"What are you doing?"
Immediately, military doctor Old Zhang saw Wan Yunting taking a soldier's pulse, and he rushed to stop him, but was intercepted by Huang Hongying, who said, "Doctor Wan is taking his pulse."
"Taking his pulse?"
Military doctor Old Zhang looked at Wan Yunting with a face full of doubt as he gravely took the pulse of the soldier infected with the Red Demon Virus. He said incredulously, "Is he a Chinese medicine doctor?"
"Yes."
Lin Dongxiang said, "Doctor Wan is a very famous young Chinese medicine doctor in our country, specially invited by Dean Huang."
Even Luo Guowei looked at Wan Yunting with surprised eyes upon hearing he was a Chinese medicine doctor. Military doctor Old Zhang said nothing further.
Wan Yunting then took the pulse of the soldier's right hand. Huang Hongying, watching from the side, asked, "How is it?"
Wan Yunting frowned and shook his head slightly, saying, "His lungs are severely infected, and his kidneys are constantly failing. This virus is virulent and very difficult to control."
Before Huang Hongying could speak, Long Xingyu next to him said sarcastically, "The military doctor has already stated those symptoms."
Huang Hongying shot him a glance, and Long Xingyu shut his mouth and turned away, but his eyes were full of disdain for Wan Yunting as he muttered to himself.
Wan Yunting turned and looked at Long Xingyu, asking, "Then do you know the pathogenesis?"
Long Xingyu was taken aback. He hadn't expected Wan Yunting to retort. However, he truly couldn't explain the pathogenesis, but he still said unconvincedly, "We haven't even done research yet, how can we know the pathogenesis?"
Wan Yunting shook his head slightly, a gesture that seemed to mock Long Xingyu. This immediately made his expression turn grim and angry. He said irritably, "Then tell me, what is the pathogenesis?"
The gazes of Huang Hongying, Lin Dongxiang, Huang Guoqi, military doctor Old Zhang, Luo Guowei, and Zheng Xuelan, everyone present, were focused on Wan Yunting.
He stood up and looked at the soldier lying on the bed, his body covered in reddish skin and festering sores. He said, "For an epidemic virus to break out in this season in Mali country, the pathogenesis is due to excessive internal heat toxins, with the virus entering the bloodstream directly, causing the redness of the skin."
"And the heat toxins attacking the surface of the body directly, producing festering sores, accompanied by symptoms like persistent fever."
"And your current treatment approach is to forcefully induce sweating to reduce fever, right?"
He asked this of military doctor Old Zhang. He was surprised that Wan Yunting knew their treatment approach and nodded, saying, "The soldiers have persistent fever and cough. We initially gave them antipyretic and other drugs."
"What kind of medicine? Let me see," Wan Yunting said.
Military doctor Old Zhang immediately took out a bottle of infusion from the medicine cabinet and handed it to him. Wan Yunting looked at it and shook his head, saying, "This type of infusion is of a hot nature. If you inject it into them, it will only make their symptoms worse."
"Ah, this..."
Hearing this, Old Zhang and the other military doctors were stunned.
Huang Hongying also took the antipyretic infusion from Wan Yunting and looked at it. Military doctor Old Zhang hurriedly asked, "Then how should we treat it now?"
Wan Yunting said, "It is currently summer here, and the weather is hot. The Red Demon Virus is a heat-natured virus. Once a person is infected, it grows wildly within the body."
"More heat, stronger poison, it's like adding fuel to the fire!"
"Stop injecting these drugs now. We should use methods of clearing heat, detoxifying, and calming wind to open the orifices, for example, trying Bai Hu Tang and Yin Qiao decoction with modifications!"
Hearing Wan Yunting propose treatment with Chinese medicine made military doctor Old Zhang and Luo Guowei exchange glances. Lin Dongxiang and Huang Guoqi did the same, and finally, their gazes fell on Huang Hongying, who had remained silent.
Long Xingyu narrowed his eyes and looked at Wan Yunting, saying, "Doctor Wan, you believe Chinese medicine can treat the Red Demon Virus?"
Wan Yunting shook his head and turned to look at him, saying, "Not treatment, but control!"
"Heh, I thought you said Chinese medicine could treat it." Long Xingyu sneered with disdain.
"Doctor Wan, can what you mentioned, Bai Hu Tang and Yin Qiao, really control the spread of this virus?" Military doctor Old Zhang was still a bit skeptical, as he had learned Western medicine and was unfamiliar with the principles of Chinese medicine.
"We can try!"
Huang Hongying spoke. She knew that Chinese medicine was a treasure left by the ancestors. Although she was not as proficient in Chinese medicine as Wan Yunting, she said, "Doctor Wan's approach is correct. If we continue to use these drugs to treat the soldiers, not only will it not be controlled, but it will also accelerate the virus's onset. Therefore, the medication must be stopped."
Seeing her say that, military doctor Old Zhang could only agree, but he then said, "However, Dean Huang, we don't have Chinese medicine here."
Huang Hongying said, "Then let's have it shipped from our country and deliver the medicine as quickly as possible."
Wan Yunting immediately asked, "Doesn't this country have our Chinese medicine clinics?"
"No."
Military doctor Old Zhang shook his head and said, "Such a backward country, even if Chinese medicine practitioners in the country wanted to do business, they wouldn't choose here."
"Are there any in nearby countries?" Wan Yunting asked.
Luo Guowei shook his head, "I don't know about that."
