This is how things started and ended.
After discovering that there were two people missing from the team, the middle-aged man asked some questions and received the answer that they were attending a wedding banquet.
Although it was a bit strange why he didn't say hello, the middle-aged man was still very happy to see this scene. He said yes and took out his mobile phone to call his wife.
"Are you going to...?"
"Oh, tell my wife and let her sit with the two juniors for a while, so that they don't know anyone in the village and seem constrained."
With that said, Wen Jianyuan didn't give others any room to refuse. He called his wife on the spot and asked his wife to entertain Bai Su and Gao Tianyi well in front of several people.
"Let them eat more... By the way, the one who cooked the wedding banquet is not from that family... I remember that his craftsmanship is quite good..."
The middle-aged man talked for a while, both internally and externally, saying that he should eat more, eat more, and it would be better to hold his stomach until he could not walk, so he could stay there and rest for a while.
The unabashed purpose made Xia Chengyin and Tang Nuo look at each other behind their backs. They didn't say a word, but just touched their well-hidden weapons in their pockets.
Since returning last night, they had brought weapons with them in case of any eventuality.
Qi Zhuyue covered her head and said nothing. The three of them waited for Wen Jianyuan to hang up the phone before continuing to move forward. Wen Jianyuan continued what he had not finished before.
"The red-roofed house is where the doctor lives. The conditions may not be as good as those in your big cities, so don't dislike it."
The middle-aged man turned around and asked "Wen Tao" how she felt. Qi Zhuyue paused for a moment and replied: "It's okay, I'm just a little dizzy..."
The woman with a low ponytail smoothed her hair on her shoulders and patted her rosy cheeks.
Although she felt uncomfortable, Qi Zhuyue believed that she was still walking in a straight line. Apart from being judged by her companions to have forgotten some innocuous details, she was still very good at fighting!
At least I can still fight for a few days, as long as it doesn't drag on too long.
They walked for another three or four minutes, far away from the noise of firecrackers and gongs, and arrived at the room where the village doctor lived.
"Didn't the doctor go to the wedding reception?"
"He has limited use of his legs and feet and doesn't go out much." The middle-aged man knocked on the door and explained, "And two villagers were injured last night. They need to come in today to change the dressing, but the doctor is not out."
"Please come in" came from inside the conversation, and Wen Jianyuan led the three of them into the yard, passing by several pots of herbs hanging outside, with a lot of dried fish mixed in between the herbs.
The people in the special department couldn't help but look up to the sky. The not-so-scorching sun was rising there warmly, and the private space was shrouded in a looming layer of mist.
Further inside, there is an open door and a room that can be seen at the end. It looks like it was converted into a private residence. There is a small table and a few small benches in front of the door. A middle-aged man wearing a plain coat. The man was sitting there, treating someone.
The doctor's visit seemed to have come to an end. The doctor took some medicine and was instructing the two of them on how to apply and change the medicine.
If Bai Su could recognize him here, the two people who came to see him were the ones who kept vigil in the ancestral hall last night, and the injuries were probably caused by Wen Rongxuan.
The naked young man's body was covered in bruises and bruises, with few bleeding wounds and more bruises.
There were also some weird-shaped strangulation marks. The doctor couldn't figure out what caused it for a while. When he asked two villagers, they didn't know.
The memory of the night is vague. The older man remembered that he was sitting in the ancestral hall and Wen Rongxuan came to the door——
After seeing the outsiders arriving, he swallowed the next words. The elder led his junior to pick up the bag containing the medicine and left.
"Remember to change the dressing -" the village doctor shouted, and then he looked at the new visitors, "Isn't this Jianyuan? Who are these?"
The doctor tilted his head and looked behind Wen Jianyuan.
His eyes circled among the three people, and finally stopped on Qi Zhuyue's face.
He paused for about four or five seconds before looking back at Wen Jianyuan.
The middle-aged man got straight to the point and informed the doctor of their purpose.
"Wen Tao is sick and has a fever, just like the people in the village did before, so I brought her to your place for a look."
"Wen Tao...oh Wen Tao." The doctor nodded slowly, "Then come in and I will take her pulse."
What follows is the ordinary process of seeing a doctor. There is no equipment in the small place, and you can't do anything except look, hear, and inquire.
The doctor quickly made a judgment and said that the symptoms of "Wen Tao" were consistent with those of villagers who had colds and fevers in the past.
"What should we do?"
"Prescribe some fever-reducing medicine and rest more. If you're really worried, you can stay here and get some fluids."
"I think it's okay."
"No, no need, right? We can take good care of Wen Tao." Xia Chengyin refused subconsciously, and after listening for a while, "We also brought the medicine, so we can give it to her when we get home."
