Deep in the Living

Chapter 76 Visit
[Pluto City]

The most remote city.

Compared to Jupiter City, whose population is only 2/3 of that of China, the infrastructure and public security of the entire city are much worse, the architectural style and urban culture are also very different, and there are few immigrants from China living here.

but,

Because the city is close to the edge of the country, the impact of "corners" here is the smallest among all cities, and the proportion of thinking corners formed is the lowest in the country.

The city has four full mental hospitals for this very reason.

In addition to admitting patients with mental illnesses, these hospitals are more focused on controlling those people who are wandering on the edge of the corners and may form thinking corners in their brains at any time.

In addition, there are also many early pseudo-people who have been in the hospital for less than three months and have not yet formed a concrete fear. They were discovered during psychological screening and are also detained in the intensive care unit.

The research bureau represented by the letter [A] also has a large number of branches in this city, and the number of researchers is more than twice that of Jupiter City.

As the frequency of "thinking corners" forming across the country increases year by year and becomes more difficult to detect, mental testing of citizens has become more stringent, and more and more patients are sent in every month.

Not long ago, a larger "Fifth Hospital" was built at the edge of the city at great expense, and staff were recruited nationwide.

After passing the entry inspection, a black car drove straight to the Fifth Hospital, which had been newly built less than half a year ago.

The hospital is arranged in a "three" shape, that is, three buildings are arranged in parallel.
The first row is the comprehensive building, which houses the doctors' offices, archives room, pharmacy, etc. The research branch also has a department here.

The second row of buildings is the general area, where patients who are considered to be in good condition, capable of taking care of themselves and able to obey the doctors' management and who do not pose much of a threat will be arranged.

The red brick buildings at the deepest part are the intensive care unit, which uses a management style similar to that of a prison and detains early-stage pseudo-humans who are in poor condition and difficult to control.

The blond man who stepped out of the black car was nearly 1.9 meters tall, with a well-fitting and expensive suit that highlighted his nearly perfect figure.

As he walked into the hospital and showed his ID at the nurse's front desk, an attending physician came downstairs to greet him in person.

"Mr. Luo Fei, it's rare that you came all the way from Jupiter City to us. In fact, for such a simple matter, you can apply for online processing."

"Can we meet now?"

“Of course, but the patient’s current condition is not stable and he was transferred to the intensive care unit two weeks ago.

Therefore, your request for a meeting needs to be modified. I am afraid that it cannot be arranged outdoors or in a public area. You need to go to the area dedicated to meeting in the intensive care building, and there will be partitions separating you. "

Luo Fei was obviously dissatisfied with this situation, his expression changed instantly, and even the lights around him began to flicker.

"Do you think a patient can threaten me? Or do you think I am not capable enough and might cause the patient to escape? Or do you think I can let him cause a riot?"

The attending doctor also compromised immediately, "This... this is also the hospital's rule. How about this, I will arrange for you to meet in the activity area of ​​the intensive care unit, but the patient himself will need to wear some restraints."

"Ah."

"Come with me."

Luo Fei was also very curious. After all, when he made an appointment to visit a month ago, the situation he got over the phone was relatively stable.

"Why was he transferred to the intensive care unit? What did he do wrong? Did he attack the medical staff?"

The doctor leading the way patiently explained, "He didn't attack, but he always disobeyed the hospital's rules and often left the ward during non-activity hours.

Moreover, they often come to nurses, patrolling security guards or patients and say some very strange words, some language we can't understand."

"Not a language from Earth?"

"No."

"Did he simply leave the ward, or was he trying to escape from the hospital?"

"I just left his ward. I didn't intend to escape from the Fifth Hospital."

"From what you said, the situation isn't particularly serious, is it? Wouldn't it be enough to just supervise and restrain them a little bit?"

"It's like this. Two weeks ago, he was restrained and supervised, but he still easily left the ward and went to the intensive care unit without anyone's knowledge. He even released a very dangerous patient and forced him to chat with that patient.

