Section 58 Trade-offs
Liu Tianming has not had such cruel and cruel thoughts for a long time. From his own standpoint, he didn't see anything wrong with doing so.
The two men descended the stairs and soon reached the bottom. Liu Tianming stuffed the flashlight into the strap buckle on his left shoulder and continued to walk forward, with Song Jiahao following behind.
Coming to this kind of place for the first time, Song Jiahao also felt very curious. He looked around, full of interest. Flashlights swept over the tall, upright walls, adding to the eerie atmosphere rather than eliminating the darkness. A cool wind blew down from the overhead entrance, and the moss emitted a ghostly white glow on the seeping stone on either side of the staircase.
Liu Tianming walked in front without saying a word.
The hollow and dull "bang" sound became closer and closer.
Song Jiahao was a little uneasy. The situation here is completely beyond my imagination. He quickened his pace, maintaining the same speed as Liu Tianming, and asked anxiously, "Where are you going to take me?" What, hasn't it arrived yet? ”
"It's already here."
Liu Tianming stopped and looked at the wall in front of him with a complicated expression. After saying this, he took off his backpack and took off a wooden board from a familiar position, and Chen Po's terrifyingly mutated face suddenly appeared in front of Song Jiahao's eyes through the cracks in the wall.
It was definitely not a human face, more like a mask. It was filled with furious, evil, withered, and ferocious expressions. Chen Po kept twisting her body, and a "hehe" sound came out of her throat. It's hard to describe the feeling she exudes at the moment, but it can definitely be said to be evil and terrifying.
Song Jiahao's eyes widened, and the flashlight shone straight on Chen Po's face. Her mouth, which had lost too many teeth, shrunk open, but it was desperately stretched out at an eerie angle. There was a strong stench on his body, and his shoulders and neck were covered in blood.
"W-what is this?"
Song Jiahao swallowed his throat hard, almost so stunned that he couldn't speak.
Liu Tianming squatted on the ground, took out the raw pork from his backpack, and said without looking back: "She is Dr. Chen, and she is also a staff member in the hospital." Because something happened, it became what it is. ”
Without determining the other party's position, he didn't intend to let Song Jiahao know too much.
Song Jiahao noticed that Chen Po's hands were covered with slimy blood, suppressed the fear in his heart, and asked in a normal tone as much as possible: "She, is she injured?" ”
Liu Tianming stood up with the pork, pointed to the ventilation pipe above his head, and then threw a piece of pork to Chen Po, and replied lightly: "She fell from above and fell badly." ”
Song Jiahao subconsciously raised his head, and he himself was surprised by the terrifying height of the ventilation pipe. Turning around, Chen Po's crazy and savage eating appearance shocked him again. After hesitating for a moment, Song Jiahao asked uncertainly: "...... she That's Dr. Chan...... Is she still alive? ”
Liu Tianming glanced at him and shook his head calmly: "I don't know." When I found her, she was already like this. She, like us, needs to eat to regain her strength and survive. ”
Song Jiahao felt that he could not get more information from Liu Tianming.
He stopped talking, turned around, and intently observed Chen Po, the initial fear had gradually faded. Song Jiahao is a doctor after all, and he has a strong fear immunity to things such as the inside of the human body or blood that are difficult for ordinary people to accept. The corners of his mouth raised slightly, and he said to himself with a little surprise: "This situation is really rare, she probably has a problem with the central nervous system." , so that the concept of understanding food is skewed. ”
As he spoke, Song Jiahao stretched out his right hand and wanted to say hello to Chen Po. Chen Po, who was confined inside the wall, reacted quickly, let out a trembling low roar in her throat, and immediately opened her mouth to bite the nearest finger.
"Are you crazy?"
Liu Tianming roared in a low voice, couldn't help but speak, reached out and grabbed Song Jiahao's shoulder, and dragged his whole person away from the back. This powerful force Song Jiahao didn't have time to resist at all. He felt his whole body lean back, dragged backwards and out of place. At this moment, Song Jiahao saw Chen Po's extremely vicious, furious eyes peeking through the cracks in the wall, and then he howled like a beast.
Falling heavily to the ground, there was a pain in the shoulders and back. Song Jiahao's face was full of pain, he kept moaning, he supported the ground with both hands and slowly sat up straight, rubbed the position where his waist and hips collided with the ground, and shouted at Liu Tianming quite angrily: "What are you doing? ”
Liu Tianming's face was expressionless, as cold as a rock: "If you want to die yourself, I won't stop you, and I will definitely not save you a second time." ”
The corners of Song Jiahao's eyes trembled, and he quickly turned his head and looked at the imprisoned Chen Po in disbelief: "You mean, she, she wants to eat me?" ”
"In her opinion, we are all food."
