Chapter 308: Rabies

Now it is certain that Jiang Yuqing these are not zombies at all, but some kind of contagious disease that makes people behave like zombies.
In order to avoid more unfortunate souls being injured, Jiang Yuqing asked the brothers Zhu and Shuan to come forward and help.
A few people joined forces to force the patient into an empty house, tying him up with ropes. Jiang Yuqing asked them to guard outside and carefully examined the patient, then took a tube of blood to the spiritual realm for testing.
The test result is rabies.
When Jiang Yuqing told everyone about this result, they were all surprised. The wild Taoist recalled his various embarrassing actions against "zombies" before, almost wanting to find a stone to drill into.
Huayangzi asked Jiang Yuqing, "What should we do now?"
Jiang Yuqing replied, "Rabies is an incurable disease with a 100% fatality rate once symptoms appear." Although she can use revival techniques to cure them, it would come at a great cost.
Moreover, even if she exerts all her energy, she probably won't be able to save both people, and the rest will also die.
It is better to tackle the root cause and solve the source of the disease correctly.
She hesitated for a moment and then said, "There are three points. First, kill all the dogs in the area and burn them."
Second, all the patients must be gathered together and isolated, they can no longer be mixed with healthy people in this area, otherwise none of the healthy people in the area will be able to stay."
Three, carefully investigate and isolate all individuals who have been bitten or scratched by dogs, or who have been injured by patients. Rabies has a very long incubation period, with the longest being over ten years.
These people have not been infected yet, and I can still find a way to help them.
Everyone responded to her words without exception.
With only a few of them, it was naturally insufficient. So everyone returned to the entrance. Seeing them coming, the chief quickly opened the door and let them out.
Jiang Yuqing straightforwardly said, "There are no zombies inside, they are infected with rabies."
The captain was momentarily stunned but soon understood, relieving the anxiety that had lingered for days. He lowered his head heavily and said, "Please give your orders, Your Majesty."
Jiang Yuqing gathered everyone for a brief meeting and then asked them to go down and prepare, take necessary precautions, and be ready to enter the restricted area early tomorrow morning.
At the same time, spread this message to the local authorities as quickly as possible and request their assistance.
众人分头去忙，不提。
蒋禹清把大栓子和大柱子兄弟叫来，把剩下的银子结给了他们，告诉他们可以回去了。
这兄弟俩却不愿离开，说：“娘娘这么尊贵身份，都愿意为了普通的百姓身陷险地，我们兄弟贱命一条，又有什么豁不出去的。”
Consistency was requested to go along, and Jiang Yuqing agreed, taking into account the idea of having multiple people as helpers.
Early the next day, everyone followed Jiang Yuqing's instructions and completed all necessary layers of protection, with not a single person slacking off.
They are facing a group of irrational or uncontrollable, dangerous terminally ill patients.
One careless move could result in being scratched or bitten, and subsequently infected. When it comes to life and death, no one jokes around with their own lives.
This time, there are a total of one hundred people who have entered the qualifying round. Each one is strong and even proficient in martial arts.
According to the planned schedule, after entering, they will be divided into two teams. One team of twenty people will specialize in killing dogs. It is not only dogs, but also all animals in the enclosure that carry rabies, such as bats, etc.
A team of eighty people first cleared several houses and reinforced doors and windows to isolate those infected with rabies.
Subsequently, all the rabies patients were gathered and isolated, and a total of two hundred and thirty-seven people were separated and quarantined in eighteen houses.
The remaining people heard that the sickness spreading in the village was not caused by zombies, but by a disease called rabies.
After days of tension and being constantly in fear, the villagers' spirits were immediately relaxed, and many people couldn't help but burst into tears.
No one knows how scared they were during the days of being surrounded, with the fear of death constantly looming over them.
Or one could say, they would rather die than become those monstrous creatures who are neither human nor ghost.
Heard that they still had a chance of survival, so under the protection of the soldiers, they lined up neatly and received treatment from Jiang Yuqing.
In the end, Jiang Yuqing selected over two hundred villagers who were infected with the rabies virus. Among these people, only eleven were bitten or scratched within twenty-four hours (forty-eight hours).
Jiang Yu administered rabies and tetanus vaccines to them individually.
There are still two thousand one hundred and fourteen remaining, but they were bitten or scratched for too long, even if they received the vaccines it was too late. Jiang Yu could only eliminate the virus from their bodies one by one.
With her current ability, even if she tries her best every day, she can only treat 3-4 people. With so many patients, it would take at least a month to treat them all.
During such a long period of time, all we can do is pray that no one else will fall ill.
We thought that things were under control after all. But unexpectedly, on the second day of Jiang Yuqing's start of clearing the virus for the patients, something happened.
During the night, one of the isolated dormitories for rabies patients unexpectedly opened. All the rabies patients locked inside escaped, catching the officials off guard. In the process of emergency capture, several officials were bitten and scratched.
