Tom was startled for a moment, and then he realized that he had done something drastic. Yes, Max was right. Even if He Fei made a mistake just now and did not start the elevator in time, he had saved him after all, let alone being killed. They who are trapped in the hospital have already regarded He Fei as their backbone. If they have a conflict with the other party at this time, it will be of no benefit to them at all.
"Uh? Ah, um, He Fei, I'm sorry, just now, I was too excited just now..."
He Fei didn't pay attention to Tom's apology, or he didn't pay attention to it at all. At present, he still stood there in silence, in a daze-like manner, without moving for a long time. He didn't know what he was thinking, until the elevator came to 1 Floor, after seeing the numbers on the 1st floor light up, He Fei stopped thinking, and then he and the others who became nervous listened to the movement outside the door. During this period, except for Anna who was silent because she completely believed in He Fei, Tom and Max exchanged words with each other. Looking at each other, doubts flashed in their eyes. Finally, Tom couldn't help it anymore and asked He Fei tentatively: "Have you come to the first floor again? Do you also think this is the safest place?"
Based on their initial assumptions, both Tom and Max thought that the first floor was a safer place in theory. After all, the first floor had the largest space and the most departments among all floors. But that was only the beginning. Since they met the half-man on the first floor, Ghost Nurse, the two of them cast a shadow on the first floor. Instead, they believed that the elevator was the safest. They subconsciously planned to hide in the elevator until the blizzard outside stopped. As long as the blizzard stopped, the outside temperature would rise. Sometimes, they just need to wear thicker clothes, maybe they can withstand the outside temperature, and then risk leaving the hospital. After all, everyone knows that the hospital cannot stay for long, and the ultimate outcome of staying here is death.
At this moment, seeing He Fei driving the elevator to the first floor again, Tom subconsciously thought that He Fei had the same intention as the two of them. Unfortunately, he guessed wrong. As soon as Tom finished speaking, He Fei shook his head and then denied it: "No, the first floor is not safe. For now, the risk factor on the first floor is essentially the same as other floors. Those half-ghost monsters are currently scattered everywhere looking for us. It is a completely random search. If they There are fewer of them and the largest space on the first floor may be slightly safer, but the reality is that there are a lot of them. In this case, if more than two of them find us during this period, we will definitely die. In addition..."
In order to dispel Tom and Tom's unrealistic illusion as soon as possible, He Fei analyzed the situation in a way that was similar to pouring cold water on them. At this point, as if he had already guessed Tom and Tom's intention, after a pause, He Fei started talking. Zhuan continued: "The elevator is by no means a safe hiding place. As I said before, although these staff members have lowered their IQs due to ghost transformation, the lowered IQs do not mean that their IQs are completely zero, nor does it mean that they have no memory. Before Carl's group had witnessed us escaping into the elevator. Just now, another group of people witnessed us running into the elevator. In order to catch us, the other party even bumped into the elevator. Do you know what this means? It means that we are hiding. The matter of the elevator has been known to some half-ghost monsters. If the prediction is good, it will not be long before some half-ghost monsters who have searched to no avail will target the elevator and then search for the elevator. If we stay in the elevator all the time , they are destined to die in the end, and they will hit the elevator frequently on every floor. As for how powerful those half-ghost monsters are? I believe we have all seen it with our own eyes."
While He Fei was speaking, he glanced at the two horrifying dents in the elevator. Tom and Max, who were looking at the dents at the same time, shivered unconsciously. After looking at the dents in the iron door, Max seemed to have something to say. , Unexpectedly, He Fei continued without stopping: "Max, I know what you and Tom are thinking. Do you want to say that the elevator can be used as a temporary hiding place? Then wait here for the blizzard outside to stop? But unfortunately, first Not to mention that the elevator is no longer safe. The blizzard outside cannot be stopped. It cannot be stopped in the short term. Don’t forget that since we came here, the blizzard has not stopped for nearly a week. If you want to wait for the blizzard to end, escape from the hospital. , then I can only say that this is completely unrealistic."
As expected of He Fei, he directly stated the intentions of the two of them based on their expressions and reactions. Not only did he express their intentions, but he also analyzed the intentions themselves emphatically. Unfortunately, the final result was given. It's not feasible. The so-called hiding in the elevator and waiting for the snow to stop is simply an unrealistic and beautiful fantasy.
"elevator
Can't stay long? We won't be able to hear the blizzard outside in the short term. So, doesn't that mean we have no escape? If you leave the hospital, you will freeze to death, and if you stay in the hospital, you will sooner or later be killed by those monsters that are neither human nor ghosts. What should you do..."
