Chapter 160: Biqing Self-Flowing Water Company

  "Is it really a water problem?" The middle-aged man's voice rose, showing his indignation. He handed Wang Xu a clean mineral water bottle while muttering: "These tap water suppliers are really conscienceless, there are many children in the neighborhood after all."

  "Don't get angry first, the situation is not serious for the time being. I'll find someone to take these water samples for testing, and you contact the persons in charge of several neighborhoods, don't let users drink this tap water for now, just control the situation." Wang Xu said as he took over the bottle.

  "Doctor Wang, thank you so much this time. Not only did you treat our illness, but also helped us investigate the cause. If it weren't for you, we would have had a hard time discovering the problem," said the middle-aged man gratefully.

  "You're too polite, hurry up and contact the people in charge of these neighborhoods, to avoid more people getting sick." Wang Xu said with a smile, and then picked up half a bottle of water, took out his phone and dialed Tang Fei's number, wanting to have the water tested, and it would be better to rely on the provincial hospital.

  Tang Fei received a call from Wang Xu, looking very surprised. He and Wang Xu had just parted ways not long ago, and now Wang Xu was calling him again. Had he forgotten to remind him of something? He hurriedly asked with a smile: "Doctor Wang, is there anything going on?"

  "Dean Tang, I need your help with something." Wang Xu said politely.

  "You're being too polite, what's the matter? As long as I can help, I won't decline." Tang Fei said with a smile.

  Wang Xu briefly explained the situation on this side and then said: "Director Tang, this matter is very tricky. I hope you can get the water test results out as soon as possible."

  "Doctor Wang, we can't shirk this responsibility. If it gets out of hand, our provincial hospital will be the first to bear the brunt," Tang Fei hastily expressed his stance. This is absolutely a big deal. If these patients get out of control and create uncontrollable factors, it's a big deal for the entire Zhongjiang Hospital.

  As the largest hospital in Jiangzhou Province, Provincial People's Hospital naturally has to take the lead. Although Wang Xu's matter is asking for help, it is also equivalent to helping the entire Zhongjiang Hospital resolve a possible crisis.

  "Director Tang, thank you then. I'll get someone to send the water over as soon as possible. Hopefully this situation won't get out of control." Wang Xu sighed and said.

  What the world fears most is a large-scale epidemic and the rampage of unknown viruses. If it's a natural disaster, that's one thing, but if it's a man-made disaster, those responsible will be guilty of unforgivable crimes.

  Judging from the current situation, for these people who have drunk tap water, the problem is not very serious, and there are no complications for the time being, which is within a controllable range. However, whether there are hidden situations or what will happen later, nobody dares to confirm.

  After hanging up the phone, the middle-aged man also told Wang Xu that he had contacted the persons in charge of several nearby residential areas and some influential residents to inform everyone to stop drinking tap water.

  Wang Xu hastily returned to the clinic from the middle-aged man's home, handed over the received water to Zhao Kai, and asked him to rush it to the Provincial People's Hospital for Tang Fei to test.

  In just a short while, there were more people in the clinic, packed tightly together, with many still waiting at the door, totaling nearly 100 people. These people saw Wang Xu and urgently asked: "Dr. Wang, I heard that this time it's because of the tap water problem, is that true?"

  "For the time being, it can be suspected that there is a problem with the water. I have already arranged for someone to take the water for testing. The specific situation still needs to wait for the test results." Wang Xu said loudly: "Everyone doesn't need to panic, from the current situation, the condition is not very serious. On the one hand, patients who are ill can stay here for treatment, and those who are fine can try to contact the tap water company."

  While talking, Wang Xu's heart was very anxious. The situation he saw now was only the surface, and it was clear that today's situation was just the first day of the self-circulating water problem. Whether there were hidden viruses or not, whether they would be transmitted later, all these had to be considered.

  But at this time, the result is not out yet, he can only guess. In order not to panic these patients, he dare not say it out loud. If he rashly speaks without distinguishing between right and wrong, causing public outrage, the problem will become serious.

  Can't let the masses know, this matter can't be hidden like this, comforting the nearby residents, Wang Xu went into the bathroom and took out his mobile phone to call Luo Tongquan.

  Luo Tongquan is currently holding a meeting. September is the last high-temperature period in Jiangzhou Province, and now it's already at the end of the month. The flood control and fire prevention work in various places must be done well, and problems cannot occur in the final stage. This meeting is also a kind of mobilization meeting.

  Lu Tongquan was giving a speech when his secretary suddenly walked in with a mobile phone and whispered to him, "Mayor Lu, it's Dr. Wang on the phone, saying he has an urgent matter to discuss with you."

  It was Wang Xu's phone call, and there was an urgent matter, so Luo Tongquan didn't dare to delay either. He turned to Lian Kegong beside him and said: "Secretary Lian, you preside over the rest of the meeting, I'll go out for a while."

  Lian Ke nodded and began to speak, while Luo Tongquan hastily left the conference room, picked up his phone and said: "Dr. Wang, what's going on?"

  "Mayor Luo, there is a large-scale outbreak of infectious plague in three residential areas near Jiangyi District. Preliminary findings suggest that the tap water is problematic. I have already sent someone to take the water to the Provincial Hospital for testing. Although the situation is currently under control and the people who drank the tap water are not severely ill, I am still unsure if there are any hidden viruses or latent periods. The contagiousness of the disease is also unknown, and hundreds of people have fallen ill. Therefore, I hope you will make early preparations to prevent sudden events." Wang Xu said straightforwardly.

