Chapter 35
Blood Agent Containing Virus
Chapter 35 Blood Agent Containing Virus
"Do you have a general direction for the investigation?" Gojo Satoru asked.
At least we need to have a direction; we can't just wander around like headless flies.
"The virus is most severe in the Baizhen area," Leng Qing said.
The totem snake dwells in West Lake. If it were the source of the plague, it should have appeared first in the West Lake area, but it appeared in Bai Town, which is illogical.
"Since it's the most serious area, you should have sent people to investigate, right?" Gojo Satoru asked, puzzled.
The main locations of the outbreak have certainly been investigated by the Tribunal, the Magic Association, and others, so there's not much point in me going there again.
"In fact, I have a feeling that someone is hiding the truth about this matter, which is why I specifically called you here to investigate," Leng Qing said seriously.
"So, Senior Sister has a lead?" Gojo Satoru said thoughtfully.
"Yes, I had Lingling investigate some things a while ago. You can follow up on that investigation. As long as you have evidence, you can take down anyone, no matter who they are!" Leng Qing said coldly.
"I understand, I'm relieved to hear you say that, Senior Sister." Gojo Satoru said with a smile, counting on his fingers.
"The information has been sent to Lingling. You can rest for the night before going. I have other things to do."
"OK."
……
The eldest sister left in a hurry; it seems this virus is really serious.
Regardless, Gojo Satoru felt that since he was here, he should get to the bottom of this!
Whether it's a plague brought by the giant snake or something else hidden within.
"Tell me, what information did you look up?" Gojo Satoru looked at the little Lingling who was fiddling with the mini computer next to him.
"About two months ago, my sister asked me to investigate a batch of government blood products, which were supplied to various post stations and fortresses in the Hangzhou area."
"Every year, countless people are injured in the fight against demons. Take hunters, for example; they spend one-fifth of their income on blood potions to prevent themselves from bleeding to death while hunting."
"These places, such as post stations, defense lines, and fortresses, also have a high demand for these blood serums." Lingling opened her mini computer and placed it on the table.
Blood transfusion is a very common and very expensive medicine, whose main function is to transport blood.
Healing mages are few in number, and not everyone can receive healing from one.
At this time, the potions developed by healing mages become especially important.
Blood potions are the most consumed type of potion by mages. After taking blood potions orally, mages' blood-producing function will be enhanced dozens of times in a short period of time.
Many obvious external injuries can heal quickly as long as the blood is wiped away and the wound is bandaged lightly, and infection is prevented.
Blood potions are rather expensive, and both military mages fighting on the front lines and hunter mages hunting in the wild have to spend a portion of their money on them.
Of course, military mages prepare in advance when preparing for battle, while hunter mages buy supplies every time they go out, since the prices are high.
"You mean, someone is secretly trading counterfeit blood serum?" Gojo's thoughts raced.
"Yes, that's pretty much what my sister found out," Lingling said.
"So it's very likely that this blood serum is what caused the virus," Gojo Satoru said, leaning back in his chair.
The blood potion is made from the blood of demons, and the entire refining process requires strict supervision.
"Just look it up, and you'll find out." Lingling enthusiastically swiped the computer.
"Alright, let's go then." With that, Gojo Satoru constructed a silver constellation and began to spread his mental perception for targeted teleportation.
"Little Lingling, stop looking at the computer, let's go to Bai Town first." He reached out and poked Lingling, who was engrossed in looking at the documents.
"Oh, oh." Lingling saw the silver constellation and also got up to hug Gojo Satoru's thick waist.
Whoosh whoosh! ! !
The silver constellation, like scattered specks of light, carried away Gojo Satoru and Reiryu.
……
A few breaths later, a door formed by silver light appeared in a corner of White Town, and Gojo Satoru walked out carrying a slightly dizzy Lingling.
The blood bank in White Town is located in a military supply compound, which is heavily guarded and protected by mages from various factions.
However, Gojo Satoru has the identification that Rei Ake gave him, so he can investigate openly and legitimately.
The door opened, and bottles of white blood serum were neatly arranged in the warehouse, with a splash of bright red blood on the exposed bottle gleaming with a special luster.
Gojo Satoru tore open the packaging, took out a bottle of blood sample, and examined it.
This task was originally meant for Lingling, but she was still very dizzy, so Gojo Satoru had to take a look himself first.
As someone specializing in healing, I naturally need to learn some pharmacology, and I also have some knowledge of things like blood transfusions.
No abnormalities were found in the first, second, and third batches, until half the warehouse was searched.
Gojo Satoru unscrewed the cap, smelled it, then poured some into his palm, muttering to himself, "This smell seems a bit off."
"What did you find out?" Lingling finally recovered and asked.
"Just as you suspected, there's a big problem with the composition of this blood serum." Gojo Satoru tapped the bottle and continued, "The previous batches were all normally refined blood serums, but this batch definitely has a problem."
"Can you tell me where the problem is?" Lingling pressed.
I'll give it a try.
As soon as he finished speaking, Gojo Satoru's azure eyes began to flash with a silvery light as he scanned the crimson liquid in his palm.
At the same time, knowledge about this blood serum began to flood his mind.
Compare them one by one and observe the differences.
A moment later, Gojo Satoru's eyes lost their silver gleam, and a look of understanding appeared in them.
"How's it going? Any leads?" Lingling asked, tapping on the computer she had set up.
"From what I've observed, this refined blood serum is not made from the same exotic blood as the previous ones. The former contains a lot of viruses, while the latter is a normal blood serum," Gojo Satoru said angrily.
Those viruses weren't some strange, demonic infection at all; they were man-made!
The source of the virus has been found, and unsurprisingly, it was caused by the use of counterfeit blood products.
The next step is to find a solution to the virus. Although there aren't many substances that can be used to extract blood serum, there are still dozens.
Lingling immediately sent what she found to Leng Qing via computer. After receiving the information, Leng Qing immediately used her connections to find out who was in charge of the blood serum extraction.
I learned from the senior sister that the supervisor of this batch of blood serum was the wife of a deputy judge, but it was clear that there was a mastermind behind it all. A mere deputy judge couldn't possibly have hidden for so long.
Of course, Gojo Satoru didn't care about these things. He let Lingling and his senior sister exchange information while he eliminated the problematic blood serums and collected them batch by batch.
These problematic blood samples certainly cannot be left here, and samples are needed to study which foreign blood they were derived from.
(End of this chapter)