Chapter 196 - Doomsday Escape 02 (1/2)
Xiao Lou and Yu Hanjiang were on the fourth floor and could see the entire hall. At this time, the outpatient hall had become chaotic. The child with the bitten ear was crying while many nurses, security guards and patients were bitten by the crazy woman.
The crowd surrounded the mother and daughter and an agitated middle-aged woman yelled, “What’s the matter what you? Are you a b.i.t.c.h? Are you a mad dog?”
There was also a man who complained. “f.u.c.k, my hand almost had a piece of flesh bitten off by her. What are her teeth made of? It is worse than a mad dog!”
The security captain opened with a calm face, “Everyone, don’t stand here and watch. Spread out!”
The nurses went to appease the crowd while the head nurse of the emergency department shouted, “Anyone who was bitten, please come to the treatment room for disinfection and bandaging immediately. Please cooperate!”
The hall might be a mess but the situation quickly stabilized under the actions of the security guards and head nurse. Several young and strong men escorted the other and daughter to the security room while all the bitten people were taken to the treatment room to have their wounds treated.
Such chaos sometimes occurred in the emergency department of the hospital. People who got drunk would come to the hospital in the middle of the night to see a doctor or bickering couples would come to the hospital and made a mess. These doctors and nurses were experienced. In the fact of a biting patient, they didn’t panic but first controlled the situation.
The onlookers soon dispersed but Xiao Lou saw this scene and couldn’t help feeling a bit of uneasiness.
Those who were bitten must’ve been infected.
He remembered the Zombie Town he had experienced in 2 of Spades. The virus carrier Liu Xiaoyuan attacked wildly and those attacked by him quickly became infected with the zombie virus. The virus spread overnight and the town soon became a human purgatory.
Xiao Lou remembered it very well. First of all, Liu Xiaoyuan was put in the morgue after dying and it was very different from the woman who suddenly went crazy. Secondly, the zombies of 2 of Spades had no consciousness and were slow to move. Xiao Lou used Remember Peach Blossom Spring to trick the zombies and could get an A-grade score.
The woman who just became sick was flexible and bit a dozen people in the outpatient hall in a few minutes. She wasn’t as clumsy as the zombies of 2 of Spades. Moreover, her daughter didn’t seem unconscious. She was smiling happily while eating a child’s ear.
Xiao Lou got the creeps when he thought of the little girl’s strange smile. What was going on? Were there conscious, rational zombies? Or was it not a zombie virus this time?
Xiao Lou didn’t have time to think as he quickly followed Yu Hanjiang to the escalator.
The two of them wanted to go downstairs and leave the hospital. As a result, the intern Xu Rongrong ran over in a hurry, panting as she said, “Professor Xiao, the director just called to have you go to a hospital meeting.”
Xiao Lou was surprised. “Meeting?”
Xu Rongrong explained, “It is an emergency meeting. The hospital leaders are all attending. You were told to go to the conference centre immediately.”
Xiao Lou looked at Yu Hanjiang, who frowned slightly and whispered, “Do you want to go?”
Xiao Lou thought carefully. “It might be an emergency meeting about this virus. I want to hear it. In addition, when I entered the secret room, I was told to follow instructions on the first day. If I don’t go, I might miss out on important clues and we might not be able to clear this instance perfectly.”
The hospital at this time was actually quite dangerous. There were already infected people and many more people would be infected in the future. If Xiao Lou went to the meeting, he might encounter an infected person on the way and be attacked.
Nevertheless, Xiao Lou’s thoughts were also correct. The emergency meeting must be related to the virus and some important clues can be obtained.
Naturally, Yu Hanjiang supported Xiao Lou’s decision. He nodded and without speaking, he pulled Xiao Lou into the next office.
Xu Rongrong looked at the handsome man in police uniform in a surprised manner and wondered, “Police Officer?”
Yu Hanjiang told her coldly, “I am investigating a case and have something to ask him.”
After entering the doctor’s office, Yu Hanjiang immediately locked the door and looked at Xiao Lou. “This secret room has no restrictions on the cards. First use Heart has a Tacit Exchange of Romantic Feelings. If you are in trouble then I can feel it at any time.”
Xiao Lou nodded, summoned Qin Guan and used the skill to open the heart channel.
