I, holding a long sword in my hand, only know one move

"But...Ueno...Dr. Ueno..."

Shinoda stared at his hands, his whole body trembling slightly.

"The fourth dose of vaccine... had been given to the mother who was about to give birth a year ago..."

"What? Who asked you to do this?"

"The direct order from the top person in charge at that time was given by the military."

“Hasn’t the fourth dose of vaccine not been delivered yet?”

"I don't know..." Shinoda's face turned pale.

The medical team has not received the order to inject the fourth dose of vaccine, saying that it has not been delivered yet. However, only the leading doctors of each medical team were informed of this news, and no one else knew about it at all.

Suddenly, a knock on the door interrupted the conversation between the two, making Shinoda startled.

"Is there anyone in there?"

Ueno briefly comforted Shinoda, asked her to turn her back, and took the initiative to open the door.

"What's wrong?"

"Ah, it's Dr. Ueno. Dinner has been served here. If you want to work, don't forget that your health is the most important thing."

It was a soldier in the camp.

"Okay, let's go over there."

The door was closed again, Ueno took a deep breath and said: "I'm afraid the soldiers don't know the truth, but all those are my guesses, I just feel something is wrong..."

"Don't scare yourself first, one year has passed, no

Nothing happened? Okay, let's go eat first. "

"Okay...Okay."

Shinoda also tried his best not to think about the things that frightened him. Moreover, a year had passed, and both Liuli's mother and the children she gave birth to were healthy, and no one had even gotten sick during this period.

In the past year, only Liuli's mother gave birth. The other pregnant women have not yet reached their due date, and the most recent one is only six months old.

Maybe it's a special situation...

After dinner, he returned to the dormitory. Shinoda tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

"I want Shinoda-san to be my wife!"

Thinking of Liuli's cute look, Shinoda felt even more anxious.

The unknown, the fear of the unknown, takes root in my heart like a wild weed.

Finally, one month before the mother who was closest to giving birth in the village, the medical team of Shinoda and others suddenly received an order to evacuate.

The fourth dose of vaccine – still hasn’t arrived.

"What...retreat? Now?!"

Shinoda, who was playing with the children, looked at the gun-wielding soldiers coming behind him, and hid Liuli who was holding his hand behind him.

"This is too sudden - there are pregnant women here who are about to give birth, and we..."

"This is an order from above, Doctor Shinoda, no one can stay here."

"But what about the fourth dose of vaccine? I haven't received it yet. What happened?"

"We don't know this either. We are just following orders, Miss Shinoda."

Doctor Ueno's words were recalled in his mind - the soldiers probably didn't know the truth either.

They are just carrying out the orders of the chief.

At this point, the two-year-long medical aid operation suddenly came to an end. All medical staff, including Dr. Ueno, others and Shinoda, had to evacuate immediately.

Reason - none.

"Sister Shinoda...?"

He felt that his hand was suddenly clenched tightly by Liuli, and a thin layer of sweat wet their palms.

"Are you leaving - where are you going?"

Shinoda and Liuli looked at each other with watery eyes, feeling that the saliva in their mouths was sticky and bitter.

"Xiao Liuli...sister may be going home."

"go home?"

"Um."

The soldiers in front of him were waiting with guns in hand, giving Shinoda a very uneasy feeling of pressure.

Yes, carry a gun—not carry it behind your back.

If you disobey orders, you will be forcibly taken away. In order not to scare the children behind him, Shinoda made a "wait for me one more minute" gesture to the soldiers while turning around and squatting in front of Liuli.

The girl didn't seem to feel sad about this, she just tilted her head and said, "That's a good thing!"

"Eh?"

"Sister Shinoda has been here for a long time. She has never seen her family. She has been with us in the village and everyone, and has helped us with many things."

"Whether it was a fall and injury while playing, or helping my mother give birth to my sister, I can't thank you enough for Shinoda-san!"

"But, but - Liuli is not a very independent child. Although she is said to be very sensible by adults, as long as she is away from her mother, she will not miss her every second..."

Liuli gently let go of her hand.

"So, Sister Shinoda will also miss her family, miss her parents."

"...."

The girl smiled brightly to herself.

"Go back, but don't forget us and come back to play from time to time!"

"I want to come back and play!" The children waved goodbye to themselves together. Some of them cried reluctantly, but they still understood their sudden departure.

"Liu Li!"

Shinoda's eyes sore, and he hugged the petite body in front of him with all his strength.

