148: Family members visiting?

Early the next morning, Su Yue was the first to wake up from the hospital bed.

The sun was just rising outside, and the sky was still deep blue.

The curtain between the two hospital beds had not been drawn yet, and Su Yue could hear the slight snoring coming from Li Haoyang on the other side.

Su Yue hadn't slept very soundly that night because the gunshot wound on his left arm hadn't healed yet.

He also hadn't slept in the same room with someone for a long time and was worried he might talk in his sleep.

Fortunately, hearing Li Haoyang's snoring now, it seemed nothing went wrong last night.

After a simple wash-up, Su Yue opened the window to get some fresh air.

At this moment, he noticed many vehicles gathered downstairs at the hospital, and many of them had the word "interview" written on them.

There were also more than a dozen people carrying cameras downstairs, waiting for something.

The wind carried the noise from downstairs, constantly blowing into the room. Even though he was upstairs, Su Yue could clearly hear their voices.

"Yo, Lao Liu, aren't you guys in entertainment? Why are you here at the hospital for an interview too?"

"I don't know. The hospital said there's some major news that needs to be reported by various media outlets."

"What's so important that it's called in so many media?"

"Hey, I heard this hospital was emergency sealed off. It seems quite serious."

...Su Yue listened to the reporters' discussions downstairs and nodded thoughtfully.

It seemed the hospital had realized the seriousness of the black scale disease and called in reporters for a press conference to warn the general public.

Su Yue had anticipated this. After all, paper can't wrap fire. When such an infectious disease appears, it naturally needs to be known by everyone.

"Ah, what's going on? Why is it so noisy downstairs?"

At this moment, Li Haoyang was also woken up by the noise downstairs. He yawned and said groggily.

"It's reporters," Su Yue stood by the window, looking at the crowd downstairs and replied. "They're here to interview the hospital."

"Reporters??" Hearing Su Yue's words, Li Haoyang immediately became interested.

He quickly sat up from the bed, put on his slippers, and walked to the window.

He indeed saw the crowd carrying cameras downstairs and couldn't help but exclaim:

"Whoa, such a big scene? So many people!"

Li Haoyang's reaction at this moment was exactly like a certain female celebrity's meme online.

He looked like he had never seen the world, curiously observing the reporters downstairs.

After observing for a long time, he seemed to think of something.

"Wait... Yue Ge, what did you say? Interview?"

"Could they be here for the black scale disease?" Li Haoyang asked Su Yue in surprise.

Hearing this, Su Yue couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Otherwise?" He smiled faintly.

"What else would be worth the hospital making such a big fuss?"

"Now that the hospital has realized the contagiousness of the black scale disease, they definitely need to take measures to publicize it widely so that citizens can be vigilant."

Su Yue briefly analyzed the current situation for Li Haoyang.

However, Li Haoyang frowned, muttering in confusion, not knowing what he was thinking about:

"But for this type of infectious disease... shouldn't the hospital seal off the information to reduce public panic?"

"...You've watched too many movies, haven't you?" Su Yue couldn't help but say upon hearing this.

In the current situation, if they still sealed off the information, it would simply be courting death.

"If they really sealed off the information, before the citizens even panicked, they would likely be infected nine times out of ten."

"Furthermore, for such a high-risk infectious disease, there's no telling what scale it might spread to."

"If they blindly sealed off the information and the situation further escalated, and the source was traced back to the hospital's initial secrecy and inaction, they would definitely be universally condemned at that time."

"The hospital isn't that stupid. Instead of keeping it a secret, it's better to announce the matter as soon as possible."

Hearing Su Yue's words, Li Haoyang nodded thoughtfully.

"Hiss, it seems that's really the case."

And while the two were talking, another commotion came from downstairs.

They looked down through the window and saw that the representative sent by the hospital had appeared before the reporters.

The doctor standing in front of the reporters, with her long hair tied up and her capable appearance, was undoubtedly Chu Xuemei.

As a dermatologist at the Second Peoples Hospital, it was not surprising that the hospital sent her to speak.

"Friends from the media, due to the urgency of the situation, I will be brief.

"From yesterday until now, our hospital has successively received six patients with extremely similar symptoms."

"After verification by our hospital, it has been confirmed that they are suffering from the same disease, and the risk of transmission cannot be ruled out."

Chu Xuemei spoke in a very official tone, but she had generally explained the situation.

For a moment, the surrounding reporters looked at each other.

