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771: Chapter 771: The Storm Sweeps Across!

The World in Uproar!

771: Chapter 771: The Storm Sweeps Across!

The World in Uproar!

Dawn.

News came from Qicheng.

The capture of Meng Sihua had temporarily failed.

Ever since his father, Meng Changxin, died, Meng Sihua had repeatedly sold off shares of BoWeiEr Communication Group.

After being diagnosed with AIDS, he indulged in drunken revelry and squandered money like water.

He used to occasionally associate with friends and relatives, but later he vanished as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth.

Meng Sihua’s uncle claimed that the last time he saw Meng Sihua was a week ago.

At that time, he said he wanted to sell his last villa and two Mercedes-Benz cars to develop his business abroad.

His uncle helped him handle these matters, but the sixty million yuan that was supposed to be from the sale ended up in Shen Liang’s account.

Meng Sihua said Shen Liang was his business partner, and they were going to start a business abroad together.

Since Meng Sihua himself had said so, his uncle didn’t suspect much.

After that…

No one, whether relatives or classmates, had seen Meng Sihua again.

Therefore, before the capture operation was implemented…

Meng Sihua in Qicheng had no assets to his name anymore.

Houses, shops, cars, company shares…

none.

He did not appear in any real-name ticketing records from the airport, train stations, or bus stations either.

Staying in hotels or visiting internet cafes required ID card verification, but there were no records in the population information management system.

His original mobile number, messaging apps, QQ account, etc., were all discontinued on the day Nangong Yao was formally arrested.

He was suspected to still be in Qicheng because, three days ago, a bank card under his name had been used for a withdrawal at a street ATM.

The surveillance footage from both the ATM and the surrounding streets was secured, which showed him wearing a baseball cap and a mask, his disguise thorough.

His physical profile still matched closely, but after he boarded a crowded bus, the trail went cold.

After all, it was three days ago, and the surveillance footage from the bus had been long overwritten.

Nevertheless.

The authorities in Qicheng were dutiful and promptly searched all places where Meng Sihua might appear.

The homes of friends and relatives, hotels, stations, airports…

It was too difficult to find a person with anti-surveillance awareness in the vast metropolis of Qicheng, which had a population of over 30 million.

Meng Sihua was not like the ordinary wealthy and idle.

He was a bona fide golden boy returned from overseas, a science whiz kid.

The BoWeiEr Communication Group founded by his father also handled security business.

And many of Qicheng’s Skynet surveillance networks were constructed by their group.

Meng Sihua, who had worked in the group for many years, would know how to evade surveillance and investigation, wouldn’t he?

Actually.

He had started selling off his family assets long ago, and the day Nangong Yao was arrested, he discontinued various accounts…

It was clear that this scoundrel was well-prepared.

The balance in the bank cards under his name altogether was less than ten yuan.

A large sum of money must have been placed in accounts under other people’s names.

As for Shen Liang, who helped launder over sixty million yuan, his account balance had been less than one yuan, and the money had been transferred out on the same day it arrived.

Further investigation revealed that the funds had been quickly and widely disbursed into thousands of accounts and then all withdrawn as cash.

This kind of large sum entering an account and then being rapidly dispersed and withdrawn by designated individuals…

It was the operation mode of underground banking, servicing money that couldn’t see the light of day, especially from telecom fraud.

They had a large number of bank cards, and people all over the country in charge of cash withdrawals.

As soon as the money was deposited, it was promptly divided and withdrawn—a flurry of action.

As long as the funds were moving within the banking system, they could be traced.

But once they turned into cash…

Even Wu Jie with his superior internet technology could not track the flow of cash!

So…

Where could Meng Sihua and Shen Liang be hiding?

Especially this Shen Liang!

He was the one who flew to Zanan City from Yincheng right before the international flight ban was imposed due to the outbreak of a new virus, and then made his way back to Qicheng.

Muto Sami infected thousands with the new mutant virus, its spread extensive.

Before they managed to escape, it’s uncertain whether Shen Liang and the other three had been infected or not.

It’s hard to say.

After all, Sakuragi Hana’s infection took some time before it erupted.

Sometimes as short as one or two days, sometimes as long as a week.

Perhaps even Shen Liang and the others themselves did not know whether they were infected.

…

The case was complicated.

As day broke, a special case discussion meeting was convened within the bureau.

Sub-bureaus from all over connected via a secure communication line to participate in a video teleconference.

Three tasks were central.

One: countries had already imposed mutual bans on flights, and international flights, as well as passenger and cargo ships, had all ceased operations.

Such events would definitely provoke various speculations and public opinion, so it was essential to maintain social stability.

