Hospital 444
Chapter 358 - 11 Invasion

Chapter 358: Chapter 11 Invasion

"What if all the science that humans take for granted is not some unassailable theorem, but merely a coincidence?"

"Coincidence?"

Lin Sunzhu felt her worldview struggling to keep up with the man before her.

"How could it possibly be a coincidence..."

"Most people’s lives are a coincidence," Chen Peian continued, "The calm life we take for granted itself is a coincidence."

"I think maybe you should see a psychiatrist."

Lin Sunzhu felt that coming here was a huge mistake.

The contract had already been signed...

Back then, the other party had just sent a lawyer to sign the contract with her; the master of the Qin Family had never shown up. At the time, she simply thought the wealthy had their quirks and didn’t think too much of it. But now, she wondered if there were psychological issues with the family.

She had actually searched online for the Qin Family’s Charm Shadow Villa before coming. However, the information on the internet was sparse, and she couldn’t even figure out what industry the Qin Family was in.

"Believe it or not, that’s up to you," Chen Peian said indifferently, "As long as Thanksgiving doesn’t come, you can continue to be a carefree farm turkey."

...

And so Lin Sunzhu returned to her room.

"What turkey, farm owner... Have you been driven mad by a sci-fi novel?"

The book "Three-Body" had been really popular in recent years; even Lin Sunzhu, who hadn’t read it, often heard about it. Things like "physics no longer exists," "what does destruction have to do with you," "losing humanity costs much, but losing the beast nature costs everything." However, there was one line she especially liked.

"The Trisolarans who treat us as insects forgot one thing—that is, insects have never been defeated!"

Although she didn’t know what the Trisolarans were, that sentence was quite stirring, reminding her of the times she had enjoyed the slogan "Orcs will never be slaves" when playing Warcraft and choosing the Horde in her student days.

After tidying up a bit, she went into the bathroom, planning to take a bath and then go to sleep and rest.

When she was changing her clothes, her fingers brushed against the envelope, and her curiosity became more and more intense, to the point where she could hardly resist opening it.

"To open or not to open? Do I want to know this family’s secret?"

In the end, she decided not to open it.

If turkeys knew about the coming of Thanksgiving, then it was better not to know anything before that day arrives.

After entering the bathroom, she suddenly recalled the experience from last night.

"That weird noise... it shouldn’t happen again, right?"

Lin Sunzhu felt somewhat tense inside.

This Charm Shadow Villa really had too many unusual events. These disturbances made her restless, especially Chen Peian’s talk about turkeys and farm owners, which made her particularly anxious.

"Forget it, forget it..."

For some reason, she didn’t dare to approach the bathroom door.

After a simple wash, she changed her clothes and lay down on the bed.

She didn’t know how much time passed, but she started to drift off into a drowsy sleep.

Just then, she suddenly sat up.

She looked toward the bathroom door.

"No... it can’t be..."

She had clearly heard a sound in her dozy state.

Clearly, it was the sound of a door being opened.

And now, the bathroom door was open!

"Someone’s come in!"

Lin Sunzhu was scared out of her wits and quickly dashed out of bed towards the door! But then... she found she couldn’t open the door of her room!

"What!"

The door... was locked!

Lin Sunzhu turned in horror toward the direction of the bathroom, her legs starting to tremble.

No way?

If someone had come in and then locked the door, then...

Lin Sunzhu immediately rushed to the bedside, grabbed the intercom, and shouted, "Lan Ting! Lan Ting! Something’s happened! Someone’s entered my room, and the door is locked!"

Next, she didn’t dare approach the bathroom and could only pick up a chair, trying to figure out how to break the door.

Lan Ting’s actions were quicker than she expected.

Soon, the door was opened.

Lan Ting came in with a few servants.

"Ms. Lin, are you alright?"

"I, I’m fine..."

Then, Lin Sunzhu pointed toward the bathroom and said, "Over there... that side!"

