Han Fei’s hand that held the document popped with veins. The bloodred night changed Han Fei’s fate. It turned a child with the healing persona into a madman who only knew how to laugh. It shattered the hope of all the children. Han Fei could feel the despair from Mad Laughter’s memory fragment.
“Tong Xin? I’ll have to repay him nicely!”
Han Fei decided to capture this Pure Hatred. He would deliver unto him how much pain he had caused the children back then. An eye for an eye was something Han Fei learned in the cryptic world.
“Relax.” Tou Qi noticed Han Fei’s reaction and passed Han Fei a chewing gun. “The expiry date was nine years ago, but they never really get stale.”
“Thanks, but I’m fine.” Han Fei put down the document and listened to the plan. They actually had been meaning to do something about the Third Mental Hospital, but there were different voices within the center. Some were worried that the mission would fail and cause unnecessary injuries. However, after the Pure Hatred came to haunt the center, all the admins felt the desperation to act. They didn’t know this was because Han Fei had done something at Hope City. Pure Hatred would only leave their ghost territory because this was the second stage of the altar world. From the admins’ perspective, Tong Xin was purposely taunting the Center.
The meeting soon ended. The admins decided to attack the Third Mental Hospital at noon the next day. Other than Team 1, who left with Li Xue, the other teams would all participate in the mission. Five patrol teams and support teams would join as well. The admins also decided to contact the top persona users. These people contributed a lot to the center. They were not bound. They would only return when the center needed them.
“It looks like the center is going for the kill this time.” Tou Qi became serious as well.
“It’s not that serious, right? There are only a few more teams compared to our last mission.” Han Fei was planning his own things.
“The center has different medium teams, like our investigation teams. Then, we have 13 small teams. The leaders of medium teams are like generals. However, the strongest is the vice leaders.” Tou Qi explained it to Han Fei. “The leaders command the field while the vice leaders charge at the forefront. He doesn’t need to consider anything and just needs to kill.”
“The vice leaders are the top persona users the admins mentioned?”
“Yes. All of them have awakened at least seven times. They are the real monsters after the tragedy.” Tou Qi said, “The leader of Team One is already very strong, right? But he’s only the leader of a small team. Now, do you get it?”
Only the strongest member could become the vice leader. The center didn’t hold back this time.
“Pure Hatred wouldn’t leave its building for no reason. I have a bad feeling. The director is now at Hope City. Do you think this might be a trap?” Tou Qi frowned. “The ghosts are working together to trap up?”
“It’s possible.” Han Fei nodded. The world was in stage two. It was wise to be more careful.
“I need to discuss this with the team leader.” Tou Qi hurried and left. Han Fei went to find Xue Ba to ask him about the dominating persona. Then, he returned to school to find the children. Han Fei closed the doors and curtains. He then walked to the podium. “There’s something that I need to explain to all of you.” Han Fei slowly began, “No. 0 killed all of you on that bloodred night. I was probably born that night. I know you don’t want to remember this, but we need to face it. Based on the clues I’ve found, Gao Xing ordered the director to trigger the bloodred night. Tomorrow, I’ll be going to the Third Mental Hospital with the center to face this horrible director.”
“Bloodred night…” The kids were silent. There was a pain in their hearts.
“What happened that night?”
Han Fei looked at No. 2, but the latter shook his head. “My brain has been stolen. My body has experienced the bloodred night, but my brain didn’t.” It was unclear whether he really didn’t know or he had other secrets.
“No. 0 saved the saddest memory in his heart. We have no memory of that night either.” No. 1 stood up from his seat. “Let’s change the topic, like what to do with the director after we capture him.”
“We can’t let him die so easily, not even in the altar world.” No. 4 kept writing the death on his note.
“We’ll go with you tomorrow.” No. 2 didn’t show any anger, but he made this request. “We won’t enter the mental hospital, so you better think of a way to lure it out of the ghost territory.”
“There’s no need. The center will send out their best fighters this time, so you only need to stay here.” Han Fei wanted the kids to be safe.
“If it’s really that person, then the center will need all the help it can get.” No. 2 had a deep impression of the director. “Trust me. Plus, I need you to help me retrieve something from there.”
“What is it?”
“It’s a special can designed by Immortal Pharma…”
No. 2 could see fate. Since he had said so, Han Fei didn’t counter him. He left the classroom to find Yan Lan. He would bring the kids out with him for the test tomorrow.
…
At the Third Mental Hospital, strange mumbling kept coming out of the main consultation room.
“Recently, I keep dreaming of a strange man. He has a bladeless knife and wears the devil’s mask. He is covered in the blood of children!
“I also saw him through the peephole. He knocked harder and harder. I was very scared, but my neighbors didn’t seem to hear him!
“It made me feel scared, like I was a kid again.”
The chains fell to the ground. The consultation room door opened. A doctor stood at the door. He dragged a large luggage bag into the consultation room. “Director, the meat that you want still hasn’t been found.” Then the doctor was sucked into the consultation room. He didn’t have the chance to scream. It appeared to rain in the room. Moments later, the strange mumbling continued.
“I lived in a haunted house since I was a child. Every night at 3 am, the locked wooden door of the basement would make a sound. It sounded like someone was opening and closing it.
“I joked with my little brother and told him that a furry monster lived downstairs. It only ate children.
“My little brother was so scared that he couldn’t sleep. That was also when he started to sleepwalk. He would wake up under his bed and dream that someone was dragging him from under the bed.
“I miss my little brother, but I haven’t seen him in a long time.
“When I was eight, mom forgot to lock the door. Little Brother walked out sleepwalking and never came out.
“How did I know he left at midnight? I can’t remember.
“I can’t remember which day it was. Mom also disappeared. But she left enough food. The large bag contains a lot of meat.
“It was my first time eating such sour meat. It has no smell, and when you eat too much of them, you’ll start to grow reddish-brown hair. I looked at myself in the mirror. I was helpless and scared. I was becoming more like the monster in the basement.”
A big hand covered in brown fur reached out of the consultation room to close the door. However, the voice still echoed down the corridor.
“I love kids. I want to stay with them forever, watching them play and study. I want to watch them go crazy and see if their brains are as beautiful as yours.”
