Chapter 707
Chapter 707
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>Translator: Ryuma
>Chapter: 707
>Chapter Title: New Helper
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With such a major incident unfolding, the caregivers rushed over quickly. They hurriedly dragged away the unconscious Wang Wei, while several managers stepped forward to apologize.
For a mental hospital, having a patient attempt murder right in the courtyard—and nearly succeed—would be a massive scandal if word got out.
Their tension grew even more when they learned Li Huowang's identity.
Though he had nearly died, Li Huowang had no intention of demanding compensation. He made just one request: he wanted to see Wang Wei. This guy was the key.
They had been lying low for so long, and now they had finally sent someone to strike again. Since he had run into him, it would be foolish not to dig some useful information out of Wang Wei.
The Sixth People's Hospital naturally agreed to Li Huowang's minor request. Compared to the negative fallout from the incident spreading, it was nothing.
Soon, Li Huowang met Wang Wei again. This time, though, Wang Wei was wrapped in a restraint jacket, with a bite guard strapped over his mouth.
"It's fine. You can all leave. I want to talk to him alone."
The hospital staff hesitated. This guy had just tried to kill someone.
But they quickly came up with a compromise. They locked Wang Wei in a seclusion room, while Li Huowang spoke to him through the iron bars.
This way, even if everyone else left, there would be no risk of another incident.
Once everyone was gone, Li Huowang turned back to Wang Wei. Compared to before, Wang Wei now seemed even more deranged—eyes bulging wide, drool trickling from twitching lips, his eyeballs threaded with bloodshot veins and wild madness.
"Are you one of them?"
Wang Wei stared at Li Huowang with dead, unblinking eyes but said nothing.
"What do they want? I want to talk to them."
This was a test. No matter what their true goal was, Li Huowang needed to know who they were first.
Whether it was the Leo aliens Qian Fu had mentioned or the group preying on special abilities that Chen Hongyu had described, he found neither story credible.
He wanted to meet them face-to-face and judge for himself with his own eyes who they really were.
Of course, Li Huowang had his phone recording. If he could capture any key evidence, he could call the police and let others eliminate them for him—that would be ideal.
Wang Wei offered no response to Li Huowang's questions, just kept staring at him intently.
"He's useless. He's just a lowly pawn. You won't get anything out of him."
Qian Fu spoke up from the side, his voice stripped of its usual mania.
"The Leo aliens are masters at manipulation. Some of us have been ensnared by them too, turned into puppets for them to control."
"You won't get any leads from him."
Despite Qian Fu's words, Li Huowang refused to give up.
"Wang Wei, do you remember me? You used to treat me. What happened after we parted ways? Tell me, and maybe I can help you."
"I didn't catch what you said earlier. Can you repeat it?"
"You tried to kill me, and I don't hate you for it. Right now, I just want to know why."
Li Huowang asked a few questions and even shared some of his own past, trying to draw a response.
But no matter what he said, Wang Wei remained utterly silent, as if he truly had become the puppet Qian Fu described.
Compared to a few years ago, their roles had completely reversed—a truly ironic twist.
After asking countless questions and seeing no reaction at all, Li Huowang finally turned to leave.
But just as he took two steps, Wang Wei finally spoke.
"Li Huowang, you're running away."
Li Huowang stopped and slowly turned back to face him.
"What did you say?"
"I said you're running away. You know it—you've always known it. You can connect to that world. Your potential is limitless!"
Li Huowang's pupils contracted slightly.
"So that's their goal? They think I can pull things from the hallucinations, so they want to kidnap me?"
Something clicked in his mind.
"Which means those experiences on the boat weren't hallucinations? There really is such a group?"
Chen Hongyu chimed in from the side.
"See? What did I tell you? They're after our special abilities. You must have them too, or they wouldn't be targeting you."
"Hold on, Chen. Let me get this straight first."
Li Huowang turned back to Wang Wei.
"Answer me. Is everything I just said true?"
Wang Wei didn't answer. Instead, he fired back with a question.
"Answer me first. When did you stop believing in those possibilities? Is that really what you think? Or did someone plant that idea in your head?"
His voice rose sharply.
"Yi Donglai! Don't trust Yi Donglai! He's the one sabotaging you!"
"Think about it! What has Yi Donglai ever done for you? If he really cared, why wasn't he there to help when you were in trouble?"
"That world exists for real! Yi Donglai ruined you! He sealed away your abilities! You have to remember! You have to become your complete self!"
"You're not sick! You're gifted! You don't need treatment! You don't need medication!"
"Not good!"
Qian Fu lunged forward, clamping his hands over Li Huowang's ears.
"Don't listen! The Leo aliens are manipulating you! Don't listen, don't look, don't think!"
They forcibly dragged Li Huowang out. Even without Qian Fu's help, Li Huowang would have left anyway—there was no valuable intel here.
"Enough with the ears. I'm not that fragile. A few words won't shake me."
Li Huowang shook off Qian Fu's hands in the hospital lobby.
He glanced at Chen Hongyu beside him.
"What's your next plan?"
"Me? Aren't you the ones who called me out of retirement? Why ask me?"
Chen Hongyu stuck a finger in her nostril and began digging.
"Surely we need more than just her, right?"
Li Huowang turned to Qian Fu.
No matter what, someone who had just saved his life like Chen Hongyu was worth keeping close.
Even if she was crazy, she was usefully crazy.
"Yeah, let's go find Qing Wanglai next."
"Qing Wanglai?"
Li Huowang frowned.
"Sounds like a guy's name. He's nuts too?"
"No, he's not crazy. He's a scholar."
"A scholar? A student?"
Li Huowang almost thought he'd misheard. Qian Fu's crew included a normal person?
"No, Qing Wanglai's a graduate student."
Chen Hongyu added from the side.