What happened to Isaac?

After lunch, Xavier wrote a letter to Gordon in his room. Isaac was bored and leaned against the window to look down. He saw the pair of young people he had met in the courtyard get together again. One was carrying water, the other was carrying water. A bamboo basket.

They deliberately kept a little distance, perhaps thinking that they were hiding well.The younger of the two greeted the approaching monk, but received a cold reception.This is also conceivable, after all, in this day and age, if you are unlucky or there are villains around, you may have to be convicted and sent to prison.

If Xavier had magic at this time, he would see that 30 years later, even Alan Turing - one of the few earthlings whose records are in the archives of galactic celebrities - was not spared.

When Isaac was observing human beings, Xavier kept pushing his glasses to the bridge of his nose, his head lowered and the tip of his nose almost touched the paper.

"Going blind." Isaac poked his head.

Xavier ducked away bluntly.He straightened up suspiciously, took off his glasses and wiped the lenses: "My reading is a bit blurry. Oh, it's clear again... Wait, it seems..."

"What's the matter with you?" Isaac asked alertly.

"I'm a little dizzy... um!" Xavier put down his pen, stood up while leaning on the table, his body flickered, and Isaac hurriedly caught him.

He leaned into Isaac's arms, clutched his stomach, and adjusted his breathing heavily and slowly. Isaac hugged him, feeling like he was hugging a soft rubber.He kept asking what's wrong with you, what's wrong with you?Xavier turned a deaf ear, and even suddenly turned his head away and retched.

Xavier stood quietly next to Isaac for a moment, then raised his head, and his face returned to normal: "Oh my God, I suddenly felt very uncomfortable just now."

"Are you sick?" Isaac asked.

Xavier shook his head: "Maybe."

Compared with Isaac who was a little overwhelmed, Xavier was very calm.He wiped the cold sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief, got into Isaac's arms with a serious face, buried his head in Isaac's chest, and hung on the succubus like this without moving.Isaac scratched his head and hugged him awkwardly.

"I have a bad feeling," Xavier said in a muffled voice, "I might really be in trouble."

"...Why don't we go back first? You'd better go check your body, and write a report in case you die," Isaac added after a moment of silence, "Besides, the bread here is too bad."

"You just know how to eat," Xavier laughed, "I didn't find anything, how could I have the nerve to go back? Sigh... I really don't want to see Sally."

"Do you not want to, or dare not?"

Xavier let out a long sigh.

**

Although the symptoms of discomfort disappeared, Isaac forced Xavier to stay in bed for more than half an hour.In the afternoon, Xavier decided to go to Louis: "Isn't he a physician? Just ask him to see a doctor."

After noon prayer, it was working time, so Louis should stay in the pharmacy, but when the two came to the pharmacy, there was only one monk reading a book at the desk.

"Where's Brother Louis?" Xavier asked.

"He left half an hour ago," said the Friar.

"Did he tell you where he went and when he was coming back?"

"Are you unwell? If the symptoms are mild, I can also help you get some medicine..."

"No, thank you, I'm fine, I just have something to do with him." Xavier said quickly.

"Brother Louis didn't tell me where he was going, but he was probably with Gavin, right? Gavin came to pick up the medicine this morning, and I think they chatted for a long time."

"I see," said Xavier, "are Louie and Gavin on good terms?"

"It should be," the monk laughed. "Gavin is shy, and he almost only talks to a few people."

"If I remember correctly, Gavin was—"

"The scribe. He should be staying in the Library Pavilion."

"Thank you. By the way, Brother Daniel seems to be unwell today. Before I left, he asked me to find him a doctor."

"Oh, no wonder I didn't see him at lunch today. Can he get out of bed, or do I need to come over?"

"I thought I'd trouble you to come over. If there's no answer, he's probably asleep, and it wouldn't hurt to knock louder."

**

After thanking the monks in the pharmacy, the two went to the library.

The weather was fine today, and most of the monks were outdoors. There were only two people sitting on a row of desks. When I got closer, it turned out to be Louis and Gavin.

Xavier greeted them both, and said, "I didn't see you at the pharmacy, Brother Louis."

"Oh," Louis put down his pen, "what do you want from me?"

