After being poisoned by mushrooms, all the strange creatures became fascinated by me.

Tang Li slowly turned around, leisurely examining the strange scene before her.

Tsk, what a sorry sight.

They were even more pitiful than Dr. Liu, who had just been rescued.

The once crisp white coat was now wrinkled and crumpled, and the once neatly ironed tie was wrapped around one side like a rag. Dr. Jerry stood by the corridor wall with his head down, his voice and his whole body trembling.

The once-respectable, twisted doctor-serial maniac is now reduced to a beggar's pit.

"Who is this doctor?" Tang Li raised her eyebrows slightly and tilted her head, as if she didn't recognize him at all.

"Why is your outfit so wrinkled?" she chuckled, her tone devoid of any hint of malice. "Did you get fired by the dean because of poor performance?"

Dr. Jerry took two steps toward her, and as he got closer, he suddenly looked up.

Tang Li suddenly met his bloodshot eyes.

Her breath hitched slightly. Even with mental preparation, the sight of a horror movie scene unfolding before one's eyes can still startle one.

Every muscle in Dr. Jerry's face seemed to have a mind of its own, twitching spasmodically at different frequencies. He was like someone who couldn't control what his hands and feet did or where they went, even his pupils were trembling nervously at an extremely low frequency.

The black pupils trembled amidst the bloodshot veins in the whites of the eyes.

Jerry stared intently at Tang Li, his face a mixture of pleading and resentment, yet he still managed to force a fawning smile.

"My lord, my lord... I, I'm Jerry! Do you... do you remember me?"

Tang Li looked suddenly enlightened: "It's Dr. Jerry! What do you want with me?"

"I want to ask...why?" Dr. Jerry asked plaintively. "Why? Sir, what did I do wrong? Have I disappointed you? Why, why won't you use me anymore?"

"What are you saying?" Tang Li raised an eyebrow in surprise. "Dr. Jerry, I didn't actually 'use' anyone."

"What about Gu Xiaomei? What about Spider?" Dr. Jerry asked urgently, his eyes widening as if they were about to pop out of their sockets. "Why, sir? This morning, in front of the dean, you asked whether or not to forgive Director Cao. Why would you rather ask Gu Xiaomei, a probationary nurse, or Spider, the elevator repairman, than ask me?"

Tang Li remained outwardly calm, but inwardly she thought coldly: Because I know what you did, I'm happy to see you tormented by your own doubts and resentment.

Dr. Jerry continued, growing more and more agitated, his voice echoing loudly down the corridor, "I'd fight for you, I'd even break ties with the hospital director for you, I'm completely your man!"

"—Is that so?" Tang Li suddenly spoke, coldly interrupting, "Completely my person?"

"So were you blind this morning, Jerry? Didn't you see Director Cao's offensive behavior towards me?"

Like an angry duck suddenly being choked, Dr. Jerry's excited voice came to an abrupt halt. He stared at Tang Li in astonishment, seemingly finally realizing the enormous mistake he had made.

Tears of fear and frustration instantly filled Dr. Jerry's eyes, and his lips trembled as he stammered, "No, no, sir, I just... I just thought you would take care of it yourself..."

Tang Li sneered, "If I have to do everything myself, what use are you to me, Jerry?"

Jerry began to hate himself, his nails digging deep into his palms. How foolish! He had even stood by, excitedly waiting to see the adults easily teach Director Cao a lesson, waiting to applaud and cheer for them. He hadn't even considered that that was precisely his chance to shine!

"So today, this afternoon, you went to see James, Tom, Zhao, Liu... Was it because you saw their talent?" Jerry said, gritting his teeth, his bloodshot eyes filled with a mixture of regret and ruthlessness. "But only me, sir, give me another chance. Only I am the most outstanding doctor at the Ghost Story Private Hospital!"

Jerry, like a madman in a frenzy, made no attempt to hide the fact that he had been secretly watching Tang Li's movements.

Tang Li, of course, didn't care. Rather, the reason she went around visiting these doctors' offices all afternoon was to intensify Jerry's competitive spirit and plunge him into a state of panic about being abandoned.

If Fang Yingjie were standing nearby at this moment, he would probably be amazed by Tang Li's self-taught leadership skills.

"Really?" Those two casual words again easily deflected Jerry's aggressive declaration. "That's not bad. Loyalty and talent—you need at least one of those, right?"

Just as Jerry was about to defend himself, Tang Li interrupted him with a look: "Now, I'll ask, and you answer."

"James is in charge of getting patients into the 'dream-come-true machine,' and you're in charge of performing surgery on the patients who come out of the machine, right?"

Jerry nodded eagerly: "Yes, sir. Every single one of them! I performed it myself!"

"Then you truly possess superb medical skills," Tang Li remarked ambiguously, "Then you are truly deeply sinful."

She thought for a moment, not holding out much hope, but still asked Jerry what information he could provide about Gu Xiaomei and Gu Xiaoying. Sure enough, the next moment Jerry's previously ambitious expression vanished, as if he had been doused with cold water: "Nothing... The dean especially put a gag order on me."

Tang Li had already anticipated this: "Then what about Meng Wanwan?"

Jerry looked up at Tang Li, puzzled. "Meng Wanwan...who is that?"

"The latest test subject, number 3, is the woman inside Lao Ding's body."

Jerry then realized that he had done too many experiments and sometimes couldn't remember the names: "That patient has been transferred to the rehabilitation ward, and she will be discharged soon."

He looked at Tang Li and gave her a warm and enthusiastic smile.

"At that time, our patients will attain eternal peace and happiness."

Rule 1: Patients should listen to their doctors. Everything the doctor does is to make you feel calm and happy.

At the same time.

At the restaurant entrance, Qiu Wanting and Jiang Hui looked at the uneasy-looking players across from them.

"You said you saw a child?" Jiang Hui repeated, her voice reassuring. "Was it a boy covered in black mist? If he wasn't hostile, then there's probably nothing to worry about."

If you were hostile, you would have been dead long ago.

"No, that's not it." The player's eyes were filled with panic.

"It's a baby! I saw a baby!"

Rule Three: This hospital has no pediatrics department, nor does it have any children claiming to be Gu Xiaoying. If you see a child, it's just your hallucination. Don't speak to him, and don't let him realize you can see him.