Strange things happen, and I drive the evil god mad by chasing debts.

The children turned into wisps of smoke and disappeared down the corridor. Xiao Dai had a lot of fun, but as the number of children dwindled, he lost his initial enthusiasm.

The echoing sounds in the corridor gradually subsided and eventually disappeared, and everything returned to normal, even the sound of the wind returned to its usual rhythm.

Shen Qingchan helped Nie Xiaoxiao up. She looked somewhat confused, as if she didn't remember the threats she had just received.

Immediately afterwards, the mechanical voice came to Shen Qingchan's ears again—

Congratulations to the player for unlocking the Demon's weakness: Intimidation.

Reward: 200 points!

[NPC Weakness Collection Progress: 3/10]

Shen Qingchan didn't expect that this would unlock her weakness; it was a complete accident.

Shen Qingchan led Nie Xiaoxiao as they continued walking down the corridor.

As things gradually returned to normal in the corridor, she began to see nurses and doctors pushing carts, unlike the nurses and doctors she had encountered before.

The nurses and doctors looked perfectly normal and behaved nothing out of the ordinary. They paid little attention to her and Nie Xiaoxiao and walked toward their own destination.

As they walked, Shen Qingchan noticed that the scars on Nie Xiaoxiao's arms had not only not disappeared, but had actually increased.

Shen Qingchan lifted her hospital gown, revealing shocking wounds, as if she had been abused.

Director Nie's beloved daughter was actually abused. Could it be one of the doctors or nurses in this hospital?

She asked Nie Xiaoxiao in a low voice, "How did you get these scars?"

Nie Xiaoxiao's body stiffened for a moment, her facial expression twisting in pain. She pulled her arm away from Shen Qingchan's grasp and hugged it tightly to her chest, trying to cover the wounds on it.

But there were so many scars that even after taking off the sleeves, you could see the scars extending to the back of the wrists and hands, all bluish-purple, some even with blood seeping from the flesh.

Shen Qingchan grimaced at the sight; this was just a 5 or 6-year-old child, yet he was being abused like this.

Nie Xiaoxiao was unwilling to talk about it, and Shen Qingchan didn't want to ask any further, so she could only continue leading her towards the stairs.

After walking for a few minutes, we finally arrived at the stairwell leading to the first floor. Next to it was a sign that glowed green and said "Emergency Exit," pointing to the large iron gate in front of us.

Normal doors have door handles or keyholes, but the large iron door in front of us had nothing. The gap between the two doors was tightly sealed, as if it had been welded together.

Shen Qingchan knocked on the iron gate, and the sound came out hollow. There was a staircase just outside the iron gate.

She remembered that when she was blocked at the second-floor stairwell, Bai Ke opened it from the inside.

Is there some kind of mechanism involved?

Standing to the side watching Shen Qingchan fumble around, Nie Xiaoxiao sensed something was wrong: "You can't possibly take me to the first floor to find my mom! Right!"

As Shen Qingchan felt around the door, trying to find some kind of mechanism, she explained, "Don't rush, wait for me a moment."

She searched for a long time but found nothing; it was just a piece of iron specifically placed to block the exit.

She sighed, then suddenly felt hot breath coming from behind her, through the thin hospital gown, onto her lower back, and at a high frequency.

Shen Qingchan turned around, and Nie Xiaoxiao suddenly got so close to her that she was startled and took a few steps back, bumping into the iron gate with a crisp "duang" sound.

She saw that Nie Xiaoxiao's brows were furrowed, her face full of irritation, and she was constantly suppressing her emotions. Her chest was heaving violently, like a huge balloon, inhaling and exhaling, which made the buttons on her hospital gown burst.

Nie Xiaoxiao seemed to have gone berserk, gritting her teeth and saying, "You—are—a—liar! My mom will beat me to death!"

Upon hearing Nie Xiaoxiao's words, Shen Qingchan suddenly thought of the marks on her hands, and an unbelievable thought entered her mind: Could the marks on her hands have been inflicted by Director Nie?

However, the background information for this side quest is entirely about Director Nie's regret; she even said, "I don't want to live anymore."

If Nie Xiaoxiao were to pass away, Director Nie wouldn't be able to go on living either; she must have loved Nie Xiaoxiao.

Nie Xiaoxiao approached Shen Qingchan step by step. Xiao Dai sensed the danger she posed and immediately stepped forward to block her, standing in front of Shen Qingchan. But Nie Xiaoxiao only glanced at him and, as if crushing an ant, grabbed Xiao Dai by the neck and threw him aside.

Shen Qingchan was a little surprised that she had turned out this way.

But there's nothing to be afraid of. This time, Nie Xiaoxiao's fighting power seems much stronger than before, she should...

It wouldn't be bad to put her in a near-death state for a moment.

Shen Qingchan did not dodge. Nie Xiaoxiao looked up and glared at her, grabbed her arm with one hand and pulled hard. Shen Qingchan was caught off guard and fell forward. She thought her head was going to hit the ground, but the next moment, Nie Xiaoxiao's tiger's mouth pressed against her neck.

The tiny hands couldn't possibly pinch her neck completely. Just as Shen Qingchan was wondering if she could actually kill her, Nie Xiaoxiao skillfully used two fingers to press inwards onto her tonsils.

In an instant, the air supply was cut off, and she couldn't breathe at all.

Nie Xiaoxiao used all her strength, and Shen Qingchan felt a tingling pain in her neck, and her vision slowly became blurry. She felt like she was about to faint at any moment.

Shen Qingchan felt like she was about to be crushed to death.

Accidents always happen at this time.

Shen Qingchan felt dizzy and disoriented when she saw a group of nurses and doctors suddenly appear in front of her. Their faces were full of anxiety, and they were muttering something to themselves that she couldn't hear. Then, she and Nie Xiaoxiao were forcibly separated by the nurses.

Shen Qingchan collapsed to the ground, suddenly gaining oxygen and breathing heavily without control. Her brain gradually regained consciousness, and the sounds around her became clear.

"The patient's condition has worsened! They need to be taken for surgery immediately!"

"Notify the parents! We need to schedule surgery, otherwise the patient will be in great danger."

"Take this person away too; she's evidence."

A doctor suddenly pointed at Shen Qingchan, and the other nurses immediately lifted her up without saying a word.

As Shen Qingchan watched Nie Xiaoxiao being held down and struggling, she was injected with drugs and fell unconscious.

Thinking about how she almost triggered a shop refresh by being on the verge of death, she explained with a hint of tears in her eyes, "She wasn't in danger, I wasn't hurt at all."

The nurse comforted her earnestly, "Don't be afraid, she has been taken away by us, you will not be hurt anymore, you just need to come with us and explain everything clearly."

The nurses spoke gently and comfortingly, but in reality, she couldn't break free at all; she was forcibly taken away.

The nurse led her to an office, and as soon as she was inside, the door was locked.

The office was somewhat dimly lit, with a long table in the center. Sitting opposite her was a middle-aged woman wearing a white lab coat, who was plump and had a very stern face.

This expression reminded her of someone—

Director Nie on the first floor.