The Scavengers

Chapter 6: Spread of the virus

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Xiao Mo sighed. He already felt like he was being troubled. "You don't find someone to raise you every time you feel trouble is coming, right?"

"That's right." But few can persist. The child did not say these words, just like Xiao Mo's mentality, he did not intend to let Xiao Mo support him forever, as long as he got through this chaotic period. Otherwise, with the body and physical ability of a child, no matter how capable he is, he will suffer a lot in troubled times.

Xiao Mo stood up and asked if he was okay. This question made him even more confused.

He couldn't tell whether the child was telling the truth or a lie, and he didn't believe that a peaceful world would become chaotic.

Although there are various potential problems in today's society, he is basically very satisfied with his country and the government that manages this country.

I would rather be a peace dog than a person in troubled times. He doesn't want any bad changes in his current life.

"Can I tell the people at the police station what you said?"

The child sneered, "If you are not afraid of others treating you as a lunatic."

Xiao Mo also knew that no one would believe what he said, not to mention that he himself didn't believe what the child said.

Xiao Mo suddenly thought of a question, is this child's nerves normal? Isn’t it said that some gifted children have some imaginations that are beyond reality because their brains are overdeveloped? Is this the same with this kid

Seeing Xiao Mo's suspicious and sympathetic eyes, Xue Lihong didn't know what this person was thinking, but he didn't care. He just wanted to use someone for a period of time. After this chaotic period, he would leave. , no matter what he thinks of himself.

15:20 pm.

The "Beep" horn sounded, and one after another large buses marked with red crosses, guided by police cars, drove into Xinxin Jiayuan, a large demolition and resettlement community across the street.

This rather spectacular scene attracted the attention of many people.

Many people walking on the road don't know what happened, and their first reaction is to ask the people around them.

It’s just that very few people know the details. Even if some people speculate that it is related to the Liu family, they don’t know why so many medical vehicles arrived.

Xiao Mo felt uneasy, and for some reason, the smiling face of the young man when he died at noon came to mind.

A chill ran through my body. Xiao Mo couldn't help but shuddered twice in a row.

"Brother, you don't look good." Xue Lihong raised her head and said.

"I probably have a cold. It seems I have to buy some cold medicine today." Xiao Mo didn't take his physical condition to heart, only thinking that the air conditioner was blowing too much when he slept last night.

"It would be great if that's the case." Xue Lihong said in a low voice. I wonder if the caregiver this time can survive the initial chaotic period. I chose him not only because he has a good heart, but also because he is in good health.

People with good health always have a better chance of survival than others.

Local police officers appeared at the intersection and in the square of Shannan Jiayuan Business District.

Many people were chasing the police to ask what happened. The police themselves were confused and could only use the excuse of health inspection to answer everyone.

"Isn't there some infectious disease?" someone suddenly said.

"Don't talk nonsense!" the policeman said with a serious face, "Everyone, please go home as soon as possible and don't wander on the road. If anything happens, we will come to your door to notify you."

"If it's just a health inspection, why do we need to count the population? And there are so many medical vehicles coming."

"Those medical vehicles are used to provide free health examinations to residents in the area, and everyone will be arranged to take turns there," the policeman explained.

"It looks like I won't be able to go to the police station today." Even if I go, there won't be anyone to greet me. Xiao Mo decided to take Xue Lihong to the police station to register tomorrow. He would buy some cold medicine tonight and then go to the vegetable market to buy vegetables.

15:40.

Zhougang Village Health Center in Chengnan District 6.

"We have to take him to a big hospital quickly. We can't save him here! Hell, we can't help him stop bleeding!"

"Dr. Li, we can't send him away in this condition. If he is on the way...whose responsibility is it?"

"Where is his family? Who sent him here? Explain the situation to them and ask them to sign. In short, there is nothing we can do to save him! This is just a community health center!"

"Doctor Li is incredible! The little girl who sent the patient also started vomiting blood! What should I do?"

"What should I do? Send the person in quickly! Then call the emergency center immediately and ask them to send an ambulance to pick him up!" Dr. Li was furious.

15:50.

A closed car drove out from the Liu family building in Building 11, Xinxinjiayuan, and headed for the disease center.

In the car, Liu and his wife, together with the chairs beneath them, were enveloped in an oxygen-containing isolation layer. They seemed very uncomfortable with being in a different place and began to struggle violently.

At the same time, forensic doctor Qian Yunkai, who was wearing an isolation suit, and his assistant Xiao Chen, together with the doctors who came to support, began to conduct random inspections on the residents of the community in the square of Xinxinjiayuan.

As for all the residents in the eleven buildings present at the time, they have completed the inspection and are waiting for the test results.

Residents of all eleven buildings are required to stay at home temporarily, and all living supplies are distributed to their homes by the government.

Wang Cheng, who had been diagnosed with metal poisoning, and six other criminal police officers also took the initiative to stay and help, wearing isolation suits and responsible for maintaining law and order.

Looking at the test results spit out from the machine, Qian Yunkai's face became increasingly ugly.

