Chemistry

Jungwoo, who made a firm decision, said.

“Then please have the compound I'm talking about ready for you in the Race College Lab. I'll go run the test myself. ”

The president turned his back on the only expert's proposal for contaminant X.

How long does Limit Wu's hands-on experiment shorten the verification time?

“Wait a minute. If the ingredients are ready, it should be about half an hour max. ”

- Yes? If the level is reduced from 20 hours to 30 minutes, there is a reason why Limited Woo would suffer · ·

“Oh, no, sir. The experiment will take 30 minutes. ”

Although everyone was half frightened by the amount of time that the Chief Investigator suggested, Jungwoo's interest was only the total amount of time he spent commuting back and forth.

KTX takes two hours and a half minutes to race? Five hours round-trip, but you can leave Seoul at 7: 00. ’

The president on the screen looked at Jungwoo with a trustworthy eye.

- Then I'll send a three to Councilman Lim, hope he gets an answer before the 2: 00 press release.

“Three? What's that? ”

PM 12: 24 - Hangang Park Helicopter

Two or two!

The appearance of a president-only helicopter painted with a Tactical Mark made me momentarily dumbstruck.

I did not expect to be able to get up and go to work by lunch in the president-only helicopter 3 to Gyeongsangnam. Of course, I will face Yoon Yi Seul's father in the meantime.

Where did they start? ’

The side door of the landing helicopter opens while causing a storm.

“Follow me!”

Park Chill-ho, the head of the security team at Chungwa University, accompanied Jungwoo as an attendant. Jungwoo, who was getting on the helicopter, wore a seat belt and even a noise-canceling headset, embarrassed his eyes.

“I've been on a few fire helicopters. ”

I've been on the latest Blackhawk in the U.S. military for the CIA, but I can't tell you that.

Due to the frequent overseas projects, the communication channel of the headset was also tuned to one point. Park Chil-joo, who watched the radio later than Jungwoo, asked.

“Have you left the · · · · Special Forces? ”

“Yes? No way. ”

Jungwoo shakes his head with a smile.

Jiaying.

The phone vibrated out and the text message icon flashed.

[I'm about to go into the recording. What about Jungwoo?]

It was Yoon Lee Seol. Jungwoo calmly wrote his reply in the helicopter starting to take off.

‘Been working out for a while · ·’

Jiaying.

[You can go on a date today, right? Or tell me in advance. I'm not gonna be mad.]

I didn't see it anywhere, but a continuous letter from Yoon Iseol arrived. You can erase what you used to write. When I replied, I got a text back with tons of hearts.

I never wanted to disappoint her because I knew how she felt when she was anxious.

We must help the investigation team quickly and return.

Fortunately, the helicopter will save us enough time to go on a date at 7 o'clock.

PM 01: 29 - Gyeongsangju University Athletic Stadium

As soon as Jungwoo got out of the helicopter, he ran into the building where the Natural Sciences research lab was located.

When I opened the laboratory of consent B, Manager Ahn Jae-seok greeted Jung, who had only seen the video call.

“Mr. Jungwoo! Welcome."

Next to Ahn, there were some of his team members who have been analyzing the contaminants since yesterday without rest. The awkward supervisor approached Jungwoo and reached out his hand.

“You went to a symposium at the Foundation Science Institute last month, right? Yesterday it was, but it was also very impressive. It was all about Mr. Wu at dinner. ”

“Oh, the symposium. ”

I became the chief researcher, and I met a lot of people, and in my memory I was rich. While always thinking about the opposing team's face, the other supervisor says with admiration.

“You're much younger than the pictures I saw in the article. I took a good look at what you did at KG Chemistry. I can't believe there was such a person in the Korean chemical system. Fan! Fan! ”

Jungwoo, who answered thanks for their violent visions, asked Chief Ahn.

“Is the compound you asked for available? ”

“It's this way. ”

The experimental instruments set on the table were exactly as ordered. Jungwoo immediately wore protective rubber gloves, transparent goggles, and a white robe that looked like an apron.

‘Quick and precise. ’

After a short breath, I started working with the feeling that my girlfriend was watching my back.

Employees in the research team who were manipulating the analytical equipment were fascinated by Jungwoo's combination chemistry and measurements that were moving so fast that they couldn't see their hands for a while.

The chief asked Jungwoo, who had put the combined solution in a sealed container, to help him with something.

“Is there anything we can do to help? ”

“Just let me do it. Just focus on analyzing the composition of the X. ”

“I feel like I'm working because of Mr. Lim Woo from yesterday. ”

“What's wrong with that? Whatever happens, it's good for the race. ”

He thought about how safe South Korea would be if these people were in the Ministry of Environment.

In five minutes.

A thick, artificial membrane protein culture was prepared with a mixture of catalysts and placed in a temperature maintainer.