There is nothing wrong with coming to the village doctor to see the patient, but there is no need to use the medicine here or stay for fluids. They are afraid of something happening.
After hearing this, Wen Jianyuan felt that it was unnecessary. He had already come, why would he go back? He said that although the environment here is simple and simple, the doctors are of good quality and they still have a lot of local skills.
Tu Fangzi didn't even want to try it. Some not-so-good pictures popped up in Xia Chengyin's mind.
Why are the ignorant villagers clinging to traditional Chinese medicine and rejecting modern medicine, which ultimately delays treatment?
I can’t say it’s impossible, I can only say it’s very likely.
Xia Chengyin and Wen Jianyuan almost got into an argument, but Tang Nuo hit the former on the lower back with his elbow, causing the short-haired police officer to squeal and swallow his offensive words.
Tang Nuo: "Well, let's talk about it. Can you let me take a look at the environment?"
The doctor raised his hand to indicate a direction and stood up to take them there.
Only then did the three of them notice that one of the doctor's legs was missing and was equipped with a prosthetic limb. No wonder Wen Jianyuan said he had difficulty moving, which was worse than an old man who needed a cane...
The small room shown by the village doctor was clean and tidy. After Tang Nuo received a polygraph report, he turned his back and made a few gestures to Xia Chengyin.
The general idea is that there are some lies, but generally there is no problem and you can stay for the time being.
The short-haired police officer reluctantly relaxed, and the few of them sat down in the village clinic.
Qi Zhuyue attracted much attention, and everyone stared at her.
They stared at their hands when it was inserted into their arms, and when the water started to be pumped in, they looked at the slowly dripping liquid from the pot.
It was really uncomfortable to be seen. She raised her hands to cover her face and said helplessly: "Uncle, you don't have to sit here all the time. Just let Xia—let Tang Nuo stay with me."
As soon as the surname Xia was spoken, Wen Jianyuan's face showed disapproval. Qi Zhuyue had to change her words, and then the middle-aged man looked away.
"Okay, I'll go talk to the doctor about what to do next. Now that the road down the mountain is blocked, you will probably have to stay in the village for a while."
While talking, he mentioned a few words about the landslide.
"Landslide?"
"Ah, yes, in the morning some villagers went to the parking lot to look at the cars as usual. On the mountain road, the scenery below did not match my memory. I walked further down and saw a landslide."
Wen Jianyuan explained that the landslide may be too far away from the village, and the heavy rain last night did not attract anyone's attention.
"Anyway, the village has just purchased, so there will be no shortage of things in a short time."
After saying that, Wen Jianyuan and the doctor walked out of the room together. Xia Chengyin waited for a while and then quietly went out.
Tang Nuo looked outside the door, then turned to Qi Zhuyue.
"how do you feel?"
"It's just normal. It's no different from ordinary water-drying." Qi Zhuyue waved her hand that wasn't pricked with needles. "But, can I really get away smoothly today?"
Qi Zhuyue said the last sentence quietly, at an ear-biting distance.
As the sick client in question, she just felt like there were dozens of ducks noisy in her ears. She didn't expect that men could make such a noise.
Moreover, no one asked her opinion?
Qi Zhuyue sighed quietly.
Immediately, she changed the subject: "Where are Taoist Xiao Gao and Bai Su? How are they doing? Are they at the wedding banquet?"
The wedding invitation was originally placed on Tang Nuo, but I don't know how Bai Su moved his hand. When others noticed, the black-haired young man held the invitation between his fingertips and shook it.
Rather than discussing with him about going to the wedding banquet, it is better to say that I made the decision myself and then informed him unilaterally.
Tang Nuo flipped through his phone and shook his head: "No news."
They don't have any instant messaging equipment with each other. They can make phone calls, but it's not necessary for the time being.
The lack of news lasted until Qi Zhuyue finished taking fluids and returned to the next room, where the doctor checked her pulse again.
At the same time, the quarrels also returned. Xia Chengyin advocated letting Qi Zhuyue go back to recuperate, but Wen Jianyuan was not happy. He felt that they, the old men, were careless and could not take care of others.
Xia Chengyin: "? Can you just—"
Wen Jianyuan: "I can ask my wife to come."
Xia Chengyin: "We——" Oh, that was a mistake. There is only one female team member.
This sentence temporarily refuted the short-haired police officer. Xia Chengyin gritted his teeth. He felt that Wen Jianyuan's attitude had become tough at this time and wanted to take "Wen Tao" away from them.
Even if there is no reason why Qi Zhuyue is sick, there will be other reasons.
Qi Zhuyue listened to the noise in her ears again. Before she wanted to shout, "Do you want to consider her opinion?", Qi Zhuyue caught a glimpse of Tang Nuo raising his phone towards them.
