the world is at stake

The string of vigilance in Lao Ge's mind immediately tightened, but he couldn't hear what the other party said.

What's going on?My identity is revealed?Want to seduce an old comrade of my age?I am a proven revolutionary fighter, how could I be corrupted by such vulgar sugar-coated bullets?

Lao Ge put on a righteous and stubborn expression, gritted his teeth and thought to himself: "Even if you put me on a tiger stool, pour pepper water, and insert bamboo sticks, I will never confide a word. It doesn't work if you use a beauty trick."

But after a while, the person who picked up the plane came, and took Lao Ge and others away—the stewardess of Dayang Ma, who was protruding forward and backward, was still very disappointed, shaking and looking at Lao Ge who was going away, as if hurt by love .

"What's going on?" Lao Ge got into the car that picked him up, still not understanding what happened. "Am I exposed?"

"What? Exposed?" The pick-up staff also looked around in shock, "There is no special situation?"

"But the stewardess just now... what did she say to me?"

"Oh, she is asking you, is there a vaccine? Is there a Chinese vaccine? Buy Chinese vaccines at a high price!"

what……? !

Are vaccines so expensive?

Chapter 89 'Taiwan Puppet Army'

Coming out of Los Angeles International Airport, Lao Ge felt that the epidemic prevention work in the United States was still equal to zero.The terminal building and the exit are full of people, and no one is wearing a mask, let alone any information about the epidemic.

but……

"Why did the American stewardess ask me about the vaccine?" Lao Ge asked after getting on the shuttle bus, "The domestic epidemic prevention has become public and normalized. What is the situation in the United States?"

In the past two months, the volume of cargo between China and the United States has increased sharply, but personnel exchanges have plummeted.

Entry quarantine has been implemented in China, not only for Americans, but has been extended to all countries in the world.Those who originally wanted to come to China did not come.

The number of Chinese people going to the United States has also been greatly reduced due to the "loyalty investigation", and hundreds of thousands of international students and unnaturalized people have also been sent home.

At first, many international students scolded the Trump administration's policies for violating the concept of "freedom and democracy", but now that the epidemic in the United States is intensifying, some people are "grateful" to Director Harden for saving his life.

From June to August now, under the buffer of two months, a lot of preparations have been done in China. Cases have been found in various provinces, and many problems have also emerged.

But the more work you do, the more passive you become in public opinion.Because public knowledge and foreign media never stop.

It is wrong for some people to criticize the closure of the country from the perspective of "global anti-epidemic", it is stupid and irresponsible to a big country-should take the initiative to send medical staff to help the United States prevent the epidemic, so as to gain the understanding and trust of the United States.

In short, eating more meat by the Chinese can be linked to the destruction of the Amazon rainforest.No matter what you do, the foreign media will always have a reason to scold you.

Now almost everyone in the country knows that there is such an epidemic that has no cure, and once it is infected, it can only be hardened.If you survive, you will live, if you cannot survive, you will become one of the '5.00% mortality rate'.

The person who picked up the plane laughed at this question, "American society is divided by nature. Los Angeles is the territory of the Democratic Party, and some people here will pay high prices for vaccinations.

But if it is an inland state, a large number of American natives are praising God, digging nuclear war bunkers, hoarding supplies for the end of the world, and cursing Bill Gates for wanting to control all mankind through vaccines. "

"Bill Gates, what does this have to do with him?" Lao Ge was very puzzled.

"It's just okay." The pick-up staff shook his head, "You can't use Chinese thinking to look at American issues. As for the flight attendant stopping you, it's because someone is smuggling vaccines to the United States."

Ah... Lao Ge was shocked, "Is there such a thing?"

"Wealthy people in the United States are well-informed and afraid of death, knowing the seriousness of the epidemic. Many domestic purchasing agents have turned to smuggling vaccines, and adenovirus vaccines can fetch as much as $[-] per dose.

Those who are really rich simply go to Shanghai for a vacation, stay in a high-end hotel for [-] days, get vaccinated by the way, and maybe even talk about some business.

