Chapter 1638: Life Preservation is Paramount

"It's not about being prepared to retreat; you must retreat before 8:00 PM. Otherwise, you will be besieged by local displaced people here, and the consequences will be even more severe by then," Chen Yu said gravely.

"But the orders I received..." Zhou Qi hesitated slightly.

"We've reached this point, so stop harping on about whatever orders you received," Chen Yu sighed slightly and said, "Preserving your life is what matters most."

"I understand, Mr. Chen. I will go notify them immediately," Zhou Qi nodded; she understood the implication of Chen Yu's words.

Right now, Chen Yu had definitely been framed. In such a situation, arguing with them based on reason was impossible, so he could only retreat to advance. When the incident reached a certain level of intensity, he would then clarify the truth.

When Chen Yu rushed to the hospital, the three patients who had already improved were now covered in white sheets.

Chuan Naizi stood to the side, dazed, as if she had lost her soul.

She had come with Chen Yu, and she remembered clearly that the condition of these three people had obviously improved under Chen Yu's treatment, and they would have been able to be discharged after just a few more days of isolation observation.

Furthermore, before she received the notification, she remembered clearly that her subordinates had reported that the two people's conditions were particularly good, so how did it turn into this situation in the blink of an eye?

Several doctors wearing white coats walked in, intending to carry the three corpses away. Chuan Naizi reached out and stopped them: "Stop, what are you doing?"

"Miss Chuan Naizi, these few people have already passed away. We need to take them away to investigate the cause of the illness and then cremate them," one of them explained.

"Before Chen Yu arrives, no one is allowed to move these corpses," Chuan Naizi said decisively.

"Miss Chuan Naizi, please do not make things difficult for us. We received orders from Director Noda to come and take the corpses away," one doctor said with a look of embarrassment.

"Have him come see me in person. I will definitely get to the bottom of this matter," Chuan Naizi said coldly.

"But according to the Virus Protection Law, these people must be cremated," one of the doctors said, unconvinced: "You are a police officer, so just do what a police officer should do. Other matters have nothing to do with you."

"Is that so? It has nothing to do with me?" Chuan Naizi sneered. She extended her right hand, and a pistol appeared in her hand. She clicked the pistol to chamber a round, then pointed it at the doctor.

"You... what do you want to do?" The doctor was startled. It was clear that the gun in Chuan Naizi's hand was loaded, and her finger was already on the trigger. If the other party really dared to spout one more word of nonsense, she might truly open fire.

"Do you not understand what I said? Do you believe that if I blow your brains out today, I can still live just fine?" Chuan Naizi said coldly: "Being someone else's dog is fine, but you should also see how many lives you have."

"Alright, alright, put the gun away. Let's both calm down, okay?" The doctor finally caved; he raised his hands and took a few steps back.

Because he could see that Chuan Naizi's emotions were somewhat agitated, and thinking of the other party's status, if she really did fire, then he would most likely have died in vain. His life was what mattered.

"You are in such a hurry to take people away—are you trying to destroy the evidence?" Chuan Naizi put away the gun and said indifferently: "Have your Director Noda come see me in person."

"Miss Chuan Naizi, there is no need to lose such a temper," Noda finally walked out. He said with an apologetic face: "It is my fault for not explaining clearly, but our control policy regarding the virus is just like this."

"These three infected people have died, so we must clarify the cause. Furthermore, according to the Virus Protection Law, we must carry out cremation for them."

"Director Noda, don't you think you are a bit too anxious?" Chuan Naizi glanced at him and said: "These two people were the responsibility of Mr. Chen and me; we will naturally clarify the cause of death."

"I don't know who is behind you, or whose dog you have become, but if I find out that you were the one who tampered with things, you know the consequences."

"I don't know what you are talking about. We are all doing this for prevention and control. This virus came so suddenly and is so harmful. I think our goals are consistent, which is to minimize the harm of the virus, isn't that right?" Noda smiled reluctantly.

"Yes, everything you say is right," Chuan Naizi said indifferently: "But I heard that you are very close with certain people."

"Certain people? Who are you referring to?" Noda feigned ignorance.

"Yamamoto Masao. According to my subordinates' reports, he came here and met with you before these two people had their incident," Chuan Naizi said coldly.

"Mr. Yamamoto did indeed come, but he came here to take samples of some viruses, and he left after taking the samples. There was no interaction between us," Noda's heart pounded wildly; he never expected that Chuan Naizi would have figured out his situation so clearly.

"You had better ensure that every word you say is true, otherwise, I cannot guarantee how much you will endure," Chuan Naizi looked at Noda with disgust.

People like Noda were not rare at all in Fusang; such people were selfish and profit-seeking.

Moreover, in order to climb higher, they often would stop at nothing. Especially regarding the matter of these few deceased, Chuan Naizi felt there must be an inside man.

Just at this moment, Chen Yu rushed over.

"Chen Yu, you're here." Seeing Chen Yu, Chuan Naizi couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. With Chen Yu here, she felt as if she had found her backbone.

"The people are already dead?" Chen Yu glanced at the few people covered in white sheets in the isolation room, and he understood everything.

"Yes, I rushed over after receiving the news. The three people's conditions progressed very quickly; the entire process took less than ten minutes before they died," Chuan Naizi sighed slightly.

Originally, she thought Chen Yu would be able to resolve this matter, and the condition of the three infected people was also moving in a good direction, but she did not expect that everything would happen so quickly.

"I'll go in and take a look." Chen Yu walked in, lifted the white sheet off one of the deceased, and flipped back the person's eyelid to look.

He saw that the pupils were dilated, and the blood vessels in the eyes had already congealed.

After examining the person's body, he discovered that mold spots had already sprouted. Chen Yu casually covered the body with the white sheet.

"How is it?" Chuan Naizi asked.

"That is something you should ask your people—what they did to these few infected patients," Chen Yu sneered: "Based on the condition of the deceased, it is not hard to see that they were suddenly infected by a large amount of the virus in a short period of time."

"After my treatment, the condition of these people had clearly improved; it is impossible for their bodies to have been attacked by a large amount of the virus in such a short time."