Crazy Nezha

The aroma of tea wafted from the director's office of Xincheng Sixth Mental Hospital.

Yang Yongshi is brewing Kung Fu tea.

Director Chen sat on the sofa opposite him, and a tablet computer in the center of the table was playing a surveillance video. The video showed the vacant lot behind the cafeteria.

In the surveillance footage, the black goat was surrounded by several men wearing blue and white striped hospital gowns.

They used wooden sticks to poke and hit the sheep from time to time, and threw stones at them.

The black goat didn't attack; it just kept trying to rush out, but was blocked by someone.

A black man held down the sheep and took off his pants.

As a result, the sheep stopped resisting and started bleating, as if begging for mercy.

Just as that group of people burst into laughter,

Suddenly, the black goat sprang into action. It bit down precisely on the black man's... its teeth embedded firmly, refusing to let go, causing the black man to scream in agony.

The other patients were stunned by this sudden counterattack, while only two of them burst into laughter.

The black goat tilted its head to one side, biting the meat off its own, and shoved aside the tall, thin patient blocking its way, before running swiftly along the base of the wall.

Director Chen: "Dean Yang, don't you think this sheep doesn't seem like a sheep? It seems to have a very high IQ."

He replayed the clip from earlier, "You see, when it was being bullied at first, it knew how to endure and wait for the right opportunity to break through!"

Yang Yongshi: "It's really strange; the thought process is too clear."

Director Chen swiped his finger across the tablet and opened another surveillance video, which was still of the open space behind the cafeteria.

In the scene, Li Tianbao is giving Leopard Head a bath with a hose. Warm water flows down the sheep's wool. Li Tianbao opens a shampoo tube, squeezes a large dollop onto the sheep, and rubs it to create foam all over the sheep's head and face. The sheep not only doesn't fuss, but also gently wags its tail, as if it is enjoying itself.

Li Tianbao brushed the sheep's fur while talking to it, and the sheep bleated occasionally, as if in response.

The interaction between the person and the sheep in the surveillance footage was natural and tacit, not like a person and livestock at all, but more like old friends chatting.

Director Chen pushed the tablet towards Yang Yongshi, his tone full of doubt: "Look, this sheep really can understand human speech, right? When Li Tianbao talks to it, it responds, nodding and nuzzling him. Why is this sheep so smart? Like a dog!"

Yang Yongshi: "Do circuses train sheep?"

A flicker of unease crossed Director Chen's eyes. "Could it be... that Li Tianbao doesn't actually have a mental illness? He's not crazy, but rather possesses some kind of special ability? The ability to communicate with animals?"

Yang Yongshi: "There are no special abilities involved; those are all made up in movies."

Upon hearing this, Director Chen shook his head, his face full of confusion: "Li Tianbao once killed eight drug dealers single-handedly!"

Yang Yongshi's eyes widened. "When did this happen?"

Director Chen: "This involves a major case and has not been made public. I'm getting more and more confused. What Dr. Wang said before about brain potential and how a person will trigger a certain stress response system in a crisis—even if this theory is true, it's still a physical change!"

Yang Yongshi: "Dr. Wang went to fetch the experts and will be back soon."

Director Chen: "Are you talking about that neuroscientist named Jiang Baiyue?"

Yang Yongshi: "Yes, since they won't come, they sent Li Tianbao to Guangcheng."

Director Chen's expression was grave. "If Li Tianbao truly possesses special abilities and can talk to animals, it would be a miracle for humanity!"

Yang Yongshi chuckled, "Have some tea. Director Chen, don't get agitated. Our hospital has had similar cases before."

Director Chen was shocked: "Huh? There are people who can talk to animals?"

Yang Yongshi: "Anyway, we don't believe it. That person is still locked up in the West District. He is very ill."

Director Chen stood up, his expression agitated. "Who is it? Take me to see him."

Yang Yongshi dismissed it, saying, "He's an old man named Yang Su, who's known as the Fiery Cloud Evil God in our hospital."

