Author: Tutu Shi

The reason why Gu Ji let so many people go.

On the one hand, he didn't take these Mountain Dog Gang gangsters seriously at all, and all his tasks were focused on solving this sudden public health crisis;

On the other hand, it's because although the Mountain Dog Gang is mean, they haven't killed him yet.

That's right.

Although the ward was dark last week before his death, he still vaguely saw the fake nurse's features, especially her voice.

Don't forget, Gu Ji has always had hearing marks.

The man's voice was bright and full of energy, and he didn't sound like anyone from the Mountain Dog Gang.

Finished the work in the outpatient department.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Gu Ji met Jiang Youzhen on time and prepared to go to the restaurant to prepare for tonight's banquet.

Because all the big shots were present, Jiang Youzhen also dressed up carefully, wearing a white deep V-neck bottom shirt and a black short-sleeved suit. Her short, slightly curly hair naturally fell on her shoulders, making her look elegant and elegant.

Business.

"Our key target tonight is this person."

In the back seat of the Mercedes-Benz S450, Jiang Youzhen took out a piece of paper from the folder and handed it to Gu Ji, who was sitting next to him.

"Head of the Cheong Wa Dae Secretary-General's Office?"

Gu Ji did not expect that the person coming from the Blue House would be the secretary general.

South Korea's Cheong Wa Dae Secretariat is a confidential department that specializes in handling matters related to presidential secrets and protocol arrangements. To put it bluntly, it is equivalent to the assistant to the president, responsible for making suggestions and communicating on many occasions when it is inconvenient for the president to attend.

Just like Jiang Youzhen said.

If we can really get the consent of the Secretary General, then it will be easy to obtain the presidential decree!

Arrive at the hotel entrance.

The private room of the restaurant is located on the 66th floor of an office building and hotel. It could originally have a direct bird's-eye view of the bustling city of Seoul at night. But now, the flow of people on public transportation and bustling streets has significantly reduced. Some people are even wearing masks. Even the driver just now

It was said that traveling through the center of Seoul during the evening rush hour was smooth all the way, saving nearly half the time compared to usual.

When it was time to eat, the executives on the list finally arrived one after another.

Among them is an "old acquaintance" of Gu Ji, who has gray hair combed back. He is Zheng Yinsheng, the director of the crisis response analysis room of the CDC last week. Another member of Congress looks the youngest, with Sanqi combed back.

He turned his head away and squinted his eyes, looking somewhat treacherous.

The real owner is a middle-aged man with a somewhat bald forehead and wearing a pair of thin-framed glasses.

Chief Secretary of the Blue House: Lee Hyun-jung.

"I have a short meeting in the evening. I don't have much time, so let's get started." Li Xuanzhen is worthy of being the presidential secretary. She does things neatly and goes straight to the topic.

Jiang Youzhen peeked over.

Gu Ji understood this and asked him to be the keynote speaker, so he distributed all the documents prepared by the MERS investigation team to several people one by one to explain the seriousness of the current public health safety in South Korea.

"Do you want to disclose the list of infected hospitals and the movement trajectories of patients? This is too difficult."

Unexpectedly, not long after watching, Zheng Yinsheng from the crisis response analysis room opened his mouth to refute.

"You also know that once the news spreads, no one will dare to come to see a doctor, and it will also cause excessive uneasiness and misunderstanding among the people; for the hospital, this also means huge economic losses, if they don't

If you treat patients well, it is the ordinary people who will suffer in the end."

"Congressman Zhang, the central district of Seoul that is currently the most serious is your constituency. What do you think?"

Li Xuanzhen was not in a hurry to express his position, but turned to ask the young Congressman Zhang.

Councilor Zhang smiled awkwardly.

"Director Lee, I think that setting up MERS checkpoints in public transportation such as subways, stations, and airports would have too much impact on people's lives. Originally, people in Seoul are panicking because of the MERS incident. Once the public transportation is controlled, the streets will be affected.

If there is no one on the street, the economy will not be able to function. We cannot lose watermelon for a few sesame seeds, what do you think?"

"MERS is not as simple as a few sesame seeds."

Before Li Xuanzhen could respond, Gu Ji spoke first, "The principles of response and handling of personal medical treatment and social public health incidents are very different. Public health incidents must not wait until the disease spreads on a large scale.

It should be remedial, but should focus on prevention and control beforehand, so as to minimize the social losses caused."

"What's more, the medical system in Seoul is now gradually unable to afford the diagnosis of MERS patients and the medical observation and isolation of close contacts. If the government continues to indulge in this, the infection will spread throughout the country sooner or later, and it will not affect only one or two places.

