Gu Jun returned to his hotel suite. After washing up, it was already 22: 40 when he crawled into bed. It was 10 minutes past the time limit, so it was acceptable.
He took out his phone and sent a goodnight message to Wu Shiyu. When he saw her reply, he placed the phone on the bedside table and switched off the bedroom lights.
'I wonder how many goodnights I've said to Dirty-minded Yu tonight …' Gu Jun closed his eyes with a smile. He adjusted his breathing and cleared his mind. 'Time to sleep. I'll go to the beach tomorrow. Even though it's winter and I won't be able to see any swimsuits, I'm sure it'll be fun …'
After a while, his nerves started to relax and his consciousness calmed down. The images of the day floated silently before his eyes.
'This is … I'm about to fall asleep …'
Suddenly, Gu Jun's head shook violently.
Normally, this was just a repetition of his brain during relaxation. After a few repetitions, he would fall asleep.
But now, the shaking gave Gu Jun a strange feeling. Anxiety rose in his heart. 'Abnormal energy, PTSD, heightened alertness …' He took several deep breaths to suppress these thoughts but in the end, he couldn't help but open his eyes.
His body did not move but he moved his eyes slightly to look around. The bedroom was dark.
The city lights that filtered in through the window blurred out the armoire and bedside table but there was no one, no Zoog or anything else.
A chill ran down Gu Jun's spine. It felt like someone was watching him from somewhere, like he was not the only one in the room …
After all, he was a special individual. The suite was guarded outside by members of the Action Department from Shen Hai Phecda. Furthermore, this hotel had been cooperating with Phecda for quite a long time. Before this, he had not noticed anyone.
'Armoire? ' Gu Jun's eyes finally fell on the wooden armoire to the right of the bed. 'Could he be hiding in there?'
He looked around and calculated for a moment. He grabbed his phone from the bedside table, jumped out of bed, rushed out of the bedroom, and slammed the door.
Then he used his phone to call the two guards outside and had them come in. Gao Haoze and Lin Ziyong were both muscular men in black suits. They looked like normal celebrity bodyguards but they were armed with real guns and had the rationality assessment stone. They had also learned how to use the Ancient Seal.
These two were elite members, and so were the other eight members of the protection team.
"Doctor Gu, what's wrong?" Gao Haoze's tone was respectful. Although Gu Jun was younger than him, he was a true war hero.
"I suspect there's someone in the room," Gu Jun said seriously. "Maybe he's hiding in the closet."
Gao Haoze and Lin Ziyong were both startled when they heard this. They immediately focused their attention, feeling a little angry and disappointed with themselves.
Why didn't the people watching the elevators, stairs, and corridors notice anything? This kind of matter could be big or small. If it was true, then they would have seriously neglected their duties. The job of the VIP Protection Team was to not disturb the VIP members and at the same time, extinguish all danger before it even started.
Now Doctor Gu said there was someone inside …
'Doctor Gu, Gu Jun.'
By now, everyone knew that if Gu Jun said there was something wrong, then there was definitely something wrong. At least that was the case for Gu Jun in the past.
The hostility against Gu Jun was definitely not that simple. If there was someone inside, it would not be a thief or a fanatic.
Therefore, Gao Haoze immediately called for backup. The other members who were waiting in the room rushed over. When they were ready and Gu Jun thought it was time to move, they rushed into the bedroom with automatic rifles. They closed in on the closet, under the bed or any other hiding place.
But there was no one inside the closet, under the bed … not even a cockroach.
Gu Jun's frown did not relax. However, he could not confirm whether his feeling was right or not because it had faded away.
"Captain Gao, I'm probably too nervous." He sighed. "I'm not used to sleeping in an unfamiliar place."
Even though he said that, Gao Haoze and the rest still gave the place a close inspection. Not only inside the suite, they also checked the rooftop of the building. They even rewatched some of the surveillance footage. There was no sign of anyone breaking into the suite. The place was very quiet.
No one complained about this Phecda Hero's paranoia, they could understand it.
This was not the first time they had joined Phecda. The VIP Protection Group was equivalent to the Special Mobile Force within the Action Department, so they were no strangers to this kind of paranoia. They themselves would sometimes be like this, much less their colleagues with low S Value and PTSD. They had worked with them and seen it before.
Therefore, they did not fully understand Gu Jun's condition but from the instructions given by the higher-ups, they knew he could not be provoked any further.
Gao Haoze had his team members retreat before he reported, "Doctor Gu, it's safe here. You can rest in peace. We'll keep watch."
"Okay … Thank you." Gu Jun nodded. Captain Gao was probably afraid that his ego would be hurt. Gu Jun did not mind discussing the situation with the rest.
But after escorting Captain Gao out, he returned to the bedroom and sat down on the bed. For a moment, he was confused.
'Are my PTSD symptoms increasing? ' He thought to himself, knowing that this was a possibility, and it was also what Chief Resident Shen and the others were worried about. "Increased vigilance: manifested as excessive vigilance, increased startle response, lack of concentration, provocative behavior, outbursts of anger, and self-destructive behavior. Some patients will have sleep disorders."
Gu Jun mumbled the symptoms of increased alertness in the textbook. This could explain his abnormal feeling and alertness.
'Is that so? 'Gu Jun lay down on the bed. He looked up at the ceiling and gave a long sigh.
He did not have any emotional disorder or sleep disturbance, but hypervigilance …
'I've always had paranoia … Dirty-minded Yu, I'm starting to miss you … '
Gu Jun settled back into his position. He pulled the covers over him and slowly closed his eyes. Just as he was about to fall asleep, his head shook violently again.
The strange feeling returned. This time he did not open his eyes. His breathing became heavier and anger started to burn within him … 'Agitated?'
'Who is it? 'Gu Jun asked internally,' Who is it? Mental infusion? Signal? Ritual? Who is it?! '
Many patients with mental disorders did not think they had mental disorders but no matter what, Gu Jun did not think he was suffering from PTSD.
His head started to hurt as he thought about the strange things and the pain intensified …
"What are you trying to say? What are you trying to tell me? " Gu Jun opened his eyes. Resisting the pain and anger, he knew he could not hold on much longer. If this continued, he would have a seizure. But he did hear something, a rustling, it sounded like an auditory hallucination …
He closed his eyes again and concentrated, trying to hear it clearly. It seemed, vaguely, as if … it seemed to be saying …
"If you can hear us … We … are good people …"
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