Chapter 65 Part 1

“Ah, can it really work like that?”

Bo Ting was stunned for a moment. After dazedly finishing the “examination” for Dean Lu, he left the hospital with a puzzled expression on his face.

It wasn’t until he reached the hospital entrance and saw the familiar bus stop sign that he finally remembered why he had come.

Wait, hadn’t he come to get checked for mental illness himself?

How did he end up inexplicably examining Dean Lu instead?

Bo Ting’s figure looked bewildered as he walked away, completely unaware of how things had developed this way.

After patrolling the area once, the security guard noticed the young man who had just gone in to “inspect” standing outside with a complicated expression. His heart skipped a beat.

Could it be that the inspection hadn’t gone well?

Their eyes met, and Bo Ting snapped back to reality, realizing he had lingered at the entrance too long.

He politely nodded.

In his mind, he convinced himself:

This must be Dean Lu’s treatment method.

Through role-playing, letting the patient act as the doctor to vent all sorts of inner confusions and doubts.

That way, the mind could relax.

Not to mention, thinking about it this way, he did feel like his mental state had improved quite a bit.

Bo Ting came back to his senses, got on the bus, and returned to the neighborhood.

…

The Resurgence Management Office didn’t dare to monitor the movements at Taiping Luxury Garden.

But they couldn’t help it when that existence used the ID card issued by the Federation itself.

The moment the ID was swiped, an alert popped up on the networked computers at the Resurgence Management Office.

“Hm?”

“Taiping Luxury Garden’s location shows… Quiet Heart Private Hospital?”

The duty officer was stunned for a moment, unsure whether to report this information.

Logically speaking, ever since that one emerged, its tracks had covered the entire Mengjia City, so going anywhere was normal.

But this time, it had swiped the card and registered for an appointment.

The specific details displayed were all blurred out, with only “Quiet Heart Private Hospital” clearly visible.

The technician hesitated for a moment but still pulled up the information on this private hospital, preparing to verify it.

A few minutes later.

Information about this somewhat famous mental hospital in Wenhua District appeared on the screen.

No matter how the technician looked at it, the hospital seemed fine.

To be safe, he decided to hand it over to Captain Lu when he came on duty.

Lately, all the other squads had been dispatched to measure and intercept the Lurker of the Mountains’ path, leaving hardly anyone at Resurgence Management Office headquarters.

Lu Jingshan had finally gotten a day off.

The next morning, he arrived at work full of energy, only to see the technician greet him enthusiastically and place a few files on his desk.

Lu Jingshan: …

“What’s this?”

Xiao Kang: “Taiping Luxury Garden’s movements from yesterday, plus the info on Quiet Heart Private Hospital.”

“Alright.”

“I’ll look at it in the car.”

That morning, Lu Jingshan also had to head to Changling District to help out, so he could study it on the way.

However, after picking up his breakfast and carefully going through page by page, he suddenly coughed.

“Wait, the one from Taiping Luxury Garden went to a mental hospital yesterday?”

Lu Jingshan muttered in instinctive shock.

As if he had witnessed something unbelievable.

Xue Hengfu, who was driving ahead, got a fright.

“Cough, going to a mental hospital is just going to a mental hospital.”

“It shouldn’t be a big deal, right?”

Xue Hengfu wasn’t too sure either.

Lu Jingshan didn’t answer immediately. After pondering for a bit and watching the car leave the Resurgence Management Office, he suddenly frowned and said, “Let’s make a detour to Quiet Heart Private Hospital first.”

“Huh?”

Xue Hengfu was a bit surprised by Captain Lu’s sudden change of direction but instinctively turned the car around.

The car soon arrived at Quiet Heart Private Hospital.

The moment he got out, Lu Jingshan sensed something was off.

Wait, this aura…

Heterization aura!

His expression changed slightly as he exchanged a glance with Xue Hengfu. After quickly reporting to superiors, they headed upstairs.

Dean Lu hadn’t expected that after sending off that unfathomably deep existence yesterday, the Resurgence Management Office would show up today.

As a hidden Ability User in Mengjia City, Dean Lu naturally knew about the Resurgence Management Office.

However, due to his status, he had never interacted with them.

Early in the morning, when two plainclothes Management Office staff appeared, he was momentarily stunned.

“You two are…?”

“You’re an Ability User?”

Lu Jingshan stood warily at the door.

Then, upon seeing the eighty-something-year-old dean stand up, he frowned.

“Not just an Ability User, but one who’s had contact with an Anomalous God?”

A faint aura similar to the Tree of Defiled Soil he had sensed before emanated from the elderly man opposite him.

