Chapter 502: Mist. Doomsday Virus
On the other side, Chu An has been searching for more than 30 kilometers in a helicopter and has completed the search of two-thirds of the area. The fuel gauge is now low and she needs to go back to refuel, but there is still no news of Mou Ci.
She flew the helicopter back to the RV, and Lao Chu ran out excitedly, saying that a little soldier had woken up.
"It's the little soldier who was still conscious when he was first rescued. He is now relatively conscious and can speak, but he is too weak to sit up."
Chu An hurriedly followed him to the RV, and as soon as he entered the house, he saw the little soldier leaning on the sofa. She opened the sofa in the living room and turned it into a sofa bed for the two of them to recuperate on.
The young soldier was very excited when he saw Chu An. He wanted to get up but he couldn't, so he could only look at her hopefully.
"Don't move, I'll go over." Seeing his expectant eyes, Chu An guessed that Old Chu had already told them their identities and the purpose of their visit, and even boasted a little.
"Have you found the squad leader?" asked the young soldier.
Chu An shook his head, and the young soldier's eyes dimmed instantly. "It's all my fault for being too careless. I had already caught the squad leader. It was my fault, and I also hurt Brother Dawei."
Chu An looked at his sunburned face and asked Lao Chu to get a glass of water. "Tell me what happened."
The young soldier nodded, without any vigilance at all, and told the story.
His name is Qi Guoxin, he is 22 years old, he has been in the army for 4 years, he has been with Mou Ci for 1 year and 6 months, and he is in charge of communication in the class. He recalled that after Mou Ci was poisoned and fell into the deep water, he and Dong Dawei immediately went to rescue him.
"Relying on my good swimming ability, I quickly ran downstream and dived into the river, waiting for Mou Ban to come and stop him. At that time, Mou Ban was still somewhat conscious, unable to speak but trying to shake his head at me.
I didn't understand what the squad leader meant, and I hugged him with my body when he rushed over. I was... I was too stupid. I ignored the protruding rocks around me, turned around and bumped into them, my eyes were full of stars, and I choked on water several times. Instead, it was Mou Ban who used his last bit of strength to push me, putting me right between two rocks."
When he said this, his face turned red and his breathing became a little rapid.
Chu An hurriedly patted his shoulder and guided him, "Don't get excited, follow my breathing, inhale...exhale...inhale...exhale..."
She knew that there were still toxins in Qi Guoxin's body that would affect his body functions, so she could only guide him patiently.
If the poisoning time does not exceed 30 minutes and the patient is in good physical condition, he or she can recover to normal level after timely treatment without affecting normal life, but will never be able to do physical labor again.
In her previous life, most of the people she came into contact with were not in a position to receive medical treatment. In order to survive, they could only use various methods, some ate grass, some ate soil, and some drank each other's blood. A few people were cured, but most died.
It was because of the prevalence of folk remedies that a new infectious disease emerged about a year after the fog occurred.
The poisoned people do not suffer from sore limbs and being unable to walk like those who inhale fog. They live like normal people during the day, but have to endure the pain of insect bites at night. They can neither die nor live. People call it the doomsday virus, and the official name is the R virus.
The R virus is mainly transmitted through blood. Chu An was infected when he donated blood at the base hospital. Thirty-two other people were infected at the time. Later, the base found out that the instigator was the husband of a virus infected person who wanted to take revenge on society.
If this incident had not been so unforgettable, Chu An would not have taken the initiative to recall it. People infected with the R virus are much more miserable than those who inhaled the fog. Every day, someone commits suicide because they can't bear the torture.
Qi Guoxin calmed down under Chu An's guidance, but his eyes were red.
"I was rescued by Brother Dawei. When I went to look for Mou Ban, I couldn't even see his shadow. I had a head injury at the time and was not very conscious. I blamed Brother Dawei for saving me first, which caused the squad leader to be missing." Qi Guoxin's tears rolled in his eyes, but he was strong enough not to let them fall. "I know I hurt Brother Dawei's heart, but how can my life compare to the squad leader's life."
"My child, you can't say that. Everyone's life is equally precious." Old Chu came over with water. Qi Guoxin couldn't raise his hands to take it, so Old Chu fed it directly to his mouth.
Qi Guoxin drank it all in one gulp, said thank you and continued to narrate, "Later, Dawei and I walked along the river, and I fainted. When I woke up, Dawei was carrying me downstream. I wanted Dawei to abandon me, but I knew he wouldn't do that. I stopped trying to be stubborn and cooperated with Dawei.
We walked another seven or eight kilometers and encountered fog. We didn't know the fog was poisonous at the time, and we didn't feel something was wrong until we walked in about 500 meters. Dawei carried me on his back and ran out. When we were about to get out, he couldn't hold on and fell to the ground. I fell out of the fog boundary with inertia.
I wanted to go back and pull Brother Dawei out, but I couldn't move. My limbs were sore and weak, just like now. I bit the flesh on my cheeks and the tip of my tongue, but it didn't work. I don't know how long it took before I lost consciousness. Then I just woke up and saw Brother Chu. "
Chu An found that he didn't mention a word about what he had said before. It seemed that it was an instinctive reaction at that time and he no longer had any subjective consciousness.
According to her experience in her previous life, if she stayed in the fog for less than 30 minutes, she would have a chance to regain consciousness, and after treatment she could return to a normal life.
Shen Dawei carried him for 500 meters. Considering his physical condition at that time, it would take about 10 minutes. Even if he turned back, it would not take more than 20 minutes. So Qi Guoxin should have a chance to recover, but Shen Dawei might not.
According to the speed at which the white fog was receding, it was retreating 0.625 meters per hour. When she found the two people, they were two meters apart. So Shen Dawei had been unconscious in the fog for at least three hours.
Even if you get timely treatment within 3 hours, you will have to use a wheelchair for the rest of your life, and if you are unlucky, you will be bedridden for the rest of your life. If you stay in the fog for more than 48 hours, there is basically no hope. As for the degree of recovery during this period, it all depends on luck.
This time and the calculation of sequelae do not include the mania during the onset of the disease. The strange thing about this virus is that it can not only destroy your body functions, but also infect your nerves.
Once it infects the nerves, the limbs are no longer sore and weak, the five senses are amplified, the body functions are strengthened, the person will become extremely excited to the point of mania, and will become aggressive towards all moving things.
This result is really too cruel. If you want sanity, you will lose all ability to move. If you want the ability to move, you will lose sanity. There is no solution.
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