Psychological Suggestion?

The hospital nurses seem to know everything about every "family member." Pretending to be a family member to get away with it has a 98% chance of being exposed and facing danger; this is not an option.

[All patients within sight in the lobby showed signs of frostbite. Frostbite is a common phenomenon and has special significance; the focus should be on this aspect.]

In the instant his eyes met those of the stern-faced nurse, a series of deductions flashed through Zhang Yu's mind.

His own thoughts and the sacrificial abilities granted by the system were mixed together, forming a "thought record" in his mind like a file, which could be checked and filled at any time, or even used to search back to the past.

A series of faint, almost imperceptible streams of data flashed in Zhang Yu's eyes as he quickly scanned the nurse from head to toe.

The nurse was dressed in a very common nurse's uniform; the pinkish-white color, though a very fresh and delicate one, seemed somewhat out of place in the surrounding frozen environment.

This nurse was noticeably older than the others and had a stronger presence. While the other nurses spoke relatively gently, she maintained a cold expression to demonstrate her superior status.

This demeanor... seems to resemble that of the old gatekeeper, representing a certain sense of arrogance and fearlessness.

[In other words, like the old gatekeeper, she possesses certain special privileges that grant her a different behavioral pattern from others. Without knowing her background, it's best not to provoke her for now.]

[Judging from the lip movements of the second nurse on the left, these tourists are considered people who need to be treated well by them.]

These analyses only occupied Zhang Yu's mind for a fleeting moment. The next instant, a look of panic crossed his face. He grabbed the nurse's arm and said anxiously, "My brother and I are here on vacation. Who knew that as soon as we got off the bus this morning, he would be like this... Please take a look!"

As she spoke, she pushed Yu Xing closer in her arms and rubbed the frostbite marks on Yu Xing's face. "Please take a look at this. No one else has these symptoms, and neither do I. Although Nanshui Town is cold, it shouldn't be this cold right after we arrived!"

"Could it be that my brother had some kind of illness before?!" Zhang Yu seemed so anxious that his lips were about to blister.

Upon hearing him admit that he was part of a tour group, the nurse's expression seemed to immediately become kinder, while simultaneously trying to conceal a hint of the concern a nurse should show, thus masking her previous scrutiny.

"That's truly unfortunate." Although a hint of doubt lingered in her eyes, she clearly wasn't planning on taking any drastic measures. She reached out and lifted Yu Xing's hair to examine it, frowning upon seeing the severe frostbite. "This is the first time an outsider has suffered frostbite so early."

"Right? I asked around for ages and found out there's only one hospital in town, so I rushed over with my brother. What do we do now? Should we register first or what...?" Zhang Yu was running around like a headless fly.

"Give him to me." The nurse said, taking Yu Xing from Zhang Yu's hands with a seemingly gentle but actually firm hand. A stiff smile appeared on her serious face, as if she were a zombie straining its muscles.

"I will take him for treatment. His condition is special, and I think he needs to be hospitalized for observation. He needs to rest during this period, and even if you are his family member, you can't stay with him all the time."

"Didn't you join a tour group?" She gave Zhang Yu a meaningful look. "Don't worry, just enjoy the tour. Your brother should be recovered by the time your trip is over."

Zhang Yu was worried. "My brother is like this, how can I go out and have fun in peace?"

The nurse shook her head and said softly, "Don't worry so much, go ahead."

Zhang Yu felt as if he had been hit on the head with a hammer. In that instant, he was completely stunned, and his ears were ringing.

His mind was blank, and he saw a thick, blood-red color welling up in the nurse's pitch-black eyes.

As it gazed at Zhang Yu, the red seemed to slowly rotate, the color at the very center growing ever deeper until it formed a bottomless abyss.

In a daze, Zhang Yu seemed to see thin lines of blood streaming from the nurse's eyes, her lips excessively red, and her whole being like a vengeful ghost draped in human skin. Her nurse's uniform was tattered and torn, with tears everywhere.

She stared at him menacingly, repeating, "Go, go have fun, enjoy this trip."

The hospital was covered in bright red, and all the patients and their families around the nurses had become blood-soaked figures, standing upright in place.

"Don't worry about it, don't think about it, just wait until the trip is over..." Gradually, the female nurse's voice was replaced by another man's voice, a voice that carried a suggestive and comforting quality, erasing all of Zhang Yu's intentions of rejection.

"I'll count to three. After three, you'll be able to safely hand your brother over to the hospital and forget what you're seeing right now."

The voice was deep and resonant, like the sweet taste of water drowning in a swamp, both devouring life and giving away a sweet poison.

"Three... two... one."

The tinkling of the bell served as a wake-up call to my dazed mind.

Zhang Yu shuddered and suddenly came to his senses.

Before me lay a desolate, empty street in front of the hospital, a stark contrast to the nearby food street.

He rubbed his temples and realized that he had walked out of the hospital unconsciously, like a lost soul.

The old gatekeeper had just started watching him again, but he didn't say anything wrong with him. After he stepped out of the hospital grounds, the old gatekeeper stopped paying attention to him.

Zhang Yu shook his head, as if trying to clear the slurry from his brain. He wondered to himself, what was that sound that had just echoed in his head...?

Huh, what just happened?

Why am I standing here? Why am I standing here alone? -- Who did I stand with? Ah, it's the captain.

Why did I leave the team leader at the hospital and come out on my own?

Zhang Yu instinctively sensed something was wrong. After all, he was a diviner, not an ordinary person, and mental suggestions had a very obvious effect on him.

He focused his attention on his memory, trying hard to recall.

Ah, I just heard a man's voice. Was he hypnotizing someone? Was he a Doctor at the hospital?

He was so captivated by the voice that he no longer had any intention of taking Yu Xing out of the hospital.

[Fortunately, the captain isn't my brother. This hypnosis was flawed from the start, with many loopholes, and the suggestions weren't deeply ingrained. As long as I find the key error, I can recall what just happened.]

Reason and logic regained their hold on his intelligence. Zhang Yu recalled a hand gesture that Yu Xing had secretly given him as he turned to leave.

The gesture probably meant – I'll take a closer look; you can get lost now.