Chapter 356: The Plague
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Cheng Shen stood and glanced at her, and didn't answer her words, "You have the smell of a cat sniffing grass on your body, and the staining on your fingers is the juice residue of a charming flower, but with your identity, you shouldn't be able to touch these herbs." β
"You're privately analyzing the ingredients of pain relievers?"
He asked directly.
Yusefka's flat expression instantly tensed, her eyes behind the lenses became sharp, she yawned in her sheep's clothes, and said, "I don't know what you're talking about...... But painkillers, I do usually take them, if you can give me more I will promise you anything......"
Her movements were a little jerky and she ripped open the twist button of her collar, revealing a large patch of white greasy.
If she hadn't held a scalpel in her hand behind her back, it would have been even more tempting.
"If I wanted to expose you, the moment we met, you would have been exposed."
Cheng Shen continued to walk forward without looking back.
"What do you want me to do?" Yusefka inevitably misunderstood what Cheng Shen meant. But she ignored that with the difference in the identities of the two, Cheng Shen didn't need to use such superfluous means at all to do what she wanted.
"I need a helpful assistant."
Cheng Shen said, "You have a talent that others don't have, you can help me, in exchange, I will use my identity to help you get more research materials, and I will also teach you more knowledge." β
He was referring to a talent that was not only Yusefka who could analyze the ingredients of pain relievers.
He also smelled several other herbs on Yusefka's body, and the medicinal properties of those herbs were repulsive to the three main ingredients needed for pain healing, which allowed Cheng Shen to understand what she was doing.
Compared to the benevolence that only has a slight upper hand in Barufo's inner world.
Yusefka's heart was almost filled with pity.
Her eyes were vigilant, and she was not coaxed by Cheng Shen's words, and when she was about to say something, Cheng Shen pushed open a ward door.
The pungent smell of blood mixed with the rancid stench poured out.
"Hmm......"
On the humble hospital bed lay a patient covered in gauze, moaning unconsciously, a pustule and festering arm resting on the side of the bed, and an iron basin filled with pus and blood lay underneath.
This is the patient he took on.
"The patient's name was Nader, who worked at the underground sewage cleaning plant, and according to his own description, the onset was just a headache and fever, and then black spots began to appear on his arms, and he was in pain all over his body until he developed ulcers."
Cheng Shen handed over the case in his hand to Yusefka.
He didn't know much about basic medicine, but he could tell that Nader was in the advanced stages of his illness and was now sustaining himself purely on the effects of pain relievers.
However, don't say it's handed over to Dr. Raven for treatment.
Even in modern times, the probability of being able to save a top tertiary hospital with very developed medical technology is probably not more than one percent.
"Why didn't he come earlier?"
Cheng Shen shook his head.
"No money."
Yusefka replied succinctly, she temporarily let go of her vigilance against Cheng Shen, looked at the case and said, "People in the lower city sometimes even have a normal life as a luxury.
The consultation money needed to treat a disease can empty a family at a time. β
"Moreover, it is also because I dare not ......"
She turned her head and glanced at Cheng Shen and didn't say any more, but Cheng Shen understood what she meant.
Dr. Crow's best treatment method is to give people surgery, headache surgery, cold surgery, in short, if the basic medicine is not effective after a round of use, then the next treatment must be surgery.
Cut where it hurts.
However, in an era when the medical level is so backward, not to mention the success rate of surgery, even if it can be successfully completed, if the wound caused by the operation is not properly cleaned, the subsequent infection is enough to kill a person.
Often, patients simply have a cold and fever, and in the end, they lose their lives under the treatment of Dr. Raven.
The official death target for Dr. Raven is about 50 percent.
But it's 1 in 10, 1 percent in mortality.
It's prohibitive.
In this case, people who are not too sick will basically stand up.
As a result, it developed into a serious illness that was difficult to cure.
Nader's Situation,
Just one of the insignificant of the countless typical.
"He must have been bitten by some kind of poisonous rat, and I've seen patients with this condition before...... It took only three days from the onset of the infection to death, and when he died, he was swollen and covered with dark spots, as if he had been cursed. β
Yusevka recalled.
"Plague."
Cheng Shen blurted out.
"This condition has been recorded in the Holy Hospital?" Yusefka asked curiously.
