NOVEL WEB Chapter 145.4
Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, knowing that he had finally got the timing right, and had learned about Uncle Qin’s personal preferences, which would help him gain favor with the gatekeeper. This gave him a direction to work with.
As Professor Yang had said, getting drunk was a mistake, and all he needed to do was find the right opportunity to get Uncle Qin drunk. Then, it would be easy to take Zhang Jingxu and two others to escape from the Internet Addiction Treatment Center.
"Ah, well, Uncle Qin, you’re right, but it’s not realistic to ask you not to drink at all. However, drinking three to five liters of wine a day is also excessive. So, let’s compromise - I’ll give you one liter of wine per day, how about that?" Professor Yang clearly knew that Uncle Qin was not joking, so he had to make a concession.
Uncle Qin also knew not to be too greedy, so he smiled and nodded, preparing to leave.
Professor Yang sighed helplessly and said to Uncle Qin, "You can go now, Uncle Qin. By the way, this is our new intern doctor, Liu Xing. Liu Xing, if you need to go out, remember to register with Uncle Qin."
Liu Xing nodded and said to Uncle Qin, "Hello, Uncle Qin. I’m Liu Xing. I might bother you from time to time in the future."
Uncle Qin chuckled and said, "No problem, no problem. Since you’ve joined our Internet Addiction Treatment Center, we’re all one family. You can bring me a bottle of wine occasionally, as I’m always on duty and don’t have time to go out, and there’s no liquor store nearby."
Due to cost considerations, Professor Yang had chosen a location on the outskirts of the city for the Internet Addiction Treatment Center. In 2003, everyone knew that the city’s development was focused on the urban-rural fringe areas, and the treatment center was located in a "suburban" area, surrounded by farmland. The nearest convenience store was a 7-8 minute walk away.
"Of course, Uncle Qin. I might come to find you later. I just arrived at the treatment center today and haven’t prepared everything, so I need to go to the convenience store. I’ll bring you a bottle of wine when I come back." Liu Xing said with a smile.
Professor Yang looked at Liu Xing and said helplessly, "Liu Xing, don’t buy wine for Uncle Qin. His health is already poor, and he gets drunk every day. If anything happens, it won’t be good.""Ha ha, don’t listen to Professor Yang, my body is fine, and I can hold my liquor well. I can drink a thousand cups without getting drunk. Don’t worry, I’ll go downstairs to keep watch now. See you later, Liu Xing." Uncle Qin said with a smile, and then walked downstairs.
Seeing this, Professor Yang sighed again and said to Liu Xing, "Well, if you want to buy wine for Uncle Qin, remember to buy a bottle with a lower alcohol content. Don’t buy too much, and don’t buy anything with too high an alcohol content."
Liu Xing found it strange that Professor Yang was so accommodating to Uncle Qin, and asked, "Professor Yang, why are you so nice to Uncle Qin, and why do you let him be in charge of the gatekeeping work? Aren’t you afraid he might make mistakes?"
"Hehe, how can I put this, Uncle Qin is a distant relative of mine, and also an old bachelor, so my father introduced him to work as a gatekeeper. However, it turned out that Uncle Qin was addicted to alcohol and couldn’t even do his job properly. But because of my father’s face, I couldn’t fire him, so I can only support him now. I just provide for his living expenses, giving him a few hundred yuan per month, and that’s it." Professor Yang’s tone was increasingly helpless.
Liu Xing nodded in deep understanding, after all, they were all relatives, and there were many considerations to take into account. Moreover, Uncle Qin was introduced by Professor Yang’s father, so for the sake of his own father’s face, Professor Yang could only tolerate him.
However, Liu Xing was now starting to suspect that Professor Yang might not be one of the Yis People. After all, the current Professor Yang didn’t seem like one of the Yis People at all. But looking at the "Electric Therapy Device" in Treatment Room 1, it was clear that these devices were the work of the Yis People. So, there must be Yis People in the internet addiction treatment center. It was unlikely that the Yis People would be idle and predict the future, knowing that Professor Yang was going to switch to the Thunder Law King, and then travel through time to send Professor Yang a few "Electric Therapy Devices".
Could it be that Professor Yang wasn’t possessed by the Yis People, but rather someone else?
Yang Kong?!
Liu Xing suddenly thought of Professor Yang’s son, Yang Kong. Although Liu Xing had only met Yang Kong once, Yang Kong’s attitude was indeed very similar to that of the Yis People. According to Professor Yang, Yang Kong had been very cold towards him after his mother’s car accident.
Of course, this didn’t rule out the possibility that Yang Kong was simply blaming Professor Yang for not taking good care of his mother. But Liu Xing now had a feeling that Yang Kong was more likely to be one of the Yis People.
So, Liu Xing came up with a story in his mind - after Yang Kong’s mother had a car accident, Yang Kong was possessed by the Yis People. However, due to the Yis People’s racial mission, the Yis People possessing Yang Kong had to choose to develop a sideline to earn enough activity funds, since Yang Kong was just a teenager at the time.
Therefore, the Yis People took advantage of Professor Yang, who was already mentally collapsed, and helped him recover through some means. Then, they supported Professor Yang in setting up this internet addiction treatment center, allowing themselves to conduct research work with peace of mind.
Thinking of this, Liu Xing remembered the task Professor Yang had entrusted to him, and took out his mobile phone to check the date. It was July 7th, 2003, a Sunday. According to China’s traditional practice, Yang Kong, who should be a middle school student, would likely have summer vacation classes organized by his school. So, Liu Xing planned to persuade Professor Yang to pick up Yang Kong from school, which would allow them to leave the internet addiction treatment center, regardless of whether the Yis People possessed Professor Yang or Yang Kong.
Liu Xing smiled and said to Professor Yang, "By the way, Professor Yang, shouldn’t Yang Kong’s school be organizing summer classes? I think..."
But before Liu Xing could finish, Professor Yang shook his head and interrupted him, "No, Yang Kong has already dropped out of school. No matter how I persuade him, he refuses to go to school."
Liu Xing’s smile froze instantly.
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