Volume 5: Bottomless Sinkhole Chapter 227 No trace left
To be precise, the basement of this warehouse is the safe room.
However, although it is a basement, its actual floor space is larger than the warehouse above. It is equipped with all kinds of living and entertainment facilities, all necessary defense measures, and even a small arsenal.
As soon as Ke Lan walked into the safe house, Hound and others surrounded her impatiently and asked her about what happened in the East 9th District.
Apart from the matters about the Undead Crew, the Holy Word and the crystals, Ke Lan did not hide much. As for the death of Arasaka Yui, it was directly attributed to "genetic collapse".
"That bitch... it's too easy for her to die like this!" The Hound said bitterly, "But Victoria is really a man."
"Although I think your description is not very good for women," Ke Lan sighed, "but she is indeed a warrior worthy of respect."
"Unfortunately, such things will not be known to the public." Hound shrugged, "In the minds of most people, the Security Bureau is still a notorious spy organization."
"I think the new agents should have this awareness..." Ke Lan said, and suddenly turned to Ivan and asked, "How is the situation at the clinic being handled?"
"It's still a mess. The arrows used by the previous attacker contained an explosive arrowhead, which is no less powerful than a defensive grenade." Ivan shook his head.
"I need an X-ray machine, Ivan, do you have any way of getting one?"
"X-ray? What do you want that thing for?" Ivan asked in confusion.
"Do you remember that fellow Manstein?"
"Of course I remember. I heard from Maginot that the guy tricked us and brought out a treasure hidden in his stomach, but was eventually found by the Arasaka Group ." Hound's tone was full of disdain. "In my opinion, the death of that greedy and stupid guy was not unjust at all. If it weren't for him, the incident in East District 9 would never have happened."
"But that thing is now inside me."
"That thing? Which thing? Wait, you mean... the thing Manstein brought out?"
"Yeah." Ke Lan nodded with a wry smile, "The people of the heretical sect seem to regard this thing as a holy object, but I don't even know what it is."
"How did this thing get into your body? Did you...did you eat it?" The hound widened his eyes and stared at Ke Lan's stomach.
"No... it was when I was fighting Zi Yan..." Ke Lan stretched out his left hand, but there was no trace on his palm now. "The black liquid gushing out of the flesh tube stained my hand. I think it was at that time that the thing mixed with the liquid and got into my palm, but the problem is that I didn't feel anything at the time, and I couldn't find any wound on my palm."
"In your palm?" The Hound grabbed Ke Lan's palm without hesitation, and pressed its rough fingertips carefully on Ke Lan's palm a few times, "Why can't I feel anything?"
"This is the most troublesome thing for me... I originally planned to have an operation to remove the thing after I came out, but it seems to be wandering around in my body. Now I don't know where it has gone, so I plan to do a full body scan with X-rays."
"Although my clinic is unavailable right now, I know a friend ." At this time, Ivan spoke up, "He is also a part-time hunter with a private clinic like me. He happened to be out exploring the ruins these days. In addition to X-rays, his clinic also has all the equipment such as CT scans."
"But he's out. How are you going to get into his clinic?" asked the Hound.
"He entrusted his clinic to me before he went out this time. Here's the key card." Ivan took out a card from his pocket. "He posted my contact information at the door of the clinic. Although there won't be many patients coming to see him at this time, if there are patients who are injured or have a relapse of their illness, this preparation will come in handy."
Ivan flicked the card and continued, "After all, as a colleague who often exchanges medical skills and research experiences with him, I am the person who knows the conditions of his patients best besides himself. Instead of looking for other doctors, it is better for him to come to me."
"Okay, then take Ke Lan there quickly... Don't let that thing get to some vital part that can't be removed surgically, that would be troublesome!" The Hound said hurriedly.
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Soon, Ke Lan and Ivan returned to the car, along with their assistant Natasha. According to Ke Lan's plan, after scanning the location of the crystal, if the conditions for surgery were met, the surgery would be performed immediately to avoid any further complications.
The clinic where Ivan's friend worked was located in the North Fourth District. In order to reduce the possibility of being tracked, Ke Lan and his friends first went to the "Raven Black Market" where transactions could be conducted using anonymous credit point memory cards. The three of them acted separately. Ivan and Natasha went to buy a batch of tools and consumables needed for the operation, while Ke Lan got an inconspicuous second-hand hovercraft.
In the words of the Hound, the military vehicle was too conspicuous. Even if Ke Lan turned off the communication equipment and positioning devices, the license plate number would be recorded every time it passed an intersection with surveillance cameras. By following the clues, it would be easy to find out where Ke Lan and his team had been and what they had done. There was no secret at all.
After abandoning the armored hovercraft on a small road in the neighborhood near the Raven Black Market, Ke Lan and the other two drove the new car to the clinic in the North Fourth District. Just as Ivan said, the door of the empty clinic was closed, with a notice of suspension of business posted on the door. At the end of the notice, Ivan's contact information was left.
"We have to hurry." Ivan used the key card to open the door of the clinic. "If that thing can move around in your body, it is very likely to enter your blood vessels... If it enters your heart with the blood, it will be a big trouble."
In fact, the heart is not the worst. If it really doesn't work, just remove the entire heart and replace it with an artificial substitute. But what if it gets into the brain - there is no substitute for the brain.
But when Ivan used X-ray and CT scans to scan Ke Lan's entire body, he discovered that there was no foreign matter in Ke Lan's body at all!
"In other words, it's missing?" Ke Lan stood beside Ivan, looking at the image on the screen, and couldn't help frowning.
"No, there is still one place I haven't looked for." Ivan shook his head solemnly, "It may be hidden in your digestive system, mixed with food residues and feces... From now on, you have to fast and not drink water for a period of time. After that, I will use gastroscopy and colonoscopy to conduct another detailed examination."
"If we still can't find it this way ..." Ivan didn't continue, but the conclusion was self-evident.
