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But to everyone's surprise, the infected did not attack them. Instead, it rushed to the other side of the room and bit the wall hard with its twisted mouth.
What?
Everyone froze, not understanding why the infected person was behaving so strangely.
But let alone the sturdiness of the wall, the infected person's teeth were already loose and fell out in no time.
The black blood and saliva mixed together and flowed down the wall.
After taking a few bites, the infected person suddenly stopped, and his body began to convulse violently, as if he were experiencing unspeakable pain.
A plea for help flickered in his eyes, but it was quickly replaced by pain and madness.
He started banging his head against the ground repeatedly, and died right in front of Jiang Xiao and the others.
The crowd's expressions: ? ? ?
What are you doing?
After watching the performance for so long, I thought you could offer some valuable information, but instead you just killed us right in front of us?
Chapter 592 The Hospital's Isolation Zone
Ma Ran, pale-faced, complained.
Despite the extremely gory scene, after witnessing the "big scene" at the airport, he had already vomited his stomach clean, and even if he wanted to urinate, he couldn't.
"What we need to do now is to find out why there is such an isolated and helpless patient here. This may provide us with some clues."
Jiang Xiao's words immediately drew everyone's attention back to him. They knew that in this situation, any detail could be a matter of life and death.
Shi Shi nodded slightly, her gaze falling on the infected person, or rather, the person who was already a corpse.
"Judging from his clothes, he shouldn't be a patient; he looks more like a hospital staff member."
Wang Dayong frowned, walked over to the corpse, squatted down, and began to examine it.
"Check his pockets for any clues."
Although Ma Ran was afraid, at Jiang Xiao's prompting, she mustered up her courage and came over to help with the search.
As for whether or not they are infected
In fact, Ma Ran didn't care anymore, because if nothing unexpected happened, Ma Ran would have already been infected when she opened the door or even entered the hospital.
In other words, how many people in this world of ghost stories are not infected?
It's just that some people are already terminally ill, some have just started to develop the disease, and some haven't shown any signs of infection yet.
A few minutes later, they found a neatly folded note in the body's inner pocket.
Jiang Xiao took the note, unfolded it, and saw that it was covered with dense writing.
"Is this a diary? Or an observation record?"
His voice was filled with doubt.
A crowd gathered around, all peering over to see what was happening.
The note recorded what the staff member saw and heard in the hospital before he fully developed symptoms, including the outbreak of the Kyoto virus, the evacuation of people, and some of his personal feelings and observations.
Most importantly, the last paragraph of the note mentioned an isolation area deep inside the hospital, where crucial medical data and research records might be located.
He himself was already deeply infected, so he lost the right to go to the quarantine area and could only stay here and wait to die.
"Quarantine zone?"
Niu Jieshi frowned deeply.
"This word doesn't sound very nice; it doesn't sound like anything good."
Jiang Xiao shook his head.
"No, this might be our only clue. And the reason there's no one in the hospital is probably because they're all there. Maybe Bai Liu is there too. We have to go there and check."
They decided to set off immediately for the hospital's isolation ward.
Jiang Xiao carefully put the note away, then stood up and led the way outside, with the others following closely behind.
They only saw the "important information" written by the medical staff, but ignored his usual ramblings.
For example, this medical worker casually wrote down a passage:
It's strange, why is it so quiet every time I pass by the quarantine area? It used to be quite lively.
Jiang Xiao and the others followed the instructions on the note along the corridor, heading towards the isolation area deeper inside the hospital.
Following the route specified above, Jiang Xiao discovered that the destination was actually the hospital cafeteria.
"Wow? Not bad, you're pretty smart!"
It has to be said that setting up the quarantine area in the cafeteria was a very wise choice.
Because the hospital's defenses are already adequate and it has no shortage of medical supplies, the only drawback is the availability of survival supplies. By placing the isolation area in the canteen, this problem is eliminated.
Shi Shi peered through the gate and looked around carefully, but found no one in sight.
"It's empty, which is exactly what proves that the supplies have been transported to the quarantine area."
"what?"
Shi Shi scratched her head, somewhat confused. The quarantine zone recorded on the paper was right here, wasn't it?
"They certainly won't blatantly build the quarantine zone on your face; I'd guess it's most likely underground."
As he spoke, Jiang Xiao stomped his foot down forcefully, while telling the others to check if there was any switch or something similar, and to try to be gentler without resorting to violence.
"It's nothing! Where did you come from?!"
Just as everyone was groping in the dark, searching for any traps or mechanisms nearby, a cold female voice came from above them.
Everyone looked up and saw a small loudspeaker. If they weren't mistaken, there were countless cameras installed in the cafeteria, both visible and invisible.
"Hi!"
Ma Ran waved first at one of the large cameras.
"We're from Shanghai and Hong Kong. We recently received a request for help from a woman named Shirayuki in Kyoto. Here we are, here to help!"
After Ma Ran finished speaking, the other party did not reply immediately, but remained silent for quite a long time, seemingly to discuss it further.
"Do you think Aunt Bai Liu is in this hospital?" Shi Shi couldn't help but ask.
Jiang Xiao and Wang Dayong exchanged a glance and both shook their heads, indicating that they couldn't guarantee it.
It seems they're not here. If they were, Bai Liu would definitely have opened the door and let them in.
About five or six minutes later, the woman's voice spoke again.
Okay, please go to table 0527 in the cafeteria and knock three times on the bottom left corner of the table. A passage will open underneath.
"Then we can go in?"
Of course not! They will conduct a full-body check there, and people carrying the virus are not allowed in!
what?
Jiang Xiao and the others didn't care, but Ma Ran's expression instantly turned ugly.
Seeing Ma Ran's expression as if his mother had died, Jiang Xiao and the others could only comfort him.
Anyway, there are no more infected people inside the hospital, so they can just go down, find the person, and come back immediately.
Although they wanted to bring Ma Ran in, he was just an ordinary person after all. If Ma Ran carried the virus, the quarantine area they had worked so hard to build would be ruined.
Since things had come to this, Ma Ran could only accept his fate. At the same time, he repeatedly emphasized that he must not be left here to die alone. He did not want to end up like the medical staff member who had just committed suicide.
"Forget it, I'm not going to get off here. After all, Ma Ran is the only pilot among us, and we can't afford any mishaps."
At the crucial moment, Wang Dayong stepped forward and said he could stay up there with Ma Ran.
The latter was so moved that he almost decided to have a transgender or interspecies relationship.
But only Jiang Xiao knew that this guy was probably a little afraid of Bai Liu below.
Although it seemed Bai Liu was not around, Wang Dayong dared not gamble.
You have to understand that he took advantage of Bai Liu's illness to humiliate her, and now he can't beat Bai Liu.
Of course, one should avoid it if possible.
Chapter 593 Perfect Quarantine Zone
It's good that Wang Dayong is there to keep Ma Ran company; after all, they really need this pilot.
Jiang Xiao led Shi Shi and Niu Jieshi to table number 0527 in the cafeteria.
There was no one around; only their breathing and footsteps echoed in the empty cafeteria.
Jiang Xiao squatted down, found the lower left corner of the table, paused for a moment, and then knocked three times as instructed by the female voice from the loudspeaker.
A soft mechanical whirring sound came from beneath their feet. Everyone held their breath as the floor beneath the dining table slowly slid open, revealing a downward staircase.
The end of the stairs was shrouded in darkness, and no one knew where it led.