Chapter 20: Deadly Infection 5
After speaking, the three of them went to knock on the door across the hall.
Lu Qingyuan hadn’t left in his car, so he was also there.
At this moment, he seemed to have just washed his face, his hair damp on his forehead, and water droplets fell on his prominent nose. His gaze was indifferent, and the buttons of his silky black shirt were fastened to the top, giving him an aura of aloof nobility.
Even the old girl responsible for recording was stunned, her voice unconsciously dropping two octaves, “Young man, come and make a record.”
Lu Qingyuan’s gaze swept over Chu Yian, then he took the form from the old girl.
Seeing his indifferent demeanor, Chu Yian immediately closed her door. After all, one shouldn’t offer a warm face to a cold shoulder. As she closed her door, she finally heard the man across the hall speak, “What about daily necessities during the isolation period? How do we purchase them?”
“There’s a purchasing agent.”
The old girl quickly pulled out her phone, “If you join the group, there will be dedicated staff to arrange everything…”
So, there would be people in the residential area to help with purchasing.
Chu Yian returned to her room and, as the old girl had instructed, opened the group she had just joined. Sure enough, she saw someone in the group notifying members to contact a specific person for their needs, who would be responsible for purchasing, and then someone would deliver it for free.
Seeing this, Chu Yian immediately took out her phone and contacted the purchasing agent as instructed.
Hello, can you help me purchase some disinfectant?
Yes. Hypochlorous acid disinfectant is still available in 5L containers, currently 150 yuan per barrel.
I want 5 barrels.
5 barrels is not allowed. Each household is limited to no more than 2 barrels.
Okay, two barrels will do.
Chu Yian promptly transferred the money to him, “May I ask when I can get it?”
Tomorrow morning.
The reply from the other side was very quick.
Tomorrow is fine.
No sooner had Chu Yian finished speaking than an ambulance arrived outside the residential area gate again. A group of people in protective suits rushed into the residential area, and a woman was carried out of the building across the way, followed by her family, who were also being isolated.
The entire day, the sound of ambulances in the city did not stop.
They came to the residential area three or four times, causing widespread panic. Fortunately, in the afternoon, a car delivered some of the pre-ordered daily necessities, finally easing the anxiety of those who now had food.
Game Day Five
Chu Yian was woken up by the sound of an argument downstairs.
“Patient, this is a patient. My dad needs medical attention, why won’t you let us out!”
“The Hospital staff can’t come now, so can’t we go out ourselves?”
“Are you going to make us wait for death? Are you even human?”
…The two sides argued incessantly, even escalating to physical conflict.
And the messages in the group had already exploded.
There are too many patients in the Hospital now, and they are no longer accepting patients, telling everyone to isolate at home.
I heard this disease is particularly difficult to treat, and if you can’t cure it, you die.
It’s not that if you can’t cure it, you die; it’s that the current number of cured people is zero. My wife is a nurse, and since she went out yesterday, she hasn’t returned from the Hospital. She told me that even the top doctors together haven’t found a way to treat it. I want to tell my wife to come back now, but she just won’t.
I also heard that several people have already died in the Hospital.
How did things get so serious in just one day? I asked the purchasing agent to buy me some things today, and not only is the food more expensive than before, but masks and medicines are completely unavailable…
The infectious disease had become even more severe.
Chu Yian saw that the purchasing agent she had chatted with privately had also sent her a message.
Sorry, the disinfectant is out of stock.
The money has been refunded to you, remember to check.
Disinfectant was out of stock overnight?
Chu Yian frowned, then chatted with the person, “Brother purchasing agent, is there really not a single bottle left? I really need a bottle of disinfectant. Could you please help me see if anyone can share a bottle with me?”
I am willing to pay more.
Alright, I’ll go ask around then.
The person replied.
About ten minutes later, he returned.
I’ve asked around for you. Someone is willing to share a bottle of disinfectant with you, but the price is very expensive: 500 yuan for 5L. Are you sure you still want it?
Normally, a 5L bottle of disinfectant would only cost 50 yuan; the current price was ten times higher.
But Chu Yian still wanted it.
Who knew if it would become even more expensive later.
Everyone agreed to have it delivered at noon, and the other party was very punctual, arriving around 11 o’clock. The person was a man in his twenties, not tall, with slightly dark skin, wearing a mask, and carrying a barrel of disinfectant.
After he went upstairs, he looked around. When he saw Chu Yian come out, his eyes lit up, “girl, you ordered the disinfectant, right?”
“Mhm.”
Chu Yian nodded, reached out to take the disinfectant, “Thank you.”
Just as she was about to close the door, the man reached out to block her, his eyes constantly trying to peek through the crack in the door, “girl, are you living alone?”
Chu Yian frowned at his words.
In the real world, she also lived alone, and even in residential areas with good security, she had encountered harassment.
“What business is it of yours who I live with?”
She said coldly, looking at him defensively. She regretted opening the door directly just now, instead of having him leave the item on the ground and picking it up after he left.
“girl, I’m just concerned about you.”
The man gripped the door tightly, about to make a move.
Just then, the door opposite suddenly opened.
Lu Qingyuan stood in the doorway, looking at him, “What do you want to do?”
He was tall and slender, with a cold, stern face. His nearly 1.9-meter height gave a feeling of being looked down upon. The man, who had originally presumed upon Chu Yian being a girl and no one else being on that floor to take advantage, froze, then turned and ran away.
Chu Yian breathed a slight sigh of relief, “Thank you, Teacher Lu.”
“You know my surname?” Lu Qingyuan looked at her.
Although he had just helped her, his eyes held a hint of aloofness and scrutiny.
“This…”
If she told him they had escaped from a zombie horde in the previous world, he probably wouldn’t believe it, right?
Seeing that she couldn’t give a clear explanation, Lu Qingyuan didn’t press further, “During this special period, be careful and don’t open the door to strangers casually.”
With that, he closed his door again.
Chu Yian likewise returned to her room.
After the little interlude, Chu Yian securely locked both doors and checked the time; it was exactly noon.
She opened the refrigerator and saw a cooked braised goose, as well as eggs and some small greens.
She could make a simple braised goose noodle soup.
She reached for these ingredients and took them to the kitchen. As she was about to cook the noodles, she suddenly remembered Lu Qingyuan’s question to the old girl yesterday. He seemed not to have stored any food, and no food had been delivered to him yesterday.
Thinking of this, she simply grabbed another handful of noodles and threw them in.
She cooked the noodles.
At the bottom of the bowl, she put lard, salt, MSG, soy sauce, and other seasonings. She then put the noodles into the bowl, blanched the bok choy and placed it on top of the noodles. Finally, there were sliced braised goose and a fried egg.
A bowl of homemade braised goose noodles was ready!
