"How is it?"
As Nie Xiaoyu came out of the operating room and into the medical bay, the military doctor said, "The wound has been treated, no major issues."
Wan Yunting nodded and asked again, "And Doctor Li?"
The military doctor and nurse replied, "Doctor Li is more serious and is currently undergoing surgery." kanshu.net
Wan Yunting nodded and said, "Okay, inform me when Doctor Li is out."
The nurse nodded and pushed Nie Xiaoyu to the ward.
Wan Yunting didn't disturb Nie Xiaoyu's rest. He left the medical bay, returned to his accommodation to shower and change, then had dinner at the mess hall. After a brief chat with Luo Guowei, he put on protective clothing and a gas mask to visit Huang Hongying and the others in the isolation building.
Meanwhile, Military Doctor Old Zhang reported that two more soldiers with severe viral infections had died that day, and five more soldiers had been infected and admitted.
Since the outbreak of the Red Demon Virus, twelve soldiers from China's peacekeeping force had died. Currently, there were twenty-five infected soldiers in the isolation building, not including Huang Hongying and Long Xingyu.
This put immense psychological pressure on Military Doctor Old Zhang, Wan Yunting, and Lin Dongxiang. Seeing the soldiers lying helplessly on the hospital beds, their skin red and covered in oozing blisters, was heartbreaking and made them feel powerless.
"Director Huang just took her medicine and fell asleep."
Looking at Huang Hongying lying on the hospital bed, her skin starting to turn red and developing oozing blisters, which, although not yet festered, looked frightening, Wan Yunting did not go in to disturb her. Military Doctor Old Zhang said, "If it continues like this, Director Huang will become a severe case in a few days."
Wan Yunting's brows furrowed, his expression becoming extremely solemn. Suddenly, he seemed to recall something and said, "Old Zhang, take good care of Director Huang. I have a formula that I need to go and try now..."
Before Military Doctor Old Zhang could react, Wan Yunting turned and went downstairs. This left Zheng Xuelan and Peng Yuxiang confused, wondering what formula Wan Yunting had thought of.
After being disinfected on the first floor and removing his protective suit and gas mask, Wan Yunting emerged from the isolation building. He returned to his accommodation, took out his backpack, and retrieved some Kapudda herbs.
These were obtained by Wan Yunting from an elder of the Baka tribe, who said that such herbs were abundant in the jungle and were unique to Africa, not found in Asia or other regions.
Wan Yunting had been testing the medicinal properties of these Kapudda herbs and felt they could be added to a formula he and Li Yuxiu had been researching to balance the toxicity of other ingredients.
Acting immediately, Wan Yunting took the Kapudda herbs downstairs to the back of the mess hall. The head cook, Big Fatty Niu, and others were also boiling a medicinal soup of White Tiger Decoction with rhinoceros horns. Seeing him arrive, they greeted him warmly, "Doctor Wan, you're here. Why aren't you resting?"
Wan Yunting greeted them in return, "Hello, Squad Leader Niu. I have some new medicine here, so I'm going to try it."
Big Fatty Niu looked at the red herbs in his hand and asked curiously, "What kind of herbs are these?"
Wan Yunting put down the herbs, picked up a clay pot, and was about to go to the storeroom to get more herbs. He said, "They're called Kapudda, a local name..."
After fetching the herbs from the storeroom, Wan Yunting added a small amount of Kapudda herbs. He frowned slightly, then took two more Kapudda herbs and added them. He then added water and placed it on the stove, covered it, and began to boil it.
Squad Leader Niu and the others watched without asking further questions, each busy with their own tasks. They had seen Wan Yunting test medicines countless times. Although everyone hoped he could create a miracle, so many failures had left them much more placid.
Wan Yunting held a Kapudda herb root in his mouth, his brow furrowed, his eyes fixed on the clay pot on the stove. White steam continuously sprayed from the small hole in the lid, and a rich medicinal aroma wafted out. Most people would find such a strong medicinal scent unbearable, but for a TCM doctor like Wan Yunting, it was a scent he greatly enjoyed.
While controlling the heat, he carefully observed the boiling process of the herbs in the pot. Nine bowls of water were reduced to two bowls after more than an hour of boiling. Wan Yunting poured out a bowl of black medicinal soup and set it aside to cool.
After it had cooled considerably, he drank the bowl of medicine directly, carefully tasting the properties after adding the Kapudda herbs to achieve a balanced effect.
"Doctor Wan, can this medicine work?" Squad Leader Niu couldn't help but ask when he saw him testing the medicine.
Wan Yunting was still smacking his lips, carefully tasting the medicinal properties of the bowl. If adding Kapudda caused the medicine to lose its balance or produce toxicity, posing a danger to the human body, then the medicine would be considered a failure.
"I don't know, let's try..."
Wan Yunting ignored Squad Leader Niu, closed his eyes, and carefully felt the medicine brewing in his stomach.
Seeing this, Squad Leader Niu realized it was getting late. He said goodbye and went back to rest, leaving Wan Yunting alone by the stove to test the medicine. After about an hour, he suddenly opened his eyes, a joyful smile on his face, and murmured, "The medicinal properties are balanced, no toxicity produced, they complement each other..."
With that, Wan Yunting placed the clay pot back on the stove, heated the remaining bowl of medicine, poured it out, and carried it as he walked towards the isolation building. First, he put on protective clothing and a gas mask on the first floor, then carried the bowl of medicine upstairs directly to Huang Hongying's ward. He saw Zheng Xuelan on duty and asked, "How is Director Huang?"
"Yes, Doctor Wan. Director Huang is awake and says she's uncomfortable."
Zheng Xuelan turned to look at Huang Hongying, who was lying on the bed with a pained expression, and felt very distressed.
