Chapter 86 I Want Your Blood [The game has already begun...]
Is the Children's Medical Research Center located in the southern part of the city?
What the hell is that?
I've always followed this path since I was a child.
"How could that be?" Sang Li frowned, her voice slightly soft. "I remember it very clearly. It was a small courtyard. The doctors and nurses were all very nice. There was also a female doctor who looked like my elementary school homeroom teacher. She always touched my hair and praised me for being good. Cheng Nan has a different name, right? Or is it just a coincidence? I think you're just having some kind of detective addiction. You couldn't analyze Fei Ling's results today, so you're trying to analyze me instead."
“No,” Lu Jin said.
She looked out the window; the lamplight cast a dim, yellowish glow.
“Although my memory is indeed fragmented, I can still recall many things. It was a three-story building with white walls and red tiles. The glass doors were large, and you could see the reception desk as soon as you entered. To the right was the pediatric examination room, and to the left was a cabinet for candy. There was a small garden in the back, planted with evergreen roses.” She became more and more detailed as she spoke.
She has only lost fragments of her memory, not completely lost it.
She is perfectly fine.
Lu Jin didn't interrupt her, but just looked at the road ahead. After a moment, he said in a low voice, "That's not the Children's Medical Research Center in Nancheng. I haven't seen the place you described since I came here this year."
Sang Li turned her head: "No? That's not right. We're not childhood sweethearts. If you don't know, you don't know. You're not omnipotent, how could you possibly know everything?"
“We’ve confirmed that your medical record is at the ‘Elson Children’s Research Center,’ but the address doesn’t match what you said at all, and the building is also different from what you described.” Lu Jin paused, his tone somewhat subdued. “The small courtyard you mentioned—there’s no Renhe Hospital in Beijing with that kind of architectural structure, and it’s not in any of our records.”
"How could it not be in the file?" Sang Li frowned. "I remember the way. Is there really no problem with your file? Should I point it out?"
Sang Li disagreed.
How did you start completely negating her life?
When I was a child, taking medicine, seeing a doctor, and getting vaccinated were very normal things.
Moreover, she also wanted to know if her memory was actually flawed.
She moved closer, her eyes fixed intently on the car's navigation map: "Turn left at the next two intersections, listen to me."
Lu Jin asked, "Now?"
Sang Li said confidently, "Right now, I don't believe it. If I'm right this time, you... you have to sponsor my in-game purchases. My husband has a new storyline, and I haven't played it yet."
"...How many husbands do you have?"
"Several, so what? It doesn't bother you. I like having multiple wives and concubines, surrounded by beauties on both sides. That's the pinnacle of life. If my true form were an octopus, I could tie a handsome guy to each of my tentacles. Wow, that scene would be absolutely amazing." Sang Li said excitedly.
Lu Jin: "Whatever you say."
Anyway, paper cutouts don't count.
Moreover, the money he spent on Sang Li was the bridge between the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl; without him, she and he/he ...
A few seconds later, Lu Jin turned on the turn signal and drove the car in the direction she indicated.
There are no residential areas in this region.
The car turned into the abandoned steel industrial park streets in the eastern suburbs and drove for a while longer.
The train crossed a rusty railway track and stopped at the entrance of a long-closed street.
The entire area appears to be under demolition, and there seems to be a rusty smell in the air.
I wouldn't say I'm very familiar with it, but it's definitely not unfamiliar either.
It's the road I used to walk on when I was a child.
When I was a child, there weren't many pedestrians here, and the buildings on both sides were mostly two or three stories high.
"We've arrived," Sang Li said softly.
This is the place.
Looks like I'm not so bad at brains.
She got out of the car, stood in the wind, and looked at the eerily quiet three-story building in front of her.
The white walls are already mottled, the red tiles are broken, the wrought iron railings at the entrance are rusted and peeling off, and a piece of sheet metal sways wobbling and making a "creaking" sound.
“You’re saying this place doesn’t exist.” Sang Li turned to look at Lu Jin, spreading her hands in a helpless expression. “Oh dear, you can be wrong sometimes. I thought you knew everything.”
"..."
We cannot let Sang Li gain the upper hand.
Lu Jin saw it too.
The "small courtyard" she remembered really exists.
But how could there be a children's hospital here?
There are no hospitals in this area according to the administrative planning map.
It has always been an undeveloped area.
There are no residential areas in this area.
Why build a hospital when there are no residential buildings available?
It doesn't reach any of the people who need it.
Sang Li pushed open the iron gate and took a step inside.
The small garden in the yard was still there, but it was overgrown with weeds; the withered rose bushes grew wildly, like the hands of corpses reaching out from the ground. The pond had dried up, leaving only a pool of black water with a few pieces of unknown debris floating on it.
Everything is the same as I remember.
The glass door was broken. Sang Li walked into the hall, behind which was a long and narrow corridor.
But it's empty now.
Without any equipment or instruments, and with graffiti covering the walls, it seems to have become a popular spot for ghost hunters.
Lu Jin didn't say much. He put his hand on Sang Li's shoulder and around her waist, pulling her closer to him: "Don't walk by yourself, be careful."
