ebookland Chapter 961 Plague Virus
Chapter 961 Plague Virus
When Professor Bi Xinyue heard that the salary was 500 yuan a month and would increase by 100 yuan every year, she immediately agreed to work here.
Li Xiaowan originally wanted to persuade Professor Bi, but she didn't expect that the other party would agree.
Li Moer asked, "Can we call you Sister Yue?" Bi Xinyue said happily, "Of course, calling me younger makes me feel younger!"
Li Moer said, "Sister Yue, do you have friends who are good at chemistry like you? You can also call them over to develop cosmetics with you. The salary and benefits will be the same as yours."
Bi Xinyue nodded and said, "Of course there are. I have six or seven senior students in China. Can I call them all over?"
Li Moer nodded and said, "Of course, as long as they have real skills and knowledge, they can come to work."
Bi Xinyue asked again, "Since we've invited everyone here, are we just going to conduct research here? This lab is too small!"
Li Moer shook her head and said, "We'll stay here for now. When the temperature rises, I'll start building factories, sterile laboratories, and so on."
Bi Xinyue nodded in satisfaction and said, "Okay, then I have no other questions. I will ask my brothers and sisters to report as soon as possible."
Li Moer said again: "Sister Yue, what instruments and equipment do we need for our laboratory? Please make a list for me, and then I will find a way to prepare them."
Bi Xinyue nodded and said, "Okay, I'll write out the list of equipment needed today."
At this time, in the conference room of the Fort Detrick biological base, dozens of kilometers away from Washington, USA, several senior executives of the base were waiting for the arrival of a senior government official.
Not long after, several people walked in from the door, led by McCreno, a senior US government official.
The senior executives in the conference room all stood up to welcome McCreno. McCreno shook hands with each of them one by one, then took the main seat.
The beautiful secretary at the base brought a cup of coffee and placed it on the table in front of McCreno. The moment she bent down to put the cup down, she pressed McCreno's arm with her plump breasts.
McCreno put down the table with his left hand and pinched the beautiful secretary's long legs.
Then he said, "I've been ordered here for a single purpose. China has experienced rapid development in both military and technology over the past two years. If left unchecked, it will threaten our position as the world's leading power. Therefore, after research by our think tank, the leadership has decided to use the plague virus you just developed against China."
As soon as this statement was uttered, all the executives present were shocked. One executive said, "General, isn't this extremely unethical? You know, the plague virus hasn't appeared in many years. The second major outbreak of the plague occurred in Europe between the mid-14th and 17th centuries AD. In history, this horrific plague was known as the Black Death. This plague directly caused the European population to decrease by one-third, and the death toll reached 25 million."
After a pause, he continued, "China's population has reached one billion. If the plague virus were to spread in China, with China's current medical level, it would very likely cause the deaths of at least 100 million people. If it were to accidentally spread to other countries in the world, it would also easily cause the deaths of hundreds of millions of people. Are you sure you want to do this?"
McCreno nodded and said, "Yes, this is what we voted on in the meeting. All you need to do is provide the virus. To thank you for your efforts, the government has decided to reward each of you with one million dollars, and Congress will allocate another 100 million dollars to the Fort Detrick biological base to continue research on other viruses."
After taking a sip of coffee, McCreno continued, "You know, there are more biological research centers in the United States than just you, and you're not the only ones researching the plague virus. This opportunity has been given to you. If you don't seize it, then the 100 yuan in bonuses and the 100 million yuan in funding will be wasted."
All the executives at Fort Detrick were silent. On one hand, the virus they had developed could kill hundreds of millions of people, and on the other hand, there was a million dollars in cash and a hundred million in funding.
Finally, the head of the base said, "Let's have a meeting among the seven of us to discuss this. I'll inform General Mike tomorrow morning when we have a conclusion. Linda, take the general to rest. Make sure he gets enough rest."