"H-how did you know? I haven't seen him in days, and now- h-he-"
Thanh Van ignored Father Pierre's irrational mumbling. If this was true, the only surviving villager was Father Pierre.
"No matter what happens, do not leave this house." Thanh Van warned, and the trembling father Pierre nodded furiously under the intent glare.
So, Thanh Van had deduced the situation correctly. The Archbishop must have infected the baby, and due to the baby being a newborn, the child must have died earlier than the standard infection rate of the plague.
That would explain why the baby had died before the Archbishop.
But, why did Kruger lie about this situation?
Was his agenda to protect patient 0's true identity - or something else?
Thanh Van thought over the scenario and the tasks handed over to them, but he couldn't get far.
The door frames wailed before it exploded.