"Is this guy out of his mind..."

Ma Ran grumbled, his face pale.

Despite the gruesome scene, having witnessed the "big scene" at the airport, his stomach had already been emptied out. Even if he wanted to vomit now, there'd be nothing.

"What we need to do now is to find out why there is such an isolated patient here. This might provide us with some clues."

Jiang Xiao's words immediately refocused everyone's attention, knowing that any detail could be a matter of life and death in such circumstances.

Shi Shi nodded gently, her gaze landing on the infected person, or rather, the body of what was once a person.

"Judging by his clothing, he doesn't seem to be a patient; rather, he looks like a hospital staff."

Wang Dayong frowned slightly, walking over to the corpse, squatting down, and started examining it.

"Check his pockets for any clues."

Despite his fear, Ma Ran braved up under Jiang Xiao's indication and came over to assist in the search.

As for whether he's infected or not...

In truth, Ma Ran didn't care anymore, because barring any mishaps, he was probably infected the moment he opened the door... or even just entering the hospital.

In other words, how many people in this Kaidan world are uninfected?

It's just some are already critically ill, some have just fallen ill, and some haven't shown signs of infection.

A few minutes later, they found a very neatly folded note in the inside pocket of the corpse's undergarment.

Jiang Xiao took the note, and upon unfolding it, found it densely covered in handwriting.

"Is this... a diary? Or observation notes?"

His voice was filled with doubt.

Everyone gathered around, leaning in to read.

The note documented what this staff member saw and heard in the hospital before fully falling ill, including the Capital City's virus outbreak, evacuation of personnel, and some of his personal feelings and observations.

Most crucially, the last paragraph on the note mentioned an isolated area deep within the hospital that might contain key medical data and research records.

As for himself, being deeply infected, he had lost the qualification to go to the isolated area, leaving him here to helplessly wait for death.

"Isolated area?"

Niu Jieshi furrowed his brow tightly.

"This term doesn't sound pleasant, feels like there's nothing good inside."

Yet Jiang Xiao shook his head and said.

"No, this might be our only clue, and the reason why no one's here is probably because they're all there, maybe even Bai Liu. We must check it out."

They decided to leave immediately for the hospital's isolation area.

Jiang Xiao carefully put away the note, then stood up and led the way out, with the others following closely behind.

They only noticed the "important information" written by this medical worker, but overlooked some of his casual ramblings.

For example, a note written casually by this medical worker:

Strange, why is it so quiet every time I pass by the isolation area, when it was bustling before...

Jiang Xiao and the others proceeded along the corridor, heading towards the isolation area deeper in the hospital as directed by the note.

Following the route outlined, Jiang Xiao discovered the endpoint was surprisingly in the hospital cafeteria.

"Yo? Not bad, quite clever~"

It must be said, putting the isolation area in the cafeteria was indeed a wise choice.

Because the hospital's defenses were sufficient, and medical supplies weren't lacking, the only shortcoming being access to supplies, thus placing the isolation area in the cafeteria eliminated this worry.

"Dad, it looks empty inside to me."

Shi Shi craned her head through the main entrance, looking around meticulously, finding no sign of anyone.

"Empty is just right, which just proves that supplies have already been moved to the isolation area."

"Huh?"

Shi Shi scratched her head, a bit confused, considering the note indicated the isolation area was here?

"Of course they wouldn't build it blatantly in plain sight. I estimate it's probably underground."

Saying this, Jiang Xiao stomped forcefully on the ground and had the others see if there was any switch or something that could be used gently instead of force.

"Nothing happening, where'd that come from?!"

As they fumbled around in the dark, searching for any mechanisms nearby, a cold female voice came from above them.

They looked up to find it was a small speaker. If they hadn't guessed wrong, the cafeteria was probably filled with hidden cameras in visible and hidden spots.

"Hey!"

Ma Ran was the first to wave at one of the massive cameras.

"We're from Hu Hong, and not long ago we received an SOS from a woman named Bai Liu in your Capital City, and so we're here to assist!"

After Ma Ran spoke, there was no immediate response, rather a lengthy silence which suggested they were discussing.

"Do you think Aunt Bai Liu is in this hospital?" Shi Shi couldn't help but ask.

Jiang Xiao and Wang Dayong exchanged glances, both shook their heads, indicating they couldn't guarantee it.

It seemed like she probably wasn't, for if she were here, Bai Liu would likely have opened the door to let them in.

After about five or six minutes, the female voice spoke again.

"Alright, please proceed to dining table 0527, knock three times on the bottom left corner of the table. A passage will open below."

"And then we can go in?"

"Certainly not! There will be a full-body scan, anyone carrying the virus is not allowed to enter!"

Huh?

For Jiang Xiao's group, it didn't matter much, but Ma Ran's face instantly turned sour.

Seeing Ma Ran look as if his mother had died, Jiang Xiao's group tried to comfort him.

Anyhow, there were no longer any infected within the hospital, they'd just go down, find the people, and come right back.

Even though they wanted to bring Ma Ran along, he was, after all, an ordinary person, and if he carried the virus, the carefully constructed isolation area would be ruined.

At this point, Ma Ran could only accept his fate, repeatedly emphasizing they mustn't leave him here to die alone; he didn't want to end up like the recently deceased medical staff who had committed suicide.

"Forget it, forget it, no need to dawdle, I won't go down after all, Ma Ran is our only pilot; nothing must happen to him."

At the crucial moment, Wang Dayong stepped up, expressing he could stay up here with Ma Ran.

This almost moved Ma Ran to extend across gender and species in love.

But only Jiang Xiao knew, this guy was probably afraid that Bai Liu might be down there...

Although it seemed Bai Liu shouldn't be there, Wang Dayong didn't want to take the risk.

You know, he mercilessly insulted Bai Liu when she was sick; now he couldn't beat her...

So naturally, he'd avoid it whenever possible.

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