The area of the New York Medical Research Association Affiliated Hospital was not large, but the single-row circular road outside the hospital was planted with evergreen coniferous plants on both sides, giving people a feeling of being away from the city when they walked in. The environment could be said to be quiet.
Due to the reason that winter was the season where the elderly and children were most prone to illnesses, Zhang Lisheng still felt that the surroundings were rather deserted when he got off the Ford car after bidding farewell to Fenster and walked in the cold courtyard. However, when he walked into the hospital lobby, the surging flow of people made him widen his eyes in shock.
"Don't tell me that this is the only hospital that opened after Christmas and has attracted all the patients in New York …" Muttering to himself, Zhang Lisheng carefully avoided the crowd and came to the front desk of the hospital. After queuing for a while, he finally asked a middle-aged nurse who was extremely busy, "May I know which ward is Ms. Effiny Pigros who has a head injury?"
"Effiny Pigros," The nurse muttered as she typed a few times on the computer keyboard. Looking up and down at the young Chinese man who looked like a drug addict, she said, "Sir, she's a patient sent by NCIS for restricted visits. Are you her immediate family member?"
"No, I-I'm her colleague. May I ask what NCIS is?"
"Naval Intelligence Investigation Department. Don't you watch TV?" The nurse's eyelids drooped as she said, "I'm sorry, but I can't tell you where she is. Other than her immediate family, no one else is allowed to visit her."
"NCIS! It turns out that the human gathering place on Shrimp B1 Island belongs to the US Navy instead of the Army!" Zhang Lisheng muttered to himself as he retreated and dialed Steven's number. "Professor, I didn't want to disturb you at first.
However, the front desk of the hospital said that Professor Effiny was sent to the hospital by the NCIS and is a patient with restricted visitation. They can't tell me the ward number. "
"Restricted visitation? Why didn't I know that there's such a thing? Then, Lisheng, go directly to the seventh floor of Block A of the hospital. I'll wait for you at the elevator." Steven's tired voice resonated from the phone.
"Yes, Professor. See you later." After hanging up the phone, Zhang Lisheng went straight to the seventh floor and saw his supervisor with swollen eyes and a military officer in a well-ironed uniform standing in front of him. Both of them seemed to be staring blankly.
"Oh, Professor, you look like you need a good sleep." The young man walked out of the elevator and said bluntly, "Otherwise, there might be more than one person from the Pigros family lying in the hospital."
"I'm not that tired yet, Lisheng. It's very common for me to stay up all night to do a few experiments. Not only that, you look even worse than me, so you really have no right to criticize me." Stephen smiled and pointed at the officer beside him. "Let me introduce you. This is Captain Harvey, an NCIS agent. His team is in charge of Effiny's case.
It was only after this incident that I found out that the human gathering place on Shrimp B1 Island was actually built by the navy instead of the army. "
Captain Harvey, this is my experimental collaborator and student, Zhang Lisheng.
"I'm also a professor." Zhang Lisheng shrugged and extended his hand to the handsome young officer. "Nice to meet you, Captain Harvey. To think that someone would actually commit a violent crime against an unarmed scientist to snatch the experimental results and materials. It's really hard for me to imagine that someone would do such a terrible thing.
I hope you can … "As he was speaking, the sound of a phone suddenly resonated from his pocket.
"Oh, I'm sorry." Zhang Lisheng apologized and took out his phone to answer the call.
"Baby, I've already arrived at the New York Medical Research Association Affiliated Hospital, but the front desk …"
"The front desk didn't tell you the location, right? It's alright, Tina. Come to the seventh floor of Block A of the hospital now. I'm at the elevator."
"That's great! See you later, baby!" When he finished his sentence, the phone turned into a beeping tone. Zhang Lisheng put away the phone and explained to Harvey, whose expression had turned grave, "My girlfriend's grandfather is a neurosurgery professor at Harvard Medical School. For this reason, I asked her to help me find a few authoritative doctors for Professor Effiny to consult.
In the end, after she found out about this, she insisted on coming to visit … "
"Mr. Lisheng, before the case of the laboratory attack becomes clear, Professor Effiny is still in a state of restricted visitation. It's not suitable for her to receive too many visitors.
Not only that, the New York Medical Research Association Affiliated Hospital also has the best neurosurgeons in New York, so there's no need to … "The young naval officer interrupted Zhang Lisheng's words and said solemnly.
"I'm sorry, Captain. Before coming to the hospital, I didn't know that Professor Effiny is under restricted visitation.
On top of that, I feel that in order to prevent any adverse sequelae caused by this attack, it's more appropriate to ask the best neurosurgeons in the entire US or even the world to diagnose and operate on an outstanding scientist like her. " As Zhang Lisheng was speaking, the elevator door behind him suddenly opened gently. Three tall and beautiful young girls walked out of the elevator.
