Chapter 109: The Asylum on the Mountaintop
Early the next morning, the four people who stayed at the small hotel left their rooms. After a hasty breakfast nearby, I took a taxi to a rehabilitation hospital in the suburbs.
Along the way, because Li Hongsen was burly, he sat in the co-pilot's seat. Li Yixuan, Li Haofan and Wu You, the three of them had to sit in the back row.
Fortunately, these three people are in good shape, but they don't feel crowded. It's just that Li Yixuan, who was sitting between Wu You and Li Haofan, wanted to vomit all the time because she drank a little too much yesterday.
Seeing this thrilling scene, the taxi driver instinctively accelerated the accelerator. It would normally take nearly three hours to get to the destination.
After the four of them got out of the car, the first thing that caught their eyes was not the hospital, but a low hill overgrown with trees.
Looking up at the heights, you can faintly see the white buildings on the top of the mountain.
As soon as Li Yixian got out of the car, she ran into the bushes on the side of the road and vomited as much as she could.
Li Haofan hurriedly stepped forward and patted Li Yixuan's back with a concerned face.
"I deserve it! I'll let you drink it again!"
When Li Hongsen saw this, he immediately became angry and scolded with hatred.
Then he sighed helplessly, shook his head and ignored Li Yixuan.
Then he walked to Wu You's side, pointed to the looming building on the top of the mountain, and said:
"Yuko, you see, that's the rehabilitation hospital where my mother-in-law lives. ”
"Well, it's quite quiet, but it's a little too remote. ”
Wu You nodded and looked around. I found that except for this low mountain, it was all a barren countryside, and there was not even a village or town as far as the eye could see.
As if seeing Wu You's doubts, Li Hongsen explained:
"In fact, this was not a hospital at first, but a farmhouse project developed by the local government. The building on the hill was the hotel where tourists stayed at that time.
Later, for some reason, fewer and fewer tourists came to play, and the project could not be operated and was closed.
In order to make up for the financial losses and political achievements, the local government had to find ways to reuse the place.
And because the environment here is very quiet, it is very suitable for the mentally ill who cannot be disturbed. So the government converted the original hotel into the current psychiatric hospital.
And don't mention that since many mentally disturbed patients have been sent to this hospital, they have become surprisingly quiet, and there are very few malignant incidents.
That's why I sent my mother-in-law here too, hoping that she would calm down and slowly recover her health. ”
After listening to Li Hongsen's words, Wu You undeniably did not speak, but a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
For a long time, after Li Yixiao completely spit it out. The four of them began to set off, stepping onto this low hill covered in dense vegetation.
Walk slowly towards the madhouse at the top of the mountain.
The low mountain may not seem high, but it took almost half an hour to reach the top.
Finally came to the flat ground, Li Yixuan, who had vomited a little prostration, sat on the stone pillar on the side of the road, panting.
"It's okay, it's still uncomfortable. ”
Li Hongsen still felt sorry for his daughter, so he hurriedly took out a bottle of mineral water and stepped forward, unscrewed the lid and handed it to Li Yixian.
At this time, Wu You and Li Haofan were standing on the top of the mountain and watching.
Not far away, a row of towering white walls was unusually striking and surrounded by layers of greenery.
A somewhat mottled concave building that stands within the enclosure of the fence.
It's a sunny morning, but it's unusually cold.
There was a dead silence all around, and I couldn't even hear the insects and birds, and the silence was a little creepy.
After a long time, after Li Yixuan drank some water and rested for a while, he stood up.
Under the leadership of Li Hongsen, the four of them walked towards the two large black iron gates above the wall.
"Uncle Li, was it so quiet here before?"
Li Haofan asked thoughtfully.
"Hmm. ”
Li Hongsen nodded, then looked around again, and said with some doubts: "Although it was quite quiet here before, it was not as silent as it is today, which is really strange." ”
"Cut, what's so strange, look at your startled looks. ”
Li Yixuan, who came slowly, sneered. Then he walked quickly to the big iron gate, raised his hand and slapped it.
"Bang bang bang!"
There was a deafening knock on the door, breaking the silence on the top of the hill in an instant.
"Stop me, don't disturb the patients inside!"
Li Hongsen hurriedly stepped forward and stopped Li Yixian's reckless move.
However, after the four of them waited outside the courtyard for a while, the big iron gate did not move at all, and there was no sound from inside.
Just when Li Hongsen felt that something was wrong and wanted to call the door again.
A small door on top of the big iron gate suddenly opened.
I saw a short man in a white coat, his face was a little pale, his eyes looked indifferently at Li Hongsen and the others, and asked:
"Who are you?"
When he saw this person, Li Hongsen was also stunned. In the past, the door was opened by the old concierge Liu Tou, but this time it was an unfamiliar face.
Look at the dress should be the doctor of this hospital.
"Hello doctor, we are the families of patients here. Yesterday, Director Zhang called me and said that there was something wrong with my daughter-in-law, so we hurried over to visit us today. ”
Li Hongsen explained with a smile on his face.
"Go back, the hospital will not visit you today. ”
After that, the pale-faced short man ignored the four of them any longer, and was about to close the door when he retreated.
"Wait, wait a minute, it's Director Zhang who asked us to come here today, you can ask him. ”
Li Hongsen hurriedly spoke, and at the same time, his heart became more and more strange. Director Zhang called him yesterday and said that his daughter-in-law was sick again and had beaten someone in the hospital, and asked him to come here.
But why did the hospital suddenly stop visiting today?
"Director Zhang is not here today, you can go back. ”
Say it indifferently, and the short man will close the door.
And just when Li Hongsen didn't know what to do, Wu You on the side suddenly stepped forward and pushed open the small door.
"We're just here to see the family, let's make it convenient. ”
Saying it indifferently, Wu You stepped into the door generously under the uncertain eyes of the short man.
Seeing that the little doctor didn't say anything, Li Hongsen and the three of them also followed and left.
When I came to the courtyard, I saw a slightly bleak scene.
There were many tables, chairs, and benches in the open field, but at this time there was no one, not even a doctor could see one.
Li Hongsen was also a little strange when he saw this, because at this time in the past, the patients in the hospital had already begun to wander around the hospital.
Why is there no one today?