344: Chaos in the Northwest (7) [seeking a monthly ticket]
"Hateful! It's extremely hateful!"
Lu Jue was so angry at what these two people said so confidently and without any guilt or repentance, that every word he spat out seemed to have a tail of fire. He tightened the handle of the hatchet in his hand and refrained from chopping off their heads. The urge to come down.
"No beast would bother to do such a bastard thing!" The blazing anger almost burned away Lu Jue's reason. "Are the lives of common people not human lives in your eyes?"
The half-hearted scribe looked ashen as death.
He hates Shen Tang, calls her a thief, calls Gu Chi and the others dogs, and hates the people in Fugu for adding insult to injury, but that doesn't mean he really doesn't understand anything. At least he knows what will happen if he tells the truth - no way out. , there is no doubt that he will die!
Anyway, even if it means death, he will risk it.
He spat blood-laced saliva and accidentally touched the wound at the corner of his mouth. More warm and sweet blood flowed out from his loose gums, spreading along his tongue and filling his entire mouth. With an expression of contempt and disdain, he replied: "How can a common man have a low life?" Does it count as a human life?”
Lu Jue was completely angered by these words.
He stabbed his thigh with the hatchet vertically with his backhand.
Most of the blade was engulfed in flesh and blood, leaving a hole.
The semi-literate scholar let out a shrill scream. Lu Jue held the handle of the knife and stirred it in his flesh a few times. His expression was ferocious like a devil, and his hot breath spat on the man's cheek: "I can't bear this little pain. Live?"
Saying that, he stroked again.
Blood gushed out from the wound.
Lu Jue pulled out the hatchet with a little force and said coldly: "It only hurts you twice, but everyone else will be dead!"
This wound is huge.
The weeds pressed by the thighs passed through it..
This bloody and brutal scene stunned the other person.
When he thought that the same wound would appear on his own body, he couldn't help but tremble with both sides, and opened his mouth to beg Lu Jue for mercy: "Zhuang, Zhuang, I, I was wronged. I was coerced by a thief to do such a cruel thing... …”
"Strong man, I don't dare anymore..."
"Please, strong man, spare my life..."
When Lu Jue waved his sword to vent his anger, Gu Chi remained silent, looking far away, as if admiring the scenery. Until he heard the spineless begging for mercy, he let out a short disdainful laugh: "Begging for mercy? You are such a coward. .”
If these two people went to the dark side together, Gu Chi might be in a good mood and leave their whole bodies intact.
But I didn't expect this man's bones to be so soft.
Start begging for mercy if you scare me.
After a second thought, Gu Chi understood.
Their lives are far more precious than those of common people.
A man can bend and stretch, so wouldn't it be a pity if he died easily? Furthermore, a gentleman's revenge is never too late in ten years!
The half-hearted scribe also looked at his accomplices sarcastically. Although his expression was twisted ferociously due to pain, it did not affect the contempt and disdain shown in the corners of his eyes and brows. Hehe, a dog with a broken spine that wagged its tail at the enemy and begged for mercy was so embarrassing!
Lu Jue raised his head to ask Gu Chi for his opinion.
"Sir, do you want to kill these two people?"
"It's cheaper to kill like this." Gu Chi looked indifferent. He has many means to make people unable to survive and die, especially when dealing with these so-called tough people. Calculate slowly!
Even though Lu Jue was unhappy, he still clasped his fists: "Wei!"
Although the culprit responsible for spreading the epidemic was successfully caught, the matter is far from over, and there are still many doubts.
"Where are you going, sir?"
This is not the direction back to Fugu City.
Gu Chi: "Go and take a look at that corpse pit."
This epidemic was caused by humans. Dead rats carrying disease were put into well water and spread to people. But where did the epidemic in Zhouzhou Village and Zhouzhou Village two or three years ago come from? According to the records of the treatment office, The epidemic was violent and fatal.
The spread is limited to two villages.
It seems that the previous county governor made a decisive decision and sent troops to seal off the villages to successfully prevent the spread of the epidemic, but is this really true?
Gu Chi is well-informed and knows that the epidemic is not easy to control. Even the previous county governor did not have the ability.
Lu Buyi didn't understand: "What's so interesting about the corpse pit?"
He said this with his mouth, but his hands were not ambiguous at all.
He held one in each hand and quickly followed Gu Chi.
Lu Jue's movements were not gentle, and the pain caused the half-hearted scholar to scream pitifully, and he passed out from blood loss several times.
The corpse pit is at the junction of Zhouzhou Village and Zhouzhou Village.
The location is desolate and secluded, and the weeds are waist-high.
Before I even got close, I smelled a pungent stench. There were many highly decomposed bird corpses lying near the corpse pit. Most of the corpses were still lying in the corpse pit, and more than a dozen others had been dug out. , scattered everywhere.
