NOVEL NEXT Chapter 910-919
Chapter 910: A Tragedy
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The President was kind; he even planned to present the prize to the winner himself. It was an auspicious start for the Academic Olympics. The few winners were excited. Not only would they get one hundred million, they would also be personally awarded by Hwa Xia’s president; the honor was enough to last them a lifetime.
However, to everyone’s surprise, the President suddenly fainted in the middle of the ceremony. If not for Ee Chen’s quick reaction, he would have fallen to the floor. The hall exploded in pandemonium!
Mubai and Lu Qi rushed forward to check on the President and sent him to the hospital. The focus of the media changed immediately; they all started to report on the President’s fainting spell. No one had expected the Academic Olympics’ ending ceremony to dive into this health crisis.
However, that was not the worst. The worst was that, soon, many participants and audience members started exhibiting worrying symptoms. It included fever, general lethargy, and coughing. This was the obvious sign of a contagious virus.
Following the discovery of these patients, the whole of City A was panicking, especially those who had personally been there to watch the show, they were afraid of getting infected.
Numerous medical units were there, issuing health checks, and everyone present had to undergo it. Everyone who had contact with a patient had to be quarantined for further observation.
This added to the general panic, which was not helped by the conspiracies peddled by the various media outlets. Some suspected this was a targeted attack; others suspected that it was a common flu exacerbated by the giant crowd size.
However, more worried about the president’s physical condition. According to official news, his condition was not looking good. After all, he was in his old age and had a weak constitution, so many predicted he would succumb to this illness or be incapacitated enough to be unable to handle Hwa Xia’s national wellbeing.
In any case, a glorious Academic Olympic turned into a disaster. This was definitely not good press, but Xinghe and her friends did not have time to worry about external news; they were more worried about the president’s situation. He had been unconscious ever since the high fever.
Lu Qi spent a long time trying to save him, but his condition, unfortunately, did not improve. Madam President spent the whole night holding vigil outside his surgery room.
Xinghe and the rest were caught up in other dealings, and they too busied themselves through the night. With aid from Mubai, Xinghe temporarily held other problems at bay, and they finally had the time to go visit the President.
When they arrived, Lu Qi happened to exit the surgery room.
“How is it? Is the President feeling better?” Xinghe asked. Madam President looked at him with hope in her eyes.
Lu Qi shook his head. “I am sorry to inform you of this, but the President is not improving. The virus infecting him is too powerful; it is a strain I have not seen before. Therefore, there is no way to cure him yet; we need more time to figure it out.”
“Where did the virus come from? And how did it spread?” Mubai also asked.
“The method of infection is still an unknown. Everyone who has been in contact with the President has taken a physical check and a few of them are also infected. Others are still in quarantine. The few of you have to stay for observation as well, and I believe this virus is incredibly contagious,” Lu Qi commented with solemnity.
Lu Qi was proven right, only one night had passed and hundreds of people had already been infected.
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Chapter 911: Contamination…
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City A was practically on locked down because no one dared to step out of their front door. This was also an international crisis, as many foreign citizens were also down with the sickness. Almost the whole world was following this development closely. Hwa Xia’s foreign affairs department was not unlike a battlefield.
“But why would he suddenly fall ill?” Madam President said with a frown; the more she thought about it, the more suspicious she felt. “He has been relatively healthy, and this virus outbreak is much too sudden.”
The President would not socialize with normal citizens, and none of his close confidants showed signs of carrying this virus. So, when and where did he get exposed to the virus?
Regarding this point, Xinghe had her suspicions as well. However, no matter how hard she racked her mind, she could not come up with an answer. Regardless, she knew she had to get to the bottom of the truth; she could not allow the conspiracy talk to fester.
The police force had poured all of its resources into investigating this case, but they still could not find the origin of the virus. Two days had passed and there were more and more cases of reported contamination. The virus seemed to be airborne because almost everyone who was in proximity of a patient would be infected. This was how the virus spread…
If not for the early quarantine, the consequences would have been unimaginably bad. Lu Qi had been a doctor for so many years and he had not come across such a powerful virus before; it was scarier than H1N1 influenza.
His two days of research resulted in nothing. He could not find the cure. The hospitals across City A were packed to the brim. The government had no choice but to sequester empty buildings to form temporary hospitals and mobilize medical experts from all across the country to deal with this crisis. Even so, there were so many patients that each doctor had to juggle more than a handful of patients.
