143: The hospital you can't leave

Under the leadership of Lan Zijun, Su Yue and others got off the bus.

Following the guidance of the hospital nurses, they lined up in a long queue for the physical examination items one by one.

Besides the regular items like vision tests and heart rate measurements.

What caught Su Yue's attention the most was the blood sample collection ahead.

Su Yue keenly noticed that when drawing blood, the doctor would ask them to roll up the sleeve of their left arm.

And Lan Zijun was clearly waiting for Su Yue to get his blood drawn, wanting to observe the condition of Su Yue's left arm at that time.

Seeing this scene, Su Yue felt no panic in his heart.

Because before going out, he had already anticipated this situation.

And the wound on his left arm had already been disguised using the previous method.

Even if he showed it to others in person, no one would notice any clues.

Meanwhile, Su Yue glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that Lan Zijun seemed to have received a phone call.

Her gaze swept over Su Yue, and then she moved to the side to answer the call.

"Could it be Liang Yuzhu calling?" Su Yue wondered inwardly.

Perhaps knowing they had a physical examination today, Liang Yuzhu called to inquire about the situation.

At this moment, Li Haoyang, who was nearby, also raised his hand and touched his shoulder.

His tone was full of envy as he said, "Yue Ge, look, President Lan cares about you so much."

"Even during the physical examination, she's practically watching you every step of the way, tsk tsk..."

Hearing this, Su Yue's face showed a subtle smile.

He didn't bother to explain anything.

That expression seemed to say, "Ah yes, everything you said is right."

However, what Li Haoyang didn't know was that, just as Su Yue had guessed.

The person calling Lan Zijun at this moment was indeed Liang Yuzhu.

"Lanlan, how is the situation over there?"

"Is there a wound on Su Yue's arm? It should be on the upper part of his left arm..."

Listening to Liang Yuzhu's questions from the other end of the phone, Lan Zijun smiled helplessly.

"It's not his turn yet, you should also be a little patient,"

"If I find anything, I'll definitely tell you right away."

"Speaking of which, don't you guys have any cases to be busy with recently?"

Seeing that Liang Yuzhu still had time during the day to care about the situation here, Lan Zijun couldn't help but ask back.

And Liang Yuzhu on the other end of the phone gave a positive answer.

"These past few days, I've just been dealing with matters related to Kelly; quite a few people are involved."

"However, the necessary investigations are basically finished, and not a single person related to the incident escaped."

"Also... we haven't contacted Yuan recently, and there hasn't been any movement from his side either."

"I was thinking, if we get a tricky case recently, I'll go buy some information from Yuan and also ask about his condition."

"After all, because of the previous information, I still owe him a few favors. If I can find out his identity in advance, it's a good thing."

As Liang Yuzhu finished speaking, Lan Zijun also nodded and analyzed:

"Actually... it's normal for Yuan to have no activity these past few days."

"I actually think that if he proactively contacted us and talked about details of recuperating, it would instead raise suspicion of trying to cover something up."

"And his current silence gives a false impression that he doesn't know we are investigating Su Yue."

"Sometimes I really wonder if our guess is wrong..."

After Lan Zijun finished speaking, Liang Yuzhu was silent for a moment.

"That shouldn't be the case, after all, Su Yue is involved in quite a few things."

"Think about it, he's both an employee of your company and Lin Jia's roommate, and both are connected to recent events... This can't all be a coincidence, right?"

"In short, being more observant won't hurt."

While the two were talking, Lan Zijun's peripheral vision was also watching the queue.

Seeing the employees' queue getting their blood drawn one after another, it was almost reaching the end.

"I have to go now, it's almost his turn in the queue."

After Lan Zijun finished speaking, she hung up the phone and walked back to the side of the queue as if nothing had happened.

However, just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from the hospital corridor.

Two nurses, accompanied by a patient, hurried through the corridor.

Such hurried steps immediately attracted everyone's attention.

Thinking they had encountered a patient needing emergency treatment, their eyes looked towards the two figures.

And Su Yue, who had been paying attention to any disturbance in the hospital, also glanced in the direction of the sound.

He noticed that the patient was not being carried on a stretcher.

Instead, he was able to walk on his own, but his hands were covered by a piece of blue cloth.

The patient's face was also ashen, and he looked to be in extremely poor condition.

Just as the nurses hurried past with the patient, the wind lifted the blue cloth covering the patient's hands.

Su Yue also saw clearly what was underneath; it looked like some strange skin condition.

The patient's arms seemed to be covered with a layer of black scales, and they were oozing bloodstains.

"What kind of illness is this? Is it a type of skin disease?"

