The Way To Escape the Scum

Humans may have an innate sixth sense.

For example, sometimes it is perceived that there is a vague and silent gaze coming from behind.

But when I look back, it is clear that there is nothing, only the bustling crowd is busy.

More times, confusion and doubt will arise. Is this someone really stalking and spying, or is he caught in the fear that he can't break free, and is called—

What about "delusions of persecution"?

…

When Ling Xiao opened his eyes, he found himself walking on a busy pedestrian street.

The surroundings were full of laughter, and all kinds of pedestrians passed by. In an unfamiliar environment, she subconsciously stopped.

I made a cursory inspection of my body, looked around vigilantly, and never missed any possible danger.

dong-dong-

The remaining emotions in this body were too intense, Ling Xiao felt that his heart was beating wildly, and his whole body trembled in an instant, falling into boundless fear.

The world seemed to freeze when the pause button was pressed.

Only the brain and facial features were keenly aware of the panic, and a line of sight passed through the crowded gap and shot here.

Someone.

Staring at her in the dark.

Ling Xiao turned around suddenly, but found that the line of sight had been quickly hidden in the hustle and bustle.

disappeared.

"Why did you stop?"

A gentle female voice sounded beside her.

I saw the woman in front of me walking back and asked again in doubt.

Seeing that Ling Xiao did not answer, but instead tightened her body and seemed to be looking for something in the crowd, the woman couldn't help sighing and reproaching.

"Yang Luoluo, have you suffered from paranoia again?"

Again? What does it mean?

Ling Xiao did not say anything, waiting for more information.

The woman did not notice the change in this moment. She sighed helplessly and gently pulled Ling Xiao's hand, half comforting and half complaining:

"Hey, it's not easy for us to go out alone, but we have to take care of ourselves. Look, what would you do without me?"

"How many times have I said that, no one is following you at all, it's just that you like to think wildly. Well, let's go back early, take medicine and calm down so you won't think too much."

The woman looks like she is in her twenties, about the same age as this body. However, the other party is dressed elegantly and stylishly, wearing a decent suit and high heels, which is a splendid workplace dress.

On his side, he was wearing a gray sweater and sweatpants, and his hair was greasy and itchy.

Ling Xiao looked at her familiar attitude and quickly went through these words again.

First, two people who are very close but are not relatives, so they are nothing more than friends or colleagues, and it sounds like they are living together. Second, the other party concluded at a glance that he was suffering from paranoia again, indicating that this situation has occurred more than once. Third, she said "take medicine", then the original body is likely to have been to the hospital and got the same diagnosis and treatment results.

"It's alright." Ling Xiao answered briefly and followed in silence.

Delusional?

But the sticky and bad sight just now was definitely not a fiction.

It's just that there is not enough information collected so far. Ling Xiao called out to the system in his heart, but this guy has been seriously messed up recently, leaving the sentence "data delay, you need to deal with it yourself" and slipped away.

Ling Xiao: What's the use of you?

The two of them were speechless along the way, Ling Xiao continued to follow the woman forward, and that line of sight never appeared again, as if it was really just an illusion.

Women seem to be used to this kind of relationship. About half an hour later, they came to a mid-range community with good greenery and swiped the access card of the unit building. The two got on the elevator and pressed the button on the eighth floor. After they came out, the woman took out the key and opened the door.

This is a one-bedroom, one-bedroom with dozens of square meters. It is clean and full of design. The sofa and coffee table are very particular. There are many small and expensive decorations placed everywhere, showing the elegant style of the owner. At the entrance is a black shelf on which some commonly used items are placed, such as keys, commonly used medicines, umbrellas, etc., which are quite tasteful without losing the breath of life.

It's just that there is a folding bed and an old suitcase by the window in the living room, which is a little awkward.

"You've been staying here for two days, why are you so cautious?"

The woman smiled and motioned Ling Xiao to sit down on the sofa. She took a small medicine bottle on the shelf and poured a glass of water thoughtfully.

