27: Chapter 27 Mass Vaccination

“Damn it! If anyone dares to refuse the injection, I’ll flay him alive!” Shen Wengang said fiercely when he heard.

“Brother Shen, there’s no need for this. We actually need people for internal affairs. We can’t just let the elderly and children do the work. As I said, whether or not to get the antigen shot, let everyone decide for themselves.”

Oriental Chen comforted him.

In reality, he probably had a good idea of who was willing and who wasn’t. Moreover, some people came to the base with a purpose, and he was very clear about that. However, as long as they didn’t pose a threat to the base, he wanted to keep them, just in case they might be useful later?

“Regarding the practical training, what do you two old brothers think?” Oriental Chen continued the previous topic.

“I think it’s very necessary. My old brothers have been clamoring for a long time. Eating idle food in the base every day, everyone has long been impatient. It’s just that you’ve been holding them back, and there aren’t any suitable weapons and equipment, so everyone can only patiently wait. This afternoon at lunch, those guys almost drove me crazy, all asking when they could go out and kill zombies,” Brother Zhang said with a bitter smile.

“Brother Shen, what do you think?” Oriental Chen nodded after hearing Brother Zhang’s words and continued to ask Shen Wengang.

“I also agree. I have no experience with marching and combat. But precisely because I have no experience, I feel that we must go out for practical drills, otherwise, it’s just talking on paper. Also, my situation here is different from Brother Zhang’s. There are all kinds of people in the team. Everyone is used to doing their own thing, and they might even wet their pants on the battlefield!” Shen Wengang replied truthfully.

“Yes, that’s right. Without experiencing brutal battles, everyone will ultimately not grow,” Oriental Chen also agreed.

“Then we’ll do it this way. After the antigen shots tomorrow, everyone rests for a day and observes. If there are no special circumstances, we’ll start the day after tomorrow.”

The two nodded in agreement.

“Oh! Right, there’s one more thing. In a few days, another batch of Antigen Serum will be produced. Do you two think the elderly and children in our base should all get a shot?” Oriental Chen continued to ask.

What?

All get shots?

Both were shocked.

If this antigen medicine were to be known outside, wouldn’t people fight to the death for it?

Now you want to give everyone a shot.

Is it that wasteful?

Isn’t this wasteful?

Can it be this wasteful?

But after calming down and thinking about it, there was a reason for giving the shots.

Although the base was very safe, viruses were invisible and intangible. Better safe than sorry; getting the shot could save lives.

“This is what I think. Once the guard team goes out on missions, entering and exiting every day, it’s inevitable that they will bring the virus in. If everyone can’t be immune, it will always be a worry. So later I also thought about it, isn’t medicine produced to save lives? If lives are gone, what’s the use of keeping the medicine?” Oriental Chen explained.

“Xiao Chen, you’re right. I think it’s very necessary. What you said about genes or not genes, I think there’s no need to explain it at all. If I get the antigen shot, will I no longer be Hui Shan’s father? What do you say? The most important thing is for family to be safe,” Brother Zhang said.

Oriental Chen also didn’t want to explain. Mentioning the genetic change this morning was just to give those who were unwilling to get the antigen shot an excuse.

“Alright, since everyone has no objections, once the medicine is produced in a few days, everyone will get a shot,” Oriental Chen said.

After the serious matters were discussed, everyone sat together, drinking tea, and began to chat idly about everything under the sun.

During the conversation, the current situation outside was mentioned, and describing it as utterly miserable was not an exaggeration.

In the northern winter, it was freezing cold.

Temporary Settlements did not have heating conditions, and a group of people lived in temporarily erected tents, shivering from the cold. Several large power plants were paralyzed due to various problems such as zombie attacks, coal supply cut-offs, personnel loss, and equipment damage.

Other problems associated with electricity problems erupted one after another.

Large data centers paralyzed, frequent network failures…

This led to less and less information being available through the internet, and perhaps in many unknown places, one tragic event after another was constantly happening.

