Hospital 444
Chapter 480 - 8: Li Zhixiao (4)

Chapter 480: Chapter 8: Li Zhixiao (4)

To be honest, Li Zhixiao couldn’t understand why he had spilled everything to a man he had just met, who claimed to be a doctor.

But during the process of confiding, he gradually understood.

Sometimes, certain things can be said without any reservations in front of a stranger. If he had spoken these words to someone he knew, he probably wouldn’t have managed to utter even a single word.

After telling this man named Dai Wei all of his words, he said, "Do you think I’m crazy? Am I sick in the head, do I need to go to the hospital for a check-up?"

In saying this, he wasn’t actually hoping for any definite medical diagnosis from the other party.

He just hoped that the other party could tell him he wasn’t insane.

As long as he could say that, it would be enough.

After hearing all this, Dai Wei fell silent for a long time and said, "Let me confirm one thing first. This isn’t some kind of prank show, right? There aren’t hidden cameras around here, are there?"

"No... no... absolutely not. Alright, I can understand your thoughts..."

"So you’re sure this isn’t some transmigration and rebirth novel plot you made up?"

"What... what transmigration and rebirth?"

"Isn’t that what web novels are all about? The male lead wakes up, transmigrated and reborn, and then the world around him changes. Although the parents are still the same parents, classmates and friends are still the original classmates and friends, the entire world has become brand new. Like, have you read ’Global Martial Arts’?"

"No."

Someone like Li Zhixiao, who only watched TV news, how could he be expected to read web novels?

"What’s next? Is there going to be a system? A golden finger? An old grandfather character?"

"System? What system? Computer system?"

"You know, like, a ’ding’ sounds in your mind and something says ’System activation complete, issuing a mission to the host’..."

Li Zhixiao understood.

The other party thought he was making fun of him.

Not a word of what he had just said had been believed.

"Don’t tell me, this story’s theme is quite interesting." Dai Wei continued, saying, "I think you could consider writing a web novel with that thought process from before, but remember, you must give the protagonist a golden finger. Your plot, it sounds too brutal for the main character. Alright, I think I’ve sat long enough, so I’ll be leaving now."

Li Zhixiao let out a sigh.

Indeed, those words, no matter how you listen, couldn’t possibly be believed by anyone. Even more so, coming from a stranger.

It seemed he was still too naive.

Watching the man walk far away, he also stood up.

It was only then that he noticed something.

He hadn’t even eaten lunch yet.

Even breakfast had been a couple of hasty bites at the police station. And now, he suddenly felt ravenously hungry.

There were plenty of restaurants on this floor of the mall. Now that he was hungry, it didn’t matter to him where to eat.

He casually entered a restaurant, picked up the menu, ordered a few dishes, paid the money, and then waited for the waiter to serve the food.

"Now... what should I do?"

Just then, he suddenly noticed that the man from before was sitting not far away.

In front of him was a woman.

The woman was quite beautiful, with features that appeared somewhat mixed.

Because it wasn’t far, he could clearly hear the conversation between the two.

"Adel, I met someone just now who told me an interesting... story."

Having his back to him, Dai Wei had not noticed that he was just sitting here.

"What story?" Adel casually flipped through the menu and said, "Did he rope you into a pyramid scheme or say a relative was critically ill and needed some money?"

"I’m not sure. His words were quite interesting. He said he thought there was something wrong with his brain, but he spoke very logically, not at all like someone with a mental illness. But I’m not a psychiatrist, so I don’t really understand..."

"Anyway, there’s still time before the food arrives. You might as well tell me, just to pass the time."

"He told me that when he woke up this morning..."

At this moment, Li Zhixiao felt excruciatingly embarrassed. If it weren’t for the fact that he had already ordered and paid, he would have liked to just leave right away.

But following that, he began to notice...

The mixed-race woman named Adel, upon hearing his story, went from an initial casual demeanor to putting down the menu and increasingly showing a serious expression on her face.

Dai Wei also visibly noticed the change in Adel’s expression and said, "Your expression... you, what’s with your face?"

"Keep talking, don’t mind my face." Adel pressed on, asking, "The police said his wife was the woman he claimed to not recognize. What then?"

"Then, he just..."

Dai Wei told Adel everything about Li Zhixiao’s experience.

"Where is that person now?" Adel continued to inquire, "You said you just met him in this mall, right?"

"Yes... but he might have already left."

Adel bit her lip and said, "For something like this, there are two possibilities. Either he’s really gone mad... "

"And the second possibility?"

"If it’s the second possibility... the nature of it is a bit more serious."

"Is he... by any chance, someone who should be coming to our hospital for consultation?"

"I can’t make a judgment without seeing the person himself."

After thinking for a long time, Li Zhixiao was just about to walk over and reveal himself when suddenly a waiter came over and placed one of the dishes he had ordered on the table.