316. Late Night Visit!
In the lower part of the mine city, a rush of footsteps sounded in the dark streets, and no one dared to come out and walk around the streets in the middle of the night.
The sound of wheezing and some heavy footsteps suggests that the people who are coming are either carrying heavy objects or large people.
The dim light shone in the streets and alleys, which were inaccessible during the day, and a dark figure, dressed in rough clothes, immediately bowed down in the bushes after turning a corner.
As if he were hiding his tracks, he tilted his head to look at the road behind him.
Sure enough, not long after he turned the corner of the alley, he suddenly heard another noise behind him, as if a group of people were chasing him.
"Don't let this plague god run away, chase!" Someone shouted.
"It's all locked down, and one of his subordinates dares to take people out! If you catch him, you must kill him! β
But the footsteps of the crowd gradually became quieter.
Dare Qing made a mistake and chased in another direction.
After a long while, the figure carefully discerned that there was no one before he came out again, and hurriedly pulled out his feet and continued to run.
But he was not fast, and kept walking in dark places, and it seemed that there was still a person on his back.
"Ding-dong, ding-dong!"
The impatient doorbell rang, and the man kept pressing the button, and the sound of ringing again and again was very annoying.
"Who? Do you know what time it is? And it's not over! A man's old voice shouted.
"Doctor Qin, open the door! I'm coming to the doctor, please, open the door quickly! β
The door was only opened by a crack, apparently with an anti-theft chain attached.
Outside the door stood a strong man, panting, holding a man in his hand, looking like he had come from afar.
An old man hidden behind his glasses looked up and down at the person outside the door.
"Don't you see the sign on the door that says 'Do Not Disturb'? Say, what's the matter at such a late hour? β
"Please, Doctor Qin Yu! My niece and I are sick, very serious, please be sure to cure her! β
Outside the door was a strong man, about 40 years old, who looked like a descendant of a noble family.
The old doctor named Qin Yu took a closer look at the person he was holding, it was a girl, and the clothes were quite gorgeous, with a lace-trimmed skirt, and it seemed to be the personal maid of a certain aristocratic lady.
"Your niece?"
"Yes! Open the door first, let's go inside. The strong man said anxiously.
"You seem to know me? But why haven't I seen you......"
"Recognize, recognize! You are the personal doctor of the Baker family, of course I know you, if it weren't for the lockdown now, I really wouldn't have a problem, how dare I come to see you in person, besides......"
Speaking of this, the strong man seemed to be a little speechless, but his flustered look was not like pretending.
"Please let me in first, I can't tell for a while." He was really in a hurry.
"Well, but...... I've got to ask, right? What is wrong with her? Never mind...... Come in first! β
Qin Yu pulled out the anti-theft chain, opened the door with a squeak, and dodged to the door.
"Ahh Thank you very much! β
The strong man stepped in and stood in the doorway, looking dirty, his face covered with grass roots and dirt mixed with sweat.
Doctor Qin Yu glanced at him, frowned, and then looked at the unconscious girl he was holding.
This girl has clear eyebrows and beautiful eyes, and she is quite beautiful.
It's just that she still has layers of cloth wrapped around her arms, and it looks like her body is also wrapped, and there are some terrifying red blisters on the skin that occasionally appears.
"Ugh! Isn't this the kind of epidemic that has emerged recently? Qin Yu subconsciously turned to the side and took a step back.
His eyes widened, and he looked up at the strong man alertly.
"Yes...... You know it's great, you must save her, she is my only relative! The strong man said these words with some hesitation, and his expression was resolute.
"Hmmβthere have been a lot of people who have been sick with this disease lately! Okay, let's get on the side. Doctor Qin stretched out his hand and closed the door.
"There's equipment in the basement, follow me."
After speaking, Qin Yu walked in front to lead the way, and soon walked through the corridor and stairs to the underground consultation room.
As a well-known physician in the mining city, in addition to another luxury clinic that is open to the public, Qin Yu certainly has his own private clinic.
It doesn't seem to be a small area, it's a slightly remote mansion, but it should be a place where a wealthy or aristocrat could afford to live in the past. But because of the disrepair, there are dilapidated exposed brick walls everywhere, and most of the paint on the walls is peeling off.
For some reason, he never repaired it.
"Put her on this table and undress her." Dr. Qin pushed his glasses and pointed to a dilapidated hospital bed.
The strong man quickly untied the blanket from her, and carefully picked open with his knife the tunic which had obviously been hastily draped and unbuttoned.
"Well, this is the cloth you wrapped yourself, right?" Doctor Qin frowned.
"Yes, we've run out of cloth, so we'll have to make do with this first."
Her whole body was covered with strips of cloth, all of which were patchwork of makeshift tablecloths, curtains, and other things.
Dr. Qin walked quickly to the wall, pressed a few buttons, and a man's voice came from the intercom.
"Ahh Mr. Qin, haven't you slept so late? "Listen to the tone of the voice, it seems to be his steward or servant.
"I have a patient coming to see me, you can immediately prepare medicines, tools, and ultraviolet lamps for me to treat skin diseases, and put them in my room."
"Oh, understood, Mr. Qin."
"Well, go ahead."
The other side turned off the walkie-talkie and went to prepare.
Dr. Qin turned around and took a closer look at the blisters on the girl's skin, some of which had festered and adhered to the strips of cloth.