The next morning, everyone consciously came to the training area.

“After a night, I believe everyone has already thought it through. Now, listen to my command, those who are unwilling to get the antigen shot, step forward!” Oriental Chen said.

“Report!” Someone shouted.

“Speak!” Oriental Chen replied.

“Boss, I want to ask, what will happen if I refuse the antigen shot?” the man asked.

“I said it long ago, whether or not to get the antigen shot is entirely voluntary. However, those who get the antigen shot can go out and perform missions. Those who don’t can choose to transfer to internal affairs. Because I don’t want to see everyone go out and die,” Oriental Chen explained.

“Yes, Instructor! I choose not to get it!” The man took a step forward.

Immediately after, three more people walked out.

Among the four, three were Yan Fangfang’s subordinates.

What surprised Oriental Chen was that Yan Fangfang actually chose to get the shot.

Strange as it was, Oriental Chen made no comment.

With two small nurses helping, dozens of people were quickly given the shots.

Brother Zhang also arranged other work for the four who refused the injection.

“Boss!” Yan Fangfang said to Oriental Chen with a strange expression after getting her shot.

“Hmm! Hello, Sister Yan! Is something wrong?” Oriental Chen asked politely.

“I wonder if it’s convenient to talk,” Sister Yan asked.

“Of course! Let’s go to the conference room then,” Oriental Chen said.

The two arrived at the conference room.

“Sister Yan, just say whatever you need to!” Oriental Chen got straight to the point.

“Xiao Chen, was the antigen medicine really developed by you?” Yan Fangfang asked.

Is she going to lay her cards on the table?

Oriental Chen frowned slightly. He had always been wary of Yan Fangfang and her group causing trouble. However, he hadn’t expected her to reveal her intentions.

Yan Fangfang was not a simple gang leader. Xiao Lin had once searched for her information on the semi-paralyzed internet, and her background was unusually deep.

She was a Doctor of Neurobiology from Kyoto Medical University, having received her doctorate less than two years ago.

But that wasn’t the main thing; her father, Yan Zhengping, was a member of the Huaguo National Congress and also the Commander of the Southwest Military Region.

With such a profound background, why would she inexplicably hide in a village, robbing and plundering?

Of course, his base wasn’t well-known either. Apart from a few doctors who left, not many people knew about it. Therefore, the hypothesis that Yan Fangfang deliberately infiltrated the base to obtain information couldn’t be established. So Oriental Chen once thought that her purpose in coming here was very likely to gain command of the base.

After all, her identity was there. So, as long as they didn’t make any excessive moves, Oriental Chen was unwilling to deliberately offend them, hoping they would retreat in the face of difficulties.

But today, Yan Fangfang’s agreement to take the antigen shot, and then her request to talk to him, were both unexpected.

“Does it make a difference whether it is or isn’t?” Oriental Chen did not answer directly.

“It makes a big difference,” Yan Fangfang replied very seriously.

“Oh? Then tell me,” Oriental Chen threw the question back.

“If it is, I hope you can contribute the production technology…”

“Impossible!”

Yan Fangfang was interrupted before she could finish.

“You!” Yan Fangfang glared angrily.

“Enough! Miss Yan. The technology cannot be contributed because I don’t have this technology.”

Oriental Chen didn’t want to make the relationship too stiff, so he said something conciliatory.

What he said was actually true; he indeed did not have this technology. The Space Station possessed this technology, and the research, development, and production steps were completed by the Bee Queen controlling robots.

Yan Fangfang’s expression softened when she heard this. Yan Fangfang also felt that Oriental Chen couldn’t possibly have it.

He must have the support of a large financial group behind him, controlling advanced, fully automated, unmanned production facilities like the production bay, to continuously obtain products.

She was very clever and guessed half right. He did indeed have a fully automated antigen production line, but it wasn’t supported by any financial group.

“Then can you contact the forces behind you? I hope to speak with your superior,” Yan Fangfang continued.