"Qin Caicai, answer this question."
The teacher was lecturing at the front when she noticed Zhouzhou staring blankly at her phone watch, lost in thought. She knocked on the podium and spoke up.
However, Zhouzhou remained motionless, and tears suddenly stread down her face as she pushed her desk away and ran out.
Seeing this, Qin Feng was montarily stunned, glanced at the teacher, and imdiately chased after her. Qin Nan, Qin Bei, and Huo Ji'an couldn't sit still either and all ran out.
They dashed quickly, and the teacher called out after them for a long ti without being able to stop them.
Zhao Xinghua, holding Ye Lingfeng's phone, made a call and, hearing the girl's cries, hurriedly said, "Don't panic."
"How's my dad?" Zhouzhou choked out, her voice trembling.
She was extrely anxious, and Zhao Xinghua didn't dare to delay any longer, quickly explaining the situation.
"Your dad has been quarantined in the southwest. Not just him, we're all stuck here. It's already confird as a plague, and to prevent its spread, they've locked down the city."
"Where is my dad? I want to talk to him," Zhouzhou asked, her worry deepening.
"He's fine; he's out helping. He didn't take his phone with him. I just wanted to let you know that your dicine is very effective. Before we ca, everyone took your dicine, and not a single person got infected."
That's good.
Zhouzhou let out a big sigh of relief.
But her heart was still not entirely at ease. The Ancestral Master had warned her that this ti, it was very dangerous.
Things were not going to be easy.
The sinister energy from the southwest had beco more pronounced in recent days.
She thought for a mont and said earnestly, "Uncle Zhao, please let co here. I can help."
"Zhouzhou," Zhao Xinghua frowned, troubled. "I can't make that decision."
If he agreed carelessly, Ye Lingfeng would definitely kill him.
This was not sothing to be taken lightly.
"But Uncle Zhao, you said my dicine is effective, right? The plague spreads so quickly; delaying even one more day could cause major problems. Ti is of the essence."
That was true.
But Zhao Xinghua still didn't agree.
If anything happened to them, Zhouzhou would be the Fourth Bureau's successor.
When they ca here, they had already signed a death contract.
They were preparing for the worst possible outco.
Setting aside whether Ye Lingfeng would be angry or not, he also didn't want to see Zhouzhou get hurt.
This was the first ti he didn't want to bring Zhouzhou into this.
"Uncle Zhao, please talk to my dad about this. I'll wait for his call."
With that, Zhouzhou hung up.
Then, she called Qin Ren, and within half an hour, Qin Ren parked his car at the school gate.
He looked at Zhouzhou, relieved to see that other than her red eyes, she seed to be holding it together.
He walked up, greeted the security guard, and went inside.
Ruffling Zhouzhou's hair, he praised, "You've grown up."
If this were before, the little chubby girl would have already thrown a tantrum on the floor.
Or she would have gone directly to find Lan Tian to take her over there.
This ti, she didn't cause a scene.
Not that she didn't want to.
Zhouzhou simply didn't want to make Ye Lingfeng upset; her dad was already going through so much.
She looked up at Qin Ren, her eyes red again.
Qin Ren sighed, "Let's go ho first."
Even if Ye Lingfeng agreed, she still had another dad.
The affection his little uncle had for Zhouzhou... sigh.
He sent a ssage out, and soon, the Qin family gathered together.
As soon as Qin Xu entered, he asked, "Zhouzhou wants to go to the southwest?"
After they returned, Qin Ren had recounted the situation, and Grandpa and Grandma Qin were worried. Hearing this, they imdiately looked over, "You know?"
"Yeah." Qin Xu nodded, "Our unit just signed a death contract. I'm going to help too."
Everyone's hearts tightened at this news.
If they were at the point of signing a death contract, the situation must be dire.
Grandma Qin looked at Zhouzhou, hesitating.
Whether to call her selfish or timid, she naturally couldn't bear to let her granddaughter do sothing so dangerous.
But could Zhouzhou say no?
Qin Lie also looked at Zhouzhou, his brow furrowed.
This ti, it was not as simple as when she went to the rainforest.
Last ti, her enemy was people; this ti, it was an invisible virus.
She was still so young; what if sothing happened?
For a mont, no one spoke.
Zhouzhou, with her little chubby hands clasped together, looked up at them anxiously but did not urge them.
At that mont, Zhouzhou's phone watch suddenly rang--it was Ye Lingfeng calling.
Everyone turned to look.
Zhouzhou hurriedly answered, putting it on speaker.
Ye Lingfeng's voice ca through, hoarse, "Zhouzhou."
"Dad, I'm here," Zhouzhou replied quickly.
"You don't need to co," Ye Lingfeng said directly. "Your dicine is very effective. If there's any situation, I'll let you know."
Just then, Liu Hanqiu's voice ca through, "Mr. Ye, this is bad! Wu Jin has also been infected!"
Wu Jin was one of the people from the Fourth Bureau who had gone over; he had taken the dicine Zhouzhou made.
However, Zhouzhou's dicine was only preventive for the masses. She hadn't had contact with cases while making it, and the virus mutated too quickly. They were on the front lines, coming into contact with patients every day, and they just couldn't hold up.
Zhouzhou's heart tightened, "Dad, please let go! Let have a look; I'll know how to modify the prescription."
Ye Lingfeng fell silent and looked at Liu Hanqiu, asking, "Can you figure it out?"
Liu Hanqiu looked troubled and slightly ashad, "I don't have any ideas yet. I'm not sure when I can figure it out."
That wouldn't do; every passing second was precious.
Every day, there were hundreds of new infection cases.
It was moving so quickly; otherwise, they wouldn't have locked this place down.
Ye Lingfeng recalled the scenes he had witnessed since arriving: the sick, the incessant crematorium, the children lying in hospital beds...
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and finally said, "I'll send soone to pick you up."
Upon hearing this, the Qin family felt their hearts tense up.
Zhouzhou, however, relaxed, glancing around, "Dad, Grandpa, Grandma, Uncle, Aunt, Second Uncle... I'll be fine."
With that, Zhouzhou jumped off the chair and ran upstairs to prepare what she needed.
Qin Xu stood up, "I'll go with Zhouzhou. She's very capable; she might really co up with sothing."
The atmosphere remained tense.
When Ye Lingfeng heard Zhouzhou say that, he knew the Qin family was present.
His hand tightly gripped the table, which was now showing signs of cracking.
He said in a deep voice, "If it weren't absolutely necessary, I wouldn't let Zhouzhou co."
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