"Ah, Jiang Ruan, I'm so glad you're alright. I had a dream yesterday that you were eaten by zombies, it scared me to death."
Waaaaah...
The sound from Wanmei's side was a bit noisy, but fortunately, her speech was still quite clear.
"No, that's not true. Dreams are always the opposite of reality. I have something to ask you." Jiang Ruan smiled. Wan Mei and the others were probably too worried about her.
"Go ahead and tell me," Wan Mei reminded the people around her to lower their voices and listen carefully to Jiang Ruan's words.
"You know about the plague, right?" Jiang Ruan thought that Wanmei, being a doctor, must know something about it.
“I know. It’s similar to cholera; both are highly contagious diseases with dangerous viral transmission.” Wan Mei’s tone became serious as she gripped her phone tightly and frowned.
"Since you know that, then look at how many of the medical supplies and medicines we stockpiled back then are actually useful, since the plague has already started spreading outside."
Jiang Ruan tried her best to keep her voice relaxed and soft to avoid causing them panic.
However, Wanmei knew more about the plague than she did.
"Ahhh! What did you say? The plague has spread!" Even through the phone, Jiang Ruan could picture Wan Mei's terrified face.
"Yes, it's just a small-scale shortage of medicine, so we wanted to know how much we have here?"
Jiang Ruan spoke again, clearly already used to Wan Mei's surprised response.
"If we convert it to human population, we have enough to supply about one million people, because we have purchased enough. I remember you still have quite a lot stored over there."
Wan Mei thought for a moment and then told the truth.
But she immediately added, "However, medicine alone is not enough; we need professionals, especially those who have specialized research on the plague."
Because our medicine is insufficient to completely cure this plague; there are too many varieties, and we need to treat the symptoms specifically!
Wan Mei offered her professional advice, which Jiang Ruan did not refute. However, she did not know any highly experienced experts, and finding one in the current situation would be difficult.
Even if you find the personnel information, you are not sure which base he went to.
“My senior brother can do it!” Wan Mei noticed the hesitation on Jiang Ruan’s side and immediately said a name.
"Your senior brother?" Jiang Ruan murmured twice.
"Yes, my senior brother Jiang Yan is a big name in this field. He's incredibly talented and has published many articles in core journals. However, he's a low-key person and doesn't like to show off, so you probably don't know him."
When Jiang Yan was mentioned, Wan Mei's tone became more animated.
"You mean Jiang Yan?" Jiang Ruan felt it definitely wasn't him, but the name was too similar; it was impossible to tell them apart when pronounced.
"No, no, no, it's not from that national survey team, it's Jiang Yan who does academic research, Jiang as in river and Yan as in Yanbian."
Wan Mei knew that Jiang Ruan must have misunderstood, so she immediately explained.
"Jiang Yan is a master with professional skills." Jiang Ruan finally understood.
"By the way, if you really want to ask him for a favor, it might be a bit difficult. The signal was intermittent a few days ago, and we were chatting in the group about major disasters and epidemics, but we haven't been able to get in touch with him for the past two days."
I was just saying I wanted to ask you to help me look for him, since you have a wide network of connections. Great, now you can look for him; I'm pretty sure he's alright.
"Okay, I understand. Send me his more detailed information and photos, and I'll find him as quickly as possible."
After that, Jiang Ruan hung up the phone.
This kind of missing person search should naturally be left to Gu An; he has a wider network of connections and would probably be able to find the person more quickly.
Half a day later, at a dilapidated base that had been attacked by zombies, Jiang Ruan and Gu An stood and looked around.
"According to the instructions, this place should be nice, but it's sparsely populated. How come he's here?"
Gu An carefully checked the coordinate information in his hand once again.
"Let's go in and take a look. This place has been attacked, so the zombies probably won't come back. There might even be people living here. The more dangerous the place, the safer it is, right?"
Jiang Ruan could already see the faint light emanating from within, a light resembling that of a water-based supernatural ability.
"Hmm, let's go take a look. It's likely that there are superhumans protecting it."
The two walked in gracefully, and just as they were about to reach the door of the inner room, a handful of bowls and chopsticks flew out and hit them in front of them. They immediately stopped and looked at the scene.
"Huh? What's going on? It sounds like a couple arguing." Jiang Ruan pressed her ear to listen, and sure enough, something unexpected happened.
"You're absolutely insane! The government is conscripting men, but you're perfectly healthy and an educated man. You wouldn't even pretend to be my son to participate. Did you give all the food we fed you to the dogs?"
She was an extremely irritable woman with a loud voice.
"Aunt, I told you, I will definitely repay your kindness in this lifetime, but please don't send me away. I've discovered there's a plague outside, and I'm only one day away from being able to test it. Please don't send me away."
The cool, youthful voice didn't sound like the deep, resonant voice of a middle-aged man.
"Not sending you? If not, then you have to send my son. He's no good. He's never suffered. We finally settled down, and I absolutely won't allow him to leave!"
The woman's tone was firm, leaving him no room for reneging or refusal.
The commotion subsided, and silence fell inside. After a while, the sounds of other things being crushed and thrown to the ground could be heard, along with the boy's shrill screams!
"don't want!"
When Jiang Ruan came in, she saw Jiang Yan scrambling around in the fire, trying to find something.
His face was deathly pale, and he was extremely depressed as he watched helplessly as the remaining experimental equipment and data turned to ashes.
"Cry, you're so interested in a pile of junk? You're a complete idiot with no superpowers. Get out of here and sign up. Once you're there, we'll be free."
As the woman pulled Jiang Yan out and led him towards the door, she happened to be seen by Jiang Ruan.
"Who are you? What are you doing here?" The woman's expression changed quickly, water condensed in her palm, and she immediately went into a state of combat readiness.
"Big sister, we're from the national team. We're just checking if you've made your selections yet. If you're still unsure, we'll be choosing the strongest members of your family and won't accept your recommendations anymore!"
These people are being fooled by fabricated stories.
"National team?" The woman wasn't stupid. A woman who could establish herself here and possessed some special abilities was no ordinary person.
They clearly doubted their identities.
"Hmm?" Gu An took out his national team ID from his pocket. It was given to him by Jiang Yan when he first arrived, who said that it would come in handy someday. And here it is.
"Oh, it really is you guys! We've made our choice. Here it is. We were just about to deliver it to you. You guys are really fast."
The woman smiled obsequiously and moved closer to Gu An, displaying a fawning and ingratiating demeanor.
Gu An unleashed his golden shield, sending the woman flying two meters away. Her back ached from the impact, but she didn't dare complain. She muttered a few words and then hid.
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