When Gu Jun was led out of the Surgical Building, it was midnight. The sky was as dark as ink, and the cries of birds and beasts that came from the surrounding mountains were eerie.
He had already reacquainted himself with the three investigators. Other than Captain Wang Ke, the man was called Cao Yicong. He was slightly younger, in his early thirties; the woman was called Tang Ziyin. She was even younger, only a few years older than him. She had short hair and was very cheerful. She went to the vending machine to buy several loaves of bread and a few bottles of mineral water.
The three led him into a police car. It was the most normal looking police car. The labels were 'Public Security' and 'Police', and there was no sign of Phecda.
The medical workers who entered and exited the Surgical Building could not help but be confused when they saw this, but the police car drove away immediately.
After exiting the Medical Department, the police car did not head toward Eastern State but headed toward the mountains in the northeast.
"Captain Wang, can I ask what's going on?" Gu Jun sat at the back, and next to him was Wang Ke. The driver was Cao Yicong, and Tang Ziyin was in the passenger seat.
"There's still a long way to go." Wang Ke took the loaves of bread and a bottle of mineral water that Tang Ziyin had just bought and passed them to Gu Jun. "Doctor Gu, you should eat something first and then rest."
Gu Jun was not familiar with Captain Wang Ke's personality, but the man appeared to be a man with a cold exterior but a warm heart. From his attitude, Gu Jun did not appear to be a villain in their eyes … Well, that was not the case. After a whole day of surgery, Gu Jun was indeed tired.
He ate a few loaves of bread and drank some water. Then he leaned against the seat and closed his eyes to rest. No matter what, it was the right thing to do.
However, even though he was tired, he could not fall asleep. The bumpiness of the car increased as they traveled along the winding mountain roads. To keep track of where they were going, he kept his eyes open to look out the window. The car was driving into the mountains, so it was definitely not heading toward the Investigation Department.
Captain Wang Ke did not stop him. He was not afraid of letting Gu Jun look out.
The mountains were steep, and the shadows of the trees were like ghosts. The hissing of various insects echoed endlessly. The darkness of the night gave everything a sense of eeriness.
From time to time, there would be a sudden cry that cut through the night sky. No one knew whether it was the cry of some kind of nocturnal bird or the strange words of some unknown existence.
After driving for nearly an hour, the road gradually became less bumpy, and they arrived at a flat area. Gu Jun saw a hazy light in front of him. It was a village. After driving for a while, they arrived at their destination.
"Doctor Gu, this is the place where the patients with the Malformed Banyan Disease are temporarily placed. All patients who have left the Medical Department will be placed in quarantine here."
In this remote mountain range, there was a secure area with an isolation net. The patrolling soldiers and checkpoint guards were all armed Action Department personnel.
The police car was inspected along the way and passed through several checkpoints before it was able to drive into the isolation gate. Gu Jun kept looking outside the window. The spotlights from the tall poles shone brightly. There were some military green barracks around, but most of them were blue and white simple prefab houses.
Gu Jun listened to Captain Wang Ke's words and asked, "May I know how many patients there are here?"
"Several thousand." Wang Ke did not give the number in detail. Looking at the prefab houses outside the car, his square face was tinged with sadness. "They are all patients from the Eastern State. They are all infected in groups from village to village, and all of these villages have a big banyan tree. There are no exceptions. "
Gu Jun was silent. Based on the method of transmission of the Malformed Banyan Disease, the villagers had to come into contact with the source of the disease for this to happen, but that did not make sense …
Even if there was a big banyan tree in the village, it was impossible for every villager to go and touch it within a few days, unless something had happened.
"Doctor Gu, you've thought of something suspicious, right?" Wang Ke said darkly. "We, the Abnormal Energy Investigation Group, have never believed in coincidences."
"Hmm …" Gu Jun nodded silently.
After they got out of the car, Gu Jun was led into a prefab house. Inside the house, about ten people were busy. Some were looking at computers, some were reading documents, and some were discussing something. Seeing them enter, the group stopped and greeted them, "Captain Wang." They were probably the colleagues from the Investigation Department.
It was already one o 'clock in the morning. Why were they so busy? Had something happened to the situation?
"Doctor Gu, we need to show you a few surveillance videos first." Wang Ke had Gu Jun sit down on a chair that was facing a television screen.
Before Gu Jun could sit down, four or five people had already surrounded him. They looked at him openly, and their eyes were filled with caution.
"Play the video," Wang Ke said. Tang Ziyin started to work, and the television screen lit up.
It was the corridor on the sixth floor of the Medical Department's Surgical Building. It was filled with patients with Malformed Banyan Disease lying on the ambulances. The medical staff were busy moving about. At this moment, Zhou Jiaqiang walked past with a group of interns. Suddenly, a patient screamed at them crazily …
Gu Jun was not surprised. This was what he was prepared for because he had already noticed the surveillance cameras installed in the corridor of the surgical building.
There were three patients with Malformed Banyan Disease screaming at him. If this did not attract their attention, then the Investigation Department was a bunch of useless people.
As expected, after the video of the corridor ended, Tang Ziyin played the video of the operating room. This video had sound. It was the agitated and shrill scream of patient number 25. "You … things in the banyan tree! No, don't … "The voice froze the air in the barracks.
At this point, the image on the television screen froze. More than ten pairs of eyes from the Investigation Department were staring at Gu Jun.
"Doctor Gu, 'things in the banyan tree' is something that some of the patients with Malformed Banyan Disease see when they are in a delirious state. These patients are scattered all over the world, and the only thing they have in common is that they have a high level of spirituality. But after the surgery, they can't remember what they saw during the delirium. "
Wang Ke shared some of the results of the investigation. "We suspect this is related to abnormal forces. We have cooperated with the Medical Department's psychology team to do some experiments, such as hypnotizing the patients to search for the memory of the delirium, but we couldn't find any valuable clues. Their memory before and after the illness has completely disappeared. "
This was the first time Gu Jun had heard this information. He frowned slightly. Even the hidden memory has disappeared?
"A few days ago, the Medical Department provided us with a new clue. The psychology team believes that you are the 'thing in the banyan tree' mentioned by some of the patients with high spirituality. You are their stressor, and because of this, it caused their psychological breakdown and accelerated the development of their illness. Because this matter is very suspicious, combined with your abnormal memory, and the possibility of unusual childhood activities … "
When Wang Ke said this, although there was no change in everyone's expression, it was this lack of change that gave people a sense of heaviness.
Isn't this an ordinary activity for children? Gu Jun, what are they suspecting?
"So," Wang Ke paused and said, "we did a small test. Play the video."
Gu Jun suddenly understood. This test should prove that he was inseparable.
However, there was still some hope in his heart that he was unwilling to give up. After the three patients, I did not cause any more stress. It is impossible that so many patients have low spirituality. Maybe there is another reason?
At the same time, a new video was played on the television screen.
In a small empty room, a patient with a right leg prosthesis sat on the only chair, looking nervously in the direction of the camera.
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