Since We're Here~

The fan whirred, and the equipment that everyone had previously ignored was now spraying red liquid in all directions, while some blood was pooling in the center and dripping down from the fan's core.

Yu Xing touched his face; some of the splatter had splashed onto his left cheek, leaving a warm, smeared residue on his thumb.

Looking down, Yu Xing saw a few bloodstains on her clothes, but fortunately the area was small and there was no unpleasant smell, Yu Xing decided to leave it as it was.

Sitting next to him Qu Xuanqing took a napkin from her nurse's uniform pocket and handed it to him. "Want to wipe your face?"

Yu Xing glanced at her in surprise, not expecting that Qu Xuanqing would one day learn such thoughtfulness. He took the napkin and smiled, "You're the one who needs to wipe yourself more."

Qu Xuanqing herself was drenched in even more blood, especially on her face. The blood even flowed down her smooth skin, making her look particularly eerie, more like a character from Silent Hill.

To Zhao Mou's surprise, Yu Xing smeared the napkin she had just received onto Qu Xuanqing's face, wiping her face from the top down, avoiding her eyes.

Qu Xuanqing didn't say anything, closing her eyes and letting Yu Xing "defy" her wishes.

This is incredible! Zhao Mou was shocked. This doesn't seem like a friend at all. Could Yu Xing really be hiding something from him? Like, is he really Qu Xuanqing's... boyfriend?

Zhao Yijiu narrowed his eyes at Yu Xing's nonchalant actions beside him. He moved closer to Zhao Mou without saying a word.

Not everyone noticed what was happening here. Everyone was also very interested in the whereabouts of the Dark Thief's corpse. The Dean would take the person identified to the [Dean's Office], which is on the fourth floor, but it cannot be accessed in the Harmless Morning mode.

No matter how upright the hospital director was, he was still dead. He became a Fear Hospital. Even if he killed the Dark Thief, he would still take the Dark Thief's body away and lock it up, waiting for the "police officer" who would arrive at any time to take over the perpetrator.

Of course, the dean cannot tell everyone whether the identification is correct. No matter who is identified, the dean will give an affirmative answer. For example, if Yu Xing is identified, the dean will say that Yu Xing developed other psychological problems due to claustrophobia, which eventually led to a situation where he wanted to kill.

The researchers sitting here probably all want to go into the dean's office. Legend has it that the dean's office contains clues to revealing the entire history of the Fear Hospital. As long as you get the clues, you can know the truth, not only will you no longer be killed by anyone, but you will also receive the most generous reward given by the system.

This is just a legend; no one has ever actually done it. If it were proven, then the little world of the Fear Hospital would cease to exist.

Because whether it's the world used for live streaming or anything else, it's essentially a world of Absurd Deduction. The main task is to find the truth and expose the evil. If the truth comes to light, all the pretense and falsehood will become meaningless.

Just as Yu Xing destroyed the rose and Alice, so Alice's Park would never have another chance to open.

The person pointing the finger at the dean's office was the former president of the Research Institute. He was once a giant on par with Medusa and others, and his analysis was described as an "absurd database." Unfortunately, he died in an extremely difficult comprehensive simulation.

Ren Yi was that person's apprentice. After that person died, no one remembered his name anymore, as if it had been erased by the system. The current president of the Research Institute was the vice president when that person was still alive. He is also quite powerful and has kept the Research Institute in the third position of the guild.

You should know that when that person was still around, the Research Institute was incredibly powerful, and even the Midnight Guild had to give way to them.

Ren Yi later investigated the secrets of the dean's office, but made little progress. However, he publicly stated that he believed all of his predecessors' speculations and would personally investigate when the opportunity arose.

After Ren Yi's name was announced this time, people immediately thought of his past promises, and the hidden clues in the dean's office were brought up again, surprising many newly promoted Differentiation Tier deducers.

Yu Xing was naturally aware of this matter, but he wasn't particularly interested, at least not yet. The dean's office only opened to the deducers during Dusk Mode, so why was he concerned about it so early?

He wiped Qu Xuanqing's face clean, and could already imagine what the comments section would be like.

"Thank you." Qu Xuanqing's gaze softened. When she was in her early teens, whenever she got hurt or got dirty, it was Yu Xing who patiently bandaged and cleaned her up. Back then, when she wanted to call Yu Xing" Dad, "Yu Xing absolutely refused and insisted that she call him "Brother." Qu Xuanqing was puzzled by this for a long time until she later learned about Yu Xing's ageless nature.

