Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Just like in the previous running team game, Liu Xing and Ji Wu had a brief conversation, which led to KP Luo Luo being deceived. This time, Liu Xing collaborated with Addison, successfully pulling themselves and Addison into the team opposing Professor Yang.

After all, according to Liu Xing’s character background as an intern doctor at a internet addiction treatment center, they should be on Professor Yang’s side. Addison had also mentioned earlier that they admired Professor Yang’s achievements and were a fan of theirs, so they also belonged to Professor Yang’s camp.

However, it was fortunate that Liu Xing’s character card background was not too restrictive, allowing them to freely decide their character’s personality. This enabled Liu Xing to choose to join the opposing team without any pressure.

Thus, Liu Xing and Addison used the discussion about the "Electric Therapy Device" to gradually escalate their doubts about Professor Yang, allowing them to officially begin investigating Professor Yang.

"Liu Xing, as an intern doctor at a internet addiction treatment center, you must have access to those patients. I hope you can go talk to those internet-addicted youths about their feelings after receiving electric therapy. After all, any treatment outcome is not solely determined by the doctor; it requires the patient’s acknowledgment, especially when it comes to whether the addiction is truly cured, which only the patient can confirm," Addison said seriously.

Liu Xing nodded, knowing it was the right time to tell Addison about what had happened earlier. "Mr. Addison, I personally administered electric therapy to a patient earlier, following the method Professor Yang taught me. However, after the therapy, the patient experienced dizziness, loss of hearing and speech, and only recovered after two to three minutes."

Addison was silent for a moment, then spoke cautiously, "Liu Xing, although I’m a journalist, not a professional doctor, I’ve heard of many similar cases. It’s clear that this is not a normal treatment reaction, so I’m even more suspicious that these Electric Therapy Devices may have negative effects on patients. I plan to visit patients who have undergone long-term treatment to see how they’re doing and ask if they’ve truly overcome their internet addiction."

Liu Xing nodded, saying, "Alright, I’ll go ask Professor Yang about the specific situation with these Electric Therapy Devices later. Let’s meet at the entrance of Treatment Room 1 around 9 pm tonight to exchange the information we’ve gathered, okay?"

"Of course, no need to delay. I’ll head back to the first floor now. See you tonight," Addison said, before hurriedly leaving.

Liu Xing remained in Treatment Room 1, not in a hurry to leave.

During his recent exchange with Addison, Liu Xing didn’t mention the cooperation he had already established with Zhang Jingxu and the others, fearing Addison’s stance.

After all, Addison was a fan of Professor Yang, and if he couldn’t prove Professor Yang was a "bad person" or if Professor Yang convinced Addison to stand by him, Addison would ultimately have to side with Professor Yang. In that case, Addison would definitely choose to reveal some information to curry favor with Professor Yang, ensuring he completed his mission, which would cause trouble for Liu Xing’s side... a lot of trouble.

Therefore, the information Liu Xing provided to Addison was focused on not giving him any leverage, ensuring that he wouldn’t be betrayed by Addison in the future.

As Liu Xing thought about this, he suddenly considered the possibility that there might be a mole from Professor Yang among Zhang Jingxu’s group.

According to the online messages Liu Xing had seen, many internet addiction treatment centers would plant moles or implement a reward system to expose those who tried to escape, to prevent their so-called "internet-addicted youths" from forming alliances and fleeing together.

Liu Xing felt that, based on the traditional practices of Cthulhu RPG Game, the probability of a mole appearing among Zhang Jingxu’s group was at least around 50%.

After all, the success rate of a mole would be around 90%, while that of an ordinary internet-addicted youth would be only around 10%. So, if someone was driven by self-interest, they would definitely choose to become a mole.

In summary, Liu Xing suddenly felt that the future looked bleak...

After pondering for a while, Liu Xing left Treatment Room 1 and headed to Professor Yang’s office to have a good talk with him, as he could only take things one step at a time.

Professor Yang’s office, to be frank, was Professor Yang’s residence on the third floor, which was a two-bedroom suite with a living room. One of the rooms had been converted into Professor Yang’s office.

When Liu Xing arrived on the third floor, he saw an old man chatting with Professor Yang.

"Ah, Liu Xing, wait a minute, I have some things to discuss with Uncle Qin," Professor Yang said with a smile.

Liu Xing nodded and stood aside, saying nothing, but his ears perked up, ready to eavesdrop on Professor Yang’s conversation with Uncle Qin.

Of course, Professor Yang and Uncle Qin didn’t intend to avoid Liu Xing, so Liu Xing heard their conversation very clearly.

"Uncle Qin, the number of patients at the internet addiction treatment center has been increasing recently. I’ve specially bought a surveillance system for you, so please keep an eye on the monitors and notify me or Captain Luo immediately if you notice any problems with the patients," Professor Yang said seriously.

Uncle Qin nodded and smiled, saying, "Don’t worry, Professor Yang. I, Old Qin, will do my job well. You’ve given me a job, so I’ll make sure to do it well."

Professor Yang shook his head, expressing some distrust, "Uncle Qin, you’re fine in other aspects, but you drink too much. As the saying goes, ’drinking can lead to mistakes.’ I’m worried that you might miss something on the monitors due to drunkenness, so I’ve told Ah Bing in the canteen not to serve you alcohol in the evenings from now on."

As soon as Uncle Qin heard this, his face fell, and he said with some resentment, "Professor Yang, you know I love drinking. If I don’t drink for a day, I’ll feel uncomfortable all day. If I don’t drink, I’ll probably be unfocused for the entire day."

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