Extreme germ phobia

Chapter 99 Go all out
Lei Yong didn't answer but asked: "Do you think so?"

"I think so!" Ou Yang said bluntly. "The US military disrupted communications, but the consulate was still able to receive news from the airport. We also know that the embassy has been negotiating with the US Palace, so the consulate must have some means of communicating with the outside world... Am I right?"

Jiang Yuwei's eyes lit up.

Lei Yong's expression was a little complicated, but he quickly smiled: "Good analysis, there is indeed a way, but I can't tell you."

"I understand," Ou Yang said. "I just want to ask if I can let my family know I'm safe. It would be even better if I could say a few words to them!"

"No!" Lei Yong refused without hesitation.

"Why? I just want to report to my family that I'm safe..."

"This is discipline!"

Ou Yang was stunned.

Jiang Yuwei opened her mouth but said nothing.

Perhaps in the eyes of many people, these two words are just a joke, but in the hearts of others, these two words are as heavy as mountains.

Lei Yong sighed. "Whether it's the internet or the phone, you have to go through the American communication system to get to mainland China. This isn't something I can decide. I can help you apply, but I can't influence how the higher-ups decide."

Ou Yang's face was full of bitterness: "I understand, thank you."

"No need." Lei Yong glanced at the time, took the self-heating rice out of the heating bag, wiped off the lime powder on the surface, and tore it open. "Here, come, it's ready to eat. This thing doesn't taste so-so, but it has enough calories... and this hot sauce, this thing is the soul of self-heating rice!"

Ou Yang took a bite without any appetite. The taste was much worse than he had imagined.

Jiang Yuwei was more direct: "Is it so unpalatable?"

"It's pretty good," Lei Yong said. "I made this thing taste a little bad on purpose, so you won't eat it when you're not hungry!"

"It's better than Lao Mi's emergency food." Ou Yang only took a few bites and put the self-heating rice aside. "Brother Lei, do you have any news from outside?"

"Outside? What do you want to know?"

Ou Yang's face was stern. "Has the news of the epidemic spread? What are the plans back home? Especially for people like us, can we still go back?"

"Don't worry about that. You two are immune to the fungus, so there's no risk of transmission. You can return at any time. At most, you'll just have to go through the vaccination process. As for the arrangements above..." Lei Yong opened the drawer and threw a stack of documents on the table. "Old Mi really wanted to keep it secret, but unfortunately he failed."

Ou Yang picked up the documents curiously, and the first one was an emergency notice ordering the consulate to evacuate Brown Bear City.

The second file contained several high-definition aerial views of Brown Bear City, showing burning streets, rampaging trucks, a gun-toting Lao Mi, and even the overturned ambulance in front of the Municipal Hospital!
Lei Yong explained, "These are satellite images from the day of the incident. Local analysis indicates that zombies or zombie-like symptoms have appeared in Brown Bear City. This could be a virus leak from a US military biochemical laboratory. We recommend closely monitoring developments and making preventive preparations in advance."

Ouyang raised his head. “I heard that this fungus comes from the glaciers in Alaska!”

"I also know this news, but I don't know whether it is true or not," said Lei Yong.

"Didn't the higher-ups check it out?"

"I'm not sure about that. I only know what was reported from above." Lei Yong was also helpless. "The next one is a report from Migong. It roughly means that apart from Brown Bear City, no other areas have been found to have an epidemic."

"Is it true that the fungus hasn't spread?"

"It didn't spread at that time." Lei Yong said, "After the US military sealed off the city, it cut off communications. Millions of people lost contact with the outside world. It was impossible not to be discovered. Then all kinds of rumors were flying around. Some said there was a nuclear leak, some said supernatural events, and some said that extraterrestrial civilizations had descended to Earth and that the US military gave Brown Bear City to aliens. In short, there were all kinds of rumors." "What happened next?" Jiang Yuwei asked.

"No one knew what had happened. Many Americans simply ran straight for Brown Bear City, but were stopped by the US military halfway. Those who tried to rush in were killed by the US military, and those who tried to fly in were also shot down by the US military." Lei Yong was filled with emotion. "From then on, I especially admired the American spirit of adventure!"

Ou Yang turned to the next document, which was still an emergency notice: In view of the worsening situation in Brown Bear City and the possibility of spreading to the surrounding areas, it is recommended that compatriots near Brown Bear City evacuate immediately. Compatriots who have been to Brown Bear City must immediately contact the embassy or consulate to report their itinerary.

The notice was issued on July 7th.

"At this time, the public still doesn't know the situation in Brown Bear City, but we have basically figured it out. All staff in Mi are required to contact fellow Mi residents immediately and organize an evacuation as soon as possible based on the actual situation."

"Evacuate?" Ou Yang was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth. "There seem to be five or six million compatriots in the United States. With so many people, can we evacuate them?"

"You mean all Chinese people, right?" Lei Yong corrected. "There aren't that many of our compatriots in the US, so at least half of them are here."

"That's three million, right?"

"almost."

Ou Yang's mouth twitched. That wasn't 30,000 or 300,000, but more than 3 million. With so many people, could they just withdraw?

As if he had guessed his thoughts, Lei Yong said, "The evacuation is divided into three phases. The first phase is to contact and identify all compatriots who have never been to the Brown Bear State area and have no connection with the Bear State. Please inform them to go to the nearest port and airport as soon as possible."

"In order to evacuate people as quickly as possible, all ships in and around the United States are ordered to stop sailing immediately and rush to the nearest US port as quickly as possible to pick up our compatriots. At the same time, all flights in and around the United States are ordered to stop operating and fly to designated airports immediately."

Hey!
Ou Yang's eyes widened, unable to figure out how many ships and planes were involved in the operation.

"There was also a second phase. It wasn't just our own ships. The mainland and the embassy mobilized every available connection to hire, purchase, or lease a large number of ships and aircraft to get our compatriots out of the US as quickly as possible... During that time, ports and airports were crammed with ships and planes trying to get them out. The US practically went crazy!"

Ou Yang and Jiang Yuwei imagined the scene of countless ships and planes approaching the United States, which was indeed a bit scary.

"Our actions were too dramatic, and other countries realized something was wrong and followed suit, evacuating their citizens. I heard that many of the ships and flights that had already been arranged had changed their minds."

"There's a third stage?"

"I guess so," Lei Yong said. "At the same time as the evacuation order was issued, an emergency mobilization order was issued in mainland China, mobilizing a number of transport forces, including but not limited to passenger ships, cargo ships, and warships, all of which rushed to the United States as quickly as possible."

Ou Yang suddenly felt a little dizzy.

Jiang Yuwei asked stupidly, "A batch? Shouldn't it be all of them?"

Lei Yong couldn't help laughing. "Let me tell you this. There are over 2,000 ships over 10,000 tons. Do the math yourself. Even if one person is replaced by one ton, how many people can fit on them?"

Jiang Yuwei's tone changed: "More than 20 million?"

It seems like we can really connect people back in one go!
"That's right, this is only part of it!" said Lei Yong.

Ou Yang's mind immediately appeared thousands of large ships and countless planes rushing towards Mi Tong like a tide, and the scene of his compatriots sailing to the other side of the ocean made his blood boil.

Great, my country!
　Please read it!

　　I know that the possibility of this happening in reality is very small, but it doesn’t affect the fantasy in the book, right?

　　
　
(End of this chapter)