t have had it!" Song Hushan looked sideways at Teacher Cai and said with a smirk.Song Hushan was also quick-tempered. He said he would leave and left immediately. Before leaving, Xiao Yu told Zhou Ruo...Chapter 576: Evacuating People
The corpse insect is currently hiding within this antique market and might be reactivated at any moment to bite people. After all, the place sees a lot of foot traffic and could turn into a disaster if it were to go berserk!
Xiao Yu, carrying his medical bag, arrived at the entrance of the antique market to prevent any accidents from happening. If they need to clear out the area, it would cause chaos, and once that happens, unexpected situations may arise when this insect gets startled.
Standing by the entrance of the antique market, Xiao Yu heard an announcement over the intercom asking everyone to leave immediately. It also stated that the market will be closing in twenty minutes and that everyone must vacate the premises.
The announcement kept repeating itself. As it continued playing, more people started exiting through the main entrance while discussing amongst themselves since this was the first time such an emergency evacuation had happened at this antique market which has been around for many years, clearly indicating something significant is about to happen.
A few security guards from the antique market then came out and positioned themselves by the entrance to direct the exiting crowd.
Roundabout also exited from inside. Upon seeing Xiao Yu standing right at the entrance, he hurried over and asked, "Doctor Xiao, what’s going on It’s so urgent!"
"What's wrong with Doctor Xiao" At that moment, Xiao Yu furrowed his brow as he stared at the antique market; just as he was about to respond to Roundabout, someone else beside him spoke up!
Turning around, Xiao Yu saw Jin Xianglin and his wife coming over too. They had a puzzled look on their faces when they looked at Xiao Yu because earlier, Xiao Yu only told them to inform Roundabout about the urgent need for an evacuation due to potential serious consequences if ignored.
Hearing what Xiao Yu said, although not knowing the specifics, Xiaojingru believed in his miraculous abilities and decided to trust him after pondering it over. She quickly called Roundabout right away.
After hanging up with Roundabout, they left the rooftop of the antique market and headed straight for Xiao Yu's pharmacy, Wansheng Hall. Upon seeing Xiao Yu standing there as they arrived, they hurriedly walked towards him.
"Mr. Jin, Ms. Xia, you're here! A venomous insect has infiltrated the antique market. This poisonous insect is extremely lethal. If it bites someone, poisoning will occur immediately, and any delay could result in death!"
Xiao Yu looked at Jin Xianglin and the others. After greeting them, he solemnly said to the antique city in front of him.
Hearing Xiao Yu's words, Jin Xianglin and Fang Yuan were involuntarily shocked. If what Xiao Yu said was true, then this would be a major incident. With hundreds or even thousands of people inside the antique city now, if this venomous creature started biting people, they couldn't even imagine the consequences.
"Old Fang, go and urge them to let all customers leave and make owners quickly lock their doors and come out!" Jin Xianglin hurriedly told Fang Yuan after hearing Xiao Yu's account.
After hearing this, Fang Yuan didn't dare delay any further and quickly made a phone call for notification. After hearing Xiao Yu's detailed explanation, he was too scared to go up himself, hence the phone call.
Xiao Yu and Jin Xianglin did not say anything more about it; everyone feared death, especially in this situation. As an ordinary person, Fang Yuan’s reaction wasn't excessive.
Soon after Fang Yuan hung up the call, the loudspeaker inside the antique city sounded urgent notifications again, urging people to evacuate immediately or take full responsibility for any consequences.
The entire antique city was thrown into chaos as soon as the announcement rang out. People who were leisurely walking outside before now ran out like madmen.
Although these people didn't know what exactly had happened, their fear of the unknown made them rush to leave regardless.
If they knew something had happened, perhaps it wouldn’t be so panic-stricken. But since nothing was known and the tone over the loudspeaker sounded very urgent, nobody dared to waste a second.
"Slow down... Slow down… Don't push... Let me go out first…" Various chaotic sounds echoed through the antique city as people desperately tried to rush out. With the evacuation happening now and with such an authoritative announcement, everyone feared something dangerous like bombs might be planted here, so no one dared stay any longer and rushed toward the exit.
"Help!"
"Don't step on me…" Despite efforts by antique city staff to evacuate orderly, cries of pain and distress still rang out from time to time among the evacuating crowd.
When they saw the situation, Xiao Yu and his companions did not move. If they had gone in, it might have caused even more chaos. At this moment, as long as people could run out, it would be most effective at minimizing the risk of further incidents happening. Therefore, Xiao Yu let them continue to leave.
