Chapter 422 The Hand of Evil
"His name is Zhou Xin. He is a vaccine research expert here. The vaccine for a disease that was prevalent in Y City two years ago was developed by him." Jiang Linglan introduced in Li Yiyi's ear with a smile.
Li Yiyi also knew about this matter at the time. It is said that when this disease occurred, because there was no research on it, these experts and staff spent a lot of time and energy to develop a vaccine.
Unexpectedly, this time she actually met the expert who developed the vaccine with her own eyes.
"Hello, Expert Zhou, nice to meet you." She walked up to the man with respect and shook his hand.
Zhou Xin looked very approachable, not looking down on others because he had developed that kind of vaccine. "I am also very happy to meet you. Compared with you, Comrade Li, what I have done is nothing. I heard that you studied medicine. In that case, we do have something in common. When you have time, come to my lab and we can discuss it together."
"Okay, as long as Expert Zhou doesn't mind, I will definitely come." Li Yiyi replied with a smile.
Next, under Jiang Linglan's introduction, Li Yiyi talked to a number of experts who were researching various industries.
After this walk, Li Yiyi realized that she had walked into a nest full of elite experts.
After lunch, when we returned to the laboratory, Li Yiyi also received the mission for which she came here, and it was indeed related to nematodes.
At this time, Jiang Linglan was talking to her about this task. "Comrade Li, although this matter is a little urgent, don't worry. We will send two experts to study with you. The organization will give you half a month."
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Yiyi saw two people walking into the laboratory where she was. One of them was the expert Zhou Xin who had chatted with her at lunch. Li Yiyi also had a vague impression of the other one, but she couldn't remember his name.
"These two are the experts who will assist you in researching this vaccine. I hope the three of you can work together to develop the vaccine within half a month." Jiang Linglan continued.
After explaining these things, Jiang Linglan happily handed over the project to the three experts.
In the laboratory, Zhou Xin was the first to greet Li Yiyi with a smile, "Comrade Li, I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon."
Li Yiyi smiled at him, "Yes, we meet so soon. Please take care of me in the next half month."
"Comrade Li, don't be so modest. Although we are also experts in vaccine research, we know nothing about this nematode. Compared with you, we are blind. We still have to rely on Comrade Li for everything." At this time, another male comrade spoke up.
Zhou Xin nodded in agreement when he heard this. "That's right, what Lao Jiang said is right. Among the three of us, you are the only one who is most familiar with this kind of insect, Comrade Li. The next research on the vaccine will still rely more on Comrade Li, so we should ask you, Comrade Li, for help."
Li Yiyi was amused by their earnest request and quickly continued to say to them, "Okay, let's work together. I will compile the clues I know about nematodes into a booklet, and then we can study it together."
"Female comrades are really careful. Okay, we don't have much time left, so we should hurry up and study the vaccine." Zhou Xin announced with a smile.
During the research, when Li Yiyi saw two buckets of living nematodes in the water carried in by the people here, she realized that the nematodes they brought back from that village were actually here.
Li Yiyi had seen this kind of thing before, and she had seen nematodes that were uglier than this one, so when she saw these nematodes living in the water, she looked calm, as if she was looking at a normal thing.
Professor Huang and Zhou Xin beside her were not able to do so, because they had only heard of this kind of insect from people but had never seen it with their own eyes.
This was the first time they had seen these nematodes in the bucket with their own eyes. At this moment, both of them looked as if they were in great pain.
"I can't believe it. I really can't believe it. This is the culprit that almost wiped out half of the province decades ago. I also heard about the conditions of the comrades who were infected with these things back then. It was simply terrifying. When I saw it today, this thing is really disgusting." Zhou Xin looked at the nematodes in the bucket with hatred.
Professor Huang looked pale as he looked at the nematodes swimming around in the bucket. He spoke slowly, as if in a distant past, "I heard that a few decades ago, anyone who got infected with this stuff would look like they were poisoned. Eventually, they would have a stomachache, and then their stomach would get bigger. Eventually, the worm would swim into their brain, turning them into a madman or even a ghost."
"They're more than just crazy people. I heard that people who have been bitten by this thing have no idea what pain feels like. They're like possessed by a demon. They chase and bite anyone they see." Zhou Xin added.
When Li Yiyi heard this, her heart skipped a beat and she thought to herself that it was a good thing that the villagers in the village where they had stayed before did not develop into the monsters they were talking about.
Zhou Xin and Professor Huang saw her expression change when she was talking about this kind of insect, and they immediately guessed that she must be thinking about the villagers.
"But Comrade Li, you are very lucky. The conditions of the villagers you found are not very serious. The worms in their bodies don't stay there for long, so they just need to get the nematodes out of their bodies." Zhou Xin comforted her.
"I heard that the reason our superiors want us to develop a vaccine for this nematode in such a short time is because they want to send people over there to investigate the origin of this worm and see if the R countrymen are beginning to extend their evil hands to our country again." Professor Huang spoke to the two of them in a low voice.
"I've also heard about this matter, so we must develop the vaccine within the stipulated time and never let our soldiers be killed by this thing." Zhou Xin swore with his fists clenched.
Soon, the three of them worked together separately, each holding a nematode and placing it on the instrument to begin studying them.
After being busy all day here, when Li Yiyi rode her bicycle back to her home in the evening, the house should have been filled with the aroma of food by now. However, today, as soon as she entered the staff quarters, she found that there was no smell of smoke coming from the kitchen chimney.
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