Dice In The Darkness: Cthulhu Calls

Chapter 146: Uncle Qins Spiritual Chicken Soup

Liu Xing stopped in his tracks, feigning nonchalance as he spoke, "Yeah, I just finished shopping and saw Captain Luo coming back from the post office, so I hitched a ride with him on the way back."

Uncle Qin chuckled knowingly, "So, Captain Luo must have told you something, right?"

Liu Xing furrowed his brow, discreetly glanced at the monitoring screen, confirming that there were no cameras capturing his conversation with Captain Luo just now.

"Uh, Uncle Qin, what do you mean? I really don't understand," Liu Xing said, pulling a bottle of white wine from his pocket and walking towards him with a smile.

Uncle Qin, grinning, accepted the bottle from Liu Xing and said, "You should understand what I mean, Liu Xing. So, do you really believe everything Captain Luo said?"

After hearing Uncle Qin's words, Liu Xing was momentarily puzzled, but he quickly realized that since he had triggered the Hidden Quests, it meant Captain Luo was telling the truth.

So, Liu Xing earnestly replied, "Since you put it that way, Uncle Qin, I'll be honest. I do believe what Captain Luo said because I think he makes a lot of sense."

Liu Xing was taking a step back, attempting to probe whether Uncle Qin knew what Captain Luo had told him.

After all, Liu Xing suspected that Uncle Qin might be deceiving him. Since he and Captain Luo returned one after the other, Uncle Qin was likely guessing what Captain Luo had said. Therefore, Liu Xing pretended to know everything, hoping to coax out the information Captain Luo had shared.

It seemed that Uncle Qin wasn't the old drunkard Liu Xing had imagined; instead, he was a cunning old fox.

Uncle Qin raised an eyebrow, clearly aware of Liu Xing's tactic of retreat to force him to reveal his cards. He chuckled, evading the issue, "Hehe, although I, Old Qin, am an unrefined person who never attended a day of school and doesn't understand many things, I'm quite confident in matters of human relations. So, Liu Xing, since you're willing to give me white wine, let me offer you some advice. Firstly, there's no early rising without profit. In this world, not many are truly selfless, and everyone, to some extent, acts with some selfish motives. Secondly, don't easily trust others' opinions, as everyone's perspective is limited, leading to judgments that are often erroneous. Lastly, trust what you see rather than what you hear. Liu Xing, you must witness certain things with your own eyes before making the right judgments."

Liu Xing nodded with a smile, internally mocking Uncle Qin for delivering such a lengthy lecture without saying anything useful – just a bunch of so-called spiritual chicken soup.

However, Liu Xing suddenly realized a problem: why did Captain Luo say those things to him? Considering Captain Luo had only known him for a few hours, why discuss such sensitive topics? Wasn't he afraid that Liu Xing might report him to Professor Yang?

So, Liu Xing began to suspect Captain Luo's motives, wondering if there was an ulterior motive behind sharing that information. Perhaps he wanted Liu Xing to walk into a trap?

Curiosity killed the cat, and this was no joke.

Thinking about this, Liu Xing felt an urge to break his promise and directly run away to clear the level. He believed that beneath the serene surface of the treatment center was a seething magma!

Liu Xing suspected that one wrong move could lead to an inescapable doom.

"Welfare module, heh."

After some thought, Liu Xing decided to first find Zhang Jingxu and others, tell them everything, and then make a decision.

"Liu Xing, I've known Captain Luo for a while. Let me tell you, Captain Luo is no saint. Don't be misled by him. By the way, don't pry into Professor Yang's affairs casually. Some things are better left unknown," Uncle Qin said, then opened the bottle of white wine, pouring and drinking for himself.

Liu Xing silently nodded, then left the guard room directly.

Back in his office, Liu Xing placed the items on his desk, closed the office door, and collapsed onto the metal bed, clearing his mind.

After the conversation with Captain Luo and Uncle Qin, Liu Xing's mind was now a tangled mess. In the brief half-hour, he had received too much information and was having trouble processing it.

So, Liu Xing decided he needed to empty his mind.

After a while, Liu Xing fell asleep...

When he woke up from his dreams, Liu Xing, looking bewildered at the ceiling, wondered how he had fallen asleep.

Confused, Liu Xing sat up and, looking at the pitch-black night outside the window, suddenly noticed something missing – the things he had placed on his desk were gone.

Liu Xing was sure he had closed the door when he returned to the office. The office door could only be opened from the outside with a key or by using force.

Looking at the still-closed door, Liu Xing confirmed that the person who took his things used a key.

Thinking carefully, Liu Xing realized that the only people who could have the key to his office were himself, the professor, and Captain Luo. Professor Yang, being the boss of the treatment center, would likely have a key to all the locks in the center. Captain Luo, responsible for patrolling the entire center daily, would also have some keys, excluding areas like the "restricted zones" such as Room 2.

However, Liu Xing couldn't figure out why the professor or Captain Luo would sneak in to take his things, especially since these were just some inexpensive snacks and drinks.

Unable to comprehend, Liu Xing decided not to dwell on it for now. After all, he couldn't figure it out at the moment, and it wasn't worth wasting time. Besides, he was feeling a bit hungry.

Liu Xing took out his phone from his pocket, realizing it was already 8 PM. With an hour left until his meeting with Addison, Liu Xing thought about food. Since there was nothing to eat in the office, he decided to try his luck at the cafeteria, not wanting to go hungry until tomorrow morning.

So, Liu Xing went downstairs and headed towards the treatment center's cafeteria.

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