Fatal Strike: Mercenary Road of Gunfire Ranger
Chapter 685 - 635: Death Angel
When Mountain Eagle and the others arrived at Anchorage Hospital, it was already around 10 PM...
After Kobe got out of the car, he noticed that Mountain Eagle and the others were quite familiar with Anchorage Hospital. While he was still on the phone trying to get an agent waiting at the hospital to guide him, Mountain Eagle had already walked into the hospital and skillfully found a doctor named David Miller.
And this David Miller happened to be the doctor in charge of those members of the environmental organization!
Watching Mountain Eagle greet Dr. Miller amiably, then being led through a door marked with a "No Entry for Unauthorized Persons" sign, into a large ward...
Kobe glanced at the agent stationed at the hospital with a puzzled expression. He sighed and told Da Qi and Danon to stay outside while taking Ada into the ward.
As soon as the door opened, Kobe saw several medical personnel in protective suits pushing a hospital bed down the hallway.
Someone was straddling the patient's abdomen, continuously performing chest compressions. The person pulling the hospital bed ahead was urgently calling hospital staff to prepare the operating room.
Abby glanced at the protective suits placed on the shelf by the door and said to Kobe, "Do we really not need to wear these things?"
Kobe looked through the glass at Mountain Eagle, who was conversing with Dr. Miller in his white coat, and gritted his teeth, saying, "We go in..."
When entering the ward, Kobe heard Dr. Miller's conversation with Mountain Eagle...
"Mountain, this group of people is showing symptoms similar to what you had before, but I've tried every treatment method, and none seem to have much effect.
I even tried injecting them with antibodies isolated from your blood, but as you can see...
Now only Dr. Philip Royce can maintain partial consciousness; the others have all fallen into deep comas. Currently, someone dies from organ failure every eight hours on average.
Mountain, maybe these people can still be saved..."
Mountain Eagle squinted at Dr. Miller and said, "You bastard, you secretly kept my blood samples. Do you believe I'll sue you into bankruptcy?"
Dr. Miller shrugged and said, "When you were discharged, that Blood Fox destroyed all your genetic samples.
However, during your bloodletting treatment, your assistant kept sending me your blood samples for analysis.
I didn't use those for research, but the symptoms of these people are too severe this time, so I consulted Professor Philip Royce and then tried some things.
It turns out that the antibodies in your body are only effective for you, or perhaps the virus strains you were infected with are not entirely the same."
Saying this, Miller looked at the dozen or so guys lying on the hospital bed in front of him with eyes like he was aiming for a Nobel Prize. He sighed and said, "I've collected many samples and done a lot of analyses, but I still haven't found a way to treat them.
I don't even understand why they're deteriorating so quickly..."
Mountain Eagle squinted at Dr. Miller and said, "I spent a total of 8 million US dollars before and after getting treated here. How much did they spend?
This is what they call 'money talks'!"
Dr. Miller, hearing this, nodded with a complex expression and said, "You've got a point..."
Switching the topic, Dr. Miller said ingratiatingly, "Mountain, I want to start a research project on this condition. Now we have the experimental subjects and the venue, just lacking some project funding.
I know you have money. Don't you want to know what's really happening with your body?
You're exceedingly healthy, far surpassing the standard of normalcy. If we could unravel this mystery, maybe..."
Mountain Eagle couldn't help but give Dr. Miller the middle finger, saying, "Wishful thinking, wanting me to pay while also using me as a guinea pig..."
Looking at Philip Royce, lying not far away, still somewhat conscious, Mountain Eagle rubbed his chin and said, "How long do you think these people can hold out?"
Seeing he couldn't persuade Mountain Eagle, Dr. Miller spread his hands and said, "A week, maybe half a month.
The reverse transcriptase virus has destroyed some of their body functions...
Their bodies are trying to fight back, so they're running high fevers, but this prolonged struggle will lead to organ failure.
For now, I can only use medication to try to delay their organ failure as much as possible..."
Hearing this, Mountain Eagle nodded and said, "It's actually just like my situation back then, only I spent a lot of money, so I held out a bit longer than they did."
Then, Mountain Eagle suddenly asked, "Has anyone shown interest in their condition these past few days, like suggesting they be moved to another place for treatment?"
Dr. Miller nodded and said, "Of course, their families sent us an email via the British Consulate. A plane will come the day after tomorrow to take them to England for treatment.
I want to replicate your treatment plan, so I can convince their families to keep them here for treatment, since there's already a successful precedent with you."
Mountain Eagle disdainfully looked at Dr. Miller and said, "My treatment plan required 8 million US dollars. Who do you want to sponsor that?
Me?
Do you know these guys were stealing from my place, and you want me to pay to help some thieves?
If I don't chop them up, that's already showing good temper!"
After speaking, Mountain Eagle turned to look at Kobe, who had been waiting by the side. He said to Dr. Miller, "This is Investigator Kobe Andrews from the Department of Homeland Security. He used to be a senior investigator in the Naval Criminal Investigative Service and personally solved the case of human trafficking concerning the US Army in Bahrain.