The foreign ambassadors who the President had met with during the competition were infected one after another. Even Hwa Xia’s ambassadors were unable to escape this fate.
However, what made Xinghe’s heart chill was the fact that Mubai also exhibited signs of infection. When he first noticed the weaknesses appearing within his body, he immediately distanced himself from Xinghe and requested to be quarantined.
After Lu Qi’s examination, he confirmed Mubai had also fallen victim to the virus. When he told her the news, her face blanched.
“How serious is he?” She asked, and the shaking of her voice was barely suppressed by the mask she was wearing.
Lu Qi was also in a mask, in fact, his whole body was covered. “Thankfully, he discovered it very early, so I can still use some drugs to slow its progress. However, if the cure cannot be found, I am afraid we will have nation-wide deaths on our hands.”
“Is the cure so hard to produce?” Xinghe was confused. Lu Qi was already the best of the best. If he could not cultivate the vaccine or cure, no one could.
Lu Qi nodded solemnly. “This is perhaps the scariest virus I have ever encountered in my practicing life.”
“You have to complete the research.” Xinghe looked at him imploringly; he was their only hope.
“I understand.” Lu Qi nodded. “You all have to be careful as well. Prevention is better than cure.”
“I’ll be fine.” Ali and the rest were fine as well. People who were physically trained were safer from the virus. Mubai had been through heart surgery, so the fact that he had held on until then was already a miracle in itself. However, in the end, he remained the virus’ victim…
Xinghe, thinking about his situation, radiated an icy aura, deterring others from getting close to her. However, she kept her cool; she did not lose her head due to anxiety and nerves.
That was how she was, the bigger the crisis, the calmer she would become. Ali and the rest were impressed by her strength.
Xinghe planted herself outside of Mubai’s quarantine room and did not leave.
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Chapter 912: Interrogate Xia Xinghe
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No matter how strong of a front she put on, she worried about him.
The situation continued to decline. Over the following two days, a few died from the disease!
Two of them were foreigners, one from Country W and another from Country C. Like Hwa Xia, both of these countries were major world powers. Most of the participants and audience had come from these two countries. Therefore, statistically speaking, the greatest number of foreigners infected came from these two countries.
The sudden death of their two citizens enraged the embassies from Country W and Country C. They demanded an explanation from Hwa Xia and that the doctors treated their countrymen first, or else they would raise an international crisis.
In other words, these two countries took advantage of the fact that Hwa Xia’s president was sick to raise hell. Suddenly, Hwa Xia was involved in an international diplomatic crisis. Every top official from Hwa Xia was busy dealing with this.
The United Nations treated this as the top priority. Since Tong Liang was there and she was a native of Hwa Xia, she naturally became the leader overseeing the case. The first thing she did when the death was announced was to summon Xinghe.
Xinghe cooperated. In the large meeting room, seven leaders sat facing Xinghe with Tong Liang as the lead; this had the appearance of a tribunal judging Xinghe rather than a casual interview.
However, Xinghe faced them with full poise and composure.
Tong Liang scanned the length of her frame and asked softly, “Xia Xinghe, do you know why you have been summoned?”
“I don’t,” Xinghe answered in a similarly nonchalant tone.
Tong Liang told her directly. “It is because we suspect that you are related to this virus outbreak and that is why you are now currently under investigation.”
“Related to me?” Xinghe raised her brow in interest, but her tone was still as chill as ever. Even though she had not had a good night sleep in a long while, it did not affect her composure; she was as reserved and unreadable as the surface of a deep lake.
“That’s right,” Tong Yan said severely, “the tragedy only occurred because you suddenly decided to organize this weird academic competition. The timing of the outbreak is too curious, and there were no earlier symptoms, so we suspect this was your evil plot all along!”
Xinghe suddenly laughed. “Where is the proof?”
She was unfazed by the sudden accusation, after all, this was not the first time she had been unlawfully framed.
Tong Liang continued the offensive. “There is no such thing as too many coincidences. The way this series of events has happened is more enough to validate our suspicions. Admit your crimes. Is it because of resentment and you want to take revenge on human society?”
“Take revenge on human society?” Xinghe’s brow was raised even higher.