Lu Jue's face turned black from the smell.
He said: "Sir, let me go."
Gu Chi shook his head: "Nothing."
The corpses inside and outside the corpse pit were covered with countless wriggling maggots. He approached one of them, took a closer look, raised his hand and took out a pair of gloves from his arms, and then took out a pair of bamboo products similar to chopsticks and a Just a delicate little plate.
Lu Jue: "???"
At the same time that a strange picture appeared in his mind, Gu Chi said without looking back: "Shou Sheng, stay away and pay attention to the martial energy to protect your body. Don't be hit by the evil spirit."
"Wei!" Lu Jue was worried about Gu Chi and couldn't help stretching his neck. He kept watching his husband's movements for a moment. At the same time, he was alert to the surroundings, fearing that there were other accomplices in the hands of these two men. After looking at them for a long time, he asked, "Mr. Ah, you, what are you doing?"
Gu Chi was seen holding a chopstick with his sharp-knuckled right hand, and the tip was twirling around on the corpse, pushing away the dense maggots that made people's skin crawl. He seemed to be rummaging for something on the corpse, and after a while he picked out a handful of maggots. things.
Lu Jue didn't see clearly what it was.
I only saw Gu Chi putting things on the plate carefully. At first glance, I thought it was a dipping action, preparing something.
Gu Chi: "..."
He could still hold his own.
But the content of Lu Jue's heartfelt words disgusted him.
Lu Jue would probably have more disgusting things in his mind, so Gu Chi stood up with the plate and handed it to Lu Jue for him to take a closer look.
"Look."
Lu Jue leaned back in disgust.
"Sir, what's so good about this maggot?"
It was smelly, disgusting, and covered in sticky yellowish corpse water. I don’t know how the husband managed to hold on without vomiting.
Gu Chi asked back: "Do you think these are maggots?"
"What else could this be if it weren't maggots?"
Lu Jue pinched his nose, endured his nausea, and took a closer look. After a while, he discovered something was wrong - compared with ordinary maggots, the size of this bug in the dish was obviously several circles larger, and its body was covered with countless tiny dots. The dots seemed to have shrunk. White sesame seeds.
The head and tail are also different from maggots.
There are dozens of curled legs on both sides of the body.
The back has intricate black lines.
More like grubs than maggots.
"What the hell is this?"
In other words, what kind of insect?
Gu Chi fiddled with the dead insect, his eyes grew colder, and he said: "Insect? To be precise, this is a kind of poisonous insect! Look at the white spots on its body, they are all insect eggs. The evil insect eggs are leaning against
It takes blood and essence to hatch, and continuing to lay eggs after hatching also requires a lot of blood and essence. An ordinary person would die in ten and a half days!"
Although Lu Jue didn't know what kind of Gu worm this was, he couldn't help but make his hair stand on end just hearing these two words. He wanted to step back and shoot. He looked at the corpse pit, and then at the Gu Chi's corpse that Gu Chi pulled out from the corpse, and said
: "If this is a poisonous insect...then the epidemics in Zhouzhou Village and Zhouzhou Village were also caused by humans?"
If it were a real epidemic, an entire city could die.
The epidemic two or three years ago was indeed strange.
"Most likely."
Gu Chi found several more dead Gu insects from other corpses... The culprit of this epidemic was definitely the fact that these things had no chance of running away. He directed Lu Jue to find firewood and licorice, and cleared a large area for
Burn corpses.
Valley
Not just human corpses, but also nearby bird corpses.
The two of them worked until ten o'clock in the evening before returning to Fugu City with two half-dead "fish that slipped through the net" and a plate of Gu insect corpses and eggs. For safety, he wrapped the eggs heavily with paper handkerchiefs and buried them.
Tang waited for a long time.
"Watching the tide, will there be any results?"
Fugu City is still under martial law, and Shen Tang hasn't slept for two days and one night. She, who was usually full of energy, looked a little sluggish.
Gu Chi breathed a sigh of relief: "Fortunately, I did not disgrace my life."
These words sounded like sounds of nature in the ears of Shen Tang and others.
"Have you found the source of the epidemic?"
"To be precise, this is not an epidemic."
Dr. Dong disagreed when he heard this.
"What is this if it's not an epidemic?"
Gu Chi opened the plate carefully.
Instantly, the smell of corpses hit his nostrils. Dr. Dong, who was unprepared, was almost suffocated. It took him a long time to recover.
Everyone looked at Gu Chi suspiciously, wondering what he meant by bringing back a few maggots. Is this the source of the epidemic?
Gu Chi: "This is a poisonous insect, its eggs."
"insanity?"
This word touched some of Shen Tang's memories. Last year, she met Gong Xiqiu outside the Allied Army camp, and the latter mentioned the poisonous bugs - Shaochong was poisoned, and there was another poisonous bug outbreak in Heyin.
