What distressed ZY the most was that the headquarters of the once number one ancient martial arts family was located in Yanji. Those with profound cultivation were simply not someone that could be dealt with by a large number of incendiary bombs. Even if all the oxygen in the city was depleted and all areas were engulfed in flames, it would be difficult to kill so many highly skilled martial artists using such high-tech methods. Therefore, other families also received orders immediately to concentrate all their experts outside the Yanji city area to try to prevent the Yi family members from escaping after the last resort was used.
The door opened, and a middle-aged woman with an ordinary appearance and a good figure entered.
The flamboyant young man sitting on the sofa watching TV didn't turn his head, but asked casually, "How's the situation outside?"
“Mr. Liu, I could only get to the bottom of the building and retrieve my daily necessities from the armed police under martial law. I couldn’t find out the specifics, but I deliberately stayed there for a while and overheard the armed police talking amongst themselves. It seemed like they were saying there was hope, but I didn’t hear the specifics. I guess they didn’t know either.”
The woman answered respectfully, placing the rice and a few vegetables she was carrying on the ground, awaiting instructions from the young man she called Mr. Liu.
"Have your lover wear this outfit. When he goes to work, have him throw it into the pool at the last checkpoint of the water plant. Tell him that I will keep my promise to you after he throws the outfit down, and that I will definitely help you leave this city."
The young man pointed to a work uniform on the coffee table and gave orders to the woman.
The work uniforms prominently displayed the words "Yanji City Water Supply Company" in yellow lettering.
"Yes, I'll go tell him right away."
The woman bowed respectfully to accept the order, then carefully picked up her work clothes from the coffee table and went into the bedroom next to the living room.
"Hmph! You think isolating residents and preventing them from going out will stop the spread of the virus? There's no such simple thing as a free lunch! I'll make the entire city of Yanji and the Yi family pay the price!"
A cruel smile crept across the flamboyant young man's face. If anyone familiar with the Jiang family of Changzhou were here, they would surely exclaim in surprise at the young man's name—Jiang Liu!
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Chapter 393 Extreme Panic (3)
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There were fifty people in the building. It was about eighteen to twenty families. Judging from the way they gathered and their behavior, apart from a few elderly people and a few men and women talking together, the others gathered in groups of two, three or four, keeping a certain distance from others.
Everyone was panicked, even those who were talking suppressed their voices, their faces sometimes showing distress, sometimes showing expectation.
They were all parents or siblings of the Yi family members, or grandparents who happened to be spending the Chinese New Year in Yanji. Of course, they were all aware of the Yi family's influence.
After being specially brought to this building by the Yi family from their respective homes, they all felt very lucky because their relatives who had the same status did not receive this treatment. Moreover, some of the people here were brought over by their sons-in-law, and during the short journey, they revealed some information that gave them hope: they were waiting here for a master to rescue them and assist in researching a solution to the epidemic.
As test subjects, their treatment was certainly designed to ensure survival. This is why fifty infected individuals could be gathered together without despairing and influencing each other to the point of madness.
Although there was hope, and although some of the Yi family relatives had explicitly assured them that they would be saved, more than a day had passed, and still no one had come to rescue them. When the earliest infected individuals reached the most severe stage of their illness, they were taken away by the soldiers guarding them. Their fate remained unknown—whether they died or were given special treatment and saved.
In order to preserve the most authentic patient symptoms, Elder Yi Potian tried his best not to provide any assistance to these Yi family relatives. Only when they were on the verge of death would he have someone prepare a diluted "antidote" solution. This would completely cure their illnesses, leaving only the need to recover from physical damage. However, the purpose of using them as test subjects could not be achieved. Therefore, Elder Yi Potian added a corresponding number of relatives to the experiment, waiting for Lin Yao's arrival.
For the Yi family, which has tens of thousands of members and thousands of families, the number of relatives they have formed through marriage with citizens living in Yanji City is enormous. However, the Yi family is powerless to help these people, as the "antidote pills" are very limited. They can only watch helplessly as the remaining infected relatives weaken and die, but they cannot use the limited "antidote pills" to save everyone.
