After the two finished a pot of tea, Lin Qiye calculated the time and figured it was about time to return to the hospital. He rose to bid Master Chen farewell.
"Old me will be making a trip to Huaihai City soon. If anything comes up over at the prison, just go straight to Xie Yu. He's the acting warden here, and when I'm away, he handles all the prison's affairs," Master Chen called out to Lin Qiye and instructed him.
"Thank you, Master." Lin Qiye thanked Master Chen once more, then hurried out of the carriage and ran toward the hospital.
By the time he reached the hospital entrance, the orderly had already been waiting there for quite some time. What surprised Lin Qiye was that Dr. Li was there as well.
"Seen Master Chen?" Dr. Li asked with a smile.
Lin Qiye froze. "I have... How did you know?"
"Of course I knew. Master Chen came to the hospital to find you first, but you weren't here, so I had him go wait for you at the exercise yard." Dr. Li shut the transparent door and spoke as he walked.
Lin Qiye nodded.
"Also, I came this time to tell you something." He handed the documents in his hand to Lin Qiye. "Your observation across all three stages has ended. From now on, you may choose to use the activity areas within the hospital. You no longer need to share the exercise yard with the prisoners."
"Stage observation?" Lin Qiye took the documents, a puzzled look appearing between his brows.
"The first stage, '72-Hour Pathological Observation,' was primarily a comprehensive examination of your mental and physical condition during the seventy-two hours after awakening;
the second stage, 'Pseudo-Free Solitary Observation,' involved secretly observing whether you displayed unconscious strange behavior