The Wuhan Mission

“Well, Sam, see what he has to say about the virus. That might determine his value to us. We can’t trade him back to the Chinese for one of ours, he might just keep making viruses for them to kill us with. So either he magically becomes a good guy or he goes in a dark hole.”

“I’ll take it under advisement Ma’am.”

“Get it done as best you can Chilvers” she said and hung up.

Xue Lin had pressed the stop button on the video camera and was talking ‘off the record’ to Jimmy about the ‘chipping program’ that China had started up, back in the nineties. He told her about the types of people that would get chipped: trouble makers, released prisoners, suspected or captured foreign spies, even foreign politicians if they could manage it; always under the guise of some kind of tetanus injection or vaccination, anesthetic or acupuncture.

Xue Lin made the realization that her adoptive parents were probably chipped too. Next time she saw them, she would ask them if they had been vaccinated in China during the adoption process. She was sure that they would have been.

Sam knocked loudly and entered Jimmy’s room, gesturing to Xue Lin that it was time to go and interview Dr. Wu.

“See ya Jimmy. Thanks for all your help. I couldn’t have done it without you.” she said and turned and left the room with Sam as Jimmy fondly waved her goodbye.

Xue Lin calmly entered Dr. Wu’s room carrying the small video camera. Sam wanted her to have a crack at the Doctor alone first. She’d told Sam that Wu had a soft spot for girls and he may be quite vulnerable at the moment because of the very recent death of his daughter. Probably best to keep CIA strangers out of the picture for now.

“Hi Doctor Wu. You must be exhausted.”

Dr. Wu was expecting to see Marcus Roet, and relaxed when Xue Lin walked in instead.”

“I was expecting Marcus Roet.” He said.

“He’ll be here in under twenty-four hours. I’m very sorry but he will definitely be in to talk to you soon, I guarantee it.”

“Naturally,” he replied.

She continued: “That was a lot to take in one day. A lot of violence. You’re safe now. There’s nothing to be afraid of anymore. You’ll be able to stay in America if you cooperate. Just tell the whole story. The reasons behind your work. Most of all, I need to hear about these vials.” She pulled out the three vials, still in their travel cases, and put them on the table in-between them. Xue Lin and Sam had decided to keep the vials with them as no-one was to be trusted.

“Thank you Xue Lin. I am in your debt for getting me out of China. They would have killed me to make sure that I didn’t talk.”

Dr. Wu continued to spill almost the entire Chinese plot to threaten and intimidate it’s own population by infecting a whole city with the virus that he had engineered for the Government. He talked about the vaccine that sat on the table in front of her, and the secret ingredients of certain heavy metals that could interact with different radio frequencies in a negative way. He neglected to mention that the SARS-CoV-2 she had placed on the table was actually an infinitely more dangerous virus than the label indicated. The label should have read “SARS-CoV-X”, the name of his mutating virus which may have the ability to roam the world, changing itself over time, making vaccines useless.

“Xue Lin, if your colleague Sam would like to come in and join us, I would be happy to speak freely with him. He seems to be a nice man, and I trust him.”

“Great! I’ll go get him. He’s right outside.” Xue Lin got up from her seat, turned and banged on the inside of the door. The guard opened and Xue Lin left the room to call Sam who was down the hall getting coffee from the machine.

In the corridor Xue Lin urged Sam to hurry up with his coffee.

“Come on Blue eyes. The Doctor will see you now.”

Sam rolled his eyes as he stirred his coffee and walked back towards Xue Lin.

“Let’s do it!” Sam said, opening Dr. Wu’s door and leading the way in.

“Dr. Wu, I’m sorry you have to be locked in. It’s just the way it has to be.”

“May I call you Sam?”

“Please do.”

“Firstly, I would like to know how my daughter was killed.”

Sam sighed heavily and rubbed his eyes.

“I was not there, but I read the report. She was kidnapped near Chinatown by Chinese agents in a van, and was being held in Brooklyn in a warehouse. The FBI went in with a team to save her, but came under intense fire from four Chinese gunmen. The FBI returned fire, and your daughter was caught in the crossfire. I’m very sorry for your loss Doctor Wu. It should never have happened, and our people are being disciplined. They are holding her body at the morgue for you. We can go there soon.”

Dr. Wu stared back at Sam, believing him. “I am very tired and I would like to rest here for a while. When do you think we can we go and see her?”

“Maybe the day after tomorrow if all goes well here. We may have more questions.” He replied, looking to Xue Lin.