Cheng Yuexi was no longer in the mood to eat, and after paying the bill, he asked Zeng Qi and himself to go back quickly. In the car, he gave Zeng Qi a general description of the business trip.

Since the incident in Wuhan, Cheng Yuexi and their company have paid attention immediately and followed up the research and development of testing reagents. Therefore, Cheng Yuexi actually knows more information than Zeng Qi. Not only to organize the exams for the students, but also responsible for the defense of the winter graduates, etc., because he was too busy and did not have so much energy to continue to pay attention to the affairs of Wuhan.

No matter whether the new coronavirus in Wuhan is limited human-to-human transmission or not, after Cheng Yuexi continued to contact several hospitals that received patients, he knew that this matter was not simple, and he had to see the situation.

"I don't know how long it will take. You can go back to City S first. You don't have to wait for me in Beijing. After I finish my business trip, I can just go back to City S, okay?"

Zeng Qi's heart was heavy, and for some reason, he fell into a restless state at this time, and said: "If you are going to the hospital, or their disease control who are testing samples and conducting epidemiology, you must wear a mask, although It is now reported that there is limited human-to-human transmission, but I am not sure whether it is completely correct. After all, the time for this matter is still short, and it is a judgment made in the absence of data. Moreover, the virus may mutate during the transmission process. Let its ability to spread change, maybe the ability to spread will become stronger."

After saying this worriedly, he turned his head and stared at Cheng Yuexi and asked, "Are you going alone, or with your colleagues? No matter what, you can take some N95s with you."

Cheng Yuexi looked solemn, not only because he was going to Wuhan, but also because he knew that many people were suffering there. Among these people, there were many people he didn't know, and there were also people he knew. He took a deep breath, Said: "I went there with a colleague. The colleagues in Wuhan were too busy, so I went to sit in the town. I hope there is nothing serious, but limited person-to-person transmission."

Zeng Qi said: "I saw the situation in the online hospital. The triage and infection control are not done well. Now there is a high incidence of influenza, crowded with people, and people are infected even if they are not sick. Even if we don't talk about the new type of coronavirus, Even the flu is a problem."

When saying this, Zeng Qi frowned slightly and sighed.

When their hospital is crowded with people, why not also be such a source of infectious disease transmission.

His father is in charge of hospital infection, and often complains at home that the hospital has not invested enough in infection control, and his position is not good enough.

When the two returned home, Cheng Yuexi often went on business trips. Most of the time, the suitcases on business trips were too late to unpack, and he was about to go on a business trip again. He packed his luggage extremely quickly. Before Zeng Qi had time to appease his sorrow of parting, Cheng Yuexi packed it up. Finished, ready to take a taxi to the airport.His colleagues have booked the last night flight tonight.

Zeng Qi hugged him at the door of the house, and Cheng Yuexi kissed him on the lips. Although the two of them always get together less often and often separate, this kind of separation did not make Cheng Yuexi accustomed to it. At this time, he still felt some affection , said: "Then I'm leaving, you go to bed early at night. I'll go back to S city after finishing my work in Wuhan. You can arrange things to go to Fiji first. I'm afraid that things in Wuhan will be delayed for a long time. Then I will There is not much time to arrange it.”

Zeng Qi agreed and said, "Be careful."

Cheng Yuexi nodded slightly, then hugged him tightly before letting go, and opened the door to go out.

As the door opened, the cold air from outside entered the room, Zeng Qi stood there, shivering, and his heart suddenly became empty.

Cheng Yuexi left, Zeng Qi returned to the room, and started to find someone to inquire about the situation of this new type of coronavirus.

Netizens on the Internet posted a lot of things about the Wuhan epidemic, as if the end of the world was coming, but Zeng Qi didn't know what the truth was, so I asked my acquaintances in the hospital in the center of Wuhan, maybe the information would be more accurate .

Zeng Qi has dealt with many people in hospitals who are engaged in infectious diseases. He first checked in several groups that he set as Do Not Disturb for news, and found that except for a while ago, someone mentioned the "epidemic" in Wuhan. In addition, no one has spoken about this for a while. Zeng Qi knew the reason, so he had to directly contact the hospitals and disease control doctors or researchers he knew one by one. After he sent a polite and thoughtful greeting message, For a long time, no one replied to him.

In the morning of the next day, a more familiar director returned to him, saying that he had been busy before and hadn't seen Zeng Qi's message, and said that the situation was not favorable, and everything was subject to the official report, but let Zeng Qi and his relatives will not go to Wuhan recently.

