The Scavengers

6:16-18:23, June [-]

18:15 in the evening.

The sun goes down and the night really comes.

Qian Yunkai lay in the observation ward, silent and unresponsive.

A group of doctors surrounded him, doing various tests on him.

Qian's father and Qian's mother stood outside the door and walked back and forth, making a hole in the ground for them.

Wang Cheng and five other criminal policemen are also being checked.

None of the six of them had any obvious pathological reactions, and only one older one felt a headache.

"Team Wang, we won't die, right?" Xiao Lei pulled a smile from the corner of his mouth stiffly.

"Nonsense!" Wang Cheng patted him on the head, "Don't think about it, I haven't heard of anyone dying yet, as long as we find out the cause, we will be cured, and we are all still fine now."

"Even if you don't die, it's terrifying to become like the Lius. You might as well die." Xiaolei became more and more anxious.

"Comrade Huang Lei, calm down!"

Huang Lei stood up vigorously, his face flushed, and he wanted to shout at Wang Chengcheng.

"Captain Wang, my head hurts so much! I can't take it anymore!" The older policeman suddenly fell to the ground and began to roll all over the floor, screaming even more horribly.

Wang Cheng's face was pale, and he kept calling for the doctor. He knew that none of them would have yelled like this if the pain hadn't been unbearable.

Huang Lei shut his mouth and swallowed the words he didn't shout out. What did he want to do just now?He actually wanted to insult Wang Dui and beat him?Is he crazy?

The change of the criminal police made the doctors even more clueless as to what kind of virus this is and why it is so aggressive, and they are completely helpless against the virus.They can't even temporarily relieve the suffering of patients!

18:25 pm.

"It can't go on like this. There is no point in concealing it." Father Qian looked at his unconscious son in the ward and stomped his foot. "We have learned from the past, and we must not make the same mistake again this time."

Mother Qian looked up at her husband with red and swollen eyes.

"Even if I lose my current official position, I will expose the matter."

"Are you crazy? Didn't you already report the matter?"

"Reporting is the responsibility of reporting. If the higher authorities don't pay attention, and the city doesn't pay attention, there won't be enough medical resources to research and solve this new type of virus. It is necessary to find a way to restrain the virus before it spreads widely. Come!" Father Qian shouted violently.

"Calm down..."

"How can I stay calm? Our son, Yunkai is lying there now! Look at those doctors, who can solve the problem? I can't just watch my son lie down until he dies. I have to find a way, I have to push More doctors are involved in this matter, the matter must be made bigger, and the above must be forced to pay attention to this matter!"

Qian's mother cried aloud, her son, who was always excellent and not to be worried about, became like that, while her husband, who was always calm, suddenly became irritable and irritable.

What the hell is going on?

Father Qian stopped thinking about it, and immediately took out his mobile phone to start making arrangements.

Shannan Jiayuan, 18:30.

"This is your home?" Xue Lihong put on her slippers and ran around to watch curiously.

Xiao Mo also let him watch.

He is quite proud of the design of his small home.

Because it is an attic, the overall usable area of ​​the room is a bit smaller, and the area over two meters is only 52 square meters.But outside there is a [-]-square-meter large terrace with a very good view, which is also the biggest reason why Xiao Mo is willing to buy this attic room.

It is said that the living area is only 52 square meters. In fact, the area under two meters is not small. If the floor area is purely calculated, it has a total of nearly 82 square meters, and the terrace has an area of ​​[-] square meters.

Xiao Mo asked a friend who is an interior designer to help him make a good plan. The entire space was used rationally. The living room and dining room were removed, except for the essential kitchen and bathroom, and two and a half rooms were separated.

Two and a half rooms, one large and one small are bedrooms, and the other half room is connected to the terrace. After the terrace is fully enclosed and renovated, this half room and more than half of the terrace become a living room and study.

An additional four square meters are separated from the front of the closed terrace, which is convenient for Xiao Mo to dry and wash clothes.The [-]-square-meter roof at the back is equipped with a sunshade curtain that can be opened to connect with the half of the room.

"Well, the overall arrangement of the space is not bad, and it doesn't make people feel that the house is small." The child commented old-fashionedly.

Xiao Mo smiled.This house is a bit small, but he only has one person, and such a large suite is enough for him to use, even if there are multiple partners in the future, or there is an extra child now.

"From now on, you will live in this room temporarily." Xiao Mo pushed open the door of the small room facing north.

The small room had a half-pitched ceiling and a large skylight. Xue Lihong ran over to try it, and found that the window could be opened.

"Is this the room you prepared for your child?" Xue Lihong asked.

This small room is well-equipped with a single bed, a wardrobe, and a writing desk.A row of floor cabinet doors is directly installed on the side of the wall one meter below the slope, and the floor is laid inside, so you can put things directly inside.

