Earth 500 Festival Accidents and holidays
The train has arrived at the train station. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Rachel lifted the curtain of the window a little and looked at the exit of the train station. She was waiting for Qin Lang, there was a very urgent news, she had to inform him immediately, and she couldn't delay for a moment. It's just that there is no trace of Qin Lang or his guards in the flow of people pouring out of the station. Of course, Rachel knew that since Qin Lang didn't know the news yet, even if someone informed him that she was waiting for him outside the station, he wouldn't leave the carriage in a hurry like an ordinary passenger.
She could only wait, anxious and at a loss, only to pray that he would move a little faster than before.
Then Rachel saw several guards forcibly separate the crowded crowd and walk out of the train station, then separate to both sides, opening a passage, and after a while, about ten seconds, Qin Lang walked out and walked straight to her carriage.
The guard standing next to the carriage pulled the car door, Qin Lang got into the carriage and sat opposite her, then the door closed again, and the carriage started.
"What's the trouble?" He asked. Of course, there must be trouble. When the guard told him that Rachel was waiting for him at the exit of the station, Qin Lang realized that she must be in some kind of trouble that she couldn't solve: Rachel might go to the station and wait for Yi Shui, Elizabeth, or someone else, or even Henry. Daubles, but she never waited for him at the station, nor would she wait for him at the station—but now, since she was here, it only meant that she was in trouble, and certainly could not solve it—because if she could, she would have solved it herself.
He knew Rachel better than Rachel knew him.
Qin Lang thought and urged again. "Tell me, what's the problem?"
"That'......" Rachel said, pausing again, looking hesitant. After a few seconds, she shifted into a different position and seemed to have made up her mind in this way, spitting out the back half of the words that were stuck in her throat. “…… There was an accident in the lab. ”
Laboratory - Elizabeth's chemistry laboratory, a place full of dangerous goods. Qin Lang understood the seriousness of the problem. "Toxic leaks?"
"Yes."
"How bad is it?"
"Elizabeth is fine, safe, and not frightened." This is what Rachel wants to explain first - even if Qin Lang doesn't ask - and then the other parts, "According to the reports I have received, only a small amount of toxic gas leaked, causing the poisoning of two staff members, and it is not out of danger yet. I have ordered security to cordon off the lab, evacuate all staff, and allow SWAT forces to handle the incident. But ......"
"But what?" Qin Lang asked.
Rachel took a deep breath. "The SWAT Force Commander reported that Elizabeth had forbidden them access to the gas-contaminated room, and that the symptoms of the two poisoned laboratory workers were completely different from those they knew, and that the skin was not burned, red, swollen or ulcerated, but ......"
"Convulsions, difficulty breathing, profuse sweating, coma? Is that so? Qin Lang interrupted her—he almost knew what Elizabeth was doing.
Little by little, anger gathered in his heart. A long time ago, almost a year later, he had asked her to stop all research related to lethal chemical agents, and to shift the focus of the laboratory entirely to pesticides and fertilizers, because no one had bought mustard and Lewis gas yet, because Union Carbide needed new profitable projects, and finally, because that would be safer for her. But it is clear that Elizabeth took his warnings on deaf ears, continued to study chemical agents on the sly, and was extremely "lucky" to develop highly toxic compounds of organophosphate or organophospholipid type - simply, nerve gas - and caused the accident through negligence and lack of proper protective equipment.
Qin Lang believed that the truth of the matter was like this. Although there is another explanation, Elizabeth and her research team did not study poison gases, but studied organophosphate pesticides, and finally synthesized nerve gases by chance - just like Gerhard. Dr. Schrader - However, Elizabeth was not a "normal" chemist, meaning that she was a fanatic, and the study of chemistry was more of a hobby than a job to her, which meant that there was a very inevitable bias in her research direction......
That's chemical weapons.
Elizabeth loves to study chemical weapons, and she also likes to use what she researches, because it gives her a sense of excitement and accomplishment that she doesn't normally feel. Qin Lang still remembered that his wife couldn't help but show him and Rachel the scene of those rabbits killed by mustard gas, ordinary women would be so frightened and colorless by that terrifying scene that they couldn't help themselves, but Elizabeth, she liked that kind of thing.
So, she will secretly study chemical weapons. Moreover, Qin Lang blamed herself, she was very aware of the reaction conditions and raw materials needed to synthesize nerve gas, and she also knew the methods of synthesizing some of these raw materials - he told her, and it was he who paved the way for her research.
"Oh, I shouldn't have told her so much." Qin Lang rubbed his temples vigorously. My head hurts, and it's never been so pronounced.
