Chapter 39: The Old Man
After that, my hands were cuffed to the foot of the table, and I couldn't move.
Aaron approached me embarrassed: "I'm sorry Ah Chen, I didn't tell you, this was originally the mission of this team's existence, I temporarily joined this team because I wanted to save more survivors, but I also had to accept such rules, so I ......"
"I don't blame you Aaron, I just didn't expect it to turn out like this."
Dr. Qin Luo began to draw Lu Feng's blood for testing, which made his already blood loss even worse. Lu Feng groaned and continued unconscious.
The blood is drawn into a test tube and placed into a machine the size of a desktop computer. The cantilevers of the machine began to spin wildly in the dimly lit furniture store.
At this time, Xiao Jiu walked up to Qin Luo and asked, "Doctor, although I am not an expert in virology, I think this detection method is tantamount to looking for a needle in a haystack, and the possibility of finding antibodies is simply minimal, why do you want to risk doing such a thing?" β
Qin Luo raised his head, behind the dim glasses lenses were a pair of listless eyes, and he asked, "When all the methods have been tasted, what other methods can be tried?" β
Xiao Jiu originally wanted to persuade him to let us go to the hospital, but he didn't expect him to ask such a philosophical question.
Qin Luo said: "Of course, the only way is to continue to try all methods, this is the spirit of science." β
Xiao Jiu was speechless.
Qin Luo opened the conversation and said: "In addition to those of us who are willing to take the risk of going out to find immunizers, there are many scientists who are isolating and searching for genes related to diseased proteins from human genomes, and trying to build effective immune vaccines through testing and analysis, but to be honest, this stupid method is not as happy as me looking for a needle in a haystack." β
Xiao Jiu asked curiously, "What is the current progress?" β
"Now, the quarantine area is struggling to get in touch with other quarantine areas and the remnants of scientific research institutions abroad, hoping to share their research results, but the situation is not optimistic. I haven't figured out if it's a virus or not......"
I was reminded of Lu Feng's experiment, where viruses only infect living bodies, and zombies are not living organisms.
At this time, Lu Feng's results had already come out, and Qin Luo shook his head in disappointment. Then it was Xiao Jiu's turn. Test tubes made of blood flew again in the machine.
Team Xu was not interested in the process and theory, so he instructed the two special combat team members to go to the roof of the building before it was dark to continue the search for survivors, and then walked up to Guan Fei and asked him to do the test for the third one.
My mood is in a hurry, it will take five or six hours for all of us to finish the test, Lu Feng can't wait so long, I have to think of a way.
While I was meditating, Dr. Qin continued to say to Xiao Jiu: "The current situation is a bit like the discovery of prions back then, although it has the word 'virus', prions are not a virus at all, but a pathogenic factor, like a key to open the door to human protein mutation. Although there is no definite evidence, it seems that the zombie 'virus' has such signs at present......"
Half an hour later, Xiao Jiu's results also came out, and he was disappointed again. Half an hour later, Guan Fei's results were also unsatisfactory, and then it was Xiao Rou's turn. Time was ticking, and I seemed to see the hourglass made of the life of the land breeze being turned upside down, and the blood of life was drying up bit by bit.
Team Xu was still drawing the target of the next test, and I couldn't bear it, so I shouted at him: "Please take my turn after this test is over!" β
He turned a deaf ear, came to Xiao Lin's face, pointed at her and said, "You." β
No, we couldn't wait any longer, and we stood up. A gun was immediately aimed at me, and it was the special combat soldier named Xiao Yang.
I glanced at him, then said calmly, "You have to check me first, because...... Because I used to bite zombies. β
The shock caused by this sentence was beyond imagination, and all the uninformed people focused their eyes on me. Qin Luo immediately pushed aside the crowd and walked over, grabbed my mouth and looked left and right, as if he wanted to see the vaccine from it, and said excitedly, "Really? Are you serious? β
I nodded, wanting to explain the ins and outs of the situation, but found that there was no need for this at all, and my priority was immediately raised to the highest level, Qin Luo excitedly inserted the needle into my vein, and unceremoniously pulled out a large tube of blood.
Aaron also asked, "When did it happen?" You're a fat kid! β
I had to smile wryly. Then he shouted to Team Xu: "If it is confirmed that I am carrying antibodies, then the others can set off together to save Lu Feng, right?" β
He nodded.
I continued, "Again, if it turns out that I don't have antibodies, then people who have already been tested can come with me, right?" β
Team Xu said with some annoyance: "If you want to die, you must stay and listen to your respect!" β
Xiao Lin only reacted in hindsight at this time, grabbed me and said, "Wait, I'm going too, let's go when my test results come out." β
I don't look at it, I'm noncommittal. From the moment we arrived in the city centre, we were in danger, and we can expect that the road to the hospital would only get harder. If I could have avoided it, how could I let Xiao Lin continue to be in danger? In fact, Xiao Jiu is responsible for treating Lu Feng, so he must go, Guan Fei is the strength guarantee to the hospital, and it is also indispensable, in addition, I don't want to involve more people.