After all, they were stationed in Mali country and had never been to other nearby countries, so they didn't know if there were any Chinese medicine clinics.
Suddenly remembering something, Wan Yunting said, "Dean Huang, I'm going out to make a phone call..."
With that, he went downstairs. After moving away from the residential building, he took off his gloves and threw them into the designated trash can. Wan Yunting took out his phone and made a long-distance call...
At this time, it was already eight o'clock in the evening in China. Li Yuxiu was in her own Guishengtang clinic. Seeing the time, she was about to close up and go home when her phone rang, an international call.
This surprised her, and she thought it was one of the people in charge of her clinics abroad. She answered and asked, "Who is it?"
"It's Wan Yunting!"
Upon hearing it was Wan Yunting, Li Yuxiu's expression changed in surprise. She asked, "Are you abroad?"
Wan Yunting said earnestly, "Doctor Li, please don't tell anyone that I am abroad!"
Li Yuxiu frowned and asked, "Is there something you need?"
Wan Yunting directly said, "I want to ask if you have any clinics in African countries?"
Hearing this, Li Yuxiu knew he might be in Africa and said, "I have a clinic in South Africa, what's wrong?"
Wan Yunting was delighted to hear this and said, "Could you please send a batch of Chinese medicine ingredients for Bai Hu Tang and Yin Qiao to the peacekeeping forces headquarters in Mali country? Someone will be there to receive it, but I hope you can keep this a secret, can you?"
Li Yuxiu looked a little surprised. Being intelligent, she immediately thought of something and asked, "I heard that Mali country has an outbreak of a virus, are you..."
"That's right."
Wan Yunting said briefly, "I've just examined the Red Demon Virus and come to a conclusion. I plan to use a modified Bai Hu Tang and Yin Qiao to try and control this virus."
Li Yuxiu nodded. She had actually been following the news reports about the outbreak of the Red Demon Virus in Mali country, but she never expected Wan Yunting to have gone there.
Li Yuxiu didn't ask how Wan Yunting got there, and his request for secrecy clearly indicated he didn't want his whereabouts known.
Wan Yunting had hesitated before contacting Li Yuxiu. This had undoubtedly exposed his whereabouts, but he chose to trust Li Yuxiu!
"I will have the people in South Africa send the medicine you need as soon as possible," Li Yuxiu said directly without asking further questions.
"Thank you, send as much as you have," Wan Yunting said.
Wan Yunting did not forget to say, "Doctor Li, thank you."
"Okay, that's all for now."
After Li Yuxiu finished speaking, they ended the call. She immediately called the person in charge of the clinic in South Africa and asked him to transport all the Bai Hu Tang and Yin Qiao decoctions in the clinic's inventory to the peacekeeping forces headquarters in Mali country.
After finishing the call, Li Yuxiu said to her assistant Xiao Min, "Xiao Min, book me a flight to South Africa, as soon as possible!"
Wan Yunting also received a business card from Li Yuxiu on WeChat, which was the phone number of her clinic manager in South Africa. She informed Wan Yunting that the medicinal ingredients had been prepared and would be delivered to the peacekeeping forces headquarters in Mali country at the fastest possible speed.
Wan Yunting replied with a thank you and then saw Huang Hongying, Lin Dongxiang, and the others coming down with Luo Guowei. Long Xingyu and Zheng Xuelan remained inside to take care of the soldiers.
"Dean Huang, I've asked a friend to send medicinal ingredients for Bai Hu Tang and Yin Qiao from South Africa. They will arrive tomorrow," Wan Yunting said.
"That's great. But we will also contact our country to send another batch of Chinese medicine," Luo Guowei said happily.
Huang Hongying nodded. The reason she agreed to Wan Yunting using Chinese medicine was mainly that they still had no other way to control the Red Demon Virus.
Of course, she also trusted Wan Yunting.
Next, Huang Hongying and Lin Dongxiang began taking samples inside, while Wan Yunting pondered what kind of medicinal ingredients could be used to treat this Red Demon Virus...
In the afternoon, Huang Hongying said to Luo Guowei, "We need to examine foreign patients infected with the virus to get a comprehensive understanding of the virus."
Luo Guowei said, "Then we'll have to go to the slums of Niger City. That's the most severely affected area of the virus, but it's also very dangerous because terrorists are stationed there!"
Nie Xiaoyu raised an eyebrow and asked, "Will those terrorists attack us too?"
Luo Guowei shook his head and said, "That depends on which faction they belong to, but most of them dare not act against us when they see we are from China."
Seeing this, Huang Hongying said, "Then I'll have to trouble Captain Luo to organize it. We need to observe the symptoms of local people infected with the virus to research it better."
"Alright."
Luo Guowei nodded and immediately ordered people to gather the troops in the square.
Huang Hongying also said to Lin Dongxiang and Wan Yunting, "We will also prepare to set off together."
"Yes."
Long Xingyu, Zheng Xuelan, and the others followed. However, Zhao Peng and Hou Haiyan, fifteen people, were left behind at the base to take care of the infected soldiers because the base's military doctors were short-handed and needed their help.
Soon, led by Luo Guowei himself, with Yang Heguan and Nie Xiaoyu following, escorting Huang Hongying, Wan Yunting, Lin Dongxiang, Huang Guoqi, Long Xingyu, Zheng Xuelan, and Zhou Luolin, they headed towards the slums of Niger City, two kilometers away...