Saying he won't be back for one night is an understatement.
Ji Yuzhi was so busy that he didn't go home for three whole days.
The hospital receives COVID-19 patients every day, and various channels, including Weibo and WeChat, have been opened to update the number of infected people in real time.
The most severely affected area in the country is City D.
A piece of information suddenly flashed through Zhen Tian's mind.
They mentioned the flu was severe during their conversation earlier; is it in City D?
So the flu at that time wasn't actually the flu, but a viral outbreak?
If Zhen Tian could think of it, Ji Yuzhi and the others could think of it even more.
The research institute led its researchers directly to City D to investigate the origin of the virus.
The death toll in City D is rising steadily, and there is a clear shortage of medical personnel.
Many doctors have not slept for several days, and they have even seen images on Weibo of medical staff crouching at the door and breaking down in tears.
These videos went viral on the app, reigniting public anger that had just begun to subside.
People in City D began desperately trying to escape.
Over three days, countless people who left City D brought new disasters to other cities.
Several cities have experienced a sharp increase in population.
The government acted decisively and locked down the city.
On the day the order was issued, all air, train, and high-speed rail services to or passing through City D were suspended.
For a time, railway routes across the country were paralyzed.
This brings countless losses to the country; for every day of paralysis, the country may have to spend hundreds of millions of yuan more.
High sums of money seem insignificant in the face of a virus.
Hospitals across the country sent personnel to support City D.
Zhen Yan was among the medical team dispatched by the Capital Hospital.
Zhen Tian learned about it from a phone call from her family.
His older brother didn't tell him, but his family still had ways of finding out.
The call Zhen Tian received was from her older brother's mother, asking her to persuade her brother not to go.
Upon learning that her older brother was going to the front lines, Zhen Tian's first reaction was to refuse, not wanting him to go.
She had already learned clearly from the information she had received on Weibo over the past few days that the front line was fraught with danger.
Many medical staff have contracted diseases during the past few days due to inadequate protection, and some have even died.
When Zhen Tian called Zhen Yan, all she could think about was advising her older brother not to go.
But as soon as the call connected, she couldn't say anything.
"Sweetie!" Zhen Yan's gentle voice came through the microphone.
Zhen Tian choked back tears and gave a soft "Mmm": "Big brother, are you going to City D?"
Zhen Yan was silent for a few seconds: "My mom told you?"
"Hmm. Do you really have to go? That's too dangerous." Zhen Tian held back her sobs, not wanting her older brother to be distracted because of her.
"Sweetie, some things always have to be done by someone."
Zhen Yan's words brought Zhen Tian to tears: "But why did it have to be you?"
"Silly girl, you're crying again." Zhen Yan looked at the bag of luggage on the bed: "Big brother is going to get treatment, not to get sick."
"Don't say that, you're a jinx, ptooey ptooey ptooey."
“Okay, I won’t say.” Zhen Yan went along with his younger sister: “Yiran needs a lot of clinical data at the research institute. If I go to the front line, I can also help Yiran collect information, and he can find the source of the disease more quickly. Everyone wants this disaster to pass as soon as possible.”
"I know. But I'm scared." Zhen Tian looked down pitifully at the floor, lost in thought.
"What are you afraid of? Your older brother has been a doctor for so many years, I know all too well how to protect myself." Zhen Yan reassured her, "Don't worry about anything, just stay home and prepare for childbirth. Your older brother hopes to give my niece a safe environment before you give birth."
"Big brother..."
"Alright, you're a mother now, you can't just cry like that. Your older brother still needs to pack his luggage, so you should listen to Ji Yuzhi. Okay?"
"good."
"Good girl."
Zhen Tian ultimately failed to throw a tantrum and cry to prevent her older brother from going. If she had really cried and made a scene, her older brother might have eventually given in.
But she couldn't do that, nor could she.
While countless people are forging ahead despite the risks, there are always some who are desperately dragging them back.
On the night D City was locked down, countless D City residents drove away from the city.
Some even proudly boasted on their social media platforms like WeChat Moments and Weibo that they had escaped, saying that those locked up inside were all idiots and should just wait to die.
Not everyone is as clueless as him.
This information was quickly posted online by those who saw it.
The internet was filled with criticism.
Many people are trying to find out who the people inside are and why they are so arrogant.
In just one night, this person's ancestors for eighteen generations were dug up and laid bare in front of the public.
The power of the masses should not be underestimated, as celebrities in the entertainment industry have long been aware of. That's why so many celebrities are so protective of their fans, fearing that some powerful figure might be hiding among them and ruin their hard-earned careers.
But those who show off clearly don't understand.
You will absolutely not gain anything by angering the public.
Some of them were arrested that night, while others who escaped but were not caught generally met with bad ends.
This man, because of his boasting, had his father stripped of his official position. Not only that, he also faced three years in prison.
Even so, it cannot ease the public's anger.
The government acted swiftly this time, removing eight leading cadres from D city that very night. At such a critical juncture, if they can't even control the people in their own city, what's the point of having such leaders?
Of course, the reasons for being removed were not limited to this, but some things were tacitly understood by everyone. The silence was also due to certain political needs.
The lockdown was a source of despair for the people of D City.
Because they have to accept the fact that the people around them are in danger and they don't know when they will get infected with the virus, yet they still have to stay in the city.
Ji Yuzhi held another press conference regarding City D.
The content was entirely praise and encouragement for the people of D City.
"You fought the epidemic, and you are the people's heroes."
Ji Yuzhi's words were widely circulated among young people, and their recognition of Ji Yuzhi reached an unprecedented level.
A week later, Zhen Tian finally met the man.
Ji Yu arrived home dusty and tired.
Before Zhen Tian could get up and greet him, Liu Ye grabbed the watering can from her garden and sprayed Ji Yuzhi with it.
Zhen Tian giggled: "Zhizhi, that's alcohol."
Ji Yuzhi waited until the pungent alcohol spray in front of him dissipated a bit before speaking: "I can smell it."
He then washed his hands with alcohol, and finally took off his outer clothes at the door before entering the house.
Just as Zhen Tian was about to move closer, Lu Ti grabbed her.
Ji Yuzhi was about to refuse: "I'll go wash up, you just be a good boy and listen to me."
Zhen Tian pouted and sat down, determined to make her obey.
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