Plague Doctor

At the end of October and the beginning of November, the atmosphere of autumn becomes stronger.

"Shidong Mountain" in the northern part of Dongzhou is also full of autumn colors. The yellow maple leaves of autumn maples are scattered on the mountain, and the mountain climbing road is paved like a golden carpet. It is especially beautiful when there is fog in the mountain, just like falling. Entered into wonderland.

Therefore, although it is not a scenic spot, it still attracts some mountaineers and backpackers who go hiking.

It was still early in the morning, cold and humid, with large dark clouds moving in the sky. The weather forecast said it would become cloudy today.

Shidong Mountain is prone to fog due to its geographical characteristics. It is usually a light white fog, but now a thick brown-black fog shrouds a mountain stream.

This mountain stream winds and flows from the mountain to the foot of the mountain. The water in the stream is very clear. Amidst the gurgling sound, it flows through the jagged rocks along the way. It also nourishes thousands of creatures in this green mountain, whether birds, animals, fish or shrimps. , there are elements of mountains and rivers in the body.

As time passed, the thick brown-black fog not only did not dissipate, but also gradually condensed, becoming smaller, but the brown-black color became darker.

When the weak sunlight shines through the dark clouds and shines on this mountain stream, the black fog has disappeared.

But on a large stone in the stream that was half out of the water, there was a small patch of inky black and a little green mottled, like moss or stains.

Except for the sound of gurgling water, there was silence, which was eerie, and the chirping of birds could be heard from far, far away.

It wasn't until the sounds of mountaineers laughing and chatting came from the other side of the mountain road that the loneliness here was broken.

"The air in the mountains is so good!"

"Isn't it? Sitting in the office every day can really drive people crazy. It's so nice to go out and feel nature on the weekends."

"Fei Ming? Come on, follow me. We've only climbed so far, and I think you'll be out of breath."

"It's not easy for a fat man like Fei Ming to go out and climb mountains."

This is a group of five young people, both male and female. They all seem to have just graduated from college and have only been working for a few years. Two men and two women were walking in front, talking and laughing, and were currently making fun of a fat man who was lagging behind.

Tan Jinming is not particularly obese. He wears glasses and has a plain face.

He is indeed a fat man, the kind with a broad heart and a fat body. He is a college classmate with one of the four people, and they play well together. He also gets to know the others through this, and they become familiar with each other after hanging out a few times.

They made fun of him, but Tan Jinming was not angry. "Fat Ming" was his nickname since he was a child, and he had long been used to it. He also often teased his friends when they were laughing and joking, so it was nothing.

But suddenly, Tan Jinming's consciousness flickered slightly, and he couldn't help but push up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, feeling a little restless in his heart for no reason.

The restlessness brought another wave of mood:

Aren't these guys usually low-minded people themselves? Some watch short videos, some play games, and some read novels.

After finally going out to climb a mountain, you still feel like a fitness expert? He also said that someone else is a fat nerd... He was born fat, and even drinking water makes him fat...

However, Tan Jinming was indeed out of breath and walked slowly, while the four companions in front continued to walk very fast.

Disturbed by that impatience, he swallowed some of the words he wanted to counterattack without saying them.

"Haha." Tan Jinming smirked, took a breath of fresh mountain air, and used all his strength to follow. Just looking at my body shape, I am only 163cm tall, short, fat, short-sighted, slightly ugly, with a fat face and my appearance is less than 4 points...

Look at the four companions again. Although they are all ordinary people, at least the men are tall and the women are quite pleasing to the eye.

And his college classmate, Wang Zibo, can even be regarded as a folk wild prince, with a height of 178cm, good proportions, and a clothes hanger. And because he has a funny conversation and likes to read a few miscellaneous books, he is as knowledgeable as his name suggests, and he talks in one way, which has always been popular with girls.

Wang Zibo's girlfriend Zhu Lin is quite beautiful and knows how to dress well. She always looks like an urban fashionable beauty.

If you turn on the beauty camera and do some photoshop, you can be regarded as a goddess.

The other two people, Fang Haixiang and Li Huitong, are also a couple. Zhu Lin and Li Huitong are best friends, so they formed a team.

Everyone was in pairs, but Tan Jinming was alone and joining in the fun. When he thought about it, he lost interest.

