Reborn in 2000 as a scholar

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an agency affiliated to the U.S. Federal Department of Health and Human Services that aims to protect public health and safety. It has relatively high exposure among many federal agencies in the United States.After all, when it comes to the flu season in the United States, the "flu report" issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has become the most authoritative source of data for major media.Of course, their duty is not just to monitor influenza, almost all epidemic diseases or other major diseases are under their monitoring.But Lin Jinqi couldn't think of any connection between them and him. After all, the agency he wanted to deal with should be the Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

But since the other party came to the door, Lin Jinqi looked at the other party's work certificate, smiled and said, "Nice to meet you, Dr. Thomson. I wonder if there is anything special about you looking for us?"

"Dr. Lin, since your Regulus laboratory is currently the best genetic testing laboratory in the United States and even the world, we hope to get your support." Dr. Thomson said.

"We need you to provide an independent laboratory with the highest level of security, because this time we need your assistance to detect a virus that is very dangerous. According to the information we know so far, this virus can infect humans in any form known so far. Infection, both heat resistance and cold resistance have surpassed our understanding of previous viruses, and no antibiotics can pose a threat to it.

Once a human is infected, symptoms of infection will appear within 30 minutes, and they will fall into a deep coma within 24 hours at most, and then they will die within 72 hours without exception.Because there is no drug that can have an effect on it, we can understand that its fatality rate is currently [-]%.Although we have cooperated with the National Guard to completely block the infected areas, because there are too many ways of infection, our blockade is actually not very effective. "

The war between humans and viruses should have existed since the birth of humans, and even the ancestors of humans, the ancient apes, also fought against viruses.According to the findings of modern archaeology, the evolution of ancient ape-man into ancient humans was carried out at about the same time in various regions of the world, but why did only the ancient ape-man from Africa succeed in the end?

According to the estimates of archaeologists, the harsh climate may be one of the main reasons, but the epidemic may be another main reason.In human history, there have been many virus disasters that almost wiped out the whole family, such as the Black Death pandemic in Europe, and the Spanish flu that made the world war impossible.

Although human beings have made great progress in medicine in order to preserve themselves, in fact, we are on the defensive in the battle against viruses.Because most of the time, the way humans prevent and control viruses is to try to block the possibility of humans being exposed to viruses.And once humans are exposed to the virus, the extent to which drugs can actually help is quite limited.Especially when encountering certain super viruses, human beings are basically using their lives to save some human lives in exchange for the time for humans to obtain antibodies to this virus.

Fortunately, most viruses are relatively fragile because of their simple structure, so no matter how terrible the virus strikes, human beings can survive it in the end.As a result, Lin Jinqi, even if he is not an expert in the fields of biology and medicine, knows what it means when he hears a virus that can quickly become ill and cause death, and can also be transmitted through many channels.Such a virus is wronged to call it a "super virus". This should be the legendary "doomsday virus".Whether human beings can carry it through really depends on God's will.

"I have a mobile genetic test vehicle with a very high safety level. The safety level has been certified. If necessary, I can provide this vehicle to you. After all, it is necessary to take such a dangerous virus away from the original place. It was a huge risk in itself. And let's not forget that we are so close to the New York metropolitan area. If anything happened, the consequences would be unthinkable."

Lin Jinqi couldn't help reminding the other party that this place is too close to the densely populated New York City. If this doomsday-level virus leaks here, the consequences will be disastrous.

Under Lin Jinqi's reminder, Dr. Thomson also found that his proposal was too thoughtless.This virus is extremely difficult to kill, and there is almost no way to kill this virus in the human body without harming the human body; only when this virus exists alone, can it be inactivated under extremely harsh conditions.But in fact, the CDC and FDA medical experts can't guarantee the success of complete inactivation. If there is a leak time here, it will be a disaster.

"Dr. Lin, thank you very much for your reminder, and at the same time thank you for your proposal." Now, Dr. Thomson has accepted Lin Jinqi's kindness and is ready to second the laboratory's manpower and experimental vehicles.