“Please set this to human temperature. And can I have an X sample, please? ”

An employee handed the test tube with a sample to Jungwoo.

Jung Woo, holding a sealed container containing X particles, separated by finely, again 20 minutes later, saw an exaggeration in his hand.

“Can I make a video call to the CDC doctor? ”

“You've been watching this for a while. ”

“Is that so?"

Jung looks at the monitor on one side and flinches. The images of each government department that was seen at the Disaster Safety Center were miniaturized and captured as is. Dozens of gazes were all pointing towards his fingertips, except for the president who went to Kyongju office for the press conference.

- Are we getting results now?

He said, taking out the cultured membrane from the temperature maintainer, which sets out the question of Jung Kyung Kyung Minister.

“Yes, you just need to compare it with a real test. ”

Virtual experiments in which contaminant X affects human cells. Jungwoo, who finished the preparation in a flash, gave the chief two containers.

“Here you go."

“Mr. Jungwoo does. ”

“Maybe I made a mistake, so we should go cross-validation by the investigation team. ”

It makes sense, but the people on the monitor saw what Jungwoo wanted them to do.

The chief of the eye removed the thin film from the container with a tweezers and transferred it to the chalet. And a solution containing X that had been broken down into bundles of molecules was scattered over it.

The reaction was sent to the monitor in real time through an electron microscope.

- No, chief. How did it go?

“Similar to the neurological chemistry of general anesthetics reported in the academic community. ”

- You sure about that?

“Yes.”

As soon as the answer was finished, the Head of Disease Control and Disaster Designation Hospital doctors moved in unison.

The results on the Jungwoodo monitor sighed for even more relief.

Roughly fixed, isn't it? ’

The remaining risks for X will be finalized by the investigation team, and the fallen residents of Ypsilani will rise now.

I'm so relieved. Park Chil-ho, who followed me as an attendant, 's cell phone rang.

“Yes, Senior. What?”

Park Chil-ho who was on the phone looked at Jungwoo. Jungwoo said, "Why? Park Chil-ho said as soon as he looked at me.

“The police search team found a factory that looks like they built a pollutant X. We haven't entered yet, and only Mr. Woo knows this material best to find an expert in the fire response team. ”

“Ahh · · · · · · · · · · ·. ”

At 1: 40, there was still time.

“I'll go, then. ”

PM 02: 03 - Ipsil Industrial Workshop Waste Disposal Site

Jung, who arrived in front of the industrial company using the vehicle from Kyungju office, frowned at the smell of nasty oil that was pushed away as soon as he opened the door.

A large building, armed with fire trucks and protective clothing, was noticeable when the bag of sample collecting tools from the Environmental Survey team was dropped on its back.

Jung looked around while Park Chil-ho in the driver's seat was turning off the ignition.

‘I can't see the X. ’

Approaching the smelly building at the tip of your nose, you see the leader of the chemical response team standing by with his team members. Jungwoo told the head of the response team.

“Only woo.”

“The expert who said he was coming? ”

“Yes.”

I only know a day or two ahead of the government investigation team, but I am now calling myself an expert.

“We don't know what kind of danger we're in. Some say a body armor won't cover it. ”

Jungwoo briefly explained the nature of X, which he had mentioned at the Disaster Safety Center, and asked.

“· · So you just need to avoid dark, humid areas with fog levels. Today's race weather is especially clear, so there won't be any damage out there. ”

“You mean we could open all the exterior windows and doors, circulate all the interior air, and enter? ”

“It's okay that way. ”

“I understand.”

As soon as he expressed his opinions, the head of the response team prompted him. The front and back doors of the large factory opened and revealed the inside.

‘Let's see. ’

Jungwoo took out his Gathering Kit from his bag and focused on the molecular world seen in the factory.

After a long time of exploration, even though there were a lot of foul-smelling aromatic compounds, no trace of contaminant X.

‘I don't think it's here. ’

If manufactured in this plant, there are minimal traces. Apologies to the hard-working police search team, but I'm sure they're mistaken for the smell.

Jungwoo shakes his head bitterly and turns his eyes to the sky.

“Yes, it should look like that · ·”

Jungwoo stopped looking at the sky again.

“Where are you from? ”

Park Il-ho followed the back of Jungwoo walking around talking to the sky in a haunted manner.

Jungwoo walks out of the municipality and out to the bridge where the stream is visible. Traces of X floating in the air continue downward.

"The place where you found the X at dawn is near the stream, right? ’

It was not much, but it was also a sign that made me think a lot.

X is characterized by contact with moisture to be active.

The sun was shining and now it was stuck in the sky, regardless of the wind. This became clearer when I found X in the actual location, rather than the scene in the photo.

“If you follow that, you might want to... ”

“What do you mean? ”

I woke up quickly and turned my head to the molecular world of Park Chil-ho's question. Since we can't report on the basis of the molecular field of view alone, we are roughly surrounded.