“That’s right.” Tong Liang smirked smugly. “You and your friends are best pals with the criminals from the moon, so it is not illogical to see that you all have been influenced by them. Therefore, your group plan to mimic their plot to take revenge on human society. After all, you were utterly furious when your friends were taken away. You even said that you would do anything to save them. You released this virus to ruin the world so that you would have the opening you needed to save them. Alas, your scheme has been exposed by me!”
Xinghe really wanted to laugh. This Tong Liang sure had a vivid imagination. She managed to string these isolated incidents together and even lent some validity to it. However, this was not the first time Xinghe had come face to face with conceited b*tches who thought too much of themselves.
“Miss Tong, it is such a shame that you are not a screen writer because I am sure your drama will sell.”
“Xia Xinghe!” Tong Liang issued in a strict voice. “Don’t try to wiggle your way out of this, do you dare say you don’t want to save those criminals? Do you dare admit you don’t share a good relationship with them?”
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Chapter 913: No Evidence
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Xinghe nodded briskly. “That’s right, I have said those things, but what about them?”
Tong Liang smiled, and this time, the smugness was rather apparent. “Therefore, the reason for this curious competition is to ruin the world and then save them. Only those criminals are capable of creating such a contagious virus, and you must have taken this virus from them.”
“That is not a bad hypothesis, what else?” Xinghe asked.
Tong Liang scoffed. “What do you mean what else? Isn’t the fact that you have collaborated with these terrorists to harm the world enough? Or are you telling me that you people have another purpose? You’d better confess, and we might consider giving you a lighter sentence.”
“What do you want me to confess?” Xinghe asked calmly, like she was just playing with them. Tong Liang was riled by this attitude of hers.
“Of course, to confess all of your sins and schemes.”
“What sins and what schemes?” Xinghe laughed out loud. “If I am not mistaken, those are the schemes you accused me of. I have never said a word validating them.”
“Xia Xinghe.” Tong Liang’s gaze lit up threateningly. “Even if you don’t confess, it is pointless because you are the biggest suspect. The United Nations will never forgive terrorists like your group; people like you should not be allowed to breathe the same air as us.”
“Terrorists?” Xinghe smirked. She was at her limits with this woman’s arrogance. “Tong Liang, you have not stopped heaping baseless accusations on me since I walked in. Have I wronged you somehow?”
Tong Liang said matter-of-factly, “This is not personal; I simply cannot allow criminals who have attempted to harm the general public to escape.”
“You are so sure this is my doing but where is your proof?” Xinghe glared at her and frigidness suffused her tone. “Don’t tell me the proof is your own hypothesis and suspicions‽ Did you manage to get to your current position with these conspiracy theories? In that case, I wonder what it really is that propelled you to your position today.”
“Are you questioning me credentials?” Tong Liang rewarded Xinghe a similarly chilling gaze.
“Only because they are worth questioning.”
“Xia Xinghe, you’d better watch your mouth, or I will sue you for defamation.”
“That is exactly what I want to tell you.” Xinghe stood up and issued coldly, “I have recorded our conservation. The accusation Miss Tong has lobbed at me, I will definitely have my lawyers follow up. Remember, if you do not have any proof, you do not have the right to summon me. Remember, without proof, what you did to me is defamation, pure and simple.”
Xinghe then turned to leave. However, she stopped to turn and look at Tong Liang. She added, “Then again, Miss Tong, you did remind me of something. You just said the virus is contagious, so how come you are still so healthy? Miss Tong has approached Mr. President, too, right? All the other ambassadors have fallen ill, but you are still so fine; Miss Tong, you must have taken exquisite care of your health.”
Tong Liang’s pupils shuddered slightly. For some reason, she felt Xinghe had seen through everything, and indeed, Xinghe managed to capture the nervousness that temporarily flitted across Tong Liang’s features.
Xinghe smiled to herself and left the meeting room. She was surrounded by Sam and the rest who were waiting for her when she left.
“Xinghe, did they do anything to you?” Ali asked with concern.
“I’m fine.” Xinghe shook her head.
“Then, what did they say?”
“They said plenty, but I have forgotten most of it. I need to rush back now, I have something to deal with,” Xinghe said directly.
Sam and the rest were confused. What is so urgent?
Xinghe soon returned to Hills Residence, and she started working on cracking a locked pen drive.
