From a bird's eye view, one could see that the treatment center at the outskirts of Da Hwa City took up a large area. There were rows of prefabricated buildings, some were large multi-occupancy rooms while others were small single-occupancy rooms. Among these buildings, medical workers in Phecda uniforms bustled about.
It was unclear whether it was the effect of the drip or the fact that he was actually sent to the treatment center, Zhang Xiaojun's mental state improved.
However, his vision was still blurry and the chaotic voices in his mind showed no signs of dissipating.
"Sir, we will now conduct a mental examination for you, can you see how many fingers there are here?"
A figure in a white coat asked. He waved several fingers before Gu Jun's eyes, there appeared to be 4 or 3 fingers. He answered, "I think 3 …"
Was it three or four? He didn't get an answer. Then, he did some other tests. Zhang Xiaojun didn't know what the results were. He only heard the doctor say, "Your condition is fine. Don't worry too much." After that, he was pushed into a multiplayer room.
By then, Zhang Xiaojun's mind had cleared up and his vision was clearer.
At a glance, he could see that there were more than a thousand people in this multi-patient room. There were patients lying on every bed. Some of them were separated by a medical screen, and some of them were not even covered by the screen. It was very simple and crude. This made his heart skip a beat …
Obviously, there were too many patients to treat and too little space.
He was a little confused by the passing medical staff. Although they were wearing white coats, they did not look like medical staff. Moreover, they were all holding rifles in their hands, not stethoscopes. Their eyes were constantly scanning the surroundings as if they were vigilantly patrolling the area.
After they walked past, Zhang Xiaojun sighed in relief. He felt a strange sense of danger earlier, it was like he was standing on the edge of a cliff.
There were patients around him, and each of them was less than two meters away from each other. Zhang Xiaojun could hear some of their whispers clearly.
"My headache is getting worse … I've been here for 2 days but it's still getting worse …"
"When will it be my turn to be operated on …"
"The doctor didn't say anything about surgery, right?"
"He didn't but without surgery, it'll be hard to recover …"
Listening to these chatter, Zhang Xiaojun's heart tightened strangely. These people had been here for a few days already but they still had not received any specific treatment plan?
He saw that most of these people were young and strong, and most of them were young. That enlightenment website did not exist for a long time. It was mainly spread among people in their teens to their twenties and thirties. The elderly and children had no access to it, and few would understand or be interested in it.
Every patient's face was pale and strange, and Zhang Xiaojun remembered that she looked the same in the mirror.
At this time, a young man with a buzz cut who looked like a college student frowned and whispered, "Actually, I'm a medical student. I know some pharmacology … The medicine that they gave us these days is basically a vitamin injection. It can only be said to supplement nutrition … I feel that the effect is limited in treating diseases …"
"Really?" Another young man with a bowl cut was surprised. "You're not talking nonsense, are you?"
Zhang Xiaojun's heart clenched even more. A wave of agitation rose from the bottom of her heart and she couldn't help but interject, "Bullsh * t … Doctor Tianji only prescribes medicine according to the situation. If there's a need for vitamin injection, then of course it will be vitamin injection …"
Hearing this, the others all agreed and they started to question the words of the self-proclaimed medical student.
However, the guy with the buzz cut sighed blankly. "That's not right, it doesn't make sense … For a brain disorder, at least use some hydrochloride … How can they just use vitamins … But we do have many symptoms, why don't they use medicine … Unless they're not sure of the effect of the medicine, they can't just use it casually, or else it might lead to unpredictable consequences … To use medicine on a large scale, we need to know the effect of the medicine, but clinical trials are another matter. Could it be that there are many clinical trials going on elsewhere … I think that's possible …"
This guy's words were not hard to understand. Zhang Xiaojun became more and more annoyed as she listened to him. She scolded, "What do you know … Doctor Tianji doesn't even know as much as you do. Just wait obediently …" He said this to comfort his agitated heart. Even he himself knew this …
But other than the guy, everyone else agreed. A normal medical student dared to question Doctor Tianji, wasn't that showing off in front of an expert?
"I'm not saying what they're doing is wrong … I mean …" The guy with the buzz cut sighed again. "Perhaps this illness is more complicated than we know …"
"Don't release your negative energy …" Zhang Xiaojun retorted. "The past few years have been full of disasters, but when did Phecda fail? Don't worry. "
The crowd got agitated. Their voices were a little loud, and it instantly attracted the attention of the patrolmen who hadn't walked too far away. One of the patrolmen walked back.
"What's wrong?" The patrolman asked them. His attitude was still calm. "What's wrong?"
The crowd only mumbled. Zhang Xiaojun didn't complain, but she couldn't help but ask anxiously, "Does this illness need surgery?"
"That's for the doctor to decide. Rest well, call immediately if anything happens," the patrolman answered. But at that moment, the patrolman seemed to hear something from his earpiece. He hurried away while replying in a low voice, "Yes, yes … Understood … Okay …"
Zhang Xiaojun noticed that the patrolman's face had become very solemn. His brows were knitted together as if something bad was going to happen.
The patrolman hadn't gone far, and they didn't have the time to talk anymore. Suddenly, there seemed to be a shock in the air.
At the same time, a sharp and strange howl came from outside the barracks. The howl sounded like a human voice, but it didn't sound like a human voice at the same time. It was like the twisted howl of thousands of violent creatures. This stunned them instantly. Their trembling hearts were penetrated by the sound waves.
"That, that …" Zhang Xiaojun was at a loss. There seemed to be a strange resonance in her mind. Therefore, in addition to shock and fear, there was also an inexplicable restlessness …
The patrolmen hurried away, and there was also a broadcast in the barracks. "Please don't panic. A seriously ill patient suddenly fell into delirium. The doctor is giving first aid." Another group of people hurried into the barracks. They contacted the patrolmen and were also scanning the situation.
Although that was what the broadcast said, the strange howl was still vaguely heard. It was full of brutality, hatred, anger, and pain.
"Here …" The young man with the buzz cut murmured again, this time with more certainty. "Our illness … is not that simple …"
Everyone was a little more convinced. Could a person suddenly fall into delirium make such a sound? The sound didn't sound like it could be made by a normal person, or rather, it wasn't something that a human being could make … It was more like the sound made by the twisted vortex in the strange scene on the enlightenment website …
Zhang Xiaojun opened his mouth, wanting to say something.
He really just wanted to go back to his ordinary life.
But the noise in his mind was getting louder and louder. It was telling him something and pulling at him.
Before they could think further, the same howl came from outside the barracks. It was not just from one direction, not just from one patient, but from many different directions. There were so many different voices shouting at the same time that it was impossible to hear clearly. It was like a surging wave.
The patrolmen's expressions became even worse. They kept receiving new information and instructions from their communication earpieces. They spread out with their guns, as if they were ready to fight.
This time, it wasn't just Zhang Xiaojun and the others. Thousands of patients in the barracks, whether they were asleep or awake, were all alarmed. The buzzing sound of conversation could be heard everywhere. What's wrong? What's wrong? They kept asking, but no one could come up with a reassuring answer.
As for the broadcast that was supposed to calm people down, for some reason, they found it hard to believe that it was just the patient going crazy …
Was it because of the agitation in his mind and the strange resonance …
Moreover, if a seriously ill patient really went crazy, would they also … become like that …
Being attacked by these howls, Zhang Xiaojun's mental condition, which had just improved a little, became worse than before. Soon, his head was in so much pain that he couldn't bear it anymore. His whole body was burning up in the tearing pain, like a bomb … about to explode.
Is he … going to become seriously ill?
How, so fast …
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