With the plummeting SAN value, I can only work hard to watch the drama

Chapter 32 Alarm
After crossing the cordon and stepping into the small town, the whole world seemed to be instantly covered with a layer of gray mist, and nothing seemed real.

Entering the town, you will see a asphalt road about ten meters wide, with buildings that are different from the style of this world standing on both sides.

The closest to Shen Xiu and his wife was a hospital.

From the outside, this hospital has been deserted for a long time, and the outer wall is covered with withered and withered vines, which looks desolate.

The same goes for shops and houses after that.

It seemed that only Shen Xiu and Wang Quan were left in the whole town, and the inconspicuous footsteps were very clear at this moment.

Shen Xiu followed behind Wang Quan, looking at the town while secretly comparing it with the scene in the movie.

Suddenly, I heard Wang Quan say:
"Chen Shou is dead."

Shen Xiu was puzzled and said:
"Chen Shou?"

"You've seen it before, he's my partner."

Wang Quan's voice came faintly.

A somewhat blurred face flashed in Shen Xiu's mind, and she sighed.

It turned out that the man was called Chen Shou, and I seemed to have never communicated with him, and I couldn't even remember what he looked like, and I didn't expect him to be dead.

Did he die in Ivory Lake?

Shen Xiu didn't ask this sentence, but she already knew the answer.

Thinking about it, the reason why I saw Wang Quan in the bureau that day should be that Chen Shou had died.

Without a partner, she naturally couldn't continue the mission.

Combined with what the middle-aged man said earlier, it is very likely that Wang Quan himself was also greatly hurt when investigating Ivory Lake.

Shen Xiu looked at Wang Quan's back, and inexplicably felt that this short-haired woman was a bit pitiful.

After Wang Quan finished speaking, she didn't say anything more, as if those words just now were specially explained to Shen Xiu.

The two walked tens of meters, came to the door of the abandoned hospital, and stood still.

"Let's start here first."

Wang Quan looked up at the rusted and unrecognizable signboard above the gate, and walked in.

Shen Xiu, who was following behind, looked back at the way she had seen, and remained silent.

This is just a hospital in a small town, with only two seven-story buildings facing each other.

Between the two floors is a small garden.

However, the small garden at this moment can no longer be called a garden.

The dead trees are overgrown, and the stench bursts out, making me sick when I smell it.

There is nothing to check in the small garden, and it can be seen at a glance from the gate of the hospital.

Wang Quan glanced slightly, then walked towards the building on the left.

This seems to be a reception building. There are many case documents scattered in the lobby on the first floor. Wang Quan put on black gloves and picked one up.

The writing on it has faded beyond recognition.

The building was dead silent, except for the whistling of the wind and the rustling of waste paper on the ground, there was nothing else.

Shen Xiu stepped forward, glanced at Wang Quan who was standing still, and asked softly:
"what happened?"

Wang Quan shook his head, threw away the paper of the suspected case, turned around and walked towards a consulting room on the right without saying a word.

The situation in the consulting room was even worse than that in the hall. Medical equipment was scattered all over the floor, and there were a few pools of dark marks on the ground, like dried blood, or traces of some unknown liquid.

Wang Quan stood at the door and took a look, then went to the next consulting room.

Seeing her like this, Shen Xiu didn't speak, and turned around to go to the consulting room on the left.

The two explored one by one, and quickly checked the first floor.

Got nothing.

Still without saying a word, Wang Quan went up to the second floor.

Compared with the first floor, there are many more rooms on the second floor.

The two still acted separately, with one inspecting one side.

This time, it was discovered very quickly.

"I found something."

Shen Xiu let out a low cry, which was heard far away in the empty and silent corridor.

Wang Quan rushed over immediately upon hearing the sound.

"This is Zhang Xuyang?!"

Seeing the corpse curled up in a corner, unrecognizable and full of syringes, Wang Quan hesitated, and did not dare to confirm the identity of the corpse until he found a unique mark on the inner lining of the opponent's uniform.

Wang Quan didn't know much about Zhang Xuyang, except that he was a skilled explorer who had taken on many missions, big and small, but he was buried here unexpectedly.

Bad opening.

Wang Quan's face was a little sad, but he quickly recovered.

He groped around Zhang Xuyang a few times, but found no clues, so he turned and walked out of the room.

"Should we just leave him here?" Shen Xiu asked.

Wang Quan paused and didn't turn his head back. A word floated faintly:

"The living are more important than the dead."

The voice spread far away, and Shen Xiu was also absent-minded for a while.

Mo Ran looked back at the corpse once called Zhang Xuyang, closed the door gently, and continued to the next consultation room.

I don't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing. After finding Zhang Xuyang's body, the two searched the next few floors and found no one else.

Wang Quan has not spoken since that sentence.

This silent atmosphere made Shen Xiu feel a little uncomfortable.

Leaving this building and on the way to another building, Shen Xiu couldn't bear it anymore and said:

"If you can't find anyone, it doesn't mean that something happened to them. You don't need to do this."

Wang Quan turned around in astonishment:

"what are you saying?"

Before Shen Xiu could answer, she immediately came to her senses and said in surprise:

"Aren't you trying to comfort me?"

Shen Xiu calmly said:
"Yes."

Wang Quan waved his hand and said:

"Thank you, but no need, I'm not as fragile as you think."

"Then you didn't talk all the way, what are you doing?"

Shen Xiu realized that she was making herself sentimental, her cheeks flushed slightly, and she asked in embarrassment.

Wang Quan explained:
"I was wondering why Zhang Xuyang was thrown there, and where his partner is now. It stands to reason that even if the two were attacked and Zhang Xuyang was left behind, his partner should go back to check after they escaped. How could the corpse be left there? Or did his partner not escape and died elsewhere?"

Shen Xiu's heart skipped a beat, and she said:

"This possibility is not ruled out, but is there another possibility?"

"another kind?"

Wang Quan was taken aback for a moment, and said:

"Tell me."

Shen Xiu organized her language and carefully worded her words:

"Maybe his partner isn't dead, but just trapped somewhere."

Wang Quan frowned suddenly, and the word "Chuan" came out.

She also thought about this answer, but considering that there are not a few explorers who came here to investigate, even if Zhang Xuyang's partner was trapped, what about the explorers who came in later, did they not find Zhang Xuyang's body, or did they all encounter the same problem? situation, trapped?
Seeing Wang Quan lost in thought, Shen Xiu didn't bother her, but silently stood aside.

The hints that need to be given have been given. If I say any more, I'm afraid it will arouse suspicion.

A few minutes later, Wang Quan came back to his senses, his expression became solemn.

"You may be right."

"woo"

Halfway through the speech, a deafening siren suddenly came from the town.

"what is that?"

Wang Quan's body shook, and he quickly turned his head to look.

Shen Xiu understood what the siren meant, but she couldn't speak out.

Looking at the ashes-like snow slowly falling from the sky, he said:

"Never mind what it is, anyway, I don't think it's a good thing, I think we should find a place to hide it first."

Wang Quan reached out to try to catch the snow like ashes.

But when the gray snow fell into the hand, it was like raindrops falling into the sea, without any trace.

She looked at the more gloomy sky, then at the direction of the distant alarm, nodded, and pointed to the building that hadn't been checked yet:
"Go inside and hide."

(End of this chapter)