[Thanks to Tianyu Youshen, here is another set of monthly tickets for the two brothers! Xiaochen has nothing to repay, so he can only work hard to type, and by the way, he has the cheek to roll around and beg for subscription~~~]
The fire in the direction of the square dazzled Dr. Shiloh's eyes. He sighed, picked up some firewood from the storage warehouse, and walked towards the house. After entering the house, the doctor closed the door with his foot, blocking the cold wind outside the house.
The town has been under martial law for several days. Since those outsiders came to the town, Pavalic has undergone earth-shaking changes. Overnight, Fred, the chairman of the hunter union, was imprisoned, the mayor Mensah and the guards were killed, and the town changed hands overnight. The mayor's throne fell into the hands of Sharon, the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce, but anyone with a discerning eye knew that Sharon was just a dog under the hands of those outsiders, and his title as mayor was not justified.
However, under the powerful force of thousands of soldiers, no one dared to oppose it.
Fortunately, the outsiders did not take any action to harass the citizens after the puppet mayor Sharon issued the order of martial law and curfew. Most of the troops they brought stayed in the snowy field to the west of the town, and even retreated into the Silver Frost Forest in recent days, not knowing what they were hiding. This made the residents of the town talk a lot, and Dr. Hilo heard several rumors.
Dr. Shiloh is one of the few doctors in the town. His medical skills are not necessarily very good, and the patients who come to him for diagnosis usually suffer from minor ailments. But Dr. Shiloh has a good temper, a good-natured personality, and a willingness to help others. This made him quite popular in the small town, and for this reason, the small clinic he opened was maintained.
But the recent martial law has made Dr. Shiloh's income a bit tight. If this continues, he will soon have no money to buy food. But at home, there is still a wife and three children to support. Dr. Shilo even considered whether to ask neighbors and friends to borrow money to buy food and water. The cold winter is still long, but the situation in the small town does not know how long it will last.
After such a seemingly endless wait, something happened today that surprised Dr. Shiloh and other residents in the town.
Two envoys were sent from the city of Bidis, and it was rumored that they came to ask for Pavalic.
When Dr. Shiloh put the firewood by the fireplace, he happened to see his child lying on the window looking towards the square.
"Mary, let them down," Dr. Shiloh called to the kitchen.
His wife, Mary, a slightly plump woman, came out of the kitchen. Mary smiled gently at her husband and said, "Leave them alone, dear. They are just curious, is there enough firewood? If not, I'll go and chop some back tomorrow."
The doctor's daily job is to go around the clinic, and some trivial tasks at home are all taken care of by his wife Mary. These years have not been easy for Mary. The doctor remembered that Mary was still a young girl when she married him. But now, her hands have already given birth to calluses.
Dr. Shi Luo shook his head and said, "No need, if there is not enough firewood, I will cut some back. Anyway, the clinic is not open recently, so staying here is just staying here."
He said again: "You'd better let the children come down, I always feel that what's happening in the town is not simple, don't cause unnecessary trouble."
Mary nodded, went to the window and pulled the children away. Dr. Shiloh threw the firewood into the fireplace piece by piece, spreading the wood as far as possible, so that there was enough space between them for the wood to ignite completely, so as to provide enough heat for the house. The flames were jumping, just like the firelight shining from the direction of the square. The envoys of Bedis City were attending the banquet held by Sharon for them in the square. Doctor Shiloh listened to the people who came over from the square and said that it was a tall and terrifying monster.
The doctor's thoughts were flying, and a spark of inspiration exploded in his mind by chance. Doctor Shiloh picked up a piece of firewood, but did not throw it into the fireplace. It suddenly occurred to him that the reason why the outsiders stayed in Pavalici was because of the city of Bedes
At this moment, the door was knocked loudly. Hilo's heart skipped a beat for no reason, and the inexplicable panic made him almost want to escape the house through the back door. But seeing the terrified wife and the bewildered children, Dr. Shiloh took a deep breath and walked towards the door.
"Who?" Dr. Shiloh called.
An old voice sounded outside the door: "Doctor Hilo? This is Rob, can you open the door?"
