It was already evening when Xie Molin arrived at the Psychological Research and Sanatorium Center in Lihua City.
He walked through the door with his bag on his back, and the front desk immediately called the director upstairs.
When Xie Molin walked into the elevator, his colleagues on the third floor all knew that he had returned.
The elevator reached the third floor and Director Jiang was standing at the door, startling Xie Molin.
Director Jiang greeted him warmly: "Xiao Xie, I've been waiting for you. Come on, follow me to the meeting room."
In fact, they were in a meeting the whole afternoon. Too many experimental subjects had died recently, and their intervention measures had almost no effect.
Unlike in the past, those experimental subjects who showed negative tendencies showed unprecedented aggressiveness.
The day before, a test subject cooperated and sneaked into the laboratory and stole the experimental drug.
By the time researchers and counselors discovered it, it was already too late.
Xie Molin sat at the end of the conference table, listening to his former colleague report data, his mind uncontrollably thinking about the childhood cram school.
The measures taken by the sanatorium today are based on the plans made when he was in office, but unfortunately the effects are not obvious.
The staff at the sanatorium had discussed these plans many times and now they were just repeated to Shemerin.
Xie Molin was halfway through listening when he raised his hand to interrupt his colleague who was making a report: "I want to go and see the rescued experimental subjects first."
Director Jiang immediately asked his assistant Xiao Liu to take Xie Molin to the ward.
The remaining people did not stand up, their eyes met, full of depression.
Someone couldn't help but ask, "Xiao Xie, can you do anything?"
The person next to him replied, "I don't know. He is willing to come back to visit, which is thoughtful of him. Don't think too much about other things."
"I can't stand it anymore. Can I find a suitable job if I quit now?"
Another person held his head and complained. The experience of watching people die every day but being unable to do anything was really depressing. Unfortunately, he did not have Xie Molin's courage and did not dare to really resign.
The meeting secretary beside him didn't even raise his head. "Xiao Xie seems to have found a job in his hometown, working in a cram school."
All the colleagues around the table cast their eyes over him, their eyes full of gossip.
The meeting secretary felt the stinging gaze and looked up, a little surprised: "He has been posting the company's lunch almost every day recently. Haven't you seen his PO status?"
Others shook their heads. Work already fills up their daily schedule. Who has the time to care about a former colleague who has left
Thinking about it this way, the relationship between the conference secretary and Xiao Xie is indeed unusual.
The meeting secretary calmly explained, "I only see it once in a while. The meals he posts are very appetizing, and sometimes there is exquisite afternoon tea. It is rare in Lihua City. I think it is a special dessert of Sanhua City. I think it looks very relaxing, especially recently, I feel so uncomfortable. Occasionally watching his updates, I have a very strange sense of relief."
The other colleagues thought that the secretary's excuse was lame, and they took out their cell phones to check Xie Molin's latest updates.
Is it really that magical
Xie Molin followed Xiao Liu into the ward and paused slightly when he saw the patient.
It turned out that this male experimental subject was his patient. After not seeing him for a few months, he looked almost unrecognizable with protruding cheekbones and forehead, with almost no flesh left, and his eyes were cloudy and lifeless.
He leaned lazily against the bed. The hospital gown he was wearing was empty, like an empty bag filled with wind. The wide cuffs revealed his skinny wrists. His eyelashes trembled, but he did not move further.
This man also drank the experimental drug the day before. Only he and a female experimental subject in another ward were saved after gastric lavage.
But looking at this look, he doesn't seem to be very angry.
Xie Molin walked to the window silently and spoke as softly as possible: "No. 444, I'm here to see you."
No. 444 raised his eyelids and looked at him without saying anything.
Xie Molin was familiar with this kind of disregard, so he pulled a chair, sat down next to bed No. 444, and started talking to himself.
He didn't talk about anything else, just talked about his recent work at the Childhood Tuition Center.
No. 444 had his eyes lowered and his expression numb, and it was unclear whether he heard anything or not.
After chatting for a while, Xie Molin noticed that No. 444's eyes were fixed on his backpack.
It was an ordinary black backpack with a fat white seal doll hanging on the right zipper.
He held the doll with his hand, and said with some surprise: "Do you like this?"
No. 444 blinked and said nothing.
Xie Molin took the seal doll off the zipper, handed it to No. 444, and said jokingly: "This is a gift from my boss. If you like it, I'll give it to you."
Xie Molin stuffed the seal doll into No. 444's hand. Thinking that he would refuse, No. 444 bent his fingers and clenched it tightly.
Xie Molin was surprised, and Xiao Liu, who had been standing quietly in the corner after coming in, was also shocked.
