Chapter 16: Chapter 16 Breakthrough!
Wobuju, holding the boxed meal, had already arrived at Bai Liu's door.
'Knock knock knock~'
"Come in."
Wobuju placed the boxed meal on the table and fell silent.
As always, Bai Liu was beautiful...
Putting aside the Analog Horror, she truly was a perfect woman, no wonder the head of the institution was willing to be crazed for her.
After much indecision, Wobuju decided to cut to the chase.
"Bai Liu, about you and the head of the institution... I already know."
Hearing Wobuju's words, Bai Liu's frail shoulders stiffened.
They remained stiff for a long time.
Eventually, Bai Liu chose to silently turn her back and continued to eat her meal in small bites.
Bai Liu's evasive action made Wobuju even more certain that she might be the only sane person in this psychiatric hospital.
And the "correct mental disorder" that he needed to treat!
Seeing that Bai Liu remained silent, Wobuju continued to counsel.
"Bai Liu, I don't know how to help you, actually, I am not a very excellent psychiatrist."
"Bai Liu, the past is the past, when it comes to life, we all have to learn to look forward. You see..."
"Get rid of the head of the institution!" Bai Liu interrupted Wobuju with a cold voice.
"Ah?"
"Kill him, he is my mental block, if he doesn't die, I will never be able to move on."
Wobuju was struck dumb. Then he shook his head with a smile.
He had just thought he was about to clear the challenge, but it turned out there was still the big boss, the head of the institution to take down.
Indeed, thinking about it rationally for a moment.
Analog Horror, you expect to clear with just a diary?
That would be a fool's dream.
Killing the perverted head of the institution, that boss, seems closer to the challenge level of a nine-star rating.
Considering from Bai Liu's perspective.
If one were humiliated by the head of the institution like she was, it would not be possible to step out of the psychological shadow with just a few words.
Spit spit spit!
How the heck would I, a man, be humiliated by the head of the institution?
The thought is disgusting!
"Alright! Then let's join forces to take down the head of the institution, tell me, what should I do?"
Wobuju also found the beastly head of the institution very despicable, getting rid of him was exactly what he wanted!
"Come find me tonight, and I'll discuss with you in detail how to kill him."
Bai Liu was still unwilling to face Wobuju, she was definitely hurt by his words.
Wobuju had no choice but to leave Bai Liu's room first.
He then delivered meals to Wang Hai, that deadbeat, and Wang Xiao'ai, that wretched mistress, before finally returning to his own room.
"Hiss, why do I still feel like something's missing?"
Wobuju mulled over the sequence of events.
"The difficulty should be sufficient, right? Not only did I have to think of the red herring the rules give, but also think of the breaking point in the head of the institution's office."
"And I had to avoid the head of the institution to get the diary, and finally join forces with Bai Liu to take down the head of the institution."
The difficulty is not low, fitting of the Analog Horror world with nine rules.
Not to toot my own horn, but 99% of the chosen ones are probably wracking their brains on how to cure the three patients right now.
If they stick with that one-sided idea, then the only outcome is certain death!
It was because Wobuju was unclear about some things that he felt somewhat uneasy.
"First off, where did the midnight knocking sounds come from? And second, there's a discrepancy in the rules compared to what the previous 'Doctor Wang' recorded."
"The rules clearly stated that Wang Hai loved the other two female mental patients, deadbeat or not, but the diary entries that Bai Liu recorded said that not only did Wang Hai cheat after she gave birth, he also called her crazy and wanted to kill her."
"Wait a second, Bai Liu mentioned to me that Wang Hai suffers from paranoid delusions, could it be this illness that made him want to kill Bai Liu?"
So far, this seems to be the only explanation, even though it's a bit far-fetched.
The only thing that's baffling is the midnight 'knocking' sound...
"Whatever, no matter what, taking down this perverted head of the institution is definitely the right move!"
Nowhere in the nine rules does it say you can't kill the head of the institution!
And with the help of Bai Liu, the 'mentally ill,' Wobuju felt there was still a chance for success.
This truly was deserving of the highest difficulty in a Kaidan, requiring not just intellect but also physical strength.