“My nose is sensitive. because there's a little bit of a suspicious spot. ”

“Where is it?”

Jungwoo, who saw the sky flowing, checked for traces to the hill point outside of 1 km.

“I think it's this way. Do you want to wait while we ventilate the factory and clean it up? ”

“Since I was only instructed to do so, it is Commissioner Lim Wu's mind to move. ”

Jungwoo checked the watch.

2: 30.

There is still time.

PM 03: 43 - Farmhouse Southwest Ipsilli

“I can't afford it! ”

Huff, puff, puff, puff, puff, puff, puff.

“Are you all right?”

“Ah, the head of security. I mean, never mind. It's because it's harder to walk than I thought. ”

Jungwoo took another minute to stand in front of the end point where traces of contaminant X.

This is a lung farmhouse that has been searched for six kilometers.

Jung, who pushed through the broken gate, looked inside, checked for traces all over the floor and told Park Chil-ho.

“This is where X was originally distributed. I'll contact the investigating team, so please forward it to Senior Jung Myung. ”

“I see. But I'm curious. Mr. Wu found it in an hour. Are you from the Army Special Search Bloc? There's one motive for that. ”

“Just luck, haha. ”

Jungwoo smiled beautifully.

“Let's just let them know. ”

Park Chil-ho nodded his head and picked up his cell phone and contacted Senior Inspector Jung.

I looked inside carefully looking for the number stored in Jungwoodo's address book. Then I found a middle-aged man grabbing a drum from the back of the building.

‘Yikes.'

I didn't know there were people, so I dodged under the fence in shock. Then I urgently called Park Chil-ho who was about to start the call.

“Mr. Park. ”

Park Chil-ho was also alert to Jungwoo's movements. Park Chil-ho next to Jungwoo immediately lowered his posture and examined the background in the yard.

“I think I have a snitch. I should call the police first. ”

“I agree."

Even if I called the police, I took care to pick up my phone and took a number from the Disaster Safety Center because it would be quicker to instruct in the situation room.

Then.

“Who are you people? ”

Another man, who was biting a cigarette in a wooded square, found Jungwoo and Park Chil-ho on the wall.

“Jaejin! A cop! ”

The man who was moving the drums in the yard was startled and ran away, leaving the drums alone.

Unlike Jungwoo who was unable to respond at the moment, Park Chil-ho was fast. I ran to the guy at the door and grabbed his arm just before he ran away.

“Shit! Don't let go of me! You a cop or a warrant? ”

“If you interfere with the performance of a special advisor appointed by the president, the escort is obliged to protect it. ”

“The President is crazy! Let go of me!"

The power of elite bodyguards after special operations and even the rigorous training to protect the president was unbeatable to a man.

Booooo!

Meanwhile, the man who fled on the other side got into a tonne of trucks set up in an empty field and started racing down the hill.

When Jungwoo woke up and tried to report to the situation room, he saw it and swallowed his groaning.

‘We have to catch him, too, before this is over. ’

Jungwoo opened the sample collection bag given by the investigation team and spilled everything inside onto the floor.

Neutralizers to prevent contaminants from spreading. Liquid condensation. A softener that softens hardened samples. All kinds of useful compounds rolled around the floor.

‘Explosion by fire is dangerous. Don't let the car move. I can chase you if you run away. ’

The bottom compound was placed in a sample bottle and mixed according to the emerging chemistry.

An exquisite compound that is combined with only one reaction, completely different from the random mixed contaminant X.

Jungwoo picked up his cell phone in one hand and used the battery's energy to attract free electrons.

Parker.

The sparks worked small and the lightning individually stabilized the contents of the bottle. Jung, who repeatedly confirmed the compound that had become a clay ingredient, took it in his hand and ran out.

The truck throws its bottle at the road ahead of the Godway, moving fiercely.

Park Chill-ho's gaze, who was flirting with the tobacco man, draws a parabola and heads towards the falling sample bottle.

Tong, Tororong ―

Sample bottle falling on asphalt. The truck is approaching from above.

Three, two, now! ’

The clay, which had been stabilized for a while, was released inside and reacted in the sample bottle.

Pu...!

A bubbling liquid scatters over the asphalt area, accompanied by a loud noise.

A non-lethal weapon with bentonite. The result of that is a world where everything slips.

Tsk Profit ―

The sliding truck loses its center and is pushed out into the field. A truck with wheels in the ditch slumps to the side.

Not only Park Chil-ho, but the man who was using the dragon to get away from him saw the truck with drops of snow.

‘Luckily, you wore a belt. ’

Jungwoo grabbed his hand and turned his back and picked up his cell phone and dialed the number of the disaster center situation room.

“Yes, Minister. It's a limited edition. I think I got a snitch here. ”

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