Although it is impossible to clearly know the number of "mysterious scholars" among them, according to the judgment of the church, the young woman in the lobby on the first floor is most likely a transcendent. After all, after the middle-aged female doctor turned into a ghoul, she didn't panic but chose to turn around and run away. This decisiveness is not something ordinary people can have.
So Jenkins decided to use this woman as a breakthrough in the investigation.
"Hello."
His voice sounded directly in the young woman's heart, just like the middle-aged female doctor, she also covered her mouth in a terrified look. Instead of trying to judge whether the other party is acting, Jenkins asked his own question:
"Excuse me, are you a mystic scholar?"
"No, oh sir, how could I be..."
Of course Jenkins couldn't understand this sentence, but he at least understood that no matter what era he shook his head, it meant negation. Clergy immediately reminded Jenkins that this was a lie, and Jenkins knew he was looking for the right breakout point:
"Please listen to me."
His voice continued to ring in the other person's mind, but he didn't intend to directly explain that the hospital had spent nearly ten thousand years in the time loop. Past experience has shown that once someone tries to do this, it will be forced into the next time loop, so Jenkins puts it another way:
"Didn't you notice something was wrong? When a leaf falls from the branch and it flies in the air, fate will decide where it falls, but before the eyes of mortals look on, everything will end in nothingness."
It's not that Jenkins wants to show that he has a talent for writing. This sentence is a description of the nothingness of fate and the specificity of time by the Church of Destiny. It is a rather old proverb. This sentence was deliberately chosen in order to judge what kind of extraordinary person the other party is, or a mystic scholar.
If the other party understands this sentence, then Jenkins will choose to cooperate with her. If he doesn't understand, whether he pretends to understand or really doesn't understand, Jenkins will go straight to the second floor, after all, he doesn't have much time.
Fortunately, the other party understood.
The woman's expression suddenly calmed down, and after a second of silence, Jenkins felt consciously touching himself. He didn't refuse, so he also heard the woman's voice in his heart. Compared with the ordinary appearance and speech, the voice that came to mind in Jenkins was unusually cold:
"what do you mean?"
Jenkins didn't answer, but took a coin from his pocket. Not Fiddlesticks' copper penny, but Blasphemy. Curl your right index finger, place the coin flat on the side of your index finger, flick your thumb, and the coin flies into the air.
But instead of falling, it kept spinning in the air. This is a thought-like effect formed by powerful spiritual power, and it is a very common skill for high-level bestowers.
The woman's eyes are looking at the coin, and the rotating front and back are constantly changing in her pupils. Suddenly she lowered her head and covered her mouth and coughed. Jenkins noticed that there was black blood between her fingers.
"I see."
The woman's voice sounded in Jenkins' heart, which made him a little confused, so:
"What do you understand?"
"I understand everything, everything here, my fate, and your origin."
"Um?"
Jenkins thought that things might go well, but he didn't expect it to be so smooth. He was worried that he had misunderstood the meaning, so he asked worriedly:
"What do you think is the situation now?"
"You're here to let the coin fall."
Because these conversations happened in the mind, the speed of the conversation was very fast. From the perspective of the middle-aged female doctor, the two just looked at each other for a few seconds, and then suddenly walked towards the stairs tacitly.
The female doctor wanted to ask what happened, but when the strange handsome young man disappeared from sight, she suddenly had a question:
"What does that have to do with me?"
A strong desire to stay where he was, made the doctor sit back where he was just now, and then continued talking while looking at the empty seat opposite.
At this time, 5 minutes and 41 seconds after the time loop, Jenkins entered the second floor with the woman.
"Jenkins Williams."
He introduced himself and heard the other party's answer in his heart after a few seconds:
"Fittini Ross."
They looked towards the left hand side of the stairs together. The doors on both sides of the corridor were tightly closed, and the fluorescent stone lamps hanging on the wall were warm and bright, not inferior to gas lamps. At intervals in the corridor, there is a bench made of steel pipes by the wall, and a lonely bald boy is sitting on a chair not far away with his head down.
"May I know, how on earth did you know?"
A man and a woman walked towards the boy together, and the dialogue in their minds was proceeding rapidly.