After all, Regulus's laboratory is already at the forefront of genetic research. If even Regulus's laboratory can't deal with this virus, then perhaps mankind will really face a "judgment from heaven" , and how many people can survive?No one knows.

"In addition, I have another suggestion. I hope that this time I can accompany you to the place where the incident happened." Lin Jinqi is now also interested in this doomsday-level virus.

"Please believe in my professional level, I can show you my relevant certificates." Lin Jinqi did take biology-related majors at Princeton University, coupled with his test-taking ability and Regulus's laboratory in biology The frequency of writing papers in the field, so Lin Jinqi does meet the qualifications of CDC consultant experts from a professional level, so CDC can indeed invite Lin Jinqi to participate in the research.

However, seeing Dr. Thomson's hesitation, Lin Jinqi suddenly sneered, "Could it be that the US federal government intends to store these doomsday viruses as 'biological weapons'? If you have such a plan, then our laboratory refuses to provide any assistance."

According to U.S. law, the U.S. government has no right to expropriate any civilian organization in non-war or wartime without the authorization of the court.Moreover, according to a series of agreements signed by the US government, the US government is legally prohibited from engaging in biological weapons research.Therefore, the CDC can only engage in research and actions related to public health security. If it has nothing to do with public health security, then Lin Jinqi refuses to cooperate, and they have nothing to do.It was because of his confidence that Lin Jinqi dared to make such a request.

"Well, if Dr. Lin really wants to participate in this operation, then I must get permission from my supervisor. And I must also remind Dr. Lin that you must sign a series of waiver agreements and Confidentiality agreement. This operation is very likely to kill people, so with Dr. Lin's current net worth, I think it's better for you to reconsider." Dr. Thomson reminded, and took out his phone to contact his supervisor.After about 15 minutes, Dr. Thomson hung up.

He looked at Lin Jinqi and asked, "If Dr. Lin still insists on going, then I can print out the relevant agreement. As long as Dr. Lin is willing to sign, he can accompany us to the place where the incident happened."

"Of course I have no problem." Lin Jinqi was full of curiosity about this operation, so he hurriedly agreed.

Dr. Thomson saw that Lin Jinqi had made up his mind, so he printed out all the relevant agreements on a printer, and then ordered Lin Jinqi to sign.Lin Jinqi scanned the agreement. In fact, most of the content is the stipulation that the federal government requires participants to give up the lawsuit in order to avoid sky-high lawsuits.

Lin Jinqi saw that there was no trap, so he signed his name.Dr. Thomson handed over the signed agreement to his assistant and ordered him to take it back to the CDC headquarters for filing.

Then Dr. Thomson said to Lin Jinqi: "If Mr. Lin still needs to pack his personal belongings, then we have about half an hour. We will go to a nearby air force base in half an hour, and then we will take a flight from there. The plane departs."

Lin Jinqi's secretary had already prepared several suitcases in Lin Jinqi's office. The standard equipment was toiletries and underwear; the slight difference was the thickness of the outerwear.According to Dr. Thomson's reminder, this time the destination is in a very cold area, so Lin Jinqi chose the relatively large suitcase.

After packing the suitcases, Lin Jinqi and Dr. Thomson, as well as the scholars and experimental vehicles in Regulus' laboratory who volunteered to participate in this operation, set off for the nearby air force base.After arriving at the base, Lin Jinqi found that a "Hercules" transport plane was waiting for him, which surprised Lin Jinqi.At first, he was worried about how to transport his experimental vehicle there. After seeing a super transport aircraft like Hercules, which can even hold several tanks and armored vehicles, Lin Jinqi realized that his worries were a bit unnecessary.

This Hercules was temporarily refitted. The ground floor was equipped with experimental vehicles and related equipment, while the second floor had simple seats for these scholars.Although the comfort level is not as good as that of passenger planes, the seats are spacious enough, and there is no problem for everyone to sleep half-lying.

