Little Jiang, Your Guess Is Correct!

"Why did you say 'You've gotten yourself into big trouble'? That statement isn't exactly favorable to you. What was your intention when you said that?"

"Also, he was giving you the correct change, so why did you grab his hand?"

From the situation at the time, these two questions indeed seemed extremely abrupt and highly suspicious. Officer Han didn't need to draw a diagram to easily grasp these two key points.

"If I tell you the truth, Officer Han might think I'm making things up."

"Heh, tell me. Don't be nervous. Assuming you merely tugged his wrist without any other aggressive action, even if the other party had issues, to be fair, your responsibility wouldn't be that great."

"I had no intention of attacking him. I noticed something odd about his palmistry."

This world is sometimes so messed up.

The more truthfully you speak about something, the less likely people are to believe you.

For example, Officer Han's playful smile clearly indicated he was highly skeptical of Jiang Yue's words.

"Officer Han, I know this sounds a bit far-fetched. But it's the honest truth."

Jiang Yue's face was full of composure, so pure that Officer Han couldn't help but waver.

"You mean, there was something wrong with his palmistry?"

"Yes."

"Was there a problem, and can you elaborate?" Officer Han leaned forward slightly.

Jiang Yue gently pressed his hands together in front of his forehead, relieving the pressure in his heart. He took a deep breath, dispelling the frustration and pent-up emotions within him.

"Officer Han, you are not allowed to record what I'm about to say. If you intend to use it as legal evidence, I won't say another word. If we're just chatting, I'll deny it once we leave this room. Is that okay?"

Officer Han was slightly taken aback. Jiang Yue looked no older than seventeen or eighteen. Even if he was mature for his age, this was too mature.

To be honest, in their line of work, they had seen all sorts of people. Few could sit and converse with the police as equals.

Being able to sit calmly without fidgeting was already a sign of excellent psychological fortitude.

"Haha, Young Jiang, with what you've said, I'm even more curious."

Officer Han closed his notebook and put down his pen.

"You speak, I'll listen. Once we leave this room, you can deny it."

"Officer Han, you witnessed what happened to my neighbor, Sister He, earlier, right? I secretly looked at Sister He's palm, and her palm lines were similar to that driver's. There was a distinct black line on her life line. However, Sister He's black line was fainter than the driver's. So I speculated that Sister He's condition would manifest later, and the symptoms might be milder."

"The nurse at the Second Hospital said that there was a similar case among their hospital staff. If my guess is correct, that patient's palm lines were likely similar."

"Now it seems that the taxi driver calling the police was probably in a similar situation to Sister He? Perhaps his condition manifested earlier and was more severe?"

These words sent an inexplicable chill through Officer Han in broad daylight, causing cold sweat to break out on his back.

With his knowledge, his first thought was an infectious disease.

If it was an infectious disease, wouldn't he, as a close contact, be at risk...

Of course, the fact that Jiang Yue could deduce the taxi driver's condition solely from their conversation had a profound psychological impact on Officer Han.

However, his professional role required him to remain calm in any situation.

Although only the two of them were present, the air seemed to freeze.

For a moment, Jiang Yue remained silent, and Officer Han asked no further questions.

After a long pause, Officer Han finally said, "Please wait a moment, I need to make a phone call."

Without needing to guess, Jiang Yue knew he was going to call Star City Second Hospital to verify if the hospital employee had any palm abnormalities.

Less than ten minutes later, Officer Han returned, pushing the door open. His expression was incredibly complex, and the way he looked at Jiang Yue had clearly changed.

"Young Jiang, your guess was correct."

Officer Han rubbed his cheeks vigorously with both hands, feeling as though his worldview had been somewhat overturned. He had always dismissed palmistry as feudal superstition.

Palmistry being so accurate, able to predict a person's future and fate, seemed even more fantastical than a fairy tale.

In the past, Officer Han would never have believed it, even if it meant his life.

If anyone else had told him these things, he would have scoffed.

But now, reality had brutally presented itself, teaching him a lesson.

Jiang Yue found this outcome to be within his expectations.

"Young Jiang, is there a necessary connection between these three cases? What exactly caused this strange illness? Is it infectious? Poisoning? Radiation exposure?"

Officer Han's imagination was quite vivid.

Jiang Yue hadn't considered poisoning or radiation exposure.

"To be honest, I'm not sure about the specific cause yet. But one common point is obvious: they all went to Star City Second Hospital."

"That driver went there too?"

"He did, and I suspect it was on a ride just before mine."