Sang Li shrugged: "I'm not afraid, who am I!"
Lu Jin: "There are rats here, and maybe even big bugs."
"Okay, hold me tight."
Sang Li wasn't afraid of the dark, but the sight of the two of them in a place like this was still a bit unsettling.
In particular, there might be large flying insects that could pounce on your face at any moment.
It's almost midnight now.
It's not a good time to explore.
"Want to look around?" Lu Jin asked in a low voice.
Sang Li glanced at the end of the dimly lit corridor: "...Stay with me, don't let go. If I accidentally step on an insect or a dead rat, you don't need to tell me."
“Okay.” Lu Jin agreed readily.
The two walked slowly down the corridor, dust falling from the ceiling like shards of light.
Their shadows were stretched extremely long by the dim light of the cell phone, distorted and warped against the wall.
“This used to be a ward,” Sang Li explained. “I remember one room with star stickers all over the walls. That doctor… I don’t remember his name, but he always gave me candy and was quite nice. There aren’t many doctors here, but I know almost all of them.”
Lu Jin did not respond.
Sang Li: "As for departments, it should all be pediatrics, only pediatrics. I think the injections are on the basement floor. First, you take some kind of medicine, which is very sweet, and then you're not afraid of needles anymore. It's quite useful. I don't know why it wasn't popularized in other pediatric hospitals later. Hospitalization is upstairs, but I wasn't hospitalized. My mom always made me go home. My mom is very good to me. By the way, my mom is a PhD, you know? She's very accomplished."
Lu Jin hummed in agreement, but sensed something was amiss.
My chest tightened inexplicably, as if gripped by an invisible hand.
A chill ran down my neck, as if something was crawling silently behind me.
It seems like someone is watching them.
It seemed that the entire corridor was filled with a dense crowd, watching them move forward.
He turned around; the corridor was empty.
But the feeling of being watched persisted, and even intensified.
It seemed as if countless eyes were coldly watching from all directions, from cracks and crevices, and from beneath the floor.
He could almost hear a faint sound, like something licking the wall.
Sang Li suddenly stopped in her tracks: "Lu Jin..."
His brows were furrowed.
She felt it too, and her heart suddenly raced.
"I……"
Before he could finish speaking...
at the same time.
Bang!
Lu Jin suddenly slammed his fist into the wall next to him, and half of the rotten wall plaster shattered, with a layer of putty that looked like dried blood falling off.
Rose petals sprouted from the wall and scattered all over the ground!
I guessed it.
They both guessed it.
There's a third party involved.
Yes, it's a third party in every sense of the word.
“Lu Jin, grab me,” Sang Li said.
She didn't want to break up with Lu Jin again at this critical juncture.
Click.
“We were prepared.” Lu Jin put a handcuff on Sang Li’s wrist.
Sang Li: "..."
"Then my arm will break," Sang Li complained. "Isn't there a gentler way?"
"Sorry, no."
now.
A subtle sound came from the crack in the ceiling, like a latch breaking.
Immediately afterwards, a slender rose vine slowly descended from the depths of darkness, gently and gracefully presenting a white object to her.
It is a letter.
The paper is sealed with deep red beeswax, stamped with a twisted rose pattern, and has the characteristic yellowish sheen of old parchment, making it particularly eye-catching under cool lighting.
For me?
Sang Li asked Lu Jin with her eyes.
Lu Jin tried to take the letter, but Sang Li grabbed his wrist: "Let me take it. We still have handcuffs, right?"
"OK."
Sang Li opened the letter.
The handwriting is beautiful, not the delicate kind, but rather flowing and elegant.
【Dear Sang Li】
When you see this letter,
There's one thing we should realize.
【congratulations】
No, congratulations to you and Lu Jin!
The game has already begun.
Enjoy!
You'll definitely love the gift I prepared for you, but you could also say it's a little surprise I prepared for myself.
The signature is Sang Li.
This is a letter I wrote to myself before I lost my memory.
Moreover, Lu Jin was mentioned.
This proves that she had indeed been eyeing Lu Jin for a long time.
So, is it that she and Lu Jin have reconciled after a long separation?
clatter.
Ta-da.
Sudden.
The sound of many people walking could be heard from the end of the darkness.
The sounds grew increasingly dense, like hordes of people surging towards them.
It's getting faster and faster.
Where did they come from?
"Walk."
Lu Jin originally wanted to retreat, but a wall suddenly appeared out of thin air behind him, blocking his way.
It's not a wall made of rose petals.
It is a solid wall.
The hospital space they were in suddenly transformed into a corridor with metal walls, and many doors appeared out of thin air outside the empty rooms.
It looks like a hospital or a laboratory.
But it's not that important now.
Behind the door was an old and spacious laboratory, filled with the smell of disinfectant.
It even smells a bit sweet.
There were still wet red fingerprints on the wall.
A chandelier hung low, swaying gently.
"Click".
Lu Jin closed the door behind him, but it clicked shut the moment it closed, as if someone had locked it for them from the outside.
