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

"??"

Zhou Ke'er was completely dumbfounded. This... are they a bunch of idiots?

"Then let me ask."

Seeing that the pretty boy had finished asking his questions, the bitch continued, "Since he started asking from the first one, I'll ask from the last one."

As she spoke, she turned to Zhou Ke'er and asked, "Excuse me, if there is a bathtub full of water, and you want to empty it, should you use a small spoon or a large bucket?"

"..."

That's too easy, it's just a matter of unplugging the bathtub drain...

Zhou Ke'er thought for a moment and then asked, "May I ask what kind of water is in the bathtub?"

"what?"

The woman was taken aback by the question, then thought for a moment and laughed, "My bathwater?"

"Oh, that makes things simpler."

Zhou Ke'er said confidently, "I'll kick Kuafu and Shuiwa out first, then I can drink all the water."

## Chapter 275 270. Do you understand mental illness?

"Hmm... Number Four's logic is still quite clear, and he doesn't seem like he's mentally unstable and rambling. But... his speech seems a bit off, which might also be a sign of a mental illness?"

Seeing this, the pretty boy looked at Zhou Ke'er thoughtfully and analyzed the situation.

Wow! Brother Hao, what you said makes so much sense!

Bai Lianhua praised him again with great enthusiasm.

"You're the one who's sick! I'm not sick!"

Zhou Ke'er grumbled unhappily, "You don't even know the criteria for diagnosing mental illness? Are you just going to come up with a diagnosis based on your own wild guesses? If you opened a mental hospital, the inpatient ward would be packed with people."

"Oh? Then how do you suggest we determine that?"

Before the young man could say anything, the older brother's eyes lit up and he quickly asked.

"Hmph, since you've asked so sincerely, I'll mercifully tell you. There are three principles for diagnosing mental illness: First, the patient experiences hallucinations, such as auditory or visual hallucinations. Second, there are problems with self-awareness, and the patient lacks insight. Third, there is emotional confusion, and social functioning is severely impaired."

Zhou Ke'er pushed up her non-existent glasses and said seriously, "What we usually refer to as mental illness is generally a psychotic disorder accompanied by hallucinations, delusions, and other mental illnesses. We mainly judge from two aspects: First, whether there has been a significant difference from the person's previous behavior, such as in cognition, emotions, or behavior. Second, whether there is a significant difference in their expression of knowledge compared to most people around them, and whether they exhibit any signs of social maladjustment. Of course, there are other sub-criteria, but there are too many, and you wouldn't understand them anyway."

Because we generally follow these principles, the first thing you should have done was not to ask us questions that seem to indicate mental illness, but to ask the doctors and nurses around you about our past behavior and habits, including before and after admission.

Furthermore, if they cannot fabricate a person's behavioral habits before or after admission to the hospital, it means that the person's medical records are not on file, which can also indirectly prove that the person is a fake patient.

above. "

After saying that, Zhou Ke'er pushed up her non-existent glasses again, "Ha, the wisdom of mortals."

"understood."

Bitch nodded quite seriously upon hearing this, then turned to the others and said, "It's not hard to see from Number Four's speech just now that he subconsciously used 'we' to refer to the mentally ill, while referring to those pretending to be mentally ill as 'that guy.' Since he uses these different terms so smoothly, I think he might actually be a real mentally ill person."

“That’s right. After all, this is a warm-up task given to us. The staff member pretending to be mentally ill will definitely try his best to act like a mental patient to confuse us. There’s no reason for him to show his professional knowledge like this.”

The pretty boy also seemed to be deep in thought as he analyzed, "His goal was probably to make us think that he was the one pretending to be a mentally ill staff member, but unfortunately, he gave himself away in his words!"

"Then how do you explain his extensive knowledge in identifying mentally ill patients?"

Bai Lianhua asked with a puzzled look.

"Perhaps... long illness makes one a doctor."

The elder brother made the final decision.

"Oh, I see."

Bai Lianhua suddenly realized.

"....???"

When Zhou Ke'er typed a question mark, it wasn't that he had a problem, but that he thought others had a problem. What kind of nonsense were these people analyzing? It's utter rubbish; this whole charade is either genuine brain damage or just a blatant attempt to boost ratings.

"In that case, let's follow the method that Number Four just suggested and ask the other medical staff."

After thinking for a moment, the older brother continued.

"It can't be the medical staff watching here. They just heard what number four said, and they might be misleading us at the behest of the production team. We need to go out and ask the medical staff who aren't here."

The pretty boy then added in a serious tone.

So after the older brother talked to the production team, he took the cameraman out to find medical staff.

This is blatantly adding drama to their own life!

Meanwhile, the remaining people couldn't sit still, so they continued to question the two middle people who hadn't been questioned yet.

"Excuse me, may I ask..."

Bai Lianhua asked the person sitting in the second seat with a cautious expression, but she was interrupted after only saying a few words.

"Hehe, what's the point of asking? Don't inquire about scenery that has already passed by. Things that are lost and then regained can never return to their original state. Just pretend the wind never blew, you never came, and I never loved."

Before Bai Lianhua could finish speaking, the nurse, pretending to be a mental patient, sighed and said softly. Instantly, everything around her seemed to be filtered in black and white, and eerie background music began to play.

"Damn it, where did you get this tape recorder?!"