After all, these few "antidote pills" had to be reserved for potential infections among the Yi family members. At this critical moment, Elder Yi Potian and other high-ranking members of the Yi family, like ZY, made a decision with the ruthlessness and determination of a warrior cutting off his own arm. This is also the style that any successful leader needs to possess.
"Everyone, please stay together and don't scatter."
A serious and cold voice rang out, startling everyone.
Everyone turned to look at the source of the sound as quickly as possible. Standing at the entrance of the hall was a young man in light blue casual clothes; his serious expression couldn't hide his sunny disposition and youthful energy.
This was the first person they had seen since entering the building without a gas mask or protective clothing. He was even wearing only thin casual clothes in the cold winter. Knowing that the Yi family members all possessed profound martial arts skills, the group immediately thought of one possibility: the person they had been waiting for had finally appeared. This young man must be the key, the messenger who had informed them to receive treatment!
"Let's all work together, move the most severely ill patients to the front, and then have everyone stand, or rather, sit, in order of infection time. The examination and treatment will begin immediately, don't waste any time!"
Lin Yao emphasized his words again. This group of silly people were acting somewhat stupidly. He couldn't expose Xiaocao's existence in front of everyone, so he couldn't let Xiaocao adjust their positions instantly. He could only order them to line up on their own.
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Yao ignored everyone's reactions and rushed towards the patient Xiao Cao deemed to be the most seriously ill. This dying old man didn't even have the strength to turn his head to look at him. He didn't know why he hadn't been taken outside for emergency treatment.
The old man's relatives had all been sent out of the building for treatment before Lin Yao arrived, as their conditions had deteriorated to the point of near death. However, no one knew what fate awaited them after they were sent out, so when the old man became the last family member in the hall, no one else cared about his life or death, and therefore no one notified the soldiers on guard outside to come in and carry him away.
At this moment, human selfishness is magnified to the extreme. No one cares about the life or death of outsiders. Only when their own relatives are on the verge of death will they hold onto a one in ten thousand hope of notifying the soldiers to carry the patient away, hoping that the Yi family can save their loved ones' lives.
“Yaoyao, this old man’s liver is severely damaged, his kidney function is failing, his retina is damaged and he is temporarily blind, and his respiratory function is also failing.”
Xiaocao's voice was filled with reluctance. After a pause, she said, "Yaoyao, give him a little bit of the 'Creation Pill' energy. Not much, just a little is enough. Otherwise, it will be very troublesome to save him. Even if the virus is cleared, he won't last long."
"Oh, you decide."
Lin Yao replied in a deep voice, "Xiao Cao, the key is not to save this old man, but how to save him without us having to do it ourselves, and how to kill and prevent this virus."
"That's what we need to figure out most. Whether this old man can be saved is no longer the most important thing. If it takes too long, we must abandon him and not waste time helping him repair his liver and kidneys."
Lin Yao spoke to Xiao Cao with increasing seriousness, his brows furrowing tightly as he wondered who could be so heartless as to commit such a heinous crime.
"Okay, we'll help him clear the virus, give him some medicine to help his liver and kidneys, and then we'll leave it to the hospital to help him recover slowly."
Xiao Cao sighed and instantly finished treating the old man. "This patient is not suitable for research. Let's move him to the second one in the first row."
After hearing Xiaocao's words, Lin Yao looked around and saw that the patients were still staring at him like idiots. He immediately became furious and shouted, "What are you all standing there for? Waiting to die? If you don't obey my orders, I'm leaving you all behind and letting you die!"
No matter how spacious a living room is, it cannot accommodate fifty patients lying crookedly and awkwardly, with outstretched arms and legs everywhere, making extremely low space utilization. Lin Yao even had to "fly" to the old man's side just now. Seeing that these people still looked indifferent and waiting for him to treat them, Lin Yao could no longer hold back his temper.