Xu Qian only found out after attending the press conference. It was a message from Meng Ziqiu, sent by his friend in Ulanqab, who said that Meng had rushed back to Almaty overnight and was currently in quarantine at a hospital there.
The other party said that a large-scale infectious disease outbreak has occurred in Ulan, and Alxa, which is also a country at war, is no exception. However, Ulan is left to fend for itself, while Alxa is in a slightly better situation, as the government is still dealing with it.
Rumors of the infectious disease had been circulating for about two weeks, but it wasn't confirmed to be human-to-human transmission until the country could no longer contain it, at which point it was fully exposed.
Xu Qian:
Infectious disease? So you're not going to get vaccinated now?
Meng Ziqiu:
If they've already managed to bring out an infectious disease, then the war is definitely over. I think the seasoned veterans at the UN will issue a statement in a few days.
Xu Qian:
……so.
Meng Ziqiu:
You don't want to go at this time, do you? The specific details of this infectious disease haven't even been determined yet. Don't be reckless!
Xu Qian:
Let's take a look first.
Xu Qian didn't reply to him again. In the following days, he kept an eye on the news on Weibo. Although the news on Weibo was a mix of true and false, it could still give a certain indication of the current trends.
The first and second trending topics were entertainment news, both about Zhao Yehong. Xu Qian scrolled down and found news about Ale on the 22nd trending topic. It was about a team of Ale companies opposing China's surveillance of them. There was little voice on Weibo; the comments were controlled by the blogger.
Xu Qian looked at the forwarded content again. Some people had already started to pay attention to the infectious disease. Others said that their friends or relatives were in Almaty. Currently, a large-scale infection has occurred in one-third of the central cities of Almaty. The mild cases have continuous fever, while the severe cases have begun to turn white and even bleed and peel off.
Peeling off means that pieces of skin separate from the flesh/body, exposing the muscle tissue beneath the skin...
The whole scene was a bloodbath.
Of course, these are all just textual descriptions, and there are no related photographic evidences. However, it is very likely that they were suppressed because they are too gory.
A week later, the first case of a similar infection appeared in Yuecheng, the most prosperous coastal city in China. The person was an Aleman working for a foreign company in China, who had returned to Ale twenty days earlier.
This news finally caused a stir on Weibo, because the day after the news broke, Chinese employees within that foreign company began to show similar symptoms. Then, the first, second, and third people, centered around this Algerian, all those who had been in contact with him began to develop similar symptoms, starting with fever, then their skin began to turn white, and even their skin started to bleed and peel off.
The scene was horrific; even though the doctors were desperately trying to keep the person alive, it was all in vain, because they were merely keeping them alive.
To date, no deaths have been reported in China, but the country is already in a critical situation.
At this point, the Chinese government could no longer sit still and quickly released a list of all the Alers who had entered or left China in the past month, covering half of the country and showing traces of their presence in several major first-tier cities.
The news immediately caused an uproar, with various opinions making Weibo a hot topic.
In fact, as soon as the news broke, the Chinese authorities immediately implemented entry and exit monitoring and even disinfection along the routes. However, these measures were carried out discreetly and not fully implemented. Although they were extremely careful and cautious, some people from or returning from Algeria had already arrived in other cities, especially several key cities in China, before their monitoring began.
The incubation period of the virus remains uncertain, and the number of people who may have come into contact with it is simply unimaginable...
The reason for controlling the information earlier was to avoid causing panic. The reason for now that the information has been leaked is that there is still no medical treatment for this virus, which is known internationally as 'W-79'. The mode of transmission is currently determined to be 'contact transmission'. It can be disinfected with ordinary disinfectants, but its transmission speed is abnormally fast compared to ordinary 'contact transmission viruses'.
Thus, for various reasons, in order to prevent the situation from escalating and worsening, openness in China was necessary.
Soon, Weicheng issued a document to control the movement of people, requiring people to wear masks and gloves when going out, and to undergo full-body disinfection when entering and exiting.
Even if the policies issued by the authorities are detailed enough, how can the panicked masses feel at ease? In the end, some more formal companies that sell non-essential goods simply notified their employees to work from home and record a video and post it in a group chat as a way of checking in.
Their will to survive is incredibly strong.
As a result, Peng Fei, a programmer, was sent back to his apartment by the company. He originally lived in an apartment arranged by the company, but after the outbreak of the epidemic, Meng Ziqiu was worried that he would starve to death if he lived alone, so he asked Peng Fei to move in before the community was locked down. Anyway, he had slept on the sofa before.
Within two days, the Meng family's community began implementing a supply delivery system. Residents could place orders through the real estate company's app, and then delivery personnel would deliver the supplies to each household.
In just three days, Weicheng seemed to be half-empty.
Xu Qian received a call from screenwriter Wen at home, informing him that filming for "Mirage Tower" would be temporarily delayed, with the specific date to be determined later. He expressed his understanding, saying that delaying filming was the right thing to do.
