Lin Mo knew that he couldn't do anything to the businessman for the time being.

We can't kill the other party, because then little Jie Xi will be finished too.

Beating the other party up and making him suffer is the only thing he can do now.

But this matter is definitely not over yet. Lin Mo has to think of other ways to rescue Xiao Jiexi's main personality.

When they took action just now, Lin Mo secretly let a ghost hide in the businessman's shadow. The other party was a mental patient. Although he was powerful, his ability to perceive ghosts was not strong.

In this way, the merchant's location can be pinpointed and what the other party has done.

Lin Mo's move was risky.

He had to figure out some things first.

Another thing is that he needs to calm down. He doesn't want to see the businessman now, otherwise Lin Mo is afraid that he will not be able to control himself and kill him.

He asked Nie Hong and Tu Zi how they were abducted, where they were during this period and what happened to them.

Nie Hong and Rabbit gave the same answer to this question.

“We’ve been stuck in a room together.”

"Except for being bored, everything else is fine."

Lin Mo nodded.

The businessman obviously didn't care about the two of them. In other words, the businessman had cheated him before just to get himself to be put back into the asylum.

It seems simple.

But the businessman must have other plans behind this.

Lin Mo felt that he needed to change his tactics.

We can't just listen to these crazy people on everything. We have to investigate this in our own way.

So he stopped a patient and asked him directly if he knew the wise man.

The other party replied that he knew.

But I also don’t know where the wise man is.

Lin Mo asked the other party if he had ever seen a wise man, and the other party shook his head.

Several answers were the same.

That's strange.

Lin Mo remembered that the patient who had led him before had said that the three most famous patients in Ward 4 were the Novelist, God, and the Wise Man.

Everyone has heard of the wise man, but it seems that no one has seen him. Lin Mo asked at least a dozen patients, and none of them had seen the wise man.

What about the others?

Someone must have seen the novelist, after all, the line was so long, but what about God? Lin Mo began to ask if anyone had seen God.

It’s similar to the wise man, everyone knows it, but no one has ever seen God.

Lin Mo continued to ask questions, and Nie Hong also went to help.

Finally, when asking a taciturn person hiding in the corner, Lin Mo got a different answer.

The place where the other person stayed was very remote, with no other patients around, and he was not wearing a hospital gown, but a shirt. His expression was a little dull, which was out of tune with the crying, laughing and noisy patients around him.

Lin Mo asked him if he had heard of the wise man, and he shook his head; as for God, he also shook his head.

At this time, Lin Mo noticed that the other person was holding a piece of paper with a woman drawn on it. The painting was very well done. When he discovered this person just now, he had been staring at the painting.

"Lovesickness?" Lin Mo guessed.

That person overreacted.

"I'm not sick. I'm not a mental patient, let alone a lunatic. Someone brought me to this place for no apparent reason. Damn it, my life is ruined. I was going to have a happy family and my own life."

The man muttered to himself.

He said he was not crazy, but it looked like he would be soon.

But Lin Mo was very curious about this person who had never heard of the wise man, so he asked a few more questions.

It was discovered that this guy was in a similar situation to Nison, and was also captured from outside about a month ago.

Looking at this person, Lin Mo suddenly realized something.

So he asked the other party where the people who were captured were.

The man didn't want to say it at first, but after Lin Mo's "friendly" pleading, he agreed to take Lin Mo to find someone.

After many twists and turns, he arrived at a corner that was full of garbage and filthy. He knocked on the door of a ward and saw a group of men and women in the room.

The characteristics of these people are that they are not wearing hospital gowns, they are not crying or making a fuss, and there is almost no mental fluctuation in their bodies.

If there is no fluctuation in mental power, then he is not a madman or a mental patient.

Is a normal person.

These people were very wary, and it took Lin Mo some effort to gain a little trust.

So he asked about the wise man.

Most people shook their heads to indicate they didn't know, and a few said they had heard other patients mention it but had never seen it.

This time Lin Mo had to doubt one thing.

Do wise men really exist?

Lin Mo was not just imagining things, this was speculation based on facts, because he asked so many people and no one had actually seen the wise man.

