Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

Under the cold night sky, long figures moved on the wall.

In the Frye Mental Hospital under the dim light, patients like walking zombies were combing the vegetable fields rhythmically, weeding and loosening the soil under the crisp sound of percussion.

The sound came from a tuning fork held in a pair of slender hands. The clone Lolita smiled evilly and watched each patient working in the vegetable field, while Frye stood in a trance behind him. Beside, Lolita smiled and took two steps back, stroking Frye's chin with one hand.

"Don't worry, you will slowly grow up in the beautiful dream I have weaved for you."

Lolita said with a smile on her face, stood up on her tiptoes and kissed Frye's cheek, letting out a cold giggle.

The patients all stopped at this time, staring blankly in front of them. Lolita sat on the steps. There was a rustling sound, and in the shadow that the light could not reach, two black and red plant-like plants stood up. In the air, Lolita threw the tuning fork and metal stick in her hand. The two plants seemed to wrap around the tuning fork and metal stick consciously, and started beating rhythmically.

The patients, who were like walking zombies, began to move again. Lolita put her hands on her chin and smiled. She raised her head and looked back at Frye, who had dull eyes. Then she pointed her finger gently, and Frye's face changed. Smiling, he walked towards the metal room formerly used by doctors on the left side of the gate.

tick tick tick

Frye yawned and smiled helplessly.

"Dr. Qian, I forgot to turn off the water."

Frye stood at the door with a smile, watching several doctors discussing the patient's cases, nodding happily, watching the doctor named Qian Youjia turn around and turn off the faucet, Frye yawned and walked in , and soon Frye was sitting among the four doctors.

"I think this kind of therapy may be a little too stimulating, and may irritate the patient's delicate nerves that have been injured."

Frye looked at the numerical values ​​on a light and shadow panel, but at this moment Frye was sitting alone on a dusty chair, smiling at the air, talking, and seemed to be having a heated discussion with the "air".

Dr. Lu Ming, who was next to Frye, had the same opinion as him. Frye smiled with some relief. After a brief discussion for half an hour, Frye rushed to speak when he saw several doctors getting up.

"Doctors, just rest. I'll be there for patrolling the wards."

Frye walked out of the doctor's dormitory with a smile and looked at the patients who were busy in the vegetable field. They had restored their basic living abilities. Fortunately, these vegetables that were growing vigorously could help the hospital survive the crisis.

Lolita yawned and looked at Frye. He was standing beside a vegetable patch where many vegetables were yellow and extremely malnourished. He smiled happily with a trace of relief on his expression.

"Everyone should go to bed early when they are done. These vegetables can be harvested tomorrow."

As he spoke, Frye turned and walked towards the well-lit main building of the mental hospital. However, after entering, Frye felt a chill, because it is very cold here every night, with the temperature often approaching 0 degrees, and there have been cases of patients freezing to death. Recently, many people from the community have donated some heating equipment and a lot of bacterial batteries. Currently, the entire hospital has sufficient power supply.

Lolita glanced back at Frye who walked into the dark and gloomy hospital, talking to herself as she walked.

Under the soft and warm light, some patients who have recovered their basic living abilities are walking in and out of the first floor, and they are actively cleaning the hospital. The smell of disinfectant permeates the entire hospital.

Frye was very used to this smell. At this time, Frye walked to the door of a half-open room. He looked in and walked over with a smile.

"Ms. Lulu, it's not okay for you to skip meals like this. You have to eat more every day even if you feel sad."

The smell of disinfectant in the room was a bit pungent, but at this moment a pair of deep red eyes appeared behind Frye. Lolita stood next to Frye. The woman in this ward had been there for a long time. , she starved to death.

Frye walked up to the mummy, smiled and patted her shoulder. Then he held a stethoscope in a serious manner and placed it on the mummy's chest to listen to the heartbeat. However, Frye became confused after a while.

"Sorry, the stethoscope seems to be broken."

What Fry was holding was a leather cord and a torn paper cup, and he hung the "stethoscope" back around his neck.

