"Don't y 'all feel like something's missing?" Ren Xiaosu asked during dinner.
"It feels like something's missing." Wang Fugui wiped his mouth.
Yan Liuyuan said, "It's missing the voice of Luo Lan trying to curry favor with Dong Funan …."
It was very unusual tonight. Luo Lan, who had been making trips to the shop almost three times a day for the past few days, did not show up even once.
Ren Xiaosu suddenly realized Luo Lan and the others weren't planning on looting No. 4 Psychiatric Hospital tonight, right?
He asked, "Do y 'all know where No. 4 Psychiatric Hospital is?"
"What's the matter?" Sister Xiaoyu said in surprise, "Liuyuan got me to buy a map of Stronghold 109 the day before yesterday. I'll go look for it and see if I can find No. 4 Psychiatric Hospital on it."
Ren Xiaosu looked at Yan Liuyuan. He did not expect this kid to be planning ahead.
"I just feel that since we're not familiar with the place, there's nothing wrong with looking at a map when we get to a place," Yan Liuyuan said.
This was probably a habit that Yan Liuyuan had developed from following Ren Xiaosu around. Ren Xiaosu was also the same in the wilderness. He would observe the environment first to understand it before he had a chance to survive.
The six of them leaned over the table-sized map of the stronghold and searched for it. Wang Fugui suddenly said, "I found it. It's about ten kilometers away from us."
Ren Xiaosu thought to himself that this stronghold was really too big. Any random place was already more than ten kilometers away, and this was already considered very close.
He told Chen Wudi and Yan Liuyuan, "Keep an eye on that Dong Funan. Be careful not to let her cause any trouble."
As soon as he finished speaking, Ren Xiaosu seemed to have thought of something. He pulled Yan Liuyuan aside and whispered, "There's no danger, so don't make a wish."
"Mhm." Yan Liuyuan nodded obediently. But the two of them understood that they would still make a wish if it had to be made.
After that, Ren Xiaosu went out.
…
As night fell, the stronghold was usually very lively at night. The residents would form groups and head to the teahouses on the streets. At that time, the sound of mahjong being played could be heard throughout the entire street.
Residents with a little more money could also go to eat hot pot. Fresh vegetables and meat were placed in the red hot pot, which looked especially tempting.
In this day and age, it was a very prestigious thing to be able to eat at a restaurant. If a person frequented a restaurant, it meant they were definitely someone important in the stronghold.
The aunties in the park were still dancing in the square, unafraid of the cold winter, and some of the cabarets were already full of lonely single men and women.
When night fell, the crowd gradually dispersed.
A manhole cover outside the Fourth Psychiatric Hospital was suddenly pushed open from the inside. Then, thirty armed combatants crawled out, including Fatty Luo Lan.
These people's guns were equipped with silencers, and their faces were painted with camouflage paint. They were exceptionally well-prepared.
No one knew when Qing Zhen started making arrangements for Stronghold 109, but he already had a clear understanding of the entire underground system of Stronghold 109. Perhaps even the Li Consortium would not be able to guess how many people were still hiding underground or what else was hidden.
Tang Zhou said through a simple communications device, "Three squads, infiltrate the stronghold separately."
After that, the entire platoon quickly split into three squads and surrounded the Fourth Psychiatric Hospital.
There were more than a hundred security guards in the Fourth Psychiatric Hospital, but they were fearless even though there were only a little over 30 of them. In their opinion, the security guards here were just some private troops and were nothing to be afraid of.
Luo Lan swaggered behind them and watched as the three squads stabbed into the Fourth Psychiatric Hospital like three sharp black daggers.
When the security guards of the psychiatric hospital encountered the Kyung Clan's combatants, they were instantly disintegrated.
As the troops continued advancing, the platoon finally met up outside the main building of the psychiatric hospital. Tang Zhou said in a low voice, "Don't get caught up in the fighting. Retreat immediately after you find Lab Rat No. 2. Kill all targets other than Lab Rat No. 2."
According to the intelligence, Lab Rat No. 2 would be dissected tonight. This was the reason why they chose to launch a surprise attack tonight. They could not wait any longer.
There were only two supernatural beings in the Fourth Psychiatric Hospital. But according to the intelligence, Lab Rat No. 1 was too dangerous, so Luo Lan chose to give up.
The group of people broke through the building as they made their way upstairs. The staff of the entire psychiatric hospital did not expect someone to storm in at this time. As a matter of fact, the stronghold was still very peaceful at this time. Although the Pyro Company incident had occurred, the Pyro Company's personnel had already been expelled.
Luo Lan laughed from behind the platoon and said, "There's no need to show any mercy. It's definitely not wrong to kill these people who use their own kind as lab rats."
At this moment, there was a strange look in Luo Lan's demeanor. He was belligerent and excited.
A lot of people were used to thinking he was just a useless illegitimate child. Most people would address him as "Qing Zhen's older brother." But the people of Stronghold 113, as well as Qing Zhen and his soldiers, knew very well that Luo Lan was never a coward.
Just the small-scale wars Luo Lan had led had already happened countless times. Some people felt that Luo Lan had the same crazy blood flowing in his veins as his younger brother.
When they passed by the reference room, Luo Lan went in and found the research materials on Lab Rat No. 1. Among them were three thick, old-fashioned videotapes.
He slowly inserted the videotapes into the VCR in the reference room and turned on the television.
There were three videos on the videotapes. A fair-skinned and handsome young man was seen sitting in the interrogation room. Opposite him was a doctor in a white coat.
The young man suddenly said, "Did you see where 'I' went?"
"Let me ask you, did you see where 'I' went?"
"What? Don't just open your mouth without saying anything. "
"Hey, that person over there, did you see where 'I' went?"
The doctor did not speak for a long time.
The young man slowly lowered his head. "Oh … I'm sorry, I can't find 'me' anymore."
The young man sat there alone with his head lowered. He could not even find himself.
Luo Lan stood in front of the television in silence. For some reason, he suddenly felt that the young man was sitting at the edge of the world, forgotten by others and himself until he had nothing left.
This was what true loneliness was like.
…
In the second video, the hospital's hypnotist was trying to hypnotize the young man. At this moment, the young man looked much more normal.
The doctor said to the young man, "Close your eyes … relax … try to imagine yourself walking down a tunnel and the world gradually plunging into darkness …
"That's the tunnel you're familiar with. Run towards the tunnel on the right. There's light at the end of that tunnel. When you reach the position of the light … you'll arrive at the place you want to go the most. I'll count to three …
"… two …
"… one …"
But the young man opened his eyes at this moment. The doctor was surprised. "Why did you open your eyes?"
The young man smiled and said, "I ran in the wrong direction."
…
In the third video, it was still the hypnosis process.
This time, the doctor said to the young man, "Close your eyes … relax … imagine yourself lying in the sea, surrounded by warm seawater. When you sink to the surface, you can breathe to your heart's content. When you fall to the bottom of the sea, you'll arrive at the place you want to go. I'll count to three …"
"two …"
"one …"
However, something unexpected happened. This time, the doctor actually fell asleep!
And the young man was smiling.
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