Plague Doctor

This world, April 8, 2022.

We have all the necessary technologies, mobile phones, computers, the Internet... This is a modern world.

Gu Jun sat in the back seat of this Buick car, looking through the car window at this ancient New England-style town.

Arkham was built along both banks of the Miskatonic River. It can be divided into north and south along the two banks, connected by three bridges.

On both sides of the river are old-era buildings with mansard roofs, gabled roofs covered with moss, and green meadows scattered like rocks. Although this is a small town, it has all kinds of facilities, including the University of Michigan, several hospitals in addition to the mental hospital, churches, prisons, theaters, etc.

There are several major newspapers here, "Arkham Gazette", "Arkham Advertiser", and "Arkham Candide" where Hanna Mazelvich works is only at the bottom, and in recent years Due to the impact of new online media, these traditional newspapers are having a hard time surviving. Hannah should not be so busy.

When it comes to the history of Arkham, the witch trials in surrounding areas such as Salem, Chicktown, and Innsmouth cannot be avoided.

Before that, Gu Jun got back "his" mobile phone - Jem's mobile phone. He didn't find any special information in the mobile phone.

It’s just that through pictures, documents, etc., I have a better understanding of my current identity.

Then, he used this mobile phone to search online. There was a so-called "Witch House" in Arkham, where Kezia Mason once lived.

Here, Kezia Mason is not only a character in "The King in Yellow", but also a historical figure. She was a person from the 17th century who lived in the family's big house. She was caught for witchcraft. Then she opened the door to space in the prison and disappeared with her strange cat and ghost. The jailer who witnessed it at the time was stunned.

The first time Gu Jun heard about the legend of this witch was from old man Joyce in Chicktown, Massachusetts in the early 20th century.

What he heard at that time did not involve the ghost cats and ghosts.

But here, in the modern version of the 21st century world of Massachusetts, the details of the legend have changed a bit, and they have caused changes.

The "Witch House" is one of the more popular attractions in Arkham.

Many years ago, the old big house was bought by a businessman, renovated and turned into a witch-themed exploration hotel. Visitors can stay in the room where the witch once lived and see the occult carvings, spells, etc. left by the witch herself.

But Gu Jun found a report on the Internet, saying that those occult things were just marketing created by the merchants later. In fact, they were full of loopholes.

On the hotel review website, the Witch's House has a very low rating, only 3.1 out of 5. The service attitude is poor, the room is messy, the ifi signal is poor, and sometimes there is a problem with the hot water supply. The most negative reviews are: I stayed there for one night and didn't encounter anything supernatural at all.

Despite this, the Witch's House still has visitors every day, with young tourists going there looking for excitement.

Gu Jun looked at these comments and found them quite strange.

He had been to Chicktown and Arkham Prison in 1692, and knew how wild it was in the old days, and knew that strange things did happen here.

But now, it seems that all the frightening darkness has dissipated, and the Witch's House allows people who have never seen real darkness to laugh and curse.

Arkham Asylum is located on the outskirts of town in the northern part of town, while Mazelvich's family is in a neighborhood to the south where they also operate a small supermarket.

So during this drive, the car crossed the Miskatonic River. Gu Jun saw boats on the wide, sea-like river, tourists walking along the river bank, and large groups of white pigeons flying around. It was a peaceful scene.

But for some reason, he always felt that the faces of those tourists were a bit fake.

The car crossed the river and arrived at the community on Herget Road. There were also houses with mansard roofs and green garden lawns in front.

Finally, the car stopped in front of a two-story house. Sanders had already gotten out of the car and left. Bob and Janet took Gu Jun down.

"Jim, welcome home." Bob smiled cheerfully and was very approachable.

Gu Jun observed all the way, got out of the car, walked onto the porch, and entered the house. He saw some photos on the wall not far from the door, each of which seemed to confirm Jem's existence. In the name of amnesia, he asked about the story behind each photo.

"This is your piano performance at the sophomore year of high school." Bob pointed to a photo of Jem playing the piano on the stage and said quite proudly.

Gu Jun can't play the piano and has never learned it, but he knows who can play, Mozart, Xiao Huili and other girls...

"When will Hannah come back?" he asked. It was almost evening.

"She hasn't gotten off work yet." Bob was proud of his daughter. "She has a good working ability, and the newspaper office leaves everything to her."

Gu Jun listened first and said he wanted to be alone for a while. Bob and Janet went to the kitchen to make dinner.

He seriously returned to his home, walked around casually, then walked up to the second floor and entered Jem's room. The door was half open, it was obviously a boys' room. Regardless of whether there was hidden surveillance or not, he immediately rummaged through the cabinets and entered the NPC's home like playing a game.

Jim Mazelvich is a medical dog, an American medical dog is also a medical dog. There are bone models, surgical suturing practice equipment and other things on the desk.

Gu Jun looked really nostalgic, and thought again of his Calop equipment, and now he didn't know where they were.

He went through a lot of Jem's stuff

, but when it comes to "The King in Yellow", it's still like a blank sheet of paper, nothing can be found.

"How is it possible?" Gu Jun frowned and thought, there is also a process for acute madness.

Sanders said that Jem was talking about "The King in Yellow" as early as half a month before April Fool's Day, and Jem should have read it earlier.

One thing about medical dogs is that they have to take a lot of notes, notes, notes, notes! Line drawing, drawing, mind mapping, all kinds of things.

If you don’t take notes, review and recite, you won’t be able to remember it.

He saw some of Jem's notes on the desk, which were also extremely detailed and excellent.

Since such a person is so interested in "Gu Jun" and suspects that he is "Gu Jun", he should want to clarify the story one by one, right?

Especially in the Alien Locust chapter, several worlds are intertwined, different time and space are intertwined, and there are so many clues that at least a mind map should be made.

Is it placed in the school dormitory? But on April Fool's Day, Jem was home and the backpack was in this room.

Gu Jun had an idea, maybe Jem actually did it, and even had a lot of notes, but...the files were taken away.

He thought as he walked out of the room and looked at the other room at the end of the corridor, Hannah's room.

Maybe that's the real witch's house.

Since I'm Jem, it's normal for me to go into my sister's room and take a look.

Gu Jun walked over casually, held the door handle and pushed it. It was not locked and could be opened.

Love the Plague Doctor.