"How come I've never seen this before..."

Su Yue was somewhat puzzled by the fleeting sight of the black, scaly skin and muttered inwardly.

At the same time, several older doctors also arrived in a hurry.

They quickly walked through the corridor, heading straight to the conference room.

Seeing that everyone in the hospital was in a hurry.

Li Haoyang, who was beside him, didn't know what he was imagining and muttered next to Su Yue:

"Yue Ge, why are all these doctors running so fast?"

"Even if it's an emergency, you don't need this many people."

At the same time, Li Haoyang also noticed some details.

He noticed that the doctors passing by all had badges on their chests, indicating they were expert attending physicians.

"And these are all experts, it's too strange."

"Yue Ge, don't tell me... a biochemical crisis is about to break out?"

"A biochemical crisis?" Hearing Li Haoyang's words, Su Yue subtly frowned.

...

"Everyone, the situation this time cannot be underestimated."

"The reason I'm asking everyone to come for a consultation so urgently is to discuss the illness with you as soon as possible."

In the conference room of the Second Peoples Hospital, the president was standing at the conference table speaking.

And on the large screen in the conference room, there were six photos of patients' arms.

These photos were arranged according to the severity of each patient's condition.

Starting from the left photo in the first column, the patient's arms only had some subtle red spots.

In the second photo, several red blood streaks had appeared, looking as if the patient had scratched them himself.

Further on, the symptoms shown by the patients became increasingly severe.

The wounds on the arms began to fester, and by the fourth photo, the arms were somewhat gruesome to behold.

By the last photo, this patient's arms had developed black wounds.

And at first glance, it looked as if the arms were covered with a layer of snake scales.

Upon seeing the photos of the illness on the big screen, the experts and scholars present also frowned.

"Everyone, these are the patients who came to our hospital for treatment today."

"Based on the patients' descriptions of the same symptoms, we have roughly simulated the progression of this illness."

"For the detailed situation, please ask Dr. Chu from our hospital to explain to everyone."

After the president finished speaking, Chu Xuemei got up and walked to the conference table, pointing at the photos on the screen and explaining:

"That's right, these photos of the illness are from different patients."

"According to their descriptions, without exception, they all felt an inexplicable itchiness in their arms."

Dr. Chu pointed to the photos in the first column and said:

"Initially, the patients' hands didn't have very obvious symptoms, just an uncontrollable itch."

"But as time passes, the patients' arms will gradually fester, eventually showing black wounds similar to scales."

"We have tried having patients apply existing ointments for infectious skin diseases, but none have shown any effect."

Listening to Dr. Chu's description, the expert physicians below the stage also spoke up one after another.

Having practiced medicine for many years, they had never seen such a strange skin disease and couldn't help but be surprised.

"These photos are from different patients?"

"So that means... this is an unknown, contagious skin disease?"

As one person's voice sounded, a white-haired physician also said with a heavy expression:

"Not only that, these patients appeared on a large scale within a short period."

"This indicates that the contagiousness of this skin disease cannot be underestimated..."

"We need to deal with it as soon as possible to prevent the situation from escalating further."

At this point, the group of expert physicians in the conference room also realized the seriousness of the problem and suggested to the president one after another:

"I suggest isolating the patients first and locking down the hospital to prevent the situation from spreading further."

"Furthermore, there is currently no targeted medication, so before clarifying the cause, this method is the safest."

However, with the physician's suggestion, the president showed a difficult expression.

After all, if these patients were isolated in the hospital before the cause of the illness was even clear, it would inevitably cause dissatisfaction among the patients.

"This... we are also considering," the president said in a deep voice.

But before he finished speaking, a physician spoke decisively.

"I understand what your hospital is concerned about, but this matter cannot be hesitated on, and we really cannot consider the thoughts of every patient."

"We are still unsure of the extent of this illness's contagiousness, are we going to just watch the situation escalate further?"

For a moment, the physicians in the conference room expressed their agreement one after another.

Seeing this situation, the president also remained silent for a moment and finally made a decision.

...

Just as the experts in the conference room had discussed a plan.

Outside, Su Yue and others were still queuing up for their annual physical examination.

And the queue had just reached Li Haoyang, and it was almost Su Yue's turn.

Lan Zijun, who was nearby, was observing discreetly.

She saw that Su Yue was already preparing to roll up the sleeve of his left arm, getting ready for the blood draw.

"Next." The doctor drawing blood in front said.

Li Haoyang also bent his left arm, holding a cotton swab against the needle mark, and stood up.

However, just then, a nurse suddenly walked over.

