Chapter 127: The Dream of Purgatory (2)

Xu Fei unbuttoned the third button of his white coat and sighed, "Old Li, what's the big deal? I clearly applied for a parenteral rotation, but ended up being thrown into a department where even MSE can't do well."

"Yesterday, Fatty Wang was even on LC duty in the general surgery department, and we were still counting the PHQ-9 for bipolar patients!"

Li Guanqi took the documents and ignored his usual complaints. His fingertips flew across the keyboard, the blue light of the electronic medical record system reflected on his glasses. "Do you remember the diagnostic criteria for bipolar II in the DSM-5? Last week's case with somatization symptoms?"

"Stop, stop, stop!" Xu Fei interrupted. "You've memorized 'Clinical Psychiatry', but our final exam focuses on mastering surgical indications. If you practice crisis intervention techniques every day now, you'll have forgotten all the aseptic operating procedures by the time you return to surgery."

"You're quite good at psychiatry."

Li Guanqi continued working and said indifferently, "My mother was depressed for a few years."

Xu Fei paused, apologetically, and asked curiously, "What's the reason?"

There is usually a reason why a person is depressed.

Li Guanqi's voice was emotionless as he said calmly, "My father died of cancer."

"Uh, sorry." Xu Fei scratched his head and whispered, "This is why you studied medicine."

Without a reason, it would be difficult to sustain myself and persevere through the daunting courses and experiments of a medical student.

There are so many courses that it can make people doubt their lives. As for the experimental classes, they are an extreme test of one's mental quality - the cold corpses on the dissecting table, the pungent smell of formalin, and the blood vessels and nerves that are so small that they almost make people collapse... Without some strong mental support, it is impossible to hold on.

Some people also say that if you encourage others to study medicine, you will be struck by lightning.

The reason for Xu Fei is very simple. Doctors make a lot of money and are also very popular with girls.

Li Guanqi glanced at the patient's information briefly, paused, frowned slightly, and suddenly asked, "Are there any special patients today?"

"Who among those who can come to the psychiatric department is not a heavyweight?" Xu Fei leaned on the table and replied casually, with a hint of helplessness and ridicule in his tone.

"Uh, what I mean is..." Li Guanqi put down the information in his hand, as if considering his words, "Is there anyone who has a temperament similar to mine?"

When Xu Fei heard this, he turned around abruptly, grabbed Li Guanqi's shoulders tightly, and shouted loudly: "Lock Li——"

He placed his other hand on Li Guanqi's forehead and nervously checked his temperature: "Are you okay? Don't scare me!"

"Although you're usually a bit withdrawn and sometimes inexplicably passionate, overall you're pretty normal!"

"What do you mean by 'I have a similar temperament to you'? How can you say that about yourself?"

"I've always said that the psychiatric department is a terrible place that causes so much harm to people. Dealing with these mentally ill people every day would drive a normal person crazy!" Xu Fei's eyes were blazing. "Lao Li, you're my spiritual pillar, you have to hold on! We're brothers who have carried corpses and removed internal organs together!"

"Alright, alright." Li Guanqi was dizzy from being shaken by Xu Fei. He reluctantly pried his hand away and said in a low voice, as if talking to himself, "Forget it if you don't have it. Just pretend I didn't ask."

There was a barely perceptible sense of loss in his eyes, as if he was looking for something important but couldn't find it anywhere.

At 6:30 in the afternoon, the internship ended and Li Guanqi had to go back to school to deal with trivial matters such as internship summary, grade entry and archiving.

Xunyang University is very close to the hospital, only about ten minutes' walk away, and it is also close to his home. This was the convenience that he applied to Xunyang University for.

Li Guanqi took off his white coat, folded it and put it in the cabinet, then carefully completed the handover according to the hospital's rules and regulations. Finally, he took off his glasses, feeling relieved.

As he walked out of the hospital gate, his originally gentle eyes suddenly became sharp.

After taking off his white coat and glasses, he is no longer the Dr. Li who patiently listens to his patients.

He is the man that every card shop in Xunyang City is afraid of. He is the boss of Yama, the son-in-law of Baiyin City, the lover of Yu Beier, the master of the Hellfire Machine, and the number one demon user in Xunyang City!
Nicknamed [Staring Eyes], the Li Devil!

