After the person who brought the gifts left, officials from the court came to pay their respects.
The old lady said sarcastically, "It's really weird. In the past, when people saw Xia Zian, it was like seeing shit. No one dared to get close to him for fear of being contaminated by the stench. But now, everyone is rushing to get close to him. How weird, how weird!"
No one paid any attention to what the old lady said. Anyone who has made it in the officialdom must be thick-skinned enough to look at the door.
As long as Miss Xia is happy, everything will be easy.
When the old lady returned, Chen Liuliu was still very excited in the carriage, "I didn't expect so many people love Zi'an, I'm really happy for her."
The old lady shook her head, "Silly girl, what do you know? Being held in the palm of the hand by the whole nation is not a blessing. If Xia Zian is smart enough, she should see the reality clearly. If she can't be cured, the kindness of the people today will turn into extreme malice, and they will tear her into pieces."
Chen Liuliu said: "I believe Zi'an has this ability."
The old lady laughed in an unfathomable way, "Liu Liu, go back and tell her that if possible, she should go to Madman Island."
"But there was nothing found on Madman Island." Chen Liuliu said.
"The people sent by the prince didn't find it, but she may have. As a doctor, her observation ability is much better than others."
"Can we find a cure for the plague on Madman Island?"
"Not necessarily, but there must be some clues left to help her find out the mastermind behind this."
"Is there someone behind this?"
"So," the old lady glanced at her, "I was right to ask you to stay with Xia Zian. You should gain more experience. You are still too young."
As she spoke, she pinched Chen Liuliu's cheek and said, "This face feels so good to be pinched. Pinch it again."
Chen Liuliu pursed her lips, "Grandma, can't you explain it more clearly? You know so many things, why don't you just explain it to her directly?"
"It's not fun if I don't understand it clearly. Besides, I only have a vague understanding of many things, and she has to help me solve the confusion."
Chen Liuliu jumped off the carriage and said, "Okay, I'll go back and tell her."
The old lady looked at Chen Liuliu quickly disappearing into the crowd and smiled slightly.
Zi'an is ready to go to the epidemic area.
Chen Liuliu told Zi'an what the old lady said. After listening, Zi'an said, "Actually, your grandmother didn't need to tell me. I will go to this crazy island once."
"Then when are you going? Take me with you!"
"What were you doing there?"
"See for yourself. Grandmother said I should follow you to gain experience."
Zi'an walked out with the medicine box on his back. Su Qing was waiting at the door. When she saw her coming, she said, "The prince asked me to accompany you into the epidemic area."
"good."
Behind Su Qing, there were more than a dozen guards, all of whom were transferred from the palace.
Their duty is to protect Zi'an.
Entering the epidemic area, the situation is more serious than Zian originally thought.
The village was in a mess. The entrance was blocked and heavily guarded, and no one was allowed to enter. No one walked on the village road, and occasionally one could see soldiers in armor patrolling and passing by, very vigilant.
Su Qing walked in front, walking carefully.
The epidemic area is now under the charge of General Li. He knew that Xia Zian was coming in, so he went to greet him at the entrance of the village ancestral hall.
"Doctor Xia, all the people with the epidemic are now locked up in the ancestral hall, and people have died for several days in a row." When General Li saw Zi'an, he reported the situation directly.
Zi'an said, "I'm not busy seeing the patient. General, please take me for a walk around the village."
"Walking in the village?" General Li was stunned. Whenever a doctor came in, he would see the patients first. What was the point of walking in the village
"Yes, I want to see the terrain of Stone Village." Zi'an said vaguely.
Stone Village was the first place where the zombie disease broke out. It can be speculated that the patients brought out from Madman Island at that time were hiding in Stone Village.
But it did not attract much attention at the time because it was just an isolated case after all.
Zi'an felt that the discovery of the bite was probably just an accident. Patients with this condition usually die in about ten days, so if they want to seize the opportunity to take action, they will have to prolong the disease.
The disease is transmitted by biting people, which means they will bite several people at a time and pass it on like seeds.
Previously, a patient who bit people was found in Shitou Village. He was detained in the government office and eventually died.
If they only bit two people at a time, then the disease should have disappeared after being discovered by the government. However, it broke out again not long after. This means that they have a place where they hide these patients and will release them when the time is right.
Zi'an has to find this place and destroy it completely before he can start treatment. Otherwise, while she is developing the prescription here and continuing to put it in there, even if she finally develops it, it will cause great panic and many people will die.
This type of patient has a very obvious characteristic, which is the bad smell on the body.
To cover up this stench, you have to use a strong scent, either a fragrance or a stronger stench.
Zi'an walked around the village but found nothing.
Nine out of ten houses in the village were empty. Those who were not sick were placed together, while the sick were placed in the ancestral hall.
Shitou Village is backed by mountains, but they are all rocky mountains. There are trees, but they are not dense and can't cover anything.
"General Li, are there any caves nearby?" Zi'an asked.
General Li shook his head and said, "No, when I led the troops to station here, I checked everywhere and there are no caves nearby."
"No cave? Is there a place to hide people?"
"nor!"
Zi'an couldn't help but become suspicious. Could he have guessed wrong
Although there are many villages near the outskirts of Beijing, they are all on flat land, and only Shitou Village is backed by a mountain.
She felt that it couldn't be in the capital city. The stench could not be hidden, and the inspections in the capital city have been very strict recently. It could be said that the underground was dug deep. The nest of zombie disease could not be in the capital city.
Seeing that she was just wandering around, General Li became a little angry and thought that Xia Zian was just a name-seeker who was only after fame and reputation.
However, because Su Qing was here, he did not dare to say it clearly, but only hinted: "Doctor Xia, it is useless for you to look at the terrain. The terrain is of no help to the patient. You should go and see the patient."
Zi'an walked around, "No hurry."
As she spoke, she walked up the mountain.
General Li held Su Qing and said, "General Su, can this Doctor Xia really cure the epidemic? The people of Shitou Village have high hopes for her, so don't let them down."
Su Qing said: "She will try her best, but no one can guarantee whether she can be cured."
"Trying her best? Look, she didn't even go to see the patients when she came in. She just kept wandering around the mountain. How can that be considered trying her best?" General Li was really angry. He had been here for so many days, and civilians were dying every day. He felt very sad.
"She has her reasons." Su Qing actually didn't know what Zi'an's intentions were, but he believed in Zi'an.
General Li sighed, "They are not as good as those doctors who came here for money. At least they go in to treat the patients."
Su Qing asked, "Is there any doctor in the ancestral hall now?"
"Yes, they are doctors from all over the country. They don't want money, they just really care about the people." General Li glanced at Zi'an's back and said depressedly: "Those are the real doctors. They know why they came. They all risked their lives to stay here. It's admirable."
(End of this chapter)