The predecessor of Pushkinman Research Institute was the former site of Shanghai University of Shanghai, but now the University of Shanghai has been renamed Shanghai University and moved to Beicheng District. Instead, the former site of this Dongcheng District was used to develop an exclusive research institute for physical engineering.
However, due to its large area, the research institute was later replaced by a more appropriate research institute. In recent years, with the influx of talents and the attention of the department, Pushkinman is not only used for development projects, but also The research and experimentation has played a significant role in the construction of Shanghai and Shanghai markets.
The name of the research institute is not only a representative area, but a base for gathering talents.
However, at this time during the epidemic period, the Institute took the lead in closing the hospital. There were only a few staff members in it, and each of them performed their duties to take care of each district.
Within the four major divisions of the Institute, there is only the analysis area, and no one is supervised by the staff. It is not because it is too safe, but because it is too dangerous!
Outsiders do not know what is hidden in the analysis area, but only the staff who really grasp the core know that the only late-stage infected person in the city is isolated in this area!
In addition to the medical staff and investigators in this area, there are only these two late-stage infected persons. It can be said that they are extremely infectious. Even the food delivery is only delivered to the door regularly, and they dare not go deep.
And in the building within the analysis area, there are three rushing figures, almost all of them have a kind of emotion, impatient and worried on their faces.
The large area of white walls and iron gates in the analysis area divide the area into several parts, which are connected to each other and extend to each other. There are four floors, and each floor occupies a lot of space.
The three of them were on the west side of the second floor at this time, and the head of the one also had the same anxiety on his face, but relying on a strong psychological quality, he was still calm. He held the wall and walked forward a little bit.
On his left side, there were layers of iron walls connected to the ceiling, leaving them only a short passage forward, along which he continued to explore.
However, the person behind him was clearly on the verge of collapse. The empty floor with no sound, the maze-like layout tortured his nerves, and finally couldn't bear it. He cursed in a low voice: "We have been in this area for more than three hours! We barely reached the second floor from the first floor, but were stuck on the second floor for a longer time. Where is the research institute, it is simply a labyrinth with no end!"
As soon as this person changed his kind face in the past, his facial features were somewhat shifted, sweat was already seen on his forehead, his voice returned to the narrow passage, and he kept beating on the iron wall on the left.
He is He Xiao. As Zheng How Xiao said, the layout of the second floor is basically a labyrinth. Layers of iron walls divide the entire floor into pieces. Once you enter, there is almost no sense of direction.
He didn't know if this was the original design or whether it was specially modified for some purpose after the epidemic, but it created great difficulties for the three executors.
They had entered the analysis area of the Pushkinman Research Institute for more than three hours. After inquiring, they learned that two infected persons were isolated in the analysis area and rushed straight forward.
As soon as Na Cheng wanted to enter, he was stuck on the first floor for an hour, surrounded by iron walls without any gaps, and could only rely on the trail to move forward. Even under Yan Yan’s leadership, it seemed like luck. Stumbled and found the stairs to the second floor.
After entering the second floor, the situation became more complicated. Just after they had been walking for a long time, they discovered that they had entered a dead end and their way was blocked by a locked iron gate.
There is no way to go back the same way and move on in another direction. This kind of time-consuming and mind-consuming maze-walking behavior not only caused great psychological pressure, but also challenged everyone's nerves.
Gao Yiyuan heard He Xiao’s curse and did not respond. His face was also unsightly. If he was asked to decipher and escape, perhaps his wisdom was still useful, but at this moment, the chaotic sense of direction and scattered layout, he His brain was dizzy a long time ago, and he simply followed Yan Yan completely.
Yan Yan never spoke. His expression was extremely bad, and even the palms hidden under his sleeves trembled slightly. This was a sequelae of long time thinking and loss. He didn't dare to speak at all, for fear of vomiting with one mouth.
His body was sweaty. The difference from He Xiao and Gao Yiyuan was that he had been leading the way for three hours. His sense of direction was almost lost, and there were even shadows in seeing things.
The spirit was in a trance, let alone finding the way forward, He Xiao's words were a little vacant in his ears.
"What's wrong with you?" He Xiao looked at Yan Yan's sweat-soaked back. He walked two steps quickly and saw Yan Yan's pale face. The big beads of sweat were slowly falling from his cheeks. Yan Yan's appearance was taken aback.
Yan Yan looked at the corner in front of him, his body was a little unsteady. Hearing He Xiao's words, he couldn't support it even more, relying on the wall on the right to sit on the ground slowly.
"Water..."
With only this word, Yan Yan couldn't stop retching. He only felt that his brain became a mass of paste, the world was spinning, and there was a constant buzzing in his ears.
