Chapter 11: Blue Mountain Psychiatric Hospital (Part 11)

Chapter 11: Blue Mountain Psychiatric Hospital (Part Eleven)

Gu Shanzhan couldn't help but smile, quickly getting absorbed in the documents that Qi Chanyang pulled out.

The two huddled together, flipping through the papers in their hands.

A few sheets were crumpled and wrinkled, making Gu Shanzhan unconsciously glance at Jie Fangcheng beside her.

The man was leaning on a stick that had already lost its original shape, his chin resting on the back of his hand, resembling an old man with impaired mobility dozing off while leaning on his walking stick.

He even let out a yawn out of sheer boredom.

Just one look at Qi Chanyang revealed that he was the type of person who was very cautious and meticulous; had he acquired such materials, he would certainly have stored them away carefully.

The paper in hand now, crumpled as if just retrieved from a wastebasket, clearly wasn't Qi Chanyang's style.

Plus, considering Mr. Jie has been wandering outside alone for so long and still managed to return in one piece, it was quite evident who found the materials in his possession.

Sure enough, in the next moment, Qi Chanyang caught a glimpse of the person beside him with a careless posture, looking as if he would doze off any second, which increasingly infuriated him.

"Jie Fangcheng!"

At his roar, the dozing old man propped on the cane jerked awake, looking at him bewildered, "Huh?"

Qi Chanyang was visibly frustrated, "The clues you found yourself, aren't you going to take a look??"

Jie Fangcheng replied, "I looked, couldn't understand it."

Had this statement been said with a hint of hesitation or shame, Qi Chanyang might have let it slide. However, Jie's decisive and brazen surrender infuriated the ever diligent and careful Qi Chanyang.

Gu Shanzhan hurriedly intervened to mediate.

"It mustn't have been easy for Mr. Jie to obtain these clues, let him rest a bit."

Jie Fangcheng immediately resumed a fatigued demeanor, leaning back onto his cane.

Qi Chanyang turned away, resolved to ignore him.

Gu Shanzhan was flipping through the materials, already forming some discoveries and speculations.

Pointing at “Brachiopod-Rodent Teeth Successful (11/41)” she said, "This seems to be an animal organ transplant experiment. 11 out of 41, I think it implies 11 successful transplants out of 41 rodent teeth attempts."

"Just like Han Qi."

Gu Shanzhan nodded, "Yes. But the transplantation of eyes and teeth is clearly not their ultimate goal.

The last few pages of the experiment focused on head surgeries.

Including some common freshwater fish species, and some mammals including whales; the experiments were evidently challenging, with a series of failures documented till the end.

"What's the point of conducting such experiments on animals? To swap heads for themselves?" Qi Chanyang couldn't figure it out.

"Possibly," Gu Shanzhan contemplated the teeth on Han Qi's body and couldn't help but shudder, "we can only say that fortunately, they haven't succeeded yet."

Just then, a voice chimed in from the side, "They did succeed."

"What?"

"The experiment was successful," Jie Fangcheng clarified, "I found these documents in a room near the stairs on the third floor. There was a particularly large octopus, half of its head had been cut off, connected to half a head of some bizarre fish."

Qi Chanyang widened his eyes, "How did you see that?"

As for these kinds of experimental subjects, if nothing else, their strength is surely not to be underestimated.

How could he inspect it so closely? More importantly, how could he survive while inspecting it so meticulously??

Jie Fangcheng found this inexplicable and, using his finger, gestured poking his own eyes in mid-air, indicating to him, "This is how I saw it."

"..." Qi Chanyang turned his head away, "Let's continue."

The two continued their search for clues.

The experimental data also included dates, with the last experiment having taken place in January.

Gu Shanzhan was still pondering, "Since the experiment has already been successful, why isn't there any data on subsequent experiments?"

Qi Chanyang recalled the individual cages he saw in one of the rooms on the third floor during his visit.

"It's possible that after the experiment succeeded, they ceased conducting experiments on octopuses and shifted their focus to other animals. Hence, the subsequent experimental data might be stored in a different room."

Another voice chimed in from the side, "No, there were no such data found in the other rooms."

"?? How do you know that?"

Jie Fangcheng once again gestured poking his eyes in the air.

Qi Chanyang was at a loss for anger towards him, "Since you are listening in anyway, why not come over and analyze it with us!"

Jie Fangcheng shook his head fervently, like a rattle drum, "No, no, no, I can't engage in such intellectual work."

"Aren't you a financial department manager?? You can't do intellectual work?"

Jie Fangcheng suspiciously paused for a moment, "The environment at our place is rather unique; those handling the finances don't need to exercise their brains much."

Mainly reliant on some physical force...

Qi Chanyang spoke earnestly, "In this game, analyzing the dungeon is a crucial aspect. You should learn how to properly clear dungeons. In this scenario, how would you clear it without analytical skills?"

Jie Fangcheng candidly replied, "By killing the NPCs."

"?? How are you planning to kill them?? Don't assume just because NPC number nine has a good relationship with you and won't attack you, others won't as well! Think about it, what would you do if He Xin teamed up with Han Qi to kill you?"

"Kill them both."

"..." Qi Chanyang was speechless. Upon further thought, he realized it was normal for the man before him to be somewhat complacent, having wandered alone outside for so long. "You just haven't encountered formidable NPCs yet. Once you do, you'll realize that players are at an absolute disadvantage in game dungeons, and luck can't resolve everything! What if you encounter an NPC you can't outrun? What's your plan?"

Jie Fangcheng became even more candid: "Chase them!"

Damn!!

It took a moment for Qi Chanyang to realize what he meant by "chase," that he intended to pursue the NPCs, which infuriated him internally.

This newcomer truly has an exceptionally different way of thinking.

Is this what it means to be non-mainstream in the realm of the living? He can't seriously believe he's the manager of the Underworld's finance department, can he???

Qi Chanyang turned his face back again.

With his back to Jie Fangcheng, he first regurgitated the newspaper he had retrieved from the security room from within the cow's stomach, and then continued to explore with Gu Shanzhan, who possessed a more conventional train of thought.

"Look, these were found in the security room. They seem to be local daily newspapers. The latest issue here was published on August 11th, which matches the date on the calendar in the security room. I believe today is indeed August 11th."

"If today is August 11th, then seven months have passed since their successful experiment in January," Gu Shanzhan said, her gaze lowering to the newspaper and her brows knitting in thought, "With such a long interval, the teeth on Han Qi might have been transplanted after the success of the experiment."

"The security guard as well. The upper half of his body is human while the lower half is canine. However, the connection seems very rough, leading me to suspect he was the first among this batch of NPCs to undergo the procedure. Sadly, he's already dead and it's unclear which NPC killed him."

Once again, a voice intervened from the side.

"Ah? He wasn't killed by an NPC, though."

Qi Chanyang gave him a cold glance, "You saw it again?"

"Mhm."

"Then tell us, who killed the security guard?"

Jie Fangcheng replied nonchalantly, "I killed him."