Simulation Game: Crisis Management

Chapter 576 - 261: Outbreak of Infection

Lin Renna and her brother also arrived at the scene in the afternoon.

Jiang Youzhen’s brother looked even younger, almost like a college graduate, with wheat-colored skin, thick eyebrows, and long hair tied at the back of his head, exuding an artistic vibe.

But Gu Ji found this face somewhat familiar.

"Let me introduce you, this is my brother, Jiang Songyuan."

What!?

Upon hearing Jiang Youzhen mention the name, the muscles on Gu Ji’s face instantly tightened.

Unbelievably, he could still see "Jiang Songyuan" again.

It wasn’t until this moment that Gu Ji realized.

When he was watching the news back then, it indeed mentioned this guy came from a conglomerate family in the South Korean AM Electronics Group. It was really such a coincidence.

"Mr. Jin, hello."

The young Jiang Songyuan appeared very polite, proactively extending his hand to greet Gu Ji.

He wondered if he warned this kid now to avoid going to Ethiopia in the future or reminded him to stay low-key, would it change history.

But Gu Ji did not do so.

After all, if someone you just met tells you things about ten years later, no one would believe it, not to mention he owed Jiang Songyuan nothing.

After getting to know each other, they sat together to discuss specific publicity strategies.

A few days passed.

According to data provided by the MERS investigation team, there are currently 18 infected cases in South Korea, with 715 close contacts, and the first death was reported. The infected areas have expanded to five.

These are the Seoul Special City, Gyeonggi Province, Daejeon Metropolitan City, Chungcheongnam-do, and Xiangzhou.

Indeed, on the second timeline, Gu Ji still couldn’t prevent South Korean infected from being imported domestically.

Primarily because the South Korean Government was too much of a hindrance.

The son of the third confirmed MERS patient went to a hospital due to high fever symptoms, yet he was not listed for isolation, and the hospital did not report the situation to the health authorities.

Eventually, it was the MERS investigation team established by Gu Ji that uncovered this, but by then, the patient had already left the country with a high fever and flew to Xiangzhou.

Even so, the Ministry of Health and Welfare still did not disclose the hospital list.

They only posted a "MERS Prevention Key Points" on Facebook, warning South Korean people to be cautious of camels, advising everyone to avoid close contact with camels, not to drink unpasteurized camel milk or eat undercooked camel meat, as in the Middle East, camels are a source of MERS infection.

In reality, camels are scarcely seen in South Korea other than in places like zoos.

Saying it was pointless.

Fortunately, Gu Ji had promptly organized response measures, issuing alerts to several private hospitals in Gyeonggi Province and Seoul, advising the public to avoid crowded places and prioritize going to AM’s free healthcare stations for PCR testing.

Once confirmed, they could directly follow the specialized fever respiratory disease channel at AM hospitals for treatment.

At least the number of infected patients did not rise as rapidly as in the previous timeline.

On the morning of June 2, Gu Ji originally planned to head to the testing center for a PCR test to check if he was infected with MERS, which had become a daily routine for him.

Just as he was about to enter the clinic,

he saw four or five men in suits striding towards him, led by his direct supervisor: Sun Zaisi.

"Jin Zhijiu! What on earth are you doing, disappearing for over ten days, not answering calls, not replying to messages..."

As Sun Zaisi shouted, he attempted to grab Gu Ji by the collar, but Gu Ji stepped back to avoid him, making his dead-fish eyes almost pop out of their sockets, "Hey! Jin Zhijiu! Do you want to quit?!"

"Sorry, Prosecutor Director, I’ve been busy with the case these days."

"Busy with the case? The nerve! Aren’t you the one spreading the ’anthrax attack’ rumor at Shansang Hospital, Jin Zhijiu, are you out of your mind making such claims? Do you know how many complaint calls I’ve received because of you!"

The calmer Gu Ji appeared, the more infuriated Sun Zaisi became.

The nearby secretary and prosecutors chimed in.

"Yes, Mr. Jin, weren’t you always investigating the Wushan Base case? How come you suddenly started looking into MERS patients? I see you’ve been shuttling between the hospital and CDC these days."

"Your concocted anthrax blunder has brought a bad influence on our Central District Prosecution. You better go back and write a review!"

"Who said I made it up? Didn’t the United States just recently reveal they’ve been transporting weapons-grade anthrax bacteria into the country?"

Prepared to handle such trouble, Gu Ji defended himself, "My investigation stems from the fact that the Wushan Base has long housed a secret US military bioweapons lab."

"What? Where’d you get this information from?!"

Sun Zaisi was shocked to hear this.

"Cough, cough, cough..." At this point, a plump prosecutor behind him instinctively coughed twice.

The accompanying secretary patted his shoulder, intending to express concern, but unexpectedly, at the moment the investigator turned his head, visible saliva droplets sprayed out towards the secretary’s neck and chest.

"Cough, cough, I’m fine."

The plump prosecutor couldn’t suppress his coughing. Fine, transparent saliva droplets scattered in the air around Sun Zaisi and his group, some landing on clothing, some on the skin of their hands, and some tiny particles swaying in the air were inhaled into their lungs.

Seeing this, Gu Ji raised an eyebrow.

"When did your coughing start, and where have you been in the past 14 days?"

"What coughing? Oh, I’ve just caught a cold recently, my throat’s a bit sore, nothing serious, cough, cough!" The plump prosecutor gestured dismissively, intermittently coughing twice more.