I'm mentally retarded, who asked me to join Rules Monster Talk?

Chapter 232 The ancestral secret recipe

Xiao Yi couldn't help but be stunned when he heard what Karl said.

"...Huh? You said the gentleman is dead a long time ago? How is this possible? You must have recognized the wrong person, right? After all, there are many people with the same name. It is just a nickname, even if others are using it. strangeness."

Karl asked again: "The gentleman I know well is the founder of a literary club. He usually likes to wear yellow suits. Xiao Yi, does the man you saw who calls himself a gentleman also introduce himself in this way?"

Xiao Yi thought for a while, then nodded: "...that's right."

"Not to mention appearance, these characteristics, at the same time, there is only one gentleman in the whole town that I know well, and there is only one literary club in this town, I can be sure of this." Karl's expression He said solemnly: "But... that gentleman, he died in the sudden tsunami before. I saw his body with my own eyes and confirmed his death."

"This..." Looking at Karl's determined expression, it was difficult for Xiao Yi to doubt him, and he also felt doubtful in his heart: "Then... who is the gentleman I saw?"

"I don't know about this. If he just calls himself a gentleman, anyone can do it. However, he wears a yellow suit that is a gentleman's favorite, and he also said that he founded a literary club. I'm afraid this is that person. I'm deliberately imitating...or I'm pretending to be a gentleman."

Karl lowered his head slightly, he was also thinking.

"I don't know who would deliberately pretend to be a gentleman to see you. But I can at least be sure that he didn't go to the port to see you because of my notification... No, since he can know about me What no one knows, that is, the fact that you came to this town today, may mean... that your early arrival is related to him."

"Uh..." Xiao Yi said honestly, he had no idea what was going on.

However, he was certain of one thing, and that was...it seemed that he needed to meet that so-called gentleman.

No matter what the other party's purpose is, you have to see him face to face and have a good confrontation to understand it.

Moreover, if, as Karl said, his coming here has anything to do with the man who calls himself a gentleman, then he must ask clearly.

Therefore, Xiao Yi asked again: "Then do you know where the literary club is?"

"I know, I know, but the place has been deserted since the gentleman died..." Carl paused and realized Xiao Yi's intention, "You are not going to find the person pretending to be a gentleman, are you? I advise you to still Give up, it’s deserted there, and that imposter can’t stay there, right?”

"You'll know if you go and see it." Xiao Yi said, "I don't have anything else to do anyway, I have a lot of time."

However, Karl said: "Are you sure there is nothing you can do? Don't forget, the purpose of your coming here is not to cure your hallucinations? Go to the clinic with me tomorrow for a checkup first, and then Let’s think about it later.”

"……makes sense."

Now that Karl has said this, Xiao Yi doesn't think much about it anymore. Let's rest like this today and wait until tomorrow to talk about anything else.

"However, you'd better tell me the location first, and I'll go take a look when I'm free." Xiao Yi added.

"Forget it, I'll tell you then."

After asking for the address, Xiao Yi planned to rest at Carl's house and check the situation tomorrow.

However, Xiao Yi is actually not too worried about his hallucination problem. Anyway, the strange hallucination only happened once today. As long as he can distinguish it clearly and control his emotions, it is not a big deal. Of course there is no need to rush.

Therefore, he planned to go to the gentleman for a casual inspection.

Xiao Yi planned this, but...

"Speaking of which, where will I stay tonight?" Xiao Yi asked again.

"It's the guest room at the end of this corridor." Karl said, pointing the direction for Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi looked in the direction that Karl pointed, and sure enough he saw a door. It seemed that that was his residence.

However, at the same time, Xiao Yi also saw an abnormal existence.

In front of the door, stood a strange middle-aged man in a white coat and doctor's clothing... He also held a dark pistol tightly in his hand.

He was grinning at Xiao Yi, and he just made a mechanical, uncomfortable laugh. He didn't say a word, just stared at Xiao Yi, making it impossible for anyone to guess what he was thinking... And what to do next.

"...Eh? Who...are you?"

Xiao Yi couldn't help but be startled when he saw the strange person suddenly appearing.