My results seemed to come out, and in the dimly lit room, I saw Qin Luo coming over with doubts, ready to make an announcement.
"How did it turn out?" Even Team Xu asked eagerly, because this result was related to whether they could stay in this ghost town or evacuate.
Dr. Qin Luo sighed, shook his head, and announced that I was not an antibody carrier.
"But didn't he bite a zombie?" Xu asked.
Qin Luo said: "If he is not lying, it proves that the virus is only transmitted through blood and wounds, and unless there is a broken mucosal part of the body that comes into contact with the virus, it is not easy to be infected." β
"But what happened to the high fever after that?" Xiao Jiu asked.
That's right, I thought I was going to be the walking dead, but then I miraculously got better.
Qin Luo explained: "Of course, there are many other kinds of germs in the body of the deceased, and it is not incomprehensible to bite such a serious illness. β
Xiao Jiu let out an "oh". Qin Luo lowered his head and muttered to himselfβsince the contagiousness is not as good as ordinary germs, what is it to occupy the world?
But how can I manage so much, and shouted to Xiao Yang, the special police officer standing aside: "The matter has come to an end, help me unlock it!" β
After asking Team Xu with his eyes, he curtly helped me unshackle me. I immediately shouted to Guan Fei and Xiao Jiu: "Let's go, let's go immediately!" β
Xiao Lin stood in front of me at this time and said resolutely: "No, I want to go with you, my test results will come out soon." β
I put my hands on her shoulders and pointed at the dying Lu Feng with my chin: "No, we can't delay any longer, you also know that time waits for no one." β
Her eyes suddenly turned red, and she said unwillingly: "Okay, you go first, and when my results come out, I will catch up with you." β
I was shocked, how can this work? Isn't that putting the cart before the horse? I patiently explained: "We can't let you go on the road alone, so in the end, we still have to wait for you for time, in case Lu Feng's illness is delayed because of this......"
She finally frowned, tears rolling in her eyes: "But...... We've been through so much together to survive, what if you don't come back? β
Seeing her sad appearance, I felt infinite pity in my heart, so I grabbed her hands tightly and said, "I promise you, we will come back alive!" β
At this time, Lin Yu and the dog also came over, pulled her away, and comforted her to trust her companions. This made her quietly reassured.
Guan Fei carried Lu Feng on his back, and we also picked up the weapons and prepared for action. At this time, Su Aaron patted the rifle on his chest and came to me: "How can this kind of work of saving Private Ryan not count me as a buddy?" β
"Are you going with you?" I was moved. In the class, although Su Yalun is the class president, he usually never puts on a show, mingles with his classmates, and is very popular in the class. Of course, I want people like that to be a help.
But at this time, a female voice shouted: "Su Aaron, you are not allowed to go!" β
We were all frightened by this high-pitched female voice, which turned out to be Song Lili. She came to us, clasped her hands, and said, "...... In short, you are not allowed to go. Xiao Jiu, I advise you not to go, there are a lot of resources here, there is no need to go to the hospital to have surgery, and you don't know how dangerous it is outside, and how low the probability of coming back alive is. β
"Lily ......," Aaron muttered.
I instantly realized how selfish I was in wishing Aaron to go with me, he had just found his own happiness, and he was not obligated to accompany us on the adventure. I patted him on the shoulder, "Aaron, Teacher Lily is right, you have an obligation to protect everyone here, and you have forgotten your mission?" You have to save more survivors, and we wouldn't be here alive without you, and the same is true for other survivors. β
Suddenly, there was a round of applause in the dimly lit room, and everyone turned their eyes to the man sitting in the corner of the sofa. An old man. He has white hair but is fairy-like, and wears a loose white cotton shirt.
The old man took out a long knife from behind the sofa, which looked a bit like a Japanese samurai sword, but the curvature of the blade was a bit different. He came to us and looked at us in turn.
When he saw Guan Fei, he stroked his beard: "Well, it belongs to the type of indiscriminate punching to kill the master, and brute force alone is enough." β
Then he looked at me and frowned, "You little devil shouldn't have much ability...... But it's a donkey, and I shouldn't listen to you if you don't go. β
Finally, he came to Aaron and said, "Little ghost, you're not a real armed policeman, are you?" Seeing your feet floating and flawed, you should be a layman, right? β
Hearing these sharp criticisms, Aaron became angry: "What are you talking about, old man? β
The old man suddenly flashed, pushed his shoulder against Aaron's chest, and then touched Aaron's knee with the hilt of his long knife, and he fell to the ground, curled up, and groaned.
"Hey, what are you doing?" SWAT officer Xiao Yang raised his gun because his companion was beaten. But as soon as the old man's body sank, he quickly approached the opponent's abdomen with the help of a short body dive, and as soon as the handle of the knife was topped, Xiao Yang was so painful that he knelt on the ground holding his abdomen.
"I've lived long enough to know the reincarnation of heaven." The old man said, "The world must have become like this because of its own sins, and I wanted to do nothing but let go and die easily......"
"But I was touched by your story," he continued, "and you made me feel like I was younger again. In that case, let the old man accompany you to hell! β
The old man stood proudly in the light, heroic.