Recap
Now that the opportunity came, Shen Xiuzhe insisted on holding the little speaker. After confirming that it was just a broken stereo, the fat steward didn’t resist anymore.
Shen Xiuzhe was handcuffed, shackled and pulled forward by the two men.
Chu Shici lay in his arms, looking around secretly, and found that the door of Room 3 opposite was also open.
He vaguely heard those people saying that they were going to take the person into the monster room.
Chu Shici felt a chill in his heart.
Damn it, Officer Li is doomed!
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Shen Xiuzhe was led into the elevator, and the fat steward took out an elevator card from his breast pocket. He swiped his card and the elevator began to move upwards.
Chu Shici remembered where he put the card, thinking that if he had a chance, he would steal the card.
Luckily for them, the elevator stopped when it reached the third floor. The fat steward held down his earphones and chatted with someone for a few while. From his words, Chu Shici roughly guessed that someone was causing trouble downstairs.
They said that a mouse had escaped from the third floor and was hiding somewhere. Now the entire gang is looking for it.
The fat steward’s face turned cold, “Then why did you stop the elevator? We’re still waiting to take people down.”
Not long after he finished speaking, the elevator started moving again.
When the elevator door opened, Officer Li was brought over.
Chu Shici looked at the elevator buttons, it showed the ’12th’ floor.
12? He remembered that there were two missing rooms on this floor, and their room numbers were 2 and 12. He didn’t know if this was a coincidence.
The elevator has a large space. It looks like one of those large elevators that is able to transport patients in stretchers or beds in a hospital.
Chu Shici scanned the surroundings and concluded that from the elevator buttons, this building should have 18 floors in total.
He tilted his head suspiciously. Based on the number of buttons on the elevator, this building should have 18 floors.
When the elevator descended to the tenth floor, the fat steward motioned for them to take Officer Li away.
Chu Shici lay in Zhe-ge’s arms, secretly observing the surroundings.
The elevator door slowly closed, blocking Officer Li’s figure bit by bit.
Just as Officer Li was about to disappear from Chu Shici’s sight, his calm face suddenly showed a trace of anger.
The handcuffs that originally tied him had been pried open by him at some point. He broke free from the restraints of the two staff members and took off his blindfold.
The fat steward heard the movement behind him and subconsciously turned his head around to look.
Officer Li ignored the others and ran back into the elevator quickly, heading straight for the fat steward.
He grabbed the dagger from one of their waist and kept the knife against the fat steward’s neck. He shouted threateningly at the people around him: “Don’t move! If anyone takes a step forward again, I will kill him!”
Officer Li’s movements were too fast, his actions were too precise, and the distance between him and the fat steward was very short.
Before they had time to react, the person in charge was taken down.
Chu Shici raised his eyebrows in surprise.
The trick of catching the mastermind first then catching the king is figured out by Officer Li.
Officer Li took the time to turn and glance at Shen Xiuzhe who was standing at the side, as if he wanted him to help and escape with him.
But Shen Xiuzhe’s situation was much more difficult than his.
He was blind, his handcuffed hands were placed in front of him, others could see any small movements at a glance. The two men held his arms the entire time, preventing him from moving. Even his slender ankle has a thick chain around them.
Officer Li looked up and down, then looked away with a hint of regret.
The fat steward was choked and couldn’t breathe. He seemed to want to press the earphone, but when he reached up halfway, Officer Li punched him: “Put your hands down!”
After temporarily seizing control of the situation, he motioned for others to stay away and slowly retreated to the front of Shen Xiuzhe.
“Grab my clothes. Hurry up, I’ll take you out.”
Chu Shici felt the arms hugging him tighten slightly. He looked up and saw a faint look of astonishment on Shen Xiuzhe’s face.
At Officer Li’s urging, he gently hooked the hem of the clothes at hand.
Officer Li threatened the people around him with his eyes and tilted his head to comfort him: “Don’t be afraid, I will protect you.”
Looking at the police officer in front of him, Chu Shici suddenly felt very complicated.
Officer Li chose to take a risk at this time, probably because he heard the fat steward’s previous phone call.
If some people are dispatched to catch the rat that escaped on the third floor, fewer people will be dispatched here to catch him.
Plus he was arranged to be taken to some sort of monster room, which does not sound like a good place. Rather than sit back and wait for death, it is better to take the initiative.
Officer Li’s plan was very good and his skills were good. Chu Shici saw hope.
He poked Zhe-ge’s wrist and motioned for him to think of a way to unlock the handcuffs.
There was no reaction on Shen Xiuzhe’s face, but his arm suddenly shook and he pulled out a very thin wire from his sleeve. It is not known where he had it hidden nor when he hid it on his body. There was still rust on it.
Officer Li threatened the fat steward with a dagger and asked him to swipe his card to get the elevator to the first floor.
The fat steward didn’t look too panicked, but after struggling to no avail, he became much more honest.
The elevator door closes and they go down one floor at a time.
When passing by the seventh floor, Chu Shici heard excited shouts from outside through the elevator door.