“This isn’t right.” Sang Li’s voice trembled. “No, where did this space come from? Wasn’t Slo captured? This isn’t his painting, is it?”
Does everyone have the ability to create another world?
"Shh." Lu Jin pulled her aside and pointed to the corner of the room.
It was a metal cabinet with peeling paint.
They rushed in almost simultaneously, and the cabinet door closed after they squeezed in.
This is the best hiding place.
This cabinet looks like a filing cabinet or wardrobe from a horror game, with three horizontal ventilation holes on the door.
Through the gap, they could see the entire room.
The footsteps outside grew louder and louder, like a group of people walking barefoot on the floor, making a pattering sound.
However, this reminded Sang Li of the oxen and horses that were busy working.
Someone is whispering.
Under discussion.
On the road.
There was also the clattering sound of a cart being pushed.
The darkness seemed to come alive, and the paint on the walls gradually changed from gray to new.
"Thump."
There was a gentle knock on the door.
Both of them held their breath.
"Thump, thump."
It grew heavier and more urgent, like something was knocking on a door with its knuckles.
“Lu Jin,” Sang Li called softly, her voice trembling inside the cabinet.
Lu Jin grasped her wrist.
Sang Li: "How about we untie it first? And then escape separately?"
Lu Jin: "I can handle this, don't be afraid."
This isn't a painting by Sloan; it's more like a parallel world.
At this moment, three laboratory personnel wearing full sets of disinfection and protective suits walked in.
The room began to change.
The once dilapidated laboratory underwent a dramatic transformation, with the plaster peeling off and rebuilding to reveal a silver-gray metal structure. Incandescent lights illuminated the ceiling, their pure, glaring light illuminating the room, while the cracked concrete floor was replaced with a polished, non-slip material.
The instrument started operating automatically, with the sounds of cold airflow and wind pressure control rising and falling, surrounding a silver metal experimental table.
It was a scene they were extremely familiar with.
Sang Li gasped, "This...this is..."
Lu Jin did not answer, but stared intently at the actions of one of the experimenters.
The man walked to a silver area that appeared to be a wall, extended his right hand, and tapped a series of numbers and gestures in the air.
"Click".
The wall opened silently, revealing a high-security staircase corridor inside, and the wall then slid closed automatically.
Lu Jin's eyes sharpened.
This is the high-security access control system for the BEAM secure channel.
In other words, this place is not a randomly generated illusion. Its structure, design, and entrance logic are all precisely replicated from the internal system of the former site of the Administration Bureau.
But it's not the current management bureau; it's a system from a long time ago.
This was not the familiar office building of the Administration Bureau.
This place is more like BEAM's secret, initial experimental base in its early days.
Lu Jin's Adam's apple bobbed, and he asked in a low voice, "Do you...remember me?"
Sang Li shook her head blankly, but her eyes held a terrifying sense of familiarity: "I don't know why, but I feel very familiar with this place. Sang Li, the Sang Li before she lost her memory, must have had her reasons for sending me here."
When she looked at the gleaming silver table, her eyes glazed over for a moment, and her body trembled slightly involuntarily, as if her cells instinctively felt a fear of that table.
The pain swept over me.
It seemed like a long-lost pain.
Lu Jin suddenly felt his body was also hot, not from restlessness, but from the rush of blood.
This feeling is strange, like being injected with a powerful drug.
Sang Li gripped Lu Jin's clothes tightly, her palms soaked with cold sweat.
What happened?
Will it develop into an attack now?
Sang Li, you messed up at the crucial moment! Don't embarrass yourself!
The pain seemed to creep up from her very bones, and she huddled up, almost leaning against him.
Lu Jin looked down at her, his brows furrowed. He put one arm around her waist and the other on the back of her head, almost completely enveloping her.
"Don't move, I'm here."
His voice was low and husky, almost whispering in her ear.
Her body stiffened for a moment, then trembled.
Sang Li tilted her head back, her cheeks pale from the pain, but because she was so close, her breath brushed against Lu Jin's chin like a butterfly.
call.
pain.
He looked down and saw her slightly parted lips. His eyes darkened for a moment, and his fingers tightened unconsciously, as if he wanted to embed her into his bones.
Damn it, there are no painkillers.
Lu Jin dared not touch her, afraid that it would hurt her even more.
Sang Li closed her eyes: "I feel like I'm going to get a fever."
Lu Jin's heart tightened.
Oh shit.
What can we do?
Go out now?
Is there any way to leave here?
Sang Li took a deep breath and a strange thought suddenly popped into her head.
She seemed to understand why she was by Lu Jin's side, or rather, why she allowed Lu Jin to be by her side.
Sang Li blinked, looking at him in the dim light, her eyes moist as if they held shattered stars.
She opened her mouth, her voice so low it was almost inaudible: "...your blood."
Lu Jin paused for a moment, not having heard clearly: "What?"
"I don't know why." Her hand quietly touched his chest, and she could feel the heat of his heartbeat through the fabric. "I... want your blood."
They were so close that there was no gap between them, their breaths mingling.
Her voice was so soft it was almost melting.
Sang Li met his burning gaze, like a dream about to go off track.
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