After hiding the "Holy Medicine," Bo Yi simply lay down on his bed to rest.
It wasn't that he didn't want to use this time to go out and search for clues, but rather-
He felt that his symptoms were getting worse:
After dinner last night, he hadn't woken from hunger until midnight. After breakfast this morning, he hadn't felt even a hint of hunger until the two hours of free time were over. But now, he had only just finished lunch. In the time it took him to walk from the cafeteria to his ward, the feeling of fullness in his stomach had already vanished without a trace.
Hunger, appetite... once again surged in his chest. But dinner was still a full six hours away... Bo Yi could only stay as still as possible to reduce his energy expenditure, and-
He also placed Mitian in front of him, talking quietly with him to distract himself.
And, while he was at it, gazing at a "pigeon" to stave off "hunger."
Soon, it was 12:30, time for the scheduled Room Inspection again.
Miss Nina appeared right on time. This time, however, she didn't bring the machine from that morning. Instead, she pushed a small cart laden with white medicine bottles.
The white bottles all looked identical. Their surfaces were bare, without even labels bearing the names of the medicines. There was no way to tell what medication they contained.
"Time for the Room Inspection."
She clapped her hands, signaling for the patients still in the corridor to return to their rooms.
Bo Yi had been lying on his bed. When he heard Miss Nina in the corridor, he sat up. But before he had settled into a sitting position, a sudden commotion broke out outside.
"Where did you two go?!" Miss