Wobuju was confident about the physical strength aspect, having cleared Kaidan twice.
His physical condition had been enhanced twice by the Kaidan rewards, with the power to easily lift 500 pounds with one arm, and under pressure, even more.
He conserved his energy, waiting for nightfall to arrive!
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"Can you stop looking at me?"
Bai Liu turned his head away, annoyed. This Pai Daxing psychiatrist really had issues, staring at him like a dimwit.
"I'm not looking at you, I'm looking at someone else."
"Nonsense! Don't scare me! There are only the two of us in this room, where would another person come from!"
Bai Liu's voice rose in rare frustration, and he stood up, looking around nervously, suspicion in every glance.
Jiang Xiao remained blankly staring at Bai Liu, unnerving him until he felt a chill down his spine.
"Dr. Pai Daxing, please leave my room!"
"If I leave your room, I'll be very bored, because I can't find SpongeBob anymore."
Jiang Xiao replied earnestly.
"Oh! If you're really that bored, how about you go play a suicide game, can you?" Bai Liu was truly fed up with this idiot.
"Suicide? If I commit suicide, would there be one more person who's committed suicide in the world, or one less?"
In the Dragon Country live-streaming room, the chat was flooded with a sea of "..." and "???" scrolling past.
"Can anyone answer this question?"
"If a person who's committed suicide commits suicide, does the world have one more or one less person who's committed suicide?"
"It should be one less, after all, he's gone."
"Not so! But since he's already committed suicide, shouldn't the count of suicides go up by one?"
"Dude, this isn't about statistics, it's about whether the number of people committing suicide is increasing or decreasing."
"It's increasing, of course! If a person commits suicide, doesn't that mean there's one more person who did?"
The chat argued back and forth, and Bai Liu's processor was also smoking hot.
Bai Liu: ?????
"Fine! SpongeBob, is it? Tonight, I'll take you to find SpongeBob! Please leave first, ok?!"
What a person, challenging my limits over and over.
But Jiang Xiao left the infirmary happily.
Nothing made him happier than Bai Liu agreeing to help him find SpongeBob.
"Hey man! Bai Liu said he'll take me to find SpongeBob tonight!"
The patrolling guard shrugged, "I'd advise you not to go out at night if possible."
"No, I want to go play with SpongeBob! I must!"
Jiang Xiao headed back to his room without looking back, eagerly awaiting the night.
Aside from Jiang Xiao and Wobuju,
all the chosen ones were trying their best to cure the mental illnesses of Wang Xiao'ai and the others.
But so far, it seemed like there was no progress at all.
Others felt they were overlooking something and were actively seeking ways to break through the situation.
Now, anyone with a brain could tell that this round of Analog Horror was different from the past.
It wasn't about following rules to pass, but about finding something not mentioned in the rules on top of ensuring one's own survival!
Otherwise, thinking medication alone could cure mental illness would undoubtedly be a fool's dream.
As the sky gradually darkened, Wobuju's heart began to surge with excitement.
He knew that victory or defeat hung on this very moment!
Perhaps even the heavens were on his side, for today that eerie 'thud thud' sound didn't bother him.
Until it was time for the night rounds, the guard was the first to knock on his door.
Everything outside was normal.
Wang Xiao'ai was sleeping heavily, just like the night before.
Wang Hai was still gazing out the window contemplating life.
Finally, Wobuju and the guard entered Bai Liu's room.
Wobuju and Bai Liu subtly nodded at each other.
The plan was in motion!
After drinking the tea Bai Liu had prepared, the guard invited Wobuju to leave with him.
But Wobuju walked very slowly out of Bai Liu's room, and once he saw the guard enter the security room, he turned back the way he came.
There was no time to consider the consequences of being caught by the guard,
as the saying goes, hesitating ensures defeat—seize the opportunity and just do it!
'Cre-eak~'
Wobuju opened Bai Liu's door and found nothing but pitch blackness.
"Huh? I was gone for such a short time, how come you've turned off the light?"
"Hehehe, guess?"
An eerie voice appeared behind Wobuju.
'Thud thud~'
The eerie thudding sound appeared behind Wobuju...
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