"Yang Su?"

Yang Yongshi picked up his teacup, took a sip, and explained, "He's a long-term patient who's been locked up for over twenty years. I was the one who gave him the nickname 'Fire Cloud Evil God' back then. When this old man was brought here, he claimed to be the reincarnation of Taiyi Zhenren, and he was incredibly insane!"

"What illness?" Director Chen frowned.

"It's quite a sad story," Yang Yong said, putting down his teacup. His tone turned somber. "His parents were both workers at the old cotton mill in our city, honest and hardworking all their lives. Yang Su was a real academic star back then, the top science student in the college entrance examination, who got into Tsinghua and Peking Universities. In his second year, he even got a spot to go to Oxford as an exchange student, something many people envied."

But Yang Su, for some unknown reason, burned all his science textbooks. The college was quite disappointed, hearing that he had gone mad from studying mathematics and had gone off to study metaphysics.

"What's worse, in the winter of the year Yang Su became a monk, his parents were hit by an out-of-control truck on their way home from get off work and died on the spot." Yang Yongshi sighed. "Later, the party at fault paid more than 70 yuan in compensation, which was a huge sum of money at the time. As a result, Yang Su rushed back, handled the funeral arrangements, and without saying a word, donated all the compensation money to charity. He then went to Wudang Mountain and officially became a monk."

"But after a few years, his mental state became increasingly unstable. In the end, the Taoist temple had no choice but to send him here. After examination, we found out that he had schizophrenia, accompanied by severe mania and paranoia. He had a particularly strong tendency to be violent. In the first few years after he was admitted to the hospital, he could break free even when he was tied up and injured three caregivers and two fellow patients. Later, he could only be kept in the intensive care unit in the west wing for a long time and under solitary care."

Director Chen: "He can talk to animals too?"

Yang Yongshi smiled and said, "The people at the Taoist temple said that Yang Su often chatted with birds, and the birds even listened to him. Later, the birds died. Hey, you know how they are with religion; they like to exaggerate and make things up. Twenty-four years have passed in the blink of an eye. The top science student back then is now a frizzy old man."

Director Chen's brows furrowed deeper as he listened, and he clenched his fist: "Take me to see him!"

"Okay." Yang Yongshi stood up.

Just as the two reached the door, a doctor standing there, sweating profusely, exclaimed, "Dean, something's happened!"

Yang Yongshi frowned and said, "Why are you in such a panic? Speak!"

"Li Tianbao has kidnapped Dean He!"

"What?!"

"Go check the surveillance room, it's terrifying! They knocked Dean He unconscious in the garage and put him in a van."

Director Chen's face turned ashen. He took out his phone and dialed Liu Hou's number, then hung up and dialed Chen Rui's number.

"Hey, Xiaorui, what are you doing?"

"Director, I'm investigating the forgery by He Wenzhong of the Sixth Hospital back then..."

Director Chen: "Transfer this matter to Chunlei. You and Liuhou go find Li Tianbao now!"

"Huh? Why do you want to see him?"

"He's kidnapped Dr. He! Go now!!"

After a few seconds of silence on the phone, Chen Rui's bewildered voice came through: "Oh, okay, okay."

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On the other side, in Hengbiyuan residential area, Building 1, Room 703.

He Wenzhong was stripped naked and tied to the door with wire, forming the character "太".

Li Tianbao yawned: "Dean He, continue. How did Dr. Sun take off the dean's wife's socks?"

He Wenzhong was very weak and looked desperate; he was on the verge of collapse.

"Didn't you fucking ask about Old Black's forgery? I really don't know anything about Dr. Sun's matter!"

"Oh? Leopard Head, begin the torture."

Baa~~ The black goat grinned, its eyes reflecting a cold glint.

He Wenzhong's liver trembled with fear. He pleaded, "Li Tianbao, please stop messing with me! You're even crazier than the Fire Cloud Evil God back then!"

Li Tianbao asked curiously, "Who is the Fire Cloud Evil God?"