Liu Tianming clarified this fact in indifferent words, picked up the plastic bag that fell on the ground again, picked up a piece of raw pork, and continued to feed Chen Po. Song Jiahao watched him silently until a few minutes later, Liu Tianming's warning reached his ears again.
"Don't try to get close to her. Also, you must not be bitten by her. Even the smallest wound will make you just like her. ”
Song Jiahao gasped.
He understood Liu Tianming's words. It's just that the subjective consciousness tells him that this is unlikely, and it is difficult to accept. After hesitating for a few seconds, Song Jiahao asked again: "This, is this true?" Are you sure? ”
Liu Tianming glanced at him, did not speak, and the indifferent look on his face was the best answer.
"She was infected. This is a virus, most likely a new virus that has never been detected before. ”
Song Jiahao's performance is fully in line with his status as a doctor. He endured the soreness in his shoulder, walked to Liu Tianming's side, looked eagerly at Mrs. Chen, who was swallowing raw pork, and said seriously: "This is your secret?" ”
Liu Tianming did not deny: "Dr. Chen is a very good person. But I couldn't let her out. ”
"Judging from her current state, she can indeed only be locked up in this kind of place."
Song Jiahao nodded in agreement, and then put forward his opinion: "I understand your thoughts. However, since you want to help her, you can't just sneak around and deliver some food. We need to do more. ”
Liu Tianming's body trembled slightly, stopped what he was doing, turned around, and looked at Song Jiahao with an inquiring gaze.
"There is no doubt that she is infected, she is sick. We need to help her. ”
Song Jiahao spoke quickly and infectiously, as if she were giving an impromptu speech: "We can't be sure whether she is dead or alive in her current situation. Her bodily functions are severely impaired, but her brain remains intact. She has a strong appetite for food. It's good to want to eat, but what patients fear most is that they don't have an appetite. Eating more means getting a lot of nutrients, and the faster your body will recover. However, how to bring her back to her senses is an extremely critical issue. Dr. Liu, you don't want Dr. Chan to suddenly become a beast. We have to study her. As long as you find the right way, all difficulties will be solved. Trust me, it's not a problem. In the face of science, anything is possible. ”
Liu Tianming was moved.
Song Jiahao's words are very persuasive. For a few seconds, Liu Tianming even felt that what came out of the mouth of the new dean was actually what he thought in his heart.
If we can solve this virus infection crisis.
If you can restore Chen Po to the way it was.
If...... If I can turn myself into my original self and no longer be a hell of a "mutant form infector", why don't I cooperate with him?
Song Jiahao continued to lure him with words: "Think about it, this may still be a great research for the benefit of all mankind. Maybe you'll be the next Nobel Prize winner in medicine. ”
Nobel Prize?
Liu Tianming shook his head. To be honest, he never thought about it that much, and he didn't have the slightest interest in it.
"You'll have to promise to keep it a secret. I will try to cooperate with you. ”
He looked at Song Jiahao and said seriously: "However, you also have to promise me: you can't let anyone else in, let alone leak any news about this place to the outside world before Dr. Chen recovers." ”
Looking at the extremely serious Liu Tianming, Song Jiahao nodded, and at the same time held his hand: "You can trust me, just as I believe in you." ”
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The traffic accident was so far away from the city that it was no longer within the boundaries of the main city, but belonged to a nearby county called Liucheng.
According to the administrative division, this major traffic accident must be handled by the county and district where it is located first, and the city bureau only sent people to assist. Wait until the specific results are available before they can be reported to the municipal authorities.
Liucheng County is a good place. The mountains and rivers are beautiful, and there is also a rare earth mine in the mountains to the east. The highway passes through here, bringing business opportunities and also bringing great wealth to Liucheng County.
It was not until after eleven o'clock that the investigation of the accident site was half completed. Although the county government sent several construction trucks, it was difficult to operate in a dark environment. After discussing at the scene, the traffic police, the fire department, the city bureau and the county leaders decided to transport the body of the deceased back to the county funeral home for temporary burial, and the wreckage of the tourist bus remained untouched. Wait until dawn before processing.
There were more than forty dead in total, and only the county funeral home had so many blank freezers. The weather is too hot, and in the natural environment, these corpses will quickly decompose. If they are not properly resettled as soon as possible, and wait until the accident investigation is clear, it will not be easy for the family to explain.
The convoy drove into the Liucheng County Guest House, and the hungry Huang He jumped out of the car and walked directly into the restaurant. He had been here before, and today he was out on official business, and dinner was ready early in the guest house. It's just that they came too late, and the food was already cold.