  Listening to Wang Xu's words, Luo Tongquan's originally calm face suddenly turned solemn. As the big boss of the Zhongjiang Municipal Government, he naturally knew what the sudden event Wang Xu mentioned meant and what consequences it might bring.

  "Dr. Wang, thank you for notifying me in time. I will take immediate action on this matter, but before confirming the incubation period and contagiousness of the virus, it is not suitable to take drastic measures here. I hope you will do your best, and I will also ask some doctors from the Provincial People's Hospital and the Municipal People's Hospital to cooperate." Luo Tongquan said in a low voice.

  "I understand, making a phone call is just to let you be prepared, and I don't want the worst result to happen either," said Wang Xu.

  He hung up Wang Xu's phone, and Luo Tongquan didn't have time to delay, hurriedly walked into the conference room, leaned in close to Lian Kegong who was speaking, and whispered a few words. Lian Kegong hastily stopped the mobilization meeting that was being held, and loudly announced: "Today's meeting will stop here for now, everyone go back and do a good job on fire prevention and disaster relief work, municipal standing committee members and Jiangyi district leaders stay behind."

  After the district leaders attending the meeting left, Lian Kequn hastily called over his secretary and instructed: "Immediately notify other municipal standing committee members and relevant health bureau leaders to come to the meeting."

  Lian Kequn's secretary also knew that something unexpected had happened and didn't dare to delay, so he quickly went out to inform the relevant personnel to hold a meeting.

  After the secretary left, Lian Kequn looked at Luo Tongquan and asked: "Is the situation serious or not?"

  "I'm not very clear either, but for now, over a hundred people have fallen ill. We must prepare for the worst, of course, it's better to be safe than sorry." Luo Tongquan sighed, feeling grateful in his heart that this time, thanks to Wang Xu, he also knew that Wang Xu's clinic was located in Jiangyi District. If not for Wang Xu, things would have gotten out of hand before they could be controlled.

  About half an hour later, some municipal committee members and health bureau leaders who did not attend the mobilization meeting arrived at the scene. Luo Tongquan also sent back the first-hand materials to the personnel investigating the situation.

  Looking at the crowd sitting in the conference room, Luo Tong cleared his throat and said loudly: "Comrades, half an hour ago we received news that a large-scale epidemic of plague occurred in three residential areas near Dongxin District, Jiangyi District. The number of people who have fallen ill has reached 300, the situation is very serious..."

  Just as Luo Tongquan and Lian Kegong were holding an emergency meeting, Wang Xu let Peng Shan and several doctors from the Municipal People's Hospital who rushed to the scene control the situation. He and some nearby residents who did not fall ill rushed to the water company in their residential area.

  The source of this matter is the tap water in the community, and to control the situation, we must start with the tap water. Moreover, how the tap water caused the situation must also be understood from the tap water company.

  Biqing Tap Water Company is a large tap water company in Zhongjiang City, responsible for providing tap water to some residential areas and selling purified water.

  When they arrived at the front desk of the tap water company, the receptionist saw thirty or forty people coming together and was taken aback, hastily asking: "What are you doing? This is the Biqing Tap Water Company, not a place for trouble."

  "What we're looking for is the Biqing Self-Flow Water Company. Hey, little girl, get your person in charge out here." a young man with a bad temper shouted loudly.

  "Just get your leader out here." The others also echoed, their voices shaking the sky, and the two people who came to discuss business inside fled in a hurry, thinking it was a revenge from the underworld.

  The two receptionists, both in their mid-twenties, were also startled and quickly called upstairs. Before long, two men in suits emerged from the elevator, one around 35-36 years old and the other over 40.

  "What's going on? What are you all doing here?" The two of them stepped out of the elevator and saw a large group of people standing at the front desk, subconsciously stunned for a moment. The young man walking in front couldn't help but furrow his brow, while the middle-aged man in his forties hastily walked forward to ask questions.

  "Are you the person in charge of Biqing Self-Flow Water Company?" a middle-aged man on Wang Xu's side asked.

  "I'm the manager here, what's going on? This isn't a place to make trouble. Has the water been cut off somewhere? I said this kind of thing can't be avoided. You all go back and wait patiently, we'll get someone to investigate the cause as soon as possible." The middle-aged man waved his hand impatiently, clearly not surprised by being surrounded by so many people, it wasn't his first time dealing with this situation, he handled it with ease.

  "It's the person in charge who is responsible, we are residents of a nearby community in Dongxin District. Now your tap water has caused hundreds of people in our neighborhood to fall ill. You must give us an explanation for this." The resident shouted.

  "Confess, you must confess." Others echoed in agreement, some hot-tempered young men even wanted to rush up and beat him, but were hastily stopped by Wang Xu.

  Listening to the residents, the middle-aged man was obviously somewhat at a loss, and coldly said: "You can't talk nonsense about this kind of thing. If it affects the reputation of our Biqing Self-Flow Water Company because of this, you will all be responsible."

  Scolding these residents, the middle-aged man shifted his gaze to Wang Xu's head. From the situation just now, it can be seen that these people are very respectful of Wang Xu, and they are obviously the leaders. He pointed at Wang Xu with a bad tone: "Young man, I remember you. You'd better take them back. This is not a place for you to make trouble."

  "Screw your responsibility, dare to threaten Dr. Wang." Someone cursed and a smelly sock was thrown over, others followed suit, all sorts of things were suddenly waved at the middle-aged man, the scene instantly became chaotic.