Chapter 2365: 2179: The Strange Disease in Siberia

There are many clothes for cold weather. Ordinary people without much money just buy down jackets costing two or three hundred, while those with money buy fur coats costing thousands to tens of thousands of yuan each.

In Malaysia, Lin Xiang wears clothes that are almost the same as summer clothes all year round.

It was only after coming here a few days ago that she started feeling a bit cold.

Of course, she prefers seeing heavy snowfall.

"Then hurry and call Ye Xue and the others back."

When Xiaomai called Ye Xue, she said she would be back soon, while Ye Weidong had gone to Jiangzhou and it was uncertain when he would return.

After the two girls prepared dinner and the three finished eating, Ye Xue and Chen Fang returned.

The two had already had dinner at the place with royal cuisine.

Now Ye Qiu took Chen Fang and the other three women by car to a nearby large shopping mall.

After the four women went in to choose, they typically spent a long time selecting items.

They shopped until after ten at night and bought everything, like Lin Xiang bought four sets, two down jackets, and those sweaters; as for fur, she knew what it was made of, so she didn’t buy any, feeling it was too cruel.

Wearing those fur coats was like hanging an animal’s corpse on oneself.

So, the same went for Chen Fang and the others.

It’s not that they didn’t have money, they just didn’t want to buy it, buying high-end down coats filled with goose down instead, or woolen overcoats if nothing else.

After finishing the shopping and returning to the villa, Ye Qiu discovered that Ye Weidong had returned.

Just now, Chen Fang had selected two sets for Ye Weidong, both were men’s coats.

However, what Ye Qiu didn’t expect was that besides Ye Weidong, there was another unfamiliar middle-aged man present.

Now with Ye Weidong’s business growing, naturally, he knows a lot of people.

Ye Qiu thought it’s not bad for him to know those friends.

The two were smoking cigars, and when they saw Ye Qiu and Chen Fang returning, Ye Weidong said, "Ye Qiu, come over, this is Boss Zhong, get to know him."

Boss Zhong?

Ye Qiu really didn’t know him.

Walking over and shaking hands with Boss Zhong, he considered it as an introduction.

Actually, with his current status and conditions, he really didn’t feel like getting to know just anyone.

"You are Ye Qiu, right? Actually, I have something to discuss with you," Boss Zhong said.

Something?

What’s it about?

Why didn’t Ye Weidong mention it to him in advance?

Ye Qiu felt as if he had been sold out by his father.

Ye Qiu could only sit down.

"I’ve been doing frontier trade over there in the Northeast and Siberia, which is transporting goods from home to the Russians for selling, then bringing things back from the Russians to sell domestically. It was doable back then; of course, it’s not as easy now," Boss Zhong introduced.

Indeed, in the eighties and nineties, frontier traders earned a lot.

Basically, the earlier generations of the reform and opening-up era accumulated funds this way.

The other party started doing this in his twenties and continued until now, in his forties, engaged in it for over 20 years, but now it’s not as easy due to price transparency and more people doing it.

"Isn’t that just daigou nowadays?"

Ye Qiu asked.

"Daigou? It’s somewhat similar, but still different."

Obviously, what he did wasn’t as simple as daigou.

Of course, this couldn’t be discussed in depth.

"So, what’s the matter, Boss Zhong?" Ye Qiu asked.

"There are more and more overseas Chinese and Chinese nationals there in Siberia now. My company’s employees have suddenly developed mysterious illnesses, have seen many doctors but still haven’t healed. I know your medical skills are good, so I wanted to ask you to go take a look."

What, asking him to go over to Siberia to treat them?

Ye Qiu thought now there were few cold fronts preparing to invade domestically.

Now over in Siberia, it’s probably snowing heavily.

"It’s really cold over there now, afraid I’ll really face the north wind when I get there."

"It’s indeed very cold there, now it’s over ten degrees below zero. Actually, I wanted to go back to Hainan for vacation, didn’t expect this to happen."

If Boss Zhong weren’t a responsible boss, he probably wouldn’t care how those employees were doing, at most just giving them money to go to the hospital, whether they could be treated or not was another thing.

He came to find Ye Qiu after hearing about his excellent medical skills from Ye Weidong’s son.

Of course, he’s fairly familiar with Ye Weidong too.

But now hearing about Siberia, Ye Weidong thought it was too far and too cold.

"That’s really far, and so cold," Ye Weidong worriedly said.

"It is very cold and far, but you can fly to the Northeast first, then go from there, very quickly you’ll arrive."

"What illness?" Ye Qiu asked.

"Might be an epidemic."

Epidemic?

Ye Weidong’s face turned more alarmed.

Indeed, just because of this, those people couldn’t fly directly back home for treatment but were being attended to at local hospitals in Siberia.

Epidemic?

With the weather so cold, how come the epidemic virus hasn’t frozen to death?

Under normal circumstances, epidemic infectious diseases peak at the intersection of spring and summer or summer and fall, when the temperature is ideal for the reproduction of viruses and bacteria.

No one thought such things would happen there now.

"Is it serious? Has there been any fatalities?"

"There haven’t been any deaths so far, but once these patients are infected, they become utterly weak, unable to get out of bed, and can’t do any work. And apart from my employees, there might be quite a few people there like that."

In fact, there the land is vast but thinly populated, besides the Chinese, there are quite a few Koreans and people from The East Ocean there as well.

Utterly weak, unable to get out of bed?

What sort of illness is this?

Could it be lazy bug disease?

"Are there any other symptoms?"

"Whole body pains, red eyes, I have photos here, you can take a look."

Boss Zhong quickly took out his phone and handed it to Ye Qiu, who took it and saw the photos taken of those patients and found these patients looked quite strange.

However, these patients seemed indeed very serious, looking like they were in living hell.

"Didn’t the Russian doctors see them?"

"They did, but it didn’t have much effect, and it’s contagious."

"Ye Qiu, I think it’s better not to go, too dangerous," Ye Weidong said.

This epidemic sounds too horrible.

Moreover, Ye Qiu isn’t lacking anything now.

In Ye Weidong’s view, with only one son, sending Ye Qiu to such a far and cold place with such a strange illness, in case something happens, it’s uncertain how to handle it.

"Ye Qiu, you can think it over," Boss Zhong said.

Actually, Ye Qiu knew, regardless of what illness it was, he could definitely cure it, but it was indeed too far and too cold, and Ye Qiu really didn’t want to go to such a ghostly place.

How nice it is here in Jinling, with heating and the company of beauties.