Chapter 667: An ominous sign, a disaster in the hometown
In the anxious waiting and observation, two days passed in the blink of an eye.
The first patient who tried the drug was hanging half-dead, neither recovering nor getting worse.
The zombie virus in the patient's body is decreasing every day, but the last 2% is much more difficult to eliminate than the previous 98%.
Two days have passed, and some stubborn zombie viruses are still left, fighting against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Commander-in-chief Li Quan is under tremendous pressure.
My superiors would ask about the progress of the drug trials every day.
Originally, when this treatment plan of fighting poison with poison was first developed, everyone was very excited.
Because I finally saw hope.
The superiors are also looking forward to it.
This can be seen from the fact that Yang Di directly removed Team Leader Dai, who had strong backstage connections, and promoted Li Quan to be the team leader. This shows how much the superiors value Li Quan's research results.
You have to know that the ones who can make the decisions now are not the elders, but the bigwigs at a higher level.
It can be said that the eyes of the whole country are on this place.
"Members of each team, please note that you must continue to observe and record the first patient in the trial, and continue to research new treatment methods. Everyone should work together according to the research directions I have given.
We must prepare for the worst.”
Li Quan gathered everyone together for a short meeting.
At the meeting, he gave the latest instructions.
In fact, he has been working hard to research new treatment options.
Putting all your eggs in one basket is likely to break them all. It is safer to study several feasible treatment options.
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As the days passed, Li Quan led all the experts, famous doctors and scholars to work together to study new treatment plans, but the results were not particularly smooth.
Attempts have been made to slow down the self-replication of the zombie virus, but even the most advanced drugs in the world have been ineffective.
The Chinese medicine prescription prepared by Li Quan also had unsatisfactory effects.
The reason why a virus becomes a virus is just like the saying goes, "The higher the virtue, the higher the evil."
Its specialty is self-replication.
In addition, attempts have been made to reduce the attack power of the zombie virus and try to "seal" its attack ability.
Again, not much progress.
Using drugs to reduce its attack power has a certain effect, but those drugs also cause great harm to the patient. It is like killing 800 enemies and injuring 1,000 of oneself.
Then, because the zombie virus is an alien virus, its abilities in all aspects are extremely powerful.
Basically, drug resistance can be formed in no more than twenty-four hours.
That is to say, the medication is only effective for the first twenty-four hours.
After more than twenty-four hours, when the zombie virus slowly adapts to the efficacy of the drug, its attack power will quickly recover.
This road is basically blocked.
The only hope now is to continue looking for ways to fight poison with poison.
See if there are any bacteria or viruses that are more powerful than MRSA.
In the laboratory, Li Quan was concentrating on preparing a Chinese medicine prescription.
Suddenly, he felt uneasy and his eyelids twitched wildly. He felt that something bad was going to happen.
This feeling is not good.
When Sophie was captured by members of the God's Scepter organization, Li Quan also had this bad premonition.
"The Magic City is still safe now. Sophie got pregnant not long ago and has a child. She will not leave the Magic City and will stay in that supreme villa. There should be no problem with safety. In addition, Sophie has practiced the advanced level of the Five Animals Exercises, and her true energy is quite powerful. Her own strength is not weak.
Even if some masters want to harm her, she has the ability to protect herself."
Especially in the past few years, Li Quan invited professional Sanda champions and fighting masters to teach Li Quan and Sophie martial arts and fighting skills.
With powerful true qi and professional fighting skills, ten strong men could not get close to Sophie.
If her safety is not a problem, is there something wrong with the baby in her belly?
There is such a possibility.
However, before leaving, Li Quan gave her a special diagnosis and found that she was in very good health and the fetus in her belly was also very healthy.
The chances of a sudden miscarriage are extremely low.
Because she herself is a professional nurse, she is very professional in fetal care.
She knows exactly what not to do and what not to eat.
Sophie's parents have safety issues?
To be frank, there is no blood relationship between Sophie's parents and Li Quan after all, there is only a layer of skin between them.
Even if something went wrong with them, it would probably not cause Li Quan to become uneasy.
