Chapter 1116: Source of the Outbreak

This small mountain village is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and the only way out is a mountain path behind it; furthermore, the mountain behind it contains a stretch of primeval forest.

Patients with this illness have appeared in several surrounding villages, and once infected, given the medical conditions in S Country and the fact that these are villages deep in the mountains and old forests, it is basically a dead end.

Medical facilities were transported here by helicopter from the country a step early, and the disease that has been causing a stir here in the last few days has made the people in these few villages panic.

Therefore, the villagers are very welcoming of the arrival of Chen Yu and his team.

More than ten people in the nearby villages have already been infected, and the situation is extremely critical; there is no time to lose, so Chen Yu asked two accompanying team members to help set up tents, then a laboratory and an isolation room, while he took Su Qingcheng to diagnose and treat these feverish patients.

Fortunately, this virus has an incubation period, so compared to the few patients in the hospital, these are already considered mild cases; Chen Yu performed acupuncture and gathered herbs on the spot from the mountain, and by evening, the condition of the few patients had already improved.

It is just that they are temporarily observing in the makeshift isolation ward and cannot return home for the time being.

"Doctors, you have really worked hard. The meal is ready, come and eat." After finishing their work, the old village chief came over with a few villagers.

The villagers were enthusiastic, setting up a stove nearby to cook on the spot.

"Thank you, old village chief. Everyone, take a rest, eat first, and then we will summarize," Chen Yu said with a smile.

A group of nine people sat around the table eating; in fact, the ancestors of the villagers in this place all migrated from the border, and tracing back several generations, they were all Huaxia people, so the conversation was very lively.

"It is still better in Huaxia; if only we could go back. It's a pity, our ancestors moved here decades ago to escape the chaos of war, and even if we want to go back, we can't," the old village chief sighed.

"Don't worry, old man. The relations between the two countries are very good now, and life will get better in the future," Chen Yu said with a smile.

"Good, good, that is truly great," the village chief nodded repeatedly.

"Village Chief, you have high prestige in the few villages, please go and notify everyone. If anyone is feeling unwell, have them come for medical treatment as soon as possible; do not try to tough it out," Su Qingcheng urged, "This illness is not a common minor ailment. If one is truly infected, it is very troublesome."

"I know. I have already sent people from the village to notify everyone. If there is anyone with a fever, we will forcibly send them over," the village chief nodded and said, "It is fortunate that you came; the few people in the nearby villages who were feeling unwell before are all gone now."

"Those who have been in contact with them should also be observed more; after all, the condition is infectious," Chen Yu said.

"Alright, I know. Thank you all," the village chief nodded.

Chen Yu asked the village chief a few more questions and recorded several suspicious commonalities in order to find the source of the infection.

After the meal, the generator was connected to light up the surroundings, and the group gathered around a table to start making records.

This place is not like the country; back home, no matter how deep in the mountain forest, there would be electricity.

S Country is in constant turmoil year-round; not to mention this kind of deep mountain village, even the town dozens of kilometers away has no electricity at night, so they can only borrow a generator for lighting.

The children in the village had never seen electric lights and ran over one after another to watch curiously.

"Tomorrow we will visit the village to get a feel for the situation here. Don't worry about the language barrier; the ancestors of these people all migrated from our side," Chen Yu said, "Keep in touch via radio and communicate in time if there are any problems."

"Mr. Chen, this place has forests, and I asked the village chief; there are wild beasts lurking nearby," Zhang Ji said, "Tomorrow, let's try to conduct the investigation within the village first; do not go outside the village for now."

"That is a problem," Chen Yu nodded slightly. He pondered for a moment and said, "How about this: the more dangerous places, such as the back mountain or suspicious areas at the edge of the forest, will be investigated by us."

"Leave two people to guard the isolation area to observe the patients' condition, and the rest will go to visit and find out the source of the problem as soon as possible."

"Alright," Zhang Ji and Wang Yi nodded.

"Master, I will go with you tomorrow," Su Qingcheng said, "The four of us can split into two groups; that way it will be faster to investigate."

"These mountain roads are complex; are you not afraid of being tired?" Chen Yu smiled.

"I'm not afraid," Su Qingcheng smiled slightly, "I often walked these kinds of mountain roads when I was a child; I'm used to it."

"Let's do this: there is no need to rush. Zhang Ji and Wang Yi will go with the female comrades to visit, and I will go with Qingcheng to investigate," Chen Yu said.

"Alright, Mr. Chen, we will listen to your arrangements," the two nodded slightly.

"That's good. Everyone, get some rest early; there is still a lot to do tomorrow. Also, pay attention and take precautions; this is the source of the virus," Chen Yu said.

The meeting was adjourned on the spot, and everyone returned to their own tents.

Chen Yu, with his Entering the Dao Realm cultivation, didn't feel tired at all despite being busy all day, but the others were different; after a day, they were aching all over, and they fell asleep as soon as they went back.

In a flash, it was the next morning. Early in the morning, the village chief arranged for someone to come and make breakfast for everyone.

The villagers in this place all migrated from the country, so their living habits are almost exactly the same as those back home.

Whether it is food or daily necessities, it is all about the same. Breakfast was Deep-fried Dough Stick and millet porridge, and there were also authentic wild mountain vegetables; everyone praised it endlessly.

"Village Chief, today we are going to a few places to investigate. Find someone who knows the roads well to take us along," Chen Yu smiled.

"No problem. The people in the village are all familiar with the surroundings. Where do you want to go first?" the village chief asked.

"Let's go to Yeren Gou first; several of the cases have been there," Chen Yu said.

"Yeren Gou?" The village chief's expression changed slightly upon hearing this.

"What's wrong, Village Chief? Is there a problem with Yeren Gou?" Su Qingcheng said half-jokingly, "It wouldn't be that there are really wild men in Yeren Gou, would it?"

"There are no wild men," the village chief shook his head and said, "However, that place is very eerie. I heard from the elders in the village that it is the gate of the Mountain God..."

"Why do you say that?" Chen Yu was a bit confused.

"Because people who have been there all run into some problems. Years ago, people went missing, and then there were people who said they saw the Mountain God with their own eyes. This time, the first few people who got sick had also been there."

The village chief said with a nervous expression, "I heard that going there offended the Mountain God, which is why all kinds of problems appeared."

"So that's how it is. Then draw me a map, and we can go there ourselves," Chen Yu said.

"Second Uncle, let me take the gentlemen there," just at this moment, an eleven or twelve-year-old girl walked over.

The girl was not tall, her skin was a bit dark, but her eyes were very bright, and she looked like a clever and sensible child.