Zhang Heng then browsed through a few more valuable posts, registered an ID called Saturn 5, and left the internet cafe after shutting down his phone.
The whole process took less than twenty minutes.
When he returned home, Tian Tian was jumping rope alone in the backyard. Grandpa was leaning against the courtyard door, looking at her, a little worried.
Zhang Heng changed into slippers and walked to grandpa.
"Do you remember playing with Tian Tian during the holidays?"
Zhang Heng nodded.
"At that time, she was very lively, running around the house behind you. In fact, when I saw her a month ago, she was still very normal. She was always jumping around, but after that, she began to be very afraid of communicating with others."
"What happened in between?" Zhang Heng asked.
"No one knows. Children this age live a very regular life. They go to school every day, and on Saturdays and Sundays, they either spend time with their parents or attend training classes. At first, her parents suspected that there was a problem with the school. After all, she spent most of the day in school, and as you know, sometimes some children in school bully other children … "
"What happened?"
"In the end, her parents went to the school to look for the class teacher, the substitute teacher, and the other children in the class. The answer they got was the same. Tian Tian excelled in her studies, was beautiful and well-behaved, and was also the class monitor. She was very popular among teachers and classmates. A child like her was unlikely to be a target for bullying. After that, her parents took her to see a psychiatrist. Her condition improved, but …"
"But?"
"But the good times didn't last long. Soon, her condition began to deteriorate again. Now, she doesn't communicate with others. Her mother is going to suspend her from school in two days, and then bring her to the big city to see a specialist for treatment. In fact, if it weren't for Old Chen's sudden accident, they would have contacted the hospital there by now." Grandpa shook his head. "I hope there will be a good result this time."
Zhang Heng was silent when he heard this.
Based on the current situation, there were only two possibilities for what had happened to Tian Tian. Either she came into contact with monsters like Moresby and Zavilcha, or she accidentally obtained a game item.
A psychiatrist would not be able to deal with supernatural phenomena, so it was up to him to investigate.
Zhang Heng planned to start with the latter possibility. Right now, there were a lot of game items circulating among the players. It wouldn't be too surprising if they were lost or stolen by ordinary people. That was why Zhang Heng initially planned to store all his game items at the game checkpoint.
However, there was a very important problem, and that was how to find that item.
Although the dungeon was much more dangerous than the real world, the dungeon also had its benefits. For example, as long as a player touched a game item, they would hear a system notification. This method could also be used to quickly verify whether an item was a game item. Apart from extreme situations like the auction, it was quite accurate.
However, in the real world, there were no prompts in his ears, and there was no interface for him to inspect. It was not that easy to find a game item.
Moreover, Tian Tian's current state made it difficult to communicate with him.
Zhang Heng thought about it, went out again, and went to the Disney stationery counter in the department store. He bought a series of stationery items, including a notebook, a pencil case, a pencil sharpener, a schoolbag, and so on. They were all popular among children. Then, he returned home and exchanged them with Tian Tian.
Tian Tian was obviously tempted when she saw Frozen's backpack. However, when Zhang Heng said that the exchange included the workbook in her hand, she hesitated. In the end, she couldn't resist the temptation of the luxurious Disney set. She gave everything except the textbook to Zhang Heng.
Zhang Heng patted the little girl's head and took her old backpack and the things inside back to his room.
After that, Zhang Heng contacted the bartender lady and asked her for the address of the game checkpoint in the city where he was now. However, Zhang Heng was not in a hurry to take these things to the game checkpoint for identification. Every time an item was appraised, he would need to spend points. Besides, his membership card was useless at other game checkpoints. So, he could only pay the appraisal fee at the original price.
In the evening, Tian Tian's mother came back from the hospital and thanked her grandfather. She also specifically mentioned Zhang Heng's great help at the hospital. After that, she brought Tian Tian, who was sitting quietly at the side, home.
After dinner, Zhang Heng said that he wanted to rest early, so he went back to his room and opened Tian Tian's old backpack. At present, there were two things that were most suspicious. One was the pencil in Tian Tian's hand, and the other was the workbook. Especially the latter. As a generation influenced by the Death Note, it was difficult not to pay attention to such an obvious target like the workbook.
However, after checking it again, Zhang Heng had to admit that the workbook looked normal, especially the previous workbook. The marking date was a month ago. At that time, Tian Tian was still normal. Of course, he could not rule out the possibility that she hadn't found the trigger condition at that time.
As for the pencil … Zhang Heng picked up the pencil and placed it under the desk lamp. Just as he was about to take a closer look, there was a knock on the door.
Zhang Heng opened the door and saw his grandfather wearing a coat with a serious look on his face. "Something happened to Old Chen again. The infusion stand next to his bed fell and hit him. He had to get two stitches on his forehead. I'm going out to see him now. Let me tell you."
Curse correction?
Zhang Heng was a little surprised. When he went to the hospital, he talked to Tian Tian's mother about what happened to their family during this period. He found out that these accidents happened in a regular pattern. Basically, they happened once every three days. This was the ninth time, and each time, it wasn't fatal. According to this theory, after he ruined this accident, the next one should happen in three days. Since there was a new accident happening so soon, it seemed more like a compensation for the accident that didn't go through with it last time.
Zhang Heng frowned. He was now very curious if Tian Tian had drawn a sketch in advance for this accident. However, he couldn't knock on Tian Tian's door now. Fortunately, the young woman sent Tian Tian to his room the next day. Zhang Heng also saw a sketch of the fallen infusion stand in the new Disney workbook.
This time, whether it was the pen or the book, he bought them at the counter. So, he could almost rule out the possibility of hidden game items in the pile of stationery.
Could it be a monster? Zhang Heng looked at Tian Tian, who was lying on the coffee table, and fell into deep thought.
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