Xu Rui just said that Shanghai was about to have a large-scale outbreak of typhoid fever, which was a bomb thrown into the crowd. Now, when he said that the upcoming large-scale typhoid fever outbreak was caused by germ warfare launched by the Japanese army, he was simply throwing a bomb into the crowd.
A nuclear weapon, of course, it must be noted that nuclear weapons have not yet appeared at this time.
Because of the shock, the entire hall instantly fell into dead silence.
Chemical weapons and bacteriological warfare have always been taboo topics. The Geneva Convention clearly stipulates that any human country is prohibited from developing chemical weapons or bacterial and viral weapons. However, the so-called international conventions have always been like a bitch's memorial. Really abide by these
Treaty countries almost do not exist.
For example, the United Kingdom is the originator of the use of chemical weapons!
For example, the United States has gone the furthest in the research of bacterial and viral weapons. In the 21st century, Hollywood directors have produced a large number of science fiction movies such as Spider-Man and Spider-Man based on the U.S. military’s bacterial and viral weapons research results.
Blockbusters such as The Incredible Hulk were inspired by bacterial weapons.
Before World War II, Japan also invested heavily in this area, as evidenced by the infamous Unit 731!
However, all countries are only conducting research on chemical weapons and bacterial and viral weapons secretly. No country has ever admitted that they are conducting research in this area. Moreover, on the surface, Western countries will try their best to pretend to be virgins and use the power of public opinion to make a big fuss.
Conduct research on chemical weapons and bacteria and viruses.
Because of the Black Death, Europeans are extremely sensitive to the research and application of bacterial and viral weapons, which is why Western governments are so deceptive. However, this trick, which is to fool ordinary European people, is not effective for those who truly have independent thinking.
For those with advanced abilities and discernment, it cannot be concealed.
Fortunately, there are only a few people who have the ability to think independently and make judgments.
Now, Xu Rui claimed that the Japanese army had just launched germ warfare against Shanghai, and the weapon was typhoid fever bacteria. Such news was indeed as shocking as the explosion of nuclear weapons. The diplomatic envoys and media reporters from Western countries who attended the meeting all
I was so shocked that I couldn't recover for a long time.
It wasn't until more than ten seconds later that whispers started to sound again in the hall.
Finally, it was Helen who asked Xu Rui again after asking for permission: "Captain Xu, you just said that the Japanese army launched bacterial warfare against Shanghai, and the weapon was typhoid virus. But as far as I know, the research and use of bacterial weapons is Geneva
It is expressly prohibited by the convention, and the Japanese government has always been opposed to it, so..."
After a pause at this point, Helen then asked: "Do you have any evidence?"
As soon as Helen finished speaking, a guard from the regiment hurriedly walked up to the podium and whispered a few words into Xu Rui's ear. Xu Rui's face immediately darkened, and he waved to the guard to leave first.
Then, Xu Rui said: "The evidence will be there soon, but now, I want to take you to a place."
Helen asked again: "Captain Xu, can you first reveal where you want to take us and what do you want to see?"
"Of course, no problem." Xu Rui said, "I want to take you to Zhongshan Hospital to see the patients treated there. I just got the news that early this morning, Zhongshan Hospital admitted more than 300 emergency patients. These
The symptoms of emergency patients are almost the same, including aversion to cold, headache, fever, and even vomiting and diarrhea."
"God." Helen exclaimed immediately, "This is a typical symptom of typhoid fever."
"That's right." Xu Rui nodded and said, "This is just Zhongshan Hospital. In fact, more than a dozen other hospitals have also admitted varying numbers of patients. It is conservatively estimated that the number of patients infected with typhoid fever now exceeds a thousand.
People, this is only the first day of a large-scale outbreak, and the spread of the disease will be even more terrifying in the future!"
After hearing what Xu Rui said, many diplomatic envoys present immediately believed it.
Diplomatic envoys like Stephen are not as easy to deceive as ordinary people. They are not too clear about Western governments' tactics of saying one thing to their faces and doing another behind their backs. Many diplomats even know that their own governments are also secretly researching chemical weapons.
Or bacterial and viral weapons, I just never tell others.
Therefore, these diplomatic envoys believed what Xu Rui said almost immediately.
However, it is one thing to believe, but it is another thing to say it or not.
At that moment, Stephen said: "Captain Xu, I am busy with official duties, so I won't go to see you."
Diplomatic envoys from other countries also gave various reasons and said they would not go to Zhongshan Hospital. However, media reporters like Helen still chose to go to Zhongshan Hospital because they wanted to see the typhoid patients with their own eyes to make sure.
Is Xu Rui alarmist, or is it true that the Japanese army launched germ warfare against Shanghai?
