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"Boss Liu, things are much more serious than we thought. I've already asked my superiors if we can temporarily leave this place."

Old Wu Kongming looked dejected. He drank a bowl of water in big gulps before putting it down.

He was still muttering curses under his breath, clearly having received news he didn't want to see.

"The higher-ups probably won't approve your departure. After all, who knows if we're carrying the virus? If we do, other places will suffer too, as you know!"

"Sigh, I know that, but staying here, isn't that just waiting to die?"

'What can we do? This is the only way, understand?'

Liu Yan didn't care. Although life was tough, at least she could eat something and wouldn't starve.

"We're doing alright now. If this lockdown isn't lifted in two more days, people might really starve to death, you know?"

"I know, many families don't have any food at all, or they don't know where their next meal will come from. It's a real mess!"

Liu Yan also rolled her eyes at Lao Wu, her expression showing a hint of helplessness.

A small mistake led to so many injuries, even deaths, and many more may starve to death. Who will bear this responsibility?

Liu Yan understood this perfectly well, which was one of the reasons why she was unwilling to get involved any further.

There has never been a good mission when we're together, especially with such a huge blunder; even she is having a headache. The death toll is still rising, and she has no idea when it will end.

Even here, food is scarce; two meals of thin porridge a day are considered quite good.

Not to mention ordinary people, who are already grateful to be able to eat one meal a day.

"By the way, Lao Wu, don't wander around aimlessly. You'll kill someone if you do that, you know that?"

"There's nothing I can do, I'm suffering too!"

Old Wu really didn't expect things to turn out this way.

"You're suffering? Then tell me, who isn't suffering? Who isn't suffering!"

Liu Yan rolled her eyes, her expression a mixture of resentment and bitterness.

……

Inside the county government building.

County Chief Ye sat at the head of the conference table, looking at the directors of various bureaus below, his expression remaining largely unchanged.

But his eyes were full of exhaustion.

"Gentlemen, this is how many times we've had this meeting. The problem now is that we have an infectious disease outbreak here, and the mortality rate is too high."

"But we have no other way now, so..."

As the meeting progressed, the atmosphere in the meeting room became so oppressive that it was almost suffocating, and few people could even come up with any good solutions.

"Director Song, do you have enough police officers here?"

"Seriously insufficient!"

"I've already spoken with Battalion Commander Qian at the military camp outside, and they will send you another company of soldiers."

"Thank you, County Head."

"Also, Director Liu, shouldn't your side allocate some money to the police station? After all, the various expenses are quite considerable."

"County head, has our county's finances been tight?"

Director Liu also let out a long sigh, gave a bitter laugh, and his expression showed a hint of desolation.

“County Chief, it’s not that I don’t want to allocate funds, but that we simply don’t have any money. As for where the money is, you know it too.”

"Ugh!"

County Magistrate Ye was also at a loss, like a skilled cook without ingredients; things had come to this point, and he had no better solutions. "Should we convene a joint meeting of the Federation of Industry and Commerce to see if we can raise some funds to alleviate the crisis in the city, especially the food and drink crisis? Many families are on the verge of starvation."

"If this lockdown continues, these people might die in their homes. What do you think?"

"Sure, but the problem is, we need to gather food, and we don't have much food!"

"Alright, let's raise some money, and then send invitations to all members of the Federation of Industry and Commerce. They can donate some money, and this time it will all be used to buy food and distribute it directly. Also, the food for the police and the army, since they have the most tiring job."

"Oh, right, there's also the hospital. That's another disaster area. There are four doctors there, and they're practically working non-stop all day. So, we absolutely can't forget about it this time."

"After a while, the secretary will draft a distribution plan, and then the people in our county government will not be allocated any more."

"Yes!"

The meeting ended an hour and a half later, and even Mr. Song returned to the police station with a belly full of helplessness.

"Notify all teams that we are now conducting a thorough search, house by house. Don't think it's too much trouble; this is a matter of life and death for the entire city, and we can't be careless at all, understand?"

"Yes!"

Next, the investigation began in sections. At the same time, they somehow found loudspeakers and broadcast the information on a loop throughout the city, making everyone aware of the dangers of the virus.

In this respect, Song's father did a good job; even when Zhang Tianhao was in the hospital, he could hear the horn sounds coming from the road.

By the time Zhang Tianhao woke up, or rather, woke up from hunger, it was already noon.

Looking at Xiaotian in his arms, he breathed a sigh of relief, then carefully sat up from the bed, walked to the side, and fetched water to wash his face.

"Xiaotian, get up and eat lunch, or you won't get any food for lunch!"

"Let me sleep a little longer, or can you go and call it back for me?"

Xiaotian was still dazed and didn't want to move, but she still carefully muttered something.

Seeing Xiaotian like this, Zhang Tianhao also picked up his lunchbox and ran straight to the cafeteria.

Two meals, though simple, at least ensured that the two wouldn't go hungry again.

At noon, I had a bowl of porridge, a braised dish, and two steamed buns. This was a privilege I only received in the hospital; I didn't get such treatment at other times.

Being able to drink corn porridge is already a good thing.

"Quick, quick, Dr. Wang, Xiao Tian, ​​we're on a mission!"

Just as the two finished eating, they saw the nurse on duty running over, saying with a serious expression, "There's another problem over there."

The two exchanged a glance, and Zhang Tianhao was speechless for a moment.

"it is good!"

The two tidied up, without even washing the dishes and chopsticks, and put them directly into the drawer before running to the door, getting on an environmentally friendly truck, and heading towards the accident site.

When Zhang Tianhao and his colleagues saw the infected patient again, they were somewhat numb. After all, they had seen it so many times that they had almost gotten used to it.

"Just deal with it!"

Looking at the family lying in the house, although they were not all dead yet, they were not far from death.

"Was this discovered through the investigation?"

"Yes, we found them during the screening. When we saw that this family didn't come out to be screened, we opened the door and found the whole family lying neatly. When we went over to check, we found that the man was already dead. Sigh!"

"It's so pitiful, the youngest is only five years old, still a child!"

Unfortunately, Zhang Tianhao had no choice but to endure it and let the epidemic prevention team handle these people, carrying them all away to designated locations for treatment.

However, Zhang Tianhao didn't show much surprise; after all, he had seen far too many dead people. (End of Chapter)