Chapter 207 Interview Record of the Epidemic Doctor [Part ]

【Epidemic Doctor: (Pause) My behavior needs no explanation.】

【Dr. Zeman: You killed Hamm, then butchered him until he . . . 】

【Epidemic Doctor: (interrupting angrily) Not dead! No! No... not dead. He was... he was cured.】

【Dr. Zeeman: Cured? Cured of what? 】

【Plague Doctor: Plague, sir! I thought you would realize how lucky I was to have discovered it before it began to spread. . . 】

【Dr. Zeman: (interrupting) What plague? You keep mentioning the so-called plague, but you have never successfully described this "disease". And in order to prove the so-called plague, you actually took his life? Are you worthy of him!】

【Epidemic Doctor: He... (Pause) The plague presented and developed in an unpredictable way, and spread to his body through strange channels without any preparation... and... (Breathing heavily) Whatever you say, doctor, it was my kindness to him, and he was cured.】

【Dr. Zeeman: He turned into a monster, we had to kill him! 】

【Epidemic Doctor: (Pause) I… I don't expect you to understand. You and your… your kind have proven time and again that you are not scientists, but rather people with… emotions. You cannot comprehend the horror I have seen, the millions who have succumbed to the plague and been changed, the millions who…】

[Dr. Zeman: Your treatment cost Hamm his life! ]

[Epidemic Doctor: No, dear sir, I saved his life! You will let this world fall back into the despair brought by disease and death, and ignore the fact that I created a miracle...]

【Dr. Zeeman: (in a higher voice over the plague doctor) What disease? What plague? He is a healthy man! He is a good doctor!】

【Plague Doctor: Free treatment for those afflicted with the plague! It is not worth arguing with you, sir, you are short-sighted and stupid. Doctor Ham was sick, and I... (breathing rapidly) I cured him. I am the only one who can do it. My work must continue, there is much to be done, much to be done...】

【Dr. Zeeman: I've had enough. All rations for you will be cancelled. Welcome back to the containment chamber! (away from the microphone) We are done.】

【Plague Doctor: I can save others! Even you, though you don't deserve it, will be saved! I can save everyone! I can end the plague once and for all. I can do it! Only me! I... I... (breathing rapidly) I saved... I saved him... Doctor Ham, I... I cured him... He was sick, I know he was sick, I know, you're all sick, but I can save you. I can save you all, because I am the cure.】

[END LOG]

[Appendix: Post-event report
[The following content is excerpted from the April 2017, 4 Epidemic Doctor Incident Report. The interview was conducted by Dr. Eli Kim and was conducted three weeks after the initial investigation began.]

【Date: May 2017, 5

Interviewer: Dr. Eli Kim

Interviewee: Epidemic Doctor]

[Begin Log]

[Dr. Licking: Doctor, this interview we are conducting means that our investigation into your killing of Hamm will be concluded. Your action resulted in the death of a staff member. Do you have anything to say?]

[Epidemic Doctor: I look forward to you letting me return to work! Over the past few weeks, I have developed a new theory that demonstrates how the plague can infect someone in such a dangerous way that I can hardly detect it.] [Dr. Likin: Do you have any regrets about your actions? For Ham's death?]

【Epidemic Doctor: (Waving) Ah, yes. The death of a colleague is always regrettable, but in the face of an epidemic we must act quickly, doctor, without hesitation.】

[Dr. Licking: Dr. Zeeman noted in his report that you seemed sad during your initial interview.]

【Epidemic Doctor: Sad... (Pause) Perhaps. I did not expect... It is sad that a companion has been infected, but the work must continue. Unfortunately, the death of Dr. Hamm has provided us with an important lesson. Living human individuals are the only way forward. I have decided that my cure is of no use on dead bodies, and I have taken all I can from your generous supply of corpses. I hope to obtain living people with this disease as test subjects.】

【Dr. Licking: I’m afraid you’ll be disappointed.】

【Epidemic Doctor: (Laughing) Doctor, I won’t say anything absolute.】

[END LOG]

【Related Notes】

[1. The plague doctor's robe and gloves are made of the same thick skin that accumulates on the skin, while the mask is made of a kind of chitin that grows from the facial bones.]

[2. The entity claims to have originated in 15th century France, but also admits that it has "traveled extensively." ]

[3. The space inside the bag seems to be unusually large, because we have observed the plague doctor taking out objects larger than the bag itself to perform surgery on the corpse. We have asked to see its bag several times, but were rejected. We do not doubt that if we use force, it may cause a fatal disaster. ]

[4. The doctor had repeatedly expressed his desire to conduct human experiments, and was dissatisfied when he was rejected.]

[5. The plague doctor once said that it does not need to eat, but enjoys food and believes that food helps the mind function properly. ]

【6. The “humors” here and the balance of humors mentioned below indicate that the plague doctors still follow the “theory of four humors” proposed by the ancient Greek physician Hippocrates to some extent, that is, the imbalance of the four humors of “choleretic, hematologic, phlegmatic, and black bile” is the source of various diseases.】

[7. The plague doctor added the following words to his statement: "This is certainly the basic knowledge of a capable physician. I thought you would have learned this during your education!" This makes us wonder if the plague doctor's knowledge is too ancient. ]

[8. It is worth noting that the doctor's log is not written in any known language, and attempts by linguists and code-decoding experts to decipher it have all ended in failure.]

When seeing this, many people were dumbfounded, and many people had a common thought, that is, is this epidemic doctor a lunatic?

Strange: "First of all, based on the information I got later, I can conclude that its medical knowledge is completely stuck in the ancient times. It only has the theory of humors. Its medical logic cannot be described by modern medicine at all! It's completely nonsense!"

Chopper: "I thought no one knew about the theory of humors. It is very valuable knowledge, but it does not represent everything."

Dieter: "This plague doctor keeps talking about a plague, but he is the only one who knows about it and doesn't know how to describe it. He only knows how to do strange experiments. He is a complete lunatic."

Orochimaru: "Mad? Maybe it's just walking in a higher realm that your eyes can't reach."

(End of this chapter)