Chapter 260 Corpse Collection Team, Blocked Area! [Subscribe]
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Day by day passes!
This astonishing plague finally broke out in the city of God. Within a few days, large swaths of people coughed up blood and fell to the ground dead.
There were cries all over the city and silence everywhere!
The number of people dying suddenly on the streets continues to increase every day.
Many corpses were stinking in the streets and no one stopped them, and the whole city was in chaos.
After a few more days, the imperial court finally responded. Various ministries began to deploy personnel to cooperate with the patrol battalions to implement martial law throughout the city, and dozens of slums were designated as closed areas.
Soldiers went from house to house and started searching!
Anyone with symptoms such as cough, fever, fear of cold, etc. will be taken away directly and thrown into the restricted area, leaving them to fend for themselves!
Cure? Doesn't exist!
Although the Taiyuan Hospital was ordered to dispatch, they also forcibly coordinated thousands of medical clinics and pharmacies across the city, but what they did was not treat the patients immediately, but forcibly confiscated all the medicinal materials and took away all the doctors.
Immediately afterwards, they began to go door to door to treat the rich and powerful!
As for ordinary people? Boil a large pot of medicine on the street every day, and queue up to get the medicine to drink. Who knows whether it will have any effect?
Now the whole city is naturally filled with resentment!
But what can happen no matter how angry the people are?
In the face of absolute suppression by force, those who are not convinced can only die.
As the registered executioner of the Ministry of Punishment, Wei Hong was recruited just as Deng Haisheng said. All officials and servants with surnames in various ministries and departments must report to their respective yamen.
Early morning on the third day of August!
Wei Hong arrived at the Yamen of the Ministry of Justice early to report. Hundreds of officials and servants had gathered here early in the morning, and Deng Haisheng was naturally among them.
After taking the medicine, he gradually became healthy and his body returned to its former health!
Seeing Wei Hong coming, he quickly waved and pulled him to his side!
"Master Deng, are you feeling better?"
"It's okay, I won't die for the time being!" Deng Haisheng handed him a long piece of linen and said, "Put it on. I heard people from the Tai Hospital said that covering the mouth and nose with a piece of cloth can block the epidemic. According to the rules, everyone It’s necessary to wear it!”
Wei Hong glanced around and found that everyone's faces were covered with cloth. Although he was not afraid of the plague virus at all, he still covered his mouth and nose in the same way.
"Why did you summon us here today?"
"What can I do for you, other than to do odd jobs!"
"Haha, all ministries and departments are very busy now, so we are very busy!"
"No, countless bodies are thrown out of the city every day, and many people in the streets are dying!"
The buzzing chatter from everyone continued to reach his ears.
Deng Haisheng lowered his voice and reminded: "The superior asked me to wait here because I'm afraid I have to carry the body and clean up the dirt. This is a hard job. If you are not careful, you can easily be infected with the plague, and you don't even get paid. If you don't want to, I will do it." I can give you some advice."
Wei Hong couldn't help but feel a little moved after hearing this!
In fact, with his current status, he no longer needs to do errands and odd jobs. If he spends money to smooth over one or two people, no one will care whether there is more of him.
But after thinking about it, he still shook his head and rejected the proposal!
It doesn't matter if it's a little dirty or a little tired, just think of it as something to do.
His identity as an executioner can bring him a lot of life every month. Once there is an opportunity to behead people on a large scale, he will always make a lot of money, so Wei Hong still doesn't want to give up.
At this time, bribing a superior to avoid hard labor would be too high-profile!
So Wei Hong stood in the crowd without saying a word and just worked hard later.
"A lot of people have died in the City of Gods during this period, and the yin and evil energy everywhere has increased a lot, which is suitable for the development of ghost children!"
"If we are assigned to collect the corpses later, the ghost boy can take the opportunity to devour a wave of remnant souls!"
Wei Hong was thinking in his mind.
After a while, an official took the book and started to roll the names. After a lot of fuss, the middle-aged official said loudly: "Today we are responsible for collecting corpses from Dafang City in the south of the city. No one is allowed to commit adultery. If any are found, they will be punished." The crime of obstructing epidemic eradication will be punished, do you understand?”
"yes!"
Everyone agreed sparsely.
The middle-aged official didn't say much, waved his hand and led the team to the south of the city.
The Criminal Department has hundreds of people equipped with 70 or 80 wheelbarrows. They are divided into groups of about three or four people. Everyone spontaneously forms a team with people they know each other.
Wei Hong and Deng Haisheng naturally came together!
Standing next to them were two executioners with whom they usually had good friendships. They were all acquaintances, and their expressions were very dignified when they walked together.
The streets and alleys of Shendu are already littered with corpses, and the first to fall are naturally beggars and poor people!
Many beggars were already weak and depleted. After a plague, they were hungry and sick. They fell to the ground and never stood up again.
At this time, the corpse collection team becomes extremely critical!
If no one collects the corpses, these dead corpses will definitely breed a more terrifying plague, so the court has to send people out to do the work. In the end, the dirty and tiring work will naturally be assigned to Wei Hong and others.
"Brothers, work!"
"You guys go to this street, you guys go over here!"
The middle-aged officials continued to direct, and the mighty corpse collection team gathered all the way. Everyone carried the corpse and threw it into the car without much effort.
Wheelbarrows were soon filled with corpses.
Looking at the pale and blue faces of the dead, even though Wei Hong and others had long been accustomed to life and death, they could not help but feel a chill in their hearts. The passers-by on the streets and alleys were frightened and retreated when they saw the corpse collection team, fearing that they would be contaminated by bad luck.
When they arrived at the slum blockade area, the situation became even more terrifying!
Countless shacks were built in the streets and alleys, and batches of patients were driven here. The streets and alleys were strictly guarded by patrol soldiers, and no one was allowed to enter or leave at will!
Some of the patients here have already died!
Some are still lingering in the sheds!
Some who still have strength are constantly begging and crying, hoping that someone will let them out. The scene can be said to be comparable to purgatory.
"This place has been taken over by the army!" The middle-aged official warned in a cold voice: "Except for two meals a day, no one will be allowed to enter, and our corpse collection team is the only one who can step into it."
"Eighty percent of the patients inside will become dead. If they can't make it, they will be dragged to the mass grave and burned. If they don't want to die, they will try every means to make trouble, such as pretending to be dead, or snatching your identity tokens to disguise and escape!"
"There are even people who will coerce and lure you, offering a sky-high price to deceive you, so be smart after entering, do you understand?"
Everyone took a deep breath when they heard it.
One by one, they put away their careless thoughts.
After all, no one knows what kind of people are hidden in the chaos. If you lose your life because of collecting corpses, it's no joke!
Everyone is like a wolf in a desperate situation. Who dares to underestimate these people?