Dr. Thomson handed Lin Jinqi a pair of earplugs, a U-shaped pillow and a blanket, "We need to fly for about ten hours this time, and the noise of the plane is enough to make you feel angry. My suggestion to you is to wear Put on earplugs, put on a pair of earmuffs, and have a good night's sleep. It may be difficult for you to have such a sleeping environment in the next few days. Although it is not very comfortable here, it is already a paradise compared to there gone."

"Thank you for your suggestion." Lin Jinqi accepted Dr. Thomson's gift, and then found the earmuffs in place.

When the plane started to start, Lin Jinqi finally realized what Dr. Thomson called "fire".At this time, Dr. Thomson was already lying in his position fully armed, and seemed to have fallen asleep.Others followed Dr Thomson's example and wore earplugs and earmuffs.Lin Jinqi also followed the trend. After putting on the earplugs and earmuffs, he immediately felt that the surrounding environment was much quieter.Then Lin Jinqi put on a U-shaped pillow and covered her body with a thin blanket.It seems that the U.S. military still took care of these scholars and added heating to the original transport plane.Although it wasn't much warmer, it was still a bit warm after covering it with a blanket.Lin Jinqi saw that everyone chose to close their eyes and rest, so he had no choice but to take out his blindfold and prepare to sleep.

After sleeping for an unknown amount of time, Lin Jinqi was shaken awake, and then saw a man in US military uniform coming to distribute American winter combat equipment for the attack.

Lin Jinqi looked at Professor Thomson, and Professor Thomson said: "Our destination is the US government's 'Amundsen-Scott Station' located at the South Pole, but the place we landed now is the Antarctic territory of Fuego, Argentina. .This is the starting point for scientific expedition personnel from various countries to go to the Antarctic continent, and of course it is also our transit point."

The Antarctic Territory of Fuego, Argentina is a place with very special sovereignty. From a legal point of view, it should be the territory of Argentina.However, according to the "Antarctic Treaty" signed by Argentina, the sovereignty of Antarctic territories is frozen.That is to say, although this place belongs to the Argentine government in name and in fact, the Argentine government cannot exercise its sovereignty here alone. The sovereignty here is actually the responsibility of the international government, but it is different from the so-called "trusted territory".In short, this is a very special case of sovereignty in international law, and this special case has also made this place an internationally renowned scenic spot.

Basically, the supply bases of summer stations or perennial stations located on the Antarctic continent and its affiliated islands are here.Everyone basically resupplies by ship, after all, it is relatively safe and the transportation volume is relatively large.Of course, Eagle Sauce, which has always regarded Latin America as its own backyard, must have its own mode of transportation, that is, small transport planes or helicopters.In addition to Ying Jiang being so inhumane, Mao Zi and John Bull would also come and go from time to time, and the foot pot chickens occasionally rely on this to make their presence felt.

As for the rabbit, looking at his little purse, he sighed and thought it would be more cost-effective to use a ship.Besides, the rabbit can do business by himself, and there is still some leftovers in my ship to load my own goods, do you want to load it too?As a result, the transportation cost of the rabbit was saved in this way. For the rabbit's "stingy" approach, Yingjiang hummed and chirped and pretended not to see it.

"In fact, all the ports here have been blocked. After all, everyone knows about Antarctica." Dr. Johnson led Lin Jinqi and others to hurry through the somewhat desolate streets, "Otherwise, it's time for everyone to go to Antarctica to explore. It’s the best time, it should look like a sea of ​​people.”

With the development of science and technology, going to Antarctica is actually not such a dangerous thing.As long as the weather is good, anyone can go to the waters around Antarctica, and even visit some of the islands to see the scenery.However, there are still very strict restrictions on landing on the Antarctic continent. At least Lin Jinqi was a little dizzy when he saw the list of prohibited items.

