Lianhai First People's Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases.

Two radiation sickness patients were admitted to the infectious diseases ward because of a secondary severe infection.

Standing outside the infectious disease ward, Gu Yanan asked Gu Jiashu, "Have the belongings of the two patients been checked?" ”

"Our hospital has portable equipment to detect radiation, and they have checked all their belongings, and no radioactive sources have been found."

The radioactive source is not near the patient, it is in the area where the patient lives and works.

Gu Yanan asked again, "Is the identity information of the two patients clear?" ”

"The fat man who was first sent to the hospital is called Wang Hongyun, he fainted on the street this morning, was found by passers-by and sent to the hospital, we know according to the ID card information in his clothes pocket, he is from Niushan Village, Niushan Township, Lianhai City, that is, a person from Niushan Island, and another patient is named Zhang Feng, the owner of a jewelry store in the eastern district of Lianhai City, after waking up from a nap at noon, he was sent to the hospital because he felt headache and nausea."

Gu Yanan: "Did you ask about the radioactive source?" ”

Gu Jiashu: "Wang Hongyun has been in a coma since he was sent to the hospital, I can't ask, the jewelry store owner Zhang Feng is awake, but I can't ask any valuable clues, we are not disease control personnel, and it is always a little worse to do on-site investigations, you can go in and ask again." ”

Gu Yanan was about to enter the ward to inquire, when he suddenly remembered Nan Hanfei, who had been following him.

Nan Hanfei is a policeman, don't waste such a good resource.

Gu Yanan said to Nan Hanfei, "Captain Nan, there is something I want you to help with. ”

Nan Hanfei said directly, "You want me to check if there is a recent report record about the theft of radioactive sources, right?" ”

Gu Yanan felt that talking to smart people was labor-saving, "Yes, can Captain Nan help?" ”

"Yes, I can go back to the police station to check now, but it's already past 10 o'clock in the evening, you go back alone, I'm worried about your safety."

Gu Yanan pointed to Gu Jiashu, a doctor in a white coat, "My brother is here, don't worry, it's no problem." ”

"Okay, you wait for my news, and I'll call you immediately if there is a result."

Nan Hanfei left, Gu Yanan and Gu Jiashu changed into isolation gowns and entered the infectious disease room.

In the transfer ward, Zhang Feng, the owner of the jewelry store, was lying on the hospital bed, full of tubes, although he was awake, the organs of his body had begun to show signs of failure.

Gu Yanan pulled a chair and sat next to the bed, looking at it so closely, he found that Zhang Feng's hands had turned black, which was a sign that he was about to start necrosis, there were bloodshots at the corners of his mouth, which were blood stains left by just vomiting, and there were still fallen hair on the pillow.

Zhang Feng's symptoms reminded Gu Yanan of the pictures of radiation patients he had seen in the literature before, that was two people who were irradiated in a nuclear waste disposal accident in Japan, after dozens of days of treatment, but the patient still died, and later the relevant literature reported the patient's treatment plan and photos of patients on different days, according to the course of the disease, Zhang Feng's symptoms will become more and more serious, in addition to vomiting, hair loss, secondary infection, there will also be skin bleeding, diffuse intravascular coagulation, autoimmune disorders and a series of symptoms.

Before asking, Gu Yanan glanced at Gu Jiashu, Gu Jiashu understood, and introduced to Zhang Feng: "This is Director Gu of the Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, she wants to ask you some questions, you can tell the truth." ”

Zhang Feng moved his head slightly, indicating that he understood.

Gu Yanan began to ask, "Do you know Wang Hongyun?" ”

"Acquaintance."

"Tell me all the news you know about Wang Hongyun, and tell me what you know, especially in the last few days, your common experience."

"Wang Hongyun is a gangster, he is from Niushan Island, usually lives on Niushan Island, I know him because more than two years ago, Wang Hongyun suddenly took a bag of gold and silver jewelry to my store, said that it was to be sold cheaply, I know that the origin of these jewelry is unknown, but at that time I was greedy for money, accepted the jewelry, gave Wang Hongyun a little money, since then Wang Hongyun has any jewelry, to my store to sell.

Recently, Wang Hongyun has come to my store quite frequently, once or twice a month, and every time he comes, he brings some gold earrings, gold pendants, gold lock plates and the like for women and children. ”

Gu Yanan asked, "When was the last time he came to your store?" ”

"Early this morning, before dawn and before I woke up, Wang Hongyun came to my jewelry store and knocked on the door, and he told me mysteriously that he had found a treasure and wanted to sell it to me."

"What kind of baby?" Gu Yanan asked a little nervously.

"A sapphire that glows."

Gu Yanan's heart trembled, and he hurriedly asked, "Can you describe the specific appearance of that sapphire?" ”

"It's just a small round ball, not like stone, not glass, more like metal, but heavier than gold, I've never seen this material, it must be a very rare sapphire, it can emit a faint blue light in the dark, and under the light, there is nothing unusual to see."

Gu Yanan was already very sure in his heart that the sapphire that the jewelry store owner Zhang Feng said must be a radioactive source.

Regardless of the specific type of radioactive source, as well as how the strictly controlled radioactive source came into the hands of Wang Hongyun and Zhang Feng, the most important thing now is to find the location of this radioactive source, otherwise the radioactive source will cause great harm to the surrounding people.

Gu Yanan hurriedly asked, "Where is that sapphire now?" ”

"It's in the first drawer of the bedside table in my bedroom on the second floor of my jewelry store."

Gu Yanan stood up, ready to take people and instruments to search the jewelry store.

Zhang Feng, the owner of the jewelry store lying on the hospital bed, saw that the disease control staff was about to leave in a hurry, and hurriedly asked: "Is there a problem with the sapphire I received?" ”

"It's not a sapphire, it's probably because you're sick."

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Lianhai City, East District Commercial Street, Zhang Feng Jewelry Store.

Gu Yanan called Lu Li and Zhou Jie to inform them that it was already 1:15 a.m. when they arrived at Zhang Feng's jewelry store in a radiation protection suit, carrying lead canisters that could hold radioactive sources, and driving the on-site epidemic investigation vehicle for disease control.

Gu Yanan first used a radiation detection instrument to check around the jewelry store, but did not find that the radiation exceeded the standard.

Gu Yanan thought to himself, could it be that the owner of the jewelry store put the radioactive source in a lead canister?

Lu Li stepped forward and knocked on the door, and after a few minutes, the door was opened.

It was Zhang Feng's elderly mother who opened the door.

Since Zhang Feng was sent to the hospital in the afternoon, Zhang Feng's wife has been in the hospital to accompany him, Zhang Feng's parents have stayed in the store to take care of the business, and they have stayed on the second floor at night to take care of Zhang Feng's five-year-old son.

Grandma Zhang looked at the heavily armed disease control personnel, looked puzzled, and asked, "Who are you?" What is this for? ”