This actor is full of tricks.

The patient came into contact with Patient No. 1…

This is worth pondering. Judging from the information, the patient was not aggressive at first and cooperated with the treatment very well. The level of danger did not correspond to the number 3. Therefore, Lin Jue suspected that the other party was given the number 3 after coming into contact with number 1.

What did Patient Number 1 do or say that turned a non-dangerous patient into Patient Number 3?
The information below was too blurry to read, so Lin Jue had no idea what happened next. He folded the medical record and put it in his pocket.

So far, six patients have been identified by number: number 12, who suffers from symmetry obsessive-compulsive disorder; number 8, who controls lightning; number 7, the Black General; number 6, the Red General, whose number is unknown; number 3, the Spider; and finally, number 1, whose whereabouts are unknown.

Of the 12 numbers in total, half have already appeared.

Lin Jue glanced back at the construction site in the darkness and hurried back towards the Golden Rose Hotel.

The hotel lobby was deserted. Tie Ning's team had disappeared. Lin Jue sat on the sofa at the front desk and sent the photo of the fingernail he had taken to the old man.

The old man replied quickly, sending two or three voice messages.

"Why are you taking this picture of me, kid? Do you have some kind of weird fetish?"

"Tsk, where did you get so many toenails? Did you go to Jiuyuan to become a pedicurist? Why are you collecting them? Are you going to have the chef make you a toenail fried rice?"

Lin Jue's eyelids twitched as he listened, and he immediately pressed the call button on the software.

The phone was answered after only a few rings, and the old man's sleazy voice came from the other end: "Hey kid, what are you doing?"

"These fingernails are strange; they were buried underground." Lin Jue recounted everything he had seen, emphasizing some of the uncanny details.

"A reversed Bagua?! A strange fingernail? Buried underground?" The old man pondered for a moment: "It might be that the hotel owner you mentioned wanted to use that spider to ward off disaster."

"Swallowing disasters?" Lin Jue had heard of blocking or eliminating disasters, but he had never heard of swallowing disasters.

“Yes, swallowing disaster, swallowing as in devouring.” The old man said with certainty, “There is an 80% chance that it is. Didn’t you say that the hotel owner has lupus? That’s a disease that cannot be cured with modern technology, and it can even be life-threatening in critical situations.”

Lin Jue instantly understood: "You mean the hotel owner wanted the spider to devour his disease by using the spider's claws and the inverted Bagua?"

"That's roughly the idea, but it's a transfer. Lupus can transfer to spiders, but for a monster, a disease that's deadly to humans is just a tickle. You could say it devours them," the old man replied, while also looking puzzled. "That spider is an A-level monster, why would it willingly do something like this for an ordinary person?"

After hanging up the phone, Lin Jue stared blankly at the screen that was gradually going dark. It seemed that if he wanted to find Spider again, he would have to start with the hotel owner. However, his relationship with the other party had completely broken down, and the hotel owner would definitely not have a good chat with him.

If the soft approach doesn't work, then we'll have to use the hard one!
Using a little trickery isn't out of the question for the sake of an A-rank Child of the Mist.

"Hey, they really didn't leave." As he was thinking, the tightly closed hotel door was pushed open, and a group of people from Tie Ning's team walked in.

Compared to his previous dejected state, Captain Wang, the leader, returned looking radiant. He had most likely gone back to the Inspection Division, but due to the wide reach of the livestream, with numerous clips of Lin Jue's broadcast appearing online, they had to return to resolve the matter completely. Judging from his appearance, he must have received some assistance upon returning to the Inspection Division, greatly boosting his confidence. He even proactively asked Lin Jue to turn on the livestream, saying he wanted to prove to the entire nation that the Jiuyuan Inspection Division wasn't a bunch of incompetent fools, and that he wanted to show Viper just how formidable he really was.

Lin Jue nodded perfunctorily, his lips drooping: "Impressive, impressive."

"I wasn't asking you!" Captain Wang rolled his eyes. Men can be strange sometimes; a simple "You're amazing" can ignite their competitive spirit. It's also possible that these people from the Jiuyuan Inspection Division have been doing nothing for too long and want to take advantage of the buzz surrounding this incident to prove they're not just drawing salaries without working.

"Mmm-hmm." Lin Jue nodded perfunctorily; his mind wasn't on this at all.

Captain Wang was furious. This guy always seemed to be able to provoke him. When he was enthusiastic before, he made him furious, and now that he was indifferent, he couldn't stand it either.

Half an hour before midnight, Lin Jue started his live stream. He thought there wouldn't be many viewers at this late hour, but as soon as his live stream started, the number of viewers skyrocketed, and the popularity was even higher than during the day.

[Host, you're finally live! Tell me your address, I'll send you some local specialties. After watching your live stream, I'm too scared to even go to the bathroom, I've already wet the bed!]

[My mom asked me why I was covering my crotch while watching the live stream, and I didn't dare tell her I'd already changed my pants three times!]

[If this streamer dares to film any more explicit scenes right in your face, I'll definitely get my people to deal with you.]

The viewers in the live chat are both bad at the game and love to play. They're clearly terrified, but they still insist on watching the live stream from under the covers.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this time we're getting serious. Will the flesh and blood room appear after 12 o'clock? What exactly is the shrine? What secrets are hidden on the 17th floor of the Golden Rose Hotel? We'll have 30 minutes left. Let's wait and see."

"Everyone, send some rockets to give the streamer some motivation! This might be the streamer's last live stream!"

Lin Jue screamed incoherently, his face showing no fear whatsoever, only a thirst for money.

"Hey you, let me say a few words." Captain Wang eagerly leaned over. He had been quite reluctant to do the live stream in the evening, so this time he must have received orders from his superiors.

"Let me send a rocket first." Lin Jue reached out his hand.

"Damn it, have you got the priorities backwards? You only gained popularity because you filmed us. We're already being lenient by not asking you for a share, and you still want me for gifts?" Team Leader Wang was stunned by Lin Jue's stingy behavior.

Lin Jue thought about it and realized it made sense, so he handed over his phone.

Captain Wang cleared his throat and gave the camera his most amiable smile of the day: "Dear viewers, I think you've heard some rumors and have some prejudices against our Jiuyuan Investigation Division. But it's okay. After today's incident, I will show you the true character of our Jiuyuan investigators. Protecting the people is our duty, and fighting the supernatural is our responsibility. After today, the Jiuyuan Investigation Division will become the pride of the entire Jiuyuan."

"Tsk," Lin Jue scoffed. Old habits die hard; the Jiuyuan Inspection Bureau was rotten to the core. If they hadn't turned a blind eye, this wouldn't have happened. (End of Chapter)