"When you were imparting knowledge to Elizabeth, you should have paid attention to the problems that you should have paid attention to, Qin ......" Rachel stopped. Perhaps realizing that it was nothing more than an absolutely correct nonsense, she gave it up and replaced it with another. "Do you think those two researchers are in danger of their lives?"
"Wait, Rachel." Qin Lang said. There's one thing he hasn't figured out yet, "If Elizabeth forbade SWAT from entering the tainted room, how did these two get out?" Or, where are they? ”
If that were the case, they would have been dead - but, even if they weren't, the outcome would make no difference.
At least judging by the information received.
"One researcher began to convulse and fell to the ground, unable to move, and the other researcher only collapsed after dragging him out of the room." She replied.
"Then I believe they will die." Qin Lang sighed. This is the obvious result, and the dose of the synthesized poison gas seems to be somewhat large. What's more, no matter what Elizabeth synthesizes, there can be no antidote for Tabun, Sarin, or Soman - which certainly won't be VX. There are no ready-made ones, and Elizabeth would not have thought of synthesizing some as a backup.
"Then we're going to have some new troubles." Rachel shrugged, a nonchalant expression. Of course, Qin Lang understood what she meant, there would be new troubles, because two researchers died, but things can be easily fooled, first forcing people who know the real situation to shut up, and then announcing that a normal chemical leak accident had occurred in the laboratory...... Depending on the characteristics of the nerve gas, it can also be explained as some kind of sudden disease...... Yes, that's it, in the end, in the name of humanitarianism, take some money to send the family of the deceased away, and you can also earn a little reputation for the company. In this day and age, similar things are quite common, and the PR department can solve them, and there is no need to even bother lawyers.
It's just that the case of Umbrella is a bit peculiar.
"Be cautious, Rachel, I don't want anyone to make a big fuss about Elizabeth's gender." He reminded.
"I understand, Qin." Rachel snorted - Elizabeth's sex! In the United States, that's the way it is, people discriminate against women far more than they discriminate against people of color, and a woman in charge of a research institute would undoubtedly be seen by many as shocking, and now it's in an accident and people are dying, yes, there will definitely be people who make a big deal out of Elizabeth's gender -- even lab researchers. But none of these people can think of succeeding. Rachel sneered. "If anyone is going to do something with this, I'll make them look good."
Qin Lang didn't speak—because there was no need. Now that Rachel has decided to take a hard line, public opinion and the public can leave it to her. From his point of view, the most important work at the moment is how to terminate, or temporarily suspend Elizabeth's research.
Persuasion would never have any effect, but it was also impossible to dismiss Elizabeth from her post or ban her from the laboratory. Doing so would only cause a terrible family storm, and Qin Lang wasn't going to fight an internal war with no chance of winning in his fortified mansion.
Something else has to be used, one that works and has no side effects. Qin Lang pondered, and then, I don't know how long it took, he felt the carriage stop.
"We're here." Rachel said that at any time the door opened, she was the first to get out of the car, and then Qin Lang also came out.
Like she said. Qin Lang looked around, the laboratory building and the nearby area had been completely blocked, there was a heavily armed mercenary every five yards, a two-person team with wolf dogs patrolling around, the commanding heights were all occupied by snipers and all the passages were blocked by machine guns, and finally some mercenaries were busy building fortifications with sandbags, and the whole area was completely like a big enemy.
If there are a couple more tanks and armored vehicles, and then two or three helicopters are added to the sky, then it will be more like a Resident Evil.
But even so, he still had a hint of dissatisfaction. "The staff who withdrew from the lab, you're not going to let them go home, are you?"
"They were in a safe place, and there was a small group of mercenaries watching them." She gave him a "do you think I'm going to be that stupid" look, "I'm not going to let them go until it's over." ”
Qin Lang nodded and walked towards the research building of the laboratory, with Rachel following behind him. Once they walked through the gate, the mercenary on guard turned into a SWAT member in a black combat uniform, and then a SWAT member who was apparently the captain walked up to the two.
"Mr. Qin, Mrs. Yi." He said, "Mrs. Qin, Mr. Fisborne, and Commander McCain are waiting for you on the fourth floor. ”
"Take us there." Qin Lang paused, "Don't need protective equipment?" ”
"No, sir." The SWAT captain replied, "The leak is limited to one room, and we've sealed it. And Madame said that only a very small amount of the toxic substance was synthesized. But, sir......," he hesitated slightly, "can you tell me what is leaking out?" ”
"I don't know more about it than you do, soldier." Qin Lang said, "Now, take us to the fourth floor." ”
Captain SWAT complied, leading them up to the fourth floor and into a room. Elizabeth, Fisborne, and SWAT Force Commander Ross. McCain was here, one staring intently through the glass at the two covered bodies in the next room, covered with white cloths, while the other two were talking in whispers. Hearing footsteps, they turned around together.