"Sorry, Ms. Lulu, I'll come over and take a look at you tomorrow morning."

Frye turned around and walked out of the ward. As he walked through the wards, he could always smell the strong smell of "disinfectant water" coming out of them. Frye walked through the wards with a smile on his face and his hands behind his back. The more than 20 medical staff here take care of nearly 3,000 patients in the hospital. Everyone is exhausted, but everyone is working hard.

Soon Frye came to an infirmary, where several young people were playing cards happily. As soon as Frye entered, a bunch of people were greeting him, and Frye also said hello to them. Continue to patrol the wards.

Lolita stood at the door. This infirmary had not been used for a while. Many of the equipment inside had been damaged. The tables and chairs had burnt marks. There had been riots by patients.

Lolita continued to walk slowly with Frye, an evil smile always hanging on her lips.

Frye looked at the repaired corridors, doors and windows everywhere, and felt extremely relieved. Someone from the construction company took the initiative to come over and help repair everything in the hospital a while ago, which made Frye feel happy from the bottom of his heart.

At this time, at Lolita's feet, in the cracked and damaged corners of the wall, black and red plants grew out, slowly crawling along the wall, and entered the rooms of some patients who were still breathing. There were screams of terror as the plant-like plants entangled the patients, and then the divided plant-like plants entered the mouths of the patients.

GuluGulu

Like pipes transporting water, these plants transported something into the patients' bodies. They quickly closed their eyes and became quiet. At this time, the shriveled corpses were rolled up and placed directly on the patient's body. Outside, some patients who were still working in the fields heard the sound of changing the rhythm. They came over, put the shriveled corpses into a round bucket, and then took the pounding stick next to them and started pounding them directly. The corpse with a little moisture was easily crushed.

Later, some patients took out the mashed parts and put them in the vegetable patch.

"Please don't worry."

In a lobby of the hospital, some patients who were still waiting to eat looked at Frye with a smile. In Lolita's eyes, most of these patients were elderly, surrounded by black and red plants, like a A terrified patient screamed.

In Frye's eyes, these patients were "laughing" happily, still greeting him, and talking about some of their demands. Frye took out a small book full of patients' demands, a thick book. Ben, he is recording the complaints of each patient.

It’s just past 8 o’clock, today is September 13, 2221

After the tour, Frye continued to walk up, inspecting each floor. From time to time, he talked and laughed at the door of the empty wards. Soon Frye saw several doctors coming up and asking for help in patrolling. Let Frye go back and rest.

Fry looked at Qian Youjia and Lu Ming and thanked them again for their selfless contributions to the hospital.

Then Frye returned to the dean's office. At this time, Lolita had come out from behind the desk in the dean's office with a smile. Frye came over with a smile. Lolita hugged him and leaned into Frye's arms. middle.

"Why did you come out again? What if other people in the hospital saw you?"

"What are you afraid of? I'm very careful. Isn't there surveillance?"

Frye squinted and looked over. There was a light and shadow screen at the desk in the principal's office that originally had no light and shadow screen. It showed every corner of the hospital.

Frye sat down at the desk with a smile and began to process the patient's information. However, his hands were moving in the air. There was nothing in the dark director's room. There were still traces of the previous fight inside. No one has been to Frye Mental Hospital for a long time.

The whole hospital will disappear in the dark, because there is no light, and there are not many people moving during the day, but some people see that the director is always smiling and saying something.

People from the medical department have also been here several times and checked some things, including getting the list of dead people. No one cares about the affairs here. The previous batch of doctors couldn't stand it anymore. After they left, no doctor came again. , even some criminals who were assigned to work here for free in the past are unwilling to come and would rather go to jail.

In the dark basement, there was a faint light, which was limited to the location of the training warehouse. A black, smoke-like shadow with a pair of scarlet eyes floated at the door of the training warehouse, looking at the sleeping people inside. Lolita.

Guru

Lolita's mouth in the culture chamber started to move, bubbles rising one by one.

"It's not enough, we need greater hope. The greater the hope, the more hope we get in the end, we will get only deeper despair!"