If I had known earlier I wouldn't have come. Tan Jinming thought to himself that he might as well stay at home, play games and watch movies.

But, that’s a fat house, right…

The restlessness in my heart suddenly became a little bigger.

"Hey, look at it, the water in this stream is really clear. I wonder if you can drink it directly?"

"Of course not. There might be some parasites in the water."

"How can there be any parasites in such clear water?"

Ahead, Zhu Lin was the first to become interested in that mountain stream. She turned from the mountain climbing path onto the path and walked over. Then Wang Zibo, Fang Haixiang, and Li Huitong also followed. Li Huitong took photos with her mobile phone, and then she wanted to select a few to post on Moments.

Zhu Lin and Wang Zibo discussed whether there would be parasites in the water.

After all, Wang Zibo knew a lot of miscellaneous knowledge, and said: "It has nothing to do with the clear water. In places like this where there are many saprophytes and aquatic organisms around, there may be parasite eggs. Once you drink it, you will be infected. It’s time to get into trouble. Look, there’s moss everywhere, those

I don't know if it's mold or not. "

Several other people looked around after hearing this, and then noticed that there were indeed things like moss and mildew on the strange rocks washed by the stream.

"Is it that serious..." At this time, Tan Jinming came over, "Nongfu Spring can be installed from here, and it can still be sold. You are just afraid of trouble."

This was just a daily routine between friends, quarreling with each other and making fun of each other.

But when the words came out, Tan Jinming felt even more restless, as if there was another voice saying something: The world is timid and fearful, but it takes advantage of the good skin...

"Then you drink." Wang Zibo didn't know why, but he couldn't control his voice and said with excitement: "If you drink to death, don't blame me for not warning you."

At this moment, Tan Jinming's inner fire started to surge, "What are you talking about? You think you are awesome!"

The mountain wind blowing by was even colder, and the stains on the big stone in the stream melted into the water unnoticed by the impact of the water flow.

"Hey, are you still angry?" Wang Zibo didn't want to give in. He wasn't usually bad-tempered, but now he was like a firecracker: "I really thought I could drink just some clear water, but I could eat just some fresh mushrooms." ?Really, it seems like you haven’t read the book.”

At the same time, Zhu Lin, Fang Haixiang, and Li Huitong could all see that Fei Ming was really annoyed, and their faces were turning red.

"Stop talking." Zhu Lin tugged at her boyfriend, "You know you can't drink, so don't be so embarrassed."

"Am I bad?" Wang Zibo felt depressed and shook his head, as if he heard a gloomy voice saying: Only this damn fat man, Fei Ming, is still stubborn with you. No one here is smart enough for you, and no one knows enough for you. These people usually don’t read, they should listen, they should listen to you...

"What are you arguing about?" Fang Haixiang also came over to break up the fight, "The scenery here is so beautiful, we might as well take a few more photos if we have time."

"Yes." Li Huitong nodded, holding up his mobile phone with both hands to take a picture, "You have to pay attention to hygiene in the wild, just common sense, what's the point of making a fuss."

"Okay..." Wang Zibo took a deep breath and suppressed the confusion.

These words reached Tan Jinming's ears, but they aroused the restlessness even more.

They're laughing at you, Fat Ming, these people are laughing at you.

You hear it, "common sense", they think you're not just fat and ugly, but stupid, boring, and difficult to live with.

In fact, you are just a dispensable clown in this small team. When they are happy, they will make fun of you, and when they are unhappy, they will directly ridicule you.

What a shame...

Tan Jinming felt a sudden cracking pain in his head, as if something was rushing in, and the fire in his heart was getting more and more raging.

The two couples were already taking pictures as if nothing had happened. Zhu Lin was standing by the rock and posing with a smile. Wang Zibo was taking pictures of her with his mobile phone: "The smile is bigger, smaller, tilt your chin a little, and you don't have to raise your head that much." High, yes, that's it, lower your chin a little bit..."

On the other side, Fang Haixiang and Li Huitong were also taking photos.

No one cares about you anymore.

They all say that you can’t drink from this mountain and water... These arrogant guys have never even looked at you...

The fresh morning forest air could not calm the dark and crazy feeling in Tan Jinming's heart. Looking at the gurgling stream, he suddenly felt a desire to take a sip and show these people that the mountain water here is drinkable. , and very beneficial to the body...