"You don't have to come here, Qin." Elizabeth preemptively said, a little flustered, "It's just a small accident, an accident, I can solve ......"
"I don't think so, Elizabeth." Qin Lang interrupted her, then turned his head to the other side, looking at Fisborne and McCain. "Fisborne, get those two bodies away and send someone to inform their families and explain to them that these two died of a sudden illness......"
"Sudden illness?" Fisborne hesitated, "Is it appropriate, boss?" ”
Qin Lang smiled - if it was before, Fisborne would definitely refuse without hesitation, because he was an upright person - it used to be. Now, things are not so troublesome. "The doctor would say the same, and the autopsy report is unlikely to overturn our explanation. So, let's say they died of disease, and then ask a doctor to issue a certificate. ”
"I understand, sir." Fisborne was still a little hesitant, but anyway, he agreed, so Qin Lang continued: "Commander, let your people enter that room, clean up everything in the room, and destroy it all." ”
"Destroy them all. Yes, sir. McCain replied, and at that moment Elizabeth cried out, "No! ”
"I said, yes." Qin Lang glanced at her with a fierce look, forcing her to be quiet, and then waved his hand at Fisborne and McCain. "Now go and carry out the order."
The head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the SWAT commander immediately took action, turned around and left the room together, handing over the remaining time to Qin Lang, Elizabeth, and Rachel. However, it was only after the door was closed again that Qin Lang began to say, "Your experiments must be stopped immediately, and all materials must be sealed, Elizabeth." This is not an exhortation, this is a command, and you must do what I say. ”
His attitude was clear, but she refused to accept it. "You can't stop my research project just because of such a trivial accident."
"I'm not stopping your project because of today's accident, Elizabeth. My decision has nothing to do with today's accident. He called, his tone more stern than ever, "You're tasked with researching new pesticides and fertilizers, and yet you're secretly researching nerve gas, so even if there are no accidents, I'll let you stop this research and get the work here back on track—"
"Of course I'm working on pesticides, Qin." She retorted, but not strong enough, and a little weak-hearted, and added after a while: "By the way, study the organophosphate poison you mentioned. ”
"So you should stop this research immediately!" Qin Lang knocked on the table, and Rachel also called out in agreement.
"But I'm on the verge of success." Elizabeth continued to argue for herself.
"That doesn't make any sense," he said, "and any new type of poison gas is of no use to us until the value of mustard and Lewis gas is exhausted." ”
"And until now, Elizabeth, we haven't sold a single mustard gas bomb." Rachel added a frustrating fact.
"You're too concerned about business interests."
"Because we are merchants, Elizabeth, we are merchants, not pure chemists."
Elizabeth was obviously not satisfied with Qin Lang's answer - she was a pure chemist. However, she knew that his order was not a joke, at least not for now, and that the tough opposition would only further strengthen his position. "You guys are really ...... Well," she thought for a moment, agreeing to his request and then sneakily continuing the research, as she had done before, "I'll pause the research." ”
Elizabeth deliberately added a little obvious reluctance to her tone, so that Qin Lang and Rachel would not notice that she was going to be perfunctory, but her little trick did not succeed - Qin Lang had already expected that she would not give up her research from the beginning. Because there is a premise that it cannot cause a family storm, he has no good way to solve this problem, but he can still take delaying methods.
"I think you should get out of the lab for a while." He raised his hand to stop her attempts to interject, "Just in time, I think it's necessary for me to give myself a vacation. So, Rachel," he said, in a tone that was by no means solicitative, "I'm going to take Elizabeth on vacation to Honolulu, what do you think of the idea?" ”
"Of course, it's a good idea." Rachel replied immediately, ignoring Elizabeth's face at all, "You should rest for a while...... I mean, you didn't even have a honeymoon after you got married, you should make it up. ”
"That's!" Elizabeth cried out, "Rachel, I don't need a honeymoon!" ”
But the matter has already been decided. Qin Lang announced, "We need to take a vacation, Elizabeth, it won't take long, two months is enough." ”
"No!"
Unfortunately, there is no point in objecting.
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Note: Gerhard. Dr. Schrader first synthesized Tabang in 1936 and became the first victim of Tabang, just because the amount of contact was very small (to be continued, if you want to know what happened next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )