1990: Starting from Baojia Street

Sebastian turned around with the camera and finally ran to Zhou Yan.

"Y, what do you think is going on?"

Zhou Yan looked at the chaotic scene and frowned, "Could it be food poisoning?"

So many people were poisoned at the same time, and it happened not long after they had finished their meal. Zhou Yan naturally guessed that everyone was suffering from food poisoning.

"Just as I guessed." Sebastian nodded. "We only ate sandwiches, so I think the source of the toxin is the seafood."

Although the sample size was not sufficient, Zhou Yan agreed with Sebastian's conclusion.

He turned around and asked Hilda from the lighting team who was also fine not far away, "Hilda, what did you eat today?"

Hilda thought for a moment and said, "I ate a piece of bread."

He didn't eat seafood either, so he had one more sample.

Hearing their conversation, several other people who were in normal condition also recalled what they had eaten for lunch today.

"I didn't eat anything for lunch."

"I only ate half a sandwich."

"I just had a glass of milk."

……

Although everyone eats different things, without exception, all those who are in normal condition do not eat seafood.

At this point, they had determined the source of the toxin was seafood.

However, they cannot confirm whether the toxin is present in the seafood itself or was added by someone maliciously.

Except for Doctor Xie Liya, no one else in the crew knows much about this knowledge.

Hilda looked at everyone's state and guessed, "Could it be a street drug?"

Sebastian frowned, "Who in our crew has this kind of thing?"

"I don't know, but everyone's symptoms look like they've accidentally ingested some street drug."

“It’s a bit like that, but also a bit different.”

……

Hearing them discussing whether the source of the drug came from a street drug, Zhou Yan remained silent because this involved his blind spot in knowledge.

Zhou Yan had seen on TV what it looked like after taking drugs, but he had no idea what it looked like after accidentally ingesting drugs. He didn't even know what Hilda meant by "accidentally ingesting drugs."

Does this mean that those street drugs are supposed to be injected, but when they are swallowed, they will cause this kind of poisoning reaction?

They chatted for a few minutes but couldn't get an answer, so they didn't study it further.

There were too many people at the scene who were incapacitated, and they had to do something.

Sebastian remained rational, holding a camera to record the scene while directing others to work.

"Hilda, Mike, go get the stretcher and carry James off the boat first. You may have to drive to the hospital later, and they definitely don't have enough cars."

"Noel, Sean, the two of you go check everyone's condition. If there are those in poor condition, carry them down first."

……

Seeing Sebastian calmly directing the scene, Zhou Yan couldn't help but nodded. He had previously told Sebastian about future cooperation, which was mostly a joke. But now seeing that this guy had such a stable mentality and such a strong on-site dispatching ability, he really wanted to cooperate with this guy in the future.

If he really wants to come to North America to make a movie in the future, he will be under much less pressure if he has a helper like Sebastian around him.

In fact, there are many talented people in the "Titanic" crew, and Zhou Yan has discovered them during this period. For example, Christie, who is hugging him tightly now. As the second assistant director of the crew, this girl is not only able to dispatch on-site, but also has the ability of a professional storyboard artist and has a strong artistic foundation.

The efficiency of Dartmouth Central Hospital was not very high. After more than thirty minutes, two cars arrived.

In fact, the central hospital is not far from here. If the response is timely, it can be reached in about ten minutes.

At this moment, Christie had let go of Zhou Yan. She seemed to be very hostile to James Cameron. While holding Zhou Yan, she kept staring at James Cameron.

Only after Hilda and Mike carried James Cameron away did she breathe a sigh of relief, then she fell to the ground, covering her head and howling.

When people from the Central Hospital arrived at the scene, they were dumbfounded when they saw dozens of people lying all over the deck.

In a place like Dartmouth, they don't have the opportunity to see such a big scene.

There were not many of them, but fortunately Zhou Yan and the others were able to help.

There were not enough stretchers, so Zhou Yan and his team carried the people down one by one.

After everyone was sent to the car, Zhou Yan was so tired that he was breathing heavily.

He had been exercising all year round and had very good physical fitness, but he was still exhausted, let alone the others. When Hilda and the others put down the stretcher, they collapsed on the ground, beads of sweat the size of beans falling from their foreheads, soon soaking the ground in front of them.

However, they did not have much time to rest, as they had to go to the hospital later. With so many people, the hospital was overwhelmed, so they had to follow.

……

As soon as Zhou Yan and his friends arrived at the hospital, they were shocked by the scene in front of them.

Christie snatched a ballpoint pen from the doctor's pocket, and then rushed towards James Cameron who was half-sitting on the ground.

"Stop her quickly!"

The doctor screamed and reached out to grab Christie, but he didn't expect that she was very agile after being poisoned. She took a step forward and the doctor missed her.

Zhou Yan reacted faster and rushed over.

As soon as he arrived, Christie's pen was already poking James Cameron's eyes.

