At 21:22, everything was still calm.
All equipment in the hospital is running well. Even though they have been informed that there is a risk of power outage tonight, several nurses who are still on duty are still praying that this kind of thing will not happen. Some important equipment that can be switched to backup power has been debugged in the afternoon, but there are still a large number of ordinary electrical appliances that cannot be switched to backup power and need to rely on the hospital's circuits.
There is another patient undergoing surgery in the operating room on the seventh floor. The surgery started at ten o'clock in the morning. However, accidents occurred frequently along the way. The surgery, which was originally expected to be completed in two hours, is still in progress.
...How can this stand up to the torment?
Although the police have repeatedly emphasized that the "assassins" who caused trouble this time will rarely target civilians, and those on duty tonight only need to work as usual, most people who choose to stay are not convinced by this.
——If everything is really that simple, then why did the police dismiss many medical staff and leave only a small number of necessary employees on duty?
Furthermore, it is too strange for the police to tell everyone that a serial killer is not very dangerous.
Everyone has a little doubt on their face, but also a little curiosity. After all, many people still suspect that the so-called "assassin's behavioral ability is close to that of chelates" is just a fabricated lie - in order to help the police. unable to pay the bill.
At a time when public opinion is boiling and true and false news are flying everywhere, it is very likely that they will have a direct face-to-face encounter with the "assassin" tonight in the heart of the battle.
Under the common danger, everyone suddenly felt a sense of overcoming the difficulties together.
…
At 21:27, a batch of type A blood was transferred from Tan Yi Blood Bank to the Central Hospital. Due to the inability to circumvent the numerous roadblocks set up along the way, they arrived forty minutes later than expected.
Both the police and mercury needles were facing a powerful enemy. They used their utmost patience to check the people in the car and every corner where the assassin might be hiding.
At the same time, all blood transport personnel, whether hospital employees or not, are not allowed to enter the hospital.
After the police ensured that only blood boxes were delivered tonight, they took all transporters to designated locations to rest. These people will be allowed to leave when the security ends tomorrow morning.
Suddenly, the man walking at the front of the team stopped.
The policeman on the side hit the man's shoulder hard with the butt of his rifle and said in a deep voice, "Don't stop without authorization! Keep moving forward!"
"Wait, wait, officer, I'm not..." He hugged his arms in pain, half-bowed his waist, and quickly clasped his hands behind his head, "Something feels wrong..."
"What's wrong?"
The man frowned. He raised his index finger and clicked the number of people following him again. A look of horror quickly appeared on his face, "Eight people... there should be eight of us, but there are only... seven here?"
As soon as the words came out, everyone was startled. The remaining people immediately checked themselves and found that there were indeed only seven people.
Another person in the team was the first to react, "...it's Bob! Bob is missing!"
The policeman frowned, "Who is Bob? What does he do? When did he disappear?"
Everyone started talking:
"Bob's a big man—"
"The eight of us came out of the blood bank together."
"Yeah, Bob was still standing behind me when I was being inspected over there at the church—"
A slight panic suddenly flashed across the faces of several police officers, but they soon became furious. The leading police officer angrily interrupted the stories of the people in front of them: "What tricks are you playing? You can't tell a living person that you don't see me." Then it disappeared? You didn’t even notice that it was gone?”
"There are too many inspections on the road!" The man who first noticed something unusual tried his best to defend himself. "Your people always look at this thing and look suspiciously at that thing. They have to search everything inside and out, and we are not allowed to look around. Don’t let anyone whisper to each other. The whole way we came here, it was just——”
"Shut up! Shut up!" The policeman banged his baton against the iron railing nearby, "Quiet!!"
He immediately shared the message with other officers via walkie-talkie.
The mercury needles not far away were also aware of the chaos here. In order to prevent the assassinated people from making trouble, the mercury needles in the corridors and rooftops were still stationed at their respective posts. Only the mercury needles on the ground got closer to understand the situation.
When everyone once again explained the details to Mercury Needle in a noisy voice, a sharp whistle came from the south.
Before several people had recovered from their shock, a rapid voice suddenly came from the intercom on the police officer's waist, "C17-002 is calling C25-171. Please reply when received. Over."
"c25-171 Received, please speak. Over."
"Bob, the nurse at the Central Hospital, has been found. He was tied under the statue in the park in the middle of the street. He was just discovered by the patrol - his uniform jacket was stripped off, and his work permit, access ID card and a bunch of warehouse keys were also snatched away. Let's go. The time of the attack is estimated to be six minutes ago. The 'assassin' has appeared. It is likely to use the staff member's information to sneak into the hospital. Please be alert. Over."
"C25-171 received. Over." The police officer released the call button on the walkie-talkie. His voice was no longer as confident as before, and his expression became a little subtle. He looked at the nearby mercury needle, "You...all heard it. Right? Do we have to... now?"
Before he finished speaking, another voice came from the intercom. This time the voice came from Inspector Paul.
"Attention all members of the patrol team, we immediately launched a search near the hospital. The target was a suspicious person wearing a nurse's uniform of the Central Hospital. Staff stationed inside the hospital continued to guard, do not leave their posts, and remained vigilant."
This command was repeated twice before ending with "finished".
The Mercury Needles on the side also received orders from Avinash, and at the same time, photos of Bob's work were sent to them.
They quickly memorized the style of this uniform - obviously, the assassin had appeared, and he was repeating his old tricks, trying to deceive everyone by pretending to be an insider.
But this time everyone has learned to be smart. No matter you are an insider or an outsider, no one is allowed to approach the hospital building during the alert state: such a rigid guard circle will never miss any infiltrator again.
On the streets outside the hospital, police patrols began to conduct raids on blind spots of various buildings. The sound of footsteps mixed with the sounds of various orders and reports made this quiet night a little noisy.
All the mercury needles have also entered bullet time at the same time. Although the capture radar has not moved yet, they are already alert and ready to respond to any abnormal movement from any direction.
——No one will fall in the same pit twice!
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