The dried corpse is filled with a lot of lime, which was artificially added in ancient times to prevent the corpse from decomposing.

Gu Yanan carefully collected various samples in the sarcophagus.

Lu Li was staring at the pattern outside the sarcophagus in a daze.

Wang Xiaoxiao lightly slapped Lu Li's shoulder, "What are you looking at?" Sampling in the sarcophagus. ”

Lu Li's voice was filled with fear, "I have seen these patterns on the outside of the sarcophagus, and I have seen them in some ancient books, this is a pattern used to seal the cursed person in ancient times, and it theoretically belongs to a kind of rune of Taoism, but I didn't expect to encounter it in reality." ”

"Cursed? What do you mean? Wang smiled and asked.

"It is that in ancient times, some people who were considered to be ominous, people who would bring disasters to the people around them, usually some people who were infected with plague or died due to some natural disasters, would be buried in this kind of sarcophagus, which means that their bad luck should not affect the people around them again."

"Really? This man couldn't have died of anthrax a long time ago, right? Although I also think that the dried corpse in the sarcophagus carries anthrax bacillus, how do you think that God is chattering when you say this. ”

"This is a custom in ancient times, and it is a custom in many places, and a dried corpse from a hundred years ago was exhumed in a certain country, which carried the plague bacillus."

"Oh, I've seen reports of that on the Internet, and the dried corpses carry the plague bacillus. But I haven't seen one with Bacillus anthracis yet. If the dried corpse did die of anthrax, it is likely that he was carrying Bacillus anthrax, which would explain why everyone on the construction team was infected. If that's the case, the site needs to be properly disinfected. ”

Lu Li and Wang Xiaoxiao helped Gu Yanan while discussing various possibilities in a low voice.

After collecting the sample, close the sarcophagus again.

When he was about to leave, Chu Qingfeng asked Gu Yanan, "What to do with the sarcophagus at the construction site?" This kind of sarcophagus that may carry germs is left here, I don't dare to develop the scenic spot, and I don't dare to move it casually, in case it is a cultural relic, it is more troublesome to deal with. ”

"Wait for the results of the laboratory's tests, don't move this place yet, and strictly seal off the scene."

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9:30 a.m. the next day.

Lianhai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Emergency Office.

Gu Yanan received the test report from the laboratory.

The specimens collected from the sarcophagus at the construction site of the scenic spot in the early morning were tested and a large number of anthrax bacilli were found.

The source of the anthrax outbreak was found.

Gu Yanan asked Lu Li to take the disinfection team to the construction site to thoroughly sanitize the dried corpses in the sarcophagus and the surrounding environment of the construction site.

Gu Yanan checked the relevant literature and found some clues from the "Qingcheng County Chronicles".

At the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China, there was a landlord surnamed Mu in Qingcheng County.

The landlord's family has 100 acres of fertile land and herds of cattle and sheep.

In addition to the usual lending and rent, the landlord's family also ran an animal fur business.

The landlord surnamed Mu had a wife and a three-room concubine, and later one winter the landlord fell in love with a beautiful courtesan on a business trip, so he took it home as a concubine in the fourth room.

As soon as the concubine entered the door, the cattle and sheep in the landlord's house began to die in batches, and later the concubine also fell ill and died.

The concubine died in a miserable state, bleeding from her mouth and nose, and her whole body was blue.

Immediately afterwards, the maids and servants of the landlord's family and the wives and concubines died one after another, and the landlord also fell ill and died.

In just three days, a huge family was wiped out.

Later, the villagers of the landlord's village successively showed symptoms of bleeding from their mouths and noses and blackening their whole bodies, and some people died one after another.

The villagers felt that it was the concubine brought back by the landlord who caused the plague to spread through the village, so they dug the concubine out of the grave, and invited a Taoist priest to build a sarcophagus, carved a cursed rune on the outside of the sarcophagus, sealed the concubine's mouth with mud, and sprinkled with lime all over her body, and sealed it in the sarcophagus.

The Taoist priest invited to bury the sarcophagus at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain through calculation.

Although the sealed concubine was buried in the ground along with the sarcophagus, this did not stop the plague epidemic.

Many cattle and sheep died in the village, and the Taoist priests who practiced the business also contracted the plague and died.

After that plague, nine out of ten people in the village died.

Gu Yanan closed the "Qingcheng County Chronicle".

I didn't expect such a tragic past behind the sarcophagus woman.

In the emergency office, Gu Yanan is writing a summary report on the anthrax outbreak.

At the foot of Qingcheng Mountain, the construction site of the ancient tomb scenic spot in the Han Dynasty.

The construction team dug up a sarcophagus at the construction site and opened the coffin on the spot.

The sarcophagus contains the dried corpse of a woman from a hundred years ago, carrying Bacillus anthracis.

The construction team members were infected by Bacillus anthracis in the process of opening the coffin and touching the corpse.

The captain Zhang Liguo took the gold and silver found in the sarcophagus to the antique shop in the city for valuation, and in the process infected the antique shop owner with the anthrax bacillus.

Zhang Liguo returned to the construction site with the money in exchange for gold and silver and distributed the money to his teammates.

Zhang Liguo returned home from the construction site, and the excavator driver Zhang Dali and two other teammates also returned to their home in Qingcheng County.

On the morning of the second day, Zhang Liguo fell ill and died at home.

Zhang Dali, the excavator driver, fell ill and was sent to the hospital, but he suffered from multiple organ failure and died after ineffective treatment.

The members of the construction team successively developed fever and cough symptoms and went to the county hospital for treatment.

The owner of the antique shop fell ill and went to the hospital to seek medical attention, where he was found to be infected with Bacillus anthracis.

Except for the captain Zhang Liguo and the excavator driver Zhang Dali, the others were discharged from the hospital one after another after antibiotic treatment.

No new cases were found through isolation and disinfection in the residential area where the patient occurred and near the construction site, as well as the investigation of close contacts.

The anthrax outbreak was brought under control.

After writing the summary report, Gu Yanan filed the report.

In the emergency office, several people are discussing the outbreak caused by a sarcophagus.

Wang Xiaoxiao: "Do you say that the anthrax epidemic in Mujia Village at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain a hundred years ago was brought by the concubine of the landlord's family?" ”

Gao Fei: "I don't think so, if it was really the anthrax bacillus carried by the concubine, then the concubine should have become ill on the way, instead of waiting for the disease to go from Jiangnan to Qingcheng Mountain." ”

Zhou Lao: "I agree with Gao Fei's statement, and it is recorded in the "Qingcheng County Chronicles" that the landlord's cattle and sheep died first, and the concubine died after him, so it can be speculated from here that the concubine should have been infected with anthrax by the landlord's cattle and sheep. ”

Lu Li: "The vicinity of Qingcheng Mountain was originally a natural source of anthrax, and it is normal for the landlord's cattle and sheep to be infected with anthrax bacillus in the process of feeding and grazing. ”

Gu Yanan: "When a sarcophagus was found at the construction site, when he knew that it might be a group of ancient tombs, he opened the coffin at will without protective measures, and he should take away the items in the coffin without permission for trading, harming others and himself. ”

Zhou Lao: "Hey, poor people must have something to hate, and it is appropriate to use it here." ”

Wang Xiaoxiao: "I suddenly remembered a line in the recent popular tomb robbery-themed TV series, 'hand it over to the country', if they can report it in time at that time, they may be able to avoid the occurrence of this epidemic." ”

Lu Li nodded and agreed, "The reason why the big truth is the big truth is because it has been proven by practice. ”