He is now here to investigate the Ebola virus incident, and Professor Philip Royce is considered a suspect.
Can you wake him up?
Our investigator would like to have a talk with him..."
"Ebola virus?"
Dr. Miller exclaimed in surprise, "The state legislature has declared a state of emergency for all healthcare systems in Alaska because of the Ebola virus?"
Mountain Eagle spread his hands and said, "What else? Do you think it's because of a hot dog price increase?"
Dr. Miller was shocked when he heard this and looked at the still-conscious Philip Royce, saying, "The Ebola virus is related to him?
Impossible, the Ebola virus isn't particularly rare, and it spreads very poorly in low-temperature environments...
Who would release Ebola in Alaska?"
Mountain Eagle shrugged and said, "I don't know, so you have to keep this Professor Royce conscious for Investigator Andrews to question him."
Dr. Miller glanced at Kobe's ID and hesitated for a moment before calling a nurse to inject a dose of medication into Philip Royce's IV bag...
"You have to hurry, the effects of the medication aren't particularly strong; you have about fifteen minutes..."
Mountain Eagle strode over to Philip Royce, looking at him as his eyes gradually came into focus, and said deeply, "Philip, do you remember me?"
Philip Royce struggled to move his eyes and looked at Mountain Eagle standing beside the hospital bed, licking his dry lips, and said hoarsely, "You're Yue Shan, I'm very clear-minded now...
You knew from the start that we wouldn't survive, right?
I've told you everything I know, why won't you tell me the outcome?"
Mountain Eagle felt no sympathy for these guys who brought death upon themselves and shook his head, saying, "Besides being hired by the Talan family, and the mercenaries sent to collect the virus, is there anything else you want to say?
Buddy, you're in this line of work, you're going to die...
Now that the Ebola virus is out there, don't you have anything to say?"
Kobe saw Philip becoming agitated by Mountain Eagle's words, and the monitors beside him started beeping. He quickly stepped forward and comforted gently, "Sir, I'm an investigator from the United States Department of Homeland Security, don't get upset, we won't harm you...
I just have a few questions I want you to answer!
Don't worry, we'll provide comprehensive medical assistance to help you and your companions through this…"
Philip Royce's gaze slowly turned to Kobe, and he said with difficulty, "No, I made a fatal mistake, I know I'm going to die...
I'm not a bad person, I didn't know they would steal the Ebola virus, I really didn't know!
I've already told Mr. Yue everything I know…
I was hired by the Talan Genetic Research Institute to come here to excavate a buried laboratory and obtain an ancient human corpse from it.
I didn't know the Talan family also wanted the Ebola virus, I only know that Glasman has contacts with Wenbo Ni Laboratory…"
Kobe looked at Philip, who seemed likely to pass away at any moment, bent over with a gentle expression and said, "I believe you…
However, as far as I know, after the explosion at Valley Laboratory, many environmental and animal protection organizations went there to investigate, and you were just one of the teams…
When you were excavating the laboratory, did you notice any suspicious people or teams around?"
Philip stared at the ceiling for a while, just as Kobe thought nothing would come of this tonight, Philip suddenly said, "Azrael, Azrael...
He knew from the start that I was going to die, he had warned me...
Azrael, Azrael, he had warned me to leave, but I didn't, so now I'm going to die…"
As Philip spoke, the monitor suddenly started beeping, then his body twisted painfully...
Dr. Miller rushed over with nurses, shoving Mountain Eagle and Kobe to one side to start resuscitating Philip.
After just a few minutes, the line representing the heartbeat on the monitor went flat...
Dr. Miller regretfully turned his head to look at Mountain Eagle, shook it, and said, "He's dead..."
Mountain Eagle wasn't too surprised; he pulled a slightly annoyed Dr. Miller aside, promising him a $100,000 directed donation, then he took Kobe outside, frowning and saying, "I feel like I've heard the name Azrael somewhere...
Do you have any impression?"
Kobe's expression turned extremely grim as he said, "Azrael, the Death Angel of the Arab World!
This isn't a name, it's a code name…
The information about Azrael in the Department of Homeland Security's files is all related to death. This guy is an assassin; he has created a series of massacres for the newly risen ISIS in Iraq, Syria, and North Africa.
If he indeed obtained the virus, then he certainly won't be satisfied with just releasing it in Alaska to create chaos.
If Azrael truly orchestrates all of this, then I need to warn Washington...
There will surely be deaths, many deaths!"
Kobe grabbed Mountain Eagle's arm seriously and said, "Sir, I don't have time for games; if you want to use the Department of Homeland Security to strike the Talan family, I can help…
But you need to help me!
I have a feeling that something big is going to happen soon!"
Mountain Eagle frowned and said, "Simply releasing the Ebola virus will only create chaos. As long as the Department of Homeland Security is willing, they can suppress the impact like they did in that Texas community.
To quickly expand influence, the best entry point is to find the right crowd for a virus attack…
Check if there are any celebrity gatherings or events in Alaska!"
Kobe heard this and his eyes suddenly widened…
"Fuck, the Global Leadership Conference on Arctic Affairs..."