149: News released, the prediction came true!

"The Municipal Bureau's Criminal Investigation Team Captain??" Hearing the stated identity of the person on the other end of the phone, Li Haoyang couldn't help but exclaim.

Then his gaze turned to Mr. Su Yue, his eyes full of confusion.

He seemed to be asking Mr. Su Yue why the Municipal Bureau's Criminal Investigation Team Captain had also called?

Could it be Yue Ge's friend? Just coming to the hospital to visit?

Or... was something else going on?

At this moment, Li Haoyang's overthinking once again came into play.

All sorts of bold speculations kept playing out in his mind, including many bloody scenes.

After excessive overthinking, his gaze towards Mr. Su Yue even held a hint of fear.

And Mr. Su Yue was also a bit confused at this moment.

Clearly, the person on the other end of the phone was Liang Yuzhu.

But why had she, the Criminal Investigation Team Captain, suddenly come to the hospital?

Had Lan Zijun informed her of her situation?

And what was the purpose of calling him?

Mr. Su Yue pondered, never expecting that even these few days of isolation would be restless.

So, on the surface, he feigned confusion and took the phone from Li Haoyang's hand.

"Hello?" Mr. Su Yue's voice was also well disguised, with a hint of confusion in his tone.

"Uh, Mr. Su Yue, right."

A familiar female voice came through, it was indeed Liang Yuzhu on the other end of the phone asking.

And Mr. Su Yue, due to various previous encounters, was very familiar with Liang Yuzhu's voice.

But to Liang Yuzhu's ears, it was a different story.

Mr. Su Yue's voice was still slightly magnetic.

But to Liang Yuzhu, it was completely that of a stranger.

So, after confirming Mr. Su Yue's identity on the phone.

Liang Yuzhu, holding the phone in the hospital lobby, had mixed thoughts.

This voice... is indeed quite different from Yuan's.

And just as Mr. Su Yue expected, Liang Yuzhu had indeed learned of Mr. Su Yue's situation from Lan Zijun.

Moreover, such a strange skin disease had inexplicably appeared in the hospital and spread so rapidly.

In just one day, six confirmed patients had been admitted, even causing the hospital to take extreme measures.

Those who had air contact with the patients were kept in the hospital for observation.

This also included her good friend, Lan Zijun.

Upon learning this news, the Municipal Bureau also took action.

They immediately planned to send someone to understand the situation.

And whether to assist the hospital in implementing a lockdown to ensure the disease doesn't spread on a large scale.

Coincidentally, during this time, Wang Lin's smuggling case was already a certainty.

Liang Yuzhu then volunteered, applying to visit the hospital for investigation.

And her investigation target, naturally, included Mr. Su Yue, who was isolated in the hospital.

Previously, she was tied up dealing with Wang Lin's case, which involved a large number of people in the smuggling ring, making it difficult to spare time.

Now that she finally had time, she could personally investigate Mr. Su Yue.

Her original intention was also to make some judgments based on his voice.

But to Liang Yuzhu's surprise, Mr. Su Yue's voice on the other end of the phone was completely unfamiliar.

"Let me introduce myself, I'm Liang Yuzhu, Captain of the Criminal Investigation Team at the Municipal Bureau."

"The reason for this call is simply to ask you some routine questions."

Liang Yuzhu's tone was quite normal, as if she was genuinely just making an investigation call.

"Oh... okay, Officer, if there's anything you want to know, I'll cooperate fully."

Mr. Su Yue replied politely, and Liang Yuzhu continued:

"I just made a few calls and also asked the confirmed patients in the hospital."

"Currently, they are all unsure of the cause of the disease and don't know how they were infected."

"So I also want to ask you, have you recently heard... or seen anything unusual?"

"This... no, I haven't." Mr. Su Yue only knew the general inside story at the moment.

This strange skin disease was actually deliberately released by a group of people and spread through Homeless people.

He didn't reveal this on the surface but pretended to be unaware.

Thinking that if the situation was truly urgent, Liang Yuzhu would likely proactively contact Yuan.

So Mr. Su Yue thought for a moment and recounted the incident of their Director showing symptoms, indicating that the contagiousness of this disease should not be underestimated.

However, someone had likely already informed Liang Yuzhu about this matter, and she fell silent for a moment.

"Okay, I understand."

"If you find anything in the future, please contact me as soon as possible."

Liang Yuzhu's voice came from the other end of the phone, and Mr. Su Yue also responded.

"No problem." Then both parties hung up the phone.

Mr. Su Yue put the hospital phone back in its place, recalling the conversation just now, without showing any abnormality.

