Chapter 7 Chapter 6 The First Patient

Yunnan, Kunming Airport. Although it is midsummer, the weather in Spring City is still refreshing and pleasant.When Luo Fei walked across the tarmac, he couldn't help taking a few deep breaths of the humid local air, which immediately cleared his mind, which had been drowsy from the long-distance flight, and the nerves that had been tense for the past two days seemed to be relieved. relax. Zhou Liwei walked in front of Luo Fei, with his chest held high and his steps firm and powerful.It can be seen that this is a busy person who has long been accustomed to flying life.Under his guidance, the two quickly walked towards the exit of the airport, walking in a straight line without any deviation.

Compared with other leisurely or tired passengers, these two people undoubtedly have an outstanding temperament. The people waiting to be picked up at the exit all looked at them first. body. "Are you Professor Zhou Liwei Zhou?" An old man squeezed out of the crowd and greeted him with his hand.Although he is an elder, his tone and expression are full of respect, which comes from respect for knowledge and authority. He knew he was meeting one of the few experts in the country in psychiatry. Zhou Liwei shook hands with the old man politely: "Are you Dr. Liu?" Luo Fei stood obliquely behind Zhou Liwei, not interested in the pleasantries between the two colleagues.His gaze was caught by the young woman who was following the old man.

This is a southern girl in her twenties, with fair skin and a delicate face.She is wearing a T-shirt and jeans attire. Although she has a slender figure, she reveals a youthful vitality that cannot be concealed.His long black hair was draped over his shoulders, and he had a quiet student air. Seeing Luo Fei staring at her, the girl laughed, showing her white and neat teeth: "Officer Luo, right? I didn't expect you to come so soon." Luo Fei had already guessed the girl's identity pretty closely, but when he heard the voice now, he was even more certain.He also politely smiled back: "Hello, I should call you...Xu Xiaowen's classmate?"

"It was you who called?" Zhou Liwei also turned his head to look at the girl at this time, and said with a frown, "If what you said is true, it is really hard to explain." "I can prove that these are all true." The old man surnamed Liu answered for her before the girl, "When I invited Xiaowen to the Kunming Mental Hospital six months ago, she translated the native language spoken by the patient on the spot. But we all thought it was just some crazy talk of the patient. We must have been the most surprised people when we learned about the recent events in Longzhou from the Internet yesterday. Professor Zhou, Officer Luo, one of you is a psychiatrist, and the other is an investigator. Mysterious masters, I hope you can give a reasonable answer."

Luo Fei and Zhou Liwei glanced at each other, and they expressed the same thought almost at the same time: "Take us to the scene first." The mental hospital is about a forty-minute drive from the airport.Along the way, Dr. Liu described the process of admitting and treating this mysterious patient. "We haven't figured out the real identity of this patient until now. In January this year, a film crew of the provincial TV station found him when he went to the jungle near the border to shoot a popular science program. He was elusive in the jungle and often stole Eat the food brought by the film crew. At first the film crew thought they had encountered the legendary "savage" and followed him for several days before finally catching him. It turned out that he could skillfully use the tools of modern society. It should be A modern human being lost in the jungle. To everyone's surprise, he was always in a state of extreme fear, and seemed to have serious mental problems. So the film crew took him back to Kunming and sent him to our mental hospital .Because the cause is not known, the corresponding treatment is difficult to start. We tried to communicate with him, but all failed. From some indications, he should understand what we said, but he never responded, he just He repeated some strange words to himself. According to common sense, these words should contain the things that left the deepest impression on him before he got sick."

"That's right." Hearing this, Zhou Liwei nodded in agreement, "And this thing is probably the cause of his illness." "This is a very reasonable assumption. But we didn't understand the meaning of these words at the time. Later, Xiaowen was invited to solve this problem, but the meaning of those words brought us into deeper confusion. "Doctor Liu spread his hands helplessly. "Now that Police Officer Luo and Professor Zhou are here, I believe the answer will be revealed soon." When Xu Xiaowen said this, although she mentioned the names of the two people, she kept her eyes on Luo Fei.

Luo Fei was a little embarrassed by her look, smiled awkwardly, and said mockingly: "Are you so confident in us? But after hearing the current situation, I don't have a clue." "You can do it." Xu Xiaowen's eyes suddenly flashed a sly light, and she said in a slightly mysterious tone, "I have heard about your previous stories." Luo Fei's heart skipped a beat, it's no wonder that when they first met at the airport, there seemed to be a sense of deja vu in the look and eyes of the other party.But the cases she has handled have never been publicized, so how could she know anything about them?

