armyinform Chapter 563 - 255: Threat
Chapter 563 - 255: Threat
"Mr. Jin, is there a problem?"
Lin Renna noticed that Gu Ji’s expression had clearly darkened.
Gu Ji didn’t answer but continued to inquire about the test report from the examination center. As he expected, there was still no progress.
Bear in mind, it was the Seoul Central Disease Control Center responsible for sampling and testing, the CDC institution of South Korea’s capital. With their equipment and lab technicians’ capabilities, how could they not identify a virulent virus that the World Health Organization had already disclosed for half a day?
It’s obvious that someone is interfering.
"The CDC said the researcher in charge of identification suddenly took a leave."
"It seems they’ve made their move. It’s Shansang’s usual tactic—trying to buy time to suppress this matter and report it openly later."
Lin Renna had been fighting lawsuits against Shansang for many years, long since becoming familiar with their various dirty tricks.
"Shansang simply doesn’t have the ability to suppress this."
Gu Ji let out a cold sneer.
Even if Shansang Group could dominate South Korea, it could never truly outmatch national government agencies.
Moreover, looking at the final outcome of the incident.
No matter how much effort the South Korean government exerted, they ultimately couldn’t stop the spread of the MERS virus. After the incident ended, the following year, in 2016, there was another virus outbreak within South Korea.
Lin Renna’s eyes gleamed as she pulled out a recorder and notebook from her purse.
"How about this, Mr. Jin, you give me the information you have on hand. I’ll write up some reports and publish them online, which might make Shansang hesitate."
"This is the best we can do for now."
While recounting what happened in the hospital emergency room during the day and the diagnostic analysis with two doctors to Lin Renna, Gu Ji took out his phone to ask Jang Siyun to investigate the CDC researcher Jiang Chengxun’s file information and home address.
Exactly.
He planned to tackle the situation on two fronts: using public opinion to pressure Shansang and, on the other hand, privately finding Jiang Chengxun to find a way for him to disclose the identification results.
Suppose Shansang sent someone to kidnap Jiang Chengxun, or worse, directly murdered him to silence him.
Even if that happened, Gu Ji wouldn’t be worried.
Because prosecutors in South Korea have considerable judicial authority, allowing them to deploy their investigators, local police stations, and customs officers at will.
If Shansang really dared to commit a crime, he could justifiably utilize prosecutorial power to investigate.
"Mr. Jin, is that all?"
"That’s all. Many people took out their phones to record videos at the hospital during the day and captured footage of the CDC personnel. I suppose they must have already uploaded it online by now, so you can check it out."
"Alright, thank you very much for the information, Mr. Jin. I’ll work overtime tonight to write up the news!"
Lin Renna closed her notebook, stood up, and bowed to Gu Ji.
After leaving the café, Gu Ji drove back to his apartment.
He found the address through a mobile app, located in a luxurious apartment in downtown Seoul. For a prosecutor in South Korea, "Jin Zhijiu" could definitely afford it.
Fortunately enough.
Even though this guy had some photos of women on his phone, he was just a bachelor, making things a lot simpler.
Once home, from getting out of the car to entering the elevator, Gu Ji kept using alcohol to sanitize himself.
Although "Jin Zhijiu"’s apartment wasn’t large, its interior decor and appliances were incredibly refined, everything styled in matte black tones. Sitting on the couch in front of the large floor-to-ceiling windows in the living room, you could overlook the dazzling neon of Seoul’s cityscape.
After taking off his clothes, he used an alcohol spray bottle to sanitize himself thoroughly before taking a hot shower and changing into new clothes.
He turned to NAVER Cafe, Little Bluebird, and other software commonly used by Koreans.
Gu Ji searched for information on Seoul Shansang Hospital from earlier that day. Most of it was about seeking treatment and help, and there were only a couple of entries related to the CDC and MERS, which were just blurry photos.
In the daytime in the emergency department lobby and the corridor of the department, there were at least a thousand people, with at least a hundred taking videos and photos. There were security guards and patients in the corridor who heard his argument with Li Minfu, so logically, there should have been more information.
Looks like this is Shansang’s doing again.
With a heavy sense of drowsiness, Gu Ji fell asleep on the sofa.
He was awakened by the sunlight through the floor-to-ceiling window the next morning.
Rubbing his sleepy eyes, he noticed it was seven in the morning. Swiping the phone, the first message was from Lin Renna, sent at around three in the morning, saying that the news had been published. Although other media platforms had limited results, it sparked significant discussion on Little Bluebird.
After all, Little Bluebird is backed by a U.S. company.
Gu Ji opened it to see the article title:
Suspected 38% fatal virus invades South Korea? Suspicious standard MERS infection found at Seoul Shansang Hospital!
Currently, the article has garnered over a thousand likes, with more than three hundred comments.
[Aigoo, is what she said true?]
[It’s true; I went to the hospital with my girlfriend yesterday and saw CDC personnel in protective suits entering the emergency department. I heard there was a prosecutor involved, so something big must have happened. Folks, better not go to Shansang Hospital these days.]
[Ah, it’s too scary. I’m going to the supermarket to stock some food!]
[Everyone, disperse. It must be fake. If it were truly a lethal virus, do you think the government wouldn’t inform us?]
[Please check out this person’s homepage. This person is notorious for defamation, probably hired by rival businesses to smear Shansang.]
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The comments were extremely varied.