If the Japanese army really launched germ warfare, they would use public opinion to criticize it.
Zhongshan Hospital is not far from Paramount, and the group arrived at Zhongshan Hospital quickly.
Of course, before that, Xu Rui distributed gas masks to every media reporter as much as possible.
When Xu Rui arrived at Zhongshan Hospital with hundreds of Western media reporters, he found that the streets outside the hospital gate were already filled with patients waiting for diagnosis, and there were constantly medical staff wearing white coats and gas masks.
He came out and carried the patients in who were unable to move one by one. However, after carrying one person in, two more soldiers would immediately come over.
Frankly speaking, Xu Rui's reaction was quite fast. As soon as he learned the news, he immediately implemented round-the-clock martial law for the entire Shanghai city and surrounding counties. However, it was still a little too late.
Before that, typhoid fever germs had spread rapidly through the more than 20 fellow Kunshan residents.
Typhoid fever bacteria are very contagious. To give a simple example, after leaving the Broadway Building, more than 20 Kunshan fellows went to a roadside stall for breakfast, and then the tableware of the roadside stall was contaminated.
, and then the fellow villagers who come to this roadside stall for breakfast will spread the germs to other people.
This kind of infection is almost doubling in a geometric progression!
Can you imagine how many people will be infected in three days?
Since the incubation period of typhoid fever bacteria varies from three days to more than ten days, it is not even the time for a large-scale outbreak of typhoid fever. In a few days, the number of people affected will be even greater.
If there are too many, the number of patients sent to the hospital for isolation will not be counted in hundreds, but in tens of thousands.
But even if it was counted in hundreds of people, these Western media reporters were already frightened.
Associated Press war correspondent Helen burst into tears when she saw the patient's miserable condition. After returning home, she wrote an extremely sad-toned newsletter and reported the matter to the United States.
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When Helen's newsletter reached Washington, U.S. President Roosevelt was just about to get off work.
After reading the communication handed over by his secretary, Roosevelt said to Secretary of State Hull, who just walked in: "Hull, you came just in time. Read this communication. The Japanese have made a fool of themselves again."
It can be heard that Roosevelt did not condemn the Japanese for launching germ warfare.
In fact, in the eyes of politicians, there are always only interests, and so-called international morality does not exist at all. Of course, then again, it is absolutely impossible for him to make his true attitude public. On the surface, in front of
In front of American citizens, Roosevelt would definitely spare no effort to condemn the Japanese atrocities in Shanghai.
After hurriedly reading the communication, Hull said: "Mr. President, I am also about to report this matter to you. This is an urgent message just sent by the U.S. Embassy in Shanghai. Colonel Wilson said that there has been a large-scale outbreak of typhoid fever.
More than 3,000 American citizens are in danger and request emergency evacuation."
"Oh?" Roosevelt said in surprise, "With today's medical technology, typhoid fever is no longer a threat to life. Shanghai is the largest international metropolis in the Far East, and the technology of the hospitals in the concession is also extremely high.
With advanced technology, can’t we still cure typhoid fever? It shouldn’t be possible, right?”
Hull said with a wry smile: "If typhoid fever only broke out on a small scale, it would be nothing. But now it is a concentrated outbreak. On the first day alone, thousands of people were infected. In the next few days, the number of people infected will increase."
It is increasing exponentially. Under such circumstances, it is almost an impossible task to control the epidemic."
Roosevelt said: "Why can't we just build a quarantine zone to control the epidemic?"
Roosevelt's implication was that even if there was a large-scale outbreak of typhoid fever in Shanghai, only Chinese people would die. Americans would never be in danger because of their good medical system, and typhoid fever would disappear quickly after it broke out.
Soon, as soon as half a month or as slowly as a month, the epidemic will pass, and by then the order in Shanghai will be restored to what it was before.
Hull smiled bitterly again and said: "Mr. President, you don't know something. All the medical resources in the public concession have been controlled by Xu Rui's Songhu Independent Group. Not only the medicines, but also the medical staff of various hospitals.
After being forcibly requisitioned, the medical coverage of American expatriates living in Shanghai is no different from that of the Chinese, or even worse."
"Oh, Zet!" Roosevelt immediately became angry and roared, "How could Xu Rui do this?"
Roosevelt may have been a great politician, but the idea of white supremacy was engraved in his bones.
At that moment, Roosevelt roared: "Immediately send a note to the National Government, ordering them to ensure the safety of American expatriates. Otherwise, the National Government will be fully responsible for all consequences!"
Hull smiled bitterly and shook his head and said: "Mr. President, it may be difficult for the Nationalist Government to control Xu Rui's Songhu Independence Group, so I suggest you make contact with the Chinese Communist Party in Yan'an."