In this situation, Zhou Yan could only stretch out his arms to block.

The ballpoint pen pierced Zhou Yan's arm directly, leaving a cut.

Christie used a lot of force and the cut was very deep. Soon, blood flowed out of the wound.

At this time, other people also caught up and pulled Christie aside.

Everyone felt scared when they saw the wound on Zhou Yan's arm.

If Zhou Yan had not blocked the blow and let Christie stab James Cameron's eye firmly, then James Cameron would be in danger.

If you are lucky, only one eye will be damaged. If you are unlucky, if the pen was inserted a little deeper, the person would probably be dead.

But at this moment, James Cameron, the person involved, was completely unaware. He was still the same as on the deck, with one eye red and the other eye seemed to be covered with a layer of glue, even the eyeball was blurred.

He stared at the arm lying in front of him and suddenly laughed foolishly.

The doctor whose pen had just been snatched away also breathed a sigh of relief, and then said to the nurse, "There's another injured person, find someone to bandage him."

Zhou Yan also checked his injuries. Fortunately, it was a ballpoint pen and not sharp enough, so it only caused skin injuries without any broken bones. The only trouble was that some ink seeped into the wound and needed to be cleaned carefully.

Originally he was wearing a thin coat, but he had been busy and his clothes were stained with vomit, so he took them off on the way to the hospital.

Otherwise, the injury would be much lighter because of the coat.

……

Two hours later, the situation was slowly brought under control, many people regained their senses, and some were even able to get out of bed and walk around.

Lori and the other young people had a very good attitude, one could even say they were heartless. After they woke up, they sat in wheelchairs and played roller skating games with actor Bill Paston who played the explorer. They seemed to enjoy this lively scene.

Yes, Dartmouth Central Hospital is very busy at this time.

With such a big incident happening, the local police had to intervene. In addition, some local media reporters also came over after hearing the news.

As the only person in the director team who was not poisoned, Sebastian had to accept police questioning while dealing with harassment from reporters.

Fortunately, the police didn't want the matter to get out of hand, so they drove the reporters out.

At 6 pm, the police began to question everyone at the scene. Zhou Yan and his friends were the few who were not poisoned, so they were naturally the first to be questioned. At this time, the video Sebastian had taken earlier also played a role. By watching the video, the police were able to basically understand what happened after the incident.

After Zhou Yan talked to the police for about ten minutes, he asked, "Will this matter affect my return to China tomorrow?"

The police officer did not answer Zhou Yan directly, but said in a businesslike manner, "Before the matter has any results, we need you to cooperate with the investigation. I hope you can understand."

"When will the test report come out?" Zhou Yan asked again.

"It will be out soon."

Seeing the police practicing Tai Chi with him, Zhou Yan sighed slightly. He also knew that this was a rather troublesome matter.

What he is most worried about now is that this incident will affect his future schedule.

He could accept a delay of just one or two days, but he was afraid that the delay would be too long.

Fortunately, the police only asked them not to leave the hospital for the time being and did not restrict their contact with the outside world. Zhou Yan also called Zhang Youan, but Zhang Youan had already gone to New York and could not come now.

After hearing Zhou Yan's description, Zhang Youan couldn't believe it. This matter was too magical.

"I suspect someone poisoned him." Zhang Youan made a bold guess. "James was too overbearing at the scene. Someone probably wanted to cause him some trouble on purpose."

Zhou Yan also had such a guess, but he still couldn't believe it. "This is too much trouble. If there are casualties, it will be troublesome."

"How is everyone doing now?"

"Most people are awake, but a few are in a dizzy state."

"That probably has something to do with the amount of food you ate...How many of you are not poisoned?"

"Except for me, there are only eight people who were not poisoned. Do you suspect that the person who poisoned you is among these people?"

"That's not the case. On the contrary, I think those who were not poisoned are the least likely suspects. The murderer usually places himself in a less conspicuous place, so he should have eaten seafood, but he certainly didn't eat much. So I think that if the murderer is someone in the crew, then those with mild symptoms are the most likely suspects."

Zhou Yan also felt that Zhang Youan's speculation made sense.

The poison is so potent that even if the murderer wanted to use torture, he wouldn't dare to eat too much.

Even if the poison is not fatal, it would not be good if a situation like Christie or James Cameron occurred.

However, no matter how much they guess here, it is useless. Everything still depends on the police investigation. Now they don’t even know what kind of drug everyone has been poisoned with.

Maybe their guess was fundamentally wrong, and the source of the toxin was the seafood itself, not someone poisoning it.

……

It was not until the next morning that the police came and announced that they could go back. As for the results of the investigation, it would take some time to come out.

Although Zhou Yan was happy that his trip was not delayed, he was also puzzled by the local police's attitude towards the case, as if they had no intention of finding out who the murderer was.

