Chapter 59: The Feast of the Hung Gate
In the hospital in Hesai Town, Zhu Jue was in a wheelchair, his injured right leg had just been bandaged, and he was tilting his head to study the intelligent operating system loaded on the wheelchair, and he was wandering around the hospital corridor with Olivia.
The raincoat is downstairs, so there is naturally no reason to bring it when bandaging the wound.
After tossing and turning for an afternoon, it was already dusk, and the gradually increasing rain could be felt from the dense droplets of water hanging from the windows of the corridor and the dull rumble in the ears, which made people involuntarily depressed, and even the patients in the hospital seemed to be much less.
"Why did you suddenly think to come to the hospital?"
Olivia asked, quizzling, sitting on a plastic chair on the side of the hallway, with jelly pudding in her hand.
"Hey, what are you talking about, I'm injured, I can't even bandage the wound?"
Taking out the handbag that was originally in the backpack and stuffing it into his arms, Zhu Jue continued,
"It's quite the right time for you to be honest...... You should have told the police about my injuries, right?"
With Zhu Jue's physique, this level of gunshot wound is actually nothing, and the ability obtained by eating the flesh of the ghoul evolution at the beginning can allow Zhu Jue to recover easily through food supplements, since he came to this hospital, he naturally has other considerations.
"Well, I told them to send you back to Dawning City tomorrow to recuperate, but does that really work?"
Although Zhu Jue's thoughts were a little strange, Olivia informed the police station in Hesai Town in advance, as he said.
"What do you think we can do with the confession of a mutant from a spiritual polluter?"
What West said before, Zhu Jue actually tended to believe that it was the truth, after all, although West had a conspiracy at that time, he didn't need to deceive Zhu Jue in this kind of thing, but some things were never useful if he thought they were true.
Zhu Jue can use all kinds of means without hesitation about the spiritual pollution source monster, but this is a small town under the jurisdiction of the federal government, if he wants to conduct a large-scale search, it must come up with clear evidence, and even the archaeological association cannot trust the spiritual pollution source monster, let alone the government.
The reason for throwing West directly into the Hesai Town Police Station is simple, Zhu Jue wants to give the choice to the Hesai Town police.
Whether they have any problems or not, we will find out tonight.
"I've never seen you in that way before...... Don't say anything stupid to read a book, I don't believe it. ”
As she spoke, Olivia was deliberately bringing the topic to what had just happened.
"Reading books is just an inducement, and the guys in the swampy lake want to control my spirit and turn me into a believer in it...... Without your shot, I guess you might have seen me in the cult's camp right now. ”
Zhu Jue stretched his waist and recounted the "terrifying incident" that almost happened just now in a flat tone.
This was an accident that even he hadn't expected, although there was a similar state when the will of the bear monster was still there in the past, but it was only to restrict his actions, and his own consciousness and thinking were still there, but this time it was an exception.
Of course, there is also a reason why Zhu Jue did not take precautions in advance, after all, the police station in Hesai Town is a few hundred meters away from the swamp lake.
"Are you two from the Archaeological Society?"
Olivia was about to speak, but the voice behind her stopped them all, and the nurse in the white dress trotted over from the other side of the corridor and asked.
"Yes, it's us, what's the matter?"
"Mr. Mayor knew about the two of you just now...... The gentleman, who was wounded, asked us about the situation, and then informed us that he wanted to invite them to a festive drinking party in the town, and thanked them in person, since they were leaving town tomorrow. ”
The nurse's gaze kept wandering back and forth between their faces as she spoke, as if trying to find some clue in their expressions.
"Tonight?"
Zhu Jue frowned and asked, obviously a little unhappy,
"They all knew that I was injured and asked me to go to a drinking party, and it was raining again...... Olivia, or are you alone?"
"How can I go alone, anyway, you probably won't be able to sleep tonight, what's the matter with a trip, drink two glasses of wine, maybe it can relieve your leg injury." ”
Olivia naturally understood the meaning of Zhu Jue's words, and cooperated with a look of embarrassment to look at the nurse and asked,
"Can we just go for a while? We'll be back when the mayor's thanks are over. ”
"I think this should be okay, the call hasn't been hung up yet, or the two of you ...... now"
"No, just say it"
After saying that, Olivia pushed Zhu Jue's wheelchair and turned around and walked away, and the nurse stayed where she was for a while, watching the backs of the two go away, before she ran to reply as if she thought of something.
