Chapter 376 What's in the Dark (Strange Red Ring on the Ceiling)
These past few days, Shinji's expression has been full of resentment. It seems that he is really not used to his identity as a mentally ill patient.
After searching for several nights, the four found nothing.
If the clues to Pisces are not related to the items in the hospital, then the key to unlocking the Pisces challenge can only be on people or Pokémon.
At this moment, while eating lunch, Heimer observed the mentally ill patients sitting in the hall.
There are actually not many patients in this mental hospital. Excluding Heimer and Shinji, there are only five people left.
Among them, except for Lingyu, who I met before, the rest of them were unable to communicate effectively with the nurses. Although Lingyu was not in good condition, she was also unable to communicate effectively.
The remaining five mental patients include both male and female genders and different ages, and it seems that each of them has very special characteristics.
Lunch time was over, not long after Heimer and Shinji returned to the ward, the surveillance cameras in the mental hospital suddenly short-circuited for some reason, and at the same time, all the doctors and nurses except Sikang and Mei Lengxiang fell down at the same time.
At this time, Heimer, who was in the ward, heard the noise, stood up a little worriedly and stared at the door of his ward vigilantly.
(Hmm... Could it be winter...?)
Just as Heimer was thinking this, the door of Heimer's ward happened to open. After the door opened, a strange boy with a bowl-cut haircut appeared in front of Heimer.
The boy looked no more than fifteen years old, and seemed to be only about 1.5 meters tall. His chestnut hair was neatly cut into a bowl cut. The white coat he wore was too long and too big, so it looked very loose on him.
In addition, because the boy's appearance could not be remembered, Heimer could be sure that the boy also used the device to blur his memory.
CM: "Hello, I am Capricorn from Xinggongzhui, my name is CM."
In response to Centimeter's greeting, Heimer replied politely.
Chi Haimo: "Hello, I am the Libra of Xinggong Zhui, my name is Bai."
After listening to Heimer's self-introduction, Centimeter took a quick look at Heimer, then walked to Heimer, helped Heimer untie the clothes that bound his arms, and spoke to Heimer in a flat tone.
Centimeter: "I hacked into the surveillance of this mental hospital. It will probably take half a day. Let's go and see if there are any clues on those patients."
In response to Centimeter's suggestion, Heimer nodded and followed Centimeter out of the ward.
On the way to the first ward, Heimer asked Li Centimeter in confusion.
Chi Haimo: "By the way, Limi, where's Xin Er?"
For some reason, Centimeter seemed to hate Shinji. When he heard Shinji's name, a dejected expression appeared on his face.
CM: "I told him that Si Kang and Sister Mei need him."
After hearing Limi's reply, Heimer nodded slightly and said.
Chi Haimo: "Oh, I see."
Although Heimer couldn't remember Centimeter's appearance, he could still see the expression on Centimeter's face when he looked at it. It's just that he couldn't remember the appearance after seeing it, but Heimer could still remember what expression Centimeter made at that time.
Chi Haimo: "By the way, Centimeter, you just arrived in the Sinnoh region recently, right?"
In response to Heimer's question, Centimeter answered in a calm tone.
CM: "Well, I have an exam soon, so I can't come back to discuss plans with everyone."
Hearing what Limi said, Haimo thought to himself, it's a good thing you went to take the exam at that time, otherwise, you would probably have been caught on the spot by the betraying Helen and Tao Yi.
At this moment, after arriving at the door of the first ward, Centimeter took out a medical record and flipped through it and said.
CM: "This male patient named Yang Hua always fantasizes that he is a ballet dancer, and then he will always dance ballet in the light."
After hearing what Limi said, Heimer felt that it didn't seem like a big deal, so he opened the ward on the spot.
But who would have thought that the moment the door of the ward was opened, a tough guy with a beard jumped out of the ward on the spot in a ballet dance posture.
If Li Min had not pulled Heimer away in time, Heimer would probably have been kicked in the face by the man named Yang Hua.
At this time, Heimer relaxed after being pulled away, and then spoke to Centimeter.
Chi Haimo: "Thank you, thank you."
In response to Heimer's thanks, Centimeter shook his head slightly and said that it was nothing.
At this time, Li Min and Hai Mo both looked at Yang Hua, who jumped out of the ward and started spinning on tiptoes in the corridor.
Seeing this man spinning on his tiptoes while smiling, Centimeter couldn't help but sigh.
Centimeter: "Fortunately, the door of this ward is high enough, otherwise, when this person named Yang Hua jumped out just now, his head would probably have been smashed by the door frame and bleeding."
In response to Li Min's words, Hai Mo did not answer, but looked carefully at Yang Hua who was dancing in front of him.
Chi Haimo: "What a beautiful ballet move."
Hearing Heimer's praise, Limi showed a slightly shocked expression on his face, and Yang Hua's eyebrows twitched unconsciously after hearing Heimer's evaluation.
