The Exorcist

Chapter 53: Someone suddenly appears

What happened back then was entirely caused by ignorance and greed.

Although Mayor Yuan and the person in charge were both highly educated state cadres, their deep-rooted superstition still made them do such a heinous thing.

In fact, it’s just cholera!

More than ten years ago, a flood hit this place. Although many rural areas in China had become affluent at that time, they were still remote and poor places with poor medical conditions. Since health and epidemic prevention work was basically not done, and it was the peak cholera season from May to September, a cholera outbreak broke out in a place called Malian Village under Hongqing Town!

At that time, almost all the adults in the village were infected with cholera. However, because the initial symptoms were not high fever but were similar to diarrhea, the villagers who had little medical knowledge thought it was just diarrhea caused by drinking unclean water.

But then the situation became more and more serious. People began to die in the village, and most of the adults in the village could no longer walk. As the village chief, the third uncle sent a child who was not infected with cholera to the town to find someone who worked in the town hospital. Zhang Xinxin.

Zhang Xinxin is the only daughter of the old Zhang family and the top female scholar in Malian Village. She is the only one who went out of the mountains to study in college and then returned to work in the town. Although she is young, because she graduated from a prestigious medical university, she is the deputy director of the town hospital. In the hearts of the villagers, she is the savior of the village.

Malian Village is located deep in the mountains, and the winding mountain road had not been built yet, so it was almost isolated from the outside world. Therefore, when Zhang Xinxin rushed back to the village with a few people and some simple medical supplies, most of the people in the village had already suffered from severe dehydration. And showed a 'cholera' face - sunken eye sockets, deep concave cheeks, dry lips, indifferent or even unclear consciousness. The skin is shriveled and clammy, and its elasticity has disappeared; the fingers are shriveled like a washerwoman, and the abdomen is as sunken as a boat.

This scene made Xinxin worried, and she immediately started treatment. From the medical knowledge she learned, although cholera is extremely contagious and the vaccine is not effective for everyone and is toxic, as long as it is handled properly, it is not a disease that is difficult to cure and has a high mortality rate in today's society. .

But even though she thought so, the few people she brought with her were frightened. Although those few people are labeled as hospital doctors, in a place where medical conditions are poor and medical personnel are scarce, they are actually just practitioners who have received some simple medical training, and they are not even up to the standards of nurses in urban hospitals. In remote rural areas, this phenomenon exists in many places, allowing people who do not have medical qualifications to become doctors.

Before the outbreak of cholera in Malian Village, the disease appeared in a village called Dayang Village a few years ago. Because Dayang Village is located in a remote area, the whole village was not known to the outside world until everyone in the village died of the disease. Improper disposal of the corpses nearly allowed the plague to spread, causing great panic in the area.

In the eyes of the local people, this is not a disease at all, but someone who has offended the God of Plague, so they are sentenced to the crime of destroying the village. Contact with these people will also be implicated, and even speaking about it will be punished. Same punishment!

For some reason, the locals call cholera "zero two", perhaps after the model of the bacteria. Anyway, due to rumors and rumors, the locals changed their minds when they heard about 'Zero Two', and it was said that this bacteria could not be killed no matter what. Those infected would die. Only fire, only a fire that keeps burning can kill this disease!

When the few people who came with Xinxin saw the village like this, they thought that the terrifying 'Zero Two' had come again, so they completely gave up on being a doctor and fled in a hurry. Xinxin couldn't stop or explain them, so she had to ask them to report to the cadre in charge of medical and health at that time, who was now Mayor Yuan, and asked him to find a way to mobilize medical forces to save the people in the village!

Xinxin was having an ambiguous love relationship with the married Mayor Yuan at the time. She thought that the knowledgeable and upright Mayor Yuan would find a way to find the medical power of the provincial hospital to help the villagers who were not at the end of their rope. Water and fire.

From her perspective as a doctor, this was just a symptom of uremia and acidosis caused by a mass loss of potassium salts. The deceased died of organ failure and had nothing to do with the plague. Although the number of infected people is currently extremely high, most of them are within the curable range. And she firmly believed that the man she was secretly in love with, the man she loved, admired and trusted with all her heart, would definitely save them!

However, what she didn't expect was that Mayor Yuan, whom she trusted and waited for wholeheartedly, calmed the patient's emotions and took away the kiln-burning craftsmanship passed down from the village chief's third uncle's family. The town staff set fire to Malian Village one night, burning all those who might have fully recovered in the village.

The whole village was so sick that they couldn't afford to go to bed and were unable to escape the deadly fire. Some of the uninfected children who were able to escape were forcibly pushed back into the fire by the people surrounding the entrance of the village. As for Xinxin, she was tied to the door by her sweetheart's own hands, watching him ruthlessly go away, and was burned into a charred corpse in front of him.

She will never know until she dies that Mayor Yuan has coveted the secret recipe for making the kiln for a long time. This cholera epidemic is just the opportunity for him to threaten his third uncle to hand over the secret recipe and there will be no chance of getting involved again! Of course he understands that cholera is no longer a terminal disease under today's medical standards, but he wants to be the mayor, want to rely on the secret recipe to gain huge wealth, and also want to appease the hearts of everyone in this place.