But the wise man is still such a famous person.

Even if it is difficult to see, but after asking so many people, it would be good if at least one person has seen it, but unfortunately, no one has.

What's even more strange is that Lin Mo asked them how they knew about the wise man.

No one could answer this question.

Even some deeds of wise men are unknown to anyone, which is obviously unreasonable. The reason why celebrities are called celebrities is because their words and deeds are different from those of normal people.

Even if it is passed down by word of mouth, it must be based on some deeds.

Even if it is fabricated, it helps spread fame.

But in Ward 4, this rule obviously does not apply. As a result, many patients know about the 'wise man' but know almost nothing else about him.

Then Lin Mo had to doubt one thing: the wise man in the mental asylum might not exist at all.

This is just a character imagined by the patient.

A person who does not exist.

This may sound a bit exaggerated, but it actually happened and there are corresponding examples in the real world.

It is said that someone conducted a social experiment.

The experimenters created a non-existent person themselves, and then began to make up some stories about this person and spread them.

The test results surprised many people.

Apart from spreading the rumor at the beginning, the experimenters did nothing else, and the rumor began to snowball and grow bigger and bigger.

There have been a lot of discussions online, and many people have started to say in a serious manner that they have met this person and even interacted with him/her, such as having meals or having discussions.

Thus, such a non-existent person took shape in everyone's mind.

It’s as if there really is such a person.

Even though the experimenters finally publicly stated that this was just a social experiment, many people still expressed disbelief, and some even swore that they had met the non-existent person.

Sometimes, people's imagination is very terrifying.

Sometimes, in the face of imagination, there is almost no boundary between reality and illusion.

Lin Mo suspected that the 'wise man' was in a similar situation.

Maybe the wise man doesn't exist at all and is just a fictional character.

Thinking of this possibility, Lin Mo was a little dumbfounded.

Then I'd be working in vain.

He took the initiative to run to this insane asylum, looking for someone who didn't exist at all. For a moment, Lin Mo felt that he was the clown.

"No, I still have to beat up the merchant."

Lin Mo got angry again.

At this time, a man came over and asked Lin Mo if he was a patient.

Lin Mo shook his head.

"I'm not a patient. I was tricked into coming in a few days ago."

Lin Mo was half right.

Because he is really a mental patient now. The curse on the yellow paper proves that he is a mental patient now, a genuine and certified one.

"Brother, we are planning to escape from this damn place. Do you want to join us?" The man who spoke seemed to want to get Lin Mo to join them.

Lin Mo was a little curious: "Do you have a way to escape?"

"Of course. But this is a secret. You must gain our trust before we tell you. I hope you understand. After all, it is too difficult to escape from this hellhole. You must be careful." This man was probably the leader of this group, a young man with great courage.

"What do you need me to do?" Lin Mo was not opposed to it. If there was really another way to leave the mental hospital, he might as well give it a try.

"Help us deal with a lunatic."

The scene of Lin Mo beating up the businessman was seen by one of them, and he was recognized when Lin Mo came in just now.

Obviously in their eyes, Lin Mo is a capable fighter.

This group of people think they are smart, but they lack a force to take charge. This has troubled them for a long time. Now that Lin Mo is here, they see hope.

After careful questioning, Lin Mo found out that these people found a passage hidden behind a cabinet in a ward.

"I'm sure this was dug by someone trying to escape from here." The leader said confidently, "But unfortunately, that ward was later occupied by a damn lunatic. This lunatic is terrifying and we can't beat him. If we can get rid of him, we can all leave here through that passage."

Lin Mo asked, "Who among you has been into that passage and looked inside? Are you sure you can get out?"

Suddenly, the room fell into silence.

No need to ask, no one has gone in to see it.

"But at least the possibility is very high. We must try it. It is our only hope." The leader's tone carried a hint of gambler's paranoia.

Not only him, but everyone in the room was the same.

Lin Mo understood.

That passage became a lifeline for these people because it represented hope of leaving the asylum.

To be honest, Lin Mo also hoped that the passage they were talking about could really lead him out of the asylum.

