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Chapter 178

The Vanished Psychiatric Hospital

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The Vanished Psychiatric Hospital

When Xu Huo had left home years ago, he and his family hadn't parted on the best of terms. His grandfather hadn't opened the door to the Study Room and had told him through it to go visit his older brother's grave.

"I understand." Xu Huo answered through the door, then asked, "How have you been feeling lately?"

"I'm not dead yet." The voice behind the door sounded impatient. "Quit fussing like an old woman. Are you even a man? Hurry up and go!"

Xu Huo turned and went downstairs, then asked his father bluntly, "Is Grandpa sick?"

Father Xu looked a little surprised, but then said, "He's been sick for almost half a year. His legs are too weak for him to walk. He told me not to tell you."

Xu Huo paused slightly. "What did the Doctor say?"

"Nothing much. He's just getting old."

Just then, a familiar man in a suit walked in.

"Team Leader Wu."

Team Leader Wu smiled. "I didn't expect we'd see each other again in Capital City. I've come to deliver something to you again."

"Your injury in Hai City has everyone in the higher-ups concerned."

"I found a Potion in the game that healed it." In fact, the Alien Toxin in his back had already been broken down.

"How's my friend doing?"

"You mean Wang Chaoqing?" Team Leader Wu laughed. "That guy's a real rat. After we gave him the suppressant, he refused to leave and insisted the country give him an Antidote. But the Antidote is still being researched and hasn't been perfected. We can't just give it to people."

"Let's talk somewhere else," Xu Huo suggested.

They moved to a small Study Room on the second floor. Team Leader Wu got straight to the point. "The

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