The night was dark. Although the first snow of winter had not yet fallen, the night was already very cold. Qining walked through a bow-shaped arch and entered the courtyard. He wrapped himself in a large cloak and saw the lights reflecting on the window paper. Sure enough, As Gu Qinghan said, Tang Nuo has not rested yet.
He hesitated for a moment, but still went up and knocked on the door. Soon he heard a "click" sound, the door opened, and the beautiful Tang Nuo had appeared in front of the door. When he saw Qi Ning, Tang Nuo was startled for a moment. , but obviously not too surprised, he said softly: "Come in."
It was getting late, and Tang Nuo didn't seem to care that a man entered his room.
Qining entered the house and wanted to turn around and close the door, but after hesitating, he just left the door ajar and followed Tang Nuo into the house.
Tang Nuo has a slim and slim figure. She usually doesn't talk much and has a rather low-key personality, but she doesn't give people a cold feeling. Instead, she feels natural and easy-going.
Tang Nuo didn't care and brought Qining into the room. After entering the room, Qining discovered that there were several pots and jars on the table in the middle, and the medicine box was also placed on the table. But at this time, it was Opening it, Qi Ning knew that Tang Nuo would not open his medicine box easily unless it was to treat a disease or save someone's life. In the middle of the night, he opened the medicine box in the room, but he didn't know why.
"Miss Tang, I came to see you because...!" Qining was about to tell Tang Nuo about the infectious disease he had seen. Before he could finish, Tang Nuo said, "You want to tell me that it is spreading?" disease?"
Qi Ning was startled, wondering if this girl already knew
"That's not a disease, it's a poison!" Tang Nuo sat down on the chair, then raised his finger to point to the chair next to him, gesturing for Qining to sit down: "Under normal circumstances, ordinary people will die within seven days after being infected. "
Qi Ning was shocked and lost his voice: "Is... is it poisoning?"
Tang Nuo nodded and said: "Two days ago, there were patients in Yong'an Hall who went to see a doctor. From morning to night, no less than ten people were seeing the same disease." Under the light, Tang Nuo's delicate face looked very serious: "This Just the Yongantang family and several drug stores on that street, together, at least thirty or forty people are treated."
Qi Ning frowned and said: "Miss Tang, there are so many people on just one street, then the entire capital combined...!"
Tang Nuo nodded slightly: "At least it proves that the poison has spread, and a lot of people have been poisoned."
"Miss Tang, you said you were poisoned, but do you know what kind of poison it is?" Qi Ning asked hurriedly: "Do you know how it is spread?"
Tang Nuo frowned and said, "I'm not sure yet, but it shouldn't be spread through the air. It should be through physical contact, as well as through food and water. This should be the mode of infection."
Qining looked solemn and asked: "Then you still can't tell what kind of poison it is?"
"I am more familiar with good medicines that cure diseases and save people, but poisons that harm people are not what I care about the most." Tang Nuo said: "Now I can only check the ingredients of the poisons used by those who were poisoned. Then find a way to crack it, but this is not an easy thing. I got some patients’ blood and have been testing it for the past two days, but...! "
"But what?" Qi Ning asked hurriedly: "Miss Tang, is there anything I can do to help?"
Tang Nuo said: "Originally, I wanted to find you tomorrow morning, but now that you are here, I do have one thing I need your help with."
"you say."
"I have never seen the poison I saw this time before. Although several prepared venoms have been tested in the blood, it is not enough." Tang Nuo frowned and said, "I can only see it now. In the blood flowing out of the patient's body, there is no sign of the poison blending with the body, so it is difficult to grasp its changes."
Qi Ning said hurriedly: "Then what should I do?"
"Corpse!" Tang Nuo hesitated for a moment before saying, "I need a corpse, and it must be a corpse poisoned by this poison."
Qining was startled.
"If my judgment is not wrong, tomorrow... or the day after tomorrow at the latest, many people will suffer from poisonous attacks." Tang Nuo said: "This poison can make people unconscious and unable to distinguish between friends and foes, and it is easy to attack people. Once they are attacked, If they scratch, they can become infected easily.”
Qi Ning was horrified, feeling like a zombie was coming out of the cage.
"I don't know if anyone else is looking for a way to detoxify." Tang Nuo said, "But if we don't figure out a way as soon as possible, I'm afraid a lot of people will die this time." After a pause, he said, "I've seen There are nearly a hundred households in a village, with hundreds of people, but because one of them has a disease and spreads it everywhere, and there is no way to save him, the entire Zhuangzi...!" He did not continue.
Tang Nuo was good at medicine, so she had seen a lot of rotten corpses and bones. She was not as sensitive about life and death as ordinary people, but when she said this, there was still a hint of sadness on Qingli's face.
Doctors have a parent-like heart, and they may not be as sensitive to life and death as ordinary people, but it does not mean that they do not value life and death. On the contrary, after seeing more people who have died due to illness, they have more respect and compassion for life.
Qi Ning was already in awe of Tang Nuo.
