Crazy Nezha

Xincheng Mental Hospital is a key special hospital in Hebei Province, and its facilities are quite good.

In the afternoon, Yin Jianshe came for a follow-up check-up, and at Li Tianbao's strong suggestion, he brought the husky along as well.

Downstairs in the inpatient building, Li Tianbao looked perfectly normal, smiling as he greeted his second uncle.

Yin Jianshe tied the dog to a tree next to the flower bed.

"Tianbao, the hospital doesn't allow dogs in. Are you feeling any better?"

"Second Uncle, you go upstairs. Dr. Wang is waiting for you. I'm fine, don't worry about me, Harry, tsk tsk tsk." Li Tianbao said as he went to tease the husky.

"Woof! Woof! Third Master!"

Yin Jianshe gave his nephew a deep look, sighed, and said, "I had a follow-up check-up this morning. I'll be hospitalized with you, and your mother will cover the expenses."

Li Tianbao asked, "Who will take care of the dog while you're in the hospital?"

"How about we leave it with Chen Rui for a few days?"

Howling Celestial Dog: "Woof woof! I have no objection. I can help Chen Rui get her slippers, socks, and things like that."

Li Tianbao slapped the dog on the head. "Harry! Don't bark, this is a hospital!"

The Celestial Dog looked aggrieved and let out a howl.

After his second uncle left, Li Tianbao whistled and casually observed his surroundings. Seeing that there wasn't much people around, Li Tianbao squatted down and whispered:

"You can't stay with Chen Rui. She'll kill you and make dog meat soup!"

Xiaotian realized that Third Master was joking. He was actually worried that he was a lecherous dog who would lick Chen Rui's feet!

"Third Master, wouldn't that make me a stray dog? I don't want to eat garbage."

Li Tianbao said in a deep voice, "I have a former colleague from the film crew whose family runs a goat farm in Luoshi County, which is more than 40 kilometers from the city! Go stay with him for a few days. I'll have him pick you up!"

Upon hearing this, the Celestial Dog's eyes widened in delight. He exclaimed, "A goat farm? How many ewes are there?"

"My colleague told me that his factory has over 600 sheep during peak season, but I don't know how many are females! You could be a sheepdog; all the sheep would obey your commands!"

The Celestial Dog exclaimed excitedly, "Third Master, I must join the breeding farm no matter what! We'll set off tonight!"

"Hopefully, there's a spirit beast among the sheep!" After a pause, Li Tianbao's expression turned serious. "Xiaotian, we still have seven days, to be precise, six and a half!"

The Celestial Hound knew that Third Master was referring to the resurrection of Leopard Head. His primordial spirit would completely dissipate after seven days once it entered the Spirit Platform! They had to find a spirit beast to resurrect Leopard Head as soon as possible.

"When are you getting discharged from the hospital? We need to find spirit beasts together!"

Li Tianbao pondered for a moment, "My time in the mental hospital is just a smokescreen; this identity is a protective shield for me! I have a way to get out!"

"I got into a fight this morning, and in my mind, that red fleshy lump spoke..." Li Tianbao told Xiaotian about his amazing experience that morning in detail.

Upon hearing this, the Celestial Hound was overjoyed. "Third Master, this is wonderful! Continue your cultivation tonight at midnight! Cultivate every day! Meditation is very important."

Li Tianbao asked, "Are those my memories from my past life as Nezha?"

The Celestial Dog's eyes gleamed with excitement. "Yes, but I wonder how much you've kept. Once you remember it all, our good days will begin."

About half an hour later, Yin Jianshe came out with a copy of the hospital's rules and regulations in his hand, which he handed over.

Second Uncle said, "Tianbao, your second uncle lives in the same room as you. After Sun Baoqiang's external injury heals, he has to go to the police station to give a statement. Making a fuss won't help."

Li Tianbao: "Let's focus on getting Baoqiang's injuries healed first. There are procedures to follow when handling cases! This is my fault. I'll talk to Chen Rui about it later."