He didn't hear the actions and words of He Xiao and Gao Yiyuan really well. He only felt that his heart thumped and thumped very violently. The sound of his heartbeat continued to churn in his mind, but his eyes were still bright, but with a trace of loneliness and loss.
Just like that, he looked straight in front of him, as if he still wanted to go, but his body did not obey his instructions at all, and he fell into a state of stagnation!
He Xiao took a bottle of water and handed it in front of Yan Yan. Yan Yan's heartbeat gradually became less intense during this time. Although his spirit was still a little tired, he finally recovered a little.
After taking a sip from the water bottle, Yan Yan poured a little water and washed his face slightly, which made him more awake.
"What's wrong with you?" Gao Yiyuan asked in a calm tone.
Yan Yan rubbed his swollen temples: "My mental concentration has been kept high for too long, and the contradiction between my body and mentality has made me more physiologically uncomfortable." He rolled his head and glanced at the gray space.
These dense walls blocked all the colors, only gray and white, covering the reinforced concrete layer, and the long-term staring made Yan Yan's eyes spend.
"Then we are still leaving?" He Xiao asked at this moment.
Yan Yan clenched his teeth to prop up his body, and shook his brain: "We can't go anymore, we are all confused by this maze-like building, and we completely forgot the purpose of coming here!"
He Xiao frowned. He didn't quite understand what Yan Yan meant. He looked at Gao Yiyuan. Gao Yiyuan still had the dull expression on his face at this time. He looked straight at Yan Yan and waited for his explanation.
Yan Yan let out a long sigh of relief: "For these three hours, we have been trying our best to search for the ascending roads and stairs, and find the clues hidden in Pushkinman. This clue may be a person or a thing."
He Xiao nodded: "Yes, this is our purpose."
"But!" Yan Yan regained his energy at this time and turned his head abruptly: "Now, the possibility of us going up and looking for someone is too small and too small, so the daylily will be cold if we consume it, so we can only find another way. !"
"What do you think?" He Xiao had been fed up with the endless labyrinth for a long time, wishing to go out now. The reason why he would rather be trapped and stay here is for the confusing clues.
Yan Yan said word by word: "If we change our mindset, since we can't go up to find clues now, let the clues take the initiative to come down and find us!"
Gao Yiyuan's brows wrinkled when he heard the words, and he instantly understood what Yan Yan meant: "You mean, if Pushkinman's clue is a person, then we need to create momentum and let him come down by himself... I can do that. Understand, but what if the clue is not a person?"
"My idea is that we first find a way to evacuate here, and then set a fire, light the first floor, and reproduce the strategy of Jiming Hospital, forcing the clues to walk down, and even if it is not the clues, as long as we can remove them The layout of these mazes, you can continue to search when you come up again!"
Yan Yan's thoughts were a bit extreme. He Xiao frowned as he listened to him. He could understand Yan Yan's words, and he really wanted to evacuate this area. It was definitely easier than continuing to search.
But is arson really good
Not to mention whether the clues will be destroyed, what if the fire brigade or others call the police
Yan Yan seemed to see the two of them's doubts: "The matter has reached this point and we have to make a dangerous move. There are five caretakers in the academy, and they can't stop us at all. But the academy is a little farther away, and the fire brigade rushed over There is a period of time, as long as we grasp the fire within ten minutes, we will be successful!"
"This..." He Xiao and Gao Yiyuan both hesitated.
But Yan Yan waved his hand at this moment and acted arbitrarily, "I don't have time to elaborate, it's so decided, we go back the same way."
He Xiao glanced at Gao Yiyuan, then clutched his communicator and asked in a low voice, "Sir, can this work?"
But the other side of the communicator seemed to have left. He Xiao only remembered that when no one responded, the mysterious man had already searched for another clue for him.
He Xiao, who had no idea, had to follow Yan Yan’s original path to return. Indeed, as Yan Yan said, the way back is much smoother than when they came. After all, although they have been walking for a long time, they are basically walking around in circles, and there is nothing substantive. progress.
Not long after, Yan Yan's footsteps became faster and faster, running fast in one direction, followed by He Xiao and Gao Yiyuan.
But at this moment, Yan Yan suddenly stopped and didn’t move forward. He Xiao leaned his head aside. The three of them had a gray-black wall in front of them. The front of the wall was made of concrete. A white cloth strip is embedded in the center, hanging gently under the wall.
"How is it possible, I clearly remember that this is the door leading to the first floor, and the white cloth strip on it was used as a mark for us to keep! The door that went back turned into a wall?"
Listening to He Xiao's dumbfounded words, Yan Yan's face became paler, he turned his head faintly and said: "I even forgot, this is the clue location, and there must be evil spirits in the clue location, it doesn't want us to go! "(End of this chapter)