Embers Ad Infinitum

Jiang Baimian carefully picked up the top document with his right hand wearing black gloves, and began to read it carefully with the light of the sun behind him.

This is a medical agreement. The general content is that the patient's guardian knows the risks, agrees to allow the patient to receive a new type of treatment, and will not be held responsible for accidents that may occur during the process.

The signatories are Li Jinlong and Fan Wensi, and the sealer is "Yanhui Hospital Vegetative Rehabilitation Center".

In this document, it is clearly mentioned that the patient's name is Li Hui and his condition is craniocerebral injury.

It's a very ordinary name with no characteristics at all.

Jiang Baimian placed the agreement on the surface of the desk and picked up the other documents in the drawer to check.

They consist of a large number of medical records and checklists, clearly outlining the experience of a comatose person in a car accident who sought medical treatment everywhere to no avail.

It can be seen from these that Fan Wensi and Li Jinlong really tried their best to save their son.

While Jiang Baimian sighed slightly, he was inevitably a little disappointed.

Because the contents of these documents only confirmed some of the speculations that the "old investigation team" had basically confirmed, there was nothing new and no new clues were drawn.

At this time, Shang Jianyao's voice sounded in her ears:

"Nanwuheheluoduonaduoluoyeye.

"Namo Ajuye..."

Jiang Baimian's forehead jumped when he heard it. He turned his head and found that the guy was facing the wall on the right, mumbling something.

"What are you reading?" she asked with a frown.

Pudu Zen Master Shang Jianyao pointed to a piece of paper posted on the wall and said:

"The Great Compassion Curse."

"Great Compassion Curse?" Jiang Baimian took two steps towards where Shang Jianyao was and turned his gaze to the place where his fingers touched.

There was a piece of yellowed paper taped there, with the words "Great Compassion Mantra" written on it.

Below it is the "Thousand-Armed, Thousand-Eyed Avalokitesvara Bodhisattva's Vast, Perfect and Unobstructed Great Compassion Dharani".

Next were the scriptures that Shang Jianyao had just read, which made Jiang Baimian feel dizzy.

"The way you read it just now is wrong. I have the original segmentation and pronunciation in the database." Gnawa came over at some point and pointed out Shang Jianyao's mistake.

Shang Jianyao didn't care, spread his hands, raised his body slightly and said:

"Everything is a fantasy, why take it seriously?"

These words are truly universal... Long Yuehong, who was checking the built-in wardrobe in the room with Bai Chen, muttered in her heart.

Jiang Baimian ignored the friendly exchange between Shang Jianyao and Gnawa. He looked at the "Great Compassion Mantra" and muttered to himself thoughtfully:

"The small jade Buddha was hidden on the bones of Fan Wensi and Li Jinlong, and the 'Great Compassion Mantra' was affixed here, indicating that they had believed in the Buddha for some time before the destruction of the old world.

"Whether they originally believed in Buddhism or whether their son Li Hui had a car accident and became a vegetative state and could not be revived before seeking sustenance, it cannot damage the fact that they believed in Buddhism some time before their death."

"So, that little jade Buddha is so special that it caused something strange to appear in Room 302, Building 4, District 2, District 2 of the Steel Factory, causing the surrounding area to be called the Buddhist Holy Land?" Gnawa tried to interpret Jiang Baimian's meaning.

Jiang Baimian nodded and said to Shang Jianyao:

"You should recite the Great Compassion Mantra in its entirety according to the correct sentence segmentation and pronunciation given by Lao Ge. Well, hold the small jade Buddha in your hand while reciting it and see if it can trigger any abnormalities."

"No problem." Shang Jianyao couldn't wait.

He even whispered the Buddha's name:

"Namo Ayodoro Sanyao Sanbodhi."

After Long Yuehong, Bai Chen and others entered the alert state, Shang Jianyao held the small jade Buddha in one hand and turned the "Six Consciousness Pearl" in the other hand. Under the guidance of Gnawa, he read the scriptures on the wall and recited them seriously. , the style of a eminent monk and great virtue.

After the Great Compassion Mantra was finished, nothing happened.

Pudu Zen Master Shang Jianyao sighed with regret. The reckless Shang Jianyao turned his body sideways and said to Long Yuehong:

"Xiaohong, climb out of the window and look in from the outside."

This was the method used by the "old investigation team" to discover the anomalies in Room 302, Building 4, District 2, District 2 of the ruined steel factory, and now they are using the same trick again.

"But this place itself is the real Taicheng that was covered up by the fake Taicheng..." Long Yuehong said subconsciously.

There shouldn't be any similar exceptions.

"You have to understand that there are multiple levels of nesting." Shang Jianyao, who has a cheerful personality and loves to joke, is serious about his words.

"You can try it." Jiang Baimian felt that this was not a big deal, and it was worth spending a minute or two to eliminate the possibility of an error.

"Be careful." Bai Chen turned his head and warned Long Yuehong.