"So, their problems were caused by Star City Second Hospital? This is a bit tricky. I'll have to report it, and perhaps the CDC will need to intervene. If it's a radiation issue, the environmental management department will also need to be involved."

Officer Han seemed torn.

What Jiang Yue had just said was not in written form. Reporting rashly without detailed materials could lead to mistakes.

"I don't think it's radiation. If it were radiation, there wouldn't be only these three victims; it would have appeared on a large scale."

"As for infectious diseases, like that doctor said, among the infectious diseases known in the world, none seem this strange, right? And judging by the speed of onset, if it were an infectious disease, we should have developed symptoms by now."

"That's hard to say. What if they haven't developed to the point of infecting others yet? Then the source that originally infected them must have had high infectivity?" Officer Han also had his own understanding.

Jiang Yue knew perfectly well that the other party's deductions were unreasonable, but he didn't refute them.

After all, Officer Han's grasp of the situation and the level of detail he possessed couldn't compare to his.

For someone who had never doubted the normal world, if you suddenly told him that the world was no longer normal and that supernatural and strange things were happening, his first thought would undoubtedly be disbelief.

He might even think you were crazy.

Most importantly, the police had their own way of investigating and their own thought processes. They didn't need you to tell them specifically how to do their job. They were listening to your opinion out of courtesy.

Therefore, Jiang Yue had to try his best to phrase things tactfully.

"Officer Han, if you'd like to hear some of my suggestions, I do have a few ideas."

"Go ahead," Officer Han said, readily agreeing.

"I suggest you send someone to the Second Hospital now to investigate the whereabouts of those three people and establish a timeline. If you can find out if they had any contact, if they were in the same place... those are the key points."

This was actually a normal investigative procedure, and Officer Han had already thought of it. When he went out to make phone calls to inquire about the situation, he had indeed instructed his subordinates to do just that.

Jiang Yue's reminder coincided with his own thoughts.

"Young Jiang, I wouldn't have guessed. You're so young, yet you have great potential in our line of work. How about it, are you interested in joining us in the future?"

"We'll see about that future..." Jiang Yue sighed softly.

"What do you mean?" Officer Han asked, surprised.

Jiang Yue smiled and didn't explain. He had never thought before that talking about the future could be a luxury.

"Officer Han, I know you have regulations. There's something I'd still like to ask about."

"Hmm?"

"What was the reason for the traffic control on the Star City Second Hospital road today?"

Officer Han's expression became a little uncomfortable, and he didn't know how to phrase his answer for a moment.

"If it's against regulations, it's okay not to say. However, I'm worried that things like what happened to Sister He and the others will happen again and again. Once it spreads, it will be hard to keep it under wraps."

Officer Han was speechless. Was that an attitude of "it's okay not to say"? This clearly meant "if you don't say, things are going to blow up."

Normally, Officer Han would have asked him to leave by now.

However, Jiang Yue's previous deductions and words had caused him immense shock.

His intuition told him that this young man was no ordinary person and could be of great help in his investigation.

"Young Jiang, do you think there's a connection between these two things?"

"Whether there's a connection or not depends on knowing the general situation to analyze and deduce. Guessing out of thin air is irresponsible, and I can't just speak carelessly and affect your investigation."

Officer Han was wavering internally.

After considering for a moment, he lowered his voice and said, "Actually, the details that the taxi driver spread are quite close to the real situation. However, there were some witnesses at the scene. To avoid causing unnecessary panic, traffic control was implemented, with the aim of containing the incident within the hospital."

"Traffic control isn't enough. To truly control the impact, you need network control and communication control as well." Jiang Yue couldn't help but shake his head; the thinking of the relevant departments was too rigid.

"Traffic control wasn't just to prevent the spread of information; a more important reason was to prevent that patient from leaving the Second Hospital by car."

This was the truth.

"So, it was indeed a patient from the ICU? And they indeed jumped from the eighteenth floor? And there was no blood or body at the scene?"

"All of that is correct."

"Are you sure they jumped? Couldn't they have slipped away from another floor?"

"Impossible! There's surveillance footage of the scene, and the windows on other floors are intact. Unless he could turn into a fly, how could he fly into another floor? And the ground was indeed dented where they landed. There were also some witnesses at the scene."

"What did the witnesses say?"

"The incident happened too suddenly, so the witnesses didn't see clearly. They heard a terrifying loud noise, and then a dark figure quickly disappeared on the spot. They didn't even have time to figure out what was going on."

"The surveillance footage must have seen something, right?"

"The surveillance footage couldn't capture it clearly either; the speed was too fast, and no clear frame could be obtained."