Chapter 2: The Fire

When Chen Xian followed Huo Fatzi to the Wushan Psychiatric Hospital, the firefighters had already started the fire-fighting operation, and the periphery of the psychiatric hospital was full of personnel from relevant departments who came to block the scene.

Except for the fire units that have passed special inspections, no one is allowed to enter or leave.

"Why hasn't this fire been extinguished yet?!"

Huo Fatzi parked the car in a more conspicuous position on the side of the road, took Chen Xian down from the car, and asked as he walked towards the crowd: "What about the firefighters?" They went in? ”

A big bald head squeezed out of the crowd, he was wearing a well-dressed black suit, and he also wore a gold ring on his right hand, looking less like an internal staff member and more like an upstart.

The big bald head hurriedly walked up to Huo Fatzi, and reported to him very carefully: "The firefighters went in to put out the fire ten minutes ago, and they are still working hard to extinguish the fire as soon as possible." ”

This bald head is Zhang Dahai, the leader of the investigation team, and he is the person who called Huo Fatzi before.

After discovering that the psychiatric hospital was on fire, he immediately notified the local fire department to rush to the scene to put out the fire, but the reality was even more difficult than he imagined.

The psychiatric hospital is located on the outskirts of Ningchuan City, next to the Wushan Mountains.

As a mountainous area that has not been labeled as a scenic spot, Kiriyama has a large area of primeval forest, and if the fire is not controlled and invades the forest, it will be a disaster that no one wants to see.

"How long will it take?" Huo Fatzi asked.

"It's hard to say, mainly because it's windy tonight, and the building structure of this mental hospital is complicated, it's like a chimney, and the fire just got up and went to the top."

Zhang Dahai hurriedly explained, his voice trembling, and while explaining, he wiped the hot sweat on his head, and his old face was so anxious that his old face was red: "Now the people in the fire unit are still working hard to control the fire as soon as possible!" ”

"How did this fire start?"

Hearing this young voice, Zhang Dahai turned his face to take a look, only to find that there was a young man standing next to his superior, and he was a little stunned.

Although Zhang Dahai didn't know Chen Xian, he still had a lot of insight and knew that this was the person who entered the scene with the superior leader, so he replied directly without hesitation: "It seems that something has exploded, because we are not inside, so the specific situation is not clear...... But many people heard the explosion. ”

"Explosion?" Huo Fatzi frowned, and his expression became a little ugly.

Could it be that the turtle grandsons knew that their affairs had been exposed, and this area was completely stared at, so they blew up the hospital in one fell swoop?

"Uncle Huo, what do you think their purpose is?" Chen Xian asked coldly.

Hearing this question, Huo Fatzi frowned and said, "I can't be sure for the time being." ”

Chen Xian nodded lightly, and looked at the sea of fire not far away without saying a word, as if he was thinking about something, and the whole person looked a little distracted.

Ningchuan is a city with relatively complete environmental protection, and there is no excessive industrial pollution, so it has never seen haze, and the night sky can often be seen after the spring rainy season.

The night was windless and rainless, but it was not destined to be peaceful.

The sky-high flames were like demons crawling out of hell, frantically tearing at the remains of this hospital, and the raging fire burning on its body almost lit up the night sky of the entire southern suburbs.

Thanks to the efforts of multiple departments, the fire was slowly brought under control.

At about eleven o'clock in the evening, the fire, which had been burning for several hours, finally came to an end.

The mountain was covered with thick fog, the air had become humid and muggy, and the ruins of the mental hospital still had residual warmth and a scorching smell.

Chen Xian stood beside the ruins, sniffed carefully for a while, and gradually discerned a strange smell of meat from the smell of burning in the hospital, which was the smell of human fat being roasted dry, stronger than the smell of barbecue in the night market.

"How many people died in this hospital...... It's too much lifeless......"

Compared with Chen Xian, who stood aside and acted like a nobody, Huo Fatzi was obviously much busier, running back and forth, ventilating and handing over to other departments.

and all the unrelated personnel were withdrawn, and only the people from Huo Fatzi's department were left outside the mental hospital.

"Come in with me?" Huo Fatzi said, walked to Chen Xian's side, and took a bottle of mineral water to him.

Chen Xian took the water, unscrewed the lid and drank two sips, nodded and said okay.

"Boss, I'll bring some people in with you." Zhang Dahai said that he is one of the people who know the inside story of the case, and he is still more wary of this mental hospital.

Huo Fatzi snorted, and his expression became solemn when he spoke: "The blockade outside can't be broken, let people continue to keep an eye on me, even a fly can't be released for me!" ”

When he was fighting fires in the fire unit before, Huo Fatzi emphasized several times that he could only work outside, and could not enter the interior of the mental hospital, and the reasons were complicated, but the most important of them was to avoid unnecessary dangers.

What's really in a psychiatric hospital?

The answer to this question is still a question mark in Huo Fatzi's heart.

However, it is certain that there must be something in this seemingly ordinary mental hospital that ordinary science cannot explain, and Hong Jinxi's death is the best evidence.

While Huo Fatzi and the others were getting ready to go, Chen Xian also walked around the ruins, as if he was looking for something, and every time he walked out of ten meters, he would look up in the direction of the hospital.

When Chen Xian came back from this circle, Huo Fatzi and the others were ready to go.

Everyone wore special "vests" made by the department, with armed belts pinned to their waists and pistol holsters tied to their legs, and several of them were holding video recorders, as if to record everything inside.

It was not the first time Chen Xian had dealt with these people, so he had a good understanding of the equipment on them.