It is difficult to have telepathy if you are not direct blood relatives.
Since Sophie and his father-in-law and mother-in-law can be ruled out, the only possible candidates are Li Quan's parents.
They are the people closest to Li Quan in this world.
There was an accident, which was enough to trigger Li Quan's telepathy.
"No, I have to apply for a phone call to ask about my parents' situation." As a son, Li Quan is very busy at work and cannot be with his parents. This is the greatest act of filial piety.
"You continue to stick to your respective posts. If I don't come back in a short time, Zhengyuan, you will take charge of the work for me."
Li Quan turned and looked at Tang Zhengyuan.
At this time, he did not hand over the custody rights to the more experienced Professor Tang, but directly to the young Tang Zhengyuan.
This is due to many considerations.
The most important point is nepotism.
No matter which leader it is, when promoting subordinates, they like to promote people they trust.
Instead of promoting people with more seniority.
If we observe our surroundings carefully, we will find that this rule basically applies to all units and companies.
What about appointing people based on their merits? That's just empty talk to fool fools.
If you think about it carefully, all the details here still come down to the word "interest".
If I were a leader and promoted a capable person to a position and he remembered my kindness, I would be as happy as if I had won the first prize in the lottery.
More often than not, the person who is promoted is actually uncontrollable.
It is even possible that they will turn around and compete for the interests of me as a leader.
Therefore, instead of doing this, it is better to promote a trusted confidant. As long as he has decent ability, it is much better than promoting a so-called capable person who has no emotional basis.
After my confidant takes office, even if I retire or am transferred in the future, when I need him for something, it can be done with just one word.
"I……"
Tang Zhengyuan was both excited and shocked.
He also didn't expect that Li Quan would leave for something urgent and would actually give him the position of acting team leader.
"Remember, act boldly but calmly. Don't let me down. I will explain everything to Leader Yang."
Li Quan's voice was a little low. He spoke two sentences very quickly and had already left the laboratory.
The other experts and famous doctors were left looking at each other in bewilderment.
Li Quan had just walked out of the work area when Yang Di came over quickly with a frown on her face.
"Team Leader Li, where are you going?" Yang Di quickly took the initiative to greet him.
Now, she is very polite to Li Quan.
"Leader Yang, you've come just in time. I have a bad feeling that something might have happened to my parents. I have already arranged all the work here. If I'm not here, Tang Zhengyuan can take over my position as team leader. Now, I need to apply to make a phone call to my parents."
Li Quan now has money, strength and status.
When encountering an emergency, that invisible momentum was like a mountain, pressing Yang Di to the point where she could hardly breathe.
She even felt that Li Quan was more terrifying and powerful than her superiors.
"Please come in! The phone is over there. I'll take you there."
She instinctively stepped aside to make way and made a please gesture with one hand.
Both of them walked very fast.
She talked as she walked.
"I just received a call from my superiors, saying that five towns in Tiaoma County have lost control. Because the mountains there are high and the forests are dense, the road conditions are complicated, and the terrain is extremely special. Many zombie virus infected people, who have just been bitten and scratched, are still conscious and are worried that they will be arrested and quarantined . So they hide in the mountains.
If they are infected with the zombie virus for more than three days, they will lose their mind.
Then start looking around for prey.
Some villagers were chopping wood in the mountains or working in the fields when they were accidentally attacked by those infected with the zombie virus and eventually became infected.
Moreover, many farmers in rural areas do not pay enough attention to the zombie virus.
They feel that the virus is far away from them.
They have a poor sense of defense, which makes them more susceptible to bites and scratches.”
Yang Di told Li Quan about the situation.
Some farmers in the countryside , especially the older ones, have low levels of education and somewhat barbaric thinking.
Take the rabies virus, for example.
When city dwellers are bitten, at least nine out of ten will immediately go to the hospital to get vaccinated, receive regular treatment and take preventive measures.
Rural people, if they are really bitten, may go get vaccinated.
If the dog only scratched him or the bite was not serious, he would wash it himself and think it was nothing.
In their view, vaccination not only costs money but also delays farm work.
Now the zombie virus has become the most terrifying virus in the world.
