Chapter 60

The viewers in the livestream chat were in the middle of an intense discussion.

【These looping scenes are especially hard to break. I’ve seen lots of streamers crash and burn here. The ones who manage to pass all seem to have super high IQs. (Not saying these two have low IQs or anything—one scored 71 on a math test, the other barely passed. Oh, and the full score is 150.)】

【Bold move! Daring to say our superstar isn’t smart? Our superstar clearly got 67 on that math test—and that was after a 4-point deduction. (dog head emoji)】

【Looks like this time we can only count on Tang Tian.】

【Sorry, I’m new here—just asking quietly, is everyone here a Shi Jian anti-fan?】

Jokes aside, most viewers in Shi Jian’s personal livestream actually liked her. Some were already furiously trying to guess where the flaw in the hallway was, how to escape this ghost loop that always brought you back to the same spot no matter how far you ran.

But no one expected that this seemingly tricky looping scene would be broken so quickly—by Shi Jian, no less, and with Tang Tian in tow. Even more unexpected was how it was broken.

The audience felt exactly like the head nurse—

This method was wild.

But who cares if it’s a black cat or a white cat—as long as it catches mice, it’s a good cat. The truth was right there: Shi Jian really had made it out of the hallway.

【Jian-style disdain: “This is it?”】

The head nurse’s expression, in the eyes of the audience, had so much soul, and Shi Jian’s next words made them laugh even more.

“Sorry about that.” “You came to me yourself.”

【Head Nurse: So what you’re saying is… I walked right into your trap?】

There wasn’t the slightest hint of apology on Shi Jian’s face. Like she even knew how to feel apologetic.

But the viewers also knew—if Shi Jian and Tang Tian could actually get help from the head nurse, they’d be much safer in this dungeon. The only question was… could the head nurse even be made to listen?

…

The head nurse never expected that she’d fail to trap Shi Jian—and end up stuck with her instead.

Her eyelid twitched twice.

Of course she couldn’t possibly accept Shi Jian’s arrangement. She flatly refused: “You ask me to help, and I’m just supposed to help?”

“Do you even understand what’s going on?”

The head nurse felt like Shi Jian’s brain wasn’t quite working. She was a ghost, for crying out loud.

Any normal person who knew what she was would at least try to avoid her, even if they weren’t trembling in fear. It was one thing for Shi Jian to strike a deal with her—but now she wanted her to help dodge rehab exercises long-term?

Impossible!

The head nurse assumed Shi Jian was going to use the handsome doctor with the perky butt to tempt her again. So she gave a knowing smile and lazily said, “I’m not interested in watching dance routines anymore.”

Shi Jian’s old trick no longer worked on her.

She was like a scummy ghost—watched the dance, now ready to kill Shi Jian, and now declaring, “Sorry, I’m done with that!”

The head nurse waited for Shi Jian to panic, to lose her cool. Shi Jian did look a little surprised. “You’re not into dance anymore?”

“Oh. That’s no big deal.”

Head nurse: ?Shi Jian had no intention of seducing the head nurse—who would still try that old trick? The head nurse wanted to kill her and still expected to watch a dance?

Dream on!

Shi Jian was going to threaten the head nurse.

She took two steps toward the head nurse, raised her beautiful face, and asked sincerely, “Head Nurse, aren’t we two little grasshoppers and a cutie tied to the same rope?”

When she said “grasshopper,” Shi Jian pointed at the head nurse. Obviously, the “cutie” referred to herself—she wasn’t confused about that.

Shi Jian said, “If the hospital finds out you slacked off at work just to watch a dance, you’d be punished, wouldn’t you?”

“Seems like the one who doesn’t understand the situation is you.” Shi Jian’s gorgeous eyes narrowed slightly.

Shi Jian: So what if the head nurse is a ghost? She still has to go to work.

She firmly believed that since the head nurse worked at Renxin Hospital, she was subject to hospital regulations.

Tang Tian, off to the side, almost clapped again. Brilliant.

The head nurse’s expression changed drastically. She stared at Shi Jian with a vicious glare, her chest heaving with rage.

In the head nurse’s eyes—how dare Shi Jian?

She’d been planning to kill Shi Jian to eliminate future threats, but now that Shi Jian was really using this to threaten her, it felt too surreal.

But then the head nurse thought of something.