The stewardess at the airport knew you were from China, so she asked if there was any vaccine.Because the profit is too high, as long as the goods are available, they can definitely be sold. "

Hearing the price of 'one thousand dollars', Lao Ge's heart beat instantly accelerated.He thought to himself how much he could earn if his suitcase was filled with vaccines and brought to the United States. This simple math problem was calculated to a dizzying amount.

"Oh, I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it!" Lao Ge felt that he was really outdated, "I wanted to go abroad 30 years ago, but there was no way. But now I finally go abroad. I didn't expect that the United States is already in this situation."

There is a half sentence hidden behind these words, and Lao Ge thought to himself that the grand ambition he set up two or three decades ago, will it really come true one day?

The pick-up staff had even more things in their minds—the market for the vaccine business is so huge that 'Sacred Light' is already seeking emergency permission from the FDA to enter the US market.

American pharmaceutical companies are firmly opposed to this, so they don't know what the result of the game between the two sides will be.In the past, American pharmaceutical companies will definitely win.But this time something was clearly not right.

Lao Ge shook his head, forgetting about the vaccine, and still focused on the 'investigation team' whose mission was unknown.On the same day, he changed his identity as a "Taiwanese businessman" and arrived in Laima, Ohio, again on a US military plane.

Laima is a small town with little reputation.

Lao Ge met other members of the delegation at a local hotel.Several of them were obviously smart and tough soldiers, but they were all wearing ordinary clothes, trying to pretend to be tourists.

The inspection team must act collectively, and everyone is tacitly aware of each other's identities, and the occasional conversation will stop at the point.But Lao Ge was inexplicably excited after joining the team, because he could hear a few private chats from his companions.

such as:

"I participated in Russia's tank biathlon last year, and Maozi's referee was really a rogue. Back then, the Soviet Union was still the big brother leading the global proletarian revolution, but now it has fallen so low that it cannot afford to lose."

"Isn't the tank biathlon just a lap race? Maozi is playing tricks. The T72B3M it uses has a specially strengthened engine, but it is a normal version for other countries. It's really embarrassing."

"I really can't do it anymore. Their tanks can't keep up with the trend in terms of power and fire control. They are not even as good as our next-level 96B."

"I was going to participate in tank biathlon this year, but my superiors suddenly said that there was a secret mission. Wow... I was sent to the United States with just one ticket."

"By the way, why did you bring us here? Is there anything special about Laima, Ohio?"

The study reunion of "baiting dog meat" was forbidden to go out in the hotel, and it was forbidden to communicate with the outside world. For several days, they could only stay in the suite and chat.

When Lao Ge heard some soldiers ask 'what's so special about Laima', he couldn't help answering: "There is an armored training ground for the U.S. Army in Laima."

What……? !

Several soldiers in the inspection team were shocked.

Lao Ge continued: "This base is not very well-known. It is for the U.S. Department of Defense's Laima tank repair factory. It is mainly used for adaptability testing and training for the repaired equipment."

Speaking of this, Lao Ge was shocked when he thought about his own profession.Sitting on the sofa in the suite, he asked his nonsense fellow soldiers, "Aren't you all armored soldiers?"

Even if it was in the same inspection group, the few people who had just "bragged" about participating in the "Tank Biathlon" immediately talked about him, either admiring the beautiful weather today, or saying that they were hungry or urgent to urinate.

After staying in the hotel for a week, Lao Ge became very moldy.A military vehicle arrived, and a serious US military officer came to pick up the 'Taiwan Study Group' by name.

The military exchanges between the US and Taiwan are also surreptitious, and relevant personnel always appear at US military bases for inspection or training as business or tourists.

Lao Ge and his group wear casual clothes, speak Chinese, and look Asian.No one at all doubted that there was anything special about them.

The entire inspection team boarded the car, and they were dragged to the US military base on the outskirts of Laima—a vast and undulating wilderness.

All the tank heavy equipment of the US military is basically maintained and upgraded at the Aniston base in Alabama and the Laima base in Ohio.

After the maintenance, it will be tested at the supporting training ground of the Laima base.The American armored soldiers who pick up will do some adaptive training here.

