Extreme germ phobia

Chapter 228 A Disordered Mind
Jiang Yuwei pushed Zhu Yiming and chased after him with all her might. When she arrived at the hall, she saw Ou Yang walking out the door.

Jiang Yuwei's expression changed drastically, but she didn't chase after him. Instead, she turned around and hid Zhu Yiming in a safe place. She found a secluded corner to hide, placed the gun on the table, and silently aimed at the police officers outside.

She doesn't trust any of the old Americans. If anything happens to Ouyang, she'll make all the old Americans pay the price for Ouyang's death!
Ou Yang was also on edge as he left the hospital, but he didn't show it at all and calmly approached the fat police officer.

The fat police officer looked as if his father had died, his expression serious and gloomy.

This look would certainly evoke a sense of sorrow on anyone else's face, but on the fat police officer's big face, it only makes him look ridiculous, like a little kid trying to act mature, giving off a strange sense of amusement.

"You're finally out," the fat police officer said.

Ou Yang was immediately taken aback: "You waited for me on purpose?"

"Yes!" the chubby officer nodded. "We're about to leave. Have you resolved your problem?"

Ou Yang glanced back at the pitch-black hospital, then at the raging flames on the third floor: "It should be resolved by now."

The chubby police officer looked Ou Yang up and down: "You're lucky."

Ou Yang smirked: "It's really good."

“That’s not what I meant,” the fat officer shook his head. “To be more precise, it’s more than just that.”

Ou Yang's smile faded with confusion: "What exactly are you trying to say?"

The portly officer finally stopped keeping them in suspense: "The person who put the bounty on you is old Jason. He's one of the three bigwigs who control Kamed, and he's also our police's biggest adversary."

“Old Jason?” Ouyang remembered what Aunt Susan had said and immediately connected the fragmented clues together. The things he couldn’t figure out before suddenly became clear.

It turns out that it was because of Jason Jr.'s death that Jason Sr. was taking his anger out on Jason Sr.!
That's ridiculous! I didn't kill that kid. Doesn't he have any sense of reason?

The portly officer was somewhat surprised: "You know him?"

"I've heard... that you stayed behind specifically to tell me these things?"

"Yes!" the chubby police officer readily admitted.

Ouyang was a little confused: "Why?"

"Because your skills are beyond imagination." The fat police officer made no attempt to hide his intentions, handing a slip of paper to Ouyang. "This is old Jason's address."

Ouyang was genuinely surprised this time: "Why are you giving me this?"

He was internally screaming, "Are you even a policeman?"

However, he did not refuse, but took the note and memorized its contents.

Whether it will be useful or not, just remember it for now.

The chubby policeman shrugged: "I think you might need this."

Ou Yang looked surprised: "Using someone else to do the dirty work?"

The fat police officer's eyes lit up: "Wow, that's a perfect description. That's right, I want to use someone else to do my dirty work."

Ou Yang was speechless. Was this guy out of his mind? He actually admitted it outright?

He couldn't help but ask, "Can you tell me what old Jason did?"

The chubby police officer pursed his lips: "He took advantage of the fact that we surrounded the hospital and the police force in the station was sparse, and sent people to attack the police station." The chubby police officer's chubby face was covered with dark clouds, "Everyone else went back to provide support, only a few of us stayed a little longer to see you."

Hearing this, Ouyang was somewhat dazed: "You mean, old Jason planned this all along, deliberately setting up a bounty to attract police attention and then seize power?"

By the end, he could barely contain his laughter.

Kamed is not small, but it's still just a town. Is it really worth scheming against each other over such a small, run-down place?
"It could also be a case of taking advantage of the situation," the portly officer said frankly, without belittling the other side despite their strained relationship. "But whatever the reason, the conflict is irreconcilable..."

At this point, the fat police officer gave Ou Yang a deep look: "Don't you Easterners say that the enemy of my enemy is my friend? We have a common enemy, so if you want to cause trouble for him, we will definitely support you in the best way; conversely, if you have no intention of revenge, then I will give you a piece of advice!"

At this point, the chubby police officer stepped forward, his voice suddenly lowering: "Leave as soon as possible, the farther the better, and never come back!"

Ouyang was stunned; he never expected the other party to say such a thing.

Is he planning to play hard to get? But then again, I don't think the old man has the brain capacity to come up with so many tricks.

It's quite a dilemma.

Having said everything he needed to say, the chubby officer turned and walked toward the police car, with the other officers immediately following.

Ouyang suddenly waved the note in his hand: "Thank you!"

The chubby police officer paused, then smiled and said, "You're welcome."

“I mean, give me a way to contact you!” Ouyang said.

The chubby officer's smile was a little stiff. He turned around and gave Ou Yang a phone number. Then all the officers got into the police car, turned on the siren, and sped away, leaving only the taillights slowly disappearing into the distance.