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Chapter 914: Related to This Virus Outbreak
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It was the thing Shi Jian had snuck to her before he had been taken away. It was locked behind a password. Xinghe had tried hacking it once, but she did not succeed. It was not because the lock was too difficult, but it would take a lot of time due to its complexity. Furthermore, one would have to start anew whenever one stopped half-way.
Xinghe did not have time to sit down to deal with it earlier, but now she had no choice.
“What is in it?” Ee Chen queried. Even though they all suspected it was technological information, at this juncture, no one could be absolutely certain.
“I have no idea what is in it, perhaps it is even empty, or maybe it can confirm my suspicion,” Xinghe answered without taking her fingers off the keyboard.
“Your suspicion?” Sam asked.
“I believe it has to do with the virus outbreak.”
Her answer startled everyone.
“Xinghe, why would you say that? What is the connection?” Ali gasped in shock. They could not understand her thought process, and thus, had their interest piqued.
Xinghe did not lead them on and explained, “Today, Tong Liang accused us of collaborating with Shi Jian, saying we got the virus from them and planned to use it to destroy the world. Only Shi Jian’s group is capable enough of creating such a viral virus. Her accusation did remind me, perhaps this virus did come from them.”
“Impossible!” Sam retorted immediately. “Shi Jian and the guys would not actively harm this world!”
“That’s right, I also don’t think they are that bad.” Ali nodded.
Ee Chen frowned at the simplicity of their thoughts and sighed helplessly. “Xinghe did not say they were the one who released it, but they were related to it. Perhaps they were taken advantage of.”
This was entirely possible. After all, the pretext used to take them away was completely bonkers. SamWolf felt anxious and angry thinking about this.
“If this is really related to them, then what is the United Nations up to?”
“Why would they do this? Have they lost their mind?”
The few of them felt fear bubbling up within them. This issue seemed to be more complicated and devious than they thought. Xinghe did not answer and focused on her work. She did this for two days straight.
Many things happened within these two days. For example, Tong Liang stopped looking for trouble with Xinghe, and instead, she started doing charity work. She would visit the patients every day and offered ideas to improve the medical service. She even made a public ad to calm the public and taught them how to stay free from infection.
She even helped Hwa Xia’s foreign affairs department deal with the pressure from other countries by drawing aid from United Nations. She even braved the chance of infection to personally look after a little girl who was infected.
The Tong family had originally been a famous family in City A; Tong Liang’s father was once a favored president candidate after all.
Furthermore, Tong Liang was young, single and had devoted her life to international work in the United Nations. Her personal involvement in the virus crisis made her a familiar name through Hwa Xia. Everyone loved this woman. Her powerful and kind image won over many hearts.
In just two days, the external world seemed to have changed. Tong Liang soared to become the most famous political member in the country.
At the same time, Mubai’s condition continued to worsen.
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Chapter 915: Strong Xia Xinghe
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The virus was scary, if not controlled, the fatality rate would very high. The condition of those who had survived until then had worsened.
This included Mubai. News came from Lu Qi that said he had spent the whole day in and out of consciousness and appeared to be extreme pain. However, when he was conscious, he warned Lu Qi not to tell Xinghe anything.
Xinghe had already told Lu Qi to inform her of everything about Mubai before Mubai even made the threat. Lu Qi was more afraid of Xinghe, so he had no choice but to ‘betray’ Mubai.
Xinghe’s expression remained unmoved even though bad news about Mubai kept pouring in. However, her friends could feel the iciness radiating off her, like they would be frostbitten if they got too close.
What truly impressed her friends was she kept working on the pen drive; nothing appeared to be able to move her away from the mission. However, it was noticeable that she had picked up her speed…
She did not close her eyes over the two days; even her breaks did not last longer than ten minutes. This determination was something her friends had not witnessed before. After knowing her for so long, they’d thought they had witnessed her limits, but she continued to surprise them time and time again. It was like her pool of power was endless and limitless.
Such an impressive display made them admire her and treasure her. It also fanned their hatred toward the real culprit who had released the virus. They’d better not let them find out who it was, or they would chop them into pieces!
Not only them, the whole Hwa Xia would not forgive the real culprit because the number of death kept climbing, and the majority of them were from Hwa Xia.
