Chapter 221 [(*^▽^*)]

Anyone who works in a hospital knows what kind of rat the doctor was referring to; it was an undercover reporter who infiltrated the hospital without anyone knowing when.

The hospital staff didn't even know what the reporter looked like; all they knew was that he was a stubborn person who would do anything to escape and expose the matter once he had gathered evidence of the hospital's crimes.

Therefore, the hospital has issued a strict order that no suspicious persons are allowed to leave. Anyone who wants to leave must do so openly through the main entrance of the hospital and their identity information must be verified.

Anyone who doesn't match up isn't allowed to leave. If someone causes trouble, that's even easier—just arrest them and lock them up. They won't be released until the rat is caught.

Anyway, the hospital is so big that even if these people are released, they won't dare to talk about hospital matters. They're just locked up and haven't done anything else. If they talk nonsense outside, we can just sue them for defamation.

This has always been the hospital's practice, but it has always been done discreetly, since there has never been a troublesome rat like this one.

Lin Leyou's expression was grim. "We still haven't caught this rat? You know, we've already detained a lot of people who wanted to leave recently. If we can't find it soon, we'll be unable to withstand the pressure!"

The doctor also looked very anxious, because if something went wrong at the hospital, they would all suffer. "Vice President, what should we do now?"

Lin Leyou's face was gloomy. "Judging from their desperate search for so-called evidence, that stinking rat in the gutter probably hasn't found enough evidence to bring down the hospital yet. We don't need to pay attention to them for now."

"What we need to do now is to protect the secret data and intelligence, and absolutely not let them take it away. Also, keep a close watch on the gate, and let those whose identities have been verified out."

Doctor, "Is it really okay? What if someone manages to sneak out?"

Lin Leyou shook his head, "No, everyone who goes out must have their identity and medical records checked. If anyone is found to have falsified medical records or identities, they will be arrested and told that they are thieves or fugitives in disguise. The police will be contacted to handle the matter so that others can rest assured."

The doctor blinked. "No problem, I'll tell everyone about this."

Lin Leyou, "Also, you are only allowed to go out during daytime working hours."

Doctor, "I understand. This matter could be serious or minor. I wonder what the hospital director thinks?"

Lin Leyou had no idea where the deans had gone. In any case, both deans were out on business, and now the hospital's affairs were being handled by him.

"Didn't you all know that the hospital director is out on business? Right now, we just need to keep the hospital in order and wait for the director to return. We absolutely cannot allow anything to happen during this time!"

Doctor, "Okay, okay!"

Perhaps seeing Lin Leyou's unwell expression, the doctor also felt a little apprehensive. Although the hospital director was the most authoritative person in the hospital, since the director was not present, they all had to listen to the vice director according to the rules.

What he just said was actually a transgression, but fortunately the vice dean didn't pursue the matter, otherwise he would have been dead for sure, and his position would soon have been taken over by someone else.

Thank goodness, he was just saying it casually and didn't really oppose the vice dean, otherwise he wouldn't be standing here now.

Lin Leyou sent them away, leaving only the nurse who had accompanied him on his rounds earlier by his side. "Where did that patient go? Or did someone rescue him?"

The nurse said, "It seems someone did something wrong and was seen by the security guards. They knocked the guards unconscious, and the patient probably escaped in the chaos. I checked, and the patient's illness is real."

Lin Leyou, "How long has he been in the hospital?"

The nurse said, "It's been more than half a year. Except for a family member who came to see him five months ago, no one has come since. They just keep giving money to the hospital to take care of him and help find caregivers."

Lin Leyou nodded, "It's been more than half a year..."

It shouldn't be a reporter, since the hospital has checked many times and the person's illness is real. It's unlikely that the reporter would go to such lengths to infiltrate the hospital and drive himself crazy.

He also needs to gather intelligence before escaping the hospital and exposing it!

If he really went insane, how would he gather intelligence? How would he escape from the hospital? How would he expose this?

Nurse: "Vice President, should we continue our rounds?"

Lin Leyou nodded, "Of course we need to continue our rounds. I just heard that there have been a lot of unruly people at the hospital recently. They might try to do something at night. Let's go look for them again."

Nurse: "Okay."

Lin Leyou turned to leave. By then, the two security guards had already been taken away for treatment, and there was no one else around.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly turned around and looked at the elevator not far away, as if he had thought of something. There was an elevator but no stairs. The stairs were on the other side, and there was no other way to go.

So the only way to escape was through the elevator, but when they came over, both elevators were stopped on the first floor and didn't go up, meaning the people didn't escape through the elevator.