Time gradually passed; fewer and fewer people were coming out from the antique market. Only a few staff members were still running around the floors quickly, checking if there was anyone who had not managed to escape yet.
Xiao Yu did not pay any attention to these people as he knew that the corpse grub was still inside the antique market. Although many people had just come out earlier, given the nature of the grub, it would most likely be hiding quietly in some corner at this point because these people posed no threat to it.
As for attaching itself onto someone's body, as more and more people escaped, that possibility was even less. Unless it went berserk, it would not dare to attach itself to a person due to its aversion to human body temperature.
"Ringing… ." Right when Xiao Yu and the others were waiting at the entrance, Fangyuan's phone rang.
When Fangyuan answered the call and heard what was said on the other end of the line, his expression suddenly turned grim. He said, "I understand!" before hanging up the call.
"Chairman Jin, Chairman Xiao, Dr. Xiao, there are a few people who have fainted in floors three and four of the antique market!" After Fangyuan hung up the phone, he informed Xiao Yu and others present.
"What" When Jin Xianglin heard what Fangyuan said, his expression changed abruptly as he exclaimed. Because when he heard Fangyuan's words, he suddenly thought of a possibility... Xiao Yu frowned as he pondered for a moment before saying, "You guys wait here; I'll go check it out!"
"Dr. Xiao, don't go! Have them carry the people down instead! It's too dangerous inside!" Upon hearing Xiao Yu speak, Jin Xianglin’s face changed as he said.
Given how dangerous it was inside, he would not dare let Xiao Yu enter. Given Xiao Yu's status, if something happened to him, it could cause a real uproar. In contrast, those people inside were different; if they had an accident, he might just have to pay them compensation.
But what about Xiao Yu As the only son of Zhao Lingyun, if anything happened to him, Zhao Lingyun’s brothers would likely break his limbs.
He knew very well how much power those people had. His company could develop to its present state because he was acquainted with Xiao Jianying in college; otherwise, he wouldn't have achieved what he has today. Without those people around him, it would be difficult for him to manage his father's legacy.
Therefore, as Zhao Lingyun's only son, Xiao Yu would be in serious trouble if anything happened to him on his territory, especially for something related to Zhao. At that moment… He couldn’t even bear to think about the consequences.
In fact, Jin Xianglin wasn't wrong with his thoughts; Zhao Lingyun’s brothers felt guilty for not being able to find Xiao Jianying, hence providing substantial help to the former assistant who used to follow Xiao Jianying around. They hoped that this would alleviate their sense of guilt toward him!
"Yes, Dr. Xiao, you shouldn’t go. Have someone bring them down instead!" Fangyuan and Xiao Jingru hurriedly said after hearing Jin Xianglin's words.
Fangyuan didn't know much about Xiao Yu’s affairs, but Xiao Jingru did! Hence, when he heard Jin Xianglin’s words, he immediately realized the severity of the situation and quickly tried to persuade Xiao Yu as well.
"Haha, you guys can rest assured. Don’t forget my identity; a mere bug won't be able to harm me. It would be best if I get to encounter it this time or else things will truly become troublesome!"
Xiao Yu chuckled after hearing their words.
"Um... Jin Xianglin and his wife, along with Fangyuan, were speechless after hearing Xiao Yu’s words. What he said was true; back then, Xiao Yu had easily dealt with such a major incident in the villa, and even his daughter's strange illness was also resolved by him. Therefore, now that Xiao Yu mentioned this, they didn't know how to respond.
Xiao Yu didn’t wait for their response but turned around and walked toward the antique city. As he entered, many people were rushing out; however, these people were staff members of the antique city who were also panicking while trying to evacuate others despite being terrified themselves.
"Dr. Xiao, don't go in! We're evacuating everyone right now! Why are you still going inside" When Xiao Yu had just stepped onto the second floor, two women came down from the stairs with panicked expressions; they had even taken off their high heels and were running barefoot down the stairs. One of them hurriedly spoke to Xiao Yu as she saw him walking up.
Hearing this woman's voice, Xiao Yu noticed who these people were—Dr. Cui from the antique city’s clinic and Nurse Zhang Xinying whom he used to work with.
"Xiaozhang! I’m fine; you two should go out quickly!" A smile appeared on Xiao Yu’s face as he said this after hearing Zhang Xinying's reminder.
"Dr. Xiao… Before Zhang Xinying could continue speaking, she was interrupted by a wave of Xiao Yu's hand.ition had basically been stabilized; his internal organs had collapsed due to overwork, but after exhausting Lord Song’s inner strength, his failing organs gradually stopped deteriorating.Although Lor...