Chapter 161 You scumbag, you're a psychopath!
The online and offline worlds seemed to be two parallel universes. Comments below the video were filled with both jubilation and horror, while in reality, people continued to go to school or work as usual. It was as if that terrifying morning video was just an insignificant incident, its sole purpose being to add a bit of excitement to the dull weekday morning.
The citizens of Nanze City have not yet realized that the horrifying and strange scenes in the video will soon be played out around them.
Lin Yunqing, like everyone else watching the video, had initially adopted a completely indifferent, detached spectator's mindset. But her previously nonchalant gaze was now tinged with fear. Dr. Shen's unusual behavior made her realize that this matter was definitely not simple, and could even be quite serious!
Shen Jiang did not answer Lin Yunqing's question, but stood up quickly with an expressionless face and walked towards the yard. When she reached the door, she couldn't help but jogging.
Her mind was a whirlwind. Her heartbeat was as fast as it had been the day before when the mad dog chased and bit her. She was already more capable of self-preservation than the average person, but she was powerless against a mad, manic dog. If even one ordinary person slipped through the net and contracted this unknown virus, a whole group would soon be infected. Nanze City had a permanent population of around six million. Within a day, the city would be reduced to a purgatory...
Shen Jiang didn't even hear Godwin greet her. She hurried to the door of her grandmother's room and stopped. Just as she was about to knock on the door and enter, she saw her grandmother open the door from the inside.
Shen Anlian also had a serious expression. Seeing her granddaughter's panic, she immediately realized that Shen Jiang, like herself, had already known that the virus had broken out again and was even more serious.
Shen Jiang's tightly pursed lips relaxed slightly. "The store has a limited supply of medicinal materials. It can only treat 500 patients at most."
Shen Anlian nodded. She knew, of course, that her granddaughter hadn't revealed the true quantity they possessed to Secretary Kang yesterday. Herbs were medicinal herbs in their hands, but in the hands of others, they might become something else, a talisman for career advancement or a life-saving talisman driven by selfishness. Since Secretary Kang hadn't taken the precious musk from them yesterday, he probably wouldn't have held them accountable for not telling the truth. Ultimately, hoarding musk was all about curing illnesses and saving lives.
They were in perfect sync, and no one mentioned Secretary Kang's promise the previous day to ensure no more people were infected after the investigation. Whether someone was lax in the investigation or a sudden incident occurred, it no longer mattered; what mattered was that they had to be quick!
Since the number of medicinal materials is limited, we have to fight against the god of death for talents within a limited time!
Shen Anlian said calmly, "Someone will come pick us up soon. Come with me to pack up all the useful herbs in the store. Godwin, come and help too."
Godwin looked at her believer. She finally saw him. Her gaze brightened noticeably, a certain indescribable anticipation etched in her melancholy brows. Godwin raised an eyebrow and smiled brightly at the believer.
Shen Jiang was infected by his relaxed posture and his brows relaxed a little.
Things haven't gotten to the worst yet, so why should she worry about it?
Godwin followed the believers into the pharmacy. He felt novel and interesting about the slightly tense atmosphere. When he heard the believers say that they were going to fight a tough battle today, Godwin felt like he was watching children playing house.
While packing the herbs, Shen Jiang took the opportunity to whisper to Godwin, "How much strength have you recovered now?"
Godwin looked at her cunningly and imitated her low voice: "Guess."
Shen Jiang wasn't in the mood to guess, but she hoped the result would be what she expected: "She should be fully recovered."
If it was at that level, although Godwin couldn't save anyone, he could definitely help control the situation and delay it for a while, allowing her to go to the other world to find more medicinal herbs.
Godwin was silent for a moment before he spoke. He muttered, "That's about right."
This was definitely the best news Shen Jiang had heard today. Shen Jiang's brows relaxed, he paused in arranging the herbs, and even a smile appeared on his face.
“That’s really wonderful,” she said.
Seeing her reaction, Godwin became even more depressed, but if he was asked to tell the truth at this moment, he really couldn't say it.
If he admitted now that his strength was only one-tenth of what it used to be, he could easily imagine the look of surprise and disappointment the believers would give him. Besides, the believers had said that casual killing wasn't allowed here, so how much difference would it make if he regained some strength?
Godwin felt a little proud. He was simply a genius!
"Houkang, you and Aju stay at home these days. Don't go out, let alone go into the city." Shen Anlian gave incoherent instructions to the person on the other end of the phone without any intention of explaining.
Shen Jiang heard her grandmother calling her cousin and then remembered that it was almost time to go back to work. She hadn't yet informed the store employees that they didn't need to come to work. She called the pharmacist He Mei and asked her to tell everyone else that they were still on vacation and would be notified when to go back to work. She specifically added one more instruction: "Stay home for the next few days and don't go out!"
He Mei wanted to say something on the other end of the phone, but before she had the chance to ask, Shen Jiang had already hung up.
They had no time to pause and breathe; there was a lot of preparation to do. Although Lin Yunqing didn't hear the answer himself, he had already guessed the truth from the scene. After seeing Dr. Shen and Dr. Shen take Godwin to the car, Lin Yunqing immediately returned to his home and locked the door without hesitation.
Her store of food is enough to last for a month, so she decided to close the business during this period!
The vehicles that came to pick up Shen Jiang were three intimidating black SUVs. One was empty, with only the driver, while the other two were each filled with four heavily armed soldiers. Each had a stern face and a sturdy build, looking very formidable. They had been specifically assigned to escort Shen Anlian and the others to the new base.