At this moment, Li Haoyang, who was beside him, still had a confused expression and asked:

"Yue Ge, the Municipal Bureau's Criminal Investigation Team Captain... what did she want with you?"

"Nothing, just a routine police investigation."

"She just happened to ask us some questions," Mr. Su Yue said calmly.

However, Li Haoyang was skeptical: "Really?"

"Of course it's real, how would I know a Criminal Investigation Team Captain?"

"As for why she asked me for information, I don't know either..."

Hearing Mr. Su Yue's words, Li Haoyang was noncommittal.

After all, he had just heard their conversation, and there was indeed nothing unusual.

Then Li Haoyang sat back down in front of the phone, his mood no longer as excited as before.

He had answered two calls in a row, both for Mr. Su Yue.

Li Haoyang couldn't help but tease: "Yue Ge, I really thought no one would call you today... Seems I was too naive."

"Turns out both calls this morning were for you, you're really hiding it well!"

Hearing Li Haoyang's envious voice, Mr. Su Yue smiled helplessly.

Thinking that the other party was still young and didn't know the twists and turns behind these two calls.

These two calls, apart from Lin Jia's genuine concern, were more about probing.

And Mr. Su Yue couldn't help but wonder, since Liang Yuzhu was already at the hospital.

Would she find a way to find an opportunity to check on his condition in person?

...

Meanwhile, in the hospital lobby, just as Liang Yuzhu hung up the phone, a capable female doctor walked up.

"Are you the comrade from the Municipal Bureau? I'm a doctor from the Dermatology Department."

As a female voice sounded, the speaker was Chu Xuemei.

Liang Yuzhu shook her hand and didn't hesitate at all, asking directly:

"Dr. Chu, what exactly is going on with this infectious disease?"

"I just questioned the patients, and they all seem unaware of the cause of this disease?"

Chu Xuemei nodded helplessly upon hearing this and began to explain the various points of suspicion to Liang Yuzhu.

"Yes, logically speaking, given the current ecological environment, it's unlikely for such a sudden infectious disease to appear. This is simply too unreasonable."

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"Because most known infectious diseases have been around for a long time, but there is no precedent for this black scale disease."

"Even if it's caused by a mutation of a certain skin disease, there's always a process for bacterial mutation, but this black scale disease seems to have appeared out of nowhere."

Hearing Chu Xuemei's description, Liang Yuzhu's many years of criminal investigation experience also made her sense an unusual scent.

Seemingly understanding some unspoken meaning, Liang Yuzhu tentatively asked:

"Dr. Chu, do you think the appearance of this disease... could be due to human factors?"

As soon as she said this, Chu Xuemei's voice indeed paused, and after a moment of contemplation, she said:

"Well... currently, we cannot rule out this possibility."

After receiving this answer, Liang Yuzhu also pondered for a while.

They were still in the analysis and speculation stage; they still needed to start with the patients to obtain more information.

At the same time, Yuan's figure also appeared in Liang Yuzhu's mind.

After a brief pause, Liang Yuzhu asked:

"Dr. Chu, can I go see those patients?"

"Go see the patients?" Chu Xuemei was clearly taken aback upon hearing this.

"Yes... but you need to take protective measures. Come with me."

Then she led Liang Yuzhu to change clothes.

...

Li Haoyang waited by the phone for a long time, but there wasn't a single sound.

He even suspected at one point that the phone line was broken.

How could it ring twice in a row just now, and now there was no sound at all?

"Hiss, it's almost noon... that shouldn't be right," Li Haoyang looked at the time and muttered.

Mr. Su Yue, standing nearby, saw Li Haoyang's restless appearance and couldn't help but tease:

"Haoyang, since you're so eager to know when Yang Qingmei will come... why don't you just send her a message and ask?"

Upon hearing this, Li Haoyang put on the air of someone experienced and said mysteriously:

"Ah, Yue Ge, it's no fun if you make things like this too obvious."

"When you're in love, you have to maintain a bit of mystery between each other, that's how you get surprises..."

As Li Haoyang spoke, his expression suddenly froze, as if recalling something.

After all, his long-distance ex-girlfriend gave him plenty of mystery, and in the end, she gave him a big surprise.

"Bah, bah, why am I thinking about that again?"

Li Haoyang patted his forehead, trying to clear away the unnecessary thoughts.

"Thump thump thump." But as Li Haoyang patted his forehead, he suddenly realized the tapping sound was like knocking.

"What the... this sound isn't right? Could it be evolving? The legendary thick skull?"

Li Haoyang was stunned for a moment, then listened carefully again.