"I didn't expect it to be so fast...... Aren't they afraid that we'll learn about the town from West's mouth and become wary of them?"
Thanking them for a small drinking party the night before they left was not unusual, but it was intriguing when they knew the town was a mess.
"What you should think is that it's because we might know some special information from West's mouth that they have to deal with us before we leave. ”
He took the half of the pudding that was left in Olivia's hand, and without taking her spoon, he swallowed it as soon as he craned his neck, smacked his mouth twice, and continued,
"One of us is disabled, I just got injured in the thigh, so many people in the hospital are watching, I can't do it fakely, in the eyes of others, I'm a waste now, and the rest is you, you must know that this is their base camp, if you don't even dare to do this, the days they have occupied the town of Hesai for so many years have been in vain?"
After all, those guys hiding in the shadows of Hesai Town can't afford to gamble on that event, if Zhu Jue and Olivia really have their evidence, they choose to let these two people leave Hesai Town, and the result is too much for them to bear.
"This drinking party, but just the two of us, you are in this state ...... now"
After listening to Zhu Jue's words, Olivia was a little worried, no matter what, Zhu Jue's injury did exist.
"Before you go inside, you have to find a place to escape or hide, and if a conflict breaks out, you have to leave the room as fast as you can, and you don't have to worry about the rest. ”
Since he has made up his mind to take a risk, he must communicate well in advance, Zhu Jue is not afraid, as long as Olivia can ensure his safety, even if the other party does have some special means, he can find a way to escape.
"You're going to fight them alone?"
"If nothing else, that's enough. ”
Zhu Jue turned the pudding box in his hand, the translucent box shining with a strange light under the incandescent lights of the hospital.
......
A soft, melodious saxophone music plays in the tavern, pale brown notes floating around the beams in holographic projections.
Beige chandeliers hung in a few corners, there were quite a few of them, but the light was not very bright, and in some places there were shadows occupied, leaving a blank space for whisperers.
The amber liquor swayed in the glass, and the ice swayed and clanged as the glass collided.
"Are there really any problems with these people?"
Olivia sat in a barrel-shaped chair and looked at the fiery atmosphere of the townsfolk in front of her, and began to wonder if her guess was correct.
Couples over 100 years old together whispered to each other, middle-aged people gathered in groups of three or five, holding wine glasses aloft and occasionally laughing briskly, young men and women swaying their beautiful bodies on the dance floor, everyone's face filled with happy emotions.
This is not a small gap from the situation that the two of them had imagined before they came.
"Wait and see. ”
Zhu Jue smoothed the wind chimes with one hand, held the snacks on the table with the other, glanced at Olivia and continued,
"To add, when I let you go, you follow the wind chimes out. ”
"Okay, I'll protect the wind chimes. ”
Olivia knew the importance of the wind chimes to Zhu Jue, and immediately nodded in response.
"What do you think, I'm letting it protect you......"
"Yikes!"
Although she knew that the wind chimes were not simple, Olivia still felt angry at Zhu Jue's naked contempt.
"Let us give our warmest applause and cheers to the two chiefs of the archaeological society who have come all the way from Dawn City to help us in the town of Hosai!!"
Not far away, the mayor of Hossai grabbed an old-fashioned megaphone hanging from the beams of his house and spread his voice to all corners of the tavern.
The ensuing wave of applause and cheers made Zhu Jue and Olivia both raise their hands in embarrassment and wave, neither of them liked to be in the limelight, and even the sitting position was deliberately leaning against the wall closer to the door.
Of course, there is no lack of consideration for a good run later.
Fortunately, there was no part to express their feelings, and everyone began to play their own games, completely looking like a holiday party.
"Did you find a weapon or something like that?"
Although Zhu Jue said that she didn't have to worry, Olivia couldn't help but use the corner of her eyes to observe everything around her while sipping the wine, paying attention to any places that might hide the killer **, and even this glass of wine came from the unopened wine she specially took from the wine cabinet when she entered the door, to ensure that she would not be drugged in advance.
"Don't think about it, their weapons aren't here...... The plan has changed, don't go out through the door later, from the window inside the tavern, find a way to touch it now, the potion is ready to be used at any time. ”
Zhu Jue leaned back against the wall of the tavern and whispered.
In front of him, the people in the tavern sang and danced, and the atmosphere was warm.
Behind him, in the torrential rain outside the tavern, a large number of figures were walking through the bushes.
The twisted and festering body, completely devoid of blood, dragged by its bone-like claws at its sides, longing for a soak in blood.