Chapter 171: Propagation (I)
"That's weird, if it's not from San Francisco, then where did it come from?" Zhang Zhujun wondered.
The spread of the virus must have a source of transmission, and it is impossible to appear suddenly, such as the previous avian flu, and it is also possible to investigate where it appeared, but this time, the source was actually cut off on the plane, how can it not be strange.
Standing in place, Zhang Zhujun suddenly had an ominous premonition in his heart, he looked at the sky outside, it was still the same as usual, extremely gloomy, as if it was showing something.
"Inform the airport right away that I need a list of all the passengers on that flight yesterday morning, including the crew." After Zhang Zhujun finished speaking, he turned around and walked to the hotel.
This day is December 12th.
Not all passengers will care about the compensation of air tickets, and follow the advice of the airport and choose to stay in Hong Kong, some passengers have something to do, and they don't care about such a small amount of compensation, and directly choose to leave on their own.
Just like a drop of ink dripping into a pool, unless the ink is stopped from dripping in the first place, the traces of ink will spread unstoppably within the moment of dripping, until there are traces of ink everywhere in the pool.
December 12, 2013, 21:25 p.m
It is said that Moto, Kagoshima Bay
A deafening thunderclap followed, followed by a flash of lightning that turned the dark night sky white, and heavy rain fell madly from the sky, making it seem as if the sky was about to fall. At this time, the modern industrial port of Kagoshima was silent, and the waves rolled up more than three meters high under the heavy rain and strong winds, and it was impossible to continue the operation at all, and all the port staff had already left work early, leaving only some of the staff on duty to hold their positions here.
In an apartment not far from the port, a man in his thirties, wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, was coughing violently with a glass of water.
Obviously, it was still raining heavily outside the window, and the sound of the splashing rain was deafening, but in this room, the sound of the man's cough could not be concealed, and looking at the painful appearance, it was as if he wanted to reach out and put it into his throat to stop the cough.
This man's name is Ryo Ikeda, he went to the United States a week ago on an errand, and yesterday he turned around at the Hong Kong airport, but he didn't expect the plane to almost have an accident, so the company simply asked him to come back and send someone else to Hong Kong. He couldn't ask for such a thing, but after he came back today, he seemed to be infected with a cold and cold, coughing all the time, and he took some regular medicines to treat colds to no avail.
At night, the condition seemed to get worse and worse, so that it became very difficult to even breathe in such a simple gesture, as if he would suffocate to death in the next moment.
The feeling was so terrible that Ryo Ikeda didn't dare to delay any longer, stumbling to his feet, grabbing his coat and raincoat, and taking the keys to prepare to go out to see a doctor.
"Bang!"
The door was casually slammed shut, and Ryo Ikeda lowered his head and gasped a few times, his expression difficult to see.
"No, I have to hurry."
Thinking about this sentence over and over again, Ryo Ikeda used all his strength to walk step by step towards the elevator in the middle of the corridor.
It was only a dozen steps away, but at this time, on top of this weak body, it had to take ten times longer than usual.
"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"
Finally in front of the elevator, Ikeda glanced up at the elevator button, and barely stretched out his right hand to slap on it.
The elevator stopped on the sixth floor, and as soon as the button was struck, the elevator doors slid open on the left and right sides.
"Bang."
There was another crash, the sound of Ryo Ikeda walking in and crashing limply into the elevator.
Well, he also needs to press the floor button on the first floor.
Trying to keep his eyes open, Ikeda Ryo saw a spinning feeling of dizziness coming over him, and the weakness of his muscles made it difficult for him to complete this simple action.
Fortunately, at this time, a fashionable and beautiful woman wearing a red coat walked in, she was carrying a black leather satchel, and when she walked in, she saw Ikeda Ryo with her head down and her body shaking, and she couldn't help frowning, carefully trying not to get close to Ikeda Ryo, and turned around and pressed the button.
"Please, please...... Help me...... Click on it、Ground floor...... Thank you ......."
With a gasp, the woman looked at Ryo Ikeda's raised head in horror, and the expression of incomparably hideous and painful was so frightened that she couldn't help but take a few steps back, but was blocked by the elevator door. It turned out that the elevator was already in operation at this time.
"Y-Are you alright?"
The woman swallowed the scream because she recognized the identity of the man, who lived next door.
"No, it's okay, help me...... Press the first floor. ”
With the difficulty of saying this, Ryo Ikeda almost couldn't control his breathing.
"It's already down to the first floor."
The woman replied in a whisper, a little afraid to look directly into Ikeda's eyes, the red and bloodshot whites of the eyes, which were too chilling.
