Love letters are not allowed in the exorcism notebook!-Chapter 430 - 8 Current Situation Appears Generally Under Control

Wang Yunxiao first learned that the simplest way to treat cholera, an acute infectious disease that strikes fear into people, was actually to inject saline solution.

Pathologically speaking, the real cause of death for most patients was electrolyte imbalance caused by diarrhea.

Of course, this isn’t to say there aren’t better, safer, or more efficient treatment plans.

But in that era, there simply weren’t such good antibacterial drugs, let alone antibiotics.

Another important reason was cost.

With the rapid increase in the number of infections, even the ineffective fever-reducing ice could be speculated to cost an exorbitant price in the foreseeable future.

He handed over the information and evidence he had collected to Qin Xiangdong, who negotiated with the hospital on behalf of the police, but the response he received was very disheartening.

Vice Director Song courteously received Qin Xiangdong and then tactfully declined the police’s stringent demands, claiming that the hospital had its own rules and regulations, and that the doctors’ handling of patient issues fully complied with these policies, hoping that the police would respect the professional competence and ethical standards of their doctors.

In a nutshell—If you can do it, then step up; if not, quit your whining.

At the same time, they lodged a strong protest against the unprovoked assault on their attending physician, demanding that the police quickly arrest and bring the assailant to justice. Everyone should stick to their own duties and not always worry about others.

Qin Xiangdong, who was usually able to keep his composure, was so angered that he almost smashed his teacup.

Perhaps the Dragon King had finally met his quota for the day, because not long after Li Mumu arrived—about half an hour—the storm finally calmed down, revealing a sky so blue it was almost blinding.

"Actually, you don’t need to worry too much. On my way here, I heard those soldiers saying that the military is about to enter the city."

Li Mumu tried to reassure Wang Yunxiao, who didn’t seem to be in high spirits.

"The military? Hasn’t the military already entered the city?"

"Previously, they were sent for flood control and disaster relief, but this time it’s different. I heard that the Qilin Army is dispatching its military hospital over here. As long as there are military doctors, the epidemic should quickly be brought under control."

Li Mumu, as a transmigrator, trusted the military unconditionally.

But Wang Yunxiao wasn’t as optimistic as she was because up to this point, they still hadn’t figured out exactly how this contagion had broken out.

As one of the involved parties, he keenly felt that something was off—the police officers, temporary squads, and the soldiers who had cordoned off the scene all showed different degrees of infection symptoms afterward, but they weren’t infected with cholera!

Their main symptoms were high fever, unconsciousness, muscle weakness, but no diarrhea, which definitely wasn’t cholera.

Only the ordinary people who were later treated at the hospital exhibited symptoms consistent with a typical cholera bacterial infection.

Was it merely a problem of varying levels of immunity?

Wang Yunxiao felt it was not that simple, but there was no point in discussing such unsubstantiated matters with Li Mumu.

"Shall I take you back to school?"

Li Mumu intended to come over to help, but this time she was politely declined by the hospital, using a very sufficient reason—Eldest Miss Li did not have a medical practice certificate, nor did she have academic credentials; in the event of a medical dispute, the hospital would have difficulty handling it.

They could always find grand principles, constructing all sorts of reasons to exonerate themselves.

Many people think that breaking the law is the fastest way to make money. In fact, only those who don’t understand the rules of the game try to violate them for personal gain.

Those who truly understand the rules of the game, or rather, those who set them, can make money while lying down on these rules, and you can’t point out any fault in them.

"No need, now that the rain has stopped, I still want to make a trip to the Church."

Li Mumu didn’t really want Wang Yunxiao to accompany her. Although it was all the same to her, in these times, a man and a woman walking together could easily provoke gossip. Not to mention others, her own little follower Jiang Yinyin was a gossipmonger with nothing but matchmaking on her mind.

These days, people everywhere are prone to uninvited expectations and disappointments; Li Mumu did not want to provide them with free material for gossip.

"Are you going back to the university tonight? If so, I’ll buy some cooked food on the way, and we can all get together for a meal in the evening."

"Sure!"

Wang Yunxiao glanced back at the hospital and now felt no fondness for it whatsoever; he even thought the medical room at his school was more reliable than this place.

"Little Gourd also doesn’t want to stay here anymore, so we’ll take her back with us tonight. I’ll need your help to look after her more in the dormitory."

After seeing off Li Mumu, Wang Yunxiao returned to the hospital to help Little Gourd complete her discharge procedures.

Actually, he had to visit the Church as well. During the containment of the Holy Grail Cultists, Little Gourd couldn’t withstand the pollution and collapsed. The equipment on him and his brothers was covered in contaminated blood and could not be handled by ordinary people, so the only combat-ready tactical team from the Church collected and dealt with the scene and the equipment.

He needed to get the equipment from Veronica.

"You don’t need to come here, I can just bring it directly to the police station; besides, I need to stop by for something myself... How’s Director Qin doing?"

"Director Qin is alright, it’s just the hospital over here..."

Wang Yunxiao briefly explained the situation at the hospital over the phone, causing Veronica on the other end to burst into laughter.

"Isn’t that normal? Did you really think they run hospitals as a charity?"

"I know it’s normal, but..."

"But you can’t swallow the bitterness, right?"

Veronica said with a laugh, "Don’t worry, if Zhang the butcher dies, won’t people still eat hairy pigs? In fact, the Church has already started distributing medicine door-to-door these past two days. If it’s just a simple cholera issue, we should be able to control the spread of the outbreak."

"What kind of medicine are you distributing?"

"Montmorillonite, for diarrhea. And quicklime, for disinfection."

"Can you eat quicklime as well?"

"Are you stupid? That’s for environmental sanitation."

Alright, now Wang Yunxiao knew two more medical common sense life tips. With the military and Church involved, even if these private hospitals were overcharging, the situation should be under control.

Even though the President had left, the Mentian City she built with her own hands was not so fragile.

This gave Wang Yunxiao some peace of mind.

If it were just a simple case of cholera...

"What if it isn’t simple?"

"What do you mean?"

Veronica was puzzled, "Are you suggesting that someone is intentionally spreading the outbreak? If that’s the case, they’re really courting death—this isn’t some minor issue with Heretical Sect cultists kidnapping girls for a blood sacrifice. Do you have any evidence or leads?"

"So far, there are no leads, just a hypothesis."

Wang Yunxiao hesitated.

"Just hypothetically, if such a situation were to arise, who do you think would have the motive to do such a thing?"

"Can’t think of anyone, it’s not likely to be drug sellers, is it?"