Now that they see that the poisoned people are basically not in serious condition, they want to make a big deal out of a small matter.

Zhou Yan even suspected that even if someone really poisoned the food, they would eventually classify it as ordinary food poisoning.

Before leaving, Zhou Yan went to meet with James Cameron.

James Cameron is still in the hospital bed. He is in much better condition than yesterday and his eyes have returned to normal.

When talking about what happened yesterday, there was no special expression on his face. Zhou Yan originally thought that he would be very angry.

After meeting Zhou Yan, he even laughed, "It was a good adventure. Maybe one day I will want to make a movie about what happened yesterday."

Seeing that he could still joke, Zhou Yan nodded and said, "If we want to make it into a movie, we can use the original cast."

"Then who do you think should be the protagonist of this movie?" James Cameron looked at Zhou Yan with a smile.

"That must be you."

James Cameron shook his head. "If this movie has a protagonist, it should be you. I heard from them that it was you who saved me from Christie's men yesterday. Otherwise, I would only be able to see you with one eye now, and I wouldn't even have the chance to see you."

At this point, he glanced at the gauze wrapped around Zhou Yan's arm and said, "Your arm saved Titanic. I want to thank you on behalf of the entire crew."

I have to say that James Cameron is really different from ordinary people. He did not thank Zhou Yan for saving him, but thanked Zhou Yan for saving "Titanic".

"You are too polite. Anyone would have done the same thing in yesterday's situation."

“But there you are.”

James Cameron then had no intention of talking about this matter anymore. He talked about the soundtrack again, "This incident will not affect the filming progress of the movie. Now the movie has a theme song, which is a good thing for us, but I hope that next time we meet, I can hear more good news. When are you going to Mexico?"

Zhou Yan thought about it and said, "Maybe we have to wait until December."

"Well, then you can still catch up with the filming."

"It doesn't matter if you can't make it. I have already arranged for someone to go to the scene."

"I heard from Sebastian. I'll have him arrange your people on the scene."

"Thank you."

Afterwards, the two chatted briefly for a few more sentences, and Zhou Yan stood up and said goodbye.

Although James Cameron has regained consciousness, his condition is still very poor and he needs to rest.

Then Zhou Yan said goodbye to Sebastian and started his return journey.

……

The next day after returning home, Zhou Yan received a call from Sebastian, who told Zhou Yan on the phone that the poisoning report had come out and someone had put nearly 500 grams of PCP in the lobster bisque.

It was the first time Zhou Yan heard of PCP and had no idea what it was. After Sebastian explained it to him, he realized that it was a sedative for animals.

When absorbed by the human body, it can cause severe and long-term behavioral problems, such as mental retardation, perceptual errors, paranoia, hostility, and violence.

High doses of PCP can cause a person to fall into a coma for up to several hours, with loss of motor coordination, hallucinations, loss of pain sensation, and temporary super strength.

This drug rarely causes death directly, but the strange behavior after taking it often causes casualties, so it is also called the invisible killer.

It also has another name, called "angel dust". Because it is cheap, easy to obtain, has a strong euphoric effect, and can replace drugs, many young drug addicts like to take it.

The symptoms caused by this PCP indeed matched the situation on the boat that day, and Zhou Yan finally understood why Christie was so strong.

Zhou Yan asked again if there was any clue about the murderer, and Sebastian told him regretfully that the crew had not received any news yet.

Not to mention the suspect's situation, even the progress of the investigation was not disclosed to the crew by the local police because it involved personal privacy and human rights projects.

Fortunately, everyone in the crew recovered.

Given the current situation, they will not stay in Dartmouth for long and will prepare to leave for Mexico in the next two days.

Zhou Yan had a feeling that this matter might end up in nothing.

Because PCP is relatively easy to obtain, this case was not easy to solve with today's technology. In addition, the local police had no intention of solving the case, making it even less likely that there would be any result.

At the same time, this incident will definitely drive a thorn in the hearts of everyone including James, because they know that the murderer is in the crew.

Now everyone in the crew must be guessing who the murderer is.

I guess the crew will pay extra attention to diet in the future to prevent such incidents from happening.

At the end of the conversation, Sebastian added, "After Christie woke up, she knew about her actions and was very upset. After all, she almost killed James. You saved James and you also saved her."

"She didn't do it on purpose. It was all due to the control of drugs."

"Although she was affected by the drugs, many people said that she had already been dissatisfied with James, but her emotions were amplified by the drugs." Sebastian said with a smile, "Otherwise, why didn't she attack you, but hugged you tightly? She didn't hug anyone else."

This was the second time Sebastian hinted to Zhou Yan that Christie was interested in him, but Zhou Yan didn't respond. "The person I arranged will go to Mexico in a few days. Please help me take care of him."

"No problem, I have already arranged accommodation for them."

"Thank you."

"It's a small matter. After all, you are the hero of our crew now." (End of this chapter)