Fang Yangqin spoke in an orderly manner, briefly summarizing the statements to help Shen Hao clarify the sequence.
"About a month after the first death, similar deaths started occurring one after another in Xiushan Village. Usually, the person would get sick and die violently on the same day, all within less than five hours. The symptoms at onset were similar to an ordinary cold—just feeling weak and sleepy. Once they fell asleep, that was it. Half an hour after death, black patches would appear on the body..."
Shen Hao listened to Fang Yangqin's summary while flipping through the dossier in his hand. Whenever he encountered a point of confusion, he would interrupt and ask, "When did the Wanhe Port side first sense the possibility of an epidemic?"