Seeing this scene, Heimer raised his hands and clapped with a smile when Yang Hua completed the next action.
At this moment, not long after Heimer finished clapping, Li Min was about to say something, but who knew that Yang Hua actually made an elegant bow to Heimer as a farewell gesture.
After that, Heimer and Limi brought Yang Hua back to the ward and went to the next ward.
On the way to the next ward, Centimeter asked curiously.
CM: "Why did you join Xinggong Zhui, Bai?"
Hearing Limi's question, Heimer did not hide anything and just said with a smile.
Chi Haimo: "Well, just like you, I have reasons to join."
Looking at the gentle Heimer in front of him, Centimeter said after thinking for a while.
CM: “Is that so…”
Afterwards, Heimer and Limi met the remaining mentally ill patients they had never seen before, except Lingyu and Yang Hua, who were known to have nothing to do with the clues, the remaining four.
The first one is a little boy named Chris who keeps tearing the pages of books and then eating them into his stomach.
After talking for a while, Heimer and Centimeter found that Chris had no way to communicate. Every time Heimer and Centimeter asked Chris some questions, Chris did not answer, but frantically tore the books he stole from outside, put the torn pages into his mouth and talked.
Chris: “Remember… Remember…”
After reading the information, Heimer and Centimeter discovered that Chris was driven crazy by the entrance examination in the Sinnoh region. Chris, who was unable to memorize the books, began to fantasize that he could remember the knowledge by eating books.
Obviously, this person has nothing to do with the Pisces clue.
The second one was a little girl named Nana who was hiding in the corner of the ward and shivering constantly.
The scars and bruises on Nana's body seemed to have told Heimer and Centimeter why Nana saw her own shadow as a monster lingering around her.
Obviously, this one has nothing to do with the king with a scepter mentioned in the Pisces clue.
The third one is a teenager named Kyle who would scream when he heard thunder. When there was no thunder, he would just stare at the ceiling silently without saying a word.
After careful observation, Heimer and Centimeter finally excluded the boy named Kyle from the scope of investigation.
Now, there is only one patient left, and if this patient has nothing to do with the king who raised the scepter in the clue, then... the clue to Pisces can only be related to those Pokémon with mental illnesses living in another building...
At this time, Heimer and Centimeter had just walked to the ward of the last patient who had not been investigated yet, and they heard the voice of a girl laughing and calling "angel" from inside.
When Heimer opened the door to the ward, he saw a very strange scene.
Now, the girl named Tina was clapping her hands and looking up happily at the strange red ring hanging from the ceiling.
If only Tina could see it, then it would not be a big deal. However, the strange thing was that Heimer and Centimeter also saw the red ring.
Chi Haimo: "This..."
At this moment, not long after Heimer and Centimeter opened the door, the strange red ring hanging on the ceiling actually turned towards Heimer and Centimeter.
After that, there was a bang and Limi was hit by something and fell to the ground.
Chi Haimo: “Centimeters!”
Seeing Centimeter being knocked down, Heimer quickly stepped forward to check Centimeter's wound. At this moment, the strange red ring took this opportunity and immediately escaped from the ward by sticking to the ceiling.
Seeing this scene, Centimeter covered the place where he had just been hit and spoke anxiously to Heimer.
CM: "I'm fine. Instead of doing this, go chase that red ring. Quickly."
At this time, seeing that Li Centimeter seemed to be fine, Heimer nodded after hearing Li Centimeter's words, and immediately chased in the direction where the red ring had just escaped.
The red ring ran away very quickly, but fortunately, the hospital was not that big, so Heimer caught up with the red ring that ran into a dead end before he almost lost it.
At the moment he caught up with it, Heimer suddenly realized something... That is... He seemed to have not brought his Pokémon with him...
In a flash, the red ring hanging on the ceiling attacked Heimer on the spot after being forced into a dead end by Heimer.
Facing the attack from the strange red ring, Heimer could not see anything at all. Just when he was about to be hit, a familiar yet unfamiliar voice suddenly shouted in Heimer's mind.
???: "Get out of the way!"
Hearing this, Heimer for some reason quickly moved his body. After Heimer took a few steps back, something smashed the floor, leaving a huge dent.
At this moment, after seeing that Heimer seemed to have no attacking ability, the red ring suddenly started to soar, and several consecutive attacks that Heimer could not see came towards Heimer at a high speed on the spot.
Just before Heimer was about to be hit, the familiar yet unfamiliar voice shouted in Heimer's mind again.
? ? ? : "Quick! Turn around and run!!!"
As soon as the voice in his mind finished speaking, Heimer instinctively turned around and ran away for some reason.
And when the red ring saw Heimer running away, it quickly chased after him.
Now, the roles of the pursuer and the pursued have completely changed.