Although it seemed to have declared that it was really good, as a big devil with a bottom line, the black goat really did what it said and played the game of shutting up on the spot. No matter what price Leon offered, it kept silent and even closed its eyes, showing that it was unyielding. Because he was worried about the situation at the hospital, and the bandage girl changed her mind and was willing to help, seeing that he couldn't persuade this troublesome goat, Leon simply ignored it and took the bandage girl to the hospital. However, no one knew what happened nearby. It was already night, but people who were in a hurry could always be seen on the road. Most of these passers-by wore strange masks like giant crows' mouths on their faces. They gathered in twos and threes, and carried a person lying face down on two metal stretchers or slides, and walked quickly with their heads down. The strange thing is that these people obviously look very anxious, but when they meet Leon and the others at the intersection or in the narrow alley, they will hurriedly make way and keep raising their hands to signal them to pass first, as if they don't want to have any contact with them. Because he was anxious to confirm his sister's situation, Leon really didn't have the energy to pay attention to these mysterious passers-by. He just focused on their soul state. After confirming that there was nothing abnormal, he was ready to pass quickly, but he was stopped by the bandage girl. "Wait a minute." After looking at those weirdos with a serious expression, the bandage girl opened her suitcase, bent down and searched for a few times, took out a mask with a very similar shape and put it on her face, and then muffledly told Leon: "Stand here and don't move. Don't approach them rashly before I come back!"
What? Are there problems with these people? ! Looking at the bandage girl through the lens of the bird-beak mask, he found that this cautious "senior" seemed to be very afraid of those weirdos, and Leon immediately became alert. After staying where he was as instructed by the bandage girl, he tightly grasped the sheep head in his arms and observed the souls of those weirdos intently, ready to warn the bandage girl immediately if he found anything unusual. But what Leon didn't expect was that those weirdos with strange clothes and sneaky actions, although their souls were not very "stable", full of anxiety and restlessness, did not seem to be hostile. After a quick conversation with the bandage girl, those people even took out a new mask and stuffed it into her hand, and pointed at him, as if... they wanted him to wear this strange mask too? Sure enough, when the bandage girl came back, she stuffed the mask into Leon's hand and urged him seriously: "Something happened, put this on!" Seeing her serious expression, Leon did not dare to neglect it, and quickly followed her instructions and put the mask sewn on the black hood on his head, and the already dim world in front of him suddenly became dark. Leon then discovered that this leather bird-beak mask was completely closed, dark without any color, and even the two small lenses at the eyes were painted black. Only the small spherical lens in the middle, which was shaped like an eye pupil, could faintly see some light from outside. If it was daytime, it would be fine, but now it was like wearing a pair of sunglasses, the vision was greatly hindered, and even the road under his feet could not be seen clearly. "I can't see..." "Don't move!" Before Leon could tell his situation, the bandage woman reached out and slapped the bird-beak part of the mask hard. The mask, which originally had some space between Leon's face, was directly pressed against him, and the small pupil lens even directly touched his eyes. Leon, who was startled, instinctively wanted to close his eyes, but found that his eyelids were stretched open by the lens, and a small amount of light yellow cold oil drops squeezed out from the corner of the lens, and in the blink of an eye, it moistened his eyeballs. The patterns on the bandage girl's suitcase, the seams of the floor tiles under her feet, the textures of the buildings on the street, the whole world was forcibly coated with a layer of strange thin yellow... Wait! I can see things clearly? ! ... "This is the Night Crow Mask used by the Epidemic Prevention Bureau to prevent plague. Even if you go to a place without street lights at night, you can see the road clearly. Remember not to use your eyes to look outside, but to keep your pupils close to the pupil lens and learn to observe with the pupil lens. Also, the mask must be worn tightly, and your mouth and nose are stuck in the bird's mouth to breathe. There are herbs, spices and special smelling salts in it, which can prevent infection by most plagues."
