Chapter 69
The scene before her was just like when Jiang Li first arrived at the Madhouse.
Fatty’s gruesome death was exactly the same as that of the previous Patient ID 1037.
Soon, a stretcher arrived and Fatty was carried away.
But Fatty’s Eyes remained fixed on the top of the Stairs – toward Jiang Li.
“Quick! Go notify Doctor Hao, the patient is being sent to the Emergency Room!”
Emergency Room, Doctor Hao, transaction –
All three elements were in place!
Jiang Li never imagined that Floor 0 would be unlocked in this way.
Jiang Li quickly found a corner, changed into a Surgical Gown again, and put on a mask.
She had to go to the Emergency Room!
The secret of the Madhouse was about to be revealed.
Doctor Hao hurried over.
He had just finished an operation on Patient ID 526 and rushed to take on this case.
The Dean had specifically requested Doctor Hao as the lead surgeon.
“What’s going on with Number 22?” Doctor Hao asked anxiously.
The nurse quickly explained, “Same as before – had a psychotic episode and fell down the Stairs.”
Doctor Hao immediately understood after hearing the nurse’s explanation.
He said nothing more and hurried into the Operating Room.
Among the medical staff entering the Operating Room, Jiang Li blended in as well.
To avoid suspicion, Red Infant concealed his form and hid on Jiang Li’s shoulder.
Since Jiang Li’s Surgical Gown was not sterile, she didn’t dare get too close.
She could only move to the farthest corner, pretending to help while quietly observing everything in the Operating Room.
During the operation, Doctor Hao looked at Jiang Li several times.
Fortunately, Jiang Li was not discovered by him.
In this operation, Fatty’s organs were removed.
Heart, Liver, Kidney, and so on.
These organs were placed in Cryopreservation Fluid and sent to some unknown location.
Fatty’s body was almost hollowed out, left as nothing but an empty shell.
A White Cloth was draped over him, and he was sent to the Morgue on Floor -3.
[Congratulations to the Chosen One for uncovering the “Secret of the Madhouse.” Main storyline completion: 90%.]
A System notification sounded in Jiang Li’s mind.
“The operation is over. Go wash your hands.” Doctor Hao took off his Surgical Gown and led the others to the washroom.
The Snake Scales on Doctor Hao’s face had grown even more pronounced.
Jiang Li still hadn’t taken off her Surgical Gown.
Doctor Hao looked at her strangely. “Aren’t you coming?”
Jiang Li hesitated for a moment and replied, “You go first. I’ll follow soon.”
Doctor Hao stared at Jiang Li for a few seconds, said nothing, and turned to leave.
Left alone in the room, Jiang Li forced herself to suppress her shock.
The Pollution Source of the Madhouse had been found.
It was these patients whose organs had been removed!
After years of accumulation, hundreds or even thousands of victims had created a powerful Pollution Source.
That’s why Jiang Li had suffered such severe contamination the last time she worked on Floor -3.
Jiang Li recalled the Goat-headed Man she had encountered earlier.
At first, the file in the Goat-headed Man’s hand was actually for Patient ID 1037.
That is, the person who was supposed to be lying here was Jiang Li!
But by a twist of fate, Fatty bore all this for Jiang Li.
Jiang Li collected her thoughts and lowered her gaze.
She turned around, intending to leave the Operating Room.
But as the sliding door opened, a man in a white coat appeared at the entrance, his eyes filled with malice.
It was… the Dean!
Why was he here?!
Jiang Li stared at him nervously, taking two steps back in defense.
The Dean looked at Jiang Li coldly and twisted his neck.
With a click, a folding Scalpel snapped open in his right palm, glinting with cold silver light.
“At last, I’ve caught you.” The Dean’s voice was hoarse, laced with a chilling menace.
In the blink of an eye, he appeared instantly in front of Jiang Li and slammed her onto the operating table.
The raised Scalpel came down fiercely at Jiang Li’s neck!
The tip of the blade flashed coldly, now less than one centimeter from Jiang Li’s carotid artery.
Jiang Li pressed against it with all her strength, refusing to let the Dean’s Scalpel descend.
“Red Infant, three hearts, help me!”
As soon as Jiang Li finished speaking, Red Infant suddenly appeared and kicked the Dean far away.