Through the curtains, Dr. Shiloh saw vague figures outside the door, and knew that Rob was not the only one. And this Rob, Hilo is no stranger, he is the director and housekeeper of Sharon's owl business. Since Rob came to the door, something big must have happened.
However, Hilo just wanted to live this life in a normal way. After all, he knew that for an ordinary person like him, it might not be a good thing for a so-called big event to happen to him.
The door opened, and old Rob came in unceremoniously. There were a few tough soldiers following old Rob. These soldiers were expressionless, but there was a murderous intent deep in their eyes. Hilo knew that these people were an army brought by outsiders. Pavalic's guards were neither as strong as them, nor did they have the killing intent deep in their bones.
"What's the matter? Mr. Rob." Dr. Shiloh asked as calmly as possible.
The old Rob grinned and said, "Congratulations, Dr. Shiloh. Something happened to our old neighbor, Bidis City. It was a disease. These neighbors hope that we can send a doctor to see them, Mr. Sharon chose you. This time, you represent our entire Pavalich, what an honor it is."
"No." Mary said in horror: "Why Shiloh, Mr. Rob. Please tell Mr. Sharon that when it comes to medical skills, the skills of doctors Jess and Madeira are still higher than my husband. They Is a more suitable candidate!"
"Ma'am, I'm just in charge of delivering the message. As for why, I'm beyond my knowledge." Old Rob nodded to Mary, and then said to Dr. Hilo: "Doctor, prepare yourself. Also, in order to express my gratitude to Hilo My respect to the doctor. During the days when you go to Bedes City, your lady and your children will be taken care of by Mr. Sharon, and you don’t have to worry about their food and clothing at all.”
Hearing this, Hilo changed his expression and said, "Mr. Rob, I appreciate Mr. Sharon's kindness. As for the food and clothing of Mary and the children, I don't think Mr. Sharon should worry about it. They can live well on their own."
Old Rob's complexion changed, and he snorted coldly: "Doctor Shiloh, you just need to do what Mr. Sharon wants. As for how to do it, I don't think you need to order it."
After all, old Rob winked at the soldiers behind him. Several soldiers immediately tightened their rifles and pushed Hilo with the muzzle. So amidst the panicked cries of the children, the Shiloh family was "invited" out of the warm house before they even had dinner, and took a car to Sharon's villa.
Mary and the children were taken away by the servants of Sharon's family, while Dr. Shiloh followed old Rob to Sharon's study. Old Rob knocked on the door, but a woman's voice sounded from inside the door: "Come in."
Old Rob pushed open the door and asked Dr. Shiloh to go in. Up to now, Dr. Hilo can only bite the bullet and walk into the study. But now there is a beautiful woman sitting in Sharon's position. The whole woman gives off a capable aura and a touch of majesty. This kind of majesty is a characteristic possessed by those who have been in the top position for many years. So Hilo knew that this woman was the boss behind Sharon.
Old Rob respectfully said to the woman: "Dear Miss Beyoncé, I have brought the person you want."
The woman named Beyonce nodded and waved old Rob back. Only then did Shiloh realize that on the sofa on the other side of the study, a young man with an Asian face was quietly reading a book. Perhaps out of professional sensitivity, Hilo smelled a faint smell of blood on this man. Hilo's face became ugly. Usually, people with this bloody smell are either corpses that have just been killed, or people with blood on their hands.
The person who made Hilo feel terrible, the man's expression was so calm when he read a book, it reminded Hilo that he must have such a calm face when he killed someone.
There's nothing scarier than a cool killer.
A light cough made Shiloh turn his attention away from Zero, and landed on the young woman in front of him who was playing with a gold pen.
Beyonce said indifferently: "Doctor Shiloh, you should know why you were called here. That's right, because you need to go to Bides City to see what diseases our neighbors are suffering from. I see you at this time because I want you to persuade our good neighbors to transfer the patients to Pavalich no matter what method you use."
"You are a good doctor, a good husband and a good father at the same time. I don't think you will refuse my request. Are you?"
Dr. Hilo nodded heavily and said, "My dear lady, I will listen to whatever you want me to do. I just beg you, let Mary and my child go."