She only called him "brother" for a few years before her family took her away. When she returned, she simply couldn't bring herself to call him "brother."

She would occasionally think about the time Yu Xing and Zhu Yan lived together, and feel a little envious.

Now, watching Yu Xing wipe her face so naturally, Qu Xuanqing a slight stirring in her heart. She felt as if nothing had changed, as if she had never been abandoned.

"Is there any more paper?" Zhao Yijiu's voice suddenly rang out. Qu Xuanqing shifted her gaze from Yu Xing's face and saw Zhao Yijiu, slightly displeased, stop Zhao Mou's hand from poking behind his back, his dark red eyes politely looking directly at her. "My brother needs it, but he doesn't dare ask."

Zhao Mou hissed from behind.

He did indeed poke A Jiu repeatedly, trying to get A Jiu to borrow some tissues, but his intention was for A Jiu to talk to Yu Xing, thus testing Qu Xuanqing's attitude towards Yu Xing and Yu Xing's attitude towards them in front of Qu Xuanqing. Who knew A Jiu be so bold and directly talk to Qu Xuanqing?

[Wow, this guy is awesome. This is the first time I've seen someone dare to borrow something from Qu Xuanqing this year. Based on my experience from the past few years, Qu Xuanqing would probably just give him a cold look and ignore him.]

[This time will definitely be different. The Zhao family has competed with the Witch Qu for favor before. Can she tolerate this?]

[If she couldn't stand it, she would have lost her temper long ago. If she had held back, it would have meant she agreed to it. What did I tell her?! See?!]

Since Zhao Yijiu was speaking to Qu Xuanqing, Yu Xing consciously leaned back to make it easier for the two sides to communicate.

After Zhao Yijiu betrayed Zhao Mou without hesitation, Qu Xuanqing glanced at the two men, then lowered her eyes and took out two more pieces of paper from her pocket, decisively handing them to Zhao Yijiu: "Not just Zhao Mou, wipe yourself too."

Although the sound quality is very cold, but... holy crap?

Zhao Yijiu was stunned for a moment, let alone the others. Ren Yi turned his head, his gaze wandering over the two people from the Zhao family Qu Xuanqing before finally settling on Yu Xing, who seemed indifferent.

Zhao Mou's eyes twitched even more, a sense of foreboding growing stronger; that bastard Yu Xing had definitely lied to him.

"Thank you." Zhao Yijiu quickly came to his senses. He took the tissue from Yu Xing, turned around and slapped it on Zhao Mou, his tone harsh, "Next time you want to test something, do it yourself. I'm not your tool."

"Ouch, you're still angry." Zhao Mou soothed Zhao Yijiu's hair, wiping away the bloodstains as he did so, and chuckled. "This is a symptom of delusions, A Jiu, control yourself."

Zhao Yijiu shook his head irritably, as if trying to expel the anger that had inexplicably gathered within him. After a few seconds, his strong self-control helped him achieve this goal, and he gradually calmed down.

"Is this what they call delusional disorder..." Yu Xing touched his chin. Delusional disorder can be considered a precursor to mental illness, also known as paranoia. Common manifestations include irritability, restlessness, and possibly symptoms such as poor concentration and memory loss.

The patient often cannot control their behavior, is hostile to others, and is indifferent and dangerous.

"I'm sorry," Zhao Yijiu apologized sincerely.

"We can't control ourselves when we have an attack, so why are you apologizing?" Yu Xing patted his shoulder. "You'll get used to it."

To be honest, this condition is not a very friendly one for Zhao Yijiu. Yu Xing heard that when Zhao Yijiu was controlling the evil spirit in his body, the most important thing was concentration, but now Brother Jiu's concentration has been weakened.

It seems we need to pay close attention to the situation of the vengeful spirit inside Zhao Yijiu, and prevent it from taking the opportunity to break free of its restraints.

Just then, a door slammed open over the loudspeaker, as if someone had opened it, only to close it again less than two seconds later.

The signal was jammed even more severely than before, and it took a long time before the dean's intermittent voice finally came through. "I've... locked... the murderer of Zizi in... my office, but from what you're saying, isn't there another perpetrator here? Continue... find this guy, and I'll make him receive the punishment he deserves!"

"But patients also need to take care of their health. Doctor have an obligation to protect their patients. Zizi, you should go get treatment."