Therefore, she and her villagers had to sacrifice themselves and be eliminated in such a barbaric and cruel way, just so as not to harm other people! But that kind of harm does not exist! How could they not be filled with resentment for being killed like this, for such innocent people, regardless of age or sex?

Therefore, not long after this incident, Mayor Yuan and a dozen other people began to feel uneasy at home. As a last resort, he invited his uncle, Master Yuan Long.

Master Long was very angry at first and even wanted to send his only nephew to justice. But in the end, he could not get rid of the fetters of family ties and Mayor Yuan's pleas and so-called regrets. He guided these people to make bricks and tiles from the charred corpses that had not been buried at all, and built houses so that they could not leave this place. Use Feng Shui array to trap them.

After doing all this, Master Long died, but Mayor Yuan buried him in a perfect place in the mountains according to his instructions before his death, allowing him to guard the Feng Shui formation for more than ten years and try to Save the dead!

Malian Village is located in a remote place, and there was a precedent of Dayang Village that wiped out the village due to cholera. Therefore, when the fire to eliminate the plague was lit, no one knew that what was burned was not dead bodies, nor was it killed germs. Those who were burned to death were living people! After that, their souls were tortured by the high temperature of the kiln blessed by spells and formations! Their disappearance resulted in Mayor Yuan's promotion, his good reputation and the subsequent prosperity of Hongqing Town.

However, this unjust case was not revealed due to the concerted efforts of powerful people in Hongqing Town to conceal it. Not long after, the forgetful people either forgot, or refused to mention it because they were afraid of the God of Plague's punishment. These people who had been wronged so much were ignored and forgotten, and nothing happened. This caused their helplessness. The dissipated resentment lingers in the new town!

"This Mayor Yuan is really a bastard plus level 3. He will definitely be severely punished by the law!" Wan Li was still indignant when he talked about this matter again.

Ruan Zhan said nothing.

Wan Li grew up in a normal environment. Although as a psychiatrist, he has come into contact with many patients, it is still a normal side of human beings. He is different. He has seen the most insidious and darkest parts of human beings. He has faced and experienced them, so he understands that devils are all transformed into human beings!

"Is the evidence conclusive?"

"Everything is detailed and conclusive."

"That's very good. I'll trouble you to give these people justice." Ruan Zhan sighed, "Most of the people back then or their descendants have died in the new town. Only Mayor Yuan and a few people are left outside. They are little people, you have to be careful not to let them escape.”

Wan Li smiled and said, "Don't worry, those thugs recruited by Hong Haohao were frightened into running away by me, and there are still a few who have committed crimes and are staring at Mayor Yuan and the others. Don't worry, who is important?" The cause you cause will bear the subsequent consequences, and no matter who you are, you can't escape."

He said and looked up at the sky, "Hey, it's almost dawn, so you need to prepare early. In this case, seeing how damaged your moral character is, you probably don't have much energy anymore, so I'll go up to the tower and eliminate all traces of your crime." . Then send Zuo De to find Reporter Ma and Mao Fu, let them study a unified statement to the outside world, and then escort Mao Fu back to the town. And don’t be idle, wake up this damn girl quickly,” he pointed out. Pointing to Xiaoxia in Ruan Zhan's arms, he then sighed as if he remembered something, "I also want to say goodbye to Abai. Alas, such a good woman, unique in the world, is so miserable because she loves the wrong man. !”

Wan Li's words made Ruan Zhan feel cold. He lowered his head to look at Xiao Xia's lovely face and caressed her gently until he felt that she was slowly waking up, which made Ruan Zhan suddenly feel reluctant to leave. He already loved her unforgettably, but he had to tear this love from his heart. How he wished he could be with her forever, but he knew that the time they spent cuddling together like this could only be counted in seconds.

She didn't know that all of this was better, anyway, he just wanted her to forget. He remembered that when they first cooperated, Xiaoxia saw his memory of manipulating the police at the detention center, and once asked him to swear that he would never treat her like this. He swore, but it was a pity that he had to break his oath today.

Because at the beginning he never thought that he would fall in love with her so deeply, he never thought that he would be so tenderly involved with her, and he never thought that he couldn't do this. He encountered three difficulties. Both his father and Sima Nan said that he could not survive this disaster, which meant that he was unable to give her happiness.

He had no choice but to provoke her. It was his weakness after being injured, the fact that he was in this lost city, the excessive worry about her, and the uncontrollable passion when they met that made him not care about anything!

He kissed her, letting the love between her and him burst out unreservedly, and if this feeling was allowed to develop, all she would have to face was sadness and despair, which was definitely not what he wanted to see.

Therefore, he must make her forget, forget everything that happened here, forget their love, forget that he once treated her so warmly!

Xiaoxia in her arms struggled for a while and slowly straightened her body. As soon as she looked up, she saw Ruan Zhan's dark eyes, looking at her with complex emotions, tenderness, sadness, passion and pain.

