Chapter 24

"Ha ha..." Han Yimo smiled bitterly, "Doctor Zhao, you're overthinking it. As a writer, the last thing I want to talk about is my own work... If I have some free time, I want to temporarily forget everything in my work and relax."

"Then let's talk about something else!" Doctor Zhao was slowly stitching the wound, but it was circular, making it more complicated to stitch than a regular wound. He steadied himself and asked, "Tell me, besides writing, how do you usually relax?"

"I... play games."

Doctor Zhao nodded, "That's great, I play games after work too. What games do you play?"

Due to excessive blood loss, Han Yimo's thoughts were very slow. After a long pause, he said, "League of Legends... there's a female ninja called 'Akali' in it, and I really like this character."

"Oh?" Doctor Zhao smiled, "That's a coincidence, I play League of Legends too and I also like Akali."

Although he spoke calmly, everyone could see his hands trembling slightly. After so many years in medicine, this was the first time he was stitching a wound without anesthesia while the patient was conscious. It was unclear whether he genuinely liked the character or was just trying to continue the conversation with Han Yimo.

"Do you like Akali too, Doctor Zhao?" Han Yimo nodded weakly, "I'm fascinated by everything about Akali... this female ninja called 'Shadow Fist,' I feel her backstory is also..."

Doctor Zhao's hand paused slightly, then he stroked Han Yimo's face and asked, "Han Yimo, can you see me?"

"Huh?" Han Yimo didn't understand why Doctor Zhao suddenly asked this, so he replied, "I can see you..."

"Who am I?"

"You are Doctor Zhao..."

Doctor Zhao nodded again and said, "Han Yimo, you're already hallucinating, you need to stay conscious."

"Hallucinating?" Han Yimo felt his state was still normal and didn't understand what Doctor Zhao meant, "Aren't we having a normal conversation? How can I be hallucinating..."

"It's probably due to excessive blood loss..."

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"Your brain isn't getting enough blood. The champion you mentioned, Akali, is called 'Assassin's Shadow,' not 'Shadow Fist.'"

"Assassin's Shadow?" Han Yimo squinted his eyes, feeling a bit hesitant. He had never heard this name before. Could this be due to the hallucination?

Qiao Jiajin poked Qi Xia and asked, "Cheater, what are they talking about?"

"I don't know," Qi Xia shook his head, "I don't play games, I don't understand."

"I've played video games before," Qiao Jiajin pursed his lips, "But I haven't heard of the game they're talking about. Is this hero-based fighting game more interesting than 'Fatal Fury'..."

Qi Xia didn't want to join the conversation and walked to the side, finding a clean rock to sit on.

He was thinking about something else.

The conversation between Han Yimo and Doctor Zhao had fallen silent, probably because Han Yimo's hallucinations were too numerous, making it impossible to continue the conversation.

The atmosphere among everyone gradually became silent.

Lin Qin found that she couldn't help much and sat down next to Qi Xia.

"What are you thinking about?" Lin Qin asked.

Qi Xia turned to look at Lin Qin, his expression cold.

"This is the second time you've asked me what I'm thinking," Qi Xia said, "Do you always ask your patients so directly when you do psychological counseling?"

"But you're not my patient," Lin Qin shook her head, "We don't call clients 'patients,' that's very impolite. I'm just curious, what does a smart person like you think about?"

"Thinking about my wife," Qi Xia said with a wistful look.

"Your wife?" Lin Qin nodded silently, "You mentioned earlier that someone was waiting for you outside, was that your wife?"

"Yes," Qi Xia nodded.

Lin Qin smiled slightly, "I didn't expect that answer, so you're already married?"

"Why can't I be married?" Qi Xia felt that Lin Qin had some hidden meaning.

"I didn't mean to offend you. But you're a cheater, what kind of person is your wife?"

"You..." Qi Xia was rarely angry, he slowly stood up, his eyes cold, "What do you mean? I'm a cheater, so the only person who can marry me is from the lower class, is that it?"

"Ah? I..." Lin Qin was intimidated by Qi Xia's intensity, "I really didn't mean to offend you, I was just curious..."

"I advise you not to be curious about me," Qi Xia said coldly, "I'm a cheater, and what I say isn't the truth."

The conversation ended on a sour note, but Lin Qin's expression didn't seem to care.

Doctor Zhao had finally finished stitching the wound.

"Almost done..." Doctor Zhao said while wiping the blood from his hands, "We've done all we can for now, we can only hope the wound doesn't get infected."

"Thank you..." Han Yimo's lips were pale, and he slowly thanked Doctor Zhao.

Seeing that everything was over, Qi Xia slowly stood up and said to everyone, "Everyone, it's time to say goodbye."

The other eight people looked puzzled at his words.

Goodbye?

"Where are you going?" Qiao Jiajin asked.

"That's none of your business," Qi Xia looked at the restaurant across the street, lost in thought.

"You're not really going to find 'Dao,' are you?!" Officer Li was taken aback.

"What? Do you have any advice?" Qi Xia seemed to acknowledge this.

"To be frank, you're walking to your death," Officer Li shook his head helplessly, "Three thousand six hundred 'Dao'! What does that mean? If you can get one 'Dao' each time, you need to complete three thousand six hundred games in the previous near-death game!"

"Yes," Qi Xia nodded, "It sounds very unlikely, but there's still hope, right?"

"Hope?" Officer Li sighed, "Ten days, three thousand six hundred games, averaging three hundred sixty games a day. Even if you do nothing but complete games every day, the time is far from enough. Moreover, you might die at any time in the game, but if you do nothing, you'll die after ten days."

He paused and continued, "And this 'death' is based on the assumption that everything 'Ryū' said is true. In other words, we might not die after ten days, and this place might not be destroyed. Even if you find all three thousand six hundred 'Dao,' he might not let you out."

"I understand the logic," Qi Xia interrupted Officer Li, "But I'm not going to wait here. Even if I just go out for a walk, it's better than staying here."

"But you..." Officer Li wanted to argue with Qi Xia, but the door to the staff room creaked open again.

Everyone turned to look, and the female employee from before walked out.

She was naked, her mouth full of grease, holding something in her hand, her emaciated body reduced to a skeleton.

Zhang Chenze frowned slightly, took off his women's suit, and walked over to drape it over her.

She turned to look at the men, her face slightly angry, "What did you men do in the room? Where are this girl's clothes?"

Qiao Jiajin shook his head helplessly, "It's a long story, I advise you not to worry about her."

"You're a good person," the female employee looked straight at the suit on her body and then at Zhang Chenze, "It's a pity you're not a man, otherwise I would definitely sleep with you."

"Sleep with me?" Zhang Chenze was startled, "What are you talking about?"

"Since I can't sleep with you, I'll give you this to eat..."

She opened her dirty hand, revealing a boiled and mushy infant's arm.