The other party replied with very official words, but Zeng Qi was shocked.

Based on the nature of the work and position of the other party, no matter whether the virus in the Wuhan epidemic is limited to human-to-human transmission or not, the other party must be very busy and have a lot of things to deal with. However, if he said that he and his relatives should not go to Wuhan in the near future, it is obviously to bring Selfish advice.

After Cheng Yuexi arrived in Wuhan, he was very busy, and only briefly contacted Zeng Qi twice. After telling Zeng Qi not to worry about him, he seldom responded to other messages.

It's no wonder that Cheng Yuexi talked less, because not only Zeng Qi, but almost the whole country knew the seriousness of the situation.

After the expert team led by academician Zhong Nanshan arrived in Wuhan, Zeng Qi's hospital and his father's hospital had already held meetings to discuss the epidemic in Wuhan through official channels, and asked them to enter a state of response.

On January 2020, 1, the 21th day of the Lunar New Year, Zeng Qi’s laboratory basically closed the laboratory completely after this day. He will always make the final arrangements in the laboratory on this day, but this year there is no so.

Zeng Qi held meetings on the new crown work arrangement during the day, and only drove to his parents' house in the evening.

Great mother came home from get off work, but great father did not.

The nanny will go home on the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, so on the evening of the 27th twelfth lunar month, there will be a lot of food and drink arrangements for the Zeng family.

She greeted Zeng Qi with a smile on her face. After Zeng Qi replied, she handed her a large pile of disinfectant supplies in her hand, and explained the precautions for use, because Zeng’s father was from the outside of his chest. As the vice president, and also responsible for the work of infection control, naturally there are many requirements for the nanny at home. The nanny already knows all kinds of anti-pollution and disinfection knowledge very well, but Zeng Qi said it well this time. More and more detailed, after listening to the nanny, she worriedly asked: "Mr. Xiao Zeng, is it because of the Wuhan incident, is it really serious?"

The nanny seldom surfs the Internet, but she also knows these things, which shows that the news of the Wuhan epidemic is indeed spreading widely.

Zeng Qi said: "There is no harm in paying more attention. Not only do this in my family, but you should also tell your family members that you can avoid a lot of illnesses."

The nanny agreed, and turned to work.

Zeng Qi's parents have many relatives and friends on both sides, and there are many reunion dinners. This evening was also a dinner, but at Zeng's father's request, the family dinners were cancelled.

Director Mu, Zeng's mother, was on the phone in the study. When Zeng Qi knocked on the door and came in, she hurriedly said a few more words and hung up the phone.

Director Mu explained that the caller was a friend who insisted on her going to a dinner party, but Director Mu had already refused, saying that his family had suggested not to have a dinner party.

After Director Mu explained, he asked Zeng Qi again: "Didn't you say that you have to work overtime tonight? What are you doing when you come back?"

Zeng Qi looked more serious than usual, even dignified. He said: "We had a meeting today, discussed the Wuhan epidemic, and formed teams in various directions. I am in the group responsible for inspection and infection control. I don't know how long this matter will be busy, and I may not be able to come back to see you for a while, so I will come back and talk to you first."

Director Mu stared at him blankly, "Is it really this troublesome? Your dad also has to work overtime, so there's no way back."

Zeng Qi sighed: "We have detected the first case a few days ago, but we don't know more about the situation. We have to prepare for the possible situation now, so as not to be caught off guard if there is a real problem. I also called Dad. He was too busy on the phone, so he hung up after a few words."

Director Mu was even more shocked, "It happened a few days ago?" She had already heard the seriousness in Zeng Qi's words. If patients were found in S City a few days ago, it means that the virus is not only in Wuhan.This epidemic is probably really serious.

Zeng Qi said: "You will see when you are notified. The confirmation of this first case is very cautious and complicated. It needs to be verified repeatedly and confirmed by whole genome sequencing. It could not be confirmed a few days ago. It has been confirmed now. This also shows that the problem is indeed serious. Are you going to work tomorrow?"

Director Mu said, "I'm on annual leave."

Zeng Qi said: "Prepare more things for the Spring Festival. You should not be able to go out during the Spring Festival this year. I also brought back a lot of disinfection supplies and masks, which you can use."

Director Mu was full of worry: "Is it so serious?"

Zeng Qi sighed, "I'm going back."

