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Chapter 142 - 136 Room Number 10

Chapter 142: Chapter 136 Room Number 10

"Huh?"

Yao Han uttered softly in surprise.

"Why is it so noisy downstairs?"

The three exchanged glances, slowly nodded in agreement, and decided to proceed with caution.

A-Zhi, that waste, probably hadn’t taken Jiang Xiao to that room...

With unusually keen senses, the tongue-tied cat crept forward, leading the way.

Fearing they’d be noticed by Jiang Xiao...

"No way, that sound seems... rather joyful?"

The words had barely left Old Wang’s mouth.

When the figures of Jiang Xiao and A-Zhi in the lobby appeared before the three of them.

The three felt their minds reel for a moment before they could process the scene before them.

!!!!=͟͟͞͞(๑ò◊óﾉ)ﾉ

What’s going on?

"SpongeBob! Catch it! It just stung me!"

"Oh yeah, Pai Daxing! Just watch this! Jellyfish Baby, take that!"

"My gosh, thank you, SpongeBob, I knew it, you’d never let Pai Daxing down!"

"Yes, exactly! Because we are best friends!"

"Hahahaha~~~~"

"Gehehehehe~~~~"

"Pai Daxing! Watch out, there’s a jellyfish behind you trying to attack!"

"I’ve already noticed it, SpongeBob, I can trap it in a snap."

"Yeah! That’s because we’re the best jellyfish catchers on Bikini Beach!"

???

What does that mean?

The three of them shared a confused look.

Then they slowly turned their heads back to the living room.

To be precise.

They were looking at those two, one holding a shovel and the other holding a spoon, both catching jellyfish in mid-air.

If Jiang Xiao was sick, that’s one thing, but why was A-Zhi playing along?

And from the look on his face, he seemed... to be enjoying it?

Sweating and panting, A-Zhi’s eyes seemed to sparkle as he frantically caught jellyfish with a pot shovel.

Shouting one second, clutching his head as if stung the next, his mouth spouted bizarre translated jargon.

The three: ...

"Do you think the administrator’s mental illness is contagious?" Old Wang ventured.

Yao Han’s body swayed.

Her first reaction wasn’t to refute Old Wang’s nonsensical question.

Instead, she began to wonder if she was already infected.

Otherwise, why would her head hurt every time she thought of Jiang Xiao?

The three fell silent.

Then they carefully hid in the corner of the staircase and watched for a while.

Eerie...

The scene in the living room was just too eerie.

Two grown men, both with manic smiles on their faces.

In the middle of the night, they ran and jumped around the living room, catching imaginary jellyfish with kitchen utensils...

Not to mince words, but this kind of behavior is really scary!

"Should we head back first?"

Yao Han spoke up, feeling a little anxious.

She felt that Jiang Xiao’s behavior was a hundred times more unsettling than the peeling on her face.

It was just too bizarre...

The tongue-tied cat was unwilling to leave, wanting to wait a bit longer.

Old Wang felt the same; he really wanted his phone back, or he wouldn’t be able to sleep.

...

The Dragon Country livestream room was unusually quiet.

They could accept Jiang Xiao acting nonsensically or having an occasional fit or tantrum.

But wasn’t this time a bit too long?

Moreover, from A-Zhi’s initial resistance, unwillingness, to acceptance, and now his complete immersion.

It looked really...

Absurd and at the same time, somewhat frightening.

[Do you guys think Jiang Xiao’s expression right now is a bit too eerie?]

[I think it’s fine, Pai Daxing should have that expression, but A-Zhi...]

[Exactly, A-Zhi, is like he’s lost his brain stem, completely crazy.]

[If this suddenly appeared in my living room, I’d be scared to death.]

[Damn! I was just about to go to the living room to get some food, you! You actually!]

[Profound horror should indeed be like what Jiang Xiao is doing now...]

Gradually, the number of people speaking dwindled.

Jiang Xiao and A-Zhi in the video had completely lost themselves in their act.

Laughing heartily, they caught non-existent jellyfish until they were soaked in sweat.

Their eyes shimmered with joy and excitement.

The blood vessels in A-Zhi’s eyes were all too visible...

The more they did this, the more it struck fear in the viewers.

Suddenly.

A glaring ID caught everyone’s attention, marked by a yellow V verification!

ID: Qingshan Mental Hospital Director

[Hello everyone, don’t be afraid, Jiang Xiao tends to have one or two episodes a month, but most of the time... most of the time, it should still be within everyone’s tolerance.]

The old director couldn’t help it, he had to say a few good words for Jiang Xiao.

After all, as a leading figure of Dragon Country, it’s not great to be too frightening.

The words of the old director sure did the trick, as the live comments became lively again.

