I, with a long knife in my hand, can only do one move

"But... Ueno... Doctor Ueno..."

Shinoda stared at his hands, his whole body trembling slightly.

"The fourth dose of vaccine...has been vaccinated a year ago for the mother who was about to give birth at that time..."

"What? Who told you to do this."

"The direct order of the top person in charge at that time was issued by the army."

"Isn't the fourth dose of vaccine delivered yet?"

"I don't know..." Shinoda turned pale.

The medical team has not received the order for the fourth dose of vaccine for a long time, saying that it has not been delivered yet, but only the leading doctors of the medical teams were informed of this news, and the others did not know it at all.

Suddenly, a knock on the door interrupted the conversation between the two, which shocked Shinoda.

"Is there anyone in there?"

Ueno briefly comforted Shinoda, told her to turn her back, and took the initiative to open the door.

"what happened?"

"Ah, it's Dr. Ueno. Dinner is already served here. If you want to work, don't forget that your body is the most important thing."

It was a soldier in the camp.

"Okay, let's go over here."

The door was closed again, and Ueno took a deep breath and said, "The soldiers probably don't know the truth, but all that is my guess, I just feel something is wrong..."

"Don't scare yourself first, one year has passed, no

Nothing happened?Okay, let's go eat first. "

"Okay...Okay."

Shinoda also tried his best not to think about places that frightened him, besides, a year had passed, both Liuli's mother and the child she gave birth to were healthy, and even during this period, no one got sick.

In the past year, only Liuli's mother gave birth. The other pregnant women have not yet reached their birthdays, and the most recent one is only six months old.

Maybe it's a special case...

Returning to the dormitory after dinner, Shinoda tossed and turned on the bed, unable to fall asleep no matter what.

"I want sister Shinoda to be my wife!"

Thinking of Liuli's cute look, Shinoda felt even more anxious.

The unknown, the fear of the unknown, takes root and sprouts in my heart like a weed that grows violently.

Finally, before the mother who was the closest to Japan in the village gave birth, one month later, the medical team of Shinoda and others suddenly received an order to retreat.

Fourth dose of vaccine - still not delivered.

"What... retreat? Now?!"

Shinoda, who was playing with the children, looked at the gun-wielding soldiers coming behind him, and hid Liuli who was holding his hand behind him.

"It's too sudden - there are pregnant women here who are about to give birth, we..."

"This is an order from above, Dr. Shinoda, no one can stay here."

"But what about the fourth dose of the vaccine? It's been a while since I've been vaccinated. What happened?"

"We don't know about this either, we're just following orders, Miss Shinoda."

Dr. Ueno's words were recalled in his mind-the soldiers probably didn't know the truth.

They are only carrying out the orders of the chief.

At this point, the two-year-long medical assistance operation came to an abrupt end, and all medical staff, including Dr. Ueno, others, and Shinoda, had to evacuate immediately.

Reason - no.

"Sister Shinoda...?"

Feeling that his hands were suddenly clenched by Liuli, the palms of the two were wet with fine sweat.

"Are you going—to where?"

Shinoda and Liuli looked at each other with watery eyes, only feeling that the saliva in their mouths was sticky and bitter.

"Little Liuli...my sister may be going home."

"go home?"

"Ah."

The soldiers in front of him waited with guns, giving Shinoda a sense of uneasy pressure.

Yes, with a gun - not with it behind your back.

If you disobey the order, you will be taken away forcibly. In order not to scare the children behind you, Shinoda turned and squatted in front of Liuli while making a gesture of "wait for me one more minute" to the soldiers.

The girl didn't seem to feel sad about it, she just tilted her head and said, "That's a good thing!"

"Eh?"

"Sister Xiaotian has been here for a long time, and she hasn't seen her family. She is with us in the village, with everyone, and has helped us in many things."

"Whether it's falling and getting injured while playing, or helping my mother give birth to a younger sister, I can't say enough thanks to Sister Shinoda!"

"But, but—Liuli is not a very independent child. Although adults say she is very sensible, as long as she leaves her mother, she will not miss her every second..."

Liuli gently let go of her hand.

"So, Elder Sister Shinoda will also miss her family, miss her parents."

"......"

The girl smiled brightly to herself.

"Go back, but don't forget us, come back to play from time to time!"

"Come back and play!" The children waved goodbye to themselves together, and some of them cried reluctantly because of this, but they still understood their sudden departure.

"Liu Li!"