"You must keep your health, I will come back to see you! I will definitely come back to see you, and when the time comes, we must play ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooong

As a result, Shinoda became the one who cried the most due to his reluctance to let go of the children.

Putting the remaining candies in his pocket into Liuli's hand, Shinoda wiped his tears and followed the soldiers back step by step towards the bus leaving here.

The villagers who had spent time with the doctors before heard the news and came to see them off at the entrance of the village.

"Thank you!" "Thank you for your hard work!"

“It really helped us a lot!” “Welcome again!”

Such sounds, accompanied by the simple smiles of the villagers, made many young nurses in the car wet their eyes. There were sobs one after another in the car, and the strong and reluctant emotions spread among the people.

It wasn't until he could no longer see Qixing Village at the end of the winding road that Shinoda turned his gaze back from the window and sat in silence in his seat.

A clattering sound came from his pocket, and Shinoda took out what he had caught in confusion.

It's a candy wrapper. I don't know if the naughty child secretly stuffed it into his pocket after eating it.

Unable to raise his lips at this, Shinoda folded the candy wrapper in his hand and put it properly back into his pocket.

Oh, by the way, these candies were distributed by people from the army, saying they were for the children.

Of.

It seems that they also know what children like...

[Fourth dose of vaccine, there may be problems]

The bus bumped hard on the road, making Shinoda shake in her seat and making her head spin.

By the way...the only thing I care about.

[The fourth dose of vaccine]——Why wasn’t it delivered until I and others left?

Although Liuli's mother was vaccinated in advance, everything was fine. She and the doctor who delivered the baby at the time should be the only ones who knew about it.

[The first three doses of vaccine...are all saline. 】

At that time, I pushed the liquid into the infusion bag...

"This is the fourth dose of vaccine. It is an order from above to vaccinate her in advance." The military personnel told all the doctors and nurses in the ward without hesitation.

It was as if he was letting them know on purpose.

But why did Dr. Ueno tell himself that the fourth dose of vaccine was not delivered at all and only the leading doctor knew?

The ominous premonition made Shinoda feel out of breath, and she took out the wrapper of the candy in her pocket again.

This is the favorite food of the children in the village.

It was issued by the military to nurses, and said in a joking tone: "Don't compete with the children for candy!"

.......

No trademark, no ingredient list...not even anything to say that this is really candy.

The translucent pink plastic paper is brightly colored and still retains a bit of sugary stickiness.

Shinoda's eyes widened suddenly, her lips trembled, and her intermittent breathing seemed to be choked by a huge force in her throat, making her feel strongly suffocated.

".....four four....."

【IV】

This number is marked on the translucent wrapping paper that can only be seen clearly if you look closely.

"Fourth stage potion..."

At this moment, Shinoda's thinking seemed to be blown to a blank.

Chapter 78 The Scars of Qixing Village (4)

The bus was bumping along the winding mountain road, while Shinoda clutched the candy wrapper in his hand with a pale face.

The colleagues around her noticed her abnormal expression and couldn't help but asked with concern: "Shinoda, are you okay? Are you motion sick?"

A strong sense of vomiting as his internal organs were being pulled came over him suddenly, causing Shinoda to cover his mouth tightly and retching uncontrollably.

"Shinoda?!"

The colleague sitting next to her was caressing her back, but Shinoda didn't feel any better at all. She gritted her teeth and couldn't make a sound.

Panic, worry, anxiety, fear - and the revelation of the cruel truth...

what is that? What exactly are the four-stage potions? !

Why do you choose only children as your target?

I don’t know, I don’t know at all, what will happen? have no idea!

The colleagues beside him raised their hands to ask for instructions from the leading doctor sitting at the front, Ueno Hajime.

"Um...Dr. Ueno, Nurse Shinoda seems to be uncomfortable. Let her go to the front and sit down."

"What, are you motion sick?"

"seems like it."

Doctor Ueno first observed the road conditions ahead through the windshield of the bus, then turned back and waved.

"Come, let her sit over here, be careful not to fall."

"Let me help."

The officer next to Ueno took the initiative to stand up, walked back, helped Shinoda over who was weak, and sat down in Shinoda's previous seat.

"Thanks...."

After making very brief eye contact with the officer who was supporting him, Shinoda kept the hand holding the candy wrapper firmly in his pocket.

"Are you feeling better? If not, I've got motion sickness medicine here."