Besonova was a nurse at the medical center. With her around, the players could move around the hospital more easily. Besonova even helped them get the list of patients in each ward.
But then, another problem was placed in front of the players.
How should they get in touch with the target?
Now, the wards in the medical center were basically full. Every ward was crammed with patients, and the corridors were crowded with people.
For Pripyat, which only had 50,000 people, the hospital itself didn't have that many wards.
The major accident at Chernobyl this time caused hundreds of patients to pour into the hospital all at once, which immediately strained the medical resources. The hospital had already organized staff to bring ordinary patients to the two clinics in Pripyat. Even so, the situation wasn't optimistic. And this was just the beginning. The radioactive dust had drifted to the town, and more sick patients would come to see the doctor.
Now, the militia had set up a cordon in front of the hospital, blocking the firefighters and the families of the nuclear power plant staff who came to the hospital. Zhang Heng, Coconut, and Besonova were the only players who came to the hospital.
But it wasn't easy to get Dyatlov out of the crowd.
Of course, considering that the militia had no weapons, and there weren't many armed forces in the hospital, it wasn't impossible for the players to kidnap Dyatlov if they wanted to, but it would definitely cause quite a commotion. Besides, Dyatlov was only the first person on the list. Behind him were the foreman on duty, Alexander Akimov, and the senior reactor control engineer, Leonid Toptunov.
The best way at this stage was to pack them up and take them away. However, Akimov and Toptunov's condition was much worse than Dyatlov's. Their skin had completely turned dark brown, and they looked like they were in great pain. They had to rely on medication to alleviate the pain.
Zhang Heng didn't know if they could withstand the torture. There was another problem with taking the three of them away, and that was, it would alert the people on the list who weren't in the hospital. If the three of them were excluded, it would become more difficult to investigate the people on the list.
The best way was to talk to Dyatlov and the others in the hospital, trying not to attract any attention. All the players wanted to know was what happened in the control room last night and who was responsible for the accident. Even without asking, Zhang Heng knew that Dyatlov would never cooperate with them. After all, the players were uninvited guests who appeared out of nowhere. They didn't even have identities. It would be strange if Dyatlov was willing to deal with suspicious people like them.
So he had to think of another way.
While Coconut and Besonova were waiting for Zhang Heng's decision, Akimov and another nuclear power plant worker in the ward suddenly quarreled. Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows and asked Coconut, "What are they arguing about?"
After a while, Coconut said, "Besonova said that they were arguing about last night's explosion. Sitnikov said that he had just checked everywhere and that the reactor was gone. There were pieces of graphite on the ground. Akimov said that he was mistaken. Sitnikov said that the experts would be here soon and that they would find out."
"Expert panel?"
"Yes, they did mention that word."
Zhang Heng thought for a moment. "Got it. Let's leave this place first."
…
After listening to Zhang Heng's explanation of the situation in the hospital, all the players, without exception, realized the seriousness of the situation. They began to discuss the next step in the car.
Some supported kidnapping them, while others suggested that they should look for other targets first and leave the three of them at the end of the investigation. That way, they wouldn't have to worry even if things got out of hand.
"I'm afraid we don't have much time." Zhang Heng waited for everyone to finish speaking before he said, "We just got another piece of news from the medical center. Moscow Sixth Hospital has sent doctors here. I guess they are preparing to transfer the patients."
Although Pripyat Medical Center was the largest hospital near the nuclear power plant, it had never faced such a tricky situation since its establishment. The doctors had complained about their lack of examination and treatment methods. The hospital did not even have the equipment to check how much radiation each patient was exposed to. Hence, they had no choice but to send a request for help to hospitals in Kiev and Moscow.
When the doctors from those hospitals arrived, they would realize how serious the patients' condition was. By then, they would definitely transfer the patients away.
"Let's talk to Dyatlov and the others first," Zhang Heng said. "I have a plan. Maybe we don't have to kidnap them from the hospital."
"What plan?"
"Moscow seems to have sent a team of experts here."
Mouse was taken aback when he heard Zhang Heng's words. "Do you mean we are going to disguise ourselves as experts?"
"Yes," Zhang Heng said. "Our purpose is the same. We all want to investigate what happened at the nuclear power plant. We can use their identities so that no one will suspect what we are doing."
"This … will this work?"
"Let's give it a try. It just so happens that we are all SL players in this quest. If it doesn't work, we can use force," Zhang Heng said.
"But none of us speak Russian. We can't speak," the doctor frowned. "The experts from Moscow don't speak Russian. No one would believe that."
Zhang Heng glanced at Besonova, "She can speak on our behalf. Besides, I stayed outside the ward for a while. It's very noisy there now. As long as we keep a distance, they won't be able to hear our private conversation."
"She is just a nurse. Can she do this kind of thing? And many people in the hospital know her. "The doctor was still skeptical about Besonova's ability to take on this new identity.
"I can put on makeup for her and teach her some tips on manners and enunciation. She just needs to look like she's the real deal." She just needs to look good, "Zhang Heng said," Besonova is very talented, and she has a strong learning ability. She is a smart girl, so the only problem is … "
Zhang Heng glanced at Coconut. "The others can choose to stay in the car, but you still have to go. Only you can communicate with Besonova and adjust the problem at the right time. This conversation will probably take a long time. Can you handle it?"
Coconut nodded without hesitation. Although she looked terrible, she still said, "I'm probably the one who wants this dungeon to end as soon as possible. As long as I can leave this damn place a minute earlier, I'll do anything you want me to do."
"In that case, let's go to the clothing store to buy some clothes and toiletries first. We will come back in an hour," Zhang Heng said.
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