[Fuck him! Fuck him!]
[What rights do you have to cry! A rapist like you deserves to be raped in return!]
[Why are you so gentle? Where is the whip and the knife? Take it out! To show mercy to the evildoers is to be cruel to the victims.]
The moment he heard the noise, Shen Xiuzhe, who had been standing still, took a step forward, allowing the little speaker to see Officer Li’s face.
Officer Li’s expression changed quickly.
Within a few seconds, anger, confusion, and confusion flashed across his face.
Finally, he looked at the fat steward in shock, “Is this the New Entertainment prison?! You are actually prison wa…”
Before he could finish his words, the elevator, which was running smoothly, suddenly stopped during its descent.
The moment the elevator door opened, a bullet flew in through the gap and hit Officer Li’s head.
The gun was equipped with a silencer, so Shen Xiuzhe was not aware of what had happened.
Hearing the sound of the door opening, he turned his head and asked warily: “Officer Li?”
The elevator was quiet, no one answered his words.
Blood fell from Officer Li’s cheek, his mouth was still open, as if time had frozen at that moment when he had wanted to say something.
As the dagger fell to the ground, there were several crisp sounds of metal collision, then Officer Li’s body fell down.
The hem of the clothes slipped out of Shen Xiuzhe’s hands, and he lowered his head subconsciously.
He couldn’t see it, but he already understood what was happening.
Shen Xiuzhe stopped prying at the handcuffs. He quickly hid the wire, turned away and leaned against the wall wearily.
Everything happened so suddenly. Looking at the bodies on the ground, Chu Shici couldn’t believe that the policeman died like this.
When the elevator door opened completely, a man walked in with a gun.
He kicked Officer Li’s body and mocked the fat steward in Mandarin with a slight accent: “You really impressed me when you were treated like this by an unarmed dog on your own territory.”
Chu Shici had seen this person before.
He had taken the lead in touching Shen Xiuzhe before, and even wanted to touch Zhe-ge’s face.
The fat steward rubbed his strangled neck, “Dogs can bite, they are not so easy to control.”
“Then how could the mouse escape? Don’t tell me that rats can bite people too?”
“You’ll know once you try it.”
Their relationship didn’t look very good. The fat steward lowered his head and looked at the gun in his hand and sneered, “There are no guns here, you got them from outside? That’s right. You people love to play with these illegal goods.”
The man’s face darkened. He wanted to say something more, but the fat steward nuzzled in Shen Xiuzhe’s direction.
Chu Shici didn’t understand what they were hinting at each other about, but the man really stopped talking.
Two men walked in and dragged Officer Li’s body away like garbage.
The fat steward sighed, “You shouldn’t be so impulsive. It’s such a pity for a good dog.”
Shen Xiuzhe’s expression remained indifferent, but veins appeared on his neck and his fists clenched.
Chu Shici watched this scene quietly.
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This event that took away a life did not have much impact on the fat steward.
He called for a few more people to follow him and continued taking the elevator to the first floor.
The corridor on the first floor is relatively spacious, with rooms on one side and a large gap between two doors.
A security door is used to lock each room, which is different from the metal door that imprisons them.
These doors should lead to the public halls.
When passing by a door, Chu Shici raised his head to peek at the signs on the door. There was a sign hanging on the door frame.
‘Live Room No. 1.’
Obviously the fat steward had no intention of taking them to visit the public hall on the first floor. Chu Shici stopped when he saw where the exit was.
He pushed open the door labeled ‘Psychological Consultation Room’ and pushed Shen Xiuzhe in.
He left behind a sentence: ‘Listen to the doctor and don’t think about running away.’. Then he proceeded to close the door and leave.
In addition to the two guards, there was also a woman in her twenties. She was wearing a white coat and had a work badge on her chest showing her surname was Sun.
Dr. Sun has shoulder-length curly hair, is not tall, and has a cute baby face.
She led Shen Xiuzhe to sit on the sofa and waved to the two guards, “Remove his handcuffs and ankle bracelet. How can he relax like this?”
The guard was originally looking at Dr. Sun. After Shen Xiuzhe came in, his attention was attracted to his slender and straight legs.
Chu Shici was still immersed in the sadness that Officer Li was offline, and was in a bad mood.
He was so angry that he gritted his teeth when he found someone’s view of sight was dishonest.
The system poked its head out and said, [If you tremble a few more times, others will suspect that this speaker is in vibration mode.]
Chu Shici was too angry and couldn’t control his body’s instinctive reaction. He ran into the system space, hugged the small ball of light and complained to it aggrievedly.
The two guards didn’t have much interest in the man. They just admired him a few times then stopped staring at Shen Xiuzhe.
One of them turned to look at Dr. Sun, “Brother Liu said that he is a dangerous person and he must wear these things at all times.”
Dr. Sun’s delicate brows furrowed, “If he can’t relax, this treatment won’t be possible.”
“Then don’t treat him. Anyway, Brother Liu’s intention is to stop him from thinking about committing suicide all the time.”
