48 Hours a Day

Besnova worked as a nurse in the medical center. With her around, the players’ movements in the hospital became more convenient. Besnova even helped them get the names of the patients in each ward.

However, after that, another problem was placed in front of the players.

That was how to make contact with the target.

Currently, the medical center’s wards were practically full. Every ward was filled with patients, and the corridors were filled with people.

For a town of only 50,000 residents like Pripyat, the hospital itself did not have too many wards.

This major accident at Chernobyl caused over a hundred patients to flood into the hospital at once, instantly putting the limited medical resources under great strain. Despite the hospital having already arranged for the normal patients to be sent to the two clinics in Pripyat, the situation didn’t look too optimistic. This was only the beginning. The fallout had already reached the town, and more sick patients would come to see them later.

There were already militia setting up a cordon in front of the hospital, blocking the families of the firefighters and power plant employees who had rushed over after hearing the news. Only Zhang Heng was among the players, and Coconut had followed Besnova in.

However, it was not easy to get Katarov out of the crowd.

Of course, considering that the militia did not have any weapons and there was no armed force in the hospital, it was not impossible for the players to rob people. However, the commotion was definitely not a minor one. Kartarov, however, was only the first person on the list. Behind him were the shift leader, Alexander Akimov, and the advanced reactor control engineer, Leonid Toptonov.

At this stage, the best solution was to pack them up and take them away. However, Akimov and Toptonov’s condition was much worse than Katarov’s. Their skin had completely turned dark brown, and they looked like they were in great pain, having no choice but to rely on powerful sedatives to alleviate their suffering.

Zhang Heng did not know if the two of them would be able to withstand the pain. Furthermore, there was another problem with taking the three of them away. It would alert those who were behind the list but were not in the hospital. If the three of them were excluded, it would be even more difficult to investigate those not on the list.

The best way was to have a conversation with the three of them at the hospital. They would try their best not to cause any trouble. The players only wanted to know what had happened in the control room last night, and who was responsible for the accident. However, even without asking Zhang Heng, he knew that the three of them would not cooperate obediently. After all, the players were just uninvited guests who had suddenly appeared here. They did not even have any identities, so it would be strange if Katarov were willing to pay attention to these suspicious people.

Therefore, he had to think of another way.

Coconut and Besonova were waiting for Zhang Heng’s decision. At that moment, Akimov and another plant employee suddenly broke into an argument in the ward. Zhang Heng raised his eyebrows and asked Coconut, “What are they arguing about?”

“Besnova said that they were arguing about the explosion last night. Sitnikov said that he had just checked all the places, and the reactor was gone. There were graphite blocks all over the floor. Akimov said that he was mistaken. Sitnikov said that the experts would be coming soon, and they will find out.”

“Experts?”

“Yes, they did mention that word.”

Zhang Heng thought about it and said, “Got it. Let’s leave this place for now.”

…..

After listening to Zhang Heng’s introduction of the situation in the hospital, all the players realized the seriousness of the situation. They started to discuss the next step of the plan in the car.

Some people supported the idea of directly robbing people, while others suggested finding other targets first and putting the three at the end of the investigation. That way, they wouldn’t be afraid even if the situation got out of hand.

“I’m afraid we don’t have much time left,” Zhang Heng said after everyone had finished speaking. “We just received another piece of news at the Medical Center. Moscow’s Hospital No.6 has sent doctors here. They’re probably preparing to transfer the patients.”

Although Pripyat Medical Center was the largest hospital beside the nuclear power plant, it hadn’t faced such a challenging situation since it was built. The doctors had previously complained about their lack of inspection and treatment methods, and the hospital did not even have the equipment to check how much radiation everyone had been exposed to, so they had to call for help from the hospitals in Kiev and Moscow.

When the doctors from those hospitals arrived, they would realize how serious the condition of the patients were, and they would definitely transfer them away.

“Let’s talk to Katarov and the others first,” Zhang Heng said. “I have a plan. Maybe we don’t have to kidnap them from the hospital.”

“What plan?”

“Moscow seems to have sent a team of experts to this place.”

Mouse was stunned. “You mean you plan to disguise yourself as part of that team?”

“That’s right,” Zhang Heng said. “We share a similar goal. We want to investigate what happened at the nuclear power plant. We can use their identities so that no one will suspect our actions.”

“This… will this work?”

“Let’s give it a try. Since we’re all Soviets in this dungeon, we’ll use force if we can’t do it,” Zhang Heng said.

“But we don’t know Russian, so we can’t talk,” the doctor said with a frown. “We’re experts from Moscow, but we don’t speak Russian. No one will believe this, right?”

Zhang Heng glanced at Besnova. “She can speak, and she can speak on our behalf. Also, I was outside the ward for a while. It’s very noisy there now, so as long as we keep a distance, they won’t hear us talking in private.”

“She’s just a nurse. How can she do such a thing? Besides, many people in the hospital know her.”

The doctor was still skeptical about Besnova’s new identity.

“I can help her put on makeup and teach her some manners and words so that she appears capable of being an expert,” Zhang Heng said. “Besnova is talented and a quick learner. She’s a smart girl, so the only problem is…”

Zhang Heng looked at Coconut. “The rest of you can stay in the car, but you have to go. Only you can communicate with Besnova and adjust your questions accordingly. This conversation will probably take a long time. Can you handle it?”

Coconut nodded without hesitation. Even though her face looked terrible, she still said, “I’m probably the person who’s most eager for this dungeon to end as soon as possible, so as long as I can leave this godforsaken place a minute earlier, I’ll do anything you want me to do.”

“In that case, let’s go to the clothing store to buy some clothes and toiletries.. We’ll be back in an hour,” Zhang Heng said.