Xiao Mo said with a smile: "I have a nephew, he sometimes comes to play, this room is prepared for him."

"Then if I live here, won't he have no place to live?"

"Don't worry, he only comes here two or three times a year at most, and they are all concentrated during the Chinese New Year or holidays. Then let him sleep with me. My bedroom is bigger and I can sleep on the floor."

Xue Lihong was satisfied with this. He liked this room very much. Although it was a bit naive, it had good privacy and a relatively wide space. The space above two meters was twelve square meters, and there was still a lot of space under two meters. For him who is only one meter tall, the usable area is much more than that of adults.

"Ah, I forgot one very important thing." Xiao Mo patted himself on the forehead and said.

Xue Lihong turned to look at him.

"I forgot I didn't buy you a change of clothes. My nephew didn't leave any clothes here. I can't let you wear dirty clothes after taking a shower. Let's go downstairs to the supermarket to buy some underwear and children's pajamas or something." of."

Xue Lihong didn't refuse, and followed Xiao Mo downstairs graciously.Now the man treats him well, and he will work hard to repay him in the future, no one will suffer.

Because Xiao Mo was still a little wary of children, he didn't buy more, but only bought two sets, which happened to be washed and replaced.

"You really don't think about hoarding more food?" Xue Lihong reminded again.

Xiao Mo hesitated, and silently walked out of the supermarket to check out. When he arrived at the community, he went to the parking lot instead of going upstairs.

Xue Lihong followed behind him step by step.

"I just noticed that there were still no cars driving outside." Xiao Mo said.

"Oh."

"There are still so many patients in the hospital... In short, I plan to drive out to have a look. Do you want to come together?"

"Okay." Xue Lihong quickly climbed onto the passenger seat.

Xiao Mo wanted him to sit in the back and watch him consciously put on his seat belt, just think about it.

But... Xiao Mo took a look at the child. This child knew how to wear a seat belt and was very proficient, which meant that he must have had frequent access to family cars before.

As soon as the car drove to the gate of the community, the guard ran out to stop it.

Xiao Mo had no choice but to stop the car.

"Brother Xiao, right? I'm sorry, comrades from the police came to give orders, saying that everyone is not allowed to drive out, and if you have anything to do, go to the police station to apply." The guard recognized Xiao Mo's vehicle and license plate, and came over to explain.

"I don't go to far places, I just go to the supermarket to buy something, and I can't carry it with two hands. There are children coming here, so I need to buy more food and drink."

"Then you really don't go far." The guard was only vaguely ordered by the police, not knowing the seriousness of the matter, and let him go after a few orders.

Xiao Mo turned around and drove the car onto Ninggu Avenue.

Sure enough, along the way, the street lights were on, but there were few vehicles on the road, and even if there were, they were all going back and forth nearby.

After driving for nearly ten kilometers, I saw bright lights on the opposite side, and there were a lot of headlights, and occasionally I could hear the irritating horn sound.

Before he reached the cordon, a traffic policeman called him to stop the car.

Xiao Mo stepped on the brakes, put the car in neutral and slowly slid over.

The car stopped.

A traffic policeman stood outside and saluted him, asking him to open the window.

Xiao Mo pressed the car window, "Hello, officer, what's going on in front? Why is it not allowed to pass?"

"Sorry, all residents in this area need to cooperate with the health inspection and cannot leave the place of residence for the time being."

"What sanitation inspection? Why can't you leave the place of residence?" Xiao Mo panicked.

"Sorry, you can ask the police and neighborhood committee officers in your residential area for details, and they will give you a satisfactory answer. Please return to your residential area now, sir, otherwise we will only ask you to live in a temporary residential area until The health inspection is over."

"Ridiculous!" Xiao Mo didn't believe in any health inspection at all, something more serious must have happened, otherwise, why would he implement a quarantine of nearly ten kilometers?

Looking at the opposite side, a large number of vehicles are stranded on the road and refuse to leave.Some car owners came down directly to negotiate with the traffic police, hoping to go home.

Xiao Mo heard the sound of quarreling and insulting, as well as some people pushing and shoving.

"My family lives in the city center, where do I go back? I still have a child with me, so I can't sleep in the car, right?" Xiao Mo tried.

"I'm sorry. If you need it, you can first live in a temporary residence arranged by the government." The traffic police probably said the same thing countless times, and now they are still expressionless even when they see children in the car.

"What if I refuse?"

"Then we will enforce it." Two policemen appeared behind the traffic policeman.

Xiao Mo achieved his goal, so he closed the window and left.

The traffic police watched the vehicle go away, and used the walkie-talkie to report Xiao Mo's license plate number to several other closed points.

