Chapter 9: The Clever Wobuju

Watching the serious expression on Wobuju's face, Bai Liu looked even more aggrieved.

"Doctor, I... I admit I have depression... but... it was all forced out of me by those two, a dog man and woman."

Depression?

Indeed, depression is a kind of mental illness, and theoretically, one could be admitted to a mental hospital for it.

However, Wobuju still maintained a skeptical attitude toward Bai Liu's explanation.

This Bai Liu seemed very normal, even willing to voluntarily reveal her own illness.

Not to mention that neither Wang Xiao'ai nor Wang Hai knew what was wrong with them: one was oblivious to their own illness, the other was adamant that they weren't ill at all.

In this hospital, which reeked of a bizarre atmosphere everywhere.

It was only Bai Liu who so readily confessed what illness she had.

Seeing Wobuju clearly didn't believe her, Bai Liu continued to plead.

"Doctor Wobuju, please, you must believe me. Wang Xiao'ai destroyed my relationship with Wang Hai; she's the third party."

"If you want me to believe you, you'll have to obediently take your medication."

"Okay!"

Bai Liu swiftly swallowed six pills, showing no resistance at all.

No matter how you looked at it, she seemed like a very normal human being.

Wobuju frowned, left the boxed meal with Bai Liu, and temporarily decided to leave her ward.

Leaning against the corridor wall, Wobuju frowned, feeling his thoughts were somewhat chaotic.

"According to what Bai Liu said, it seems she has already given me the whole story."

"Wang Hai cheated on me with Wang Xiao'ai, driving Bai Liu into depression."

"But is everything just too simple?"

"I hardly asked anything, and Bai Liu just blurted out everything on her own initiative."

"Even if what Bai Liu said is true, what kind of mental illnesses do Wang Hai and Wang Xiao'ai, the scumbag and the mistress, respectively, have?"

"And most importantly, how should I treat them?"

[Objective: Cure your mental patients.]

"Hss, there's absolutely no logic, merely relying on Bai Liu's one-sided story is far from enough."

Wobuju felt utterly clueless, with no idea of how to solve this Analog Horror.

Truly a nine-star difficulty, it was not on the same level as the Analog Horrors he had cleared before.

In the last Analog Horror, Wobuju only needed to escape a haunted house.

In the one before that, Wobuju needed to use the rules to counter-kill the horror.

But this time...

I'm a specialist in deduction, not in psychology.

Treating mental illness?

It really left him feeling somewhat helpless.

For now, it seemed best to wait and see, as there were still some rules that hadn't appeared.

If nothing unexpected happened, he would have to report to the dean about the patients' conditions in the evening.

Perhaps the breakthrough lay with the dean?

Thinking this, Wobuju delivered the other two boxed meals to Wang Hai and Wang Xiao'ai and then returned to his own doctor's office.

The time following was to rest and build up strength, preparing to meet the mysterious dean.

...

At this moment, Jiang Xiao had arrived at Wang Hai's room.

"Brother Octopus, I've brought you food, don't worry, no need to thank me."

A vein throbbed on Wang Hai's forehead, he really didn't want to deal with this new, crazy doctor.

"Are you done delivering the food? Aren't you leaving?"

Wang Hai issued an eviction order.

"Oh, Brother Octopus, is this how you treat your best friend, Pai Daxing?"

"Fine, I won't rush you out, just please stop talking, don't disturb me while I'm eating."

Wang Hai opened the lunch box, which contained heart, liver, and lung slices.

With a cold snort, Wang Hai began eating slowly, uninterested in the nutjob in front of him.

"Brother Octopus, you eat with such elegance, but I think you should eat like this."

Rip~

Jiang Xiao tore open the last boxed meal, which hadn't been delivered, and gobbled it down in just two bites.

Wang Hai: ????

Please, can you make a move I can understand?

[Uh oh, the unexpected happened; Jiang Xiao ate the meal intended for Bai Liu.]

[Moreover, Bai Liu is now out of medication, her three bottles of "Magical Rainbow Candies" all flaunted by Jiang Xiao...]

[Bai Liu: So I haven't eaten anything all day?]

In the end, Jiang Xiao left the dull Brother Octopus and arrived at the door of the third ward.

'DuangDuangDuang!'

As soon as Jiang Xiao finished knocking, Bai Liu's voice came from inside.

"Is that Doctor Jiang Xiao? Please come in."

Seeing Jiang Xiao enter the ward empty-handed, Bai Liu was taken aback.

"Doctor, according to the schedule, you should be delivering my food now."

"Oh, is that so? Well, I didn't know that."

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What?

Why does this Dr. Jiang Xiao's expression seem so sagacious?

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Bai Liu had doubts about the doctor's competence but still patiently said,

"If I didn't have any food to eat, I'd feel hungry. I think you should go to the cafeteria and get me a serving."