After all, there are only a few Chinese medicine practitioners who can cure this disease. If something happens to them, the problem will become unmanageable.
Being protected and escorted by elite troops in two vehicles, one in front and one behind, it is conceivable that the situation may be more serious than they imagined, and Shen Jiang's mood gradually became heavy.
"I want to call Secretary Kang," Shen Jiang told the driver. "It's urgent. The sooner the better."
The driver was also a soldier. He obviously knew something. He did not ask the reason, but directly tried to find a way to communicate between Shen Jiang and Secretary Kang.
Shen Jiang: "Hello, Secretary Kang, I'm Shen Jiang. I'd like to know how many new patients there are now?"
A steady yet tired and hoarse voice soon came from the other end of the line: "Currently, 73 new patients have been managed. I remember you said yesterday that you only have enough herbs to treat more than 50 patients. Please tell me the specific names of the herbs, and I will have someone purchase them as soon as possible."
As soon as Shen Jiang heard the numbers, he knew the situation was more serious than he'd imagined. Only two videos had been released, but the number of people involved had already reached 73. How long had it been?
Shen Jiang didn't hesitate and said directly, "Secretary Kang, the herbs I have are enough for now. You know I have a herbal medicine factory, right? I can ask Kunyuan Herbal Medicine Factory to directly produce a batch of herbs that are suitable for your condition. This will save a lot of time."
Secretary Kang thought about it and quickly understood. He instructed his secretary, "Go arrange for someone to go to Kunyuan Medicinal Materials Factory and follow up on the drug production. This batch of medicinal materials is of great significance and high value, so someone must be specially assigned to look after and escort them."
Shen Jiang secured Secretary Kang's approval and immediately contacted Mr. Chen, the pharmaceutical factory owner, and her cousin, Chen Songxue. She didn't elaborate on the unknown virus, so as not to alarm them. Instead, she explained that the government needed the pharmaceutical factory to specifically produce a batch of medicinal herbs. Regardless of the urgency of their existing orders, they were to immediately drop everything they were doing to follow up on this shipment.
When Boss Chen and Chen Songxue heard about the government collaboration and the dedicated personnel assigned to follow up on the matter, they immediately became very interested. Boss Chen still vividly remembered how someone had previously eliminated him from the hospital bidding process, and now that he had the opportunity to connect with the government, how could he not seize it?
When Boss Chen saw the half pound of musk delivered by someone, he was extremely excited.
Look at Dr. Shen. In just a short period of time, he was able to get the government to hand over millions of precious medicinal materials to their pharmaceutical factory. What a trust this shows.
The number of patients quickly grew from the 73 mentioned by Secretary Kang to 100... 154... There was no other way. East Cheng, as a new town, already had a high population density, and it was rush hour, so the number of cases suddenly and step-by-step increased. By 10 a.m., the base hospital had admitted nearly 200 infected patients. Some of these people hadn't even developed symptoms yet, but they were suddenly locked up and controlled, even having their phones confiscated. Naturally, they were very dissatisfied.
When they saw with their own eyes that the stranger who was locked up with them suddenly became manic, these people finally started to panic.
"Let me out! Why are you keeping me locked up here?"
"Woo, Mom, I want to go home."
"What the hell is going on? Can someone explain the situation to me?!"
The only response they received was the pale, feeble reassurance from officials: "Please be patient, a specialist doctor will be here to treat you shortly."
Shen Jiang was treating a patient who had already fallen ill and was completely unaware that another voice had appeared on the Internet at this moment.
First floor: "So far, there have been more than a dozen videos of crazy humans biting and attacking others. Do you know where this biting virus originally came from?"
Second floor: "Don't keep us in suspense, just tell us what you know."
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15th Floor: "According to my cousin, their village was investigating whether there were any rabid dog bites yesterday. It sounds similar to the madman biting people today."
20th Floor: "Could this virus be brought by a dog? No, someone bought a dog from abroad and brought the virus in?"
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198th Floor: "What a coincidence! Our village was also checked yesterday. Oh, and there's a stray dog camp near my house. It's usually very noisy when I pass by there, but today when I passed by, there was no sound at all. It was actually closed!"
232nd Floor: "Could it be that the stray dogs from the stray dog base brought such a horrible virus to Nanze City!?"
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247th Floor: "As far as I know, the owner of this stray dog base is not a kind-hearted person at all. He is a psychopath who conducts animal experiments under the guise of charity. You have no idea how cruel those experiments are. They are so cruel that they can give people nightmares in the middle of the night. Tsk, just thinking about that dark base makes me shudder."
250th floor: "Damn, I think I also follow the owner of this stray dog base. His Douyin account is quite popular. His name is 'Furry Child Daddy'."
The Douyin account of "Furry Child Dad" is full of daily sharing about stray dogs, but at this moment, the comments below no longer have the previous warmth and tenderness, and it has fallen into the condemnation of netizens who share the same hatred for the enemy.
"Scum! Die!"
"This guy is not even worthy of being called a human being. I can't imagine how scared these lovely dogs must have been when he was experimenting on them."
"You pervert! You're using dogs for animal experiments and you're using them to gain fame. Calling you a beast is a compliment!"
"He didn't say a word after being scolded like that. This person must have gone to hell."
Netizens were indignant and greeted the entire family of the stray dog base owner. After discovering that the account owner was unusually quiet, they became more convinced that the owner must be guilty, so he did not dare to respond to netizens.
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