Xiao Mo didn't go home immediately, but took a detour to another highway leading to the city center.

This time it was not even ten kilometers, and it was stopped at the entrance of the expressway.

For the remaining few roads, Xiao Mo didn't try again, but directly drove the car to the "Liangoule" supermarket at high speed.

While driving, he also called his family.

"Sister-in-law, it's me. Our place is closed and isolated. How about your place?"

"Sealed isolation? Our place is fine, nothing is wrong. Xiao Mo, why is your place suddenly isolated? Did something happen?" On the phone, sister-in-law Deng Anjie's voice was very nervous.

Xiao Mo quickly comforted her, "It's all right, don't worry. It's just a few days for a health check."

"Then is it convenient for you to buy things there? I will send you some food tomorrow."

Xiao Mo smiled innocently, "Sister-in-law, don't bother, the supermarkets here are open normally, and I have no shortage of food. And even if you want to come, you won't be allowed to come."

"So strict? Are you catching criminals? Just like last year."

"Maybe." It seemed that his sister-in-law wanted to go with him.

"Then you must be careful, don't go out if you have nothing to do. You should also look around when you go out, you know?"

"Don't worry, I will definitely stay at home and not go anywhere until the quarantine is over."

"That's good." Deng Anjie felt a little relieved, and then said: "If you have anything to do, you must tell me."

"Understood, sister-in-law." Xiao Mo respects this sister-in-law very much. His sister-in-law's personality is rare in modern times. She is a good person who regards the Xiao family as her own and protects the Xiao family as her own family since she married. woman.

There is a saying in ancient times that a sister-in-law is called the eldest sister-in-law like a mother. In their home, the parents and elder brother basically don't care about the family affairs, and the sister-in-law is in charge of the house.Even the two younger ones are cared by their sister-in-law.

Since her mother passed away, Deng Anjie has become more and more like a mother, not just a sister-in-law, although she is only four years older than Xiao Mo.

So the Xiao family is very strange, the two younger brothers have a deeper affection for their sister-in-law than their elder brother.If sister-in-law and elder brother quarrel, the two brothers will also stand on sister-in-law's side.

Before hanging up the phone, Xiao Mo still said: "Sister-in-law, during this time, you should prepare more food and water at home, as much as you can, and those that are not easy to break, such as biscuits, canned food, instant noodles, etc. There is Xiaoduo, don't let him run around if there is nothing wrong."

Deng Anjie was full of doubts, Xiao Mo couldn't explain it, so he asked her to make more preparations, just in case.

Deng Anjie asked questions, but finally agreed.

Xiao Mo called the third child again, and also asked him to prepare more food and mineral water at home. When the third child asked why, he just talked nonsense and said that he suspected a large-scale outbreak of infectious diseases.

Unlike Deng Anjie, who is more sensitive, the youngest in his family is not only nervous, but also short-sighted. If you don't take the matter seriously, he won't take it to heart.

"remember?"

"Understood, brother, you are so annoying! I am still attacking the city with my brothers, ah! This bastard! If you dare to attack from behind, look at my shadowless feet! Brother, hang up!"

Xiao Mo stared at the phone speechlessly for three seconds.This is his younger brother, a very naive man in his late thirties.

"You and your family have a very good relationship." Xue Lihong's face was hidden in the darkness, and her voice seemed a little erratic.

"Yes. There are three brothers in our family, and they all have good relationships." Xiao Mo put down the phone.It's because of his good relationship that he can't...

Thinking of Deng Anjie, Xiao Mo's heart shivered slightly.Obviously he was the first to meet her, but in the end she became his brother's wife and his sister-in-law.

"Are your parents still alive?"

Before answering, Xiao Mo paused, "My mother passed away five years ago, but my father is still there. They both lived with me before, but now my father and my brother live in the same community."

"Don't you have a girlfriend?"

Xiao Mo sneered, "Kids don't ask these questions."

Xue Lihong shrugged.

When the two arrived at the supermarket, Xiao Mo found that there were many more customers in the supermarket than usual.

It seems that those who were blocked outside and did not come back all called their families or friends. Even if they did not know the reason, once the quarantine was involved, everyone would naturally become nervous, and the first thing that came to mind was to store water.This is probably human nature.

The supermarket didn't know if it had received any news, but the prices of some foods had obviously increased.Examples include rice and oil.

But even so, people scolded the supermarket for being immoral, but they put the price-increased rice and cooking oil into the shopping cart without any hesitation.

As the night deepened, the number of people in the supermarket not only did not decrease, but increased instead.

Xiao Mo sped up his speed and grabbed a [-]kg bag of rice, and three [-]kg bags of white flour, as well as some meat, cooking oil, and condiments.