Why is there such a person in Karl's family? who is he?

"...Xiao Yi?" Seeing Xiao Yi stunned, Karl couldn't help but make a confused sound.

However, before Xiao Yi had time to think about it, the man suddenly took action!

He raised the gun so fiercely that he pointed it at Xiao Yi. His finger was already on the trigger, and he didn't know when he would shoot...

"Varied……!"

Xiao Yi was startled and subconsciously wanted to fight back and deal with him first!

But... Karl's voice stopped Xiao Yi's movements.

"Xiao Yi, Xiao Yi! Did you...see the hallucination again?"

"...! Hallucination?" After hearing the word "hallucination", Xiao Yi calmed down a little.

His mind condensed, and the person in front of him... disappeared.

"Sure enough... is it a hallucination?" Xiao Yi couldn't help frowning, "That's right. A stranger will suddenly appear in your house. That's... impossible."

If you see something impossible, it is your own hallucination.

Xiao Yi understood this in his heart, but he knew that once he encountered it again, he still would not be able to distinguish reality from illusion immediately.

After all, that person is so real there that anyone will be subconsciously vigilant.

"It's happening again." Karl came over and patted him on the shoulder. "There's nothing we can do about it. Don't worry about it. Just rest early today. Let's go to the clinic early tomorrow."

"Um……"

Afterwards, Xiao Yi walked into the guest room with a solemn expression.

Everyone in the live broadcast room was not too shocked by the onset of hallucinations, because hallucinations also appeared in live broadcast rooms in other countries at similar times.

only……

[Sure enough, before falling asleep, every chosen one will encounter a hallucination, but... starting from this time, the hallucinations that appear seem to be a little different. ] [Yes, the hallucinations I saw at the beginning were all the same, but they were different from here on. It seemed to correspond to the fear in my heart. Others were either mountains of corpses and seas of blood or ghosts. , and some that are as pure and disgusting as B-movies. In comparison, Xiao Yige’s side is a bit bland. 】

[Brother Xiao Yi doesn’t believe in gods and ghosts. To him, the dangers that exist in reality must be more terrifying. 】

Xiao Yi was lying on the bed, unable to rest peacefully.

Once again... I saw a hallucination.

Although Xiao Yi knows in his heart that there is such a thing as hallucination, you can just pretend that it does not exist. After all, it is just an hallucination, not real.

But... it is so difficult to actually do it.

There is always no warning when hallucinations come, and they always appear naturally, without even the slightest feeling of discomfort... Therefore, it is difficult to distinguish whether the things happening in front of you and the people you meet are actually your hallucinations. .

Xiao Yi originally thought that there would be some headache symptoms when this kind of brain disease attacks, but unfortunately... there is actually no such gentle reminder.

"It seems...that we can only rely purely on our own cognition and judgment to identify hallucinations? Alas..."

Xiao Yi couldn't help but sigh. At the same time, Xiao Yi thought of another thing.

"Speaking of which, I once heard that some people were killed by their own hallucinations and delusions, such as the experiment where they died of excessive bleeding without even a drop of blood... In other words, there is a possibility that I will be killed by hallucinations. Sex?”

Regardless of whether this is true... for Xiao Yi now, there is indeed a possibility that he will be killed by his own hallucinations.

"..."

This night, Xiao Yi did not have a good rest.

……

Early the next morning, Xiao Yi accompanied Karl to his so-called clinic.

Carl's clinic is more like a small hospital than a clinic.

Not only does it occupy a large area, it also has several floors.

There are all kinds of facilities inside, and there are many staff busy inside and outside.

Moreover, there are not a few patients who come here, and most of them come here for Karl himself.

But Karl asked them to wait and checked Xiao Yi first.

Karl already knew about Xiao Yina's hallucinations, so he directly used various instruments to conduct relevant examinations and ruled out the possibility of mental disorders caused by organic diseases.

"Well..." Karl said with some distress: "It seems that the main reason why you have hallucinations is because of the mental trauma caused by the accident you suffered."

"Accident? What accident?" Xiao Yi asked.