"Let's go back now?" Director Mu looked at her son sadly, showing a fragility that she rarely showed, and she asked again, "Where is Cheng Yuexi?"

Zeng Qi frowned, "I sent him a message that I can send here, but he didn't reply. He's busier than Dad and ignored me at all. I'm more worried about him now."

Director Mu: "Where are you calling?"

Zeng Qi: "His mobile phone is busy most of the time. He can answer my calls, but he can only say a few words before hanging up. He is too busy."

Director Mu said: "Will he be in danger? I read that the online articles are very miserable, and my heart aches when I look at it."

Zeng Qi looked dignified and a little helpless, this was the first time he was so helpless and fearful, but he couldn't show it in front of his mother, so he could only try his best to be calm: "I don't know."

When Zeng Qi was about to leave, Director Mu said, "Aren't you leaving after eating?"

Zeng Qi looked at her: "Mom, I can't eat. And there are still a lot of things to arrange, I'll go back first. I won't come back to see you soon, and I don't think Dad has time to come back, you have to take care of yourself Body."

The nanny came over and asked, "Mr. Xiao Zeng, why did you leave without eating? Why don't you eat something? It's all ready."

Zeng Qi thanked him and said, "No need."

Zeng Qi went back to the hospital. Although he was only responsible for testing and connecting with the infection control department for the new crown screening work, there were a lot of details. He used to concentrate on doing research. This kind of work that required constant contact with people to establish a mechanism was difficult at first. It is quite strenuous to do it, and I have been busy for several hours, and I am exhausted physically and mentally.

Director Zhu is the general person in charge of the inspection direction. He is so busy that even if there are 96 hours a day, he still needs to go around. Therefore, the establishment of the new crown detection work system and the work of material security are divided into several parts. Zeng Qi is busy. After one night, I realized that I was really not good at communicating with people, so I went to discuss with Director Zhu and changed myself to a job that I could do better.

At this time, it was the 28th of the twelfth lunar month, and many departments in the hospital, especially all the staff engaged in microbiological testing and research, were recalled, and the Spring Festival schedule was re-done. Worried about whether I would be exposed to pathogens and take them home. There are old people and children at home, and some people have the foresight and have even started to find dormitories to live in and cannot go home.

Zeng Qi can be regarded as Director Zhu's person, Zhou Xun, another big leader, Academician Yu's subordinate, and Director Li of the inspection center formed a temporary team, mainly responsible for collecting the latest research status in real time, formulating and perfecting procedures from sample collection, preservation, and transportation. , testing, laboratory infection control, biosafety, data review, quality control, etc., and is responsible for literature search, translation, process optimization, program follow-up, etc.

This is a temporary task, and this virus is a new virus. All solutions can only cross the river by feeling the stones based on existing knowledge.

In addition to these routine tasks, there are also work such as research protocol design, project writing application and implementation.

On January 1, the day before New Year's Eve, and on this day, Wuhan announced the closure of the city.

On January 1, Sichuan Province also launched a first-level response to major public health emergencies.

On January 1, the first medical team from Sichuan Province to assist Hubei officially rushed to Hubei. When Zeng Qi heard the news, they had already left.Zeng Qi was so busy these days that he lived in the conference room of the inspection center completely, and didn't have time to shave his beard. When he learned that someone had been sent to support Hubei, he was shocked, thinking that he was too informed about the news. I was at a loss. When I thought of ignoring Cheng Yuexi, who had almost no news from him in Wuhan, I called Director Zhu and asked if he could go to Wuhan. Arrange for an inspection."

Zeng Qi said: "If you have this opportunity, you will be the first to arrange for me to go."

Director Zhu said: "It's good that you have this kind of heart, but we can't do without you here."

The hospital has already tested several positives. The closest to the virus is the Department of Infectious Diseases and Laboratory in charge. Although everyone is working in an orderly and serious manner, people are still panicking under the undercurrent, because so far, only the virus can be seen on the Internet. According to the news, the number of infected medical staff is very large, and it is said that it is close to 30% of the total number of infected people. Under such a heavy reality, the fear of being infected by oneself is second, and the fear of going home is more important.There are also staff members who collapsed and hid crying because they returned home after coming into contact with positive patients.

Zeng Qi said, "Just arrange for me to go."

Director Zhu was a little confused by his tough attitude, "This is the organization's decision, the most I can sign up for you. I'm not sure how to arrange it afterwards, maybe the epidemic will be brought under control soon."

Zeng Qi said, "Well, thank you."

