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For a few days during the New Year in Chengdu, fireworks and firecrackers are not banned. Lin Yao bought 500,000 yuan worth of fireworks, which made Xiao Guli and Nannan very happy. At the same time, it also made up for the regret that he could not light and enjoy fireworks when he was a child. Although it seems like a waste of money, Lin Yao felt it was worth it because his life also needs these things to embellish it.
On the ninth day of the first lunar month, a phone call came to Lin Yao's mobile phone. The call was from the Yi family in Yanji, but it was not a New Year's greeting call.
Panic gripped the entire Yanji region. The Yi family was unable to control the situation and had no choice but to seek help from Lin Yao, thus disrupting his first precious New Year after recovering his health.
A novel coronavirus has emerged in Yanji, particularly in Yanji City. This virus can be transmitted through the air, and its infectivity and mortality rates are unprecedented, even surpassing those of the SARS virus from many years ago.
Fortunately, it is currently the coldest season in the north, and the virus's ability to survive outside the human body is not strong. Even if it enters a dormant state, it can only remain active for two hours before being killed by the harsh environment. Therefore, the virus's infectivity outdoors is greatly limited.
However, in heated indoor environments, this novel coronavirus has an extremely strong ability to multiply and can cross-infect people at an alarming rate. As a result, entire families in Yanji City became infected. When virus carriers entered public places such as shopping malls, they quickly spread this malignant virus to other people, leading to further family-wide outbreaks.
In just two days, this unknown new virus claimed the lives of 3,729 Yanji residents, causing widespread panic and casting a shadow of death over the region during a time of national celebration.
The airport was closed, all roads were blocked, and even non-road areas were patrolled and guarded by the army and armed police. Anyone found trying to escape was immediately warned, and if they did not heed the warning and returned to Yanji City, they were shot directly.
That area had become synonymous with death. Only when there was absolutely no other way did Elder Yi Potian have to alarm Lin Yao, hoping that the miracle-working doctor could once again work his magic and save the 500,000 citizens of Yanji City.
Upon hearing that the situation had escalated, Lin Yao immediately set off for the airport without telling anyone where he was going, only asking Ge Yong to see him off.
After picking up his pre-booked flight to Jilin City at the airport, Ge Yong immediately knew that Lin Yao's destination was Yanji City. Although this information was strictly controlled, and even all communications in that area, including telephones and the internet, were cut off, the security team, equipped with advanced internal communication tools, already knew about what was happening in Yanji and had communicated with Yi Potian, the eldest elder of the Yi family. Following his advice, they kept it from Lin Yao, ensuring he wouldn't disturb the precious New Year celebration.
Seeing Lin Yao pick up his plane ticket, Ge Yong knew that the epidemic in Yanji City had reached its most critical moment. Without saying a word, he simply said "Take care of yourself" to send Lin Yao off. Before the flight took off, Ge Yong went straight back to Minhong Pharmaceutical Factory to arrange the relevant work.
The frigid north is covered in ice and snow, and global climate anomalies have still occurred this winter. Even Chengdu, which rarely sees snow, is covered with a thin layer of white snow, and other regions are even more affected. Fortunately, after several years of blizzards, the southern provinces and cities have gained experience in dealing with such natural disasters. Although losses are still unavoidable, they have been able to control casualties and economic damage to the greatest extent possible.
Jilin City's airport has extensive experience in dealing with heavy snow. Fortunately, it wasn't a blizzard that day, and the flight landed at Ertaizi Airport on schedule. As soon as Lin Yao exited the airport, he met Yi Chen, the contact person for the Yi family, who was waiting at the exit. The two didn't even have time to exchange pleasantries. Yi Chen simply recognized Lin Yao and then quickly ran towards the parking lot.
(Jilin City Ertaizi Airport has ceased civil aviation operations, but it is not mentioned in this book.)
The outbreak in Yanji City is an unprecedentedly serious event since the founding of the People's Republic of China. This inexplicably occurring and rapidly spreading virus has drawn the attention of the central government.
Through the detection and analysis of the virus, everyone had a strange idea: that this novel virus outbreak was caused by humans. This is because both the rapid proliferation of the virus and its ability to cause death within 18 hours indicate that the virus was not an imported product, but rather originated in Yanji City.
If this virus spreads to the warmer south, everyone knows what the outcome will be. Without the harsh winter to stop it, even mobilizing the entire nation's resources would be insufficient to control its spread. The death toll, measured in tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions, is a result that all experts can predict.
Therefore, the government and local governments at all levels attached great importance to the virus situation and took immediate action to ensure that no one could leave the affected areas and to prevent the virus from spreading to other regions, because it could very well be the culprit for the extinction of all mankind. If the season or region changes, even national power will be powerless to stop it.
Yi Chen is a 27-year-old young man who, upholding the fine traditions of the Yi family, is remarkably persevering and decisive.
This young man, who was originally in charge of the Yi family affairs in Jilin City, was found by the security team of the Jilin City Red Hospital. He immediately contacted the Yi family headquarters and learned about the grim situation in Yanji City. For his family, for his relatives and compatriots who were tied up in the Yi family headquarters in Yanji, and for his fellow villagers who shared the same blood and were nurtured by the land of Yanji, Yi Chen faced this crisis with the most fervent attitude.
Yi Chen mobilized all available resources to act in Jilin City, making every effort to support Lin Yao. He even used his abilities to demonstrate ancient martial arts in front of ordinary people when "borrowing" the Lamborghini, which is ranked ninth in the world in terms of speed. He directly "borrowed" the car from the owner through shock and coercion.
