Chapter 114: Patient Chen Guang Senses Deception

Chapter 114: Patient Chen Guang Senses Deception

Clicking sound...

A strange noise echoed faintly in the air.

Ji Yan raised his brows, recognizing the source—the seated mysterious shadow.

It was grinding its teeth.

Asleep?

At that moment, the shadow let out a muffled groan, as if waking from slumber.

It slowly lifted its head, scanning the surroundings before locking onto the only Player in the room—Ji Yan.

"Doctor, is the treatment over?"

"I’ve been following the treatment properly today. My body feels much better, and my emotions... cough... are under control."

"Now, I hardly ever cry."

"I’m always smiling. Look, Doctor, how happy I am?"

Upon seeing Ji Yan’s white coat, the patient’s tone turned gentle, almost ingratiating.

It took two steps forward, forcing its lips into a stiff, unnatural smile.

The laughter that followed was more grating than weeping...

The patient stared at Ji Yan, puzzled. "Doctor, why are you alone? Where are the other doctors?"

"They told me I’d be discharged today."

"This is the final session."

Its swollen, blackened eyeballs gazed at Ji Yan with reverence.

Ji Yan’s expression darkened slightly.

The other "doctors" were undoubtedly Players from the Dragon faction.

But what was their game, dumping this patient on him?

Just as Ji Yan was about to respond, a notification panel popped up before him:

"Warning, Player! You are interacting with a Free NPC. This NPC offers no reward interaction and poses extreme danger. Terminate the interaction immediately and leave the area."

Leave?

He’d love to.

But where the hell was the exit?

The door had vanished after closing, replaced by a solid wall!

What confused Ji Yan was that he’d already completed the [C001 Ward] Mission. This was outside the task, and it was daytime.

By the hospital rules, those bastards scheming to harm a colleague should’ve been punished—yet there was no reaction.

Then it hit him.

He’d almost forgotten—he’d only finished a Side Mission. He was still in the Main Storyline Task!

"Goat Doctor, how’s my final session going?"

"Is it over? Am I cured? Can I leave now?"

"I miss my child so much. After being hospitalized this long, my wife and kid must be worried sick."

"I want to go home and tell them the good news—that I don’t need isolation anymore, that they don’t have to fear my infection!"

The patient’s face brimmed with excitement as it closed the distance. Apart from its pallor and unsettling eyes, it seemed almost normal.

But Ji Yan was certain—this seemingly harmless patient harbored immense danger.

"I wasn’t the one treating you."

"Whoever brought you here—go find them!"

Ji Yan’s icy reply was an attempt to cut off the interaction.

Continuing it would only invite chaos.

The unknown was the most terrifying threat of all.

"But... but that’s not what they told me."

"They said any doctor could treat my illness. Since you're here, Doctor, please help me!"

Ji Yan stepped back, but the patient followed closely, leaving him no chance to shake free. The man held out his medical report, pleading for Ji Yan to look.

A sinking feeling settled in Ji Yan’s chest as he considered whether to resort to more forceful measures—like using the Hammer to physically deter him.

Suddenly, a new panel popped up before him:

"Congratulations, Player! You’ve completed the interaction process with Patient No. [1314]. You’ve obtained his treatment records and triggered a treatment mission— "Patient [1314] is infected with the 'Rare Pneumonia Virus' and has undergone treatment for 25 days. The final stage of the treatment has concluded with the result—treatment complete, ready to reunite with family."

"Player Mission: Announce the medical results to the patient."

(Task Grade: A-grade)

The moment Ji Yan read the mission, his brow furrowed.

All he had to do… was announce the final treatment result to complete the task?

Just say a few words, and an A-grade Task would be done?!

Despite how absurdly simple it seemed, Ji Yan’s expression showed no relief. Instead, it grew even graver.

His instincts screamed—deception.

Something was wrong!

His eyes locked onto the mission details, and in the words "complete" and "reunite," he recognized something familiar.

A Text Trap!

This mission had been tampered with by the Dragon Player.

Before Ji Yan could fully decipher the trap and uncover the real mission, the panel flickered like a glitching screen.

Then, the Text Trap vanished on its own, revealing the original mission content:

"Patient [Chen Guang] is infected with the 'Rare Pneumonia Virus' and has undergone treatment for 25 days. The final stage of the treatment has concluded with the result—the condition is incurable. Treatment may be abandoned, and the patient may be buried alongside his deceased family."

Ji Yan’s eye twitched.

The devastating implications of this Text Trap hit him like a hammer.

He snapped his head up, urgently calling out, "Chen Guang, don’t look at the report—!"

But Chen Guang had already noticed the anomaly. His gaze locked onto the final treatment result.

And then—his eyes glued there, unable to look away.

"Damn it!" Ji Yan cursed inwardly.

Chen Guang’s hands trembled as he clutched the report, his face twisting in disbelief. His lips quivered as he muttered, over and over— "No… this can’t be right. The report clearly said I was cured, that I could go home to my family…"

"I was supposed to be discharged. How could it suddenly say it’s incurable? That I should give up treatment?!"

"And my wife… my child… They’re still alive. This has to be a prank. You’re all in on this together…"

Chen Guang staggered back.

The report slipped from his fingers and hit the floor.

His hands clawed at his forehead, nails digging into his skin until blood seeped between his fingers.

His face was a mask of utter, unbearable devastation.

"Chen Guang, you misunderstood the report."

"It’s not your fault. Those doctors—they set a Text Trap in it."

"So if you’re angry, go take it out on those bastards. I don’t know anything. I’m just passing by…"

With no way out, Ji Yan could only steel himself and speak up, hoping to shift the blame away from himself.

But there was no denying it—the text trap here was utterly devastating for Chen Guang!

The original medical report revealed two things: first, Chen Guang's condition was beyond cure, and second, his wife and child had died long ago!

The cause of death was likely infection from Chen Guang's pneumonia virus.

This indirectly meant that Chen Guang had unknowingly killed his own wife and child—though for some reason, he remembered none of it.

The Dragon Player exploited this amnesia, using the talent [Cherry-Picking] to set a text trap, making Chen Guang falsely believe he would soon recover and reunite with his family.

Now, that bastard had chosen this critical moment to remove the text trap.

There was only one reason for it—to make Chen Guang face the truth.

And what would happen next was all too obvious...

A ticking time bomb!

Trapped with this bomb, with nowhere to run—was the unlucky Ji Yan...