S.C.I Mystery Series Volume 5 Chapter 216

The Intelligent Killer 21 – Asylum and Counterattack

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After Chen and Wang, the two victims, met, something unexpected happened.

Previously, everyone suspected that this case was somewhat related to Magic Company, but that was from the perspective of the perpetrator Yu Yang. Unexpectedly, even the victims were connected to this company... Coincidentally, in this series of extremely vile stalking and harassment cases, the perpetrator was a game trial player chosen by Magic Company, and the victims were women who applied for clerical jobs at the company but were rejected.

Bai Yutang looked at Zhan Zhao.

Zhan Zhao thoughtfully observed the two victims.

Chen's attending doctor brewed some tea, walked over, sat down, and motioned for Wang to sit as well.

Once everyone was seated, the doctor brought over the brewed herbal tea and poured tea for everyone.

When he reached Zhao Jue's cup, the doctor smiled slightly and said, "Long time no see."

Everyone looked at Zhao Jue – Someone you know?

Zhao Jue held the herbal tea and said slowly, "You didn't ruin anyone's health, did you? You quack."

Everyone looked at him – Restrain yourself a little, you're in front of the patients.

However, the doctor did not seem offended, instead, he laughed. Chen closed the newspaper, seemingly finding it amusing, and also laughed.

The doctor then took out a business card and handed it to everyone.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang had a look and were surprised... the name on the card was Dong Shu, and he was not a doctor but the director of the hospital.

However, directors are usually excellent doctors, with titles like Doctor of Medicine or even Professor, but this one only had the title "Director."

"This psychiatric hospital is private, founded by my father, I am the family successor. My father was a very famous psychiatrist and was once Zhao Jue's colleague..."

Everyone looked at Zhao Juesuspiciously, and Bai Yutang was curious – So how old are you exactly?

Zhao Jue glared at everyone – Don't you know I'm a genius?!

"I also studied medicine, but I'm not a psychiatrist, nor a general surgeon... I'm a veterinarian," Director Dong said proudly, "My medical skills are average, but I'm quite compassionate, hahaha."

Zhan Zhao suddenly recalled that Chen Yin had mentioned his master, Old Dong...

"Director, do you have a student named Chen Yin?" Zhan Zhao asked tentatively.

"Oh!" Director Dong nodded repeatedly, "I am ashamed to say that I did teach Chen Yin for a few years... Ah, Xiao Chen's talent, achievements, and skills are far superior to mine!"

Everyone found this director interesting, and Zhan Zhao's eyes asked Zhao Jue – Can we trust him?

Zhao Jue flipped through Chen's medical records and said, "His medical skills are completely inadequate, he's only good-hearted and nothing else."

The director nodded cheerfully and brought out a box of chocolates to treat everyone.

Bai Yutang and Bai Ye stared at the box of chocolates, feeling that the colour and smell were off. This chocolate was neither yellow nor green.

Zhao Jue and Zhan Zhao each took one and popped it into their mouths, nodding, "Durian and green apple flavour!"

Bai Yutang and Bai Ye both held their foreheads... So disgusting! Was this made by a drunken manufacturer...

"I once received help from his father." Zhao Jue ate another chocolate and handed one to Wang.

Wang took it in surprise, seemingly curious that Zhao Jue knew she liked this flavour too.

But Zhao Jue did not offer one to Chen.

Director Dong smiled and sincerely remarked, "Still as formidable as ever..."

Zhao Jue put down the medical record and asked, "So you turned the psychiatric hospital into a shelter?"

Director Dong shook his head and handed everyone a brochure.

The SCI members had seen such brochures before, they are in all the major hospitals, especially in emergency rooms. They were usually given to patients who seemed suicidal or had injuries suggesting domestic violence. This was a well-known charity organisation that helped victims of domestic violence. So it was run by him.

Zhao Jue curled his lips. The shelter that kept sending dogs to his home used the same brochure style. It turned out to be the same organisation.

The SCI members immediately held the director in high regard – This wasn't just a good person, this was an outstandingly good person!

After chatting briefly with everyone, Director Dong stood up, pointed at Zhao Jue, and said to Chen, "No matter who harmed or bullied you, do you see him?"

Chen and Wang subconsciously looked at Zhao Jue.

Director Dong nodded to the two women, "The time has come for an eye for an eye. He's a living king of hell, let him deal with those vermin for you."

Zhao Jue squinted at him – Who's the living king of hell?!

Bai Yutang felt that this approach wasn't right, they lived in a society governed by law and shouldn't resort to vigilante justice...

But before he could speak, Director Dong waved his hand, smiling, and told them to chat among themselves, he had an appointment to play chess with a kid... this time he was determined to last more than ten minutes...

Everyone watched the director leave cheerfully and tilted their heads – Playing chess with which child, he couldn't last even ten minutes?

Chen seemed to understand what everyone was thinking and smiled, saying, "There's a particularly smart autistic child in the hospital."

Everyone nodded – Oh...

Zhan Zhao looked at Chen with some surprise.

Given her ordeal, he thought she should be in a very bad state, but Chen seemed quite normal and in good spirits.

Zhao Jue smiled, "That old man is just like his father, with mediocre medical skills and always shouting that love and care can cure everything."

Zhao Hu and Ma Han glanced at Zhao Jue – What he said wasn't wrong, and besides, the old man's father was a renowned doctor who founded such a hospital.

Zhao Jue bristled.

Zhan Zhao briefly introduced Wang's experience to Chen.

Chen and Wang seemed to have met before, and given their similar experiences, they looked at each other with a bit of sympathy...

Chen recounted her "escape" story to everyone.

