red moscow

Chapter 2700

Although Anna was cooking in the kitchen, she still heard some of the sound of Sokov making a phone call in the study.

When the two of them were eating in the kitchen, Anna asked tentatively: "Misha, I seemed to hear you on the phone just now."

"Well, it was Officer Victoria downstairs who called," Sokov replied.

Hearing that the person who called Sokov was a police officer, Anna immediately thought of Khabarov: "Misha, is there any news about Khabarov and the others?"

"No." Sokov shook his head and repeated to Anna what Victoria said on the phone. Finally, he said thoughtfully, "Anna, do you think that Khabarov and his friends disappeared because they were bewitched by someone and locked up in a dark basement?"

"I think it's possible." Unexpectedly, Anna agreed with Sokov's statement and continued, "I remember a TV series seven or eight years ago where a group of young people were knocked unconscious. When they woke up, they found themselves in a closed room. It was said that they had to complete a task before they could leave the room."

When Sokov heard this, he immediately became interested and asked quickly, "Do you remember the name of the play?"

Anna frowned and thought for a while, then said in an uncertain tone, "I don't really like watching TV series of this kind, so I didn't watch it until I finished one episode. If I remember correctly, it should be called something like 'Survival Game'."

After hearing what Anna said, Sokov wanted to go to the study and search for the drama on the computer immediately.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he stood up, he was stopped by Anna: "Misha, don't be anxious, let's finish the meal first."

"Okay." Sokov sat down obediently and continued eating: "I'll look up this drama after I finish eating."

After finishing dinner in no time, Sokov went into the study and began searching for the Russian drama that Anna mentioned.

Not long after, Sokov searched for the TV series "Survival Game". He was quite excited at first, but after reading the introduction, he suddenly felt disappointed.

The show "Survival Game" tells the story of a mysterious program group recruiting 16 contestants to participate in a wilderness survival game for 100 million euros. The program group took the contestants to the uninhabited area of ​​Siberia, but the program group mysteriously disappeared on the second day of filming. The contestants were forced to rescue themselves and encountered various dangers and challenges during the period, including powerful bandits, terrifying cannibal villages, zombies in the ruins, and the military conducting virus experiments.

In the Russian drama that Anna talked about, men and women were locked in a basement isolated from the outside world, which was a bit similar to the style of an escape room.

Although he was sure that this drama was not what he was looking for, he still called Anna in, clicked on the drama, and played it for her: "Anna, take a look, is this the drama you just mentioned in the kitchen?"

Anna only glanced at it for a few seconds and then shook her head and said, "Misha, that's not the case. I told you, at the beginning, a group of young people fainted on the street one after another. When they woke up, they found themselves locked in a basement isolated from the outside world. They had to complete the tasks set by a mysterious person before they could leave the room. This drama is obviously not like that."

"Oh, maybe I made a mistake." Sokov entered a few keywords in the search bar and continued to search, but after searching for a long time, he still couldn't find the drama Anna mentioned. He didn't want to waste time and decisively chose to give up: "Forget it, I can't find it, so I won't look for it anymore."

Anna sat next to Sokov and asked carefully, "Misha, do you also think that someone was responsible for Baharov's disappearance?"

"That's right." Sokov nodded and said, "Anyway, there are 12 of them. Although I don't know what the ratio of men to women is, it doesn't make sense that so many people suddenly disappeared without someone doing something fishy."

"Who could it be?"

"I don't know." Sokov answered very straightforwardly: "I heard from the police officer that many years ago, the underground parking lot of the hospital was controlled by a group of evil elements, who often held bloody rituals there. Later, after the police got the news, they went to encircle and suppress them. Those people naturally did not want to sit and wait for death, so they exchanged fire with the police. During the battle, the grenades thrown by the police caused the floor to collapse, blocking the exit of the underground parking lot, and those evil elements died inside."

But after listening to what was said, Anna expressed a different opinion: "Misha, even if the exit of the underground parking lot was blocked by the collapsed floor, the people inside may not be dead. Maybe they escaped from other exits, or there is a secret base inside where they are hiding and relying on the huge amount of food and water stored to survive."

"That's impossible." Sokov said in a positive tone, "If only the exit of the underground parking lot was blocked by the collapsed floor, the people inside could have survived. But it has now been flooded by the gushing groundwater. I don't think anyone can live in the water for that long."

"Really?" Anna asked in surprise, "Is the underground parking lot really flooded?"

"Of course." Sokov continued, "Our initial guess was that Khabarov and the others might have gone to the underground parking lot. But when I saw the exit of the underground parking lot was soaked in water, I realized that they had no way of getting in there. In order to find their whereabouts, we entered the hospital building again and found a staircase leading to the underground parking lot. Most of the stairs were also submerged, and there was water underneath. There was no way anyone could be there."

Seeing her guesses being overturned one after another, Anna frowned even more tightly: "Could it be that Baharov and the others are no longer in the Hovlin Hospital?"

"I think this possibility is very high." Sokov said with a wry smile, "I never expected that an ordinary expedition for them would lead to the disappearance of all of them."

After Anna chatted with Sokov for a few words, she got up and walked outside.

Unexpectedly, she stopped at the door and said to Sokov, "Misha, remember to go out early tomorrow. When I came back just now, I saw a notice posted at the door of the elevator room saying that the elevator had a malfunction recently and will be repaired tomorrow. The maintenance time is from 8:00 to 16:00. If you leave late, we can only take the stairs."

"Okay, I know."

After Anna left, Sokov still couldn't calm down and kept thinking about things related to the elevator.

