: Fifth Year Story 137, December 31

It was sunny on December 31.
In the morning, the army sent by the Bucks Empire finally arrived in this plague town. A large number of soldiers in protective clothing immediately controlled the riots in this town and set up many medical points as quickly as possible. Make advance preparations for the next long-term treatment.
Around noon, the first batch of trial vaccines developed by the Imperial Health Center arrived. The Imperial Army took the lead in pulling out some severely infected patients and vaccinating them. The result of the injection left a gap in the clouds covering the small town of Nanqiusi. The patients' symptoms quickly stabilized, and the persistent high fever was quickly suppressed in a short time. This means that the vaccine is effective, and all that is needed is repeated injections within about a month to allow the patient to fully recover.
In the afternoon, the Imperial Army began to move ships into the mayor’s residence and searched the mountains near Nanqiusi. During this process, a mythril treasure hidden in the cave is undoubtedly the most shocking discovery of this operation. This undoubtedly injected a stimulant into the financial situation of the Bucks Empire, and a certain noble boy who was in charge of the search work became a hero and was enthusiastically sought after by everyone.
However, in addition to searching for these treasures, the series of strange events that occurred in Nanqiusi Town also puzzled everyone.
In the mayor’s official residence, a total of nine bodies were found near the town, including wealth businessman Wang, his wife Mrs. Suili, and his son Buddha. The mayor of Nanchusi, Sykes, his wife Foy, his son Severn, and his male servant are old and bald. Nana, the daughter of the clerk Aite, and Tan, a widow who allegedly came to take refuge.
The nine corpses died in different conditions, some were extremely cruel, and some were killed by a single blow. The girl named Nana showed signs of being assaulted after her death. During the subsequent search, a large number of reports about Nana being raped by her biological father were also searched from the rooms of Nana and her father Aite. diary. However, after searching the entire Nanqiusi town and its surrounding areas, Eter's body was never found. Therefore, only missing.
At this moment, some parents brought their children to report that their children had been kidnapped by someone. Based on the child’s description of the rat’s head and the mysterious disappearance of Eter, the Imperial Army immediately listed him as a first-degree murderer who had brutally tortured and killed nine people and kidnapped multiple children and tortured to death. But until how many years later the wanted warrant expired, the heinous murderer was never arrested, and no one knew where he was, as if he had completely evaporated from the world...
As for the interview, some children vaguely mentioned a fifteen-year-old boy holding a huge black sword, but because the vision in the room was too dim at the time, they ran away in a hurry, and they didn't even see the other side's appearance. For the search personnel of the Imperial Army, this is really a pity.
However, this regret was quickly forgotten. Because the murderer has been established, it doesn't matter who the boy is. Maybe some mercenary? Maybe some swordsman passing by? Who knows. Isn't it?
With the whistle of the magic train heading to Fengchusha City, the old year is finally coming to an end. Nanqiusi Town also ushered in the most important Holy Eve festival of the year tonight, to celebrate that they finally got rid of this plague and gained a new life.
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Outside the town.
Zat Gusno knelt before a man in a cloak, his face pale.
Many people in cloaks stood beside the cloaked man. These people are tall or short, fat and thin. But he was completely covered by the cloak and couldn't see his face. Judging from the snow on their cloaks, these people have been standing here for a long time.
"The curtain puller. I remember you slapped your chest and said, your subordinates can find the treasure for us, so I gave you this task. But now?"
Zart gritted his teeth, lying in front of the cloaked man, not even daring to make a loud noise.
"All the insiders were killed, and the treasure was obtained by the Bucks Empire. The black death virus you spread also attracted the attention of the Bucks. On the other hand..."
The man in the cloak squatted down and stretched out a thin hand to grab Zat's chin. Two green lights appeared under the cloak, staring at Zat--
"Even your favorite student died in this incident. This time, our'key' didn't get any benefit except for losing everything. You say, did you?"
Zatt hurriedly stepped back a few steps nervously, and lay down on the snow again, constantly hitting the hard snow with his head, and it seemed to be a terrible thing to even answer.
"…………Ha ha."
The man in the cloak stood upright, playing with a skeleton in his hand. Hearing this person's sneer, Zat seemed to see Death's favor, his whole body trembling nervously! He kowtowed harder, and said loudly at the same time--
"Master! Don't worry! I...I will find a way to look at Tan's body. With my knowledge of swordsmanship, I must be able to see which swordsmanship was used by the person who killed her. So... so... I will soon know who is doing us right! Master!"
The man in the cloak reached out his hand to stop Zat's chatter. The green light under the cloak only slightly swept the kneeling Zat, and then let out a soft laugh--
"Oh, our lofty goal doesn't have so much time for you to take revenge. Focus on making your'venomous teeth' perfect. Or..."
The green light glanced--
"Do you want to use your body to lay the foundation for the organization?"
Zart trembled for a while, and again, he knocked his head heavily...
ten minutes later……
Zatt in front of the cloaked man has disappeared, leaving only a row of footprints extending far away in panic. The man in the cloak stood quietly, but he could stand, but the men behind him were a little untenable.
"Master, do you want to keep him again?"
A slightly shorter hand pressed his voice and said.
"Let him go."
Under the cloak, there was a slight laughter again.
"Since it can exist in this world, there will always be some effect. Whether... it is to use others or be used by others, right?"
"But the master..."
"There is still too much time before the trial. We still have a lot to do. Now, let's go."
The last snow at the end of the year stopped.
Looking at the sky, the clear corner gradually opened...
But the radiance...
But faintly revealed a little...
dim.