Watching Zhao Ru's concerned expression, a strange emotion flashed in Jiang Cheng's eyes, but after a moment, it turned into affection. "Thank you," Jiang Cheng said sincerely.

　　Zhao Ru's face flushed slightly, and she nodded, accepting Jiang Cheng's gratitude.

　　Just as the two were preparing to move closer, someone arrived outside.

　　It was a man, wearing a very old-fashioned plaid suit and a red tie.

　　He had the air of a nouveau riche.

　　"Hey." The man walked over and knocked on the glass door. "It's time for the patient in room 309 to change his medicine."

　　Zhao Ru opened the glass door and explained to the man in a very polite voice that she had not received any notification and that the patient in room 309 was not her responsibility.

　　She told him to find the nurse downstairs.

　　The man narrowed his eyes and said impatiently that he had just come from downstairs and the nurse downstairs had told him to come up.

　　Before they had exchanged a few words, the man's tone became increasingly poor.

　　After Zhao Ru made a phone call, she told the man to return to his room and wait a while. She would go to the pharmacy to get the medicine and then go over.

　　"That's more like it." The man left with an arrogant gait, complaining, "If I didn't see that you were young, I would have reported you directly to your院长 (yuanzhang, director/president of the hospital)."

　　Jiang Cheng guessed that the man was likely in the construction business and had just received a payment.

　　"I'm sorry," Zhao Ru said, looking at Jiang Cheng with a very reluctant expression. "I have to go to work."

　　Smiling, Jiang Cheng replied, "It's okay, you go ahead. I'll bother you again when you're not busy."

　　Hearing Jiang Cheng say this, Zhao Ru's steps became much lighter.

　　She quickly tidied up and left.

　　Jiang Cheng watched Zhao Ru's back, the strange emotion buried in his eyes surging again.

　　After coming into contact with this girl, everything seemed to become simpler.

　　It had only been less than a day, and she had already brought him many surprises.

　　Moreover... the information she provided seemed to be independent, with no fixed connection between them.

　　But when linked together, they all pointed to one person.

　　Director Qi.

　　She had only been here for a month.

　　And was merely an intern.

　　Was this information... really so easy to obtain?

　　Watching Zhao Ru's figure receding into the distance, Jiang Cheng inexplicably thought of someone.

　　Also a woman.

　　Xiao Wan from the brothel in the ancient instance.

　　One half of the peerless duo, alongside her sister Xuanji.

　　The feeling these two gave him was very similar.

　　Both played the role of bait, luring him into a trap.

　　Of course, so far, Jiang Cheng had no evidence, and this was just his guess. He would need to continue observing to see what was really going on.

　　Perhaps, she really was just a simple girl with exceptionally good luck, who happened to be captivated by his charm.

　　After all, as the top host in the night club, Jiang Cheng had that much confidence.

　　Back in room 209, everyone was gathered together.

　　Seeing Jiang Cheng enter, Huai Yi, who was talking to everyone, stood up and introduced that through their investigation, they had obtained a very important clue.

　　There was an old man in the hospital who likely knew what had happened 10 years ago.

　　"This old man has been in the hospital for many years," Huai Yi introduced. "He used to be in charge of stoking the boilers for the hospital. Later, he got old, had no relatives, and wasn't in good health, so the hospital kept him on, doing odd jobs."

　　"We went there just now, but we were kicked out before we could say a few words," Cao Yang said with a bitter face. "He definitely knows something, he just doesn't want to say it."

　　The old man had a bad temper and loved to drink. He rarely socialized with people in the hospital and lived in a small room in a corner on the first floor.

　　It didn't even have a window; it was a dark room.

　　It was said that it used to be a warehouse for storing things.

　　"We're going to go again, this time we bought wine," Cao Yang turned sideways, letting Jiang Cheng see the half-case of baijiu (white liquor) under the bed.

　　It seemed they were planning to get the old man drunk and then pry information out of him.

　　Jiang Cheng had nothing to say about this, but what he couldn't understand was...

　　"That's it?" Jiang Cheng walked forward, reached out, and took out a bottle. He found a line of small print on it: the wine was actually 70 proof.

　　"70 proof wine, you're just going to drink it straight?" Jiang Cheng shook the bottle. "Aren't you going to order some dishes?"

　　Cao Yang was stunned. "We... we haven't had time to buy any."

　　"Dry-fried peanuts, sliced pig's head meat, and then a few side dishes," Jiang Cheng instructed. "Finally, get two cases of beer."

　　"The beer has to be cold, the colder the better," Jiang Cheng said.

　　"We asked, and the owner of the nearby restaurant said that the old man doesn't drink beer, he only drinks this," Cao Yang picked up a bottle of baijiu and explained.

　　"That's for us to drink," Jiang Cheng said, craning his neck.

　　Seeing Jiang Cheng's behavior, Huai Yi couldn't help frowning. This didn't seem like the behavior of a newcomer to Nightmare Assault.

　　Although he thought so, Huai Yi's face was calm. "Mr. Jiang," Huai Yi said, "Then we'll have to trouble you."

　　"Aren't you going with us?" Jiang Cheng asked.

　　"I want to take this time to walk around outside again," Huai Yi said sincerely. Then he lowered his voice and continued, "This hospital should have an archive room. If we can find it, it will be very beneficial to our next actions."

　　"Is that so?" Jiang Cheng looked at Huai Yi with admiration. "Then you must be very careful. The sky outside..."

　　Glancing out the window, Jiang Cheng didn't continue.

　　But everyone understood that the sky outside was almost completely dark, the dark clouds were very low, and there was no essential difference from the night.

　　This cloud seemed to be pressing directly on their hearts.

　　Making everyone feel an unspeakable oppression.

　　Seeming to want to ease the atmosphere, Huai Yi smiled at everyone. "Actually, I quite want to go with you, but I can't drink alcohol. It would be a waste to go."

　　"How is Brother Jiang's alcohol tolerance?" Huai Yi asked curiously.

　　After all, their goal was to get the old man drunk and then slowly pry information out of him. If they were the ones who got drunk instead, and said something they shouldn't, it might cause trouble.

　　So, they had prepared for a relay race from the start.

　　"My alcohol tolerance is average," Jiang Cheng said, spreading his hands. "But my friends all say I have good drinking etiquette."

　　Hearing this, Lin Wan'er's lips curved up, and the eyes that looked at Jiang Cheng's profile glowed with a faint light, as if just looking at him made her happy.

　　Cao Yang gritted his teeth and said, "I can barely handle it."

　　Then everyone turned their attention to the middle-aged man, but the middle-aged man directly shook his head and refused, "I'm not in good health, I can't drink."

　　Du Feng was not even considered by anyone. His mental fortitude was too poor, and seeing his timid appearance, Jiang Cheng had no interest in bringing him.

　　After making a phone call, the restaurant sent someone to deliver the snacks, and Jiang Cheng and Cao Yang went over carrying the wine and dishes.

　　Worried about being discovered by people in the hospital, they wrapped the items in their clothes.