Chapter 586: Chapter 265: Military District Infected_2
After handling matters at Mary Hospital in Pingze, Gu Ji prepared to return to the city center of Seoul.
However, as the car door opened halfway, he stopped in his tracks.
The reason was that the number of infected individuals in the field of vision suddenly increased by two, and according to the distribution of red dots on the map, they all appeared at the same point, and it was not far from there.
Gu Ji initially thought that another hospital in the Pingze region had experienced an in-hospital infection.
But when he zoomed in on the map, his eyes widened involuntarily.
It was actually the Osan Air Base!
By evening, neither the CDC nor the MERS investigation team had collected confirmed information about these two patients, which indicated one problem: the military district was deliberately hiding it!
Not to mention that "Jin Canyu" was one of the side targets.
Just allowing the Osan Base situation to go unchecked could lead to a large-scale infection in the military district, or if one or two people died, even the ultimate goal would be affected!
So, the next morning, Gu Ji couldn’t hold it in any longer.
"Jang Siyun, come with me to Osan Base!"
"Yes, senior."
Jang Siyun was a bit surprised, especially since Cheongwadae hadn’t negotiated or communicated well with the Osan US-Korea military district.
Although it’s named "Wushan City," Osan Base is actually located in a plain suburb north of Pingze City, about 60 kilometers south of Seoul, with army troops stationed around it for protection.
The base is expansive, divided into the airport zone and the camp zone.
Near the airport zone, it’s mostly farmland and hills, while the camp zone is much more bustling, with not just soldier barracks, military family housing, canteen, and other basic facilities, but also supermarkets, schools, and hospitals.
Because a large number of US-Korean army and air force soldiers, as well as family members, are stationed here, there are many shopping malls, bars, and clubs outside the camp. But beneath this seemingly lively surface, a sudden explosion exposed the location of the US-Korea secret laboratory, right inside the US Vuhan Air Force camp.
Gu Ji had Jang Siyun park the car on the street outside the camp zone wall.
He picked up the binoculars and, through the iron railings, observed the situation inside.
The laboratory inside the Vuhan Air Force camp had long been isolated by the US military, under the pretense of site cleanup and reconstruction, with green construction fabric structures. Outsiders couldn’t see inside; they could only see dump trucks driving out, their rear beds tightly covered with tarpaulins, making it impossible to know what they were transporting.
However, his main purpose in coming this time was for "Jin Canyu," so he began to focus on observing the hospital building inside the camp.
Unfortunately, there were no tall buildings near Osan Base to gain a bird’s eye view.
"Senior, someone is coming out."
Jang Siyun suddenly spoke up to remind him.
As the prosecution and the military operate under two different systems, they couldn’t obtain special permission to enter the base to investigate the explosion. They could only operate outside the base wall or make indirect inquiries when the family members of US soldiers came out to play.
Following his reminder, Gu Ji saw a blonde, blue-eyed middle-aged white woman leading a seven- or eight-year-old child emerging from the base gate, seemingly preparing to visit a nearby mall.
"Bring some medical protective gear."
Gu Ji noticed that although they were wearing masks, there were obvious signs of repeated use. After all, both Seoul and Pingze City, as heavily affected areas, were in urgent need of medical protective gear due to the MERS outbreak.
He grabbed a mask, opened the car door, and chased after them, calling out in English, "Excuse me, may I have a word with you?"
The blonde woman stopped, looking at Gu Ji with some confusion.
"Can I help you with something?"
"It’s like this: I’m a prosecutor from the Seoul Central District Prosecutors Office. I noticed you and your child just came out of Osan Base..."
Perhaps due to the alertness of a military family member, or for some other reason,
Upon hearing Gu Ji disclose his identity, a flash of disgust appeared in the blonde woman’s eyes, and she waved her hand, refusing directly, "Sorry, I don’t know anything."