This meant that there were deaths of foreigners as well. With Country W leading the charge, they kept pressuring Hwa Xia. Even the stupidest of Hwa Xia citizens could see they were using this as an excuse to suppress Hwa Xia, especially since the President had fallen ill as well. It was not fresh news that these countries were interested in claiming Hwa Xia as their own. Of course, they would give up on such a perfect opportunity.
They started their plans, first by introducing economic embargo and by conducting a series of military practices…
The hint could not have been clearer!
No one would have thought a virus outbreak could lead to the possibility of war. Hwa Xia seemed to be on the brink of collapsing…
The thing that worried Ali the most was there was already voices critiquing Xinghe and Galaxy Academy. They said this was caused by the Academic Olympics. Thankfully, no one dared to openly suggest they were behind the virus, because after all, Xinghe did save the world before; everyone believed she was a good person. They just demanded an explanation because this virus did start at the academy.
“These people are too much! How can they blame Xinghe?” Ali was furious. “If someone really meant this country harm, even without us, they would have found other opportunities.”
“Yes, but we cannot expect the public to be rational,” Cairn said darkly. “However, if they plan to harm any of us, then they cannot blame us for their injuries!”
“Regardless, we have to weed out the real culprit first. I really want to teach him a lesson!” Sam hissed.
They were already so angered much less Xinghe. After she cracked the code and flipped through the information within, Xinghe’s expression darkened.
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Chapter 916: Let’s Play
It was as she’d expected.
“How is it?” Ee Chen and the rest crowded around her in a hurry to see the information within. They saw a series of detailed information regarding the virus. It not only recorded the origin of the virus, but also its structural composition and its cure. The described symptoms were completely similar to what had happened a few days earlier.
This was the information Xinghe had pulled from the pen drive. Ee Chen and the rest were stunned when they saw this information.
“It really is related to Shi Jian and the guys…” Sam uttered with disbelief.
“Why would they do this? Or are they perhaps being taken advantage of?” Ali also found it hard to accept.
Xinghe stood up to announce, “We will discuss that later. We must go the hospital now and put a stop to this evil scheme!”
“Yes!” All of them replied in unison. They reached the hospital in record time.
However, they found an unwanted visitor there. Tong Liang had been spending time at the hospital often, like she was afraid that the people did not know she cared about these patients.
Then, the two sides naturally met. When they saw her, Sam and his group darkened their face, and they projected open hostility at her. Tong Liang did the same thing. However, a fake smile still hung on her face.
“Xia Xinghe, and I here I thought you people had gone into hiding,” Tong Liang said tauntingly, the actual meaning of her sentence was clear as day. She was still hinting at Xinghe as the real culprit.
“Why should I go into hiding?” Xinghe smiled. “If anything, maybe Miss Tong should try that, after all, there is no telling what might happen next.”
“What could happen?” Tong Liang raised her brow.
“Miss Tong busies herself with many things. Not only do you come to make the rounds visiting patients, you also take care of them personally. I worry for Miss Tong. However, Miss Tong doesn’t look like she is afraid of infection; Miss Tong’s physical condition is indeed uniquely better than everyone else’s.” Xinghe could also play at this game.
Tong Liang’s gaze darted about slightly and said, “Then I thank you for your concern, but it is only reasonable that I care about the patient in spite of the threat of infection. Not only will I care about them, I will also apprehend the real culprit to expose her to the whole world. No matter who she is, she will not escape judgement.”
The use of the female pronoun did not escape Xinghe’s notice.
“Wonderfully said, no matter who she is, she will not escape judgement. I wish to tell her that same thing as well,” Xinghe said before parting without goodbye.
As Tong Liang turned to watch them walk away, a flash of unknown dark glow appeared in the depths of her eyes.
“Xinghe, this virus is related to her?” Ali whispered to ask after they had put enough distance between them.
“Yes,” Xinghe answered confidently. The people who heard her were shocked.
“But you let her go…”
“That’s because we don’t have enough evidence. However, she will not escape. One day, she will fall into our hands,” Xinghe said with determination. Tong Liang was part of this conspiracy that had already taken so many lives and was still threatening Mubai’s. She would never forgive her.
Xinghe swore to expose her and every one of those supporting Tong Liang in the dark. She would shed light on their conspiracy and show them to the world. If these people wanted a fight, she was going to give them one!
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Chapter 917: The Cure
The conditions of more and more patients had worsened. The symptoms of the illness were unbearably cruel. The victims would suffer from a scratchy throat, rashes all over their body, and loss of appetite.
