Even if a fisherman enters an infinite game, he still has to cast a rod

Jiang Jian had no interest in this kind of childish friendship among young people.

But Jiang Yuan clasped his hands in front of his chest and said with starry eyes: "Tell me your story."

Jiang Jian: “…”

"can."

Vincent nodded in agreement and suggested, "But it's dark and cold here, can we talk inside?"

*

The night was dark.

At the top of the ancient and intricate Baroque building, the lights in the dean's office were turned on.

After untying Fan Wen's restraints, Vincent made a cup of hot black tea for himself and the two "agents", then sat back on the faded sofa.

Under the dim floor lamp, a story slowly unfolds.

"Tony and I are both students of Ainsley School of Magic. We met on the admission ferry and have been inseparable friends ever since. We entered the same school, lived in the same dormitory, studied, ate, and participated in clubs together.

In the Aura Cup flying ball competition, they defeated the neighboring Yasali College with a disadvantage of 2 to 30 and won the championship.

Everything is fine.

Until I used magic to heal several villagers during the winter vacation, and was discovered by the academy and expelled."

Jiang Yuan was puzzled: "Isn't curing illnesses and saving lives a good thing? Why was he fired?"

Vincent: "Because they are ordinary poor people. In the eyes of the upper class, the poor are like bipedal grass. Using magic to treat the poor is an unforgivable stain."

"So, after I got out, I founded this spiritual home. Regardless of bloodline and class, anyone suffering from spiritual degeneration will be admitted for treatment."

"Many people opposed my approach, and my family also thought I brought shame to them. Only Tony, after completing his studies, ignored his family's opposition and came to help me. It was also during this period that we developed the [Mumu Therapy] that can cure the Fallen Soul Disease."

When he said this, he looked down and his expression became lonely.

"But...dreams always fall apart in the face of reality."

“Although we can cure the sick, we cannot cure the prejudice in people’s hearts.”

“After the academy knew that we could cure the spirit-falling disease, they regarded us as a threat and spread rumors that were unfavorable to the academy, saying that we were studying black magic. Many people were afraid to approach us.

Only those who trust us particularly and those who are really desperate are willing to stay.

The spiritual academy was going from bad to worse, with expenses not making enough money and we often had to buy herbs on credit. Later, several important herbs were monopolized by the academy and we couldn't buy them, so Tony bought a batch of smuggled drugs through special channels without telling me.

But...it was a contaminated batch of problematic drugs.

After the patients used it, their condition worsened dramatically.

I discovered the problem and went to confront Tony, but he refused to admit it. Instead, he blamed me for the problem, saying that I was persecuting the patients and that I wanted to kill everyone.

We had a big fight and even got physical...

The next day, I felt very regretful and wanted to talk to him, but he had left without saying goodbye and took away all the luggage, leaving me alone here to clean up the mess.

I tried every way to find him, but couldn't get in touch with him. I thought he must not forgive me.

The patients haven't recovered and I can't leave for too long, so if you see Tony, please let me know.

If he won't forgive me, tell him that I'm sorry and shouldn't have lost my temper with him..."

It sounds like the possibility that [Tony turned from love to hate, transformed himself into a sect leader, and hid in the dark to take revenge on his friend] is very high, Jiang Yuan thought.

He has dealt with several similar games.

The solution is also simple, which is to find Tony himself, let them meet, resolve the misunderstanding, and then reconcile and convert, so that everyone is happy.

But the premise is that this is really just a misunderstanding.

Jiang Jian took the diary, turned to one of the pages, and asked, "Who is the 'Jack' written here? Tony is very dissatisfied with you admitting him, but we searched the archives and couldn't find Jack's medical records."

Vincent sighed, "Well, Tony was talking about Jack Blake. He has always been prejudiced against him because of their different personalities."

Jiang Yuan: "Jack Blake... Vincent Blake, same last name? Are you relatives?"

Vincent: “Yes, Jack is my distant cousin who is three years younger than me. He is also a poor man.

His family situation is complicated. Jack's parents are cousins ​​in name but actually they are siblings.

Due to inbreeding, their first child was born with a pig's tail, their second child was missing two legs, and neither of them lived past the age of one. Their third child, Jack, looked normal, but was actually born with spiritualism.

To make matters worse, Jack's father was strict and abused him for a long time, while his mother was cowardly and taught him to be patient and not to resist.

This caused Jack to suffer a mental breakdown, and his already broken soul was destroyed even more thoroughly.

