587 Rising (1/2)
”What is going on here?” Wang Yao couldn't see the difference between these and other areas of the hill on the west side. The only thing was that he felt depressed when he was in those places, which made him uncomfortable.
Nothing grew in those places. They were completely deserted. The atmosphere was becoming even worse.
”No one should come here anymore,” Wang Yao said.
Something horrible had happened. If anyone got infected again, the consequences would be bad.
He left the hill on the west side and told what he had discovered to Wang Jianli, the village secretary. He needed Wang Jianli to make an announcement.
”Yao, I don't quite understand what you told me. Tell me the truth, what will happen if someone approaches those places?” Wang Jianli asked.
”They will become as crazy as that dead sheep and Chen Jiagui,” Wang Yao said.
”OK, I see.” Wang Jianli immediately got what Wang Yao meant and how serious things were.
A thought suddenly occurred to Wang Jianli. ”But, you've been to those places.”
”I just observed those places from a distance,” Wang Yao said.
”I see. That's good,” Wang Jianli said.
He acted fast. First, he arranged some people to come to the village from the town center.
”What?” Those people couldn't believe what Wang Jianli told him. ”Are you kidding me? Is this fantasy or real?”
However, they eventually took Wang Jianli's words seriously since they didn't want to take any risks. What happened to Chen Jiagui was the best evidence. If the disease broke out, they wouldn't be able to take the consequences. They were not stupid.
”I see. We will report to our superior. You can take us there if required,” one of the men said.
”OK,” Wang Jianli said.
Another group of local officers soon came to the village. This time, they took some of Chen Jiagui's tissue back to the laboratory in town.
”What the hell is this?” The laboratory assistant was shocked when she saw Chen Jiagui's blood under microscope.
”What happened?” the laboratory director asked.
”Chief, come take a look,” the laboratory assistant said.
”Holy sh*t!” The laboratory director, who was in his 40s, couldn't help but curse.
He immediately rang his superior.
”We have to report this to the city's local government of the city,” the director said.
No one dared to delay such a serious thing.
The Haiqu local government quickly sent a team of specialists to Lianshan town center to read the report. In order to make sure no mistake had happened, or maybe because they doubted the expertise of the laboratory in Lianshan, they sent a blood sample to Haiqu
”This is a horrible virus,” the Haiqu laboratory director said.
Even more concerning was that they couldn't find the same type of virus in the archive. This indicated that the virus was completely new to them and extremely contagious.
”I think we should report it to the senior office of the local government,” a laboratory assistant said.
”OK,” the laboratory director said.
The local government in Haiqu took immediate action. A team of specialists arrived in the village late afternoon to meet with personnel from the county's Health Department. They went to Chen Jiagui's house together.
”Sis, another group of doctors came,” Chen Zhou said to his sister. He happened to bump into the people on his way out.
”It looks like the issue is serious,” Chen Ying said.
”Sis, do you think the village is going to be isolated?” Chen Zhou asked.
”Possibly,” Chen Ying said.
If the virus was highly contagious, this small village would probably become a quarantine area.
”Shall we tell Dr. Wang about it?” Chen Zhou asked.
”I think Dr. Wang already knows,” Chen Ying said.
”Isolation?” Wang Yao was surprised when he received a call from Pan Jun.
”Yes, I heard it from a friend. They haven't made the final decision yet. Is it serious?” Pan Jun asked.
”Yes,” Wang Yao said.
”Let me know if there is anything I can help with,” Pan Jun said.
”OK, I will,” Wang Yao said.
Quarantine. Wang Yao looked up at the sky, which had started to darken.
His parents asked him about the disease during dinner. After all, two groups of doctors had come into the village and made a big scene. This was the first time their village had attracted so many medical staff. They knew something was happening.
”They came because of Chen Jiagui. His condition was horrible,” Wang Yao said. ”It is highly contagious. The group of people who came earlier were from the county. The other group is from the city. If the virus doesn't get controlled and another case is found, our village will become a quarantine area.”
”Quarantine area?” Zhang Xiuying sounded nervous. ”So, we won't be allowed to leave the village?”