Wan Yunting nodded, placed the bowl of medicine on the cabinet next to the hospital bed, and said, "Director Huang, I am Wan Yunting. How are you feeling now?"
Huang Hongying, with red skin and small oozing blisters on her face, looked quite frightening. She was still conscious. Looking at Wan Yunting, who was wearing a gas mask, she nodded and said weakly, "I'm alright..."
Wan Yunting took her pulse to examine her. Huang Hongying was currently in a moderate condition. He said, "Director Huang, I've just brewed a new medicine. Would you be willing to try it?"
Huang Hongying looked at the bowl of medicine in Wan Yunting's hand and nodded without hesitation. So, Wan Yunting took a spoon and fed the medicine to Huang Hongying, spoonful by spoonful, then said, "Please rest well."
Huang Hongying nodded, closed her eyes, endured the torment of the virus, and fell into a dazed sleep.
Wan Yunting handed the empty bowl to Zheng Xuelan and whispered, "I'll watch over her here. You go take care of the others."
Zheng Xuelan took the bowl and spoon, nodded, and went out. Wan Yunting sat beside the bed, his gaze fixed on Huang Hongying. Time passed slowly. Every hour, Wan Yunting would take Huang Hongying's pulse to see how the medicine was working within her body.
In the blink of an eye, it was the next morning. Wan Yunting, who had been sitting by the hospital bed, dozed off. He had not rested since returning to the base yesterday and had been watching over Huang Hongying all night. He unconsciously fell asleep.
"Doctor Wan...?"
Hearing someone call his name, Wan Yunting woke up with a start. He looked up and saw that Huang Hongying on the hospital bed was awake. He quickly got up and went over, "Director Huang, you're awake. How are you feeling?"
Huang Hongying, lying in bed, looked much better. Most importantly, her skin was not as red as it was last night, and even the small oozing blisters on her face seemed to have receded. She also asked in confusion, "I feel much better. Did you test medicine on me last night?"
Wan Yunting also noticed the changes in Huang Hongying. He suppressed the excitement in his heart and said, "Let me take your pulse first..."
As he said this, he began to take Huang Hongying's pulse. At this moment, Military Doctor Old Zhang entered with Peng Yuxiang, carrying a bowl of White Tiger Decoction with rhinoceros horns. He saw that Wan Yunting had been in Huang Hongying's ward all along. At the same time, Military Doctor Old Zhang also noticed Huang Hongying's current condition and exclaimed in surprise, "Director Huang, the detector readings show that the virus in your body seems to be receding!"
"What's going on?"
Peng Yuxiang was also shocked. He and Military Doctor Old Zhang looked at Wan Yunting, who was taking Huang Hongying's pulse. Wan Yunting's expression gradually became excited, and he shouted excitedly, "It's effective, it's really effective, hahahaha..."
Seeing Wan Yunting suddenly stand up and laugh ecstatically, Military Doctor Old Zhang and Peng Yuxiang were stunned.
Huang Hongying, lying in bed, knew that the medicine Wan Yunting had given her last night had acted against the Red Demon Virus in her body. She couldn't help but become excited and asked curiously, "Doctor Wan, what medicine did you use?"
"Kapudda, the herb is called Kapudda..."
Wan Yunting looked at Huang Hongying excitedly and said emotionally, "The formula that Doctor Li and I researched before had no effect. It wasn't until I added the Kapudda herbs last night that the Red Demon Virus finally reacted. Haha, Director Huang, we are saved..."
"Really?"
At this point, Military Doctor Old Zhang and Peng Yuxiang, who had just reacted, widened their eyes. Wan Yunting nodded and said, "The properties of Kapudda, combined with other herbs, can eliminate the Red Demon Virus. We've succeeded, hahahaha..."
"My heavens, that's wonderful, truly wonderful! I'll immediately inform Captain Luo and the others of this great news..."
Military Doctor Old Zhang, filled with excitement, turned and ran out. Peng Yuxiang also widened his eyes and looked at Wan Yunting with disbelief, not expecting him to actually succeed. He had created a miracle.
"Captain Luo, Captain Luo, Doctor Wan succeeded, Doctor Wan's medicine succeeded...!"
In the isolation building, Military Doctor Old Zhang saw Luo Guowei in the small square gathering his team, preparing to head to Niger City. Hearing Old Zhang's words, everyone looked towards the isolation building. Luo Guowei exclaimed in disbelief, "What did you say? Doctor Wan's medicine succeeded?"
"Yes, Doctor Wan tested the medicine on Director Huang last night, and I just discovered that the virus data in Director Huang's body shows signs of receding. Doctor Wan said the medicine is effective and can eliminate the Red Demon Virus. We succeeded," Military Doctor Old Zhang shouted loudly, tears streaming down his face.
"Hahaha, that's great, truly great..."
For a moment, everyone in the square was exhilarated. Luo Guowei shouted excitedly and immediately ran towards the command center, "I'll call the headquarters chief right away and tell them this wonderful news..."
Lin Dongxiang and Professor Ji in the research laboratory heard the news from Zhang Guoyuan, who came in to inform them. They also rushed out of the laboratory, changed into protective clothing and gas masks, and entered the isolation building to Huang Hongying's ward. They saw Wan Yunting still there. Lin Dongxiang said excitedly, "Doctor Wan, is this true?"
Wan Yunting turned, saw them all arrive, and nodded heavily with a smile.
For a moment, Lin Dongxiang, Professor Ji, and everyone else was stunned. Professor Zhang, disbelievingly, ran to the detector and looked at the various data of the virus in Huang Hongying's body. It had indeed decreased significantly compared to last night, making him exclaim in astonishment, "It's true, the virus in Director Huang's body is actually receding..."