Chapter 281
Chapter 281
“B-Boss, th-there’s really no need…”
“It’s fine. My treat. Enjoy yourselves!”
“Boss, we still have work to do!”
“Then try the Ejection Chair. It’s quick!”
A few words from Zhang Bei settled the medical students’ fate.
Faced with the overbearing Boss Zhang, the visiting interns had no room to resist.
Under his dangerous gaze, they shuffled toward the Destiny Ejection Chair.
There were only a handful of placements at the Amusement Park. Even with rotations, most students never got the chance.
They might be coming here to do the grunt work, but as long as the two old professors remained, this place was a paradise for medical students.
Everyone selected excelled at both learning and practical work.
They all knew how precious the opportunity was.
Some had even organized their questions into notebooks beforehand, hoping to ask the professors during quiet moments.
Yet before they could interact with the visitors or ask the questions burning in their minds, they were greeted by Boss Zhang’s loving care.
The Destiny Ejection Chair was universally acknowledged as one of the Amusement Park’s most dangerous attractions.
To this day, the number of people who had earned its Pass Card could be counted on two hands.
With reluctance, confusion, and a hint of regret, the three medical students began their journey on the Ejection Chair.
It was still early. Though the amusement park was crowded, its many attractions spread the visitors out.
The three students were “fortunate” enough to find empty seats.
Standing nearby, Professor Wei narrowed his eyes, his face full of smiles.
He had been working here for quite a while.
Pushing the cart around was tiring work.
But whenever he thought of the grand cult gatherings, he could hardly contain his joy.
Better still, his disciples and their disciples came to pay homage every month.
Add the medical students who had recently begun their placements, and where could he find a better retirement than this?
The group of psychiatric patients forced to visit the Amusement Park shared the students’ predicament.
Yang Xuan’s bewildered gaze traveled in circles with the Giant Swing.
Every psychiatric patient had a sorrowful past.
Yang Xuan, with her Tongxin Syndrome, was no exception.
Five years earlier, she had still had a happy, loving family.
Even before the college entrance examination, her second-place finish in the national mathematics olympiad had earned her an admissions agreement with Yanda.
All she needed was an exam score above the cutoff for first-tier universities, and she would do her family proud.
But one night, an unforeseen tragedy shattered that family.
On her way home from evening study, Yang Xuan failed to notice that the deranged murderer featured daily on the news was following her.
He even followed her all the way into her residential compound.
That night, her father took thirteen stab wounds trying to save her.
To buy her time to escape, her mother seized the criminal and jumped from the building with him.
The police didn’t find Yang Xuan until the following evening. After a series of counseling sessions, she was, unsurprisingly, sent to Third Hospital for treatment.
She had stayed there for five years.
Without the hospital’s thorough safeguards and dedicated attending physicians, she might have ended her life on any one of those nights.
Normally, a psychological problem like this was addressed at its root.
But the girl’s experiences had left several attending physicians at a loss.
Had Yang Liangcai not discovered her case as he approached retirement, she might truly have spent the rest of her life in a psychiatric hospital.
Time is the best medicine for smoothing away every wound. – Lu Baicao
After so long in treatment, Yang Xuan now needed just one final, powerful dose.
If he could rebuild her faith in living, Yang Liangcai was absolutely confident he could cure her!
Back on the Giant Swing, a few uneventful minutes passed.
Then the moment visitors jokingly called “Transformers” finally arrived.
With a faint click, Yang Xuan felt her vantage point suddenly rise.
The chair that had been traveling in circles steadied as well.
By the time her mind caught up, she was hurtling toward the sky.
Fear suddenly stirred in eyes that had been lost for five whole years.
It was human instinct. No strength of mind could suppress it.
Yang Xuan had never imagined that her utterly lifeless heart could be stirred again.
Faced with the view from high above, she found one thought surging through her mind again and again: she wanted to live.
“Fuck your ancestors!”
A wretched scream, mixed with a curse in her native dialect, rang across the sky.
As the Giant Swing began to descend, the powerful weightlessness sent her facial muscles completely out of control.
No matter how many commands her brain sent, it couldn’t rescue her expression.
This was why Chi Fu had always believed the Amusement Park could cure people.
As long as you were human, this damned place could awaken your instincts.
Of course, a certain person who wasn’t human was another matter.
Zhang Bei reclined in his lounge chair, listening to the miserable screams from the Giant Swing.
He was happy and relaxed.
Then he spotted someone approaching, and fell silent.
Not long ago, doctors had taken over the place. Why had psychiatric patients taken their turn today?
The man approaching was Yu Yingzong, whom he hadn’t seen in some time.
Beside him was the little girl who had been so attached to Li Yang.
Zhang Bei smiled at the light shining in her large eyes.
“Feeling better?”
The girl nodded, though she still shrank behind Yu Yingzong.
Old Yu glanced down at her fondly.
“She’s practically recovered. We’re here to keep a promise.”
The little girl poked her head out, searching among the Amusement Park’s attractions.
“Li Yang’s at the water park. I’ll call him over.”
Zhang Bei had met her several times, after all. He knew what she was looking for.
“Li Yang, come to the Giant Swing. I’ve got a job for you.”
“Yes, Boss!”
Li Yang’s voice came clearly over the radio.
Standing at the top of the slide, he took a deep breath and slid down.
While he was still high in the air, he prepared to swim at full speed.
His shameless boss had locked the safety passage.
This had become an everyday occurrence.
After all this time, leaving everything else aside, his swimming speed now matched that of the two world silver medalists at the Swimming Pool.
With crocodiles involved, he could even go a little faster.
After a brief flight for his life, Li Yang put his clothes on and headed toward the Giant Swing.
Nothing in his calm expression suggested he had just escaped pursuing crocodiles.
What could he do? At least twice a day. He was an old hand at it now.
A little more practice, and he might even be able to lead the crocodiles around for fun.
He reached the Giant Swing, but before he could get a good look at his boss, a tiny figure leaped straight into his arms.
Fortunately, Li Yang was sturdy and as strong as an ox.
He caught the little girl easily.
“Oh, it’s you!”
“Big Brother, you promised to take me on all the rides!”