Dr. Sun argued with the guard for a while, then called the fat steward, who allowed Shen Xiuzhe to take off the handcuffs and ankle bracelets.
She asked the two guards to go out, but they refused to leave.
The man standing next to her asked her from time to time if she was free after getting off work and if she would like to add her contact information and grab some food together when she had time.
By the time Dr. Sun had finished dealing with him, more than ten minutes had passed.
Under the supervision of two guards, Dr. Sun handed Shen Xiuzhe a glass of hot water, sat across from him and began to ask questions.
How are you feeling? Have you felt any discomfort recently? After the operation, will your mood fluctuate greatly, did you have difficulty falling asleep? Do you feel that your brain is sluggish or that you’ve forgotten somethings?
These are all routine questions, nothing wrong with them.
No matter what she asked, Shen Xiuzhe said no.
Dr. Sun put down her pen and asked a guard to get a chocolate from the drawer. She then turned to another person and said, “There is a blanket under the cabinet. Go and get it for me.”
When they walked away, Dr. Sun leaned forward, trying to hold Shen Xiuzhe’s hand.
As if sensing something unusual, Shen Xiuzhe subconsciously moved back. But Dr. Sun is very insistent. She held his hand forcefully and stroked the back of his hand with her fingertips.
The system that gathered around to watch the excitement said, [Why are her hands so dishonest? She wants to dismantle my CP!]
Chu Shici was also a little unhappy at first.
After realizing that Zhe-ge didn’t pull out his hand, he calmed down again.
Chu Shici squinted his eyes and observed for a while, “No, her fingers weren’t just scratching randomly, she seemed to be passing something on.”
[…I, I didn’t see anything.]
Chu Shici couldn’t understand either.
After the two guards came back with the items, Dr. Sun touched his hand for a few more seconds before letting go.
The man who wanted to ask her out looked at her actions with a look of disdain on his face, “It’s not even been an hour and you’re already holding hands. And I used to think that you were such a pure girl.”
Dr. Sun was not angry either.
She took the chocolate and moved it back and forth in her hands, as if looking for an opening to converse. The gold foil paper wrapped around the chocolate kept making crinkling sounds as she moved.
Chu Shici didn’t hear anything unusual. The two guards didn’t respond as well. Only Shen Xiuzhe’s ears moved slightly.
After covering the patient with a blanket and eating the chocolate, Dr. Sun continued to ask questions.
This time Shen Xiuzhe was more cooperative than before and seemed to relax.
When asked again if he felt that he has gaps in his memory, he pondered for a moment, nodded and said coldly: “No.”
Chu Shici saw Doctor Sun frowning, as if she had heard some bad news.
After the consultation, Dr. Sun told the fat steward, “It’s just that the environment is too depressing and it makes him feel nervous. No need to take medication, just change to a more comfortable and spacious room and raise some flowers and plants, and his condition will naturally improve.”
She paused and added: “By the way, he is very sensitive to people’s gaze. He will become restless when someone looks at him. Try not to expose him to other people’s eyes for some time.”
Dr. Sun said a few words, then turned and left.
The fat steward hesitated for a long time, but still did not change Shen Xiuzhe’s room.
Instead, he put a few pots of pothos* and a fish tank in the room, with a few goldfish swimming slowly around in it.
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Looking at the fish tank and then at the white cloth on Shen Xiuzhe’s face, the fat steward smacked his head and said, “I almost forgot, you are blind, what’s the use of raising fishes?”
Chu Shici could tell that this man did it on purpose. He was taking the opportunity to humiliate Zhe-ge.
After a few sarcastic words, the fat steward took the fish tank away and replaced it with a little speaker.
“This speaker has a USB flash drive plugged into it. There are thousands of songs and some audio books in it. What are you doing still holding that broken speaker? Give it to me and I’ll throw it away on the way.”
Shen Xiuzhe originally planned to put down the little speaker, but he hugged him tighter after hearing this.
Dr. Sun said that people who have suffered psychological trauma will be somewhat paranoid. He regarded the broken speaker as a psychological support, just like some people, even as adults, like to hold stuffed toys.
It is best for them not to grab the patient’s items forcefully, lest the patient suffer an emotional breakdown.
Seeing Shen Xiuzhe’s attitude, the fat steward didn’t insist anymore.
When the metal door closed again, Chu Shici glared viciously at the speaker not far away.
Pink color, fancy lace stickers, and princess patterns printed on it.
It was the princess speaker that Zhe-ge fell in love with at first sight and never forgot. The skin that Zhe-ge gave him was hand-painted the same color as it.
Chu Shici will break it into pieces in a moment.
He felt uncomfortable whenever he thought of Officer Li and can only think of random things to distract his line of thought.
Chu Shici raised his head and asked, “Zhe-ge, did the female doctor say something to you.”
Shen Xiuzhe paused while stroking the little speaker, and said thoughtfully: “She asked me if the evidence had been found, why had it not been passed on to the outside, and if something had gone wrong.”
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