He found that his hand movements had stopped, but the sound was still ringing rhythmically.

He then looked at Mr. Su Yue in confusion, while Mr. Su Yue glanced at the door and said, "Please come in."

"..." A hint of embarrassment flashed across Li Haoyang's face, and his gaze turned to the door.

His heart immediately filled with anticipation, thinking it was Yang Qingmei visiting.

She had skipped the phone call and come directly to the ward to give him a surprise.

However, as the door slowly opened, standing at the entrance were two women wearing protective suits.

Although both were wearing masks, Li Haoyang could still clearly see that Yang Qingmei was not among them.

But Mr. Su Yue, looking at the two people at the door, recognized them immediately.

One of them was Dr. Chu Xuemei, whom he had recently met.

And the other woman, who maintained an excellent figure, was easily recognizable from her physique as Liang Yuzhu.

"Indeed... seeing is believing, she still came in person."

Mr. Su Yue was prepared for Liang Yuzhu's visit and had already thought about how to deal with it.

"Dr. Chu?" Mr. Su Yue acted as if he had recognized Chu Xuemei, but was quite unfamiliar with the person beside her.

"This is...?"

And seeing Mr. Su Yue's expression, Liang Yuzhu's eyes narrowed slightly.

She secretly sized up Mr. Su Yue, her mind wondering what he was thinking.

"You're Mr. Su Yue, right? We just spoke on the phone," Liang Yuzhu reminded him intentionally.

"Oh, so it was the officer from earlier, hello."

Mr. Su Yue then acted as if he had just recognized her voice and said politely.

And from beginning to end, Liang Yuzhu was observing Mr. Su Yue's reactions.

She couldn't help but frown slightly. From the moment she entered until now, Mr. Su Yue's expression and demeanor were completely normal.

He seemed to genuinely not know who she was, and all his reactions appeared extremely natural.

But Liang Yuzhu knew in her heart that she had previously worked with Yuan.

They had interacted quite a bit, and Yuan would definitely recognize her at a glance.

Could he really perform flawlessly and be indifferent to her sudden visit?

However, despite her doubts, Liang Yuzhu didn't show it.

Her gaze swept over Mr. Su Yue's left arm twice. Just as Lin Jia had said, she couldn't see any abnormality either.

She had previously thought that Lin Jia was lying to her because of their relationship.

But now it seemed that Lin Jia hadn't deliberately lied either.

At least for now, Mr. Su Yue's left arm showed no signs of injury at all.

"Yes, I plan to interview the confirmed patients in person to see if I can find anything from them."

"But before that, I decided to come here first."

After asking a few more simple questions, Mr. Su Yue was also guarding against Liang Yuzhu's probing.

And after realizing there was nothing unusual, Liang Yuzhu didn't press for a result and chose to leave for the time being.

Soon, only Mr. Su Yue and Li Haoyang were left in the ward again.

"Huh??" Liang Yuzhu's swift visit and departure, stopping just short of revealing anything, left Li Haoyang, who didn't know the inside story, completely bewildered.

He hadn't even fully recovered until Liang Yuzhu left the ward.

"Yue Ge, this officer is really thorough... she even wants to visit in person again."

"And why do I feel like her gaze kept glancing at you..."

Li Haoyang was talking to himself when, at that moment, the phone rang again.

When Yang Qingmei's voice came from the other end, a smile finally appeared on Li Haoyang's face.

...

As the media interview vehicles successively left the hospital, the reporters also edited their press releases based on the information provided by the hospital.

They widely publicized the situation of the black scale disease spreading in the City and disseminated it through various channels.

Soon, the news spread throughout the streets and alleys, and the LCD TVs used for display in shopping malls also began to loop the news.

"Urgent notice: Recently, a contagious skin disease has appeared in our City. According to the analysis of the confirmed patients' conditions, the disease causes severe itching and pain in the arms after infection, eventually forming large patches of black scales on the arms."

"Currently known transmission methods include, but are not limited to, airborne transmission. Please take protective measures when traveling..."

"Develop good hygiene habits, wear masks when going out, wash hands frequently, and seek medical examination at the hospital as soon as possible if any symptoms occur..."

As the news looped on several LCD TVs on the shopping mall's display wall, people in the mall fled as if in a panic.

Seeing this, the shopping mall Manager was practically in tears.

However, among these crowds were several men with disheveled hair, wrapped in tattered cloth coats.

They stopped in front of the LCD TV, watching the looping news, and were momentarily stunned.

"Holy cow... Biao Ge! Old Sha really didn't lie!"

"He told us last night that there would be a report soon, and the news is out today!"

...

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