Chapter 994 Still in Hawaii (4)
A paper Jack once wrote was about some PTSD symptoms of US military veterans. In addition to various battlefield factors, he also mentioned some about drugs. impact issues.
The paper was highly praised by his dear Professor Cahill and then shelved.
No way, in this country that claims to be free in everything, there may not be the trouble of blocking words, but as a federal employee, if you dare to criticize medical interest groups in a weird way, you really don’t want to make progress. .
Although doing this seems a bit inadequate and makes people feel aggrieved, but just like Reacher, another big man who longs for freedom, he has no choice but to disband when faced with the intimidation from the top of the military. 110 Special Investigation Team.
The reason why lone heroes are lone heroes is precisely because they have nothing to lose except themselves, just like the Punisher, whom Jack admires most among Marvel heroes.
However, appreciation is appreciation. Even Reacher has not been forced to that extent by this world, let alone Jack. On the contrary, he has been able to get along well by relying on some understanding of this weird fusion world. Born of water.
So whether it’s from the perspective of my previous life’s experience with the veteran syndrome that has been portrayed countless times in American dramas, or from the perspective of a psychologist who has at least half a bottle of water since his studies in this life, Jack understood instantly what Brian Palmer's wife had said.
"Alcoholism, drug addiction, unexplained mania, and depressive tendencies, right?"
Palmer's wife looked at Jack with some surprise, and nodded with a little difficulty. The head seemed to be a little surprised by what Jack said, but also a little hard to say.
“I can feel it, and Brian doesn’t want to do this, but sometimes it’s really hard for him to control his impulses, so he will often lock himself in his room and not talk to anyone for several days, worried about hurting me and the children. .
It really sucks, but we are all working on it, especially Brian, who has changed a lot since moving out, and he has given himself a strict sobriety plan and thrown away everything. Painkillers
I still remember the last time we met, he smiled and told me that he was getting better and we would soon."
Palmer's wife tried to suppress it. I cried to avoid attracting the attention of the two children. Just then, a female nurse wearing protective clothing, protective goggles and a 3M mask walked to the door of the ward and interrupted the conversation of several people.
The nurse was here to collect blood samples. Jack and Danny, who felt that they could not ask for too much information, simply chose to leave.
During the conversation just now, Danny used his mobile phone to send the information about the Splash Hotel to Kono, who was staying at the headquarters.
So when the two drove there, CDC staff had completed the disinfection work and put a red isolation tape on the hotel room door.
It can be seen that this is a small hotel of decent quality. At least it has a public swimming pool that looks quite clean. A CDC staff member is taking water samples by the pool.
Danny put on gloves and a mask as he walked, "What do you think about me letting Rachel take Grace to the mainland for a few days?"
"Just think of it as going. They are on vacation, so they don’t have too much contact with people along the way. If they really have nowhere to go, they can consider Los Angeles. I have many friends there who can help take care of them.”
Jack didn't think there was any problem with this. When Los Angeles suffered a hemorrhagic fever terrorist attack, the first thing his colleagues in the Wilshire Police Department did was to notify their families. "That's not necessary. I plan to let them go to my parents' house in New Jersey for two days and then book the fastest flight ticket." Danny said as he took out his cell phone and started typing.
Jack took out an evidence bag, and after Danny finished sending the message, he motioned for him to throw his cell phone inside. Smallpox virus is mainly spread through contact, and cell phones are also a good carrier. It’s also easy to be ignored.
"Are you sure it's safe for us to go in like this?" Danny looked timid when he came to the door.
Jack smelled the faint smell of disinfectant that filled the air and gave him a reassuring look in return, "The smallpox virus only infects humans. It cannot multiply in the natural environment and cannot survive in the air."
While the two were talking, CDC staff had packed all the clothes and bedding in the room, sealed them in bags with biohazard signs, and carefully sprayed disinfectant on the mattresses.
The smallpox virus cannot survive in the air, but it can remain active in clothing and dry dust for more than a year. The handkerchiefs and blankets used by the sick were one of the murderous weapons for the extermination of the Indians. .
"It's not like a dark corner here." Danny looked at the two large bags of clothing and bedding that had been taken away, and then looked at the furnishings in the room.
The CDC staff who were cared for ensured the integrity of the scene as much as possible, and the clothes were carefully inspected before being destroyed.
But the whole room was so clean that it didn't look like a place where a bachelor lived. There were no cigarette ashes, empty wine bottles, or debris scattered everywhere.
"The 12 Steps to Sobering Up." Jack pointed to the note taped to the closet. "It looks like his wife said that Palmer has indeed made up his mind."
Danny opened the small refrigerator, Looking at the apples, moldy pumpernickel bread and jam that had lost some moisture inside, he nodded in agreement, "He even eats very healthily, uh, as healthy as we did before."
After being popularized by Jack , his views on healthy food have changed drastically.
Jack checked the cabinet in the bathroom and found no medicine as expected, so it seemed that Palmer was indeed trying to change his condition. So what was the reason for his sudden disappearance?
"Uh, Jack?" Danny took out a plastic box from the bottom of the refrigerator, his hands shaking a little, "Do you think Palmer might have committed suicide?"
"What?" Jack stared blankly at the two vials of medicine and several disposable injection needles in the box in his hand.
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"I feel like I was holding the launch button of a nuclear weapon just now." Danny rubbed his arms hard and urged Jack to pour more disinfectant alcohol on him.
"The label on the box says 'Cyclotriptine', I checked. It is an antidepressant that is in clinical trials."
However, Jack's The comfort didn't seem to have much effect. Danny looked at a pimple that appeared on his arm at some point and couldn't help but "gone pale".
"Did you see it? What is this?"
"A mosquito bag." Jack just discovered that his cheap "uncle" actually has a talent for comedy.
(End of this chapter)