During the few days he stayed at home, Xu Qian did not stop paying attention to the epidemic. On Weibo, medical teams from other countries were setting off for Ulan and Alxa. Xu Qian actually wanted to go with them. He had seen those who were infected with his own eyes. He felt sorry for them and also saw a debuff under their names that could not be dispelled even with Huagong San - [Luo Shi Peeling]. The literal description of this debuff made Xu Qian very concerned.
Peeling off, peeling off layer by layer?
What about Naroshi? What is its relationship with half-Naroshi?
After thinking for a while without any clues, Xu Qian saw another message from Difen, the country with the most advanced medical technology in the world, bar none.
At 10:00 AM this morning, Diffin arranged for a medical research team to travel to the Straits of Wales. According to their investigation, the origin of the virus is likely in this area, and the first to be infected with W-79 were soldiers from the Arles who were fighting in this area. In order to study the virus on the ground and find a solution, Diffin's research team specially invited Stephen Murphy, a world-renowned virus research expert, to be their leader.
Looking at the information he had gathered, Xu Qian made a decision: he would go to Ulan and try to get on Stephen Murphy's fleet.
After hearing Xu Qian's arrangement, Meng Ziqiu was a million times unwilling. Why couldn't they go to such a dangerous place after the epidemic was over? Did it have to be now?
Xu Qian simply comforted him, "I know what you're worried about, but I won't get infected."
Meng Ziqiu sighed again and again. Of course, he knew that Xu Qian had his reasons for going to Ulan; otherwise, he wouldn't have kept asking him to inquire about when he could go. But at this moment...
Xu Qian patted him on the shoulder, no need to say more, he would figure it out eventually.
"...How long are you going to be gone?" Meng Ziqiu looked up and asked him.
Xu Qian stroked his chin and thought for a moment. He wasn't sure about the exact time, but he needed to give Meng Ziqiu a number so that the other party could feel at ease. "About a week."
"No matter what happens, I must come back within a week."
"Okay." Xu Qian agreed.
That evening, Xu Qian packed his things to leave, telling Peng Fei that he was going back to his hometown to visit. Peng Fei was taken aback and was about to ask more questions when Meng Ziqiu stopped him. Seeing their expressions, he immediately stopped asking.
"Be careful," Meng Ziqiu told him.
"I remember, one week, don't worry!" Xu Qian smiled, opened the door and left.
As Xu Qian was going downstairs, he posted another WeChat message on his Moments, saying that he would be going into seclusion for a week and would not reply to any phone calls or WeChat messages until a week later.
As soon as the message was posted on his WeChat Moments, Sheng Huai messaged him privately, asking why he was going into seclusion and where he was going.
Xu Qian used the same reason as before: to go back to his hometown.
Sheng Huai:
...Going back to my hometown? ?
Why would someone dare to go out at this hour instead of staying home?
Xu Qian:
Special circumstances call for special measures. I'm not going back; I'm on my way.
Putting away his phone, Xu Qian first placed a bounty on Stephen Murphy. The first one cost him a thousand gold coins. Looking at the map, he saw that the other party had already arrived in Ulan and was on his way to the Welsh Strait.
Xu Qian bought himself a bus ticket to Lincheng, the city he could take a bus to and the closest to the Issa Sea. There would be no more buses for the rest of the journey, so he would have to rely on his superb lightness skill.
After a full day and night by car, we arrived in Lincheng.
As for the disguise for this operation, Xu Qian took out his Tang Sect account. The reason was simple and straightforward: this account had Du Qing and Bai Xiaoqi on it. If he ran out of energy halfway through the flight, he could come down to rest for a while, enjoy the sea breeze, and pet the dolphins. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
Xu Qian imagined everything to be wonderful, because if he wasn't happy now, he wouldn't have the chance to be happy later.
A crisp, green bamboo raft appeared on the Issa Sea at night, swaying back and forth with the sea breeze and waves. The raft was fine, without any damage. Only Xu Qian was almost driven to despair by the sea breeze. Fortunately, he was no ordinary person, otherwise, with wave after wave coming, he would have been gone in an instant.
As the bounty icon drew closer, Xu Qian put away Bai Xiaoqi and Du Qing, and used the Tang Sect's great lightness skill to fly over.
It was a ship carrying a team of 141 people. It was very imposing and grand. One side of the ship was printed with the name of the country, Difen, and the other side was printed with the name of the research institute. In addition to the fifteen research teams, there were also some security personnel on board. They were all experienced sailors and coast guards. Everyone was wearing protective clothing and even protective goggles. At first glance, it was impossible to tell who was who.
Xu Qian switched to the Mingjiao ship as soon as he saw it. The Mingjiao ship was the best for sneaking aboard, as it could hide for a long time.
Having successfully boarded the ship, Xu Qian opened the mini-map and headed towards the bounty marker on it.
Inside the cabin, several people in protective suits were speaking Difen, a language Xu Qian could understand. It was similar to English, but they spoke a bit too fast for Xu Qian to understand completely.
However, he clearly heard the two key words: 'sinking ship' and 'war'.
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