Alien paradise

"We're here," Zhang Zhiyuan said, "This should be the Yeni Temple."

"Give way, don't block the way!" Several people in linen coats carried a stretcher and walked quickly up the stairs and through the lobby.

When passing by Zhang Zhiyuan, he glanced subconsciously and found a blood-stained person lying on the stretcher.

"What are they talking about?" Joe James asked.

"Tell us not to block the intersection." Zhou Zhi said hesitantly, "Why doesn't this look like a place for prayer?"

"Let's go in first." Zhang Zhiyuan took the lead in entering the lobby, followed by the others. Although the architectural style here is quite majestic, with gray and white stone pillars seven or eight meters high supporting the entire dome, there were no guards on the road, and they arrived inside the church almost unimpeded.

There are more people here, and the scene is even more chaotic. Not only were there people running back and forth, but there were also many people sitting and lying down; there were many simple wooden beds placed on the wall near the window, and many women in black gauze were walking between them, and there was an unpleasant smell in the air. taste.

"This is...a hospital?" Naruko said unexpectedly.

"It seems so. There should be no professional hospitals in this era." Zhang Zhiyuan nodded, "These nuns always do charity work in order to win over believers. Saving people is a good choice."

"No wonder," Zhou Zhi looked stunned, "I remember a very famous nurse who seemed to be a nun herself..."

"Hey, what are you people here for? It's very busy here, can you stop standing in the lobby and get in the way?" Someone suddenly interrupted him.

Everyone looked around and found a petite woman questioning them with her hands on her hips. She was dressed just like the other nuns, but she also had a red tie tied around her arm, probably to distinguish her identity.

"Do you have any friends who are being treated in the temple? If you are looking for someone, go to the front desk. This is not the place for you." Her tone was obviously dissatisfied. Unlike the cowering passers-by, she seemed to be blind to the weapons behind everyone. , with no fear in his eyes.

"Sorry, we are not here to find anyone, but we want to ask some questions." Zhang Zhiyuan took the initiative to explain, "My name is Zhang Zhiyuan, what do you call me?"

"E...zhi...yuan?" she repeated awkwardly, "Okay, a strange name. My name is Jenny, and I don't have a surname like you." Perhaps she didn't expect this group of people to be so polite. Her dissatisfaction has also subsided a lot.

"No...actually it has a surname, forget it, it's not important." Zhang Zhiyuan coughed twice, "Miss Jenny, are you the person in charge here?"

"I don't manage the church, I'm only responsible for taking care of the patients, but everything here is basically clear. What do you want to ask?" She raised her chin and said, the subtext was very clear, that is, leave as soon as possible after asking.

"There was a vicious murder here, right?" Zhang Zhiyuan led her to the corner of the lobby and asked in a low voice, "The time was about half a month ago..."

Jenny's face suddenly became very serious, "Why are you asking this? The police have investigated it several times, and everything that needs to be said has been said -"

"The result is still nothing, I know." He said in a gentle voice, "But if the police can't do it, it doesn't mean we can't do it. Someone big has hired us to re-investigate the matter, and maybe there will be a result."

"...but it's been so long now."

"Indeed, we can no longer rely on first-hand evidence, but I also have my own methods." Zhang Zhiyuan insisted, "You only need to take us to the scene of the crime to take a look."

Jenny was silent for a long time, and finally turned around and said, "Come with me."

…

Everyone followed the nun's footsteps and came to a side hall outside the lobby.

“This place was originally used to rescue seriously injured patients,” Jenny pulled up her veil and pushed open the wooden door as she spoke, “but since that incident, this place has been cursed, and now it can only be used as a morgue. "

An extremely unpleasant rotten smell gushed out from the house, causing everyone to cover their noses.

"Damn, it stinks!" Joe James frowned and said, "You go ahead, I'll be watching outside. I can't understand what she's saying anyway."

"I won't go in either." Naruko swept her sleeves, "I'm allergic to the smell."

"Okay, just stay outside." Zhang Zhiyuan said angrily, "I'll go in alone." After saying that, he walked into the house and quickly took a look around the environment - this side hall is not big, only three at most. It is about ten square meters, surrounded by high windows. The dusk light slants into the house, leaving a dim "grid" on the ground.

With this light, he could see that there were still a lot of black marks on the stone bricks, most likely the result of blood seeping into the ground.

"The crime must have occurred late at night. No one knew how the murderer came in or how he controlled so many patients." Jenny said intermittently, "The first person to discover that something happened here was Vina who was on the morning shift. According to her The description... the scene was horrific. Several people were cut up and reassembled, and the blood that flowed out blocked the cracks in the door..." At this point, she couldn't help but cover her mouth, and there was a nauseating sound in her throat.

Obviously this was by no means a happy memory for her.

"You don't need to go on, I know everything." Zhang Zhiyuan took out a notepad and briefly described the furnishings in the room - although the hospital beds at that time were all replaced by mortuary beds, the general layout of the room was still the same as that of the semi-finals. Just like a month ago, he had confirmed the murder scene based on the location on the photo. After doing this, he then asked, "By the way, what is the curse you mentioned before?"

"Scarlet Curse." Jenny unconsciously showed a look of fear, "It only took two days for the church to clean this room inside and out, but after that, the patients who came here would die inexplicably. The whole body was covered with red sores. Later, not only the patients, but also us might be cursed... In the end, the dean had no choice but to order the withdrawal of the side hall, and the place became what you see now."

"So that's it." Zhang Zhiyuan said thoughtfully, "This situation should have happened in the lobby, right?"

"How do you know?" Jenny glanced at him in surprise, "Yes, there are, but not as many as here."

"I have a doctor...scholar friend who is very knowledgeable about curses. In return for your help, I will tell you a way to fight the curse." Zhang Zhiyuan smiled, "Before contacting a patient, whether it is treatment or care, , wash your hands with boiling hot water first. And those bandages, splints... anything that is going to touch the wound, put it in boiling water and boil it. In this way, the curse may be contained. "

"What, you said boiling with water? That's a curse!" Jenny looked like "What are you talking about?" "And have you seen enough? No need to ask for more details?"

"Yes, that's enough." Zhang Zhiyuan walked towards the door, "Thank you again for your help, Miss Jenny. I don't think those murderers will remain free forever."

"So what did you find out?" After leaving the side hall, Qiao James shrugged at him.

"The decisive clue." Zhang Zhiyuan was already full of confidence at this moment, "Go back to the hut quickly. If I am not wrong, the murderer will continue to act soon."