"What have you heard?" Luo Fei couldn't help asking. Xu Xiaowen just smiled and didn't answer. At this time, the car had stopped in front of the building of the mental hospital.Dr. Liu told everyone to get off the car, and the conversation couldn't continue. Because the patient's symptoms were weird and his mental state was extremely unstable.So he was admitted to a remote small building in the hospital.This small building is specially prepared for critically ill patients who are dangerous and uncontrollable. It has not been cleaned up for many years, and there is an old and gloomy atmosphere.

A group of people went up to the second floor and walked towards the cabin at the end of the corridor.Xu Xiaowen recalled the frightening scene half a year ago, and couldn't help feeling a little chill down her back.She clenched her neck and took two steps close to Luo Fei's side, as if it would make herself safer. Dr. Liu stopped in front of the wooden door of the hut, then inserted the key into the lock, and turned it lightly... There was a throbbing scream from behind the door, full of fear and despair.Xu Xiaowen's breath became quicker, Luo Fei frowned slightly, and the corners of Zhou Liwei's eyes twitched, only Dr. Liu was not surprised, as if nothing had happened.

The wooden door was opened and the lights in the house were turned on.The patient huddled in the corner, buried his head deeply in his arms, trembling all over his body, and looked terrified. "Hey, don't be afraid. We are not bad people, and we won't harm you." Dr. Liu said in an extremely gentle tone. The patient stopped shouting and raised his head tremblingly. Under the light, people could finally see his face clearly. This is a man with thick eyebrows and big eyes. Although his beard is shaggy and his hair is disheveled, he does not look very old, maybe not yet thirty.He has a thin face and straight features. If he is cleaned and tidied up properly, he should be a lovable and handsome young man.But now, he couldn't bring any joy to people, not only because of his messy and dirty description, but also because of something hidden in his eyes.