“You have no evidence.”

“And you think just because you skipped rehab once, you’ll get away with it?”

She was betting that it had all happened too fast for Shi Jian to record anything as proof.

In this, she guessed correctly—so she gave a victorious smile, confident that Shi Jian would shut up now.

But Shi Jian, calm and unbothered, added, “The rehab machines you didn’t use on me should’ve recorded that, right?”

She didn’t say anything like “if I die, we all die.” If anyone was going down, it’d be the head nurse alone.

Shi Jian launched into a performance, clutching her chest like the beauty Xishi: “I’m just an innocent psychiatric patient… I don’t know anything. I was just following your instructions, Head Nurse.”

She cleanly removed herself from all responsibility.

Head Nurse: …

Her smile vanished. She really wanted to curse.

Now she understood. “You’re pulling a sting operation on me?!”

Shi Jian hadn’t thought of it that way at first—but now that she did, it actually sounded about right.

So she seized the opportunity and nodded with mysterious gravity.

Thanks to the handsome doctor’s butt and the head nurse’s overthinking, she now looked like some master tactician.

Tang Tian chimed in, “If you really want to see it that way, well, we learned from the best.”

After all, the nurses doing nighttime rounds would even disguise themselves as the streamers’ close contacts just to drag them out of rest mode—wasn’t that straight-up entrapment too?Shi Jian sighed and advised the head nurse, “Just accept the reality.”

“This whole situation proves one truth: lust leads to ruin.”

What else could the head nurse do? She could only admit defeat while holding her nose. If she had another chance, even if she had to beat her past self half to death, she’d resist the temptation of that perky butt.

Teacher Shi’s mini-lecture resumed—

Upper line: The hot dance of the perky-butt doctor is irresistible.

Lower line: Addicted to male beauty, tears of regret stream down.

Banner: Don’t mess with Shi Jian!

…

Shi Jian and the head nurse reached a “friendly” agreement: the head nurse would help Shi Jian and Tang Tian avoid their rehab sessions. Of course, “friendly” was only from Shi Jian’s perspective.

As for how the head nurse felt—Shi Jian couldn’t care less.

No one had cared about her feelings when she was dragged into this livestream game either.

In just two short days at Renxin Hospital, they had already experienced all kinds of trouble. By now, everyone had a basic understanding of the many “traps” at Renxin Hospital—though many more were yet to be unlocked.

Of course, Shi Jian didn’t want any more of them unlocked. The fewer, the better.

During a brief moment to catch their breath, other streamers began taking action. Tang Tian brought news.

“Some streamers said everyone’s gathering for a meeting. Should we join in?”

Tang Tian wanted to discuss it with Shi Jian—she thought it was worth attending, and Shi Jian had no objections.

Renxin Hospital kept close watch on the patients, so everyone took the lunch break as a rare chance to meet up.

The moment Shi Jian showed up, she drew plenty of attention. Even though they weren’t seeing her for the first time, they still couldn’t help sneaking a few extra glances.

But there was serious business to attend to.

The first to speak was a streamer who had gotten sunburned during the sunbathing session. Though she’d already taken regeneration pills and had no visible skin damage, she could still remember the pain of being burned.

She looked terrified. “Let’s hurry up and figure out a way to leave this instance. I don’t want to stay another second.”

The others all began talking as well.

Most of it was complaining—from the medical checkups to the meals, everything was overly controlled, even down to the nightly rounds.

Who didn’t want to clear the instance quickly?

Shi Jian did too—she just hoped she could do it gracefully.

The organizer of the meeting was a man in his thirties, wearing glasses. His appearance was ordinary, but he seemed reliable and calm.

He raised his hand and spoke up to interrupt the clamor, “Everyone, quiet down. I understand how you feel. My name is Sun Zhuo, I’m a high school teacher. I hope we can all successfully clear this instance. Now that we’re gathered, let’s focus on finding solutions. Complaining won’t help.”

“This instance requires us to complete rehab and pass the medical exam in order to be discharged. But after these past two days, I’m sure you’ve all realized—our so-called conditions are defined entirely by the hospital, and their ‘treatments’ won’t lead to recovery…”

Only to death.

