The First Order - Chapter 159

Chapter 159

Chapter 159: Hypnosis
Translator: Legge Editor: Legge

“Do y’all feel like something’s wrong?” Ren Xiaosu asked during dinner .

“It really does feel like something’s wrong,” Wang Fugui said as he wiped his mouth .

Yan Liuyuan said, “We’re missing the noise that Luo Lan brings when he tries to get into Dong Funan’s good books . ”

This was an unusual night . Luo Lan, who had come to the shop nearly three times a day for the past few days, did not even appear once today .

Ren Xiaosu realized Luo Lan and his men were planning their heist on the No . 4 Psychiatric Hospital . Surely it wasn’t going to happen tonight, was it?

He asked, “Do y’all know where No . 4 Psychiatric Hospital is?”

“What’s the matter?” Xiaoyu asked in surprise . “Liuyuan asked me to buy a map of Stronghold 109 just the day before . I’ll go and get it . We should be able to locate No . 4 Psychiatric Hospital with it . ”

Ren Xiaosu looked at Yan Liuyuan as he did not expect him to be so prepared .

“I just felt that we were unfamiliar with this place . It’s definitely right if we look at the map first when arriving at a new place,” Yan Liuyuan said .

Yan Liuyuan probably developed this habit after getting influenced by Ren Xiaosu . It was the same with Ren Xiaosu when he went out into the wilderness . He would have to observe the environment and understand it first before there was any chance of survival .

The six of them leaned over the map of the stronghold that covered the entire table and searched for the psychiatric hospital . Wang Fugui suddenly said, “I found it, it’s about ten kilometers from here . ”

Ren Xiaosu thought the stronghold was way too big . Just the distance between two places was greater than ten kilometers, and that was already considered close .

He ordered Chen Wudi and Yan Liuyuan, “Watch over Dong Funan closely . Be careful not to let her cause any trouble . ” As he trailed off, he thought of something and pulled Yan Liuyuan aside . He whispered, “Don’t make any wishes if there’s no danger . ”

“OK . ” Yan Liuyuan nodded obediently . But in reality, both of them understood he would still make a wish if he had to .

After Ren Xiaosu spoke, he left the shop .

…

When it turned dark, the stronghold would usually be bustling as residents headed to teahouses in groups . During those times, the sound of people playing mahjong could be heard as it filled the entire streets .

The more affluent residents could even enjoy hot pot, with the hot pots filled with delicious-looking red broth, fresh vegetables, and meat that were extremely appealing to the palate .

In the current day, eating in a restaurant was a very prestigious affair . If a person often dined out at restaurants, it would mean they were very respected in the stronghold .

The aunties were still performing their plaza dance in the park as though they were not afraid of the cold winter . Meanwhile, some nightclubs were already filled with lonely and single men and women .

When the night sky turned pitch-black, the crowd started to disperse and leave .

A manhole cover outside No . 4 Psychiatric Hospital was suddenly pushed aside from below . Following, 30 combat troops with loaded guns climbed out of it . Luo Lan was there with them as well .

These men had attached silencers to their guns and even camouflaged their faces . All of them appeared to be exceptionally prepared .

No one knew when Qing Zhen started making his arrangements in Stronghold 109, but he already had a proper understanding of the entire underground system of Stronghold 109 . Not even the Li Consortium might have known how many people were hidden underground or what other things might be down there .

Tang Zhou spoke into a simple communication device, “Split into three squads and get ready to infiltrate the building according to the briefing . ”

The full platoon quickly divided themselves up into three squads, headed towards No . 4 Psychiatric Hospital, and surrounded it .

There were more than a 100 security guards guarding No . 4 Psychiatric Hospital, but the 30 members of the platoon were unafraid . In their opinion, there was no need to fear the security personnel here as they were only private troops . .

Luo Lan followed them with a swagger as he saw the three squads swarm into No . 4 Psychiatric Hospital like three sharp, black daggers .

The moment the Qing Consortium’s combat troops encountered the security personnel in the psychiatric hospital, the guards were eliminated .

The three squads continued advancing until they finally reassembled as a full platoon outside the psychiatric hospital’s main building . Tang Zhou whispered, “Don’t keep lusting for a fight . Once Test Subject No . 2 is located, retreat immediately . Kill all targets on sight other than Test Subject No . 2 . ”

According to their intel, Test Subject No . 2 would be getting dissected later tonight, which was why they chose to attack since they could not wait any longer .

Only two supernatural beings were held in No . 4 Psychiatric Hospital . But according to their intel, Test Subject No . 1 was far too dangerous . Therefore, Luo Lan decided to give up on the idea to abduct that person .

As the platoon broke through towards the top of the building, all of the psychiatric hospital’s staff were surprised to see the hospital getting stormed . Importantly, it was still peacetime within the stronghold . Although there was that incident caused by the Pyro Company, their members had already been expelled from the stronghold .

Luo Lan was laughing at the back of the platoon as he said, “Don’t show them any mercy . There’s absolutely nothing wrong with killing those who treat their own species as lab rats . ” Right now, Luo Lan’s face was filled with bellicosity and excitement .

Many people had the mindset that he was just a good-for-nothing, illegitimate child and would at most address him as “Qing Zhen’s older brother . ” However, the people in Stronghold 113, as well as Qing Zhen and his men, all knew very well that Luo Lan was never a coward .

Just his participation in the smaller battles alone was countless . Some people felt that Luo Lan had the same maniacal blood flowing through his veins as his younger brother .

When they passed by the reference library, Luo Lan went inside and found the information related to Test Subject No . 1 . This included three bulky and old fashioned videotapes .

He slowly inserted a videotape into the VCR in the reference library and turned on the television .

There were three recordings on this videotape . He saw a handsome young man with fair skin sitting in the interrogation room and a doctor in a white coat sitting across from him .

The young man suddenly asked, “Did you see where ‘I’ went?

“I’m asking you, did you see where ‘I’ went?

“What? Don’t just open your mouth and say nothing .

“Hey, you there, did you see where ‘I’ went?”

The doctor said nothing for a long time .

The young man slowly lowered his head . “Oh… I’m sorry, ‘I’ can’t be found anymore . ”

The young man sat there by himself with his head down . He had even lost himself .

Luo Lan stood before the television and quietly watched the footage . For some reason, he felt that the young man seemed to be sitting in a corner of the world as he slowly became forgotten by others and himself until he had nothing left .

This was what true loneliness felt like .

…

In the second clip of the treatment records, the hospital’s hypnotist was trying to hypnotize the young man . In this clip, the young man seemed much more normal than before .

The hypnotist said to the young man, “Close your eyes… . Relax… try to imagine you’re walking along a tunnel as the world gradually fades into darkness… .

“It’s a tunnel you’re familiar with . You’re running towards the tunnel on the right, and there’s a light at the end of it . When you get to where the light is… you will arrive at where you want to be . On the count of 3…

“…2…

“…1…”

But at this moment, the young man opened his eyes . The hypnotist asked in surprise, “Why have you opened your eyes?”

The young man smiled and said, “I ran in the wrong direction . ”

…

The third clip of the treatment records still showed the hypnosis process .

This time, the hypnotist said to the young man, “Close your eyes… . Relax… imagine being enveloped by warm seawater . While you’re floating on the surface, breathe freely as you like . Once you submerge to the bottom of the sea, you’ll arrive at where you want to be . On the count of 3…

“…2…

“…1…”

However, a surprising turn of events happened . This time, it was the hypnotist who had fell asleep!

Meanwhile, the clip was showing the profile of the young man as he revealed a smile .