But I have to say that these people took it for granted. But Lin Mo didn't say anything else. They should know the actual situation, but they just don't want to admit it.

"Okay, I can help." Lin Mo agreed.

But based on Lin Mo's current understanding of this place, he is not very sure.

But there is no need to say this.

"Let's go now." These people obviously didn't want to wait any longer. Maybe they were about to take action. Lin Mo noticed that they had collected some weapons that they could collect at the moment.

Sticks, iron bars and the like, and a few knives.

But they were all fruit knives, and in Lin Mo's opinion they were not very powerful.

It’s not a big problem to deal with ordinary people.

But this is a mental hospital, and none of the patients here are good people.

Some powerful patients can even use mental power to change their own body structure, such as 'Wangcai' that Lin Mo once met. Although that madman barks and seems harmless, don't forget that a dog will bite when it is angry.

Lin Mo observed that the opponent's limbs were extremely strong, and his jaw was wide. His masseter muscles were several times stronger than those of ordinary people. In addition, the opponent really had sharp canine teeth in his mouth.

It is conceivable that if it really pounces on us, biting a few ordinary people to death would be like a piece of cake.

For ordinary people without mental power, being in a mental hospital is indeed like being in hell.

Fortunately, so far, most of the patients I have encountered are not aggressive or malicious. At least on the surface, they seem to be okay and quite harmonious.

But who knows if there are any patients with bad intentions behind the scenes?

Lin Mo followed the group of people out and didn't walk far before going downstairs and gathering at the door of a ward.

"Here it is." The leader hid behind the door and clenched the fruit knife in his hand: "Be careful, the patients in here are very scary."

Lin Mo nodded. No one else dared to go in, obviously wanting him to lead the way.

But it doesn't matter.

Lin Mo pushed the door open and walked in.

Just as Lin Mo entered, he felt a gust of wind on his head. He immediately lowered his head and dodged the sneak attack from the patient in the room.

When I looked up, I saw a patient lying on the roof.

The patient had disheveled hair and was crawling on the wall like a gecko.

It can’t even fall down.

Very strange.

The other person kept sticking out his tongue. Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that his fingers had mutated somewhat and looked very much like claws. The muscles on his arms alone were astonishingly numerous.

Lin Mo even saw some scaly lines on the other person's skin.

Is it going to grow scales? That's awesome.

Being a mental patient to this extent is quite advanced.

It is estimated that this patient thinks he is a gecko. However, under the influence of mental power, he can actually fly over eaves and walls, and even his face and limbs have undergone slight mutations.

Lin Mo seriously doubted whether this guy would really turn into a gecko if he gave him some more time.

In view of the other party's murderous intention, Lin Mo pulled out the brick, ready to take the opportunity to give the patient a hard blow when the other party attacked.

But he didn't expect that the patient saw the brick, screamed, rushed out the door and crawled out quickly.

There was chaos outside.

When I came out, I saw a few unlucky guys who had been knocked over by the patient and were lying on the ground wailing.

Most of the injuries were minor, but one guy was unlucky and had his ribs broken, so he couldn't stand up at all.

"Please don't leave me, I don't want to be here alone."

The man whose ribs were broken was sweating from the pain on his face, but he was more afraid of being abandoned here.

But others obviously don't want to carry this burden.

"Thomas, you stay here and recover first. We'll go in and take a look at the situation." The leader said, and ignoring the other party's pleas, he led his men into the room.

"Where is the passage?" he asked another person.

The man looked at a cabinet in the corner and went up to open it.

There was a foul smell inside and it was filled with chores and tattered clothes.

After pulling all these things out, a big hole was revealed at the back of the cabinet.

There is no doubt that this is a passage.

Everyone in the room was very excited, except Lin Mo.

Lin Mo stared at the big hole, always feeling that the entrance of this passage did not seem like an exit to the outside world, because there was a trace of strange mental power overflowing from it.

"I feel something is wrong in there!" Lin Mo said truthfully, but no one listened to him.

This passage is the hope for these people to escape from here, so in their hearts, they have already imagined countless times that this passage can lead them to leave this hellish place, the mental hospital.

"Let's go in and take a look first." Someone couldn't wait any longer and went in immediately.

