The Only Player in 'Child of Stardust'-Chapter 93 - 75 Special Ward
Chapter 93: Chapter 75 Special Ward
Chapter 93 -75 Special Ward
“That’s easy.”
Zhou Yuan pulled out five chocolates from his pocket. He had obtained them through a mix of coaxing and trickery from other patients during meal times.
“Good boy, you really know how to show respect to an old man!”
Dong Jie was overjoyed, quickly stuffing the chocolates into his pocket to avoid being seen by the medical staff.
“Come find me tomorrow morning during break time. I’ll tell you where to find the director!”
“Can’t you tell me now?”
Dong Jie shook his head, “I need to contact the director first. Hmm… Considering your thoughtfulness, you can ask me one more question.”
Zhou Yuan thought for a moment, “I’ll continue asking about Qin Youwen. This should still count as the first question, right?”
“Yes.”
“What rule did Qin Youwen break?”
“He tried to sneak into the director’s office but got caught red-handed by the director.
The director is actually very magnanimous. If Qin Youwen had just admitted his mistake with a better attitude, the director would have let him off. But instead, he attacked the director, who couldn’t tolerate it and locked him in the deepest part of the special ward.”
Mentioning that place, Dong Jie’s expression changed slightly, as if recalling something terrifying, “That place is Hell.”
“Hell?” Zhou Yuan didn’t understand.
Dong Jie looked around, lowered his voice and said, “The special ward is where incurable patients are kept. Normal treatment methods don’t work on them, so the director allows doctors to perform those forbidden surgeries on them…
Have you heard of prefrontal lobotomy?”
Zhou Yuan nodded, “I’ve heard of it.”
Prefrontal lobotomy was a neurosurgical procedure that once won a Nobel Prize in Medicine and was widely used to treat mental illness patients.
But it’s actually a highly inhumane surgery. The prefrontal cortex is the most advanced associative cortex, closely related to attention, perception, working memory, emotional control, and executive functions.
Once damaged, a person becomes a soulless, emotionless “machine,” with vacant eyes and an expressionless face. No matter how you stimulate him, he won’t show any emotional response, akin to a walking corpse.
Moreover, this damage is irreversible, meaning once the surgery starts, there’s no turning back for life.
In essence, this surgery isn’t about treating mental illness but turning a person into an unintelligent fool.
Thus, this surgery became the biggest stain in Nobel Prize history.
Dong Jie said, “In the special ward, prefrontal lobotomy is just one of the many insignificant treatments.
Brain in a vat, body modification, dream therapy… The level of bloodshed there far exceeds your imagination. Just a glance made me lose my appetite for three days and have nightmares for a week.”
“That scary?” Zhou Yuan raised an eyebrow, finding himself even more curious.
“In any case, if you’re thinking of finding Qin Youwen, it’s best to drop that idea. Even if you manage to sneak into the special ward, Qin Youwen has long gone mad and can’t engage in normal communication.”
That’s not necessarily true; he still had the presence of mind to send a coded message for help to his family… Zhou Yuan pondered for a moment and asked his second question,
“Mr. Dong, the director’s office should be the special interlayer mentioned in the rules, right? What preparations do I need to make if I want to enter?”
“Well… actually, it’s not hard.”
Dong Jie stroked his beard, “The director’s office appears at two fixed times: 8:59 to 9:01 in the morning and 5:59 to 6:01 in the afternoon.
But you need to be careful. Only medical staff can enter the director’s office, not patients, and you must also avoid being discovered by the director.”
Zhou Yuan nodded to show he understood, thinking to himself, “8:59 to 9:01 in the morning and 5:59 to 6:01 in the afternoon. Aren’t those just the start and end of the workday?”
He then asked, “What if I accidentally get caught by the director? Would apologizing immediately help?”
“I told you, the director is very magnanimous. As long as you have a good attitude, he will surely forgive you.
Alright, you’ve asked your second question. I’m going back to play chess. Remember to find me tomorrow morning.”
“Got it.”
Watching Dong Jie’s departing figure, Zhou Yuan asked in his mind, “Can we confirm he’s the director mentioned in the rule anomalies?”
“No.”
The second personality said helplessly, “As the source of the rule anomalies, he’s shrouded by extremely powerful abnormal Strength. I can’t see through him at all.
—Ding Zhen of Suspicion, identification failed.”
“Alright then.” Zhou Yuan didn’t press further.
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Break time ended, Zhou Yuan returned to his room and lay on the bed, browsing short videos.
“Seriously, why are you watching borderline content?”
Chen Guangxi deactivated Invisibility Technique, a small golden dragon standing on Zhou Yuan’s chest. It was quite heavy, making it a bit hard to breathe.
“It’s not time yet. Wandering around now would be useless and might expose you to more anomalies. Better to wait until the right time.”
Chen Guangxi thought it made some sense, so she squatted down and watched with Zhou Yuan, while making various sharp comments,
“What kind of taste do you have? The beauty filter is so intense it’s distorting the image. What’s so good about it?”
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“It’s either pencil skirts or tight clothes, swaying back and forth with no real appeal. Purely factory-line stuff.”
“This dance is weak, lacking power and beauty. Next.”
Zhou Yuan got angry, “Who’s watching, you or me?”
Chen Guangxi rolled her eyes, “It’s not my fault your taste is so poor. Log into my account, I’ll show you what’s top-notch.”
“…”
Zhou Yuan was speechless and let Chen Guangxi log into her account.
He then clicked into her favorites, which had several sections.
