12dz Chapter 612: I Can’t Afford to Lose This Person
Chapter 612: I Can’t Afford to Lose This Person
Prismatic chandeliers hang from the dome of the Kuncheng Government Conference Center, cutting the conference table into a chessboard of alternating light and dark.
The top leader Li Yanshan pressed the laser pointer, and the criminal network on the big screen spread out like a spider web - from the underground laboratory of Nancheng District Prison to the fake production line of NGR Pharmaceutical Factory,
Then there are the dozens of political and business leaders who are bound together by interests, and each node is connected by a bright red line.
The underground laboratory of Nancheng District Prison was originally used as a solitary confinement cell to punish prisoners for causing trouble.
As time went by, successive prison wardens took office and constantly revised the prison management system, abandoning the previous means of cold violence and instead promoting civilized education.
This change was originally made out of humanitarian considerations, but over the years, the once dark underground laboratory was gradually forgotten.
Until the appearance of Dr. Allen, this dusty corner turned into a hell on earth.
The air in Kuncheng's government conference hall seemed to freeze. Under the cold white light, everyone stared at the infection data that kept jumping on the projection screen.
The top leader, Li Yanshan, had a gloomy expression and tapped his fingertips heavily on the table: "The virus outbreak in Nancheng District Prison is by no means accidental!
According to the latest intelligence and data analysis, this was a premeditated and horrific living experiment!
Since the Anti-Japanese War, when my country was still in a backward stage, it suffered from the atrocities of live experiments by the invaders.
This kind of evil that is against humanity and condemned by the international community is now happening again. We will never tolerate it!
As soon as the words fell, there was a commotion in the conference room. The Director of Justice quickly retrieved the top-secret files.
A picture of a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses appeared on the screen: "Alan White, PhD in Biomedical Sciences,
He holds dual doctorates from Cambridge University and Johns Hopkins University. He has published many cutting-edge papers in top academic journals such as Nature and The Lancet, and has profound attainments in the fields of gene editing and virology.
But three years ago, he was wanted worldwide by Interpol for secretly conducting illegal human experiments in a Southeast Asian country.
We strongly suspect that he has sneaked into the Nancheng District Prison and used advanced biomedical technology to conduct live experiments on prisoners to find the source of viral infection.
"What about Scar Kun?" someone asked.
"Scar Kun, whose real name is Wu Kun, is a local gang leader. His criminal group has long been involved in illegal activities such as drug trafficking, underground casinos, and human trafficking.
Last September, he was arrested on the spot by our police officers when a group of people were fighting in an entertainment city.
On the surface, he is doing all kinds of evil, but in fact, he has been providing experimental 'personnel' for Dr. Allen.
Chief Prosecutor Huo Tingzhong flipped through the thick case files and said, "Through criminal psychology analysis and informant intelligence,
The clues we have show that he used his reputation for brutality and cruelty to establish a strict "personnel transportation network".
Through coercion, inducement, violence and other means, healthy prisoners were continuously sent to Allen's "laboratory".
After these prisoners were infected with the virus, they became mobile sources of transmission, which eventually led to the entire prison area's epidemic getting out of control.
“At the beginning of the epidemic, prison health administrators only found that some prisoners showed symptoms of physical discomfort, and then took routine medical measures such as basic dietary adjustments.
Due to the lack of virus detection equipment and professional medical knowledge, there was no awareness that the source of infection was being widely spread within the prison.
If Mr. Mu Xiaoji, the founder of G City Renxin Hospital, had not discovered the incident in time, the consequences of this prison turmoil would have been disastrous.
According to the death data report, two inmates and two prison guards have been killed.
Xing Zhongxing raised his hand to correct him, “No, Chief Prosecutor Huo, it’s three prisoners.
In May this year, a prisoner named Nie Lei changed his nationality through a special channel provided by his mother, Song Lan.
With the assistance of General Copley, he and his father Nie Zhenhai obtained citizenship of another country and were released.
On the day Nie Lei was released from prison, Deputy Warden Lei Tingfeng informed him that he had died of a lung and respiratory infection and failed to be rescued.
Deputy Warden Lei Tingfeng participated in the entire incident and was the most knowledgeable.
Only then did we find out the real cause of Nie Lei's death: he was infected with the virus used in the live experiment, which led to multiple organ failure.
Chief Prosecutor Huo nodded solemnly: "Yes, Captain Xing's addition is very crucial, indeed."
"Not long ago, the kidnapping and rescue case that shocked the consulate officials involved the founder of Renxin Hospital, Mu Xiaoji, and his family member, Jiang Chengyu."
“The case file records that Song Lan, the younger sister of Song Shijie of the Song Group, was once a top expert in the field of scientific chip technology at the Paris Research Institute.
Due to internal power struggles and management loopholes, the company was paralyzed.
During this period, Jiang Chengyu was ordered to take over the Song family enterprise. After legal audit and internal rectification,
Many important internal personnel who took bribes and violated regulations and discipline were cleared out, including Song Shijie's brother-in-law Nie Zhenhai and his son Nie Lei.
Nie Lei's unfortunate death caused Song Lan to turn love into hatred. She carefully planned and kidnapped Song Shijie's son Mu Xiaoji and Jiang Chengyu.