As expected, after listening to He Fei's analysis and seeing the clarity of the young man's analysis, Max was dumbfounded. Tom, who had the same idea, suddenly turned as white as a deflated ball. He immediately stared at He Fei and asked tremblingly, There was even a hint of crying in the voice. For a while, the fear caused by the shattered hope tortured the two of them. At this point, they who still had hope were on the verge of despair. In addition to feeling cold in their hearts, the two of them were also completely panicked. Hands and feet, fortunately, nothing is absolute. Seeing Tom and the others panicking, and seeing Anna also showing a faint expression of fear, as if they still expected this reaction from several people in advance, He Fei continued: "Wait, everyone Don't be afraid. Although I said that you can't stay in the elevator for a long time, I also believe that no matter which floor you are on, it is dangerous. But there are no absolutes. In fact, in addition to the elevator and the 1st to 5th floors, there is another place in the hospital that can provide us with a place to hide, and, Compared to the well-known elevators and the 1st to 5th floors, it is much more secretive and relatively safer, at least it will not be discovered by half-ghost monsters in a short period of time."
What! ?
What does it mean to clear the clouds and see the blue sky? This is called clearing the clouds and seeing the blue sky, because no one expected that He Fei, who was madly pouring cold water on them just now, would suddenly change the subject and talk about safety, and even say that there is hope. Sure enough, as soon as He Fei said this , everyone's expressions suddenly changed. Anna looked at He Fei with a surprised look on her face. Tom and Max, who had looked desperate just now, collectively widened their eyes. Max quickly took the place of everyone and immediately asked: "What? He Fei, you What are you talking about? In addition to the elevator and the five floors, are there other places in the hospital that are suitable for hiding? And they are more secretive and safer?"
"Quick, He Fei, tell us quickly! Tell us where it is?" After Max said this, Tom, who wanted to hide immediately, also followed closely and urged. Faced with everyone's unanimous urging, it was only at this moment that He Fei announced The answer, and then a familiar word that everyone can easily understand: "basement."
"basement?"
Sure enough, when they heard the word 'basement', the three of them, whether it was Anna, Tom or Max, were all startled. Then they all showed expressions of astonishment and turned their eyes to look at each other. During the process, Tom and Max did not speak, as if they were serious. Recalling whether the hospital really has a basement, Anna spoke at this time and asked He Feichi: "He Fei, are you sure the hospital has a basement? If it does, how did you know?"
Compared to He Fei and the others, Anna's hospitalization time was undoubtedly longer. Although as a patient, she could not move freely in the hospital, she knew the general situation of the hospital after all. During her hospitalization, she did not hear anything about it from any doctor or nurse. Passing through the basement, and the elevator obviously does not have a button for the first floor that represents the basement. If this is the case, how did He Fei know that the hospital has a basement?
Anna asked this, and Tom both thought the same way, because no one had any memory of the basement. As soon as Anna said it, although she hoped that the basement existed, she really suspected that He Fei was talking nonsense. Then he echoed: "He Fei, are you telling the truth? Yes, compared to other floors with more people, the basement is undoubtedly much more hidden, but the question is, is there really a basement here? There doesn't seem to be an elevator. Is there a button that leads to the underground?”
While speaking, Tom specifically pointed to the elevator button with only 5 numbers next to it, indicating that this was the real situation. As for He Fei...
Faced with the collective questioning of Anna and the other three, He Fei didn't care and just said calmly: "In addition to watching the surveillance video in the security duty room, I also saw other things, including a floor plan of the hospital."
In the end, with He Fei's explanation, everyone learned the cause and effect. It turned out that when He Fei and the other three took the elevator for the first time to escape to the first floor, He Fei not only led everyone to the duty room to check the surveillance and obtain weapons, but also spent some time in the duty room. A map was found on the wall of the duty room. The map was undoubtedly the floor plan of Lakede Mental Hospital. It plotted the precise locations of all departments and many rooms. In fact, this was originally just an ordinary map, as long as it was of some scale. All hospitals will have this kind of floor plan. At first, He Fei just glanced at it subconsciously, but who knew?
As expected, it was He Fei's casual glance that he made another discovery, that is, through the map, he discovered that the hospital had underground space, and there was a large basement immediately below the first floor.
"Huh? There is a basement on the map?" At this moment, after listening to He Fei's explanation, everyone, including Anna, was quite surprised, but after seeing the elevator button next to him, Tom still continued to ask with a hesitant expression: "Wait, that's not right. Even if there is a basement here, why is there no button to the basement in the elevator? During the few days we were illegally detained, we didn't seem to have heard that there was a basement here. Also, although most hospitals have basements , but the basement is often used as a morgue. Although it has the name of a hospital, this is not a regular hospital after all, but a mental hospital. How can a mental hospital have an underground morgue? Isn’t it reasonable?”.