The inspection team arrived at the training ground in a military vehicle, and several "suspected armored soldiers" in the group couldn't sit still with excitement—less than [-] meters away from the vehicle, a four-car tank platoon was rumbling past.

All 'Abrams', and M1A2Cs upgraded to the latest model.

"Hey, my mother? Could it be possible to let us participate in the armor training of the Yankees?"

"Shut up, use your brains, we are now a Taiwan investigation team."

"By the way, who of you can speak a Taiwanese accent? I'm a little panicked now."

"Taiwan accent is probably talking with your throat squeezed?"

"Holy shit, look, there is a company-level tactical training ahead. It's not a loss just by looking at it."

The inspection team in the military vehicle was fidgeting, and the American soldier who was driving coughed heavily, which immediately made these "Taiwanese" start thinking about how to speak "authentic" Mandarin.

A big brother from the Northeast was sweating anxiously, and whispered to his Shandong companion in aggrieved way: "What's wrong? I can't learn it. I have to reveal my secrets when I open my mouth."

Military vehicles arrive in front of a building at the training base.Liang Guang came out of the building and boarded the military vehicle to meet the leader of the inspection team.Seeing that there was an 'internal response', Lao Ge and others felt more at ease.

But Liang Guang said seriously: "Everyone, you are here as 'Taiwan Puppet Army'.

We've linked tours and study programs that will give you an in-depth look at the makeup, training, and arming of the U.S. Armor Force.

But there is a troublesome thing, there is really a Taiwan inspection team at this base.The United States wants to modify a batch of castrated version of 'Abrams' to sell them. "

What... there are puppet troops?

Everyone in the inspection team felt heavy and stressed.

Liang Guang has been in the U.S. military for more than a year, and he knows where is safe and where is dangerous.First, he led Lao Ge and his group to visit Laima's maintenance factory to increase their knowledge.

After entering the factory workshop, everyone found that many people wearing hard hats were obviously Asian, and they even spoke Chinese to each other.

"Xiao Liang." Director Ge quietly approached Liang Guang, "Why are all Chinese here? Could it be... from Taiwan?"

"No, it's our people. 'Sacred Light' engaged in 'labor dispatch'. Now many American heavy industries can't find workers, so we send people to fill them.

The annual salary of this kind of work is generally more than 20 yuan. If you have good skills and work overtime, it is not difficult to earn 10,000+ yuan a year.Of course, it must be said to the outside world that it is a Southeast Asian laborer. "

Liang Guang said with a smile, and Lao Ge just suddenly realized.He whispered, "It turns out that when my son went to work in the United States, what he did was repair tanks?"

"That's not necessarily true. There are a lot of 'labor dispatch' jobs, and it may also be to build an aircraft carrier."

"Building an aircraft carrier?" Lao Ge opened his eyes in a daze. He really didn't expect his son to have the opportunity to be able to do this.

Regarding the dispatch of labor by the 'Holy Light', there are many jokes circulating in the domestic military industry and the army.But seeing is worth seeing. When the delegation arrived in the United States, it was extremely shocking to see it with their own eyes.

"Everyone, you will stay here for about three months." Liang Guang said solemnly: "This opportunity is rare, and it was bought at a high price."

Yes, the price is really not small, and several boxes of vaccines have been sold at a low price.It can be sold for one thousand dollars in Los Angeles, but it can only be sold to the US military for one hundred dollars.

The inspection team felt that they had a heavy responsibility on their shoulders, and their faces were serious.

Liang Guang lowered his voice again, and continued: "Actually, this time we can not only find out the bottom line of the Americans, but also the bottom line of the rebels in Taiwan."

Eh... how to do this?

Chapter 90 Another Prey

Ohio, U.S. Army Lemar Tank Repair Facility, Building [-].

A dozen people from the fake 'Taiwan Study Group' lived in this building.I don't know how Neiying works behind the scenes. The real "Taiwan Study Group" lives opposite Building No. [-].

Taiwan's puppet army has wanted to import the 'Abran' chariot from the United States since 15 years ago. The enemy's and puppet Ministry of National Defense has been sending so-called 'seed instructors' to the United States for training for many years.