After all, he was the director who had been with Jiang Xiao for over a dozen years—his words carried absolute authority!

"Hey? I feel like I suddenly discovered a blind spot..."

"What?"

"You say, the director of Qingshan Mental Hospital has been with Jiang Xiao for over a dozen or twenty years, so isn’t his mental state..."

"..."

Just as the live comments started boiling, they died down again.

"Bro, don’t scare me, man!"

At this time, Dr. Su Ming and Nurse Bai Jie had also arrived at the old director’s office.

Indeed, they were also a bit curious...

Eventually, the young nurse couldn’t resist and was the first to speak up.

"Director, about those once or twice a month with Jiang Xiao, what exactly is going on..."

"Now that Jiang Xiao is gone, can you chat with us about it, Director?"

The old director stayed silent for a while, then let out a sigh.

His gaze and thoughts couldn’t help but become distracted~

He couldn’t remember if it was when Jiang Xiao was nine, or maybe when he was ten.

One day, his delusional disorder had suddenly intensified.

Forget about psychological counseling.

At that time, Qingshan Mental Hospital had a top figure in the hypnotherapy field, a unique presence in the industry.

She personally took on Jiang Xiao’s hypnotherapy treatment.

But the result had shocked everyone.

This hypnotist actually got led by the nose by Jiang Xiao in the world she created!

You have to understand.

Jiang Xiao was just a kid under ten years old at that time!

He was already able to affect a person’s thoughts unconsciously.

In the end, not only did this hypnotist fail, but it also took her three to five years of careful recuperation to get over the psychological trauma left by Jiang Xiao.

After that, she went to the mountains for intensive self-improvement and hasn’t returned yet...

But what’s certain is that this hypnotist is still alive.

"We all know about that, but how was Jiang Xiao eventually cured?"

The young nurse continued to ask.

"Right, Director, just spill the beans, why bring up a well-known story like that."

Su Ming pushed his glasses up, clearly dissatisfied with the old director’s response.

"Ah, let me tell you, I was planning to keep this secret for a lifetime, but now it seems there’s no need."

After the hypnosis failed.

The old director had no choice but to resort to forceful treatment measures for Jiang Xiao.

Plainly put, that meant medication.

But the result once again stunned everyone.

Because no matter what kind of sedatives and medication, none had an effect on Jiang Xiao.

It was also quite the coincidence.

At the time, the director also had the bold and strong-willed character.

With a wave of his hand, indicating he didn’t care, he would take care of this child himself!

How could he, a top-tier director with decades of experience in psychiatry, not cure a little brat?

At this point, the old director stopped his tale.

"Then what? Then why did Jiang Xiao’s illness get better? I mean, why wasn’t it as severe as before?"

The young nurse was dying of impatience as the story paused.

But at this time, Su Ming seemed to understand something.

"No wonder, no wonder Jiang Xiao always went to the director to catch jellyfish. Dare I ask, Director, is it the Daoist practice of ’wu wei’ you’re using, or perhaps ’going with the flow’?"

"Yo-ho! Young man, did you get it?"

The old director was invigorated.

"Exactly! Since scientific methods couldn’t treat him, I resorted to theology! I firmly believe that there is no incurable disease in this world!"

"Su Ming, oh Su Ming, I didn’t misjudge you; you really are a genius!"

The old director’s praise made Su Ming quite embarrassed.

"I’ve got the gist of it, but I’ve only just touched on this field, and I only know the basics..."

"Ah! At your age, it’s already very rare, no need for modesty."

The young nurse was utterly confused.

What in the world were they talking about?

"Hey, you haven’t said how Jiang Xiao’s illness ultimately got better!"

The old director and Su Ming looked at each other and smiled, communicating without words.

Everyone says that the end of science is theology, and can also be regarded as metaphysics.

This saying is both right and wrong.

What can be explained by science cannot count as "theology."

And what science can’t yet explain is considered "theology."

If the present "theology" could be explained by science, then theology would simply become science.

There is no conflict between the two~

Su Ming looked at the live stream on the director’s computer and couldn’t help but smile.

"Director, aren’t you worried that nobody will take care of Jiang Xiao after he leaves Qingshan?"

The old director casually waved his hand, unconcerned.

"There are many capable and extraordinary people in the world, I don’t believe that in that kind of place, Jiang Xiao won’t have someone devoted to looking after him?"

There was something the old director kept to himself without saying: he had already detailed everything about Jiang Xiao to the military district.

"Director, those three people, Jiang Xiao has discovered them..."

The director looked closely, and sure enough.

At that moment, Yao Han and her companions stood still.

With a dazed face, Jiang Xiao holding a metal spoon was staring at them.