Chapter 63: Moving out of the clinic is about to close
Ye Xuan thought about it again and again, and still decided to keep this matter a secret.
After all, they had just agreed to cooperate, but the patient was kidnapped, which showed how unreliable their clinic was.
He certainly couldn't keep the secret for long, so he had to bring the patient back before the search team discovered the problem.
Things would be easier if Xiao Chen was still in the clinic. At least there was someone who knew the inside story to help.
Ye Xuan secretly sent a message to Xiao Chen, telling him not to bring up the patient's matter when the search team came to his house, and to try his best to fool someone if they asked.
He believed that Xiao Chen could accomplish this because they got to know Xiao Qin through Xiao Chen's "deception".
The more difficult problem now is who kidnapped the patient.
On the surface, their "enemies" are only people from the two research institutes in this city and the neighboring city, but he is not sure whether there are any new and complex settings behind the scenes.
So, the script of this game cannot be "spoiled" to employees?
This makes the work much more difficult.
It’s better to go back to the clinic and take a look at the “crime scene” first. Maybe the game will give some clues.
Maybe the planners wanted to add more decryption elements to this level.
Originally, Ye Xuan planned to stay at the search team headquarters and wait for Xiao Chen and the others to arrive, but after something like this happened, he couldn't just ignore it, so he had to go there in person.
Fortunately, this time he could ride in the search team's car openly. Although he was just a hitchhiker when he was arrested last time, the driver's attitude was completely different.
He got tired of going through these scenarios. No matter how useful the props in the mall were, they were not as good as a map that could directly teleport to the destination. Unfortunately, it was usually not convenient to use a map.
He felt that all his exercise was reflected in the game. Why was this holographic game so realistic in simulating walking?
Ye Xing explained to the captain that he was worried about missing some important information, so he decided to go there himself. After obtaining permission, he took Xiao Qin into the car.
"Senior, are you really okay?" Xiao Qin asked again as he looked at the Chinese medicine doctor's increasingly solemn expression.
Ye Xuan looked at the captain and team members in the front seat and decided to communicate online.
He sent a message to Xiao Qin, briefly explaining the emergency situation on Xiao Chen's side, and asked the other party not to make it public.
Xiao Qin felt complicated after reading it. He wanted to say something to his senior but was concerned about the two people in front of him. It was not good to use the phone while riding in a car.
He sighed in his heart. Xiao Chen lied to him in the past, and he believed it. Now this kind of thing happened again. If he had not taken the initiative to purchase medicinal materials, would all these things have not happened?
If the senior had not spoken a few more words to Xiao Chen, they would not have happened to encounter the search team's car when they went out, and they would not have been taken into custody. Perhaps they could have returned to the clinic before the accident happened, and the patient would not have been taken away so easily.
This has everything to do with him, and to put it more seriously, it's his fault.
Ye Xuan didn't know that the child was silent because he was blaming himself. He was still thinking about how to find the patient as soon as possible without being discovered by the search team.
Xiao Chen had just arrived in this city before the lockdown, and he was probably not familiar with the city's research institutes. It would probably not be easy to ask him to provide clues to identify people.
He thought that once he reached an agreement on cooperation with the search team, everything would go more smoothly. He did not expect that the script would be quite difficult. It was indeed difficult for him, a real-life NPC.
A small plot point has just ended, can't people have time to rest and regroup? Is the player's energy unlimited?
But then he thought that these problems were basically solved by him, and the players didn't seem to need to put in too much effort.
Okay, let's take it one step at a time. There are always more solutions than problems.
For the game to be officially launched, it must have passed the test. Since the testers were able to complete it, then he, a real-life NPC who is "the top player in the industry", should also be able to succeed.
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The clinic and the search team headquarters were not far away, and before Ye Xing could come up with a plan, they had already reached their destination.
He looked at the closed door in front of him, which was the same as usual, and thought that Xiao Chen might be playing him.
Could this person of unknown origin be a spy sent by the enemy?
Even if he is a player, there are different camps of players in the same scenario, so it is hard to tell which side he belongs to.
Suddenly, Ye Xuan realized belatedly that he might have let a wolf into the house.
After all, in such a situation, it makes sense that the company embezzled money.
Although people should maintain basic trust with each other, Xiao Chen's character as a liar from the beginning makes it difficult for him to trust him again.
If you can’t even take care of a patient who’s just recovered from a serious illness, what else can you do?
Ye Xuan had never thought that not all people who studied medicine were as good at fighting as Xiao Qin, and not all people who studied Chinese medicine could use acupuncture as a combat "point-point technique" like his character.
Xiao Chen is just an ordinary pharmacist. He is still young and should not bear so much.
Ye Xuan got out of the car first and signaled Xiao Qin and the others to stay in the car and not come out.
