Indescribable cyberpunk - #675 - Chapter 654 Heavy rain before dawn

In the early morning of February 17, in the office of the epidemic prevention center, Newcastle and Virginia were waiting for dawn.

It is now 5 o’clock in the morning, and in three hours, the medicine that has already passed the effectiveness test of a large number of criminals will be put on the shelves at the medical points in various communities in the lower city of Qianfan City.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the matter, the epidemic prevention station will serve as the command center, cooperating with the Archaeological Association and the Security Department to monitor the development of the matter throughout the process.

It is precisely because of this that Virginia appears here at this time. As for the Minister of Security, who should have been waiting here, he is now participating in a high-level meeting.

After working together for nearly a week and cooperating with Weird Studio, Virginia and Newcastle have become quite familiar with each other, but now they are in the same room, but they have different worries. There was no intention of communicating at all.

The lights in the office were bright, but Virginia was staring at the dark streets outside. In order to restrict the people in Xiacheng District from traveling at night, the government closed nearly 70% of the entertainment venues in Xiacheng District. This made the community that should have been brightly lit Now filled with suffocating darkness.

He was thinking about the news from the association not long ago. The elite team sent by the headquarters was attacked by cultists midway. Although they successfully repelled the attackers and killed some of them, the latter still caused them a lot of trouble.

The team that was supposed to arrive yesterday was forced to rest. Even if everything went well, they could only arrive tomorrow. However, the official government of Qianfan City held a press conference only after receiving support from the association and it was about to arrive. Now, Having said it, it was impossible to take it back, so I had to bite the bullet and continue.

Virginia didn’t care about the official government’s face. She cared about the intentions behind the cultists’ sudden attack on the Archaeological Association’s support team.

Nowadays, the number of bone trees existing in another world in Thousand Sail City continues to increase, and the activities of “shady soldiers” that the people think are becoming more and more frequent. The growth rate of the number of victims is even more shocking, which makes Virginia have to doubt The attackers were sent by the Ouroboros or Zero Organization, and they clearly wanted to intercept the support team.

Although the interception failed and suffered heavy losses, it is undeniable that they did delay the progress of the support team. Under the premise that the official government claims to have successfully developed a drug that can successfully resist contamination, it is difficult to guarantee that the Ouroboros organization will not choose Take risks before the headquarters support team arrives.

As soon as she thought of this, Virginia took off the cigarette from her lips and put it out, then took out her mobile phone and called up the number she had dialed almost every day for the past week.

After a brief ringing tone, the call was connected.

“Has your boss’s matter been resolved?”

Skipping the small talk, Virginia went straight to the point. Before the support team from the Archaeological Association arrived, she needed strong help.

“The association’s support team was attacked. I’m afraid they won’t be able to arrive at Thousand Sails City until tomorrow, and today is the day when the potion is released. The Ouroboros organization may take this opportunity to cause trouble. We don’t have enough manpower. I mean we can fight in another world. We need help for the wandering monster souls, and this is also an excellent opportunity to fight against the Ouroboros organization, and I don’t think he wants to miss it.”

“Sorry, we can’t help, please contact us again.”

Motoko’s response was as usual, she hung up the phone without any explanation.

Virginia, who vaguely sensed irritability from the other party’s tone, was also shocked. She knew that the other party’s emotions were not directed at her. A phone call would not arouse such emotions. Reminiscent of the calls in the past week, they had not caused such emotions. When you hear a man’s voice on the phone, there is only one possibility left. The person you want to seek help from may also be in trouble now!

But when we met on the tarmac, the other party’s condition didn’t seem to be in any problem. From the perspective of the battle scene, he was even extremely brave. He had not received any information about a war breaking out somewhere in Qianfan City recently. How could he suddenly appear? question?

“Are you crazy or did I wake up and heard it wrong? The medicines are priced at 300 federal coins. How many times do I have to emphasize that these medicines are to ensure that the public will not have large-scale abnormalities in hue values ​​and to prevent further deterioration of bullshit resources. Loss, does the pharmaceutical factory of Life Medical still lack such resources?”

Virginia was wondering, and Newcastle on the other side was also talking on the phone. Suddenly she slapped her hand on the arm of the sofa. Her face that was flushed with anger actually looked a little ferocious at this time, and then she roared muffledly. road,

“Idiot! Are those guys’ heads stuffed with shit? At this time, they are still thinking about making money. Aren’t they afraid of losing their lives if they make money?”

According to Newcastle’s plan, this batch of medicines will be funded by the official government and used as quickly as possible by the people of Thousand Sails City to ensure that they have the ability to protect themselves in the next crisis that may become more serious. Who would have thought that in the future, At this juncture, Life Medical Group, which is responsible for the mass production of pharmaceuticals, has somehow obtained the power to set prices for pharmaceuticals.

300 federal coins is undoubtedly quite cheap compared to the price of other special medicines, but this is a medicine that needs to be used by most people in Thousand Sails City, and the quantity must be in the tens of millions!

Life Medical Group obviously took a fancy to this huge profit, and even with Newcastle’s eyes closed, he knew that the high-level council must also be involved.

The human blood steamed buns were delicious to them!