Cheng Shen didn't answer, and said: "If he has plague, then the ordinary people in this clinic are in danger, and the plague can be transmitted through the air, especially those who have come into contact with him are more likely to be infected." β
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Yusefka subconsciously took a step back when he heard this.
From an angle she couldn't see, Cheng Shen's eyes were flooded with a surging golden red halo, and there were indeed a large number of gray-black particles in the free energy molecules in the air, and the source of these floating particles was Nader.
But things didn't get out of hand as expected.
The clinic is filled with smoke from the burning of an herb, which greatly prevents the spread of gray particles.
This inconspicuous protective measure has effectively limited the spread of the plague virus!
"In a magical world, the plague is only a trivial disease...... But it is still a terrible threat to ordinary people. β
Cheng Shen said in his heart.
"Going to have surgery, his illness can't be delayed any longer, and you go tell Balufo and ask him to find out who has been in contact with him since Nader was hospitalized yesterday afternoon, and these people are the most likely to be infected."
He commanded.
"Let Barufo do it...... What about me? β
Yusefka asked.
"You're here to help me, scared?"
Cheng Shen turned around.
Yusefka shook his head firmly.
"That's good, prepare the equipment and medicine for the operation." Cheng Shen changed into a protective suit issued by the clinic, which was cut from a thick tarpaulin and coated with a layer of wax on the surface, covering the whole body and impermeable.
It's a little hard to breathe.
When Cheng Shen came to the hospital bed, Nader, who was wrapped in bandages, was already unconscious, completely immersed in the effect of the painkiller.
Unfastening the bandages on his body, revealing a shocking black spot festering, a disgusting sight that could make people unable to eat for three days.
"It's a bit of a hassle to operate on him."
Cheng Shen said secretly.
According to Dr. Raven's usual level, at least half of his body tissue would have to be removed from him, but if he did that, he would basically die. This case is quite tricky among all the patients in the clinic.
"I'm afraid I didn't plan to let him get out alive after picking him up......"
He suddenly figured it out.
Such a patient is actually a free performance for the clinic, and even if he dies, the consultation fee will not be returned. You only need to give him a symbolic treatment, and you can make a steady profit by dragging him until he is seriously ill and hangs up.
After all.
Every Raven Doctor has so many indicators of death......
"I'm glad you met me."
Cheng Shen said softly.
The door to the ward was pushed open again, and Yusefka, also dressed in a protective suit, walked in with bottles and cans and surgical instruments.
Cheng Shen took out a black vial from it, the liquid was swaying in the bottle, the cork on the seal had been soaked, and he could smell a strong smell of rust when he sniffed it.
Wave.
Cheng Shen uncorked the wooden cork and poured the liquid inside into Nader's mouth, pouring about half of it before he stopped with some distress.
This bottle of anesthetic was his free quota for a week, and half of it was used by the first patient.
After that, you will inevitably have to order additional from the Holy Hospital.
Luckily, he received a bounty from the church, and there will be plenty of it every night if nothing else......
Lose money and gain fame.
This is the only way he can quickly improve his status at the moment.
"Start the operation."
Cheng Shen picked up a scalpel and swept his gaze coldly over Nader, like a butcher who was thinking about where to start.
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γOperation completed!γ γ
[Hint: Human Anatomy proficiency +50!] γ
[You have learned a new skill - suture!] This skill has been automatically integrated into human anatomy! γ
[Human anatomy has been upgraded to basic medical care!] γ
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With the system's prompt, Cheng Shen cut the thick sutures attached to the flesh and blood, and the black-red ointment smeared Nader's body, and Yusevka then assisted Cheng Shen and rewrapped him into a rice dumpling with a new bandage.
"Uh......"
The effect of the anesthetic seemed to wear off, and Nader, who was put back on the bed, let out a soft groan, which also dispelled Yusefka's worries.
"...... still alive"
Her hands were still trembling as she recalled the tragic scene just now, Yusevka had not seen bloody scenes, and the most they did in this clinic was to dispose of corpses as cheap assistants.
She has also temporarily assisted other doctors in performing surgeries, but none of the crow doctors have done it like Cheng Shen......
atrocious
Elegance.
These two words are difficult to use to describe the same thing.
But Yusefka's experience when he watched Cheng Shen undergo surgery was as if he was carving a perfect work of art.
