Chapter 21: Suspicion

  When Qin Zhong and the others rushed to the bright light, they found that the bright light was only as high as a person's calf. Upon closer inspection, it was a large iron gate, and the sound just now came from it. Was someone here intentionally putting down the iron gate, not allowing them to enter or exit? Or did this iron gate have an automatic function? After thinking about it, that was impossible, it must be man-made.

  That's the point, it was confirmed that Qin Zhong had an idea from the beginning, there must be someone in this, but for now, their key is to get out of here first, and then think of a way to find that person, and also keep this * well, seal it up, wait for a while, go to the cultural relics department to apply, turn this place into a museum, so the people working here won't have to be laid off, right?

  Qin Zhong thought to himself, he was the first to crawl out from under the iron gate through that gap, and with one hand, he pulled Meng Na out from inside, then pulled out Ma Ke and Da Ya as well. After pulling everyone out, it suddenly became clear and bright, and what appeared before them was the scenery behind Qinglong Mountain. It turned out that they had been wandering around Qinglong Mountain all along, and this iron gate had been sealed for who knows how long. The iron chain on top was covered in rust, and even someone with great strength couldn't pull it open.

  "Hurray, we're out!" Mona exclaimed excitedly.

  Qin Zhong looked at Da Ya and immediately said, "We can't delay any longer. We'll go to the hospital first, but this door must not be opened again." As he spoke, he quickly climbed up to the iron gate, turned the iron wheel with his hands, and slowly lowered the iron gate, finally letting it fall to the ground with a loud crash. Then, he put the iron chain on the lowest rung and used a stone to knock the iron wheel out of its ring.

  The heavy iron chain on the iron wheel fell to the front of the iron gate, and Qin Zhong was already sweating profusely after doing all this. Nevertheless, he immediately led the way, guiding these people towards the outside of the mountain.

  Because Qin Zhong often came to this mountain to play when he was a child, he knew that there was a large iron gate here, but no one had ever seen it open. This time, he finally saw it and found out that the inside world was so vast and wide. Not only that, but there were also places he hadn't been to before. Thinking back to the skeletons stored in the glass case, with human scalps still having hair, these were all caused by various bacteria. This is a crime.

  Because he had crossed Qinglong Mountain and didn't have to walk much further, it was Andong City First Hospital, which is also one of the best-equipped hospitals in Andong City. He immediately took a few people with him to go for an examination.

  As soon as they entered the hospital gate, the security guard rushed out: "Hey, what are you guys doing? Ah!" The security guard seemed to recognize someone: "Isn't this Big Tooth?"

  "Uh-huh, it's him, hurry up and find a doctor to take a look, better isolate him!"

  "Quarantine? Infectious disease?" The security guard, who was just stern and imposing, suddenly changed his tone: "Then you go to the fever clinic next door, their protective measures are all in place."

  Qin Zhong knew that the security guard wouldn't let him enter the hospital so smoothly for a check-up, so he found an excuse for himself. Generally speaking, patients who entered the fever clinic would be checked immediately, which was a bit of a problem. If they weren't checked, these patients might spread some kind of disease to everyone in the hospital after wandering around.

  Besides, there are bacteria in Dàyǎ's body, who knows whether the doctor who came can see clearly what's going on.

  As soon as I entered the fever clinic, a nurse and a doctor were chatting. Seeing so many people coming in at once, the nurse turned around and left, leaving only the doctor: "Have you registered?"

  "Doctor, this disease can't be treated in a hospital, it's highly contagious. The four of us are probably the source of infection now. If we infect anyone else, that would be terrible." Qin Zhong explained.

  Mark nodded and said, "Right, you'd better give us a good check-up, otherwise we'll infect you again, I'm afraid you won't be able to escape this calamity."

  "Both of you?" The doctor was driven to the extreme by Qin Zhong and Mark's words, and immediately his attitude changed. In order to save face, he chose to be a good doctor: "Well, since you both strongly request it, I can only take a look at you first, wait a minute."

  I don't know if this doctor was a volunteer for SARS, but after turning around and entering the house, he put on a protective suit, wore a mask and goggles, and then approached Qin Zhong.

  Qin Zhong rubbed his head, took out two kitchen knives from the back of his waist and placed them on the table, then leaned in close to the doctor's goggles and said in a low voice: "Brother, this virus is not trivial. I think it's better for us to arrange a special ward first, otherwise this place may become a source of bacteria."

  "Alright, alright. Since I've come out like this, no one will be allowed into this room again. So, you few sit down first and tell me where you went just now?" The doctor wanted to know why Qin Zhong and the others had come here in the first place.

  Qin Zhong pulled out the two photos from his pocket and threw them onto the table: "Take a look at this, we just went to that place!"

  But when he threw the photos onto the table, he suddenly froze because he saw that the two photos on the tabletop were different from what he had seen at first. Originally, they were group photos of several laborers, but this time he saw photos of rotting corpses, apparently used as live subjects for bacterial experiments.

  The doctor was also stunned after seeing him. He looked up at Qin Zhong and then at Mark and others: "Have you gone to the troops?"

  "Not 138, but 137 caves."

  "What is this place?" The doctor asked in surprise.

  Qin Zhong's face changed: "Stop the nonsense, quickly call your expert team, my brother's shoulder was pricked by a needle that had been used for experiments, look." He pointed at Da Ya.

  The doctor looked at the few people in front of him and felt a bit nervous, especially with those two kitchen knives that Qin Zhong had placed on the table. He was stunned: "Uh, okay, don't get excited, I'll go take a look right away."

  The doctor approached Daxun and was startled by his appearance: "Sir, you've been struck by lightning! It's fortunate that you're still alive."

  "It's not a lightning strike, it's just the electric current passing through." Da Ya's dark face, his two charred front teeth, and his sticky hair seemed to have lost all semblance of humanity: "Let me take a look at what's inside this thing first."

  "Wait a minute, don't move, let me take a good look." The doctor didn't know if he really understood bacteria and the like, but he actually dared to touch it with his hands, pulling open the cloth on Da Ya's shoulder, his face suddenly becoming extremely unsightly.

  Qin Zhong leaned in close and asked with a relaxed expression: "What move did he use?"

  The doctor cleared his throat and calmed down: "Dirty trick!"

  "Huh?" Qin Zhong was taken aback by the doctor's response: "A hidden move? What is a hidden move?" As he asked, he suddenly thought of several bizarre cases he had seen in the Manchu archives, where people's bodies began to rot inexplicably, and the cause was always being stabbed by something, dying in a daze.

  The doctor used a clean gauze to apply some alcohol to the wound on Da Ya's tooth, and then he pressed down hard on the wound with his hand, pressing harder and harder, but strangely, Da Ya didn't react at all.

  "See? The alcohol, press it with your hand, he doesn't even know it hurts!" said the doctor.

  Although everyone didn't quite understand what was going on, the doctor's words seemed to remind Qin Zhong. Qin Zhong seemed to have thought of something and asked in a low voice: "Are you talking about ghost moves?"

  The doctor didn't say a word, just gave Qin Zhong a glance and nodded.

  "Then you mean to say that you can't cure it?"

  "It can be cured, it's just that it cannot be treated here."

  "Do you still understand this?"

  The doctor took off his protective goggles and amulet, stared at Qin Zhong with a sly smile and said: "You little brat, don't think I don't know who you are. Aren't you the son of Director Qin?"

  "Do you know my dad?" Qin Zhong was taken aback by this sudden relationship and didn't quite understand.

  The doctor nodded: "I don't just know your father, we're also good friends. My surname is Han and I'm called Jun."