The Phantom Butterfly of the Republic of China

Yan Minnan frowned, thinking about the current level of medical technology, and a chill surged in his heart. He stared at Wang Xin and asked in a serious tone: "Wang Xin, as a doctor, you should be aware of the severity of the plague. I don't want to hear you lie. Tell me, are there really rats in your village?"

Wang Xin wanted to argue a little more, but Yan Minnan was telling the truth. As a doctor, he had read in medical books about the tragic situation people suffered when plague broke out. Wang Xin dared not hide anything anymore, took a deep breath, and said, "Actually, my nanny passed away two days ago. According to her children, she was bitten by a rat while she was sleeping in the middle of the night. The wound was very small and no one took it seriously. However, she suddenly developed a high fever a few days later..."

At this point, Yan Minnan still had something to understand. The wet nurse, Wang Xin, thought it was just a common fever and didn't take it seriously, but in the end the person died.

Yan Minnan had to take it seriously. This could be contagious. From what Wang Xin said, his nanny's children might have been infected. This thing still has an incubation period. Yan Minnan said with a little hope: "Well, when did the nanny pass away?" Wang Xin listened and thought carefully and said: "She was buried five days ago."

Upon hearing this, Yan Minnan immediately said, "Did you go to see your wet nurse off?" Wang Xin immediately became depressed upon hearing this, because he did not go to see her off, which was also a regret for him.

Yan Minnan felt a little sorry after hearing this, but he continued to ask: "What about your nanny's family? Are they infected?"

Wang Xin sighed and said, "My nanny had three sons and two daughters. The eldest and second sons opened a restaurant in the town. The youngest son has not yet started a family, and the two daughters are married. After my nanny left, they all came back to attend the funeral, but I don't know if they were infected."

Yan Minnan frowned and said, "So many people have come into contact with your nanny, and they are likely to be infected. We must find them as soon as possible and isolate them for observation. Otherwise, once the disease spreads, the consequences will be disastrous!"

Wang Xin said anxiously: "What should I do? My nanny lives in a village 20 miles away from here. I am not familiar with the place. Besides, I don't know how to explain this to them."

Yan Minnan thought for a moment and said, "How about this, you take me to find your nanny's family first. On the way, we can find a way to tell them the severity of the disease and persuade them to cooperate with the treatment. At the same time, I will also notify other villagers to take precautions to prevent more people from being infected."

Wang Xin nodded in agreement, and then took Yan Minnan to the village where the nanny lived. Along the way, Yan Minnan was in a heavy mood, hoping that this sudden epidemic could be controlled in time.

Before that, Yan Minnan called Mr. Xiao, Jin Ling's grandfather. Xiao Yi originally wanted to rest, but when he thought about what he was going to face next, he was in no mood to rest, so he planned to go to the hall to talk to his father, or talk about his family's future plans.

The father and son had just sat down and hadn't had time to start talking when they heard the phone ring. Xiao Yi looked at his father with some confusion, wondering who would call him at this time? And it felt a bit inappropriate. Xiao Yi and his father looked at each other, both full of doubts, but still answered the phone.

Yan Minnan's anxious voice came from the other end of the phone: "Grandpa, it's not good! There may be a plague outside the city. Please ask your uncle to pay attention to the situation in the city. I will take people to investigate on the spot now."

The voice on the phone was quite loud, so Mr. Xiao also heard it. The word "plague" shocked Xiao Yi and his son. Xiao Yi was stunned. What was going on? He hadn't even officially taken office yet, so how could there be such a serious virus?

Mr. Xiao was indeed a famous doctor. He was only surprised for a moment when he heard the news, but then he reacted. He took the phone from his son and said, "Minnan, wait a minute. I'll be back to the hospital soon. Bring the plague medicine with you."

Yan Minnan didn't quite understand what his grandfather meant, but he still did it. After all, he had always trusted his grandfather and felt that he must have a solution to the problem. So he quickly arranged for someone to prepare drugs to treat the plague and prepared to go to the hospital with his grandfather. At the same time, he also notified the relevant departments and asked them to strengthen the monitoring and prevention and control measures of the epidemic.

Before that, Yan Minnan also found Jin Ling and asked him to find a way to buy lime and do a good job of disinfection. Because he knew that controlling the epidemic requires all-round efforts, including prevention and disinfection. After receiving the task, Jin Ling immediately took action and actively looked for channels to buy lime to ensure that the disinfection work could proceed smoothly.

Yan Minnan had already made plans for Mr. Xiao to go with him, but it was also good to have Mr. Xiao with him. After all, Mr. Xiao had a lot of experience, which Yan Minnan couldn't compare to. Yan Minnan thought to himself that if the plague really broke out this time, he would do his best to control the development of the epidemic.

Soon, Mr. Xiao arrived. Yan Minnan went to greet him and saluted. However, to his surprise, it was not only Mr. Xiao who came, but also Xiao Yi. Yan Minnan was shocked. He did not expect Xiao Yi to come in person. After all, it was not certain whether this matter was really related to the plague, and there might be certain risks in this situation.

Xiao Yi didn't want to come at first, but when he learned about this, he realized that as a city manager, he should pay close attention to such incidents. Even if it is just a guess, it needs to be taken seriously. So he decided to go to the scene in person to check the situation and assist Yan Minnan in handling related matters. At the same time, if this matter is indeed related to the plague, he can understand the situation and take corresponding measures as soon as possible to ensure the safety of the citizens. In addition, as a city manager, he also feels responsible for caring for and protecting the people of Shanghai.

Yan Minnan admired the manager's actions, because he thought it showed respect for the lives of the people. Then, Yan Minnan told Mr. Xiao and Xiao Yi in detail what he had learned, and introduced how to carry out prevention work and other related matters. During this period, Jin Ling came to the scene, and she came to deliver lime to Yan Minnan.