Chapter 305: Investigate Together
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Jin Wu took the tray and closed the door.
Zhou Zhi gently raised his hand and the flickering candlelight was instantly extinguished by the strong wind.
Zhou Zhi lay down and fell asleep peacefully.
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After sleeping for the night, Su Xiaolu was full of energy. After she woke up, she casually ate something and began to take the patient’s pulse.!!
In just one night, more than ten people died, and dozens more people were infected.
She took the pulse of the patients she had admitted yesterday to see if they had improved after taking the new medicine.
Yesterday, she found symptoms of the death plague. She changed the medicine to a few different medicines. From midnight to dawn, the infected had already taken two taels. If the medicine was correct, the symptoms would ease.
Su Xiaolu was taking Su Hua’s pulse. Su Hua’s condition was much better. He said to Su Xiaolu, “Perhaps the medicine at night is effective. I don’t want to cough so much anymore, and my throat doesn’t hurt so much.”
Su Hua didn’t want Su Xiaolu to be too worried. His condition was already improving.
Su Xiaolu smiled and said, “The symptoms have eased a little. Remember to take your medicine on time.”
The symptoms had eased a little, but it could not remove the root cause of the illness. It was only temporary. However, she knew very well that she would not say it out loud.
The siblings were using their own methods to make the other party less worried.
After Su Xiaolu took Su Hua’s pulse, she took a look at the other patients. They had taken new medicine last night and their symptoms had eased.
At this moment, someone came to invite Su Xiaolu and the old doctor over.
The old doctor washed his hands with medicine and looked at Su Xiaolu. “Xiaolu, let’s go.”
The two of them went to the front hall together.
“Xiaolu, do you see anything?”
On the way, the old doctor asked Su Xiaolu.
“Elder Sun, after changing the medicine last night, the symptoms alleviated. This means that there are also components of the death plague, but there are also some other things. It’s not just the death plague.”
Su Xiaolu’s heart was heavy. Plague viruses were complicated to begin with. What other lesions there were were often unexpected. The change of every bacteria would cause the virus to mutate.
Elder Sun let out a long sigh. “It’s so difficult to resolve. I’m afraid we have to find the source of the illness.”
How to find the source of this illness was also a headache.
When the two of them arrived at the front hall, Su Xiaolu saw Zhou Zhi at a glance. She knew that this guy had not left!
A suspicious and scheming person was not so easy to deceive.
Zhou Zhi looked at Su Xiaolu with a gentle gaze and said, “Hello, Miss Su.”
Huang Xingliang looked at Su Xiaolu. He did not expect Zhou Zhi to already know Su Xiaolu. He was a little curious, but this was not something he could ask. He said to Su Xiaolu and Elder Sun, “Divine doctor Su, Doctor Sun, you’re both doctors with profound medical skills. The Second Prince was sent by the capital to be in charge of this matter. Tell the Second Prince about the plague.”
After saying that, Huang Xingliang stopped talking. With Zhou Zhi in charge, he was at his disposal.
Elder Sun cupped his hands at Zhou Zhi and said, “Greetings, Second Prince. With my medical skills, I’m helpless against this plague. I can only place my hopes on the divine doctor now.”
Su Xiaolu dissected a few rounds of corpses and found that it was similar to the death plague. Her attainments and boldness were beyond his. Elder Sun had already admitted defeat on this point.
In private, he could still call Su Xiaolu ‘Little Xiaolu’ because of his age.
In fact, his medical skills were far inferior to Su Xiaolu’s.
Zhou Zhi looked at Su Xiaolu and said seriously, “Miss Su, if you have any good plans, just tell me. I’ll do my best to cooperate with you.”
Zhou Zhi could not be underestimated when he was serious. He had a boldness. Su Xiaolu looked at him and said, “Seal the city first. We have to investigate the source.”
A smile appeared in Zhou Zhi’s eyes. “Looks like we have the same goal. I’ve already ordered the city to be sealed last night. As for the source, just tell me. I’ll cooperate fully.”
Su Xiaolu said, “I don’t have a good way to investigate the source. We can only check them one by one.”
Investigating the source was like solving a case. If they investigated thoroughly one by one and found the connections between a few people, they would definitely be able to find out.
In this world, as long as it was done, it was impossible for there to be no traces.
Su Xiaolu’s eyes were determined. She had to find out.
Zhou Zhi nodded. “Alright, we’ll check them one by one.”
Zhou Zhi looked at Huang Xingliang. Huang Xingliang immediately said, “There were three people who had the illness at the beginning. They all died on the same day, and their treatment time was about the same. The only difference was that they were in different medical centers.”
“Among the three of them, one is called Zhang Yimin, who delivers firewood, one is called Wang Dongzi, who specializes in delivering vegetables to big families every day, and the other is called Wu Pingan, who deals in live poultry. The three of them are already dead, but there are still people in their families. Several of their close relatives have already fallen ill and are quarantined.”
Huang Xingliang immediately revealed the information about the three people who died first. From the moment he suspected that it was a plague, he immediately quarantined these people. However, these three people had already died two days ago.
What these three people did was too different. They all belonged to different families and came into contact with many people. They were not related.
For example, Zhang Yimin, who was delivering firewood, and Wu Pingan, who was raising poultry, did not know each other at all.
No one knew why they contracted the plague.
“I want to visit their homes and ask their families.”
Su Xiaolu said.
Huang Xingliang was about to say that there was no need as he had already investigated this, but before he could speak, Zhou Zhi had already spoken.
“Then let’s go now.”
Zhou Zhi looked at Su Xiaolu.
Huang Xingliang swallowed his words and immediately made arrangements.
Elder Sun thought for a moment and said, “Then I’ll stay behind to pay attention to the situation of the infected people.”
Zhou Zhi nodded lightly. He looked at Su Xiaolu and made an inviting gesture.
He moved with Su Xiaolu.
Huang Xingliang instructed Elder Sun, “Doctor Sun, I’ll have to trouble you then.”
Elder Sun waved his hand. He could not help much even if he went. He still had things to do if he stayed.
He did not know the real source of the illness, but the medicine to treat the death plague was useful. Then, he would start from this aspect and stabilize the patient’s condition first. It was already a good thing that the patients could live for a few more days.
Su Xiaolu walked slowly and maintained the same pace as Zhou Zhi.
After leaving the Ji Shi Hall, Jin Wu, who was waiting with the carriage, went forward.
Zhou Zhi turned to Huang Xingliang and said, “Lord Huang, please lead the way.”
Zhou Zhi looked at Su Xiaolu and said, “Miss Su, please.”
Su Xiaolu got into the carriage, and Zhou Zhi also got in. Huang Xingliang was the last to get in.
Huang Xingliang told Jin Wu the address and closed his eyes to rest.
Su Xiaolu also closed her eyes to rest, but she could sense Zhou Zhi looking at her. She couldn’t be bothered to be suspicious and let him be.
She had to solve the plague first.
Zhou Zhi looked at Su Xiaolu and saw that she had her eyes closed calmly. Anyway, she did not open her eyes. Instead, she gave him more opportunities to look at her.
Su Xiaolu’s eyes were beautiful, her mouth was beautiful, and her nose and eyebrows were beautiful.