Special Forces Medic-Chapter 663 - 625: He Really Died

"Dr. Zhou, this trick is useless in front of me." Xiao Lin grabbed him from the ground, and Zhou Hong continued to twist his body, looking extremely horrifying. "If you keep pretending like this, I can guarantee to fulfill your act of playing dumb." As he spoke, the Silver Needle emerged from his fingertips, aimed directly at the back of Zhou Hong's head.

Feeling the sting of the needle, Zhou Hong ceased his spasms and contortions, not daring to act recklessly. "Dr. Zhou, let's have a proper talk about the matter concerning the third room on the fifth floor."

The Silver Needle fell onto the area connecting the back of the head and the neck, and Xiao Lin pushed it in a few more points before stopping. "Is there anyone called Hong Lian here?"

Zhou Hong fell into a long silence, his feet together with his hands clasped between his knees. "I don't know who Hong Lian is. A group came in, but they were quickly transferred away. Originally, there was a patient in that room; he wasn't in good condition when he came in. In fact, we called it loss of volatile personality disorder."

"Who brought him in at that time?"

"Same as you, in uniform, but they left after dropping him off." Zhou Hong asked Xiao Lin for a cigarette to light it. He seemed to have a lingering fear from those people. "Back then, I was still an intern doctor following behind, and the person sent in was already dying."

"Are you saying that the person was injured when brought in at that time?"

Zhou Hong nodded. "I only had one encounter with this patient and hadn't seen him since. It was only after my mentor retired that I began handling this case. At that time, the patient was in a stable period, capable of being discharged for treatment, provided he took his medication regularly. Yet, the hospital treated him like a dangerous individual and still kept him imprisoned."

"Is that so?" Xiao Lin expressed doubt over Zhou Hong's words, questioning each line. "The process isn't important; Dr. Zhou, just take us to see this patient."

"He's dead!"

"No, just now you said he was transferred to the adjacent room, right!" Xiao Lin seized upon this loophole.

"He's really dead!" Zhou Hong suddenly stood up, pulling out the needle from his head, blood trailing behind.

"You..." Seeing this, Xiao Lin immediately pressed a few acupuncture points on the back of the head, finally laying Zhou Hong flat on the ground.

"This person never speaks the truth." Hua Qingyi walked up to Xiao Lin. "No need to ask, he won't say anything even if you continue questioning him."

Xiao Lin stood before the door of the second room, his palm resting on the door panel. "Excuse me, you are..." Someone coming up from the staircase looked like a doctor, holding a clipboard. "With the same uniform downstairs, right!" Seeing the uniform, the doctor pulled out a key and opened the door.

"Does every doctor here have the key?" Xiao Lin asked.

"Not really, only the director and Dr. Zhou have them. I'm just temporarily here to do a blood sample check for this patient, so Dr. Zhou gave me the key."

"Blood sample check, testing for what?"

"I don't know. Dr. Zhou requested it."

The doctor pushed open the door. Each ward looked the same: white walls, white beds. On the bed sat a person without hair, a round head, skinny as a bone. After seeing the doctor, he naturally extended his arm.

His eyes were deeply sunken as Xiao Lin slowly approached him, casually closing the door. "Eh? How did you get in here, quickly go out."

Xiao Lin lightly pressed under the doctor's thymus, the person collapsing to the ground. He took the needle and medicine from him and handed them to Hua Qingyi behind him. "This is the same as what was used on Tang Xiaoxia last time." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Still sitting on the bed, the person kept his arm extended. Perhaps due to years without exposure to sunlight, his hand outside the clothes appeared very white, a bit terrifyingly skin-and-bones.

"Hong Lian!" Xiao Lin stood at his side, calling out his name. The person on the bed showed no response, his expression vacant.

"Injection!" Slowly, two words emerged from his mouth, his head mechanically turning toward Xiao Lin. "Injection."

Xiao Lin placed a hand on his wrist, using three fingers to find his pulse. Amidst the chaotic pulse, there was a steady sequence once he retracted his hand. "Do you want to stay here, or leave with us?" This was a choice question; Xiao Lin awaited his answer. "You only have this one chance today."

The person sitting cross-legged on the bed emitted a giggling laugh, shaking his body back and forth, faster and faster.

"What's wrong with him?" Hua Qingyi couldn't help but pull Xiao Lin back upon seeing this. Thinking about seeing this person, he couldn't really believe he could be Hong Lian.

"It's safer here than outside." The person on the bed stopped shaking, his dull eyes turning toward Xiao Lin. "Safety."

"Why did you send out an SOS signal?"

"It was you last night!" The person on the bed suddenly jumped up, pouncing forward, and Xiao Lin didn't dodge, letting him hug tightly from the front.

