
"I, I just think that 'Jin Canyu' is a soldier and a rare target for observation. Oh no... I think he should return to the hospital for isolation in time; the hospital has a narrow space and poor medical conditions. There are already more Korean nurses. They are infected. It’s normal.”
"Observation target?"
Gu Ji immediately caught Malfoy's weakness, "Pah", slapped the desk, stood up suddenly, and scolded him from top to bottom, "So, you are knowingly knowing that the conditions in the military hospital are poor. Under the premise, you also want to transfer 'Jin Canyu' back, you are deliberately causing the spread of the virus!!"
When writing this sentence, even Zhang Shiyun was so scared that he subconsciously opened his eyes.
"I, I didn't! You slandered me! You devil!"
Malfoy panicked for a moment.
At this moment, his phone suddenly rang. It was the police from Central Branch.
"Prosecutor Jin, several US military officers came outside the hospital blockade and said they wanted to take away a doctor named Malfoy. He seems to be of a high rank."
Gu Ji narrowed his eyes, asked Zhang Shiyun to continue the interrogation, and immediately walked out of the office, "Tell him that Malfoy is suspected of endangering national security and has been controlled by the prosecutor. If anyone wants to take him away now, they will be treated as an accomplice!"
"Okay, okay, I'll notify them right now!"
After hanging up the phone, return to the office.
Malfoy's mental state was indeed much better than before, and he seemed to know that his supporter had arrived.
"Hehehe..."
Gu Ji sneered softly, "Are you still pinning your hopes on those officers? I'm not afraid to tell you that this investigation is authorized by the President of the Blue House. Do you think their status will be greater than that of the President of South Korea?"
"You are a medical professional and have a deep understanding of the dangers of MERS, but you left the virus alone and deliberately concealed it, causing three people to be infected and two others to become seriously ill. You are endangering public safety in a dangerous way. In South Korea, you may face a prison sentence of at least 10 years."
Endangering public safety is no small crime.
Malfoy's inner defense was completely defeated by Gu Ji. It can only be said that he was ordered to do this by the US-Korea Joint Research Institute.
And in the following epidemic history information.
He also mentioned that he had taken people to and from the laboratory underground many times, and virus samples such as the serum and lower respiratory tract extracts of Jin Canyu and five patients were also hidden inside.
There is indeed a problem here.
Gu Ji took Zhang Shiyun's interrogation record and just walked out of the office when Jiang Chengxun came over with a stack of forms.
"Prosecutor Jin, I have basically finished asking questions. Since the internal control of the military region is quite strict, medical staff spend most of their time in the hospital. A few people have been to shops. Two people have male partners in the military region who are soldiers. "
"Notify the CDC to disinfect the store, find the two soldiers, conduct separate hospital observation, and then send a few people to follow me to the US military camp laboratory to conduct a disinfection investigation."
"clear."
Jiang Chengxun turned around and started to prepare.
Zhang Shiyun asked with confusion, "Senior, we shouldn't be qualified to enter the US military camp, right?"
"That's no place for them."
Gu Ji took out his phone and called Li Xuanzhen, the head of the secretary office, and reported the contents of the interrogation in detail.
"Director Li, let's not talk about what experiments the US military is conducting. At the rate of spread of five infected people, if the epidemiological track and activity areas of the military region are not sterilized, a second outbreak will easily occur. With the current results, , if it spreads again..."
The implication of his words is actually an allusion to the current management and control performance of MERS.
As of today, South Korea has had 1 or less new cases for 8 consecutive days. Although the government has not announced that the MERS incident has come to an end, the overall situation has stabilized.
If another outbreak occurs at this time, Cheong Wa Dae will definitely be scolded by the people.
Therefore, even for political achievements, Li Xuanzhen must agree to him.
The other end of the phone was silent for a long time, and finally spoke again.
"Mr. President has promised that the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of National Defense will personally communicate. You should prepare first. Remember, there must be no conflict!"
"Don't worry, Director Li."
Gu Ji grinned, and couldn't help but start to chuckle in his heart.
To be honest, the U.S.-South Korea joint laboratory at the Osan base specializes in microbial research, and it is impossible to make such low-level mistakes as virus leakage, so in theory there is no need to disinfect the laboratory.
He said that on purpose.
On the one hand, it is to investigate clues about the laboratory explosion;
Judging from the "special staphylococcus" that the military attacked him, it is unknown whether it is related to Liangbenshe's special compound foam and the mysterious hallucinogen from Xia Guo's laboratory;
If the three have something in common, then this clue is too important.
