I, a Mental Patient, Was Chosen to Participate in AnalogHorror
Chapter 272 - 239: Is Ward Four the Protagonist?

Chapter 272: Chapter 239: Is Ward Four the Protagonist?

"No way! I need to pull myself together! Think about it, if my sister was here, or if it was that man, would they be scared by this little scene?"

Xiao Ya tensed up her body, trying to boost her own courage.

"I’ll just take a look, just look... uh, just two wards should be fine, it’s no big deal!"

In the end, she chickened out and decided to only check out the seventh and eighth wards closest to her.

Just as she was about to act, the sound of high heels clicking on the ground came from behind her.

"Tap... tap... tap..."

Footsteps?

Someone?!

Xiao Ya turned around sharply.

Empty as could be~

She patted her not-so-big chest and told herself not to spook herself.

"Don’t make a fuss, Xiao Ya, you must become someone who surpasses your sister! How can you be so timid!"

"Sister?"

A creepy and eerie voice suddenly rose up behind Xiao Ya.

Shoot!

Xiao Ya’s hair stood on end in an instant!

"Who is it!"

"It’s me, ah, why aren’t you sleeping in your room and wandering around here instead."

Oh~

Seeing the face of the person behind her, Xiao Ya’s body suddenly relaxed.

It was the little nurse from the duty room.

At this moment, Nurse Xiao Qin had somehow appeared behind Xiao Ya, staring at her intently.

"I..."

Xiao Ya had originally wanted to say she was helping the old man in ward 9 find his grandson, but she swallowed her words at the last moment.

Forget it.

It’s better to keep such things to oneself; who knows what might happen if you tell others.

"Uh, I couldn’t really sleep, and I just wanted some fresh air, it feels a bit stuffy in the ward."

"Oh, I see."

The little nurse nodded thoughtfully, her expression softening a bit, then continued.

"However, if you’re feeling chest tightness and anxiety, it might not be because the ward is stuffy but because you’ve hit your head and caused a concussion, leading to autonomic nervous system disorder. I suggest you go back and rest."

Xiao Ya: ...

"Let’s not talk about my condition right now, but what are you doing in the corridor so late?"

"I’m making rounds, as we have to do every night. By the way, if you can’t sleep, you can come along with me."

Xiao Ya was suddenly excited; this was an excellent opportunity!

Worrying the little nurse might change her mind, Xiao Ya immediately agreed.

The live stream room from Sakura Country also began a flurry of discussions.

"Although I’ve guessed wrong many times, I still want to say that this Nurse Xiao Qin might be a cunning one."

"Did you forget Madman Villa? It was such a close call, Jiang Xiao almost became completely withdrawn because of that lunatic."

"It’s not possible that they’re all villains every time, right? At least Nurse Xiao Qin doesn’t seem to have any ill intentions for now."

"Just look at how Jack just now was so brazen, and Xiao Qin didn’t make a move against him; she called security instead."

"Yeah, do you guys remember at the beginning when Jiang Xiao chased her trying to peek at her underwear and rip her stockings, and she didn’t fight back even when her panties were almost flipped up, she sought help from security."

"Folks, this is Analog Horror! How many good spirits are there? Only Sun Wei’s family could barely count, and that’s barely. They probably also have blood on their hands."

"Why think so much, anyway? Xiao Ya is now accompanied by someone during rounds to look for clues, which is way safer than blindly groping alone, right?"

That was indeed true.

Nurse Xiao Qin seemed to be in a good mood, chatting away while leading Xiao Ya on the rounds.

"Eh? We’re not going into this room?"

Xiao Ya pointed at the fourth ward.

"No need, the person inside is a little boy named Ji Xiang. He doesn’t like talking to people much, and the doctor has also instructed us not to disturb him. I usually come to chat with him during the day."

A little boy?

Could he possibly be the "turtle grandson" the old man was talking about?

Uh, could the world really have such a coincidence?

Xiao Ya pondered with a head tilt, wanting to peek inside, but the little nurse pulled her away.

"Don’t disturb little Ji Xiang’s rest; his condition won’t turn dangerous."

A disease with no danger?

Xiaoya silently noted this in her heart—it was certain that she needed to take a closer look at this room.

"Ah, this little boy is quite pitiful. His parents don’t pay any attention to him. Well, never mind, let’s continue with the rounds."

A sick body, and parents aren’t around?

Steady...

Now that’s steady!

Isn’t this pure "Analog Horror"?

Xiaoya had already decided that she absolutely needed to read the mind of this special little boy tomorrow.

"Shall we also skip over Ward 2?"

Another ward was passed by the little nurse.

"Oh, that room is where the little boy’s parents stay. They aren’t sick."

The little boy’s parents?

Not sick?

What does that mean?

"No, no, they supposedly are here to take care of little Ji Xiang."

Wang Defa?

"But didn’t you just say that this little boy’s parents neglect him and don’t care about him?"

"Yes, indeed, they don’t like Ji Xiang, but... we also don’t know why they spend so much money and time staying here."

Xiaoya: ...

Could it be possible that the parents are tough on the outside but tender on the heart?

In reality, could they actually care about the little boy, but just aren’t good at expressing their care and love?

Many parents have that kind of personality, and Xiaoya isn’t surprised by this.

But if it’s really as the little nurse said—the parents don’t like the little boy yet purposely stay at the hospital.

Then that would be too absurd, right?

Mind reading...

She must read minds!

However, for safety reasons, Xiaoya planned to mind-read the little boy tomorrow,

to also see if the little boy’s appearance matches the "turtle grandson" from the old man’s memories.

As for the rest of the wards, they were just ordinary.

Just some regular patients.

There wasn’t any place that piqued Xiaoya’s interest.

"Alright, that’s everything! Thank you, Sister Xiaoya, I usually don’t have anyone to accompany me to finish this kind of boring and tedious work."

Xiaoya waved her hand again and again, indicating that it was no problem, and if there was a need next time, they could call her directly.

Nurse Xiaoqin happily agreed～

After seeing the little nurse back to the duty room, Xiaoya leisurely returned to her own room.

Lucky.

The old man was asleep, saving Xiaoya from having to make up some excuse to fob him off.

...

The next day, as soon as Jiang Xiao opened his eyes, he saw the security guard sitting beside his bed like a little housewife.

Uh, with such a large build and yet so unaware, he had squashed the chairs placed in the ward.

Looking at the security guard’s posture, he obviously hadn’t slept all night and had been guarding Jiang Xiao until he woke up.

Seeing Jiang Xiao look at him, the security guard opened his mouth wide, displaying what he thought was a very kind smile.

"Hey! Kid, you’re not in the security office; why did you run over here?"

Jiang Xiao, still sleepy, obviously wasn’t quite sure what the other was grinning about.

"Ohayou, onii-chan, look, today is another day without socks for me."

The security guard directly placed his size 65, blackish-purple feet on the head of Jiang Xiao’s bed.

He had thought about it all night.

He figured this rich brother had two "interests."

One of them was not liking others wearing socks.

Right?

He came over early in the morning to show off his bare feet, hoping to get another "reward" from the rich brother.

Jiang Xiao: ...

Live studio: ...

The atmosphere suddenly quieted...