Beyoncé smiled and said, "Don't worry, they will have a better life here than anyone else in the town. As long as I see the patients from Bedis City arrive at Pavalich, they can not only go home, And get a sum of money. A sum of money that will last them a long time."
In the face of absolute power, no matter how strong the will of ordinary people is, they cannot change the status quo. Just like Dr. Shiloh, in fact he doesn't have any hope, and Beyoncé's commitment to him has exceeded his expectations. If it was Sharon, Shilo believed that he still had to do what he wanted, but he didn't want to get any benefit.
Soon, Hilo went down and prepared for tomorrow's departure. Beyoncé stretched her waist, looked at Zero who was still reading quietly, and asked, "Do you know why I chose Hilo?"
"Isn't it obvious? You've already said that he is a good man." He said without looking back.
Beyonce smiled and said, "You're angry."
"No. I just can't understand why the good side of human nature determines its value to be used or even sacrificed. In other words, kindness is not needed in this era. Could it be that everyone must abandon good and follow evil in order to survive ?"
"It seems that you don't agree with me doing this. But you also know that it will take a lot of trouble to use other methods, and now, Bidis City has no time, and neither do we."
Zero closed the book, looked at Beyoncé and said calmly, "Yes, I know. So I don't approve, but I don't object either."
Beyonce nodded: "Because the right to decide is mine, not you."
"So my goal is more determined." Zero stood up and walked towards the door: "Only when I also become the superior, I also have the right to make decisions, don't I?"
The door closed, and Beyonce was the only one left in the study. Beyoncé thought for a while, smiled, then shook her head and said, "Zero, in fact, what you said is not entirely correct. It's not that kindness is not needed in this era, but if you want to support goodness, you need more support than evil." It’s just a lot of power. As far as this power is concerned, I don’t have it, and neither do you.”
In one room of the villa, the lights were dim. Doctor Shilo looked at the children who fell asleep after eating and drinking, and gently kissed their immature faces one by one. This may be the last time he kisses these lovely children. He will go tomorrow, and even Dr. Shiloh knows that the chance of returning is pitifully small. The speculation became a fact, and the outsider really had the idea of the city of Bedes, and furthermore, that noble woman and others were interested in the rich black gold in the city of Bedes.
conflict of interests.
This is a game between high-ranking people, but for ordinary people, it is a scene of life and death. Just like Doctor Shilo at this moment, he didn't want to leave, but he couldn't. Mary fell behind his back, weeping silently, and the suppressed sadness flowed in this small room.
"Why don't we run away?" Mary whispered after crying.
Dr. Hilo smiled gently, hugged his wife and said, "Don't talk stupidly, we won't escape. Obediently do what they say, and if I can't come back, you can continue to live, and live better than now. better."
Mary shook her head and wanted to say something, but Dr. Hilo blocked her mouth with her hand: "Promise me, Mary. No matter what happens, even for our children. You have to lead them to live hard, children, This is our future!"
Tears welled up in Mary's eyes again, but this time, she hit her head hard with all her strength.
The next day, in the early hours of the morning, Dr. Shiloh walked out of Sharon's villa. A six-legged horse has been prepared for Dr. Helo, and it will be the doctor's mount for the city of Bedes. The giant-like Huo Xian had already been walking back and forth impatiently at the gate, wishing to catch this little human doctor and drive him back to Bedes City, but Huo Xian knew that with the thin body of an ordinary human, he couldn't stand it. It galloped all the way, so Huo Xian only hoped that the mutant horse in front of him could run fast enough.
Shiloh was sent to the door by Sharon and others. In the small town, this was already the highest standard farewell ceremony. Xi Luo has already seen Huo Xian who is like a monster. If it is normal, he will be scared to death by the combination of Huo Xian and the lobster. But now, he is very calm.
He even turned his head, waved to his wife and children who were on the side of the corridor, and then rode on the six-legged horse with the help of his servants.
A quarter of an hour later, Dr. Hilo left the town and followed Huo Xian towards the vast snowfield. He turned his head, took a deep look at the outline of the town behind him, and hoped to engrave it deeply in his heart. Because the doctor knew that he might not be able to come back.