The “epidemic”—is this really a coincidence?
Gu insects don't appear out of thin air.
Who is the poisoner?
Questions were running up and down in Shen Tang's mind.
But, these are not the most important.
The most important thing is——
"How to get rid of this kind of poison?"
Dr. Dong twisted his gray beard and said: "If it is really a poisonous insect, we only need to lure it out before it absorbs a large amount of blood and lays eggs... No wonder ordinary medicines don't work."
After all, he is a medical student, not a prankster.
I only know a little bit about witchcraft and Gu.
Shen Tang asked: "Lead it out? How to lead it out?"
Dr. Dong said: "I don't know. I just heard from my teacher that the voodoo insects have their own preferences. To lure them out, you have to use their favorite things, such as strong Qi and blood, a certain smell, martial spirit, and literary spirit.
Even flowers…”
There are thousands of kinds of Gu insects, with different temperaments.
Who knows what this thing likes?
Shen Tang: "..."
Dr. Dong added: "You must move quickly. These are ordinary people. Their energy, energy and blood cannot be compared with those of literary scholars and courageous warriors. Once the poisonous insects are ready to lay eggs, even the Great Luo Jinxian will come back."
The sky is full of tricks..."
Shen Tang asked: "How long?"
Dr. Dong judged the condition of the patients and estimated a rough time: "There are still two days at most."
Judging from the situation, this Gu insect is impatient.
"Two days... ok, I understand, get the bowl!"
"What are you taking the bowl for?"
Shen Tang's right hand transformed into a sword that he had not seen for a long time.
Without hesitation, he grabbed the sword with his left hand.
Before anyone could react, a trace of blood was wiped out.
"bloodletting!"
She was able to compete with Gong Xiqiu last year. These brave and brave warriors were no match for her. A group of literati and scribes competed with each other, and they were able to make up the old, weak, sick and disabled. After thinking about it, she must be a match for her. Gu insects are the most attractive.
"What are you doing standing still?"
"Bring the bowl over and catch it——"
Seeing the blood dripping on the ground and being absorbed by the soil, Shen Tang felt distressed. He passed his hand forward and hung it on the table - the blood was flowing on the table, and he could still collect it when he turned around. Dr. Dong said this Then he woke up and screamed.
"Mr. Shen, why are you doing this?" It's too reckless to bleed without any seriousness and without fear of getting to the root of the disease!
Shen Tang's blood flowed out for less than half a bowl.
Dr. Dong muttered while bandaging her up. Just as he tied the knot, Qi Shan walked in with a bad look on his face. The latter half-raised his bloody left hand, with the wound skin and flesh turned out. As soon as he came in, he asked, "My lord, is he injured?"
Before I could wait for the answer, a bowl came over.
Prayer: "???"
Shen Tang looked at Qi Shan guiltily: "I was careless."
She really didn't think much about it at that moment.
Prayer: "???"
Confused and confused.
Fortunately, the matter was not complicated to explain. In just a few words, Qi Shan quickly understood what was going on with the wound.
He said helplessly: "If blood is needed, either a good person will come, or a few will come in half a step. How can we let the Lord harm himself?"
It's still not sure if the blood has any effect. My lord has put so much blood in one go. If it's useless, wouldn't it be a waste?
Dr. Dong took two bowls of blood to the ward.
Research how to use blood to force out the Gu worms.
Shen Tang doesn't stop here either.
Now that it is known that someone threw a dead rat into the well water, the rat carcass must be fished out, and the contaminated well water must be sealed to prevent the same mistake from happening again. At present, it seems that someone accidentally drank raw water and drank the insect eggs.
Shen Tang was helpless: "Drink more hot water and avoid raw water. Does such a simple principle still require repeated orders?"
She, the county governor, is nothing short of a motherfucker.
She had to supervise the people under her rule to take baths.
Even when drinking hot water, she has to keep an eye on it.
Oral instructions are not enough, orders must be stamped!
But fortunately, it was discovered in time, and it was controlled before it spread on a large scale, so as to reduce casualties as much as possible. As long as these Gu insects are introduced, the crisis should be resolved. However, Shen Tang was obviously relieved a little too early.
Good fortune never comes in pairs, and misfortune never comes alone.
Bad things tend to get together.
While she was waiting for news, she heard the sound of footsteps approaching hurriedly outside the house, and she knew who it was as soon as she heard it.
"Annotations."
The person who came was none other than Xu Jie.
At this time, Xu Jie's face looked like a thick layer of pot ash, almost blending into the dark night sky. Shen Tang greeted his injured left hand: "Here's good news."
Xu Jie smiled with an ugly face, his breath sounded much weaker: "What a coincidence, Xie has bad news here."
"Bad news?"
"The exact same disease has appeared in Tianhai!"
Shen Tang was so shocked that he almost knocked over the tea cup on the table.
