Courtyard House: Starting with handing over the keys, the state helps me abuse birds.

Yi Zhonghai felt more at ease. Look, she's smiling! She's definitely on our side!

He straightened his back a little, though the movement made him break out in a cold sweat from the pain. He looked at Xie Weihong, his eyes regaining their arrogance: "Weihong, I'm not trying to criticize you, but young people should know how to respect the elderly. We elders are injured like this, and you still want to force us to jump? Is that appropriate if word gets out?"

He even turned to Duan Chengyi, adopting that "earnest and persuasive" posture: "Director Duan, I know you want us to exercise, but everything has its limits. Our injuries... we really can't jump anymore. How about this, let Wei Hong jump one more time, and we won't jump anymore, as long as he can jump three meters... no, two meters and eighty centimeters! As long as he can jump two meters and eighty centimeters, we'll admit defeat!"

These words sound grand and noble, but they are actually utterly shameless. They themselves dare not jump, yet they want Xie Weihong to jump again, and they even set an extremely high standard.

Xie Weihong looked at Yi Zhonghai's hypocritical face and suddenly found it somewhat amusing. He glanced at Duan Chengyi and noticed that Duan Chengyi was looking at the female medical worker, with a faint smile playing on his lips.

Xie Weihong's heart stirred.

Just then, the female medical worker spoke up.

Her voice was gentle, like a spring breeze: "Master Yi, you're right."

Yi Zhonghai wore a smug smile.

But what the female medical worker said next froze his smile on his face.

"Your injuries are so severe that you really can't jump anymore. At least you need to receive treatment before you can jump."

The female medical worker smiled and took out a syringe from her medical kit. The syringe contained a pale blue liquid that gleamed eerily in the morning light.

"This is our hospital's latest 'powerful analgesic and healing agent'." Her voice remained gentle, yet it sent a chill down Yi Zhonghai's spine. "After injection, it can significantly relieve pain within ten minutes, while simultaneously stimulating rapid repair of bone and muscle tissue. Although there are some side effects... the effect is very good."

Holding the syringe, she walked step by step toward Yi Zhonghai.

"Come on, Master Yi, let me give you the injection first. Once the medicine takes effect, you'll be able to stand up. When you jump again, you'll definitely jump farther than before."

The color drained from Yi Zhonghai's face instantly.

He stared wide-eyed at the tube of pale blue liquid, at the gentle yet unfathomable eyes above the female medical worker's mask, and a chill ran from the soles of his feet to the top of his head.

"No...no need..." Yi Zhonghai's voice trembled, and his body instinctively shrank back. "I...I feel fine now...I don't need treatment..."

"How can that be?" The female medical worker had already walked up to him, squatted down, and spoke in a gentle voice, as if coaxing a child, "Didn't you just say you couldn't even stand up? If you don't get treatment, how can you jump a second time?"

The needle tip gleamed coldly in the morning light.

Yi Zhonghai's throat was dry. He wanted to shout, to run away, but his body felt nailed to the spot, unable to move. He stared at the vial of liquid, his mind racing: a powerful pain reliever and healer? A stimulant for rapid repair? Side effects? What side effects?

What exactly is she trying to do?!

A terrible thought took shape in his mind.

These people... aren't here to help him at all!!

"No!" Yi Zhonghai let out a shrill scream, fell backward, and his head hit the ground hard.

But ignoring the pain, he crawled backward on all fours like a frightened insect: "Get away from me! I don't want a shot! I won't jump anymore! I don't want to compete anymore! I give up! I give up!"

The female medical worker stood up, still smiling: "Mr. Yi, don't be afraid. This is just a normal medical procedure. Your injuries are so severe, how can you not get treatment?"

She took a step forward.

Looking at her smile, at the tube of pale blue liquid, and at the expressionless plainclothes officers and medical staff around him, Yi Zhonghai suddenly felt as if the whole world was spinning.

These people are all in cahoots! They all listen to Duan Chengyi! And Duan Chengyi listens to Xie Weihong!

"Demons...you are all demons..." Yi Zhonghai muttered to himself, his eyes unfocused.

Then, his eyes rolled back, his body convulsed violently twice, and he actually fainted.

"Master Yi? Master Yi?" The female medical worker squatted down to examine him, then looked up at Duan Chengyi and said, "He's too frightened and has fainted. He needs to be taken to the hospital."

Duan Chengyi nodded.

The courtyard was deathly silent.

Liu Haizhong, Yan Bugui, He Yuzhu, and Xu Damao were all terrified when they saw Yi Zhonghai faint, the pale blue syringe, and the gentle yet chilling smile of the female medical staff. They turned pale and didn't dare to breathe.

"Does anyone else want to retake the test?" Duan Chengyi looked around at the four people.

The four of them shook their heads vigorously, their movements so synchronized as if they had been trained.

"The winner of the long jump event is Comrade Xie Weihong, is there any objection?"

"No, no!" the four of them said in unison.

"Very good." Duan Chengyi closed his notebook. "Training is over for today. Medical team, take them to the hospital for treatment. Tomorrow at the same time, we will have the last exercise—push-ups."

Medical staff rushed forward, lifted the unconscious Yi Zhonghai and the four limp people onto stretchers, and quickly left the yard.

Xie Weihong stood still, her mind already filled with system notifications:

[Warning! The ninth-tier king-level demon "Hypocritical Soul Demon" has suffered a devastating blow to its spirit!]

[Target's mental state has plummeted to below 10%!]

[Judgment: The host has successfully caused the "Mental Collapse" effect on the "Hypocritical Soul Demon"!]

[Damage level assessment in progress...]

[Assessment complete: SS-rank! Beyond the limits of strike capability!]

[Reward calculation in progress...]

[Obtained: 200 Soul-Eroding Crystals (Tier 4 Breakthrough Core Material)]

[Obtained: Body Tempering Elixir x10 (Can greatly increase physical strength to the peak of Tier 4)]

[Hint: The conditions for breaking through to the fourth tier have been fully met. It is recommended that the host break through as soon as possible.]

He smiled slightly and looked at Duan Chengyi.

Duan Chengyi walked to his side and whispered, "It was arranged by Director Lu. The medical staff was from the security department, and that tube of 'powerful analgesic and healing agent' was a psychological tactic; it was actually just calcium gluconate."

Xie Weihong smiled: "The effect is very good."

"Yi Zhonghai is truly terrified this time," Duan Chengyi laughed. "But the medical team will treat him and ensure he can continue training tomorrow."

The two exchanged a glance, and a tacit understanding was formed.