Until ten o'clock the next morning, the golden sun wheel representing the hot summer hung in the sky. All the thrilling things that happened yesterday seemed to be driven away with the darkness, and a woman who was completely exhausted was pedaling a bicycle.
Appeared at the door of Bianhua Sanatorium.
——To be precise, it is the entrance to the original site of Bianhua Sanatorium.
Because at this time, the familiar big iron door has been sealed, and the words "Demolition pending" are plastered on the wall, but there is no notice at the door, nor does it state that the new location of the nursing home will be moved.
Wherever he went, he never left any contact information with the nursing home staff or doctors.
It's strange that it hasn't been long since he escaped from the sanatorium. Why is it that the "black shop" that was still running well now suddenly disappeared? Could it be that the incarceration of the patients was discovered?
Fortunately, at the door of the original sanatorium, there was an old man who was looking after the door. He had a broom in his hand and was cleaning the leaves that had been blown down by the wind. He seemed to be doing nothing.
There was no one to ask, so Ritsuko had no choice but to go up and talk, but the uncle told him:
"Oh, it's such an unlucky time for you to come here. If you had come here last week, the entire nursing home would have been running smoothly. Just two days ago, for some reason, their manager decided to demolish it. Maybe it's because there has been no
What kind of income? I heard that the doctors there also subsidize their own money to support their patients - they just see patients coming in and no one coming out. No wonder they can't make any money..."
Ritsuko interrupted the uncle's ramblings and asked eagerly: "Did they move out in the past two days? Which day was it? Did you say where you were moving to, or how to contact them?"
"Yes, it is indeed the past two days. It seems that at most two or three days ago, patients and materials were transferred outside. But even if it is to be demolished, there is no need to do it in such a hurry.
It's like he was being called upon by a creditor, and he didn't even leave any contact information, let alone a notice of the new address." The uncle shook his head and said.
"Is that so? You didn't even leave a new address -" the hope in Ritsuko's heart gradually dimmed, but she still asked with some persistence: "Then do you know the whereabouts of a woman named Xu Xiaoli here?
Or Director Lu, as long as I know their approximate location, I can find them myself."
However, this time, Ritsuko's question made the seemingly unprepossessing old janitor instantly alert. His face was gone from the previous lazy and leisurely look, his eyes shone with alertness, and he lowered his voice coldly.
asked:
"Who the hell are you? Why are you asking them?"
Ritsuko saw the sudden change in the other person's expression, and immediately understood that the old man in front of him was probably not just an uninvolved passerby. He might also know a lot of inside information, so he smiled and said:
"Because I had received a lot of care from them, but I left without saying goodbye. I missed them very much. Didn't you just say that you only saw patients coming in here, but you never saw anyone recover and leave? Unfortunately, I recovered that year.
One of the two who left."
Hearing these words, the old man inadvertently trembled slightly. He looked at the dusty Ritsuko carefully for a few times, and then said slowly: "Go to the door and stand there for a moment."
Ritsuko raised her head and saw that there was a surveillance camera facing the entrance of the nursing home. She immediately understood that the other party probably wanted to check her identity, so she walked forward calmly and generously - anyway, she was free now.
Wu Gua, whether in Ye Suling's eyes or in Black Crow's plan, he was already a dead man with no bones left.
Then, there is nothing to be afraid of or avoid.
Sure enough, after a while, the old man answered the phone, but he didn't speak. He just hummed at the other end of the phone and agreed a few times, as if he was asking some pre-set riddles.
It wasn't until a few minutes later that he hung up the phone, then touched his arms and handed Ritsuko a small and unique business card, with a bright red Higan flower clearly painted on the upper right corner of the card.
Just listen to him whispering in Ritsuko's ear: "There is an address here, just go there to find her - don't lose this business card, and don't let anyone see it."
"I understand, thank you -"
Ritsuko lowered his head and saw the business card clearly written: [Xu Xiaoli, Customer Service Manager of Shanghai Flower Bar].
"Shanghai Flower Bar——!" After hearing this, Zhang Ke finally couldn't help interrupting Ritsuko and asked:
"That is to say, after you failed to find a sanatorium, you went to the Shanghai Flower Bar under the instructions of the uncle. Is this also the reason why you dressed up as a bartender when I first met you on the subway?"
"Yes, but one thing to note is that I am not dressing up as a bartender, but I am the bartender of Shanghai Flower. This is my real profession now." Ritsuko said calmly.
"Wait a minute, that means Bianhua Mental Sanatorium and Shanghai Flower Bar are actually two organizations that are closely related?"
Hearing Ritsuko's last description, Zhang Ke suddenly realized that although he had already speculated about this before, after all, Xu Xiaoli was a key character who appeared in both places, and she brought herself into the scene every time.
The guide seems to have firmly combined the relationship between the two.
Not to mention Higan Hana and Kai Hana, two names that sound different but have very similar imagery, which makes people suspicious. In addition, Ritsuko is now the bartender of Kai Hana Bar, which makes it even more clear that these two
The organization is almost integrated.
"Yes, I think you can guess the reason - after the Black Crow set its sights on Bianhuahua, the entire Guixu organization also began to increase its efforts, preparing to completely destroy this group that dared to go against itself. Facing the powerful
Although Bianhua has a certain level of technology and hypnosis, the enemy is obviously not of the same size as herself. It is a wiser choice to run away, hide and look for opportunities in the future than to act recklessly."
"Indeed, since even a small black crow can mobilize the intelligence network throughout Shanghai to conduct indiscriminate and comprehensive surveillance on you, then once Guixu mobilizes all its power to destroy a sanatorium, it is not
Nothing too difficult." Zhang Ke nodded and said:
"What's even more troublesome is that the goal of the sanatorium itself is too large and fixed. Once an emergency occurs, it will be difficult to evacuate and transfer personnel quickly. After all, the staff will obey the command, but the so-called 'patients' who are imprisoned,
But they won’t obey the orders obediently. If they just look for opportunities to escape, forget it, maybe they will join forces to rake up the ruins.”
"Yes, I later learned that not long after we escaped from the sanatorium, they were already considering closing the sanatorium facilities in the near future, transferring or even releasing some patients, and continuing their activities in other completely unrelated fields.
, which is what we later knew as Shanghai Flower Bar.”