Renxin Hospital was anything but benevolent. They constantly shouted slogans like “everything for the patients, everything for their health,” but in reality, the doctors and nurses weren’t doing anything to actually help the patients recover.Sun Zhuo looked grim. “We can’t just sit here and wait for death. We need to act quickly to break out of this, so let’s brainstorm together.”

There was nothing wrong with Sun Zhuo’s analysis, and the streamers all nodded in agreement—Shi Jian and Tang Tian felt the same way.

But a burly, muscular male streamer let out a yawn.

“Brainstorming?” he sneered. “Sounds like a fancy way to say you want free ideas.”

Shi Jian frowned slightly. In many past instances, successful clears relied heavily on information sharing among players.

Sun Zhuo was taken aback by the ridicule, and tried to explain, “I’m not just doing this for myself—”

But the burly streamer waved dismissively, clearly not interested. “I’m leaving. So boring. I thought we were going to hear something useful. What a waste.”

Tang Tian quickly whispered a briefing to Shi Jian, “That guy’s name is Wei Yuanlong. He’s said to be pretty strong.”

Shi Jian had a vague impression of him too—during the medical exam, he’d insisted that he’d only reveal details if people paid him.

Cooperation was never mandatory. Some would choose to work together, while others preferred to find their own path.

Shi Jian just found Wei Yuanlong incredibly arrogant. If he didn’t have real skills to back that up, he’d be embarrassing himself. But that afternoon, Shi Jian saw firsthand what he was capable of when he tried to leave the instance.

…

Though everyone had gathered and discussed various ideas, they had yet to come up with a real solution. More intel was needed.

Shi Jian planned to go chat with the head nurse to build some rapport—when she just happened to witness a doctor in a white coat sprinting nervously out of the office, chased by Wei Yuanlong holding what looked like a very sharp tool.

He subdued the doctor using unknown means—the doctor didn’t make a sound. After Wei Yuanlong spoke a few words, the doctor quickly nodded in panic.

Wei Yuanlong was threatening and intimidating the doctor, forcing him to issue a rehabilitation certificate.

Wei Yuanlong had high combat power and powerful tools—he’d clearly planned this in advance.

Everything was unfolding according to his plan. Even though the doctor had tried to escape midway, he was caught again.

Wei Yuanlong followed closely behind his attending physician, but the two of them didn’t return to the office.

A female doctor from the same department noticed what was happening and called out in the hallway, “Dr. Zheng, where are you taking the patient?”

Wei Yuanlong jabbed the tool against his attending physician’s waist, signaling him to stay quiet. After a brief exchange of eye contact, he finally allowed the doctor to respond.

Dr. Zheng didn’t show much courage—his voice trembled from fear as he told his colleague:

“The patient has recovered. I’m going to write him a discharge certificate.”

Wei Yuanlong’s eyes gleamed with satisfaction. Even Shi Jian thought for a moment that he might actually clear the instance this way. She even began to consider whether threatening Dr. Feng might work too.

But then the female doctor voiced her suspicion: “He hasn’t recovered, has he?”

“Dr. Zheng, you’re lying. That violates hospital regulations. A patient cannot be discharged if they haven’t recovered.”

Her voice grew sharper and more intense. As she spoke, an endless blaring alarm rang through the hospital.

Rumble—Rumble—

A swarm of medical staff rushed in from all directions like a plague of locusts, all heading straight toward Wei Yuanlong.Shi Jian was startled and quickly stepped aside.

Wei Yuanlong hadn’t expected things to fall apart so suddenly—especially with such an overwhelming response. He was on the verge of a breakdown and shouted:

“Don’t come any closer! I’ve got your colleague!”

Dr. Zheng, who was being held hostage, let out a series of sharp screams.

But the medical staff of Renxin Hospital didn’t stop. They subdued Wei Yuanlong, but Dr. Zheng wasn’t rescued. Instead, he was pinned down onto a machine just like Wei Yuanlong.

Shi Jian found that machine eerily familiar.

Of course it was—it was the rehabilitation machine used in the psychiatric ward, the one that could deliver electric shocks.

Wei Yuanlong and Dr. Zheng were both hooked up and electrocuted—at a high voltage. Under the blinding blue light, both their bodies convulsed violently. Within seconds, they were reduced to charred remains.

Yes—charred.

Just moments ago, they were a living person and a ghost who looked no different from the living.