The close contact with the puppet army put a lot of pressure on Lao Ge and others.But Liang Guang, who was in charge of liaison, didn't care. He could solve the problem with one sentence - just don't meet each other.

Oh, this is quite the style of the Iran-Iraq War.

It's just that the roles are reversed.

Once it comes, it is safe, and troubles are useless.

Although the movement is not very free, it is not a big deal for Lao Ge to stay for a few days.Occasionally, when you can’t go out, you turn on the TV, and there are all kinds of news constantly, just practice listening.

With New York as a place to raise Gu, the epidemic in the United States has exploded.By August, the government couldn't hide, or stopped covering up, and instead publicly acknowledged that there was indeed a serious public health problem.

But... Wang Wang vowed in the White House that 'the epidemic will disappear soon and everything will recover quickly'.

Closing the city and closing the country?nonexistent.

How can a capitalist country do this?

But on the other hand, US National Security Adviser Harden has ordered major pharmaceutical companies in the US to speed up the development of vaccines and temporarily abandon certain patented technologies in order to increase the production capacity of important medical equipment.

But this proposal was also resisted and even ridiculed by large US pharmaceutical consortiums.

John Le Chillette, chairman, president and chief executive officer of Eli Lilly and Company, speaks live on CNN from inside its headquarters in Indianapolis.

The giant in the pharmaceutical industry slammed the White House's new policy in front of the camera, "The current chaos in epidemic prevention is entirely the responsibility of the Trump administration. They completely ignored the warnings of professionals and created a huge tragedy.

The American people are suffering, the medical system has been broken down, and the number of infections and deaths is surging.I predict that by the end of the year, the number of confirmed cases in the United States is likely to exceed one million. "

The reporter also asked what he thought of the New Medical Deal being implemented by 'National Security Adviser' Harden.This aroused Le Chillette's anger even more, and he waved his hands and shouted:

"I have a lot of respect for Mr. Harden, but he doesn't understand the pharmaceutical industry at all, and expresses strong opposition to his use of his power and status to openly violate the patent law.

The reason why the United States has the most powerful medical technology in the world is that the patent law has sufficient returns after making huge investments in protecting companies.But now he wants to cut off this reward. "

The reporter immediately asked again, "Mr. Harden said that the price of medicines in the United States is too high. The prices of some commonly used medicines, including vitamin C and insulin, are too high for ordinary people to bear..."

Le Chirette immediately interrupted: "Those who feel that medicines are expensive should purchase medical insurance or join our drug donation plan. Lilly gives free medicines to low-income groups around the world every year. Our charity work is very good."

The reporter continued to ask: "But Mr. Harden said that the price of a bottle of insulin in the United States is 320 US dollars, but it is only 30 US dollars in Canada."

The difference in the price of this medicine is too far, Le Qilet can only interrupt again:

"I'll say it again, Harden doesn't understand medicine, he's just a bureaucrat abusing his power. We invested heavily in the research and development of third-generation insulin, and we deserve enough profit."

The chairman was only short of scolding Harden as a pig in front of the camera, and at the same time strongly protested the other party's policy of opening up the US pharmaceutical market and introducing foreign competition to lower drug prices.

It was the first time for the reporter to see the pharmaceutical giants so annoyed.In the past, they were very gentle. If they were dissatisfied with a certain medical policy formulated by the government, they would let the lobbying company in Washington bring a check to solve the problem.

Generally speaking, a few million dollars in political donations can be exchanged for billions of dollars in revenue, which is very cost-effective.

But the situation has changed recently, and Le Chirette heard such a reply——Fuck off... just want to buy me with a few million dollars, who are you insulting?

For this reply, Le Chillette was also very annoyed-my pharmaceutical company has strong financial resources, and there are lawyers and congressmen behind it.We are willing to give money because we think highly of you.How dare you not accept it?

Today CNN sent people to interview and seek Le Chirette's opinions on issues such as the current epidemic situation, drug prices, and medical policies.Originally, it was mainly about the epidemic, but Le Chirette was talking about it, and all the firepower was focused on the new 'National Security Advisor'.