The red moon returns

Chapter 533 Surprise
Quite confusing.

When the church bells rang, countless people flocked to the door of the Church of Suffering.

The injured who were originally blocking the church entrance were first startled by the bells above their heads, then startled a second time by the bells that came one after another all around them, and then they were startled a third time by hundreds of fully armed soldiers who came out from all directions within a minute.

Then they were driven into a corner by violence. If they ran a little slower, they would be kicked in the butt by leather boots. For a while, there was wailing at the church entrance. The troublemakers who had previously made the nuns helpless became extremely well-behaved in the face of violence. They were obediently driven aside, and the church entrance was completely cleared.

Then, countless reporters who had been lying in ambush in other nearby churches swarmed into the church, scaring the busy nuns inside.

Just as someone was about to step forward to dissuade them, the church's top leaders sent someone to stop the person from doing so, and then sent someone to take the reporter representatives straight to the laboratory on the third floor.

The audience on the third floor were leaning on the glass in a very ungraceful manner, carefully observing the infected people inside.

There is no need for professionals to explain it, as laymen like us can see the clues.

Sample No. 4 inside... no, it should be called Patient No. 4. He has indeed escaped from his crazy state. His attack reaction has disappeared, and his eyes have become dazed and terrified. If his body had not been fixed, he might have already hidden himself.

This was a typical sign of having escaped from a state of madness. Although he had not yet regained consciousness and had not been able to utter a complete word, the success of the experiment could be confirmed from the excited expressions of the nuns.

But why did Ms. Nightingale start to worry? Was there something else wrong?
Lynch felt a little uneasy, but before he could think about it, he was startled by a group of reporters rushing in.

No, these people are too fast, faster than anything else, should we say they are worthy of being reporters? Damn, it's like they have been ambushed for a long time.

Just as he was muttering to himself, the reporters, led by the church staff, had already set up their cameras and were taking a lot of photos of Patient No. 4. For a moment, the flashing spotlights and the constant sound of cameras scared the patient who had just recovered and made him scream.

This instead caused cheers inside and outside the laboratory. This kind of behavior, which had never been seen before by ordinary infected people, was enough to explain everything. Although the nuns conducting the experiment could not bear to watch and drove all the reporters out, the most precious first-hand photos had been obtained. This was a treasure that was enough to shock the entire Rhine, no, the entire world.

So, a group of reporters excitedly ran out of the Church of the Cross carrying cameras and reported their surprise to the newspaper office as soon as possible. Soon, the photos and the pre-printed special editions were circulated in the square, while another group of reporters still stubbornly stayed in the church, trying to catch every big shot who watched the experiment for an interview.

Unfortunately, no one paid any attention to them. The bigwigs had recovered from their surprise and said goodbye to Ms. Nightingale and the Princess and the Duke. They couldn't wait to bring the good news back to other representatives of the Medea Hotel.

Yes, the whole world is waiting for the good news they will bring back.
Now that the results are out, the representatives who were invited to visit could no longer hold back and said goodbye in a hurry. When they walked out, their expressions were calm and their movements were steady. Their steps became faster and faster. When they were leaving, some people even fell directly on the stairs and knocked their heels off, but they still got up and walked away.

Then a large number of celebrities from Rhine City, led by Speaker Grant and several nobles who had met in the Duke's Palace, rushed in impatiently. At this time, representatives from various countries had already left, leaving only the stunned Lynch and the stunned Natalie, as well as the calm Diana, Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Duke of Wayne in the observation room.

The visitors almost couldn't control their joy, but they still greeted the princess and the duke rationally, then rushed into the laboratory. The excitement on everyone's face could not be concealed by their self-restraint, and their smiles were harder to suppress than AK's.

Lynch understood that these people were actually the ones who feared death the most. Although everyone was equal in the face of death, those in power were often more equal, with better medical care, better guards, and their rights could ensure that they could avoid most deaths.

However, this plague has no solution, and it is truly equal to everyone. The plague can be controlled, and they are actually the happiest group.

"I understand, but I always feel like these batches are planned."

"Because it was originally planned." Her Royal Highness the Princess whispered, "Rhine needs a surprise, and the whole world needs a surprise too."

"Ok?"

"For more than a month, the disease has been spreading quietly, and patients have appeared all over the world. Although the number is not as large as in the Rhine, where the initial outbreak occurred, the number has increased dramatically over time. All countries are getting impatient, so they sent representatives directly without even waiting for the drug to be developed. This mentality must be appeased by good news. Otherwise, even if the drug is developed, it will be difficult to avoid panic worldwide. Sir, didn't you say that we should try to avoid panic?"

Lin Qi nodded in agreement and listened to Her Royal Highness the Princess continue to explain:
"This is especially true for the Rhine, which has suffered the most severe disease attack. During this period, the emotional pressure on the people has accumulated to an extremely dangerous level. If there is no sufficiently exciting surprise, I am afraid that the fear in the hearts of the people will completely erupt before the plague arrives. By then, many man-made disasters will be difficult to avoid."

Lynch sighed: "Well, maybe this is what the Shadow Alliance wants. Plague may not bring about doomsday, but fear and madness will definitely."

"So we not only disclosed the test information to celebrities from all walks of life, allowing them to gather spontaneously, but also notified all reporters in advance, asking them to wait in a nearby church early. Once the results are out, they will rush in to interview and report the first-hand news to give the public a surprise. With this surprise, the accumulated pressure should be relieved a lot."

"We won~~~"

The cheers of the people floated in from the window. Through the window, one could see countless people waving newspapers and shouting loudly. However, this made Lin Qi stunned: "Can a newspaper be printed so quickly? Even if it's a special edition, it's impossible."

"Sure. Last night, all the major newspapers printed several sets of special editions. You can just choose one and send it out based on the results."

Lin Qi's mouth twitched. He was speechless about these politicians' behavior of seizing opportunities. He could only sigh and said, "You are doing this. Aren't you afraid that if you fail, they will also expose the results of the failure, which will only increase the panic."

"Haha, Sir." Duke Wayne patted Lynch on the shoulder, "Are you underestimating the Saint? If she wasn't sure, how could she agree to us making such a big fuss?"

"Yes." The mumbling Ms. Nightingale finally dealt with the waves of congratulatory people and returned to the observation room, saying tiredly, "I said, everyone who should have died has died, and the second stage is certain, so even if the third stage fails, it can still give the public enough surprises, but the effect will not be as good as it is now."

"But there's still a problem with the third stage, right?" Lynch pressed on. "I saw that your reaction was not right just now. The problem must be very serious, which is why you behaved like that."

The old woman hesitated for a while, then nodded gently: "Well, the problem is serious."

(End of this chapter)