Rules of the Strange: I Can See Through All the Weird

"Shen Zhiyi, could you go and steal the key from the dean?"

Although Shen Zhiyi didn't want to see that beast again, this was the only way she could destroy him.

Shen Zhiyi nodded and disappeared from Qi Tong's sight.

Xu Ning, who had been listening to Qi Tong speak, quickly realized that there was someone she couldn't see beside her.

And it was from her that I learned about the dean.

Xu Ning didn't ask any more questions and continued walking side by side with Qi Tong.

As I passed by the doctors' office area, a doctor came out with a medical record folder in his hand.

He paused for a moment when he saw "two nurses" walking towards him.

Nurses rarely go up to the third floor.

Seeing the doctor's gaze fixed on them, Qi Tong calmly greeted him.

She nodded: "The dean asked us to come here to report on the patients in our ward."

Upon hearing this, the doctor nodded: "Then hurry up and go, the hospital director might be making his rounds."

After saying that, the doctor strode towards the operating room.

Qi Tong and Xu Ning also quickly walked to the dean's office.

Qi Tong knocked on the door in a perfunctory manner before opening it.

She thought Shen Zhiyi would have to open the door from the inside, but the door wasn't locked.

The dean probably thought no one would dare to go up to the third floor.

Or perhaps he thought it was just a simple ward round.

The two went inside. The office wasn't fancy; it only had a desk, a chair, and a safe.

There was a row of shelves along the wall, covered with a cloth.

Qi Tong lifted the white cloth, revealing many porcelain pieces on the shelf.

Those who don't know might think the dean is very simple and honest, but in reality, these porcelain pieces are all antiques, some of which cannot even be bought with money.

Qi Tong frowned in disgust; these antiques had been bought with the lives of countless people.

They quickly flipped through the office, where a thick stack of medical records lay on the table.

It seems there isn't much useful information.

Qi Tong flipped through the medical records page by page, until she reached her own page.

My medical record had a corner folded over and a red stamp on it.

The text clearly states that the medication has been injected.

Sure enough, she was the container for the next organ.

Because there were no drugs or water to induce labor, Qi Tong did not experience any discomfort.

She didn't even dare to think about what the doctors and the director would do to her if she stayed in this dungeon for a few more days and they found out that she hadn't grown a second organ yet.

Should we perform a live dissection or continue to culture this carefully selected container?

So she has to get the USB drive tonight. There's no other choice.

......

Xu Ning tugged at the drawer; only the second drawer was locked.

The first drawer, when opened, contained a stack of newspapers.

They're all about Shen Zhiyi.

One is the front page when Shen Zhiyi exposed the hospital, and the other is the news of her receiving a journalism award.

There are also many other newspapers that praise Shen Zhiyi.

Anyone who didn't know better would think this man was incredibly proud of his daughter.

Qi Tong tried to forcefully destroy the drawer, but the drawer didn't budge.

Now we can only wait.

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Although Shen Zhiyi, who was using Xiaoyi's body, was a bit short and had short arms.

But thanks to his invisibility ability, he managed to steal the key relatively easily.

While the hospital director and the nurses were chatting, she tiptoed, her fingers barely reaching the director's chest, and carefully loosened the knot with her fingernails.

Waiting for the key to slowly slide down the dean's white coat to the ground.

During this time, the dean even relaxed and scratched his big belly.

Shen Zhiyi was tense all over.

The key fell to the ground with a very faint sound.

Because they were chatting, their voices masked the sound.

Shen Zhiyi grabbed the key and quickly passed through several walls and climbed the stairs.

Chen Jie, who was searching for his target in the lobby, saw a key floating in the air, moving quickly.

Could this be some kind of clue?

Chen Jie quickly followed.

But they got stuck at the junction of the second and third floors.

He can't get up there.

As the key floated towards the third floor and gradually disappeared from his sight, Chen Jie became somewhat anxious.

He thought about the items in the space, wondering which ones could be useful.

After calming down, he suddenly realized, how could a key be floating in the air?

Someone must have taken it and run away invisibly!

Chen Jie used an invisibility item and confidently stepped onto the stairs, but the next second, he was back in the same spot.

"Not invisibility? Or is it a spirit?"

......

Having obtained the key, Qi Tong opened the second drawer.

But it was completely empty; there was nothing inside.

Now it was Shen Zhiyi's turn to be dumbfounded.

"No...that's not right! I saw him lock himself in here!"

Shen Zhiyi was on the verge of collapse. She had finally gotten close to this place and finally found someone who could help her.

Is everything going to be destroyed in an instant?

Qi Tong frowned, her eyes searching around.

Suddenly, her gaze fell on the huge safe in the corner.

She initially thought it contained stolen money, but it wouldn't be surprising if it contained evidence that could destroy the mental hospital.

Qi Tong stepped forward and squatted down in front of the safe.

She asked, "Given that people tend to subconsciously use numbers they are familiar with."

"What is your father's birthday?"

"...June 18th."

Qi Tong slid the combination lock and locked the four digits 0618.

There was no sign that the safe was about to be opened.

Qi Tong thought for a while and remembered that there was everything about Shen Zhiyi in the drawer.

"What's your birthday?"

"March 6th".

Qi Tong then slid the password numbers to 0306.

With a "click".

The safe door popped open automatically.

All that came into view was an empty safe, with two layers inside.

There was no stolen money as expected, only a USB drive and a pocket watch on the top shelf, and the second shelf was empty.

The moment she picked up the USB drive, a faint light flashed on her nameplate, and the system's mechanical announcement sounded at the same time.

Players Qi Tong and Xu Ning have found the conditions for clearing the level. Do you want to clear the level now?

【whether】

Qi Tong clicked "no" without hesitation.

Xu Ning also chose no.

The two exchanged a glance and chuckled softly.

Qi Tong put the USB drive into her spatial storage and picked up the pocket watch.

Open the pocket watch; inside is a picture of a little girl.

Upon seeing what Qi Tong was holding, Shen Zhiyi's eyes reddened.

"This is a photo of me when I was a child."

Why is there another photo of a little girl?

[This person doesn't look like the little girl next to the streamer.]

[We've got the USB drive evidence! We can proceed!]

[Chen Jie is at the stairwell entrance! Looking forward to the meeting of these two rising stars!]

The viewers in the live stream were unaware that Chen Jie and Qi Tong had already met and were sworn enemies.

Qi Tong remained silent for a moment before saying, "Let's go out first."

The three of them had just come down to the third floor when they saw Chen Jie, who had been lying in wait at the corner.

Chen Jie now looks more like a ghost than a ghost.

The hand and foot areas of the hospital gown were torn and tattered, with holes in the fabric revealing the white flesh underneath.

The long-sleeved hospital gown looked like a beggar's half-sleeved shirt on him.

Qi Tong noticed that the self-harm marks he had seen on his hands yesterday had disappeared.

Such a deep scar wouldn't heal so quickly unless he used a tool.

Chen Jie also spotted Qi Tong and Xu Ning. He angrily wanted to go up, but he couldn't climb the stairs.

At this moment, Qi Tong slowly walked down, with Xu Ning following closely behind.

Qi Tong stood on the bottom step of the third floor, neither going up nor down.

Even so, Chen Jie couldn't touch her.

"Chen Jie, let's talk business."