On bed three in the ward sat a tall, thin man with gray hair.

He was now facing away from the door, looking out the window at a pine tree, not knowing what he was thinking, when he heard the head nurse call his name, paused for a few seconds, and then slowly turned his head.

It was also the first time Zhang Heng had met Dyatrov (who had only glanced twice in the corridor outside the hospital room), a name that would not be avoided when it came to Chernobyl in later generations, and many news editorials regarded him as the first person responsible for the nuclear power plant accident, and in those articles he was described as an arrogant, self-interested and stupid leader.

However, as far as the first side is concerned, Zhang Heng has not been able to see much from Gatlov's body for the time being, the man in front of him has an angular face, deep eye sockets, and his eyes look a little dull.

Like his colleagues, Gathlov had been exposed to large doses of radiation, his skin was red, and there were traces of vomit on the collar of his hospital gown, and he looked straight at the five people who walked into the room, but did not speak.

The head nurse had to repeat again, "Mr. Dyatlov, the team of experts has come to you. ”

"I hear you." Deputy Chief Engineer said.

The ward was also quiet at this time, not long ago everyone was talking about the expert group, but I didn't expect the expert group to come to Pripyat in a blink of an eye, which also shows the importance of this accident from the side, and everyone can't help but worry.

The atmosphere seemed a little strange for a while.

The first to break the silence was Besonova, "I'm Daria, an engineer from the Atomic Energy Alliance, and I'm next to Yevrem, an expert on acute radiation sickness, and Valentina, a nuclear physicist, as well as ...... Senior Assistant Prosecutor Mr. Sergei. ”

The doctor and the coconut nodded at Jiatlov, which was regarded as a greeting, but Zhang Heng still didn't move, just looked coldly at the deputy chief engineer in front of him, like a poisonous snake staring at its prey before hunting.

The cold gaze made Gatlov feel very uncomfortable, so his stomach sent a signal to the brain again, Gatlov quickly picked up the trash can next to the bed and vomited again, only to Zhang Heng noticed that the coconut's body was also trembling. She was obviously brought by Gatlov and wanted to vomit, but fortunately, she finally used her will to overcome her physical discomfort, gritted her teeth and did not take off the mask on her face.

And Gatlov didn't manage to vomit anything, his stomach had been emptied a few hours earlier, and there was nothing left but gastric juice.

Dyatlov retched for a while and rinsed his mouth with salt water, before he raised his head again and said in a weak voice, "What do you want from me?" ”

"Everything you know about this accident, Comrade Gatlov." Besonova said with a serious expression, after experiencing the initial nervousness, she has now gradually entered her role, Zhang Heng did not misunderstand her, this girl is indeed very talented in acting.

She was originally just a small nurse at the Pripyat Medical Center, and Gatlov was the deputy chief engineer of the operation of the Chernobyl 3 and 4 reactor units, and she was also the biggest name in Atomic City.

But now, she experienced a strange feeling that she had never experienced before, as if she really had Dhatlov's destiny in her hands, and she knew that the latter knew it.

Perhaps because he knew that he had made a big mistake, Gatlov did not ask the expert team in front of him to show his identity at all, nor did he check with the chief engineer Fomin or the head of the nuclear power plant, Bryukhanov, of course, the main willingness was that he did not expect that someone would pretend to be the expert group, and the courage was secondary, mainly because this approach could not bring any benefits.

So Dhatrov nodded, "Okay, I'll tell you everything I know." ”

Besonova turned to the head nurse and said, "Let's find a place to talk." ”

"Well, the hospital rooms are full right now." The head nurse was puzzled when she heard this.

"Isn't there a dressing room for the nurses?" Besonova regretted it after blurting it out, mainly because she had been working here all the time, and she was too familiar with this place, and she thought of a solution first when she heard the head nurse say it, but her current identity is Daria, an engineer of the Atomic Energy Alliance, and obviously she shouldn't be so familiar with the locker room of the medical center.

Sure enough, the head nurse's face also showed a strange look, but in the end, she didn't say anything more, and walked towards the locker room with a few people.

Before leaving, Besonova said to Akimov and Toptunov, "It's you guys after talking to Mr. Dyatrov, so you'd better use this time to make some preparations in advance." ”

The foreman on duty and the senior reactor control engineer glanced at each other, apprehension and concern in each other's eyes.

Three minutes later, only Gatlov and the four members of the "expert group" were left in the locker room.

The doctor pulled out a tape recorder from the mall from his suitcase, put it on the table, and pressed the record button.

On the other side, Bessonova had already walked in front of the deputy chief engineer, she was in a surprisingly good state now, looked into Gatlov's eyes, and said in a soft tone, "Don't be nervous, Comrade Dyatlov, we will start with a simpler question." ”

"You are the deputy chief engineer of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, reactor No. 4, Anatoly Stepanovich Dyatrov, right?"

"That's right, it's me." Gatlov looked a little uneasy, his hands crossed over his chest, and his voice sounded a little hoarse.

"Can you give us a brief overview of how you got here?"

"Here, Chernobyl? Oh, and I was previously the head of a physics laboratory in the Far East. Dhatlov gathered his thoughts for a moment and continued, "Research...... Physical properties of small reactor cores. ”

"Hmm." Besonova nodded pretendedly, she didn't understand a word about what Dyatlov was studying, but that didn't stop her from asking.

"Is your job here going well?"

"Generally speaking, it has gone relatively well, although there have been some minor problems with the reactor before."

"For example?"

Dhatrov hesitated for a moment, but still said, "We actually mentioned it in the previous report, mainly some leaks, most of them in the drainage ditches and vents, the leakage of radioactive wastewater is about 50 cubic meters per hour, and there is also some waste disposal, and part of the cement structure of the main body of the nuclear power plant also needs to be reinforced, but as I said before, these are minor problems." ”