His indifferent and precise operation is like a murderous executioner, who has not dissected a hundred and eighty corpses, and will never be able to accurately find the location of every organ or even every blood vessel like he can!
The more you think about it.
The more Yusevka felt how terrifying the gaze behind that mask was!
"Wait until tomorrow to bleed again, and that's pretty much it."
Cheng Shen washes his hands.
It's not hard to cure Nader.
The difficulty is how to make others not see what means they are using.
Cheng Shen did not blindly rely on the Light Divine Technique, on the one hand, because of Yusefka's presence.
Again.
The remaining energy fluctuations after the Light Spell cast are too obvious.
Even if someone comes to check every three or five days, they can find some clues.
If he wants to manage his identity as a crow doctor, he must have basic medical knowledge. Taking the opportunity of this operation, Cheng Shen also integrated what he had learned and finally acquired basic medical skills.
Although it is the foundation.
But it represents his medical level officially entering the house.
"That's ...... All right? β
Yusefka has not forgotten Nader's previous inhuman appearance, and the whole half basin of rotten flesh and pus and blood next to the second bed can prove his previous state!
"Tonight is a hurdle to see if he can get through it."
Cheng Shen said casually.
Of course, this is just an excuse to perfunctory Yusefka to look less shocking, with his soul power to continue his life, it is difficult for the patient to die.
"The diseased tissue has been removed, and the rest of the infection is in the blood, so it needs to be drained again. If his willpower to survive can survive tonight, there won't be much of a problem with follow-up treatment. β
He was vaccinated in advance.
Even so.
Yusefka's eyes changed dramatically when he looked at him.
"Clean it up, be careful not to touch the skin, and then disinfect it with smoke."
Cheng Shen reminded.
The quest hasn't been completed yet, so it seems that it will be necessary to wait until Nader is fully conscious, but three days is certainly enough time for this quest.
He didn't have time to rest.
Back in the consultation room, a patient who was either dressed in bandages or looked fanatical and uncontrollable had been waiting in a small room for a long time.
"My lord! Please save me! β
"Are you really trying to help us get free treatment? You can't try to experiment with us......"
As soon as Cheng Shen appeared, these people immediately shouted.
"Quiet!"
Balufu maintained order, he first handed a pamphlet to Cheng Shen, "My lord, I have investigated the assistants who have been in contact with the patient since yesterday, and some of them have already shown the symptoms of infection you mentioned!" β
"Seven people have been in contact with him? So many assistants in the clinic? β
Cheng Shen glanced at it and said in surprise.
"Many people can't find a job to eat, but the dean is kind and willing to take them in.
Another reason is that when the assistant is infected by the patient, the probability is very high, and the replacement is very frequent, especially the temporary assistant who is not assigned to the doctor......"
Barufo's tone was very embarrassed.
"Here, isolate them first, and if they don't cooperate, you go to the director and say, I suspect that there is a terrible disease spreading in the clinic, and if it is not stopped in time, it will have a serious impact.
In addition, the addresses of these individuals were ascertained. β
Cheng Shen said.
"Spread the disease?!"
Balufo was so frightened that he quickly covered the veil on his face.
My heart is even more cold, secretly thinking that there is a spread of disease, why didn't you say it earlier! I've been in contact with all of them!
In fact.
Cheng Shen is just a habitual play of a cautious nature.
The lavender smoke in the clinic can basically block the transmission of the plague virus through the air, and as long as it does not come into direct contact with the source of the disease, it will not be bitten by fleas, poisonous insects and other creatures carrying the plague virus.
The risk of infection is still very low.
But outside the clinic.
I'm afraid this problem is serious.
First of all, Nader's family and all the people he has been in contact with in the past few days have a very high chance of being infected, and once infected, it will develop into a secondary transmission body, causing a wider spread and more people affected.
And those physician assistants must have been home last night......
Besides, who knows if Nader was the first person to be infected?
Cheng Shen was thoughtful.
The lower city is home to more than seventy percent of the population of the old city, and there is almost no supernatural strength to defend it. Once this acute outbreak of plague spreads, it will cause a large number of casualties in a short period of time!
Cheng Shen didn't know if this would affect him.
However, at this critical juncture, there are sudden signs of a outbreak of highly lethal diseases......
He couldn't help but think about it.
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