In particular, it is also marked in eye-catching fonts that it is strictly forbidden to bring any dogs into the Antarctic continent.Lin Jinqi thought that everyone in Antarctica was pulling sleds with the help of three idiots, but unexpectedly, in order to prevent the destruction of the Antarctic ecology, all dogs were banned from landing.Of course, banning dogs does not mean that cats can go up there.The reason why dogs are specifically prohibited is because dogs were the main animal force in the Antarctic continent in the early years, so it needs to be specially marked.

After Dr. Johnson took everyone to a small airport, he told everyone to follow the arrangement.Not long after, people from the US Navy and Marine Corps appeared.It's interesting to say that the U.S. Air Force and Army feel like they are defending the country, but the Navy and Marine Corps are busy deploying weapons around the world.

In fact, the U.S. Navy is still very arrogant, and it does not abandon the domestic army and air force at all.After all, they have the Naval Air Force directly under them, and at the same time have a close relationship with the Marine Corps, so they can fight an all-out war as long as they cooperate with the Marine Corps.As for the Marine Corps, although they only declared it internally, they have also been recognized by many American citizens, that is, the Marine Corps is an elite unit of the US military.No matter how the outside world evaluates it, the two soldiers, white and black, walked over quite imposingly.

"Everyone, I think you already know what the purpose of your coming this time is. I must remind you that the front is very dangerous, so please follow our command. At present, the location of the incident has been managed by relevant international organizations as 'military I hope you accept all the prohibitions. The relevant regulations can be seen on your seats after you board the plane. This is not a drill, let alone a game. Once these prohibitions are violated, we have the right to kill you directly. "

The white-skinned Marine Corps captain said seriously, "After arriving at the destination, you will receive your identification card. Please wear this card in a conspicuous place at all times. If our soldiers don't see Identification card, they have the right to detain you immediately. Once detained, you will most likely go to a military court, so don't take it as a joke! At the same time, if your identification card cannot pass through a certain gate, then please don't try Break through this gate, otherwise we will take compulsory measures against you as a dangerous act. If there is no problem, then we are ready to go!"

From the words of the captain of the US Marine Corps, Lin Jinqi judged two things.The first thing is that the doomsday virus is probably not a matter that the US government alone can solve. Although it has not risen to the entire international community, just the parties to the Antarctic Treaty are enough to represent the international community.

Although international law says that all big and small countries are equal, apart from the Gambia, other international affairs are not decided by the five permanent members and the seven industrial countries?At most, ask the opinion of the Arab League.As for the ASEAN, the African Union, the Pan-American Alliance, etc., you just sit down and sit down.As for Gambia, an arrogant country that thinks that [-] troops can kill rabbits, maybe they don't understand what international affairs are at all.The second thing is that the terrifying level of the doomsday virus has to be raised a few more levels. After all, it has reached the point of arms control, which means that the day when human society disintegrates is not far away.

Under the arrangement of the U.S. military, the scholars accompanied by Dr. Johnson took off in two small planes; while the experimental vehicle was transported by the U.S. military’s transport helicopter. The two helicopters pulled up the experimental vehicle through the sling and then flew to the sea.

"We're lucky today, and we can set off directly without waiting too long," Dr. Johnson said.

Since there is no large-scale land barrier in the entire sea area around Antarctica, and this is a very famous westerly belt, it has the terrible title of storm belt as early as the era of great navigation.Today, it is not easy to cross the westerly belt to Antarctica.The climate inside the Antarctic continent is even more changeable, so flying to a scientific research station located deep in the Antarctic continent is actually a relatively risky behavior.Even though there are many weather forecasting and detection methods, once the meteorological conditions on the Antarctic continent change, it is often too late for human beings to respond.

It still takes a certain amount of time to fly from the Argentine Antarctic territory to the Amundsen-Scott Station at the South Pole. Lin Jinqi simply read the introduction of the Amundsen-Scott Station on the plane.Being able to establish a perennial scientific research station in the deepest part of Antarctica has to be recognized as the development of American technology; you must know that at this time, China has only established a perennial station on King George Island (not the Antarctic continent).

