Li Mu didn't know that the Third People's Hospital, the closest tertiary hospital to Spielberg and Anne Hathaway, was itself the largest infectious disease hospital in Shenzhen.
When the four of them walked into the emergency department, Li Mu instantly felt that the situation was unusual.
Although it was already early in the morning, there were a lot of people in the emergency department. Whether they were patients, family members, or medical staff, there were many more than usual. Moreover, every medical staff was running back and forth, appearing to be in a hurry.
Li Mu also paid attention to a small detail: every medical staff here wears a mask, and there is more than one layer. It can be clearly seen that they wear at least two layers of masks. The inner layer of the mask is thicker, and the outer layer is an ordinary medical mask. Disposable masks, and every medical staff member wears a doctor's hat and rubber gloves. This is definitely not what an emergency department should look like under normal circumstances.
In front of the triage table, three nurses were constantly monitoring the body temperature and blood pressure of the patients who were waiting in line. Nurses and security guards were also constantly handing out disposable medical masks to the patients and reminding them to go to the emergency room first. Monitor your body temperature. If you are obviously feverish, go directly to the fever clinic for medical treatment.
This high-tension situation was everywhere, and Li Mu suddenly felt an extraordinary sense of oppression.
He has experienced SARS. Although he was not in a severely affected area when SARS broke out, he had experienced the panic. Moreover, this kind of situation where medical staff were fully armed and went all out, he showed on TV Saw too many on.
Not long after Li Mu entered the door, Spielberg, who was wearing a mask, recognized him, ran up to Li Mu and said, "Mr. Li, I'm really sorry to trouble you so late!"
Although Spielberg was also wearing a mask, Li Mu recognized him immediately, and then hurriedly asked him: "Steven, where is Annie?"
Spielberg said: "In the isolation ward on the second floor, you come with me!"
An anxious Spielberg quickly took Li Mu to the second floor. For him, Anne Hathaway was invited here. To put it bluntly, it was to have more positive influence when talking about business with Li Mu. Now that he was about to leave, Anne Hathaway suddenly fell ill and was directly quarantined in the hospital. In this situation, he was particularly worried and blamed himself. Now he just wanted to find out what happened to Anne Hathaway. It's a pity that he doesn't understand the language in China, and the doctor seems to have something to hide from him, so he can only turn to Li Mu for help.
Li Mu followed Spielberg directly to the isolation ward area on the west side of the second floor. At the frosted glass door of the isolation area, two security guards stopped a few people and said, "Guys, you can't enter here casually!"
Spielberg looked at Li Mu for help. Li Mu knew that there was no point in breaking into the isolation ward. The key was to see the doctor and understand Anne Hathaway's current actual situation, so he asked the security guard: "Hello , who is the person in charge of the isolation ward? I want to meet him."
"Director Zou is busy inside." A security guard said, "You can wait for a while for him to come out, but I'm not sure when he will come out."
Li Mu nodded and said, "Then let's wait here. Is that okay?"
The security guard said: "No problem, no problem, but so many of you will affect our work. Otherwise, you can leave one or two people here, and the others can wait in the lobby rest area."
Li Mu immediately said: "OK, then I'll stay here."
Later, Li Mu said to Spielberg: "Steven, there are so many of us here affecting the normal operation of the hospital. How about I wait here and you go and take a rest first."
Spielberg then looked at Li Mu and begged: "Can you let me stay here too? Please tell them for me."
Li Mu couldn't bear to refuse, so he had to say to the security guard: "It's okay for the two of us to stay here, right?"
The security guard thought for a moment, nodded helplessly and said, "Okay, then you two wait here, and the others will go out first."
Li Mu asked Wang Yuanlang to take the others to the lobby on the second floor first, and then he and Spielberg waited in front of the glass door of the isolation area.
After waiting for about ten minutes, a figure suddenly emerged from the glass door that had not been opened. Li Mu looked up and saw three figures of different heights coming out of it. They stopped when they reached the frosted glass door, but there was no They didn't come out of the door immediately, but you could see through the shadow that they were using a spray tool to help each other spray disinfectant liquid on each other. This spraying was very detailed, and the other two had to help the other person from feet to feet. Spraying all over the body, armpits, backs of hands, and top of the head. Seeing this, Li Mu felt even more nervous. Maybe the epidemic had really spread in Shenzhen City.
After waiting for more than ten minutes, the three people who sprayed each other with disinfectant came out of the glass door. All three were wrapped in medical biochemical suits, masks, gloves, and hats. They were almost fully equipped.
After the three of them came out, the one walking in the middle said to the two doctors beside him: "I'll go back to the office and take a nap for a while. If you have any questions, come to me anytime."
