Bright red blood spread across the black-and-white newspaper, soaking through word after word and staining report after report red.
When he spoke of what his boss was about to do, the Toilet Doctor's voice and demeanor changed. A hint of cruelty crept onto his rather comical face, and his gaze turned dangerous.
Although he often bad-mouthed the haunted house's owner behind his back, the man's image was engraved upon the altar deep within his heart.
"Then we definitely need to be careful." Gao Ming looked grave. When he heard the Toilet Doctor mention Blood City, his eyes involuntarily narrowed. The name felt vaguely familiar.
"As a newcomer, you probably have no idea how much power the boss really holds. I may have started following him a very long time ago." Arrogance filled the Toilet Doctor's eyes. "And it's precisely because he trusts me that he entrusted me with such an important task."
Gao Ming did not tell the Toilet Doctor the truth: rescuing him was merely part of an interview. His boss had casually dumped him here back then and might have long since forgotten him. "Did you find out anything else?"
"The founder of Demon City Asylum once worked at Eternal Life Pharmaceuticals. Coincidentally, he chose to resign the very year the forbidden outbreak occurred. The boss suspected he'd taken something out of Eternal Life Pharmaceuticals, and the facts proved the boss right." The Toilet Doctor's smile faded. "Years later, when people were gradually starting to forget the Forbidden Game, Demon City Asylum opened in Xinhu Smart City District. Its owner seems to have hidden something inside the asylum, using the Haunted House as a front to screen for people who meet certain criteria."
"Screening people through the Haunted House?"
"Yes. He needs to find madmen who can face