After chatting with the old man for more than ten minutes, Lu Ban left with satisfaction.

Although the other party is not God's chosen one, his understanding of the world may be clearer than anyone else in this hospital.

There are not many people like this anymore.

Seeing Lu Ban's emotional expression, the young nurse suddenly felt a little scared.

"Could it be that he was infected when he was chatting with those patients?"

"Are there any other critically ill patients?"

Lu Ban felt that he had a lot of inspiration now.

"...There is one, but she is quite emotional."

The young nurse thought of a patient who was admitted to the hospital some time ago.

"It's okay. You see, I had a good chat with the old man just now. There will be no problem."

Lu Ban is full of confidence.

He and the young nurse came to another ward. This ward was a little different. There was a glass wall in the middle, just like the visiting rooms in prison.

On the other side of the glass wall was a normal ward. A woman was sitting by the bed. She looked to be around 30 years old, like one of the parents picking up her children at the kindergarten gate.

"She was originally a normal person, but after an accident she became mentally ill, had severe delusions and mania, and was very aggressive."

The young nurse explained.

"ACCIDENT?"

Lu Ban was curious, this woman seemed normal.

"It was the cruise ship accident in the Pacific Ocean. She was one of the survivors. She just came back during the Spring Festival this year. I heard that she had already fallen ill while at sea."

The young nurse said as she recalled.

"The Stars?"

Lu Ban thought of the cruise ship that had an accident in the Pacific Ocean. He only saw the news about the fire on the cruise ship, but did not pay attention to what happened afterwards. Now it seems that those tourists who were in trouble should be waiting for the storm to subside and then return home by other ships.

Thinking of the video of the strange city on the sea that someone had taken at that time, Lu Ban suddenly became interested.

He came to the glass wall and greeted the other party.

"Hello, I'm Lu Ban, and I'm here to help you."

"You can't help me."

The woman's voice was cold. She glanced at Lu Ban and continued speaking without waiting for Lu Ban to speak.

"Unless you can play Draw Me Guess with me."

"?"

Lu Ban was a little confused.

What does this have to do with your painting?

Lu Ban didn't understand.

"She is like this. She always looks for people to play various games with. Sometimes it's rock-paper-scissors, sometimes it's idiom chain, and sometimes it's you draw and I guess. It seems that only these games can arouse her interest. Apart from that, she doesn't talk at all."

The young nurse explained in Lu Ban's ear.

“Interesting.”

He looked at the woman.

"Okay, let's play. Who draws first?"

The woman didn't respond, but picked up the pen on the table and started drawing on the paper.

A few minutes later, the woman drew a picture and put it on the glass for Lu Ban to see.

Lu Ban saw that it was a distorted city, which included some angles and structures that would not appear in normal space. It was hard to imagine that this was drawn by a mentally ill person in just a few minutes.

If Lu Ban wasn't told, he might have thought it was the work of some abstract painter.

"No, isn't the difficulty of your drawing a bit too high?"

Lu Ban complained.

Shouldn’t we normally draw cats, dogs, elephants and airplanes?

Although this sketch-like painting is very detailed, it is impossible to guess what it is!

“…Is this the city you saw on the ship?”

Lu Ban asked tentatively.

He didn't know what the city was called, let alone why the woman could draw it in such detail.

No, Lu Ban thought, the image seemed to be engraved in the woman's head...it was not her who was describing the city, but the city that was chasing her.

“It’s right there.”

The woman said, with a hint of forbearance in her voice.

“It’s right there!!!”

Lu Ban noticed that her hands were clenched into fists, and her nails dug deep into the flesh.

"Well, you are safe now."

Lu Ban comforted.

"No, you don't, it's right there!"

The woman's voice became panicked, her eyes were full of fear, and her gaze had long since moved away from Lu Ban, as if... she was staring behind Lu Ban.

“There it is!”

The woman screamed, looking hysterically at somewhere behind Lu Ban with fear.

Lu Ban felt a chill and looked back.

There was nothing behind him except the little nurse.

"What's wrong?"

The young nurse had an innocent look on her face. When Lu Ban turned around, she also looked around herself, but there was nothing.

"No, nothing."

When Lu Ban turned his head, he saw the woman's face pressed against the glass, looking manic and distorted.

“Here it comes!”

“It’s coming!!”

“It’s coming!!!”

The woman made an indistinct sound from her mouth and pressed her whole body against the glass, almost climbing up. It was a terrifying scene. The young nurse was startled and called for the caregiver in panic.

Only after watching the woman being pushed back by the nurse, injected with sedatives, and slowly falling asleep did Lu Ban and the young nurse leave the ward.

"Has this woman been like this before?"

Lu Ban asked.

"She was actually fine before, except that she would become very manic when she had an attack, but this is the first time she has been as serious as today..."

The young nurse was still in shock. She looked at Lu Ban, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

You can't say that she went crazy just because you came, right?

After this incident, Lu Ban and she had no choice but to leave the intensive care unit.

Lu Ban planned to wander around the mental hospital, have a meal, and experience life.

He came to the cafeteria. The dishes here were relatively light, not spicy or greasy. Lu Ban ordered a stir-fried winter melon, a serving of potato and meat slices, a bowl of pork rib soup, and three or two servings of rice, then sat down with his plate.

The young nurse ate very little and she sat opposite Lu Ban.

The cafeteria for patients with mild symptoms is sometimes also where medical staff come to eat, creating a feeling that even patients are normal.

While eating, a patient suddenly sat down next to Lu Ban.

He took two bites and looked at Lu Ban again.

"Are you Lu Ban?"

The patient suddenly asked.

Lu Ban was stunned and looked at the other person. He was not an acquaintance.

"I've seen your movie, it's pretty good."

The man continued.

"I didn't expect there are still fans of mine here, thank you for your support."

Lu Ban didn't know whether to be happy or sad for a moment.

"I heard you're going to make another movie. Can you tell me what it's about? You see, I can't go to the cinema to watch it after all."

The patient asked curiously.

"It's about a search for a missing novelist. If you want to watch it, I can contact the dean and have him set up an open-air cinema for our hospital to show it."

Lu Ban answered simply.

"Oh, that's great. I really like your movies, especially the actors. I think their acting is very professional. Where did you find them?"

The patient continued to ask.

"I didn't find them, they found me."

Lu Ban explained.

The patient asked a few more questions, and Lu Ban did not hide anything and answered a few questions.

After finishing his meal, he saw that the other party was about to catch up with him again, and he felt a little strange. He found an excuse and pulled the nurse to a corner.

"Nurse Tao, was the patient just now seriously ill?"

Lu Ban asked.

"Him? It seems he was transferred here two days ago. His condition is mild."

The young nurse didn't understand.

“There is a problem.”

Lu Ban thought for a while and then spoke again.

"Please help me arrange it so that the two of us can meet in the meeting room."