Upon hearing about the risk of transmission, the reporters realized that the matter was not so simple and started asking questions one after another.

"Is this a new type of disease? How is it transmitted? What is the risk, and will it spread on a large scale?"

The reporters asked questions in a chaotic manner, and Chu Xuemei pressed her hand down to signal:

"The information to be provided to all media outlets is ready. Please follow me."

With that, Chu Xuemei led the reporters away and disappeared from Su Yue and his sight.

If he guessed correctly, Chu Xuemei was taking them to see the relevant information about the black scale disease.

Meanwhile, Li Haoyang beside him watched the reporters follow Chu Xuemei away in a swarm, still surprised.

"Good heavens, even reporters are here now."

"Yue Ge, why do I feel like the situation is getting more and more serious..."

Su Yue was noncommittal, but since the reporters were already here and the report would be published soon, at least it could give citizens some awareness of prevention.

He also wondered how things were with Old Sha.

If those Homeless people could see this information through the report, they should also realize the seriousness of the problem.

...

The reporters' interview vehicles were still parked downstairs, and the reporters had been gone with Chu Xuemei for a while.

Su Yue and Li Haoyang stayed in the ward, bored.

Just then, the telephone in the ward rang.

Li Haoyang immediately perked up, thinking it was Yang Qingmei who had arrived.

He smiled at Su Yue, then put on his slippers and darted to the telephone in a few steps.

However, when the call was connected, the voice on the other end was Chu Xuemei's.

"Dr. Chu? How come you..."

Li Haoyang was taken aback and asked.

"Is it convenient? A reporter would like to interview you by phone, just say a few simple words," Dr. Chu said concisely.

"Interview? Me? ...Convenient, very convenient."

Li Haoyang immediately smiled and said.

And Su Yue sat aside, listening to Li Haoyang's conversation with the reporter.

"We are from Yuantu Investment. It was originally a routine annual employee physical examination, but we happened to encounter this situation."

"The hospital responded quite quickly. To prevent the situation from escalating further, they asked us to stay in the hospital for observation to ensure we weren't infected..."

Li Haoyang spoke to the reporter on the phone, and he sounded quite convincing.

After the brief interview, Dr. Chu's voice came from the other end of the phone again.

She seemed to appreciate Li Haoyang's performance just now and said, "Not bad, quite objective."

"Please wait a little longer. The family members coming to visit should be arriving soon."

"They will call the hospital first when they arrive, but even for visits, you need to wear protective suits and maintain a safe distance."

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Hearing Dr. Chu's words, Li Haoyang was slightly disappointed.

But due to the special circumstances, he also didn't want anything to happen to Yang Qingmei.

He still perked up and asked Dr. Chu on the other end of the phone:

"Dr. Chu, does that mean... the next call will be from family members coming to visit?"

After getting a definite answer from the other party, Li Haoyang simply moved a stool and sat in front of the telephone.

Seeing Li Haoyang in love, so impatient after not seeing Yang Qingmei for just one day, Su Yue couldn't help but shake his head with a smile.

"Hehe, Yue Ge, it seems I have to guard the phone and wait for Qingmei to arrive," Li Haoyang smiled apologetically at Su Yue.

Su Yue just spread his hands, looking indifferent.

After all, he had no relatives in the City and didn't expect anyone to visit him at the hospital.

However, what Su Yue didn't know at this moment was that someone had already found the hospital.

...

"Second Peoples Hospital... This is it," Lin Jia got out of the taxi and stood at the entrance of the hospital.

Looking at the interview vehicles parked downstairs, she recalled the message Su Yue had replied to her last night.

Even reporters had come. It seemed the situation was just as Su Yue had described.

He really did encounter some sudden situation and was quarantined by the hospital.

Lin Jia still held some suspicion and hadn't completely dismissed the possibility of Su Yue's connection with Yuan in her heart.

So she simply decided to come to the hospital to see if the situation was as Su Yue had said.

Then, she walked into the hospital, went to the nurse's station, and asked the nurse on duty:

"Excuse me, do you have someone named Su Yue in your hospital? Which ward is he in?"

The nurse on duty heard this and operated the computer to check on the hospital System.

"Oh, yes," the nurse said. "He's temporarily isolated and under observation in the hospital, right?"

"Excuse me, are you a family member coming to visit today?"

Hearing the nurse's words, Lin Jia was taken aback, but she didn't deny it and finally nodded.