While the bandage girl was instructing how to use the mask, she explained to Leon at a very fast speed: "I just asked those people from the Epidemic Prevention Bureau. The heavy rain last week caused the sewage river to rise. The dam built by the Ministry of Road Administration was washed away on the same day, causing the tributaries of the sewage river to be connected to the water intake river in the capital. If This would be fine, but the outsourced water company did not follow the 12 steps of water purification in order to save money. After pumping the water out of the river, they only filtered out the debris and sand, and roughly disinfected it to remove the odor, and then poured it directly into the municipal water pipe. Those who were carried were people who drank dirty water. The main symptoms were nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, severe abdominal cramps, and then dehydration and coma. People who came into contact with their vomit also began to have similar symptoms. About 500 people have already experienced this. Those people in the Epidemic Prevention Bureau suspected that there might be a plague, so they were sending patients with symptoms to Red Brick Road Hospital in large numbers, hoping to control the situation. " Red Brick Road Hospital? Isn't that the one where Anna lives? "Are they crazy?" Unexpectedly, there was such an outrageous thing. Leon couldn't help but said angrily: "Where's the Central Hospital? Where's the Royal First Hospital? If that doesn't work, the hospitals on Church Street and Massey University will also work! The number of beds in those hospitals all start at more than 1,000. The total number of beds in the Red Brick Road Hospital is only 100 or 200, and they are always full. Sometimes there are people lying in the aisles, so why do we have to put people there? Send it this way? " "Because of the location." It seems that she has seen many similar things. The bandage goddess said calmly: "The Central Hospital is surrounded by affluent areas, the Royal First Hospital is surrounded by aristocratic areas, Church Street is the residence of the clergy, and Massey University is surrounded by the kingdom's future elites. The Epidemic Prevention Bureau will definitely not dare to send patients there. The Red Brick Street Hospital in the old city must be the first choice. Moreover, the large-scale water pipe problem this time was originally only in the old city. The water intake point of the New District Water Power Company is further upstream and is not polluted by the tributaries of the sewage river. Of course, the old city will solve the problems in the old city itself. " "Why?!" "The water bill they pay is five times that of the old city." "..." money! money! money! At the end of the day! It’s fucking money! "Don't think about it." Seeing that Leon's mood was obviously not right, the bandaged woman quickly advised: "Even if those hospitals agree to accept patients, people in the old city won't go there because they can't afford the fees there." “What about the Department of Highways and the water company?” Leon gritted his teeth and said: "The dam of the Ministry of Highways collapsed in a rain, and the water power company also operated illegally. According to the laws of the kingdom, they should not be responsible this time...fuck!" This time, before the bandaged woman could answer, Leon took the initiative to stop asking, because this question was really stupid. Not to mention the "natural disasters" caused by heavy rains, even when the exhaust gas from the alchemy factory approved to be built in a residential area leaked, causing Anna to suffer from lung disease, didn't the Ministry of Highways still find reasons to refuse to compensate? As for the water power companies that cut corners, they pay dividends and sell their equipment, then report large losses due to poor management, and simply declare bankruptcy. Even the little property that is left is estimated to be taken away by upstream and downstream companies and shareholders first as compensation for breach of contract and losses. In the end, what is left to these victims may not even be a drop in the bucket!
Oh shit! Feeling as if there was a hot coal burning in his chest, Leon gritted his teeth and was about to say something, when his arm was gently pulled by the bandaged woman. "Let's go! We've been blocking the road for long enough, don't delay their work anymore." After pointing to the "crow people" at the corner, the bandaged woman said softly: “Their job is to treat patients and prevent large-scale outbreaks of plague, while our job is to clean up the abnormalities that occur and prevent the world of ordinary people from being eroded. If I guess correctly, the out-of-control infected person you discovered is likely to be related to this incident, and even if it is not related, these people may be in danger if they continue to move forward. So, if you can't stand this kind of thing and sympathize with what these people are going through, then we should set off now. " "..." "Um……" Taking a deep breath of the pungent aroma of the bird's mouth, Leon lowered his head and responded, then followed the bandaged woman and trotted towards the red brick road hospital. However, at this moment, the sheep's head, which had been silent for a long time, suddenly made some movement and quietly touched his chest with its horns. 'Hello! ’ "Um?" ‘Hush! Shh! Don't speak! ’ Seeing that Leon seemed to want to ask, Black Goat quickly ordered: ‘Just listen to what I say, and you don’t need to answer when I ask you questions. We can just look at your soul and we will know whether you agree or disagree! ’ "..." After glancing at the back of the bandaged woman in front of him, Leon immediately understood that this black goat, who claimed to be a devil, wanted to secretly make a deal with him without being discovered by the cleanup bureau. Is this a temptation from the devil? Leon's expression froze when he thought of this, and he instinctively wanted to report to the bandaged woman, asking her and the cleanup bureau behind her to pay attention to this demon who wanted to cause trouble, but... ‘Don’t worry, we won’t ask you any conditions, and you don’t need to do anything for us. ’ After taking a look at Leon's soul, which was astonishingly bright but covered with black flames underneath, the Black Goat who was still having trouble just now said with a smile: ‘After you find a suitable target, how about we teach you how to guide human beings’ evil thoughts and induce them to kill each other? Interested? ’ "..." ? ? ? Didn't you just say that even if you were thrown back into the sheepfold in Wales, you wouldn't teach me anything? ‘Just now, now is now. ’ After noticing the doubts in Leon's soul, Black Goat grinned happily and said shamelessly:
‘Just tell me whether you want to learn it or not! ’ Leon couldn't help frowning when he heard this. Of course I want to learn, after all, I don’t have to pay any price, so why not agree? But... would you, a devil, be so kind? … It is impossible to be kind-hearted, and it is impossible to be kind in this life. When a devil does not negotiate a deal, but instead wants to help you with unusual generosity... Haha, that only proves that it wants more! Looking at Leon, who was clearly on guard but did not report him to Emma (the bandage girl), the black goat could not help but show a hint of satisfaction in his eyes. His vision was indeed accurate! Although this kid could barely be considered a "good person", and even his sense of morality was much stronger than that of ordinary people, perhaps he was too naive, or perhaps the world was too dark, or perhaps both, which made him accumulate a lot of incredible things in his heart. Such a person was simply born to fall into the abyss. He pressed his hands against Leon's chest while he was running, endured the moral values and good intentions that the demon hated, took a deep breath of the boundless rage hidden under the light, and the extreme madness that wanted to destroy everything and start over, and the black goat could not help but close his eyes in ecstasy. Holding a sharp blade in hand, the killing intention rose. Now you can barely endure it, just because you are still weak. After you gain enough power, are you willing to let anger burn your soul like now? Come on, kid! We will definitely help you! We will help you get rid of those annoying garbage, help you harvest those sinful souls, and even help you realize the absurd vision in your heart. However, when you think you have achieved your ideal and sink into happiness with complacency, if you find that everything is returning to its original state, the background of the world is still the same as before, or even becomes worse... The Abyss welcomes you to join. … “Ahem…Can you help me ask?” Looking through the glass door of the intensive care unit, the girl on the bed couldn’t help but pull the sleeve of the nurse next to her and asked with a worried look on her face: “Is my brother back? Also, is there something wrong outside? Why are there so many people lying in the corridor?” “This…it’s better not to go out?” Looking at the increasing number of patients outside, who were almost piled up at the door of the intensive care unit, the handsome young nurse said with some fear: “To have so many patients at once, either there is a large-scale poisoning or there is an acute infectious disease. If it is the former, it’s okay. If it is the latter…” “If it is the latter, it’s too late.” Looking outside the ward and seeing a pool of vomit that had already rushed to the door, another older middle-aged nurse sighed and shook her head and said: “The fact that patients can be placed at the door of the intensive care unit proves that our hospital should have reached its limit. If it is really an infectious disease, If so, we can't avoid it even if we stay in the intensive care unit, and we may even be infected. " "In that case... it can't be avoided anyway, so why not open the door and let them in?" Looking at the patients lying on the cold floor tiles, twitching constantly, and even holding their stomachs and howling miserably, Anna bit her pale lips and said with some reluctance: "Although there is only one bed here, there is a row of sofas and carpets on the floor. It is more comfortable than lying on stone tiles... Is it okay?"
"Of course!" After looking at Anna in surprise, the older nurse's eyes flashed with warmth, and she smiled kindly and said softly: "This is your ward, as long as you are willing, it's okay." After that, she called the young nurse with an ugly face, opened the door of the intensive care unit, bent down and wanted to help a nearby patient in, but... "Huh?" Looking at the little boy who was obviously very thin but heavy as if welded to the ground, the two nurses couldn't help but widen their eyes at the same time. Although they are both female nurses, they often have to lift heavy objects when working in the hospital, and both of them are quite strong. If it was a strong man, it would be fine if they couldn't lift it, but this is obviously a child in his early teens, how could... God bless you! As the boy cried out in pain, the two nurses were extremely horrified to find that their "feeling" just now was not an illusion. This thin and small boy was actually "welded" to the ground! "This... this..." Seeing the boy's arm already stuck in the floor tile, the young nurse couldn't help but sit down on the ground, her lips trembling and just about to say something, but the middle-aged nurse's expression suddenly changed, and she pulled her up from the floor tile and dragged her back to the ward in an extremely rough manner. "Sizzle!" "Ah!!!" The sound of clothes being torn and the woman's screams rang out at the same time. The young nurse clutched her bloody right hand and fell back to the carpet in the ward with a plop. The place where she just sat down, besides a white fragment of nurse uniform, still had a layer of bloody skin, which was exactly the same size as her palm, and was obviously just torn off from her palm! Looking at the patients in the corridor who had been sinking into the hospital floor tiles little by little since who knows when, the elderly nurse who had quickly rescued her colleague felt her legs suddenly soften, and she also sat down on the carpet with a plop, muttering to herself in horror: "What...what happened?"