The worst was the feverish fainting spell. They would drift in and out of consciousness, and some would never wake up. The hospital was hectic; every medical worker was busy saving lives.
After Xinghe’s group put on the hazmat suits, they entered the quarantined area that housed all the victims.
When they entered, it felt like they were walking into a warzone. Nurses and doctors rushed from one end to another and the patients’ painful wailings and moaning were a constant fixture. The only rest the doctors and nurses could afford were forty-winks leaning against the wall; some even directly slept on the floor. There was a heavy miasma of death and despair filling the area…
Xinghe’s group felt something weighing heavily on their hearts as they their surroundings all in. They really questioned the humanity of the culprit who had created this hell on Earth. When they’d used the same method at the orphanage, it had been to save the children. However, this tragedy had no silver lining to it.
Currently, at least a hundred people had died, and if the hospital still could not come up with the cure, everyone there would die…
However, the research for the cure had stagnated. Even Lu Qi felt despair pressing down on him. He walked out of a sickbay and slumped in defeat on a hospital stool. He rejected one of the nurses offer to massage his shoulders.
Then, he turned to see Xinghe’s group walking toward him. His face only paled even more because Mubai’s condition had worsened. Furthermore, he was barely keeping the President alive; he could pass away at any minute. Lu Qi felt like he had failed as a doctor.
When Xinghe’s group got near, he sighed in anguish. “I am sorry, but it is not looking good for Mubai. I have tried everything I can, but the most I can do is prolong the inevitable, and I am not sure even that’s a good thing, considering it only adds to the patient’s torment.”
“You don’t need to apologize to me, and everything is going to come to an end soon,” Xinghe said suddenly.
Lu Qi was startled and raised his head to look at her with confusion.
Xinghe passed him a USB drive and said, “If I am not mistaken, inside here will be the cure for this virus. I will leave the rest to you.”
“What‽” Lu Qi sprang up in a hurry, his eyes widening with disbelief. “You have found a method to create the cure?”
“Yes, the method is all inside here. Unfortunately, I am not able to understand it, but it is incredibly detailed. I am sure you will be able to do what I am unable to,” Xinghe said with confidence.
Lu Qi said with apparent excitement, “Where did you find this?”
“I will tell you later, go make the cure first.”
“Okay!” Lu Qi accepted the USB drive without hesitation. He trusted Xinghe fully. If she said the USB drive contained the cure, then the USB drive contained the cure. Lu Qi practically flew to the research lab.
Xinghe’s group knew they could not stay there for too long and left soon after. Even though she wanted to go visit Mubai, other than qualified doctors, no one was allowed to go into the sickbays.
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Chapter 918: Collusion
Xinghe stopped before Mubai’s sickbay and looked in through the small and thick pane of glass. Her eyes glistened slightly, but she left soon after; there was no observable change of her expression.
However, her friends knew she was worried about Mubai. She was not one to openly display her emotions; she kept them all locked up in her heart.
Thankfully, Mubai would be cured soon because they had found the cure.
Over the past few days, they’d felt suffocated, but finally, they’d finally seen a ray of hope. It was the same for Xinghe.
However, when they stepped out of the hospital, they were surrounded by a horde of reporters. Numerous cameras and microphones were aimed at them.
“Miss Xia, would you like to comment on this virus outbreak? The public says the catalyst for it was the Academic Olympics your academy organized, do you have any comment on that?”
“Miss Xia, there are rumors that this virus outbreak is part of a bigger conspiracy, can you confirm that? Is the conspiracy related to you?”
“You just came out of the hospital, is it because you went to pay the victims a visit? How is the situation in there, and how are the patients coping?”
“Miss Xia…”
“Please excuse us, we have no comment.”
Sam and his group shoved the reported forcefully out of the way to let Xinghe pass. Xinghe jumped into the car, and up until the engine started, the gaggle of reporters refused to give up. It wasn’t until they stopped chasing the car that Xinghe and the rest heaved a sigh of relief.
“Where did they come from? They’re like piranhas,” Ali said helplessly.
Xinghe did not answer but ordered Cairn who was driving, “Go to the Shen family residence.”
“Okay.” Cairn turned the steering wheel to head toward the Shen family.
The one who was the most affected by this event was Xinghe because this virus outbreak had started at her competition. Many wished for her to come out to give an explanation, but what explanation could she give? This conspiracy was bigger than she could imagine.
