Super Copy of Great Power Technology

It's often said that grandparents love their grandchildren more, and that's certainly true now. Ever since the elderly couple saw their eldest grandson and granddaughter, they've devoted all their attention to the two little ones, completely forgetting about their son and daughter-in-law who came back with them.

With no one to help, Qiao Ruida and Du Qingqing had to do it themselves, opening the car trunk and carrying luggage and New Year's goods into the villa, trip after trip. The effort they put into loading was just as much trouble as carrying it now; they regretted not bringing so much stuff on this trip back to their hometown.

It wasn't until his parents-in-law, who lived across the hall, heard the commotion and came to check that the situation was resolved. The father-in-law, feeling sorry for his daughter and son-in-law, helped out, and the move was finally finished. As for the mother-in-law, Tang Xiaoman, she was already busy tending to the two little ones, offering them comfort and care.

That evening, the two families gathered for a reunion dinner. However, unlike previous years, the center of attention at the table had shifted from Qiao Ruida and Du Qingqing to their twin children. The four grandparents from both families surrounded the two little ones, asking about their well-being with affection, serving them food, wiping their mouths, and showering them with care. Suddenly deprived of their parents' love, transformed from the most pampered children into marginalized figures, ignored by everyone, Qiao Ruida and Du Qingqing found it difficult to adjust at first. However, after the meal, they actually felt quite good about it. Their parents' attention was now drawn to their grandchildren, and they no longer served them vegetables they didn't want, citing nutritional balance as an excuse. No one noticed they were thin and forced them to eat more.

The annual Lunar New Year's Eve arrived quickly. As usual, Qiao Ruida's family ate their New Year's Eve dinner, watched the Spring Festival Gala, and stayed up late to welcome the new year—everything was no different from previous years. The only difference was that this year, Decheng City was designated a fireworks and firecrackers-free zone, meaning the midnight fireworks display was off-limits. However, where there's a will, there's a way. Various alternatives to fireworks and firecrackers flooded the market. Electronic firecrackers were just as loud as real ones, and holographic fireworks projected by medium to large-sized holographic projectors were more realistic and colorful than traditional fireworks. Thanks to these alternatives, when the New Year's bells rang, the night sky over Decheng City was still ablaze with color, flowers in full bloom, and as bright as day. The sound of firecrackers was still continuous, no less than in previous years.

From the first to the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Qiao Ruida spent his time visiting relatives and friends. He visited almost every close relative—uncles, aunts, cousins, maternal grandparents, and so on. Of course, many more people came to Qiao Ruida's house to offer New Year's greetings. Besides close relatives and friends, there were also local officials, wealthy businessmen, and distant relatives he had never met before. This was in the villa area where Qiao Ruida's family lived, where security was quite good, and the gatekeepers helped them intercept many unrelated visitors. Otherwise, the number of people coming to offer New Year's greetings would have been several times greater. There's an old saying, "When you're poor, no one cares even in the bustling city; when you're rich, distant relatives come even in the deep mountains." Qiao Ruida, now holding the title of one of the world's richest men, was incredibly attractive to those with ulterior motives.

Just as families across China were celebrating the Spring Festival, devastating news came from Mexico across the Pacific: a virus known as the "zombie virus" suddenly broke out and spread widely.

The zombie virus, also known as the T-virus or the Tyrant virus, was originally a fictional RNA virus created for the game *Resident Evil*. It was named for the fact that those infected typically lost consciousness, committed brutal killings, and resembled zombies. Later, the storyline of *Resident Evil* was adapted into a series of science fiction films, making the zombie virus widely known. In people's minds, no matter how dangerous the zombie virus was, it was still just a product of science fiction and posed no real threat to humanity. No one could have imagined that a zombie virus existing only in science fiction would one day actually appear on Earth.

The zombie virus outbreak in Mexico initially presents with mild symptoms such as upper respiratory tract infection, low-grade fever, and drowsiness, indistinguishable from a common cold and easily overlooked. In the middle stages, symptoms include persistent high fever, inflammation of multiple organs, and coughing up blood. In the later stages, infected individuals lose consciousness and become completely controlled by the virus, wandering aimlessly and even attacking uninfected people, behaving in a manner identical to zombies in games and movies. This is why medical institutions named this unknown virus the "zombie virus."

Because the zombie virus was so highly contagious, had such a long incubation period, and lacked effective treatment, it spread like wildfire as soon as it was discovered. The Mexican government implemented various control measures, including cutting off transportation, establishing quarantine zones, and conducting comprehensive disinfection, but to no avail. From the discovery of the first infected person to the death toll exceeding 10,000, only one week elapsed. From infection in a single city to the nationwide outbreak, only one month was taken.

Meanwhile, in the United States and Canada, also located in North America, cases of the zombie virus were discovered and it spread widely. Both countries implemented strong control measures and active treatments, but the effects were limited, only slowing the spread of the virus somewhat.

The emergence of such a potent zombie virus immediately drew global attention. Every country with a modicum of power dispatched medical teams and virus experts to North America to treat patients and study the virus. As a responsible major power and one of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council, China naturally wouldn't stand idly by. Immediately after the Spring Festival holiday, it organized a 100-person medical team and flew to Mexico to participate in the treatment of the zombie virus. Among these 100 people were three virus experts from Ruida Pharmaceuticals.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Qiao Ruida was at his hometown preparing to establish a family trust fund when an emergency internal communication call came to his cell phone.

"Mr. Qiao, I apologize for interrupting your annual leave. It's just that our three virus experts in Mexico have made some startling discoveries, and I can't make a decision on my own, so I'm calling you to seek your advice." The call was from Lu Wanfeng, the general manager of Ruida Pharmaceutical Company, and the urgency and anxiety in his voice were quite obvious.

"Oh, I saw on the news that a terrifying zombie virus has broken out in Mexico. Is what you're talking about related to the zombie virus?" The impact of the zombie virus was so great that it almost shocked the entire internet. It would be hard for Qiao Ruida not to know about it.

"Mr. Qiao is truly astute; he guessed it right away. The zombie virus outbreak has garnered global attention. A few days ago, our China organized a medical team of about 100 people to go to Mexico to participate in the treatment and research of the zombie virus. This team includes three experts from our Ruida Pharmaceutical Company." (End of Chapter)