My ‘Healing’ Game
Chapter 514: Thirty Children (4000 Votes for Monthly Ticket)

Chapter 514: Chapter 514: Thirty Children (4000 Votes for Monthly Ticket)

Flames burned in the pitch-black room, illuminating the faces of Han Fei and Chou Ba.

"You’re someone who detests evil and has a strong sense of justice, I know that if I asked you, you’d likely come over," Chou Ba, looking at the only fire in the darkness, said, "No one believes what I say, and at this rate, I’ll definitely die."

"So, you found me? You think I would agree to such a strange request?" Han Fei had found that many people misunderstood him, he constantly assisted the police to solve cases not just to survive in the Deep World, but also to avenge his neighbors.

"I know you’re interested in what happened in the past, I can tell you the real secrets," Chou Ba said through gritted teeth, hesitating for a long time before speaking, "It involves Eternal Life Pharmaceutical."

"Eternal Life Pharmaceutical?"

"I can feel that woman will come over tonight, you just need to stay in the same room with me before midnight, and I’ll share all the secrets with you," Chou Ba pleaded with a trace of desperation in his face, "Money, the truth, the secrets about Eternal Life Pharmaceutical, aren’t these three things together tempting enough?"

"I can stay with you and help you, but you have to listen to me and act according to my demands," Han Fei had not planned to leave, especially after Eternal Life Pharmaceutical was mentioned.

"Alright, it’s a deal!" In a show of good faith, Chou Ba decided to first tell Han Fei some things, proving that he wasn’t lying again, "Eternal Life Pharmaceutical isn’t as clean as it appears on the surface, the biggest private Plastic Surgery Hospital in Xinhu used to be operated by them, and their business includes not just physical appearance surgeries but also manipulations of consciousness and personality."

"I already knew these, what I’m curious about now is, how do you know these?" Han Fei’s gaze pierced through the flame, staring at Chou Ba.

After a long stare, Chou Ba seemed to realize he couldn’t deceive Han Fei and finally spoke the truth, "I am indeed a very skilled doctor, but I work for Eternal Life Pharmaceutical. I’m also one of the heads of the suburban Plastic Surgery Hospital. I’ve watched everyone turn from white-clad angels into demons clad in white."

Chou Ba extended his left hand, where a whole chunk of flesh was gouged out, "The contract we signed was for life, if you’ve investigated that hospital, you should know that several managers there wear something on their wrists to identify themselves."

Han Fei signaled the man to continue.

"In fact, at first, the highest decision maker of Eternal Life Pharmaceutical wasn’t the Chairman of Eternal Life Pharmaceutical who passed away before. It was another person," Chou Ba pressed his temples, "Oddly enough, I can’t remember his name, but I always feel like he existed."

This statement from Chou Ba caught Han Fei’s attention, reminding him of Fu Sheng whom everyone in reality seemed to have forgotten, "Don’t rush, take your time to think."

"Eternal Life Pharmaceutical initially had two decision-makers, who often made different decisions on certain issues. I remember very clearly, at that time, the highest board of Eternal Life Pharmaceutical passed two core resolutions, one called ’Eternal Life’ and another called ’Black Box.’ They were handled by two people, but now it seems like everyone only remembers Eternal Life, and few know about the existence of Black Box," Chou Ba said, the vein on his temple bulging as he clenched his head, as if struggling with something in his mind.

"Go into details," Han Fei felt the people Chou Ba was talking about included Fu Sheng, and he wanted to learn more about him.

"This starts from when Eternal Life Pharmaceutical was first established. They indeed became a behemoth in the field of neurology, but do you know how they became a top global company step by step?" Chou Ba, his scar trembling on his face, looked very uneasy while speaking.

"They used living people of different ages for experiments, not physical experiments, but brain experiments! There was no visible issue on the bodies of the patients, the outside world had no clue what these patients had gone through," Chou Ba’s voice grew lower and lower, "Initially, they used mental patients for experiments under the guise of brain treatment, but in reality, they were trying different things, and eventually, they really succeeded. Later, they started conducting deeper experiments on some orphans, seeking to explore the limits of the mind. It was also at this time that the two decision-makers completely fell out, I still have this memory, but I can’t remember who the other decision maker was."