She only had one person in close proximity who she could discuss this with, Elder Shen. After the incident, the Shen family had been trying to help Xinghe deal with certain issues. The focus had shifted from her to Hwa Xia.
When Xinghe arrived, she had a secret meeting with Elder Shen in his study for a long time. She revealed everything to him, including how she’d found the cure and her suspicions about Tong Liang.
Elder Shen was shocked to his core. “You mean the United Nations is behind this and Tong Liang has colluded with them.”
Xinghe nodded. “Yes. If the cure can reverse the effect of the virus, then it definitely came from the people from the moon. Therefore, we can now see that the United Nations was plying its own agenda when they took them away.”
Elder Shen knew what she was hinting at. “You think they are planning to use them to come after us… Hwa Xia?”
“Yes, but there is too much speculation; I do not dare say I am one hundred percent sure,” Xinghe said solemnly. Elder Shen understood her caution. This was a large conspiracy. If it was true, then the whole of Hwa Xia was hanging in balance…
However, at this point, the world had even been threatened by a mad space scientist, so what was impossible?
Furthermore, Country W’s recent actions did lend validity to this speculation.
Chapter 919: Xinghe as Ambassador
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The wolves in sheep’s clothing were plotting something big. Elder Shen sighed with equal measure shock and disappointment. “Humanity’s biggest crisis in history has just blown over and they’re already ready to tear into each other. These bunch of ingrates… have they forgotten who saved them‽”
It was Xinghe who stopped He Lan Yuan’s from destroying the world. Xinghe said objectively, “This is the best time for them to act. Our crisis is their opportunity. Plus, it is times like these that change will often come.”
Elder Shen, of course, understood all this, but that did not dampen his fury. “It’s nothing new that those countries want to target us, but the worst is that Tong Liang. As someone from Hwa Xia, she has the audacity to sell out her own country! This kind of traitor should never be forgiven. Unfortunately, we don’t have any evidence against her now or I would personally go to end her!”
“I can find the proof,” Xinghe said suddenly.
Elder Shen was shocked before breaking into a huge smile. “Really, you can find the proof of her betraying this country?”
Xinghe nodded. “Yes, but I cannot guarantee it a hundred percent, only eighty percent. However, even if we manage to get the proof, we will let her live for now.”
“Why?” Elder Shen questioned.
A vindictiveness flashed across Xinghe’s eyes. “Because we need her to lead us to the mastermind. After all, she is just a pawn.”
Comprehension dawned for Elder Shen. “You’re right, she is just a pawn for the other countries. Yes, we do need her so that we can see what they’re really up to.”
After all, everything so far was merely their hypothesis; there was no concrete proof. For the sake of acquiring proof on the whole conspiracy, they needed to continue leading Tong Liang on.
However, they could not sit idly after they had discovered their ruse with the contagious virus. Elder Shen knew the gravity of the situation; he immediately took Xinghe to the President’s House to meet with Madam President.
Madam President called for a secret meeting among the country’s trusted advisors when she was told their speculation. They all decided to designate Xinghe as Hwa Xia’s ambassador to oversee this situation.
With her identity as the woman who had saved the world, she was the best woman for Hwa Xia to liaise with other countries. Other than that, other countries would lay off pressuring Hwa Xia to give her face.
Of course, this was all a front. The real purpose was to have her gain direct contact with other countries, to find out more about this dark conspiracy.
The officials from Hwa Xia relied on her because they were impressed with her ability and observation skills. They also believed there was no better candidate than her for this mission.
Just like that, Xinghe soon became Hwa Xia’s ambassador. This was the first time ever since the country was established that such a high-ranking role had been given so directly to someone without experience and on such short notice. Her appointment, when broadcast to the world, shocked everyone.
However, no one thought too much of it since it was a critical time. Xinghe not only had impressive skills but had also contributed a lot to this world, so she was more than qualified to accept the role.
The citizens of Hwa Xia mostly accepted it; the voices of protest were few and far between. Furthermore, Xinghe’s posting got the majority of the votes in congress, so the protests, if there were any, were pointless.
However, this position only looked glorious on the surface. In reality, Xinghe was going to get herself stuck within the hidden power clashes between countries.
Her responsibility started immediately, because that night, there was an international press conference.