Before he discovered the epidemic, Tang Nuo had already discovered the clues and had even started testing the virus to find a way to save people.
Although Tang Nuo didn't say it clearly, Qi Ning also understood that Tang Nuo found out the clue but didn't tell him because he was not completely sure about the matter. Moreover, it would be useless to tell Qin Ning before he figured out the poison.
Tang Nuo is obviously a person who doesn't do useless things.
"You mean, if this epidemic cannot be solved, the capital of Chu State may...!" Qi Ning was also horrified.
Tang Nuo shook his head and said: "That's not true. Once the epidemic breaks out, the imperial court will naturally send people to control it. With the power of the imperial court, we have to find a way to detoxify. Although it will take some time, we can still find it after all." After a pause, he then He said slowly: "But by that time, tens of thousands of people may have died in the capital."
Qi Ning felt a chill running down his spine and frowned: "Since it was poisoning, it was natural that someone deliberately poisoned it, and this virus is contagious, so the purpose of the poisoner is to let the virus spread in the capital." He couldn't help but hold his breath. He raised his fist and said, "Who is this person who is so cruel and heartless?"
"Finding the real culprit behind the scenes is not a matter now." Tang Nuo said: "When we first arrived, if you don't want chaos in the capital tomorrow, you have to do something now."
"You mean...immediately deploy troops to block the streets and ban the entire city?" Qining understood immediately.
If everything is true as Tang Nuo said, then the first stage of the virus outbreak is likely to come tomorrow.
Qining saw with his own eyes the situation when the epidemic broke out. The poisoned people were as crazy as wild beasts. If there were a large number of infected people in the capital, then there would be more crazy scenes like this tomorrow.
Since Tang Nuo judged that the outbreak would occur two days after tomorrow, it was obvious that he had done a survey based on the number of patients seeking medical treatment and roughly understood the time of the large-scale outbreak of the virus.
The imperial court had obviously not discovered that the capital was about to face a catastrophe, and it was even less likely that they would have imagined that after this peaceful night, a crazy scene would occur, so they would not have been prepared in advance.
"Deploy troops and horses, block off the streets and alleys, and prevent the poisoned people from wandering around. This is a necessary preparation." Tang Nuo said: "In addition, we must also prepare a resettlement location. If there is really an infection, If infected people run into the streets, it is best to control them first and then isolate them from other people to avoid the spread of the virus."
Qi Ning nodded slightly, secretly admiring Tang Nuo. In this situation, Tang Nuo did not panic, but was extremely calm and prepared for a rainy day.
"Miss Tang, I will send someone to find the corpse." Qining knew that not only must he be prepared to deal with the possible out-of-control situation that may occur next, but the most important thing is to find a detoxification method as soon as possible. Since Tang Nuo proposed to have a body that died due to the epidemic, The dead body is naturally of great use, but it cannot be delayed.
Tang Nuo thought for a moment and then said: "If we can really find the body and have it sent to Yong'an Hall, it is better not to send it to the mansion, so as not to scare them." After a pause, he added: "In my judgment, The epidemic has only started to spread in the past few days, and most of it is still in the deterioration stage. Many people will not die from the poison for the time being, so it is not easy to find the bodies of those who died from the poison."
"oh?"
"But if we find the Beggar Clan, we might be able to get the body." Tang Nuo looked very serious from beginning to end, with a seriousness but also a calmness: "If I guessed correctly, the first people to be infected by the virus should be the Beggar Clan disciples. .”
Qi Ning knew that time was urgent and could not delay, so he said: "Miss Tang, I will make arrangements now." He turned to leave, only took one step, stopped, turned around, frowned and asked: "Miss Tang, you... you and the patient Will you hurt yourself if you come in contact?"
Tang Nuo was startled, then smiled faintly and said, "No, I have my own way."
"That's good, you have to be careful yourself." Qining said: "I will send someone under my command when I come back, and I will order you at any time."
He went straight to the main hall. Gu Qinghan had already followed his instructions and summoned everyone in the mansion to check their arms. Many people in the Hou Mansion had already gone to bed. They were woken up in the middle of the night and they didn't know what happened.
Qi Ning didn't have time to care about that, so he called Zhao Wushang and Qi Feng and said straight to the point: "There is an epidemic spreading in the capital. I need someone to go to the Beggar Clan now. Some of them have been poisoned and died. Can you start from there?" Are they bringing a body here?"
Zhao Wushang and Qi Feng looked at each other. It was obvious that they had not understood for a while. Qi Feng asked cautiously: "Master Marquis, you mean... you want to go to the Beggar Clan to find corpses because some of them died of poisoning?"
"Someone in the Beggar Clan was poisoned, and the poison is contagious." Qi Ning simply explained more clearly: "The Beggar Clan disciples have a large flow, many people have been infected, and are about to attack. Miss Tang needs to find a way to detoxify. But there must be a corpse that died of poison, and this kind of corpse should be found in the Beggar Clan."
The two of them finally understood this time, and their colors changed.