[Infinite] End Game

Tang Yu opened the letter.

The letter was written in 1931, the recipient is Mr. Dean, and the sender's signature is Mrs. Hawkins.

In the letter, Mrs. Hawkins described in a very worried tone how the little girl Silica was rude, pampered, disobedient and how she tried to kill her brother.

Mrs. Hawkins described her pain, sorrow and struggle in long and large paragraphs, and sincerely asked Mr. Dean to find a way to correct Silica's evil behavior in the letter, hoping that the dean could change Silica into a For a good girl.

And then, she will come here to pick Silica back to the manor.

Tang Yu frowned unconsciously after reading the letter, he felt a little strange.

In the case, Silica still smiled sweetly at herself in the light of the flashlight.

It's hard to imagine how such a little girl would want to kill her own brother, and Mrs. Hawkins' letter full of crying is also very weird compared with Silica's blank case. It's like hiding some unfinished truth.

Tang Yu turned the case to the end and found that Silica had been successfully discharged from the hospital in the winter of 1932, and it was Mr. Hawkins who handled the discharge procedures for her.

Except for this information, there was nothing about Silica's treatment during her admission, which seemed to support Tang Yu's conjecture.

Tang Yu stroked the paper, his eyes fixed on Silica's discharge date.

Among the several files he checked, apart from the few people who died here, among the recovered patients, Silica was the one who had been hospitalized the longest, and she had only lived there for nearly two years.

But this is not in line with common sense. Even with the medical level in the real world, the treatment of mental illness is an extremely long process.And there are many cases of no improvement even if it takes decades or even a lifetime.

So how does this place manage to cure a mental patient in less than a year on average?

Not to mention that all recovered patients showed a docile and quiet state. This commonality made Tang Yu feel a chill. He couldn't help but think of a notorious treatment method that was extolled at the time— - Lobotomy.

The nerve fibers in the frontal lobe of the brain are destroyed by instruments, so that the patient becomes submissive and gentle.

In fact, only one-third of patients will reach a quiet state after surgery, but because of the rapid effect and low mortality rate, this method was cited as a cure for mental illness and became popular in the 20s to 30s Throughout the European continent, countless relatives of patients firmly believe that this operation has liberated them from pain.

But what almost all patients and relatives did not know at the time was that the frontal lobe of the brain is responsible for human thinking and emotional sustenance. It can be said to be the organ that distinguishes human nature from animal nature. Destroying the white matter of the brain lobe can indeed make people quiet , but at the same time, it also makes people lose the ability to perceive emotions. Although life is still continuing, at the spiritual level, this person has already been strangled.

It is generally believed that this kind of lobotomy was not invented until the 20s, but in the century, some people studied this technique as early as the middle of the 30th century, and there were already related cases in the 80s, and obviously , this so-called rehabilitation center is at the forefront of scientific research.

Besides, there was another point that Tang Yu was particularly concerned about.

Judging from the previous files, the speed of changing patients in this rehabilitation center is still very fast, and after a patient recovers and is discharged from the hospital, the hospital will soon accept new patients to fill in the blank numbers.

He and Silica are also number 116, but it was winter when Silica was discharged from the hospital, but now it is summer, and there has been at least half a year between them.However, under the update speed of abnormal patients in this center, the number 116 was empty for half a year and no one made up for it.

What kind of information is hidden in this?

One explanation that Tang Yu could think of was: between him and Silica, could there be another number 116?

Thinking of this, Tang Yu searched the entire cabinet again, but found nothing.There was no way to get more information through the files. Tang Yu packed the document bags he took out one by one, and was about to get up and put them back in their original places, but he tilted his head inadvertently, and swept to the bottom row of the cabinet. ground space.

From there to the gap, you can see the other side of the cabinet, and at this time, there seems to be a pair of feet standing there.

The size of those feet is not big, even a little delicate, the feet are close together, the toes are facing his direction, as if there is a person standing behind the cabinet and looking at him across the cabinet.

Moreover, I don't know how long I stood there.

Tang Yu's heart instantly rose to his throat.He subconsciously grasped the flashlight tightly, but the flashlight seemed to be about to run out of power, flickering at this juncture, flickering his eyes on and off.

A wind blew from nowhere in the airtight room, penetrating through his clothes and blowing a chill on his back.

Tang Yu could hear his own intense and loud heartbeat, and he began to imagine quickly, if he illuminated the gap with a flashlight and put his head in it, would the owner of the feet on the opposite side of the cabinet also bend down and look at each other.If he really saw another face, would he be able to withstand the stimulation.