Jiang Yuwei pushed Zhu Yiming to Ou Yang's side: "They just left like that?"

"What else can we do but leave?" Ou Yang took a deep breath. "Get in the car, let's go!"

Regardless of whether it's genuine or feigned, the fat man was right about one thing: we must leave this awful place as soon as possible!
The RV was parked not far away. The two of them first helped Zhu Yiming into the vehicle. Jiang Yuwei immediately checked his wounds, measured his temperature, took out a few pills from her backpack and fed them to Zhu Yiming. She also made a detailed record of the time and dosage of the pills in her notebook.

They seem very professional.

Ouyang got out of the car and found a bicycle that he didn't know who owned, and fixed it firmly to the back of the RV.

As Aunt Susan left the hospital, she looked at the busy Ou Yang, seemingly wanting to say something but then stopping herself.

Ou Yang had intended to leave immediately, but after thinking about it, he went up to Aunt Susan and asked, "Can we talk?"

Aunt Susan nervously swallowed: "What are you talking about?"

“What’s the relationship between the police and old Jason?” O’Yan asked.

Aunt Susan breathed a sigh of relief and began to speak softly.

After the outbreak of the pandemic, Kamed, like other cities, was severely impacted, and the power structure was reshuffled.

The current situation resembles a separation of powers, but it's not as sophisticated as the legislative, executive, and judicial branches. Instead, the police, the town government, and the capitalist forces led by Jason are firmly in control of Kamed.

According to Ou Yang's understanding, the police maintain order, the government is responsible for political affairs, and capital controls the economy, which has a certain degree of mutual checks and balances.

However, due to the shortage of supplies caused by the pandemic, the power of capital has gradually grown, and the police and town government have had to unite to fight against it.

In short, the three parties each represent the interests of a segment of the population, both exploiting and guarding against each other, thus forming a fragile balance.

The police and town government have been trying to suppress capitalist forces, but have been unable to succeed due to insufficient resources; old Jason also has the idea of ​​controlling the whole city, but is strongly resisted by the police and town government.

The three parties never completely broke off relations and maintained a fragile relationship.

At this point, Ouyang understood everything.

It must have been the death of young Jason that broke the balance. The old Jason, who lost his son in his old age, went completely mad. He abandoned all restraints and launched an attack, ready to eliminate the obstacles in one fell swoop and completely control the whole city!

Regardless of how things are phrased, Ouyang finally gained a new understanding of the situation in Kamed. He nodded heavily and said, "I understand. You should go back quickly too. Kamed might be in chaos for a while."

He meant to say that Kamed was about to panic, but then changed his mind.

The former kind of chaos is temporary, while the latter is permanent. Although Ouyang doesn't particularly like this place, he doesn't want this peaceful little town to descend into chaos either.

Aunt Susan nodded: "Thank you, I know what to do... Take care on your journey!"

Ouyang smiled and said goodbye to Aunt Susan, then turned and climbed into the RV, started the engine, and drove away quickly.

Before the RV had driven far away, Aunt Susan returned to the hospital, grabbed a large bag of medicine, and hurriedly left.

With such a terrible incident and so many deaths, the hospital definitely can't stay open, and unemployment is inevitable.

She has to think about her future life; these medicines are worth at least a few dollars.

The gunfire from the direction of the city center grew increasingly intense.

Ouyang drove his RV away from the hospital, heading south, and successfully drove out of Kamed.

After leaving the city, Ou Yang did not rush to leave. Instead, he suddenly drove off the highway, drove the RV to a side road, found a secluded place to park, and took all the equipment, including night vision goggles, with him: "Sister Wei, I plan to go back for a while."

Jiang Yuwei grabbed his arm: "Where are you going?"

Ou Yang sighed and handed Jiang Yuwei a slip of paper with an address written on it: "This is old Jason's address; he's the one who put a bounty on our lives."

Jiang Yuwei immediately understood what he meant: "Are you crazy?"

Ouyang calmly shook his head: "I didn't."

Jiang Yuwei panicked: "Ouyang, we're already out, why go back? Can't we just keep going? Listen to me, don't go!"

"Retaliation won't solve anything. Nothing is more important than our own lives. Let's hurry, we can still get to Luozhou Airport..."

“Sister Wei!” Ou Yang interrupted calmly, “I know that revenge is not the solution, but I have to go.”

"Why?" Jiang Yuwei was almost going crazy. She really wanted to crack open Ou Yang's head and see what was inside.

“First!” Ou Yang held up a finger. “We almost lost our lives. It would have been fine if we didn’t know who the culprit was, but now that we do, we can’t just let it go.”

"Second!" He held up his second finger. "As Chairman Mao said, 'A good punch can prevent a hundred more.' We can't just slink away like this. We have to teach the enemy a lesson, or else any Tom, Dick, or Harry will dare to attack us."

