Dao of the Bizarre Immortal

Chapter 647 - Needle

The lunch served at Kangning Hospital’s cafeteria was decent. There was one meat dish, one vegetable dish, and soup. It wasn’t bad even though it was cooked in large portions instead of single serves.

However, Li Huowang was rather distracted while eating. 

Just a moment ago, Qian Fu had approached him again with more nonsensical words.

Initially, Li Huowang thought Qian Fu was just approaching him on a whim, but now it seemed like Qian Fu was focused on him specifically.

Since Qian Fu was not giving up, Li Huowang had to think of how to get rid of this fellow.

They were under surveillance everywhere, so he definitely could not kill Qian Fu here. Giving Qian Fu a violent beating to deter him was not an option either.

As Li Huowang continuously pondered on this problem, he picked up some vegetables with his chopsticks and bit into them forcefully.

He felt a sudden sharp pain and tasted blood in his mouth, causing his muscles to tense up. He opened his mouth and placed his finger inside tremblingly. Amidst the pain, he quickly found several needles embedded in his tongue.

A nearby nurse noticed Li Huowang’s distress and walked towards him.

The nurse asked, “Are you okay?”

Seeing Li Huowang pull needles from his mouth, the nurse’s face turned pale with shock as he grasped the severity of the situation. He immediately shouted for the patients around to stop eating.

The discovery of needles in the food of the psychiatric hospital caused an uproar, and the entire hospital quickly descended into chaos. However, their inspection revealed that only Li Huowang’s food was contaminated.

Such a serious safety breach couldn’t be ignored. The hospital director and a team began to review the surveillance footage, while all patients were sent back to their rooms.

In his room, Li Huowang considered the suspicious aspects of the incident. He was more concerned about the meaning of this act than the pain, which was secondary.

Who did this? I haven’t offended anyone here.

Could it be... Li Huowang thought, recalling the cryptic warnings Qian Fu had given him.

At that moment, Wu Cheng entered Li Huowang’s room alone. “How are you? This was clearly our hospital’s fault. We will waive part of your hospital fees to express our apologies.

“Also, since you are an adult, can we refrain from informing your mother about this small incident?”

“Wait, does that mean you guys found the culprit?” Li Huowang asked in surprise.

“Yes, we did. The culprit’s method wasn’t very sophisticated. Here is the cafeteria’s surveillance footage.”

Wu Cheng placed his phone before Li Huowang and softly tapped it to play the video on the screen. Li Huowang quickly found out who had placed needles in his dish.

“Qian Fu? It’s actually him?!”

“Yes,” Wu Cheng said, confirming Qian Fu as the culprit. He then put his phone away. “From the surveillance footage, I noticed that he’s been approaching you frequently lately. Have you had any conflicts with him?”

“What conflicts would I have with him!? Where is he now? I need to confront him!”

Li Huowang was genuinely angry. Qian Fu has gone too far. He actually fed me needles to try to make me believe his crazy talk.

There were no Leotians[1] that were a threat to me. In the entire psychiatric hospital, it was likely Qian Fu’s the biggest threat to me!

“Come on, Little Li. We need your help. Ask Qian Fu where he got those needles. Such items shouldn’t have been brought into the hospital.”

Li Huowang was brought to the intensive restraint unit, where Qian Fu was bound in a straitjacket.

Li Huowang stepped on the soft floor and looked coldly at Qian Fu’s excited face. “Why did you do this? How did I offend you?”

Qian Fu shouted, “No! I wasn’t trying to hurt you! It’s them! The Leotians!”

An orderly replied sternly, “The surveillance footage clearly shows you doing it! Now, tell us where you got those needles!”

Qian Fu ignored the orderly and stared intensely at Li Huowang. “Don’t believe them! The footage was altered! Their technology is advanced, so they can edit it! It wasn’t me, really!

“Do you know why they’re doing this? They want to sow discord among us! They want us to kill each other so they can pick us off one by one! They’ve infiltrated us like the lizard people!”

Li Huowang felt insane for trying to get a lunatic to speak logically.

“Forget it. Just keep him restrained. Don’t let him out to harm anyone else,” Li Huowang said to Wu Cheng and turned to leave.

Qian Fu called out desperately, “Little Li, do you understand? Only you can understand me! The Leo aliens are here! Danger is imminent! Hiding won’t solve anything! We must strike first!”

Li Huowang ignored Qian Fu and headed back to his room. Since Qian Fu was now restrained, Li Huowang hoped for some peace.

He did not want anything else to happen; he just wanted to be discharged without complications. That way, he could leave with the status of a normal person.

As Li Huowang had been unable to have his meal, Wu Cheng arranged a roast duck takeaway for Li Huowang, in what seemed like an attempt to placate him.

Li Huowang grabbed a few green onion and cucumber strips and dipped them in the sweet sauce. Then he spread them on the bun and covered the bun with a few slices of the roast duck. Finally, he rolled it all up and took a big bite.

The taste was a welcome change from the usual hospital fare.

While Li Huowang was enjoying the meal alone, he suddenly felt someone watching him. He looked up sharply to find no one.

Li Huowang frowned. Is someone spying on me?

After a few minutes, two people carefully peeked through the window. However, Li Huowang was sitting by that window and noticed them straight away.

They jumped in fright and quickly backed away.

Li Huowang recognized the two people as the newcomers. They were the bespectacled Wang Gang and the old man Yuan Heping!

Seeing Li Huowang look at them unkindly, Wang Gang muttered indignantly to the older guy, “This is ridiculous. Why does he get roast duck?”

“Come on, don’t make trouble. Maybe he has connections with the hospital.”

“Unbelievable, using connections in a psychiatric hospital to get special treatment.”

1. Previously "Leo aliens". Refers to the aliens from the Leo Constellation ☜