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Chapter 1021

The Note Game

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The picture book was an ordinary children's book, with perfectly normal content that was wholesome and entertaining.

"Who'd have thought the old lady had such a childlike side?" the player with the lip piercing said.

"Maybe she wanted children but couldn't have any," Chi Minghong said. "But that's not really strange, is it?"

"Maybe being too normal is what makes it strange," Ding Xiang said from beside her. "Just look at how many normal people there are in Zone 002."

The others couldn't help looking toward the player from this zone. After a moment of silence, she said, "Almost everyone in Snow City has received psychological treatment, children included. This woman, Jin Li, lived to nearly eighty without ever seeing a psychologist. She even refused the free consultations arranged by the government."

"She didn't receive psychological treatment when she was treated for her congenital disability?" Xu Huo asked.

The local player nodded. "The hospital records say she was in excellent psychological health. The Treatment Room's observation team concluded that she was already in the ideal state: resilient, optimistic, and in no need of additional psychological intervention."

"So that's the strange part." Zhou Yuanzhu seemed amused. "Being too mentally healthy is abnormal."

"Compared with her grandfather and father, she really was unusual," the local player said. "Also, writing notes was a treatment method proposed by a famous psychologist at the time. It was popular for a while as a way to vent and confide in others, but after some time, people stopped using it. There shouldn't be anything else."

"Are there any of the old lady's belongings left in the Villa? They might contain some clues," the player with the birthmark asked. "We can't find the fourth note anyway, so we might as well keep looking."

"I don't think so," Chi

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