The Earth Federation seemed to be well-prepared.
As the first discoverer of this virus and the first person to develop a vaccine, this was a hunch Chen Chen sensed.
On the surface, this plague seemed like a coincidence, a natural disaster that had been foreshadowed. However, apart from Africa, the rest of the world did not suffer any losses, especially the P5 countries.
Most people might associate this with the plague three years ago. Perhaps after that, countries had learned their lesson. As soon as there was the slightest sign of a plague, they would immediately extinguish it.
If this was the explanation, there was no logical loophole. However, it was precisely because this defense was too perfect that Chen Chen felt it was inappropriate.
Could it be that the Earth Federation already knew of the arrival of this plague?
A thought flashed in Chen Chen's mind, but he quickly shook his head and dismissed the idea.
He had tested this variant of the Ebola virus, the Blacklight virus, and found no traces of artificial modification in it.
Most viruses that had undergone artificial modification had a certain degree of identification, including abnormal changes in genetic material fragments, differences between the characteristics of the virus and similar viruses, and so on.
For example, the appearance of genes that should not have appeared, gene fragments that should not have changed, or other phenomena that went against the laws of natural evolution.
Of course, if the force that modified the virus had biotechnology that surpassed reality by several generations, even more advanced than the Resident Evil dimension, in this case, Chen Chen would not be able to detect any traces of modification.
Similarly, the sudden emergence or sudden strengthening of a new virus could not be the basis for whether it was formed naturally.
Many viruses suddenly appeared on the stage of human history, such as Ebola, HIV, Marburg virus, and so on. Influenza viruses had been lingering in Eurasia for thousands of years and suddenly broke out in 1918.
Smallpox may have existed for thousands of years, but it was not until the 16th century that it began to spread rapidly and mutate, becoming a serious threat...
However, it was worth mentioning that the smallpox virus was indeed "race-specific". The longer the people coexisted with smallpox, the stronger their immunity to it. Therefore, the smallpox virus brought by the Spanish caused a large-scale death of the American Indians, almost to the point of extinction.
After the Manchurian Qing entered the pass, they were more likely to die of smallpox than the Han Chinese. The native smallpox virus in China may have existed since the Tang Dynasty. Its threat had been declining, and finally, it became a virus that could only threaten children. It was mistaken by doctors at the time as "fetal poison".
In other words, if there was some kind of technology that far surpassed reality to modify the virus, it was true that Chen Chen could not find any traces of it. However, if there was such technology, the ability of this virus would not be limited to this.
It could have easily destroyed the entire human civilization, unlike now, where it had only wreaked havoc for a month before being contained. It could not even leave Africa.
Come to think of it, it had been nearly a week since the outbreak in Africa but the Earth Federation had not responded. It was only when Chen Chen was the first to report the outbreak that the Earth Federation reacted.
No matter how one looked at it, the Earth Federation's previous response was too slow.
That's right, it was this sense of contradiction!
Chen Chen's heart skipped a beat. He finally understood why he felt that something was wrong.
If the Earth Federation's response had been so slow, then why did the Earth Federation build a defensive perimeter as quickly as possible after Chen Chen's reminder? Even major companies immediately began to develop vaccines.
This was where the contradiction lay.
It was as if the Earth Federation had long known of the existence of this plague …
The more Chen Chen thought about it, the more certain he became.
So, what was the Earth Federation hiding?
“X。”
Thinking of this, Chen Chen raised his head and said, "Hack into the Earth Federation's official website and search for a secret information for me without being discovered."
"What kind of secret information is it about?" Little X asked in a childish voice.
"Information about keywords such as' virus', 'biochemical weapon', or 'racial weapon'."
Chen Chen replied, "And the target of the mission is the Earth Federation headquarters."
"Understood!"
Little X answered crisply and then said again, "Hey, Sir Godfather, when I just entered the Earth Federation's official website, I found something strange. Thirteen media organizations in Switzerland began to publish thirteen articles about Blacklight Biotechnology at the same time and the content is basically the same. They all suspect that the Blacklight virus was released by Blacklight Biotechnology and the purpose is to quickly occupy the international market and achieve our strategic goal."
"Let's see."
Chen Chen's expression flickered and immediately saw web pages opened on the computer in front of him. There were a total of thirteen web pages and all of them were from Swiss media.
Among these web pages, some of the articles started with the vaccine and analyzed the production process of the Blacklight virus vaccine. After that, they concluded that even with the most advanced technology in the world, it was impossible to produce a genetically recombinant vaccine in a month. This was unless Blacklight Biotechnology had already started producing the vaccine before the virus was spread.
There were also articles that argued that Blacklight Biotechnology was the first to discover this virus, so it was undoubtedly a suspect and so on...
Although these articles claimed that they were only speculations, the way they were written would still lead the reader to constantly lean toward the point of view of the article.
When he saw these articles, Chen Chen immediately understood.
Eco Science City mainly focused on the high-end health care industry. Under the impact of Eco Science City, Switzerland, as the largest high-end health care industry in the entire Earth Federation, naturally bore the brunt.
Today, the turnover of hundreds of health care institutions in Switzerland had decreased by more than a third compared to previous years and it was still declining.
When Chen Chen first obtained this result, he knew that it was only a matter of time before Switzerland made a move against him. Now it seemed that what was coming was coming.
Although the governments of the various continents in the Earth Federation knew that this virus was not man-made, the general public did not understand this. They only needed to think that the views put forward in the article were in line with their prejudices.
"To be honest, this article expresses a question I've been wondering for a long time. I've always wondered why Blackwatch was the first company to discover the virus. Can it be that the governments of various countries can't compare to one company?"
"Just the fact that they were the first to produce a vaccine and left us, Switzerland, in the dust proves that this virus was designed by them. There's no doubt about it!"
"My God, there's such a demonic corporation in the world. They killed hundreds of millions of people for money. Should I say that they're a corporation from Mainland China?"
...
Reading the comments below these articles, Chen Chen smiled and immediately closed the web page.
"Do you need me to hack these websites?" Little X asked.
"There's no need, this is just the beginning of the plot."
Chen Chen shook his head. "This is just the beginning of the warm-up phase. Next, with the Swiss secretly adding fuel to the fire, this rumor will soon spread all over the world.
"Apart from Mainland China, the governments of the various continents are more than happy to turn a blind eye and allow this kind of rumor to spread. At most, in a few months, when our company's reputation has been tarnished, they'll issue a lukewarm clarification report.
"But by then, our company's reputation and international influence will have declined by more than half. It won't be able to improve anymore."
Chen Chen smirked. "What do you mean by spreading rumors with one mouth and dispelling them with one's legs broken? That's it. After all, we're the one who attacked the health care industry in Europe and the United States. It's already moral of the Western media to not kick us when we're down. Apart from the World Health Organization, how many people are willing to speak up for us? "
"Then what should we do?" Little X asked worriedly.
"Since they want to play, let's play along."
Chen Chen said nonchalantly, "The reason why rumors are so easily believed is because they capture the outcome that people want to see. Moreover, the first subjective impression will form a deep impression in people's cognition, which increases the power of the rumor.
"If we want to dispel the rumor, we just need to spread a rumor first and spread it with greater force than the other party."
Chen Chen sighed as he said, "X, use some funds to bribe dozens of Swiss media outlets online and have them jointly spread a rumor that this virus came from a North American military laboratory. Then, contact dozens of North American media outlets and have them publish several reports that the virus is suspected to have come from Switzerland. This will thoroughly muddy the waters.
"In this way, in order to clear their names, both parties will vigorously promote that there are no traces of artificial modification of the virus. This way, the rumors against our company will fall apart on their own."
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