Gunfire, Punk and Necromancer

Safety blue addiction, withdrawal reaction.

Zhuang Xuteng held Meteor's head in his arms, his lips trembling and tears moistening his eyes. He pities Meteor, he understands Meteor, and he can put himself in Meteor's shoes and feel the pain of Meteor. A girl who had never left home by herself, with the fresh memory of her mother committing suicide with explosives, fearfully hid in a warehouse with few reserves. She could only use the Dream Mist Experience Machine to numb herself, and she could only use Safety Blue to make herself feel safe. She was addicted, she fell into a dream of being trapped in the virtual world and couldn't extricate herself. She forced herself to calm down in fear, and Zhuang Xuteng cut off her only comfort.

"I'll take you to find help." Zhuang Xuteng covered Meteor's eyes with a pillow, picked her up, and flew out of the hotel window. It's not dark yet, but the clouds are thick, and the first heavy snow is expected to fall today and tomorrow. The street lights and GG neon lights have not yet increased their brightness, and this dim environment is suitable for stealth operations.

Peicheng is full of company properties, every hospital, every implant care shop, and even every store selling safety blue and dream fog experience machines. Zhuang Xuteng thought about it, but still couldn't go to a regular hospital. In such a big city, there may be only one corner where they can get help.

Xiacheng District, Hope Clinic. It was still in its original position, looking even more ruined than before amid the snowflakes. Three of the neon tubes on the door frame were broken, and the word "Hope Clinic" was gone. Only the word "study" was left flickering, as if it was the last breath that could not be swallowed. When Zhuang Xuteng fell from the sky with a meteor in his arms, the clinic director Sender Reis happened to open the door and come out to take out the trash. He was holding a half-smoked cigarette, wearing a leather apron with his bare upper body, and tattered slippers from different families on his bare feet under his shorts. Dr. Sen carried two large bulging black plastic bags and threw them into the trash can at the entrance of the hospital. Then he saw Zhuang Xuteng and Meteor.

"Do you have money? This is not a charity. If you don't have money, I won't be able to treat you."

"Yes!" Zhuang Xuteng nodded. Stealing some money with his ability is just a casual thing. Unless we enter a cashless society, the tentacle thief will lose its usefulness.

"Then move in. Pay first and then see the doctor." Dr. Sen took out a lighter from his pants pocket, lit a cigarette, took a sip outside, and then threw away the burning filter. "You look familiar. Have you been here before?"

"As long as you know the euro and the hospital number, don't worry about anything else." Zhuang Xuteng placed the meteor on the first relatively clean and ventilated bed at the door, then took out a handful of banknotes from his arms and slapped them on the table beside the bed. . "She used Safety Blue and had a withdrawal reaction. I tried to make her sleep temporarily - is there any way to make the addiction disappear?"

Dr. Sen took out the flashlight from the front pocket of his leather apron, opened Meteor's eyelids and looked at it. He was stunned for a moment, then reached out to touch Meteor's head, then pried open her mouth to look at her tongue and throat.

"This is not a person who fell asleep, but a person who passed out. Her addiction is quite serious, and the treatment is extremely difficult, with a low success rate and very painful." Dr. Sen sighed and said: "If you care about her pain, I suggest just giving her safety blue. Safety blue is not expensive. If you can get the money, you can support her for a lifetime. "

"No." Zhuang Xuteng was determined. "I have seen the final state of a person addicted to safety blue and dream fog machines. Even with enough drugs, he is tortured to the point of becoming less than human. The priority is always treatment, and this is non-negotiable."

"If you want to cure her, you must first completely isolate her from contact with safety blue. Nowadays, food is more or less mixed with it. In the past, I could just buy some protein worms and use some seasonings to make ends meet. . But recently, all condiments, especially salt, contain safety blue. It is said that some people have detected safety blue ingredients in tap water. I don’t know whether this news is true or not. I want to ask if you can create it for her. Zero security blue environment?”

"Treat her."

"Okay, I see you are very determined." Dr. Sen left the hospital bed, walked straight to the desk at the end of the treatment room, opened the drawer, took out a pen and paper and started writing. He wrote an address, a name and a phone number, and then listed the names and dosages of thirteen medications.