"Hold on, I’m not asking about military matters. I’m in charge of tracing the origin of MERS patients and just want to understand the current situation in the base hospital for your own safety+"
While saying so, Gu Ji glanced at Jang Siyun.
The latter immediately understood and pulled out a few masks and a bottle of rubbing alcohol from a briefcase, handing them to the blonde woman, "Ma’am, these are to thank you for providing information."
The blonde woman’s gaze was instantly drawn to the items in his hand.
Moreover, hearing the words "MERS" and "safety" mentioned, she glanced at her child and finally accepted the mask and alcohol, "What do you want to know?"
"Thank you for your cooperation."
After a few courteous words, Gu Ji went straight to the point, "Among the patients we are tracing, there is an air force First Sergeant named Jin Canyu who was brought back to the military district hospital. Do you have any impression of him?"
"Korean? I don’t think so, I mainly live in the US military camp."
"Could you please think carefully? This patient is a super-spreader and he’s extremely important to us."
"What did you say? What do you mean by a super-spreader?"
Upon hearing this, the blonde woman’s voice rose significantly as she questioned.
Jang Siyun was also surprised, not expecting Gu Ji to directly disclose the name and identity of the super-spreader.
Theoretically, for the sake of patient privacy, they would substitute confirmed sequence codes instead.
For instance, the white-haired uncle is Patient No. 1, South Korea’s strongest spreader is No. 14, and so on...
Gu Ji briefly explained the meaning of a super-spreader.
As predicted, after hearing the explanation, the blonde woman’s expression was a mix of shock and anger.
This was what he anticipated.
Honestly, he never intended to get any valuable information from these military families. He was trying to use the family members to spread the word that there was a super-spreader in the military hospital.
People are afraid of dying, and for their own and especially for their children’s safety,
These families would likely pressure the hospital to move Jin Canyu or have the CDC take over and adopt professional and tight containment measures.
No matter which plan was executed, it would eventually help Gu Ji complete the mission smoothly.
Although this approach was a bit "unprincipled,"
the military had concealed the patient first. Without the game reward’s detector in his hand, another major infection area might have appeared unknowingly.
"Damn it! When something this big happens, why doesn’t the hospital notify us!"
The blonde woman flushed with anger; she was about to say more.
Suddenly, a reprimand came from behind.
"What are you doing!"
Turning around, Gu Ji saw a black patrol police car stopped behind them, and two men, varying in attire and ethnicity, stepped out; one of them was clearly dressed as a Korean police officer, while the other was a middle-aged white American in a black training suit with a brown chevron mustache.
Judging by this duo, they were likely a US-Korea joint patrol team,
formed of the 51st Security Forces Squadron responsible for military police duty with the US Air Force, collaborating with the Korean police force, and patrolling the vicinity of the Osan Base to ensure soldier safety and prevent espionage activities.
"Please show your identification!"
The chevron-mustached white man spoke in a rough tone, openly suspicious and wary, as his eyes scanned over Gu Ji and Jang Siyun.
On seeing the prosecutor’s ID, the Korean police officer immediately looked troubled.
The chevron-mustached white man flung the ID back at Gu Ji’s chest.
"Damn it! I’ve had enough of these Korean prosecutors. This is a military base. Please leave immediately, or else don’t blame me for being rude!"
"Hey! We are conducting an investigation on orders. Besides, we haven’t entered the base, nor have we infringed on your interests; please speak respectfully!"
Before Gu Ji could respond, Jang Siyun couldn’t hold back his anger and stepped up to argue in his defense.
Gu Ji pulled him back.
Having achieved the purpose, continuing the argument here was meaningless.
Thus, the two returned to the Central District Prosecution’s office.
"Mr. Jin, you have a document package that arrived; I’ve placed it on your desk."
"Okay."
Back in his office, Gu Ji set down the briefcase and casually tore open the package. The moment he took the contents out, he saw some white powder drifting out along the seam of the paper!
