Chapter 1164 - Such a Large Cat (2in1) (1/2)

Inside a mental hospital, a mental patient was hinting at another patient that the doctor could be a ghost, was this not a sign that they were both sick? From the perspective of a normal person, they would definitely think the patient who said the doctor was a ghost had to be suffering from some kind of illness but Chen Ge did not share that thought, he subconsciously believed that the man’s words were worth studying. In other words, his subconscious also told him that there was some problem with this Doctor Gao.

His brain started to hurt again. Chen Ge gritted his teeth strongly. He was now very lost. His way of thinking was obviously different from a normal person but did that equate to the fact that he was ill? Admitting that one was really suffering from mental illness was something difficult for a stubborn person because once was admission was made, it was basically an overhaul of said person’s entire worldview. When a person’s worldview and thinking framework were changed, then could the person still be called the same person anymore?

He did not think any further, Chen Ge cleared his mind and stopped reaching for his memory in the past. The pain slowly faded away. It had been less than 24 hours since he woke up from his previous fainting spell, but he had already mastered the way to avoid the pain. And this was under the condition where he had lost most of his memory and he was acting for the most part on his instinct. Sitting on the wooden chair, Chen Ge who had his emotion adjusted turned to look at Doctor Gao, he was shocked to realize that Doctor Gao was currently closely watching him. The pair of sharp eyes stared directly into Chen Ge’s eyes, as if he could look directly through Chen Ge’s skin and see what was moving in Chen Ge’s brain, this made the latter feel quite uncomfortable.

“Among the doctors at this hospital, there is such a statement that we share, do not contemplate too deep into the words that the patients say, we only need to believe in the reliability of science and the objectivity of the diagnosis and provide them with the correct prescription.” Doctor Gao said slowly, “This was our responsibility to the patients as well as to ourselves.’

“The patient appears to really believe that he can see ghosts. Doctor Gao, do you think there is actually ghost in this world?” Chen Ge knew Doctor Gao had noticed something. He merely said something to change the subject but to his surprise when he asked whether he believed there was actually ghost in this world, the deepest part of his brain started to blind him with intense pain again! It felt as if someone had asked him this particular question before!

The sudden pause caused Chen Ge to hug his head, he collapsed to the ground and rolled about in pain. Doctor Gao at his side quickly went to grab Chen Ge’s hands. “Quick, calm down and follow the breathing method that I taught you!”

3 to 4 minutes later, Chen Ge finally returned to normal. Doctor Gao also slowly replaced the bottle of medicine back into his pocket, if Chen Ge did not calm down soon, he was planning to feed Chen Ge another 2 pills.

“Did you remind yourself of some very bad memory from the past again?”

“Yes.” Chen Ge nodded, he would not purposely underestimate other people’s intelligence so he did not deny it when the truth was so obvious. “I feel like I have met ghosts before, many different type of ghosts in fact.”

“That is normal, in your own delusion, the identity that you have given yourself is the operator of a Haunted House and thus your employees were various types of ghosts.” Doctor Gao pointed at the fence around the garden. “The source of all your illusion is that Haunted House at Xin hai Theme Park, you have subconsciously posited yourself into the shoes of that female actor. The business of the Haunted House is dying out and most of the employees have quitted, therefore, in your imagination, you created many different kind ghosts and had them become actual workers at your Haunted House to help you resolve the issue of a lack of manpower.”

“Impossible…”

“Why would the employees of the Haunted House leave in the first place?”

“Because there are too little visitors and I could not pay their salary.”

“Do you need to pay salary to these ghosts if they were hired to replace the posts held by the living employees?”

“Well, of course not.”

“There you go. That is the basis of your delusion.” Doctor Gao helped support Chen Ge back to the chair. “In your imagined world, you have possessed everything but nothing has changed in real life. The only thing you could do is to sneak glimpses at that girl behind the window and she is still facing the dire situation of the Haunted House closing.” Doctor Gao sighed. “Do you know what is the thing that worries me the most now?”

“What is it?” Chen Ge asked since it felt like it was the right thing to do.