“Third!” He held up his third finger. “I can’t swallow this insult. I won’t rest until I get my revenge!”

"Still not clear-headed? You've been reading too many novels, haven't you?" Jiang Yuwei was exasperated. "Why are you giving me so many reasons? Can't you think about things rationally?"

She simply couldn't understand why boys were so vengeful.

“I’m very rational,” Ou Yang said calmly. “Sister Wei, I know you mean well, and I know what you said makes sense. I have one last reason. Do you want to hear it?”

Jiang Yuwei pursed her lips and remained silent, while Ou Yang continued, "You know, so many people are gathered here. How many of them do you think are compatriots?"

Before Jiang Yuwei could answer, Ou Yang continued, "Leaving is easy, but what will the US say? The foreign affairs personnel from Dongda University fled Kamed overnight? Will someone use this as an excuse, or even deliberately suppress or bully those who have wronged us?"

Jiang Yuwei was stunned.

She had been here longer and understood the situation of people from the East better, but people have different degrees of closeness and distance, so she still advised, "We're not really foreign affairs personnel..."

“But Lao Mi doesn’t know, and neither do the compatriots who stayed here.” Ou Yang’s expression was more serious than ever before. “Although the identity is fake, when we’re out in the world, if even we don’t know how to protect our mother, who else can we rely on? I can’t do something like eating from a bowl and then cursing the cook.”

Jiang Yuwei was completely speechless, and her gaze towards Ou Yang was indescribably complex.

Ouyang let out a sigh of relief, feigning nonchalance: "This damn sense of honor!"

He then waved his phone and said, "Keep in touch. If I'm not back by tomorrow morning... don't wait for me!"

After saying that, he jumped off the car, took off his bicycle, leaped onto it, and disappeared into the darkness with a series of powerful pedal strokes.

Jiang Yuwei watched Ou Yang leave, her turbulent emotions still hard to calm.

That's what men are like. No matter how down on their luck they are, they still have a sense of responsibility for the fate of the nation.

Ouyang returned to Kamed shortly afterward and dialed the fat officer's number: "This is Ouyang!"

The call connected, and a clear gunshot rang out from the receiver: "Have you thought this through?"

“I’ve made up my mind,” Ouyang said. “I need some equipment.”

"What do you have?" the chubby police officer asked.

Ouyang didn't mince words: "I need a helmet, body armor, enough ammunition, tactical earmuffs, a Glock 18 or a rapid-fire conversion kit..."

He rattled off a long list of equipment, leaving the chubby police officer dumbfounded: "Wait, are you getting your supplies from here?"

"Just tell me if you have it or not!" Ou Yang said firmly. "Why should I help you if you don't give me something in return?"

The portly police officer sighed deeply: "Alright, I'll try my best to find everything for you... Where are you?"

"The road leading out of the city is due south."

The chubby police officer replied, "Okay, wait for me a moment!"

After hanging up the phone, Ou Yang found a secluded spot nearby and hid, pondering how much equipment the other party could possibly find for him.

Taking it all is unrealistic; I'd be satisfied with two-thirds, and if that's not possible, half would be acceptable.

Half an hour later, an ordinary SUV drove out of Kamed and slowly stopped on the side of the road.

A moment later, Ouyang's phone vibrated, and a voice came through the receiver: "Mr. Ouyang? This is King Seke. Rein sent me!"

King Seik?
Ouyang paused for a moment before realizing that this was an American of Asian descent: "I am Ouyang, who is Ryan?"

“It’s that fattest officer,” said Saikwang.

Ou Yang suddenly realized that there was no danger before he came out of his hiding place, opened the car door and got in.

"What you need is in the back seat!" King Seke reminded him.

Ouyang moved to the back, opened the travel bag on the seat, revealing various kinds of equipment.

It includes not only easily obtainable equipment such as Glock 18s, extended magazines, and various tactical accessories, but even a Glock 43!
Ouyang simply couldn't believe it was real!
My long-lost old friend!

Fatty... Raine's efficiency is truly remarkable; he delivered almost all the equipment he requested.

A wave of fat belongs to it!

Ouyang couldn't wait to take off his coat and put on the holster of his Type 43 rifle: "Where did you get these things?"

It's a bit easier during the day, but gun shops don't dare to open at night, right?
“We found it in the evidence room,” said King Seke. “There’s also a drone in the trunk.”

Ouyang was overjoyed: "Can we fire?"

“Sorry, it’s purely for police use, not a tactical drone,” King Sek shrugged regretfully. “But it does have night vision and thermal imaging.”

"Excellent!" Ouyang could no longer suppress his smile. "Let's go, tell me about the situation near the target!"

“No problem!” King Seke turned the car around and sped into Kamed.

(End of this chapter)