Chapter 140 - 139 Time Flies
Quantitative changes cause qualitative changes, Xinghe explained in a single sentence why the vaccine was only effective against airborne viruses.
"Actually, I am surprised that you could develop a vaccine. It is key to the survival of many humans to this date. Without a sufficient population base, any talk of resisting or even counterattacking the Serpent People would be empty. It is precisely because you have developed the vaccine that Earthlings can retain hope. For this, I must express my respect to you," he said.
Xinghe bowed with hands folded in front, an ancient ritual, a Han dynasty etiquette.
The person in the white lab coat suddenly lost his speech. He was stunned for a moment, then wiped his face with his hand, and said, "I... It wasn’t me, I... cough cough."
After clearing his throat, the man in the white coat looked around and then he spoke loudly, "Can I speak now? May I speak now?"
Li Wen stood up and said loudly, "You can speak, it’s been declassified now. It’s time for your achievements to be known by everyone!"
After Li Wen finished speaking, the person in the white coat said with a trembling voice, "It wasn’t me, it was my mentor, Mr. Zhong Renhuai, the top pathologist and infectious disease control expert in our country. After the outbreak at Golden Coast, he received orders to rush to the epidemic area to collect virus samples. Later on, I found out that there were... there were intelligence personnel who said it might have been an experiment by Aliens."
What would have been considered the behavior of a madman now appeared exceedingly wise.
"Mr. Zhong Renhuai collected the virus samples, and then he announced locally that the virus was definitively genetically modified. At that time, he didn’t know about the Aliens, and thought it was a Gene Weapon developed by some country. There were no vaccines available then. On the plane back to his country, Mr. Zhong Renhuai made a clear judgment... that he might have been infected. All four of them could have been infected, because the protective measures at the time were not able to resist the virus, as they discovered that airborne viruses could be protected against, but there was an unavoidable risk of infection during the process of collecting virus samples from patients’ bodies."
According to Mr. Zhong Renhuai’s instructions, we only made the highest level of protective vehicle on Earth, and picked up the gentleman at the airport. He had already organized and written the basic characteristics of the virus and made judgments. He directly stated that the virus was very likely a modification of the rabies virus."