Not to mention, even though Tom is usually irritable and impulsive, he is also a professional reporter who has visited many places. With many years of experience, he knows the difference between mental hospitals and conventional hospitals. Compared with conventional hospitals, most of them store corpses. There is an underground morgue. It is impossible for a mental hospital that specializes in mental treatment to have an underground morgue. This means that a mental hospital should not have a basement. I thought this was very reasonable. Unexpectedly, this mental hospital that specializes in mental treatment actually turned out to be There is also a basement. This is not over yet. If there is really a basement here, why doesn't the elevator have a button to the basement? Why did the staff here never mention the basement?
Tom's puzzling suspicion was justified, and it also won the unanimous approval of Anna and Max. For a while, the doubts troubled them. Maybe in the eyes of the three of them, this matter was quite strange, but for someone who has always been known as a master of reasoning, As far as He Fei is concerned, these questions are not problems at all. As expected, seeing Anna and the other three having doubts, He Fei narrowed his eyes slightly and continued his analysis, directly throwing out a very reasonable personal opinion: "About Creed's mental illness Courtyard, I have a guess, that is..."
"It is very likely that this mental hospital is not a completely new one, but a modified and expanded regular hospital!"
Huh?
It was as if a window had opened instantly in an airtight room. As soon as He Fei said it, everyone guessed it. On the opposite side, whether it was Anna, Tom or Max, upon hearing this, the three of them were collectively stunned at first, and then Suddenly I realized, yes, He Fei is right. Although He Fei stated in advance that it was just a guess, the guess is very reasonable. If, please note that it is if, if the Recked Mental Hospital is not completely new but renovated from a regular hospital. Success, then many doubts will naturally be solved. Many years ago, this was not a mental hospital, but a regular hospital. Later, the hospital closed down for some reason, and then it was rebuilt on the basis of a regular hospital and finally became a Mental hospital, if this is the case, then the existence of a basement in a mental hospital can be explained. The reason why the elevator does not have a basement floor button and the staff never talks about the basement can also be explained. That is, the mental hospital does not need a basement. Since it does not And the basement is not used at all, so the basement will be abandoned naturally. It is completely reasonable not to add a basement floor button in the elevator.
"Yes, yes, He Fei, you are right. If the predecessor of this place was really a regular hospital, the basement would be useless and would be abandoned naturally, and the elevator would naturally not need to lead to the basement!"
"He Fei, you are indeed unusual. It seems that following you is the right thing to do."
After figuring out the logic, Tom suddenly understood, and Max nodded repeatedly. Immediately, they both admired He Fei and admired this seemingly ordinary young colleague. They didn't expect He Fei to be so powerful. He was so calm and calm in the face of danger. The observation of details is also meticulous. I thought this would be very powerful, but I didn't expect that their reasoning level was even better than theirs. Their analysis of many situations during the period was also very unique, and they were always sharp. Thinking of this, the two of them were... I was completely convinced, and I was secretly glad in my heart. Fortunately, they had been following and obeying He Fei's orders. If they had chosen to hide on their own, they might have died long ago. In addition, after listening to the guesses, everyone except Tom and Max praised him. In addition to He Fei, Anna, who had been listening carefully during this period, also instinctively looked at He Fei and subconsciously praised: "He Fei, you are so awesome. Could it be that in reality, in addition to being a reporter, you also have another detective identity?"
(You really
That's too much praise for me. If there is a true comparison of wisdom, you are no less inferior to me. In a sense, you are the enlightenment teacher who helped me get to where I am today. It's a pity that you are not her after all. After all, I can't. Equivalent to her...)
At this moment, looking at Anna's familiar face that had been engraved deep in his soul, and listening to the other party praising him, He Fei once again thought of Anna as Ye Wei, and his mind involuntarily fell into a trance. In the trance, the figures of Anna and Ye Wei appeared again The overlap caused him to subconsciously think that Ye Wei was praising him, but in the end He Fei broke away from the trance and reacted, then responded to Anna by shaking his head and smiling bitterly: "It's not that detective, it's just that he has experienced a lot, time and time again. The crisis forced me to be cautious and think more, and over time it became like this.”
Faced with He Fei's profound and bitter answer, Anna blinked, not understanding what the young man meant. However, when she thought that the elevator was no longer safe, Anna returned to the topic and hurriedly asked He Fei: "Then what's next? ..."
