At the checkpoint, two Japanese soldiers wearing protective clothing and gas masks were walking back and forth in front of the roadblock with rifles in their hands. Several other Japanese soldiers were standing on both sides, and several more were squatting in the circular fortifications on the side of the road.

On such a cold winter night, walking around will actually make you feel a little warmer. Standing or squatting will make you feel even colder.

Two beams of light shot over from the distant road. They were the lights emitted by the two headlights of a car. As the car bumped along the road, the lights swayed and shook.

Not long after, the car drove in front of the roadblock, and two Japanese soldiers standing nearby stepped forward and stretched out their hands to stop the car.

"The area ahead is a military restricted area. No unauthorized persons are allowed to enter!" A Japanese sergeant walked to the car window and said to the driver inside.

The rear window rolled down, and Yamagishi Zhiyong took out his ID: "I am Lieutenant Colonel Yamagishi Zhiyong, the adjutant of the headquarters. I have been ordered to convey orders to your captain and Doctor Kitano!"

The Japanese sergeant took the ID, opened it, looked at it, then looked at Yamagishi Zhiyong in the car and said, "I'll make a phone call, wait!"

After saying that, he turned around and walked back to the sentry box to make a phone call.

The call was quickly connected, and the captain's voice came from inside: "Moses Moses, this is Suzuki!"

The sergeant immediately said, "Captain, an adjutant from the headquarters, named Yamagishi Zhiyong, has arrived at the eastern outpost. He wants to convey the headquarters' orders to you and Dr. Kitano. Do you think we should let them in?"

Suzuki immediately said, "Dr. Kitano and I have received the call. Let him go. Tell Commander Yamagishi that Dr. Kitano and I are waiting for him at the gatehouse! Oh, and put on protective suits and gas masks for him and the driver!"

"Hayi!"

After hanging up the phone, the sergeant took two sets of protective gear and walked to the car. He handed them in along with his ID and said, "Mr. Yamagishi, the captain invites you in. However, you must put on protective clothing and masks before entering!"

The protective equipment was quickly changed, and the roadblocks were removed by the Japanese soldiers. The driver drove the car into the blockade area. After driving for a few minutes, he arrived at the gate of the Defense Water Supply Department. The iron gate was closed. There were Japanese soldiers wearing protective clothing and holding rifles guarding outside. Two other Japanese soldiers saw the car stop and immediately came forward and opened the door.

"Your Excellency Lieutenant Colonel, welcome!" said Captain Suzuki.

After getting off the car, Yamagishi Zhiyong said to the two of them, "Sorry to have kept you waiting!"

"Your Excellency, please!"

The three of them arrived at the gatehouse. Yamagishi Zhiyong closed the door and said to the two men, "Gentlemen, I am here to convey an order to you by order of the headquarters. This order is not formally documented, it is only conveyed verbally, but you must carry it out to the letter, because it concerns the safety of hundreds of thousands of imperial troops!"

"Hayi!" Suzuki and Kitano stood at attention and lowered their heads.

Seeing the expressions of the two men, Yamagishi Zhiyong immediately conveyed the order: "Command from headquarters, from this moment on, only those with mild or moderate symptoms of key management and technical personnel will be treated. Anyone with serious symptoms, regardless of who they are, will be forfeited from treatment and collectively executed, with their bodies disposed of in the incinerator. No mistakes!"

Upon hearing this order, Suzuki and Kitano were overwhelmed with emotion. This order meant that the vast majority of people here had been abandoned, but they had no choice but to carry out the order.

"Ha Yi!" The two stood at attention and lowered their heads again.

After delivering the order, Yamagishi Zhiyong waved his hand and said, "Gentlemen, the order has been delivered. Let's sit down and talk. I must explain this order to you clearly!"

The three of them sat down immediately. Doctor Kitano couldn't help but ask first, "Mr. Yamagishi, why did the headquarters issue such an order? Even if everyone here is infected, according to the data collected in the past, at least half of them will survive after treatment!"

Although Kitano is a doctor, his position and military rank are not low. He is the captain of one of the four detachments under the Epidemic Prevention and Water Supply Department, and his military rank is lieutenant colonel, the same as Yamagishi Shiyu, and higher than the battalion commander Suzuki, who is a major.

Yamagishi Zhiyong said, "Command had no choice but to issue this order! Even more than half of you medical support personnel have been infected. It's very likely that everyone will be infected next. Then medical assistance will be in name only!"

"In addition, we have tried everything, but we still can't raise enough protective suits, protective masks and effective medical drugs!"

Bei Ye was horrified. "How is this possible? Even if there's nothing in Ice City, they can still be shipped from China. There are also several other epidemic prevention and water supply departments. They should also have a certain amount of reserves!"

Yamagishi Zhiyong shook his head. "No, they're all gone. Several other epidemic prevention and water supply departments have also had problems, and they've also leaked poison gas and bacteria. Although they say it's a leak, I suspect it's the same as our situation here, where the poison gas and bacteria were released. It's just that the headquarters in other places are deliberately saying it was a leak in order to shirk responsibility!"

"As for what's happening back home, I can tell you two very clearly: don't count on it. There's a gag order from above, and I can't tell you the reason. All you need to know is that there are no doctors, nurses, medicine, or protective equipment back home. We can only rely on ourselves!"

"The command is well aware that if we don't strictly control the situation, once the germs spread from here, the consequences will be disastrous. Therefore, in extraordinary times, we must resort to extraordinary measures!"

"Although the commander didn't say it explicitly, we should understand what they mean. Anyone here should be saved if possible, and if not, they should be sent away early. Many people who have been infected will end up disabled even if they are saved, and their lives will be worse than death!"

After hearing this, Kitano Zhiyong asked in a trembling voice, "Captain Ishii, Section Chief Naito, and Dr. Endo are all veterans and heroes here. Are they also going to be... cleared out?"

Yamagishi Zhiyong said, "You two should understand that the more seriously ill a patient is, the more likely they are to infect others. These few people have indeed made great contributions, and the Empire will not forget them. However, their current condition has already seriously threatened the safety of more people, and continuing to treat them is just a waste of medical resources!"

"Okay, we will carry out the headquarters' orders safely!" Kitano had no choice but to agree.

Yamagishi Zhiyong didn't want to stay here for long. Every minute he stayed would increase the risk of infection. If he wasn't afraid of leaking the information on the phone, he wouldn't have wanted to come at all. After saying a few words of encouragement, he left on the pretext of having work to do.

Kitano and Suzuki looked at each other, and Suzuki said, "Kitano-kun, I'll take care of the outside affairs, and I'll leave the inside affairs to you. Everything is up to you!"

Kitano knew that Suzuki wanted him to be the villain, and he had no choice but to be one, since he was the person in charge.

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