The document review took a full three hours, during which Yi Chen just sat on the sofa without moving.
After the last document was signed and stamped, the female doctor stretched her arms backwards, stretched her body hard, and her tight figure under the white coat was clearly highlighted at this moment.
Unfortunately, Yi Chen's eyes were only on the tea leaves.
“I’m sorry~ A lot of patients were sent here yesterday, and I need to review and sign the information of each patient.
We just need to go through a simple process and you will be a "formal employee"... By the way! What you just drank is our special grave tea. This big bag is for you, so keep it well.
After you finish drinking it, you can buy more in the organization."
"Thanks."
Yi Chen decisively put the tea leaves into his pocket. This kind of food that is suitable for his current physique is quite rare.
The female doctor placed her right hand on her chest.
"I haven't introduced myself yet, have I
My name is Lu Xin. I am one of the attending doctors at Lushan Psychiatric Hospital. I can provide all kinds of spiritual needs for any patient.
I didn't expect to see you again in just two years. You are worthy of being Mr. Yi's descendant. You are even better than him."
Yi Chen only nodded slightly without any response. He was not particularly interested in his father whom he had never met. It was enough for him to know that he was not a murderer.
He was more interested in the orphanage and why he didn't die.
"You need to make a decision before signing a formal contract. Because there are many types of employees, we usually assign a suitable position for you in advance based on your performance during the temporary period."
As she spoke, Lu Xin reached out and wiped off a layer of foundation from Yi Chen's cheek.
"Your makeup skills are pretty good. Would you consider staying here as a "mortician"? The risk is low and the reward is high, and you can enjoy some of the resources of the mental hospital.
And your current state is also very suitable for dealing with the dead."
“It’s not impossible.”
"Haha, I knew you would agree! But let's just keep this as a 'backup option'. It's such a waste for you to work in a morgue at such a young age.
Moreover, the ventilation in that kind of place is not very good, and it is easy to create a certain gap with reality if you stay there for a long time.
You should still be longing for life outside and more opportunities for growth, right? "
"Um."
"Based on your outstanding performance over the past two years, we have given you the employee status of 'Lone Wolf'. The total commission and bonus will be more than ten times your current amount, and you will also enjoy absolute priority in single-person missions.
The so-called lone wolf is undisciplined and all tasks need to be completed alone, which is not much different from the status during the temporary worker period.
The "intelligence dealers" in each region will warmly connect with you, and you can easily investigate anything you want. Of course, some intelligence will cost a lot of money, and may even be very expensive. "
"Can."
What Yi Chen learned in the orphanage was independence, and he was not willing to rely on his companions for important things.
After signing a few documents, the conversion was completed. There were no weapons given and no identity verification card. It was just a simple formality.
According to Dr. Lu Xin,
The organization has completed the change of his identity information and has made all people serving the organization aware of this through telegrams, paging messages, letters and other conceivable information transmission methods.
"Come on, I'll show you around the hospital. This is one of the most important bases of the organization. As a lone wolf, you will definitely have frequent dealings with Lushan Mental Hospital in the future."
"good."
Lu Xin took the initiative to hold Yi Chen's hand, giving a feeling of being like a brother and sister.
As the two wandered around the hospital, Yi Chen gradually discovered the problem here.
The people held deep in the ward are not "mental patients" in the conventional sense, but "weirdos" that the mission objectives require.
The entire Lushan Mental Hospital is more like a detention center.
During the tour alone, we met many medical staff with ferocious faces, each of them had impressive fighting power.
"A shelter?"
"That's right. All the 'weirdos' that can be captured alive are imprisoned here. We will provide the most comprehensive mental treatment. If their mental illnesses can be cured, they can be discharged smoothly and even become one of us.
Capturing a monster alive can earn you 300% of the mission reward, but you must do it within your means."
"OK."
After getting a general understanding of the structure of Lushan Mental Hospital and walking along a long corridor, Yi Chen finally asked the question that concerned him most.