Am I overthinking things?

The nurse looked puzzled. "Vice President?"

Lin Leyou snapped out of his daze, "Huh?"

Nurse, "What happened?"

As if he had just thought of something, Lin Leyou turned around and walked towards the elevator. The nurse was confused, but she still followed behind him.

Just as Lin Leyou's finger was about to touch the elevator button, a sound came from not far behind them, and the two of them subconsciously turned around to look.

Lin Leyou led the nurse over there, leaving the elevator issue aside. When they walked along the corridor to the main entrance, there were only people on duty there, and no other activity.

He walked up to the nurse on duty and asked, "Did anyone pass by here just now?"

The nurse on duty stood up. "Vice President, no one passed by just now."

Lin Leyou sighed, then, as if he had thought of something, he led the nurse behind him back to the elevator. This back and forth took a little time.

This time, he opened both elevators one by one, and they were completely empty. Could it be that he was just overthinking things?

Nurse, "Vice President?"

Lin Leyou sighed, "It's alright, let's go and continue the patrol."

Only after they actually left the building did the person hiding in the shadows finally breathe a sigh of relief.

This person was Xue Rui. He had previously used an invisibility card to sneak out of the ward. He originally wanted to go to the doctor's office to look for clues, but unexpectedly he encountered Lin Leyou and the nurses patrolling the ward building on the way. Since that was the case, he followed them.

As a result, they caught the mentally ill patient. Xue Rui, for some reason, followed them. He not only knocked out the two security guards, but also knocked out the patient.

He left the patient in the elevator and closed the door, but didn't press the floor button. Instead, he hid nearby and became invisible. This invisibility card is really hard to use.

It cannot be attacked or even touched while in use, nor can it actively attack or touch others; otherwise, it will become ineffective.

Sure enough, Lin Leyou really did leave. Luckily, he lured people away in time, otherwise the patient left in the elevator would definitely have been caught.

But what should we do now?

He has now taken the patient to the second floor and hidden him. When he closed the elevator door, he pressed the button for the first floor. It is unknown whether Lin Leyou saw the elevator going down.

I suppose they didn't see it, otherwise they would have come up here to look for them by now.

He looked at the patient with a great headache, wondering if this person was the one he was looking for.

He saved the person, but the system didn't notify him that he had completed any task. Does he have to actually confirm that the person is a reporter before he can be considered to have completed a task?

"System, this person is the reporter!"

Xue Rui had only tried it out, but to his surprise, the system actually responded to him.

"Hint: Congratulations to the player for finding reporter Long Zhou, who is lurking in the hospital!"

Xue Rui was incredulous; he had actually found it!

However... he quickly calmed down. The reporter had been found, but Long Zhou was indeed insane, so what should be done?

Even if he did find information about the hospital's illegal activities, could he really hand it over to Long Zhou and help him escape? Could he really escape?

Or is Long Zhou faking his madness?

Impossible. This hospital must have examined Long Zhou's condition multiple times. If it were fake, it would definitely be discovered. He couldn't have faked it so well, nor could he have faked it for so long.

In other words... Long Zhou really drove himself crazy and got himself admitted in order to stay in the hospital for an extended period of time to conduct the investigation!

Hey hey hey!

How do you check if someone's gone mad?

When someone goes crazy, can they still remember why they came to the hospital in the first place?

Long Zhou is now lying in this empty hospital room, which is not occupied by anyone. As Xue Rui looked around, he discovered that Long Zhou had actually woken up.

"Oops!"

No one can predict what the madman will do after he wakes up. Although Xue Rui can use the invisibility card directly, this NPC is indeed too important!

Just as Xue Rui was about to knock him out again, Long Zhou stopped him, "No, no, no! Don't knock me out! I'm fine, I'm fine!"

Xue Rui was stunned for a moment. "What's wrong with you? You were actually faking your madness? You're quite something, managing to stay in the hospital for so many months without being discovered."

Long Zhou shook his head. "I'm not pretending to be crazy."

Xue Rui: "So you're really crazy? Don't joke around, you don't look like you're really crazy at all right now?"

Long Zhou said, "I can only be awake for a very short time each day, and the time is unpredictable, just to deal with the hospital's unscheduled check-ups."

Xue Rui, "Then..."

He didn't say whether he believed it or not, but in any case, after the system's verification, this person was definitely the reporter he was looking for.

Since that's the case, even if he doesn't tell the truth, Xue Rui doesn't intend to press the matter further. "So what are your plans now?"