On the liner's deck, Hu Zhenfeng's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets when he saw Tan Xiu and his men easily jump six or seven meters away. The world long jump record was 8.95 meters, but that was due to the inertia of sprinting at full speed. Although the deck was only six or seven meters away from the shore, the seemingly easy jump without any run-up was simply beyond Hu Zhenfeng's imagination.
"They're really monsters. They can jump so far with just a lift of their legs. If they were to participate in the Olympic long jump, they would definitely break the world record!"
Hu Zhenfeng's contempt for Tan Xiu was reduced a lot.
The members of the Phantom Special Combat Squad, including Captain Yu Shuqing, were also surprised by the long jump ability of Tan Xiu and his men. Although they could also jump ashore, it was definitely not as easy as Tan Xiu and his men.
"Captain, it seems that these guys are experts."
Chen Yangfan, who had always been proud of his speed, approached Yu Shuqing and spoke with a solemn expression.
"I've long noticed that they are experts, but I didn't expect them to be more powerful than I expected." Yu Shuqing nodded. "I'm afraid you're the only member of our Phantom Special Combat Squad who can barely do this."
Chen Yangfan forced a smile and said, "They need a few run-up steps, else it'll be a bit difficult."
"Since they can be appointed by the higher-ups to solve the crisis here, I don't think they are bad," said Yu Shuqing. "All of you, stay alert and don't have any unpleasant encounters with them."
"All right."
Several people nodded.
On the shore, a medium-sized bus that could accommodate more than 20 people was parked. There was only a young man in leather clothes and a mask standing at the door. When he saw Hu Zhenfeng, his eyes suddenly lit up. He strode forward and saluted, "Chief of Staff, you're finally back. Our garrison is in big trouble. "
"What's the situation now?" asked Hu Zhenfeng. "How many people in the army have been infected by the virus?"
The young man said bitterly, "A total of 88 people from the two ships patrolling the nearby waters are not infected. The rest are all suffering from a fever and symptoms of weakness. We've taken various antiviral drugs, but none of them have any effect. The preventive drugs we bought from the foreign black market came too late. "
"Apart from those two ships, do the other officers and soldiers still have combat ability?" asked Hu Zhenfeng hurriedly.
The young man nodded and said, "It's fine for a short time, but it can only last for three to five days at most. Chief of Staff, the first person infected with the virus died six hours ago. There are still dozens of people on the island who are seriously ill and could die at any time. "
Hu Zhenfeng's expression slightly changed as he asked in a deep voice, "How many people on the island are uninfected?"
An angry look flashed across the young man's face as he said, "There are more than 1,000 people, and more than 90% of them are from some foreign forces. They took preventive medicine before coming, so they weren't infected. Division Commander Yang didn't want us to have any conflict with them. That's why those people were so arrogant on the island, but they didn't do anything out of line. They … are scattered all over the island, surveying the island's mineral resources and gathering all kinds of information about the island. "
A chilling light flashed in Hu Zhenfeng's eyes as he asked, "Did you bring the gas mask?"
The young man nodded and said, "Yes, 30 in total."
Hu Zhenfeng turned to look at Tan Xiu, Yu Shuqing, and the others and said in a deep voice, "We didn't take any preventive medicine before, so we must wear gas masks to avoid getting infected."
"Chief of Staff, we bought 100 preventive medicines from those foreign forces. We don't need to worry about getting infected after taking them. We just need to wear a mask."
After saying that …
He poured out a lot of black pills from the small bottle he carried and handed them to Hu Zhenfeng.
Hu Zhenfeng's eyes lit up as he grabbed one and immediately stuffed it into his mouth. He then handed it to Yu Shuqing and the others and watched them take it. However, when he gave it to Tan Xiu, Tan Xiu refused it.
"We don't need it."
Tan Xiu didn't want to take this unknown medicine because he firmly believed that the infectious virus posed no threat to cultivators like them.
"Tan Xiu, you may be the person in charge of solving this crisis, but you can't be arrogant and conceited," said Hu Zhenfeng angrily. "Since this preventive medicine is effective, you must take it for the sake of safety."
"You're not my superior, so I don't need to obey your orders," said Tan Xiu indifferently. "Alright, time is of the essence. Let's hurry up."
A burst of rage surged out from the bottom of Hu Zhenfeng's heart, but he forcefully suppressed it. He couldn't figure out the origin of Tan Xiu and the others. He even felt that Tan Xiu and the others were not from the Security Bureau.
On the road.
Tan Xiu learned about Divine Doctor Gui Jianchou's situation from the young man who drove the car. He learned that Gui Jianchou had also taken the preventive medicine and was now studying the virus on the island. However, he just arrived yesterday and hadn't found any results yet.
After driving for more than two hours, the bus entered a rugged mountain road. After more than half an hour of bumpy journey, it finally drove into an olive-green military camp.
Yang Chuxiong was the commander of the garrison. Although he was only a division commander, he had the rank of Major General. He was not old, only forty-six years old. He had a stocky build and looked like a fierce tiger general.
