Extreme germ phobia

Chapter 279 Departure
Talivia stared blankly at Secretary Liu, her chest heaving violently.

She repeatedly reminded herself to stay calm and not to offend Dong Da at this time. After a while of mental preparation, her thoughts calmed down a bit: "Liu, may I ask why you left? Is there some misunderstanding?"

Misunderstand?

Secretary Liu sneered, "That guy really knows how to talk, pretending to be ignorant when he knows the truth, huh?"
He fulfilled his duties and responsibilities. As a qualified secretary, he would never wear his heart on his sleeve. In popular internet slang, he would be inwardly cursing but outwardly smiling.

There's no way around it; you can't do this job without a bit of shrewdness. At certain times, you have to put on a suitable mask.

So he said in a very sincere tone, "There's no misunderstanding, it's just an order from above, so I have to leave."

You think you're so high and mighty that you don't listen to anyone? Since you've already started this, we'll do the same thing again, and we'll even.

Talivia knew that she absolutely could not bring up the incident of blocking the door at this moment, not even to explain or apologize. Bringing it up would only put her in a passive position.

With a quick change of heart, she immediately found a new angle: "It's too dangerous to leave now, let's wait a bit longer."

Although only three days had passed and the temperature had not yet risen, a group of elderly people from the epidemic area had gathered outside the city. They were even hungrier and more ferocious, so leaving at this time was indeed very dangerous.

Secretary Liu nodded in acknowledgment, her composure tinged with a hint of aloofness: "Thank you for your concern. We are prepared for any unforeseen circumstances and are not afraid of any danger, and moreover..."

He smiled, narrowed his eyes, and said meaningfully, "Staying here might not be safe."

Talivia's dark face darkened further. She remained silent, her expression tense, while she racked her brains, trying to figure out how to keep the person there.

They even started to wonder what the consequences would be if they were to use underhanded tactics or stab someone in the back.

However, the convoy had already been delayed here for too long. Duan Shuxun raised his wrist to check the time. It was already late, and he didn't have time to waste on that stupid woman, Talivia.

He called over a staff member and whispered a few words to Secretary Liu.

Secretary Liu's attitude immediately hardened: "Ms. Talivia, are you still not willing to let your people move aside?"

Talivia remained silent, responding to the question with silence.

Secretary Liu smiled but said nothing.

Talivia was quite surprised. What was wrong with this person?
However, the next second, she knew why.

A group of guards emerged from the vehicle. Some jumped out, carrying recoilless rifles on their shoulders, pointing them at the gate; others leaned out of the windows, aiming sniper grenades at the top of the wall; still others leaned half their bodies out from the roof, opening the folding handles under their individual rocket launchers, pointing the firing ports at the armored vehicles blocking the way.

Ou Yang joined in the fun and carried a double-pack.

He had never touched this thing before and didn't know how to use it; he was just joining in the fun by striking a pose to impress people.

Even so, others can't even get a chance.

Talivia didn't recognize the thing, but there were veterans on the city wall who had fought in the war and immediately backed away when they saw it.

That's terrifying! What are they trying to do? Is it even necessary to use this thing?

A man-portable rocket, at the very least, should be equipped with a high-explosive warhead with a kill radius approaching thirty meters. If one of these happens to explode nearby, the soldier will be instantly riddled with countless steel balls.

If that were all, it wouldn't have been so bad. But then, an ordinary-looking truck in the convoy suddenly opened its back door, revealing a series of rectangular metal blocks painted with matte black paint.

The top metal block suddenly began to deform, its front legs pushed off and its hind legs sprang up, transforming into a robotic dog carrying a gun barrel!
Once fully extended, the first batch of six robotic dogs leaped lightly out of the vehicle and quickly occupied advantageous positions on both sides, their rifles gleaming with a dark light.

In addition, dozens of grenades with their own rotors flew out of the vehicles and hovered around the convoy...above the heads of the Americans!

Moreover, a guard who had received prior orders suddenly fired a single-soldier rocket into an open area outside the city, and the rocket landed far away with a trail of smoke.

Moments later, the impact point exploded with a deafening roar, creating a small mushroom cloud visible to the naked eye.

Ou Yang's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets; it was actually a man-portable thermobaric weapon!
The situation quickly spiraled out of control, with the guards causing a commotion and some even shouting that they would never participate in the conflict.

