musicians of old

Chapter 462 The Disappearing Assistant

At the end of morning prayer, Roy came back with a message.

It was the shortest, the fewest letters, and the most eloquent since the courier contacted.

"Oh"

At this time, the believers dispersed, and the Bishop of Tucville just stepped forward:

"Mr. Lavoisier, I will leave Lebic soon. The schedule is a bit rushed these days. I want to accompany Miss Roy to see as many other parishes as possible, and then go directly to the baptism festival. Would you like to accompany me?"

"I don't think it's necessary for the time being." Fanning raised his head.

"Then, see you directly at San Porto."

Tukville explained a few things to the clergy around him, and took a step closer and said:
"By the way, in addition to those who were investigated later, Aldan, the original organist, also unearthed a useful detail."

"What is the purpose of the ceremony of offering priest Hester, this person can't say, but he mentioned that since last year, Hester has been insisting on regular free clinics for the people in the small town outside of the teaching work. It's a private clinic downstairs from his residence.

"Public free clinic, private clinic?"

So before Tucville left, Fan Ning and several other clergymen went to the downstairs of Hester's residence for an extra trip.

In the collapsed economic environment during the war, the flow of people in a place like a clinic is still considerable. Two shops merged on the street, several long and narrow corridors, and a slightly spacious backyard with a shed constitute all of it.

Here, the patients suffering from wind-cold or diarrhea are the main part, and those who are traumatized due to work or fighting are the other main part, and some are suffering from more serious or indistinguishable diseases, but have no other place to go. the poor.

When everyone entered, they were still operating normally. Amidst the continuous coughing, quite a few people saw a priest coming, and consciously went up to salute and covered their mouths and noses with their clothes—if the risk of infection was considered, this kind of blocking effect would not be effective. It has a great effect, but in this era when people's awareness of hygiene is generally backward, this kind of behavior is enough to show their respect.

Hester's death at the scene was very strange and terrifying, so the church said in the report that it was a sudden severe illness.

Naturally, the public would not ask anything about the "cause of death", and what they were asking at the moment were only questions such as the date of the funeral.

But now the results of the church's investigation are pending, and no decision can be made on how to dispose of his body. The answer can only be that it will make a separate announcement.

There are other doctors and nurses in the clinic, but their cooperation is very positive, and all the questions that can be answered and the files that can be retrieved are all in place.

This question raised another question.

One of Hester's assistants didn't come to work yesterday, and he hasn't come since today. Someone just went to his house to take a look, but he was nowhere to be seen.

"Why didn't you say it yesterday?" A deacon frowned.

"He took a normal vacation yesterday and said he was not feeling well. He told me one day in advance, so he went looking for someone today." The middle-aged presiding physician with dark circles explained.

In fact, the missing assistant was not a subordinate of Hester, but an employee of the clinic. However, when Hester gave free clinics, he was usually the assistant and took records, so the relationship between the two was relatively close.

"Catch up with this kind of thing, the probability of this person's accident is very high." Tukeweier, who was standing in the corner, said to Fan Ning.

"Someone needs to be sent to look for it," Fanning suggested.

"Naturally, I have to ask someone to follow along to investigate." Tucville nodded, "But this person is a bachelor living alone, and it will take some time to find his whereabouts if he is missing. I will contact the municipal government and try to dispatch as many police forces as possible. Does Mr Vathier think that this person has been infected with the so-called 'worm'?"

Before Fan Ning could express his opinion, the two clergymen next to him felt that the possibility was very high.

While on the way, Fanning had already given Tukeville to read the interrogation transcripts that didn't make sense.

Combined with the fact that there is a free clinic, Hester's research on "wormology" can easily make a small inference: in order to conduct research, Hester needs to find cases of worm infection, so Hester chose the free clinic This is a way of long-term contact with a large number of patients.

Of course, cause and effect may also be reversed: Hester first discovered the existence of worm infection among a large number of patients in the free clinic, and then launched a series of follow-up studies.

But when trying to follow this line of reasoning.
Everyone checked in this private clinic from [-] o'clock in the morning to [-] o'clock in the morning, and read a lot of patient files with intractable diseases - when Hester was doing free clinics, the assistant's records were relatively complete - here Many have recovered, and some are still seeking medical treatment repeatedly; some are still living nearby, and their whereabouts can be seen every day, and some have moved away or died. In such an era, even if it is not affected by wartime, life is turbulent Impermanence is also a common thing.

But Fanning felt that he could not judge whether any other patients might be infected with the so-called "worm". He didn't know what symptoms it should have.The reason for the narrow area and too few samples is that there is still a lack of clear understanding of the concept of "worm".

At the moment, we can only hope that the church and the police can find out where the missing assistant went first.

That night, in San Porto, the headquarters of the Church of the Holy Sun, Pope Janin XIX was also hesitating about one thing.

This hale and hearty thin old man is recognized as the strongest understander in the world today, and he is also the head of the official organization that is most likely to become the next orderer. Even Mike, who is known as the most weird and difficult Adam has also admitted on several informal occasions that if it is a direct confrontation, he is definitely not the Pope's opponent.

At this time, the nineteenth princes of Yaning were wearing a white robe embroidered with golden leaf patterns, sitting at the desk outside the living room, repeatedly flipping through three or four stacks of different documents.

It's all about Antoine Lavoisier, a candidate who will compete for the priest at the Baptism Day.

He basically had a clearer understanding of the various situations just now, especially Bishop Tucville's report, which he carefully read several times.

Tucville is a high-level executive he values ​​quite a lot. Although he has been criticized for "outrageous words" from time to time, this fully demonstrates his tough stance and the mutual trust among his colleagues.

Lavoisier's background is reliable in Tocqueville's view, that is, reliable, and this person's high-ranking strength, outstanding artistic attainments, pious and enthusiastic qualities, deep research on teachings, especially the rare ancient The legacy of priests is definitely the mainstay of the church worthy of reuse.

But the problem is that there are too many controversies about this person!
If there is a lot of opinion from the Special Inspection Office, the Pope, who is familiar with the nature of those people, can still express it clearly. Now even many dignitaries and nobles in the upper echelon of Janus, and even several high-level military officials have "joined" Some tactful materials came up, and then there were even more anonymous report letters.
He is the head of the church, but at the same time he has to be responsible for the entire country. He cannot be completely detached like that saint. Many aspects of balance and coordination need to be considered.

At this moment, Tukville's report materials were put down, and he picked up the other stacks.

"I'm really curious. This Lavoisier has only been here for two days. How did he manage to offend all these people?"

(End of this chapter)