"Yes..." The nurse saw her reply and motioned:

"Okay, come with me." She then led Lin Jia aside, looked at Lin Jia, and seemed to notice she hadn't brought anything.

"Didn't you bring anything you need to give him?"

"This is the hospital's internal line. You can call his ward first."

Lin Jia smiled politely at the nurse, then took a deep breath and dialed the number for Su Yue's ward.

...

"Beep beep beep..." The telephone in the ward rang.

Li Haoyang had been waiting by the telephone for a long time and immediately grabbed the receiver.

Seeing his impatient look, Su Yue smiled without saying a word.

However, after the call was connected, Li Haoyang's expression was quite strange.

As the voice from the other end of the phone sounded, his smile froze.

He didn't show the joy of hearing Yang Qingmei's voice; instead, he looked strangely at Su Yue.

"...What's wrong?" Su Yue raised his eyebrows and asked.

And Li Haoyang was clearly replying to the person on the other end of the phone:

"Oh, oh, you're looking for Yue Ge, right... He's here."

"I'm his colleague. Wait a moment, I'll give him the phone right away."

Saying that, Li Haoyang handed over the phone.

He awkwardly rubbed his nose, his expression mysterious: "Yue Ge, it's for you."

"For me?" Seeing the phone he handed over, Su Yue was momentarily stunned.

He hadn't expected anyone to look for him today. Then, under Li Haoyang's strange gaze, he picked up the phone.

"Hello, who is this?" Su Yue asked in confusion.

However, the next second, the voice from the other end of the phone made a smile appear at the corner of Su Yue's mouth.

"Pfft... You really got quarantined? That's too... coincidental."

After hearing Su Yue's voice, a smile naturally appeared on Lin Jia's face.

She hadn't expected Su Yue to encounter such a thing just by going to the hospital for a physical examination.

She originally wanted to say it was too unlucky, but the words changed at the tip of her tongue, and Lin Jia cleverly used a different word.

"It is quite a coincidence. I didn't expect it either."

"By the way, why did you come to the hospital?"

"You didn't just come to see me, did you..."

Su Yue said jokingly, but he sensed that things were not that simple.

Lin Jia's reason for rushing to the hospital should still be because she suspected his identity.

However, Lin Jia's reply was also extremely appropriate, showing no abnormality.

"Please, you suddenly said there was some infectious disease, and then you were inexplicably quarantined by the hospital."

"When something like this happens, even neighbors would care, okay?"

"Oh, then I really made you worry."

"But we're doing well. There's nothing wrong with our bodies. We should be able to be discharged after two more days of observation."

Su Yue was talking to Lin Jia, but these conversations sounded different to Li Haoyang's ears.

It made him feel like the two were talking about love. Li Haoyang was stunned for a moment.

He finally slapped his forehead, remembering why the voice sounded familiar.

When Su Yue was on sick leave before, Li Haoyang and Su Yue talked on the phone quite a bit.

And the woman calling Yue Ge right now, wasn't she the one from his home!

Moreover, Li Haoyang could roughly judge from the voice that the other person was definitely a beauty.

"Tsk tsk... As expected of Yue Ge," Li Haoyang clicked his tongue next to him.

"The nurse just said you could send things to them. I didn't bring anything when I came. Do you need anything over there?"

After talking for a while, Lin Jia asked on the phone.

"No need, I don't lack anything here."

"Besides, don't you still have clients to see? Go get busy first," Su Yue smiled and declined Lin Jia's kind offer.

"How can that be? Wait a moment..."

Saying that, Lin Jia seemed to turn around and ask the nurse something, then hung up the phone.

In no time, a fruit basket was delivered by the hospital's attendant.

"Yue Ge, it really is you," Li Haoyang clicked his tongue.

"Yesterday you were pretending in front of me, saying no one would visit you, but someone came first thing in the morning."

Su Yue smiled, casually threw an orange to Li Haoyang, and didn't respond.

And Li Haoyang seemed to want to keep asking some things.

But just then, the telephone in the ward rang again.

"Hehe, this time it should be Qingmei's turn," Li Haoyang said with a smile, and quickly picked up the phone again.

However, this time, the voice from the other end was still unfamiliar.

Li Haoyang was already a bit numb and subconsciously asked:

"Hello, looking for Yue Ge? Who is this?"

And when the person on the other end stated their identity, Li Haoyang's expression became even more surprised:

"Ah? Municipal Bureau... Criminal Investigation Team Captain??"

...

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