When She Stops Being Dramatic novel Chapter 249

Chapter 249: Chapter 102: Top Star of the 1960s Cultural and Arts Troupe (41)

The next day, Xia Zhaoyun arrived early after her meal and happened to run into Zhao Si’en seeing two women out the door.

Zhao Si’en winked at her, and Xia Zhaoyun pursed her lips in a small smile before heading up to the dormitory.

Wang Huiwen’s foot was so thickly bandaged it resembled a dumpling, with a circle of girls fussing over her.

She was holding an egg in one hand and a spoon for her brown sugar rice porridge, with a spread of chicken soup and pig’s trotter soup laid out before her.

Xia Zhaoyun raised an eyebrow. "Is it okay to wrap it so tightly? The weather’s getting warmer. Aren’t you worried it’ll fester?"

Peng Shulan, who was peeling an apple, chimed in with a smile, "The doctor specifically instructed the nurse to bandage it this way to prevent a secondary infection. We just have to make frequent trips to the hospital to get the dressing changed."

"Miss Xia, you have no idea how scary it was treating the wound last night!"

"Because the tacks were rusty, the wound was deep and full of rust fragments that had to be cleaned out bit by bit. Even though Huiwen had an anesthetic, it still took several of us to hold her down. The sight of her in so much pain was enough to make our skin crawl..."

"She got a shot, but the doctor said it’s not a one hundred percent guarantee against infection. She was on an IV drip for several hours before we could come back. Just look at us, we all have dark circles under our eyes..."

Zhao Si’en, who had returned, added some facts about tetanus, explaining that rusty metal isn’t the direct cause.

Instead, the bacteria that causes tetanus is found in soil and animal digestive tracts. Environments rich in organic matter are also conducive to rust, but the metal object is, of course, the primary cause of the wound.

She then spoke about the history of tetanus, leaving the crowd amazed.

Who would have thought that people in ancient times would use tetanus as a biological weapon on the battlefield?

"Those two thumbtacks may look ordinary, but the officers at the bureau say that every batch is slightly different. What’s more, not all thumbtacks can rust."

"This assault was clearly committed on the spur of the moment. The perpetrator didn’t plan it in advance, which means the weapon must have been something they could grab easily..."

With clear logic, Zhao Si’en generously shared the case’s progress with the group, based on what she had learned from the officers at the bureau.

"The officers at the bureau have already marked all the locations with potential sources of rust. They’re going to go back to check and compare each one to track down the culprit as soon as possible!"

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