Tyrant Code

In Woodside Village, two brothers surnamed Rodney were the first to get sick.

One day after they got sick, the disease gradually spread in this small village—the strange disease spread very fast and full of randomness.Avoiding contact with sick people can indeed reduce the chance of getting sick, but the disease still devours the healthy people in the village silently.

They had headaches, vomiting, diarrhea, and almost all the symptoms of torment.The most serious is the blood sores all over the body.Once a blood sore breaks open, the condition can deteriorate rapidly.

Rhine said that on the day he left, the brothers already had some blood sores on their bodies, and there was no sign of improvement, which meant that they had already stepped into the coffin with one foot.

"If the blood sore ruptures, the condition will worsen?" Goldo whispered, "Then it's probably due to infection."

"What infection?" Rhine asked curiously.

"It's not just black magic that can make people sick. It includes some dangerous things that naturally exist around us. They may be very small, but once they invade our body, they will still cause big trouble." Goldo didn't know how to tell Rhine explained the concept of "bacteria" and felt that giving the doctor a microscope some other day would probably change the doctor's world view, "In short, if the wound is not handled properly, it will cause 'infection'."

"...This is a new word that I have never heard before. Did the pastors research it?" Rhine asked.

Sai Lun thought for a while and denied, "At least I've never heard of it. It's likely that Gordon figured it out by himself."

"We should go into the village to confirm whether the two of them are dead or alive." Atrice turned his head and glanced at Rhine, "But you are at risk of being exposed."

"It's okay." Rhine said, "I dress up like this, no one can recognize me."

They decided to go to the village to investigate.

Rhine led the way, while the remaining three followed behind him, observing the small village.

During the period when the "plague" spread, no one went to work in the fields, so the edges of the fields were almost covered with sparse weeds.There was no sign of anyone on the yellow muddy ground, all the houses were closed, and there was a dead silence—as if no one had ever existed.

Suddenly, there was a "click" sound from somewhere, as if someone's bucket fell to the ground.

They looked in the direction of the sound and found a little girl wearing a headscarf and a gray skirt.It was said to be a short skirt, but in fact it was more like a gray cloth bag that was put on the girl's immature and thin body, and the wide part of the waist was tied tightly with a cloth rope.

The girl looked at them with fear and vigilance in her eyes, and it took only a moment to react. She straightened the bucket that fell on the ground, and hid in the shadow of the house with the little water left in the bucket.

Everyone: "..."

Sai Lun pointed in that direction: "Did we scare her?"

"It's possible." Gordon nodded.

Atricia: "Call someone to ask about the situation."

"Yes, teacher." Gordon nodded, raised his legs and walked towards the direction where the little girl was hiding.The closer he got, the more the little girl's body trembled in the shadows.But she still clung to the bucket in her arms - she herself was not much taller than a bucket.It's just that in poor people's homes, even a bucket like this is a precious tool that cannot be easily discarded.

Goldo lightened his steps, squatted down three or four steps away from the little girl, and asked gently: "...how are you?"

The girl doesn't speak.

"Let me introduce myself first. I am Goldo Moran, a priest." Goldo finally stretched out his hand, and the little girl involuntarily shifted her gaze to that hand. She felt that this white and bony The distinct hands are very nice, "We are here to investigate the plague."

"Don't be afraid. We will not hurt you. We will only help you."

It wasn't just which words touched the girl's nerves, she shrank back and choked out a few words in a high-pitched crying voice: "...we don't need help!"

Gordon was slightly stunned, and smiled: "How could it be? If I or someone around me gets sick, I also hope to get help."

"...A few uncles in white clothes also said they would help us." The little girl sniffed, "They asked people to drive out all the healthy people in the village, leaving only the sick ones and Said to pick a good day to send patients to see the Holy Lord...! Ghosts need their help. If seeing the Holy Lord is so good, why don't they go to see the Holy Lord by themselves?"

... This little girl is very good, with very strict logic.

Perhaps it was Goldo who was gentle and patient enough, the girl expressed the grievance in her heart very smoothly.After all the words were spoken, she felt that something was wrong, and shrank back awkwardly holding the bucket.

"You're right." Gordo laughed, "Holy Lord wouldn't want to see a reckless little girl like you."

The little girl stuck out her tongue.

Goldo: "But I see that you are alive and kicking, very healthy, and young. How could you be left in the village?"

