City's Best Divine Doctor-Chapter 1557 - 1556: Bats Carrying the Source of the Virus

Chapter 1557: Chapter 1556: Bats Carrying the Source of the Virus

From a young age, she was the apple of her parents’ eye, and as she grew up, many people surrounded her. She never expected that this young man would seem so annoyed with her.

This was a huge blow to Ma Wenwen’s heart. Was she really that bad?

Ye Qiu ignored Ma Wenwen, so she had to leave.

When Director Wei arranged for the kitchen to prepare a sumptuous meal for Ye Qiu and the other two, Ye Qiu, Wen Xin, and Zhou Wenting went over to have dinner, and it was already past six in the evening.

Ye Qiu did not visit those patients. After dinner, he returned to the tent, lay down, and fell asleep immediately.

Until the middle of the night, Ye Qiu suddenly heard the pitter-patter of rain outside. He quickly woke up and found that it was indeed raining.

However, as the village is located at a higher altitude, the tent was unaffected. After all, it was a military-grade tent used by soldiers for field operations, ensuring quality and safety from rain.

Ye Qiu only opened the transparent flap, and no rainwater came in.

But now, with the rain and no moonlight, how could Ye Qiu cultivate and absorb spiritual energy?

Thinking of those patients made Ye Qiu a bit anxious.

Now, having rested well, he stepped out of the tent and realized the surrounding tents all had their lights on. Without an umbrella, Ye Qiu had no choice but to proceed anyway.

Entering a large tent, he found many critically ill patients.

Two female nurses were on the night shift. Seeing Ye Qiu, they were curious - wasn’t Dr. Ye just down from the mountain and didn’t need rest?

As Ye Qiu entered, the smell of death was heavy, suggesting some patients were in a severe condition.

Approaching, he quickly identified which patient it was.

"You wait outside; I’ll treat the patient," Ye Qiu instructed.

After the two nurses stepped outside, Ye Qiu treated the two most critical patients, absorbing the infectious virus from their bodies, before stopping.

He didn’t treat any more patients because he knew his spiritual energy was insufficient, especially since he hadn’t cultivated the previous day, and it was raining tonight.

With the nurses seeing him off, Ye Qiu took the umbrella and returned to his own tent. For some reason, the rainy weather made him miss his parents, sister, and those ladies back in Jinling.

If he were still an Imperial Physician of Heaven, he wouldn’t have such feelings. The emotions of ordinary people wouldn’t affect him.

But why did he feel this now? Was it because he had absorbed too much of this world’s human energy?

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Professor Zhang and other medical experts, along with soldiers, climbed to the mountain. Upon arriving, they met a group of medical experts and soldiers already there.

Professor Zhang, as the team leader, was quickly informed by the initial batch of experts, "Professor Zhang, as Dr. Ye said, there are indeed numerous bats and coffins inside these caves. Combined, the coffins from these ten-plus caves are nearly two thousand. Judging by the era, they seem to be from the late Qing dynasty to the early Republic of China period."

"Are they all mummified corpses inside?"

"We examined one coffin and found a mummified corpse, which surprised us. Why are there so many mummified corpses?"

"Dr. Ye mentioned that the source of the infectious virus could very well be these bats and mummified corpses. We’re planning to bring some bats and a mummified corpse down for study," explained Professor Zhang. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

He found the large number of mummified corpses there peculiar.

Moreover, they weren’t the only ones interested in studying this; other departments might also want to get involved.

"I also heard from Dr. Ye that when the old granny’s mother was young, the village experienced a similar infectious plague, and how many died remains unclear. Afterward, it’s unknown where the bodies ended up, but they might have been brought here," said another medical expert.

He recalled Ye Qiu mentioning this, and based on the coffins and mummified corpses’ age, it seemed plausible.

However, this was the first time Professor Zhang and the others had heard of it, surprised that Ye Qiu already knew.

"Perhaps it is indeed possible."

The team immediately took a mummified corpse and some bats down for research.

In the quarantine laboratory, Professor Zhang and the team analyzed the bats, comparing their blood to that of the infected patients. Soon, they discovered that if the bats indeed carried a similar virus, they might be the source of the outbreak.

Yet, while bats survived, the infected livestock, poultry, and villagers perished.

As the medical experts continued their tense research, others probed into the mummified corpses.

Even as the rain began late at night, the medical experts pressed on without pause.

Soon, it was found that the virus carried by the bats was indeed identical to the virus infecting the patients.

This was a significant discovery!

It indicated that these bats might be the source of the virus affecting patients.

But why the bats were the source eluded immediate explanation.

Identifying the virus’s origin allowed them to consider actions such as mass extermination of the bats in the caves, lest they continue spreading the virus to more livestock and villagers.

Additionally, isolating and studying the virus from the bats could lead to developing drugs to eradicate it. When administered to patients, such drugs might cure those infected.

Hearing the virus’s link to the bats, Professor Zhang finally breathed a sigh of relief, his admiration for the young man growing stronger.

While they had labored for over a month without progress, that young man found the source in just a day.

How was this young man so capable?

Zhang Yilin couldn’t comprehend it.

Upon confirming, Professor Zhang immediately sought out Director Wei and other relevant officials. Director Wei, resting in his tent, awoke to Professor Zhang’s visit, asking, "Professor Zhang, is there something urgent?"

"Director Wei, there’s been a significant discovery. On the mountain, we found that the bats indeed carry a virus identical to that infecting patients. We’re likely to develop Western medicine for treatment within the next couple of days," replied Professor Zhang.