Chapter 64: A Reunion
I don't know if Cen Xiao and Bai Yuelu will get back together in the end. www.biquge.info But it doesn't seem to matter, because they're all gone. But in Wangxing Village, the story has not yet reached the last chapter, and it seems that a large part of the plot is missing except for the ending.
From the current point of view, except for a little information about Village Chief Chen when I first entered the village, I have only seen the plot up to the death of Dr. Xing. But this is not the end of the whole village of Wangxing Village, at least when Dr. Xing died, most of the villagers were still alive.
Dr. Xing's medical record book only records a dozen medical records, which is far from the more than 100 people in the village. What happened in the last nearly a month of Wangxing Village? I don't know yet.
There is another thing that is very important to me: now we already know that Bai Endeavor is patient zero. Where did he come into contact with the source of infection? If it is an observatory, why is it that at least at the time I know, Cen Xiao and Bai Yuelu have no symptoms of illness? Shiratsuki Deer had had a rash before, but it seemed to be cured, and she didn't show any other symptoms. Could it be that she has some kind of immunity to the disease?
On the other side of the country road came a light, thin figure, short-haired woman. As if she was looking for someone, she kept looking around, shouting someone's name.
As the light drew closer, I heard her shouting, "Brother! Elder brother! Where are you, brother? Bai Endeavour-"
There was a sound of scolding in the grass behind me, and I turned back to see a tall figure with some instrument probing on the edge of the small thatched hut on the side. She seemed to hear the White Moon Deer calling for her brother, and put down what she was holding, stood up from the grass and looked over there.
Just like the plot of Qiong Yao's movie, a couple who are separated but still thinking about each other meet again under unexpected circumstances. Bai Yuelu obviously saw Cen Xiao as well, and her footsteps involuntarily slowed down, stopping her action of calling her brother.
Cen Xiao took two steps forward, then stopped, and stood there a little bewildered. I've never seen her look like this, so hesitant that I can't make up my mind for a long time. Eventually, she timidly reached out a hand and waved it at the person opposite.
Because I was closer, I could notice that her other hand was clutching the side seam of her pants restlessly.
Bai Yuelu came to her at a trot, with a shy smile in his tone: "It's such a coincidence, you don't stay in the observatory?" ”
Cen Xiao cleared his throat, and his voice was a little weak: "I need to measure some data, I'm trying to draw a map of the spread of this disease, but its transmission state is very strange, even a little random." I can't see it at all..."Her somewhat nervous chatter was gently interrupted by Bai Yuelu: "Hey, it's okay." Calm, calm down. If we are not together for a while because we disagree, it is not a breakup. We just need to do what we feel is right. ”
Cen Xiao let out an "oh", pursed her lips tightly, and looked at her carefully.
"So, do you have any results over there?" Fawn asked.
"I don't think it's airborne or water-infected." Cen Xiao said, "If the air is infected, we should see a larger range of infection and the number of infected people; As for the water source, I did various tests and found nothing that could cause disease, and the transmission model was too far off. ”
"That's a good thing." "In other words, the most likely thing is contact transmission." ”
Cen Xiao nodded: "And judging from the current scale of infection, I suspect that this virus may be similar to the HIV virus, and it can remain infectious in the external environment for a short time." ”
"But," the fawn wondered, "that thing..."
"That thing shouldn't be contagious." Cen Xiao explained: "Only after it infects people does it become infectious in the human body. ”
The fawn was silent thoughtfully for a while, then raised her head: "That's a good thing, I'm using AIDS prevention measures in the village." Avoid fluid and blood exchange. I don't think we need to think about mother-to-child transmission for a while, because it's estimated that both mother and child will disappear within 10 months. ”
"But it's weird." Cen Xiao said: "It is constantly destroying its host, which is not conducive to spreading." ”
"I think it must come from a different place than the earth, and it hasn't developed the most suitable way to spread on the earth."
"That is, we still have a chance to beat it." Cen Xiao concluded: "We can't let it survive on the earth, according to its learning ability, it will soon adapt to the earth's environment." ”
"Invasion of foreign viruses." Bai Yuelu's voice trembled, "That would be devastating." Then she added, "It's a good thing you're concentrating on it." ”
"yes, how I wish you would study with me." Cen Xiao sighed.
But Bai Yuelu just shook his head: "I still have a village of people to take care of, I can't watch them die defenseless like this." What's more, this may prevent a larger contagion, and people outside are safer. ”
Cen Xiao was silent for a long time before nodding heavily: "I agree with your point of view." ”
She continued, "So do you have any new discoveries on the villagers' side?" ”
"My brother ran out again," Bai Yuelu said immediately, "If you see him, trouble..."
"Don't worry, I'll definitely send him back." Cen Xiao said immediately.
Bai Yuelu shook his head, "It's best if you send me a message, you try not to come into contact with the villagers, I hope you don't get infected." She said, "In addition, when I counted the number of people this week, I found that there was one person missing, and I hope you will pay attention to it." ”
"Who?"
"Zhang Mingde, that is, the son of Mrs. Hua." After Bai Yuelu finished speaking, he looked at Cen Xiao meaningfully, "That is, the one who took the lead in coming to the laboratory to make trouble." She sighed, "I'm sorry I wasn't with you at the time, I..."
Cen Xiao waved his hand: "It's okay." ”
"But he's missing now." Bai Yuelu said: "I'm a little worried, because he didn't have any signs of illness before, so he shouldn't be sick so soon." ”
"He didn't enter the observatory either." Cen Xiao added, "Are you sure he's missing?" ”
"The village is now quarantined and he can't get out. And I've been looking for him for a few days, but I haven't found him. ”
"Will he want to escape from the back mountain?" Cen Xiao asked. But Xiaolu still shook his head: "We all know that the back mountain is too deep to get in and out." It would be impossible for him to go to the mountains without taking enough equipment with him, but his family is not in the village at all, and Mrs. Hua will not have any wilderness survival equipment there, I think it is unlikely. ”
"That's an anomaly in the data..."Cen Xiao pondered for a while, "Then let's go and see Mrs. Hua's house again." ”