Chapter 170: Slim (10)
The news of deaths in the hospital had, of course, been sent to Misha by Orff.
After investigating the details of Gracie’s case the previous night, Orff had taken a keen interest in the matter. Early this morning, he hacked into the police system to check what progress had been made overnight in Dalami City’s investigation—only to be greeted immediately with reports of the bloody incident at the hospital.
In addition to the written report submitted by the officers on the scene, he also sent Misha a segment of bodycam footage.
In the footage, when the officer saw the patient spewing out a tapeworm, her body covered in blood, he sucked in a sharp breath and muttered through his teeth, “F**k! This thing is disgusting…”
After cursing, he noticed that the tapeworm in the patient’s mouth was about to crawl out completely and lunge toward him. Without thinking, he instinctively raised his pistol and fired with a “bang,” blasting the worm into a pulp.
“No! Leave one alive—we need a live specimen for analysis!” another voice shouted from off-camera. The officer glanced over and saw a middle-aged man dressed like a doctor hurrying over.
“This kind of tapeworm has never been seen before. We need to understand them well before we can safely remove them from the patients’ bodies.”
“F**k… I knew this assignment wouldn’t be easy,” the officer muttered.
He lowered his gun, pulled out a stun baton from his waist, switched it on, and cautiously stepped forward, lifting the blanket covering the patient in one swift motion.