The Cyanided Heart

When Kate woke up, there was a rusty metal tray in front of the railing, with a few pieces of bread and a glass of water scattered on it.

This is... food?Kate looked at Buford as if to ask what was going on.But Buford just shook his head gravely.

"Take it all, Kate."

"Huh...?" Kate looked at Buford in surprise, "How can it be..."

"I mean... this amount of bread can't fill my stomach." Buford scratched his head, "Don't force it, Kate. You look so bad... eat quickly. Try to keep yourself alone now Physical strength is the wisest choice."

"I...I see."

Kate gulped the bread into her mouth. It was hard, but the pain in her stomach eased a bit.

"I have a hunch what might happen next." Buford fumbled in his pocket, "My gun was confiscated before I came here... If something really happens, I hope the remaining gadgets can start to work .”

"Don't force it, Buford." Kate sighed with some worry.

"Don't worry." Buford smiled, "I'm not the kind of guy who only thinks about it."

...

When Leia pushed the door open, the small trolley full of medicines and equipment behind her couldn't help but vibrate.The girl named Amy was burying her face in her knees, and there was less anger in her eyes looking at Leia, replaced by fear and helplessness.The tears on the little face were like two dry streams.

"So...how are you feeling now?"

Could it be that this guy has been thinking about the virus for two hours... Otherwise, why is it like a different person?Obviously not long ago, he was still alive and kicking... If he insisted on describing it, he might look like a deflated ball.

Amy was just silent.

"answer me."

"I don't know about that kind of thing!" Amy buried her face in her arms, "Why do you ask me in such a flat tone! Anyway, I will die... No, I don't want to die... Woo..."

"You bastard..." Leia sullenly grabbed Amy's collar.But no matter how Leia shook, Amy's expression just froze like plaster.Not to mention the change.Leia frowned and let go of Amy's collar.

"Your friend...is called Kate, isn't she?"

"Kate..." Amy's eyes seemed to regain some brilliance, and after a while she looked up at Leia, her eyes were full of anger, "Damn...what did you do to her!"

"Everyone does what they can..."

Before the words fell, Leia realized something was wrong.The pale girl trembled uncontrollably, her cyanotic lips seemed to want to say something.

"What a troublesome ghost...why didn't you just say it?"

Leia's tone was full of anxiety.

...

Have you heard?Reports on that graduate...

Discussions spread one after another in the school, and Leia just fell asleep with her head on her pillow.The sunlight passing through the glass is divided into inconspicuous beams of light, and the light dust raised is rolling in the air.

Leia opened her eyes.In one corner of the table was a newspaper with something written in large black letters.She slowly pulled the newspaper over.

"The soul buried under the scalpel", "Amazing number of test subjects", "Cruel doctor", ...

Leia sighed, crumbling the newspaper and throwing it into a nearby trash can.The 100 printed abruptly on the shredded paper is probably a "0" that was erased.

It's full of boring reporters, and it's okay to ignore these out-of-context tricks.Obviously doing the same thing as myself, but some colleagues think this is more interesting, Leia closed her eyes.

"Please come in."

When Leia knocked on the door, there was a short but magnetic answer from inside.

"Professor Victor... sorry to bother you, but..."

"Oh? It's Leia, sit down." The person opposite put down the newspaper, and looked at the visitor with kind eyes under slightly curly white hair.He picked up the teacup at the side and drank it in one gulp, then stood up, "If it's not urgent, I'll make you a cup of tea first. Of course, you can talk about your difficulties while I'm making the tea, although I've already guessed One or two."

"Guess one or two means...?"

"I've read today's newspaper." Victor opened the tea box, "Guess that's why you came here."

"...That's right." Leia sighed, "It's unbelievable that these ridiculous reporters are saying that we kill without blinking an eye."

"They are indeed exaggerating. If it's a tenth of that amount, it's justified." Victor put the saucer in front of Leia, "After all, if it's not work, no doctor would want to do it, would he?"

"I know." Leia leaned on the chair, "But the influence of the rumors is really bad. Now I can hear the students' comments when I walk around the school. It's really distressing."

"Well, rumors are really annoying. But rumors stop at the wise, I believe there are always sensible people." Victor smiled, "I will let people talk to those reporters, you don't have to worry too much. But..."

"what?"

"A lot of things are unacceptable, but if more people try it, it becomes a common thing, even if it is immoral." Victor stared at Leia, "Is this ridiculous? But people who laugh If there is too much, it becomes the truth, even if it is ridiculous. I think...even though people often decide problems by emotion, it is still rationality that supports our survival, and this will not change.”

...

Impossible, unforgivable.There is no wrong reason for what I do.If we insist on giving an answer to this simple question, it is probably caused by our different fates.

Everything was taken from me.If I can do my job well, I can probably make up for his expectations.

Damn...I don't want this.

...

"How about the test report?"

"Suspected parasitic infection." The doctor adjusted his glasses, "I guess it's malaria. If it continues to drag on, it will be more serious, and there is no antimalarial drug officially used in clinical practice among the drugs currently under study. Quinine doesn't work either. For now."

"...I see." Leia took the report.

"Director, if it's an experimental subject, you don't have to worry about their life or death."

...

"you're awake?"

Amy opened her eyes, and the place where she was lying was a cold iron bed.The person named Leia was standing by and looking down at him.

"You really want to escape from here."

Amy turned her face sideways and nodded feebly.

"Then do your best to get out of here, can you?"

"leave here…?"

"Forgot to say, there is a poison in that metal ring for testing. The control is with me, so you have no choice." Leia said, "The time limit is two hours, I hope you don't do something stupid to make me open it early ,Good luck."