A Psychiatrist's Bizarre Game Journey / Dream of the Mist

Hmm... Come to think of it, Zhou Ke'er had almost forgotten that there was someone here tirelessly trying to untangle her hair XD

Has he even disappeared without a trace? How terrifying... This kid is incredibly frightening!

"Ugh! You idiot! Why did you untie him so quickly?! This is terrible!"

The bespectacled man panicked at the sight. He truly hadn't expected the burly man to be so obedient, completely undisturbed by the outside world, minding his own business as he cut his hair... Now, seeing Zhou Ke'er struggling to extend her hands one by one from the split hair cocoon, he immediately panicked—after all, although he insisted that Zhou Ke'er's identity was questionable, he still believed that Zhou Ke'er was a ghost. Since they definitely couldn't fight against a ghost, their only option was to run away... In that case, wouldn't all his amazing maneuvering just now have been for nothing?

(Zhou Ke'er: Isn't this Xia Ji Ba's sloppy foot operation?)

"Hey, what kind of person are you! I've been annoyed with you for ages! I've been working so hard to help him untangle his hair, and not only do you not help, you actually insult me? That's too much! I, Dajun, have never been treated like this before!"

Upon hearing the bespectacled man call him crazy, the burly man immediately flew into a rage. The joy he felt from just untying his hair instantly turned into fury. He fiercely rolled up his sleeves and glared angrily at the bespectacled man.

"You...you guys are absolutely unreasonable! Don't you ever use your brains when you play games? Where's your basic sense of caution?!"

The bespectacled man looked furious and even tried to rush forward to stop Zhou Ke'er from breaking free of the hair cocoon.

Just then, the woman suddenly snorted coldly, showed the man with her phone screen, and said loudly, "Hmph, take a look for yourself! This is a list and photos of members who may be in danger, which the organization sent to the messaging app before."

Look closely, this is him, codename "You," and it's definitely him in the photo! Absolutely no mistake, what else do you want to say?!

"Wh...what?! How is this possible?!"

Upon hearing this, the bespectacled man panicked, looking incredulous, and instinctively reached out to snatch the phone to examine it closely.

"What do you want to do?!"

The woman was startled by the bespectacled man's sudden action, quickly withdrew her hand, and took several steps back.

"Hmph! I know! There seems to be only one truth! That is, you were actually bought off by the spies in those organizations a long time ago! So as soon as you heard 'Yu' say this, you wanted to target him relentlessly! But luckily, we clever people saw through it!"

The burly man who called himself Dajun looked like he had just realized something, and pointed at the bespectacled man seriously, saying in a gruff voice.

"What...you're kidding me! I've been with you guys ever since the mod started, ever since I met you! How could it be like what you're saying!"

The bespectacled man looked quite angry, his face flushed as he retorted.

"Hmph, who knows what you might be up to behind the scenes? You've got your phone in your own hands, can you honestly say you haven't used it when we weren't around?!"

The woman snorted coldly and delivered a final blow to the bespectacled man.

"This... I have your phone, you can check it! Check it! There's absolutely no way there could be any communication records with anyone else!"

The bespectacled man quickly explained.

...Even at this point, he still isn't thinking about running away...What is this guy thinking...Zhou Ke'er, finally freed from the hair cocoon, couldn't help but complain in her heart—although even if he tried to escape, Zhou Ke'er wouldn't let him get away.

## Chapter 238, Section 233: Strange and Unusual (Forty-Two)

"Hmph, it's too late for your excuses now! Since you were so confident that you asked me to investigate, it means that even if there were records of you betraying the organization and colluding with undercover agents, you would have already deleted those records. What's the point of investigating? Do you think I'm stupid?"

The woman snorted coldly and immediately mocked disdainfully.

Zhou Ke'er opened her mouth but didn't say anything—why did she feel like this guy was implying something about her?

"you you!"

The bespectacled man was so angry he couldn't speak—you didn't doubt anything when you were facing this long-haired man just now, you believed everything he said, but now that we're talking, you've put your cleverness to use and come up with a reason... Is this what a world that judges people by their looks is like?!

"Fine, I'll go! I'll go, okay? Here's your phone! Is that alright now?"

After stammering "you, you, you" for a while, the bespectacled man had nothing more to say. In the end, he could only flick his sleeves in a fit of grief and indignation, throw down a sentence, and leave.

"Leave? Leaving is not an option! Even without your phone, who knows if you have any other way to contact those people?"

Zhou Ke'er, who had just emerged from the hair cocoon and was catching her breath, hadn't said anything when Da Jun snorted gruffly and strode up to the bespectacled man, blocking his way. "If we let someone like you, who's caused us conflict, leave, who knows if you'll hold a grudge and sabotage us in the shadows! So, you'd better stop here!"

