0: 04 PM.
Zhang Heng parked the Volga outside the entrance of the Pripyaji Hotel. Other than the white mare that appeared again, they didn't encounter any other strange things along the way, and they arrived at their destination without a hitch.
There were no security measures at the entrance of the hotel. Although there were many prominent people living in the hotel now, after Pripyat DW announced the mass evacuation, the chefs and service staff here had basically boarded their cars and left, not to mention the doormen and security guards.
In fact, even if there were still people living in the hotel, it was impossible for them to squat on the street and ingest radiation. Besides, the entire city had been evacuated, and the remaining people were disaster relief personnel. So, to Shelbina and the others, their residence should be safe.
But tonight, a group of uninvited guests came to the Pripyaji Hotel.
Zhang Heng got out of the car, took out the Pestilence Bone Bow from the trunk, and carried it on his back. Kratos and the boy in uniform also got out of the car, followed by Besonova, who was supporting Mouse.
All five of them remained silent, walked across the red carpet outside the door, and entered the hotel lobby.
It was now dark, and there was no one around. Zhang Heng deliberately shone the flashlight at the front desk. Snellana had been taken away by the doctor and maintenance workers before the evacuation. Even if she didn't leave, she wouldn't remember what happened in the parallel quest.
Zhang Heng retracted his gaze and was about to continue moving forward, but the next moment, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.
"What's wrong?" Kratos asked.
"There's something missing here."
"Something? What is it? " Mouse looked around, but he couldn't find what Zhang Heng was talking about. "Could it be that those people took it away when they left?" he asked.
"Impossible. That thing can't be taken away."
Zhang Heng walked to the front desk, held the flashlight in front of his eyes, and waved it around. Soon, he found what he was looking for.
He then reached out and took out a phone receiver from behind the potted plant.
Mouse was a little puzzled, but Kratos and the boy in uniform were shocked when they saw it.
This was because the handset was not attached to the base. In other words, if someone used the phone in one of the guest rooms to call the front desk and then removed the handset to face the outside, they would be able to hear what was going on in the lobby.
"It seems that someone knows we're coming," Zhang Heng said faintly and put the receiver back.
"Someone from the committee?" the subdued youth asked. "Is it because we held Kong Weitz hostage before, which made him wary?"
"Kong Weitz is just a technician. Even if he was vigilant, he wouldn't be able to do this." Zhang Heng said, "The person who came up with the idea of eavesdropping through the earpiece obviously has a certain level of reconnaissance and anti-reconnaissance abilities."
"Then, who is targeting us?" Kratos frowned. "Could it be that the people from that place are really here?"
Although Kratos did not say the name, Heng and the others knew what he was talking about. Just like the CIA, MI6, and Mossad, the KGB was the SL's intelligence agency. Zhang Heng had used the KGB's name to scare Burhanov and Dyatlov before. Could it be that the real KGB agents had come to Chernobyl?
"Wouldn't they be making a mountain out of a molehill if they just want to deal with us?" Mouse hesitated.
Although the players hadn't been abiding by the law since they entered this dungeon, stealing, threatening, kidnapping … they had committed all sorts of crimes. However, they hadn't caused too much of a ruckus in the town. Using GTA's standards, they were at most a Two-Star Wanted. There was no reason for KGB to make a move.
"Since we can't figure it out, we might as well go up and take a look." Zhang Heng remained calm.
However, considering that their actions might have been noticed by the people above, Zhang Heng changed his plan slightly. He would split up with the other four, and he would climb to the third floor from the outer wall. After that, they would meet up at the entrance of the fire escape. If someone was lying in ambush there, Zhang Heng could kill them in advance.
After agreeing on the next step, Kratos and the others waited for about two minutes as agreed. After that, they walked up the stairs. They didn't walk very fast, mainly because Mouse's thigh was swollen like a carrot. Although Besonova was supporting him, and he found himself a walking stick, it was still difficult for him to walk.
If it weren't for the fact that he was still needed as a translator, he would have waited in the car. When he thought about the possibility of the legendary KGB waiting for him above his head, Rat became more and more anxious. If the situation was unfavorable, he didn't know if he could escape.
The four of them carefully explored the second floor with flashlights. Fortunately, they didn't encounter any danger. Just when they wanted to continue to climb up, an accident happened.
Kratos and Besonova had barely taken two steps when they heard Ratos and Besonova's breathing become heavy behind them.
The two turned around and saw a man wearing a trench coat and a hat. He was tightly wrapped up, holding a TT-33 pistol in one hand and pointing it at Mouse's temple. The other hand was pressed against Besonova's mouth, stopping the latter from screaming.
The assailant must have been hiding behind the staircase on the second floor. Only when the four of them passed by did he quietly jump out and capture two of them.
Kratos was about to ask the attacker why he came, but the man in the trench coat and hat spoke first. In a low, hoarse voice, he said, "Don't talk so loudly. It's me!"
Kratos thought the voice was a little familiar. After that, Mouse reacted first, asking in a surprised and happy voice, "Doctor?"
"Yes."
"Didn't you leave Pripyat? Why did you come back? Since you are here, what about the maintenance worker? Is he back too? "asked Besonova.
"He is in the hospital. He hasn't come back yet. In fact, if you see him, you will know why he can't come back," said the doctor.
As he spoke, he put away the pistol in his hand and took off his hat. When everyone saw the face under the hat, they couldn't help but gasp.
It was no longer a face because it had swollen to 1.5 times its normal size, and the skin had begun to fester. Strips of skin were hanging on it like a severe burn.
Only then did the others notice that the doctor's hands were also wrapped in bandages. Obviously, his face was not the only place where the festering skin was.
"Didn't you and the maintenance worker leave Pripyat? How did you become like this?"
"I'm afraid you have to ask Simon about this." A flash of anger and pain flashed in the doctor's eyes.
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