The captain had no objection, but the team members were a little impatient - they really wanted to see what the clinic that could produce such miraculous Chinese medicine looked like.
There was no doorbell at the clinic's door, so using the key to open the door directly would not allow Xiao Chen to prepare in advance.
Even though Ye Xuan's suspicion of Xiao Chen has not been completely eliminated, he is still his employee on the surface, and it is more likely that they are on the same front. It is better not to mess with him.
Ye Xuan knocked on the door knocker several times, until the paint on it was almost peeling off, but Xiao Chen still didn't come to open the door.
Could it be that the other party really kidnapped the patient?
Ye Xuan's doubts deepened. If this was true, then he was hindering the players' gaming progress, and he didn't know how to apologize.
However, achieving different endings and hidden plots is also one of the important points of playing story-based games.
Just as he was about to use the key to open the door, the door was finally opened from the inside.
"Boss..." Xiao Chen looked very apologetic, and it didn't look like he was acting.
"Don't say any more. Someone is coming over there. Pack up your things and go over there first." Ye Xuan temporarily put Xiao Chen on his side. He couldn't make any judgment before the truth of the matter came out.
It is not too troublesome if a patient who has basically recovered is kidnapped. It is better than letting zombies escape and endanger the citizens.
"Boss, I have packed up the herbs and prescriptions. Would you like to take a look?" Xiao Chen was quite efficient. Although he did not succeed in stopping the patient from being robbed, he was still good at packing up.
After Ye Xuan confirmed that everything was correct, he asked Xiao Qin and the team members to get out of the car and move things.
The medicinal materials are not heavy when they are purchased because they are only packed in plastic bags. However, if you take them with you for long-term use, they will not work if they are not properly stored. It may not be enough time to build a new medicine cabinet, so you have to bring a portable assembled medicine cabinet.
It was like moving house, Ye Xing was directing everyone to move this and that, but he himself did nothing.
In the past, the team members would have complained, but he had seen the "real skills" of this Chinese medicine practitioner, and out of admiration for this highly skilled "master", he felt that these were nothing.
The captain was only responsible for driving them here and bringing them back, and by the way, making sure that nothing went wrong for the group of people. He did not help carry anything.
Xiao Qin, Xiao Chen and the three team members were exhausted after finally getting all the items they needed. At this time, Ye Xing brought out the herbal tea he had just made and won over the hearts of the people.
The operation of some capitalists is to make you willingly work for them for free.
"Would you like some herbal tea?" Seeing that the other people were still resting and couldn't go back for a while, Ye Xing handed a cup of herbal tea to the captain, "Freshly brewed, to quench your thirst."
"Thank you." The captain didn't refuse and drank it all in one gulp.
"Let me ask you something. You have cooperated with the people in Lin City before. Do you know what their current research direction is?" Ye Xuan wanted to ask questions over a cup of herbal tea.
The captain handed the empty paper cup back. "Are you trying to find out about the enemy? Don't worry, their methods are completely different from yours. It's not worth spending time on them."
"I know those guys in the neighboring city look down on us," Ye Xing laughed sarcastically, "but they don't even see who is the most talented one."
"You are praising Qin." The captain could easily tell who the other party was talking about. "But you should have been the first to propose the Chinese medicine treatment. Why do you put all the credit on Qin? Just because he has the title of 'genius'?"
The captain does not believe in the term "genius". She thinks that everything depends on her own efforts and beliefs. Nothing is predetermined by God. One should decide one's own life instead of looking for a "suitable" path.
She thinks that Ruth is made by people's hard work and efforts. When she first chose this industry, her family also obstructed her in every way. Relatives, friends and even neighbors and acquaintances did not agree. But when she reached her current position, even a small title of "captain" could shut up those gossipers.
Is the so-called talent really that magical?
Assuming that Qin is not truly passionate about research, but just has this talent, would he be forced to study medicine?
She looked at the undisguised pride on the Chinese medicine practitioner's face and decided not to share her thoughts with him.
She could see that Qin was the other party's pride.
When this once glorious genius fell from grace, there were still such powerful people who regarded him as their pride.
Ye Xuan talked on and on about Xiao Qin's strengths for a long time. He knew that the captain might not listen to him at all, but it was also important to help the protagonist of the script to improve his favorability. The forum said that it might trigger a specific plot.
Xiao Qin doesn't communicate much with other people in normal times. The only time he took the initiative to communicate with others in recent days was when he ran into the liar Xiao Chen, which left him with a huge psychological trauma.
He should help Xiao Qin more, after all, seniors are the child's current support.
It has been such a long time since they left the institute, but it seems that Xiao Qin's family has never come to see him.
I don’t know if the script forgot to set it up, or if... it’s the same situation as him.
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