Dr. Jiang Xiao did not respond, and his eyes were lifeless as if he had completely spaced out.

Bai Liu: ???

"Dr. Jiang Xiao, aren't you going to ask me anything?"

Bai Liu reminded the former.

"Beautiful lady, I think I don't understand what I am supposed to ask you."

Hiss, this doctor seems a bit off, why does he seem not that smart?

"Uh, you can just ask me anything, you're the doctor, you have the right."

"Is that so? But I'm worried you won't be able to answer..."

"No worries, you can ask me about my illness, my relationship with the other two 'spirits,' or for example I..."

Bai Liu was cut off before she could finish.

"Why can't tap water be drunk directly and apples can't be eaten without washing, but why can we eat apples washed with the undrinkable tap water?"

Bai Liu: ...

"Dr. Jiang Xiao, I think, you should be asking about my condition..."

"But you said yourself that any random question was fine."

Bai Liu: ???

In the Dragon Country live streaming room, countless people scratched their heads.

[Dr. Jiang Xiao's question seems profound, who can answer this?]

[Count me out; it touches on my blind spots in knowledge...]

[He doesn't seem like a 'spirit'... Certainly not a regular person either.]

Bai Liu clenched her teeth; surely she couldn't just keep zoning out, right? The atmosphere was too awkward!

Alright, if you won't ask, then I'll just tell you!

"Eh, Dr. Jiang Xiao, you don't understand, I am the woman who was abandoned by Wang Hai..."

"Why did he abandon only you and not someone else? I think you should look for problems in yourself; also, I am Dr. Pai Daxing, don't call me Dr. Jiang Xiao."

What "blame the victim" logic!

Bai Liu gritted her teeth as she explained to herself.

"Because Wang Hai only had me as a wife, so he could only abandon me; he didn't have other wives to abandon!"

"Maybe it's because.. maybe because Wang Hai thought you weren't compatible? Separating might've been the right choice."

"No, we were loving; it was Wang Xiao'ai, that third party, who came between us!"

"Because you.. because you.. because you didn't love him enough. If you loved him as much as I love SpongeBob, he wouldn't have abandoned you."

"No, I loved him, I loved him very much, my love for him even surpassed your love for SpongeBob."

Dr. Jiang Xiao took a deep breath and directly unleashed his big move.

"Oh, then do you know the recipe for the delicious Krabby Patty? Maybe it's because you can't make that, that he abandoned you."

"Bread, patty, then ketchup, crab patty sauce, onions, lettuce, cheese, tomato, and lastly... bread!"

[Expert levels clashing...]

[Wow, this Bai Liu's response is on point!]

[Finally, someone who can hold their own against Dr. Jiang Xiao, the others were either rendered silent or had their defenses completely broken down.]

Seeing that he was getting nowhere with Bai Liu, Dr. Jiang Xiao directly went for the root cause.

"Perhaps you should encourage Wang Hai to take a few more wives; that way, your chances of being abandoned would decrease."

Bai Liu slapped her forehead; right, why didn't I think of that?

If Wang Hai had five wives, the probability of him abandoning me would go from 100% down to 20%...

"Wait, wait, wait, that's not right! Dr. Jiang Xiao, you can't manipulate the concept like that; if he had five wives, that would mean he had already abandoned me! Polygamy is an archaic vice! Not a good tradition for solving problems!"

"An archaic vice... Right, I think I've heard of that!"

Dr. Jiang Xiao had an enlightened look as if an epiphany had struck.

"You've heard of it! That's just great."

"No, I haven't. What is an 'archaic vice'? Can you tell me about it?"

Dr. Jiang Xiao's gaze once again became sagacious.

Bai Liu had almost concluded that this doctor must have some serious issues with his nerves.

The exchange between the two seemed to be on different wavelengths, but occasionally they would touch on some connection.

"Ma'am, do you know where my best friend SpongeBob is? I've been looking for him."

SpongeBob... Pai Daxing...

Bai Liu massaged her slightly throbbing temples.

"Dr. Jiang Xiao, I'm starting to feel a bit of a headache, do you happen... to have today's medicine with you?"

Dr. Jiang Xiao pulled out an empty medicine bottle.

"Do you mean this? I've eaten them all, and I plan to keep the bottle to collect jellyfish. You know, jellyfish jam is delicious."

"Ah... Ha, hahaha.. Ah... Nevermind, let it be destroyed."

Bai Liu sighed, wanted to laugh, but couldn't muster it, so she could only helplessly twirl her carefully groomed hair.

[Did anyone record this segment? Bai Liu's improvisation just now perfectly captured the essence of an adult's frustration.]

[Recorded it, this could make it to the Beijing Film Academy's textbooks.]

[When it comes to tormenting people, it's all about watching Dr. Jiang!]