??Chapter 250: 249. Social Awesoness (Monthly Ticket Additional Release!)_1
Chapter 250: 249. Social Awesoness (Monthly Ticket Additional Release!)_1
“This, they are usually very quiet.”
The young nurse was sowhat puzzled, these patients had never been this active before, yet today, as soon as Lu Ban arrived, they all gathered around him and had their episodes.
Had they not taken their dication?
Could it be that the appearance of Lu Ban had triggered their symptoms?
“Nurse Tao, I think I have interviewed enough people here. Could you take
to those whose symptoms are a bit more severe?”
Lu Ban was eager to try.
“Uh, let
ask Dr. Hao.”
The young nurse sent a ssage to Dr. Hao, but there was no response for a long ti.
“He might be busy, let’s go ahead, it’s okay, I make movies, I have seen all kinds of tough situations, a few patients don’t pose any threat.”
Lu Ban patted his chest, showing a confident yet common smile.
“Threat?”
Before the young nurse could gather her thoughts, she saw Lu Ban already walking towards another ward.
“Wait, wait a minute.”
She rushed after Lu Ban, but by the ti she caught up, Lu Ban had already arrived at another recreation room.
The patients in this recreation room were significantly fewer, and unlike the dull and wooden expressions of the previous patients, those here were much more active.
“Roar!”
One of the patients slamd his table tennis paddle down fiercely, sending the ball soaring. He seed to despise the ball, repeating the action over and over.
Another patient held a worn-out teddy bear, pressing it against the wall and punching it again and again without any intention of stopping, pumling the poor toy.
“The patients in this ward are obviously more severe.”
Lu Ban remarked, opening the door and walking in.
The patients’ movents paused briefly as they glanced at Lu Ban, but most of them uninterestedly turned their heads back to continue with their own activities.
Only one person ca forward.
“Hello, are you new here today?”
The man appeared very cheerful and sunny, not at all like a patient.
“Yes.”
Lu Ban replied.
The patient looked to be in his twenties, young and promising, also confident and bright, a stark contrast to the gloomy deanor of the other patients.
“Let
tell you, living here is actually quite nice. I used to think life was tough, but now I find it beautiful, and I’ve beco much more spirited.”
“That’s good.”
Lu Ban responded.
“Right, I used to work at an internet giant, up early and ho late, earning a hundred grand a year. My wife was a teacher, usually had a maid do the chores at ho. It seed like a happy and fulfilled life, but later I found out, she had been cheating on
with her fitness coach, and had been putting a green hat on
for years.”
The man spoke quite calmly, even with a slightly amused air.
“After I discovered them, my wife begged
on her knees to forgive her. What could I do? Of course, I chose to forgive her, but who would’ve thought, half a year later she cheated on
again with that fitness coach!”
“That’s despicable!”
Lu Ban chid in.
“Right, later, I got over it, there was no point, really no point. I had soone investigate their affair spot, waited in my car downstairs, I was very calm, and then when I saw them appear, I picked up a knife and stabbed both of them to death, twenty stabs each, no more, no less.”
The man’s lips curled up, as if relishing the mory.
“Then they brought
here, saying I had so ntal illness, but I’m not sick at all, the sick ones are them.”
“…”
Lu Ban looked at the man.
The illness was quite serious.
At that mont, the young nurse ca over and pulled Lu Ban away.
“Don’t listen to his nonsense, he has Fregoli delusion, it’s a type of delusional disorder. Patients tend to beco very sociable, really enjoy talking to strangers, and they can fabricate vicious scenarios about themselves.”
She explained softly.
“Is this what they call exceptional social skills?”
Lu Ban subconsciously retorted.
“Social… what? Ah, anyway, he actually doesn’t have a wife. He’s just obsessed with gaming and doesn’t like to deal with people. Once, after he used up all his savings for in-ga gacha, he beca like this.”
The young nurse explained.
“If it were , I might also end up sitting here.”
Lu Ban could empathize; he asked further.
“Do you have any patients with more severe symptoms, or stranger conditions? Like a maniac wearing a vest and flip-flops, or an assassin talking to a potted plant while wearing sunglasses?”
“This… all our patients are good people who haven’t committed any cris.”
The young nurse was a bit troubled; after pondering for a mont, she had an idea.
“However, in the intensive care unit, you might find what you’re looking for.”
She pointed to the next building, a ward that looked like a bunker or prison.
“Patients in the intensive care unit are all in separate rooms, and they’re usually not allowed out, because their ntal illnesses are very serious, and it’s quite likely they could harm others or themselves.”
As she led Lu Ban to this building, the young nurse explained patiently.
“Be careful when you interact with them, don’t provoke them.”
“Don’t worry, I’m very asured in my approach.”
Lu Ban saw the young nurse lead him to the door of a ward, she pushed open the door, inside sat a middle-aged man in his forties.
“He has a strong delusional disorder, most doctors can’t handle him, don’t let him drag you in.”
The young nurse whispered to Lu Ban.
“No problem.”
Lu Ban sat down, approached the man, and started with a greeting.
“Hello, I am Lu Ban.”
“You aren’t a patient, are you a doctor? You don’t look like one either… ”
The middle-aged man muttered.
“I want to help you.”
Lu Ban spoke as a psychologist would.
“You can’t help , everyone will die, you and I are the sa, this world is beyond saving.”
The man sighed.
“Hmm? How is it beyond saving?”
Lu Ban grew interested.
“Heh, you don’t know, this world isn’t as safe as you imagine. Beyond this world, there are many powerful, extraordinary Evil Gods coveting this place. Among the stars above us, so of them are under their watchful gaze. Beyond this world, there are even more worlds that have been destroyed. These great beings cross worlds only to bring about destruction.”
The man spoke earnestly.
“What a coincidence, I think so too.”
Lu Ban beca excited imdiately, surprised to find soone who shared his views.
Could this also be a Chosen by Gods?
The man glanced at Lu Ban, his expression changing slightly.
“Humble people like you are rare these days; humans are too arrogant, thinking they’re the masters of the world. But little do they know, they are but ants, lowly beings that these great existences could destroy with a flick of their fingers.”
He continued.
“Right, that’s exactly it, spot on, bro.”
Lu Ban couldn’t help but clap, then added.
“Regarding these beings, I have so thoughts, like Aldebaran, for instance. I believe there resides an Indescribable great existence. Whenever the stars reach a fixed position, the Divine Beings lying asleep there begin to cast their gaze…”
Then, he and the man discussed the various Evil Gods and their characteristics.
Off to the side, Nurse Tao watched as Lu Ban and this patient, who could sotis even deceive the doctors, chatted rrily, back and forth, and for a mont she didn’t know what to say.
Between the two of them, who was the real psychiatric patient?
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