Chapter 169: Under the Human Skin
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Chapter 169
Su Yuan left the airport and went straight to Brooklyn, where he came to a pawnshop on the corner. Very classical costumes, all kinds of old-fashioned hanging bells, murals, and furniture are stacked in an orderly manner. Behind the counter, through thick bulletproof glass, an old man with gray hair and a snow-white beard was eating dinner.
"It's still open so late, and the old man is really hardworking." Su Yuan walked in and greeted casually.
"If you don't work hard, you can't even afford a cemetery when you die, isn't that too pitiful. Need something? Everything outside is for sale. The old man put down his plate and said.
"I'm not interested in any of that. I've heard that you've acquired a lot of silverware here. Actually, I'm also very interested in silverware. If possible, I would like to be able to buy some silverware from here. ”
"Then you must be mistaken. For everybody knows that I have nothing but access to silverware here. But you can try the shop two blocks away. As long as they have money, they even sell it themselves. ”
"Hahaha. I'm not interested in them either. I just think that everyone is a peer, so it's not a problem to share me. ”
"Fellow, you don't look like an antique dealer."
"I'm really not, I'm referring to a peer in another profession. Abraham. Professor Setrakian. ”
A silver light flashed, caused by the stabbing of a bright silver table knife. Su Yuan's right hand reached out and easily grabbed the hand holding the knife.
"At your age of nearly 90, it's rare to have this kind of speed and reflexes. Let's start with that, Professor. I'm not here to find trouble. I'm sure you've seen the news from the airport. I'll tell you the truth, I just came back from there. I can tell you unambiguously that your worst fears have happened. The Blood Ancestor has returned, the most dangerous one. ”
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CDC, all the bodies have been repatriated. The most terrifying thing is that Iver actually found four of the dead who still had physical characteristics. And the most nonsense thing is that after the four of them sober up, they have to leave no matter what. They don't seem to feel the horror of this incident at all, but just keep emphasizing their human rights and so on. All the people on the plane died, and there were only four of them left. And yet what does it mean for four people to completely ignore all of this?
The four survivors, a good man who cares about his family, kept clamoring to call home. A lawyer, I don't know why she thinks she is not an ordinary person, shouting that she has the right to know, the right to freedom and other nonsense. It's trick-or-treating, anyway.
The next one is a goth man, a rock singer. The sand sculpture with black lips and a shawl wig. This dude keeps asking for some illegal drugs. In short, the above three survivors are the kind of sand sculpture characters that the plot requires, specializing in mischief.
The remaining one of the survivors is the captain. In various film and television dramas, the role of the captain is generally more positive. In reality, it's pretty much the same. The captain cooperated with various inspections, but unfortunately he didn't remember anything and couldn't provide any valuable information.
The only good news is that Iver is suspicious of the eerie scene on the plane. So the isolation measures for the four people are much better than in the original play. At least not the kind of makeshift plastic cubicles. They were sent directly to the CDC's isolation room. All the bodies were also sent to a specially emptied cold storage warehouse for the first time.
What incomprehensible to Iver the most was that several people had done all kinds of tests. All the inspections showed that there was not the slightest problem with them. Even healthier than the average person. But Iver knew it wouldn't be that simple. He used his authority to forcibly isolate the four people. Then he turned his attention to the corpses.
"Nora, do you remember what the man said?"
"The corpses?"
"Yes, he said that corpses are also a source of infection. It's a notch lower than the four of them, but it's just as deadly. Get a corpse, I'm going to dissect them. ”
"He said you can't treat those corpses like any other corpse. They died, but they were still lethal and infectious. ”
"I understand. Prepare an isolation room for me. I'll be wearing all my isolation suits and completing this de-sectioning. Nora, you're here to be my assistant. ”
"Understood, I'll arrange it right away."
At this time, an official from the Department of Homeland Security arrived. He opened his mouth and asked to see the four survivors. But on this kind of issue, the CDC's authority is still quite large. They have the right to refuse visitation to anyone until they are safe. But after the officer retreated, he made a phone call and quickly entered the quarantine center through the back door. He took a mask and put it on his face, then walked straight to the four survivors.
The top level of the Department of Homeland Security is still quite a deterrent to the average staff of the CDC. At this moment, Iver was not at the scene, and the official directly demanded that all the survivors be taken away.
"Sir, we are not sure that they are out of danger now. It is highly likely that all four of them carry an unknown virus. ”
"Don't tell me it's useless. I know you've already done the testing. They don't have the slightest sign of infection. ”
As soon as he spoke, the four survivors stopped on the spot.
"Since we're not infected, let us out right away. You're violating our ......," the DHS official spoke.
"Since they're not infected, then it's our problem. All four of them were key witnesses and were crucial to the terrorist attack. I need to take everybody back for questioning right away, the White House is already putting pressure on us. If you don't want the Department of Homeland Security to put pressure on you, get out of the way. ”
Several staff members reluctantly got out of the way. They are just working part-time jobs, and it is impossible for them to go against a senior DHS official. Eventually, the officer managed to take the four survivors.
In the isolation chamber, Iver had already dug open the body of one of the deceased. And everything under the other party's skin made the chief medical officer of the CDC stunned on the spot. Nora, the assistant next to him, almost vomited directly.
"God, what is this?"
What appeared before their eyes was a twisted, disgusting mass of unknown organs. There is not the slightest trace of human organs. It was nothing more than twisted vine-like tissue that filled the entire ribcage and spread to the limbs. That kind of distorted creation can be paraphrased from a Chinese meme. It's completely the feeling of throwing the fetus away and raising the placenta.
The whole corpse has completely transformed into another creature from the inside. Beneath the surface of human beings is ugliness and evil beyond imagination.