Chapter V: Decisions

The gentleman does not stand under the wall, this is the wisdom handed down by the Chinese ancestors.

Therefore, John's development in the medical field since his rebirth has involved many aspects, such as internal medicine, surgery, physiology, etc., but he has always stayed away from bacteriology, which is the most popular in the world today. The only antitoxin serum is aimed at the diphtheria bacillus, and it is also for the development and establishment of immunology, and it is also to recruit Ehrlich, a great immunology expert.

These are dangerous times for physicians who study bacteria!

Don't always see the great success of Koch and others who have made a name for themselves in history, but John sees more obscure physicians and medical scientists who die on a certain bacterium in order to study it. The lack of basic theoretical protection, as well as the lack of effective means of protection, is the reason for the heavy casualties of bacteriological researchers in this era.

So for a long time, John had little interest in bacteriology.

He had not lost his original intention of being a good physician, but he was not a virgin either, and he never wanted to put himself in danger for the sake of medicine. At the same time, apart from the microbiology laboratory courses in college, he has never received real formal training in bacteriological experiments, but is a real expert in the field of general surgery, so it is natural to see which is more important.

But......

The cholera epidemic that was now in Hamburg had stirred John's heart.

Whether in Beijing, New York, or Berlin, or during his travels on the continent, John had plenty of money to keep him out of the sewage-ridden slums. He always lived in a clean room, always came into contact with personable gentlemen, and brought good habits with him from a hundred years later. Therefore, no matter how raging the infectious diseases on the European continent were, they were always isolated from the infectious diseases by invisible barriers.

Never before had he been so close to the "plague"!

That's why the mind has been suppressed all these years. Suddenly jumped out this evening: "Could it be that I really just give up this trip to Europe and go straight back to New York?" …… Or is there really nothing I can do? ”

After a long struggle, John didn't fall asleep until the second half of the night......

……

"John, I'm going to book the earliest ferry ticket to Hamburg!"

Ehrlich's first words when he woke up early in the morning. It directly startled John. Without waiting for him to ask, Ehrlich continued with a determined expression: "Although I have not really studied cholera, I believe that the Vibrio cholerae discovered by Mr. Koch is the cause of this disease, so I want to rush to Hamburg as soon as possible to participate in Mr. Koch's research...... I'm sure he's already in Hamburg! ”

The dark circles are very noticeable, and it looks like Ehrlich is also considering a night.

"This ......"

Looking at Ehrlich's determined expression, John didn't know what to say for a while. He knew that Ehrlich was either from Germany or as a physician. It's understandable to choose to go back. But John was also well aware of the risks of doing so, especially if the other person didn't know much about cholera.

"John, I'...... I also want to go home as soon as possible! ”

Just as John was hesitating, Anna's voice suddenly came from behind him.

Turning his head in surprise, John found that after the night, Anna's face was not as uneasy as the previous night, but with the same firmness as Ehrlich, and of course a little more pleading.

"Hoo ......"

After a long silence, he breathed a sigh of relief. John suddenly made up his mind!

"Okay!"

Nodding suddenly, John said, "I'll let Henry and them book a ticket." After this morning's lecture we can go...... But we have to go our separate ways! ”

"Going separately?"

Hearing John say this, the two of them were stunned at the same time.

"Yes, go separately!"

John nodded, and said seriously: "Cholera is now epidemic in Hamburg, so Anna and the others will make a detour to Berlin, and I will send a telegram to Mr. Brister." Let him send for you! As for me and Mr. Ehrlich, let's take the boat directly to Hamburg......"

"What? No, no! ”

Before John could finish speaking, Anna screamed and grabbed her husband's arm. She was worried about her parents and desperate to go back sooner. But it was also the idea of taking a detour to Berlin, how did it happen that John wanted to go to Hamburg? The thought of Hamburg being plagued all over the place, and her husband going there, made Anna shiver all over, and she was even more afraid than last night!

"Yes, absolutely not!"

Anna was like-minded as Ehrlich, who widened his eyes and said urgently, "John, it's enough for me to go to Hamburg, and you're still with Mrs. Huntelaar...... No, I strongly recommend that you stay in London, or simply go back to New York! ”

Ehrlich knew that John was not like himself.

He was German, and Johann was only German, he was an ordinary medical scientist, at most he had excellent results in some fields, but in addition to doing better than him in the medical field, Johan was also the successor and creator of a huge consortium, and the two men were usually close as friends, but Ehrlich knew that they were still different in nature. Either way, Ehrlich didn't dare to let John take the risk in Hamburg, because he couldn't imagine the consequences if it were to happen......

But at this moment, John's mood relaxed, smiled and waved his hand: "Okay, I know what you're worried about...... I didn't venture to Hamburg unprepared. ”

"No, no!"

No matter what John was saying, Anna was holding his arm tightly and shaking her little head vigorously. By this time, she had completely regretted the decision she had made after pondering all night: if it really didn't work, how good it would be for the Bristers to come to London by boat, why did they have to mention the matter of going home? Now, the husband not only agreed to go back to Germany, but even directly said that he was going to Hamburg, how could this not make Anna shocked?

Going back to Berlin and going back to Hamburg are two different concepts!

At this time, Ehrlich frowned and asked, "John, what do you mean by preparation?" ”

"A study of cholera, of course!"

While recalling the knowledge in the infectious disease textbook in his mind, John said with confidence: "Maybe you don't know, I have also studied cholera, and I believe that if I go to Hamburg, I will definitely be able to help a lot!" ”

Ignoring Ehrlich's ghost-like expression, John quickly turned his attention to his wife, Anna. He knew that Ehrlich was easy to convince, and the key was that the woman next to him was like water, and it was not easy to convince her to let him go to Hamburg...... (To be continued.) )