Hunter x Hunter: From Obtaining the World to Beyond Heaven

"He died of illness, which sounds like sepsis, but Baron Vidry refused our forensic doctor to perform an autopsy. In any case, he wants to see you now."

When Chao Yin heard the word "septicemia," a sense of foreboding arose in his heart.

How could someone as healthy as Sovi suddenly develop sepsis and die in less than three days?

Chao Yin's medical knowledge was not extensive, but he knew that sepsis often occurred in people with weakened immune systems and those who had just undergone surgery.

As a sergeant, Sophie clearly does not meet the requirements.

'Could it be...?'

Chao Yin suddenly recalled the scene from three days ago when Suo Wei was fiddling with the zipper of her protective suit.

This moment.

It felt as if an electric current was flowing through his entire body.

Chao Yin was instantly jolted, a chill running down his spine!

"Hey, Chaoyin, are you listening to me? That baron says your name was all over his daughter's suicide note, and he's going to settle scores with you..."

"Major General! Forget about those useless things for now!"

Chao Yin interrupted Major General Kafka's nonsense with an urgent tone!

"Quickly order the coroner and medical corps to surround the entire baron's residence and find out his social circle..."

Chao Yin gritted his teeth:

"Also, exhume Sovie's body for an autopsy! Make sure to find out the true cause of death and the symptoms!"

"..."

Major General Kafka on the other end of the phone immediately became serious:

"What happened? I'll have someone take care of it. Explain it to me first."

“Three days ago, Suowei and I were ordered to go to the virus research institute of the First Military Medical University to investigate and arrest someone. At that time, she did a dangerous and irregular action. If she had happened to be infected with some kind of deadly virus at that time…”

Major General Kafka immediately realized the seriousness of the problem and quickly repeated Chao Yin's words to the soldiers around him!

Then he said urgently:

"Damn it, this is the capital! This absolutely cannot happen! Chao Yin, where are you? Come here right now!"

Chao Yin remained silent.

He touched his forehead—it was burning hot!

The burning heat did not warm him up; instead, it made Chao Yin's heart grow even colder.

'That doesn't make sense. Even if Sovi was infected with the virus back then, she couldn't have become a source of transmission so quickly. I didn't have any contact with her afterwards...'

There's no virus you can get from just chatting face-to-face.

Still clinging to hope, Chao Yin rushed into the bathroom, opened her mouth wide in front of the mirror—

An inconspicuous white ulcer had appeared on the flesh-colored inner wall of the throat...

This is it.

Chao Yin's mind went completely blank for a moment, and he felt as if waves of tinnitus were crashing in his ears.

Early symptoms of Hebola...

How could he not know about the virus that made the Kakin biological unit famous?

At this moment, he is suffering from that terrifying virus with a mortality rate of over 80%!

'It's even highly likely that it's not the original strain, but rather a more powerful version created by those researchers...'

"Chaoyin..."

"Chaoyin...?"

"Chao Yin! Can you hear me?"

Major General Kafka's stern shout jolted Chao Yin out of his daze!

"Present! Major General!"

Chao Yin's gaze sharpened, and he cleared his mind of all the jumbled thoughts, calming himself down before slowly saying:

“I probably also contracted the same virus, so I can’t be there in person.”

"What?! Who has the ability to handle this?"

Chao Yin turned and walked out of the bathroom, pondering as he said:

"Major Bill can replace me."

"Bill? What if he fails?"

"Major Delia can replace Bill."

"What if he also runs into trouble?"

“Lieutenant Colonel Petrovsky can replace Delia.”

Chao Yin interrupted this endless conversation, saying:

"If they can't do it, then we'll have to ask King Nasby to step in personally."

"In short, this matter will not end easily. Please report this seriously to the Central Military Commission, abandon any wishful thinking, and put the lives of the 2466 million people of New Delhi first!"

After saying that, Chao Yin switched the phone to speakerphone, put it in his shirt pocket, rolled up his sleeves, scanned the room, and analyzed:

"I only started experiencing mild symptoms after Sovie died; there are two possibilities—"

"Firstly, the virus may become less virulent during secondary transmission, in which case this incident would be less of a concern, but this possibility is relatively small."

"Secondly, as a Nen user, I have a stronger resistance to the virus due to my greater vitality and physical fitness. Therefore, I recommend that more Nen users participate in the next protective action."

He took something out of the cabinet—

A roll of yellow tape.

Tear!

Chao Yin spoke coldly, tearing open the duct tape and sticking it to the small crack in the window in front of him.

"While conducting the autopsy on Suo Wei, we simultaneously launched an investigation into the Institute of Virology at the First Military Medical University, intending to arrest and interrogate the director and require his cooperation in subsequent work."

Tear!

Chao Yin carefully sealed the gaps in the dormitory door with tape and then carefully poked out small ventilation holes with a pen.

"Everyone who had contact with Suowei before her death must be brought under control, as must everyone I have contacted. I will compile a list and submit it to the Central Military Commission later."

Tear!

Chao Yin bit off a piece of tape in his hand and stuck it to the drain opening on the ground.

"It's been three days since I left the First Military Medical University. My symptoms are currently in the early stages of the disease, so we can assume the incubation period for [Nen users] is about 48 hours."

Tear!

Chao Yin carefully sealed the toilet in front of him completely with tape, leaving no gaps.

“Every day from then on, I used an N805 military voice recorder to record the changes in my body.”

Chao Yin sat cross-legged in the middle of the room, staring for a long time at the circles of yellow tape around him.

He used these tapes to isolate himself from everything outside.

He needs to self-isolate.

"When I can no longer speak, I will use books and pens to record things."

"..."

"Until I die."

"..."

"This process will probably last seven days... that is, until March 8th."

"When that time comes, Major General, you can bring men to collect my body. Before that, do not let anyone near my quarters. I will use the stored compressed biscuits for food, and boiled water for drinking water."

"..."

"above."

"..."

"For the prosperous future of the people of Kakin!"

Beep.

"It is now March 1, 1998 in the International Calendar..."

"The weather is sunny."

"I am Chao Yin, a senior colonel in the Ninth Army Group of Kajin..."

"Weight 61 kg, height 182 cm, no family, unmarried, does not smoke or drink, no bad habits."

"Starting today, I will use this voice recorder to record all the changes in my body, three times a day, at 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM..."

The empty sound echoed in the deserted room, with only Chao Yin speaking earnestly into the recording pen in front of him.

Beep.

"What's next?"

Chao Yin, unusually, emptied his mind and sat cross-legged in a daze.

"How about we watch a movie? We bought so many videotapes but haven't had time to watch them..."

Because going to the movies is too expensive, the usually stingy Chao Yin has stockpiled a large number of videotapes in his dormitory, but he has never had time to watch them due to his busy work schedule.

"He used to say that when he retired at 60, he would watch old movies on video until he died..."

He muttered and complained incessantly:

"It's too late at 60; all I'll see is death!"

Time continues to flow.