As his mind was a bit confused, he did not read the book, but directly found a drama online and clicked to play it. The drama tells the story of a landslide in a coal mine, and more than 100 miners who were working in the mine were trapped at the bottom of the mine, and the relevant authorities dispatched personnel for emergency rescue. Although the process was thrilling, it had a happy ending in the end, and all the trapped miners were rescued.

When Sokov turned off the player, a bold idea suddenly popped up in his mind: "Could it be that after Baharov and his companions entered an underground space, they encountered a landslide and were trapped in a small area. Because they were deep underground, their mobile phones did not have any information, so they could not contact the outside world?"

After this idea came up, it grew like wild weeds and could not be stopped. To him, the idea of ​​time travel was too far-fetched. The only reasonable explanation was that he entered the underground passage and encountered a landslide and was trapped.

Thinking of this, he quickly picked up his phone and called Victoria.

Hearing the voice coming out of the headset, Sokov said directly: "Vika, do you think there is a possibility that the reason why Khabarov and his companions disappeared was not because they were attacked by others and locked in a dark basement, but because they encountered a landslide while exploring some underground facilities and were trapped in a small area?"

Victoria waited for Sokov to finish speaking, then asked, "Even if they were trapped in a small area, didn't they know how to call for help? You know, the police only found one cell phone outside, which means there are eleven usable cell phones?"

"Vika, this is what I think." In order to convince Victoria, Sokov put forward his own idea: "Maybe there is no signal underground, and their mobile phones can't contact the outside world at all."

"You called me because you have some good ideas?"

"Tell me, those missing men and women in St. Petersburg were found because homeless people and campers heard their cries for help in the middle of the night." Sokov said cautiously, "Vika, can you contact the police officer from yesterday and ask him to send someone to the Khovlin Hospital to monitor whether there are any sounds coming from underground?"

Victoria didn't say anything, as if she was considering whether Sokov's statement was trustworthy.

Although Sokov was extremely anxious at the moment, he did not speak carelessly so as not to disrupt Victoria's train of thought.

After an unknown amount of time, Victoria finally spoke: "Misha, I can call the police officer, but I can't guarantee whether he will send someone to Hovlin Hospital to monitor whether there is any movement underground."

"Vika, I'll leave this to you." Sokov thought that Baharov and his men had been missing for two days. If they were really trapped underground due to a landslide, even if there was enough oxygen in the area they were trapped in, without food and water, they probably wouldn't be able to hold out for much longer. "Whether we can rescue them depends on how quickly the police can act."

Victoria didn't want to get involved in Sokov's request. That area was not her jurisdiction, and she would be disliked if she went to ask about it. But after weighing the pros and cons, she felt that saving twelve lives was more important than anything else, so she called the lieutenant and told him her thoughts.

The lieutenant was also silent for a long time after receiving Victoria's call. Finally, he slowly asked, "Major, are you sure that the missing people are trapped somewhere underground in the hospital?"

"I'm not sure." Victoria didn't beat around the bush and told the truth. "I just suspect this is a possibility, so I suggest you send someone into the hospital area to listen to whether there is any sound coming from underground. If there is, it proves that our guess is correct, and we can arrange for rescue. Of course, if not, there is nothing we can do."

"Major, we have several police officers in the Hofflin Hospital right now," the lieutenant replied. "I'll have them keep an eye out and listen for any strange noises coming from underground."

After getting the lieutenant's promise, Victoria called Sokov again: "Misha, I have already made an agreement with the lieutenant. He will arrange for someone to monitor the underground to see if there are any strange sounds coming from below. But I remind you, if there is no result from the monitoring tonight, then don't call me about this matter again in the future. After all, this is interfering with the work of friendly units and will be criticized by superiors."

"I understand, Vika." Sokov knew that Victoria was taking a big risk by doing this. If there was no result from the wiretapping tonight, Victoria might be criticized by her superiors. "I owe you a favor."

After hanging up the phone, Sokov continued to read online, glancing at the mobile phone on the table from time to time, worried that a call would come in the next moment.

But unfortunately, his cell phone never rang. It was one o'clock in the morning when he reluctantly left the study and went back to the bedroom to sleep.

In the early morning, he was awakened by the ringing of the phone under his pillow. He reached out for his phone, opened his sleepy eyes, and looked at the caller ID nonchalantly, trying to see who was the tactless person who disturbed his sweet dream.

When he saw that it was Victoria's number, he answered the call and asked weakly, "Vika, what's the matter?"

"Misha, your guess is correct. The police officer on duty last night did hear the sound coming from underground."

After hearing Victoria say that strange noises really came from the basement of the Hovlin Hospital, Sokov sat up straight, his sleepiness instantly gone. He asked nervously, "Vika, is it true? Did the police officer on duty really hear the noise coming from the basement?"

"That's right." Victoria replied in a positive tone, "The lieutenant told me personally. He said they will deploy large machinery this morning to dig at the place where the sound came from to see if they can rescue the people trapped underneath."

Hearing Victoria say that the police were going to use large machinery to dig in that area, Sokov was immediately shocked: "Vika, call the lieutenant quickly, and don't use large machinery to dig, otherwise it will cause a landslide underground, and the people trapped inside may die."

Victoria thought about what Sokov said and it seemed to be true. If those people were really trapped because of the collapse of the underground passage, using large machinery to dig would definitely cause a large-scale collapse, and the trapped people would probably die.

"I understand, Misha," Victoria said. "I immediately contacted the lieutenant and told him not to use large machinery for excavation, lest it cause another underground collapse and put the trapped people in danger."

After getting Victoria's promise, Sokov asked tentatively: "Vika, can I go to Hovlin Hospital now to see their rescue situation?"

"We don't know when the rescue work will start. It's useless for you to go. You'd better wait for notification." Victoria said: "Don't worry, I have already told the lieutenant to contact me as soon as there is any new progress."

(End of this chapter)