Only Second Aunt sat on the ground, slapping her thigh and wailing.
As soon as Lin Xiaoqin saw Ling Huanwu and the others arrive, she told them what had happened that morning.
"It was my second aunt's son, my second brother! In the middle of the night, my second brother had an upset stomach and told my second aunt he was going to the toilet, but he didn't come back until morning. My second aunt went to the toilet to look for him but couldn't find him. Then she found my second brother's body, already cold, next to the water vat..."
Ling Huanwu glanced at the several water tanks in the corner.
The water inside was rainwater collected by Political Commissar Hao and filtered before being poured into the water tank.
Ling Huanwu was worried about water pollution, so she added some spiritual spring water to it in order to prevent disease.
At this moment, people around had begun to whisper that the second brother had suddenly died after drinking water in the middle of the night, implying that the water in the water tank had been poisoned.
Some even say there's an infectious disease in the training ground; if one person dies, countless others will be infected in succession.
The atmosphere in the camp was immediately filled with panic.
Ling Huanwu wanted to go forward to check, but Zhou Jiuzhen pulled her behind him and said in a low voice, "You're pregnant, don't go over there!"
At this moment, the military doctor, who had been squatting on the ground examining the body, finished his examination, covered the deceased with a white sheet, stood up, removed his mask, and said to the others with a solemn expression, "The cause of death is unknown, but there are no external injuries or signs of poisoning. The deceased was in good health before his death. After examining him, I estimate that he was infected with some kind of virus and died suddenly!"
Just then, someone shouted, bringing up the old story again, "It must be that there was a virus that bred from the corpses in the camp that killed people. Quickly burn Zhou Shuyao's body, hurry up!"
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