Due to the increasing number of test samples, the testing center formed a special class for new crown nucleic acid testing. Due to the complete shortage of testing personnel in the hospital, the postdoctoral and doctoral students who stayed in the school or the local area of ​​S City or even nearby for testing and pathogens were also recalled and joined the testing team. .

Time passed very quickly, but at the same time very slowly, because Zeng Qi was so busy that it was almost difficult for him to have a sense of time.

He only made a quick trip home, spent more than ten minutes packing some clothes and daily necessities, and moved into the dormitory specially for them.

The epidemic has changed many people and things.

Zeng Qi will send messages to Cheng Yuexi several times a day, all of which are the latest research results of the new crown, national policies, and plans they have formulated for the direction of biosecurity that Cheng Yuexi may use, etc.

Cheng Yuexi didn't reply to him most of the time, sometimes he replied with a sentence or two.

Zeng Qi worried that he would get infected every day, because Cheng Yuexi sometimes replied to him in a few words, which would include the heavy scene Cheng Yuexi had seen.Those scenarios, to others, may be nothing less than a huge disaster. In the eyes of Zeng Qi, who has been engaged in pathogen research, it is a common occurrence in severe epidemics. However, even if it can be explained scientifically, Zeng Qi still feels sad and fear.

It's just that, whether it's sadness or fear, he can't express it, so sometimes he feels that he seems to be numb.

That night, after twelve o'clock, on the way back to the dormitory, Zeng Qi sent a message to Cheng Yuexi, asking him about his situation that day.

Cheng Yuexi, who seldom responded to Zeng Qi's messages in time before, this time he replied as soon as he finished sending the message.

"Can you make a video?"

Zeng Qi hasn't had a video with Cheng Yuexi for a long time. He asked, but Cheng Yuexi was unwilling.

This time Cheng Yuexi asked this question, Zeng Qi immediately responded, and then sent a video invitation to Cheng Yuexi while running to the dormitory.

Cheng Yuexi picked it up right away.

After nearly ten days, the two finally saw each other.

Only now did Zeng Qi realize that it seemed to him that half a century had passed, but in fact it had only been ten days since he returned to S City from Beijing.But these ten days have been too busy and hard.

Cheng Yuexi was not in the hotel, he had already told Zeng Qi that because of the nature of his work, the hotel was unwilling to entertain him and his colleagues, so they moved to the temporary dormitory for employees of their company's third-party inspection.

Their third-party inspection department is not only doing new crown testing 24 hours a day, but also their current research and development front line.

The background of Cheng Yuexi is a very simple toilet, he should be standing there, and Zeng Qi can still see a mirror inside.

Cheng Yuexi looked very haggard, and his hair was a little long, as if he looked like a different person.

Zeng Qi felt distressed and nervous, "What's the matter?"

He was afraid that Cheng Yuexi would tell him that he had tested positive for the new crown.

Zeng Qi's inspection team does temperature monitoring and nucleic acid testing of all staff every day, as well as environmental new crown nucleic acid monitoring in laboratories, offices, and dormitories. They also require all staff not to gather in private, and no more on-site meetings. Meetings Shift shifts and other work are arranged online, and masks are required to prevent someone from being infected and increasing the risk of others being infected.

Zeng Qi also asked Cheng Yuexi to ask his team to do so, but even so, Cheng Yuexi still has the risk of infection when the community transmission in Wuhan is so severe.

Cheng Yuexi did not become the situation that Zeng Qi was afraid of, saying: "Our new crown detection product has passed the emergency approval."

Zeng Qi heaved a long sigh of relief, and he became happy, "This is really a good thing."

He wore a medical mask, but the dark circles under his eyes could not be covered.

He quickly entered the dormitory, and their dormitories are all single-occupancy housing, which can reduce the risk of infection.

Cheng Yuexi added: "There is also bad news. One of our colleagues has passed away, and his wife and children have also been diagnosed, but they haven't been discharged to the hospital bed yet. We can't help. We can only wait for the shelter to be built."

Cheng Yuexi's expression was very confused the whole time, as if he didn't know how to face it.

Zeng Qi didn't know what to say for a moment. He stood in the hallway of the dormitory, which was within the scope of the polluted area. He took off his coat and went to the bathroom to wash his hands.

Cheng Yuexi didn't speak for a while, but just looked at Zeng Qi's side where the camera kept shaking.

After a while, Zeng Qi tidied up and asked, "Is he a laboratory infection?"

