Hospital No. 444

When leaving the house, his father repeatedly told David to listen to Captain Lin.

"Although Captain Lin Tai is a very good person, you must be respectful in front of him! Among the nine people on the patrol, there must be more than one who asks for his care. You must do whatever he says, and you must not disobey under any circumstances!"

"Okay, Dad, I understand."

"Also, when the porcelain dolls come out, don't grab them or choose them. Don't care about the porcelain dolls with any expressions, and don't ask others. Just listen to others, and compliment Captain Lin and other team members more. "

That's what he said, but David was really stupid and didn't know how to say nice things. He always said what he thought of. But at this time, he could only nod his head in front of his father and did not dare to refute.

Later, David followed Captain Lin and arrived near the temple at around two o'clock in the afternoon.

Although the temple is called a "temple", it actually does not have any characteristics of a temple. First of all, it is not very big, with a total size of only 500 square meters. Secondly, there are no Buddha statues or gods inside the temple. As for monks, incense... naturally does not exist.

The temple was created along with the white mist. To this day, people fear the temple more than respect it. But it is undeniable that the white mist did not completely cover the entire village because of the existence of the temple.

Lin Tai took David into the temple.

The ground was covered with fallen leaves, and a plaque without words hung on the hall in front of me.

A stone tablet stands in front.

"Is this your first time in the temple?"

"Well, I didn't dare to come here before. My parents usually came to receive food rations and daily necessities."

"It's up to you from now on. You guys can get an extra ration from now on. Your parents are no longer old enough to join the patrol. With your joining, your family will no longer have to struggle to eat meat in the future. "

"Ok, I know."

From now on, mother won't have to wait for his birthday to let him eat meat.

David moved closer to the stone tablet.

There is this text written on it:

Villagers of Nanmei Village must keep the following guidelines in mind:

First, no matter what happens, you must not enter the white mist, even if part of your body comes into contact.

Second, starting at nine o'clock every night, a nine-person patrol must be formed to stay within two meters of the white fog and surround the white fog that envelopes the village until zero o'clock.

Third, the members of the nine-man patrol were selected by drawing lots. The captain is changed once a month, and the team members are changed every day.

Fourth, the patrol members must come to the temple in advance at three o'clock in the afternoon to collect bamboo poles and porcelain dolls. The porcelain doll must be inserted at the top of the bamboo pole. If you feel there is danger in the white mist, you can immediately insert the bamboo pole into the white mist to save the day, but the porcelain doll will lose part of it.

Fifth, patrol members can write the necessary daily necessities on paper and burn them in the temple. They can come to the temple to collect them after 8 a.m. the next day.

Sixth, if no one in the village participates in the patrol, every night, the white fog surrounding the village will push inwards, and nine people in the village will die at the same time.

Seventh, for each patrol, the captain must keep in mind the number of personnel lost during the patrol. After the patrol, the team leader must count the number of people and ask the team members to report the number. If you find that there are more people coming, you must find a way to find the extra person within a month. Otherwise, you must kill one of the team members and put the body into the white mist, otherwise the village will face a terrible disaster. .

After reading the content on the stone tablet, David blinked subconsciously.

"Although these have become village rules, this is the first time I have seen this stone tablet with my own eyes."

David remembered that at the beginning, the villagers did not believe the content of the stone tablet at all, so naturally no one was arranged to patrol it. However, the next day, nine people actually died.

David was still too young at that time, so his memory was still a bit fuzzy, but he remembered clearly that his father, who had seen the corpse with his own eyes, turned pale when he came home and vomited several times.

Being trapped in this terrifying white mist plunged the villagers into unprecedented panic. There are still some people who do not believe in evil. They find someone to tie ropes to their bodies, and then continue to go deep into the white mist. However, not far out, the person holding the rope felt a terrible force pulling the villagers, and then either let go before being pulled into the white mist, or they were pulled in together.

The villagers began to understand that there was some kind of... "monster" inside the white mist.

This "monster" is very scary, but for some unknown reason, the "monster" can only exist in the fog and cannot leave the scope of the fog. However, if according to the stone tablet, if there is no patrol, white fog from all directions will continue to shroud the inside of the village!

At that time, there was a huge panic in the village, and a riot was about to occur. Village Chief Ge stood up and decided to abide by the rules on the stone tablet. He took out the bamboo poles and porcelain dolls from the temple, formed a patrol team, and started patrolling.

"We must believe in the party and the government! The government will definitely come to rescue us! Before that, we must find a way to save ourselves! Starting tonight, someone must go on patrol! If the result of the lottery is determined and everyone does not go on patrol, I will be the first Take off his skin!"

Chief Ge's prestige in the village finally began to stabilize the village. After all, since there are relatively few young and middle-aged people left behind in the village, middle-aged and elderly people are more convinced by Village Chief Ge.

As for the age limit for the patrol team, that was also arranged by Village Chief Ge. Moreover, no matter who is drawn by lot, the village chief will handle the matter impartially and without any favoritism.

However, the patrol team is made up of people, and it is impossible for them not to make some mistakes. For ten years, no matter whether it is hot or cold, windy or rainy, we have to patrol every day and night, so... problems will naturally arise.

For example, a certain team member suddenly has a fever, and the female team member suddenly comes to visit... The draw is usually decided in the morning, and it cannot be replaced in case of emergencies. So...when this happens, any accident may happen.

"Stop looking and let's go." Lin Tai walked up and said.

"I heard a saying that if someone is drawn and doesn't go..."

"Don't ask too many questions." Lin Tai's face changed slightly, "Or do you not want to go?"

"Of course not!"

"That's good. Three o'clock is coming soon, we..."

At this time, David saw several more men and women entering the temple and greeted David and Lin Tai.

"Captain Lin!"

"Captain Lin!"

Obviously, they are all villagers who will participate in the patrol tonight.

"Captain Lin is here so early!"

"I remember that sometimes the bamboo poles and porcelain dolls would appear half an hour early."

"That's it..."

"Okay," Lin Tai said, "Everyone, get ready to go in."

Then, a group of people bustled into the temple.

There is almost nothing in the temple, and it is completely in a state of bare walls.

However, a few doors are visible.

Then, Lin Tai walked towards one of the doors.

He pushed the door open, but there was nothing in the room.

“The bamboo poles and porcelain dolls have not yet appeared.”

"Then just wait."

David looked at the team members in front of him.

If nothing else, I should be able to spend tonight safely.

However, this is a very dangerous job after all.

It stands to reason that the "monster" cannot leave the range of the white mist, and as long as the team members don't get too close to the white mist, nothing will happen.

But the fact is, every year, patrol personnel experience attrition. There were many horrifying stories about this in the village, and in the end, David didn't know which one to believe.

But for many years, he didn't understand the last rule on the stone tablet.

There are only nine people in total. Why do we have to count them every time? And if there is one more person, how do you find a way to find the extra "person"? Could it be that there are so many extra ones that even the captain can’t recognize them?