Chapter 141 The Question of Zombie Ownership

Even after Lu and his support personnel separated the onlookers, they did not let their guard down. All exits of the outpatient building were temporarily closed, and a thorough investigation was being conducted inside.

Lin Xi took several pictures of the mutated zombies, added brief descriptions, and sent them to her mentor, Song Heng.

She originally wanted to make a video call so he could see the screen directly, but if Song Heng was conducting research in the lab, his phone would be on silent. If he wasn't in the lab, he could receive the message directly, and the effect would be the same.

The entire corridor was sealed off, and the patients and doctors who were originally here were moved to other places.

Lin Xi looked into the room through the glass in the door. Li XX had already turned into a zombie when he was tied up. There was no time to fix him to the chair, so she could only push him into the room and lock the door. At this moment, Li XX was writhing and struggling on the ground like an earthworm.

Lin Xi stared into its gray-green eyes through the glass door. The zombie's gaze, having caught sight of its prey, became extremely excited. Its body trembled and struggled uncontrollably, but it was bound and could only roar in vain at Lin Xi outside the glass.

His mother, who had accompanied him to the hospital, was also isolated in another room. She was frantically banging on the door for help and loudly questioning Lin Xi about what he was doing.

Xu Ruigan, who was tied to the stool, shouted angrily, "Someone! Someone! Security!"

The sound echoed in the corridor, drawing curious glances from those undergoing screening outside.

Even the medical staff who had been temporarily taken away from the office looked at Lin Xi with puzzled expressions.

Lin Xi's phone kept popping up with new messages. Her internship group at Hongwen Hospital and her medical colleagues who had her "green bubble" (a nickname for her) all sent curious questions.

Lin Xi ignored it for the time being, only hoping that Song Heng would reply as soon as possible.

Looking at Xu Ruigan writhing in the room, Liang Hui couldn't help but question, "Is Dr. Xu also infected? He hasn't mutated yet."

Lin Xi had seen many infected people and mutating zombies, and she believed she couldn't be mistaken.

“It should be locked up first.” Lin Xi glanced at the people being pulled out of the isolation zone and the plainclothes soldiers coming and going. This time she was confident: “Dr. Xu has not mutated yet, but he has had close contact with the infected person and has symptoms of thickened blood vessels in his eyes. He needs to be isolated for observation.”

Hongwen Hospital is currently under emergency military control. No one has reported the incident to the police, nor have doctors from the emergency department and laboratory been notified to come to its aid.

Only Lin Xi and Liang Hui were guarding the corridor, while Lu Weize was guarding another corridor where a zombie had been captured, plus Xiang Xin, who was watching from afar via video and making a voice call with them.

Xiang Xin's voice came through the earpiece: "So the crisis is over now?"

Lin Xi nodded at a hidden camera and gave a soft "hmm".

Xiang Xin: "You said you wanted me to follow you and save the world! That's it?"

That morning, Xiang Xin was full of fighting spirit to face the apocalypse, but she only reported two coordinates and completed the task, feeling no sense of participation whatsoever.

She must be thinking, "If only I had gone to the hospital with San San!"

Since the hospital is currently full of people, it is inconvenient to take the zombies out for centralized management and prevent panic, so the zombies can only be temporarily locked in the rooms.

Xu Ruigan, who was tied to the chair, kept screaming and struggling angrily, calling for security guards and his usual colleagues to come and help rescue him, but the corridor was now isolated by the military force brought by Lu Wei, and no one could get close for the time being.

In the chaotic morning, photos of the unusual situation at Hongwen Hospital were posted online, leading netizens to speculate whether a terrorist incident had occurred at the hospital.

After a screening confirmed that there were no other infected individuals, the outpatient building ceased operations and everyone was urgently evacuated.

Song Heng still hasn't replied to the message, and it's very likely that he's conducting an experiment and didn't bring his phone.

The director of Hongwen Hospital arrived early and negotiated with Lu Wei outside the isolation area before being allowed in and going straight to Xu Ruigan's office.

When the dean appeared in the corridor, Xu Ruigan cried out as if grasping at a straw, "Dean, save me!!"

The dean looked at Liang Hui, the gatekeeper, and then at Lin Xi, a stranger with a young face: "What do you mean by this?"

When a middle-aged person like the hospital director, who has a high social status, frowns, he often gives people a sense of oppression. But Lin Xi calmly explained: "Hello, Director. Hongwen Hospital has now encountered a new type of virus that has never been seen before. The military and we have already controlled two infected people. Dr. Xu had close contact with one of the infected people and needs to be quarantined."

The dean adjusted his glasses: "What virus? I don't know anything about it."

Although the tone was flat, the underlying question was very clear: What virus do you, a mere intern, know that I don't?

Lin Xi simply pointed to Li xx, who was locked in the office next door, and let the dean identify him himself.

Soon, people from the CDC arrived. Based on the behavior of Jiang XX, who was under control by Li XX and Lu Wei, some doctors made a diagnosis: "rabies."

The "patient" currently tied up is unable to attack people and is exhibiting symptoms of confusion and agitation, which do indeed resemble rabies.

The hospital director was somewhat troubled by the morning's farce: "These are a few cases of rabies. Although they are unusual, they are not enough to force the hospital's outpatient department to close down. This would have a negative impact on the hospital."

In front of the CDC and the director, Lin Xi was a lowly intern who couldn't get a word in edgewise. Although she had contributed to the case-finding, she was too insignificant to speak up.

The hospital director and the CDC staff have discussed transferring the "patient" in the room to a special ward for rabies treatment.

Just then, Song Heng finished his experiment and saw a message from Lin Xi saying that he was on his way and told Lin Xi to keep an eye on the zombies and transfer them to the lab as soon as he arrived.

The director of Hung Man Hospital insisted on treating the patient at his hospital: "As a well-known top-tier hospital in Nanhua, Hung Man Hospital has precedents for treating rabies and can take care of patients."

The CDC considers this a novel case and requires identification and documentation.

Compared to these people, Lin Xi's current social status is just that of a graduate student who has not yet graduated. However, following Song Heng's instructions, Lin Xi cleared his throat and joined the conversation: "Excuse me, everyone, I have received instructions from the Nanhua Biological Research Institute that these two... 'patients' need to be brought back to the research institute for identification."

After a three-way argument, or more accurately, an argument between the dean and the CDC staff, neither of them took the research institute's interns seriously.

Unfortunately, the hospital is still guarded by the military, and Lu Wei's unit is not in the same system as them. If he does not leave, no high-ranking official in the medical system can interfere in the short term.

Lin Xi felt relieved; this was the advantage of having teammates.

Song Heng arrived fifteen minutes later, and the research institute now had a professor who could speak on his behalf.

While greeting them, Lin Xi reported to Song Heng: "This must be a brand new and terrifying virus. Infected people are a danger to the public. We can't keep them in public places like hospitals or disease control centers."

After Song Heng arrived, the CDC, Hongwen Hospital, and the research institute held a brief three-way meeting and finally reached an agreement to send the "patient" to the research institute for testing first.

Looking at the two zombies bound hand and foot, Song Heng sometimes pondered, sometimes got excited, and sometimes felt annoyed.

Finally, he patted Lin Xi on the shoulder: "You did a great job of being able to detect the patient's abnormalities in time and make a decision."