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Caleb rushed back and immediately took charge, directing the veterinary student volunteers to carry the Blood collection
The volunteers worked with practiced efficiency, swiftly unloading crate after crate of blood collection kits from the vehicle
The superviso: hurried forward to coordinate.
The team donned hazmat suits and immediately began the blood collection work.
The higher authorities took the issue reported by Winston very seriously and swiftly decided to quarantine and treat all livestock and poultry. While culling was indeed the most straightforward and effective approach, no one could guarantee that similar outbreaks wouldn’t occur again.
Address the root cause first. Culling would only be implemented as the last resort.
On this fateful day, someone burst breathlessly into Aria’s lab. “Ms. Saxon! Emergency! The medical team just reported their first death case. It was a little girl!”
Aria’s expression hardened, her eyes flashing with shock and grief.
The indicator lights on the equipment kept flashing, but Aria ignored them. She ripped off her gloves and strode toward the exit, demanding, “Give me the details.”
“The child’s name was Violet. She was among the first infected cases, and her compromised immune system made treatment especially challenging Early this morning, her EKG monitor flatlined. The doctors fought to save her for two hours, but in the end, they couldn’t bring her back.”
Aria nearly ran into Owen as they met head–on at the doorway.
Before Aria could say a word, Owen said, “Go ahead. I’ll comfort Betty.”
“Okay,” Aria said.
Aria rushed to the scene.
A medical worker cradled the child.
The little girl was tightly swaddled in a heavy blanket, only her small face exposed–its deathly bluish pallor a chilling sight.
Kate knelt on the ground, desperately clinging to the medical worker’s leg as two staff members struggled to pull her away.
“She’s gone. We must rush her to the city crematorium for immediate cremation.”
With bloodshot eyes and a voice cracking with hysteria, Kate screamed, “She’s not dead! No one is taking my granddaughter away from me!”
Amid the chaotic crowd, Aria was stuck outside. She immediately called Owen. “Owen, sterilize my needles. I’m on my way back.
“Okay,” Owen said immediately.
Aria hung up and forced her way inside. “Give Violet to me!”
The medical staff restraining Kate froze at Aria’s words.
Seizing the moment, Kate broke free and scrambled on her knees to Aria’s side. Tears streaming down her face, she begged desperately, “Madelyn, please save Violet!”
Crying hysterically, Kate sobbed, “I’m so sorry, so sorry! I should have trusted you and let you treat Violet sooner. I was wrong, so terribly wrong!”
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Consumed by remorse, Kate’s lace was drenched in tears as she sobbed uncontrollably.
‘Betty told me to take Violet to Madelyn for treatment! Why didn’t I listen? Why didn’t I trust her? Kate thought in anguish.
“Kate, get up,” Aria said, locking eyes with them. She repeated, more firmly, “Give me the child.”
“Okay,” the nurse holding Violet was quite young.
Just as she was about to hand the child over, Hannah lunged forward and grabbed Aria’s wrist. She declared sternly, “This corpse carries a massive viral load. If we don’t cremate it immediately, the virus could spread and infect countless innocent people.
“Believe me, this isn’t easy for us either, but for the greater good, we have no other choice.”
“Aria, I know you grew up in Jamelan and want to save these willers.” Hannah said sternly. “But the child is dead. If you take the corpse.away, you’re
being irresponsible to the people of Jamelan!”
Upon hearing this, Kate exploded with rage. She lunged at Hannah, grabbing her by the throat, her face contorted with fury. “You murderer! How dare you stop Madelyn from saving her! How dare you!”
Kate roared with fury, her grip tightening with murderous intent as she tried to strangle Hannah.
Hannah desperately gripped Kate’s wrists around her throat, but the enraged woman’s strength was so overwhelming that she couldn’t budge her an
inch.