"There's still time." Li Guanqi took out his mobile phone, checked the time, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly.

Due to his busy internship, he had almost no time to participate in store competitions, but that did not stop him from watching.

Every time he sees someone doing something scumbag, he won't comment or correct them, but will look up and give them a look of contempt.

That's how the nickname "eyes staring" came about.

According to interviews with victims, playing cards under the watchful eyes of the Li family demon makes one feel an inexplicable pressure, especially when playing [Silver City]. If you earn one less card, you will feel a chill down your spine, as if there is a ghost behind you.

The Li demon will not interfere with the game, nor will he comment afterwards. He will just stare at you until you get scared.

Just like his name, Li Guanqi.

Watching chess in silence.

"This is horrible, man," the victim said.

After a while, Li Guanqi arrived at his usual Hippo Cards place. Back in junior high, he'd frequented a place called Sanbai Chess and Card Room, but unfortunately, it later closed down, presumably due to poor business.

Just as Teacher J sang, in the middle of July, he came to a card shop where no one played Yu-Gi-Oh.

But there is a competition today, so it is a bit more lively.

Li Guanqi skillfully squeezed into the crowd, where two people watching the game were shuffling cards.

In the Yu-Gi-Oh real card game, shuffling cards is also an important part that must be appreciated.

"What are you fighting for?" Li Guanqi asked casually as if naturally blending in.

A young man next to him replied in a low voice without turning his head: "The quarterfinals, Leihuo vs. Gemini."

"Which side is the twins?"

"right."

When Li Guanqi heard this, his eyes slowly shifted to the right.

The Gemini player trembled noticeably, his muscles tensed, as if he was being stared at by something terrifying, and his shuffling movements were a little stiff.

Some people couldn't help but snicker.

Soon, both sides shuffled their decks and rolled the dice.

The Thunderfire player took the initiative, clenched his fist, and whispered, "Nice!"

The duel officially begins, and both sides draw five.

The Leihuo player picked up his hand and said, "Draw a card, prepare, main."

He swiped the cards and played a [Pot of Desire and Greed].

Without saying the card names or explaining the card effects, he simply banished the top ten cards of the deck, paused, and waited for his opponent's reaction.

The Gemini player also swiped his cards, and finally waved his hand gently to indicate that he passed.

After passing [Pot of Greed and Desire], the Leihuo player did not draw cards directly, but moved the deck in front of the opponent.

This is a gesture of requesting a card cut, to avoid suspicion of making cards yourself.

The Gemini player simply cut the deck and moved it back.

The Leihuo player drew two cards and placed them clearly on top of the card mat to prove that he did not draw too many.

Then he picked up the card, frowned suddenly, and his expression was very abstract.

He picked up the ten cards excepted from the inside, checked them back and forth, and then swiped them frantically.

a little nervous.

After pondering for a long time, the Thunderfire player flipped over a card in his hand, placed it under the Magic Trap, and said, "[Jaw Shark], Special Summon."

During the turn a Spell Card is activated, this card can be Special Summoned from your hand.

The Gemini player waved his hand to signal for passage.

Leihuo player moved the Jaw Shark from the bottom of the Magic Trap area to the monster area grid, clicked the card and said, "Call the effect, search for a Fish-type Shark monster."

This is a normal action of activating an effect and waiting for a response.

The twin players didn't immediately engage in a hand-to-hand fight, nor did they wave through the situation. Instead, they raised their hands and shouted, "Referee."

Li Guanqi was puzzled: "Is this called a referee?"

He was sure that the Leihuo player had not violated any rules. It couldn't be that a penalty was given just because the Jaw Shark didn't aim completely at the monster grid, right?
What made him even more confused was that no one around him complained, as if it was a normal inquiry.

The twin players called the referee and said, "Confirm whether the opponent's [Jaw Shark] can activate its effect."

After hearing this, Li Guanqi suddenly understood.

In the words of the circle, the Gemini player is confirming whether the other party has an empty serve.

In a normal Thunder and Fire build, the [Great Jaw Shark] can only retrieve one [Shark], and if the Thunder and Fire player has activated the [Pot of Greed and Desire], there is a high probability that this [Shark] will fly away.

He wanted to confirm whether the [Mandaw Shark] could still activate the search effect.