The vest is a special bulletproof vest, and there is a palm-sized metal plate in the sandwich of the fabric, which is engraved with a certain Taoist talisman, which is just in the chest cavity of the vest, which can avoid the so-called spiritual possession of the owner of the vest.

Firearms, bullets, military tactical daggers, these are special things.

The bullets are sandwiched flowering bullets filled with specially processed secret mineral powder, and military daggers are engraved with charms on the body of the sword, which are said to be able to touch spirits.

Just by looking at it, I knew that Huo Fatzi and they were armed to the teeth this time, and more than a dozen people blocked the gate of the mental hospital, waiting for Chen Xian to lead in.

"What were you just doing around there?" Huo Fatzi asked.

Chen Xian casually explained: "Count how many spirits are in it. ”

As soon as the words fell, Chen Xian touched his chin, and his expression looked a little surprised.

"But I walked around, and I didn't see a single shadow, maybe they were in the hospital."

Hearing Chen Xian's words, Huo Fatzi couldn't help but be silent for a while, and couldn't help asking, "How many do you think there are here?" ”

"There are as many spirits as there are dead." Chen Xian wrinkled his nose and sniffed carefully, a trace of heaviness flashed in his eyes, and he said in a low voice, "There are not a few people who have died in this hospital, it is the first time I have encountered such a heavy death qi, and it feels like a mass grave." ”

After getting the answer given by Chen Xian, Huo Fatzi's reaction was okay, after all, the qualifications were here, and they were relatively calm in case of trouble, but the reaction of others was not very good, and almost everyone began to be nervous.

Anyway, they're only investigators, and only get involved in rare cases, so there's not a lot of confronting spirits.

In the dark night, the hospital gate looked like an indescribable creepy, like a monster that chose to devour people, opened its huge mouth that smelled of blood, and was waiting for the food to enter by itself.

Inside the gate is a deep and dark corridor, even if you shine a flashlight outside the door, you can't see the end at a glance.

"Is there anything you want to say before you go in?" Huo Fatzi said, glanced at Chen Xian, and reminded, "For example, what to pay attention to inside, or ......"

"What is the purpose of this operation?" Chen Xian asked again.

"Search." Huo Fatzi replied, "The target is the key." ”

"Then you can go in with me, and don't go in with the others." Chen Xian said, raised his hand and rubbed his nose, it seemed that the smell here was a little irritating to him, and his eyes were slightly red, "The death gas here is too heavy, and the number of spirits may be more than I imagined, if these people follow in, I can't protect it." ”

Hearing this, Huo Fatzi thought about it carefully, and then nodded in response.

Seeing that Huo Fatzi agreed, the investigators present were all relieved, only Zhang Dahai was a little worried, and seemed to be worried about letting the leader follow Chen Xian in alone.

"Boss...... Will this work? Zhang Dahai asked again and again, and glanced at Chen Xian quietly, his eyes full of suspicion.

Huo Fatzi smiled and said that it was okay, but he didn't explain so much, and he seemed to have a lot of confidence in Chen Xian.

"Don't worry, as long as I'm here, within twenty meters, the spirit body can't get close to Uncle Huo's body." Chen Xian took the initiative to speak, which was to reassure Zhang Dahai.

I have to say that Chen Xian's words did not exaggerate the conceit, nor did he have too blind self-confidence, the kind of calmness that exudes from the inside out, as if he has a kind of magic to calm the mind, which makes everyone inexplicably relaxed.

"Let's go inside."

After Chen Xian finished speaking, he stepped over the blackened threshold and slowly walked into the gate of the hospital.

That kind of leisurely strolling posture makes people can't see that he is here to handle the case at all, but it seems to be shopping on the street, and they can't feel any nervousness.

"Boss, is he reliable?" Zhang Dahai came over.

Huo Fatzi sighed, feeling a little helpless.

"Who knows, I hope he's a capable person, otherwise this time ......"

Suddenly, there was a thunderclap in the sky.

Huo Fatzi stopped his voice, raised his head and glanced at the sky, his slightly puffy eye sockets became a little deeper, and his eyes became heavy.

Zhang Dahai was a very discerning person, and he quickly noticed the change in Huo Fatzi's expression.

"Boss, what's wrong?" Zhang Dahai asked cautiously,

Huo Fatzi took out a cigarette and lit one, then threw the cigarette case to Zhang Dahai and said, "It's going to rain." ”

"What's the rain again?" Zhang Dahai was a little puzzled.

Huo Fatzi shook his head and didn't explain again, strode into the hospital with a flashlight, and followed behind Chen Xian in a little hurry.

"It's raining." Huo Fatzi asked in a low voice, "Will there be an accident if you go in to investigate and search now?" ”

According to the science in the department, the late night is the time when the yin particles increase dramatically, and the rain is a natural substance that fuels the yin particles, and the two are fused, combined with the fact that so many people have died in this hospital...... No matter how ordinary a spirit is, it may have the ability to hurt people.

"Listen to my command and nothing will happen."

Chen Xian replied without replying, his tone still so calm.

But in the next second, he suddenly stopped, and raised his hand to signal Huo Fatzi to stop.

"What's wrong?"

Huo Fatzi asked, instinctively raising his flashlight and shining it into the corridor in front of him.

This casual look scared him out of white sweat.

The hallway, which should have been empty, was now full of people, each with their backs to the aisle, facing the wall, as if they were thinking about it.

The men seemed to be unsteady on their feet, as if their minds were abnormal, their bodies swaying back and forth, and they kept banging their heads against the walls, making very slight noises.

The sound was small at first.

But gradually, it got bigger and bigger.

"Bang...... Bang...... Bang......"