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

"The patient jumped off the building! Damn it!"

The security guards were terrified and rushed forward.

"boom!"

Just then, a loud noise came from behind them—the rooftop door had been slammed shut!

"Hahaha, goodbye, you idiots!"

Zhou Ke'er's unrestrained laughter came through the door, followed by a series of loud crashes of debris.

"They've escaped again! Go after them! We've been tricked!"

The security guards rushed forward again, trying to push open the closed door, but found that something seemed to be blocking the back of the door, and they couldn't push it open easily.

"Hahaha! See that! I already said I'm a psychiatrist. In a mental hospital, who else should we listen to if not me?"

Zhou Ke'er's unrestrained laughter, which she couldn't suppress, suddenly echoed in the dark stairwell.

"Why are you so skilled at this?!"

Jin Yi asked with a pained expression.

"If you've been tricked like this two or three times, you'll get the hang of it too!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ke'er remained silent for a moment, as if recalling something, and couldn't help but shiver as she replied.

"So where are we going now? Didn't you say you were going to find 'Sand Between Fingers'?"

Jin Yi didn't respond, but changed the subject.

Do you know where she is?

Zhou Ke'er countered with a question.

"....have no idea."

Jin Yi hesitated for two seconds before answering.

"Ahem, well, I'll have to tell you about that."

Upon hearing this, Zhou Ke'er slowed her pace. She happened to reach a corridor on an unknown floor, so she left the stairwell and walked along the corridor, saying to Jin Yi with an air of knowing-it-all:

"Think about it carefully. It's the middle of the night, and you're in a mental hospital. The security guard has been locked on the rooftop and won't be out for a while. You're in a hurry to find someone, but you don't know where they are. Okay, so here's the question: what should you do?"

"You've basically given us a complete overview of our situation!"

Jin Yi couldn't help but mutter a complaint, then thought for a moment, "Go to the surveillance room? Destroy the surveillance cameras, and then go find maps or something?"

"That makes a lot of sense."

Hearing this, Shi's eyes lit up, and she agreed.

"Naive!"

Zhou Ke'er shook her head in exasperation, "You guys watch closely, this is the right way to do things in this situation."

As she spoke, Zhou Ke'er strode to a door and slammed it shut. "Shut up, you son of a bitch! You hear me? Come out now!"

"What the hell are you doing?!"

Jin Yi's eyes widened, and she couldn't help but swear. She quickly stepped forward to stop Zhou Ke'er, who was not going to stop, and glared at Shi Shi, who was eager to try.

"Looking for someone? Are you stupid?"

Zhou Ke'er glanced at Jin Yi with the look of someone looking at an idiot, and slapped away his hand that was grabbing her. "Think about it carefully. There are only a few of us on the run. Even if we destroy the surveillance, if we can't escape from this mental hospital, we will eventually be discovered no matter how long we hide."

"But if all the patients escape together, it's a different story. Plus, we specifically called out 'Finger Sand,' and she'll definitely come over if she hears us."

After explaining, Zhou Ke'er started kicking down doors in each room, shouting, "Come help me! What are you standing there for? We don't have much time!"

"Alright, leave it to me!"

Seeing that Jin Yi did not stop her, Shi Shi also helped Zhou Ke'er kick the door.

During the time Zhou Ke'er was causing trouble, many patients whose doors had been kicked open or who had heard the noise came out sleepily.

Oh? These patients aren't wearing restraint suits... just regular hospital gowns, which means those three are special...

Zhou Ke'er glanced at the patients who came out one after another, and quickly judged in her mind that, by the same token, "Finger Sand" should also be locked up in a special place like the place where they were imprisoned.

"Hey! Which floor's patients need to wear straitjackets?"

Zhou Ke'er grabbed a bewildered patient by the collar and asked him in a harsh voice.

Hehehehe!

The man seemed not to understand and grinned foolishly at Zhou Ke'er.

"Hehehehehe!"

Zhou Ke'er put on a dazed expression and grinned at the patient.

"..."

The patient was momentarily stunned and didn't react.

"I knew you were faking it, and you were still giggling!"

Zhou Ke'er's expression changed instantly. She tugged hard at the man's collar and said, "If you don't answer, I'll smash your head in!"

"The second...the second floor and the third floor!"