Immediately, the servants rushed in to check.

"No one?"

"Mr. Lin, there’s no one inside."

No one?

Lin Sunzhu shook his head and said, "I heard the sound of a door opening, and then I saw the bathroom door open... I made sure that door was shut tight, and it couldn’t have opened by itself without someone inside!"

"I’ve already reported it to the butler of the Qin Family." Xiaoju was comforting Lin Sunzhu, saying, "Mr. Lin, don’t worry, you’re safe with us around."

It wasn’t long before... the butler of the Qin Family arrived.

But what Lin Sunzhu didn’t expect was... someone else came with the butler.

Qi Ji.

Both the butler and Qi Ji entered the bathroom to check it out, and it took about ten minutes before they came back out.

But evidently, they found no trace of an intruder.

"The door was locked..." Lin Sunzhu, worried about being seen as making a fuss over nothing, quickly pointed this out, "Butler, there must have been someone..."

The butler sighed.

"Mr. Lin, we’d like to have a private conversation with you. We’re sorry to disturb your rest, but... we need to ask you some questions."

"Yes... of course..." Lin Sunzhu was naturally very concerned about his own safety.

Then, he quickly realized that "we" mentioned by the butler included Qi Ji too.

A few people left the room and headed to a study.

The butler turned on the light, and then, Qi Ji had already taken a seat on the sofa ahead of the others.

"Mr. Lin," Qi Ji looked at Lin Sunzhu with a gaze like that of a judge looking down from above, "I need to confirm with you. You definitely heard the sound of a door opening, and you hadn’t closed the bathroom door earlier, right?"

"Yes, I didn’t."

Qi Ji continued, "Human memory can be fallible, are you sure?"

"I’m sure." Lin Sunzhu had decided not to enter the bathroom and had not opened the door at that time, so if the door was opened, it definitely meant someone had come in. Or... there was already someone in the bathroom!

The thought of someone intruding into her room in the dead of night only to disappear suddenly was enough to send shivers down her spine.

Lin Sunzhu had thought that Qi Ji would suspect her of lying, but he accepted her account quite quickly.

"Alright... if that’s the case, I’ll take you at your word. That being said, did you notice anything unusual while taking a shower tonight?"

Unusual... circumstances?"

At that moment, Lin Sunzhu immediately recalled the mysterious breathing sound she heard in the bathroom.

"Mr. Lin, please be sure to tell the truth." The butler, standing respectfully beside Qi Ji, said, "Any peculiar occurrences are worth mentioning, please tell us."

Lin Sunzhu faintly realized...

They might already know about the mysterious sound in the bathroom.

If she told them, would they help her find the source of that sound, or would she inform them that she had heard a sound that "should not have been heard"?

Lin Sunzhu started to hesitate.

To tell or not to tell?

"No."

Lin Sunzhu made her decision in just five seconds, "Nothing unusual happened."

Then she noticed that while Qi Ji seemed fine, the butler clearly showed a look of disappointment.

This certainly wasn’t an expression a butler should have at that moment.

Afterward, the master and servant asked Lin Sunzhu some more questions, and only after a repeated interrogation did they let Lin Sunzhu leave.

"We’ve rearranged a room for you, Mr. Lin, truly sorry about this. We hope you can get some good rest."

After leaving the room, she suddenly felt something was off.

Why had they never addressed the matter of the locked door from beginning to end?

That door could only be locked from the outside. Since it was locked, it proved that the other party had a key!

Yet they seemed completely unconcerned about this issue.

...

The next day.

Daytime.

There was a geography class in the morning.

When Lin Sunzhu reentered the classroom, she was taken aback.

Because Qin Lanting’s condition had become extremely serious.

Not only was her complexion pale, but her arms had also become incredibly thin, as if the skin was tightly clinging to the bones!

How could someone lose so much weight overnight?

"Teacher, let’s start the roll call."

Qi Ji’s voice reached her ears.