"Today is really an eventful day. I also don't feel very well. It may be a stomach problem, but it's different from the usual situation. I don't dare to take medicine rashly. I want to see a doctor."

"It's right to have this kind of awareness. If the medicine is not suitable for the symptoms, it may be more likely to cause problems if you take it indiscriminately," Louis said, "But I have a clerk in the pharmacy, haven't you seen him?"

"I met him, on the way."

"Where is he going?"

"It is said that Daniel is a little dizzy, please ask him to have a look, I don't know the details."

"The number of patients today is really unusual. How could this be? Please wait a moment," Louis leaned over and whispered something to Gavin, and then stood up, "The body cannot tolerate delay, please come with me."

On the way, Louis asked, "Have you talked to him? I mean Daniel."

"Yes, in the morning."

"..."

When I came to the pharmacy, there was no one there—after all, the original guy was dismissed by Xavier.Louis smiled awkwardly, asked Xavier to sit down, looked at his eyes and mouth as usual, and then asked about his symptoms and medication in detail. It seemed that he was indeed a professional doctor.

When Xavier asked about it, Louis said: "When I settled in Marseilles, I was an apprentice in a well-known local clinic."

After seeing it, Louis thought that Xavier might be suffering from ulcerative disease, which didn't seem serious so far.Then he was given some medicine according to the symptoms.

While waiting to get the medicine, Xavier asked casually, "You have a good relationship with Brother David?"

When deliberately mentioning David, Xavier carefully observed his expression, and saw that Louis' expression dimmed for a moment, and he was silent for a while before he said: "Yes, I and the two brothers are good friends. By the way, Daniel did not offend you Right? Please don’t take it to heart. I heard that he has a hereditary disease, and his physical condition has been poor in recent years. Especially after David left, he was easily angry. The medical conditions in the monastery can only treat common diseases simply. I couldn't check the specific situation, and I advised him to go to the clinic in the city before, but he always procrastinated."

"He will go," said Xavier softly. "I have persuaded Brother Daniel."

Louis showed a look of surprise: "Really? It seems that you have a good conversation."

"He hasn't come out of the shadows yet, but he's already in action, I believe you can see it."

"Oh yes, God bless you."

"In the end, I still want to thank you," Xavier said, "Daniel said a lot of nonsense when he confessed to you on the most difficult day. If you didn't listen, maybe I wouldn't be able to talk to him so smoothly. "

"Nonsense? Oh, yes. Sigh... In that kind of situation, sometimes it is human nature to be too aggressive."

"Brother Daniel didn't tell me what he said specifically, but I guess he suspected someone? He didn't seem to believe that David would choose to commit suicide. I don't think this is nonsense. Substantial help..."

"Sorry," Louis heard the overtones and interrupted Xavier in time, "I don't understand, does David's matter have anything to do with the detective's disappearance?"

"Yes," said Xavier, "probably so."

"I also want to help you, Mr. Xavier. But I'm sorry, I have nothing to say about the content of the confession. Even if a murderer confessed everything to me during the confession, I can't tell the police a word. This is our principle, I think you know that too."

Xavier didn't force him, but instead asked why he was with Gavin.

Louie explained: "Gavin is not feeling well today, and I'm here to help him copy the scriptures."

"I have also heard a little about Gavin's situation," Xavier said. "Unfortunately, I am not familiar with him at all. He doesn't seem to be the kind of person who is easy to communicate with."

"Some people are shy by nature, and there's nothing you can do about it, but Gavin is actually very kind. The reason why he doesn't socialize with everyone is that he is worried that one day he will be blessed by the Lord, and his friends who remain in this world will feel pain."

"Then you are not afraid of pain?" Xavier asked.

"Life is full of sorrows, isn't it?" Louis asked back.

He tied the medicine with paper and handed it to Xavier, because he still planned to go to Gavin, so he left in a hurry.

Xavier untied the paper bag to check the medicine inside, and Isaac leaned on the door frame and watched the young man leave in a hurry, then turned his head and said, "Hey, Langdon. Maybe Louis doesn't know it himself, but I think he loves Gavin more than you." How much do you want to love me?"

"Really?" Xavier said.