The morale of the defenders plummeted.

Talivia's expression changed drastically: "Liu, what does this mean?"

Secretary Liu sneered: "Who do you think we are? The equipment level of Dongda University today is beyond your imagination."

Talivia's cheeks twitched uncontrollably, and she couldn't utter a single word.

Let alone ordinary Americans, even elite US troops armed to the teeth would be taken aback when faced with rampaging guards.

What level of equipment is this?
Then think about the weapons you have and seriously consider whether you have the resources to fight back.

Have you ever heard of a man-portable thermobaric weapon? The man-portable rocket carried by guards is this. On the surface, it looks normal, but in reality, it is the most powerful man-portable weapon, bar none!

Even if tanks come, they'll only be doomed.

Talivia's lips trembled as she desperately wanted to question how such a small office could possess these weapons. Who allowed the Easterners to bring heavy weapons into the city?
But she dared not speak up. If the Easterners became enraged and prepared to fight to the death, that would be terrible!
Nothing else is needed; the consequences would be unimaginable if a hovering grenade were to fall to the ground.

And afterwards, all they had to do was shift the blame to the old man outside the city, and that would be the end of it.

With the situation so chaotic right now, it's impossible for the higher-ups to send anyone to investigate the scene.

At this moment, Talivia was filled with regret, wondering why she had to provoke the Easterners!

It can only be said that people with heart disease are corrupt in every way. Before long, Talivi had already come up with several ways to get away with it.

Suddenly a low rumble came from the sky, and a helicopter flew over Salaidon.

After much hesitation, Talivia finally gave up on the idea of ​​keeping the convoy. As if all the bones in her body had been removed, she weakly ordered, "Let them go."

Old Mi, who was next to her, didn't hear clearly and subconsciously asked, "What?"

Talivia flew into a rage and yelled at the top of her lungs, "I said, let them go!"

No one intended to stop the convoy; they quickly cleared the road and moved the armored vehicles blocking the way.

Everyone was careful to stay away from the range of the flying grenades.

Secretary Liu pursed her lips: "Wouldn't it have been better to do this earlier!"

After saying that, he ignored Talivia completely, turned around and got into the car.

Talivia watched the convoy drive out of the city, her eyes filled with utter despair.

After leaving the city, the convoy made a brief stop, and the released robot dogs nimbly jumped onto the vehicles, transforming back into cuboids, stacked one on top of the other, and arranged in the carriages.

The flying grenades were all retrieved and neatly placed back into their boxes. In another vehicle, Ou Yang reluctantly put down a twin-mounted man-portable thermobaric weapon and sighed, "Hey, I thought that black woman was so bold, she might be able to fight to the end. But she chickened out so easily."

"Go all the way? You think too highly of her." Duan Shuxun said with a smile, "Don't underestimate her just because she's a woman. These American-style political creatures are best at weighing pros and cons. Besides, this woman only has petty cleverness and no sense of the big picture. She's so naive and can't be considered respectable."

Upon hearing this, everyone thought about it carefully and realized it was indeed true.

Ou Yang asked curiously, "Then what counts as respectable?"

"Well, that's a complicated matter." Duan Shuxun didn't want to say more and changed the subject.

Ou Yang wisely refrained from asking further questions.

He soon discovered that several drones were constantly flying above the convoy, with one of them occasionally flying faster and farther away before returning after a while.

Oh Yang, this must be using drones to scout the route ahead!

Talivia wasn't lying about one thing: a lot of old Americans had indeed come from outside the city.

These people were much better equipped than those from a few days ago. They gathered in twos and threes outside the city, and the way they looked at the convoy was incredibly strange.

It felt like it was about to rush up and tear everyone apart.

Many people secretly gripped their guns.

What happened to the people from Tokyo University? So what if they were robbed? Compared to survival, nothing else matters.

The convoy continued forward, but everyone was on edge, and Duan Shuxun even ordered everyone to prepare for battle.

Seeing the gun barrels and cannons sticking out of the car window, whatever little schemes Old Mi was having vanished instantly. He even silently moved aside the roadblocks blocking the way.

Have you ever seen a cannon pointed at your forehead?
That was just now.

Robbing the convoy of students from the University of Tokyo?

Stop messing around. Even if you're tired of living, you can't just court death like this.

Duan Shuxun ordered the convoy to pass quickly, and both sides went their separate ways without incident.