There was a rumble in his throat. Go ahead and drink. Go ahead and drink.

Tan Jinming slowly took a step towards the stream, and the restless voice encouraged: Yes, that's it, go ahead.

"Fei Ming, come here and take some photos for us." At this time, Wang Zibo called, handing over the mobile phone he held in his right hand, waiting for Tan Jinming to take it.

But seeing Tan Jinming standing hesitantly, Wang Zibo muttered: "Are you still angry?"

Although he felt a little irritated, Wang Zibo thought about their friendship over the years, and Fei Ming was a kind and honest person... As two grown men, there are some things that don't need to be said too much, right? Wang Zibo said helplessly: "We were not arguing just now, were we? Are you still relieved? It's not like you."

Tan Jinming hesitated to speak. In fact, he was really not a stingy person. Why was he... so annoyed today? Everything was so annoying...

At this time, a ray of sunshine fell from the gap in the dark clouds, piercing Tan Jinming's eyes and making him drowsy.

Not today. It was fine when we set off, and it was fine when we were at the foot of the mountain...

It was when I came to this section of the road, here... that I became upset. Are you sick, suffering from heat stroke?

But the sunshine at this moment is not enough to cause heat stroke. When the dark clouds drift, the sunshine disappears behind the darkness.

"Stop filming, let's go?" Tan Jinming couldn't help but said, feeling cold all over his body, "I feel like something's not right here, it's windy."

Hearing what Fei Ming said, Fang Haixiang and Li Huitong also felt strange, as if there was indeed a sense of coldness from time to time. Nowadays, the concept of "supernatural power" has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and media reports about the Secret Bureau can be seen almost every day. Did they come across something dirty...

Zhu Lin looked around again, and the more she looked, she felt something was wrong. She couldn't see where it was, but something was wrong, "Let's go!"

Wang Zibo was about to say something, but his mind flickered, and the unknown fire in his heart suddenly burst out, and he yelled: "You are so verbose even if I ask you to take a photo!"

Zhu Lin and others were stunned. Wang Zibo

He spewed out the negativity in his heart as if he was out of control: "You're so angry at such a trivial matter! You're a man and you're your aunt, aren't you!"

Tan Jinming almost lost his mind suddenly, as if a bomb had been dropped on his already agitated state of mind. This piece of shit like Wang Zibo...

Over the years, has there ever been a time when he wasn't always willing to give in? Is this what good friends are like? In the end, he was regarded as a fool...

In anger, Tan Jinming couldn't help but rushed forward, raised his fist and punched Wang Zibo in the face, but Wang Zibo got out of the way in time. Amidst the screams of the other three, Wang Zibo pushed Tan heavily. Jin Ming slapped his back, "Fuck you uncle!"

The location where the two clashed was right next to the stream. Tan Jinming was pushed and his feet suddenly staggered. He stepped on a piece of moss beside the mountain stream. Before he could fully react, he was shocked. , when the muscles in the whole body tightened, the whole person had already slipped down.

Plop! The clear water of the stream splashed, and Tan Jinming fell face down into the stream, his head almost hitting a rugged boulder.

And now, his entire fat face was immersed in the stream water, and the water suddenly poured into his eyes, ears, nose, mouth...

Gudong, Gudong, in pain and panic, Tan Jinming swallowed several mouthfuls of water.

He didn't see it, and neither did anyone else. The seemingly clear water was actually mixed with some unknown dark green microorganisms.

These microorganisms entered Tan Jinming's mouth with the stream water, then reached the throat, passed through the esophagus, and then reached the stomach... They immediately adhered to the gastric mucosa, condensed, and writhed. In just an instant, the gastric mucosa changed rapidly. The color changed from light flesh red to pitch black, and then quickly deepened and darkened...

"Faming!?"

"Pull him up quickly!"

At the same time, there was a sound of panic among the four people around. Although this mountain stream is not deep and the water is not fast, such a fall can be very serious.

Wang Zibo suddenly broke out in a cold sweat at any time, as if he had woken up from a nightmare. What was going on? Why did he and Fei Ming start a fight...

He hurriedly went up with Fang Haixiang to work together to pull Tan Jinming up from the mountain stream.

Love the Plague Doctor.