Bai Sixiang was not too concerned; the news said that protective measures could reduce infection.
From the current situation, it did seem to have some effect.
But whether it was truly safe remained unknown.
She thought of Liu Sandao and Fu Ruhai, wondering where they had gone. Had they gone to fight that person, or to search for a medicinal formula? That person was truly something, what evil had they wrought, to inflict suffering upon all living beings…
Sitting on the assigned bed, Bai Sixiang’s mind wandered through countless thoughts.
"Ring ring, ring ring!"
Her phone rang.
Bai Sixiang snapped back to attention, looked at the name on the screen, and quickly answered the call.
"Hello, Mom~~"
"Why haven't you called home in so many days, and your phone couldn't be reached?"
On the other end of the line, Guo Xiufang questioned her.
Bai Sixiang dared not tell her the truth, fearing she would worry.
"It's fine, Mom, I'm doing well, just busy with work and haven't had time to call back."
As Bai Sixiang spoke, she turned her back and walked towards a corner of the tent.
It was quieter there, away from the noise outside the tent.
Hearing Bai Sixiang's words, Guo Xiufang's heart eased considerably, and she repeatedly urged her to rest well and not overwork herself.
"Okay, I know, Mom. Oh, right, we have a lot of vegetables in the supplies we're delivering, you should have received them by now?"
Bai Sixiang said, changing the subject.
"What supplies and vegetables? Not a bit."
"Ah? Didn't the TV say that vegetables were being distributed to everyone in the various districts?"
"Heh, you believe what the TV says! If we didn't have our own reserves, who knows if we'd be starving right now!" Su Dan Novel Network
"Oh, perhaps there aren't enough people to deliver the vegetables, so they haven't been sent in time. Maybe someone will deliver them in a couple of days!"
Bai Sixiang comforted her.
The shortage of personnel was a real issue; with them being quarantined at the train station, many workers were suddenly unavailable.
But one thing was certain: trucks were constantly coming in from outside to pick up supplies.
"Heh heh heh, how could things like that ever reach us ordinary folk! Look how many days it's been, and we haven't even seen a single leaf of the vegetables they advertised on TV. Alright, don't worry about that, you take care of yourself!"
Guo Xiufang said with a bitter smile.
"Mhm, okay, okay. That's all for now, we're about to start work again, so I can't talk to you for long!"
As Bai Sixiang spoke, she suddenly realized she needed to end the call quickly, or she might slip up if she said too much.
"Okay, okay, call home when you have time! I'm hanging up!"
"Mhm, okay, okay!"
Bai Sixiang listened until there was no more sound of conversation from the phone.
Just as she hung up and was about to sit on the bed, she felt something push against the tent from the outside.
Bai Sixiang stood still, staring at the tent, wondering who it could be.
The tent bulged and shifted.
Then, a faint sound of footsteps followed, and Bai Sixiang held her breath.
She remembered her tent was in the corner furthest back in the yard, quite far from the hospital corridor entrance. Who would be sneaking around here?
After a few minutes, another person arrived.
"Hey, I'm telling you, we have to find a way to escape!"
"Escape? How is that possible? So many people are guarding outside, and besides, we can get treatment here. Outside, no one cares about us!" Cough! Cough!
The other person spoke, then coughed twice.
"Don't cough, don't let them find out! Hold it in!"
"I, cough cough~ can I hold it in? I! Cough cough!"
The more he tried to hold it in, the more he coughed.
"Alright, alright, long story short, you come with me! If we don't go now, we'll all die here."
"Why? Why will we die?"
The person who had just been coughing suddenly stopped. Given his frequency of coughing every few sentences, he managed to suppress it in this tense atmosphere!
"There's no medicine in the hospital to treat this disease. They say we're waiting for treatment, but we're actually waiting to die! Understand? So, we have to escape!"
"But won't we die if we go out?"
"What do you know? The hospital is getting more and more crowded. Eventually, no one will care, and if the infections worsen, they might even bury all these people alive! Have you heard the stories from the past? When plagues killed many, many were buried alive even while still breathing!"
"Ah? Really?"
The other person listened nervously, and his question made Bai Sixiang extremely anxious as well.
In the past, she had only heard many stories or legends, or read in history books about live burials during sacrifices, and felt terribly anxious.
To be truly facing the prospect of being buried alive, anyone would inevitably be terrified.
Just thinking of being thrown into a pit, unable to get out, and waiting for yellow earth to fall from the sky, Bai Sixiang's heart tightened.
"Of course, it's true. Would I lie to you? Are you coming or not, it's up to you!"
"Let's go, let's go, of course, we'll go!"
"Good, listen to me. Tonight at nine, I'll give you the signal! A whistle! Remember, it's the same signal we used when we were studying in school!"
"Okay, okay! Cough cough cough~~"
"Shhh! Go, go, hurry up and go!"
Watching the bulge in the tent disappear, Bai Sixiang remained stunned for a long time.
So, bringing everyone together wasn't for treatment, but for convenient disposal?
No, it couldn't be. This was a new era, they wouldn't be so heartless. Could they really be as cruel as the ancients?
Bai Sixiang's anxious thoughts never relaxed for a moment. If only there were medicine to fight this plague!
Suddenly, she remembered: Liu Sandao had medicine. They had said they had given her some powder, hadn't they? If they were here, they would surely have a solution.
With this thought, Bai Sixiang quickly took out her phone and dialed Liu Sandao's number.
"The number you have dialed is out of service... The number you have dialed is out of service..."
"Damn Liu Sandao, why aren't you answering the phone? Where could he be at this time?"
Bai Sixiang grumbled.
But at this moment, Liu Sandao and Fu Ruhai were in a secret room of the Xiahua Bank.
"Tell me, what's going on here?"
Zhao Qiansun said sternly.
"Old leader, it's all a misunderstanding! A misunderstanding!"
Fu Ruhai quickly said with a fawning smile.
"Hmph! The last time it was a misunderstanding that could be explained, but this time you two deliberately sprinkled things. We saw it all clearly, and you still want to deny it!"
Zhang Kuixian immediately reprimanded.
The moment he saw them smearing something on the wedges, he felt as if he had their Achilles' heel and was determined to eliminate them.
This way, not only would he remove his own hidden danger, but he could also give an explanation to others.
Zhao Qiansun remained silent, his face ashen.