She silently took a deep breath, followed up two steps to Zhou Yan, lowered her voice and asked, "Why can't I see anyone here?"
Just as Zhou Yan was about to answer, Director Hu, who had been leading the way, got a step ahead: "It's nap time now!"
Xia Yu frowned, obviously doubting the answer. Zhou Yan smiled and patiently explained to her: "Due to the special nature of the patients admitted, this kind of institution has strict access control and work and rest time. It is stipulated here that patients must rest in their own rooms.”
"What about after two o'clock?"
"Depending on the nature of the patients, some may be able to move around in a small area under the supervision of nursing staff, while others may only be able to stay in a fixed area."
"Why?"
Zhou Yan stopped. There are some things he can understand because he is a psychiatrist. Due to his professional needs, he will often come into contact with patients in this field, and he will also see some things that ordinary people cannot understand or even accept. But Xia Yu This was his first time in a place like this. To put it another way, there were two completely different worlds separated by layers of high walls and iron gates. How should he explain the rules of this world to her
"Let me tell you this!" Zhou Yan started walking again, and Xia Yu followed, "The Neurorehabilitation Center may be different from what you thought before. The people here are all people with a history of mental illness, and the scope of mental illness is very wide. Depression, paranoia, schizophrenia or anorexia and bulimia, these all belong to the category of mental illness, and the symptoms of each mental illness are also different, some are serious, some are mild, and some are not present. They look like ordinary people, but some have serious self-abuse and violent tendencies. Therefore, after the patients are admitted to the hospital, they will first receive professional examinations, and then the corresponding wards will be arranged based on the examination results. The rehabilitation center will classify the patients into mild cases. There are two types of patients: mild patients will have certain activity areas, while severe patients will be completely isolated. This is also for the safety of the patients themselves and the safety of medical staff. "
"Yes!" Director Hu turned around and smiled, "Dr. Zhou already knows our situation very well. Generally speaking, the environment in our rehabilitation center is very good. It can probably be regarded as the best condition among domestic welfare neurological medical institutions. It’s one of the best, and the staff here are also very patient, and there will never be any abuse or harm to the patients. ”
The director, who had always kept a straight face, actually stopped and patiently introduced Xia Yu. Although she was flattered, she always felt that the other party was being "self-proclaimed", so she frowned and asked tentatively, "I seem to have heard about the conditions here before." Yes, but wasn’t it reported in the news a while ago that one of your patients was pregnant and was injured after jumping off a building in a gynecology clinic?”
As soon as these words came out, the other party's face darkened again.
"Assistant Xia, where did you get this information from hearsay? Our center has always been strictly managed and only accommodates women and children. How could a patient be pregnant and jump off the building?" He sneered, with a look of disbelief on his face, "Which newspaper company Or there are rumors in the media. I have to talk to the dean about this matter. It is related to the reputation of our center accumulated over the years. If this is true, we must sue the other party for defamation. "
Xia Yu said it with such indignation, she really didn't expect it. Was it really not true, or was she deliberately hiding it? But since the other party had already said that, and they had other purposes for coming here, she kept her face as usual, and then forced a smile: "That may be someone's rumor, the news on the Internet, no one can tell whether it is true or false. ." After saying that, she glanced at Zhou Yan next to her. Their eyes met, and Zhou Yan still looked calm.
"Let's go!" Zhou Yan interrupted the topic at the right time.
Director Hu continued to walk forward, about a hundred meters later, and finally saw a sign at the corner. The words "Identification Department, Laboratory Department, Radiology Department, etc." are written on the street signs. Zhou Yan suddenly stopped and said, "I have something to do with Director Hu. You can look around the center. I will bring you here next time so you will be more familiar with it, but don't go to the bungalow area behind the radiology department."
"Why?"
"Because that's an isolation area where all the seriously ill patients live." After Zhou Yan finished speaking, he seemed to glance at Xia Yu deliberately.
Xia Yu remained silent and responded politely, "I know. I won't wander around." He stood there and looked around, probably wanting to go to that place first.
"What are you looking at?" Zhou Yan asked.
"I have also read reports about rehabilitation centers, but most of them only have text and very few pictures." Xia Yu said with a retraction of her gaze.
"Reporters are not allowed in, let alone interviews with patients."
Xia Yu felt incredible: "Why is there such a rule?"
"The first is to ensure that the patients are, after all, a special group of people. Although some of them appear to us ordinary people to have mental problems, they are still people with independent personalities, so the camera and exposure seem disrespectful to them."
"The second reason is..." Zhou Yan suddenly lowered his head and sighed, "I heard that there was an accident in an interview before. One of the interviewed patients suddenly became ill and attacked the reporter personally, so the hospital has been very cautious about such things since then. ”
Xia Yu didn't expect such an explanation.
"real or fake?"
"You do not believe?"
Xia Yu was stunned, and Zhou Yan laughed again: "Then if I say that every time I step here, I will buy a life accident insurance in advance, would you believe it?"