Amundsen-Scott Station currently consists of three areas: the New Elevated Station, the Dome and the Old Station.The old station was the site of the old Amundsen-Scott site, which is currently abandoned.But during the Antarctic summer, the management of the Amundsen-Scott station still allows some explorers to spend the night at the old station.The dome is a composite modular building, which belongs to the semi-ground building.On the one hand, the dome is responsible for the power and heat supply of the entire scientific research station, and on the other hand, it is also the location of the garage and warehouse of the scientific research station.The new elevated station is the location of the new site, which consists of two "concave" two-story buildings, and there is a corridor connecting the two buildings.The reason why it is called "elevated" is because the entire site stands on the Antarctic continent through several columns, which is a bit similar to the design of the stilted buildings of the Chinese ethnic minorities.In addition to these three main parts, Amundsen-Scott Station also has signs such as the South Pole and some temporary or semi-permanent buildings.When the Antarctic continent is in summer, more than 150 scientific research workers will be stationed here; even in harsh conditions, there will still be 45 staff members staying here.

"We're here!" Dr. Johnson reminded, "Everyone fasten your seat belts, there may be some bumps when you land."

Lin Jinqi fastened his seat belt and looked out the window at the real Amundsen-Scott Station.The old station is a wooden structure, but because Antarctica is dry all year round, it is well preserved; the dome is translucent; as for the most important new elevated station, it is made of aluminum alloy, and the color of the building is black.Black is good for absorbing the little solar heat, and it can also play a role in eye-catching navigation on the white Antarctic continent.There is a relatively stable ice field near the site, where two small passenger planes landed successively.Although the weather at this time is very good for the Antarctic continent, Lin Jinqi still felt the strong wind when he got off the plane.Fortunately, several snowmobiles drove over soon, and the staff at the workstation took everyone back to the new elevated station one after another.

After everyone gathered, someone handed out your identification cards to everyone, and then said: "In order to save precious energy, the temperature in the scientific research station will not exceed 10°C, so it is recommended that you wear warm clothes. It's good. Everyone's bedroom has been arranged. The temperature in the bedroom will be relatively high, but it will be more comfortable to wear thermal underwear when sleeping. Although it is very difficult to have a cold virus in the severe cold of Antarctica, we don't rule it out. There will be frostbite and other situations. The bedroom and the dining hall, bathroom, and rest and entertainment area are together. Whether you eat or take a bath, you need to use your ID card to confirm. Be careful, whether you are inside or outside the station, please do not throw away garbage at will It is a very serious crime to throw garbage on the Antarctic continent. I don’t think you want to be prosecuted for it? Finally, you can go to the lounge to store your luggage. After a short rest, we will arrange a meeting room to communicate with you. the course of the incident."

Dr. Johnson led everyone who had received their ID cards towards the rest area, which actually includes two parts: the public area and the bedroom area.There are several TV sets in the rest area, which are broadcasting programs of several major channels in the United States; at the same time, there are several long tables or several small round tables, where you can sit and work or chat.

The bedroom area is somewhat similar to a Japanese capsule apartment. Lin Jinqi took a look and found that it was quite luxurious.The bed can be locked from the inside and is about larger than a typical single bed, but slightly smaller than a double bed.The bed has basic facilities such as heating, exhaust fan, humidifier, electric light, etc., as well as TV and DVD to watch TV or play CDs.At the same time, the rest area is covered with wireless signals, and the notebook can be moved to work.Maybe this kind of condition is not so good in a developed city, but this is a scientific research station at the South Pole.In addition to the bed assigned to each person, each person also has a cabinet of their own, where they can store their own clothes and items.

