The Wuhan Mission

At the same time, we will relay to the West our strategically adjusted infection numbers from Wuhan so that when the virus reaches the West, they will have underestimated its ability to spread, to sicken and kill, and they will not be prepared. We will tell the World Health Organization what to say and what recommendations to make to the West. We will convince the West to keep their international borders open for much too long. Their epidemic will become a pandemic, and their governments will be criticized for their lack of preparation. Their laziness and stupidity will bring them to their knees. Before the year 2021 arrives, they will bow before China.

The virus will hit Europe and the United States and other western countries including the United Kingdom, Australia and Canada within a few months of the Wuhan outbreak, quickly bringing their economies to a standstill. Their hospitals will be overrun with infectious cases and they will quickly run out of resources.”

The men around the table still sat in silence. Waiting for the Chairman to explain. He often talked in parables which was annoying as it was so patronizing, but this was never discussed. Xi Jinxing was a ruthless man.

“When the West is on its knees, China will help! China will come to the rescue.

We are prepared. We are ready, because we know what is coming. We learned our lesson in 2003 with the SARS outbreak. Our factories have already mass-produced millions of extra units of medical equipment. When Wuhan is recovering, we will appear to be coming to the aid of the West. The machines and face masks, the gloves and gowns that they will immediately run out of, will need to be replaced. China will be there for them. China will sell them everything they need for their sick and dying people. We will sell it for billions in profit. While their factories lay idle, producing nothing, China will stride ahead with great strength and purpose.”

“China’s workforce will be vaccinated and, as such, will be completely unaffected by the pandemic in Wuhan. Our country will gear up it’s production in all areas. We will become an exporting giant!”

More murmuring from the men around the table.

“At the same time, our new billionaires will make forays into foreign countries, buying up land, businesses and raw materials. The American stock market may dip, leaving it open to takeover. As the world’s workforce lays idle and their companies flounder, losing money every day, our industrialist heroes will march in and save their businesses by buying up everything.”

The Chairman encouraged the men to react this time, smirking, nodding at them, looking around the table at each of them.

“Their feeble governments will allow this to happen as they will be cowering behind their wall of political lies, not knowing what to do, more worried about their own political longevity than their people’s future, the politicians will stand back as China bulldozes its way across the Western world while we build up China and cut out our own weaknesses.”

“You will all be given the antidote, so not a single one of us will be touched by the virus. This is an honor which you have all earned.”

The Chairman waved the guard at the nearest door to bring in the nurses. The door was opened and twenty nurses in uniform carrying stainless steel trays with syringes and alcohol swabs. The nurses stood around the table just behind the committee members.

“Please accept this gift from the People’s Party as we sing ‘The East Is Red.’”

A small brass band entered the room and began to play an introduction as the nurses began swabbing the men’s arms in preparation for their injections of the green liquid.

They began to sing, even as they were being injected:

“The East is red, the sun is rising.
From China, appears Mao Zedong.
He strives for the people’s happiness,
Hurrah, he is the people’s great savior!
Chairman Mao loves the people,
He is our guide to building a new China
Hurrah, lead us forward!
The Communist Party is like the sun,
Wherever it shines, it is bright
Wherever the Communist Party is
Hurrah, the people are liberated!”

Chapter 25 The Fate of Ning Wu

As rush hour began in the streets below, Jimmy was having a big breakfast of rice and pigs’ feet in his own kitchen. He’d been out to dinner the night before as Doctor Wu had gone to bed very early. Jimmy’s computer flashed a banner which meant a recording had come through from the audio bug in Wu’s car. Jimmy took a large bite from a pig’s foot and walked to his laptop and pressed play.