This sudden turn of events made Tang Qisheng instantly nervous. He subconsciously stood in front of Zhu Jie, explaining as quickly as possible, "Don't be nervous, we don't mean any harm, we..."

The next second, that person brushed past Tang Qisheng, and a faint sound of footsteps echoed in the corridor.

"He's gone..."

For a long while, Tang Qisheng didn't come back to his senses until Zhu Jie beside him squeezed his hand hard.

"Should...should we close the door?" Zhu Jie's voice was low and hesitant. It was clear that after experiencing the series of events just now, she was also doubting her judgment of the current situation.

Tang Qisheng slowly released Zhu Jie's hand, took a deep breath, and instructed, "Not yet. Just stand here and don't move. Watch the door. I'll go in and search the room."

In fact, not only Zhu Jie, but even Tang Qisheng was terrified by the series of bizarre events. He was worried that the guy hadn't left, and was hiding in the ward waiting for them to close the door.

Although he knew that this possibility was extremely small, he didn't dare to gamble.

Blindness gave people an extremely bad feeling. The surroundings were boundless darkness, and everything could only be touched by hand and heard by ear. Fortunately, Tang Qisheng's memory was still good, and he roughly remembered the layout of the ward.

In the next 20 minutes, Tang Qisheng followed the wall and touched every part of the ward with his hand. His groping movements were almost irregular, sometimes east, sometimes west, and some places convenient for hiding people were checked back and forth many times. At the same time, he pricked up his ears to listen to the surrounding movements.

Fortunately, the rain outside had stopped. In a state of blindness, his hearing seemed to be greatly enhanced, and he could even hear Zhu Jie's breathing from the door.

"Huff—, that guy's gone. Close the door." After wandering around, Tang Qisheng returned to the door and groped to hold Zhu Jie's hand.

Although that's what he said, Tang Qisheng and Zhu Jie didn't dare to move for several minutes after the door was closed. They held their breath and leaned closely together in the darkness. Fortunately, nothing strange happened in the room.

Groping their way back to the bed, the two dared not separate again, sitting side by side on the edge of the bed, planning to wait until dawn.

He didn't know how long had passed, just as Tang Qisheng was dozing off with his head lowered, suddenly, a burst of rapid ringing woke him up.

"What's wrong?" Zhu Jie, who was also awakened, subconsciously squeezed Tang Qisheng's hand.

"Buzz—"

"Buzz—, buzz—"

Accompanied by a burst of electric current, the broadcast in the corridor sounded.

"Attention all patients in the second-floor wards, the special patient from before has been captured by the hospital's orderly patrol team at the corner of the stairs. He has now been anesthetized and is about to be sent to operating room number 7 for surgery."

"Due to the effects of the drug, most of the hospital's medical staff have suffered damage to their eyesight and mental state. A special announcement is hereby issued, requiring recently admitted patients with milder symptoms to cooperate with the hospital's work and go to the operating room to assist."

"This announcement will take effect immediately. Soon, the hospital's orderlies will go to each ward to count the number of people. Please cooperate."

"Patients who perform well in this process will be rewarded. The hospital will also re-evaluate everyone's recovery based on their performance, and it is possible that discharge procedures will be processed tomorrow."

The broadcast was very serious, but Tang Qisheng and Zhu Jie couldn't see a trace of joy on their faces. "Here we go again..." Tang Qisheng gnashed his teeth in hatred. He didn't believe a single punctuation mark of what was happening outside the door unless they came in, unless they had the ability to come to the door and say it.

He was determined that he wouldn't open the door even if Jiang Cheng's Wang Fugui came. They were all liars! All ghosts!

Moreover, one person had already been taken away tonight, so in theory, there shouldn't be any major problems.

Zhu Jie's thoughts were completely consistent with Tang Qisheng's. She slowly rubbed Tang Qisheng's hand and said softly, "Don't worry about them. Let them do whatever they want. Let's get a good rest tonight. We don't know what we'll encounter tomorrow."

Listening to Zhu Jie's tired voice, Tang Qisheng's tightly knitted brows relaxed slightly. "I'm not tired. You go to sleep. I'll keep watch."

"Thump."

"Thump."

"Thump."

…

The argument between the two about who should keep watch hadn't come to a conclusion yet when the sound of footsteps came from the corridor outside. It was the sound of heavy boots, very similar to the footsteps of those guys who had disguised themselves as orderlies before.

The familiar sound of a loudspeaker soon rang out, "Please wake up, patients. Please put on your clothes, walk out of the ward, and line up. We are going to the operating room to help."

But no matter how nicely those people outside spoke, there was no response from any of the wards. Tang Qisheng stretched out his hand and hugged Zhu Jie even tighter.

After knocking on the door several times without any response, those guys outside seemed to have lost their patience. Accompanied by a "bang," Tang Qisheng and Zhu Jie shuddered. They clearly felt that a door had been kicked open, the door of a ward on their floor!

Before they could react, their door was also kicked open, and then several people rushed in and dragged them out.

"Stand still, line up, the person behind grab the clothes of the person in front, and follow me! We're going to the operating room."

The sound of the loudspeaker was quite harsh, but now Tang Qisheng understood that these people were not ghosts, but real orderlies. He was really fed up with this mixture of illusion and reality. He and Zhu Jie were fine, but others were even sobbing softly.

"Don't worry, everyone, this is a good thing. If everyone performs well, you can be discharged early tomorrow morning and reunite with your families!"

Accompanied by the sound of the loudspeaker, a group of people swayed towards the unknown ahead like a giant centipede.

The journey was a bit longer than expected, but they didn't take the stairs. They were still on the second floor. After turning a corner, they slowly stopped.

The man's voice in the loudspeaker sounded again, "Attention patients, we have arrived at the operating room."

"Before entering the operating room, I would like to emphasize a few things. First of all, because you are not professional medical staff, please do not speak randomly after entering to interfere with the surgery process. Please remain silent throughout the entire process."

"Secondly, please follow the instructions of the medical staff on site. But please rest assured that they will only arrange some tasks that you can handle. Please complete them carefully."

"Of course, there is one last point." The man's voice paused here, and when he spoke again, his tone became strange. "Please remember that during the surgery, no matter what happens, please remain calm and follow the guidance of the medical staff on site. As long as you are obedient, there will be no danger."

"I repeat, as long as you follow the arrangements and remain calm, there will be no danger."