However, at this moment, Newcastle could only watch this thing happen in front of him. Not only did he have no ability to stop it, he even had to go out to stand up for those people until dawn, shouting about this new product that was destined to be extremely popular. merchandise, because it was the only thing he could do for the city.

But Newcastle still felt extremely ashamed, and no wonder he got furious.

“They’re going to put a price on the dosing?”

Virginia, who roughly understood the situation, looked at Newcastle with a strange expression.

“Yes, those vampire-like bastards. If you set the price for this potion, a considerable number of people in the lower-class communities will definitely choose to wait and see, and that is the area that has been hardest hit.”

Subconsciously thinking that Virginia was mocking the Thousand Sails City government, Newcastle felt extremely embarrassed as one of them.

“That’s probably a good thing.”

“Of course, those guys are just so disgusting. What do you mean?”

Newcastle did not react to Virginia’s change of tone.

“Sorry, Newcastle, I’m not doubting the ability of the laboratory of the epidemic prevention center, but I always feel that the appearance of this potion is too strange, as if there are hands behind it pushing its appearance. Just imagine the pollution in Community No. 37 at this time It’s only been a while since the district was broken, but you have not only developed the medicine, but you have even completed testing and started production. Is this normal?”

At this point, Virginia no longer hid her doubts and continued,

“The current pricing of pharmaceuticals by Life Medical may make a considerable number of people put off the idea of ​​injecting pharmaceuticals. There are currently 10 blockade zones in the entire Thousand Sail City. Although its scope of influence continues to expand, it has not reached a large scale for the time being. To the extent of large-scale spread, let some people be injected with medicine first. If the Ouroboros organization takes action, we will be able to see whether these medicines can work. If there are problems, there will be time to remedy them, so that they will not be irreversible. Really If it is truly effective, it will still be too late to promote the medicine by then.”

“That’s right. The more times like this come, the more calm you must be. It is related to the safety of Qianfan City, and there must be no accidents.”

The anger gradually cooled down, and Newcastle had to admit that Virginia was right. He breathed a sigh of relief and turned over his phone unconsciously, digesting what the latter had just said.

While the two were talking, the sky outside the office became darker and darker, and the dark sky shrouded this city that was no longer glorious and filled with an atmosphere of panic.

Newcastle glanced at the time on the phone screen, suddenly stood up and walked to the window, not knowing whether he was talking to Virginia or encouraging himself, and said: “The potion is released, and the support team of the Archaeological Association will also arrive. This is the darkness before dawn, and I believe Thousand Sail City will usher in the dawn.”

Crack!

A bolt of lightning exploded in the night sky.

Somehow, Newcastle, who was not afraid of lightning and thunder in the past, trembled all over, but now he only felt cold all over.

The darkness before dawn has not yet dissipated, and the heavy rain is coming!

In the private clinic, maybe it was the heavy rain outside the window or other reasons, but the atmosphere here was not good either.

Nearly a week has passed since Zhu Jue and Ivanka entered the deep world, and Suzi and Gu Yinxing still haven’t waited for either of them to wake up.

“Can Zhu Jue’s body hold up? I haven’t eaten or drank for such a long time. Do I need to use the equipment in the clinic to infuse him with some nutrient solution?”

Wiping Zhu Jue’s face with a hot towel, Gu Gingxing’s mood was a little low. Her fingertips always pressed the Zhu Jue’s face deliberately. If she hadn’t been able to feel the temperature and elasticity, she would have been unable to endure such a long wait. .

“It shouldn’t be necessary. Zhu Jue’s body is not ordinary, and his current condition doesn’t look like an accident.”

Suzi’s electronic brain was monitoring Zhu Jue’s physical changes almost all the time. At this time, his appearance was no different from sleeping.

“The Qianfan City government will release the medicine tomorrow. Zhu Jue said before that there might be a problem with the medicine, but he still hasn’t woken up. What should we do?”

Putting the towel into the washbasin aside, looking at Zhu Jue’s calm face, Gu Yinxing pursed her lips, sat next to Zhu Jue, looked at him and said softly,

“The situation in Qianfan City is constantly deteriorating. The Ouroboros organization is still operating in the dark. Tomorrow is a critical moment. If you don’t wake up, you may miss it!”

As Gu Yinxing spoke, her eyes were fixed on Zhu Jue’s expression, as was Suzi’s. Both of them were vaguely looking forward to changes in this face.

The results were disappointing.

“If he can’t hear me, I’m going to contact Virginia again to keep her in touch with us.”

Suzi raised her hand to her ear and dialed the phone.

Cha~

The sound of leather boots scraping against the ground.

Both of them paused in their movements and stared at Zhu Jue again. Could it be that he was about to wake up?

The next second, a figure crossed the sofa and walked towards Lawrence, who was also in a coma on the other side of the living room. Two pairs of eyes turned to lock on him again, with excitement in their eyes.

Ivanka seemed to notice their attention, raised her hand to cover Lawrence’s Heavenly Spirit Cap, and turned around as the energy overflowed.

“Wait a little longer, it’s still a little closer.”

The voice sounded in the minds of Gu Gingxing and Suzi.