White House, Washington, USA

Although it was the dead of night, Cordell. Secretary Hull still had a folder in his hand and walked outside the door of the Oval Office.

Looking at the orange light coming out of the crack in the door, he coughed softly, then knocked on the door.

“…… Come on in. Cordell! The kind voice of the "giant in a wheelchair" came from inside the door.

Cordel. Hull Secretary Anderson pushed open the door, walked in, closed the door, and stood silently at President Roosevelt's desk, silent for a long time, as if organizing the wording, as if something was beyond his ability to think.

“…… Why don't you open your mouth? Is there something difficult about it? Cordell. ”

Franklin, the great ruler of the United States and the hope of the present generation, was a crippled but determined man. Roosevelt, who wore gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, looked up from the cumbersome official documents, smiled and said, "...... Say, Kodel, what the hell are you bringing me this time? ”

“…… Mr. President," Hull said as carefully as he could, "...... With regard to the plague of unknown virulence that had previously broken out within the Asian Expeditionary Fleet, based on the research of the medical expert team we had previously sent to Guam, there were some preliminary ......."

“…… An Asian expeditionary fleet in Guam? President Roosevelt was slightly stunned when he heard this, then took off his glasses from the bridge of his nose and said with a serious expression: "...... Can you tell me more about what's going on? Hope is good news. ”

-- Since the tragic situation of the officers and men of the US Asian Expeditionary Fleet in Guam was revealed by the news media, rumors of the "Black Death outbreak in Nagasaki, Japan" have spread everywhere. The number of U.S. merchant ships still daring to sail the Pacific route has dropped sharply, and trade between the United States and Japan has been nearly cut off in the past two months. And because of the activity of those Chinese Bolsheviks, they occupied Shanghai, the largest foreign trade port in China. This year's trade between China and the United States is basically over......

Although this is only a drop in the bucket in terms of the size of the current US economy as a whole. But for the United States, which has not yet fully emerged from the effects of the Great Depression, the rapid contraction of the Far East's import and export markets is still a major blow to national confidence.

What's worse is that it was only 1935, and the vast majority of Americans still remember the "Spanish flu" in 1918, which claimed millions of lives in the United States. Even after hearing about the terrible "epidemic" on the other side of Guam, the West Coast states spontaneously organized quarantine agencies in the ports without waiting for the federal government to take countermeasures. Quarantine and detain travelers from Asia, and throw anyone with a headache and brain fever into a concentration camp in the desert!

-- No matter how you look at it, this is too simplistic and crude. So much so that there was an uproar in the public opinion circles for a while. Coupled with the situation on the Chinese battlefield, the situation has been repeatedly lost. Let Britain, France, the United States, and Japan quarrel together...... So many messy things are stacked on top of each other, making President Roosevelt's life very difficult for a while, and he is about to get to the point of burnout.

Therefore, if this strange and terrible "unidentified plague" can be resolved, the pressure on President Roosevelt's shoulders can be reduced a lot.

-- After all, China's Red Revolution is far away, and it will not hurt its bones if it wins or loses, but the haze of a new round of great plague ...... The American people, who had just been tormented to death by the Great Depression a few years ago, could not afford to be hit too hard.

“…… It's a pity. I'm afraid I'm bringing bad news, Mr. President. ”

Secretary Hull shrugged his shoulders. Trying to suppress his emotions, he said as calmly as possible: "...... The team of medical experts sent to Guam by seaplane had so far not been able to find a suitable cure, but they had finally figured out the cause of the disease, and Mr. President, fortunately, it was not an infectious disease, but more akin to some kind of widespread poisoning. The reason for this is that apart from the officers and men of the fleet who returned from Japan, neither the members of the Apra Naval Station on Guam nor the indigenous people of Guam have any cases of the same symptoms as the officers and men of the fleet.

Fortunately, there was no cure for this disease, and even the best medical team of the United States could only watch the officers and soldiers of the expeditionary force festering their skin and internal organs decaying little by little, and Zuihou died in extreme misery with the stench and pus all over their bodies. The same terrible epidemic occurred in the British and French expeditionary fleets, and in the case of the Japanese Empire itself, it was even more tragic - it is said that in the Kyushu and Tokyo areas, millions of people have died, and the death toll may eventually rise to more than five million......"