"Don't worry about it." Karl said: "That's the memory you lost. It's better to forget that memory. But then again, even though you have lost that memory, are you still seeing hallucinations? This... …It’s indeed a bit tricky.”

"So... can you cure it?" Xiao Yi continued to ask.

"Don't worry." Karl said with a smile: "I didn't call you here specifically to ask you to listen to the replies of these incompetent quacks. In fact, I discovered that there is a special psychotropic drug in this town. Then I asked you to come over."

"Special psychotropic drugs? What is that?" Xiao Yi asked again.

"Let me explain the cause and effect first, ahem..."

Karl coughed twice, and then explained:

"Actually, in this town, there is a family named Glor. They have been engaged in fishing for generations, and they have settled in this seaside town and become a local noble. Then, that Glor The family actually has a serious familial mental illness. Almost every member of the Glor family has congenital mental illness. The specific symptoms are that they always see things that ordinary people cannot understand and hear some strange gibbering. …It’s somewhat similar to your situation.”

"Does an entire family have this kind of disease?" Xiao Yi couldn't help but be a little surprised: "Isn't that the same as a family with mental illness? It's a shame that they were not arrested in a mental hospital and could still do business. Come down and multiply to harm more people."

"Is this what surprises you?" Karl was speechless. "That's not the point... But it's normal for you to be confused about this, and it's exactly related to the medicine I'm talking about. In fact, they can still be here. To continue living, they mainly rely on a medicine made from their family’s unique secret recipe. As long as they continue to use that medicine, their mental illness will one day be cured.”

"I see." Xiao Yi asked, "I probably understand what you mean. Are you planning to let me have a taste of the medicine?"

"That's right." Karl nodded, "I just thought that it might be useful to you, so I met with the people of the Glor family and talked about it with them, hoping that they could give some kind of help. I was offered drugs to study...but unfortunately, they refused, saying that the drugs were not accessible to me, an outsider."

"There's nothing we can do about it." Xiao Yi understood this, "After all, how can I just show outsiders my secret recipe passed down from our ancestors?"

"But..." Karl added: "After I mentioned you to them, they became very interested in you and asked me to take you to their home as a guest before they could give me the medicine for research. This That’s the main reason why I called you here.”

"...Huh?" Xiao Yi felt something was wrong about this. "I have to give the medicine after I arrive, and the medicine is a secret recipe passed down from ancestors. It must not be passed on to outsiders... Hiss! Could it be that they want to take me out of the country?" Have outsiders become insiders!?"

"Pfft...!" After hearing Xiao Yi's words, Carl suddenly coughed, "Your focus is too strange, isn't it? I didn't expect it."

But then, Karl frowned again, suddenly realizing that what Xiao Yi said was actually quite reasonable.

"Wait! Think about it carefully... Hiss! It seems that this is really possible!"

"Right?" Xiao Yi continued: "They must have heard that I had the same disease, so they felt close to me. People who have experienced the same thing will naturally feel close to them. This is the so-called sympathy for the same disease. ah."

"Uh... Regardless of whether this is really the case, in short, we all need to communicate with the Glor family." Karl said: "Actually, I plan to go to their house tomorrow. I thought that if you arrive today, you will have a day off and meet them tomorrow. However, since you arrived early, we have to go there earlier, and they probably won't mind. Let's go this afternoon. "

"...afternoon?" Xiao Yi asked: "Why do you have to go in the afternoon? Can't you go now?"

"Ah... I'm sorry." Karl said apologetically: "I still have work to do. There are still many people waiting for me outside. It's not good to keep them waiting. I have to do my best. It’s the doctor’s responsibility. So, please wait for me until the afternoon.”

"Well... there is no way." Xiao Yi tried to think about the situation when the doctor touched him just when he needed it. It was indeed a bit numb.

Therefore, Xiao Yi also stood up immediately and said to Karl:

"Then I'll go out to kill some time and come back to you in the afternoon."

After that, Xiao Yi left Karl's clinic.

"Well... let's take advantage of this time to find that gentleman."

(End of this chapter)