"What's wrong?"
Hannah looked back at Locke.
Locke took off the scarf around his neck, wrapped it around Hannah's face, and covered her mouth and nose.
He is now immune to some diseases, but Hannah is not.
What should I do if I encounter any infectious disease?
Hannah thought her brother felt she was cold, so she silently accepted his kindness, stretched out her slender white hand, and knocked on the door.
Peter only opened a crack and did not open the door completely, but the unpleasant smell still rushed to Locke.
Locke was familiar with this smell, the smell of rotten corpses emanating from homeless people freezing to death on the streets.
"Hannah, Locke, are you okay?"
Uncle Peter, who is in his thirties, asked with a frown. He has thin cheeks, dark skin, and tight muscles. He is a dock worker who has sold his physical labor to support his family all year round.
"Uncle Peter, we would like to ask, have you had any diarrhea recently? Have any family members started doing weird dances?"
Hannah asked directly.
Hannah is a warm-hearted person and has helped Peter's family, so Peter's attitude towards her is quite good. If it were any other reporter, he would have been kicked away by Uncle Peter.
He has a lot of worries to deal with now.
"Hannah, we're in a worse situation than you think."
Uncle Peter opened the door and let Hannah and Locke in.
In the simple rental house, there were two people lying on the bed. One was Uncle Peter's wife, Mrs. Mindy, and the other was Uncle Peter's daughter, Britney.
Uncle Peter's eldest son stood beside Mrs. Mindy, looked up at Locke and Hannah, and said nervously,
"Dad, why did you let them in?"
"Don't worry, Hannah isn't a bad person."
Uncle Peter comforted his son and turned to look at Hannah.
"Hannah, half a month ago my wife started to dance strangely like those people in the square. We thought she was possessed and took her to the church. She did get better after she came back, but also In just two days, her condition became more serious, until she was tortured to death. I guessed that she must have suffered from some strange disease, so I didn't dare to tell anyone about it, so I planned to raise money to bury her.
Later, like her mother, Britney suffered from diarrhea at first, but later turned into a strange dance. It was too expensive to bury two people at once. "
Locke knew that Uncle Peter was hiding part of the truth.
Mrs. Minty's parents were veterans who died in the Kingdom's war, so Mrs. Minty could receive a pension from the Kingdom every year. If her death was known, the Peter family would not be able to receive the money.
That's why Peter didn't bury his wife immediately after her death. As for Britney's death, it probably happened recently, and her body didn't smell bad yet.
Seeing that his wife and daughter were both dead, Uncle Peter probably felt that his family was infected with the plague, so he was afraid to tell others and did not dare to bury them. In addition, burial did require a certain amount of money.
It wasn't until Uncle Peter saw the group dance incident in the square that he knew that they were not the only ones infected with the disease, so he let Hannah and Locke in.
In his view, everyone is a neighbor, and if someone is going to be infected, they will already be infected.
That’s why I told Hannah part of the truth.
At this moment, Hannah was thinking about another thing, her brows were furrowed and her heart was heavy,
"Uncle Peter, you should have sent Mrs. Mindy and Britney to the hospital earlier."
"I'm sorry, it's my fault, it's all my fault."
Uncle Peter blamed himself very much and covered his face with his hands.
After Hannah asked a few more questions and learned more about the situation, she planned to leave Uncle Peter's house and head to the next victim's family.
Locke gave Uncle Peter some advice before leaving.
"Don't mix it with white cloth and throw it into the Kosol River. Recently, two new deceased care companies have opened on Karoli Street, focusing on cremation business. It only takes 20 grams to kill a person. You will definitely get it. Let's take 40 meters, right?
Remember to bring two earthen pots. I guess their most expensive one is the urn. Bring your own to ensure that you don’t spend a single meter more.
Also, you and Luke also need to go to the hospital for a check-up. The workhouse on Mar Street has a paid physical check-up service. It is said to be opened by the wife of a retired general. It provides a 50% discount for descendants of military personnel. The physical check-up for the two of you is only 100 grams is required.
Well, the last point is, believe me, this is not evil, early treatment and early treatment. "
Uncle Peter and his eldest son Luke looked at the boy's leaving back in surprise.
Is this still the unreliable Locke who only knows how to look for witches?
How could he know so much?
Even Hannah couldn't help showing a curious look,
"How did you know that two new deceased care companies were opened on Karoli Street, mainly for cremation business? Also, did you know that the workhouse on Mar Street has a medical examination business, and even the fees are so clear?"
"Hannah, you never miss a story in the newspaper, and I never miss an advertisement."
Locke raised his eyebrows. He had read a lot of miscellaneous advertisements when looking for a job recently, so he naturally had more information than an illiterate person like Uncle Peter. Moreover, he was good at finding ways to save money.
Then, the siblings visited other people in the apartment. Some of their situations were worse than Uncle Peter's, while others were similar.
Without exception, they all use water provided by Compass Water Company.
The symptoms of the victim include diarrhea in the early stage, body twitching and paralysis in the middle stage, and in the late stage, the victim is completely unable to control his body, giggling, doing uncoordinated "dances", and being lethargic.
So the group of people dancing collectively in the square were already at an advanced stage.
The onset time is about half a month to a month, and if left unchecked, death will occur immediately.
The reason why the Old Tom Apartment where Locke is located is better than the Old Joel Apartment and has fewer cases is entirely because they recently switched to Compass Drinking Water Company, and the company they used before seemed to have no problems.
As for the situation of Mrs. Amore's family, it is because they are washing women and need to be in contact with water for a long time. Therefore, they have greater water needs than normal families and have more opportunities to come into contact with water.
Back in the apartment, Locke started preparing to make meatloaf lunch, and Hannah began to write an investigation report. First, she wrote down everything she saw and interviewed today in the report.
At the same time, she also wrote a letter of help to the government, hoping that the government could help these poor people who were sick but unable to see a doctor.
To make the letter more convincing, she described the patient's symptoms and circumstances in detail.
If those public officials saw it and ignored it, Hannah would have to wait until the investigation results came out and then send a letter to the government.
While the siblings were busy, there was a creaking sound from the window.
A black shadow appeared on the windowsill.
