reverse rescue

4A-1, Lu Chuanwen.

Gu Zhou looked at the handwritten number plate hanging on the door, and fell into deep thought for a moment.

If it weren't for the great reputation of Canglang, anyone would think that this is an illegal pyramid scheme that is bluffing and deceiving in the last days.

It's too poor.

Gu Zhou looked sympathetically at Dr. Xiaoye who knocked on the door.

Bai Yue and Doctor Xiaoye sent Gu Zhou into the office and left consciously. With the slight sound of closing the door, only Lu Chuanwen and Gu Zhou were left in the office.

Lu Chuanwen cleared his throat and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Gu, can we start now?"

Gu Zhou had a serious face and sat upright in the wheelchair.

Even if the military has no way to retreat and human society falls apart, he still has to complete this mission.

Gu Zhoudao: "Yes! The matter is urgent. Lieutenant Colonel Gu Zhoute reported the latest progress in virus research to the general, and implored the general to mobilize all forces to complete the final antibody research!"

Lu Chuanwen didn't move, just nodded to indicate to continue.

Gu Zhou continued: "On July [-]th, we received an encrypted telegram from the Arctic scientific research station from Lin Hao, a member of the Arctic scientific expedition team and a researcher at the National Institute of Biology, claiming that the Arctic permafrost samples are likely to contain dormant Highly pathogenic virus, the virus may be contagious, I hope we immediately apply to our superiors to directly transport the frozen soil samples that were supposed to be shipped to the research institute on the bright side to our institute.

"This telegram Lin Hao overstepped his authority to add a red star and sent it to the Institute of Virology instead of the Institute of Biology, which means that according to his judgment, this is a virus crisis with a level of danger that can rise to the level of national security. This is also my Since the establishment of the institute, it was the only time that the red asterisk warning was received. So the director of the institute immediately reported to Major General Song Shiping, requesting that the national secret security immediately transfer the permafrost samples to our institute. Five days later, we received the permafrost samples, and The news that the virus broke out in the ice country and started to spread.

"The research institute immediately gathered all its forces to conduct research on unknown viruses, but this is a brand new virus, which is different from any virus structure and characteristics we know. It will also repair cells while attacking cells, but the human body cannot bear it." With this level of cellular-level attack, the most vulnerable brain dies first, and then the body is occupied by viruses, allowing the human body to maintain basic behavioral capabilities, but it is no different from walking dead. In this regard, we are at a loss what to do, and the research work was once in trouble.

"On August [-]th, Major General Song directly issued an order that the area where the research institute is located was completely sealed off and entered a state of red combat readiness until the day when the antibody was developed. In the next few days, the military sent back news that the spread of the global virus was out of control , They will begin to implement the retreat plan. Until August [-]th, all communications of the institute have come to a standstill, and we have cut off all contact with the outside world."

Hearing this, Lu Chuanwen couldn't help showing a trace of sadness on his face. He said: "On July 29, our country imported the first infected person. This person entered from City B. In early August, City B was the first to fall. All the leaders We evacuated to the south as planned, and troops from all over the country were fully deployed to carry out rescue and evacuation operations. However, the virus spread too fast, and our preparations were not sufficient. On August [-], the temporary command base in the south also fell. At that time, there were almost no The pure land is full of wandering zombies, in order to avoid crowds gathering together to attract zombies, the military announced to retreat to the four nuclear weapon shelters in the country in batches..."

Gu Zhou's gaze moved slightly, trembling slightly.

Lu Chuanwen continued: "I led the first, second, and third detachments of the special forces and 400 civilians who evacuated with the army. The first batch arrived at the No. 25 nuclear weapon shelter in North China. When we arrived at the shelter, there were 341 of our own active forces left. There were 10 people left. Six days later, Lieutenant Colonel Kashiwa arrived at the shelter with 54 special forces members and 7 civilians. After that, we carried out multiple rescues, and rescued 109 active soldiers and [-] civilians from the vicinity, all placed in Inside the shelter. It has been four months, and no other active forces have appeared. We tried to send communication requests to the remaining three shelters, but we have been unable to connect.”

Gu Zhou asked without giving up: "Could it be that the communication is just broken?"

Lu Chuanwen stared at him, and said slowly: "No, in order to avoid all risks, the four nuclear weapon shelters use the most primitive method of buried underground cables for communication. Even if they are attacked by nuclear weapons, the communication will not be disconnected."

After a pause, Lu Chuanwen continued: "So, we can reasonably infer that the people in this shelter may be the only survivors in Huaguo."

Gu Zhou lowered his head, he had already prepared for the worst along the way, but he still couldn't help but feel a burst of grief when he heard it with his own ears.

It is the sense of powerlessness that human beings have reproduced for thousands of years but are almost extinct in the end, and it is the powerless thing that can do nothing to hurt other species in the face of thousands of dead souls.

Lu Chuanwen stood up and pressed the play button on the computer, and Gu Zhou's voice came from inside again:

"Hello, surviving compatriots, I am very glad that there are still people who can hear this recording of mine, which shows that the light of human civilization is still alive..."

At the end of this recording that has been played countless times these days, Lu Chuanwen asked: "So, what happened in your research institute?"