8:46

It's a fairly lively street in the middle. It used to be crowded at night, but now it's a bit deserted. Only some employees working in big companies come here to get together after get off work.

The middle level has become depressed since two months ago. Many people also know the reason. It is caused by the economic recovery in some areas at the bottom, which has snatched a large number of middle level orders, causing many middle level companies to begin to transform. Transformation This means layoffs. Some people who originally had stable jobs are now unemployed, and a new wave of unemployment is coming.

Angus Construction still has not started construction as usual, which is extremely disappointing for everyone in the city. It has been almost 2 years, but Angus Construction still has not started construction. Some people saw the head office of Angus Construction There was no one inside.

And Congress did not declare the Angus family bankrupt. Some people rumored that the Angus couple were actually dead. The control of the Angus family is now in the hands of Section 5 Chief Alpha Angus. She has no The time spent dealing with the Angus family's affairs was idle.

However, such rumors were dispelled a few days ago when the Angus couple, who had not been seen in person for several months, appeared. However, many people still felt that the Angus family had actually collapsed.

The same goes for the Pioneer Plan. Basically there has been no progress. Those who signed the contract with Congress have launched several rounds of demonstrations, but the explanation given by Congress is that there are still technical difficulties in land recovery and the need to select a site. And other issues.

Obviously this could not convince everyone, and the voices of dissatisfaction became increasingly fierce.

The entire city has fallen into the Great Depression. In places where construction has not been completed, a lot of garbage has piled up. Although Congress has explicitly prohibited it, everyone must hand over the garbage to the nearby garbage disposal company. However, this requires payment, and many do not Those who are willing to pay simply take the garbage out of their homes secretly at night and throw it away.

"The only option is to go to that hospital."

In a restaurant bar, several young people looked sad. They had just lost their jobs a few days ago. They discussed and prepared to participate in the horror short film creative award held by the TV station. If accepted, they would receive at least 100,000 yuan in prize money. , if it wins first place, it will earn 1 million, and it can be made into a movie.

They all like to shoot short films on weekdays. They all work in different places, and now everyone is having a hard time.

"I heard it's really haunted over there, so I think I'd better forget it."

A timid one said, and several others laughed.

"Although there may be a risk of arrest, we can just have a good talk with the director and let us film."

"Who told you that it was haunted over there?"

At this time, a man at the next table, holding a wine glass and wearing glasses and looking gentle, said with a smile.

"Doctor Qian."

One of the men who knew the man named Qian Youjia spoke up. Qian Youjia shook his head helplessly. Opposite him was his girlfriend.

"I worked there for two years. Where did this ghost come from? Don't spread rumors."

Suddenly, a lot of people became interested and wanted to ask the doctor. Qian Youjia's girlfriend also became interested.

"Why haven't I heard you mention it before? Tell me quickly."

There are rumors all over the city that Frye Mental Hospital is haunted, and now the mental hospital has become the talk of the town.

"It's a very ordinary hospital that accepts mental patients. What do you think? Dean Frye probably won't let people film it. You'd better not mess around. Dean Frye has a good relationship with the practice department. If you are arrested and sentenced, don’t blame me for not warning you.”

As he spoke, Qian Youjia stood up, dragged his girlfriend and left. He seemed reluctant to mention the mental hospital.

"What's wrong? Tell me."

Qian Youjia shook his head. He seemed to be very reluctant to mention his experience in the hospital. His girlfriend also noticed his somewhat solemn expression, so she did not continue to ask further questions.

Soon Qian Youjia sent his girlfriend back home, and he called a service car to take him back to his residence. As soon as he got in the car, Qian Youjia breathed heavily and took out a bottle of medicine. He put it in his mouth. This kind of service cart was controlled by AI, so Qian Youjia didn't care.

There is a reason why Qian Youjia doesn't want to think back on that almost crushing energy. He suffered from mild depression during the two years he was in the hospital. Fortunately, he obviously improved after treatment, but sometimes he still needs medication. Control depressed mood.