The purpose of confirming this is not to know the opponent's build, but to prevent the opponent from using the effect to trick the opponent into a trap when he clearly has no way to retrieve it. There was once a brand player who mowed down three Albus, and then opened the brand fusion. The opponent chained Gray Flowing Beauty without even thinking about it.

The referee confirmed the Leihuo player's deck and replied, "You can activate it."

The duel continued. The twin players nodded, then showed their hand card [Effect Veiler] and sent it to the graveyard. Then they clicked [Jaw Shark] and said nothing, but everyone could understand.

[Effect Veiler] will invalidate [Jaw Shark].

The Leihuo player pursed his lips helplessly, indicating that there was no chain.

Li Guanqi frowned, not because he was worried about the Leihuo players, but because he was thinking about calling the referee just now.

He felt a vague sense of disharmony in his heart.

What everyone thought was normal felt strange to him.

just like--

I can't fit in.

The Leihuo player frowned, covered up a card, and waved his hand to indicate the end of the round.

"Huh?" Li Guanqi was startled and blurted out, "Don't you have a Thunderfire monster?"

The older brother next to him cast a surprised look: "With the current concentration of Leihuo, it is normal for the hand card to be blocked."

"What's wrong with you today? Why do you say such cute words?"

It is not surprising for a novice to say something like "Why is there no Thunder and Fire in the Thunder and Fire deck at the beginning?", but it seems a bit strange when the veteran Li Guanqi says this.

Yes.

Li Guanqi himself didn't understand why he felt from the bottom of his heart that it was extremely unlikely that a Thunder and Fire deck would start without Thunder and Fire. It would only happen once in one or two hundred games.

But from a probabilistic perspective, this is a common low-probability event, perhaps only one or two out of ten.

He didn't understand and felt weird.

The two of them spoke quietly, keeping a certain distance from the contestants so as not to interfere.

Li Guanqi raised his hand to indicate that he was fine, and continued to watch the duel.

The twin players' turn begins: "Draw a card, ready."

The Leihuo player paused for a moment and sent the card [Proliferating G] in his hand to the graveyard.

The Gemini player swiped his cards, played the card [Designator of the Grave], and then moved his hand to click [Proliferating G].

These are all tacit actions without any explanation.

A trace of pain flashed across the Leihuo player's face, and he had no choice but to put [Proliferation G] horizontally and move it to the area representing exclusion.

"Main." The Gemini player swiped the cards, tapped one, and said, "Summon, [Live Broadcast☆Gemma Lila]."

"Call the effect, special summon from hand deck." He clicked on the card, then crossed his arms around his waist, waiting for his opponent's reaction.

The Leihuo player thought for a moment, opened the card [Infinite Bubbles], and then moved his hand to click [Live Broadcast☆Twin Lila].

The Gemini player also looked painful and started to swipe cards frantically.

After thinking for a while, he flipped over the card in his hand [Demon Blacksmith who Carves Demons] and sent it to the graveyard. Without explaining the effect, the Leihuo player simply waved his hand to indicate that it was passed.

What follows is a very smooth movement.

[Demon Carving Blacksmith] effect, search [Demon Carving Sage].

[Yongsheng] took [Lulli] and threw [Lulli], [Lulli] jumped out from the cemetery and turned into a [Soul-Calming Coffin], and the [Soul-Calming Coffin] was sent to the grave.

The Gemini player skillfully flipped through the deck and picked out [The Day the Red Demon Cried] and placed it in the main monster area.

He did not activate the effect of [Demon of Red Tears], but directly called the effect of [Demon Blacksmith] in the graveyard, and washed it back to special summon a [Luri].

Li Guanqi frowned slightly, approached an older man, and asked softly, "Why isn't Red Tears working?"

"No traps, then." The older brother beside him replied casually, "The thief is stuck."

"No." Li Guanqi asked again, "Then why not add another man?"

After these words were spoken, the old man's expression became extremely complicated.

"Lao Li, what's going on with you today?"

"There's only one man who can carve a demon, have you forgotten?"

"Limit one." Li Guanqi suddenly widened his eyes and felt cold all over.

Yes, it has been a long time since I last saw the Demon Man. How could I have forgotten?

“How could I forget?”

Li Guanqi muttered to himself, his eyes wandering. He felt very strange, but didn't know how to describe this strangeness.

It's like falling into a real dream.

(End of this chapter)

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