Chapter 440: Exposed

The crowd did not forcefully attack the tunnel. It was such a narrow space, and there were no idea how many infected people were left inside. With an old ghoul and a small monster of unknown strength, going in would be no different from committing suicide. It was better to stay here and wait and see what the other party would do, so as to counter their moves.

However, a troublesome situation arose. The other party just did not make any moves.

It was already nine o'clock in the evening, and the red moon had risen in the sky, but the other party did not respond at all, as if they were really blown to death.

The arrow was on the string, but it was not fired. This was the most disturbing thing.

It would be more reassuring if it was really shot out.

At this time, Lin Qi was sitting in the city lord's ward, taking a deep breath of the soul-soothing grass and slowly exhaling light blue smoke.

His movements were stable, and his expression was as calm as an ancient well.

However, although he looked as steady as an old dog, he was becoming more and more uneasy in his heart, always suspecting that the other party was holding back some big moves.

In fact, the situation is very good now, and everything is proceeding step by step.

The city lord's mood is very stable, probably as stable as those of his family members.

The medicine has taken effect, at least there is no need to worry about him becoming infected in a short time.

Just when Dr. Swain was worried about how to get the city lord to drink the medicine, Miss Diana had already injected the medicine directly into the city lord's blood vessels. This was a breakthrough in medical technology, which made Dr. Swain quite disappointed. He also criticized the pharmacists for going astray.

You know the secret method and you are also a pharmacist. Anyway, you are. Maybe this is the stubbornness of the healer.

The city lord is sleeping soundly now, with a strong heartbeat and steady breathing. If nothing unexpected happens, he will have no problem holding on for several days.

In order to avoid accidents, the fortress is strictly guarded.

Several entrances and exits of the military camp are strictly guarded, and no unrelated personnel are allowed to enter or leave. There are also two formal soldiers guarding in front of the ward. Except for a few people with permission, anyone who tries to enter will be killed.

The ward was guarded by several outsiders, who always ensured that at least two people stayed in the ward and kept an eye on the city lord's vital signs. If there was a problem, they would notify Dr. Swen immediately. Everyone tried their best to protect the city lord's life, which was the only hope.

At the same time, the distribution of medicines outside was also continuing intensively.

It was a bit troublesome here, but the difficulty was not in the distribution work itself, but in the lack of medicines.

Dr. Swen had already output all his strength. Except for the one hour he left to meet Lynch, he had not left the pharmacy. However, the medicine could not appear out of thin air. The raw materials were barely enough, but from the preparation of the medicinal materials to the casting and modulation, each step would consume a lot of time and energy. If it was according to normal standards, it would take four or five days without sleep to prepare the medicine for all the people in the city.

However, Lynch and the two doctors whispered for a while, which resulted in the two pointing at him and scolding him. But although they said no, their bodies were still very honest. They followed and took action while scolding.

Add water, add more water.

Originally, one bottle of medicine could not only remove the plague elements absorbed by the body, but also generate temporary resistance for 72 hours. Now it is only 24 hours, no, wrong, only 12 hours left, no, it is actually 8 hours.

It can't be shorter, otherwise the treatment effect will be affected.

With this method, the time to complete the distribution of medicines is shortened to tomorrow morning, and by the expected outbreak time at midnight tonight, only a small half of the people can take the medicine at most.

In other words, whether the plague will break out among the remaining people who have not taken the medicine, whether the final purification will be carried out, and whether the goal of Lin Qi and his team can be achieved, all depends on this gamble tonight.

Before the box is opened, no one knows whether the unlucky cat is dead or alive, and the result will be revealed at midnight.

Time passes by minute by minute, from the sun rising to the red moon rising.

Waiting for the result is the most painful torment. As time gets closer and closer to the end, the tension not only does not ease, but becomes more and more intense. So much so that Lin Qi has to rely on the requiem grass to calm his emotions.

But he is no longer the weak chicken when he first crossed over. Not only has his strength become stronger, but also his fragile heart that originally belonged to ordinary people.

Even if he is panicking in his heart, he must remain calm on the surface.

It was he who proposed the plan, and it was he who made the original act of distributing medicine with all his efforts hopeful again, and it was he who made the four people see the possibility of harvesting the fruit of the human face again.

Now he has unknowingly become the leader of everyone, Dr. Swen, Terry, hundreds of soldiers, more than 8,000 people in the city, and even the other three ladies. Everyone is looking at him. If he panics first, everyone will lose their spirits and this battle will not have to be fought.

No matter how panicked he is in his heart, he must hold on.

It is said that those who have a heart of thunder and thunder but a face as calm as a lake can be generals. Lynch finally understood the meaning of this sentence. Perhaps this is the responsibility and commitment that superiors must have.

Hum, I am no longer the same as I was before, damn old ghoul, you can't scare me.

But I am still a little panicked.

Snap.

A hand slapped heavily on the shoulder.

Without even looking, you can tell who it is by the strength. Sure enough, when you turn around, you see the serious-looking Officer Natalie.

"Don't be nervous, relax. You are too nervous and easily contaminated by filth and distorted." After a few months of getting along, both sides are too familiar with each other. Lynch's emotions can't be hidden from this brave but careful woman, "Think about the good side."

"Hmm? For example?"

“For example…” The policewoman tilted her head and thought for a long time before saying, “For example, only when everyone takes the medicine and we get the human-faced fruit, can we really determine the result, so we can’t rest assured even at midnight?”

“Thank you for listening to me. I’m so sad.”

Lin Qi patted the hand on his shoulder. It was a little rough but very warm. The temperature made his heart relax. He stretched hard: “Is everything normal outside?”

“Yes, but the progress is slower than expected. It is estimated that it will not be distributed in the morning tomorrow and will be delayed until the afternoon.”

Hiss, isn’t that the time when the memories were originally supposed to end? The power of historical trajectory is really powerful. Lynch thought to himself and asked, "Why?"

"Ghouls are not steam engines, they will get tired too. Don't worry, everything is going well. The night is very peaceful, and there are no infected people on the streets. There shouldn't be much difference between tomorrow morning and afternoon."

"Don't say that. It's a bit dangerous. If you sleep for a long time, you will inevitably have more nightmares." Lynch sighed, "It's just too peaceful, so I feel uneasy. I hope there will be variables."

"Huh?"

"If the significance of the city lord is as critical as I imagined, then he should have used all means to make up for it. It's impossible for him to stay silent for ten hours. So it's so peaceful, either it means that the city lord is not that important to his plan, and we all guessed wrong, or it means... he still has a last resort. The appearance of variables can rule out the first possibility, and it also allows me to guess his last move..."

Bang.

The door of the ward was pushed open, and Dr. Swen walked in with a serious expression, and Miss Diana was chasing behind him.

"Father's letter, for you, he wants to make a deal with you." Walking up to Lynch, the female doctor stared at Lynch's eyes with a strange look, and said in a deep voice, "He said that he can temporarily stop the outbreak of the plague until..."

Negotiation? This is an unexpected development.

Theoretically, after distributing the medicine to everyone, it is likely that the ceremony will be terminated. It should be correct, neighbor.

[Well, it's like this now. ]

So time is in our favor, which is good news, but what's wrong with her expression?

Lynch frowned slightly: "Until what?"

"Until you leave your memories and return to your time, kill the city lord so that his plan can continue."

A plan to alienate?

Wait, what did you say until?

Lynch looked up at Dr. Swen in astonishment, and felt a chill on his back.