"Bring more water, biscuits, canned food, and food that is easy to preserve. It is best to bring more soybeans and mung beans. When there is a lack of vegetables, you can sprout bean sprouts. I will help you look after it, and you can get a car." Xue Lihong remind him.

Xiao Mo held the idea that these things would not be easy to break anyway, so he let Xue Lihong look at the car, and he grabbed another shopping cart and came back.

This time, he not only took a few bags of soybeans and mung beans, but also grabbed a bunch of biscuits, wafers, eight-treasure porridge, beef jerky, meat floss, canned fish, ham sausage, milk powder, chocolate, toffee, mineral spring that he rarely bought Water and other things, instant noodles took two boxes directly.

When checking out, the supermarket is already full of people.

It was already 19:40 in the evening.

The two waited in a long queue before they finished paying and walked out of the supermarket.When going out, Xiao Mo saw that many people were rushing to the supermarket.

It was late, and the man didn't bother to go home to make food, so he packed a lot of fried chicken, burgers and French fries at the fried chicken fast food restaurant on the first floor of the supermarket, and bought milkshakes that children like to drink.

I drove back to Shannan Jiayuan, but when I entered the door, I was stopped by the guard and praised me wildly.

"Brother Xiao, you still have the foresight. Just now my colleague went to the supermarket and called, saying that it was full of people, and the rice and instant noodles were out of stock. Fortunately, you reminded me that I went to buy some things during my break before. Otherwise, you won’t be able to buy it right now.”

Xiao Mo hooked the corner of his mouth, wanting to ask him if he knew about the quarantine, but he swallowed the words again.Even the local police don't know what they don't know, and they probably don't know.

Get everything upstairs, it's past eight o'clock.

Xiao Mo drove the child to the bathroom to take a bath, and after telling him how to use the toiletries and the faucet, the child kicked him out as soon as he said he would wash it for him.

Xiao Mo turned on the air conditioner with a smile that he didn't know, put fried chicken nuggets and hamburgers on the table, and waited for the child to come out for dinner.

At this time, it is outside the isolation zone.

There are more and more stranded people who want to go home and do not want to go to temporary residences.

The police increased their strength again and again.

"what happened?"

"That's right! Don't lie to us anymore! What kind of health inspection requires quarantine? Just tell the truth! My child is still at home alone!" The man who shouted was so anxious that his eyes were red.

"Are you investigating criminals? Or is there an outbreak of infectious disease somewhere? You're talking about it!" The emotions of the stranded people became more and more agitated.

"Everyone be quiet!" Someone raised the horn, "I am Dr. Wang from the disease center, and I can now clearly inform you that a new type of influenza virus has broken out in Xinxin Jiayuan. In order to prevent this virus from spreading, For the health and lives of the general public, we can only temporarily isolate the area. Please understand.”

Everyone was shocked, and the noisy crowd suddenly became extremely quiet.

Dr. Wang continued to shout with a loudspeaker: "We are not preventing everyone from going home, but for the sake of everyone's health. If you go back, you may be infected with that new type of cold virus."

"Will that new cold virus kill you?"

"Yes, there have been various influenza viruses before, but there has never been such a large-scale isolation!"

Dr. Wang was hot and nervous, and the irritability in his heart gradually became uncontrollable. "I don't know if people will die. I only know that some people are unconscious, and some people cough up a lot of blood and can't stop it. Others have diarrhea, cardiac cramps, headaches, etc. Symptoms have appeared. MD! If you don’t want to die, you’d better stay away from the isolation zone!”

Dr. Wang's sudden swearing shocked everyone.

However, what Dr. Wang said was obviously very effective. The people who were clamoring to go home and go through this road gradually dispersed. After all, no matter what, my own life was precious.

There were only a few families with only children and the elderly, and they were really worried. They were released into the isolation zone after signing a promise to bear all the consequences at their own risk.

In each of the eleven isolation points, a doctor who claimed to be a disease center appeared and shouted.

Whether they were voluntary or forced, words from these doctors quickly spread throughout the city.

And when the first person put this matter on the Internet, a new type of influenza virus appeared in Zhongshan City, and the city's disease center was forced to create a [-]-kilometer isolation zone, which spread across the country at an extremely fast speed.

Even at nine o'clock that night, relevant reports appeared on the local news station in Zhongshan City. Director Qian of the disease center personally explained the danger and unpredictability of this new virus, and at the same time called on outstanding doctors and researchers from all over the country to arrive as soon as possible. Zhongshan City, with the national medical resources, has developed drugs or treatments against this virus at the fastest speed.

Xiao Mo and Xue Lihong also saw this report.

Different from Xiao Mo's worry, Xue Lihong seems to be thinking about something all the time.

Xiao Mo watched TV and always felt that he seemed to have forgotten something very important, but he couldn't remember it anyway.