Extreme germ phobia

Chapter 308 Multiple Identities
As his dormant consciousness slowly returned, the unconscious Smith suddenly sprang to his feet, gasping for breath like a dying fish.

At this moment, he felt as if he had been run over by a road roller, his whole body aching. Looking down, he saw that he was completely naked, his skin covered with scabbed abrasions.

Those are scratches left from dragging and rubbing against the ground!
Smith was stunned for a while before he remembered what he had just experienced, and then suddenly burst into maniacal laughter.

His last memory was of that familiar yet unfamiliar face of an Easterner, and the ever-enlarging gun butt.

Smith thought he was going to die, but he's still alive!

All I can say is that Easterners are just too soft-hearted. If he were in their shoes, he would have killed them without hesitation!
Looking around, the iron railings, concrete walls, a few broken beds, a toilet in the corner, and the lingering odor in the air immediately made him realize his predicament.

This is a very standard prison cell!

Smith couldn't remember how he got there. He tried to stand up, but accidentally aggravated his wounds, making him wince in pain.

Fortunately, he was not restrained at all, so although he was in pain, it did not affect his mobility.

Smith moved to the doorway, gripped the railing, and looked around.

A white corridor, with a heavy blast door barely visible.

"Hey, is anyone there?" Smith shouted.

The sound echoed down the corridor, but no one responded.

Smith returned to the bedside, dejected, and slowly sat down, his mind boiling over.

His clothes and equipment were gone, and he had no way to contact the outside world; the cell was also empty, with nothing to use. It would be difficult for him to leave the cell on his own.

Why did the Easterners lock him up instead of killing him?
Smith grinned and smiled silently.

Clearly, Easterners wouldn't dare.

Although this place is suffering the worst disaster in history, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. Mi Lijian's strength is still unmatched by anyone. The Easterners dare not offend Mi Gong, which is why he has been able to survive until now!

Thanks to the beacon of freedom, the banner of democracy, and the sacred and great United Nations!
Thinking of this, a mocking smile appeared on his face.

Glory belongs to England, greatness belongs to the United States...bullshit!
His thoughts continued to churn, and Smith found himself lost in his memories, quickly coming to a conclusion—he had been too hasty!
If we had been more careful and cautious, perhaps the outcome would have been different!

Footsteps sounded outside the railing, and a figure appeared outside.

Upon recognizing the man, Smith immediately stood up: "It's you!"

“Yes, it’s me.” Ou Yang smiled gently. “This is our first meeting, but I believe we’re already old friends!”

Starting with the brown bear, the entanglement between the two has lasted for at least half a year.

Smith lowered his gaze: "What are you trying to say?"

In his eyes, Ouyang was there to show off, even his smile was so arrogant and condescending.

Prejudice in people's hearts is an insurmountable mountain, and Smith is used to applying his own persona to others.

Ouyang continued laughing: "Didn't you notice something's wrong?"

Smith immediately became alert: "What's wrong?"

He immediately checked his entire body and suddenly noticed an inconspicuous needle mark on his arm. His pupils contracted instantly: "What did you do to me?"

“It’s nothing.” Ouyang’s smile suddenly became relaxed and comfortable. “It’s just a kind of uncommon anesthetic that makes you tell the truth.”

"Truth serum?" Smith's heart sank, his eyes filled with fear.

He harbors too many secrets that cannot be brought to light, and if they were exposed, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Smith's mind was in turmoil. He took a few deep breaths to calm himself down and pretended to be indifferent: "Why don't you tell me what I said?"

“Many!” Ou Yang said calmly, quietly opening the metal can containing the spores. A faint smell of spores gradually wafted out. “For example, why did you capture me? And why are you here?”

Outside the prison, Lu Wei watched the monitor screen with worry, wishing he could rush in immediately and drag Ou Yang out.

According to the original plan, all that was needed was to shoot Smith, and the two of them could leave peacefully.

But for some reason, Ouyang changed his mind at the last minute, only knocking Smith unconscious and dragging him all the way here.

Yes, this is a police station not far from Charlton Street. Because the city hall has mobilized all the police force, there is not a soul in the police station.

In reality, even if all police officers were deployed, there should still be many civilian staff in the police station. However, given the chaos in the city, the police station was likely to become a target of violent attacks. Therefore, all civilian police officers were temporarily evacuated, leaving the police station empty.

It was clear that the police had planned from the beginning to use the strongest means to suppress the chaos and had no intention of taking anyone alive.

In short, they got a good deal.

