Bang!
Room 402’s door burst open.
Inside the living room, a man, with his back to He Li, was hunched on the floor, as if gnawing on something.
Upon hearing the door open,
The man abruptly turned his head. Yes, his head turned, his body remaining still, his head rotated 180 degrees.
The man’s face was covered in blood, his eyes crimson, devoid of pupils. His nose was sharp, his mouth lipless, and his cheeks lacked flesh, exposing his gums and a mouth full of sharp teeth.
Through the headset channel, Min Liang’s voice came through, “A beast, a Level Five Ghoul Demon. It’s the same category as the demons in Yanzi Hutong. Its characteristics are: slow movement, immense strength, and a fondness for flesh and blood.”
He Li nodded. He could tell. Because there was still fur and bits of meat lodged between the man’s sharp teeth, he had actually eaten the pet rabbit raw.
“Roar!!”
The Ghoul Demon roared at He Li, its body coiled and leaped, like a leopard, landing on the coffee table before lunging towards He Li.
Bang!
He Li made no unnecessary movements. He fired directly. The bullet, imbued with Jin Fang’s “Direct Kill Chain” ability, struck the Ghoul Demon.
The Ghoul Demon’s body was instantly blown to smithereens.
Blood splattered across the walls, shoe cabinet, floor, and ceiling.
He Li frowned and said, “I prefer their abilities. At least they’re cleaner to use.”
Jin Fang pouted and said irritably, “Stop being so picky. It’s good enough to have something to use.”
He Li was about to exit the room, leaving it for the logistics department to handle,
At that moment,
Jin Fang said, “There’s something in the bedroom.”
He Li retracted the foot he had been about to step out with and glanced at Jin Fang before heading straight for the bedroom.
He pushed open the bedroom door.
The pungent odor made He Li frown involuntarily.
There was a computer desk, a bed, a small wardrobe, and a nightstand by the bed.
Jin Fang scanned the room and pointed at the nightstand.
He Li nodded, walked to the nightstand, and pulled open the drawer.
The moment he opened the drawer, He Li froze, stunned. He stared blankly for a moment, then, with trembling hands, reached into the drawer, pulled out the contents, and tossed them onto the bed.
“Tempting xxxxxx” “My High School xxx” “Giant Sister xx”
He Li, with drooping eyelids, looked at Jin Fang.
“The ‘something’ you mentioned is just these adult films?”
Jin Fang couldn’t help but roll his eyes and said speechlessly, “Am I that shallow? Look at what this is.”
Jin Fang pointed at the drawer.
He Li took out all the discs from the drawer. Beneath them was a necklace box.
He Li glanced at Jin Fang, who nodded.
He Li opened the necklace box.
The instant the necklace box opened, the alarm on He Li’s watch blared.
Inside the necklace box was a section of “Poplar Ghost Wood root stem,” identical to the one in Zhang Qiling’s home.
He Li gasped. Another section of Poplar Ghost Wood root stem. This person obtained this section of root stem and became demonized. But that wasn’t the crucial part. The most important thing was whether there were any other Poplar Ghost Wood root stems in the entire Binjiang City.
“Brother Liang, I’ve found another section of Poplar Ghost Wood root stem. This person’s transformation into a demon is likely related to this section of root stem.”
“What?! Come back quickly!”
“Understood.”
He Li placed the necklace box containing the Poplar Ghost Wood root stem into his backpack. He then glanced at the “filthy objects” on the bed, snorted coldly, and thought, trash that shouldn’t be seen, must be destroyed.
Then, he shoved them all into his backpack.
He turned and left.
Spirit Management Association Building.
Susan, Bai Fei, Min Liang, and Sister Jiang were gathered around the computer, actively discussing, occasionally picking up the phone to contact logistics, headquarters, and the Tarim Branch, all incredibly busy.
In the lobby,
He Li and Tao Xue looked at each other in silence, met gazes, and then simultaneously turned their heads away, sighing softly.
He Li scratched his head, wondering when work would end…
Tao Xue looked at He Li, pursed her lips, and asked, “Do you want to eat something?”
He Li: “Pasta?”
Tao Xue: “I’ll have black pepper duck breast.”
He Li: “I’ll have black pepper beef tenderloin.”
Tao Xue: “Okay, I’ll order. Anything else?”
“Mushroom cream soup.”
“Alright, then I’ll also have steamed white clams. Do you want steak?”
“Uh… okay, I’ll have ribeye.”
“Sure, I’ll have sirloin.”
Tao Xue tapped on her phone and then made a call, “It’s me. I’ve sent the menu. Deliver it as soon as possible.”
He Li was stunned by Tao Xue’s actions. So, when she said ordering food, she meant sending the menu to her own family’s restaurant and having them deliver it?
Rich second generation, so enviable…
A short while later,
The “takeout” arrived.
The two sat in the sofa area and began to eat.
Tao Xue watched He Li meticulously cutting his steak and pushed the steamed clams towards him.
He Li looked up and smiled, “Thank you, but I don’t really like seafood.”
Tao Xue nodded in acknowledgment, paused for a moment, then looked at He Li a few more times, seemingly conflicted. Finally, she bit her lip and asked, “He Li, when you were admitted to the psychiatric hospital, were you diagnosed with schizophrenia or dissociative identity disorder?”
After asking the question, Tao Xue quickly waved her hands, explaining, “I don’t mean anything else. I’m just a little curious.
Because the symptom of schizophrenia is the inability to distinguish between illusion and reality. The most prominent characteristic is always feeling that someone is trying to harm you or monitor you.
Dissociative identity disorder is having different personalities, like childlike, joyful, or violent.
I read your medical report, and I think you should have dissociative identity disorder, not schizophrenia.
Uh… I’m sorry, what I mean is,
Your mental state is very good, you just sometimes talk to yourself.”
He Li smiled, “It’s okay, I understand your question. I used to think I had dissociative identity disorder, subconsciously splitting off different personalities.”
He Li put down his knife and fork and picked up his spoon to stir the mushroom cream soup. He frowned slightly and shook his head, “But… I don’t have dissociative identity disorder.”
He looked at Tao Xue seriously and said, “I mean literal schizophrenia. I don’t know if you can understand.”
Tao Xue pondered for a moment and then said, “You mean… your mind and consciousness are split?”
He Li didn’t know how else to explain it, so he simply nodded and said, “Something like that. I know my body very well. Dissociative identity disorder and schizophrenia are fundamentally different in medicine, so I’m sure I have schizophrenia.”
“However, it’s okay, it doesn’t affect my life, does it?”
After He Li finished speaking, he felt his statement was a bit inappropriate and added:
“I mean, it doesn’t affect my own life.”
Tao Xue still didn’t quite understand and remained a bit confused. However, she decided not to ask further. It wasn’t good to always inquire about someone’s mental illness. She had asked this time only because she couldn’t hold back her curiosity any longer.
At this moment,
The four people from the laboratory came out in a hurry.
Susan looked at the two eating in the sofa area and said to He Li, “He Li, come to my office.”