Chapter 324: Chapter 324 The Virus is Indeed the Same
Talking about this, Liu Zheng suddenly froze.
He had thought that this trip was merely about practicing medicine to save others, and moreover, to help Liu Jiaxin with some matters, but why did it have to be related to him?
"What are you saying? Leave the small mountain village? I, what exactly am I supposed to do on this trip?"
"Liu Zheng, oh Liu Zheng, are you really that naive? Do you even know who you are going to meet this time? What is his official rank? Do you know what he can control?"
"What he can control seems to have nothing to do with me, oh, I see that you are the one making these calculations, Liu Jiaxin. If that’s the case, then let me tell you, you might as well give up on that idea, because I will absolutely not leave this small mountain village."
"You, why can’t you understand? A man will seek to climb higher and water will flow to lower ground. After all these years, do you really plan to just keep working and guard this place forever?"
"That’s right, this is my career, and moreover, I must take on this responsibility. Now, my brother is not here, and if he were, he would certainly not agree, so you should just give up on this idea."
"Liu Zheng, let me tell you, this kind of opportunity is very rare. If you give up now, you might not get another chance like this for who knows how long."
"Even if it takes a very long time, it still has nothing to do with me. Alright, then you can arrange for someone else. After I’m done here, I will contact you, that’s it."
"Hello, hello, Liu Zheng, Liu Zheng."
Liu Jiaxin hadn’t finished speaking when Liu Zheng hastily hung up the phone.
Good grief, without this call, Liu Zheng would still be in the dark, thinking it was about something else.
Unexpectedly, Jia Xin had always harbored the idea of wanting him to achieve great success and to fly out of this mountain village.
Based solely on Liu Zheng’s own abilities, couldn’t he do exactly that?
However, Liu Zheng was very clear and well aware that his roots were here, so as long as his roots were here, he would be here too, and he would never leave in this lifetime.
Unconsciously, it was already late at night, and he realized that it had grown even quieter outside, no longer hearing the previous hurried footsteps.
Perhaps, tonight he could finally get a good night’s rest.
Although he was filled with doubts, no matter how anxious he was, he couldn’t immediately resolve the current issue.
The most important point was that he had to wait for the final test results of the vagabond, to see if there was any inevitable connection with the previous old man.
If there indeed was a connection, then he must combine these two matters into one and thoroughly investigate.
But if there were no results, or if it was unrelated to that matter, then what should he do next?
Liu Zheng was awakened by a series of urgent ringing from the phone. He picked up the mobile phone and saw it was actually Director Xiao calling.
With a start, he sat up straight in bed and then placed the phone to his ear.
"Hello, Director Xiao, how is it going, do we have results now?"
"Is there anyone with you right now? Are you alone?"
"Yes, I’m alone, you can speak freely, there’s no one here."
With just a simple question, Liu Zheng could guess the result had to be beyond his expectations, or else Director Xiao wouldn’t be so cautious.
"After a whole night of careful analysis and comparison in the lab, we mixed the two body fluids together for a detailed parameter comparison. We found that the vagrant indeed carries that terrifying virus, which is exactly the same as the one found in the previous old man, even the gene sequence is identical."
For some reason, upon hearing the result, Liu Zheng felt as if a weight had been lifted from his heart.
Perhaps he had been worrying about something, but now that worry seemed to have completely disappeared.
"Just as I suspected, I guessed right. By the way, what about the body? Has it been sent for cremation already?"
"He was a vagrant, with no children or family ties, and no relatives or friends. This method of handling is probably the simplest and most direct. Our unit has someone specifically in charge of it."
"So you mean to say, you frequently contact the crematorium and then have specialized personnel transport these bodies over there, is that what you mean?"
"That’s right, that’s exactly what I mean. What’s the matter?"
"I wanted to ask, who is responsible for transporting the bodies? Is he a staff member of your hospital?"
"There is no one among our hospital staff that does this kind of work. We hire temporary workers from outside. Each time, we just call him, and he is responsible for driving the vehicle and carrying the body over there, then takes care of the paperwork."
Liu Zheng seemed to suddenly think of something; his heart skipped a beat, and then his brow furrowed slightly.
"So you’re saying, throughout the whole cremation process, none of your hospital’s medical staff were involved?"
"We’re talking about a dead person here, and just cremating them. What would our doctors be doing there? Besides, that’s not where we save lives and heal wounds, and they were declared dead here anyway."
"Oh, Director Xiao, I have a small favor to ask, I don’t know if you can help me out?"
"Go ahead, Dr. Liu, as long as it’s within my ability, I will certainly do my best to cooperate."
As he spoke, Liu Zheng glanced at the time. It was just barely 6:00 AM.
"Do this, I’ll come to the hospital to find you later. Could you let me meet the two people responsible for the physical transportation?"
"There’s no problem with that. He has been cooperating with us for a long time, so one call and he can come over right away."
"Alright, I understand. I’ll contact you after I arrive later, that’s it."
Liu Zheng had to hastily hang up the phone because, at that moment, he heard an urgent knocking on the door.
That sound, one could tell right away, definitely indicated there was a patient in distress.
He had intended to deal with the matter early, but it seemed he’d have to set it aside once more.
"Dr. Liu, Dr. Liu."
Then a woman’s voice came through.
Liu Zheng quickly ran to the door, opened it, and saw the second sister-in-law from the eastern part of the village, drenched in sweat, holding a boy about seven or eight years old in her arms.
Liu Zheng looked down and noticed the boy’s complexion was waxen and his breathing was rapid, his hand continuously held to his stomach, clearly indicating great pain from the abdominal distress.