With a loud bang, the Dean’s body crashed into the door.
He spat out a mouthful of blood and climbed up from the ground.
His sinister gaze locked onto Jiang Li, then a wicked, leering smile crept onto his face.
Right after, the Dean seemed to descend into madness.
He spread his arms wide, inhaling deeply from the air around him with an expression of utter enjoyment.
Jiang Li frowned, an ominous premonition rising in her heart.
What is he doing?!
Two seconds later.
Jiang Li saw countless wisps of black mist of unknown origin surge in from all directions.
The black mist streamed into the Dean’s nostrils, merging into his body.
The Dean’s body began to change, slowly swelling in size.
His white coat gradually split apart and fell off.
Red Infant was alarmed. “Mommy, stop him! If he gets any bigger, I won’t be able to defeat him!”
A chain appeared out of thin air in Red Infant’s hand.
He rushed forward, spun around a few times, and bound the Dean’s body, trying to stop him from expanding further.
“Mommy! Do it now!!”
Jiang Li’s hand trembled, and a Pig Blood Knife stained with pig’s blood appeared in her grip.
She had brought this out of the Back Kitchen Warehouse on Floor -3 the previous night!
If she guessed correctly, this could injure an Aberration.
Jiang Li was about to stab with the knife when a harsh male voice suddenly sounded from behind her.
“The Pig Blood Knife is useless! The pig’s blood is tainted-against an Aberration, it can only cause harm, but not kill him!
To kill him, you need human blood!”
Jiang Li turned toward the voice.
It was… Doctor Hao!
The bound Dean let out a piercing screech.
He glared at Hao Huairen, his eyes blazing with fury!
“You betrayed me!! Hao Huairen, I brought you up myself, and yet you dare to betray me!!”
Hao Huairen’s eyes flickered, and he looked away. “I won’t help either of you. Live or die-it’s all by your own skill.”
Jiang Li followed Doctor Hao’s instructions, cut her palm, let her blood soak the dagger’s tip, and lunged to stab the Dean!
Just as the Human Blood Dagger was about to pierce the Dean’s abdomen, the Scalpel on the floor suddenly flew up and aimed at Jiang Li’s abdomen as well.
The Scalpel hovered in the air under the Dean’s control.
“If you dare to attack, this knife will stab you too-you’ll die as well!!” the Dean snarled through gritted teeth.
Jiang Li’s hand, gripping the knife, froze instantly.
Dean: “As long as you don’t kill me, it won’t harm you!
It’s a Mimic. The moment your knife pierces my body, it will pierce yours in the exact same way!”
The Dean looked at the Scalpel, a flash of pride in his eyes.
He was almost certain that Jiang Li wouldn’t dare act rashly.
But he didn’t know-Jiang Li wasn’t actually afraid of death.
Her only concern was her frail father.
In this Instance, Jiang Li happened to be bound to her father.
If Jiang Li’s knife stabbed into the Dean’s abdomen,
it would mean the pain of the wound would be transferred to her father with Super Doubling!
The Dean burst out laughing, his body still swelling.
Behind him, Red Infant used all his strength to pull the chain with all his might.
Red Infant shouted to Jiang Li, “Mommy! I can’t hold on much longer!! Do something!!”
……
Outside the Live Streaming Room.
Jiang Weisen lay on the hospital bed, a respirator on his mouth.
At this moment, the ward was empty; only the live broadcast on the screen opposite the bed kept him company.
Upon hearing of his daughter’s peril, Jiang Weisen struggled to open his weary eyes.
At this time, chatter from passing patients drifted in from outside the ward.
“This time Jiang Li’s going to die, and Huaguo will suffer too!”
“I heard this time the Instance is bound to her father-he’s her weak spot.”
“Quiet! I heard her father is lying here in the VIP Area-don’t let anyone hear you…”
Hearing the conversation outside, Jiang Weisen’s hollow eyes shifted slightly.
There seemed to be a ripple within them.
A second later, Jiang Weisen raised his shriveled fingers and pulled an envelope from beneath his pillow.
He gripped the envelope and set it on the bedside table.
Then-
Jiang Weisen lay back on the bed, used every last bit of strength in his body, and tore off the respirator.
Tears slid from the corners of his eyes as Jiang Weisen peacefully closed his eyes.