Chapter 68
A very strange place.
Resplendent and magnificent.
Everyone here wore all kinds of masks.
Goat Mask, Tiger Mask, Elephant Mask, Black Bear Mask…
All of them were dressed in suits, exuding an air of nobility.
Each held a transparent wine glass in their hand.
As their wrists gently swayed, the red liquid in the glass released a faintly sweet and bloody scent.
Around the outer edge of the room stood a circle of vigilant security guards, all wearing Leopard Masks.
On this floor, the floor beneath their feet was uniformly made of translucent glass.
Through these glass floors, the view of the Cafeteria on Floor -2 was completely visible.
The patients eating in the Cafeteria on Floor -2 were like fish kept in a tank by these wealthy people.
Watched, pointed at, and even… selected.
Jiang Li stood to the side, observing, when a Goat-headed Man walked over.
He angrily complained to Jiang Li.
But what Jiang Li heard was just a string of garbled sounds.
She couldn’t understand a single word.
Seeing Jiang Li’s lack of response, the Goat-headed Man became even angrier.
His furious and irritable demeanor was quite out of place among the distinguished people on Floor -1.
So much so that many people glanced over at Jiang Li’s direction.
Although Jiang Li couldn’t understand what the Goat-headed Man was saying, she saw the file in his hand.
It was the batch of documents that the nurse, whom Jiang Li had deliberately knocked over in the corridor not long ago, had brought in.
The file in the Goat-headed Man’s hand was marked with the product number “Patient ID 1037”.
It detailed Jiang Li’s physical data.
The Goat-headed Man’s agitation had already attracted the attention of several Leopard Mask security guards.
Jiang Li knew that if she stayed any longer, trouble was bound to arise.
She looked at the Goat-headed Man, nodded slightly to indicate her departure, and then turned to leave.
She had gathered enough information.
The truth of the Madhouse was already within reach…
Jiang Li had only taken two steps when the Goat-headed Man grabbed her shoulder.
He babbled on in incomprehensible gibberish, clearly not intending to let Jiang Li leave.
Jiang Li frowned and brushed his hand away.
Seeing Jiang Li’s “rudeness,” the Goat-headed Man became furious.
His face darkened, and he raised his leather shoe high, about to kick her.
Jiang Li’s eyes turned cold; she grabbed his ankle with one hand and sidestepped the attack.
Thus, the Goat-headed Man was held in a strange position, controlled by Jiang Li.
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw many people watching.
Several security guards noticed the commotion and began moving toward Jiang Li.
The situation was clearly turning unfavorable.
Jiang Li quickly released the Goat-headed Man’s foot.
She bowed slightly, feeling a bit apologetic, and turned to leave.
But the security guards suddenly reached out, blocking Jiang Li’s way.
Jiang Li had seen these guards in the Cafeteria before.
They were extremely fast.
If she really fought them head-on, Jiang Li might not be able to escape.
Meanwhile, the Goat-headed Man continued to shout behind her, showing no intention of letting her go.
In the midst of the standoff,
the metal door swung open again.
A man in a white coat, with a Scorpion Head, walked in.
Jiang Li’s pupils contracted… It was the Dean!
Damn.
Now she was caught between a rock and a hard place-wolves in front, tigers behind. Jiang Li was trapped!
At the entrance, the Dean’s gaze was immediately drawn to this side.
Jiang Li quickly lowered her head, avoiding eye contact with the Dean.
She could feel the Dean’s faint gaze sweep over her, then he strode over.
Stay calm.
Last night, even though the Dean ran her over with his car, he might not have seen Jiang Li’s face clearly.
Besides, Jiang Li was now wearing a mask and a Surgical Gown.
Her current identity was a doctor, not Patient ID 1037!
She must not panic!
Jiang Li gently exhaled, lifted her eyes, and glanced at the Dean.
But to her surprise, the Dean walked right past her and went to deal with the agitated Goat-headed Man behind her.
After the Dean muttered a few garbled sentences, the Goat-headed Man’s anger subsided considerably, and the security guards withdrew.
Jiang Li was ignored by everyone.