Dr. Sen handed this piece of paper to Zhuang Xuteng, and then said: "This is the address of a biochemical laboratory in Peicheng of the Sanliu Charity Foundation. This person owes me a favor. If you give him enough repayment, maybe he will let you The woman is undergoing detoxification treatment. I have listed the names and dosages of the drugs. Remember them in your mind, and then compare them with the drugs he gave your woman. If the dosage is exceeded, you must find a way to run away, otherwise the two of you will. Everyone will die in the laboratory."

"You know so much, can't you treat it?" Zhuang Xuteng asked: "If you are short of money, I will give you money; if you are short of medicine, I will give you medicine. Or you can tell me the treatment method, and I will also..."

"Okay, Naike, there is no cure for this addiction. The so-called treatment is just to remove the hallucinations and pain from the disease, but the price is the loss of imagination. Yes, I recognize you, and I am glad that you are still here. Live, but you shouldn't be walking around with an intelligence officer."

"Is there something wrong with my makeup?" Zhuang Xuteng asked.

"You are the big shot introduced by Lucy. I will definitely pay more attention to you. Hehe, when you are anxious about the disease, you like to swing your right arm upward, like this." Dr. Sen imitated Zhuang Xuteng's movements and shook his arm. , then found another cigarette, lit it, and held it in his mouth. "You came here many times. First you were anxious about Ranchi Syndrome, and then you were addicted... In this industry, the more you learn, the more anxious you become, and you really care about every patient."

Zhuang Xuteng was silent for a moment, sighed, pointed at Meteor and asked, "I want to hear the truth from you: What should she do?"

"Safe Blue and Dream Mist experience machines are used too much. Cases like this are too common. To be honest, there is nothing we can do." Dr. Sen pointed to the empty ward and said, "You must have noticed that there are no more patients here."

"Can't afford it?"

"No, they're all dead." Dr. Sen took a puff of cigarette, choked and coughed several times, and kept beating his chest with his fists. After a while, he wiped the corners of his eyes with the heel of his palm, wiped his nose with the back of his hand, and then said: "It turned out that all my patients needed safety blue and dream fog machines, which can reduce pain and are better than painkillers. But their The addiction is greatly increased, a hundred or two hundred times faster than others. There is no way, I have tried all means, but I can't save it."

"Pathology? I know you, you must have had pathology."

"Yes, I did some research. The combination of safety blue and dream fog machine will subtly change people's thoughts. I conducted a psychological analysis on the patients and found that they will gradually reduce their attention to the external world and their thinking will become more and more focused. , until all that is left in the world is the Dream Mist Experience Machine, Safety Blue, and a certain thought. Some people think about their families, and some people think about money... In short, they are dreams that they cannot usually realize, or something. Once it reaches this stage, it becomes a nightmare.”

Dr. Sen said: "There are two solutions. One is to block part of their brain functions, leaving them in a state of no dreams, no hope, no happiness or pain. They will become like zombies, but with an extra regeneration in the brain. And the chance of recovery. Theoretically, if they can persist for about three years, their brains can be restored to factory settings. How can I put it? Their joys, sorrows, and joys will grow over time like children. , maybe you can become an adult.”

Zhuang Xuteng scratched his head and asked, "Is his IQ the same as that of a child?"

"No, safety blue does not affect IQ. The treatment focuses on emotional intelligence, which is the emotional feedback to external stimuli. Take her for example... If she can persist and become a child, she will probably make herself cry by farting, but adults will not So, you understand?”

"So, treatment and recovery are troublesome, but it can be cured?"

"The theory can be treated, but how to implement it, only the company's medical institution understands. What medicine to use, how to change the frequency and dosage, how to maintain physical signs and control complications... Naike, this kind of thing can only be done through a lot of experiments It's clear. I...I don't have enough samples here, so I can only give you the names and dosages of the medicines."

Zhuang Xuteng nodded and said, "Thank you, at least I know there is hope. You said there are two ways, what is the other one?"

"You were once the most wanted criminal of the four major companies. It doesn't hurt to tell you this discovery." Dr. Sen said: "When I was treating patients, I discovered that the Mengwu Experience Machine can actually be regarded as a medical instrument. It continues to subtly The user inputs some information. It is called hypnosis at a mild level, or brainwashing at a serious level. If you can figure out how it works and how to program the hypnosis program, you can then relieve the psychological dependence. I woke up from a dream that was getting tighter and tighter."

