Volume 4: The Undead Chapter 216 Two Doctors from Kyoto
“Although I don’t know much about medicine, I know that researching and developing medicine is not that simple.”
"We need a large number of test subjects, and we can do experiments little by little to find drugs with sufficient efficacy little by little ."
"Where did you get so many people infected with the Immortal Poison on this island to perform your experiments?"
"How did you make a drug that could suppress the immortal poison without enough test subjects?"
"Moreover, when I visited your pharmacy, I did not find any vessel containing the 'immortal poison' or blood infected with the 'immortal poison'."
"You keep saying that you are researching a drug that can suppress the 'immortal poison', but there is no vessel containing the 'immortal poison' in your pharmacy. No matter how you put it, this doesn't make sense, does it?"
"The medicine that can suppress the immortal poison was not made by you at all. It was given to you by someone else - am I right?"
At this point, not only Ogata, but also Atachi, Mamiya and others, all cast wary and unfriendly glances towards Sokai.
As for Matsumoto who was standing next to Zong Hai, he also quietly moved away from Zong Hai at this time.
"Everyone misunderstood!"
While everyone was waiting for Zong Hai to speak, Xian Hai suddenly shouted and opened his arms, blocking Ogata and Zong Hai.
"Master Zong Hai did hide some things from everyone because of some difficulties!" Xian Hai said anxiously, "But Master Zong Hai is not a bad person!"
"Whether he is a bad guy or not, let's wait until Zong Hai explains to everyone what he originally concealed." Ogata said softly.
"... Xianhai, please move aside." Zong Hai sighed, then smiled bitterly, "It seems that relying on luck is really bad..."
"I thought that what you said to me by the well yesterday was just a trick to scare me..."
"I didn't expect you to find out that I have been hiding a lot of things..."
"Zong Hai..." Ating hesitated, "You are not... the culprit who caused the islanders to turn into cannibals, right?"
"No." Zong Hai hurriedly shook his head, "I am not the culprit."
"I only know that everyone turned into cannibals because of the water in the Linong River. As for why they turned, I don't know."
"My dear donors, I will now explain to you all the things I have been hiding..."
"About... two years ago. Two doctors came here, probably from Kyoto."
"These two doctors, according to them, are a master and apprentice pair, and they speak with a Kyoto accent."
"That master calls himself He Shi."
"The disciple calls himself Hezhi."
"The master and apprentice said they planned to move here and study medicine while providing medical treatment to the islanders."
“They made their home next to our Tenmanji Temple.”
"They go out to practice medicine during the day and return home to rest at night."
"We don't have much friendship with this master and apprentice. The only friendship between us is that their daily water comes from the well in our Tenmanji Temple."
"After all, it's just some water, and they pay us 'water rent' every day, so we let them freely use the water from our Tenmanji."
"However... not long after the master and disciple moved here, they left the island in a hurry."
"Before leaving the island, they burned down the wooden houses they had built."
"Before leaving the island, the disciple of this master and disciple, Kazunao, came to me specifically ."
"He stuffed two pills into my hand and told me: 'These two pills can suppress very strong poisons. If someone is poisoned, let him take them. Maybe that person can be saved.'"
Hearing this, Ogata raised an eyebrow: "What are those two pills...?"
"Yes, it is the two pills that can suppress the 'immortal poison'." Zong Hai said with a wry smile, "Donor, just as you said just now, this medicine was not made by me, but was given to me by He Zhi."
"When he gave me the two pills, he also warned me that from now on, I could use the water from the Linong River to wash my hands, face, bathe, and clothes. I could use it for everything except drinking."
“After admonishing the little monk with these words, he followed his master and left the island.”
"I didn't take it seriously at the time. I just thought he disliked the water of the Linong River because it wasn't clean enough. So after the master and disciple left the island, I forgot what He Zhi said to me. I didn't tell my master about it either."
"Not long after... the first cannibal appeared on this island..."
"It was not until the cannibal ghost appeared that I realized what Kazunao meant by what he said to me at that time..."
"That master and disciple... must be the culprits who turned the islanders into cannibals..."
"Since you knew early on that there was something wrong with the water in the Linong River, why didn't you tell other islanders about it?" Ating said anxiously.
"Doness... do you know what will happen if you tell the other islanders that there is something wrong with the water in the Linong River?"
The bitterness on Zong Hai's face was extremely strong.
"There is only one river on this island, the Linon River."
"If this river can't be used, the only place with available water is... here."
Zong Hai pointed to the ground.
"At that time, all the islanders will flock here, and then..."
"It will affect your life in Tenmanji." Makimura, who had been silent from the beginning, said expressionlessly, "I was worried that my life and that of my mentor would be affected, so I decided to hide the truth. Am I right?"
"...You are right." Zong Hai slowly closed his eyes. "I not only hid it from the other islanders, but also from my mentor... It was only because of my selfishness..."
"Wasuyo... Kazunao..." Ating chewed on the two names, "Songhai, do you remember what these two people look like?"
"I only remember that they looked very ordinary, nothing special. And even if I remember, it would be useless. I can't draw, so I can't draw the appearance of those two people for you."
"The most distinctive feature of both of them is probably that they both speak with a very pure Kyoto accent."
Having said this, Zong Hai paused.
After a moment of silence, he sighed and continued:
"The reason why I have concealed these things from you donors is because I really don't know how to start the conversation... so I plan to muddle through..."
"I have now truly informed you of everything I know. This time I will not hold anything back."
"Okay... All donors..."
Although Munehi said "everyone", his eyes were fixed on Ogata from beginning to end.
"I will neither run away nor hide. You can punish me in any way you want."