"Yeah." Long Yuehong nodded quickly.

He walked around the bed, jumped onto the old-fashioned desk, opened the window, and climbed out.

After fixing his body with the help of the mechanical arm, he looked inside.

Nothing unusual.

After waiting for a few seconds, Long Yuehong returned to the room, shook his head and said:

"normal."

Sigh... Shang Jianyao sighed again.

"Actually, compared with the real and fake Taicheng, the situation in Room 302 seems quite strange." Gnawa expressed his opinion after analysis, "We were outside before and couldn't find any problems with the fake Taicheng. But at that time you You can use the perspective outside the window to see what’s really going on in Room 302.”

Bai Chen thought deeply and said:

“Maybe I didn’t find the right angle before.

"Since it is fake, there must be flaws that will be exposed from a certain perspective."

Jiang Baimian first said "hmm" to express his agreement, and then started to guess:

"The view outside the window is not too unique. After so many years, there will always be a few ruin hunters who go to the ruins of the steel factory to climb to the outer wall of the building and try to take away the window frames and other metal objects. Didn't they notice the weirdness of Room 302? "

"The possibility is quite low. Why climb through the window when you can go through the front door? Besides, who of the relic hunters who go to the steel factory will obey the rules? If they encounter a locked or broken door, they will not break it directly, but go to other rooms. , climbed over from the balcony?" Shang Jianyao rubbed his chin, "However, there is also the possibility that the catastrophe is approaching and the seal will loosen, revealing some lies."

You must have read too much old world entertainment materials... Jiang Baimian thought for a while, waved his hand and said:

"Continue the search."

After nearly a quarter of an hour of busy work, the "Old Tune Group" has gained something new.

Long Yuehong found a note from a green down jacket hanging in the built-in wardrobe.

What was written on the note seemed to be a mobile phone number, and the encoding rules were consistent with the situation in the country where Taicheng was originally located.

"This down jacket is a women's model and should belong to Fan Wensi..." Jiang Baimian observed and analyzed, "The mobile phone number should have been copied to her by someone else. Otherwise, she can record it directly into the mobile phone without so much trouble. Well, we can’t rule out the possibility that her phone just ran out of battery at the time, or she was in a place where she couldn’t carry her phone…”

Speaking of this, Jiang Baimian suddenly paused.

Shang Jianyao smiled coldly:

“For example, the place where Li Hui received new treatments.

"Based on the confidentiality clause, you are not allowed to bring mobile phones when visiting patients."

Long Yuehong took a breath:

"Is this a mobile phone number that Fan Wensi got inside the Vegetative Rehabilitation Center of Renhui Hospital?"

"This points to a certain doctor, from whom Fan Wenxiang knew the details of his son's recovery?" Gnawa thinks this is the most likely scenario.

Bai Chen, who had been listening for a while, suddenly interrupted:

"Perhaps it was Fan Wensi who copied the rental phone number when he first arrived in Taicheng.

"Do you still remember? We speculated that Fan Wensi and Li Jinlong were frustrated after seeking medical treatment everywhere, and decided to send their son to Taicheng to receive new treatments. At that time, they were willing to take out a sum of money from the compensation they received. money to buy a new mobile phone.

"That is to say, when they first arrived in Taicheng, there was a small chance that they were still using old mobile phones, the ones that were about to completely break down and sometimes didn't work."

Jiang Baimian said "hmm":

"In this case, the details will be correct."

"Why are you talking so much? Give it a try!" The reckless Shang Jianyao came up with an idea.

Jiang Baimian suddenly laughed:

"The communication network in the old world has collapsed a long time ago. This mobile phone number is different from the garbled code Avia gave. It should be impossible to dial."

"It would be scary if I could dial out..." Long Yuehong muttered softly.

Jiang Baimian then laughed and said to Gnawa:

“Lao Ge, come and try.

“Others prepare for the unexpected.”

There is no doubt that the call was unsuccessful.

Afterwards, Jiang Baimian asked Shang Jianyao to try methods such as reciting medical records and using the Small Jade Buddha, but still found no abnormalities.

Based on this, she had to announce that her exploration of Harbor Home had come to an end, and she would go to Taicheng No. 1 Senior High School next.

In her mind, Taicheng No. 1 Senior High School was compared to the Home Reproductive Medical Center, and the Renhui Hospital Vegetative Rehabilitation Center was equal to the secret laboratory at the ruins of Wasteland No. 13. It was clear at a glance who was more dangerous between the two.

Following the instructions on the map, it took the "old tune team" almost twenty minutes to arrive at the high school in the east of the city.

It occupies a large area, with multiple teaching buildings, two office buildings, two dormitory buildings, a laboratory building, a gymnasium, a football field surrounded by a plastic track, and multiple basketball courts put together... …

Today, the high school is overgrown with grass and dilapidated.

PS: I'm crazy, I changed the scheduled update to direct update. . Just, let’s just wish everyone a good year.