Just after the man opened his eyes, Jiang Qinian's whole body tensed up.
Those who have survived in this hospital to this day are not ordinary people. Even if they are on the verge of death from being tortured by stomach ghosts, they can still easily capsize in the gutter if they are not careful.
The patient in front of me is a male, probably in his thirties.
Fortunately, he didn't move at all. After recognizing the situation in front of him, he simply stopped struggling. Instead, he turned his head to look at Jiang Qinian, and then asked in a hoarse voice:
"How did you find me?"
Jiang Qinian did not answer immediately, but said to him coldly:
"Put away the fruit knife in your quilt first!!"
Hearing this, the man gave a wry smile, and then lifted the quilt. As expected, he was holding an extremely sharp fruit knife that had been polished, and it was emitting a cold light in the dim environment.
I saw him first put the fruit knife under the pillow, and then explained helplessly:
"Forgive me, anyone else would be wary if someone else suddenly appeared in a house in such a ghost place."
After saying that, Jiang Qinian raised his eyebrows.
"Oh? It seems that you have realized that it is not simple here."
"Of course, I'm not stupid. Anyone can tell that something is wrong, it's just that I can't say it."
"Then you are willing to lie here and wait to die?"
At this time, the man really had no intention of attacking General Seven Years, so Jiang Qinian did not continue to threaten him, but first put down his hand and distanced himself from him.
Seeing his reaction, the man didn't say much. He just spread his hands helplessly, and then continued:
"What can I do if I'm not willing to give in?
Not to mention those doctors, even the staff who have obviously turned into monsters are no match.
What's more, there are directors, vice-presidents, and the mysterious dean above the doctors.
This is a prison without any hope. Every day you live longer is earned. The only thing you can do every day is eat, sleep, eat, and then lie in bed waiting to die."
As he spoke, the man seemed to have thought of something. He glanced at the clothes Jiang Qinian was wearing, and then asked tentatively:
"It seems that you are also a patient living here, right?
Why are you going out so late? Aren't you afraid of being discovered by those people?"
Jiang Qinian did not let down his guard just because the other person seemed kind. No one would have the word "bad guy" written on their face, especially in this deep world where despair and pain are everywhere.
He does not deny that kind-hearted flowers can often grow in such places, but most of them are evil ghosts in human skin.
They appear to be amiable on the surface, but hidden beneath that human skin are a pair of eyes full of malice, like a poisonous snake lurking in the grass, waiting to bite your throat when you lower your guard!
!
Therefore, Jiang Qinian did not answer the other party, but directly warned:
"Although it's a little rude to show up in your room rashly, I still want to say, don't ask about things you shouldn't ask. Sometimes the more you know, the faster you will die."
Hearing this, the man nodded awkwardly, and then responded to Jiang Qinian:
"Well, you can do whatever you want, as long as it doesn't affect me, I'll pretend you didn't see it.
Don't worry, I'm not stupid. Even if I expose your existence, there won't be any good results.
In addition to offending a ruthless person, those doctors will not give up torturing me because of this, so there is no need for me to do such a thing."
After saying that, Jiang Qinian narrowed his eyes, and then asked suspiciously:
"Yeah?"
"Of course that's the case. What I'm trying to do by lying to you won't do me any good."
Then, Jiang Qinian nodded, but what he said was...
"In that case,
So who is the hand you are hiding behind your back planning to call?
Could it be that I suddenly felt hungry in the middle of the night and wanted to order a takeaway?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he suddenly disappeared from the spot. When the man came back to his senses, he was shocked to find that Jiang Qinian had appeared in front of him!
Seeing this situation, he originally wanted to get up and escape, but firstly, he was not as strong as Jiang Qinian, and secondly, the long-term torture of the stomach ghost had almost destroyed his cultivation, so he was naturally no match for Jiang Qinian.
Jiang Qinian first controlled the man's throat to prevent him from making any sound, and then quickly formed a nail about twenty centimeters long in his hand, which directly nailed the man's hand that was making the phone call to the wall behind him.
Because his throat was strangled, the man could not make any sound and could only whimper in pain.
Jiang Qinian did not feel soft because of this. He looked at the mobile phone that fell on the ground and saw a series of numbers on it. And this number was not unfamiliar to him. It was the landline number of the nurse's desk.
Seeing this, he couldn't help but sneer, and then said to the man:
"I can give you another chance. If you are still not honest, the next nail will be your throat!"
