City's Best Divine Doctor-Chapter 1556 - 1555: Good Intentions Gone Awry

The rescue soldiers have not taken a break since 2 PM yesterday, and they were very surprised to see that Ye Qiu and the other two were unharmed.

"Dr. Ye, you scared us to death. Where did you guys go?" a medical expert asked.

"We got lost for a long time yesterday and spent the night on the mountain." Ye Qiu hadn’t expected them to find him so quickly, but he guessed it was likely due to the severe condition of the patients down the mountain.

As the soldiers prepared to take the three of them down the mountain, Ye Qiu said, "I just climbed into that cave. So I suspect that the source of the infectious disease virus you are looking for is in the cave. Those bats are likely one of the virus sources, and there are many mummies inside. You can go and have a look."

Bats?

Mummies?

The rescue soldiers were surprised, as were the medical experts.

However, Ye Qiu didn’t plan to go back up. From the water handed to him by the soldiers, Ye Qiu took a few sips and then passed it to Wen Xin and Zhou Wenting to drink.

"Dr. Ye, we heard tiger roars last night. You didn’t encounter a tiger, did you?"

In fact, the rescuers thought there might really be tigers on the mountain when they heard the tiger calls. If true, it would definitely be South China tigers.

The South China tigers are nearly extinct. Unexpectedly, they heard them here, and they were naturally very happy. If Ye Qiu and the other two were unharmed, the rescuers were even happier.

"We didn’t encounter a tiger, but we did run into a pack of wolves."

The tiger calls were imitated by Ye Qiu, but the others didn’t know that and thought there really was a tiger.

But Ye Qiu didn’t want to say much. The dense forest stretched for hundreds of miles, and there might indeed be tigers. Besides, compared to before, the environment now is much better. Many animals on the brink of extinction have started to recover as the natural ecology slowly restored.

"How did you avoid them?" a young soldier asked.

"We climbed up a tree."

They somewhat incredulously looked at the three of them.

After nearly four hours, they finally returned to the grassy area below. Ye Qiu realized he really did encounter a phenomenon akin to ghost walls yesterday, causing him to keep getting lost in circles in the mountains.

But now, without getting lost, it still took them four hours to come down from the mountain, which is indeed very far.

Reaching the grassy area, Ye Qiu saw more rescue personnel, including Professor Zhang Yilin and others.

Professor Zhang woke up yesterday afternoon and was fine. Now knowing that Dr. Ye saved his life, Professor Zhang was naturally very grateful to him.

"Dr. Ye, seeing you’re okay, we are relieved," said Professor Zhang.

"You weren’t also looking for me, were you?"

Professor Zhang and the others nodded.

They indeed wanted to find Ye Qiu.

On the other hand, they also wanted to continue searching for the virus source of the infectious disease.

"Actually, we also wanted to find the virus source, but we were totally clueless."

"Professor Zhang, I’ll give you a direction and clue. See the cave over there? There are many coffins inside. The coffins should all contain mummies, and there are numerous bats. I suspect the unknown virus was spread from the bats."

"What? Bats?"

Professor Zhang and his team were also very surprised to hear this.

"Indeed, I originally wanted to bring back samples myself, but the two women are too tired, so it’s better for you to search yourselves."

Since Ye Qiu had already provided the direction and location, they didn’t linger. Looking at Ye Qiu, they said, "Dr. Ye, we really have to thank you for saving my life this time."

Ye Qiu, Wen Xin, and Zhou Wenting came down from the mountain. Director Wei, Han Dexi, and Pang Xinhua were waiting for updates from the three, having not seen them since last night. They hadn’t slept well either.

Moreover, they had heard last night that the rescuers discovered tiger, wolf, and wild boar sounds in the mountain, which made it seem quite possible that something could have happened to the three.

Now, seeing the three were unharmed, Director Wei and his group finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Dr. Ye, where did the three of you go? We were worried sick."

"We went up to search for the virus source, and thanks to our diligent efforts, we finally found a suspicious place."

"Really?" Director Wei asked in surprise.

Professor Zhang and his team had been searching for a month with no progress, and Ye Qiu found it in one day.

"It should be in that place on the mountain, but I’ve already notified the medical experts to investigate. Director Wei, we’re very tired and hungry—please inform the kitchen to prepare food, and we’ll head back to wash up and eat later."

"Okay, okay, I’ll immediately notify them to prepare food."

Seeing that Ye Qiu returned safely, the three were at ease.

They knew that as long as Ye Qiu was around, those patients affected by the infectious disease would be alright. If something happened to Ye Qiu, not only would it be a problem for him, but the patients’ conditions might worsen too.

Ye Qiu went back to the tent, picked up a set of clothes, and went to take a shower.

His clothes had been torn by wild grass and branches in many places the previous day, but that wasn’t a big deal. After taking a shower for half an hour, he washed off all the grime and changed into clean clothes, feeling immensely refreshed.

When he returned to the tent to sit down and rest, he was surprised to see Ma Wenwen there. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Ms. Ma, how come you’re here?"

"You three went missing yesterday, and I was the one who got Director Wei and the others to search for you," Ma Wenwen replied.

"You meant well, but it ended up being a waste of their efforts. We were perfectly fine," Ye Qiu said, looking at Ma Wenwen.

He really didn’t require the soldiers for a rescue operation.

"Who knew what happened to you?"

Ma Wenwen was genuinely curious about what happened to the three of them since they seemed perfectly fine. Her curiosity about this young man named Ye Qiu only grew. She felt that in addition to being skilled in medical skills, he might excel in other areas too. If she had to spend a night alone on the mountain, it would have been disastrous.

"Ms. Ma, is there anything else you need?"

"Can’t I ask you other questions?"

"I’m very tired now, planning to eat and rest properly. You can ask when I’ve regained my energy." Ye Qiu always had a cold attitude toward the beautiful reporter.

It was not because she looked beautiful or had a significant identity that he felt the need to please her; Ye Qiu was not like that. As long as she left him alone, it was fine by him.