The patient was startled; his playful expression froze, and he hurriedly answered, trembling.

"Hey, which floor were we just locked on?"

Zhou Ke'er thought for a moment, then turned to ask Jin Yi and Shi Shi.

"have no idea..."

"I didn't notice."

Both of them shook their heads. Zhou Ke'er's sudden action had left them both in a daze.

"Hey! Of those two floors you just mentioned, which one is for female patients?"

Having no other option, Zhou Ke'er turned back and continued to intimidate the poor patient.

"Third...third floor!"

The man was so frightened he started stuttering.

"Alright, let's go to the third floor."

Zhou Ke'er let go of her hand, dusted off her hands, and said, "See, it's a very simple matter. Let's go."

Shi immediately rushed up and followed behind Zhou Ke'er, "Boss, how did you do that! I want to learn too!"

Jin Yi sighed helplessly and followed. He felt that after completing this module, his temper had been elevated.

"You want to learn? I'll teach you."

Zhou Ke'er glanced at Shi Shi, whose eyes were shining, coughed twice, and said seriously, "It's very simple. You'll know how if you come to the mental hospital for two or three years to do an on-site investigation. The hospital where I work still has a few empty wards. If you want to come and experience it, just let me know, and I'll give you a 9.9% discount."

Even the Shi family could only offer an awkward yet polite smile after hearing Zhou Ke'er's words.

Silence began to spread through the dark stairwell, seemingly separating the previously noisy floor from this place.

The half-rolled curtains pounded against the broken glass window in the stairwell, making a noisy and piercing sound.

Darkness crept in like ink, then receded like a tide as the group moved forward, but it remained ever-present, waiting by their side like a ferocious beast that was both eager to devour them and incredibly patient.

Even Zhou Ke'er couldn't help but restrain her expression, take a deep breath and stop in her tracks. Her eyes instantly became serious and sharp as she turned to look at Jin Yi and Shi Shi, remaining silent.

"what happens?"

Jin Yi frowned and couldn't help but ask with concern.

The place gave him a very dangerous feeling, and the sound of the curtains tapping against the glass made him even more tense.

Zhou Ke'er looked at Jin Yi and Shi Shi with a troubled and uncertain expression. She opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but then remained silent.

"What happened?! Tell me!"

Although Jin Yi couldn't see Zhou Ke'er's expression clearly, he could still glean some clues from the pervasive atmosphere and couldn't help but ask anxiously in a low voice.

"Yes, yes! Boss, just tell us already!"

Shi, who was also starting to tremble due to the tense atmosphere, echoed the sentiment.

"I...forgot..."

Zhou Ke'er hesitated for two seconds, then finally revealed a resigned expression and sighed, "What floor did that guy just say it was again?"

"..."

"You son of a bitch! Third floor!"

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5. As soon as I went in, I saw Chang Wei hitting Lai Fu!

The awkward atmosphere lingered as everyone emerged from the third-floor stairwell and entered the dimly lit corridor, only to be met with Chang Wei's call again...

Cough cough, no, I saw a long-haired woman whose hands were bound by a hospital gown, straddling a person dressed as a caregiver, pressing her bound arms tightly against the person's neck.

The woman had the words "Finger Sand" prominently displayed above her head, making her easy to recognize.

The person in the caregiver's uniform, who was pinned to the ground, kicked wildly, seemingly in a death struggle.

Zhou Ke'er and the others were stunned for a second upon seeing this, but then they reacted and quickly stepped forward to help Zhijiansha.

Zhou Ke'er and Jin Yi firmly restrained the man, while Shi Shi helped Zhijian Sha unfasten the clasp on the back of her hospital gown.

"Bang! Bang!"

Zhou Ke'er grabbed the man's face and slammed his head against the ground several times.

I'm dizzy.

After trying to pat the person's cheek and finding no reaction, Zhou Ke'er nodded and spoke to the others.

Although Jin Yi had anticipated that this guy would do something unexpected, he didn't expect him to be so ruthless.

"What? I didn't kill him. He's still breathing. In this situation, is it appropriate to have an awake NPC who might cause trouble at any time?"

Zhou Ke'er glanced at the wide-eyed Zhijiansha and said, "Wouldn't it have been more cruel of you to have suffocated him to death?"