Inside the prison, Ouyang was using his prepared rhetoric to keep guiding the conversation: "Mr. Smith, I know you keep pursuing me because I'm a special immune person, but do you know that I'm not actually as special as you think?"

Smith decided to remain silent: "I don't understand what you mean."

Ouyang's smile remained unchanged: "You've seen the doctor's research results, haven't you?"

"I do not know what you're talking about!"

“It’s that doctor from the underground fortress. He did a lot of experiments on me.” Ou Yang’s smile faded. “Human and inhumane experiments, I’ve done them all… To be honest, I’ve read the lab reports, but I can’t understand them. But it doesn’t matter. Not long ago, I found someone who could understand them and even replicated some of the experiments.”

At this point, Ouyang paused intentionally, carefully observing Smith's expression.

Smith's attitude changed noticeably: "What experiment? I've never heard of it."

Ouyang shrugged: "I don't know what kind of experiment it was, but the experts told me that the doctor fabricated the experimental results to make you mistakenly believe that you could find a solution to the epidemic from me."

“You’re lying!” Smith retorted angrily. “Impossible!”

“Why not?” O’Yan looked at Smith with pity. “If he really finds a solution to the pandemic, he will immediately gain everyone’s attention as soon as he announces the results. I believe that the Smith Palace will never give up the opportunity to solve the pandemic for the sake of an Asian.”

"That's because he hasn't figured it out yet!"

"Then why didn't he release the news and find more experts to study it together?" Ou Yang questioned repeatedly.

"We found the data ourselves, he didn't provide it!" Smith roared, inadvertently revealing some important information.

Ouyang felt that it was about time and promptly closed the metal can.

His tolerance for phagocytogens was much stronger than Smith's, but he still couldn't inhale too much: "Doctor, you're surrounded by your people... Oh, right, not your military, but the Brown Bear City Police Department... I'm not afraid to tell you, your research has yielded no results, but our research has made a breakthrough, and it might be able to completely solve the epidemic!"

At this point, he straightened his back: "However, I'm sorry, this achievement will only be used on our own people first. As for you... hehe, perhaps you will be given the opportunity to participate in the experiment."

The continuous verbal attacks completely broke Smith's defenses, who was on the verge of a hallucination, and he started yelling and cursing.

Unfortunately, Old Mi's insults were not particularly witty.

Ouyang continued to guide the conversation, constantly mentioning the brown bear market, and finally, after Smith fell into a hallucination, he obtained some useful information.

The capture operation continued until the end of August, when the brown bears were completely overrun, at which point it was forced to stop.

At that time, the US troops responsible for sealing off the city were ordered to withdraw, and Smith was among them. However, the withdrawing team was stopped by friendly forces when they approached the border of Bear State. They received new orders: to stay in place and no one was allowed to leave Bear State without authorization.

The blockade troops were in an uproar from top to bottom.

Moreover, they even received orders to disarm on the spot and surrender to friendly forces, which made everyone even more indignant.

At the critical moment of the outbreak, this unit was ordered to Brown Bear City to quickly lock down the city and prevent the spread of the virus.

However, when the epidemic got out of control, the military ignored the contributions of this unit and discarded it like worn-out shoes.

What did the military take them for?
Everyone knew they had been abandoned.

Similar situations have occurred before in the history of this country.

From that moment on, the faith I once held crumbled.

The out-of-control epidemic gradually spread throughout the entire Bear State. Everyone knew that the epidemic would eventually spread to the camp. Some people were unwilling to accept this and gathered together to attack the blockade line, but were mercilessly wiped out by their allies.

Many more fled the base with their weapons and equipment, and their whereabouts remain unknown.

No one knew where they went, or whether they were dead or alive. All they knew was that all the roads and paths leading out of the state were blocked by friendly forces, and they couldn't fly over even if they had wings.

Looking back, Smith realized he was a clown, a joke, and from then on, he trusted no one and lived only for himself.

With nowhere to go, he remained at the encampment, where he lived a life of debauchery and darkness until the plague spread to the encampment.

A corporal went mad and, without warning, shot and killed his battalion commander, company commander, and six soldiers before being killed by others.

Everyone in the camp was on edge, seeing everyone as a madman. Those who could escape fled, and those who could leave left. Before long, the huge camp was left in ruins.

Smith still hadn't left.

It's not that he doesn't want to leave, but no matter where he goes, he can't avoid the spreading epidemic.

Hiding away in the deep mountains and forests?

Forget it, I'd rather just shoot myself and it'll be quicker!