On the other hand, this is likely related to the management’s hidden goals;
At first, Gu Ji thought that the refreshed fighting mark was a problem with the system;
Now it seems that both the anthrax mark and the combat mark are centered around the two topics of "military and laboratory", with the latter specifically targeting the military special service gunman.
He walked out of the hospital door.
A number of US soldiers have gathered around. One of them is sitting in a military green Hummer convertible off-road vehicle. The leader is a black man wearing camouflage training uniforms. He is clearly the leader of this group. It can be seen from the military rank on his shoulders. He is a lieutenant colonel.
Army Corps.
Gu Ji narrowed his eyes.
Most of the U.S. troops stationed at the Osan base are air force units. The Army only has two companies and one brigade stationed, and they are all air defense artillery units.
But the group of people in front of them obviously had nothing to do with artillery. Whether it was their tactical stance or the posture of holding weapons, they were similar to the tactical team of the Third Department of the General Staff that appeared in the previous 10.16 case, more like a reconnaissance or intelligence unit.
The black lieutenant colonel locked eyes with Gu Ji at a glance.
He looked up and down repeatedly, not hiding the threat and warning in his eyes.
Gu Jiquan thought he was being targeted by a dog and ignored him completely.
The wait was less than half an hour.
Two black limousines drove into the military area, and the Korean military camp and the US military camp each sent two vehicles to greet them.
The rear door opened, and a white-haired middle-aged man in military uniform got out.
He is probably the senior official of the Ministry of National Defense mentioned by Li Xuanzhen.
The three negotiated for more than ten minutes.
One of the senior US military officials glanced towards the hospital and asked the black colonel to withdraw with the troops.
Senior officials of the Ministry of National Defense also sent their men to inform Gu Ji.
"The chief of staff has completed communication with the commander of the US military camp headquarters, and Bogard, commander of the 6th Battalion of the 35th Air Defense Artillery Brigade of the US Army, will be responsible for arranging and guiding your elimination work."
The "Bogard" he was talking about was the black lieutenant colonel who looked at him with displeasure just now.
Gu Ji nodded and led Jiang Chengxun and Zhang Shiyun over.
As soon as the two sides met, they were full of tension.
However, due to the presence of the commander, Bogarde did not have an attack, but said with a smile: "The laboratory just exploded not long ago. It is still in the reconstruction and renovation stage. Many places are very dangerous. I suggest you not to wander around. Don’t touch things randomly, otherwise it can easily cause an accident!”
"Lead the way."
Gu Ji ignored his warning.
Bogard suppressed his anger and asked his men to take away their mobile phones. He asked the driver to press the accelerator and rush out, deliberately throwing them far away.
The laboratory is located in the northeast of the US military camp. The outside is full of building shelves and green cloth. It is very close to the outer wall of the base, only twenty or thirty meters away.
After Bogarde gave the order, the gun-wielding soldiers on the outside made a way to let them in.
Enter the construction site.
A dilapidated three-story building came into view. The third and second floors in the upper left corner had been blown down and all the glass was shattered.
Gu Ji noticed that there were many bullet holes in the wall.
If the results announced by the US military are true, the explosion occurred due to operational errors by personnel within the laboratory, and there would be traces of a fight at the scene.
"Ahem!"
Bogarde coughed and urged Gu Ji and the others to speed up.
The interior of the first floor of the laboratory is already in a mess, and aviation engineers are carrying construction materials inside.
"Everyone should stop what they are doing immediately and let CDC personnel carry out disinfection first."
Gu Ji shouted.
Jiang Chengxun immediately directed his men to enter the construction area and start spraying disinfectant.
Throughout the whole process, Bogarde didn't say much.
Until he walked to a metal door in the basement.
Only then did Bogarde reach out to stop him, "I need to remind you, Prosecutor Jin, from here on, military secrets are involved. You can only be responsible for disinfecting, and you are not allowed to take pictures, move, or take away any items in the laboratory. If found, you will be taken away on suspicion of stealing secrets, do you understand?"
"of course I know."
Seeing Gu Ji admit it, Bogarde pressed the password and entered the iris recognition.
Just hearing the sound of hydraulic machinery turning, the metal door opened slightly.
Gu Ji opened the door and walked down a narrow underground staircase. The most intuitive feeling was that it was a little cold.
Looking up, I saw surveillance cameras hanging everywhere on the roof.
Security is extremely tight!