Ling Xiao noticed the small words on the bottle, tricyclic antidepressants, which are indeed used for the treatment of anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and delusional disorders, are also obviously prescription drugs, and ordinary people can only get them from the hospital. to obtain.

"Take a break after taking the medicine. You have just lost your job and your mental problems are serious. Stay with me for a while to recuperate."

"Really, what would you do without me."

Ling Xiao noticed that this was the second time the woman had repeated this sentence to her.

At this point, the system is finally online. She remained calm, raised her head and pretended to swallow the medicine, but actually kept the small pill in the palm of her hand. Then he excused himself to go to the toilet to wash up, and found a quiet private space to start receiving data.

This world is a little different from the previous world.

Because...even the client is not sure what is real and what is fantasy.

The client is called Yang Luoluo, and the woman outside is called Chang Yunfan, her former colleague and only friend.

Why is it a former colleague? Because just two days ago, Yang Luoluo was fired due to "mental disorder and serious impact on work".

It started a few months ago.

Yang Luoluo is a beautiful little girl, but she was extremely introverted since childhood. Perhaps due to the unhappy family of origin, she is inferior and sensitive, and basically does not like to communicate with others. After graduating from college, she came to this company as a designer assistant, and Chang Yunfan was the senior who taught her.

Although this senior has many accusations against her, Yang Luoluo feels very warm with her private care from time to time, and gradually opens her heart to her, and regards it as her only emotional sustenance.

However, a few months ago, something unexpected happened.

Chang Yunfan brought her boyfriend to dinner with Yang Luoluo, who would have expected her boyfriend to get excited. When he bluntly expressed his desire for a one-night affair, and the little girl tried her best to refuse, he was caught by Chang Yunfan who came back from the toilet.

After that, the two broke up. Reasonably and unexpectedly, Chang Yunfan's attitude also became distant and cold.

A friend who is regarded as a family member broke up with him, this is the pain that Yang Luoluo has never had. She cried and begged for forgiveness many times to no avail, and she felt hopeless in life.

It was also probably from that time, the loneliness and anxiety accumulated over the years and the pain of loss all erupted, Yang Luoluo finally couldn't bear the severe blow, the whole person was often in a trance, and appeared hallucinations.

She began to feel... being watched.

At first, when I got home from get off work, there seemed to be someone behind me, but when I turned around, it was clear that there was nothing.

Afterwards, when I was alone at home, I heard some noises at the door a few times, but there was no one when I opened the door. Wanting to find out, I installed a camera, but later I don't know who complained, and the property came to the door and demolished.

Everything is too subtle to be called, but added together is a never-ending nightmare.

After a period of time, Yang Luoluo fell into collapse and self-doubt.

Obviously she was cautious, but there always seemed to be something watching her and whispering to persecute her. The fear that penetrated the bone marrow was unspoken, and it almost drove her crazy.

Soon, those eyes also got into the dream. When the sky was dark, I woke up sweating profusely, only to find that I could not distinguish between dream and reality.

Is she crazy?

There were repeated mistakes in the work, and the leader directly signed the dismissal notice. When all his thoughts were lost, Chang Yunfan, who was estranged, took the initiative to ask what was going on. After learning the whole story, he kindly handed over a life-saving straw.

They went to the hospital together, and after careful inspection, Yang Luoluo did indeed have a serious paranoid mental illness, mainly manifested in persecution delusions, panic and so on.

Chang Yunfan invited her here to live together, saying that two people are better than living alone. Yang Luoluo was very grateful, and moved in with energy, but kept shrinking and refused to go out, always feeling that the outside world was too dangerous.

Chang Yunfan forgot an important document today, so the little girl mustered up the courage to go out, and then went home together after get off work.

Ling Xiao asked: "I always feel a lot of doubts...Which scum did the client die?"

The system flipped through the data and gave an unexpected answer.

"She doesn't know."

Ling Xiao: "What do you mean she doesn't know?"