Han Fei had initially just wanted to investigate the faceless woman, but he hadn’t expected it to lead to many more secrets.

"The Plastic Surgery Hospital originally belonged to another decision-maker, but after that decision-maker disappeared, the Chairman of Eternal Life Pharmaceutical took over the Plastic Surgery Hospital and turned it into Xinhu’s most high-end, most private plastic surgery institution. They ostensibly only serve high-profile clients, but in reality, they use these high-profile clients as a cover, as if trying to create some kind of perfect human being."

"I think they had gone mad. At that time, they selected thirty children from many orphans and abandoned infants for experiments, nurturing them according to fixed personalities, constantly intervening in their lives. They artificially inflicted despair and pain on them, testing how much the spirit of a personality could endure."

"I clearly remember that all thirty children from the first batch seemed to have died, really, you can’t imagine it, they had no physical injuries, but their spirits had all perished."

"Then, they started the second batch of trials, still thirty children, this time they became less aggressive ..."

"Wait!" Han Fei suddenly interrupted Chou Ba’s words, "You’re saying that all the children from the first batch of personality trials died?"

"Yes, all thirty children perished on the spiritual level."

"And then they still only chose thirty for the second batch?" Han Fei stared at Chou Ba. "Are you sure you remember this number correctly?"

"Absolutely, every number represents a life, how could I forget?" Chou Ba said very affirmatively.

"That’s strange then, why is Liuli Cat’s number 031?" Han Fei fell silent. He recalled that extra conversation in his mind, Blood-colored Night was a taboo topic within Eternal Life Pharmaceutical. In the entire Blood-colored Night, only one child survived: "Could it be that I am one of the children from the first batch of personality experiments? Since my number was preserved, that’s why after adding thirty more children to the second batch, Liuli Cat’s number would be 031."

With too little information known, Han Fei could only guess.

"I don’t know about the thirty children from the first batch, but I know that among the thirty children from the second batch, most are still alive, yet a few have suffered mental breakdowns; some have become vegetative, others turned into idiots, and still others died in the basement of the beauty salon, that dead child often ran around wearing the little white shoes issued by the Orphanage."

Chou Ba had just leaked another extremely important piece of information to Han Fei; the Plastic Surgery Hospital’s one aspect of Hatred, the little white shoes, had once been an orphan just like Liuli Cat. They must have been part of the same batch of children undergoing personality transformations.

"The perfect personality was part of the experiment, and they also wanted to create perfect bodies and faces. Actually, most of what I told you last time was true, and the reason I didn’t tell you these things were related to Eternal Life Pharmaceutical is very simple; if I had told you, would you still dare to shoot?" Chou Ba revealed a slightly fierce smile.

"President Li just wanted to make money to save the company, but you are trying to get him killed." Movies are one of the best publicity tools, just as Han Fei had initially filmed "Twin Flowers" to caution everyone to be wary of the Butterfly.

"The faceless woman truly exists, I haven’t lied to you, and I also don’t know why I can see her. Her appearance has overturned all my previous knowledge. But what puzzles me the most is that it seems like only I and some people who have been into that Plastic Surgery Hospital can see her." Chou Ba shivered.

"A beautiful appearance actually attracts people more than a perfect personality at many times, perhaps precisely because of people’s continuous pursuit of desire, that they want to create a face that can satisfy all fantasies. As one of the main doctors responsible, my current misfortune should be the retaliation of desire." Chou Ba was about to continue talking about things related to that woman when he suddenly felt cold.

He wanted to get up and put some firewood into the stove, but it seemed that having sat for too long, his legs had become numb.

"Why has it suddenly gotten cold?" Chou Ba’s words carried a hint of confusion. He looked at Han Fei, but found that Han Fei was staring intently at his face: "What’s the matter?"

"The faceless woman has arrived." Han Fei looked at Chou Ba’s eyes: "I now finally understand why, when you talk about her at night, she appears; why despite having no reflective items in your house, she still manages to find you."