They then injected the viral infection source extracted from Nie Lei into Mu Xiaoji, attempting to make him suffer the same pain that Nie Lei had experienced.
"After being successfully rescued by the police, the medical team of Renxin Hospital quickly activated the emergency plan.
Using the most advanced gene sequencing, virus culture and other technologies, blood samples were extracted from Mu Xiaoji day and night to develop immune antiviral drugs.
Finally, under the leadership of Mu Xiaoji, in collaboration with Kuncheng Central Hospital and the First People's Hospital,
Through multidisciplinary collaboration, big data modeling and analysis, and after three days of hard work, we successfully completed the arduous task of controlling the source of the virus infection."
Inside the conference room, everyone's attention was once again focused on the intricate web of criminal connections displayed on the big screen. A battle between justice and evil had just begun...
The air in the Kuncheng Government Conference Center was frozen. Warden Li Zhengguo's fingers unconsciously stroked the data files on the table in front of him, and fine sweat seeped out of his palms.
He lowered his eyes and looked in the direction of Director Deng of the Prison Administration Bureau beside him, and said with difficulty, "Director Deng, you come to report." His voice was as hoarse as if it had been rubbed with sandpaper and had been awake for days.
Director Deng pushed his gold-rimmed glasses, and a cold light flashed through the lenses. This expert, who had led seven major prison reforms,
At this moment, he maintained a textbook humble attitude: "Warden Li is in charge of the overall situation. You know the situation best."
The corners of his briefcase were filled with fifteen investigation reports that he had compiled overnight, with red and blue annotations on each page.
Li Zhengguo tugged at his tight tie, which still had wrinkles on the collar from last night's argument.
His pale face contrasted sharply with the crooked Party emblem on his chest. "I... am truly unfit."
The images from the monitoring room last night surged before my eyes—when the ventilation duct in Allen White's laboratory was pried open,
Those petri dishes soaked in formalin looked very much like the banned drugs he had destroyed with his own hands when he first became a prison guard.
Secretary Li slammed his pen down on the conference table. The metallic impact made the projector tremble slightly.
"Director Deng, you come to report. Comrade Li Zhengguo will submit a written review after the meeting and deeply reflect on the issue of dereliction of duty in supervision." These words were like a guillotine, cutting off the last trace of hesitation in the meeting room.
As Director Deng stood up, the hem of his uniform made a slight rustling sound. He pulled up the prison's three-dimensional surveillance model. A red warning area flashed continuously on the second underground floor of Nancheng District Prison.
"On the day Chief Prosecutor Huo made his surprise visit, inmate Wu Kun (nicknamed Scar Kun) orchestrated an elaborate frame-up.
Wu Kun learned through Zhou Lichuan that Elrobuk wanted to get rid of Mu Xiaoji, the stumbling block that destroyed their fortune, so he wanted to use the procuratorate to detain and investigate Mu Xiaoji.
He claimed that he was in good health and had undergone a comprehensive physical examination and immunity, but was infected with the virus because he was injected with Mu Xiaoji's medicine.
Unexpectedly, Mu Xiaoji sneered contemptuously, "Scar Kun, do you know that proverb? It's a lie to be so blatant! You're so eager to jump out and accuse me, are you hiding something?"
"Comrade Li Zhengguo analyzed the meaning of the words and, upon discovering something unusual, he immediately exchanged glances with Deputy Warden Lei Tingfeng and began to deploy strict surveillance."
Director Deng pulled up the action timetable, circled the three o'clock mark in red, and said, "I will form a special investigation team with Deputy Warden Lei Tingfeng.
Voiceprint recognition, psychological profiling and other technologies are used to implement isolated interrogation of the prisoners involved.
However, the suspect demonstrated a high level of anti-detection capabilities, using non-verbal communication to resist interrogation.
In the holographic projection, behind the one-way glass of the interrogation room, the prisoner always maintained a provocative crossed-arm posture.
"Even if we present the full recorded testimony of the discipline of Zhou Li—" Director Deng switched the audio file, and Zhou Li's trembling voice echoed in the interrogation room,
The suspect still insists that he has a conflict of interest with the witness. This confrontation with no confession has lasted for 72 hours.
He retrieved the forensic identification report, which showed that the CT images of the lungs of the infected prisoner showed strange reticular fibrosis.
"To prevent the situation from escalating, with special approval from the Ministry of Justice, Allen White has been transferred to a national safe house."
The screen cuts to the GPS track of the armed escort convoy. "We are currently using a combination of methods, including cognitive behavioral intervention and drug-assisted interrogation, to simultaneously trace the virus's origins and collect evidence from the criminal network."
As Director Deng closed the folder, the metal clasp made a crisp click. "We are confident that we can break through the key chain of evidence within 72 hours."
The Supreme Leader's gaze swept across Li Zhengguo's pale face, then turned to the constantly jumping infection curve in the holographic projection:
"Remember, behind every piece of data is a living life. We cannot afford to lose this war, and we cannot afford to lose this person.
When we were lagging behind, people would come to our homes and humiliate us. Now that we have developed by leaps and bounds, it would be unacceptable for us to be humiliated at home again, right?
The ceiling lights in the conference room suddenly flickered, causing the slogan "Law Enforcement for the People" on the wall to flicker, just like the forever-closed iron door deep in a prison.