It turned out that Chen had never been able to shake off Yu Yang's stalking. Gradually, she began experiencing hallucinations... She often saw non-existent people, people stalking her, suddenly appearing around her, in her dreams.

She started feeling unsafe everywhere, thinking she was being watched all the time, unable to work or socialise normally, constantly anxious and suspicious, and became increasingly irritable due to lack of sleep...

Finally, she couldn't bear it any more. Whether out of despair or depression, she chose to end her life.

However, for every bad person in this world, there are far more good people. While bad people have many tricks, good people also have their ways.

Director Dong and the hospital volunteers liked to distribute brochures everywhere... and their distribution locations were interesting, rooftops of various buildings, the sides of bridges, along rivers... essentially places where people might contemplate suicide. They would leave brochures in conspicuous places, weighted down with stones. If they found the brochures taken the next time they went, they would place another one under the stone.

Chen had walked to the rooftop of an abandoned building, intending to end her nightmare with a leap, when she found the brochure.

Whether it was because the brochure was too well-designed or it sparked a will to live, Chen called the number on it and was subsequently taken to the hospital.

After understanding Chen's situation in detail, Director Dong provided her with protection according to a "stalking victim package"...

That's right! Although it sounded absurd, because the rescue station had encountered so many victims, they had summarised various "packages" to quickly provide a safe environment. For these victims, safety was everything.

The different packages had different levels, and Chen's was classified as A-level, first degree.

The ABCD categories described the perpetrators. A indicated that the perpetrator was very capable, not only violent but also highly intelligent, and possibly not acting alone.

The degree indicated the level of danger, with the first degree meaning no physical contact, primarily harassment and intimidation. Higher degrees involved increasing physical harm.

Typically, dealing with harassment and intimidation from dangerous individuals was the hardest. Once there was actual physical harm, a medical examination could be done, and the police could intervene.

However, harassment and intimidation were hard to document, especially since the perpetrator was smart, had anti-detection abilities, and knew how to exploit loopholes.

For such patients, they were admitted to the hospital as diagnosed mental patients, isolating them from society. If the beast couldn't be caged, the prey was temporarily caged for protection.

Moreover, the Dong family was not only wealthy but also well-connected because of their good nature. For example, the Bai Group donated to the Dong family's charity every year.

Director Dong hired a professional security company to provide "three-dimensional" protection for the hospital, including a large number of security personnel, anti-intrusion computer systems, and comprehensive surveillance systems.

Regardless of the situation outside, the patients in the hospital were safe.

There were corresponding "programs" for when the patients were "cured" and could return to society, too.

Although Chen wasn't truly insane, she had developed severe depression and anxiety. The hospital had many good doctors, and with meticulous treatment, she gradually recovered her health.

During this time, the hospital and Chen had been considering her return to normal life, and it was at this moment that SCI called.

Director Dong initially wanted to give everyone some advice but knew that with Zhao Jue present... the stalker's end was likely near.

Wang shared her experience with Chen, who shook her head, saying that moving wouldn't help, he would keep following her.

Bai Yutang asked Zhan Zhao and Zhao Jue, "What next?"

Zhao Jue suggested, "There's a crocodile farm on the outskirts of town!"

Zhan Zhao glared at him.

The two girls were also startled, and Bai Yutang quickly waved his hand, "He's joking..."

Zhao Jue, looking serious, shook his head, "I'm not. Feeding the stalker to the crocodiles seems appropriate..."

Before he finished, Bai Ye reached out and tugged his long hair.

"Aiya..." Zhao Jue touched his head.

Bai Yutang said, "Yu Yang is likely a repeat offender. There are probably more than two victims, and he might shift his focus to a new target."

Zhan Zhao agreed, "It's possible that both Yu Yang and the company are repeat offenders."

Bai Yutang understood what Zhan Zhao meant, "The applicants who were rejected might be victims of different types of crimes?"

"Mhmm." Zhan Zhao nodded, "It's not actually a job application. Like the game players who submitted resumes for trial opportunities, some were selected to be hunters, and others to be prey."

Bai Yutang asked Chen and Wang, "Do you want to report to the police?"

The two girls looked at each other. They had reported to the police before, but it had been useless.

Bai Yutang said, "This time, SCI is handling your case. The rescue centre can protect you, but it's not a permanent solution. There might be other victims. This case is not just about a stalker, it involves serial killings. If you report it, we can formally investigate this company and all involved."

Zhao Hu and Ma Han also encouraged the two girls.

"There's no reason for good people to hide from bad people, right?"

"The free world outside should belong to you. Those bad guys should be locked up!"

Chen and Wang seemed to make up their minds and nodded to everyone.

After that, the SCI team took the two back to the police station. Director Dong followed them like a father marrying off his daughters, telling them to stick close to the long-haired guy!

Stick close to the living king of hell!

Zhao Jue looked exasperated – How could this old man ruin his reputation?!

Zhan Zhao teased – Being the living king of hell is your reputation.

Back at the station, they took detailed statements from Chen and Wang.

Zhan Zhao and Bai Yutang ran to find Bao Sir, saying they wanted to formally open an investigation into Magic Company.

After reading the statements, Bao Sir couldn't contain his anger and told them to arrest those perverts immediately. Even if the criminals were robots, they should be dismantled and disposed of as scrap!

Zhan Zhao corrected him, "It's artificial intelligence, not robots..."

Fortunately, Bai Yutang quickly pulled Zhan Zhao away before he could get scolded.

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Translator Notes

Please feel free to comment any mistakes I made so I can improve and do better as I go through the book.

Translated: July 26, 2024 by Angel

Edited: December 30, 2024 by Soojin