The fire flickered, reflecting a woman without a face in Chou Ba’s eyes.

The woman appeared at some point, seemingly always there, but unnoticed by Chou Ba.

"Chou Ba, I’m asking you one last question," Han Fei’s tone was terrifying, "Before you sensed the faceless woman’s presence, did you also seek someone to stay with you in a room like this?"

Chou Ba stiffly nodded, "What exactly happened?"

"That woman has always lived inside your eyeballs."

When Han Fei finished speaking, the corners of Chou Ba’s mouth slightly curved upward. He had a beard, and a grotesque appearance, but now he slowly began to appear more feminine.

Whether it was his gestures or his gaze, Chou Ba was rapidly changing.

There was no mirror in the room, the only way to see each other was through their eyes.

Chou Ba’s hand slowly lifted, and he gave Han Fei a flirtatious smile, then reached his hand directly into the burning logs in the stove!

Standing up with a kick, Han Fei knocked Chou Ba to the ground.

At that moment, Chou Ba seemed to feel no pain at all, emitting a high, thin laugh as he quickly rose from the ground.

Aiming at Chou Ba’s shoulder, Han Fei kicked again, not holding back, and completely disabled one of Chou Ba’s arms.

Lying on the ground, Chou Ba chuckled, then suddenly wriggled like a fish towards the stove.

As the flames in his eyes magnified, Chou Ba’s face and head got closer to the stove, and his smile grew wider and wider.

"Bang!"

Stepping hard on Chou Ba’s shin, Han Fei grasped his body with both hands and threw him out of the house.

"It seems I must take drastic measures." To prevent Chou Ba from hurting himself further, Han Fei broke both of Chou Ba’s arms and legs.

He had tried just breaking Chou Ba’s wrists, but even with broken wrists, he still used his elbows to support his body and crawled quickly on the ground, a terribly unnerving sight.

"Were the people who stayed in a room with Chou Ba before killed by him?" Standing on Chou Ba, Han Fei picked the thickest log and lit one end on fire.

The firelight illuminated the surroundings but brought no warmth to Han Fei.

Aside from them, there seemed to be others in the basement.

"Those three Hatreds always appear together; the faceless woman is reflected in Chou Ba’s eyes, but what about the other two?"

Swinging the log, Han Fei dragged Chou Ba a little bit towards the exit. If Chou Ba made any sudden movements, Han Fei would punch him directly.

By the time they reached where the cell phones were kept, Chou Ba had almost been beaten to death by Han Fei.

Putting on his coat, Han Fei secured his cell phone, dragging Chou Ba, intending to leave the basement.

By then, Chou Ba had lost the capability to resist, just continually emitting a woman’s laughter.

As Han Fei dragged him to the staircase, he saw that the normally normal hallway had been transformed, someone had painted a red window on a stair with red paint.

Outside that window was a blood-drenched city, filled with Lonely Ghosts.

Making an effort not to look at the scene through the window, Han Fei continued upwards, and soon, footsteps started following behind him.

Looking back, Han Fei saw a pair of white shoes appearing where he had passed, giving off a familiar sensation as if he had worn similar shoes long ago.

Worried that Chou Ba would be killed by the faceless woman, Han Fei sped up, walking past the window pattern on the staircase.

But halfway through, a hand suddenly reached out from the painted window!

Han Fei reacted instantly, throwing Chou Ba’s face towards it. He had a very bad feeling; if he fell into that window, something terrible would definitely happen.

The hand showed no interest in Chou Ba, and it seemed that the window could only affect one person.

Seeing the hand bypass Chou Ba, Han Fei didn’t dare to stay any longer, racing out of the hallway.

By the time he left the building, the weird laughter from Chou Ba’s mouth had finally stopped.

With lingering fear, Han Fei looked back towards the hallway, where the fire in the depths of the darkness was slowly dying out.

Using the last bit of light, Han Fei saw a man with a blood-red paint can and a child wearing white shoes, silently watching him.

"Han Fei! Is it settled?" Bai Xian emerged from the car. Seeing Han Fei not moving, he cautiously approached, "What are you looking at? Is there something in the hallway?"