Shinoda's eyes were sore, and he hugged the petite body in front of him with all his strength.

"You must keep your health, I will come back to see you! I will definitely come back to see you, when the time comes, we must play together!!"

As a result, the feeling of reluctance for the children made Shinoda the one who cried the most.

Stuffing all the candies left in his pocket into Liuli's hands, Shinoda wiped away his tears and followed the soldiers step by step towards the bus leaving here.

And the villagers who had been with the doctors day and night also came to see them off at the entrance of the village after hearing the news.

"Thank you!" "You have worked hard!"

"It really helped us a lot!" "Welcome again!"

Such a voice, accompanied by the simple smiles of the villagers, made the eyes of many young nurses in the car wet. There were sobs in the car one after another, and the strong emotion of reluctance was transmitted and spread among the people.

It was not until the Seven Star Village at the end of the winding road could no longer be seen that Shinoda pulled his eyes back from the window and sat silently on his seat.

The sound of clattering came from the pocket, and Shinoda took out the things he caught in doubt.

It's the wrapping paper of candy. I don't know that the naughty child secretly stuffed it into his pocket after eating it.

Unable to raise the corners of his mouth at this, Shinoda folded the candy wrapping paper in his hand and put it back in his pocket properly.

Oh, by the way, these candies were distributed by people from the army, saying they were for the children.

What about it.

It seems that they also know what children like...

[The fourth dose of vaccine, there may be problems]

The bus bumped violently on the road, causing Shinoda to shake in the seat and making her head shake.

By the way...the only thing I care about.

[The fourth dose of vaccine]——Why didn't it arrive until I waited for someone to leave?

Although Liuli's mother was vaccinated in advance, everything was fine. I and the doctor who delivered the baby at that time should be the only people who knew.

[The first three doses of the vaccine... are all normal saline. 】

At that time, the liquid that I pushed into the infusion bag...

"This is the fourth dose of vaccine. It is an order from above to vaccinate her in advance." The army staff told all the doctors and nurses in the ward without hesitation.

It was as if he had deliberately let them know.

But why did Dr. Ueno tell himself that the fourth dose of vaccine was not delivered at all, and only the doctor who led the team knew?

The ominous premonition made Shinoda feel breathless, and she took out the wrapping paper of the candy in her pocket again.

This is the favorite food of the children in the village.

It was issued by the military to the nurses, and said in a joking tone: "Don't compete with the children for candy!"

.......

No label, no ingredient list.....not even anything to say it's really candy.

Translucent pink plastic paper, bright in color, still has a little bit of sticky sugar.

Shinoda's eyes widened suddenly, her lips trembled, and her intermittent breathing seemed to be choked by a huge force in her throat, which made her feel strongly suffocated.

".....four four....."

【IV】

Such a number is marked on the translucent wrapping paper that can only be seen clearly when you look closely.

"Four-stage potion..."

At this moment, Shinoda's thinking seemed to be blasted into a blank.

Chapter 78 Scars of Seven Star Village ([-])

The bus was bouncing on the winding mountain road, while Xiao Tian was holding the candy wrapper tightly in his hand with a pale face.

The colleagues around her noticed her abnormal expression, and couldn't help asking concerned: "Xiaotian, are you okay, are you motion sick?"

The strong vomiting feeling of the internal organs being pulled suddenly hit, making Shinoda tightly cover his mouth and retch.

"Shinoda?!"

The back was caressed by the colleague sitting next to her, but Shinoda didn't feel any better at all, she gritted her teeth tightly and couldn't make a sound.

Panic, worry, anxiety, fear - and the unraveling of a corner of that brutal truth...  

what is that?What exactly is the four-stage potion? !

Why did you choose only children as objects?

Don't know, don't know, what will happen?do not know!

Colleagues beside him raised their hands to ask for instructions from Ueno Ueno, the leading doctor sitting at the front.

"Um... Dr. Ueno, Nurse Shinoda seems unwell, let her go to the front and sit down."

"What, motion sickness?"

"seems like it."

Dr. Ueno first observed the road ahead through the windshield of the bus, then turned around and waved.

"Come on, let her sit over and be careful not to fall."

"Let me help."

The officer next to Ueno stood up, walked back, helped the limp Shinoda over, and sat down in the place where Shinoda had been before.

"thanks...."

After making very brief eye contact with the officer who supported him, Shinoda firmly put the hand holding the candy wrapper in his pocket.

"Is it better? If not, I have motion sickness medicine here."