The economy is so simple, but the national GDP will be affected."

His words were not meant to scare people.

According to statistics from the World Health Organization, the 2015 MERS incident caused South Korea's GDP to drop 0.2-0.3% lower than expected, which exposed South Korea's shortcomings in responding to the epidemic and became a "nightmare" that has affected South Korean society to this day.

Li Xuanzhen took a closer look at the data.

As a secretary, he has been organizing documents and information for the president for a long time. He also noticed that something was wrong. Although the number of patients has not increased much in recent days, the increase in close contacts can be described as "terrifying". On June 1st,

There were still only over 600 people under medical isolation, but by June 3, the number had increased to over 1,300.

If we continue at this pace, within a few days we will have over 10,000 close contacts.

By then, Seoul's medical system will inevitably collapse.

"Do you have any other ideas? Tell me?"

"The government's slow control has caused the Seoul area to lose the best opportunity to cut off the spread of the virus in the early stages. According to the current data model, I think it won't be long before South Korea will surpass Europe and become the largest MERS country after Saudi Arabia.

In infected countries, national disasters such as the Sewol shipwreck will happen again."

"Yeah! Boy, be careful what you say in front of Director Li!"

Councilor Zhang suddenly slammed the table.

Even Zheng Yinsheng turned his head to the side and let out a "hum". After all, Gu Ji's words were tantamount to slapping the two of them in the face and accusing them of poor management.

"Director Li, Prosecutor Jin has been very busy recently and has made a mistake when he makes a mistake. Please don't take offense."

Jiang Youzhen pursed his lips and smiled, then he went out to smooth things over with tea instead of wine.

"It's okay." Li Xuanzhen put down the document and looked at Gu Ji seriously.

"Since you want to disclose information and implement emergency control, how can you ensure that people do not complain when they are quarantined and queue up for PCR tests? How can you ensure that hospitals will not conceal patient information because of profit. The most important point is that once it is made public,

This information will definitely cause panic and cause looting of food, especially medical protective items."

"It's very simple, provide financial assistance."

Gu Ji recommended that Cheong Wa Dae could introduce some regulations.

For MERS-infected patients and close contacts who are quarantined, subsidies can be issued on the premise that their income is seriously affected; and patients who actively line up for PCR testing can be issued masks with special slogans.

Then find one or two traffic celebrities wearing masks to take a few photos and post them on Little Blue Bird and INS, and a "head sheep effect" will naturally form.

Most people, especially young people, will definitely follow suit and queue up.

Concealing problems is easier to solve, and there are rewards and punishments.

Establish a strict reporting system.

If medical staff fail to report in time, or suspected close contacts refuse to be examined or quarantined, fines or even criminal liability may be imposed.

"The final medical supplies are simpler. AM Medical has rushed to complete a factory a week ago to specialize in the production of masks, protective clothing and other medical protective products."

"What!?"

Councilor Zhang looked shocked.

As a man with an economic background, he knows very well that once Cheong Wa Dae decides to implement emergency response control, medical supplies will be robbed to an extent. Wouldn't AM Medical's profits be wiped out?

Li Xuanzhen also seemed to find it a little unbelievable.

"This is real?"

"It's true, Director Li. Our AM Medical acquired and reorganized a non-woven factory in the suburbs of Seoul. Currently, three production lines are running at full speed, which can guarantee a production capacity of nearly 420,000 pieces per day."

When Jiang Youzhen said these words, he couldn't help but feel his heart beat faster.

She had agreed to "Jin Zhijiu's" suggestion under pressure, but she felt that his ability was indeed outstanding, and since he was also a prosecutor, they could deal with Shan Sang together, so it would not be a bad idea to cooperate.

Unexpectedly, the bet was actually right now.

The key is.

A week ago, there was no official outbreak of the MERS virus.

How did "Jin Zhijiu" predict the current results in advance and spend a lot of money to buy a factory in advance? Is it possible that he will still be a prophet?

"Prosecutor Kim is young and promising. It would be a waste of your talent to stay in the center of Seoul to examine cases."

Li Xuanzhen said with a half-smile, and then stood up, "I will report the contents of the meeting to Mr. President tonight, and everyone will wait for my news."

"Chief Li, walk slowly."

"Since Prosecutor Jin said that the situation is serious, I have to go back quickly to formulate corresponding countermeasures. I will leave first, everyone."

Zheng Yinsheng's tone of voice was obviously unhappy.
To be continued...