V5.Chapter 8

Clover mental hospital, back kitchen.

A man who looked dull and honest was preparing dinner. He was wearing a fat apron and carrying a heavy back kitchen knife in his hand.

Every time the blade collides with the chopping board, there will be a loud noise. The posture is like dealing with the enemy who killed his father.

The large ribs on the chopping board were quickly cut into several sections of different sizes.

Not far away, a man wearing a cook's hat was eating. There was a sharp box of rice in an old plastic lunch box. He ate the rest of the oil-water soup with the mental patient and swallowed it.

"Man, new people come to report. You can't fool things. Remember to put more good things."

Feng passed by the kitchen, shouted outside, and then left.

The cook didn't answer. After eating three boxes of rice, he stood up silently, went to the kitchen board, picked up the ribs chopped by his partner and put them into the iron basin.

"The patient is a little thin..."

"Yes."

Then, bursts of fragrance floated out of the kitchen.

The other side.

In the dimly lit corridor, Dr. Brian was knocking at the door with a smile on his face:

"Dr. Lu, I'm ready for dinner. In order to welcome you, the chef specially fried some good dishes for you..."

Squeak.

The door is open.

At the moment, Lu Li's feet were floating, his face was a little pale, and he still had half a cigarette in his hand. He was almost writing the words "I'm in pain" on his face.

As for the sword crutch, he put it in his suitcase.

"What's the matter with you?"

With that, Brian wanted to come forward to help, but Lu Li waved his hand and refused.

He first pinched the center of his eyebrows, looking very painful, and then said in a hollow voice, "stomach pain, old problems, just finished his medicine, sorry, tonight..."

Hearing the speech, Dr. Brian guessed what Lu Li was going to say next, patted him on the shoulder and replied in a deep voice, "it's all right. Have a good rest all night. If there's no big problem, I'll take you to get familiar with the hospital environment tomorrow."

With that, his eyes floated to the desk.

There are plastic plates with capsules and pills, and there are traces of use.

Of course, Lu Li noticed this move, and a trace of pride flashed in his heart: prepare props in advance, which is the basic quality of actors.

Not long after, a bent figure left the room and took the wooden door.

Silence returned to the house.

"I'm so relieved that the newcomer really wants to take me to contact the patient?"

Lu Li whispered to himself, then opened the seat and opened the suitcase:

Sadu's sword disguised as a walking stick, two sets of laundry, portable camera, compressed biscuits, canned lunch meat, canned fruit, two bottles of canned water, pens and notepad.

These foods can last ten days without eating.

Lu Li made a quick judgment and thanked the staff who prepared the luggage: at the critical moment, the foundation was quite reliable and well considered.

"However, there is no way to contact the outside world. How to deliver the message?"

Creak... Creak

The sound of chewing compressed biscuits sounded.

Looking at the cell phone that could not receive any signal, Lu Li shook his head and entered the madhouse. In less than half a day, he encountered too many unimaginable problems:

Since there is no signal, how does Dr. Brian publish recruitment information online?

Maybe someone cooperated outside.

However, since mental hospitals are isolated from the outside world, where does food come from?

The investigators stationed nearby didn't find anyone sending supplies here.

Is it self-sufficiency?

It's unrealistic to think about it. There are not only doctors and nursing workers in this place, but also an unknown number of patients. If the number is small, it can be explained. Once there are more than ten people, it should be said that there is nothing strange. Who believes it?

At this point, Lu Li chewed a compressed biscuit and was surprised.

About ten minutes later.

[tomorrow's task 1: understand the working environment]

The sound of pen rubbing against paper echoed in the room, and Lu Li began to make plans.

[tomorrow's task 2: contact the key figure Sam Neil and find out why he sneaked into the mental hospital]

Then, the last paragraph was circled by Lu Li and marked with a question mark.

To tell the truth, in this strange place, he has prepared for the worst. Maybe detective Sam is really crazy.

Therefore, Lu Li added some contents to the Notepad:

[tomorrow's task (optional): contact an Yuexuan and look for opportunities to get along with the couple alone]

This is a habit formed by Lu Li after entering the college. He simply summarizes what he will do next and writes it down so that his thinking can be extended.

After writing the three line summary, he tore it off and put it in the inner bag of the windbreaker to prevent someone from sneaking in during the day tomorrow.

Knock Knock Knock——

At this time, the knock on the door rang again.

Why is someone looking for it again!

Although he was impatient, Lu Li pressed down all kinds of emotions, stuffed the biscuit box into his trouser pocket and quickly checked whether the desktop was clean.

Then he got up and came to the door, pretending to be sleepy.

Dr. Brian?!

At the moment of opening the door, Lu Li was stunned and subconsciously said, "are you?"

Hearing the speech, the old doctor showed a kind smile on his face and stretched out his hand: "we have to eat something. We've left you some vegetables and have some time."

Two stacked square aluminum boxes.

Vaguely smell the smell of meat coming out of it.

"Thank you."

Lu Li swallowed his saliva, pretended to be hungry and took the lunch box.

Seeing this, Dr. Brian smiled even more and turned away.

The door gradually closed.

"Ha ha..."

Looking at the lunch box in his hand, Lu Li restrained his expression and mocked in his tone, "it seems that this meal has to be eaten, but I'm not blessed."

Then he threw the lunch box away——

Open.

Footsteps are getting closer and closer.

Dr. Brian went back.

"What's the matter, sir?" Lu Li looked up with chopsticks in his hand.

"Nothing. I remember wrong. I thought I didn't bring you chopsticks."

Then the door closed.

This time, Lu Li waited for a long time before putting down his chopsticks.

In front of him, there were two dishes——

Bean stew, mushroom sauce covered rice.

It can be seen that the back kitchen has really put a lot of thought into it. Lu Li doesn't know how it tastes, but he can smell the smell of spices.

Unfortunately

Dare not eat.

Aside, there is a smartphone temporarily reduced to scrap iron. The rest screen clock shows:

18:16.

It's getting late. There is only light on this floor of the whole building. Doctors and nursing workers are missing. They may be taking care of patients or doing what they like to do.

Anyway, Lu Li knows nothing about it.

Tonight was his first night at the clover mental hospital, sleepless.

He was sitting in a wooden chair, thinking about some miscellaneous things, trying not to let his mind idle.

Tick -- tick -- tick——

In the room, the rusty faucet began to drip.