Dean Lu nodded.

“I’ve received the blessing of the Virtual-Real Eyes.”

Virtual-Real Eyes?!

Wait.

Wasn’t that the one in the sky they had only recently learned about?

Xue Hengfu, standing guard at the door, instinctively widened his eyes and prepared to call for backup to evacuate the innocent people in the hospital.

At that moment, he heard Dean Lu speak.

“You two can rest assured. I haven’t used my abilities to do anything against Federation laws.”

“All the patients and staff in the hospital haven’t undergone heterization either.”

“This is just an ordinary mental hospital.”

An Ability User this honest?

After receiving a blessing, doing nothing but treating and saving people?

Xue Hengfu hesitated, not quite believing it, and instinctively looked toward Captain Lu, who had more social experience.

Lu Jingshan, who had observed the hospital on the way up, shook his head.

Before the chubby guy looked over, he thought for a moment and took the lead in putting away his weapon.

“Alright.”

“No need to be tense.”

“We’re just here to ask a few things now.”

…

Bo Ting returned home, considered his treatment complete, and rewarded himself by lounging lazily for the entire day.

The next morning, as he woke up and stared blankly at the eyes floating in the air, the curiosity from yesterday bubbled up again.

So, these things could actually be embedded into people’s bodies?

Sitting on the bed, Bo Ting pondered seriously: That Dean Lu seemed to have a lot embedded in him.

Was this some trend in Mengjia City?

But he hadn’t seen it on anyone else.

After thinking it over, Bo Ting decided to ask Mr. Xu.

“Mr. Xu?”

“Have a lot of people been embedding eyes into their bodies lately?”

The inexplicable message went out, and Xu Qinglai was slightly taken aback.

A lot of people embedding eyes into their bodies?

What did that mean?

He pondered for a moment before vaguely understanding what Bo Ting meant.

Had Bo Ting seen someone covered in eyes on the road today?

He instinctively looked up at the sky.

Seeing the Virtual-Real Eyes slightly more open than a few days ago, he fell into thought.

“There are a few.”

“But not many.”

“You can think of it as a kind of symbol.”

A symbol of… receiving an Anomalous God’s grace.

Hm?

Was that so?

How fashionable.

He hadn’t expected Dean Lu, at his age, to be so trendy. No wonder his treatment methods were so advanced.

Bo Ting nodded. He had been about to reach out and grab a few eyes to try embedding them on his head, but then he remembered… wait, these things seemed to hurt a bit like tattoos.

Recalling the way the eyes on Dean Lu’s face wriggled, Bo Ting winced.

Better not.

He frowned and dismissed the idea. Unbeknownst to him, as he withdrew his hand, the eyes in the air seemed to come alive, slowly shifting backward a distance, even scattering as if fleeing for their lives.

“Lying at home all day yesterday, I’m a bit bored today.”

Bo Ting messaged absentmindedly.

Of course, he had actually gone to the mental hospital yesterday, but there was no need to tell Mr. Xu about that.

It was just past nine in the morning, and the sun outside was red and warm, making for nice weather.

Bo Ting was thinking about whether to go out shopping again today.

At that moment, after a pause, Mr. Xu on the other end suddenly messaged.

“Want to take a walk together this afternoon?”

“Eh, sure.”

Go out shopping today, then stroll with Mr. Xu in the afternoon.

Perfect.

Though, why did it feel oddly like an old married couple?

Bo Ting shook his head, flinging the weird thought out of his mind.

What was he thinking? He and Mr. Xu were clearly just normal bros.

But since they were bros… he could search for some featured scenic spots in Mengjia City, ones suitable for bros to visit together.

With that thought, after confirming with Mr. Xu, Bo Ting opened the forum and quickly posted.

“Family, today I want to take a walk with my good bro. Any recommendations for scenic, beautiful places?”

Bros taking a walk, and scenic/beautiful?

After a moment of silence, a citizen popped up.

“I went to Beili Park with a friend last time, it was pretty nice.”

“The flowers in the park are blooming this season, great for dates.”

Eh?

Didn’t he say it was with a bro?

Why mention dates?

But if the environment was beautiful, it seemed acceptable?

Bo Ting thought for a moment, then honestly opened the map and searched for Beili Park.

A park surrounded by green hills appeared. It had quite a bit of foot traffic, looking popular.

What caught Bo Ting’s attention most was the lake in the park—it was especially pretty.

In the photos, plenty of citizens went there to make wishes.

After pondering briefly, Bo Ting messaged Mr. Xu.