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Accustomed to a hard bed, the tatami mat was truly a challenge for him. Squatting there, he felt stuck, unable to move left or right, and ultimately had no choice but to curl up and rest.
Lying on the tatami, he found himself wide awake, inhaling a peculiar fragrance that was both pleasant and alluring, reminiscent of cherry blossoms.
In a daze, Lin Yu appeared before him, lying beside him on the mat. She had become enchanting, her soft silk bedding revealing her alluring figure.
Unable to control himself, his large hand instinctively grasped her cold little hand. He murmured, "Yu, how did you get here?" Lin Yu remained silent as he buried his head deep in her chest, holding her tightly as if she were a life-saving piece of driftwood. He didn't want to let go. Though his consciousness was hazy and blurred, he distinctly remembered feeling an unprecedented sense of calm and security.
The face before him was more enchanting than ever, and a strange sensation seeped into his brain. Suddenly, he jerked his head up and shouted, "Who are you?"
After his shout, the Lin Yu in front of him vanished like a wisp of air that never existed. Xiao Qiang's head still felt heavy, and he sensed a bitter and numbing taste in his mouth.
Perhaps due to his loud cry, the humble maid cautiously opened the door and tiptoed in with a nervous demeanor. She pulled out a white pill from her apron and, under the moonlight, held Xiao Qiang's head firmly while unceremoniously forcing the pill into his mouth. At that moment, he felt completely out of control; his consciousness seemed to drift away as he allowed the maid to give him an unknown pill.
Strangely enough, as soon as the pill entered his mouth, it dissolved. A refreshing fragrance penetrated his brain like a divine revelation. Immediately afterward, a cool sensation surged through him, invigorating his spirit. He realized that he had inhaled a large amount of hallucinogenic scent earlier. Xiao Qiang looked down at his surroundings and suddenly noticed a long strand of hair lying softly on the bedding. A woman had been there just moments ago—who could it be? It couldn't have been Lin Yu; could it have been the maid?
No way. It seemed that the maid was trying to save him; judging by the pill she had given him, she must be a good person. Just then, a commotion erupted outside along with chaotic footsteps.
Xiao Qiang became alert. Was the light on? He moved closer to the door and slowly opened it. The moonlight was pale, casting mottled shadows from the trees. The flickering reflections in the water startled him.
The corridor was dimly lit but still allowed him to see several people hurriedly pushing a moving bed to the left. The person lying on the moving bed was covered with a white sheet. Following behind were Shagu Huo Nan and a sobbing girl.
Mr. Shagu had passed away; however, from Xiao Qiang's perspective, Shagu Huo Nan showed no signs of grief at all. He and his wife strode alongside the moving bed while only the weeping girl appeared desolate and alone.
Mr. Shagu's private doctor walked last in line; she seemed to sense someone observing them from somewhere hidden. As they walked on, she suddenly turned around and glanced at Xiao Qiang's hiding spot.
Xiao Qiang instinctively shrank back his head. When it became quiet outside again and he peeked out once more, the moving bed and those people had disappeared. At that moment, faint footsteps approached from the corridor leading to his room, followed by a slight figure bending forward.
Without needing to look closely, he recognized this as the maid who had given him the pill. She must know something; otherwise, she wouldn't have risked saving him.
Xiao Qiang quietly retreated into his room, planning to wait for the maid to pass before stepping out to investigate further. He always felt that this place concealed a tremendous secret—was it Mr. Shagu? But he was already dead; was it Shagu Huo Nan or perhaps his wife Bell who posed a problem?
Regardless of who had issues, he felt nothing could compare to Mr. Shagu's sudden death while desperately seeking blood for survival.
Earlier on, he had carefully observed Mr. Shagu's vital signs and heart rhythms; there was no way he could have died so quickly! Thinking this way made it seem like there was indeed something wrong with Shagu Huo Nan and his wife's demeanor.
Whatever happened with them didn’t concern him; now that Mr. Shagu was dead, he wouldn’t be seeking his blood anymore. Besides, what did Mr. Shagu’s life or death have to do with him? Why should he care so much? Instead, he should think about why he inhaled that hallucinogenic scent earlier.
He remembered entering the room when that peculiar fragrance wafted through...
A soft sound interrupted Xiao Qiang's thoughts. He hurriedly pulled the blanket over himself, pretending to be asleep. From within, he could see a slender figure reflected on the transparent plastic decoration outside.
It was a woman, trying to come in. Just as this thought crossed his mind, the sound grew louder, and the sliding door slowly opened a crack. A hand reached through the gap, pushing the door open a third of the way, exposing the woman to Xiao Qiang's gaze.
Perhaps this woman had no idea that Xiao Qiang had night vision, which is why she carelessly entered and walked straight to his tatami bed.
The woman reached out her hand, intending to touch his forehead in the moonlight.
Xiao Qiang seized her hand and whispered sharply, "What do you want?"
"It's me," came the timid voice of Nanny.
Xiao Qiang released her hand. "What are you doing here?"
"Mr. Shagu is dead. You need to leave quickly; it's not safe here."
"Why did I inhale that hallucinogenic fragrance earlier?"
"…Stop asking and hurry up and leave," Nanny seemed very frightened as she spoke, glancing nervously outside.
"Okay, thank you," Xiao Qiang said gratefully as he got up to leave. He effortlessly walked out because the corridor was dimly lit; he chose to move quickly through the shadows toward the exit.
At that moment, someone approached from the opposite direction—Shagu Huo Nan. Behind him were the girl who had been crying sorrowfully and Ms. Bell.
With no way to retreat, Xiao Qiang had no choice but to sprint a few steps and slip into Mr. Shagu's former Medical Room. Inside, there was a confusing smell; he sniffed and quickly identified one of the scents as the peculiar fragrance he had detected earlier in the room.
The presence of this scent in Mr. Shagu's private Medical Room suggested something ominous—could it be that someone wanted him dead? Hearing silence outside, Xiao Qiang slowed his pace as he stepped out.
Just as he was about to reach the door, a loud shout startled him into hiding in the shadows.
The shout came from another room near the old man's Medical Room, followed by a wailing cry and commotion. From the sound, it seemed like the crying girl was involved, and the shout likely belonged to Shagu Huo Nan.
From their earlier interaction, it appeared they were a family of three. But why was Shagu Huo Nan yelling at his own daughter? Curiosity piqued within Xiao Qiang; he wanted to know what had transpired between them.
As he approached the room where the shouting originated, faint sounds of a little girl crying could be heard along with Ms. Bell's soothing words: "Don't cry; your father is doing this because he has no choice."
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