The blonde Euro is named Davis and is a member of the caravan.

Because he was proficient in the local language, he spent most of his time in Jizhou, communicating with merchants and officials, and dealing with officials and gentry.

"They're all lying in the cabin."

The sailor seemed to be in a bad mood and replied impatiently.

When Davis heard this, his face showed annoyance, and he said angrily: "The Yan people gave us a total of half a day to load the goods, and the ship was stopped, and they were still lying in the cabin?"

The sailor glanced at him and said coldly, "You go to the cabin and you'll know what's going on."

Davis was slightly stunned, and immediately realized that something might not be right, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?"

The sailor said, "All of them had a strange disease, their whole body was hot, their faces and bodies turned red, Kane and Lloris died from this disease, and the others were not much better......

When Davis heard this, his heart sank.

After a moment of silence, he said, "You take care of them, and I'll go find a doctor in Yan Kingdom."

The sailor shrugged his shoulders and looked helpless: "On the way here, I have already seen the doctors, they have never seen this disease, and they don't know how to treat it, so they only prescribed us some herbs and left, and those herbs are useless."

When Davis heard this, he fell silent again, and after a moment he said, "Let's find someone to see first, and then talk about it if it can't be cured."

After saying that, he no longer hesitated, turned around and left the deck.

Minutes and seconds passed.

Half an hour later.

Davis returned to the deck with a Lang Zhong.

Lang Zhong's name is Zhao Sheng, who is well-known in the local area, and he has been cured of strange diseases.

Naturally, the price of inviting him is also expensive.

It cost Davis fifty taels of silver to get him here from the city.

Zhao Sheng carried the medicine box on his shoulder, stepped on the deck, looked indifferent, and asked, "Where is the patient?"

Davis looked at the sailor and said, "This is the famous Zhao Langzhong in Jizhou City, take him to show you."

The sailor glanced at Zhao Sheng up and down, not knowing what he thought, and his face showed hesitation.

After a moment, he still nodded and led Zhao Sheng towards the cabin.

Davis acted as an interpreter and followed.

Three people enter the cabin.

A disgusting stench hits your face.

Rao is Zhao Sheng, who has experienced some wind and rain, couldn't bear it and immediately retreated.

Davis was even more irritated by the pungent smell, and his face turned red, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

More than half of the sailors on the ship suffered from this strange disease.

There was no one to take care of them these days, and they were left to fend for themselves in the cabin.

Therefore, the taste here can be imagined.

"Move them out first, live in this kind of place, even if they don't get sick, they won't last a few days."

Zhao Sheng frowned, looked at Davis, and commanded.

Davis also frowned, nodded, looked at the sailor on the side, and translated Zhao Sheng's words.

When the sailor heard this, his face showed hesitation, and after a moment he said, "Davis, if you want me to say leave them alone, if you have this disease, maybe one out of ten people will survive, don't waste time."

When Davis heard this, he was stunned at first, and then his brows furrowed tightly.

He knew that to get a sailor to say such a thing showed that this strange disease was even more terrible than he had imagined.

This moment.

He also began to hesitate.

If this disease were a plague, wouldn't it be more troublesome and more costly to remove these people from the cabin?

Abandon these men, hire a group of men to carry the goods with the money on board, and the remaining sailors should be able to sail the ship back to Europe.

He is not a cold-blooded person, but after so many years of traveling from south to north, he knows what choice to make when and when.

There is no doubt that at this time, abandoning these seriously ill sailors is the best option for the entire fleet.

"What are you doing? Let them be carried out!"

On the side, Zhao Sheng saw Davis standing still and urged.

Davis turned his head to look at him, his face was heavy, and said, "Zhao Langzhong, I thought about it for a while, so let's trouble you prescribe some medicine for them."

How do you know what medicine to prescribe without seeing the patient?

Zhao Sheng wanted to say this, but noticing the expressions of Davis and several sailors around him, he quickly realized something and fell silent.

"What are the symptoms of the patient?"

Zhao Sheng was silent for a while, looked at the sailor and asked.

Davis translated his words.

The sailor replied, "I have a fever and a red rash on my body......

He said a lot in one go.

Davis translated them one by one.

Zhao Sheng listened, and his expression gradually changed.

According to this sailor.

They live in the same environment, some are sick and some are not.

Moreover, people who are sick are also very likely to be sick by the people around them.