Xia Yu finally understood why there were so few information and photos about this place. The rehabilitation center itself has very strict external controls. Not just anyone can get in. It takes a certain amount of courage to step into this place. The special nature of the patients makes them They may suddenly attack the other party, but there are probably not many reporters who are willing to take the risk to come here to interview a madman. It is easy to gossip about some celebrities' personal affairs or their parents' affairs. A closed lunatic asylum and a group of lunatics.
Xia Yu looked up at Zhou Yan. He was wearing a light gray sweater, revealing a small stiff collar of his shirt. He majored in psychology in Japan. It only took him one year to get admitted to Waseda, and then he took a leave of absence at Waseda. I have a master's degree in psychology and only returned to China a few years ago to open a private psychological clinic.
Zhou Yan is also well-known in the industry, but he has been providing regular free psychological counseling to some welfare institutions in the past two years, and this is one of his stops.
It's hard to imagine how he could always treat these indifferent or even crazy faces with such a gentle attitude. Maybe he really has a lot of love in his heart, a selfless and broad love that can support such a warm heart.
"Dr. Zhou, please come in!" Director Hu said.
"Just hang around here, I'll be out soon." After Zhou Yan told Xia Yu, he went in with Director Hu.
"Why haven't I seen your assistant before?" Director Hu found it incredible that Xia Yu always asked idiotic questions. Why did Zhou Yan hire such a person as his assistant
"A relative of a friend of mine came to my place for an internship. He heard that I was coming over and was curious, so I must come with him." Zhou Yan casually found an excuse to dismiss him.
"Let me tell you, how could Dr. Zhou have such a rookie assistant?" While speaking, Director Hu opened the door of a room.
Xia Yu walked around first, and when she saw that no one was paying attention to her, she walked towards the back. There were no nurses or doctors around to guard her, and it could be said that the journey was smooth.
After walking through the long corridor and going out, I realized that it had started to rain outside, but the rain was not heavy enough. A few scattered raindrops fell and poured on the white concrete floor outside.
The entire rehabilitation center was still dead silent. There were small gray buildings with closed doors and windows. They all looked similar in appearance. It would be easy to get lost without an acquaintance to guide you. Fortunately, Xia Yu had a good sense of direction, so she returned along the original path. , returned to the previous signboard, the arrow of the radiology department pointed to the west, and Xia Yu walked west along the road.
Just now Zhou Yan said that the bungalow area is full of severely ill patients and they are completely isolated. I wonder if Jiang Ma will be placed here? Xia Yu walked westward for about a few hundred meters. He saw that the road was getting more and more eccentric, but he couldn't see anyone. The rain gradually became heavier and the sky became gloomy. Xia Yu couldn't help but feel a little scared and was about to go back. At that moment, I saw what seemed to be a sign erected in the bushes at the corner. I walked over and opened the bushes, and found a rusty iron sign that seemed to be quite old, with the words "Seventeen Ward" written on it.
"Who is it? Who is hiding there!"
Suddenly a vicious voice sounded behind her. Someone grabbed Xia Yu's arm from behind and pulled her out of the bushes. Xia Yu shook her twice before turning around. In front of her was a tall male caregiver wearing a blue coat. Martha has a ferocious spirit and evil eyes.
"Which ward?"
Xia Yu didn't react for a moment and looked at the male nurse in a daze. Seeing his frown, Xia Yu quickly explained, "I'm not a patient here."
"Everyone who comes here will say this. I hear this dozens of times every day. Which ward is this?" The male nurse insisted on treating Xia Yu as a patient and went to roll up her sleeves. "No. Where are the cards? Show me the numbered cards!”
Xia Yu rejected other people's touch and struggled on her own, "Don't touch me. I'm really not a patient here!"
The more she resisted, the more rude the male caregiver's actions became. He simply grabbed her clothes and dragged her to the back door of a building.
"Stand still and don't move, or I'll slap you!" He also raised his hand to make a gesture of hitting someone. Xia Yu reflexively dodged. The nurse seemed to be satisfied with her attitude at last. He took out the walkie-talkie and came out.
"Did a patient escape from ward 17?" After telling him, he waited for verification. Soon the male nurse glanced at Xia Yu and said to her, "You're new here, right? You haven't changed your gown yet!"
I don't know what was said to him over there, but the male nurse said again, "Check, I'm at the back door of ward 17!"
Xia Yu was speechless, but she didn't hide anymore. She probably guessed that the person in charge of the ward would come to pick people up soon. However, within a minute, the door next to her opened and a person who looked like a nurse came out. , "What are you yelling about? Where do you come from?"
"Well, that's it!" The male nurse pointed at Xia Yu. The nurse looked her up and down, and found that she looked very unfamiliar. She hesitated and said, "You are not from here, are you..."
She wanted to ask the male nurse to ask other areas, but before she could finish her words, the door behind the nurse was suddenly pushed open from the inside, and the huge impact knocked her forward half a step. Xia Yu also Before he could react, another person suddenly ran out of the door. He was bloated and had gray hair. He was giggling as he ran and kept stuffing white things into his mouth.
Xia Yu was so shocked by this scene that she had no time to react. Another nurse quickly ran out of the door, "No. 47 is sick again. Catch her quickly!"
"Snatch the medicine from her first!"
"Yes, grab the medicine first!"