Chapter 636

Matthew had great admiration for Josiah Wooler, who wrote the Plague Compendium. It was the first systematic medical literature that studied acute infectious diseases and the only treatise on plague in traditional medicine from ancient times to the present. It was a book that had benefited the people for generations. As such, Matthew held respect not only for Josiash but also for his descendants. The car entered Woolfields and stopped outside residence No. 86. After Matthew got out of the car, he noticed the front door was tightly locked. He approached and lightly knocked on the door. He knocked three times. The rust clung to the large iron gate, and flakes of peeling paint fluttered down. There was no response from the yard or from inside the house. He lifted his hand and wanted to knock on the door again but hesitated, afraid the door would fall apart. Peering through the door gap, he saw the empty yard and shouted, "Declan Wooler, are you home?" There was no response, still.