The moment Yu Hanjiang entered the secret room, he received a report from a student that he was being attacked by a cla.s.smate and had to go. By the time he and his colleague had come to the scene, the student who did the biting had fled while the bitten student had fallen to the ground with his arm covered and missing a piece of flesh.
There were two buildings behind the outpatient hall of the hospital. The administrative building on the right was eight stories high while the inspection building on the left was ten stories high.
Yu Hanjiang pushed open the office window and pointed to the eight storey building on the front right. “If I remember correctly, the top floor of the administrative building is the conference centre of the hospital. You are going there for the meeting later. Do you see the window?”
Xiao Lou nodded. “Yes.”
Yu Hanjiang whispered, “Once in the meeting, try to get as close to that window as possible. I will climb to the top of the inspection building to the left and set up a sniper rifle. The moment a mutated infected person attacks you, I will immediately cover your retreat.”
Xiao Lou raised his head to observe the hospital’s architectural terrain. The inspection building had a total of eight floors while the administrative building had eight floors. If Yu Hanjiang climbed up to the top of the 10 storey building and set up a sniper rifle, his view from high to low was wide. His shooting range would cover all the windows of the eighth floor. As long as Xiao Lou stayed by the window, any infected person who tried to attack him would be shot down by Yu Hanjiang instantly.
Xiao Lou felt relieved with Group Leader Yu to protect him.
Yu Hanjiang added. “If the situation is more dangerous than you think, jump out the window and I will immediately pull you to the top of the inspection building with the white silk. The distance of the two buildings is around 20 metres. The length of the white silk is enough to bring you over.”
Xiao Lou couldn’t help being shocked when he heard this. The administrative building had eight floors. If he jumped out from a window on the eighth floor, Yu Hanjiang would be pulling him with the white silk from another building. If Yu Hanjiang slipped, wouldn’t he fall and be turned into a meat pie?
Xiao Lou suggested, “Otherwise, should I use Remember Peach Blossom Spring for direct teleportation?”
“The Peach Blossom Spring only lasts for 30 minutes. Your meeting might not necessarily finish in 30 minutes.”
The two people were connected by the hearts and Yu Hanjiang noticed Xiao Lou’s worry. He pressed a hand to Xiao Lou’s shoulder and spoke softly, “Trust me, the white silk is long enough to directly pull you over.”’
Xiao Lou saw his deep eyes and no longer felt doubts. He simply nodded. “Okay, if there is an incident in the conference room and I can’t cope then I will directly jump out of the window.”
“Let’s go. Be vigilant.”
The two men came out of the office. Xu Rongrong had been waiting at the door and after seeing Xiao Lou, she said, “Professor Xiao, hurry open. The director called again and said that the meeting time is now 12:30. It is currently 12:20.”
Xiao Lou told her, “I know, I’ll head there straight away.”
He and Xu Rongrong headed down the stairs together while Yu Hanjiang followed Xiao Lou. Xu Rongrong was curious about it until the policeman followed them until a fork in the road, where he separated from them and headed to the inspection building. Xiao Lou explained with a smile, “The police officer is investigating a case.”
Xu Rongrong said, “Oh” without asking much. She continued to follow Xiao Lou to the administrative building.
The two of them got into the elevator and went upstairs. In the elevator, Xu Rongrong covered her mouth while coughing gently. Xiao Lou looked back at her and asked with concern, “How long have you had a cold? Have you taken medicine?”
Xu Rongrong smiled. “It’s been a week. I usually have good health and never take medicine for a cold. In any case, the natural course of a cold is one week. It will pa.s.s and regularly taking medicine will just destroy the body’s immunity.”
Xiao Lou thought about it. This intern called Xu Rongrong, she definitely wasn’t an insignificant pa.s.serby if she was arranged beside him. Perhaps she had some clues. Did her cold have anything to do with this infection?
Just then, there was the dinging of the elevator. It had reached the top floor.
Xiao Lou got out of the elevator and Xu Rongrong smiled at him. “Professor Xiao, it is a meeting for leaders so I won’t go in.”
She made a goodbye gesture to Xiao Lou, who politely said goodbye to her and headed into the room.
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In the office, the hospital leaders and the directors of the departments had arrived.
Xiao Lou glanced at the window that Yu Hanjiang had mentioned. There were a few vacant spots over there. He walked over, stood by the window and looked up. He couldn’t see traces of anyone at the top of the building opposite but the heart channel told him that Yu Hanjiang was there and had set up his sniper’s rifle.