The red moon returns

Chapter 409 Cemetery Guard
The task of examining the four victims was not an easy one.

In fact, before the infected reach a large scale, they are not difficult to deal with. As long as they wear full body protective gear, it is difficult for the infected to hurt or tear the target's skin. Only ordinary civilians whose reaction speed and strength are weaker than those of the infected are in danger.

But even so, contact with them is still a very scary job. Once injured, the almost 100% infection and mortality rate makes it like dancing on the edge of a knife.

But Officers Lynch and Natalie went up anyway, otherwise they couldn't let three delicate mages go, even though there was a cultist hiding among them who could kill all of them combined.

Fortunately, he is in solitary confinement, so that makes things easier.

Natalie kicked the infected person who was clinging to the fence and flew away. Dr. Swain used his grab to control the fallen soldier. Lynch took the opportunity to open the cell door. Natalie immediately rushed in and tied the soldier's hands and feet with chains and shackles. Lynch stuffed his mouth with a wooden stick. Dr. Swain loosened his secret restraints and quickly rushed up to cut open his clothes and strip him naked, but he had to be careful not to hurt him, as some people were worried that the virus would be transmitted through blood.

As for Diana and Judy, they were sitting at the small guard table at the door, each holding a cup of black tea, and cheering the three people happily.

Lin Qi was so angry that after knocking one of them down, he rushed out and gave the two of them a severe lesson. He wanted to make them regret what they had done.

He poured himself two glasses and drank them all.

All in all, the inspection went very smoothly.

Like the first victim, Leonard, the four victims had no scars on their bodies. Lynch used the forensic knowledge he learned from the drama in his previous life to instruct Dr. Swain and Miss Diana, who was helping with the examination, to check those very hidden places, such as behind the ears and the base of the legs, to see if there were any needle holes. His professional advice made the two doctors look at him with great admiration.

Unfortunately, no wounds were found in these locations, which shows that the cause of infection in these people was not external trauma.

"It seems that the experiment of the mastermind behind the scenes was successful. He has a controllable method that can infect people with this plague in a targeted and stable manner."

All five people knew that they had to find the other party as soon as possible, otherwise the next step would most likely be large-scale use.

"Are you really going to dig a grave?"

Officer Natalie's eyes were a little hesitant.

"This is also an unavoidable choice. We are not here to rob tombs. We just need to confirm my guess." Lin Qi thought for a moment and added, "After all, we cannot accuse the city lord of causing the plague based on speculation and words. We can do this, but other people in the city cannot."

"I'm not worried about that. I'm not really a police officer." The policewoman glared at him. "I'm worried that there will inevitably be people in a public place like a cemetery. If we go in and dig, and we're digging in the city lord's cemetery, we might be discovered and start a fight."

Yes, this is not facing those program-controlled NPCs in the game.

Lynch was stunned, but fortunately Dr. Swen had reassured everyone.

"It doesn't matter. The cemetery is outside the city. Usually there are not many people there. There is only one gravekeeper. And since we have been causing trouble recently, no one should dare to go there."

Is it really okay to make trouble for us?
The four of them looked at the female doctor with somewhat odd eyes, but after getting familiar with her, they found that this lady had quite a few interesting features.

With Dr. Swen's assurance, the four of them were no longer worried, and under the leadership of the female doctor, they quickly rushed to their destination outside the west gate.

Lynch found out that the cemetery was actually outside the city wall and the range was no more than 200 meters. This made him feel relieved, otherwise he would have to find an excuse.

The western part of the city is basically residential, but people in the city are in a panic these days, and this place is also deserted. Although it is almost eight o'clock, there are still not many people here. Everyone is hiding at home and doesn't want to go out, as if everyone has disappeared out of thin air.

Fortunately, the road will not disappear. As soon as you exit the west gate, you can see a side branch of the dirt road extending along the city wall and stretching to a vague shadow in the distance.

It was a cemetery surrounded by fences and shrubs. It was not very big. After all, the city had only a hundred years of history, and it had developed from a small town of more than a thousand people to what it is today. There were not many deaths in total, not to mention that there was a group of enthusiastic neighbors next door who helped clean up the bodies.

"We actually eat human food, but we need to supplement the necessary death elements from human corpses, so we eat some corpses regularly." Dr. Swen, who was giving everyone science popularization on the way, explained enthusiastically:
"We generally don't touch fresh corpses, because they don't contain the elements we need. The best ones are those that have been buried for decades. They have the best quality and taste. When you take a bite, you can feel the elements of death. Everyone likes to eat them."

At this moment, only Judy didn't listen at all. The other three showed awkward yet disgusting smiles. This thing was too heavy.

"Hahaha, that was in ancient times. Now our tribe is also developing. We no longer pounce on corpses to tear them apart and lick them. We extract the elements and put them in small bottles. We take them out and eat them when we need them. Haven't you humans also abandoned the habit of eating raw meat and drinking blood? We are all getting better."

The four were speechless. Even from a human perspective, they had to admit that what the female zombie said made sense, and Lynch really wanted to beat someone up.

Unfortunately, beautiful moments are always short-lived. As soon as the five people arrived outside the cemetery, they suddenly stopped and quickly hid behind several trees.

In the cemetery, where theoretically there shouldn't be anyone, there were now seven or eight more people patrolling back and forth, almost completely covering the already small cemetery.

These people were dressed in better quality than ordinary citizens and were much stronger in body. It was obvious at first glance that this was an organized action.

Dr. Swen was also obviously surprised, and then his expression tightened.

"Rocky."

In the cemetery, a middle-aged man in gorgeous clothes was walking back and forth among the patrollers, and his voice drifted over with the wind.

"Everyone, be alert. The city lord cares about the people and doesn't want to see the bodies of the people's ancestors destroyed by ghouls. We should share his worries."

"Our ancestors are buried here. Helping the city lord share his worries is also protecting our own ancestors. You all should be brave."

"Keep a close eye on it. Don't let the ghouls destroy the cemetery, especially the city lord's family cemetery."

This reasonable behavior would not arouse any suspicion, but for the five people who already had suspicions, it was tantamount to making it clear that there was something wrong with the cemetery.

Dr. Swain stepped back, stared at Lynch and asked, "Why do you think the body is gone?"

"Remember the soldier who was bitten to death by Kemet?" Lynch said, "He stood up and went crazy after he was confirmed dead."

Dr. Swain nodded.

"It means he has been resurrected from the dead, but in a state of madness."

The faces of several people changed. Miss Diana said in surprise: "The city lord wants to find a way to revive his child?"

"That's what I suspect." Lynch nodded. "It's a clichéd purpose, but it's true for a father. It can also properly explain the city lord's incomprehensible motives."

"Where's the cliché?"

Several ladies looked puzzled, but Lynch just shook his head. In his previous life, this was considered cliché: "But now it seems that we have no chance to dig up the grave to verify it."

"If you are really sure, it is not impossible."

Dr. Swen's voice came from behind. The four of them turned around and saw a big mouth full of sharp teeth, grinning at them.

What the hell, why did you transform for no reason?

(End of this chapter)