Gu Zhou’s eyes were a bit complicated, and he said: “The Huaguo Virus Research Institute is located deep in the Northwest Gobi, surrounded by no-man’s land. The research institute is tens of meters deep underground, adopts the most advanced protection design, and is stationed by troops all year round. Red closed At the time of alert, there were 38 researchers in the institute and 60 soldiers stationed there.

"After the research stagnated, we were forced to adopt the most primitive antibody research method, and to conduct virus propagation and infection experiments through chicken embryos, mouse embryos, and human-like mammalian embryo cells without knowing the pathogenic mechanism of the virus. Antibodies can be obtained from animal cells.

"But the fact is that the serum obtained from animal cells that may contain antibodies has finally been shown to be effective only for that species. This has never been done before in the history of medicine. This virus can distinguish the immune systems of different species and produce different pathogenic viruses. Therefore, the antibodies produced by autoimmunity among various species cannot be used universally.

"In the beginning, we didn't expect this unprecedented species difference. After the animal experiment was good, we took the risk and directly carried out the human experiment, but all the injectors died. In the middle, there were even cases where the experimental subjects were left in the serum. The virus infection and the attack on the researchers. A total of 48 human experiments occurred, and the infection spread three times, and we lost a total of 33 researchers and all stationed soldiers.”

Lu Chuanwen went around the desk, moved a stool to Gu Zhou's side, sat down and patted Gu Zhou's shoulder, and said:

"Your exploits will forever be recorded in the annals of history."

After finishing speaking, Lu Chuanwen continued to ask: "What about the other two researchers?"

Gu Zhou replied: "Twenty days ago, after we failed to try to culture antibodies from various parts of the human body, we finally obtained laboratory-active antibodies through human fertilized eggs. However, we no longer have more people to do human experiments. We don’t know what’s going on outside, where the military is, or whether human society still exists, so I can only take the initiative to find the military and follow-up research forces with a vaccine that may be successful.”

Lu Chuanwen asked with some doubts: "In this case, why don't you act together?"

Gu Zhou replied: "Because of the other two people, one is my teacher, Colonel Zhang Mingde, the director of the institute. He is 59 years old and is also our best virologist. The other is the only one in the institute who focuses on embryonic development. The biologist in the base is the No. [-] protected object in the red combat readiness state, and must not leave the base."

"Why?" Lu Chuanwen asked subconsciously.

Gu Zhou's voice was suppressed a little, and he said slowly: "Because if I can't find the army within three months, send them a message or go back in person, they will stop researching on unknown viruses and start fire instead. plan."

"The Tinder Project?" Lu Chuanwen frowned. This was a plan he had never heard of.

"The Huaguo Institute of Virology has the best geographical conditions and a closed level. Therefore, under the Institute, 50 human fertilized eggs are frozen. When human beings are on the verge of desperation, the last surviving forces of the Institute will treat these in batches. Fertilized eggs are cultured in vitro, rekindling the fire of human reproduction."

Having said that, Gu Zhou hesitated for a moment, then continued: "This is why we can use fertilized eggs for antibody research..."

Lu Chuanwen frowned slightly, experimenting with human fertilized eggs may involve ethical issues.

Gu Zhou seemed to see his doubts, and he smiled wryly: "The scientific community generally believes that fertilized eggs do not have independent life characteristics before they develop into embryos, so they can be used for scientific research..."

Those small cells that could have grown into fresh life were carved into the small petri dish in the laboratory forever with their unformed life in order to preserve the existing human civilization.

Sometimes, the continuation of human society and the development of human civilization are based on some hard-to-tell facts.

If there is no antibody, even if the Tinder Project can be carried out smoothly, decades or even a hundred years later, all humans outside the base will die out, the virus will lose its host and be forced to return to nature, and fall into a deep sleep again, but who can guarantee that when humans step out of that safety zone , When returning to the land that once looked up to the galaxy, will the virus not make a comeback?

At that time, human civilization, whose vitality was severely injured, could even be said to be extremely fragile, could withstand another impact of the virus?

Project Tinder is nothing more than a stopgap measure, the final plan to secure another century for humanity, but it will not be the final plan.

Without antibodies and vaccines, human beings have no way out in the face of such a terrible virus.

The two tacitly did not continue this topic.

Lu Chuanwen folded his hands on his lap, pondered for a while, and said, "In this case, as long as I can find suitable experimental equipment for you and find...fertilized eggs, you can continue to develop antibodies?"

Gu Zhou shook his head: "First of all, the current primary antibody has only been used on me, so it cannot be judged whether it is universal, and we do not have enough antibodies to conduct more clinical trials. Secondly, I left with the antibody. I also think that as long as there are sample antibodies and fertilized eggs, the research can continue. However, on the morning of the infection, I went to the Council of the World Association of Viruses in China to find relevant information, and found that some countries also found specific viruses. Therefore, human fertilized egg experiments have been carried out one after another, but without exception, they all failed.

"I think it's because we're the only ones using the original strain."

The most primitive virus strain isolated from prehistoric permafrost.

This shows that the virus began to mutate during the primary infection.

The author has something to say:

Gu Zhou: I thought that all soldiers were as rigorous, serious, upright, solemn, just, united, and friendly as me...

Bai Yue: Oh!

Gu Zhou: Until I met Bai Yue.