Upon seeing Zhang Lisheng's back, the girls' eyes lit up right away. One of them went to the young man's back and gave him a kiss directly. "Baby, I've already contacted Dr. Quiknan from the Los Angeles Neurosurgery Institute, Dr. Jenweney from the British Royal College of Medicine, and Dr. Spring from the Swiss Academy of Sciences.
Dr. Quiknan will be able to arrive in New York by the afternoon at the latest. After that, he will have a consultation with Dr. Spring and Dr. Jenweney through the Internet and rest for a night. If necessary, he can perform the surgery tomorrow morning. "
"Thank you, Tina. I think this is already the perfect state." Zhang Lisheng turned to look at the girl and smiled. Pointing at his supervisor and the NCIS agent by the side, he said, "This is my supervisor, Professor Steven. This is Captain Harvey from NCIS, or the NCIS, the NCIS. He's in charge of the case where Professor Effiny was attacked."
"Nice to meet you, Professor Steven. I'm Lisheng's girlfriend, Tina. These two are my good friends, Trish and Sheila. They're also very close to Lisheng.
We were having lunch together when we heard about Professor Effiny's misfortune, so we rushed over together to visit her.
Nice to meet you, Captain Harvey. I've seen the NCIS in the TV series before, so I hope that you guys are just as outstanding in reality and can catch the criminal who attacked Professor Effiny. "
Tina's words were appropriate and humane. When Steven was about to express his gratitude, Harvey had already beat him to it with a troubled expression. "Don't worry, Miss Tina. We'll definitely do our best to catch the criminal who robbed the laboratory.
However, due to the need to solve the case, Professor Effiny has been restricted from visiting, so you guys may not be able to visit her. I'm very sorry. "Even though the content of his words was a little impolite, his tone was very gentle.
"Oh, that's really a pity. However, I can understand your difficulties." Tina was stunned for a moment before smiling politely. "In that case, we won't disturb you guys anymore and will leave first.
Professor Steven, please don't worry too much. I think Professor Effiny will be fine. "
"Thank you, Miss Tina." A grateful smile appeared on Steven's exhausted face. It looked like as long as it was a man, his attitude would become much more amiable towards an elegant, dignified and beautiful lady. "Lisheng, since she's restricted from visiting, let's not make things difficult for Captain Harvey.
You can leave with Miss Tina. Thank you very much for your help, child. "
"Oh, Professor Steven, Mr. Lisheng may not be able to leave now. I have a few questions to ask him about the attack." Upon hearing Steven's words, Harvey hurriedly stopped him.
"I have questions to ask him, but my student has long returned to New York before the attack in the laboratory.
Captain Harvey, he's different from Justin. Lisheng is a real genius biologist who has a net worth of hundreds of millions and a vast network. It's easy for him to achieve academic success so he'll never be stupid enough to do it with a spy … "
"Professor Steven, what you're talking about now is a very confidential matter. I've already reminded you not to mention it in front of anyone. Don't tell me that you've already forgotten about it so quickly?" Harvey suddenly interrupted Steven's words with a grave expression.
Looking around, he realized that even though there were many people around them, there was almost nobody who was paying attention to their conversation. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and whispered, "I'm just asking Mr. Zhang Lisheng a few questions. I'm not listing him as a suspect. This is just a routine inquiry.
After all, it was Mr. Zhang Lisheng who first proposed the theoretical speculation of the missing mysterious substance. Since then, he has already become a person in the 'game.' It's impossible for him to get out of this relationship now. "
The NCIS agent's words could be said to be reasonable, but it was completely ineffective against Steven. "When you guys used me as bait, you didn't ask for my permission at all. It's not like I want to know these damn secrets, so why should I keep it a secret …"
Zhang Lisheng, on the other hand, appeared to be much more reasonable than his supervisor. After sending the three girls, Tina, Sheila, and Trish, into the elevator with a smile, he faced Harvey and opened his arms. "Alright, Captain. Just ask whatever you want."
"Let's find a quiet place first, Mr. Lisheng." Harvey's expression turned a little better as he walked deeper into the corridor of the ward.
Zhang Lisheng and Stephen, who were walking together behind him, had only taken a few steps when the supervisor could not help but whisper to the young man again, "Lisheng, you must have never thought that just now, the sudden deception set up by the few agents of the Naval Investigation Agency would actually make Justin confess that he's the accomplice of the laboratory attacker.
What's even more surprising is that this poor idiot still doesn't know who his accomplices are until now. He only mentioned that he met them on the Internet … "
"Professor Steven, I'll remind you again that some words must be kept a secret." Harvey, who was walking in front, suddenly turned his head and said while gritting his teeth.
"But just like you said, Captain, Lisheng has long been a part of the 'game.' If you keep too many secrets from him, how can he help you?"
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