55 Ugly Capitalist
◎It turns out that I can be so happy◎
The moment the execution button was pressed, a highly concentrated drug gushed out and filled every room.
It was late at night and everyone was defenseless. Under the influence of the drug, people in the surveillance began to collapse and fall asleep frequently. Night nurses, doctors, patrolling gunmen... they were all forced to lose themselves in sweet dreams, without any idea what was happening.
A moment later, Qi Qiuxue switched the surveillance footage to the ward. Compared to "normal" humans, these patients in the intermediate state were relatively less affected. They did not fall into a coma, but their eyes were no longer as paranoid and crazy as before. Instead, they became empty and lifeless, and seemed to no longer possess any aggressiveness.
Li Yiqing glanced at Qi Qiuxue: "Xue, what should we do next?"
"We'll go to other floors later." Qi Qiuxue said.
In her lost memories, Qi Qiuxue saw what was inside floors 17-20. There were handcuffs, iron cages, sturdy doors, and difficult-to-break door locks. These places were specially used to accommodate patients with mutations. No matter how hard they struggled, it was difficult for them to escape.
It's not a pleasant feeling to be locked up in there. Qi Qiuxue had experienced it herself a few days ago. She has always been a person who will take revenge. It's not enough to knock out these NPCs in the hospital. The most important thing is to control them as soon as possible.
Of course, for safety reasons, these patients must also be under centralized control to prevent any sudden changes in any of them from causing unnecessary trouble.
About ten minutes later, Qi Qiuxue and all the players went downstairs together.
The hospital was completely silent, with all he could see were NPCs lying here and there, sound asleep. Zhu Lan grew increasingly desperate as he walked. "With so many doctors, nurses, and patients, how long will it take us to evacuate them all?"
"Indeed, it's too much." Li Yiqing nodded in response, subconsciously looking at Qi Qiuxue's injured and swollen right hand. "Especially since Ah Xue was injured so badly... the wound on her leg hasn't even healed yet."
"Axue, come here for a moment, I'll apply medicine for you." She didn't care about anything else. No matter how important the matter was, it was not as important as Qi Qiuxue. There happened to be a nurse's station next to her. She walked in and looked around, and found the pain-relieving spray and bandage and took them out.
"Can you give me your hand?" Li Yiqing looked up at her, and after getting Qi Qiuxue's tacit consent, he carefully held her hand.
The medicine with a slightly pungent smell was sprayed on the wound. It felt cool at first, and then there was an intense burning and stinging sensation. Qi Qiuxue controlled her emotions and just frowned slightly.
But Li Yiqing still noticed her micro-expression and immediately blamed himself: "I said I would protect Ah Xue, how did I let you get hurt again..."
"You're already great." Qi Qiuxue smiled when she heard that. There were always various unexpected situations in the dungeon that no one could predict. "You arrived just in time, didn't you?"
But Li Yiqing still shook his head: "If only I could arrive earlier."
"Axue." She raised her eyes and looked at me seriously, her tone sincere and firm, "I will definitely arrive on time next time."
Before Qi Qiuxue could respond, Zhu Lan spoke up, breaking the ambiguous atmosphere between them: "Let's not talk about this for now. Let's think about what to do with these NPCs."
"With just the few of us, I'm afraid we wouldn't be able to finish moving everything in a day and a night."
She was right. There were simply too many NPCs. Not only her, but the other players present also looked troubled. After a while, Qi Qiuxue stretched her bandaged hand a few times and muttered, "Some things don't necessarily have to be done by ourselves."
Zhu Lan looked at her: "What do you mean...?"
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Some time later, in a ward.
Several strong men woke up from the combined torture of slaps and cold water.
They slowly opened their eyes and found themselves in an unfamiliar room. They were all handcuffed to the wall and tied with strong leather straps. Their original equipment and guns were all gone. Not only did they have no weapons to resist, they couldn't even move at all.
Overnight, their identities and those of Qi Qiuxue and others seemed to have completely changed. Those who were once high and mighty and could control the life and death of others suddenly became lambs to be slaughtered, while those who were once guinea pigs and powerless experimental subjects suddenly transformed into people who could dominate everything.
"What are you doing? Why are we here?" a red-haired man yelled, trying to threaten the players in front of him. "How did you control us? Who gave you the courage? Aren't you afraid of death?!"
"The people in the hospital won't let you go." He stared at the calm Qi Qiuxue in front of him, helpless and furious. "If you know what's good for you, let me go quickly. Then maybe I can plead for mercy and spare your lives."