This is a very sensitive matter. Laboratory infection is a major biosafety accident, and if it is, Cheng Yuexi and the others must be close contacts.

Cheng Yuexi said: "No, he is a salesperson, it should be a community infection."

Zeng Qi didn't know what to say again. These days, he has been very busy, too busy, coupled with worries and fears, he seems to have entered a certain state of stress. He sometimes thinks that death is a very common thing , Everyone is going to die, so I am numb to life, and sometimes because of the thought of Cheng Yuexi, I have a very vigorous love, so that I am very sad, afraid, painful and afraid of death.

Zeng Qi had no choice but to avoid this topic, and asked himself what he wanted to know the most, and said, "You guys have obtained the trial certificate, can you relax a bit, and will you come back?"

Cheng Yuexi said: "We still need to do method optimization experiments. The current extraction kits take too long, so we need to do optimization experiments. And we need to expand the inspection team, so I have to be here. There is still a problem, the disinfectant is too expensive for the equipment. , The number of maintenance requests we have received has also increased a lot, and we have installed more machines. With so many things, I don’t know when I can go back. Besides, I have to be quarantined when I go back.”

Although Zeng Qi knew that this would happen, he was still very disappointed.

Zeng Qi had no choice but to say, "You have to protect yourself."

Cheng Yuexi gave a rare smile and said, "Of course. What about you?"

Zeng Qi: "Huh? Me?"

Cheng Yuexi: "You have just returned to your residence, is your work going well now?"

Zeng Qi told him before that he was organizing the whole genome sequencing and analysis of positive samples of the new crown, determining the transmission chain and monitoring gene mutations. These are routine tasks. In addition, they still have new crown research projects to do.

Like a war, it is a disaster and an opportunity for the brave.

For Zeng Qi, who is doing research on new pathogens, the current research on the new crown is also an opportunity for him.

Zeng Qi called back all the students who could be called back. According to their choices, some of these students joined the hospital's inspection team, and some followed him to do new crown research projects.

These are all built in a few days.

After Zeng Qi gave Cheng Yuexi a brief description, he said: "With so much work, it was unimaginable that a plan could be established in such a short period of time."

Cheng Yuexi's expression and tone were exhausted, but there was a calm and resolute light in the depths of his eyes. He said softly: "Yes. Now this situation can be regarded as a national crisis. At this time, we can only do our best to do things unless Dead, otherwise, can it be stopped? I can only hope that the epidemic will end soon."

Zeng Qi looked at him worriedly. With high-intensity work and pressure, Zeng Qi's mind was very dull. He loves Cheng Yuexi. This kind of love is also based on the three views of the two. Since high school, He knew that he and Cheng Yuexi were consistent in national righteousness and daily views, and these years would not change.Cheng Yuexi is making his efforts, and Zeng Qi will not have selfish thoughts, but he also feels sorry for Cheng Yuexi, and looked at Cheng Yuexi quietly. He resisted the idea of ​​hugging him and said, "Oh, you should come sooner." Go to sleep, rest when you can, don't get sick."

The two hung up the video call. Before the epidemic, they would always talk about their future life and work arrangements at the end of the call, so that the other party knew what to do, but now, neither of them can talk.

The author has something to say: Chi Chi: Mr. Zeng will not go to Wuhan, he still has a lot of work to do.Or even if he did go, he wouldn't be able to see Mr. Cheng.At that time, even medical staff were not allowed to run around, they needed to issue certificates and passes to go everywhere, and to prevent infection, a two-point one-line system was implemented between the workplace and the hotel room, and face-to-face communication with colleagues was not allowed on a daily basis. , Otherwise, if one person is infected, wouldn't the others be in danger?It is not also in the news that even if husband and wife go to support together, they will not see each other at other times except when they are scheduled to see each other at the same time.And the consequences of violating the system are very serious, basically the consequences of violating military discipline, so don't have any illusions.

Of course, if Mr. Zeng really went, he would probably have to do leadership work and lead a team to manage a department. He would definitely be more busy, formulating norms, managing the team, coordinating all parties, ensuring material supplies, caring for the physical and mental health of colleagues, reporting at work, and having heavy responsibilities. , Maybe he didn't even have time to call Mr. Cheng.

That's the reality, there's nothing romantic about it.

Someone asked me before, if husband and wife go to support together, can they share a room?Uh, what are you thinking, it’s all military/military management, and if you really live in one room, isn’t it harmful to others or yourself?Follow orders and don't think about it.

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