He didn't intend to make things difficult for these old Americans, nor did he want to lighten Talivia's burden, and this was the best outcome.

Before long, the convoy left Salaidon far behind, along with the two waves of conflict between the old Americans inside and outside the city walls.

Although no one in the entire office, from top to bottom, was prepared to intervene in the conflict, staying there meant that one day they might be forced to fight the enemy.

There were still several hundred kilometers to go, so Duan Shuxun divided everyone into three shifts: one shift on duty and two shifts resting. If nothing went wrong, they would only need to complete one shift to reach their destination.

That wasn't all. He also gathered with others, spread out the map and studied it carefully, making different marks under each city and village along the way.

Some represent safety, some represent abandonment, and some represent danger, but most represent the unknown.

Yes, the larger the scale, the clearer the situation becomes; the more inconspicuous the matter, the more cautious we must be.

To cope with unexpected situations, Duan Shuxun also organized an emergency response team, specifically responsible for dealing with emergencies.

The others were also divided into several groups, such as support and rescue, each with their own responsibilities.

Only at this point did the convoy achieve a defensive setup with drones overhead, robotic dogs on the vehicles, and all personnel participating in the defense.

To say they were invincible would be an exaggeration, but they certainly made the most of everything.

Ou Yang was extremely impressed. This small example showed a great deal about the world's best organizational capabilities. No wonder Dongda University is known for its organizational skills. How could anyone else have thought of so much?
The importance of details in determining success or failure was now vividly demonstrated to Ou Yang and the others.

Once everything was arranged, Duan Shuxun finally breathed a sigh of relief. When he turned around, he met Ou Yang's probing gaze.

He smiled slightly and casually asked, "What are your plans for the future?"

"Plans?" Ou Yang immediately shook his head. "No, whatever the higher-ups decide... Lao Duan, do you know what the real situation is with Xiu Shi Dun?"

"I know a little bit." Duan Shuxun nodded. "What do you want to know?"

“I want to know about the results of Shy Stew,” Ou Yang said.

"Shy Poetry Stew!" Duan Shuxun smacked his lips. "Sigh, where should I begin?"

This place is rather complicated.

For most people at Dongda University, this place is just a symbol. Mentioning Xiushidun will immediately remind them of the old man's space launch center.

Anyone with even a slight understanding of this place knows that it is the largest city in Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture, the fourth largest in the United States, and the largest economic center on the southern coast, with a resident population of over two million.

If it were Dongda University, two million people would be just so-so, but here, it's a genuine first-tier city.

As we all know, the denser the population and the warmer and more humid the climate, the more suitable it is for the spread of Pneumococcus. And Xiushidun has all these conditions. Once the epidemic breaks out here, the consequences will be unimaginable.

However, looking at the whole of America, Sherry's economic strength is among the best. The place is not short of money at all, and it is also the most important port on the southern coast.

It is no exaggeration to say that ships from Dongda University dock at Xiushidun every day, and anti-epidemic supplies are piled up like small mountains on the dock.

All the purification equipment from the entire Kizilsu Kyrgyz Autonomous Prefecture and surrounding areas was unloaded at Xiushidun Port.

How could a place like this possibly lack purification equipment?
Not only is it not lacking, but it is also one of the cities where air purification equipment is most widely used!

Furthermore, it is one of the regions that has the closest cooperation with the University of Tokyo, strictly implementing various anti-epidemic measures originating from the University of Tokyo.

To this end, the city hall used isolation walls to divide the entire Shy Poetry Village into hundreds of isolation zones. Each isolation zone is assigned a dedicated person to be in charge, with layers of supervision and monitoring, so that the responsible person can be identified immediately if any problems occur.

Ou Yang was stunned.

Well, they've just copied their own anti-epidemic methods over here?

At this point, Duan Shuxun shrugged: "However, this kind of forced isolation doesn't work as well on the Americans."

"Why?" Ouyang asked curiously.

"What else could it be? They're too lax!" Duan Shuxun sighed. "We'd rather stay home than come out, but the Americans would rather come out than stay cooped up here. If you dare to use force, the Americans will dare to gather a group of people to protest. It's a protest, you know. I really don't know what's wrong with the Americans' brains."

Ouyang was also stunned. Good heavens, a gathering at a time like this?

This is so damn American!
(End of this chapter)