"But you can't, I still have to go find someone from the company, right?" Zhuang Xuteng sighed and said, "I can't show up, so can you take her to seek medical treatment?"

"Who is she? She can show up now? The people who can be with you are probably wanted criminals, right?" Dr. Sen shook his head and said: "Besides, aren't you afraid that I will betray you? I am already very poor. If I sell this woman and report the news about you, I can make a fortune no matter what."

"You're right, you can indeed make a lot of money by betraying me."

"But I heard rumors. You and Gongdao visited an implant hospital and killed the doctors there, so I should have the same fate. Huh, a hospital that doesn't even have patient numbers, In this corner of the city, it's not unusual for one more person to die. I have no family and my friends are pretty much offended. My neighbors won't care if they can't see me for ten days and a half, so be smart and don't do it. It hurts me."

"Aren't you afraid of death?"

"Afraid, but not afraid either. I've seen too much death, and it's useless to be afraid or not. No matter how much you want to live, you can't delay even one second when the time comes. I've figured it out a long time ago: the most I can do is decide No matter how you die, the rest can only be left to fate. I heard that you had a fight with Anzu. You should be very fast, right? Can you kill me so that I can't react at all?"

"Okay." Zhuang Xuteng nodded and said, "You... do you know the news about Brother Dao and the others?"

"Is this part of it? Okay." Dr. Sen said: "I only know that Ge Gongdao disappeared and never appeared again. I don't know who you are familiar with, but I believe they are either dead or missing. Lucy She committed suicide. It is said that she committed suicide with a explosive bag. The scene was very tragic."

"They're all missing, right..." Zhuang Xuteng sat down, holding his head in his hands, thinking for a moment. "Ask a question, do you know Bai Moji?"

"I know, I quite like her songs. Such a great beauty - what a pity." Dr. Sen dug into his pocket and pulled out a crumpled cigarette. It seemed that he wanted to take one more puff before dying, but his trembling fingers failed to put the cigarette into his mouth.

"Don't be nervous." Before the cigarette fell, Zhuang Xuteng caught the cigarette with his wraith tentacles and stuffed it into the corner of Dr. Sen's mouth. "You said it's a pity that Bai Moji is dead. Why? Is she dead?"

"Don't you know? The plane crashed and she died. Well... not necessarily, because there is news that her body was not found. She is barely missing. Can you help me by the way? My hands are not very good. I can’t rub the lighter anymore.”

"Don't be nervous, I won't kill you now." Zhuang Xuteng said: "Take the money I gave you, plus this platinum coin, clean yourself up, live a good life for a few days, and then forget about me Bar!"

"You won't kill me? You..."

"Don't believe it? It's up to you. People I know, including people like Bai Moji who have only met four or five times, have been eliminated by the company. If the company finds out that we have met more times than Bai Moji, you can imagine that you Zhuang Xuteng said: "Yes, you may indeed take risks. After all, the opportunity to make a lot of money is right in front of you. I am a mercenary and I can understand it. But I guarantee that you will never end well if you report me. Believe it or not." you."

"Whether those guys can catch me or not has nothing to do with whether you tell the truth. Also, thank you for the good news you gave me."

Just as Dr. Sen was about to ask what the news was, his vision went dark and he lost consciousness. Zhuang Xuteng didn't do anything, he just slapped him and supported him before he fell to the ground. Afterwards, he moved the unconscious Dr. Sen to the hospital bed and rummaged through his medicine cabinet.

A timer syringe, some anesthetic, some nutritional supplements. Zhuang Xuteng is also "Dr. Sen". His skills are still there, and it is just a matter of convenience to create a timed injection environment that makes the patient sleep for three consecutive days.

He left the money, locked the door from the outside, pretended that no one was inside, and then occupied the magpie's nest and lived here temporarily. He wanted to wait for Meteor to wake up and see if she could get better before deciding what to do next.

At present, except for Lucy, who has been confirmed dead, everyone else is just "missing". Although disappearing in the hands of the company is not necessarily a good thing, at least there is hope. If Meteor recovers, maybe she can help her investigate. If not, then wait until the company is destroyed and then find a way to investigate on your own...