The new mutant virus epidemic was fierce, with no cure in sight.

It is fundamentally impossible to completely ban the internet; that would trigger even more severe panic.

But without an internet ban, there is a possibility of information leaks.

On the International Black Market Network of the Northern Fox Organization, not only are various messages circulated.

There are even extreme terrorist organizations that are willing to pay a high price for samples of the Sakuragi Hana disease.

If someone can provide the latest mutated version, the reward is as high as five million Gold Coins.

Great rewards breed bravery!

Perhaps within Yincheng or other nations, someone would risk obtaining a new sample of the disease.

The uncurable new mutated virus has already exhausted nations in their response efforts.

Fortunately, the Northern Fox Organization also fears human extinction; they have voluntarily shut down the International Black Market Network and are fully cooperating with the investigation.

Moreover, countries’ Information Warfare Troops and internet regulation departments will increase their crackdown, cutting off the spread of all kinds of rumors and hearsay.

…

Second, the new epidemic triggered by Muto Sami might have already spread worldwide.

The time when Yincheng implemented the flight ban was too late; the countless people from various nations who had left A-City before that could easily include carriers of the new mutated virus.

Therefore, anyone who has been to Yincheng within a week before the flight ban, regardless of where they returned from, must be found and quarantined for observation.

Additionally, patients infected with the old version of the virus must be quickly cured; they cannot be allowed the opportunity for the virus to mutate within their bodies.

All warships have already set sail, with early-warning aircraft and anti-submarine patrol planes cruising the seas and skies.

Strict precautions are in place against any aircraft or ship attempting to leave in violation of the flight ban.

…

Third is the complete overthrow of the Annihilation Organization.

The more than twenty people captured must be made to confess by any means necessary, regardless of the cost.

Ordinary people infected with the virus only want to survive; they will voluntarily go to the hospital for treatment.

But these individuals are different; they’d rather see all of humanity destroyed, and instead of seeking treatment, they would maliciously spread the virus.

Because of this, Meng Sihua and Shen Liang, who are still at large, must be captured with all possible effort.

…

By the time the meeting concluded, daylight had arrived.

Zheng commanded and coordinated multiple departments around the three major tasks, doing his utmost.

But even larger bad news had arrived!

The epidemic was spreading like a raging fire, urgent and menacing.

Since the outbreak of the new virus in Yincheng, the number of confirmed infected patients had exceeded ten thousand.

Moreover, after Muto Sami died, other patients followed, and the previous effective drugs were completely useless.

The time of onset, the speed of disease progression, and the time of death…

All of these differed greatly depending on the physical condition of the infected patients.

For instance, if someone who loved sports and had good physical strength was infected before, their time of onset was noticeably later, and their deterioration was the slowest.

What infuriated people the most was the ‘six most vulnerable groups’—the old, weak, sick, disabled, pregnant, and young.

Their physical condition and resistance were already weak.

And the elderly, who were already in poor health, suffered the most tragic fate.

But the problem is…

Thinking about how someone falls ill and dies every minute, and more and more patients are being diagnosed, all hospitals are unprecedentedly overwhelmed.

The more patients there are in one place, the easier it is for cross-infection to occur, making it more likely that other patients in the hospital will become infected.

So how many people have been infected?

And how many will die?

It’s simply unpredictable.

Thus!

Yincheng had no choice but to issue the strictest ban yet.

Just as Wu Jie had initially told Zheng.

In the absence of an effective drug, only this method of ‘mandatory quarantine for the entire population’ could be used to prevent the spread of the epidemic.

Only…

In the age of the internet, news spreads too quickly.

One tells ten, ten tell a hundred…

Many with family, friends, classmates, and business partners in Yincheng were quickly caught up in a wave of public opinion.

With the involvement of some self-media, public accounts, and internet influencers, it became even more turbulent.

Public opinion was boiling and attracted many to test for themselves.

No matter the method, they just couldn’t get in touch.

For a time, various keywords trended on hot searches.

Yincheng disappeared, the archipelago has truly sunk, a country has gone offline…

…

You can’t wrap fire in paper.

Just as the saying goes.

You don’t fear an opponent like a god, but teammates like pigs.

Yincheng’s flight ban came very late, and even later was the internet ban.

So before the internet was shut down, information had already leaked out of Yincheng.

Not only were there pictures and solid proof, but there were also videos that were renamed and encrypted to evade online filters.

To create a storm on the internet, many accounts were used, desperately rephrasing and posting like mad.

Thereupon!

Countries around the world simply ‘couldn’t cover it up’ and it was impossible to shut down the global internet.

By noon, the whole world knew; global public opinion completely boiled over…