Chapter 56: The Orphan of the Fog (8)
For Zhou Daoan, his gains are also huge. Although his soul comes from modern times, he has a more advanced understanding of medical knowledge in the nineteenth century, but after all, he was not a medical professional before. And a former royal doctor like Dr. William may not lose to the "brick family" more than a hundred years later, so Zhou Daoan is equivalent to coming into contact with another craft. In the future, in the mission, in Zhou Daoan's era, these medical skills are also very practical!
Moreover, the threshold for studying medicine in later generations is too high, you have to have a rich theoretical reserve, and you have to go through professional and systematic learning before you can go to the position of a doctor after assessment, which can brush off the vast majority of people. But in this era, if you have a good teacher, you have the opportunity to practice, and you are interested in medicine, it is very close to the water. Therefore, Zhou Daoan also firmly grasped this opportunity and enriched his knowledge and skills in the task.
Didn't Zhang Wuji also study with Hu Qingniu for a long time?
Life has stabilized like this, and in the blink of an eye, Zhou Daoan has been in the fog capital for more than three weeks.
During this period, his task has been updated by the Ark system once - task one: find a legal job to support the next 120 days of life, this task is still there, but because Zhou Daoan currently has the status of an apprentice and has also increased his daily salary by one penny, it can be said that there is no problem in completing task one, so the system probably also noticed this, and a week ago, he issued a series of tasks for task two:
To gain a foothold in Wudu, in addition to having a formal job, you also need to be recognized by people.
This task is also explained in detail - it seems broad to get people's recognition, but it is impossible for a person to know everyone in a city, so dividing several groups of people and getting the approval of representatives in one group of people is also considered to be a complete task.
So, what kind of people do you need to get recognition from? The system is divided into four categories: first, relatives and friends (friends, relatives, colleagues, neighbors, etc., who have more intensive interactions and more intersections in life). In this category, Zhou Daoan has been recognized by Dr. William and his wife, which can be seen from the attitude of the couple.
The second category is the public side, including passers-by. This is simpler, Zhou Daoan has already helped treat many people, and these are all citizens. Now there are a few old sick people who will greet him familiarly, calling him "Little Doctor Stephen", and it is estimated that in a while, more and more people will greet him and express their closeness.
The third category is the religious side. This actually refers to the local denomination, which has a foothold in one place, and if it is not recognized by the church, it will definitely not be able to move an inch. And Zhou Daoan doesn't need to worry too much about this, although he is an Oriental, the first person he met in the eastern district of Wudu was Father Green of St. Mary's Cathedral, who also released him from the police station on bail, and he had a good impression of this humble and respectful young man, plus Dr. William and his wife are very devout believers, and they must go to church every week, so Father Green also knew that Zhou Daoan worked in the couple's clinic, and he encouraged him.
The hardest part is actually the last category โ the police. The police represent the official. Once you are officially recognized, then you will have a much better life in this area. On the other hand, if the police are suspicious of you, you will probably be living under surveillance and trouble every day. The police and the people are close to each other, not a simple slogan, but a rare realm.
Of course, Zhou Daoan understands this, but he does not have a good relationship with Inspector Harold here. Not long after he was "born" here, he unfortunately met Inspector Harold, who was working on the case. At that time, he was unable to explain his origins, so the detective took him to the police station as a suspect. Although it was later discovered that Zhou Daoan was not directly suspected, and Father Green bailed him out, he left an unreliable first impression after all.
Moreover, if Inspector Harold is really willing to spend a lot of effort to find out the bottom of Zhou Daoan, then he will find that in the distant Merseyside, there is no match for the family of "Stephen Zhou".
Between this, Zhou Daoan should wish that the detective didn't remember him, and now he wants to take the initiative to find a sense of existence...... Catch the ducks on the shelves!
Thinking of this, Zhou Daoan couldn't help but smile bitterly, it has been three days since the mission was updated, and he hasn't thought of a suitable way to brush the favor of the police. I was thinking about it, but the door of the clinic was slammed!
Today is the last day of August, and it's still early in the morning. The clinic opens at eight o'clock, and Zhou Daoan usually gets up at half past five, then tidies up his bed, cleans the clinic a little, makes himself a simple breakfast, and only unlocks the door at half past sevenโat that time, Dr. William and his wife are almost there.