"The amount he was involved in wasn't large, less than 1000 yuan. At most, he would be detained and fined."

"Son!" A woman walked over from not far away; it was Yin Guizhi, who had taken the high-speed train back from Zhengzhou.

She looked to be in her forties and had a dignified demeanor.

Yin Jianshe said irritably, "Guizhi, you've finally decided to come back!"

Yin Guizhi ignored her second brother, took Li Tianbao's hand, which was wrapped in gauze, and said with heartache, "Dr. Wang told me everything, son, are you out of control or are you hallucinating?"

Li Tianbao smiled and said, "Mom, I'll be fine after taking some medicine. It's not a big problem."

The mother and son entered the inpatient department and encountered Director Yang of the mental hospital on the way.

To Li Tianbao's surprise, the dean's attitude towards his mother was actually very respectful.

Dean Yang smiled and reached out to shake hands, "Director Yin, what brings you here?"

Yin Guizhi nodded with a wry smile and sighed, "Old Yang, this is my son. He must be a big star in your hospital now."

"I heard it from Wang Yutian." Dean Yang chuckled, patted Li Tianbao on the shoulder, and encouraged him, "Young man, it's not a big problem."

Dean Yang looked you up and down for a while and exclaimed, "Your nose and eyes really look just like your mother's when she was young."

Li Tianbao nodded politely: "Dean Yang, you know my mother too?"

"In our year of medical school, your mother was the most beautiful girl in our department!" Dean Yang laughed. "Besides, who in the Xincheng medical system doesn't know the name Yin Guizhi? Back when your mother was fighting the epidemic in Echeng, she was on the front lines, sleeping less than three hours a day. Do you know how many lives your mother saved..."

Yin Guizhi interrupted, "Alright, Lao Yang, it's not that exaggerated. Let's go find Dr. Wang."

……

in the office.

Dr. Wang stared at the computer screen, his eyebrows dancing with excitement.

The mother and son sat side by side on the sofa.

The computer screen played a loop of surveillance footage showing Li Tianbao jumping off the rooftop and punching Han Dazhuang.

"Little Li!" Dr. Wang became more and more agitated as he spoke, "I'm afraid your second uncle might have a mental illness and misrepresented things. I want to hear you say it with my own ears: you really haven't trained in parkour or anything like that?"

"Does being naughty as a child count?" Li Tianbao really didn't expect that his heroic deeds on the rooftop would be filmed.

No matter how Dr. Wang asked Li Tianbao how he achieved athlete-level skills, Li Tianbao insisted that he didn't know.

"How did you feel when you jumped? What about when you threw a punch? Were you scared or unusually excited?" Dr. Wang leaned forward.

"I didn't feel anything, my mind was blank, I just jumped when I wanted to, and I hit when I wanted to." Li Tianbao shrugged. "I really don't know what happened."

The more he said he didn't know, the more excited Dr. Wang became.

Dr. Wang switched the screen: "Look, this is one of Professor Jiang Mingyuan's papers, about brain potential..."

Li Tianbao squinted. He didn't quite understand either, but he realized that what Dr. Wang had said was completely different from his actual situation!

He's trying to explain metaphysics with science!

Dr. Wang spoke eloquently about the case studies in his thesis.

Yin Guizhi listened with a tense expression, occasionally squeezing her son's hand tightly.

Li Tianbao: "So, does this mean I have a mental illness?"

Dr. Wang leaned back in his chair and thought for a full five minutes.

"To be honest, I don't know either," he admitted. "Xiao Li, your logical thinking and cognitive abilities are perfectly normal, no different from ordinary people. If the paper is valid, you might be the kind of person who can autonomously activate your brain's potential!"

Li Tianbao said calmly, "That's good."

"There's just one thing I don't understand!" Dr. Wang said sternly, suddenly asking, "Why did you wear those red underwear and act crazy? Why did you eat raw fish heads?! Why did you saw the cows in half?"

Li Tianbao remained expressionless. "I have a mental illness."

