Chapter 3356

"This hospital definitely has a problem." Schiller says his speculation and says, "Even during the Black Death outbreak in the Middle Ages, there was no rule forbidding doctors from leaving the ward. But obviously, the two of us can't get out."

"And, normally speaking, a normal hospital has no need at all to completely separate the triage room from the ward and use metal passages to transport patients. Not to mention the high construction cost, it's also too easy to cause secondary injury; it's completely unnecessary."

"Remember who the nurse mentioned put the patients in?" Strange asks.

"Wood. And it sounds like he's a wooden man." Schiller strings together the previous clues and says, "If the one guarding the triage room above is a wooden man, then the blood stuck on the cloth thrown over by Mr. Raven before couldn't be Wood's. It's either his own or someone else's."

"You speculated before that Mr. Raven killed the gatekeeper, but if that raven-man that day was Mr. Raven, then I'm afraid the result is the exact opposite."

"But if that's the case, who sent us the newspaper? Wood?"

Strange walks to the fireplace and sits down; he thinks and says: "I guess it might be like this—Mr. Raven wanted to break into the triage room, but was stopped by Wood and was even beaten and injured by him, but in the gap of the fight, he threw the cloth over through the passage, but then fled."

"When we threw the copper coins into the passage, Wood might have gone to pick them up. Since Mr. Raven can control ravens to send us newspapers, he can naturally control this kind of bird, squatting at the door of the triage room to monitor Wood."

"As long as he saw Wood pick up the copper coins, he sent a raven to fly to the window to send us the newspaper. Because the newspaper sent from the window doesn't need to pass through Wood, he can send it at any time."

"Then Nova was sent over. He definitely wanted to save this woman, but it might be because of Wood's guard, his note couldn't be sent over in time... of course, it's also possible because we acted too fast."

"In order to send the cloth strip to save Nova, Mr. Raven clearly had a conflict with Wood again. However, he might have fled again in the end, only this time he was seriously injured."

"Wood seems not to want to endure Mr. Raven's provocation anymore, so he found a way to find him, brought him back to the triage room, and then sent him over through the passage."

Strange says his speculation and looks at Schiller. Schiller thinks for a moment and says: "The biggest loophole in this speculation is that Mr. Raven who was sent here was not injured."

Strange also frowns. But immediately after, Schiller says again: "I think Wood and Mr. Raven might have some kind of cooperative relationship. But if that's the case, there's no way to explain why Mr. Raven would throw in a blood-stained cloth strip."

"If you look at it from the perspective of a cooperative relationship, one guards the door, one comes to sell newspapers, one can earn some extra money, one can successfully sell the newspaper, it counts as a win-win cooperation."

"As for the cloth strip, it might not necessarily be Mr. Raven's blood; it's also possible that something happened inside the triage room."

This sentence seems to inspire Strange, and he says: "Our hospital is located in Magic Pivot Town, and a plague has broken out in Magic Pivot Town recently, and the situation is very serious. Just like you said, if the ruler who rules this area is not stupid, then the first measure he should take is to control the spread of the plague, or at least seal off the entire town."

"Although this is good for the surrounding areas, for the residents in the town, it's hell. So many plagues breaking out together, and the town is sealed off; being infected is just a matter of time."

"Someone will definitely not be willing to wait here for death, but will find a way to resist. Could Nova be one of them? Is she actually trying to find a way to lead the workers to escape from here?"

"Are you saying that the enemy of this so-called mining area hero is the army that sealed off Magic Pivot Town? Then how did the great detective from Westchester enter the sealed town, and why did he want to find this lady?"

Strange thinks for a moment and says: "Since it's to prevent the spread of the plague, it's mainly to prevent people in the town from running out; for those who want to come in, I'm afraid they won't manage it so strictly. The character Stark plays is dressed like a noble, carries a lot of money, and can conjure a revolver; if he finds a way, he can still get in."

"As for what he came in to do..." Strange shakes his head.

But Schiller says: "I guess he wanted to save Nova so that people outside would know the situation in Magic Pivot Town. Otherwise, why was he wanted as soon as he came here?"

"I understand." Strange reveals a sudden realization, "I guess Westchester should not be far from here, and it might be the political and economic center of this area; people there are also afraid of the plague, so they ordered the town to be sealed off."

"The character Stark plays might have investigated some clues, so he chose to go deep alone, wanting to expose all this to let the people in the town get treatment."

"People in Westchester saw through his intentions, worried that he would succeed, so they simply framed a murder case on him, making him a fugitive. Then no one would believe what he said."

Schiller also nods, feeling that this fits Stark's style of doing things.