The little girl: "My mother is also sick, and I have to take care of her, so I don't want to leave. I hid when they weren't looking. I didn't go home until they were all gone." She said, her immature face There was an expression similar to exhaustion and helplessness on the screen, "But my mother saw that I stayed, and cried more fiercely than before. Fortunately, she cried and cried, and her illness did not get worse. I think she will always recover. .”

"Hmm." Goldo agreed with a smile, "It will definitely be fine."

Gordon stretched out his hand to her: "Come out first. Isn't it uncomfortable for you to hide there?"

The girl slowly pushed the bucket out first, then took Gordon's hand and walked out slowly.

When Goldo led her to Lai Yin, Lai Yin took a closer look at her and called out in a low voice, "...Afu?"

The girl looked up and blinked suspiciously: "How do you know my name?"

Rhine: "Er..." He was thinking about what excuse to use, and saw the girl named "Afu" also looked at him seriously, the expression on her face changed from confusion to surprise, the little girl The body threw itself directly into his arms——

"Doctor Rhine!"

Rhine: "..."

Rhine's expression gradually went blank.

Atricia and Sai Lun standing aside: "..."

Surely no one will recognize it?How could even a six or seven year old girl see through his disguise easily?

Gordo also found it incredible, and lowered his body and asked Afu: "How did you recognize Dr. Rhine? Obviously he is very different from before."

"...what's the difference?" This time it was Afu's turn to wonder, "Didn't the doctor's face never change?"

This is true.

Perhaps, just as some people are born face-blind, there are also some people who can keenly recognize the appearance of people.When everyone is confused by the conditions of gender, eye color and hair color, Afu can see through Rhine's disguise at a glance. It has to be said that this is also a kind of talent.

Rhine's heart skipped a beat, and then she hugged Afu and sighed: "That's right, it's me, Dr. Rhine. We haven't seen each other for a long time, Afu."

Afu happily rubbed him in response.

"...Aren't you afraid of me, Afu?" Rhine suddenly whispered, "Everyone in the village should have told you."

I am a terrible and evil dark wizard.

"I know, they call you a black wizard. They said that you approached us with no good intentions, and that the village might be in trouble because of you." Afu sniffed, "But I know, it's them Nonsense. The doctor is trying hard to help me heal my mother and treat everyone well, I can feel it."

"...Don't you believe what they said?" Rhine asked.

"Does it matter if you believe it or not?" Afu asked naively, "When my mother was sick, they never helped, they only knew how to squeeze and hurt us. But Dr. Laing was very gentle to us and helped our family a lot. They took money from our family, but they slandered you behind your back and drove you away. Why should a good person be scolded by a bad person? I don’t understand the truth.”

Rhine: "Because I am a dark wizard."

Afu was a little surprised and said, "Are you really a dark wizard?"

Rhine nodded.

Afu's eyes lit up: "Are all black wizards like you, with great medical skills and good looks?"

Rhine: "No... I didn't mean that—"

In the end, Rhine could only end the topic with a wry smile.

Goldo asked, "Afu, have you been in this village?"

Af nodded.

"There's a pair of uncles named Rodney in the village—do you remember them?"

Afu blinked and replied, "I remember."

As she spoke, she pointed in the direction: "Do they live in the house over there?"

Rhine glanced in the direction she pointed, pondered for a while, and nodded: "Yes."

"I haven't seen them for a long time." Afu replied, "When I came out to fetch water, the door of their house was always closed and never opened."

"...Where did you go to get the water?" Rhine suddenly grabbed her shoulder and asked with some concern.

Afu: "The creek on the other side of the woods... I only know the road there. Last time I heard the doctor say that there is something wrong with the well near the field, so I dare not go there."

Rhine breathed a sigh of relief, touched Afu's head, and praised: "Good boy."

Afu is bold and careful, and is far smarter than other children of her age, which is one of the reasons why Rhine is so impressed with her.

Because of Afu's presence, Afu's mother can almost be said to be the most cooperative among Rhine's patients, and relatively speaking, she is also the one with a relatively stable condition.At least before Rhine left, Afu's mother did not have blood sores.

Afu has to fetch water again, so she is not in a hurry to go home.She accompanied Goldo and others to Rodney's house.

Gordon knocked on the door.No one answered.But the door didn't seem to be locked, and it opened with a hard push.

A smell of decay and stench hits the face.

Rhine was silent, and before Afu saw the scene inside the door clearly, he leaned over and covered her eyes.