"Okay, let me get this straight, there is a doctor trapped in your country which has answers to one of our greatest questions about how this apocalypse started?" Adrian asked.
"That's basically correct. Which is why we need your help in extracting her. You said before, you extracted a Korean…"
"…A Korean virologist," Adrian corrected calmly.
Captain Liu nodded once.
"Yes."
The cramped submarine quarters remained quiet except for the faint hum of the Changzheng-418's nuclear reactor somewhere deeper inside the vessel.
Ryan still looked unconvinced.
"Captain, you're basically asking us to enter a nuked capital city crawling with infected just to extract one scientist."
Captain Liu did not deny it.
"Yes."
Ryan blinked slowly.
"Well at least he's honest."
The Chinese captain rested both hands lightly against the desk afterward.
"Doctor Lin Mei may be one of the last surviving individuals with direct knowledge regarding the origin of the outbreak."