Before Anna could finish speaking, He Fei regained his composure and said seriously: "Look for the stairs. Even if the elevator cannot lead to the basement, the stairs must exist. Next, we must find the hidden underground morgue as soon as possible. !」
He stood in front of the door and listened for a long time. After making sure that there was no abnormal noise in the hall outside the door, He Fei finally opened the elevator iron door with a little nervousness. Then the four of them carefully walked out of the elevator and began to explore the first floor of the crisis-ridden hospital.
First of all, it is certain that because they knew that there were dozens of half-ghost monsters in the hospital frantically looking for them, and they had been attacked by an alienated nurse not long ago, when they returned to the first floor again, all four people, including He Fei, were Everyone was on tenterhooks, holding tightly the electric baton that was the only thing that could counteract the monster. Then, under the leadership of He Fei, they crept across the hall. During the process, they looked around with wide eyes, fearing that they would be discovered by the monster, and no matter it was Who, everyone was ready to escape at any moment.
Still on tenterhooks, the four of them walked through the hall and came to the corridor. In the silent corridor still lay the corpse of the nurse who had been electrocuted to death by He Fei. Seeing that the corpse still maintained its original death posture, He Fei felt a little relieved. It was determined that no one had been here during the period. Similarly, maybe the corridor was in a relatively remote location. Tom, who was already covered in cold sweat due to excessive nervousness, also took the opportunity to whisper to He Fei and asked: "Hey, He Fei, the first floor is so big. Where should we find the basement?”
"When I was looking at the floor plan of the hospital, I found that the basement and the warehouse are connected. That means that as long as we can find the warehouse, we have found the basement."
"Everyone, follow me."
Since he had carefully read the floor map, He Fei could answer Tom's question. In fact, he had already known the general direction of the basement, and He Fei's current movement direction was also towards the warehouse on the first floor. According to the memory, The map marker is getting closer to the target.
Under the leadership of He Fei, everyone walked along the corridor on the right. When they reached the corner at the end of the corridor, what they saw was not the end point, but another corridor that they had never been before. This result is also considered. As expected by He Fei and others, as a large hospital, the space here is really not small. In addition to the many departments and rooms, the corridors can also be described as well-developed. Fortunately, no half-ghost monsters were encountered during this period, so everyone was very happy. Patiently continue to move forward, and continue to move carefully under the leadership of He Fei. Maybe they are too nervous, and everyone's palms are full of sweat, but the more they sweat, the tighter they hold the electric baton in their hands, until...
Until they reached the corner of the third corridor, for some reason, He Fei suddenly stopped. When he stopped, his expression suddenly changed, and then he suddenly retreated back to the corner. The reason why he chose to hide was also very simple. , just now, when He Fei turned the corner, he saw a figure in front of the corridor. There was a uniformed security guard who was walking slowly with his back to several people, looking around like a zombie and walking around blankly. A probing posture looking for prey.
Seeing He Fei suddenly stopped and retreated to the corner, the others followed him and stopped at the same time. Out of curiosity, they secretly peeked into the corridor to observe. The result was positive. When he saw the security guard with his own eyes, Tom's face turned pale instantly. Anna Also showing panic, Max, who was the least courageous, was frightened out of his wits. He immediately opened his mouth wide and screamed instinctively. Fortunately, He Fei had quick eyes and quick hands. He Fei covered Max before the other party could make a sound.
Mouth, but narrowly avoided the position being exposed. Although the exposure was not exposed, the four of them were still extremely frightened after discovering a half-ghost monster on the opposite side, especially He Fei, Tom and Max. After all, they had all seen it before. More than half of the ghost monsters are powerful. These monsters are extremely powerful and frighteningly fast. They don’t even have pain-sensing nerves. One of them has the terrifying power to kill a group of ordinary people. Fortunately, these monsters also have shortcomings, that is, low IQ. And there is no supernatural perception at all. If not, would it be necessary for those half-ghost monsters to search for He Fei and the others? And there is absolutely no way that He Fei and the other four could survive until now.
Yes, although these ghostly staff have indeed turned into a group of ghost-like murderous monsters, their perception and hunting methods are still the same as humans. They still need to use their eyes to see and use their ears to hear. The evidence is close. In front of him, at this moment, there was clearly only a corridor between him and He Fei and the others, but the half-ghost security guard was completely unaware of the situation and did not notice He Fei and the others hiding around the corner.
This is certainly true, but the problem is...
Even though the half-ghost security guard has not discovered the four of them yet, the security guard is still right on the path that He Fei and others must pass, and is right on the only passage leading to the warehouse!
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