Then the second person, and the third person.

After a while, all these people went in, and Lin Mo could still hear their conversation inside.

"This passage is so long, it looks like you can really get out."

"This must be a passage dug by a patient in the past. As long as we can get outside this building, there is hope."

Lin Mo also thought about crawling in and taking a look himself?

At this time, Lin Mo heard some movement at the door. He turned around and saw the guy with broken ribs, bending over and trying his best to walk inside.

But the other party was vomiting blood as he walked.

"No, don't leave me, I want to leave here."

Just as he finished speaking, his body swayed, and he fell to the ground with a thud. After twitching for a while, he died.

Lin Mo went up to check and understood.

This guy was very unlucky. His internal organs must have been pierced by his broken ribs, but I couldn't see it just now.

Lin Mo shook his head helplessly.

He shouted towards the entrance to the closet: "Your people are dead, come out and take a look."

No response.

I don’t know if you heard it.

"What a miserable person." My sister squatted beside him, looking curiously at the body on the ground which was not yet completely cold.

Just as she finished speaking, her sister suddenly raised her head and stared at the entrance of the closet.

From this angle, the entrance to the passage looks like the bloody mouth of a monster hidden in the darkness, hideous and terrifying.

"They disappeared," said my sister.

"Who?" Lin Mo didn't understand at first.

"The people who went in just now are disappearing one by one, and now there are only... uh, no one left, they've all disappeared." My sister's voice was a little excited.

It seems like I found something fun and interesting.

"Just like the place we came in before, they entered a new playground. I want to go too." My sister was eager to try.

Lin Mo understood this time.

"It's the same place we just came in? Isn't that the horror story world created by novelists?"

"In other words, this passage is not actually an exit, but an entrance..."

That group of people headed into an unknown world of horror novels.

This is absolutely amazing.

Lin Mo still doesn't quite understand the horror novel world created by the novelist. After all, the rules in it are completely based on the settings of the horror novelist.

For example, if the other party wrote how to get in but didn’t write how to get out, then that would be useless.

Therefore, it was impossible for Lin Mo to go in without knowing anything about the situation.

Let’s observe a moment of silence first.

Lin Mo turned around and prepared to leave.

But just as I reached the door, my sister turned around and said, "It seems like someone else is coming out."

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard screaming and crying coming from the passage behind the closet.

"Help!"

“Aaaaaaah!”

Accompanied by the sound of hurried footsteps, after a while, someone came out crying, one, two...

The younger sister counted the number of people, then told Lin Mo while counting on her fingers: "Brother, there were thirteen people who went in just now, and now five have escaped, which means there are still eighteen people who haven't escaped. Am I counting correctly?"

"Who taught you math?" Lin Mo said, then he changed his mind and thought that his sister had never learned math before, so he could teach her when he had time someday.

The person who ran out of the closet was obviously very frightened.

Two of them even wet their pants, and water was dripping from their trouser legs as they walked.

"Ghost, ghost, there is a ghost inside." The leader's voice was split open as he shouted.

"I know, I know. I've already told you that something is wrong in there, but you insisted on going in." Lin Mo was a little helpless, but they couldn't blame anyone else for this.

He finally realized that this group of people were just a mob and would never achieve anything great.

So Lin Mo advised them.

"Since you are here, you should make the best of it. You can try to integrate into this place first and slowly adapt. Maybe when you get used to it, you won't want to leave anymore."

The main thing is that given the current situation, no one can go out.

Since I can't get out, I might as well stay here safely.

Or you can hone yourself and turn yourself into a psychopath, so that you can happily integrate into the environment.

Lin Mo didn't want to waste time with these people.

Since the passage in the closet does not lead to the exit, it is meaningless. Before leaving, Lin Mo asked these people to leave quickly.

The psychopath who thinks he's a lizard man could come back at any moment.

Go out and find Nie Hong and Tu Zi, and together they go to find Neeson and the patient who are still in line. These two are really obedient and are still in line.

And it’s almost time.

"Let's meet the novelist first."

Lin Mo and Nie Hong squeezed into the team.

(End of this chapter)