Dr. Wang: "Besides auditory hallucinations, do you have a second personality? You mean, is there another version of yourself in your head talking to you?"

Li Tianbao replied decisively, "No."

Dr. Wang stared at him, then suddenly asked, "Under what circumstances does 1+1 equal 3?"

Li Tianbao raised an eyebrow. "Is this interesting?"

Dr. Wang, with a serious expression, continued, "There's a monkey riding in a tree, and another monkey on the ground. How many monkeys are there?"

Li Tianbao scoffed, "Dr. Wang, what exactly do you mean?"

Dr. Wang continued, "Do you prefer your mother or your father?"

Li Tianbao was slightly annoyed: "I like my second uncle!"

Dr. Wang smiled faintly, "You're angry, that's right! Guizhi, your son is fine."

This is Dr. Wang's method of assessing mental state. Usually, mental patients will subconsciously think before answering questions in order to prove themselves, but Li Tianbao's instinctive reaction was that the doctor was teasing him.

Yin Guizhi asked, "No need to take medicine?"

Dr. Wang: "No need."

Yin Guizhi: "Then are you still hospitalized?"

"Stop, I need to observe and find out why Xiao Li went crazy! Senior, you can rest assured with me here."

Yin Guizhi asked, "Have you made contact with Jiang Baiyue yet?"

"Who is Jiang Baiyue?" Li Tianbao asked.

"A brilliant expert specializing in brain science." Dr. Wang didn't elaborate, just smiled. "She's the most qualified person to speak on your case!"

Is Jiang Baiyue a man or a woman?

"A cool and aloof older sister! Two years older than you, very beautiful!" Dr. Wang made this up, whether he was testing Li Tianbao's reaction or not.

Li Tianbao scoffed, "I'll flick her with a rubber band!"

……

At 6 p.m. sharp, the cafeteria at the mental hospital opened for dinner.

Patients lined up at the food window, wearing striped hospital gowns, waiting quietly for their meals.

The curtain at the cafeteria entrance was lifted, and three people walked in. Li Tianbao, Yin Jianshe, and Sun Baoqiang had all changed into blue and white striped hospital gowns.

The two caregivers nearby whispered among themselves.

"See that? That's Li Tianbao, the ruthless guy who took down Han Dazhuang."

"Is he someone connected to Dr. Wang?"

"Hey, it's not just Dr. Wang, I just saw that Dean Yang seems to know him too! He's got some serious connections. Besides, Dr. Wang's been promoted to vice dean, so Li Tianbao is practically the prince among our patients now. We should treat him well."

Li Tianbao walked toward the food serving window with his hands in his pockets, flanked by Yin Jianshe and Sun Baoqiang.

The aroma of food wafted through the large canteen.

At this moment, Han Dazhuang stood up. His head was wrapped in bandages, and his face was respectful. The burly man, over two meters tall, straightened his back and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Master Bao!"

The shout silenced the entire cafeteria.

The patients who were eating or queuing all turned their heads and looked towards the door.

Behind Han Dazhuang, the patients who usually hung out with him all stood up at once and respectfully echoed his greeting:

"Hello, Master Bao!" The patients' eyes held a mixture of admiration, fear, and envy...

Li Tianbao nodded slightly. "Sit down."

These patients are all standing; they dare not sit down unless Grandpa Bao does.

Li Tianbao sat down and said calmly, "Please sit down, everyone."

The patients sat down and continued eating.

Han Dazhuang took out his chicken wings from the stainless steel lunchbox and generously handed them over, "Bao Ye, you can have my chicken wing tips. I want to be with you."

Li Tianbao: "It's just a chicken wing tip, you can eat it yourself."

"Is Master Bao worried that the chicken wings are poisonous?" To prove his innocence, Han Dazhuang put the chicken wing in his mouth, rubbed it up and down several times, pulled it out, and said loudly:

"Master Bao, I've tested these chicken wings for you, they're not poisonous!"

Li Tianbao's face stiffened, and he forced a smile. "You eat it."