Plague Doctor

The Tianji Martyrs Cemetery was quiet and quiet. Xue Ba's tomb was located in one of the places. There were several bouquets of flowers in front of the tombstone.

At this time, Gu Jun put down the bouquet of flowers he brought in front of the tomb and silently looked at the picture of the heroic and resolute head on the tombstone.

"Captain Xue, thank you for taking care of me before, thank you for what you did." He said softly, knowing better than others that Captain Xue's soul might have become a servant of the Son of Doom, living in that strange and magnificent church. inside……

After thinking about this for a moment, Gu Junben felt a throbbing pain in his aching head, which made him have to stop quickly. It must be that the blood flow to the brain was increasing sharply.

He wanted to come here alone today to sweep the grave, collect his thoughts, and say goodbye, but he followed several colleagues from a distance because they were afraid that he would faint and need first aid.

Today is January 26th. A week ago, Tong Ye came back from Russia overnight and told him about the inspection results and the organization’s decision.

"Ajun, I know somewhat how you feel..." Tong Ye sighed, "Sometimes such bad things happen in life, and sometimes they do."

It was naturally difficult for Gu Jun to accept this result. He was lost, confused, depressed, and had nowhere to express his depression.

When he just woke up from the coma, he thought that he would recover next, and then devote himself to new work, such as the formation of Goa, and establishing relationships with the ancestral tribes, returning to the dreamland, and continuing to make improvements to the world. What a helpful thing.

But now... in his heart, whether there is another sense of relief at the same time as the depression, he doesn't know, he is not sure.

"Master Tong, I'm fine." He said at that time, "Since joining the Tianji Bureau, I have no regrets... I have long been thinking about when I can take a break." He laughed at himself, "I am too busy to even look at I don’t even have time for a movie. It’s such an uncomfortable life. I can finally escape from the sea of ​​suffering.”

"That's right." Mr. Tong also smiled in amusement, "You are on paid leave, and you are ordered to go play! Just give us a good time and recover well."

"Well...the work depends on you..." Gu Jun didn't know what to say, and he couldn't think of more self-deprecating words.

Although he said this, during this week, he still tried some unconventional treatment methods.

Because in fact, even he himself couldn't tell whether there was any abnormal force at work here.

The power of the system was broken, but not completely dispersed. It became chaos in the mind. Will this affect it? Or was it because he ended the ritual and was almost swallowed up by the darkness? None of this is certain.

Gu Jun first tried the "psychic barrier technology" that Deng Ximei had contributed to the bureau. This is like a kind of psychological self-hypnosis method of Yiwen people. It uses skilled meditation, self-imagination, filling in details, etc. to create a The layer can affect the protection of consciousness.

The bureau attaches great importance to this technology, because the mental barrier can not only be used to fabricate fictitious selves, which is not what Deng Ximei told the bureau. The mental barrier can be used as a shield to suppress those things that are enough to cause stress-induced dementia. The amount of mental impact and mental erosion is borne by this barrier.

The mental barrier can be a fictitious self, some future scenes that you are extremely eager to look forward to, or a beautiful memory that continues to strengthen.

This technology is very helpful to frontline combatants, and it also allows the Tianji Bureau to master another world-leading psychic technology.

The bureau has selected the first batch of personnel from the Curse Department and the Old Seal Department for training and learning how to use it. Lou Xiaoning and Uncle Dan are among them, but Peacock and the others are not on the first list because they already have dual selves. It's hard to say what will happen if you add a layer of mental barrier. It's not too late to wait until the bureau figures it out before learning.

But it was at this stage that Gu Jun tried to use mental barriers to treat himself, and used future expectations to build barriers to resist the persistent avoidance symptoms.

But before he officially started, as soon as he listened to Deng Ximei's detailed explanation, his headache gradually worsened, and his first attempt failed.

The second attempt after a day's delay also failed. He was completely unable to concentrate to that level. Things that he could easily do in the past were now difficult to do.

It's like having a thousand kilogram weight tied to both feet. If you want to run, it's beyond human power.

The attempt to use the mind barrier technology failed, and the old seal technology did not work. Gu Jun also tried some other methods, including psychological treatment, burning incense and worshiping Buddha. The drug treatment was not only taking norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors, but also drinking some traditional Chinese medicine. , and also did some dietary therapy. However, all of them have no effect.

Each treatment option proved unworkable, and each hope was dashed. In the end, Gu Jun himself and the treatment team could only accept the bitter consequences.

As of today, the 26th, there are only a few days left before New Year’s Eve on the 31st of the month.

Thanks to the calmness of these days, many people have a short holiday and can go home to visit relatives for the New Year, but many of them are worried about Gu Jun.

Gu Jun was aware of this situation, so he proposed to take a vacation as soon as possible. In fact, he wanted to leave before the New Year so that everyone could go home and have a good New Year.

"Captain Xue, I'm leaving this afternoon." At this time, Gu Jun said softly to the photo on the tombstone, "I don't know when I will come back."

He will still come back regularly for brain examinations, but "come back" in another sense has no date.

He cannot participate in frontline work, nor can he work in logistics and clerical work. He cannot even transfer to the Recreation Department to arrange food, drink and entertainment for everyone, or work as a mascot spokesperson in the Public Relations Department, because as long as he is in

Both the Tianji Bureau and Goa will inevitably expose him to a large amount of abnormal information, which is not conducive to his rest and recovery.

When faced with abnormal things, he didn't have a strong stress reaction from the contact with Zu Geli. He just had a dull headache. It may be because of the special connection established by the dream before, or it may be because of creatures like Zu Ge. It wouldn't cause stress to anyone in the first place.

Therefore, he will still participate in the matter of alliance with Zuge in due course.

But after all, the most appropriate arrangement for him now is to leave the Tianji Bureau, leave these abnormal things, and return to normal life.

"Captain Xue, there is no need to feel sorry for me." Gu Jun added, "Compared to you and compared to many patients, I am already so lucky. Captain Xue, a person like you should have a heroic spirit even if he sacrifices himself." way, rather than sudden misfortune..."

He took a deep breath as he spoke, "It's just that there are really a lot of regrets in this world. Now that I'm gone, I have to go back to the dormitory to pack my things. I'll see you next time."

After Gu Jun said this, he saluted the tombstone with a sullen face, then turned around and strode away.

Love the Plague Doctor.