Ten minutes ago, one or two people had slipped through the cracks during the random inspection, but less than ten minutes later, all the residents caught in the random inspection had varying degrees of metal poisoning.

"Wang Cheng!"

"Here! Forensic doctor, what do you want me to do?" Wang Cheng ran over quickly.

Qian Yunkai thrust into his hand the information of two residents who had been previously examined and showed to be healthy. "Go and bring these two people over to me. They said they want to be re-examined."

16:30.

An ambulance drove out from Zhougang Village Health Center and headed to the nearest Municipal First Hospital.

There were two people lying side by side in the ambulance. They were the young lovers who kissed me at the station.

At the same time, an elderly couple in their sixties finally arrived at Marriott Villas, the largest residential complex in the northern suburbs of Zhongshan City, after changing cars many times.

16:45 minutes.

Qian Yunkai, with a livid face, hid in the closed car and shouted on his mobile phone:

"What are you waiting for? The random inspection results have shown that the virus can spread through the air, and the speed is quite fast. It is only two and a half hours since the initial case was discovered. Based on the random inspection results, it has been possible to determine the residents of Xinxinjiayuan that day All infected with the virus!"

"How do I know what the result will be? I haven't observed the complete process of infection and disease onset yet! What are you disturbing the people? Is this disturbing the people? This is responsible for the health and lives of the people! If we don't isolate it, it will be too late!"

"Go to your fucking meeting! A bunch of idiots!" Qian Yunkai was so angry that he almost smashed his phone.

"Yunkai!" The car door suddenly opened.

"how?"

Wang Cheng stood outside the car and whispered anxiously: "Some residents were vomiting and vomiting blood. Some people even fainted!"

"...How could this happen?" Qian Yunkai shouted.

"The pathological manifestations of metal poisoning should not be like this. Even if they are severely poisoned, they will not faint and vomit blood immediately. They should have an evolution process. Damn it, this is definitely not ordinary metal poisoning. This is a residential area. Where can such a high concentration come from? of metal? And the content of various metals exceeds the standard. This must be some kind of new virus, but we can't detect it yet. Let's go! Go and have a look!" With that, Qian Yunkai jumped out of the car.

"boom!"

Qian Yunkai's foot went weak for some reason and he fell off the car.

"Yun Kai!" Wang Cheng reacted quickly, hugged Qian Yun Kai who was about to fall to the ground, and shouted anxiously.

17:00 sharp.

A conference room at the disease center was filled with smoke.

"This matter must be reported to the superiors." A middle-aged man wearing a white coat and a slightly shy belly said.

"Of course. But we still need more detailed data." Beads of sweat flowed from the man who spoke. He felt that even with the air conditioning on, the room was still extremely hot.

"You think you should isolate that area first? After all, it is airborne. If..."

"Director Qian, only your son has proven this, and there is no complete case report yet. Just for his personal speculation, we will use a large number of government and military police forces to isolate a quite large residential area. , this... is not something that just anyone can do. And once the quarantine causes panic among the people and triggers social unrest, who can take the responsibility?" Another man in a white coat with most of his head bald flicked the ashes from his cigarette. , retorted.

"But… "

"Who told you to smoke here? Didn't you know that the disease center is completely prohibited from smoking?" The door of the conference room was pushed open, and a woman in her fifties, wearing a professional suit, walked in with an angry look on her face.

"director!"

"Hello, Director Cai!"

Everyone greeted the woman who came in, and many people who were smoking quickly put out their cigarettes quietly.

The woman waved her hands in disgust and quickly opened the window to let the smoke out of the conference room.

"I heard that Qian Yunkai, the forensic doctor, has collapsed. Haven't you guys discussed the results yet?"

"What?!" Director Qian, who was in his early fifties and was well-maintained, stood up and said, "What happened to Yun Kai? How is he doing now? Why didn't anyone report this to me?"

"Don't worry, old Qian. Yun Kai has been sent to the Municipal First Hospital. I guarantee that they will rescue him as soon as possible." The woman comforted him, then turned to look serious and said: "I see that there are already some reports about We have compiled information on metal poisoning among residents of Xinxinjiayuan, and this information is enough for us to apply for local quarantine."

"Director Cai, you should think twice about the quarantine. If it causes people to panic..."

"Is it necessary to actually see a dead person to avoid causing panic among the people?"

"That's not what I meant, it's just..."

"Okay! I am fully responsible for this matter. Any problems in the future will be borne by me, Cai Jinhua! Now, you should immediately upgrade the situation in Xinxin Jiayuan to a red alert, and cooperate with the government and the police. Make a ten-kilometer isolation zone!”

17:20.

The doctor who was performing the operation shook his head and gave up rescuing the patient on the operating table.

"On June 16, 2019, at 17:20 pm, the patient Zheng Hua died after ineffective rescue. The cause of death was... massive internal bleeding. The cause... is unknown. It is temporarily suspected to be severe metal poisoning."

Five minutes later, his girlfriend in another operating room also died due to the same cause.