Please leave the lobby within three minutes.

The system appeared shortly afterward, and everyone composed themselves, knowing that the next grand feast had begun.

They all stood up and, urged on by the countdown on the big screen, walked in different directions. Some went to the stairs, some to the elevator, and some left the lobby for another place on the first floor, perhaps to go up another staircase.

"Let's go." Yu Xing also got up. He needed to clean up now, and first he needed a broom and a dustpan.

After the previous round, some people were less suspicious, while others were more suspicious. However, because the participants in the live simulation had disagreements and their task positions were quite different, they did not choose to coordinate their companions.

The crowd dispersed, and Qu Xuanqing said, "I'm going to the second-floor ward to chat with a patient suffering from paranoia. Are you going that way?"

Yu Xing's cleaning tools were in the storage room on the first floor. He shook his head. "It's not on my way. Go by yourself. Don't worry about me."

Qu Xuanqing nodded slightly, straightened her slightly wrinkled nurse's uniform, and left via the stairs.

Yu Xing winked at Zhao Mou and Brother Jiu, then asked in a low voice, "What's your mission?"

Zhao Mou gave him a meaningful look and replied, "I need to go to the archives office on the fourth floor to organize patient records."

Zhao Yijiu raised her eyes and said, "I need to follow someone and learn to overcome the aversion I feel from my delusions."

Yu Xing's eyes lit up. "Then you can come with me, Brother Jiu, I need you!"

Zhao Yijiu: "...?"

Without giving Zhao Yijiu a chance to refuse, Yu Xing happily led the person away, leaving Zhao Mou alone in deep thought.

He stared at Yu Xing and his brother's departing figures, thinking to himself, "It seems that if the audience's perspective isn't on me or Xing during the 'Screaming Night' mode, I'll have to have a private talk with him."

The layout on the first floor is not complicated, and there are signs to guide you to each functional room, making it easy to find your way around.

In night mode, these signposts will either be too damaged to see clearly, or they will be tampered with by ghosts and point in the wrong direction. It can be said that the Harmless Morning mode is both a harmless trial run and a very important opportunity to learn the way.

In the Dawn Mode, players can not only familiarize themselves with the hospital's layout, but also use this round to build relationships with other players. This will reduce the danger of them cooperating when fighting against extra supernatural forces in the Night Mode.

Yu Xing easily found the storage room by following the signs. Zhao Yijiu followed behind him the whole time, asking him several times where he was going, but he changed the subject each time.

"... If you keep doing this," Zhao Yijiu Yu Xing stopped, but standing in a storage room that had absolutely nothing to do with treating claustrophobia, he said coldly, "I'll start to suspect you're the perpetrator."

Yu Xing turned her head away quietly.

The unchanging morning light illuminated the sky outside the window, but Yu Xing was shrouded in shadow in the corner where he stood. In the instant he turned around, there was a hint of danger in his effeminate face.

"Yes," Zhao Yijiu heard Yu Xing say, "It's much easier to kill someone you know than someone else."

Yu Xing opened the door a crack and said with a smile, "Either we go in and you let me kill him, or you run back now to Zhao Mou and expose me?"

"You're being silly again." Zhao Yijiu glanced at him, pushed Yu Xing aside, opened the door wide, and walked in without hesitation. "I'm just unhappy with your scheming behavior of bringing me here, not that I really suspect you. If you were the perpetrator, you should have found me alone, instead of asking me to go with you in front of my brother... What are you trying to do?"

Clearly, Zhao Yijiu was momentarily bewildered when she saw the brooms, rags, and other items in the storage room.

"I'm going to tell you now, here, get me a mop, let's go!" Yu Xing went in himself, holding a broom and a dustpan in each hand, then asked Zhao Yijiu to take the last thing he needed, and left the storage room with ease.

He then led Zhao Yijiu to the staircase, the one furthest from the lobby. It was perfectly normal until Yu Xing stepped on it, revealing trash and grease.

Zhao Yijiu realized something and asked incredulously, "... So, you just tricked me into coming here to help you clean?"

"You didn't expect that, did you?" Yu Xing said firmly.

Zhao Yijiu: "I'll find someone else to follow now."

"No, wait, we're already here!" Yu Xing grabbed Zhao Yijiu and bowed in a fawning manner. "It's so safe with me, and working is the most honorable thing, right? Come on, sweep the floor!"

Zhao Yijiu had a headache.