When Zheng Wei woke up again, he found himself sitting in a bright office by the window, wearing a white coat as Dr. Zheng.
Confused for a few seconds after suddenly being transported from an unknown space to the human world, he accessed the task assistance system given to him by Little Eleven after clarifying his current situation.
After reading the text in the task release column carefully, he was stunned for a few seconds.
“What?!!”
The system’s task release bar read: “[Devil’s Son] Julian Cole has finally decided to escape from the mental hospital on his 20th birthday and become the most terrifying urban legend in the town of Monka. Before Julian’s escape, he will massacre the St. Philip Hospital where he has been imprisoned for 14 years. Tasker 1024, please save all medical staff at St. Philip Hospital during the massacre starting in 15 minutes.”
Fifteen minutes?
Zheng Wei couldn’t help but look and confirm that the timer was indeed showing 15 minutes until Julian Cole’s hospital massacre. Strictly speaking, there were only 14 minutes and 32 seconds left.
“How can I save everyone in such a short time?!” Even Zheng Wei, who considered himself to have a good temper, couldn’t help but jump in frustration. But there was no one to answer him, and the numbers on the screen in his mind were ticking away coldly.
Other people’s systems can act cute, sell moe, and even fall in love (?), why is his just a cold screen? Zheng Wei felt a sense of unfairness.
It’s no wonder Little eleven said that something was wrong. Is his system really so unreliable? Zheng Wei deeply felt that he had been deceived. However, whether or not he was deceived was not something he could think about at the moment. Seeing that a minute had passed on the timer, Zheng Wei had to hurry and take action.
“Well, this is good too. If I had come too early, they would have made me see patients and I would have a headache.” He comforted himself with his own words and was about to rush out. However, when he reached the door, he turned back.
If he was going to save people, he might end up facing the “Devil’s Son,” so he needed something to defend himself. Zheng Wei rummaged through the cabinets in the office and finally found a surgical knife.
The surgical knife, although small, was sharp enough. Zheng Wei nodded in satisfaction as he looked at the bloodstain on his thumb. He wrapped the knife in some tissue paper, put it in his pocket, and then opened the door and walked out.
The personnel in St. Philip’s Hospital were too scattered, and notifying them one by one was definitely not possible. Even if he could, they wouldn’t believe him, and might even think he was crazy. In this situation, if he wanted to save people, he could only keep an eye on Julian Cole, who was the perpetrator.
But Zheng Wei was new to the hospital and was completely unaware of where Julian Cole was.
“Tell me where Julian is,” he could only turn to the screen in his mind for help.
“On the 18th floor, turn left at the third room,” the screen in his mind displayed a three-dimensional map with labels in text.
St. Philip’s Psychiatric Hospital was an 18-story high-rise building. And Julian Cole, the most vicious prisoner, was housed on the 18th floor.
“18th floor.” Zheng Wei felt slightly relieved when he realized the screen was somewhat useful. He put his right hand in the pocket of his white coat, tightly gripping the handle of the cold surgical knife, and walked quickly towards the elevator.
Zheng Wei is currently on the 13th floor, only five floors away from the 18th floor. He arrived at the elevator and pressed the button to go up.
“Ding.” The elevator quickly arrived at Zheng Wei’s floor. He took a deep breath and stepped in.
There were two people in the elevator, a man and a woman, both wearing white coats, and they were both doctors at St. Philip’s Hospital. The man looked about forty or fifty years old, with a big belly, messy reddish-brown hair, and a red nose. The woman was a typical blonde beauty, around 30 years old, with a beautiful face and a tall figure. With high heels on, she was even taller than Zheng Wei.
“Oh, you must be the new guy Zheng, ah, your surname is really difficult to pronounce.” The red-haired male doctor, Andrew Thompson, was the first to greet Zheng Wei. “I work on the eleventh floor, you can call me Andrew.”
The doctor named Andrew’s personality was as enthusiastic as his hair.
“Hello, Andrew.” Zheng Wei nervously shook the hand that Andrew extended to him. He rarely interacted with foreigners before, so his movements were somewhat stiff and unnatural.
Maybe because of the system, Zheng Wei found that there was no language barrier between him and the other doctors. But after all, it wasn’t his native language, and he still felt awkward speaking.
“Don’t be so shy, Zheng,” Andrew attributed Zheng Wei’s awkwardness to the shyness of Asians. “The people at St. Philip’s Hospital are all very friendly.”
“Isn’t it right, what do you say, Dr. Garcia?” Andrew laughed loudly and turned to the blonde standing next to him.
“Andrew is right,” Dr. Garcia, wearing glasses and with her hair loosely tied back, exuded a mature and intellectual beauty.
“Hello, Mr. Zheng, I’m Rosie Garcia from the 17th floor. Nice to meet you.” Garcia’s voice was slightly hoarse, and her shallow blue eyes gave people a gentle and reliable feeling.
“Nice to meet you, Dr. Garcia,” Zheng Wei lightly shook Garcia’s extended hand.
“I really can’t understand, Zheng, why are you so restrained in front of a beauty? Is it the modesty of Asians?” Andrew patted Zheng Wei’s shoulder and chuckled.
Andrew’s enthusiasm made Zheng Wei feel a little uncomfortable. He awkwardly smiled and didn’t know what to talk about.
“Andrew, you’re being too enthusiastic,” thoughtful Garcia noticed Zheng Wei’s discomfort and reminded him, “I think Zheng is just new here and still adjusting, right, Zheng?”
Zheng Wei nodded and smiled awkwardly, “Yes, I don’t know most of the people here. The people whose names I know include only you two, and I can count them on one hand.”
That was true. He only knew these two people in the entire hospital.
