The next day, flowers bloomed red, willows shone green, the grass grew tall, and orioles flitted about. It was a perfect day for an outing.
Yue Wen and the other two rode the Little E-Scooter to the Psychiatric Hospital again.
As they passed the security booth, Qi Dian knocked on the window and asked, "Sir, do you have any gas masks?"
"Yes!" The elderly security guard excitedly pulled out a string of gas masks. "One thousand each, five thousand for three. I recommend you each take two, just in case."
"They don't need any. My health isn't very good, so just give me one, but I don't have that much money," Qi Dian said. "If you'll take a hundred, I'll buy it. If not, forget it."
"What kind of bargaining is that?" the elderly guard demanded indignantly. "You're cutting the price by ninety percent right off the bat?"
"Then let's go," Yue Wen chimed in from the side. "Pulling a stocking over your head might work just as well as his mask."
"Stop! Pay up." The elderly guard tossed a mask into Qi Dian's arms, then irritably produced his payment QR code. "I'm only doing this because I'm softhearted and worried about your safety. Otherwise, I'd never sell it to you at a loss."
After scanning the code and paying him a hundred yuan, Qi Dian put on the mask as he walked, then went upstairs into the Laboratory. As soon as they opened the door, they saw smoke filling the room. Amid a layer of white mist, Old Bai was already ready.
"You're here?" He looked excitedly at Yue Wen and the others. "Let's go!"
"Don't rush. We should at least stay here a few minutes. Leaving as soon as we arrive would look far too fake." Yue Wen