Shi Jian’s pupils trembled. “……”

The other streamers who had rushed out upon hearing the commotion: “……”

Tang Tian hurried to Shi Jian’s side. She, too, was shocked by the brutal scene and gasped, “They don’t even spare their own ghosts!”

Shi Jian now had a much clearer idea why the perky-butt male doctor and the head nurse were so afraid of being caught violating hospital rules.

More importantly, she now knew one thing for sure: she absolutely must not try that electroshock treatment.

…

Wei Yuanlong’s attempt to intimidate his attending doctor into writing a discharge certificate not only failed, it cost him his life.

The two piles of ashes were quickly cleaned up.

The hospital hallway was sprayed again with copious amounts of disinfectant, as if nothing had happened. But under the strong chemical scent, there was still a faint, lingering smell of burnt flesh.

Shi Jian had already been self-disciplined about her diet in the name of beauty. Now she could skip a whole day’s worth of meals.

She had no appetite whatsoever.

The hospital then issued another announcement: “To protect the personal safety of doctors, patients are no longer allowed to privately meet with doctors.”

As soon as this notice came out, all the streamers had the same thought—

So even doctors can’t see their patients now?

Who’s actually more dangerous in Renxin Hospital?

The streamers had previously considered targeting their attending doctors as a strategy, but never planned to be as reckless as Wei Yuanlong. His failure effectively closed off one possible path to clearing the instance.

Sun Zhuo sighed. “Feels like the difficulty just went up.”

“And the hospital’s environment is even worse for us now.”

The physical exams had become even harsher, and the rehab exercises more intense!

In this atmosphere, the streamers became even more anxious and felt they had to seek out clues more aggressively.Shi Jian, Tang Tian, and two other streamers were assigned a task—

To check out the hospital’s archives room.

Renxin Hospital had an archives room too, and such places typically contained a lot of information.

Sun Zhuo had previously led other streamers there to search, but the room was packed with documents, and they hadn’t managed to find what they needed in a short time, so they had to make another attempt.

The other two streamers didn’t want to split up and volunteered to go into the archives room. One person still needed to stay outside to keep watch, though there wasn’t much danger. They could stay a bit farther away and just cough twice to signal if anything came up.

Tang Tian took on the second spot going into the archives room.

She gestured for Shi Jian not to fight her on it. “You know my physique—people tend to overlook me even if I’m right there…”

But Shi Jian was not so easy to overlook.

Tang Tian was optimistic. “Besides, medical staff usually don’t come into the archives room.”

Shi Jian had previously helped Tang Tian avoid rehab training, and Tang Tian was the type to repay kindness.

Tang Tian insisted on entering the archives room, and since she wasn’t going in alone, Shi Jian didn’t argue. If the medical staff originally hadn’t noticed them and they ended up luring ghosts over by making a scene here, it would’ve been a joke.

When Sun Zhuo’s team came to the archives room before, everything had gone smoothly.

So Shi Jian stood at the hallway corner to keep watch while Tang Tian and the other two streamers entered the archives room.

But it seemed all the good luck had gone to Sun Zhuo’s team.

Not long after Tang Tian and the others went inside, Shi Jian caught a glimpse of Dr. Feng passing by—very quickly. It was as if he’d sensed something, and he was heading straight for the archives room.

Shi Jian immediately coughed twice when she saw him, but she felt like the streamers inside wouldn’t be able to hide in time.

Tang Tian and the others were indeed scrambling.

The viewers watching the stream were as anxious as ants on a hot pan.

Dr. Feng’s hand was on the doorknob. According to the original task distribution, Shi Jian wasn’t supposed to step in—but she felt this couldn’t go on.

Tang Tian was still trying to find a place to hide. But the archives room wasn’t big, and finding space for three people to hide was truly difficult.

Then she heard a clear voice ring out.

“Dr. Feng.”

Tang Tian perked up her ears—it was Shi Jian’s voice!

Why had Shi Jian come out?

Though Tang Tian didn’t know why Shi Jian spoke up, she didn’t just stand there. She squeezed herself under the table as best she could.

Dr. Feng still had his hand on the archives room doorknob, and when he saw Shi Jian standing there calmly, his face turned wary.

A diversion?

“Xiao Shi, what are you doing here?”

Shi Jian looked completely sincere. “Dr. Feng, I’ve been looking everywhere for you.”

