weddingnovel Chapter 14 Can you see me?
Chapter 14 Can you see me?
This is because "fantasy syndrome" has become rampant in recent decades.
Medical institutions that accommodate various high-risk mental patients have sprung up like mushrooms after rain.
Among them, "Giant Mountain Mental Hospital" is undoubtedly the most legendary one in White Harbor City.
The hospital was reportedly formerly a serious criminal prison.
Every year, hundreds of death row inmates are executed, which can be said to carry a profound historical significance.
Despite undergoing numerous renovations, the eerie atmosphere still permeates the place.
In addition, this hospital is now specifically responsible for admitting and treating patients with "delusional syndrome".
As a result, this place has been famous for a series of terrifying legends for many years and has become the source of many bizarre rumors.
Lin Jue had also heard some related rumors that, in order to reduce the incidence of delusional syndrome, the doctors in this hospital often subjected high-risk patients to some terrible treatments.
For example, some doctors may try to awaken a patient's consciousness using physical stimulation.
Tie them to the bed and spin them around rapidly, or soak them in alternating hot and cold water for days.
They wouldn't stop until they were completely exhausted and slumped on the bed like limp towels.
Some even more ruthless doctors go so far as to strap patients to their beds and directly drill holes in their skulls.
After drilling the hole, instruments are inserted into the brain tissue to destroy the brain structure, turning the child into a mentally challenged person who can only sit and drool.
In short, as long as patients don't trigger "delusional disorder," then it can be considered a victory for medicine.
Whether she drools every day or dies suddenly is beyond the doctors' consideration.
It was precisely because of these many bizarre urban legends that Jiang Fan was so terrified when he heard that Lin Jue was going to this haunted place.
Of course, most of these sensational legends are false.
As Lin Jue, led by Gu Qian, stepped into the "Giant Mountain Mental Hospital" for the first time.
He then realized that it was just an ordinary sanatorium with extremely high security.
In addition to the guards every three steps and sentries every five steps at the entrance, and the armed security guards everywhere on high alert.
The rest of the place was quite ordinary, with nothing particularly noteworthy.
Not long after, Lin Jue met his attending physician, Gan Xinyan, in one of the consultation rooms.
Gan Xinyan looks very young, but she wears thick black-rimmed glasses on her nose.
Her dry hair was simply tied up with a black rope.
Because I already learned about Lin Jue's situation from Gu Qian yesterday.
Gan Xinyan immediately took him to do a few simple tests.
Looking at the test results in his hand, the young psychiatrist raised an eyebrow and said:
"It's really strange... This kid's sanity is ridiculously low, yet he can still live like a normal person. It's unbelievable."
There are many high-risk patients with extremely low sanity levels in the "Giant Mountain Mental Hospital".
Most of these patients' sanity values were only slightly lower than 0.
But usually they either have a blank expression or their emotions are extremely unstable.
They either frequently experience various hallucinations, making it almost impossible for them to live a normal life.
But this young man was different; he looked perfectly normal, even strangely so.
Even after arriving at this heavily guarded mental hospital and undergoing a series of tests.
Lin Jue remained remarkably calm, though his eyes betrayed a hint of impatience.
As a top psychiatrist, Gan Xinyan could tell that the young man was not afraid at all.
He was not afraid of anything here, nor of the tests and treatments, nor of anything that might happen to him at any time.
Gan Xinyan was very curious about this guy's extraordinary composure. She wondered how he managed to do it.
Just as Gan Xinyan was deep in thought, Gu Qian patted her shoulder and suggested:
"I also think Lin Jue is in good spirits, which is why I didn't forcibly isolate him. But this can't go on forever. How about we try prescribing some medication?"
These days, taking various antihypertensive drugs has become an important part of the prevention and treatment of delusional syndrome.
Although it's still unclear what exactly happened, conservative drug treatment is never a bad thing.
Gan Xinyan nodded, picked up the phone, and gave a few instructions to the person outside.
Soon, a nurse pushed in a small medicine cart with dozens of small white medicine bottles on it, giving the impression of a gathering of heroes or a radish meeting.
Gan Xinyan deftly took out three kinds of medicine from the car and quickly said:
"Eat three tablets now, one tablet in five minutes, and two tablets in eight minutes. Got it?"
"Okay, I've got it."
"Got it? Try it again?"
"Eat three slices now, one slice in five minutes, and two slices in eight minutes."
Lin Jue opened the first bottle, poured out three pieces, popped them into his mouth, and joked:
"Dr. Gan, I just have a slightly low level of mental clarity, not Alzheimer's. You don't think I can't remember even this little bit, do you?"
"...It's alright now. Go for a walk in the yard, and come back for another check-up in half an hour."
After seeing Lin Jue off with a speechless expression, Gan Xinyan turned to Gu Qian and complained:
"If I hadn't just tested it myself, I would have doubted whether there was a problem with the test results. This guy doesn't seem like someone with such a low sanity level no matter how you look at him."
"Indeed." Gu Qian also showed a wry smile, shaking her head and saying:
"Sometimes when I'm with him, I feel like I'm the one who's mentally ill."
"Never mind, let's try conservative drug treatment first. It should help a lot after taking the medicine."
Although Gan Xinyan said that, she was still full of doubt in her heart.
Will medication really help him? Can drug treatment truly be effective for this kind of eccentric person?
Lin Jue naturally had no idea what Dr. Gan was thinking behind his back, nor was he interested in knowing.
After exiting through the side door of the inpatient building, Lin Jue used the visitor card he had received upon entering to open the hardened glass door in front and stepped into the courtyard.
The courtyard is small, a square area surrounded by gray and white buildings.
The overall shape resembles a shallow courtyard, giving people a sense of oppression.
Occasionally, one can see some patients wearing striped hospital uniforms around.
But they didn't even glance at Lin Jue, as if they were immersed in their own world.
Lin Jue was happy to have some peace and quiet. He was only going to observe for half an hour before leaving, and he wasn't one of these people anyway.
But just as Lin Jue was wandering aimlessly on the lush lawn...
But he saw a man-sized artificial hill under a towering white wall not far away.
Looking at the artificial hill, Lin Jue suddenly had a bold idea.
That is, can I lift this artificial mountain with my own two hands?
This thing looks to weigh at least a thousand or two kilograms... It's quite a challenge.
However, when Lin Jue hopped over to the rockery in a few steps, ready to roll up his sleeves and give it a try...
He then discovered a petite girl standing quietly behind the artificial hill.
The girl was wearing the same hospital gown as everyone else, her thick hair covering half of her face.
In order not to harm innocent people, Lin Jue had no choice but to walk up to her, bend down, and say with a smile:
"Little sister, I need to take care of something here. Can you go play somewhere else?"
This was originally just a very reasonable little request, nothing serious.
No sooner had he finished speaking than the little girl looked up at him in surprise.
"Are you talking to me? You...you can see me?"