She glanced at the employees undergoing the physical examination, then leaned in and whispered a few words to the doctor.

"Ah? Everyone needs to be isolated?" The doctor was visibly stunned for a moment.

Only after getting a clear response from the nurse did he nod.

Lan Zijun noticed something unusual, stepped forward, and asked, "What's wrong?"

The doctor responsible for drawing blood showed an apologetic expression and replied:

"Sorry, President Lan, you might need to gather the employees."

And seeing the employees lined up, the doctor said:

"We are very sorry to inform everyone that there are several confirmed patients in the hospital today who have developed a potentially contagious disease."

"Due to the urgency of the situation, everyone needs to stay in the hospital for observation for a while..."

Hearing the doctor's words, the employees present were instantly dumbfounded.

"What does that mean? Let us stay in the hospital for observation??"

The Director also repeated the sentence in confusion, interpreting the doctor's words.

"According to what you're saying, the hospital won't let us leave, right?"

"From the current situation, that is indeed the case. We are truly sorry."

After receiving the doctor's reply, the employees were all extremely surprised.

Who would have thought that a perfectly normal employee physical examination would result in them being unable to leave after entering the hospital?

"This isn't right? We just came for a physical examination, we're not patients."

"Why aren't you letting us leave?"

For a moment, the employees expressed their dissatisfaction all at once.

Su Yue also frowned, but the scene from just now appeared in his mind.

"A contagious disease has appeared?"

"Is it that patient who just ran past?"

For some reason, Su Yue vaguely felt that the current situation in the hospital seemed to have intricate connections with the information he had recently received.

And the hospital is definitely the first to know about the illness, so he might be able to get some information.

As Su Yue was thinking, Li Haoyang, who was beside him, wiped the sweat from his temple and whispered:

"This is bad, Yue Ge... It looks like the hospital is going to be completely locked down?"

"We didn't really run into a biochemical crisis, did we!"

"Calm down, don't scare yourself."

Su Yue said this, but in his heart, he remembered the classification of that piece of information.

It seems that what was hinted at behind that information is about to show some signs.

And Lan Zijun was currently talking to the doctor.

She hadn't expected such a sudden situation to occur during the physical examination today.

"Must they stay in the hospital? I can have them isolate at home."

With the doctor's insistence, Lan Zijun had no choice but to accept.

She silently glanced at Su Yue, then turned around and began to appease the employees.

During this time, doctors were still hurrying through the corridor.

"It seems we'll have to stay in the hospital for a while." Seeing this, Su Yue said in a low voice.

...

At this time, Lin Jia, who had been on vacation for a few days, also returned to the company.

"Oh, Director Lin, you're back."

Lin Jia was the Sales Director of Wancheng International. As soon as she returned to the company, the receptionist greeted her.

"Hmm, has anyone been looking for me recently?" Lin Jia asked casually.

She originally wanted to ask if any clients had come looking for her while she was on vacation.

After recalling for a while, the receptionist honestly said, "Not in the past few days..."

"But about a week ago, someone did come looking for Director Lin."

The receptionist said while recalling:

"It was a young man, who said he was your roommate..."

"He also said that relatives from his hometown came looking for you and asked about your whereabouts."

Lin Jia didn't pay attention at first, but when the receptionist mentioned the words "roommate".

Her eyes immediately widened, and she perked up her ears to listen carefully.

"Roommate? Could it be Su Yue who came?"

"A week ago... wasn't that exactly..."

Lin Jia seemed to have thought of something and muttered to herself.

If it was really Su Yue who came, then it meant he knew she was in trouble at the time.

And everything that happened afterward was completely faked by him!

Of course, Lin Jia also didn't rule out another possibility,

which was that Yuan used Su Yue's identity to come to the company and inquire about her whereabouts.

"Do you still remember what that person looked like? Or are there still surveillance videos from that day?"

Lin Jia's question made the receptionist a bit hesitant.

She had to greet many clients at the company, how could she possibly remember everyone's face?

It was already very difficult for her to even remember this matter from a week ago.

"Director Lin, you also know that our surveillance footage is periodically cleared."

"Surveillance videos from a week ago can no longer be found now."

The receptionist said with a slight apology and also saw Lin Jia's unusual reaction.

She couldn't help but ask, "Director Lin, this matter seems... quite important to you?"

Lin Jia didn't deny it and nodded unconsciously.

At the same time, a question mark appeared in her heart.

Was it really Su Yue who came to the company looking for her that day?

"No, when I go back tonight, I must ask him properly." Lin Jia thought to herself.

However, she didn't know that Su Yue and his colleagues from the Market Department were already arranging rooms for observation in the hospital.