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but stand up, lean over and pull a tape recorder out from under the guy's table, and asked in shock.

"I have listened to ten thousand songs, watched a thousand movies, and read a hundred books, but I have never captured the heart of a single person."

Number Two (let's call her by her seat number for now) glanced at Zhou Ke'er, sighed again, and said softly.

Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but feel a chill run down her spine, shuddering all over. She quickly put down the recorder and ran back to her seat. Who could stand this?!

However, on another note... Zhou Ke'er has come up with a new way to disgust people! She's got a new trick up her sleeve to mess with other people's minds!

Indeed, when it comes to things like mindset, progress is slow when you work in isolation; you need to exchange ideas to achieve the best results.

Seeing this, even the innocent expression that Bai Lianhua had been maintaining couldn't be suppressed for half a second, but fortunately, she was facing away from the camera and wasn't caught on camera.

The remaining people were at a loss for what to do. Skipping her and asking the next person seemed inappropriate, as it would make them appear impatient and would definitely draw criticism from the entire internet. However, if they continued to ask, she would likely give irrelevant answers, and they would still be ridiculed by the entire internet if they couldn't get any information from her.

Fortunately, the older brother quickly brought in the medical staff, and the group couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

The medical staff brought in were none other than... Hu Tao, who really wanted to be on camera!

The older brother, who had already explained his request to Hu Tao, brought her to the group, introduced her briefly, and then asked for her help.

Hu Tao nodded, glanced at the four people present, and when she saw Zhou Ke'er, a long-planned smile appeared on her lips. She pointed at Zhou Ke'er and said, "Then I'll start with him."

"You're targeting me! How could you do this? You used to call me 'Sweetie,' but now you're calling me 'himhimhi.' Sure enough, love can fade, right?"

Zhou Ke'er immediately turned the tables, crying and saying, "Alas, it was all for naught!"

## Chapter 276, Section 271: You're the one with a mental illness.

"...Then I won't introduce him. Anyone with eyes can see that this guy is definitely mentally ill."

Hu Tao ignored Zhou Ke'er's rambling and turned to look at the group of people.

The group nodded in deep agreement.

Next, Hu Tao briefly introduced the general situation of the remaining three people. After all, they were all staff members of the same mental hospital, so it was not difficult to combine the truth with self-fabrication. Hu Tao understood what was going on when she heard the older brother's request and saw that there were four staff members sitting there.

And since she couldn't just point at them and say they were all normal people and not mentally ill, she had no choice but to go along with the production team's wishes, give them false information, and increase the difficulty of the game for them.

Although it seems that Zhou Ke'er has already successfully convinced everyone that he is a mental patient without her fanning the flames or adding fuel to the fire, which is truly commendable.

"Strange, it all sounds very plausible. The difference between the behavior after admission and normal behavior is very clear... It doesn't seem like it was made up on the spot."

The pretty boy analyzed with a puzzled look.

"Could it be that I'm just unlucky enough to have been chosen by a staff member secretly arranged by the production team? Or is the production team so ruthless that they had already considered all these possibilities and notified all the medical staff?"

The older man couldn't help but look towards the production crew, his face filled with shock.

Upon seeing this, the production crew held up a sign that read: "We didn't, we're not, don't talk nonsense!"

"...I'm still here, is it really okay for you to say this in front of me?"

Hu Tao scratched her head. "The production team really didn't contact me. I was even thinking of applying to appear on screen, but they didn't agree... Sigh, it's actually a little sad..."

Just then, the production team raised a sign again and said, "Alright, the time is almost up. You've asked all the questions you needed to ask, and you've found the outside help. Now, give us your choices."

(Number 3: ??? I haven't even said a word yet?! Am I really that invisible?!)

"Hmm...it seems that finding outside help won't be of much help to this mission. Now we can only analyze it based on their own statements."

The pale-faced man nodded and said seriously, "First, we can rule out number four; an officially certified mental patient shouldn't be a problem. Second, number two kept giving irrelevant answers, completely absorbed in his own world; the probability of him being mentally ill is also quite high. So we should choose between number one and number three..."

"Um...it seems like you haven't asked me any questions yet?"

Number Three timidly raised his hand and mumbled something.

"Oh! You see, isn't number three perfectly normal?"

Just then, Bitch pointed at Number Three, who was muttering softly, and said...

"That's right, I caught you in the trap! I deliberately ignored you just now. If you were mentally ill, you would either be completely indifferent to this or react violently!"

The pretty boy nodded upon hearing this, looking as if he had expected it, and said, "And Number Three's current behavior is exactly what a normal person would do! He's so cautious when asking questions, it's definitely because the production team is around, so he seems like a timid ordinary person."

"I see! Brother Hao, you're so smart!"

The white lotus flower looked on with great admiration as she spoke to the pretty boy.

"That makes sense. You truly are the brains of the team!"

The older man patted the young man on the shoulder. "In that case, our answer is obvious... Number Three!"

Seeing that the eldest brother had already reached a conclusion, the others nodded in agreement.

"Alright, now that you've made your choice, let's reveal the answer now."

Seeing that the participants had already made their choices, the production crew drawled out, "Please let Dr. Zhou Ke'er give us the answer."

"..."

Zhou Ke'er squinted, stood up and said, "Oh, since you've sincerely begged me, then I'll mercifully tell you the correct answer."