Although he had never seen this disease, how could it feel a bit like some kind of new plague from the description of these guys?

Now.

After listening to the sailor's description, Zhao Sheng felt a deep fear and regret rise in his heart.

He never thought that he was just coming to see a doctor, and he would encounter such trouble.

Side.

Davis noticed the change in Zhao Sheng's expression and asked, "Zhao Langzhong, what's wrong with you?"

Zhao Sheng woke up from his trance, turned his head to look at Davis, and said with a bitter face, "Davis, you have made me miserable!"

Davis looked puzzled, not understanding what he meant.

I just invited him to see a doctor, why did I make him miserable?

Fifty taels of silver, it's not that I don't give it to him!

Just when he was puzzled.

Zhao Sheng spoke again: "Don't you think this disease is like a plague?"

When Davis heard this, his heart sank.

When the sailor had just mentioned this illness to him, he actually had such an idea.

However, at present, there does not seem to be any plague that will have a red rash on the body.

That's why he buried this idea in his heart.

"Zhao Lang Zhong ......"

Davis opened his mouth to say something.

Before he could speak, he was interrupted by Zhao Sheng.

"I can't cure this disease, and I can't prescribe medicine, so I advise you to stay away from that cabin, and when you're done with business, burn down this ship."

After speaking, Zhao Sheng no longer hesitated, turned around and left.

Davis stood still, looking at his back, a look of hesitation on his face.

At this moment, he was thinking about whether to kill Zhao Sheng.

After all.

If Zhao Sheng returned, he would hype up the possibility of plague on merchant ships.

He and the entire caravan would be in great trouble.

Tangled for a moment.

He still didn't do it.

It's not because he has good intentions.

It's because many people in the city saw Zhao Langzhong walking with him.

If Zhao Langzhong disappeared, the government would be the first to suspect him.

I'm afraid it will be more troublesome when the time comes.

Today's plan can only be taken one step at a time.

After Zhao Sheng left, in the face of a chaotic fleet, Davis could no longer restrain the anger in his heart, kicked the deck violently, gritted his teeth and scolded, "Damn it!"

After calming down, he looked at the sailor beside him and said, "From today onwards, don't let anyone approach the cabin!"

When the sailor heard this, he hesitated, "Ross

I'm going to the cabin to deliver water and food."

"Don't let him send it! Those people can't be saved!"

Davis said with a firm face.

When the sailor heard this, he opened his mouth to say something.

When the words reached his throat, he didn't say anything after all, but just nodded and said, "Got it."

Davis stood in place, his face heavy and deep in thought.

Now news of the possible presence of a plague on board has leaked out.

If you want to hide it, unless you kill people, there is not much hope.

He now has three choices, one is to catch up with Zhao Langzhong and kill him, which is too risky and vetoed directly.

The second is to give Zhao Langzhong a sum of money and ask him not to make a noise about this matter.

However, with his understanding of Zhao Langzhong, it was extremely difficult for him not to make a public statement.

The last one is to remove traces of the plague that may be present on the ship.

The first thing to do was to get rid of all the patients in the cabin.

Standing in place, thinking for a long time, Davis still couldn't make a decision.

I don't know how long it took.

He gritted his teeth, looked at the sailor beside him, and asked, "How many people on the ship are not sick?"

The sailor thought for a moment and replied, "Not half of it."

Davis said solemnly, "Go find some clean cloth, cover your face and nose, carry a knife, and follow me to the cabin!"

When the sailor heard this, he immediately understood what Davis was going to do, and his heart sank.

"If you don't get infected with this disease, you will definitely die, and Rose also has a strange disease, but if he survives, he has more pockmarks on his body."

After all, they are companions who get along day and night, and the sailor can't bear to attack his own people, so he opens his mouth to persuade.

Davis, who had made up his mind, did not hesitate at all, glared at the sailor, gritted his teeth, and said, "Do as I say!"

"Davis ......"

The sailors still want to persuade again.

Davis had an angry face and directly interrupted him: "Do you know what the consequences will be if there is news of the plague on the ship and it is known by the Yan people? Not to mention the goods, even our lives, we have to stay here!"

When the sailor heard this, he also realized the seriousness of the problem, and his expression was solemn.

Davis took a deep breath and said, "Tell the others that if they don't want to die, they will do as I say, get rid of all the people in the cabin, and then transport them to the shore and burn them all!"

The sailor no longer hesitated, nodded heavily, and said, "Understood!"

