Rules of the Strange: I Can See Through All the Weird

"Does she even deserve for me to talk to her personally?"

"Although this is Lu Jingchen's fault, to be frank, if she can continue to be with him even after discovering that she's the other woman, then she's no different from the other woman."

He Lu helplessly spread her hands.

"Don't talk about ideals with a pig, it only cares about feed; stop a dog from eating excrement, it will think you are stealing its food."

Qi Tong immediately gave a thumbs up: "That's so true, sister!"

Xu Ning immediately joined the group buy and gave a thumbs up.

He Lu smiled and waved her hand: "Just a little splash~"

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

The morning passed quickly, and the loudspeaker rang again.

"It's lunchtime now. Please gather in the cafeteria on the second floor for your meal."

The door to the treatment area remained closed until mealtime.

The treatment time is unknown.

The players returned to their wards on their own and were led to the second floor by the nurses.

There are three floors in total. There is no elevator; you can only go upstairs via the stairs in the lobby.

There is a floor label on the side of the staircase.

The first floor is the patient area, which contains only patient rooms and a "treatment area," as well as a nurses' lounge and information desk.

The second floor is the cafeteria.

The third floor houses the doctors' offices, operating rooms, and the chief physician's office.

The basement is on the first basement level.

It's not a large-scale facility, and the number of patients is also small.

Qi Tong looked around but didn't see any stairs leading downstairs.

The staircase looked very old, with spots on the steps, some kind of smeared substance layered on top of each other, eventually drying and remaining there permanently.

Upon arriving at the cafeteria, two uniformed security guards stood at the entrance with their hands behind their backs.

I don't know what its purpose is. Is it to prevent people from stealing food? Or to prevent mental patients from having an attack and starting a fight?

In short, it's quite intimidating, especially when you see that the two of them look exactly alike.

Some patients even stomped their feet and saluted before passing by them.

Hey, has anyone ever told you not to worship those roadside Buddha statues?

Qi Tong went inside and found that many doctors in white coats were already sitting down to eat.

Her heart tightened, and she instinctively wanted to look into the doctors' eyes.

She wanted to know who had given her the injection.

No matter how Qi Tong looked, it was as if a layer of gauze was covering her eyes, making it blurry and unclear. Or she would just remember the face of the previous doctor and want to see the next one, but she could no longer remember the previous one.

This is very wrong.

Could it be that the injection was meant to make her forget the doctor?

Don't let her see that light pink potion again, or she'll definitely take a good look at it.

Qi Tong looked again at the food serving window she was about to reach.

There was an electronic screen above that was displaying something on a scrolling basis.

Cafeteria Rules:

1. Do not waste food.

2. Maintain absolute silence during the meal. Do not make any unusual noises.

3. If you see doctors getting their meals while they are working hard, please give way to them.

4. You can't ask for more rice if you're not full, but you can ask for more vegetables.

5. Each person is limited to 5 bowls of mung bean soup per day.

The cafeteria is open from 8:00 to 18:00.

Zhongshan Mental Hospital wishes you a pleasant meal.

After reading these rules, Qi Tong silently memorized them.

......

It's almost Qi Tong's turn to get her food.

For some reason, she got hungry unusually quickly in this instance. After not eating all morning, her stomach was already aching slightly.

It's important to know that whether in the real world or in the City of Everything, she can manage to eat only once a day.

In the real world, people are forced by life's circumstances; they're either too busy with work to eat, or they can't afford to eat at the end of the month.

But in the City of Everything, hehe, after all, I often sleep all day long.

Just as Qi Tong was about to step forward to the window, a doctor in a white coat silently cut in front of her.

Qi Tong, starving: ?

I'm reminded of the third rule of the cafeteria: When you see doctors getting their meals, please give way to them.

Qi Tong reached out and patted the doctor on the shoulder.

The doctor turned around, his brow furrowing slightly: "What's wrong?"

Qi Tong still couldn't see the doctor's face clearly, so she brought her face closer, stared with her big eyes, and said in a low voice.

Are you tired?

The doctor was startled by her sudden closeness.

"I...I'm not tired...What's wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Qi Tong waved his hand and picked up the doctor, placing him beside the line: "If you're not going to bother, you can go to the back of the line!"

The doctor remained puzzled.

Are patients' grips this strong these days?

He hasn't had a single surgery today; he's just been filling out forms and drinking tea in the office. It's really not hard work for him!

The doctor, looking completely bewildered, joined the queue.

The righteous cafeteria lady saw this scene and was a little angry. How dare they bully these angels in white in broad daylight?

So much so that his hands were shaking the whole time he was serving food to Qi Tong.

Watching the vegetable leaves fall one by one at a time, Qi Tong urged, "Hurry up, big sister!"

I've been waiting so long the flowers have all withered! I'm starving!

Unexpectedly, the cafeteria lady's attitude changed completely after hearing this.

"Oh dear, what 'sister'? I'm getting old!" At this moment, her hands stopped shaking, her heart stopped beating, and she was completely immersed in the beauty of each and every "sister".

"Would you like some meat, child? I'll give you a generous portion," the auntie asked kindly.

Qi Tong shook his head and put his hands together: "This humble monk will only eat vegetarian food all my life, and I must never disobey Buddha."

The aunt paused, shaking her head, and finally sighed.

What a wonderful child, it's a pity he's mentally ill.

......

After getting her food, Qi Tong looked for a seat.

Seeing the two NPCs and the nurse sitting together in her ward, Qi Tong quickly realized that the remaining seat was reserved for her.

Qi Tong stepped forward, sat down, and ate quietly.

1065, who had been listless, lost his grip and dropped the chopsticks on the ground with a crisp sound.

It stood out especially in the quiet atmosphere where only the sound of chewing could be heard.

She was about to reach out and pick it up when her movement froze in mid-air.

As if suddenly remembering something terrifying, her pupils dilated, her eyes filled with fear, and she murmured, "No...no..."

The next moment, two security guards appeared in front of her.

He pulled out a baton from behind his back and, without hesitation, stabbed it into 1065's temple, piercing directly from his left temple into his right.

Only a small section of the baton outside the head was dripping blood, which bloomed on the ground in patches.

Blood splattered onto the tables and plates of the surrounding tables.

Qi Tong, who was closest to the bloodstains, seemed not to see them, bypassing the blood-stained parts and continuing to eat heartily.

The player at the next table couldn't take it anymore. He looked at his plate, which was almost empty, and saw blood forming a small puddle inside.

A few grains of rice floated on top.

He couldn't help but gag, and quickly covered his mouth with his hand.

It still couldn't stop all the food I had just eaten from rushing out of my stomach.

He vomited all over the table as if it were a spray.

Two security guards appeared beside him at the same time.

"You've wasted food."

After saying that, they pulled out a dagger from behind their backs.

The male player's heart was in his throat, and he desperately begged for mercy.

"I won't waste food! I won't waste food! I'll eat it!"