Chapter Thirty-One: Confirming Symptoms

  Xiao Lin entered the room, turned on the computer, and accessed a highly confidential system. The screen switched to a website that looked very stern. On the webpage, seven large characters emitting blue light appeared in the center of the screen: Please verify your fingerprint!

  Xiao Lin lightly pressed her finger on the fingerprint verification frame on the screen, and after a "beep" sound from the computer's speaker: Verification successful!

  Then, the website opened, and the page was very simple. However, the Chinese name displayed on the webpage was surprisingly called: Longhun Special Forces Confidential Data Library!

  Long Soul, there is very little news circulating outside, ordinary civilians generally do not know about the existence of this special forces unit. In the hearts of the people, Hua Xia only has three special forces units: the Red Eagle of the Army, the Sharp Sword of the Navy and the Flying Swallow of the Air Force.

  However, the officers in these three special forces are most yearning for the place that Xiao Lin has now opened up, which is the Dragon Soul Special Forces. Only majors and above know about this force.

  Xiao Lin logged into her own account using her authority and accessed the Ministry of Health's internal website, which should have some information about the HTC4 variant virus.

  But just a few minutes later, Xiao Lin was slightly disappointed. The materials were still several years ago about HTC4, and there was very little information about the variant virus. It only mentioned that a variant virus had appeared in Jingliang Province, but there was no report on this variant virus.

  "Isn't the confirmed symptom even researched yet?" Xiao Lin's heart was slightly worried, last night when she was browsing through materials, she also took a look at the list of experts who were sent to Jingliang Province, all of whom were renowned professors, and even included several old professors from the Sanjun General Hospital, 70% of whom had participated in the research on HTC4 back then.

  Xiao Lin took a look at the report on the mutant virus and was shocked to find that the discovery of the mutant virus had been made as early as August 21st. The team of experts led by Professor Zhang had rushed to Jingliang Province, with the first batch of over a dozen people arriving the next day. Subsequently, doctors from all over the country were dispatched to Jingliang Province to participate in research and rescue work.

  Today is September 3rd, and it has been twelve days since then. However, there was no news about the mutated virus at all, but Xiao Lin's heart became heavier and heavier.

  Xiao Lin thought for a moment, and didn't think that with the strength of these expert professors, after twelve days of clinical observation, they couldn't even diagnose a single confirmed symptom. After thinking about it, she took out her phone and dialed a number.

  "I'm a military doctor, get me the internal line of the Third Military Hospital! I want to find Director Su!" Xiao Lin said in a deep voice.

  In Long Huan Soul, Xiao Lin's code name is Military Doctor.

  "Is that you, military doctor?" The voice on the other end was apparently somewhat excited, but soon returned to a formal tone: "Please state your code name!"

  Xiao Lin quickly said a few numbers, and after confirmation from the other end, she passed it over: "Alright, please wait for a moment!"

  The Director of the Sanjun General Hospital, Su, is also the Dean of the Huaxia National Medical College. He has a very high reputation in both the medical and military fields.

  Before long, a hoarse yet loud voice came from Xiao Lin's phone: "Haha, Little Lin, when did you have the time to call me?"

  "Director Su, I want the latest information on the current HTC4 variant virus in Jingliang Province!" Xiao Lin said straightforwardly.

  "Where are you now? You should be able to find this information!" Dean Su was somewhat surprised.

  "I just went to check, and in our Dragon Soul's top-secret database, there is only information on the HTC4 virus from four years ago. As for the mutated virus that broke out recently in Jingliang Province, it hasn't been transmitted up there!" Xiao Lin's voice was very calm, and he didn't use a flattering tone just because his opponent was the president of the Sanjun General Hospital.

  "Alright, you wait a moment, I'll take a look!" Dean Su also knew about the outbreak of this HTC4 variant virus. The Sanjun General Hospital had even sent several senior experts to participate in the research and rescue efforts. However, Dean Su also had his own research projects, so he only knew about this matter superficially. As for the progress of the variant virus, he would have to take a look at the materials being handed up to him.

  Xiao Lin waited patiently, and after about ten minutes, President Su's phone call came.

  "Xiao Lin, I've already sent the information to Longhun!"

  "Alright, thanks!" Xiao Lin wouldn't say anything polite and directly hung up the phone.

  It was Su, the director on the other end of the line, who heard the dial tone after Xiao Lin had already hung up. He couldn't help but shake his head and smile wryly, this kid didn't even give him face, just hanging up like that.

  When Xiao Lin logged into the top-secret database of Longhuan again, the data of THC4 variant virus had been replenished. He opened it and took a close look.

  The clinical diagnosis of HTC4 variant virus is characterized by the following symptoms: alternating chills and fever every half hour, cold hands and feet, general weakness, sunken eye sockets, coughing, and fever. These are the clinical manifestations of the first phase of the variant virus.

  As for the second or subsequent symptoms, it is still a blank sheet. It seems that the carriers of the mutated virus in Jingliang Province have not yet shown second and third stage symptoms, or this is just the latent period of the HTC4 variant virus.

  As for the treatment plan for the first phase, the expert group has not yet come to a conclusion. It seems that they have tried using the highly effective drug researched four years ago to treat patients, and it should be ineffective.

  The transmission route of this variant virus is droplet transmission, through the patient's coughing, sneezing, and talking, spraying warm and humid liquid droplets, pathogens attached to it, floating in the air for a short time and distance, and the next host inhales, opens mouth or accidentally touches the surface of the eyes, causing new hosts to be infected.

  Xiao Lin breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, this mutated virus was only transmitted through droplets and had not yet reached the point of airborne transmission.

  Xiao Lin turned off the computer, and from the living room came Tongtong's coughing sound. Xiao Lin was startled, thinking that earlier Tongtong hadn't been coughing in the school clinic, so why did she start coughing after coming over to her place?

  Xiao Lin found a mask in the room and quickly walked to the living room with it on. At this time, Tongtong's weak body was standing next to a pot of spherical cactus. Seeing Xiao Lin come out, Tongtong hurriedly asked: "Dr. Xiao, what disease do I have?" It had been almost an hour since Xiao Lin went in, and Tongtong was anxious. After finishing this sentence, Tongtong coughed two or three times towards the pot of cactus.

  Xiao Lin, wearing a mask, didn't fear being infected and stepped forward to support Tongtong onto the sofa, saying: "Tongtong, you need to be mentally prepared. I suspect that you may have contracted the HTC4 variant virus!"

  "Dr. Xiao, I don't want to die, save me!" Although Xiao Lin had already given Tongtong a preventive shot before, Tongtong still collapsed when she heard that she might have been infected with the HTC4 variant virus.