"Doctor Lu Xin, do you know anything about an institution called Black Mountain Orphanage?"
"It is a special institution jointly established by international organizations in our country. It has the right to intervene in 'first-level personnel' and is responsible for the elite training and screening of human children."
"What does Level 1 personnel mean?"
"The orphanage has direct control over all orphans, criminals, illegal immigrants, and other people. In other words, these people can be directly assigned to the Black Mountain Orphanage for use without any legal constraints.
Yi Chen, you should be the only escapee since the construction of Black Mountain Orphanage, am I right
But don't worry, your information has been specially encrypted, and according to our investigation, the orphanage has regarded you as a dead individual and determined that you have been cremated.
Unless you deliberately run to the door of the orphanage and yell, you won't be found out.
If I'm not mistaken, you would like to raze that place to the ground, right?"
"Um."
"That's great. People need dreams to live an interesting life and be willing to swim against the current.
I need to remind you that there are many forces involved behind the Black Mountain Orphanage, and even our organization does not dare to directly interfere with some of the orphanage's actions.
However, the organization will provide you with a growth platform and sufficient resources, and we hope that you can reach the level to realize your dreams as soon as possible."
"Thanks."
"By the way, you probably have something else you want to ask me, right?"
"That's right... I have never understood why I am still alive even though I should be dead."
"Wait a minute, I'm not qualified to answer your question. We have a professional in our hospital who is well versed in death. He can give you a better and more comprehensive answer."
Before they knew it, they had arrived deep inside the orphanage and were passing by a ward there.
A pitch-black tongue suddenly emerged from the narrow gap between the door and window, swaying up and down.
Then an old woman's voice came from inside:
"The smell of death but also very fresh~ This shouldn't be my food for today, right? Doctor Lu Xin."
"This is a new employee. He has a similar origin to you and wants to ask you some questions about death. He also brought you some gifts."
Yi Chen reacted very quickly. He immediately took out the tea leaves from his pocket, pinched a small amount with his finger and placed it on the surface of his exposed tongue.
As the tongue rolled the tea leaves back into the body, a pleasant sound was heard immediately:
"Lushan Tomb Tea. It is tea produced accidentally in a tomb located on the sunny side of the mountain. The quantity is small but precious. It is a great gift. If there is more, I am willing to talk to you for an hour."
As soon as he finished speaking, the door that should have been closed opened by itself.
It was as if the old lady inside was not imprisoned and could come out anytime if she wanted to.
Doctor Lu Xin made a gesture of invitation and said, "Granny Tang is a lifelong resident here. She came to us voluntarily about seventeen years ago, not being captured by us.
According to her statements, she has been dead for over four hundred years, so you should be able to get the answer you want from her.
Go in, opportunities like this don’t come around often.”
Yi Chen never expected that there was a similar deceased person in the mental hospital.
"OK."
As soon as I stepped into the room, the sole of my shoe stepped on some kind of sticky, smoky black liquid, which covered the entire room.
Yi Chen not only did not reject it, but was very fond of the black liquid.
As the black smoke rose, it was inhaled into Yi Chen's nasal cavity, further irritating his body. The same black liquid also flowed out from between his eyebrows.
In the corner of the room stands an old-fashioned dressing table made of locust wood.
An old woman in court dress was combing her hair. There was no lighting in the room, and with only the light from the corridor outside the door, it was impossible to see the old woman's appearance in the mirror.
Boom! The iron door slammed shut, instantly cutting off the light that seeped in from the passage, and the room fell into complete darkness.
Just then,
A faint firelight came from the corner, and there was a red candle lit on the dressing table.
With the light of the fire, I could just see the old woman's face reflected in the mirror.
White face, wrinkles, exaggerated red lips and two red spots on the cheeks.
The old woman was showing her flexible black tongue to Yi Chen through the reflection of the mirror.
"Come over and feed me the tea leaves. I can't wait any longer."
(End of this chapter)