Only about twenty minutes had passed when hurried footsteps sounded in the hallway again. It seemed like a lot of people were running toward the ward.
"Bang!"
The closed door was thrown open, and Li Zheng rushed into the ward with two other police officers, all of them on guard.
"Chen Ge!" Li Zheng shouted his name, one hand already at his lower back as he prepared for the worst.
"Captain Li, I'm over here!" Seeing Li Zheng's familiar face, Chen Ge ran straight over and gave him an exuberant hug. "Long time no see!"
There was a hint of exhaustion in Chen Ge's voice that he couldn't hide. Li Zheng gave him a gentle pat on the shoulder. "We... only saw each other yesterday, didn't we? What's wrong? Did you hurt your head?"
"Nothing like that." Chen Ge let go of Li Zheng. "The caregiver here took the culprit away. He should be on his way to Han Jiang Central Hospital now."
"What did he do? Was this ward the original crime scene? Did you stay here to protect it?" Li Zheng and Chen Ge knew each other well. Their familiarity went beyond that of a police officer and a civilian. In moments of distraction, Li Zheng often thought of Chen Ge as a colleague—and one with extensive experience in 'committing crimes,' at that.
"That guy is extremely dangerous. He seems to be connected to a lot of children falling into comas. If you announce that the police have taken him into custody, plenty of students' parents will come looking for you." Chen Ge wasn't lying. The Spirit Channeling School's Door had drawn the residual souls of countless students inside. Having lost their consciousness and Obsessions, those children had all become something like human vegetables. Most of them were