Dr. Feng asked, “What for?”Shi Jian said, "I want to change my attending doctor, just giving you a heads-up... Now that’s done, Dr. Feng, where are the other doctors in our psychiatry department? I want to go study the new doctor who will be responsible for my treatment."

Dr. Feng, who had been holding the doorknob earlier, warned himself that he wouldn’t leave here; he still needed to go in and check. He suspected a few little pests had gotten inside.

But he didn’t expect Shi Jian to want to change her attending doctor—and without trying to divert him, she just asked for directions and was about to leave.

There was no precedent for changing attending doctors in Renxin Hospital. Dr. Feng suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.

He let go of the doorknob and patiently called out to Shi Jian, “Don’t go, don’t go.”

“Why do you want to change your attending doctor?” Dr. Feng forced a smile.

Shi Jian was blunt: “Because I want to recover and be discharged. Under your treatment, there hasn’t been much effect. I don’t really trust your medical skills.”

Dr. Feng: “...”

You’re damn well still wanting to recover? It’s already surprising you’re alive now.

No matter how much he cursed inwardly, to maintain the act, he still smiled kindly.

Dr. Feng told Shi Jian, “Xiao Shi, you have to believe me. I became head of psychiatry, which shows my professionalism. My medical skills aren’t a problem.”

Shi Jian replied, “But your appearance makes it hard for me to trust. Shouldn’t a director have mostly gray hair? I trust older doctors.”

Dr. Feng looked like a middle-aged man with a refined appearance. He thought his looks were somewhat deceptive and was proud of it—never expected it would be the reason Shi Jian didn’t trust him.

Shi Jian seemed tired. She asked Dr. Feng, “Can you point me a way?”

“If not, I’ll ask the others.”

After saying that, Shi Jian made a move to leave and actually took a few steps.

Dr. Feng caught up and, bearing humiliation, took off his wig. “Actually, I’ve been wearing a wig all along… Believe me, gray hair isn’t the highest symbol of superb medical skill—baldness is!”

Shi Jian scrutinized Dr. Feng’s balding head: “Whoa!”

Shi Jian’s original nitpicking about changing her attending doctor was actually a delay tactic for Tang Tian and the others. But unexpectedly, she learned Dr. Feng was bald and that his thick hair was just a wig.

【Dr. Feng suddenly goes bald?】

【As a medical student, I feel offended. Too much effort, about to go bald, trembling.】

…

Dr. Feng even revealed his secret to prevent Shi Jian from switching doctors. Although he later checked the archives room, Shi Jian had delayed long enough for Tang Tian and the others to hide well.

Tang Tian and the others weren’t empty-handed either—Tang Tian got a strong lead from the archives room.

Shi Jian glanced over: the director’s office computer had privileges to modify all patient records in the hospital.

Now the direction was much clearer—

The director’s office.

Everyone looked pleased. They could directly go to the director’s office to alter their medical records, then they could be discharged and leave the instance.

Sun Zhuo said, “Let’s not all go together. The target’s too big. First, send someone to scout the director’s office and see what’s going on.”

Although they only planned to reach the office door, just simulating it already felt difficult and troublesome. While all the streamers fiercely debated how to handle it more carefully, who could become invisible, who could disguise themselves, and how to answer medical staff’s questions without getting killed, Shi Jian spoke up, “How about I go?”“You?”

Shi Jian nodded with dignity, eager to try, “Yes, me.”

Yes, it was her.

Shi Jian knew this was dangerous, but it was the protagonist’s shining moment, so she was willing to take the risk. Besides, she had her own methods.

Sun Zhuo and the other streamers looked at this overly beautiful female streamer with some doubt—could she really pull it off?

But since Shi Jian had volunteered confidently, everyone agreed.

Sun Zhuo thought: Shi Jian must have some secret gadget.

He had seen the spirit pet Shi Jian summoned; those who have spirit pets aren’t ordinary people.

Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone—patients and medical staff alike—Shi Jian took the elevator openly and directly to the floor where the director’s office was.

Shi Jian’s secret weapon was, after hospital staff questioned her, loudly declaring, “I’m mentally ill.”

Don’t ask why she wandered around randomly and ended up at the director’s office door—she was just a psychiatric patient.

Isn’t it normal for a mentally ill person to wander around?