At the end of the morning prayer, Roy sent back a message.
It is the shortest, with the fewest letters, and the most energy-intensive since the messenger contacted me.
"oh"
At this time, the believers dispersed, and Bishop Tucville happened to step forward:
"Mr. Lavoisier, I am leaving Lebici soon. I have a busy schedule these days. I want to accompany Miss Roy to visit as many other dioceses as possible, and then go directly to the Baptismal Festival. Do you want to accompany me?"
"I don't think it's necessary for the time being." Fan Ning raised his head.
"Then, see you directly in San Porto."
Tukweil explained a few things to the clergy around him, then took a step closer and said:
"By the way, in addition to those people who were later investigated and punished, the original organist Aldan also unearthed a detail that I don't know if it is useful or not."
"What is the purpose of the ceremony to commemorate Priest Hester? This person could not tell, but he mentioned that since last year, Hester has insisted on conducting free clinics for people in the small town on a regular basis in addition to his academic work. The location where he assisted
It's a private clinic downstairs from his residence.
"Free clinic, private clinic?"
So before Tucville left, he, Fan Ning and several other clergymen made an extra trip downstairs to Hester's residence.
In the collapsed economic environment during the war, the flow of people in a place like the clinic was still considerable. It consisted of two shops merged into the street, several long and narrow corridors, and a slightly spacious backyard with a shed.
The main group of patients here are those suffering from colds or diarrhea, and the other major group are those who have been injured due to work or fighting. There are also some who suffer from more serious or difficult-to-identify diseases, but otherwise have nowhere to go.
poor people.
It was still open for business as usual when everyone entered. Amidst the constant 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 blocking effect would not actually work.
It has a great effect, but in this era when public health awareness is generally backward, this kind of behavior is enough to show their respect.
The circumstances of Hester's death at the scene were very strange and horrific, so the church reported that it was a sudden severe illness.
Naturally, people will not ask about the "cause of death". What they are asking now are only questions such as the date of the funeral.
But now the results of the church's investigation are pending, and the decision on how to dispose of his body cannot be made, so the answer can only be that it will make another announcement.
There are other doctors and nurses in the clinic, but their cooperation is very active, and all the questions that can be answered and the files that can be retrieved are in place.
This question raised another question.
One of Hester's assistants didn't come to work yesterday, and he hasn't come yet today. Someone just went to his house and took a look, but he was nowhere to be found.
"Why didn't you say it yesterday?" A deacon frowned.
"He took a normal vacation yesterday and said he wasn't feeling well. He told me a day in advance, so he went to look for someone today." The middle-aged doctor in charge with dark circles under his eyes explained.
In fact, the missing assistant was not Hester's subordinate, but an employee of the clinic. However, when Hester conducted free clinics, it was customary for him to take charge and take notes, so the relationship between the two was relatively familiar.
"If something like this happens, the probability of something happening to this person is very high." Tukweil, who was standing in the corner, said to Fan Ning.
"We need to send some people to look for him." Fan Ning suggested.
"Of course I have to ask someone to follow me to investigate." Tukweil nodded, "But this person is a bachelor living alone. 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.
Mr. Warthy thinks that this person may be infected with the so-called 'worm'?"
Before Fan Ning could express his position, the two clergymen next to him felt that the possibility was very high.
While on the road, Fan Ning had already read the interrogation transcripts with disjointed prefaces and subtitles to Tucqueville.
Combined with the free clinic and Hester's research on "helminthology", it is easy to make a small inference: in order to conduct research, Hester needed to find cases of helminth infection, so he chose the free clinic.
This method allows long-term and large-scale contact with patients.
Of course, the cause and effect may also be reversed: Hester first discovered the existence of worm infection among a large number of patients at the free clinic, and then launched a series of subsequent studies.
But when trying to follow this inference
Everyone checked in this private clinic from about eight o'clock in the morning to about eleven o'clock in the morning, reading a lot of patient files of difficult and complicated diseases - when Hester was doing free clinics, the assistant's records were relatively complete - here.
There are many who have recovered, and some who are still seeking medical treatment repeatedly; some who are still living nearby and whose whereabouts are visible every day, and some who have moved away or died. In such an era, even if it is not affected by the war, life is turbulent.
Impermanence is also a common thing.
But Fan Ning felt that he couldn't tell whether any other patient might be infected with the so-called "worm". He didn't know what symptoms it should have. The area was too narrow and the samples were too few. More importantly, the area was too narrow and the samples were too few.
The reason 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 has gone.
That evening, in San Porto, the headquarters of the Holy Sun Church, Pope James XIX was also hesitating and thinking about one thing.
This hale and hearty old man is recognized as the most powerful Insighter in the world today, and is also the most promising leader of the official organization to become the next Order Enforcer. Even Mike, who is known to be the most bizarre and difficult to deal with,
Adam has also admitted on several informal occasions that if it were a head-to-head confrontation, he would never be the Pope's opponent.
At this time, King Janingo XIX was wearing a white robe embroidered with golden leaf patterns. He was sitting at the desk in the middle room of the living room, repeatedly flipping through three or four different stacks of documents.
All related to the candidate who will compete for the priesthood on the Baptismal Festival this time - Antoine Lavoisier.
He had basically understood the various specific situations just now, especially the report of Bishop Tucville, which he had carefully read several times.
Tucville is a senior official he values very much. Although he is criticized from time to time for "making wild statements", this fully illustrates the toughness of his stance and the mutual trust among his colleagues.
Lavoisier's background seemed reliable to Toucqueville, that is, it was reliable, and this person's high-ranking strength, outstanding artistic attainments, pious and enthusiastic qualities, and in-depth study of doctrines, especially the ancients who are rare to encounter today.
The legacy of the priests is definitely a mainstay worth reusing in the church.
But the problem is that there are too many controversies about this person!
If there are strong opinions on the part of the Special Patrol 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 echelons of Janus and even several senior officials of the military have "participated"
Some tactful materials came up, and then there were more and more anonymous reporting letters.
He is the head of the church, but at the same time he is also responsible for the entire country. He cannot be completely aloof like the saint. Many aspects of balance and coordination need to be considered.
At this moment, Tucqueville's report materials were put down, and other stacks were picked up by him.
"I'm really curious. This Lavoisier has only been here for two days. How did he offend all these people?"