Infinite Puzzle City

Chapter 592 Everyone has their own agenda
Xiao Ran arrived at the duty room and found Li Xuyin there as well.

This is not surprising. There was an incident in the observation room before, so he had to go to the observation building to take his shift. Now that Ghost Master and the others have returned, there is naturally no need for him to stay there any longer.

Upon seeing Xiao Ran, Li Xuyin's expression immediately became a little unnatural, but he still forced a smile and greeted Xiao Ran: "Dr. Wu, I'm on duty tonight. Why don't you go back and get some rest? You've worked hard these past two days."

Xiao Ran watched Li Xuyin's performance quietly and said, "No need. I've just gotten used to this schedule. If you ask me to switch back now, I'll feel uncomfortable."

"Oh, I see. Then let's work the shift together tonight."

Li Xuyin's expression became even more unnatural.

Xiao Ran took in Li Xuyin's changing expression. This guy was feeling guilty and was obviously still thinking about the poisoning incident that night.

Dealing with Li Xuyin was as easy for Xiao Ran as crushing an ant, but he wasn't in a hurry to make a move and planned to see what else this guy wanted to do.

Moreover, he felt that Li Xuyin might not be alone; there seemed to be someone else hiding behind him. He decided to wait and see, and if things got really bad, he would find an opportunity to kill him and read his memories directly.

Xiao Ran's scrutinizing gaze made Li Xuyin feel extremely uncomfortable. That kind of look was like a scalpel dissecting him, seeing through him inside and out.

"Ready to make rounds."

At this moment, the head nurse walked in and asked Xiao Ran and Li Xuyin, "Who will be in charge of rounds tonight?"

"I!"

Li Xuyin hurriedly raised his hand, as if afraid that Xiao Ran would take the job away from him. However, after raising his hand, Li Xuyin seemed to realize that he had been too proactive, so he turned to Xiao Ran and said, "We can take turns making rounds tonight. I'll do the first two rounds, and you can do the third round, Dr. Wu."

"Of course, thank you Dr. Li."

After accepting the task, Li Xuyin immediately took the patrol notebook from the head nurse and ran out.

After Li Xuyin left, Xiao Ran didn't stay in the duty room. She went to Zhang Qi's ward, pushed open the door, and walked to Zhang Qi's bedside.

She gently nudged Zhang Qi: "It's me."

Zhang Qi opened his eyes only after hearing Xiao Ran's voice.

"what are you doing?"

Let's go outside and talk.

Zhang Qi frowned, but still tiptoed after Xiao Ran out of the ward. When they reached the corner of the corridor and made sure no one was around, Xiao Ran said, "You said before that you could contact her through dreams, right?"

"Correct."

Zhang Qi nodded.

"Can you contact her tonight and tell her that during the riots tomorrow, you need to find a way to hold off that long-haired woman from the Changchun Association?"

The woman Xiao Ran was referring to was Nan Gua.

Both of them are C-level professionals, but Pumpkin's profession is a Spirit Master, which gives her a great advantage. If it's not necessary, Xiao Ran doesn't want to fight her, as that would allow the others in Changchun to contact the outside world in time, which is something Xiao Ran doesn't want to see.

"This one……"

Zhang Qi hesitated for a few seconds before nodding to Xiao Ran and saying, "I'll try, but I'm not sure I can get in touch with her."

"Try your best. Also, tomorrow night, you'd better find a place to hide. No matter what you hear or see outside, don't come out, especially don't try to run away in the chaos. As long as you hide, I guarantee that after tomorrow, you can leave here without any trouble."

"what are you up to?"

Hearing Xiao Ran's words, Zhang Qi looked up at her in surprise: "You mustn't do anything rash. They have many experts, and... and... she said that thing will wake up soon, I'm scared..."

Zhang Qi hesitated, seemingly harboring some unspeakable secret.

Xiao Ran could understand her; after all, it was already quite an achievement for her to have survived this long in this place.

"Don't worry, leave the rest to me."

Xiao Ran patted Zhang Qi on the shoulder to comfort him.

"okay, I get it."

Zhang Qi nodded, indicating that he would find a place to hide later.

After escorting Zhang Qi back to the ward, Zhang Qi seemed to have mustered up her courage before turning back to Xiao Ran and asking, "You will save her, right? She is innocent. She is a tool used by those beasts. If possible, I am willing to take care of her for the rest of my life and will never be a burden to you."

Faced with Zhang Qi's pleading gaze, Xiao Ran couldn't help but think of the girl's appearance, and her heart softened: "I'll try my best."

"Da da da……"

Just then, footsteps echoed down the corridor. Zhang Qi hurriedly slipped into the ward, returned to bed, and covered himself with the blankets, seemingly preparing to finally get some sleep.

"The Fifth Doctor".

After Xiao Ran closed the door to the hospital room, she turned around and saw Li Xuyin standing in the corridor with a surprised look on his face, staring at her nervously.

Li Xuyin was lucky today and easily completed his ward rounds. Who would have thought that he would run into Xiao Ran here the next second?

"Dr. Li, what a coincidence?" Xiao Ran narrowed her eyes, her smile growing wider as she approached Li Xuyin step by step.

"Yes!!"

As Xiao Ran approached step by step, Li Xuyin's pupils gradually constricted, large beads of sweat appeared on his forehead, and even his breathing became rapid.

He wasn't a beginner; he had only tried the supplements a few times, which made his physical strength extraordinary. But when facing Xiao Ran, he was nothing more than an ant that was slightly stronger than a normal person.

