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  “He is also a huge hidden danger, a mobile source of infection,” the lead specialist said. “My advice is to destroy him on the spot!”


  “Does this village need isolation?” a specialist asked.

  “My advice is to observe it for now,” another specialist said.

  “Observe it? If a person carrying a pathogen goes out, what will happen? Have you considered that?” the other specialist said.

  “My suggestion is to temporarily quarantine,” the lead specialist said. “No one in this village is allowed to go out. We will take some time to observe and take samples to test their blood.”


  The other specialists agreed. A person suddenly interrupted them to tell them what Wang Jianli had said.

  “What?” the lead specialist asked.

  “Ah, that is what he said,” the messenger said.

  “The place is full of depression and the breath of death?” the lead specialist asked.

  The people present were high-level intellectuals. They treated people and saved people. They believed in science, not something that was illusory and secret. They then sent for Wang Jianli.

  “So, where is the place?” the lead specialist asked.

  “I don’t know, but some people know it,” Wang Jianli said. He had asked Wang Yao about the general location, but he had been unclear about the exact location.

  “Could you please take us over there?” the lead specialist asked.

  “Well, I will call him.” Wang Jianli left to make a call.

  “Do you believe in such matter?” one of the specialists asked.

  “Just look around. It would be a good thing if we really find the source of this germ,” the lead specialist said. “If we don’t, just see it as doing some sport.”


  “Sport, in the rain?” a specialist asked.

  The spring rain was gently and soft, but the weather was a bit cold.

  On Nanshan Hill, Wang Yao made a cage with mountain stones. Inside it was a small hare and some dark soil at the bottom he had taken from the pit. According to his test, the soil full of strong toxins. He placed the cage in the medicine field and sat to the side quietly watching it.

  Woof! Woof! The dog protested.

  “Don’t bark. You have had a meal, haven’t you? Let me think. It was braised meat, right? With some pepper.” Wang Yao smiled and touched the dog’s head. “By the way, did you drink that medicine?”


  Woof! The dog turned his head back.

  “Not tasty? No, it is good for your body,” Wang Yao said. “Go to drink it right away.” He pointed to the stainless steel iron basin next to the kennel.

  Woof!

  The dog was very dissatisfied and barked in a lower voice. But, he still went to the kennel and drank the medicine Wang Yao had decocted.

  Wang Yao’s phone suddenly rang. “Uncle, is there something? What? Go see the place? With whom? Experts from the province? Well, let them wait. I will go down the mountain.”


  After hanging up the phone, Wang Yao asked the dog to come.

  “San Xian, look after this rabbit. If it has any abnormalities, throw it there!” He pointed to a place nearby where there were some licorice roots.

  Miasma grass could be used for avoiding mephitis and poisonous insects.

  He had taken some soil near the Miasma grass to test. There had been no insects nor any microbes.

  “Remember it?” Wang Yao asked.

  Woof!

  “Very good. I will bring you beef with sauce when I come back!” Wang Yao then headed down the mountain.

  At the foot of the mountain, he saw Wang Jianli. He then met the experts from the provinces. The team was led by a man in his 50s. He was bald and wore glasses. His eyes were sparkly. His body and cheeks were thin.

  “Xiao Yao, this is Director Liu,” Wang Jianli said.

  “Hello,” Wang Yao said.

  “Hello, boy, can we go to the place you spoke about?” Director Liu smiled kindly at Wang Yao.

  “Of course,” Wang Yao said.

  He took them to Xishan Hill, which was not far from the village.

  “How did you discover the so-called land of death?” Director Liu asked.

  “The land of death?” Wang Yao was shocked.

  “What’s wrong? That name was said by your village party secretary,” Director Liu said.

  This title was quite appropriate.

  “By accident,” Wang Yao said. “There is no grass on it.”


  “What kind of place is it?” Director Liu asked.

  “You will know soon,” Wang Yao said.

  He then led them to the pit in the rain. There were already some green buds on the ground, but the big pit was still gray. Inside it were several animal corpses, such as rabbits and sparrows.

  “There?” Director Liu asked.

  “Yes,” Wang Yao said.

  The experts stepped carefully forward to take a look.

  “The color of this soil is very strange,” one of the specialists said.

  “Do you feel it is very depressed here?” another specialist asked.

  “If I were you, I wouldn’t stand so close to it,” Wang Yao said behind them.

  “Young man, do you know what is inside?” Director Liu asked.

  “Things that can kill people,” Wang Yao seriously said.

  In the end, they didn’t get close to the pit, but they carefully looked around. They were experts in biomedicine, so they could see the difference at this location.

  “Get some soil from here and take it back to test,” Director Liu said.

  “Okay,” a specialist said.

  “Young man, thank you,” Director Liu said.

  “You’re welcome,” Wang Yao said.

  The specialists carefully took a part of the soil from the edge of the pit and left. Wang Yao headed back to Nanshan Hill.

  “Sanxian, how is it?” Wang Yao came to the side of the little rabbit that was being tested.

  Woof!

  “Is there any problem?” Wang Yao asked.

  The hare seemed irritated and kept jumping inside the cage.

  “Is it sick?” Wang Yao asked. “Is it because it directly came in contact with the soil or is there any other reason?”


  Wang Yao looked at the time. In less than two hours, the hare showed signs of abnormal behavior.

  At the foot of the mountain, the experts from the provinces and cities left. They did not take Chen Jiagui’s body with them, but they did take a sample of his body tissue. This decision was made after significant discussion. They felt their preparation was not sufficient. If rashly took the body with them, it might lead to serious consequences.

  In the afternoon, a group of doctors arrived and settled in the village committee’s courtyard. Their purpose was to check the people in the village for free. Everyone was required to be inspected.

  Wang Yao, who was on the mountain to observe changes in the hare, received a call from home. “Checking everybody?”


  In the stone cage, the rabbit was violently jumping up and down. It was extremely uneasily. Wang Yao recorded the situation.

  In the village, the first villager took the initiative to have the medical examination. It involved checking body temperature, blood pressure, heart rate, blood collection, and symbolic chest penetration. It was simple but targeted.

  Although the number of people getting medical checkups had gradually increased in recent years, it was normally by choice. These checkups were sudden, which made the villagers think more about them.

  “What is going on here? They come even it is raining?” a villager asked.

  “Who knows?” another villager said.

  “There shouldn’t be any infectious disease in our village,” another villager said.

  In an era of internet and information, people’s knowledge has been broadened. In a situation like this, it was hard to not consider all the possibilities.

  “Maybe. Those people gathered outside Chen Bachelor’s home,” a villager said. “I heard that Chen Jiagui had been crazy a few days ago. He even bit Li Zucai!”


  “Really?” another villager asked.

  “Of course, it is true. There is still a big scar on Li Zucai’s neck, which I saw this morning,” the first villager said.

  In the afternoon, Wang Yao came down from the mountain.

  “Your father and I went to have the medical examination in the morning,” his mother said.

  “That is a good thing, but you and dad are healthy,” Wang Yao said.

  His parents gray hair had turned black again, and their skin was rosy and shiny. These were effects from drinking ancient spring water every day. Plus, Wang Yao gave them massage almost every evening. During the massages, he also properly introduced neixi into his parents’ body.

  That night, it was quiet in the village. The rain finally stopped in the middle of the night.