"What...what do you mean?! Don't go too far! Leave some room for maneuver, so you can meet again in the future!"

The bespectacled man immediately understood what the seemingly honest, burly man wanted to do. He hurriedly took two steps back and turned to look at the woman. "Don't go too far! You can't treat me like this! Why?! I haven't done anything to harm you! I've done good for you! I've shed blood for you! Ah Cha, say something!"

"Who told you to call me Acha? Are we that close? Don't you even take a good look at yourself before you shamelessly try to get on my good side?"

The woman wore a disdainful expression and sneered, "Someone like you dares to be an undercover agent? Is the reward for the mission really that high? Are you blinded by greed? If you had even a little restraint or a brain, you wouldn't be in this situation now. We didn't see through your true colors, and we might have actually let you betray us!"

"Ugh! I give up! You people are completely unreasonable!"

Seeing the woman's disdainful expression, the bespectacled man, whose mind had snapped, flew into a fit of impotent rage. Without even assessing the difference in strength between himself and the enemy, he clenched his fists and charged at the enemy as they approached him, ready to fight.

"..."

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but applaud inwardly as she watched this grand spectacle unfold. She never expected it to turn out this way; it was truly unexpected... Who would have thought that before Zhou Ke'er had even done anything, they'd already started internally splitting apart, and not only that, they were even turning on each other...

Sigh, the saying "beauty corrupts politics" is truly accurate! Zhou Ke'er touched her face with mixed feelings—was this long-haired man really that attractive? Why didn't she notice? Even Honghe and the others didn't think he was good-looking before letting him go...

Zhou Ke'er, who had never received such treatment before, was utterly shocked. Then she became annoyed—how was he any less handsome than this long-haired man? He was just a little shorter! Even when he was bound inside the cocoon, you couldn't tell how much taller he was!

While Zhou Ke'er was struggling with this matter, the poor bespectacled man had already been slapped to the ground by Da Jun and was firmly restrained, unable to move.

"Damn it...you people, you will all regret this!"

Seeing the army seemingly struggling to figure out how to eliminate him, the bespectacled man roared in grief and anger, resolutely choosing to log off to avoid the tragic fate of being killed by the army.

Come to think of it, Zhou Ke'er has never seen what it looks like when players log off in a module...

It didn't simply disappear on the spot; rather, it transformed into a soulless body, limp and lifeless, a pile of dead flesh.

"You...killed him? How did you do that?...Is it your ability?"

Zhou Ke'er coughed lightly. Although the burly man and woman had their backs to him and couldn't see his expression, he still dutifully showed a look of surprise and doubt. "Is...is this really okay? Although this matter is indeed very important, but...killing him directly is too much...Isn't he your comrade?"

"Uh...it's because...he, uh...how should I put it...he might be an undercover agent...so, um...just to be on the safe side..."

Da Jun released the bespectacled man from his grasp, frowning slightly in bewilderment. He hadn't expected to be misunderstood as the one who killed the bespectacled man. How was he going to answer this...? Would a cold-blooded answer offend the other party? What should he do...?

"No, we're not that cruel."

Just then, the woman shook her head and explained (or lied) with a perfectly normal expression: "This is my ability. It just makes him fall into a deep sleep. If I don't undo the effects of this ability, he won't wake up unless he's stimulated by external factors."

"Whoa..."

Zhou Ke'er raised her eyebrows almost imperceptibly. She hadn't expected that this woman in front of her would also possess such an advanced skill as being able to lie so easily. It seems that... players who can pass the Nightmare difficulty mode are indeed not to be underestimated!

"I see... That's good, otherwise..."

Zhou Ke'er feigned relief and looked at the woman gratefully, saying, "Thank you so much! I wouldn't know what to do otherwise. I will always remember your help! Oh, by the way... I still don't know what your code name is?"

"No, no, why are you being so polite with me, young man? We're doing this all for humanity, for a noble ideal, right?"

Upon hearing this, the woman immediately put on a smiling face and said sweetly to Zhou Ke'er, "You can just call me Acha."

"Okay...okay."

Zhou Ke'er's eye twitched almost imperceptibly. He felt a little disgusted... To be honest, he really couldn't understand why the other party was treating him so well... In their eyes, Zhou Ke'er was just an NPC, right? Just a string of data that happened to be pretty... Could anyone really like a virtual person? No way, no way?

"Yes, yes, my name is Dajun, and I'll help you too! I promise to complete the mission!"

The burly man nodded to Zhou Ke'er and said.

"Thank you very much..."

Zhou Ke'er smiled at him.

Acha glanced subtly at the stunned Dajun, her lips twitching slightly before she quickly regained her composure. Turning to Zhou Ke'er, she smiled and asked, "Little brother, little brother, what should we do next? Do you have a plan?"

