Chapter 625 - 484: If Anyone Can Save Her, It’s Him! (Part 2)

"Mr. Su, please be at ease. As soon as there’s any news, I’ll immediately send someone to inform you."

"Thank you, Mr. Pei." Su Mobai folded his hands solemnly and made a bow, everything understood without words.

For Pei Jian, this was like receiving a pillow when tired; if he could find Su Yi, Su Mobai would owe him a favor.

At Su Mobai’s level, unless absolutely necessary, one should never think of using threats, as it would only backfire.

It’s best to win him over willingly, that would be the most prudent approach.

The matter of finding "Su Yi" naturally had to be handled seriously and properly. If she couldn’t be found in Dongshan City, then people should be sent to search along the way.

What Pei Jian didn’t expect was that shortly after he passed on the instructions, news arrived in less than half a day.

A young lady with a suspected capital accent was diagnosed with "smallpox" and sent to "Shengyuan Hall" for treatment.

Judging by her age and appearance, she closely resembled Su Yi, the daughter of the Imperial Envoy Su Mobai.

The one presiding over "Shengyuan Hall" was Wen Ruyu, the chief of the Dongshan Prefecture Medical Bureau. With the outbreak of "smallpox," his responsibility was unavoidable, and he had to be at the forefront.

Along with the Benefit People Pharmacy and medical professionals drawn from various clinics, as well as many helpers, totaling over a hundred people.

Although this was Wen Ruyu’s first encounter with such a situation, being Mr. Fu’s closed-door disciple, he didn’t show fear and faced the challenge head-on.

Following the knowledge Lin Miao had previously taught in a small lecture and what his teacher imparted, he devised a "Wen Ruyu" version of the isolation treatment method.

With the diagnostic and treatment prescriptions sent by Lin Miao, a full set of procedures for admitting "smallpox" patients had been established.

Although busy, it wasn’t chaotic, just that the number of admitted patients kept increasing. Even though Shengyuan Hall was large enough, it was feared that it would also reach capacity one day.

Many patients had fever, accounting for over eighty percent, followed by those with rashes and a few cases of severe pustules, and a small number of critically ill patients whose pustules had burst!

Currently, the optimistic news was that there were no deaths.

But this situation quickly changed. A patient who was brought in was still conscious, and after medication, seemed slightly relieved. However, come night, the condition deteriorated sharply, and by morning, the person had already passed away.

Those who died from "smallpox" could not be taken back by family members for burial, as it would infect more people.

This had to be handled by the government through unified cremation.

An emergency batch of craftsmen was even assembled to find an empty plot in the east of the city to construct a crematorium.

This was also suggested by Lin Miao in his letter to Pei Jian; once "smallpox" was discovered, building a crematorium was a necessity.

Otherwise, when there’s a large-scale patient death, even if you wanted to build one, it would be too late, and one wouldn’t be enough; at least four would be required.

Someone had died!

This news couldn’t be concealed, and the "smallpox" patients admitted to Shengyuan Hall started to panic, with this unrest spreading.

It was like knocking over a domino; soon after, there was a second death.

Then a third, a fourth...

With the implementation of the street ban order, more and more "smallpox" cases emerged, clearly pre-existing infections because "smallpox" has an incubation period. If they hadn’t been infected earlier, these people wouldn’t have fallen ill so quickly.

The sealed-off Ye Mansion began emergency renovations and vacating rooms, as it would become a second isolation and treatment facility for mild patients.

Separating the treatment of mild and severe cases was Lin Miao’s second suggestion in his letter to Pei Jian.

"Miss Su!"

Seeing Liansuo, Wen Ruyu hastily saluted. Liansuo was Lin Miao’s concubine, and considering Xia Zhu’s status, she was also Wen Ruyu’s elder. He had been educated from a young age never to neglect etiquette towards elders.

"Mr. Wen, my young master sent me to give you a letter." Liansuo took out the letter Lin Miao had asked her to deliver and handed it to Wen Ruyu.

"Thank you, Miss Su." Wen Ruyu reached out and took the letter.

"I should be going now."

"Just a moment, Miss Su, let me finish reading Mr. Lin’s letter, and then I’ll write a reply for you to take back." Wen Ruyu quickly called Liansuo back.

Liansuo thought for a moment and nodded; delivering a letter wouldn’t take much time.

"Mr. Wen, Mr. Wen, Master Pei has arrived..."

Wen Ruyu was still reading the letter from Lin Miao and hadn’t yet finished when he looked up in surprise. Pei Jian, clad in protective gear, had entered.

"Master Pei." Wen Ruyu hurried forward to pay his respects.

"Mr. Wen, please don’t blame me for my abruptness." His gaze suddenly swept over to see Liansuo standing with her sword and was surprised, "Miss Su is here too?"

Liansuo nodded slightly: "My young master instructed me to deliver a letter to Mr. Wen, and once Mr. Wen replies, I’ll be leaving."

Pei Jian nodded.

"Mr. Wen, I’ve come to inquire if you’ve admitted a young lady named Su Yi here?"

"There is a Su Yi here," Wen Ruyu recalled and nodded.

"Mr. Wen, are you familiar with Miss Su Yi, the talented daughter of the Imperial Envoy Mr. Su?" Pei Jian asked. Since Wen Ruyu was also from the capital, he interacted within the social circles of the young elites there, and Su Yi was known as a "talented lady" in the capital, likely familiar to him. If it was indeed Su Yi, he ought to have recognized her immediately.

"I’ve heard of her, but never met her." Wen Ruyu replied. He didn’t particularly enjoy socializing with those nobles and ladies, and only attended such gatherings occasionally out of obligation. He would rather spend the time honing his medical skills.