Chapter 49: The Old Lady
The old lady in the consultation desk was sleeping soundly, and there was a sound of snoring from time to time, I stood in place and looked around, the hall of the entire psychiatric hospital seemed extraordinarily spacious and clean, no one put any decorations, and the marble floor was smooth, like an ice rink.
It is estimated that the sun is about to set, and the light in it is not good, except for this information desk, which is the clearest of the old-fashioned staircase in the innermost.
I looked at the sleeping old lady and saw a warning sign on the information desk, which said: Don't make loud noises.
I was embarrassed to disturb her like this, no one passed by, and I didn't dare to go upstairs to look for it.
I was tangled and tangled, and seeing that the sun was about to set, I gritted my teeth and walked over, ready to wake her up.
But when I happened to get to the information desk, the old lady snorted and opened her eyes.
I was startled and subconsciously took a step back.
The old lady stretched out as if she had slept enough, but when she saw me standing at the information desk, she looked stunned.
I hurriedly laughed and accosted:
"Hello grandma, I just saw that you fell asleep and didn't wake you up. ”
The old lady glanced at me, as if she was very reluctant to speak to me, and after taking a sip of the water glass, she said slowly:
"What's the matter with you here?"
I hurriedly smiled and said:
"Well, I'm looking for someone. ”
The old lady didn't raise her head, put down the water glass, began to pack her things, and said:
"Who?"
I replied excitedly and quickly:
"Xie Desheng!"
As soon as I finished speaking, I saw that the old lady's body was obviously stunned, she raised her head and glanced at me again, and waited for a few seconds before she said slowly:
"There's no such person here. ”
"No one?"
I instantly became anxious, I worked hard to find No. 494 Zhongxing Road, but told me that there was no such person as Xie Desheng, and I was unwilling to stare at the old lady at the information desk, I felt that she was lying. The old lady seemed to have guessed my reaction, and pointed to the warning sign calmly, meaning that I should not make a loud noise.
I lowered my voice and reluctantly said to the old lady again:
"Grandma, please think about it again, his name is Xie Desheng, he is a man, this person is really important to me. ”
The old lady slammed the things in her hand on the table, and said angrily to me:
"I said no, I don't have it, do you think the old woman is confused? I can't even remember such a little person?"
I didn't think that the old lady was more excited than me, and saliva sprayed my face, and I took a few steps back in embarrassment, not knowing what to say.
At this time, the old lady's tone calmed down a little, and continued:
"Go back, young man, don't look for it. ”
Everyone else said so, and I was embarrassed to continue pestering, looking at the already dim hall, I walked out with a disappointed face, and looked back at the mental hospital again, always feeling that there must be some ulterior secret on this floor.
Seeing that the sun had set, and then it was about to get dark, I had to walk back slowly, and the long road to this mental hospital was still empty, and I looked back with unwillingness.
The lights had been turned on in the psychiatric hospital, and the not-so-bright yellow light illuminated all the rooms, and I vaguely seemed to see a person standing in the window of one of the rooms.
By the time I stopped to take a closer look, the man was gone.
I sighed and looked at the time, it was almost seven.
After walking for about five minutes, the more I thought about it, the more wrong it became, why was this psychiatric hall so quiet just now, and there was no one passing by, and when I was inside, I couldn't even hear the sound of talking.
If there are fewer patients in the wards, then why are the lights turned on in all the rooms at night?
And the old lady's reaction to me, I just mentioned Xie Dechang, if she didn't know her, why was she so excited?
No! There must be a problem here!
I quickly stopped, turned around and ran back.
The small building of the psychiatric hospital, which was already a little far away from me, was particularly bright at night, and I took out a flashlight from my backpack as I ran, and the light and vision of the night movement were the most important things.
The surrounding area is all wilderness, and there is a small movement in the weeds from time to time, and the crickets in summer are constantly making noise.
But when I was about to run, I suddenly noticed that the lights in the mental hospital had suddenly gone out.
I froze instantly, a little overwhelmed.
At the same time, a person came out of the mental hospital, and it turned out to be the old lady.
I quickly turned off my flashlight and hid in the weeds on the side of the road to see what happened.
I saw the old lady carrying a small bag and staggering out of the gate of the mental hospital, even in the summer she was still dressed very tightly.
Could it be that this psychiatric hospital is still closed at night?
If the door is going to be closed, then why turn on the lights in all the rooms, I don't believe that the lights in this room are turned off.
But at least twenty or so rooms, one by one, and one after another, in less than five minutes, is it just this old lady?
I stared at the old lady in disbelief, and when I saw her on the path, I ducked into the weeds again.
When the old lady walked to this straight road, her pace was obviously quickened a lot, and she didn't use a flashlight when it was so dark around.
When I walked in front of me, I nervously lowered my head a little, and for some reason, I was afraid that she would find out.
When the old lady walked in front of me, she suddenly stopped, but she didn't turn her head, just tilted her face slightly, and then sighed and walked away again.
I also exhaled, the old lady didn't find me just now, this weed is a meter deep, and the surroundings are so dark, I am almost lying in it, how can she see me?
I stayed in the weeds and thought about it for a while, and when I looked up, I couldn't see the old lady in the distance.
I also said that tracking this old lady seems impossible now.
I patted the dirt off my body and prepared to walk back, after all, it was already dark and visibility was limited on the road.
Just as I was about to turn around and leave, my peripheral vision suddenly swept in, and the lights in the mental hospital, I don't know when, were all turned on again.
I only felt a numb scalp, and quickly turned around to look, only to see people standing in front of the windows of several rooms upstairs.
What's going on here?
When the old lady went out of the gate just now, I clearly remembered that the lights were out, why did they turn on again at this time?
Thinking about it, there is only one possibility, that is, someone in it has changed shifts with the old lady.
Let's explain it this way, I don't want to think too much, since the old lady is gone, I am going to continue to go in and ask again, I believe that Xie Desheng must be here.