Fortunately, there is still the option of getting vaccinated.
At first, everyone thought it was just an accident caused by a door not being properly closed, so further measures were taken to strengthen the inspection of facilities such as doors and windows, and all of them were locked with large locks. At the same time, night patrols were increased.
Unexpectedly, even with such strict management. On the second night, a door of one of the dormitories was still opened, and the rabid patients locked inside ran out again.
The housekeeper in charge immediately sensed that something was amiss and ordered a thorough inspection, which revealed the problem.
The door was not opened by the rabies patient himself from the inside, but by someone who deliberately used a wire to poke open the lock from the outside and released them.
He realized that there must be a mole within the enclosed area.
Because the healthy villagers inside the enclosure were not foolish enough to intentionally release these rabies-infected patients when they knew they could survive.
Even family members wouldn't do it. Sometimes, human nature is so rational (indifferent).
The captain is also smart, quietly capturing the patient again and locking him/her up, muttering, "Damn it, these patients are so troublesome."
This door is so thick that it can be opened just like an animal. It made me wake up in the middle of the night to catch someone, without even getting any sleep."
At the same time, he secretly sent someone to give a message to Jiang Yuqing. Jiang Yuqing also realized the seriousness of the situation.
She said that although rabies is contagious, it is not a respiratory infectious disease. It can only be transmitted under specific conditions. How could so many people be infected in such a short period of time? It is truly unscientific.
If it's due to human factors, then it makes sense.
But what is the purpose of the culprit behind the scenes? Why would he or she do this?
She suddenly felt a bit nostalgic for Wuya.
Since the last parade, Jingyan has sent Wuya to the Dali Temple with the aim of not wasting talent.
Now that guy is making a name for himself at the Dali Temple.
With his boundless meticulousness, if he were here, she would surely not have been so worried.
Forget it, let's wait until dawn to decide. If things don't work out, I'll send a message to Ayan and have him transfer Noya to her.
On the next day, Jiang Yuqing took the opportunity of treating patients to gather several important figures, including the captain, and held a meeting. Even Huayangzi, was also forcibly enlisted by her.
Three mediocre craftsmen are no match for one outstanding strategist like Zhuge Liang. It is always better to brainstorm collectively than for one person to grope in the dark.
Currently, the enemy is hidden while we are exposed, and they are spreading rumors and witch-hunting. Disturbing the grass will only startle the snake and bring no benefits. The ultimate result of the discussion will be to lure the snake out of its hole.
The patrol car was the same as the previous night, with no apparent differences in appearance, but it was actually tense inside. Jiang Yuqing was meditating in the room, but his consciousness kept scanning outside.
However, the night passed without incident.
Obviously, the culprit behind the scenes also realized the danger and chose to temporarily lie low. This continued for several days. However, everyone did not relax their vigilance, but became even more alert.
After a few more days passed. It was raining during the day, and the sky was gloomy. At night, it was dark and windy, the perfect time for the crime.
A dark and mysterious figure, all in black, sneaked past the patrol guards, sneaking around and arrived in front of the quarantine center for rabies patients.
After observing for a while, the person took a bent piece of thin wire and fumbled it into the keyhole. After a moment of tinkering, there was a click, and a hint of satisfaction appeared on the face behind the black mask.
Just as he was about to open the door, he suddenly felt a coolness on his neck, and a large knife was held against his throat.
He was startled and turned his head to see a blaze of fire behind him. A thought flashed through his mind: It's over, I've been tricked.
The battalion commander propped open the door with one hand, preventing the patients inside from running out, and gestured to the small soldiers behind him to lock the door again.
Pressing a knife against him, the bound man was brought to the outside of the room where Jiang Yuqing was.
The commander entered the room and chugged a bowl of water, spitting it out angrily, "Finally caught you. Your Highness, should we start the interrogation now?"
Jiang Yuqing said, "The night is long and full of dreams. Bring him in!"
Before long, the man in black was brought in and his mask was torn off. It was an extremely ordinary face, the kind that would go unrecognized in a crowd.
Jiang Yuqing tapped on the desktop with his finger and asked, "Why did you do this?"
The person remained silent for a while, and then spoke in rough Southwest Mandarin, saying, "I need money, I just need money to get things done!"
"How much did you take, whose money did you take, and is the other party male or female? What do they look like?"
The man in black said: "Fifty taels."
But Big Pillar got angry, and gave him a hard kick to the ground: "You damn bastard, have you lost all sense of conscience? Doing such despicable things for just fifty taels? Do you know how many people you will harm by doing this?"
Then the man in black, after being kicked, also became furious, cursing, "Do you know how much fifty taels of silver is? I can never earn that much money in my entire life."
You've never experienced hunger or poverty! Don't ask me to release a few patients; even if you ask me to commit murder or arson, I will do it!
"What is conscience, money is the only truth, it can feed me, make my family eat their fill, and let me live with dignity!"