Just as Tang Yu was preparing his mind, the light of the flashlight suddenly flashed and then went out completely.The darkness that stretched out his fingers was instantly suppressed from all directions, and at the same time, a hand was placed on his shoulder from behind.

Tang Yu's whole body exploded, his fingers holding the flashlight tightened, he twisted his waist violently and swung it backwards, but in the next second, his wrist was firmly grasped by a dry palm, and then he felt his body leaning forward, Was pulled into an arms.

"it's me."

Chang He's flat voice sounded above his head.He took the murder weapon from Tang Yu's hand into his own, and then supported Tang Yu's shoulders to let him stand still. He stepped back a little and asked, "What's wrong? Your heart is beating very fast."

"...I, I saw a pair of feet behind the bookcase." Tang Yu tried to breathe a sigh of relief, and his tense back slowly relaxed, "It should be a girl."

Chang He's face was hidden in the darkness, but Tang Yu thought he must have frowned: "Girl?"

Tang Yu hurriedly asked, "Did you see it?"

"No." Chang He shook his head: "I passed that shelf when I came here, and I didn't see anyone."

"...It's okay, maybe I'm hallucinating." Tang Yu didn't know whether he should breathe a sigh of relief. He thought for a while before he realized something. He looked at Chang He and asked, "Why are you here?"

"I saw your flashlight flashing." Chang He said, "I thought something happened to you."

Tang Yu's expression was a bit indescribable: "So, why don't you turn on the flashlight?"

"It was turned on, but the battery ran out halfway through." Chang He spread his hands at him.Fortunately, his night vision ability is very good, the darkness can't actually affect him - so, he can clearly see Tang Yu's pale face, it seems that the previous one really scared him.

Chang He silently reflected for a second.

...well, it's just that the battery is out.

Maybe I was overly nervous just seeing the flashlight flashing.

Tang Yu took out the spare battery and handed it to Chang He to let him replace it. The yellow light once again illuminated the space in front of him. Tang Yu squinted his eyes after being stabbed, but he had to admit that his mood was not completely calm until this moment down.

He put the documents back in place, went around to the back of the cabinet to confirm that no one was there, then turned around and told Chang He what he had found.

"The cabinet over there is also a case, the earliest can be traced back to 1822."

From 1822 to 1934, this rehabilitation center has spanned 100 years of history.

"I also found some things." Chang He continued: "There is a door on the wall over there, which should lead to another room."

...another room?

Tang Yu was really taken aback and immediately turned his attention away.Chang He didn't say anything more, just turned around and led the way, and the two walked together to the far right corner of the room. On the wall, there was a small iron door leaning against a cabinet. You can't see it unless you look closely.

Tang Yu couldn't help but look sideways at the people around him, his eyes were both puzzled and slightly envious.A hidden space is obviously very likely to have hidden clues, which is undoubtedly a surprise, but why he has never found such a major discovery, but Chang He found it all at once.

... Is it because dogs have better noses?

Tang Yu thought maliciously, and unconsciously looked around the tip of Chang He's nose.

"It's here. I felt the air flow before." Chang He was a little puzzled by Tang Yu's look, but he didn't ask any more questions. He just passed the flashlight to Tang Yu to let him stand a little farther away, and clasped his hands on the side of the cabinet to hold the heavy and tall The cabinet was opened a little, exposing the iron door.

Tang Yu leaned over and saw that the handle of the iron door was covered with a layer of rust. Fortunately, the lock cylinder could still be twisted. It took him a few more minutes to pry the lock open, and then slowly pushed it open with force. This iron door.

Because it has not been rotated for a long time, the metal door shaft made an overwhelmed "creaking" sound when it was pushed. Because Tang Yu's movements were very light, the sound would not pass through the heavy iron door behind the file room door. , but still in the silent room slowly stirring nervous nerves.

When the gap was wide enough for one person to pass sideways, Tang Yu stopped, picked up the flashlight and waved it around, the light reflected the scene inside.

It was a room with a layout similar to that of an archive room. There were also neatly arranged cabinets inside. The only difference was that the space here was smaller, and each cabinet was separated by square grids one after another.

Each cabinet has sixteen compartments, about 40X60cm in size, and looks more like a personal belongings storage cabinet in a company than a filing cabinet.

I just don't know why this place was locked, and a thin layer of dust fell on the ground. It seems that no one has been here for a long time.

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