More than half an hour later, Dr. Johnson reminded everyone to go to the conference room for a meeting.Lin Jinqi naturally moved to the meeting room with everyone, and there were already three people waiting for everyone in the meeting room.After seeing Dr. Johnson, the leader motioned for everyone to sit down.After everyone was seated, he directly closed the door and lights, and then played the presentation.

"About two weeks ago, we detected a meteorite at a distance of 5 kilometers from the South Pole. Due to the unique natural conditions of Antarctica, we found signs of suspected life on the meteorite." He played the pictures of the expedition at that time, And a demonstration of the distance between the inspection point and the scientific research station.

Antarctica is an extremely cold and dry region, so it is a natural reservoir of biological material.It is precisely because of this that the meteorite meteorites found in Antarctica are of higher value.Because scientists believe that if traces of life can be found in extraterrestrial meteorites, it is very likely that they are meteorites found in Antarctica.

"Soon, according to our biological monitoring equipment, this meteorite about 50 years ago not only has traces of living things, but also has life-like bodies in a dormant state. This discovery surprised everyone No end, but what we didn't expect was that this kind of life form woke up quickly and quickly infected all the people who came into contact with the meteorite at that time. After 24 hours, about 4% of the people who came into contact with it developed low-grade fever, diarrhea and confusion After 72 o'clock, all the contacts showed symptoms, and the severe cases had already begun to appear near death; within [-] hours, all the first batch of infected people died."

Having said this, the narrator choked up a little.After his mood calmed down a little, he continued, "We have strict operating regulations for contact with alien creatures, but their infection routes are beyond our imagination. According to our observations, unless contact with them Keep absolute physical isolation, otherwise you may be infected. Gentlemen, you can choose to stay at the scientific research station to support research; you can also follow us to the research site at that time for close observation. But once you go to the research site, then You can't leave until we're sure we've eliminated the hazards of this virus. If you die, we won't even be able to bring back your remains. So, gentlemen, you have a day to reflect on your contribution here. For detailed information, you can obtain it from the central database of the scientific research station through your identification card. At this time tomorrow, we will arrange for volunteers to set off to inspect the site."

After coming out of the conference room, Lin Jinqi also called the researchers from Regulus's laboratory to have a small meeting in the public area of ​​the rest area. "Gentlemen, what happened now is beyond our expectations." Lin Jinqi said, "I and the Regulus laboratory do not force you to go to the observation point for on-site research, and we even accept everyone's proposal to return to China at this time." Apply. If you want to stay behind or leave, you can communicate with the lawyers in the laboratory in time, and we will try our best to assist you to achieve your wishes. Of course, if you choose to be fearless volunteers, I will also pay tribute to you. So between today and this time tomorrow, it's important for everyone to think clearly, because this decision is a matter of life and death."

Lin Jinqi did not ask everyone to make a decision immediately, nor did he make up his mind immediately.He first went to the bathroom to take a hot shower to relieve the fatigue from the journey.Then he nestled in his bed, listening to Secret Garden's NewAge music, while writing emails with Long Yuan.In his email, he wrote clearly about the dangers he might encounter this time, even including the possibility of dying in a foreign country; but he also emphasized the significance of this investigation. "If we fail in the end, then a large number of human beings will die, and even the entire human race will be extinct. I don't want to portray my actions as grandiose, I just want to protect you and my family. At least, before you are in danger , I have tried my best to protect you. But I have a very special premonition, I think I will come back to you unscathed, and solve this virus crisis at the same time."

Not long after, Lin Jinqi received a reply email from Long Yuan, and she only wrote one sentence, "I believe in you, you will succeed!"

The reason why Lin Jinqi has this certainty is that Lin Jinqi bought the so-called "universal antibiotic" and "black technology genetic analyzer" in the system mall. The "universal antibiotic" is enough to allow him to escape infection, and the "black technology genetic analyzer" allows him to have the tools to thoroughly analyze the genetic composition of this doomsday virus.As long as the virus can be thoroughly analyzed at the genetic level, it is equivalent to a thorough understanding of it, which is only one step away from killing it.