"Regardless of whether his partner is Captain America, Stark is indeed a hero. His innate sense of responsibility for the weak makes it impossible for him to sit idly by in such matters. If you add a Steve Rogers, then the main theme of these two definitely isn't solving cases, but punishing evil and promoting good."

"Mr. Raven wants to save Nova, so he should be on the side of the resistance. But Wood..." Schiller drags out a long tone and says, "Who would be happy about a large-scale plague breaking out in the area where they are? The answer is of course the hospital boss. Of course, there are also employees who are not afraid of getting sick and can take the opportunity to scrape some oil and water."

Strange's mind immediately flashes through the physical characteristics of the few patients they have received before, especially some details of the hands or face, and then he immediately says: "Except for Nova, the patients we received don't seem to have any poor people. They don't have very obvious signs of labor on their bodies. Even that werewolf, the wear on its claws isn't very severe."

"It seems that's it." Schiller says, "Wood is a wooden man; he seems not to fear most plagues, otherwise he wouldn't be arranged in the triage room. And a plague broke out in the town, medical resources are not enough; if you want to get treatment, you have to find a way to use connections."

"Wood has the power to decide who can enter the operating room, so he is naturally the object people want to please. Even if it's just a town, there must be some rich people. He can make a fortune from it."

"Perhaps in the past, he had some cooperation with Mr. Raven, who supports the resistance, and the two benefited each other. But once Mr. Raven stated his position and wanted to completely solve the plague problem, Wood would not agree with him, and might even find a way to get rid of him."

"So he sent Mr. Raven to us; how much distrust is that for our medical skills?"

"You can't say it's distrust. After all, the mortality rate of our operating room is as high as 90%. It's normal for him to choose our side."

Strange just wants to refute, but he thinks of something else and says: "Do you think there will be other operating rooms?"

"There must be, otherwise a whole town has broken out in a plague, how could we only have so few patients?" Schiller says, "Although the corridor is not allowed to be explored, there must be something there. Maybe it's other operating rooms."

The two rest for a while, and Schiller pulls the lever again. Another patient is sent over.

This time, this one looks like a male elf, but the height and body shape are about the same as a human's, only the ears are pointed, and the skin is fairer.

However, his abnormal state is visible to the naked eye: twitching all over, drooling from the corners of his mouth, and his throat keeps making low roars.

Strange just wants to walk over to check his condition when the elf twitches and falls to the ground, then starts waving his arms crazily, using his teeth to bite the edge of the operating table.

"Silver Moon Epilepsy!" Schiller immediately recognizes the symptoms of this disease and says, "You stop him, I'll go prepare the medicine!"

Strange grabs the furnace hook by the fireplace and "bangs" it onto the elf's shoulder, knocking him into a stagger. But the elf bites back relentlessly. Strange blocks the furnace hook in front of him; he bites onto the furnace hook, breaking off a few teeth.

With a "clatter," Schiller splashes the liquid in the test tube onto the elf. White smoke rises from his body, and he lets out a terrible scream.

"Ah!! Ahhhhh!!!"

After struggling on the ground for a while, the elf finally calms down. The two work together to lift him back onto the operating table.

"This one really can't be saved." Schiller says, "The symptoms of madness and delirium indicate that his infection has reached the final stage; it's estimated that he will completely lose his mind in a few hours. At this time, no medicine will work."

Strange recalls the symptoms of this disease and says: "This should meet your requirements, right? Do you want to preserve samples?"

"Of course, preserve blood and saliva." Schiller walks over and picks up the tooth fragments on the ground, then says, "I don't know if elf teeth can be sold for money."

Strange takes some saliva and draws a tube of blood. Schiller takes it to preserve it, and then he kindly puts the remaining medicine in the test tube into a syringe and injects it in.

The elf behaves very painfully, yelling and struggling, looking like he is about to die. But this medicine is clearly effective; less than 10 minutes after injection, he regains some consciousness.

"Thank you, doctor, am I dying?"

"I'm afraid so." Schiller nods and says, "The virus has invaded your brain; we can only alleviate it but not cure it. If you had come earlier, perhaps there would be hope. But now... we are powerless."

The elf lies on the bed somewhat sluggishly and says: "I wanted to come earlier; when I felt a bit dizzy, I had already come to the hospital, but... but they said I could still hold on..."

The elf's voice is a bit childish; although his appearance is that of an adult male, his tone and demeanor still look like a child.

"I injected you with Red Holy Water, which can help you fight for at most six hours of life. But we..." Schiller thinks of something here and says, "How much money did Wood charge you?"

"One gold coin and twelve silver coins, this is all my money; it was originally my sister's tuition, but she has already died of illness..."

"What?! You said how much money he charged you???"

(End of chapter)