Fortunately, the patient was so frightened that he didn't dare to run away and returned to the ward obediently afterwards.

The hospital attached great importance to this incident and finally decided to put him in the intensive care unit and strictly restrict his movements.”

"Ah."

Luo Fei came to the last building of the Fifth Hospital.
The Fifth Hospital was built only half a year ago, but the building looks deliberately old.

The red bricks are covered with various plants, and the arched windows are made of rough glass and are arranged with dense steel structures, which looks gloomy and depressing.

Although the building looks depressing, the lighting inside is still sufficient, and there are well-paid and fully armed security guards patrolling the interior.

"The activity room is right here. Please wait here for a moment."

The activity room in the intensive care unit is located on the first floor, surrounded by a completely enclosed wire mesh and surrounded by cameras. Inside the activity room are only some metal tables and chairs welded to the ground, and on the table are a few well-read classics.

Luo Fei didn't say much. It was already very good to set up such an area in the intensive care unit.

The intensive care units of most mental hospitals are basically fully enclosed prisons. In the early stages, the pseudo-humans will not stay there for too long and will be transferred every few months.

Didn't wait long.
There was a sound of metal shackles colliding.

Accompanied by the attending physician and two security guards, a patient wearing a white corset was brought in and sat opposite Luo Fei.

Luo Fei waved his arm towards the doctor and said, "You can leave now. Don't leave anyone at the door."

"Mr. Luo Fei, please try to keep the communication time within one hour. We will not disturb you. If you have any questions, just wave to any camera."

"Ah."

As the attending physician and security guard left,

There were only two people left in the activity room.

Sitting opposite Luo Fei was a running buddy he once knew, a young man whom he valued very much.

Rody,

The empty left sleeve is particularly conspicuous.

Compared to the bright eyes and clean young face,
Luo Di now looks ten years older, with stubble still on his lips.

His eyes were in a completely blank state. He couldn't focus even when he met acquaintances and just stared blindly at the table.

Luo Fei seemed to have noticed something.
He raised his right hand and snapped his fingers in the air.

Snapped!
Suddenly, the lighting in the area began to flicker, and all cameras were disrupted and unable to capture normal images.

The attending physician and the security guard who had just left immediately turned back, but were asked to leave by Luo Fei with a look.

As there was no more "spying" in this area, Rody's eyes gradually returned to their original state, even more energetic than before.

"Luo Di, I came here specially this time because my company decided to recruit you. But according to the attending doctor's description, your current condition seems to be a little abnormal.

This special recruitment only requires that your mental state is basically stable, and you don’t even need to issue a complete discharge certificate. You can go out directly from here and return to Jupiter City. "

"I don't want to go out for the time being."

"Hmm? You didn't seem to like it here at all two months ago."

"I like it now."

"Is this so?"

Luo Fei saw the problem but did not delve into it. His goal was just to get Luo Di out as soon as possible. It was a pity to keep such a talent here.

"Then how long do you plan to stay in the intensive care unit?"

"A month? I'm not sure."

"Then let's talk about the special recruitment later. Is there anything I can help with?"

"Ask the hospital to double my daily dose of medication."

Luo Fei paused for a moment, but still nodded in agreement, and continued to ask: "Don't you need something in life or spiritual life to pass the time?"

"If you have any recommended books, please send me a few."

“Okay, I’ll arrange it.

In addition, regarding your left hand, I need to ask again, Pluto City can directly install a prosthesis for you in the hospital, do you need it?"

"No."

"That's it, it looks like you still have a lot of things to do, let's meet again when you finish all these things.

Remember to maintain adequate exercise even in the hospital. I don’t need to remind you of this.”

The meeting after a long journey ended with just a few words.

For Luo Fei, his goal would be achieved as long as he could determine Rody's condition.

Moreover, for some reason, even though the air conditioner was running all the time, Luo Fei could still feel an inexplicable heat.

(End of this chapter)