"Ahem, ahem...... Thanks, thanks. ”
"No thanks."
Keeping her body against the elevator door, a woman has never begged for the elevator to go faster and faster like she did at this time.
"Ding!"
It's the most beautiful sound in the world, and the elevator doors slide open to both sides, and you've reached the first floor!
The woman breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly stepped on her high heels and walked out, she felt that she was really unlucky, she was dumped by her boyfriend today, and she met this weird neighbor at night, is there bad luck that has been pestering her recently?
"Huh?"
After walking seven or eight paces, the woman didn't feel any footsteps behind her, and couldn't help but turn around, but was shocked to find that the strange neighbor was actually paralyzed on the ground, not knowing whether she was alive or dead.
December 12, 2013, 16:45 p.m
City of London, United Kingdom
It was a sunny afternoon, in the blue clear sky, the sun was already setting in the west and preparing to go home, there were not many cars on the street and few pedestrians on the sidewalks. However, on the wooden chairs next to the street, there were several elderly people, sitting on the chairs with a look of enjoyment, unfolding the newspaper and letting the afterglow of the sun shine on them. In this cold winter, it is really rare to have such a sunny afternoon, and if you can seize the opportunity to enjoy, you must take advantage of the opportunity.
Wrapping up his trench coat tightly, Rex walked on the gravel path next to the street as he usually did. He looked like the most ordinary Englishman, and the way he walked, and the way he dressed, was indistinguishable from the people on the street, and of course, he knew that he was different from these people.
A two-decker bus whizzed past him, and Rex looked left and right until the red light turned green, and with one of the most common lockboxes in his hand, he stepped into the white zebra crossing to the opposite side of the street.
The architecture of London has different styles from dynasty to dynasty, but most of them have a simple and elegant connotation in it, and such a city is undoubtedly unique compared to the world's almost all cement brand new skyscrapers, with its own surname. Tourists who visit London are not attracted by the charm of this surname?
With a frightening look of indifference, Rex walked to the end of the block with a blank face, and turned a few more corners to the entrance of the subway.
When it was time to get off work, I walked into the corridor at the entrance of the subway, and I could see a large flow of people, men, women and children coming and going, wearing all kinds of winter clothes, and almost no expression passing by. Yes, it's just expressionless. The rapid development of modern cities and the mutual vigilance between people have long made it possible for people to learn to protect themselves with a layer of indifference in the metropolis.
"Sneer......"
The subway train door slid open, and the waiting people boarded the train, and the empty carriage was instantly filled with the crowd, and Rex followed the crowd with the lockbox, and sat down on the vacant seats in the carriage.
"Sneer......"
The doors of the train closed and began to slowly accelerate towards the deep, dark tunnel.
Rex kept a silent look, holding the lockbox motionless, standing in front of him was a girl about sixteen years old in a red down jacket, she raised her head and looked at Rex sitting in the seat suspiciously, probably surprised by the way Rex was holding the lockbox.
However, the girl didn't think much about it, and after a glance, she lowered her head and played with her mobile phone Twitter.
"Whirring ......"
The train slid through the tunnel, sending a whirlwind echo, and Rex suddenly exhaled, his eyes finally reassured.
Standing up, ignoring the eyes around him, Rex put the lockbox on the seat, slid the number on the lock, and opened it with a "click", and a metal cylinder with a stainless steel appearance was neatly placed inside, about fifteen centimeters in length, and about the same diameter as an ordinary water cup.
The white-haired woman in her sixties next to Rex turned her head and looked at Rex's behavior full of puzzlement, but in this city, who would be bored and troublesome?
Among the dozen or so people crowded around, there were young people, old people, young girls, and a twelve-year-old boy, all of whom saw Rex's behavior, but no one spoke, only the girl, seeing Rex squatting with his back to her, out of curiosity, pointed the mobile phone camera in his hand at Rex, wanting to see what this strange person was doing.
The next moment, Rex took out the metal cylinder in the lockbox, placed it upright on the seat, took a deep breath of air, hesitated slightly, reached out with his index finger and pressed the top part of the cylinder, then released.
"Sneer......"
A cold mist erupted, revealing a small black hole above the cylinder.
“……”
After completing this action, Rex didn't care about the next few eyes behind him, took out his mobile phone and dialed a number, and "Dudu ......" connected.
"It's done."
Instead of waiting for a response from inside, Rex hung up the phone.
He knows that not only here, but also in other parts of the world, in New York, Washington, Seattle, Tokyo, Singapore, Shanghai, Yanjing, Moscow, Paris, and other cities, what he is doing is repeating itself over and over again. (To be continued.) )