The Transmigrated Farm Girl Has a Cheat Code

Chapter 137 Inhumanity

The journey wasn't far, and the group arrived in Wutai County before dark.

A constable was guarding the main gate. When he saw someone coming, he hurriedly ran out.

With a hint of surprise on his face, he asked, "Are you sent by the imperial court to provide disaster relief?"

Fu Bo and his group were the first to get off the car. "We're here for disaster relief, but not from the imperial court, we're from Yun'an Prefecture."

The constable was stunned. "Yun'an..."

He looked very disappointed. "It wasn't even the imperial court..." But grain couldn't solve the current problems in Wutai County. What they needed most was a royal physician sent by the imperial court.

Looking at Fu Bo and the others, he felt even more grateful: "Thank you all for coming to Wutai County for disaster relief! I thank you on behalf of the people."

"Just leave your things at the door. I'll report to the magistrate and have someone come and move them. You shouldn't go into the city; there's a serious epidemic in the city right now."

Wu Xing waved his hand, signaling him to wait a moment, "We are here to treat the epidemic."

"Cure the epidemic!! You, you wait a moment!" the constable exclaimed in surprise, then turned around and went back to report.

After a while, a man who was not young, with some gray hair at his temples, ran over and was panting heavily when he reached the door.

"Registrar, that's them! They say they've come to treat the epidemic!" the yamen runner excitedly introduced.

The registrar took a breath and looked at the crowd. "Which side are you on?"

This question is meant to ask whether they belong to the imperial court or some other power.

Wu Xing replied, "We are merchants from Yun'an Prefecture and Rong'an County. We also had a snow disaster there, but it wasn't as severe. We heard that there was an epidemic here, and since there happens to be a famous doctor in Rong'an, we came here."

The registrar was initially disappointed to hear that the men were just merchants, as they had been waiting for relief from the imperial court, but their hopes were always dashed.

However, upon hearing that it was a famous doctor, his enthusiasm surged again, and he pressed on, "A famous doctor?"

"Yes, Dr. Li Zhongwei."

“Li Zhongwei… I haven’t heard of him, but since you say he’s a famous doctor, are you sure he’s reliable?” The registrar usually managed household registration documents and was quite old, so he didn’t go out much and didn’t know much about these things.

Fu Bo replied, "Dr. Li listened to some of the symptoms and said he already has some ideas. But he needs to see the patient first."

"Good, good, good!" The registrar's eyes shone with hope.

Looking at Fu Bo and the others, he frowned again: "Are you all going in?"

The epidemic was severe in the county, and several groups of people and merchants came to deliver grain, but they left it at the city gate and asked them to find someone to carry it inside.

But this group of people clearly wanted to go in with them.

Wu Xing nodded: "That's right. Doctor Li gave us some preventative medicine."

Although he didn't know if it would work, Fu Bo was clearly very confident in Doctor Li. He had also heard of Li Zhongwei's name and thought he was truly a miracle doctor.

I heard that the imperial court wanted to recruit him, but this man has always been a loner and his whereabouts are a mystery, so he is hard to find. I didn’t expect Fu Bo to be able to find him.

"In that case, please come in with me!" The old registrar nodded gratefully.

As soon as the group entered Wutai County, they felt the desolation of the place. When they reached a place with buildings, they saw that the streets and alleys, and under the eaves, were crowded with haggard, hungry and cold disaster victims. Their eyes were empty, and they were listless, like walking corpses.

Seeing the truck loaded with goods, their eyes suddenly reddened, and they all rushed forward, crying and begging.

The crowd was stopped, and the constables swarmed forward, using sticks to intimidate and drive them away.

Fu Bo frowned. "Are these people only allowed to stay outside?"

Ding Wei also said, "That's right, you don't have a relief center here! If all else fails, you can put the person in the county government office!"

The registrar sighed, somewhat ashamed, "The relief hall... the relief hall has collapsed."

"It collapsed?!" Ding Wei shouted. "You must have cut corners and embezzled funds!"

Wu Xing tugged at him, signaling him to stop talking.

The registrar lowered his head in shame and said nothing more.

Lin Yan got off the bus as soon as they arrived in Wutai County and followed behind without saying a word.

Suddenly, he asked, "Where is the magistrate of your Wutai County?"

The old clerk heard a clear and melodious female voice and almost thought he had misheard.

Turning around, I saw that behind those big men, there was a thin person dressed in men's clothing, wearing a cloak and a hood, whose gender was unclear.

It was only then that I realized it was a woman. They came to provide disaster relief, why did they bring a woman? Is she someone's family member?

Seeing that the old registrar was staring at Lin Yan, Fu Bo introduced her, "This is Doctor Li's apprentice."

"Oh, oh!" the registrar exclaimed in realization.

"Where is your county magistrate?" Fu Bo repeated the question.

The old clerk lowered his head and said in a deep voice, "He's hiding in the county government office. He and the county magistrate have been evading the problem and concealing it since the snow disaster began."

"People died from the epidemic, so... people were burned to death. In the end, the epidemic could not be controlled, the relief hall collapsed, and the refugees had nowhere to go. They all crowded in the county government office. He and the county magistrate's family, along with some yamen runners, huddled together and dared not come out."

"Damn it! Those two corrupt officials! They have no humanity!" Ding Wei cursed again.

This time, Wu Xing didn't stop him either, because he also wanted to curse.

"So you really didn't even look before the patient was burned to death," Lin Yan said incisively.

The old registrar lowered his head. "I disagree, but the county magistrate and the county assistant magistrate make the decisions in the county government. I'm just a clerk. The epidemic spread very quickly, and the county doctors were helpless. By the time I found out, they had already burned the paper once."

"However, after this incident, the people were outraged and wanted to attack him. They lost control of the situation, so he hid and stopped burning people. I could only control the situation outside and gather the sick people together. Fortunately, there were some conscientious people among the constables who were willing to help."

"Damn it, let's go drag those two corrupt officials out and beat them up first!" Ding Wei was furious and was about to rush into the county government office.

"That won't do!" the old clerk quickly stopped him. "They still have more than fifty constables there."

"We have over fifty of us. Call your men! Go and take them down!"

"Alright. We're here to combat the epidemic; we can deal with those two later," Lin Yan said. She wouldn't let those two off the hook either, but right now, the most important thing was to cure the epidemic.

As soon as Lin Yan spoke, Ding Wei inexplicably shut up and calmed down. The old clerk glanced at her curiously, thinking to himself that this woman seemed to have a high status in the team.

Actually, Ding Wei didn't know what was wrong with him. He was clearly hot-tempered, and Lin Yan's voice wasn't loud, but her tone inexplicably made him listen to her.

"You guys go with the constables to deliver the supplies. My master and I will go to the epidemic area," Lin Yan instructed.

Fu Bo frowned: "I'll go with you."

"Whatever." Lin Yan didn't care whether Fu Bo and the others followed or not; she could just use her supernatural abilities to protect them from the virus.

The old clerk led his men to the epidemic area, which turned out to be a village close to the county seat, surrounded by several layers of wooden fences. There were only a few yamen runners guarding it from a distance.