Volume 5: Bottomless Sinkhole Chapter 237 Mental Hospital
South 8, Nottingham General Hospital.
Ke Lan lowered her head and checked the name of the hospital in the address on her phone. According to the information provided by ACMS_0420, those crazy relic hunters were admitted .
Although this is a hospital, the wall outside the hospital is more than six meters high, and the top of the wall is equipped with electrified barbed wire to prevent climbing over. At the hospital gate, six security guards wearing light military armor are standing guard. Although they are not carrying guns, the riot batons on their waists are special models for field forces. This thing was originally used to deal with indigenous creatures. The current output at the maximum gear can kill humans instantly, and it cannot be counted as a non-lethal weapon at all.
Ke Lan always felt that this hospital was not like a hospital, but rather like a prison.
Nottingham General Hospital does not have an outpatient department. It only accepts patients sent through special channels. Therefore, Ke Lan has no way of pretending to be a patient to get in.
However, as a relic hunter, the security facilities of a small hospital could not stop him. He went directly to the back of the hospital, remotely controlled the mini drone to cut off the power supply line of the barbed wire, and then easily climbed over the wall with a mechanical claw.
The information provided by ACMS_0420, in addition to the address and name of the hospital, also included a detailed map and a security personnel rotation schedule. Ke Lan had quietly reached the door of the dean's office with almost no effort.
Looking back at the surveillance camera at the corner that was hacked by the virus he wrote, Ke Lan suddenly had the illusion that he was playing a stealth action game...
He tugged at his collar, brushed off the dust on his trouser knees, then reached out, grasped the doorknob of the office, turned it, pushed it, and walked in with a clear mind.
The director of the hospital was a short middle-aged man. At this moment, he was concentrating on staring at the computer screen and did not notice Ke Lan who walked in.
"Hello." Ke Lan greeted the hospital director, then took out her cell phone from her pocket and pointed the camera at the other person's face.
"Who?!" When the dean heard Ke Lan's voice, he was startled at first. He quickly raised his head and saw Ke Lan raised his leg back and kicked the office door shut.
"Who are you?" His tone was full of surprise, yet also mixed with a hint of wariness.
"A relic hunter." Ke Lan's fingers tapped quickly on the phone screen.
"You are... a patient who escaped from the ward? No, you are not wearing a hospital gown... Who are you? What is your purpose in coming here?"
Ke Lan did not answer, but scanned the other person's face with the camera of her mobile phone and found his personal account.
"Buzz..." The phone in the dean's pocket suddenly vibrated. He first glanced at Ke Lan, then quickly took out his phone and glanced at the screen.
"An unknown user transferred 10,000 credit points to you."
"This...did you transfer this money?" The dean looked at Ke Lan in surprise and asked.
"What else?"
"Well, no matter what your purpose is, now, please get out immediately, otherwise, I will call the guards over."
"An unknown user transferred 30,000 credit points to you."
"...If you...if you have something to talk to me about...you should call and make an appointment first. Our hospital does not receive guests without an appointment..." The dean suddenly changed the subject.
"An unknown user transferred 50,000 credit points to you."
"Gulp." The sound of swallowing saliva came from the dean's throat, and his tone began to become a little shaky. "You... who are you? Can you tell me your purpose... no, your request?"
"I need to talk to a few patients." Ke Lan said.
"Talk to the patients? But...but, the patients here are all mentally unstable. You can't communicate with them."
"Just give me the authority, I will handle the matter myself, you don't have to worry about it."
"But these patients were sent here by the big hunting groups. They specifically instructed that no one other than medical personnel is allowed to come in contact with the patients, even if the patients' family members come to visit..."
"An unknown user transferred 100,000 credit points to you."
"Ah... Are you sure you just want to chat with the patients? It's not impossible, but a few patients have shown extremely strong aggressiveness..." The dean's attitude and tone at this time had changed 180 degrees compared to when Ke Lan just came in - he was just a senior employee responsible for managing the daily operations of the hospital, not the owner of the hospital, and his monthly salary for this position, after counting bonuses and various allowances, was at most only more than 20,000 credit points.
Compared with people like Ke Lan who make a living in the wasteland and ruins, the income of ordinary working-class people on the Ark is actually not that high.
Even if he added in some "gray income", the dean's annual income would hardly exceed 400,000 yuan, and before Ke Lan even spoke to him, the money she stuffed into his pocket was already enough to cover his income for half a year...
As long as the financial system of human society does not collapse, the classic old saying "Money makes the world go round" will never become out of date.
"Extremely aggressive? Then how do your medical staff come into contact with these patients?" Ke Lan asked.
"Uh... this... generally, the security guards will control the patient first, and then inject a large dose of sedatives..." Before the dean could finish his words, Ke Lan interrupted him: "So who do you think is better, me or the security guards in your hospital?"
"You and my security guards... Of course you are better..." The dean was stunned for a moment. This guy who claimed to be a relic hunter walked into his office so arrogantly, and the hospital security guards didn't even stop him, and even the alarm didn't sound... Even an idiot could see that there was a huge gap in strength between the two sides.
"Show me the list of patients." Ke Lan said as she walked to the computer and pushed the dazed dean back to his chair.
"Okay, okay..." The other party nodded hurriedly, clicked a few times on a pile of files with the mouse, and a list with detailed information such as patient information, condition description, daily status, etc. appeared on the screen.
Ke Lan quickly selected a few targets of interest from the list, and then said to the dean: "Take me to the inpatient department... Oh, by the way , tell others that I am a doctor from another hospital who is visiting and studying, and I am working on an inspection report... In addition, it would be best if you can help me get a white coat, a mask and goggles."