“The most that worries me the most is that after the Haunted House really shut down from business, you might not be able to see that female actor anymore.” When Doctor Gao said that, Chen Ge could feel his heart grip with pain. “That is the world of reality, it will not change due to a person’s determination. When the wind blows, the grass will bent, you think you are the wind but actually we are all small grass.” There was a trace of sadness in Doctor Gao’s voice. “I do not wish to shatter your beautiful imagination but I know if that Haunted House suddenly close, you might lose the only thing that keep you going and that might cause your condition to suddenly worsen.”

Chen Ge did not respond with anything. Doctor Gao though understood the conflicting feelings that Chen Ge was going through, “What you need to do now is to stop submerging yourself in the imagined world that you have created as a shell and try to a brave step forward to start a new life. Instead of waiting for the Haunted House to close and your condition to worsen and lose the chance to leave the hospital ever again, why don’t you cooperate with us and our treatment so that you can leave this hospital to go find her as soon as possible.”

Every word that Doctor Gao said was reasonable and logical and they were for Chen Ge’s own good, they were all concerns that Doctor Gao had towards Chen Ge.

“Is all my past really just an illusion?” Once Chen Ge imagined the closing down of the Haunted House, there would be an inscrutable pain that wrapped around his heart. This kind of pain was different from physical pain, it was hard to describe, but it was buried deep inside his heart.

“Actually you already have the answer yourself. In your imagined stories, there are many symbolism taken from real life. Did you not realize that in your stories there are more than a handful of psychiatrists and psychologists? They have been everywhere in your whole story and they were always there when your storied life has reached a turning point, do you think they are all just a mere coincidence?”

“Are they not?” Chen Ge’s eyes were dimming. In his shattered memory, there were indeed the presence of multiple psychologists and psychiatrists and each of them seemed to have their own stories and they were very important characters in Chen Ge’s supposed illusion. It was a doctor in a large doctor’s coat that had been killing the younger versions of himself multiple times, the head of the ghost stories society was Doctor Gao, his parents tasked a Doctor Chen to look after himself and if he was not mistaken, the most recent one was a… Doctor Fang? His brain appeared to be punctured by many needles. Chen Ge shivered uncontrollably but determined to pull through.

“The timing of these doctors’ appearance match up perfectly with our medical invention in real life, in reality your stories are just an extension of your real life, you will soon realize that.” Doctor Gao chatted for a while with Chen Ge and then there appeared to be some emergency at the other sick zone, so after feeding Chen Ge another 2 pills, Doctor Gao left in a hurry and left Chen Ge alone in the hospital garden.

“I so wish that I can go to visit that Haunted House in person.” After swallowing the pills, Chen Ge’s mind dulled and the sense of pain faded away. Time appeared to slow down and sleepiness caught up to him. “But a life like this is indeed far more comfortable compared to the scary life that I have led in my imagined stories.” As time continued to move, the outside temperature started to rise. Many doctors and patients escaped indoors until there was no one left around Chen Ge.

And right at that moment, a rustling sound came from the nearby bush. Chen Ge slowly turned his head to look at it. The small branches were pushed away and the head of a cat peeked out from behind the bush. The cat had a snowy white fur coat and it had different colored eyes. When it saw Chen Ge, it immediately bounded over and with a leap, it landed on Chen Ge’s knee. The leg that was encased in plaster suffered the weight of the white cat. It caused Chen Ge to grit his teeth in pain. “Holy cow, you are one big and heavy cat.”

Probably due to its unique breed, the white cat was much larger than a normal house cat, it weighed much heavier than it appeared. But the key issue was the white cat appeared to not know that at all, it very expertly attempted to crawl onto Chen Ge’s shoulder. Holding the white cat by both of his hands, Chen Ge placed it on the space next to him on the chair. “Why would there be a cat at the hospital? Are you a stray that has wandered in from outside the hospital?”

Chen Ge looked at the cat and the cat looked back at it. The cat’s eyes were very spiritual, they appeared to contain many very different emotions.

“Have you been abandoned by our master?” Chen Ge asked the white cat but to his surprise, after he said that, the cat looked at him with clear confusion. “Is it for real? Or I am hallucinating again? How come it feels like the cat is communicating with me with its eyes?” Chen Ge mumbled to himself, not realizing how strangely he was acting.