At this time...... Zhou Daoan glanced at the clock on the wall, at half past six, he had just finished cleaning the clinic, and he hadn't eaten breakfast yet, at this point, could it be an emergency?
Zhou Daoan quickly went to open the door and found that the person standing at the door was Inspector Harold, who was struggling to figure out how to "please"!
"Detective?" Zhou Daoan was obviously stunned for a moment, and the face of Inspector Hu on the other side was as usual, and he only said when he saw him, "You really live in the clinic." โ
Strictly speaking, this was the third time Zhou Daoan had seen Harold, the first time, needless to say, and the second time, after a weekend service, when he met Harold at St. Mary's Church with Dr. William. On that occasion, Dr. William explained to the detective that Zhou Daoan was working as an apprentice in the clinic, and the inspector also encouraged Zhou Daoan in an official tone. But from the detective's expression, Zhou Daoan could feel that the other party did not let down his guard - this is why Zhou Daoan had a headache when task 2 was released.
The sudden arrival of Harold made Zhou Daoan a little nervous, but he was still calm on his face, and while opening the door of the clinic for Inspector Harold to come in, he replied:
"I've always lived here, after all, in the East End, rent is a big expense."
The inspector nodded noncommittally, and then he walked around the clinic and looked around several consultation rooms, especially in the pharmacy, he even opened the medicine cabinet directly, took a few bottles of medicine and looked at them, and some even opened the lid and sniffed it, and then put it back in its place as if nothing happened.
Zhou Daoan watched from the sidelines, didn't say a word, just frowned slightly. In fact, he already sensed that Harold was secretly paying attention to himself while looking around unceremoniously.
He's testing me? Although this temptation is a bit crude, if he is really a teenager and has a weak heart, he will inevitably be disrupted by his actions.
So Zhou Daoan just frowned and accompanied him, but he didn't stop or explain, and he wouldn't say anything until Harold took the initiative to say something to him.
Sure enough, after some "inspection", Harold returned to the lobby of the clinic, did not sit down, but put his hands behind his back, and then looked at Zhou Daoan condescendingly.
Without any lead, he said directly:
"There's another homicide."
This thoughtless sentence directly made Zhou Daoan's brows twist - he already understood what Inspector Harold meant: A case similar to the last time appeared! That's why the police found him again.
Seeing that Zhou Daoan frowned and did not answer, Harold continued: "It's still about the same time - at 3:50 in the morning, a female corpse was found in the storage area two streets away from St. Mary's Cathedral, with more than ten knives in her body, including two in the throat, and a one-foot-long wound in the abdomen, which made her abdomen completely dissected and her intestines dragged outside......"
Harold said as he stared at Zhou Daoan's face, "Counting the murder that happened more than twenty days ago, that is, the day you appeared, this is already the second case. It was preliminarily determined that the murderer was a person. โ
Speaking of which, Harold wanted to see something strange on Zhou Daoan's face. However, the other party did not say anything except frowning. Even if Harold had already linked the two murders with the time of Zhou Daoan's appearance, it didn't seem to stimulate the other party to show a little abnormality.
How did the detective know that at this time, Zhou Daoan was already thinking about it in his heart - after inquiring about some information from Father Green in the previous case, he had already imagined the name of a mysterious killer who had disappeared from history. It's just that the task is in his body, and the first case has passed for a while, and Zhou Daoan will no longer remember this name repeatedly.
And today's sudden visit by Inspector Harold, although it is to investigate Zhou Daoan, in fact, Zhou Daoan is already eighty percent sure in his heart - this murderer who appeared in the fog capital of another world and committed two murders will be infinitely similar to the murderer he knew in the past who has not been found so far!
Jack the Ripper!
The case that Inspector Harold is working on and the murderer he is looking for may be a person he will never find! Moreover, this person will commit at least three more cases! The police in the entire fog capital are played with in the palm of their hands.
Looking at Harold, Zhou Daoan's mind suddenly flashed!
To be honest, he was interested in finding this suspect in the top few in history, but not particularly strongly! This interest also comes from his curiosity about the truth, after all, in his original world, countless murderer prototypes have been speculated in later generations, but there has never been a conclusion on the coffin. If he had the opportunity to participate in history in another world, perhaps with his vision ahead of the times and some knowledge accumulated in advance, he would have lifted the mask of this murderer of the century!
But more importantly, he suddenly seized an opportunity to complete the task - if he can assist the police in handling this case, then it should be no problem to get the police's approval!