Due to his serious illness, he uncontrollably hurt many people, including his classmates, teachers, and even almost killed a farmer who was working near the school.

So his father, my uncle, had to send him to me for secret treatment."

Jiang Yuan: "It's a congenital deficiency, and it's worsened later. Is Jack's illness worse than Fish's?"

"Yes, Jack was the former treasure of the hospital, but..."

Vincent took a sip of red tea, a hint of tenderness appeared between his eyebrows: "Although he and I were in the same school before, we were in different colleges, so we didn't have much contact.

But after he came, I found out that Jack hated the family business and didn't want to study potions. He wanted to be a movie star that everyone admired and bring happiness and hope to everyone, so he had been studying secretly for this purpose."

Jiang Jian raised his eyebrows: "Will his parents agree?"

Vincent shook his head. "Of course not. His father thinks actors are just clowns who seek to attract attention, and he forbids him from blaspheming the family's reputation."

Jiang Yuan: "Did he obey?"

He thought that Jack would be sad if his dream was shattered because of family and illness.

Sad that the condition worsened again.

Vincent smiled knowingly and said, "Neither."

"Jack used all his time with me to secretly practice his acting skills. One night, he used a teddy bear as the heroine. When I saw him, he was so embarrassed that he hid in a wooden barrel and refused to come out.

But I thought his performance was contagious, so I asked Tony to get him an audition.

Tony even complained about it, saying that I shouldn’t give people hopeless hope…”

He paused here, frowned, and said, "Strange, how come I answered all your questions honestly? What kind of magic did you cast on me?"

Jiang Yuan said: "It's probably because you think we get along really well, that's why you said so much."

"Do you think I'm a fool?" Vincent said helplessly:

“Forget it, no matter what you did to me, Jack recovered and left three years ago to pursue his dreams, and he has never come back since then.

As for the files, it was because his father attached great importance to the family's reputation and did not want his son to leave such a shameful record, so he asked me to destroy them all."

Jiang Jian: "My last question, what is this soul-destroying disease?"

Their original understanding of soul-falling disease was similar to mental illness.

But after this night of nightmare parade, it didn't seem to be the case.

Vincent patiently explained: "The main symptom of soul-falling disease is the broken soul. The cause and symptoms vary from person to person. Mild cases will only cause mental disorder, but severe cases, especially those with magical talents, will uncontrollably release magic power and cause destruction."

"So, during the sleepwalking time at night, the dormitory buildings and hospital buildings where people sleep are protected by patrolling angels and formations. They are very safe, but it is dangerous to run around, as you will be attacked by manifested dreams."

As expected, this is similar to Jiang Yuan’s speculation.

Jiang Yuan: "So, dream therapy is to release the repressed power of patients with soul-destroying syndrome in dreams and relieve the symptoms?"

Vincent nodded proudly: "Yes, this is our hospital's exclusive treatment. The academy sent people to steal it several times, but we drove them away."

Jiang Yuan asked: "But, according to what you said, the conditions at the spiritual retreat are difficult, so how did they get the son of the richest man here?"

Vincent: "Fish's case is very special. He became ill because someone tampered with his handicrafts and injured an important person."

"It is said that he is an important crown prince, so his father had to send him to me overnight, under the pretext of medical treatment, but in fact he was exiled to the frontier."

Jiang Yuan thought about the dreams just now and asked, "The water lily fairy that was killed by the patrolling angel just now was Fish's dream?"

"Water lily fairy?"

Vincent thought for several seconds before he realized who Jiang Yuan was talking about.

"Interesting name. Yes, Fish's dream is very strong. He once destroyed everything and smashed my seventeen patrolling angels. Until now, I can only win by sneak attacks."

He said seriously, "So I suggest you never provoke it in the future."

after?

It seems that the water lily fairy has only disappeared temporarily and will appear again in the future, Jiang Yuan thought.

After all, it was just a dream, and it would appear again when you wake up and fall asleep again.

but......

He recalled carefully, thinking of the big guy's helpless look just now, and felt that the water lily spirit was not as scary as the dean said, so he said:

"Really? But I think that apart from being a little bit rude, it's pretty cute and kind overall."

Vincent's pupils trembled, and he said in horror: "...Anna! What misunderstanding do you have about cuteness and kindness?!"

Jiang Jian took a sip of the slightly cool black tea and said calmly to Vincent: "You'll get used to it."