At this time, the man had no other choice but to nod quickly to indicate that he would not tell the truth.
Seeing this, Jiang Qinian pulled out the nail without mercy and then let go of the other party.
He was not worried that the man would shout loudly to attract those stomach ghosts, because judging from the other party's actions just now, the man was a very life-saving person.
Otherwise, men would not survive till now.
Since you cherish your life, things will be much easier to handle.
It doesn't matter even if the other party shouts for help. Jiang Qinian may still have a chance to escape by then, but before leaving, he will definitely kill the man to vent his anger.
Perhaps knowing this reason, the man finally became honest and stopped making any small moves like the previous times.
"You can answer whatever I ask next, do you understand?"
The man wiped the sweat from his head and replied softly:
"Understand, understand, just ask, but I will never hide anything I know!"
"Since you just said that even if you report me, there will be no benefit, then why are you still doing this?
If I guessed correctly, you just lied to me, right?
People die for money and birds die for food. If there is really no benefit, how could you be so active in wanting to report me?
After all, you and I are fellow patients, and it’s not an exaggeration to say that we have sympathy for each other, so it stands to reason that you should be on my side, but why are you standing against me now?”
After much hesitation, the man finally spoke:
"You... you are right. The hospital is actually worried about all the patients uniting together. After all, the number of patients far exceeds the number of staff...
And some patients are also very powerful, even comparable to the department director.
Because of this, the hospital is worried that patients will unite to deal with the hospital. Once this happens, even if the suppression is successful in the end, it will be severely damaged, thus affecting the hospital's dominance in the region.
In order to avoid this situation from happening, the hospital first adopted a batch hospitalization system, which means to control a small number of patients first.
After these patients are completely enslaved, a new group of patients will be admitted to the hospital, and these people will be encouraged to report others, in order to alleviate their own pain, and even get the opportunity to become hospital employees, completely getting rid of this pain.
In this continuous cycle, the hospital can easily control all the patients.
Although it is very scary for all the patients to unite together, the hospital will not give the patients a chance to unite. Occasionally, one or two groups will appear to rebel against the hospital.
But the irony is that what ultimately led to the collapse of the plan was that the hospital did not have to take any action on its own, and the patients who had united themselves began to disintegrate from within.
Over time
In short, no patient dares to stop being obedient. Occasionally there will be some disobedient patients, but the end will be extremely miserable.
This has led most patients to believe that resistance is not the way out. The best option is to just obey the arrangements and actively report those patients who have different intentions.
Therefore, the relationship between patients has changed from sympathy for each other to mutual suspicion, and it is not an exaggeration to even say that they are enemies.
What everyone is thinking about is not how to unite and resist the inhumane rule of the hospital, but how to plot against other patients and become a member of the hospital."
After saying that, Jiang Qinian nodded thoughtfully.
From a certain perspective, what is really scary are those who look like one of their own, and the hospital can hold the chains around the patient's neck tightly in its own hands without doing anything.
But he didn't say much. He could control himself, but he couldn't control others.
He would save those who could be saved, and he would not show any mercy to those who were beyond saving. It would be better if they stayed in the dark, and he was too lazy to pay attention to those people.
But if everyone is ignorant and creates trouble for him, then he will be killed!
So he thought for a while and then said to the man:
"From what you said, it seems like it hasn't been completely corroded yet?"
The man shook his head helplessly.
"If so, what can I do? I can realize that I am being eaten away little by little, but is there a better way at the moment?
I admit that I have harmed other people, and I deserve to die, but I feel that I am right, I have no ability to resist, I just want to live."
After finishing his words, Jiang Qinian nodded.
"Of course, it's not a shameful thing to want to live. I'm not someone who can stand up and talk without pain, so I don't intend to criticize you from any commanding heights.
But what I want to say is that as long as you don't mess with me, I won't bother to care about what you did.
Your behavior just now has actually touched my bottom line, and the reason why I didn't kill you does not mean that I am a kind person.
I'm just afraid that killing you will cause too much noise and disrupt my plan.
To be honest, I don't know if you are a smart person, but I hope you are.
So there's no need to help. After all, I don't trust you either. My only request to you is not to cause any trouble for me.
If you report me, I may die at the hands of those beasts, but of course I may not.
But no matter what, before that... I will definitely kill you first!!"