Three days later, Secretary Tian returned from the county town looking grim. As soon as he arrived at the team, he told Wang Huiyu and the others, "Zhong Furong's injuries have worsened. She's convulsing, having trouble breathing, and has a recurring high fever. She started talking nonsense today. The county hospital has issued a critical condition notice, and she's just been rushed to the city for emergency treatment."
"It's so serious. Have her parents come?" Wang Huiyu's face was full of worry.
"She's here. She arrived yesterday afternoon. She's been running a fever for a while now, and the doctor explained the situation to her parents and suggested they take her to the city as soon as possible. But they said her injuries were too severe to move her. They even brought emergency medicine for her. Their attitude was very firm, and the county hospital couldn't intervene."
Li Bin, who was standing nearby, speculated, "She's probably infected with rabies."
"What is rabies?"
This kind of knowledge was not yet popularized these days, and almost no one had heard of it.
"It's a virus. If you're scratched or bitten by an infected animal, you'll be infected. If you're infected with this virus, you need to get the rabies vaccine right away. Major hospitals in our country now have this vaccine. If you don't get it right, rabies can break out and be fatal."
Secretary Tian had never heard of the rabies vaccine, but since they were all educated youth from big cities, it was normal for them to have heard of this new drug. He asked him, "Li Bin, if Zhong Furong is really infected with the rabies virus, is there any hope?"
"It's hard to say." Li Bin is not a doctor, so it's difficult for him to draw a conclusion.
"Yun Zhiqing knows medicine. I'll go ask her."
Yin Mei said this and immediately ran to find Yun Huaying.
Yun Huaying was washing clothes at home. When Yin Mei came over and said something, she frowned and said, "I'll go find Secretary Tian to ask about the details."
As soon as Secretary Tian saw her, he asked, "Yun Huaying, Zhong Furong is in critical condition. She was just rushed to the city hospital. Xuelin accompanied her. I heard from Li Bingang that she might have been infected with rabies. Have you heard of this?"
"I've heard of it. What symptoms did she have?"
"She's been convulsing all over, having difficulty breathing. I saw she even had an oxygen tube plugged into her nose. She's also had recurring fevers over the past two or three days, her face burning red. Today's condition is much worse than yesterday's. The doctor also told me her injuries haven't improved, and even with daily dressing changes, she's only been able to endure the pain."
Yun Huaying actually knew Zhong Furong's situation very well. She was the one who smeared the rabies virus on the wolf cub's paws. This virus was nothing compared to the medicine they used to torture people and animals.
"These symptoms basically indicate she was infected with the rabies virus. The county hospital probably didn't have rabies vaccine, and they didn't give her the vaccine within 24 hours. Now three or four days have passed, and it's too late."
Secretary Tian's pupils shrank. "It's too late. Does that mean there's no hope?"
"Well, it's a rabies attack, and the mortality rate is 100%."
"hiss!"
Everyone gasped and their faces changed drastically.
Yun Huaying showed no sympathy for her. She calmly explained medical knowledge to everyone, "Actually, people often die from rabies in rural areas, but people don't know about the disease and don't make the connection. When people die, they think they have an incurable emergency. The rabies virus can exist in the body for many years. If you're bitten by a vicious, mad dog, don't take it lightly. Go to the hospital immediately to get vaccinated, and get it within 24 hours. Delaying it could be fatal."
As they were talking, many neighbors gathered around. One of the women spoke up, "Oh, a few years ago, the old leader of the Nanzhu Brigade was always full of life, strong enough to kill a wolf. He suddenly passed away. I think he was bitten by a few mad dogs before he died."
"Yes." Secretary Tian also remembered this. "Now that Zhiqing Zhaoyun said so, the old boss actually died of rabies."
"Poor Zhong Zhiqing, a beautiful girl, good-looking, generous and lively. She just came here as an educated youth and encountered something like this. I'm afraid she can't be saved."
"Who says she isn't? She should be from a well-off family. I heard she's still single, what a shame."
"Before, when we all went to the mountains to pick mushrooms and chop firewood, she didn't go. No one else went up the mountain, but she went into the mountains alone. Now that she has suffered this disaster, she can't blame anyone else but herself."
"Don't go into the mountains during this period. If you don't have firewood in the winter, just go cut some bamboo and burn it."
"Yes, it's better not to go into the mountains. If you meet that wolf again, you will be in big trouble."
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When everyone was discussing Zhong Furong's affairs, Yun Huaying noticed Ge Yuanjun standing beside them. She didn't see anything unusual on his face, and he seemed to be completely uninterested in Zhong Furong's affairs.
"This person is really patient."
She seemed to be mumbling something, but Lin Shan, who was standing next to her, didn't hear clearly, "Hua Ying, what did you say?"
"Nothing." Yun Huaying didn't like small talk, so she turned around and went back. "I haven't finished washing my clothes yet. I'll go back and wash them first."
"Okay, go back. We'll be back later."
After Yun Huaying turned and left, Ge Yuanjun turned his head to look at her. His facial expression did not change at all, but there was an imperceptible fluctuation in his eyes.
Grandma Han had just been washing clothes at home. When she saw her daughter coming back, she asked, "Huaying, what's going on at the Youth Educated Institution?"
"Secretary Tian just came back from the hospital. Zhong Furong is critically ill. She must have been infected with rabies and was rushed to the city hospital."
Grandma Han knew Zhong Furong's true identity and cursed in a low voice: "This kind of scum who lurks to undermine the stability of the country and kills innocent lives, let her die like this, what a bargain she got."
Zhong Furong was still on the way to the city hospital at this time. A doctor from the county hospital was accompanying her in the car and giving her first aid, but the effect was not great. She had already fallen into a coma and her heart rhythm was extremely abnormal. The doctor had already told Zhong's parents to be mentally prepared.
Zhao Xuelin remained silent throughout the whole process. He came to the hospital yesterday afternoon and felt strange when he saw Zhong's parents. Zhong Furong didn't look like them at all. The couple showed a very sad side after they came, but he felt it was so fake no matter how he looked at it. He always felt that they were pretending to be in front of outsiders.
At this moment, he was thinking about what Yun Huaying said, and he became more and more convinced that there was a shameful secret behind Zhong Furong's injury, but he was cautious and did not investigate. He planned to wait for Han Zheng to come back and ask him in detail.
As for Zhong Furong's life or death, her parents did not take it seriously, so as an outsider, he would not say anything. Now he was willing to accompany her to the city hospital, and he had fulfilled his responsibility.
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