"People from the hospital?" Qi Qiuxue raised her lips slowly, as if she had heard some huge joke. "Are you talking about them?"
After she finished speaking, she turned around and signaled Li Yiqing to wake up the tablet and display the collected real-time monitoring data in front of him.
In the picture, there was absolute silence on every floor. The medical staff were lying in the corridors and rooms, motionless, as if they were dead.
"Why won't they let me go?" Qi Qiuxue waved her hand and asked Li Yiqing to put the tablet away. She silently played with the confiscated guns. The black gun bodies emitted a beautiful metallic luster under the bright light, but the group of men had no time to appreciate them. They just felt creepy.
Even though they were used to seeing life and death, no one wanted to be the one to die tragically. The red-haired man's attitude had obviously softened a lot, but when he spoke, his tone was still a bit tough and bluffing: "What do you want..."
"Bang!" A bullet flew out of the muzzle before he could react in time, penetrated the air around him, and hit him solidly above his right ear, only a few centimeters away from his temple.
The man was so frightened that even his legs began to tremble unconsciously. He almost lost his life because of this shot.
Qi Qiuxue in front of him looked innocent: "Oh, sorry, my hand slipped accidentally."
"What did you just say?" She met the man's gaze and asked with a smile.
The man no longer had the courage to resist, and the others did the same, fearing that they would be the next to suffer. "Why did you tie us up? I swear, we never hurt you."
"Don't be so nervous." Qi Qiuxue then spoke, pretending to be understanding and sensible. "I know you are employed by the hospital and follow their orders. There are some things you have to do even if you don't want to."
"We are all law-abiding citizens. We've been forced into this situation. We'll settle our grudges against the hospital bit by bit. As for you..." Qi Qiuxue paused, deliberately teasing him for a moment before continuing, "You know, we don't want to kill innocent people."
"Yes, yes!" These words clearly gave the group of people hope of survival. The red-haired man nodded repeatedly after hearing this and begged sincerely, "So please let us go!"
"Of course I can." Qi Qiuxue pretended to think and finally revealed her purpose, "But I need you to do me a favor."
The red-haired man hurriedly said, "Just tell me!"
"Please help me transfer the doctors, nurses and patients downstairs to floors 17-20 for centralized control," said Qi Qiuxue.
"All?" The man was confused.
Qi Qiuxue said, "Yes, is there any problem?"
After she finished speaking, she started playing with the gun in her hand again. Apart from her, the other players also held various weapons in their hands. Seeing this, the man swallowed his saliva and thought, it’s okay to be tired, it’s better than being shot into a sieve.
"After we finish this, you will let us go, right?" He confirmed again worriedly.
Qi Qiuxue answered decisively: "Of course."
The deal was done.
Qi Qiuxue ordered the other players to untie their restraints, and watched with gun raised as the group of people began to work. With more people, the efficiency was significant. Some of them dragged, some carried, and later they even used carts. The NPCs were piled up together and transported to higher floors.
Soon, all the medical staff and patients on the five floors were successfully transferred.
The men were exhausted, leaning against the wall and panting uncontrollably. "Can you please let us rest for a while? Just a little while. We really can't do it anymore."
"That's right." Qi Qiuxue nodded understandingly again. "The workload is still so heavy. You guys are really working hard."
"In that case... then take a good rest."
The man seemed to sense something from her words: "What do you mean..."
Before he could finish his words, the drug started to be released in the room again. Qi Qiuxue was wearing a gas mask all the time and was not affected at all, but the group of defenseless men began to feel dizzy and weak all over.
Just as he was about to fall into coma again, the man realized that there seemed to be one player missing.
"Good night." Qi Qiuxue kicked away the man's outstretched hand. Including them, the prison on the seventeenth floor was exactly full.
Zhu Lan and the others moved forward swiftly, controlled the men again, and locked the room carefully.
After doing all this, she was clearly still unsatisfied. Although the feeling of enslaving someone and then kicking them away was immoral, it was very satisfying. She sighed softly and exclaimed in an exaggerated tone, "It turns out that being an ugly capitalist can be so happy."
"Continue?" She raised her lips and looked at Qi Qiuxue. There were many men like this who could be used as free laborers. They got off the elevator and came to another ward.
Zhu Lan raised her hand and slapped the unconscious man several times. She used quite a bit of force, and the man's cheeks soon became red and swollen.
"Hey, time to wake up."
【Author’s words】
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