City dwellers live their lives cautiously.
But in many remote villages, people think that the zombie virus is nonsense.
"Team Leader Li, my superior asked me to ask you how the last successful treatment plan of using poison to fight poison is going?"
"Alas, sometimes the more anxious you are, the slower your speed will be. There is about 1% of the zombie virus left in the patient's body, and it has not been completely eliminated.
The patient's condition remains the same, with no significant improvement or deterioration."
Li Quan sighed.
"Didn't I ask you to use the drug on several other infected patients a few days ago for clinical trials?" Yang Di asked.
"They have been given medicine. Their conditions are similar to the first patient. The remaining 2% of the zombie virus is very tenacious. It will take at least half a month to completely eliminate it."
Li Quan reported the situation truthfully.
It takes time to treat diseases, especially some difficult diseases. Ten days or half a month is nothing, and a year or two is normal.
For example, for hepatitis, the treatment time is at least half a year.
There are many other diseases, such as diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease, that require long-term medication.
"Then let's wait a little longer. At least we have to wait until the results of the clinical trials come out before deciding whether to use the drug on a large scale for those infected people." Yang Di also understood that this kind of thing could not be rushed.
At this time, I had already reached the phone.
After Yang Di unlocked the phone, she said to Li Quan, "Team Leader Li, the phone is now available."
She had no intention of leaving.
Perhaps due to the confidentiality principle of the base, she needs to eavesdrop when the scientific researchers in the base are talking on the phone with the outside world.
Li Quan quickly dialed his father's cell phone number.
The phone is ringing, which means the call is connected.
But no one answered.
Li Quan called several times, but no one answered.
His heart sank.
There was a major zombie virus outbreak in Tiaoma County itself. Li Quan was feeling uneasy just now, and no one answered the phone when he called his father Li Tiezhu.
Taking all these factors into consideration, Li Quan has prepared for the worst.
Try calling Uncle Wu.
I immediately called my fifth uncle’s cell phone.
This time the call was connected after just one ring.
But there came rapid breathing sounds and Uncle Wu's frightened voice from the other end of the phone.
And the kind that lowers the voice.
"Uncle Wu, it's me, Gouwazi." Li Quan was already certain that something had happened in his hometown.
If I had known earlier, I should have persuaded my parents to live in the city at all costs.
"Woo woo... You little dog, why did you call me just now... Your father called you and couldn't get through to you. Not long ago, a group of zombie virus infected people broke into our village. Your father and your mother were all bitten. I happened to be in the toilet at the time, and I hid in the pit in time, so I escaped..."
Uncle Wu told the story in a tearful voice.
Many rural households still use the old-fashioned toilets.
It's just two boards with a big deep pit underneath.
The feces and urine are fermented in it, and when they are cooked, they can be picked up and used to water the vegetables.
Because rural people are reluctant to spend money on fertilizers.
Uncle Wu hid in the toilet. He was really risking his life to save it.
"Uncle Wu, don't be afraid. You must be careful. How are my parents now after being bitten?"
Li Quan suppressed his grief and hurried to inquire about the whereabouts of his parents.
You shouldn't die if bitten by someone infected with the zombie virus.
As long as they are not dead, Li Quan will try every means to cure them.
"I don't know. I was still hiding in the pit toilet. The village was filled with screams and cries..." As Uncle Wu spoke, he also started crying.
At this time, Li Quan heard the low-battery alarm on his cell phone.
"Hello, hello..."
"Uncle Wu, can you hear me?"
The call was immediately disconnected.
It is very likely that Uncle Wu’s phone was out of battery and turned off.
"No, I have to go back immediately to save my parents. They gave birth to me and raised me, and now they are in such a disaster, and I, their only son, am not there to take care of them and protect them. I am so unfilial!"
Li Quan put down the microphone with red eyes.
"Leader Yang, you also heard that my parents were bitten by people infected with the zombie virus. I must rush back now, and no one can stop me." Li Quan's attitude was extremely firm.
"Let me ask my superiors for instructions first, okay?"
Yang Di obviously didn't dare to make the decision on her own.