“…… Your message is out of date, Cordell. President Roosevelt said, "...... Just about twelve hours ago, Osaka, Japan's financial and trade center and second-largest city, erupted for the third devastating time since April of this year -- like God's heavenly fire that destroyed Gomorrah and Sodom. After the three catastrophes, the death toll of the Japanese must have exceeded five million. The Japanese government called it the 'third shock,' while the Chinese Bolsheviks continued to boast of their 'powerful secret weapon'......"

“…… This one...... It is hard to believe, but the Chinese Bolsheviks may have been telling the truth - experts had detected intense radiation from warships on Guam, which should not have existed in both Nagasaki and Guam. Secretary Hull said.

“…… Radioactive material? Radiation? Be sure to be clear. President Roosevelt said with his hands crossed and his elbows on the table.

“…… That's right, Mr. President. When the Admiralty team arrived in Guam, the Admiralty found organic lesions in the internal organs of the patient and the deceased, but they could not find the bacteria as pathogens, nor did they find any signs of the spread of the disease - even though the conditions of the Apra Navy Station were very bad - if it was cancer, there was no reason why so many healthy young men were sick at the same time......"

In response, President Roosevelt did not speak rashly, but made a gesture of continuation.

“…… So, the team boarded the 'ship of the dead', which was feared by the locals, and carefully inspected every corner, and finally stumbled upon an abnormal phenomenon with the measuring instrument attached to the X-ray machine: the radioactivity intensity in some parts of the ship was unusually high, and it was as if X-rays were being taken all day and night...... It reminds them of Marie Curie's laboratory! Hull continued.

“…… Radioactivity exceeded...... Marie Curie's laboratory ...... Is it uranium ore and radium? President Roosevelt looked down and thought for a moment before asking, "...... Remember that a few years ago, there seemed to be a person in my country who drank to death because of drinking radium soda? ”

“…… That's right, the medical experts sent to Guam thought the same way, so they reported the speculation. Hull replied, "...... The Ministry of Health immediately collected domestic and European cases for study, but such cases were too rare, so they had to engage in human shiyan ......"

“…… Human shiyan in the U.S.? Does this look like a demon doing it? The president's eyes were tinged with reproach.

“…… Rest assured, Mr. President, we have all used the illegal immigrants who are scheduled to be deported and will not be recorded in any file......"

Hull immediately explained, "...... The results of zuihou were jaw-dropping—the damage caused to human organs by the prolonged and high-intensity radioactive radiation of uranium ore was almost identical to that of the 'plague' that broke out in the Asian expeditionary fleet of the United States......"

“…… In other words, you think that the Chinese used some method that we don't yet know about to throw a large amount of disease-causing radioactive material on the head of our fleet, which caused this strange 'plague' in Guam. It's like the Germans who gassed the French trenches in the past...... But the question is...... How is this possible?! And what about the explosion that flattened the entire port city? The major eruption of Mt. Fuji and the 'third impact' that just happened in Osaka are more than a month later...... Damn the reds! ”

President Roosevelt suddenly covered his face with his hands, and his voice was a little dull, "...... If all of this is true, what exactly are they trying to do? ”

“…… Sorry, there is not enough information gathered at this time to give me a more accurate answer. Hull replied.

“…… Is it......" President Roosevelt leaned back in his chair and fell silent before speaking again after a while...... I'm going to convene an enlarged cabinet meeting at eight o'clock tomorrow morning to discuss this sci-fi-sounding possibility, with the Navy and Army coming as well. ”

“…… Haode, Mr. President. Hull bowed and was about to leave, when he saw the door of the Oval Office slammed open - President Roosevelt's closest aide Hopkins stumbled in with something in his arms, "...... Mr. President! It's amazing! Explosive news! Uranium bombs! The Bolsheviks in China destroyed the Japanese military ports and our fleet with uranium bombs......"

“…… Cordell just reported this speculation to me. Roosevelt frowned and replied, "...... Remember to knock on the door when you come in......"

“…… Not just speculation, but quite possibly what has become a harsh reality, Mr. President. Hopkins said with a wry smile, as he reached out and twisted the gramophone in his arms—after a burst of noise, a broadcast in English that had just been recorded suddenly poured out of the speaker:

“…… This is the English channel of the Shanghai People's Radio, and now Comrade Jin Qina, Vice Chairman of the People's Radio, will explain to you the basic knowledge of the 'powerful secret weapon' of our army's recent three bombardments against Japan, that is, nuclear fission weapons and nuclear fusion weapons......" (to be continued......