"ng-6? What is that?" Ms. Laura was surprised. "I've never heard of it."
"Are you sure?" Lin Rui looked at her and asked.
"Of course I am very sure. This is a level 4 biosafety laboratory, and extremely deadly viruses are stored in the four underground floors. But I have never heard of what ng-6 is?" Ms. Laura nodded seriously.
"Could it be a code name or some kind of internal number?" Lin Rui frowned. "Does this laboratory have relevant internal numbers for the virus samples you are studying?"
"Yes, but it never starts with ng, so I don't know what it means." Ms. Laura replied.
"So what is the project you are researching here?" Lin Rui asked.
"This is a top-secret project. We are studying a virus that existed in the desert in the 1980s." Ms. Laura said a little strangely, "This project is jointly funded by the military and multiple cooperative companies. It doesn¡¯t involve anything else.¡±
Lin Rui looked at her and nodded, "It seems you don't know the truth. Jonathan, besides Ms. Laura, is there anyone else in charge here?"
"I think you are talking about me." A man walked in from outside. This man was wearing the work clothes of the research laboratory.
"Hancock?" Laura looked at him strangely.
"Nominally, I am a member of Ms. Laura's research team. But in fact, I am the person in charge of the ng-6 project. This project is truly top secret." The researcher nodded.
¡°You mean, there is another research team here?¡± Laura looked at him in surprise.
"It's always been there. You're just a cover. I'm the person in charge of this secret project.
Your project is jointly funded by the military and pharmaceutical companies, who are also our bosses.
We have another team besides your research group. In fact we have been using your team as cover. But unexpectedly it was discovered. "Researcher Hancock sighed.
He sat on a chair and wiped his glasses with a piece of cloth. Lin Rui clearly noticed that his hands were shaking.
Hancock whispered, "The reason why we do this is because our research project is somewhat shady."
¡°What research are you doing?¡± Laura asked.
¡°In 1983, 70% of the people of a nomadic tribe in the desert of Western Sahara died overnight.
The remaining 30% cannot last more than a week. Not many people know about this incident, but at that time a German doctor successfully extracted a very lethal new virus from the bodies of these dead people.
In June of the same year, the virus was sealed and brought to a virus center in Europe. The virus was named Sahara virus at the time, and it caused a fatal fever.
At that time, this research center in Germany was managed by Americans. Then the U.S. military stepped in, hoping to weaponize the Sahara virus.
This is the origin of the ng plan. The weaponization process was not very smooth, and there were bumps along the way. But from the original ng-1, it has developed to the current sixth generation, which is ng-6. The weaponization process has basically been completed. ¡± explained Hancock.
"Weaponized?" Lin Rui frowned.
"Biological weapons are a relatively special weapon. The virus needs to be further adjusted to meet the needs of the weapon. First, the virus must be highly contagious, and then we must control the onset time.
¡°If the time from infection to death is too short, and the patient dies immediately after getting sick, he will not be able to come into contact with more people and form a large-scale infection.
We have to make adjustments to further weaken the harm of the virus to the human body, but increase the infectivity.
This is called bioweaponization. Hancock lowered his voice.
"Infamous biological weapons, you actually" Ms. Laura's expression suddenly changed, "And you also used my research team as a cover."
"I'm just a part-time worker like you. I'll do whatever the boss needs. What's more, the military is involved. I originally thought it would be fine." Hancock said helplessly.
"So the ng-6 they want is actually the weaponized virus you developed." Lin Rui nodded.
"Yes." Hancock replied. ¡°Currently we have two jars of samples, which are stored in jars with a constant temperature below minus 70 degrees.
They are hidden in the virus storage area on the fourth floor underground. It's not the one used by the research team. There is actually a passage on the fourth floor underground that leads to deeper underground.Down. "
"I don't know any of this." Ms. Laura shook her head. "You are actually conducting weapons research behind my back."
"I'm sorry. But this is a top secret of the Department of Defense. Even you, I can't reveal it." Hancock sighed.
"Now is no longer the time to blame each other. The terrorists outside already know the existence of the virus, and they want these viruses." Lin Rui shook his head, "We have to figure out how to deal with it."
"This thing cannot be handed over to them. Although we don't have a lot of it at the moment. But if these viruses fall into the hands of terrorists, they can obtain more viruses through deliberate cultivation. And once this thing is spread, I'm afraid It will be an uncontrollable disaster." Hancock shook his head.
"Is there an antidote for this?" Lin Rui asked.
"This is why we are here, a biological virus, if you want to complete the weaponization. In addition to the points I just said, another point is that it must be controllable.
The purpose of the secret research team here is to study control strategies. We cannot create something that is highly dangerous and cannot be controlled. "
"You should know that nothing can be absolutely controlled." Ms. Laura snapped, "I never thought that you would do such a thing."
¡°I¡¯m an American. I¡¯m working for my country, and if I can¡¯t trust my country, who can I trust?
"What if this weapon could be weakened to be non-lethal and highly contagious?" As a biological warfare agent, it has its own value. "
"What you did is simply a disgrace to the scientific community. You and the people behind you, those from the military, are all shameless people." Laura snapped, "Only people like you would brag. , researching biological weapons is a patriotic feeling."
"I'm sorry, I don't want to get into your dispute. But we have a more serious situation to deal with now. There are terrorists out there who want one of these biological weapons.
¡°I think this kind of moral debate can be put aside after we resolve the current crisis. Lin Rui nodded.
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