At this time, the corners of Qian Youjia's mouth raised. He was taking a drug that was still in the experimental stage but could effectively suppress sadness. It was called smile medicine. After taking it, Qian Youjia felt much better. .

But the past scenes in the hospital still appeared in my mind. I originally went there with a benevolent heart, but in the end I couldn't bear it anymore and left.

The dirty and messy environment in the hospital, the number of patients that made people feel numb, as well as the patients' disordered speech and behavior, including their eating, drinking and diarrhea problems, all required nursing care. At the beginning, when there were more than 40 people, everyone They all just feel a little tired every day, but seeing some patients' conditions getting better makes everyone happy, especially Dean Frye, who is the most hard-working person there.

The treatment of mental illness is extremely demanding on people's patience and energy. Many people are like-minded and passionate about the past and want to do something for the patients there, but the results are different from what many people think. In such a harsh environment , everyone felt a little strange psychologically to varying degrees.

The number of patients is decreasing day by day. When there are still 30 people, everyone feels that the daily work has doubled instantly. They need to work from morning to night to feed most of the patients. When there are still 20 people, At this time, Qian Youjia was almost out of breath.

Qian Youjia was the last group of doctors to leave. In the end, there were only five of them left. Some patients developed diseases due to the dirty environment, and some of those who could not be cared for were starved to death.

"To Frye Asylum."

Suddenly Qian Youjia spoke.

Changing driving destination.

The car began to slowly turn around on the street. Qian Youjia himself didn't know why he wanted to go there. It seemed that all the uneasiness in his heart drove him to go back and take a look. Qian Youjia just wanted to take a look. He hadn't heard anything for a long time. Someone mentioned this hospital. After overhearing it at the dinner table tonight, Qian Youjia wanted to take a look.

He, Lu Ming, two other doctors, and five medical staff escaped without even notifying Fry. Afterwards, Qian Youjia had already figured out how to explain to Fry, but Fry never called again. , maybe they were angry at those of them who abandoned the patients and ran away.

The speed of the car quickly rose to 180 yards on the uninhabited area road. This is because the AI ​​system will directly increase the speed after determining that there are no obstacles, pedestrians and other factors near the drive within a few minutes.

Nowadays, the driver industry is almost eliminated. Most new cars are driven by AI. Many people no longer buy cars. Firstly, it is inconvenient. Secondly, it requires expensive maintenance fees, system service fees, etc. Wait, the car rental industry is now very developed. Most people only choose to hail a car when traveling. It only costs 1 yuan per kilometer. For many middle-class people, it is not expensive.

Soon the car stopped at the entrance of Frye Mental Hospital. Just at 9:30, Qian Youjia paid more than 40 yuan and the door was unlocked.

"Wait for me here."

"Okay sir, start the pick-up and drop-off service. The fee for waiting for one hour is 2 yuan. I hope you can finish the work as soon as possible. I wish you a happy life."

Qian Youjia walked to the door and swallowed. There were a lot of screams coming from inside. Those crazy words were heard from time to time. There were quite a lot of people listening to the sound.

Qian Youjia took out the phone, but failed to dial Frye's number. Qian Youjia clutched her collar tightly in the cold wind.

"The outdoor temperature is currently 8 degrees. If you need it, sir, you can wait in the car."

The service truck behind him made a mechanical sound. This kind of humanized AI system started to emerge last month. After the AI ​​upgrade, many people were pleasantly surprised.

Qian Youjia was still in the cold wind and did not return to the car. The people behind him kept urging Qian Youjia to get into the car to avoid the cold. At this time, Qian Youjia's feet seemed to have taken root. He really wanted to see the patients he had taken care of in the past. He really wanted to apologize to the patients in person because he had given up on them.

squeak

The small door of the hospital opened.

"Doctor Qian Youjia, come back. Come in quickly. There are hot noodles inside. I just cooked them."

Qian Youjia's eyes widened and he looked at Frye in front of him with a passionate look. He swallowed a mouthful, with sobs in his throat. Qian Youjia began to be at a loss. He didn't know what to say and followed Frye tremblingly. After entering, Qian Youjia looked at the dark dormitory on the right. In that dormitory, Qian Youjia lived for two years.