He turned to leave, and soon gathered the rest of the crew together to relay Davis's words.

At first, there was also opposition from the crew.

Later, I heard that it might be inseparable from Yan Guo, except for a few people, no one spoke anymore.

The few insisted because they had their own brothers or close friends in the cabin.

"If you want to burn Kane, go over my corpse!"

A blonde young man shouted indignantly.

Kane is his own brother, and the two have been on the ship for three years, so they are old sailors.

When Davis heard this, he turned his head to look at him.

After thinking for a few seconds, he walked up to him and said, "Kane has contracted a strange disease and is about to die, and if you do this, you will only drag us to die together."

The blonde young man stared at him and said firmly, "Rose is also sick, he is not dead, Kane is still alive now, you let me go in and carry him out, I will take him out of here."

Davis thought for a few seconds, nodded, and said, "Okay...... Remember to stay away and stay out of sight."

When the blonde young man heard this, he nodded with a heavy face, and turned around to walk into the cabin.

This time.

Davis suddenly pulled a dagger out of his bosom and stabbed him in the back.

The blonde young man apparently didn't expect Davis to do this suddenly, and his eyes widened until he died.

Other ships

When they saw this scene, they were all shocked, and then their faces were angry.

"Davis, what are you doing!"

Davis turned to look at them and said, word by word, "Save your lives!"

"Do you think the Yan people are fools? When they leave this ship, they will be discovered sooner or later, and when the time comes, there will be news of the plague on board, and it will be impossible to hide it!"

When they heard this, their faces were still filled with anger, but they all fell silent.

This time.

Davis exclaimed, "Don't be stunned, come with me to clean up the cabin!"

As he spoke, he stepped into the cabin.

When the rest of the people saw this, they looked at each other and followed.

............

The other side.

Zhao Sheng returned to Jizhou Mansion and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew it in his heart.

Those Euros, in order to do business, would certainly hide the fact that there might be a plague on board.

In this case, he, an outsider, is very likely to be killed.

Therefore, he was terrified all the way, for fear that those Euros would catch up.

Fortunately, until they finally returned to Fucheng, those guys didn't do anything.

He also escaped the catastrophe.

Back to the infirmary.

He took a deep breath, calmed his emotions, and began to think back to everything that had happened today.

Especially the sailors' descriptions of strange diseases.

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that it was some kind of plague.

"What about the plague, they are all on the boat, and they won't get off the ship, don't trouble yourself."

Zhao Sheng secretly admonished himself.

Then, forcing himself not to think about what happened today, he picked up a copy of medical skills, opened it and read it.

Holding a medical book in his hand.

Everything that happened today kept echoing in his mind, making his mood uncalm for a long time.

Minutes and seconds passed.

I don't know how long it took.

Zhao Sheng could no longer ignore what he saw on the deck, slapped the medical book on the table, strode away, and left the medical hall.

Half an hour later.

He came to the yamen of the capital city of Jizhou.

looked at the catcher standing at the door, and said, "A few adults, I'm tired of reporting it, the little one has something important to find the prefect!"

I wanted to scold: The prefect is also what you want to see.

Seeing Zhao Sheng's face, he was slightly stunned and asked, "It's Zhao Langzhong, what are you looking for the prefect?"

Zhao Sheng is still somewhat famous in Jizhou Prefecture.

The prefect's daughter was seriously ill, and it was Zhao Sheng who rescued her.

Therefore, even if he catches fast, he has respect for him.

"There are 100,000 urgent matters, and it is inconvenient to talk about them in detail, so please report them."

Zhao Sheng said with an eager face.

Hearing this, his face showed hesitation, and after a while, he nodded and said, "Zhao Langzhong, wait a minute."

After speaking, he turned around and entered the yamen.

After a stick of incense.

He returned to the door, looked at Zhao Sheng, and said, "The prefect is invited."

Zhao Sheng did not hesitate at all, and stepped into the yamen.

Quickly came to the main hall and saw the prefect of Jizhou Prefecture.

He first saluted, and then said with an anxious face, "Lord Prefect, something is wrong!"

The prefect thought that he had something to ask for himself, but when he heard this, he was slightly stunned, and thought, what big things can you know as a langzhong.

I thought so in my heart, but I didn't say so, and said politely: "Zhao Langzhong, don't worry, if you have something to say slowly, it won't collapse for a while this day."

(End of chapter)