Volume 4: The Undead Chapter 230: Sudden Change (Part 1)
The wall outside Fenghe Village has a big gate for entry and exit.
And this gate happened to be located not far from Ogata and others.
Under Chikanosuke's order, the gate was slowly opened to welcome Ogata and others back.
Ogata dragged Soutarou through the open gate back to Toyowa Village like a dead dog.
As for Mamiya and others, they supported the three villagers who had been rescued and followed closely behind Ogata.
Adhering to the principle of not wasting, Makimura, under the instructions of Ogata and Mamiya, collected all the knives of the prisoners who had been beheaded by Ogata.
As soon as he passed through the gate, Obunaga saw Chikanosuke, Atachi and others who were waiting to greet him at the gate.
"Master Chikanosuke." Ogata took the lead in introducing Mamiya and others behind him to Chikanosuke, "These people are my companions."
As soon as Ogata finished speaking, before Chikanosuke could respond, a few sobs filled with joy came from the villagers behind Chikanosuke.
Then several villagers of different genders and ages rushed out from the crowd and rushed towards the three villagers who were being supported by Mamiya and others.
These people must be the relatives of these three villagers.
It is understandable that they would have such a reaction after seeing their loved ones being successfully rescued.
Although these three villagers were not injured in vital parts, some of their wounds had begun to fester and were in urgent need of medical treatment.
"Hurry!" Chikanosuke shouted to the villagers behind him, "Go get Leping ready to treat the wounded!"
"You guys!" Chikanosuke called the names of the young men beside him, "Go and help those three children to Leping's clinic!"
Having said this, Chikanosuke paused.
With a ruthless look on his face, he added:
"By the way, carry that bastard Sotaro to the clinic in Yahei! We can't let that guy die so easily!"
Based on what Chikanosuke just said, it is not difficult to infer that Leping should be the village doctor of their Fenghe Village.
The top priority now is to get these three injured young men treatment.
The group carried the three young men and dragged Sotaro and hurried to the clinic of their village doctor, Leping.
Leping, who had just received the notice, was now ready to receive the wounded.
After asking everyone to put the three young men on the beds, Le Ping took a quick look at their injuries.
"...They're not serious." After roughly checking the injuries of the three people, Le Ping said in a deep voice, "Apply some medicine and rest for a while. You all can go out first."
"Um..." At this moment, a hand suddenly stretched out from the crowd outside the clinic, "I'm also a doctor. Let me help too."
As soon as the voice fell, the people gathered outside the clinic immediately separated to the left and right with the owner of the voice as the center, revealing the figure of the owner of the voice while casting curious glances at him.
The owner of this voice is none other than Matsumoto Kiyohide.
"Are you a doctor too?" Leping gave Matsumoto a puzzled look.
"Yes." Matsumoto nodded. "I can't say my medical skills are superb, but I should be able to help a little."
Having said this, Matsumoto paused, and in order to dispel the suspicion of Yamahira and others about him, Matsumoto pointed at Ogata beside him.
"I am this man's companion."
"Yes." Ogata also nodded at this time, "This person does know medical skills. If he comes to help, the treatment should be faster."
Seeing that this man was the companion of the young man who had just rescued the three boys, the suspicion on the faces of the people around him suddenly disappeared.
"...Okay then." Le Ping nodded, "Then you can come and help. I don't have many herbs and ointments left, so you should use them as sparingly as possible."
"Yeah. Leave it to me."
Ever since he met Mamiya and Makimura, Matsumoto had been following them timidly and seeking their protection. However, when he came across an area that he was familiar with and good at, his face immediately glowed with a different look, and an aura of confidence began to emanate from him.
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It was not until the three young men and Sotaro were sent to the clinic of village doctor Leping and Leping and Matsumoto began treatment that Chikanosuke felt relieved. He breathed a sigh of relief and led everyone out of the clinic to leave a quiet treatment environment for Leping.
Then he began to formally thank Ogata.
Chikanosuke's way of expressing his gratitude was quite solemn—he simply prostrated himself on the ground and knelt before Ogata.
"Thank you very much for your help."
Chikanosuke was not the only one who expressed his gratitude to Ogata for sitting on the dogeza.
The relatives of the three young men all followed Chikanosuke and thanked Ogata with the most solemn dogeza ceremony.
Ogata, who was not good at dealing with such situations, could only laugh awkwardly and quickly told Chikanosuke that there was no need to be so polite.
However, Chikanosuke was not moved at all by Ogata's words. He maintained his sitting posture and thanked Ogata several times before he finally stood up slowly.
At this time, almost all the villagers in Fenghe Village gathered together after hearing the news .
It was not until Chikanosuke stood up that a villager finally asked Chikanosuke:
"Master Chikanosuke, who are these people?"
Chikanosuke did not hide the identities of Ogata and others.
After all, at a time when the island had long been blocked and Fenghe Village had built a wooden wall to isolate itself, no matter how one tried, there was no reasonable reason to explain the existence of these strangers from Ogata.
Chikanosuke directly stated that Ogata and others were also prisoners thrown on this island, but they were friends of Tenmanji and also friends of their Toyoma Village.
When some villagers learned that Ogata and others were also prisoners thrown on the island, they showed fear on their faces.
But only a few villagers are like this.
Ogata had just stepped forward in person and defeated all of Soutarou's gang, and rescued the three villagers who were abducted by Soutarou. At the same time, Chikanosuke said in person that they were friends, not enemies. Therefore, many villagers chose to believe their own eyes and Chikanosuke's words. Therefore, instead of looking at Ogata with fear, they showed respect to him.
The villagers gathered around Ogata enthusiastically, and they looked like they were welcoming a triumphant hero.
Keep shouting words like "thank you" and "thank you very much".
Ogata, who was not good at dealing with such situations, was at a loss and could only keep an awkward dry smile on his face.
An old woman seemed to be a relative of one of the three villagers rescued by Ogata just now.
She squeezed to the front of Ogata, and with tears in her eyes and a face full of excitement, she bowed to Ogata and expressed her gratitude.
"Thank you, thank you, thank you... um..."
The old woman kept expressing her gratitude, but halfway through her words, her expression suddenly changed.
Ogata noticed that the old woman seemed to be unwell, and immediately asked her in a concerned tone:
"What’s wrong with you……"
However, before Ogata could finish , the old woman suddenly let out a "wow", bent over, and vomited violently.