The system quickly explained the push pot and said, "You think I want to guess the riddle? Because this is also one of the tasks."

"Next Monday is Chang Yunfan's birthday. She took her client out to attend the birthday party at 0:00. On the way, there was a dispute over a trivial matter, so she left first. The client was very scared and wanted to She hurried back to her residence, but she was suddenly covered by someone on the way. She didn't see the prisoner's face."

Yang Luoluo was raped/killed and thrown into the river. When they were salvaged, the remaining evidence had almost been washed away, and the murderer could not be determined, and the only clue was that part of her long hair had been cut off.

This has also become a local unsolved case and a popular topic of conversation.

"So it is."

Ling Xiao smiled slightly, no emotion could be seen in his dark pupils.

But the system is very clear that this is one of the precursors to her anger, so she hastened to work quietly.

[Mission 1: Escape from this fate of death]

[Time limit: seven days]

[Task 2: Cure the delusional disorder of the victim (with the client's remarks: at least let yourself no longer feel stalked and peeped, and live a normal life)]

[Time limit: unlimited]

The first task is to set the node in the early morning of next Monday in the original timeline. As for task two...

Ling Xiao stared at the content and time limit, pondered for a moment, and suddenly laughed.

System: "What are you doing?"

Ling Xiao shook his head.

"Nothing, just guesswork."

The sound of water crashing. Ling Xiao looked at the expensive facial cleanser on the stand, but she was not polite. She tied her hair for a while and washed it, and finally felt that the greasy feeling of greasy face disappeared a lot.

Then she looked in the mirror.

Tsk.

Although he has big dark circles under his eyes, and looks tired and crazy, once his hair is **** and his face is fully exposed, it is enough to attract the attention of the people around him.

What a beautiful girl.

But sometimes...in the eyes of people with ulterior motives, this may be an original sin.

Ling Xiao stayed inside for a few minutes, outside Chang Yunfan knocked on the bathroom door.

Seeing that Ling Xiao was wearing a high ponytail when she came out, she seemed to be in a lot of energy, she couldn't help but pause, there was a hint of hesitation and surprise in her eyes, and then she said, "Are you going out?"

Ling Xiao: "No, why are you asking that?"

Chang Yunfan smiled and said, "Don't you always suspect that someone is following? I'm going out for a while, but you should stay at home honestly. By the way, I may have a courier later, and you can help me when the time comes. I'll open the door and sign for it."

Ling Xiao: "Have an appointment with someone? When will you be back?"

Yang Luoluo is usually silent and shrinking, but he didn't expect to care about this kind of thing. Chang Yunfan looked at her unexpectedly, looked up and down, and then shook his head in disapproval.

"Luoluo, I know you have mental problems right now. If you leave me, I will feel scared, but I also have my own life."

She frowned in embarrassment: "Like what happened to Li Feng last time...Although it was not your intention, it was indeed a heavy blow to me."

Li Feng is the ex-boyfriend who was caught.

"Forget it, I'm not blaming you. Don't think you're a burden, and don't think you've done something wrong. I don't think so, understand?"

The system bit the handkerchief and said with emotion: "There is still true love in the world."

Ling Xiao silently looked back at the past.

She didn't let go of any slight expression on the other's face, looked at it for a while without making a sound, and then lowered her head.

In an instant, she became that sensitive and suspicious Yang Luoluo.

"I understand...it's all my fault. Thank you, Sister Chang."

Click.

The door closed softly.

The windows were all closed. When Chang Yunfan left, he also thoughtfully drew all the curtains. Although it was daytime, the entire room suddenly turned into a stuffy, suffocating dark enclosed space.

System: "These two tasks don't seem to have any clues, or let's go out and see if we will encounter that stalker—"

Ling Xiao said, "No need."

Her eyes suddenly became playful. Toured the house little by little, including luggage, storage racks, rollaway beds, and more…

Ling Xiao rubbed the two small pills in her hands.

Then laughed slowly.

"There are a lot of interesting clues here, I guess."