Why it never ends

Chapter 9 Helpers

In the first week after being captured, the world's first patient with chelation disease died in a local hospital due to hemorrhage all over the body, but chelation disease has begun to spread rapidly around the world at this time.

Chelation disease is often very infectious in the early stage of infection.About 2 hours after being infected with the pathogenic spores, the patient's body fluids have the ability to infect others.The pathogenic spores enter the body fluid circulation through the mucous membranes and accumulate near the capillaries of the brain. Similar reasons.

Then, the chelating vesicle zygotes in the spores gradually mature and form oocysts, and the nucleus and cytoplasm in the oocysts divide and proliferate repeatedly, producing thousands of sporozoites until the oocysts rupture, and they finally pour out From the physical level, it directly breaks through the blood-brain barrier and completes the control of brain activity.

The moment the blood-brain barrier is breached is the moment when the patient completely loses his mind and becomes a puppet of chelating bacteria—even if the patient still temporarily retains the ability to socialize and take care of himself normally, It's hard to be called "human".

Chelates are criminals by nature, and they love to kill—even though it does little to spread the disease-causing spores further, and may even expose them to the fact that they are sick prematurely, but they still enjoy it.

Chiba drove the car and took Hesta for the last time around Mount Cevenn. She slowly told the history of chelation disease. Under a certain towering tree, she stopped the car and lit a car by the window. He smoked a cigarette and said softly, "But this is not the scariest place for chelation disease."

Hesta watched her, waiting for her next words.

Chiba continued: "Before the onset of the disease, patients with chelation disease will not sneeze or have a fever. Even if they are tired and weak, they can pretend to be positive in front of others. There is only one way for human beings to verify whether a person is infected. - Extraction of cerebrospinal fluid.

"In other words, before the actual diagnosis, it is difficult for outsiders to judge whether there are patients around based on some clear symptoms... This has greatly exacerbated people's fear of chelation disease.

"During the rapid epidemic of chelation, no one dared to show their tired side in front of other people. Once a person seemed to lose vitality, TA was considered a potential chelation patient. In that Times, this is the scariest."

"why……?"

"Lynching." Qianye said softly, "There are spontaneously established 'chelate scavengers' all over the world, and they will tirelessly hunt down and kill people who they judge to be infected with chelate bacteria—many people have been arrested because of this. Manslaughter. In addition to the depression patients mentioned earlier, there are also quite a few introverted and inarticulate people.

"If this is the case for suspected people, it will be even more difficult for those who have been diagnosed. Out of extreme fear of patients with chelation disease, many people believe that only those with dirty hearts and filthy hearts will be corroded by chelation bacteria. ——People can't accept the possibility of committing such evil deeds themselves. They would rather believe that the chelating disease patients were born evil murderers, so they were chosen by the devil... But in this way, even those who have actively The cured patients who have been cured after treatment cannot return to their original normal life.

"This is also the reason why most patients with chelation disease who have clearly felt the changes in themselves refused to seek medical treatment until the onset of the disease-I suddenly remembered that you grew up in a monastery, those stigmatized reasons, you You must have heard it many times."

Hesta remembered Sister Gerding's exhortations, and she remained silent without saying a word.

"In short, at that time, there were a lot of people who experienced unbelievable bullying." Qianye took a puff of smoke, "There is also an interesting statistic-ah, maybe it can't be called interesting, about 31% Many patients with chelation disease, after realizing that they may be infected with chelation disease, will prepare a sharp weapon with them: scissors, daggers...even an axe, do you know why?"

Hesta's body trembled uncontrollably, "...why?"

"Because they are afraid that they are really infected and dare not verify it, they prepare a sharp weapon and plan to kill themselves when necessary-however, these things often become the first tool for them to do evil after they get sick. "

The girl bit her lower lip tightly.

"In short, in order to curb chelation disease, we have paid an extremely painful price... Chelation disease has begun to spread in the wilderness in recent years, and it seems to be on the rise. We need companions, very, very much." Qian Ye looked at Hesta, "What do you think? Would you like to join us?"

Hesta couldn't say a word, but nodded stiffly.

"Then I will take you to the AHgA base in Tanyi City, where you will receive special training to learn how to recognize chelates and fight them. By the way, I also contacted the psychological assistance from the support plan for you , If you have something you can’t digest, you can talk to a therapist, they will measure your mental state and issue an assessment opinion on whether you are suitable for combat training... Did I make it clear?”

Hesta nodded, "Miss Chiba, can you do me another favor?"

"uh-huh?"

"This newspaper clipping...can you find a suitable place to keep it for me?"

Chiba glanced at Hesta's hand, "No problem."

The two got back into the car,

Hesta looked ahead out of focus. She recalled that when she saw the real Dean Alma for the last time, she saw a bit of sadness in the smile on the old man's face.

How did Dean Alma spend the last month of her life?

Was it surprise, fear, regret... Maybe there were other emotions mixed in, she would never know.The gentle and kind dean became an accomplice of darkness at the last moment of his life, and was forever trapped in the steel cage woven by himself and the people around him.

Hesta suddenly remembered the femur mentioned by the anthropologist, thought of the friendship and mutual assistance that Sister Gertin and Dean Alma always emphasized, and remembered the phrase "When we are in a difficult situation, we can still Helping each other is the beginning of our civilization."

Maybe she has never really understood this sentence, and never realized that when facing the same kind, it takes great courage to ask for help, and even the closer the person is, the more difficult it is for people to tell.

The cigarette at Chiba's fingertips was almost burnt out, she inserted the cigarette butt into the ashtray, "Do you have any other questions?"

Hesta shook his head.

"Okay." Qianye was in a good mood, and the car engine started to twitch, "Then let's go."

The rear wheels of the convertible rolled up khaki dust, and on the deserted mountain road, the two started on the road again.

(End of this chapter)