"finished?"

Ruan Zhan nodded and looked at her without blinking an eye, as if he would disappear from his eyes in the blink of an eye, as if he wanted to impress her appearance deeply in his heart. This made Xiaoxia's heart beat wildly, and she felt a little inexplicably scared.

"You're seriously injured. You may need to recover for a while. Can you let me take care of you?" She tried to use a smile to resolve the uneasiness in her heart. "Let you see, if necessary, I can also be very gentle."

Ruan Zhan didn't speak, and just looked at her.

"Oh my god, it must be very painful!" She noticed the bloody patch on his shoulder and touched it lightly in distress. The uneasiness in her heart suddenly worsened, and she wanted to hold him and not let go, "That - I think Can I hold you?"

Ruan Zhan stretched out his hand and gently touched the fine hair on Xiao Xia's cheek, "Okay. But before I say something to you, you should keep it deepest in your heart after hearing it, but you don't have to think about it. As long as you know it, good."

"What?" Ruan Zhan's contradictory tone and extremely gentle eyes confused her.

"I love you! I love you very much. Even if I die, this love will not stop, forever and ever!" Ruan Zhan said softly, then held Xiaoxia in his arms, lowered his head and continued to murmur in her hair. , the burning kiss penetrated through the hair and reached into her heart.

"I love you very much, too." She responded to him drowsily.

"Do me a favor, will you?"

"What?"

"Forget me!" Ruan Zhan said, reaching out and stroking Xiao Xia's head.

Xiaoxia only felt a stream of heat rushing in from the top of her head, which made her a little confused, but she suddenly realized that something was wrong! She wanted to resist, but it was too late. She only felt that her mind was blurry, and she didn't know what was going on.

Ruan Zhan hugged Xiaoxia tightly, but the steely man almost shed tears. Although he couldn't bear to let go, he had to whisper in her ear.

Just after a while, Wan Li's voice came from behind, "What did you do to her?"

"I told her that she fell ill in Hongqing Town and had a nightmare. She could no longer remember the things in the dream. Then Abai found Sima Nan and took him back to Miao territory, and you picked her up Go back." Ruan Zhan said quietly.

"What? You-" Wan Li was stunned for a moment, but then he understood what was going on, "What about you? Where did you go?"

"I never showed up. I went back to my hometown to worship my ancestors."

"Let her forget all the horrors here?"

"yes."

"what else?"

“――――”

"Tell me, as an insider who erased and changed Xiaoxia's memory, I have the right to know why you did this?!" Wan Li's expression was serious, "I know you don't like this. Don't you always think that there is no such thing? Do people have the right to deprive others of their memories? Even the most unbearable and horrific ones."

"I just made her forget what happened after she came to Hongqing Town. The rest is intact, intact. Nothing has changed." Ruan Zhan still held Xiaoxia tightly, and every word he said made his heart feel like a knife. twist.

"But why is this? I have to know, otherwise I will find a way to restore her memory!" Wan Li threatened.

Ruan Zhan raised his head, his eyes full of pain and helplessness, "Because I told her that I loved her. Because I kissed her! Because I still have one year to live, because I can't allow myself to be impulsive and let her Sad for the rest of my life!"

"You bastard!" Wan Li couldn't tell whether he was shocked or jealous, "I've been guarding her for so many years and I didn't even want to touch her. I didn't expect you to attack her first and then want to run away!"

"I'm sorry, I can't help it!"

"It's not me you're sorry for, it's her!" Wan Li pulled Xiaoxia out of Ruan Zhan's arms and let her lean against him, "No matter what kind of pain it is, you have no right to help her choose. Just wait and see, if she Thinking of all this, she will hate you!" He said as he put a small cloth bag into Xiaoxia's pocket.

That's what Abai asked him to give to Xiaoxia just now. She said that the stone can test a man's sincerity. She doesn't need it now, so she wants to give it to her best friend. She said that she had completely petrified the stone so that it would no longer be invisible. Once she settled down, she would teach Xiaoxia how to use it in her own way.

But now, he is very doubtful, what is Xiaoxia's use of this stone? Women want a man's sincerity, but love cannot be achieved without sincerity. He understands Ruan Zhan's heart and his own, but what choice will fate make?

Ruan Zhan could not answer Wan Li.

Even though he did this, his heart was bleeding with pain. Even though he was suffering the greatest pain, he could not defend himself. How he wished he could live happily with her!

But if that would bring her disaster and pain, then he would rather be the evil person who cuts off everything, and would rather she hate him!

"Alas -" an exaggerated sigh came from behind Ruan Zhan and Wan Li, "What a pitiful girl!"

When was there someone behind you? Why didn't either of them notice?

Ruan Zhan and Wan Li looked around in shock.

They saw a young man of medium height standing in the pergola behind them. He was handsome, smiling, and casual. He exuded an indescribable coolness all over his body.

The two looked at each other and recognized this uninvited guest.

Bao Datong!