"Welcome, Tan Xiu."
The moment Yang Chuxiong saw Tan Xiu, he looked slightly surprised. Although he had received the order from his superior and learned that Tan Xiu had come to help solve the crisis, he didn't expect that Tan Xiu was really as young as the rumors said. Hu Zhenfeng might not know about Tan Xiu's past achievements, but Yang Chuxiong had investigated him through his authority and found that Tan Xiu was not simple at all.
"You're Division Commander Yang, right?" Tan Xiu slightly nodded. "I've learned about the situation on the way here. It's terrible, isn't it?"
"It's more than terrible. It's simply terrible," said Yang Chuxiong bitterly. "If we can't solve the virus in the next two or three days, I'm afraid more than half of the hundreds of thousands of people on the island will die."
Two or three days?
"What about Divine Doctor Gui Jianchou?" Tan Xiu asked bluntly. "Take me to see him."
"He's in the temporary laboratory inside," said Yang Chuxiong immediately. "We've collected the blood samples of the infected people. Divine Doctor Gui Jianchou is going all out to study the nature of the virus and find a way to concoct an antidote."
Ten minutes later, Tan Xiu saw the legendary Divine Doctor Gui Jianchou. He was wearing a white coat and a pair of white gloves. He was in a temporary laboratory, using a pair of tweezers to pick up a small piece of rotten flesh and observe it.
"Hello, I'm Tan Xiu."
Tan Xiu stepped forward and introduced himself.
Gui Jianchou was a very thin man with a solemn expression on his wrinkled face. After hearing Tan Xiu's words, he slightly furrowed his brows and carefully observed Tan Xiu a few times. Then, he slowly nodded and said, "You're the young Divine Doctor Tan Xiu of Star City Chinese Medical Hospital. You're a medical grandmaster that makes my two proud and arrogant disciples feel ashamed of their inferiority. I've paid attention to some of the cases you've treated, especially your acupuncture technique. It's simply magical and amazing. "
"You're overpraising me, Senior Gui Jianchou," said Tan Xiu politely. "Senior Gui Jianchou, since you came earlier than me, can you tell me the results of your research? Also, what about the virus? "
"I've been studying medicine all my life, and I've encountered countless kinds of diseases. But this virus is very strange. It has a wide range of transmission routes. It's transmitted through saliva, blood, air, water … Any healthy ordinary person has the possibility of being infected as long as they are within 10 meters of the infected person. Of course, I've also studied Western medicine and have some achievements in it. But it's very difficult to extract a virus sample no matter what method is used to extract it. Also, I've tried hundreds of methods and used a large number of medicinal herbs to conduct research, but none of them can kill this virus. Its activity is too strong. "
Tan Xiu was silent for a moment. He then flipped his hand and took out a porcelain bottle. He handed it to Gui Jianchou and said, "This is a kind of medicine I've refined. It has a very good effect in tempering the human body. Put this medicine into it and see if it has any effect. "
Gui Jianchou looked surprised, but he still took the porcelain bottle. He carefully poured a drop from the inside and dripped it on the rotten flesh.
"Buzz, buzz, buzz …"
It was as though a strong sulfuric acid was poured on the rotten flesh. The rotten flesh rotted at a very fast speed and eventually turned into a puddle of pungent black liquid.
Gui Jianchou frowned and forced a smile. "Not only is it ineffective, but it will also cause the infected person to die."
Tan Xiu squinted his eyes. He grabbed a pen and paper on the table and quickly wrote down a series of medicinal herbs names: Honeysuckle, Wild Lily, Poison String, Black Scorpion, Golden Cicada Shell …
"Awu, come in."
Tan Xiu shouted in a deep voice.
Mo Awu pushed the door and came in, asking, "What's your order, Boss?"
Tan Xiu handed him the list and seriously said, "Go find these medicinal herbs immediately and send them here as fast as possible. Ask Division Commander Yang to help. He's more familiar with this place than you. "
"Understood!"
Mo Awu took the list and left.
Gui Jianchou's eyes retracted from Mo Awu's back and asked with a confused expression, "Tang … I'll call you Little Tang! What's the prescription you gave me? "
"The Body Refining Medicine I concocted has the opposite effect of the medicinal herbs I just gave you," said Tan Xiu. "I want to try the opposite effect to see if it will be effective against this virus."
Gui Jianchou pondered for a while before he nodded and said, "It's quite possible. I also used medicinal herbs to decoct the medicine before, but it didn't have any effect on the rotten flesh after being poured on it. When things reach an extreme, they will go in the opposite direction. Maybe the prescription you just gave will have an effect. "
Tan Xiu forced a smile and said, "I'm just trying to find a doctor in a desperate situation. I don't want to let go of any possibility. To tell you the truth, my medical skills are somewhat special, but there's one thing I'm sure of. It's absolutely incomparable to yours. You haven't studied the nature of the virus and haven't researched the medicine to treat the infected, so I'm afraid I'm even worse. "
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