After chatting with the old man for more than ten minutes, Lu Tan left with satisfaction.
Although the other party is not the chosen one, his understanding of the world may be clearer than everyone in this hospital.
There are not many people like this anymore.
Seeing Lu Tiao's sighing expression, the little nurse suddenly felt a little scared.
"Could it be that he was infected while chatting with those patients?"
"Are there any other seriously ill patients?"
Lu Tan feels that he has a lot of inspiration now.
"...There is one, but her emotions are quite intense."
The young nurse thought of a patient who was admitted to the hospital some time ago.
"It's okay. Look, I had a good chat with the old man just now. There won't be any problem."
Lu Kan was full of confidence.
He and the little nurse came to another ward. This ward was a little different. It was separated by a glass wall in the middle, just like those visiting rooms in prisons.
On the other side of the glass wall is a normal ward, with a woman sitting beside the bed. She looks about thirty years old, just like those parents who pick up their children at the entrance of the kindergarten.
"She was originally a normal person, but then she became mentally disturbed after an accident. She suffered from severe delusions and mania, and was very aggressive."
The little nurse explained something.
"ACCIDENT?"
Lu Tan was curious, this woman looked normal.
"It was the previous cruise ship accident in the Pacific. She was one of the survivors. She only came back during the Spring Festival this year. I heard that she had already fallen ill while at sea."
The little nurse said while recalling.
"Stars?"
Lu Tiao thought of the cruise ship that had an accident in the Pacific. He only saw the news about the cruise ship fire, but did not pay attention to the rest. Now it seems that the tourists who suffered the disaster should have waited for the storm to subside and returned home on other ships.
.
Thinking of the video of the strange city on the sea that someone had taken at that time, Lu Tiao suddenly became interested.
He came to the glass wall and said hello to the other party.
"Hello, I'm Lu Jian, and I'm here to help you."
"You can't help me."
The woman's voice was cold. She glanced at Lu Tiao and continued before Lu Tiao could speak.
"Unless you can play with me, you draw and I guess."
"?"
Lu Tiao was a little confused.
What does this have to do with your painting I guess?
Lu Tan didn't understand.
"She's like this. She keeps looking for people to play various games. Sometimes it's guessing games, sometimes it's idiom solitaire, and sometimes it's you draw and I guess. It seems that only these games can interest her. Other than that, she doesn't know anything at all.
say."
The little nurse explained in Lu Tan's ear.
"It's interesting."
He looked at the woman.
"Okay, let's play, who draws first?"
The woman didn't respond, but picked up the pen on the table and started drawing on the paper.
A few minutes later, the woman drew a picture and put it on the glass for Lu Jian to see.
Lu Jian saw that it was a twisted city, including some angles and structures that would not appear in normal space. It was hard to imagine that it was drawn by a mental patient in just a few minutes.
If Lu Jian hadn't been told, he might have thought it was the work of some abstract painter.
"No, isn't it a little too difficult for you to draw and I guess?"
Lu Tiao complained.
Shouldn't we normally draw some cats, dogs, elephants and airplanes?
Although this sketch-like painting is very detailed, you can’t even guess what it is!
"...Is this the city you saw on the ship?"
Lu Tan asked tentatively.
He didn't know what the city was called, let alone why this woman could draw it in such detail.
No, Lu Tian thought, it was as if this image had been carved into the woman's head... She was not describing the city, but the city was chasing her.
"It's right there."
The woman said, with a kind of forbearance in her voice.
“There it is!!!”
Lu Tian noticed that her hands were clenched into fists, and her nails dug deeply into her flesh.
"Well, you're safe now."
Lu Tan comforted.
"No, you don't know, it's there!"
The woman's voice became panicked, her eyes were filled with fear, and her gaze had long since moved away from Lu Tiao, as if... she was staring behind Lu Tiao.
"There it is!"
The woman screamed and looked at somewhere behind Lu Tiao in fear, hysterical.
Lu Tan felt a chill and looked back.
There was nothing behind her except the little nurse.
"What's wrong?"
The little nurse looked innocent. When Lu Tiao turned around, she also looked around her, but there was nothing.
"No, it's nothing."
When Lu Tian turned his head, he saw the woman's face pressed against the glass, showing a manic and distorted look.
"It's coming!"
"It's coming!!"
"It's coming!!!"
The woman's mouth made an indistinct sound, and her whole body was pressed against the glass, almost climbing up. This scene was frightening. The little nurse was startled and called the nurse in a panic.
After watching the woman being pushed back by the nurse, injected with sedative drugs, and slowly falling asleep, Lu Tian and the nurse left the ward.
"Has this woman been like this before?"
Lu Jian asked.
"She was actually fine before, but she would be very manic when she got sick, but this is the first time she is as serious as today..."
The little nurse was in shock. She looked at Lu Tan and hesitated to speak.
You can't say it's because you're here that she's so crazy, right?
After this incident, Lu Tan and she had no choice but to leave the critical care building.
Lu Tan was going to wander around this mental hospital again, have a meal, and experience life.
He came to the canteen. The dishes here were relatively light, not spicy or greasy. Lu Tan ordered a stir-fried winter melon, a portion of potato slices, a bowl of ribs soup, three ounces of rice, and sat down with a plate.
The little nurse ate very little. She sat opposite Lu Jian.
There is a cafeteria for patients with mild symptoms, and sometimes medical staff come here to eat, creating a feeling that patients are also normal.
While eating, a patient suddenly sat down next to Lu Kan.
He took two bites and then looked at Lu Tan.
"Are you Lu Tan?"
The patient suddenly asked.
Lu Tan was stunned for a moment and looked at the other person. He was not an acquaintance.
"I've seen your movie, it's very good."
The man continued.
"I didn't expect that I still have fans here, thank you for your support."
Lu Tan didn't know whether to be happy or sad for a moment.
"I heard that you are going to make a movie again. Can you tell me what it is about? You see, after all, I can't go to the cinema to watch it."
The patient asked curiously.
"It's just a story about searching for a missing novelist. If you want to see it then, I can contact the dean and arrange an outdoor theater for our hospital to play it."
Lu Jian answered simply.
"That's it, that's great. I really like your movies, especially the actors. I feel their acting skills are very professional. Where did you find them?"
The patient continued to ask questions.
"I didn't find them, they found me."
Lu Jian explained.
The patient asked a few more questions, and Lu Tiaoping did not hide anything and answered a few questions.
After finishing his meal, he saw that the other party was trying to follow him again. He felt a little strange, so he found an excuse and took the little nurse to the corner.
"Nurse Tao, is the patient just now seriously ill?"
Lu Jian asked.
"He? He seems to have been transferred to the hospital two days ago. His condition is mild."
The little nurse didn't know why.
"There's a problem."
Lu Tiao thought for a moment and then spoke again.
"Please help me arrange for the two of us to meet in the interview room."