It is an extremely depressing complex emotion, fear, despair, anger, hatred, etc., it seems that all the ugly emotions in the world are mixed in it, which makes people shudder. With this emotion, the young man stared at the four people outside the door, then he stood up slowly and said a series of strange words. Luo Fei's ears twitched, and his eyes suddenly shrank.Yes, the young man obviously did not speak Chinese, but he could hear the pronunciation of two characters clearly. Longzhou! This is a place name, no matter which ethnic language is used to say it, the pronunciation will not change.Longzhou!Sure enough, he mentioned Longzhou! "Is this what you've heard before?" Knowing that the answer was yes, Luo Fei still asked Xu Xiaowen out of a naturally cautious attitude. Xu Xiaowen nodded: "He is saying that in August, the demons from Uncanny Valley will come to Longzhou." "Demon? Have you ever asked him, what demon?" "Asked." "How did he say?" Xu Xiaowen didn't answer Luo Fei directly. She looked at the young man and asked the question again in the native language of the Hamo tribe: "What demon?" The patient's eyes were attracted by Xu Xiaowen's words, he moved his feet, stared at Xu Xiaowen's face, and walked towards the door. Xu Xiaowen had already expected such a result, she turned sideways and hid behind Luo Fei. The patient lost sight of the target to follow, his eyes were blank and desperate, and then his throat gurgled, making a low howl like a beast: "Yakuma! Yakuma!" "Yakuma? What do you mean?" Luo Fei quickly turned his head and asked Xu Xiaowen behind him. Xu Xiaowen shook her head: "This... I don't know either." Dr. Liu and Zhou Liwei also frowned and pondered, struggling to figure out what these three words might represent. During this process, the patient has come to the fence. "Be careful. He will stretch out his hand!" Xu Xiaowen quickly reminded Luo Fei and Zhou Liwei who were standing in front. Zhou Liwei has been sticking to the fence, staring at every move of the man in the ward, with an extremely focused expression, when he suddenly heard Xu Xiaowen's words, he seemed to realize something, and when he was about to withdraw, it was already too late. The patient's arms had stretched out from the fence, and he grabbed Zhou Liwei's front tightly with a sudden grab! Zhou Liwei was caught off guard, the opponent's huge strength made him irresistible, and his whole body was pulled tightly against the fence.Even though he is usually calm and capable, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat at this moment! The man stared at Zhou Liwei tightly, their faces were almost touching, and then he uttered that soul-stirring cry: "Ya-ku-ma!" The voice full of despair and fear made Luo Fei's scalp tingle!But he quickly came back to his senses, rushed forward together with Dr. Liu, and tried hard to break the patient's palm. The strength of the opponent was surprisingly great, the two of them used all their strength and Zhou Liwei's own desperate struggle, finally broke free from the opponent's ten fingers. Zhou Liwei took two steps back, panting heavily, his face flushed red.After a while, he stabilized his emotions a little bit, smiled awkwardly, and said: "People who lose control of their minds can often explode with strength several times that of normal people. I have personally experienced the correctness of this theory today." The patient gripped the fence tightly, still whining and growling. Luo Fei watched him quietly from the side—the first victim of a series of horrific illnesses. At the same time, a series of questions appeared in his mind, but he couldn't find any clues! Inside the fence is a terrifying psychopath, and outside the fence are four people who are deeply confused and disturbed.A strange confrontation developed between them. The four of them didn't speak. Obviously, they were immersed in their own thoughts.After a long time, Luo Fei finally spoke first. He asked Zhou Liwei: "Mr. Zhou, what do you think about this matter now?" "I can only say that according to my judgment, Xu Xiaowen is not lying, and the symptoms of that patient are indeed the same as those in Longzhou these days." After pondering for a moment, Zhou Liwei gave such an answer. Xu Xiaowen glared at Zhou Liwei, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Then I have to thank you for your trust." Luo Fei didn't have time to pay attention to the girl's petty temper, but he was also dissatisfied with Zhou Liwei's ambiguity, so he continued to ask: "What about the patient's prophecy? And his experience in the jungle, do you have any questions about these questions?" clue?" "Do you think the root of the disease is in the jungle?" Zhou Liwei keenly caught the subtext in Luo Fei's words. He narrowed his eyes and looked at him intently, "I thought so too. But what does the jungle have to do with Longzhou? Have all the patients in the state traveled to the jungles of Yunnan?" "No." Luo Fei shook his head resolutely, denying Zhou Liwei's guess, "My investigators have conducted detailed visits to all the relatives and friends of the patients. If there are such important clues, they will definitely not be missed by the police. Lose." "Then what is the possibility? Someone brought the root of the disease from the jungle to Longzhou? But this patient has been staying in Kunming, and has never been to Longzhou at all." Dr. Liu also intervened in the conversation between the two. "No, it's not necessarily this patient." Luo Fei's eyes flickered, "He is just the first victim, and at the same time, he is very likely to be an insider. That's why he can say so accurately. prophecy!" "According to you, all of this was caused by man?" Zhou Liwei grinned, as if he couldn't accept the fact, "Who did it? How did it do it? What is the purpose?" Luo Fei shook his head, he also had no clue about the series of questions from the other party. Xu Xiaowen looked at Luo Fei, seeming very anxious for him.Then she turned her head to look at the patient inside the fence, and said to herself: "If he can regain his sanity, maybe he has the answer." Xu Xiaowen's words reminded Luo Fei, the latter's eyes suddenly lit up, then he looked at Zhou Liwei, and said in a persuasive tone: "Cure this patient first, it's not impossible." Zhou Liwei immediately understood Luo Fei's intentions: "You want me to use the newly developed medicine on this patient? No, not yet." "Why?" Luo Fei showed obvious disappointment. "This violates a doctor's professional ethics. Even if I am willing to do this, the mental hospital in Kunming will never agree. This drug is still in the experimental stage." Zhou Liwei replied with a clear attitude. "That's right." Dr. Liu heard the general meaning, and agreed, "Drugs that are in the experimental stage are absolutely not allowed to be used clinically in terms of the system." "What if we treat it as a drug experiment?" Luo Fei probed from another angle, "Is it possible to use it on this patient? If possible, how should it be done so as not to violate the system and your professional ethics?" ?” "It's feasible." Zhou Liwei's brows twitched, as if Luo Fei's words had given him a big reminder, "However, we must find the patient's family." "Find family members?" "Yes." Zhou Liwei said seriously, "The patient must understand and be willing to bear the possible adverse consequences before the drug experiment can be carried out. Now that the patient has lost his mind, his immediate family members have to sign the relevant agreement of the experiment. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, no one can afford the responsibility.” Luo Fei nodded, the other party's words were clear and reasonable, but how to find the patient's relatives?He has lost the ability to communicate with people normally, and he does not carry any identity documents.This is indeed a difficult problem. Luo Fei was contemplating while looking at the patient inside the fence.The man's face was distorted due to fear, but the general appearance could still be easily distinguished.If only his relatives and friends could see him.Luo Fei was thinking like this, and suddenly his heart moved, and an idea popped up.