Chapter 8 008. Nightmare
Walk out of the ramen shop, still holding an umbrella, looking around, trying to find the strange man he just saw.
Probably because today is Sunday, Wednesday, a working day, so the streets are sparsely populated.
Except for a few people walking around or basking in the sun in front of other shops, Li Ming never saw the figure he was looking for.
Speaking of which, when he was in his hometown, he had heard that Japanese social animals were under too much pressure. No wonder most of the Japanese dramas about traveling through different worlds were based on social animals. It seemed not unreasonable. ah.
Just when Li Ming was about to walk towards his original destination of "the hospital", a very fast figure rushed out from the dim alley next to the ramen and grabbed the long handle before Li Ming could react. Black umbrella.
The dazzling sunlight instantly shone on Li Ming, and he subconsciously blocked it with his hands. But how could he block this all-pervasive light with one hand?
After all, he can’t cover up the sky with one hand.
After a while, Li Dang felt that the light above his head was blocked again, and at the same time, a somewhat disappointing sound came from his ears.
“It’s so boring. I thought Sunshine was your NG, but I didn’t expect it was just a disguise.”
"It's that familiar voice!"
Li Ming's eyes widened, he took the long-handled black umbrella that was thrown over, readjusted his posture, and then turned to look at the speaker.
The man in front of him is wearing a suit. He looks like an ordinary Japanese social beast, but the smile on his face always makes people feel as uncomfortable as many ants crawling on him.
It wasn't until the man's voice started a real conversation with Li Ming that he finally remembered.
Although everyone can adjust their voice through voice training, the person's natural timbre cannot be eradicated unless they suffer from aphasia, a disease that loses language function.
The timbre of this voice also includes parts of the voice of Officer Saburo Shibasaki this morning and the voice of Suzuki just now.
"So, what is going on?"
After seeing the surprised expression in Li Ming's contemplation, the man grinned:
"Hey, don't look at me with this expression and eyes, If you have any questions, you can tell me. Staring at me like this will make me feel bad~"
"." Li Min pursed his lips, sighed softly, and said with a cold The voice said, "Who are you?"
"Ah, what a disappointment, the sound is not your NG. I'm really curious, what is your NG."
After hearing Li Ming's inquiry, the man answered without any hurry, Instead, he continued to sigh and scratch the back of his head, looking harmless and confused.
"I'm still thinking, if I know your NG, I will tell you some truth about the things you are investigating now. It's really boring."
Open and shut up around "Prohibited items", there is a hint of playing hard to get when speaking.
This reminded Li Dang of what Jiang Wenkan had told him before about patients with White Night Syndrome——
In this context, because there is a premise of being able to realize wishes that cannot be realized in reality, and if a patient indirectly triggers another patient's prohibited items, some additional information will be provided in the progress of realizing the wish. help.
For example, if your wish is "destruction of the world", then the additional help you get may be instructions on where to assassinate or obtain key items.
Jiang Wenkan and Li Deng had discussed with each other before, and what they can confirm now is that the hospital responsible for treating White Night Syndrome may, just maybe, have supernatural elements.
How else would the hospital know what needs to be done to realize an unattainable wish?
So under this premise, a group of patients spontaneously established an organization called "Prohibited Item Hunters"——
These patients will look for new patients or less vigilant patients to obtain and trigger their prohibited items in order to obtain tempting "extra help."
Obviously, some of the actions of the man in front of him can completely prove that he is a member of the prohibited item hunter organization.
But why would he target Li Dang?
And what he just said about "the truth about the incident you are investigating now", Li Ming couldn't help but wonder, how much does he still know?
Getting the truth is Li Dang's ultimate ideal as a private detective, but under such temptation, compared with the immediate death rule caused by triggering NG, Li Dang still chose to retreat and refuse.
Moreover, if you let these people know about NG, even if you can survive, it will only be temporary, and the final outcome will be death after all.
Thinking of this, Li Dang pursed his lips, continued to lean the black umbrella on his shoulder, and walked towards the nearest hospital.
"Eh, eh, eh? Don't leave. It's normal if you don't tell me. After all, you already know from your appearance that triggering NG will cause you to die immediately."
The man turned around and left when he saw Li Ming ’s back, immediately rushed forward and followed him.
"Believe me, I'm really not a bad person. If I really wanted you to die, I would have hacked you to death with a knife."
".That's because if you kill me with a knife, you won't get any extra help. It's just a calculation." After seeing through his intentions, Li Hao sneered and continued walking towards the hospital in silence.
"Eh?! Are you going to the hospital too? It just so happens that I am going too. Let's be companions on the way to the hospital."
The man continued to get close, while He also took out a business card from the briefcase he carried and handed it to Li Ming, who was walking all the time.
"I see that we are so compatible, and we are both patients with White Night Syndrome. Let's make friends. According to the way you introduced them, my surname is Watanabe and my first name is Naoji. As you can see, I "Yes."
"What your profession is has nothing to do with me." Li Min raised his hand, as if to ward off flies, and pushed away the business card that Watanabe handed over when he introduced himself.
In such a dull and perfunctory manner, Li Ming and Watanabe finally arrived at the nearest hospital -
Kitazawa Hospital.
Because they had the experience of going to the hospital before, both of them went to the elevator at the same time.
Wait for the elevator, the elevator door opens, enter the elevator, press the floor button, the elevator door closes, and the operation is smooth and smooth.
The two stood in the elevator room, the atmosphere once again stagnant, as cold as if you could touch the ice crystals condensed in the air with a wave of your hand.
"Is it fun to lie like this all the time?"
The lights in the elevator flickered, and Li Ming's voice did not respond for a long time.
And just when he was about to turn around to see what Watanabe was doing, the elevator instantly fell into darkness.
"Being deceived is something that everyone must experience, isn't it? And I just mixed in some of my own interests."
Can't see Watanabe's face clearly, Li Mon only felt that the man's voice behind him was filled with madness and distortion.
"Then, welcome to my "White Nightmare", dear Mr. Li Ming. ”
I have been thinking about the last few sentences for a long time, and I feel that I still need to change them tomorrow.
(End of this chapter)