However, the strange thing about this world is that the more afraid you are of dying, the faster you die, while the more indifferent you are, the more likely you are to be fine.

For a period of time afterward, those who remained in the camp were infected one after another, but he remained completely unaffected even after having a high fever.

It was only at this moment that Smith realized he was immune, a lucky one favored by God!

After his immune status was confirmed, he was allowed to leave Bear State, at the cost of joining a newly established special department.

A special department composed entirely of immune individuals, dedicated to dealing with the epidemic, directly under the Rice Palace, doesn't even have an official name, only a code name: X.

It represents the unknown, and also represents infinite possibilities.

Organization X is involved in intelligence gathering, infiltration, and possesses a formidable armed force.

Smith was unaware of the situation of the others, but his missions mostly involved gathering various intelligence on the epidemic area.

In other words, he had to frequently travel in and out of the epidemic area, dealing with all sorts of survivors, infected people, and inexplicable organizations.

Being chased by infected people and zombies is commonplace.

Because gunshots would attract more infected people, Smith would always run away whenever possible, only resorting to guns as a last resort.

However, he was originally a straightforward soldier, not an intelligence officer who was good at beating around the bush, so he did not do well in the new department.

Smith never thought he was inferior to anyone, but he struggled to find an opportunity to prove himself until recently when he accidentally discovered Ouyang's whereabouts.

It was a report from Salleton that described the process of the Easterners' evacuation. Smith happened to see Ouyang's photo and was immediately overjoyed.

However, he did not make a fuss, but silently watched Ouyang's movements, looking for a suitable opportunity.

Smith knew very well what kind of organization X was. Once information related to Ouyang was leaked, someone would definitely jump out to take the credit. So he preferred to keep the information to himself rather than speak it out.

It was quite a coincidence that the organization Apostles had recently come to the attention of the Yonex House, which had requested that Organization X investigate the Apostles' situation as soon as possible.

Smith volunteered to go to Shrewed Stew to investigate the situation of the Apostles.

Because of his military background and expertise in tactical command, he stood out among his competitors.

Well, to be honest, most people in the X organization prefer missions that involve entering and leaving epidemic areas.

Although infected individuals are dangerous and various organizations within the epidemic area are a major headache, the epidemic area itself is very free, without supervision or constraints.

It is not uncommon for them to use missions as an opportunity to infiltrate banks, gold shops, and other similar institutions to obtain large sums of money, gold, or luxury goods; in fact, it has become one of the unspoken rules of the X organization.

Water that is too clear has no fish. The higher-ups only ask whether the task can be completed, and never ask whether there are any extra gains during the execution of the task.

Smith had even heard that the X organization had carried out several special missions aimed at opening bank vaults in the affected areas and smuggling out dollars and other valuables.

They claimed it was to reduce losses and maintain financial order, but what really happened is anyone's guess.

Anyway, everyone who carried out the mission received a large sum of rice.

Therefore, Smith did not face fierce competition and ultimately succeeded in getting the opportunity to become the X organization's commander stationed in Shrewsbury.

They can be considered to have a high position and great power.

What followed was a series of investigations. Smith quickly discovered that Ouyang had not come out after entering the Easterners' camp, making it extremely difficult to capture him.

During this time, some immune individuals from X successfully infiltrated the Apostles, continuously delivering intelligence about the organization to Smith.

Logically, if one's own intelligence agents successfully infiltrate the target and obtain a large amount of intelligence, and if they can thwart the apostles' plans, it would be a major achievement.

But Smith's inherent stubbornness prevented him from letting go of Ouyang's complex. Instead of stopping the Apostle's plan, he secretly instructed the intelligence agents he had infiltrated to cooperate fully and used his power to provide them with considerable convenience.

A significant portion of the explosives used by the Apostles came with Smith's help.

That's considered betraying one's own people.

Even the plan to target people from the East was inextricably linked to Smith!
Hearing this, Ouyang was at a loss for words.

Goodness, this guy not only has a military background and is a member of a secret organization, but also has an inextricable and unclear relationship with the Apostles. He's also one of the masterminds behind the attack. He's practically got all the buffs stacked up!

Even if Ouyang lacked sensitivity, he knew how valuable such a person was.

He decisively left the prison, grabbed Lu Wei and whispered, "The situation has changed. This person has very important information. We must bring him back as soon as possible!"

Lu Wei stared in astonishment, his eyes wide: "You're not kidding?"

Neither of them knows how to leave, let alone take a child with a sensitive background.
Ouyang's answer was unwavering: "He deserves it!"

(End of this chapter)