From the posture, it looked like he was filming, and Tang Nuo immediately made a few gestures.
——This is news from Baisu.
The other side said that their wedding banquet had already ended. Even though Tang Nuo felt that the length of the wedding banquet was not right, he still answered him about the situation here and took a picture of the quarreling parties and Qi Zhuyue with her eyes blank.
Bai Su asked if they were still at the village clinic, and Tang Nuo answered yes.
So Bai Su sent a wait emoticon and he would bring Gao Tianyi over in a moment.
Tang Nuo was a little confused, wondering why Gao Tianyi had no voice until now.
According to his understanding of this minor, Gao Tianyi should be happy to share his wedding banquet experience with them if he had nothing to do.
Unless——there are other people around Bai Su and Gao Tianyi, or Gao Tianyi himself is not free.
Which possibility is it? Until the unexpected intruder entered, Tang Nuo had not yet reached a definite conclusion.
Today is the day for the wedding banquet of the newlyweds in Wenjia Village.
Except for a few who had no time or were unable to attend, everyone was present at the wedding banquet.
As a result, all the houses near the village clinic were empty, and the only signs of human activity were the few in the courtyard.
Intruders break in through broken windows without warning.
Everyone only heard the sound of breaking glass coming from behind.
I would like to mention here that the village doctor remodeled his residence. He transformed the room facing the entrance of the hospital into a long one. The front is used to receive patients, and the back is separated by simple curtains to separate other spaces.
The window is also opened on the wall at the end behind the curtain.
Everyone present looked in the direction of the sound. The doctor immediately put down his pulse-checking hand and tried to stand up and walk inside.
"I'll go." Wen Jianyuan stopped arguing and waved his hand.
As soon as the middle-aged man turned around, the surging shadows from behind the curtain rushed out.
The shadows blended with the sundries, cabinets, etc. were not obvious before. When the shadows jumped out alone, they fell into pools of mud.
The human was frightened and took a step back.
Tick-tock, the curtain was quickly lifted up by a pale hand covered with scratches, and then a gloomy face poked out from underneath.
The black shadow squirmed on his face, bulging as if trying to break away from his face.
Tang Nuo had seen this person before, Qi Zhuyue had also seen this face, and Xia Chengyin was deeply impressed by the eyes wrapped in black shadows.
——It’s Wen Rongxuan.
The young man opened the curtain and got out.
After most of his body was exposed to the light, people in the room saw that Wen Rongxuan's body was covered with bandages, and his face was also covered with tape except for the black shadow.
It was as if...as if all the medical supplies purchased by the villagers and given to him yesterday had been wrapped around him.
The strong smell of medicine mixed with the subtle smell of blood floated over, making people unable to help but cover their noses and dodge.
But Wen Rongxuan didn't feel it. His remaining exposed eye looked around the room and finally stopped on Qi Zhuyue.
Everyone present heard him say word by word: "I found you."
…
Bai Su shook the human boy in his hand.
The minor passed out peacefully and soundlessly. He must have put the person on the ground and covered it with a white cloth to pretend to be a corpse without any sense of violation.
Of course, he doesn't have enough bad taste to do this.
The village clinic and the place where the wedding reception is held are in two directions.
But what makes Bai Su feel a little strange is that he has walked such a long distance without encountering many village names.
Is something else taking their attention? The black-haired young man was thinking endlessly.
The water vapor on Gao Tianyi's body was getting thicker and thicker. Bai Su put the human boy down halfway and held his face for a while to observe.
The eyes...are normal, the ears...are also normal, and the skin...doesn't seem to have anything like scales. Finally, there are the human hands, which are still growing well, and the gaps between the fingers are clean.
Why are there no traces of alienation? According to the hints of the people in this village, isn't eating fish a condition?
Is it because the time is not enough? The black-haired young man pulled himself up, and countless lines like fish scales immediately appeared on the back of his hands, but they were quickly crowded out by his eyeballs.
The bulging eyeballs rolled around a few times, seeming to express dissatisfaction with the change in the types of decorations used on the body.
"Sorry, sorry, I just gave it a try." Bai Su patted the back of his hand without changing his expression and pressed hard, "I didn't mean to change my appearance."
The black-haired young man reflected for a few seconds, wondering whether he had eaten too much in the past two days, which caused his body to be in an active state.
My eyes will pop out on their own, I have to find a chance to digest——
"boom!"
In a corner of the village, in the distance, a loud noise captured everyone's attention.
Bai Su also looked over, and he saw that his original destination—the doctor's residence, a house with a red roof—now had a big hole in the roof.
The gray smoke was misty, and an invisible black shadow crawled out from it, holding something in its hand.
I have to go out tomorrow and take a day off.
(End of chapter)