After learning of the Lamborghini owner's report, a special working group led by the Jilin Municipal Government and the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention learned with maximum efficiency that an organization in Yanji was seeking to resolve the current epidemic, and the people who stole the luxury car were peripheral members of this "organization." After reporting to the government, the instructions received were to cooperate with the organization's actions with all efforts and to fight this battle at all costs, because it was related to the lives of hundreds of millions of Chinese people.
ZY's leaders were certainly aware of the relationship between the Yi family and Lin Yao. At this time, the epidemic could spread at any moment, and all the virus experts and disease control experts in the country were helpless against this new virus.
Time is the greatest asset in resolving the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads, but the rapid spread of this virus makes precious time a luxury. Therefore, with the Yi family's actions, ZY decided to cooperate fully, even without personally summoning Lin Yao, to ensure Lin Yao could handle the situation to the best of his ability. The government and relevant departments only need to provide support and handle follow-up work.
Because the Yi family's headquarters are in Yanji City!
The director of the State Security Bureau of Yanji City finally found Yi Chen and wanted to ask him about his specific methods for handling the epidemic. However, he accidentally used his habitual investigative methods and was lacking in language and attitude. Yi Chen grabbed him and threw him out the door.
The bureau chief, who had been thrown out of the door, then realized that this case was different from the usual ones. He was in a position of fully cooperating, not questioning the suspect in order to solve the case. Although it was still for national security, the nature of the case was completely different, and the other party's status had surpassed his own in this critical moment.
By the time the bureau chief realized his mistake, it was too late to make amends. Yi Chen, who was busy with many matters, simply refused to give him a second chance and shut him out. If the other party tried to use force, Yi Chen, as a mid-stage Earth-level expert, would not have to worry about being attacked by bullets and might even severely injure or kill the bureau chief.
Finally, the deputy mayor in charge of health and epidemic prevention took the lead in making the contact. In the midst of his anxious work, Yi Chen made a special trip to the Yi family headquarters in Yanji. After obtaining authorization, he revealed a little information, telling the deputy mayor that his task was to use the fastest car to get to Yanji City, which was nearly 300 kilometers away, as quickly as possible. He had no other requirements.
As the deputy mayor left, looking rather disappointed, Yi Chen had a sudden inspiration. He asked the deputy mayor to close the highway, preventing any vehicles from entering, and to leave a lane open so that his Lamborghini could drive smoothly onto the highway, thus avoiding delays caused by accidents on the highway due to slippery roads in winter.
The power of the state is strong. Although it could not participate in the reception of key figures, the government departments worked together to not only close the highway in both directions, causing vehicles wanting to enter Jilin City to be stranded on the highway starting from the toll station to alleviate traffic pressure, but also temporarily imposed a curfew on some sections of the city, making citizens who did not know the details think that another leader had arrived.
Elite personnel from the Yanji City National Security Bureau, the Public Security Bureau, and the Armed Police Force gathered at Ertaizi Airport, hoping to contribute to the epidemic prevention and control efforts. When Lin Yao, who had rushed out, met Yi Chen, they swarmed forward, eager to express their willingness to help. However, Yi Chen directly used his mid-stage Earth-level martial arts skills to throw them away, leaving the elites lying on the ground, watching the sapphire blue Lamborghini disappear into the distance.
This situation was quickly reported to the working group, and then to ZY. Through the photos, ZY confirmed Lin Yao's identity, and many experts, both those who had seen Lin Yao and those who had not, breathed a sigh of relief, because they believed that the "angel" behind Minhong Pharmaceutical, which was constantly creating miracles, would definitely be able to solve this major epidemic.
All research efforts failed to make any breakthroughs, and in this critical moment, everyone could only place their hopes on Lin Yao, whose true level of expertise was unknown.
This is something that can't be helped...
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Chapter 392 Extreme Panic (2)
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Both Lin Yao and Yi Chen wore serious expressions. Aside from the initial exchange confirming each other's identities, they didn't speak again.
Yi Chen focused on driving, speeding through the city at over 200 miles per hour. Fortunately, the municipal government had made ample preparations in this regard, which enabled this record speed in the city to be achieved.
Some citizens, bored during the Spring Festival, gathered on both sides of the streets restricted by martial law, wanting to get some fresh air from their stuffy heated rooms and also to see which important person had come to Jilin City for the holiday. Some passersby, unaware of the situation, also stopped to watch, creating quite a scene on both sides of the restricted streets.
Except that no one was holding flowers, the scene was no less impressive than a movie scene welcoming a triumphant hero. Only, there were no beautiful women or screams. Everyone was wrapped in thick cotton-padded clothes, down jackets, and fur coats, looking as bulky as a bunch of round brown bears, lining up to welcome their bear king.
Most people in China have a strong sense of challenging authority and disbelief in superstition. Despite the martial law and the presence of numerous traffic police, armed police, militiamen, and temporary maintenance workers on site to maintain order, many people still jaywalk for various reasons. They are unwilling to walk tens or hundreds of meters to cross the street via overpasses and underpasses, but instead choose the principle of the shortest distance between two points, disregarding the rules.
The speed exceeds 200 kilometers per hour. This means that the "Lamborghini" travels about 60 meters per second. Even if Yi Chen is a mid-stage Earth-level martial artist with far superior nerve reaction and body control abilities, he would still be unable to control and avoid pedestrians suddenly crossing the road on the complex urban roads.
When Yi Chen considered slowing down, Lin Yao uttered his second sentence since getting off the plane: "Speed up, don't worry about it!"