No. 444 has responded to the outside world.
Xie Molin suppressed his emotions, thought quickly, and suddenly suggested: "No. 444, do you want to go to the Childhood Tuition Center with me?"
No. 444 was holding the doll in his hand, looking obsessed. Hearing this, he slowly raised his eyelids but still didn't say a word.
Xie Molin was encouraged and continued to narrate: "Childhood Tuition Center is a very interesting place. There is a greedy and smart fat cat in the store. The first time I went for an interview, the owner sat by the window, with shelves full of toys and snacks in the background. She held the fat cat in her arms and combed its fur. It looked very happy, different from the hurried pedestrians on the street, as if it was another world separated by glass."
Xiao Liu in the corner lowered his eyelids and shook his head secretly.
How could such trivial matters possibly attract No. 444
The psychology of these experimental subjects has long been distorted and difficult to correct.
There is a limit to what the rehabilitation center can do. They can only try to calm their emotions as much as possible and will consider they have fulfilled their duties as long as there is no more large-scale self-harm.
In the conference room, a group of people were obsessed with posting and gradually forgot about time.
"Why hasn't Xiao Xie come back yet?" someone asked casually.
It took Xiao Xie a long time to see the patient and understand his condition, even though he was a careful person.
They have already read Xiao Xie's latest dynamic posts and started searching for news about the Childhood Tuition Center on the Internet.
Director Jiang's cell phone suddenly rang.
About ten minutes later, Director Jiang came back from outside with the phone in his hand: "Xiao Xie is going to take No. 444 to the Childhood Tutorial Center in Sanhua City. They have agreed to accept her, so we should prepare for it."
Some people were puzzled: "Sanhua City is so far away, and they haven't sent it there yet. Something happened on the way."
Recently they have been troubled by the restless experimental subjects and are very sensitive.
Director Jiang said, "I've talked to Xiao Xie. The owner of that cram school has a very rare ability. I heard that the Superpower Research Institute in Sanhua City is interested in cooperating with her. Moreover, No. 444 has also agreed to go."
The others didn't expect that No. 444 would be willing to go, nor did they expect what Xie Molin said to him, but they did not try to stop him.
I don't know since when, everything has been stuck in a vicious circle.
They also hope for a turnaround.
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Childhood Tuition Center.
Xu Xiaoxiao and Bai Yi had already left work. Lu Yao hung up the phone, stood up, said hello to Bu Du, and prepared to go back to the nail salon to rest.
The moment the door of the cram school opened, Erxin rushed out like a tiger.
Lu Yao and Bu Du came out and found that Er Xin had not run far. He was squatting on the side of the road with his tail coiled, as if waiting for them.
Lu Yao took Budu's hand and walked along the eaves towards the nail salon.
Erxin caught up with him with cat-like steps, "tat tat". There was still snow on the road, which looked a little hot for feet.
Lu Yao pushed open the door of the nail salon and rushed into the room.
However, the continent of Alexandria has also entered winter. There are strong winds and snowstorms outside, and the temperature is even lower than that in the shopping street.
The nail salon had closed long ago, and several human clerks had already gone home. The alien clerks were unwilling to move and stayed in the lobby playing poker.
Lu Yao pushed Budu in and asked the shop assistants to look over: "Let me introduce you, Lu Budu, my child."
Everyone looked at the face that was 90% similar to the store owner and looked at each other in bewilderment.
Harold's face darkened immediately.
Mumu was also a little surprised, and her big watery eyes were filled with helplessness.
No one else said anything, and Ambrose said casually, "Shopkeeper, why does this kid look like you?"
Clarissa blinked, "Not human, looks strong."
Meruru and Pushu flew around Budu twice: "What are you?"
Lu Yao was worried that Bundu might be stage fright, so he wanted to help him out.
But Budu was not shy at all. He blinked his ruby eyes and reached out to catch the chubby twin fairies. He said in a clear voice, "My name is Lu Budu, a tool that exists to protect my mother."
Edward whistled.
Harold stood up unhappily, walked over with a sullen face, and looked at Budu critically.
Lu Yao said first: "Not only that, this is Harold, call me uncle."
Budu frowned his delicate eyebrows and said obediently: "Uncle Harold."
Harold paused, unable to get angry anymore, he took out a palm-sized treasure chest from his arms, threw it to Budu, and said in a muffled voice: "Take it and play with it."
Even the most difficult little black dragons have been dealt with, and other store employees will not exclude you.
Lu Yao guessed that the fact that the alien clerk accepted him so easily might have something to do with his inhuman identity.