Zi Yan's heart trembled, and she thought to herself, was she really too anxious?
Because the situation in the Holy Church was quite bad, and he was too concerned and became confused, so he was exposed?
Or did the Jinyiwei under Lu Chen find out something?
No matter what the situation is, she should not be so foolish as to admit it. Leniency for confession is just a wishful thinking, not to mention that she is engaged in a rebellious business.
Zi Yan's face immediately revealed a sorrowful expression as she spoke, "One of these cities is my hometown after all. Even if I can't find my parents and relatives, I can't bear to see them suffer. Furthermore, if the epidemic isn't properly controlled, the entire south will be devastated. And now, we have powerful enemies surrounding our Great Qi border. We simply can't afford any more problems."
Lu Chen nodded. Zi Yan's explanation made some sense, but it didn't dispel his suspicion of Zi Yan.
In fact, the Jinyiwei did find out some things. After Lu Chen was captured by Chen Laoliu, Zi Yan was interrogated by the Jinyiwei for a period of time, and someone continued to monitor her for a while afterwards.
After investigation, it was found that some of the information about Miss Zi Yan showed signs of being falsified and her background was very questionable.
As for what the problem is, the Jinyiwei is still investigating. Lu Chen feels that Zi Yan's initiative to come to Yangzhou this time is a good opportunity. The two sides spend time together day and night, and maybe she will reveal some clues.
As for whether it would be dangerous to have close contact with Zi Yan, Lu Chen believed that Zi Yan must have some ulterior motive in approaching him, so she would not attack him until she achieved her goal.
What's more, there are many Jinyiwei protecting him around. Unless Zi Yan intends to die with him, the risk factor is quite low.
Lu Chen instinctively felt that there was a big secret behind this Miss Zi Yan, and it was worth the risk.
Besides, if he couldn't solve the problem behind Zi Yan once and for all, how could he feel at ease to make waves with this girl in the future?
But unfortunately, Miss Zi Yan is still very cautious in her actions, and so far, Lu Chen has not been able to obtain any useful information.
"It seems we still need to focus more on Dujuan. This girl is a little bit cunning."
"Hahaha, actually, we've found the direction. This time, Fan Zeng and his men entered the city, firstly to control the epidemic, and secondly to test whether the medicine is effective."
Are we really close to finding the right medicine?!
Zi Yan was excited. She knew that Lu Chen and his Chinese Academy of Sciences did have some connections, but she didn't expect the Chinese Academy of Sciences to be so magical.
That was an epidemic that broke out suddenly, how could it happen so quickly?
Zi Yan had no idea that it wasn't the current Chinese Academy of Sciences that was powerful, but Lu Chen's memories from his previous life.
Based on the information sent back from the epidemic area, and understanding the symptoms after the onset of the disease, combined with the environment in the southern region, Lu Chen has roughly identified the type of disease.
Zi Yan also realized that since they had almost found the right medicine, they knew what the disease was, so she immediately asked, "Master, I wonder what kind of epidemic this is?"
"It's malaria!"
Malaria, commonly known as malaria, is an insect-borne infectious disease transmitted by mosquitoes.
Malaria can be roughly divided into types such as diurnal malaria, quartan malaria, falciparum malaria and ovale malaria.
The mosquitoes that spread the disease are of the Anopheles species. The characteristic of this type of mosquito is that when it lies on the water surface, its butt is raised up, which is very distinctive and easy to identify.
This type of mosquito grows and reproduces in places close to water sources such as ponds and lakes. Once the temperature and humidity reach the corresponding conditions, it will reproduce rapidly.
According to the experience of the previous life, Guizhou, Hubei and Anhui are all high-incidence areas of malaria. Considering the four cities where the epidemic has now broken out, this should be correct.
In Lu Chen's previous life, thanks to official policies and the unremitting efforts of scientists, malaria in China had been well controlled. In any case, Lu Chen had never heard of anyone around him having malaria.
He has a friend who studies civil engineering. He went to Africa to provide aid and was infected not long after he arrived.
According to that old man, most people who go to Africa for aid construction will have this experience, so anyone who is sent there on a government mission will receive a malaria subsidy.
As long as you have this disease, special allowance will be paid into your account.
Putting aside the question of how much money it will cost, the fact that such a subsidy can be established shows the extent to which malaria is rampant on the African continent.
This is also the reason why Tu Youyou won the Nobel Prize. She has truly saved countless lives. If this happened in ancient China, her achievements would definitely be enough to make her a saint, just like Yuan Lao's.
As for the fact that the patent for artemisinin was preemptively registered by foreign countries, that was another story. In any case, Lu Chen would definitely not let those foreigners succeed. If there was a chance, he would even make them pay a higher price.
I have a dream, to use my powerful ships and cannons to blast open the doors of the Western powers and show them what free trade is.
What? I'm using someone else's research results against them. Is that unethical?
Hahahaha, in another time and space, Karl Lagerfeld would have paid for me a long time ago.
"Malaria?"
Zi Yan's face looked very ugly. Her hometown was indeed in the south, and she did not lie about this.
Since she was a child, she has seen many people suffering from malaria, which left a big shadow on her childhood.
"Master, I wonder what the effective medicine for treating malaria is. Zi Yan knows some businessmen, including some big herbal medicine merchants. Maybe we can ask them to help raise the herbs."
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