Immediately after, Jiang Li saw the Dean, together with the Goat-headed Man, exchange another set of documents with the nurse.
The Goat-headed Man stared at the documents for a few seconds, not particularly satisfied.
However, it seemed he could barely accept them.
Next, the Dean pointed at a patient beneath the glass floor, explaining something to the Goat-headed Man.
Jiang Li glanced down through the glass floor.
In that direction, there was only one person.
It was the Fatty Jiang Li had encountered before!
Number 022.
It was mealtime.
Like most others, Jiang Li left the Cafeteria early after finishing her meal.
But the Fatty ate more than most, so his mealtime was much longer.
Jiang Li secretly worried for the Fatty.
This Fatty was actually a decent person, having told Jiang Li a lot of useful information.
And last night, the Fatty even gave Jiang Li a flashlight.
He was genuinely trying to help Jiang Li.
Jiang Li saw the Goat-headed Man, standing with the Dean, nodding repeatedly as he watched the Fatty.
The more the Goat-headed Man looked at the Fatty, the more satisfied he seemed.
Jiang Li also kept an eye on the Fatty’s movements.
After finishing his meal, the Fatty carried his tray and left the Cafeteria.
Jiang Li thought for two seconds.
She also quickly left the Floor -1 lobby, leaving this lavish place behind.
However, as Jiang Li left, the Dean glanced in her direction.
A flash of malice flickered in his eyes.
Jiang Li hurried out of the lobby, quickly found an empty corridor, took off her mask, and removed her Surgical Gown.
Just as she put her things away into her Space, she happened to run into the Fatty going up the Stairs.
“Patient ID 1037! Is that you? What a coincidence. Are you going down for breakfast?” The Fatty greeted Jiang Li with a smile.
Jiang Li stiffly pulled at her lips. “No, I… I’m going back upstairs, to the ward on the fourth floor.”
“Perfect,” the Fatty said enthusiastically. “Let’s go together then, I’m heading back too, to the third floor.”
Jiang Li nodded and walked side by side with the Fatty.
Jiang Li’s expression remained somewhat unnatural.
How should she tell the Fatty?
Wouldn’t it be too strange to tell him he was being treated as merchandise?
The Fatty would definitely think Jiang Li was crazy!
After all, Jiang Li was already the “lunatic” with a very low health score.
“By the way, be careful these days, try not to act alone,” Jiang Li reminded the Fatty.
The Fatty could hear the concern in Jiang Li’s words.
He waved it off nonchalantly. “Ah, what’s there to be afraid of? I’ve been here for so many years.
I’m an old hand, nothing will happen!
But if you run into any trouble, you can come to me for help. I’m in Ward 304.”
As the Fatty was speaking, a nurse in a Pink Nurse Uniform walked over.
Jiang Li was slightly surprised.
A Pink Nurse Uniform… she had only seen it in the Toilet of Ward 402.
The Pink Nurse came over with a list and a bottle of medicine. “Number 22! Who is Number 22?”
The Fatty waved and responded, “That’s me!”
The nurse walked over to the Fatty. “Your attending doctor asked me to bring you your medicine. Three Pills at a time, to be taken after meals.”
The Fatty didn’t refuse.
He couldn’t refuse.
Because of the fifth rule in the Patient’s Rules:
[Do not anger the nurses here!]
The Fatty was very obedient. The nurse handed him a small cup of water, and he swallowed the Pills in one gulp.
“By the way, where’s the nurse who used to bring me my medicine? The one in the white Nurse Uniform.”
The Fatty asked the Pink Nurse in confusion.
So… the nurse delivering medicine had changed?
Combining this with the earlier transaction, Jiang Li seemed to realize something, her heart skipping a beat!
She was about to tell the Fatty to find a chance to spit out the Pills.
But suddenly, the Fatty beside her let out a scream.
“Ahhh!!! Who are you… Don’t come over, don’t grab me!! Ahhh!!!…”
The Fatty pointed behind Jiang Li, his eyes filled with terror as he screamed.
The next second.
The Fatty’s foot slipped, and he fell down the Stairs.