The other two people nodded repeatedly: "Okay, Director Zou."
When Li Mu heard that the other person was Director Zou as mentioned by the security guard, he hurriedly walked forward and asked politely: "Hello, Director Zou, right? I am Miss Anne's friend. I would like to know how she is doing now?"
Director Zou looked at Li Mu and asked, "Is she the American girl? I can't tell her current condition. She needs further observation and treatment."
Li Mu said hurriedly: "But she has to go to Hong Kong this morning, and then fly back to the United States from Hong Kong."
Director Zou said without hesitation: "Then postpone the trip quickly. In her current condition, I cannot let her leave the hospital."
Li Mu felt nervous and quickly asked: "Can you tell me what disease she has? How is her condition? How long will it take to recover?"
Director Zou hesitated for a moment and said, "I can't say for sure, but we need to observe it for at least five to seven days."
Li Mu asked: "Then what disease does she have? You have to let us know, right?"
Director Zou shook his head repeatedly: "Sorry, the patient's condition is unknown. I can't tell you right now. We need to wait for a few more days of observation."
After that, Director Zou said to Li Mu: "I advise you not to stay in the hospital for the time being. The patient needs to stay in the isolation ward during the observation period. You won't be able to see her. You can go back and register with the head nurse. Please provide your contact information and we will notify you of any progress with the patient.”
After Director Zou finished speaking, he said with a tired look: "I'm sorry, I'll excuse you now."
Li Mu hurriedly asked: "Director Zou, is my friend infected with any infectious disease? If it is convenient, can you disclose it?"
Director Zou's eyes were a little dodgey and he said, "We're not sure whether it's an infectious disease or not. Please go back and wait patiently, okay."
After speaking, Director Zou walked past Li Mu and went directly to an office at the other end of the corridor.
Li Mu felt that the situation was very bad. If Anne Hathaway was really infected with SARS in China, and Spielberg witnessed it with his own eyes, it would really make a big fuss. The country's failure to announce the epidemic in the early stage was also beneficial to a certain extent. Considering the overall situation, there is not enough understanding of SARS in the early stage, treatment and defense methods are still being explored, and the country may not be able to prepare for effective epidemic prevention immediately across the country. If the news leaks in advance and causes social panic, it will be really bad. It's not easy to deal with.
Moreover, although Li Mu is not familiar with Anne Hathaway, they are still friends after all. Moreover, Anne Hathaway is about the same age as him and is still very young. She has great years in her hands. If she is really infected with SARS, what impact will it have on her? I'm afraid it's also very big.
In anxiety, Spielberg asked Li Mu: "Mr. Li, what did the doctor say just now?"
Li Mu came back to his senses and said to him: "Steven, please wait for me, I will ask again."
After saying that, Li Mu walked towards Director Zou's office.
Arriving at the door of the office, Li Mu knocked on the door, and a voice came from inside: "Please come in."
Then Li Mu pushed the door open and went in. Section Chief Zou, who had just taken off his mask, saw him and said with an extremely helpless expression: "Sir, I have already explained the situation to you. Please be patient and go back and wait..."
Before he finished speaking, Li Mu had already taken off the mask on his face.
Anne Hathaway is not well-known in China. Perhaps Director Zou, who looks about forty years old, may not recognize her, but Li Mu believes that he will definitely recognize her face.
really!
The moment Li Mu took off his mask, Director Zou was immediately dumbfounded!
How could he not know Li Mu? Over such a long period of time, Li Mu had done so many earth-shattering things, and even done so many great things that made the Chinese people feel proud in the world. How could an intellectual like him not know this
What's more, he used Li Mu's deeds to encourage his son, who was just thirteen this year, almost every day. He knew all Li Mu's deeds well, so he recognized Li Mu the moment he took off his mask.
"You...are you Li Mu?!"
Although he recognized Li Mu, Director Zou still looked in disbelief. Who is Li Mu? Let’s not talk about his fame and influence around the world, but in terms of his worth, he should be one of the best in the country. How could a person like him, who is regarded as an idol by countless people, appear in his office
Li Mu said very seriously at this time: "Hello Director Zou, I am Li Mu. Miss Anne is a Hollywood star. Her full name is Anne Hathaway. The old man standing with me just now is the famous director Si Spielberg, the two of them were originally scheduled to return to the United States today. If you don’t let me know what happened to Anne, if Spielberg spreads this matter, I’m afraid it will have a huge impact on a global scale!”
Director Zou stood up suddenly and said nervously: "Mr. Li, this kind of thing must not happen! Even we are confused about this disease now. If the news leaks out, it will cause panic among the people in the country. It will definitely bring huge trouble to society..."
(End of chapter)