## Chapter 239, Section 234: Strange and Unusual (Forty-Three)

"Hmm... let me think. You accepted this mission to rescue me from the organization, right?... Besides you, were there any other people who accepted this mission?"

Upon hearing Acha's question, Zhou Ke'er stroked her chin and pondered before asking.

"I'm not sure, but there probably isn't one. Otherwise, Aotian... ah, I mean, otherwise the group that took on this mission wouldn't have needed to abandon it and make us take the blame."

Seeing this, Acha became a little more serious and shook her head, speculating.

"Hmm... In that case, first, you should send a message to the organization saying that you also want to abandon this mission, or... no, wait... let me think about it..."

Zhou Ke'er frowned, her mind racing: if they didn't reply to the organization, and the mission remained incomplete, it would definitely arouse suspicion... But if they reported abandoning the mission now, given that it had only been abandoned recently, it would also attract the organization's attention...

Comparing the two, let's choose the former. If we choose the former, at least the organization will take some time to notice this matter. After all, it's just a small member of the organization who got into trouble, so there's no need to put too much effort into it. But if we keep receiving reports of mission abandonment, it will quickly attract attention, which would be a loss.

"What's wrong? Is something the problem...?"

Looking at Zhou Ke'er's thoughtful expression, Acha couldn't help but ask in confusion, but before she could finish speaking, she heard a knock on the door.

"!"

Zhou Ke'er paused, then frowned. Why would someone suddenly come over at this hour? It's late at night! Although she didn't know the exact time, it was definitely not a time for someone to casually drop by, was it?

"You all hide first."

Zhou Ke'er waved to Dajun and Acha in a low voice, then straightened her clothes slightly and walked to the door—this door didn't even have a peephole, which was a real problem; what if it was some organization coming in from outside...

Zhou Ke'er originally planned to pretend that no one was inside, or that they were all asleep and hadn't heard the knocking... but then she thought that this would only arouse more suspicion. Since the other party was coming at this time, they were either an acquaintance who believed that visiting at this time would elicit a response, or they were someone who had come to investigate urgently. If they found that no one was home, then the missing ghost target and the organization members who had disappeared with them (that is, Sadako's family and the long-haired man) could be identified.

Zhou Ke'er was extremely worried about letting Da Jun and A Cha go out to negotiate, so she decided to do it herself.

Taking a deep breath and gathering her emotions—even Zhou Ke'er would get tired from performing at such a high intensity continuously—Zhou Ke'er reached out and pushed open the door.

"Excuse me for bothering you so late, Kaya...?!"

Standing outside the door was a burly ghost nearly two meters tall—of course, what allowed Zhou Ke'er to recognize him as a ghost wasn't his height or physique, but rather... he only had one eye, a large eye in the middle of his face—he was holding a large bouquet of flowers, and as soon as the door opened, before he could even see who it was, he eagerly blurted out the words he had prepared beforehand. However, just as he was about to finish speaking, he realized that something seemed amiss.

"Who...who are you? Where is Ms. Kayako?"

The one-eyed demon was shocked to find that the person who opened the door was not the Kayako he had been longing for, but a strange man! And to make matters worse, it was the middle of the night, so he was immediately in a bad mood.

"Uh... Kayako... she's already asleep. What brings you here?"

Zhou Ke'er reached out and pulled the doorknob, only opening the door halfway to avoid arousing suspicion by looking too clearly inside. Upon hearing the question, she blurted out a sentence without thinking.

"What...you...she...me..."

The one-eyed ghost still held a sliver of hope, but after hearing Zhou Ke'er's suggestive words, he completely collapsed. His tongue seemed to be tied in knots, and he stammered incoherently, staggering back two steps, staring at Zhou Ke'er in disbelief, not even noticing the flowers he was holding falling to the ground.

"Is there anything I can help you with? Kayako is already very tired, so it's best not to disturb her. If it's nothing important, just let me know. If it is, then you can come another time."

Zhou Ke'er frowned, not understanding what was wrong with the guy in front of her, but she didn't think about it for a moment and gave him the order to leave.

"You... Kayako is very tired? And, telling you is the same? You... you..."

The one-eyed ghost stammered, repeating Zhou Ke'er's words. His whole body trembled, his face contorted in a mournful expression. He gasped for breath, his voice trembling with sobs, as if the sky had fallen. "This...it's so late, and you...you're still at her house. She...she's still asleep, she's so tired...Waaah, I...you...you, you have to be good to her! Waaah! If...if you dare to deceive her, if you hurt her, I won't let you get away with it! Waaah!"

As he spoke, the one-eyed demon finally couldn't hold back anymore. Tears streamed down his face like urine gushing out due to a ruptured prostate. He quickly turned his head, covered his face with his hands, and ran away into the distance, sobbing and whispering, "Please, please tell Kayako-san that even though things have come to this, I still won't give up! I will always wait for her!"