Frye was smiling as he walked. Qian Youjia was scared in his heart at this time because he felt that Frye seemed to have some mental problems.

"Hurry up and eat it while it's hot, Dr. Lu Ming, you too."

Qian Youjia was shocked, looking at the wooden house that had been abandoned for a long time. There was nothing in it, only the dining table they used to use every day, and Frye pulled him and asked him to sit down.

"Hurry and eat it while it's hot. Although it's made of old wheat flour, it should taste good."

Qian Youjia looked at Frye blankly.

"Dr. Fry, are you? I think you should see a doctor."

Frye was still talking to himself, as if he couldn't hear what Qian Youjia said at all, and he seemed to be talking to someone who didn't exist. Qian Youjia stepped back step by step in horror.

Frye is crazy, this was Qian Youjia's first thought. Looking at Frye who was still mumbling to himself, Qian Youjia swallowed, turned around and ran wildly, directly crossing the fields where malnourished crops were planted. , turned on the mobile phone, and ran into the hospital. A strong rancid smell immediately came over, and Qian Youjia spat it out with a "wow" sound.

However, Qian Youjia still resisted the strong smell, covered his nose and took a look. The situation on the first floor was terrible. He flinched. This hospital was finished. This was the result. Qian Youjia screamed and turned around. Started running.

"Dr. Qian, there's no need to be so busy. I've brought you some noodles."

At this time, Qian Youjia saw Fry holding empty "noodles" in his hands and didn't know who he was talking to. He stepped back to the door step by step. However, when he turned around and was about to go out, Qian Youjia saw Looking at the disappearing car, he took out his cell phone angrily.

crunch

Qian Youjia heard a squeezing sound. His eyes widened the moment he stepped out. A black mass grabbed the car and squeezed the car into a piece of iron. Qian Youjia was about to scream. , but a hand covered his mouth.

"I've already said, don't be so busy. It's better for you to eat the noodles I gave you."

Qian Youjia struggled, and Frye next to him clasped his mouth with one hand. At this time, Qian Youjia kept shaking his head and sobbing, with tears in his eyes, and dense black and red plants overflowed from Frye's hand. , pierced Qian Youjia's cheek. At this time, his cheek seemed to have dense tentacles. Soon Qian Youjia stood in the air, motionless.

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Blood dripped down Qian Youjia's feet and onto the ground.

boom

The door of the hospital was closed, and the only glimmer of light had long since disappeared. At this time, in the dean's office, Frye was doing his work and sleeping soundly.

10:23 pm

"start work!"

A slightly drunk man stood up suddenly and jumped onto the table.

"Angus Construction starts tomorrow."

Along with a burst of shouting, many people in the tavern who looked depressed raised their heads one after another. Everyone involuntarily turned on their mobile phones. After a short silence, violent cheers broke out everywhere.

The already stagnant economy will start to move again due to the start of Angus Construction, and many people will start running wildly. It is as if they have finally seen a glimmer of light after spending a long time in the dark night.

Some people even decided to wait all night at Angus Construction. As more and more news about the Angus family was released, many people cheered crazily.

Although there are clear signs on it such as the number of workers to be recruited and the current construction sites, many people have already seen hope in an instant.

No one could imagine that on a day like this, Angus Construction would suddenly announce the start of construction. For most people, this may be the happiest day today. The bosses of major companies are also calling each other. He planned to start recruiting workers for production overnight, because once the construction of Angus's house started, some materials and other things used in the construction in the past would be in short supply.

Some people have even seen the lively scene, and with the start of Angus construction, the second good news for the people at the bottom has also come. The first batch of 5,000 pioneers will begin to work in the agricultural department. After a three-month training, on January 20 next year, the recovery construction and reclamation of some land in the barrier area will officially begin.

The whole city was boiling. These two pieces of heavy news caught most people in the city off guard. Hope came too suddenly. At this time, a large number of people had gathered at the Angus Construction Company, which had lights on. Outside the building, this time everyone consciously lined up and waited quietly to enter.