"I know a very good soothsayer. She used divination cards to predict my fate. The cards that symbolize the future are coins flipped in the air. I asked the gods for revelation about this prophecy, and the gods answered obscurely. Difficult to understand. But when I saw the coin you threw, I think I understood. I think for a long time, I just didn’t want to believe such a result, and I didn’t expect that on the second day after the god gave me the revelation, I would encountered such a thing.”
"This... I would like to take the liberty to ask, what do you believe in..."
"My Lord is the God of Destiny."
Jenkins nodded:
"It's good that you understand. I'm going to solve it anyway. I told you most of what I know when I went up the stairs just now, so what do you know about this hospital?"
"This psychiatric sanatorium is a stronghold of an illegal organization. It is mainly used for that organization to find ordinary people with a talent for dabbling in the occult, imprison and brainwash them. I came here to find my missing cousin and talk to me The doctor I met was a member of the xie sect. According to your description, I suspect that she has mastered the ability of [incarnation of a ghoul], but she lost control for some reason. This may be related to what you said It's about the basement."
"It's just an illegal organization? Since it's not a religious organization, it's less dangerous. What's their name?"
"[Backlight Church], the purpose is to pursue eternal life. You probably understand that this kind of goal is most able to attract the participation of those who are afraid of death."
Jenkins had heard of this organization, because of the serious conflict of teachings, they had a hostile relationship with another illegal organization [Light Chaser Club].
[Backlight Sect] is a relatively well-known illegal organization. Of course, because it is just a gathering of mortals and has no common beliefs, it is still inferior to the Xie Sect. This organization has had its ups and downs in the past history, and has had a short period of glory, but more often it hides like a mouse. So it has appeared many times under different names, but for the end of the eighteenth century there is no more.
In the seventeenth century, he [Backlight Religion] was reported by [Light Chaser Club], and was wiped out under the siege of the Orthodox Church. When searching the gang's lair, several ancient and dangerous numbered items were found, the most famous of which is the [Blade of Light]. Thirty years ago, when this weapon defeated the [Skull Sword of the Revenant] and its holder that caused the great plague, when Dad told the story of the past, he mentioned the [Backlight Order] as the background once.
"So do you know this boy?"
Jenkins pointed to the bald boy on the chair, who didn't respond to their approach.
"I have never been to the second floor of this hospital. In fact, in my knowledge, I have never been to an area other than the lobby on the first floor. I just came to the hospital."
Miss Rose's appearance is not particularly outstanding, but the way she lowered her eyes is very regrettable. Jenkins mourns her unfortunate fate, but also wonders what will happen to others here once the loop is actually broken.
They arrived at the boy at 6 minutes and 03 seconds, and the boy finally looked up at the two with dull eyes. The first thing he saw was Miss Fittini Ross:
"What an unfortunate fate you have had."
The boy murmured to himself that this sentence was translated by Miss Ross for Jenkins, and the woman showed a very unhappy expression.
"Oh shit."
The boy looked at Jenkins again, then immediately looked down. Although Miss Ross only said very simple complaints when translating, based on the tone of voice, Jenkins believed that the boy should not be so civilized.
"This should be the kind of child who has naturally awakened. Although he has not officially obtained the occupation of a mystic scholar, he already has extraordinary abilities."
Miss Los guessed that Jenkins had encountered a similar person in the 18th century, the boy from the Leviathan family who died unfortunately because of the strange environment in the serial killer's room. Can be vaguely drawn with a brush.
"He 'saw' the accident in the basement as soon as it happened, but unfortunately he couldn't escape in the end. This talent is really extraordinary."
Jenkins said, guessing in his mind that these were the only people in the hospital who were trapped in the time loop, perhaps because only these people dabbled in the occult. But this explanation does not seem right. Among the seven people, only the boy is suspected to be a "patient" in the hospital. According to Ms. Rose, there should be many people with extraordinary talents in this hospital, but the church has not been able to find other people in the temptation here.
Jenkins and Miss Rose decided to let the boy act with them. Although time was running out, the boy's almost "instinctive foreknowledge" talent made it easy for him to believe that Jenkins didn't point out the truth, but he almost said it. Speaking the truth.
No one wants to live forever for a short loop of a few minutes, whether it is to obtain eternal peace, or to be free, they will not sit still.