As Xiao Ran drew closer, Li Xuyin's heart pounded in his throat.

As the saying goes, if you have a clear conscience, you have nothing to fear. Li Xuyin was so afraid because the first thing he noticed when he returned to the duty room was the notebook that Xiao Ran had thrown into the trash can.

This made Li Xuyin's heart pound with anxiety, wondering if the other party had noticed that he had tampered with it.

Logically speaking, he had already done it very discreetly, but facing these non-human monsters, Li Xuyin was unsure whether he would discover anything amiss.

"After you've finished your rounds, go back and rest. I'll do the remaining two rounds."

Unexpectedly, Xiao Ran simply smiled and patted Li Xuyin on the shoulder when she walked up to him, showing no intention of settling scores with him. This made Li Xuyin breathe a sigh of relief, and he thought to himself, "It seems that the other party has not noticed the problem with that notebook."

Just as I was thinking this, I saw the Ghost Doctor and the others hurrying over from the other end of the corridor.

Upon seeing Xiao Ran and Li Xuyin, the Ghost Doctor and his companions were taken aback: "What are you doing here?"

"I... am making rounds!"

Li Xuyin raised the ward round form in his hand, somewhat at a loss.

Upon hearing this, the Ghost Doctor nodded and then looked at Xiao Ran: "I heard from Qilin that you have already drunk the No. 3 potion. Is there anything wrong with you? You too, why did you drink it? The effects of this medicine are not stable enough yet."

The ghost doctor scolded her, but his face showed great concern.

"Those drug-using people died from the attacks of the supernatural tales, which had nothing to do with the drugs. In terms of time, the observation period had already passed, hadn't it?"

"Yes, yes, if you're not busy right now, would you like to come for a walk with me? I'll take you to see some nice things."

The Ghost Doctor pointed upstairs with his finger.

"No, I'm not interested in that. You should prepare the rest of the medicine as soon as possible. I'll be leaving by the day after tomorrow at the latest."

"Are you leaving in such a hurry?"

Upon hearing that Xiao Ran was leaving, the Ghost Doctor was immediately surprised.

"I'm only here to earn some potions to improve my attributes; I don't plan to stay long."

"Ah, what a pity. Brother, with your skills, if we could stay longer, we might have been able to develop even more potions."

The Ghost Doctor looked regretful, then didn't invite Xiao Ran upstairs again. He cupped his hands and said, "Don't worry about the medicine. I'll take care of it as soon as possible."

"Then I'll trouble you. I'll go back to the duty room. If you need anything, just have Qilin call me."

"Okay! Okay, okay."

The Ghost Doctor nodded and watched Xiao Ran leave, then turned and glanced at Li Xuyin again.

Li Xuyin was startled and quickly lowered his head, stammering, "I...I..." He didn't know what to say for a moment.

"Useless trash. If it weren't for the fact that you've had a few years of schooling, I would have used you as waste material long ago."

The Ghost Doctor snorted coldly, clearly disliking Li Xuyin.

Li Xuyin is a PhD in chemistry, which is somewhat useful to the Ghost Doctor, but only somewhat.

Besides, in the eyes of the Ghost Doctor, this chemistry PhD, who was neither capable of surgery nor had any other skills, was only slightly better than the hospital's consumables.

Li Xuyin kept his head down and remained silent.

If it weren't for him, the Ghost Doctor wouldn't have been able to develop the first all-purpose drug.

But he dared not say it aloud and could only keep it to himself.

Seeing Li Xuyin's cowardly appearance, the Ghost Doctor ignored him and led his men into the intensive care unit.

Once the Ghost Doctor arrived at the iron gate on the third floor and opened it, Pumpkin was seen leaning against the gate, seemingly having been waiting for a long time.

"What, isn't he coming?"

Pumpkin glanced around and, not seeing Xiao Ran, asked in surprise.

“I think you’re overthinking it. That kid said he’d leave after he got the potion. I invited him upstairs to take a look, but he wasn’t interested.”

The Ghost Doctor felt that Pumpkin was making a mountain out of a molehill, and that he should personally lead a group to test the other party.

"Maybe, but I still feel uneasy. If I weren't so sure of winning, I would have turned him into spiritual material the moment we met."

A shadow fell over Pumpkin's face. Although Bean had deliberately left a loophole in the Seventh Middle School incident, the instigator was still related to this guy.

"Have they given us the first announcement?"

"It's out. The guild leader and the others are currently focused on hunting down that mysterious expert and can't spare any time for the time being, but they have already sent another professional from the guild, Li Wang, to provide support."

Upon hearing that it was Riki-Wang who had come to help, Pumpkin's expression softened considerably: "Well, hopefully this kid will behave himself before Riki-Wang arrives."

While Ghost Doctor and Pumpkin were talking, Li Xuyin gently pushed open the door to the ward.

"Om..."

With the harsh sound of the door opening, the snoring of the patients in the hospital beds grew even louder.

Li Xuyin glanced around, closed the door, and tiptoed to Zhang Qi's side. Looking at Zhang Qi's sleeping face, Li Xuyin swallowed hard, lowered his head, and whispered, "They're all gone. What do we do now..."

On the hospital bed, Zhang Qi slowly opened his eyes, a cold, dark red light flashing beneath them; "It's like dogs fighting, a bloody mess. Let's just watch from behind!"

(Note: There will be another update tonight.)
(End of this chapter)