"What's her name? Where's it that servant are you? Dr. Qin asked as he put on his gloves and slowly uncovered the strips of cloth.
"Her name is Wen Xuan, she is my niece, we are all servants of the Baker family, because of the city-wide lockdown order, I can't do anything about it...... can only ...... "that strong man Nuo Nuo authentic."
"What? You are all servants of the Baker family? Doctor Qin looked at him suspiciously, suspicious.
He said sharply: "Do you know that this virus is very powerful, and the lockdown order is to prevent cross-infection, at this time, how dare you run away with her?" β
"Plop"!
Hearing this, the strong man suddenly knelt down and kowtowed.
"Hey, wait! What are you doing? I didn't say I wouldn't cure her! Dr. Qin panicked and hurriedly supported him with his hand.
"Doctor, you are a great man, you must save her, my brother and I died early, and my relatives are just this one niece, if I don't bring her out, I'm afraid that tomorrow will ...... Tomorrow he will be burned to death. β
The strong man still did not get up, and kept kneeling on the ground.
"But...... Didn't the Bakers save her? Doctor Qin said curiously.
"Don't you know, the Baker family is now turned upside down, and it's a mess! The patriarch of the Baker family was out on business with a few of his children, and he had been out for more than three months and had not returned, and according to rumors, he had been killed outside. β
The strong man shook his head again, sighed, and said, "The current Baker family is all supported by Miss Sestella, but I don't think it will last long!" β
"What, the patriarch of the Baker family is dead?" Dr. Qin's mouth opened wide, and his face looked a little incredulous.
"Yes, it is said that something similar happened to several other families, and God knows what happened outside! In short, there are all kinds of rumors in society......"
"Hmmm! I see, no wonder the Baker family hasn't come to see me for a long time. I've heard all the gossip you said, and the situation in society is very complicated now, but I didn't expect that there are so many affected families! β
Doctor Qin's face was serious, he had already heard about the rumors outside.
The merchants and petty nobles of Mine City were the first to be unlucky, and most of them were professional managers employed by the aristocracy, but a series of recent events have made people panic here.
Prices are soaring, food and water are often cut off, and even some basic necessities cannot be supplied.
Because of the problem of raw materials, many factories have been shut down, and almost all manufacturing industries such as logistics and transportation, transportation, fuel, and so on have been affected and have fallen into a complete paralysis.
After months of external lockdown, even the wealthy families of the upper city of the mine could not meet the luxurious life of the past - even if they had money, they could not buy food, vegetables, fuel, let alone ordinary people.
Waves of social unrest are like a chain reaction, and panic is spreading, causing turmoil in the hearts of the people.
To add insult to injury, an epidemic struck from nowhere, causing everyone to feel inexplicable fear.
"I didn't expect even the Baker family to be so affected, alas! Could it be that even those powerful upper nobles could not contain the root of these evils? β
Doctor Qin sighed and slowly lifted the strip of cloth on Wen Xuan's body.
It's not the first time he's seen this kind of disease, and almost every day there are patients struggling with life and death.
He looked at Wen Xuan's skin, there were red herpes and abscesses on it, the abnormal changes in his body were obvious, and he had almost reached the most serious period of illness, and all he could do was to treat the symptoms but not the root cause and relieve the pain.
He carefully examined the patient's physical features, shone her pupils with a flashlight, cleaned the wound with a simple antiseptic solution, and then cut a large and badly mutated abscess with a scalpel.
Suddenly, a pungent fishy smell gushed out, and a yellowish liquid flowed down the skin.
"Hmm-it seems to be very serious, I can only do some simple disinfection for her first, there is no effective cure for this epidemic at present......" Doctor Qin shook his head again.
"But you must have a way, don't you?" The strong man asked eagerly.
Doctor Qin smiled bitterly and said indifferently, "Method? β¦β¦ You go up there first, the butler should have prepared the potions and equipment, and you use the elevator to transport them to the basement. β
The strong man nodded, trotted all the way back upstairs, and carried the things down as the doctor had ordered.
Dr. Qin energized the device, smeared Wenxuan's body with iodophor potion, and began to disinfect Wenxuan's wound with a basic ultraviolet lamp.
He did this because he had heard rumors in the academic community that ultraviolet rays could inhibit and delay the disease to a certain extent.
But he knew it was a temporary measure.
"Uhhh It's so hot......"
Wen Xuan, who was lying on the hospital bed, suddenly snorted.
Doctor Qin hurriedly took a few straps and said to the strong man, "Quick, use this, tie her body, the next treatment stage will make her very uncomfortable!" β
The strong man hurriedly tied Wen Xuan's hands and feet with a belt, and tied it tightly to the hook of the hospital bed, only to see her chest rise and fall, her whole body writhing, and she began to twist and struggle violently.
"Doctor Qin, she's like this...... Is this normal? β
"Hmmm! It's normal, most patients have to go through this painful stage, but we can only deal with it this way before we find out what the cause is. β
"Is there anything else you can do? She, she's like this, I'm afraid ......" The strong man's eyes were straight and his eyes were red.
Dr. Qin observed the patient's reaction, and although she was writhing violently, his treatment was limited to that for now.
Well! That's right!
Suddenly, something occurred to him.
It was the news that circulated in the scholarly organization "Infinite Energy" - it is said that a scholar once used "blood therapy" to treat this disease, and received good results.