"Brother!" Hua Qingyi couldn't help but shout upon seeing this. The man was already clinging onto Xiao Lin, his four limbs tightly wrapped around Xiao Lin's neck and waist like a sloth, while Xiao Lin, unexpectedly unguarded, allowed him to hang like this.

"Why didn't you dodge?"

"No need to hide, you won't hurt me." Xiao Lin replied confidently.

"Humph!" The person hanging onto Xiao Lin jumped up and bounced back onto the bed. "How are you going to take me away?"

"Just like this, take you out."

Applying for a lockdown order is just a short-term measure; he wasn't completely sure this place would be thoroughly sealed off. So, if possible, he wanted to take this person out.

"Everyone here works for him, I can't get out."

"Hong Lian!"

"I'm not Hong Lian." The person on the bed hung their head dejectedly. "He wants to keep me here for life." He raised his hand, and his shriveled skin was full of needle marks. "I don't have long to live."

Knocking sounded at the door, and the person on the bed instantly became expressionless.

"Someone from the city committee wants to take Tang Xiaoxia away." Wu Shuang gasped, a hint of anger in her eyes.

"Who?"

"Wang Zhanting."

Xiao Lin glanced at Young Master Hua and followed Wu Shuang downstairs. Hua Qingyi guarded the second room door.

Wang Zhanting stood in the hallway on the third floor, and the service desk nurse was processing the paperwork. Xiao Lin glanced at the register on the form, then turned to whisper something in Wu Shuang's ear before moving aside.

"Minister Wang, Tang Xiaoxia is still in a transitional period, moving her to another hospital now isn't a wise decision."

"Officer Wu, this isn't my decision; the higher-ups demanded it, and I have no choice."

"Secretary Hua transferred Tang Xiaoxia's case to the City Police Department, so I believe I have the right to say no!" Wu Shuang's attitude suddenly hardened, surprising Wang Zhanting.

"Officer Wu, is there anything left to investigate in this case? It's clear Tang Xiaoxia was unhappy with Secretary Hua's handling of the situation and assaulted him." Wang Zhanting rubbed his nose, uncomfortable with the hospital's smell.

"Minister Tang did attack Secretary Hua, but we haven't clarified the origin of the illegal drugs. She is now receiving treatment, so we cannot hand her over to anyone."

"Officer Wu, the higher-ups considered this fact, thus requiring the transfer to hope Minister Tang receives better treatment to aid your work."

"Thanks to the higher leadership's care, Wu Shuang has already found a suitable doctor for the treatment, and results should come soon."

"Officer Wu, you are disobeying the higher leadership's orders; this matter is quite serious." Seeing Wu Shuang's firmness, Wang Zhanting brought up his rank. "Today, I must take the person away."

"Sorry! When I took on this case, Secretary Hua already stated that he is my direct report, so Minister Wang, I cannot accept your directive, besides this area is already under a lockdown order, and you cannot enter directly."

"Lockdown order? Dragon Soul personnel?"

"How coincidental, Uncle Wang, why are you here?" Xiao Lin calmly appeared from the side, clearly appreciating Wu Shuang's confidence.

Wang Zhanting was shocked to see Xiao Lin wearing a Dragon Soul uniform standing behind Wu Shuang. "Why are you here?"

"Officer Wu requested our support; yesterday a bombing incident occurred here. For safety, we've already locked down this area during the period." Xiao Lin stood by Wu Shuang. "Excuse me, do you have visiting permission? Or do you have a direct relative here?" Xiao Lin raised his hat brim to let Wang Zhanting see him clearly. "If Uncle Wang doesn't, I'm sorry, please go back."

"Dear nephew, what do you mean?" Wang Zhanting's face dropped. In front of so many people, his pride as a city committee minister was gone.

"I'm on duty now; anyone obstructing Dragon Soul personnel will be arrested as a suspect." Xiao Lin's words reached everyone's ears, revealing different reactions between those who knew and didn't know Dragon Soul.

Wang Zhanting stood furiously in place. In terms of rank, he was a notch higher than Xiao Lin, but regarding departments, he fell short of Xiao Lin. "Officer Wu, do you need our further assistance here?"

"A suspect still needs confirmation from Dragon Soul's military doctor. We suspect serious mishandling in this patient's condition."

"Uncle Wang, if you want to visit, please process through the front desk. If you don't have a direct relative, I'll have someone escort you back." Xiao Lin courteously approached Wang Zhanting.

"I know the way." Wang Zhanting left in a huff from their presence.

"Without you, I wouldn't have known how to handle this person." Wu Shuang patted her chest; facing such an imposing figure, she seemed a bit weak. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.)