Chapter 865: Methods

Li Huowang was re-handcuffed and shackled, then sent back to his room.

Sitting on the bed, Li Huowang thought about the information Bahui had just revealed to him. Suppressing the unease in his heart, he began to ponder what Qingwanglai was truly planning.

"He wants to use Yang Na to threaten me?! But why? Is he finally dropping the act completely? What exactly does he want? Yin."

Li Huowang's trembling mouth suddenly opened, and he bit down hard on the back of his hand. His eyes instantly gleamed with ferocity. "I'm going to kill him! I'm going to kill him! I must kill him!"

The longer Li Huowang stayed in White Pagoda Prison, the more his anger intensified. It eventually reached a peak, when he was on the verge of breaking out, Bahui finally made a new move.

Today was the Mid-Autumn Festival. Mooncakes were being eaten, even by the mentally ill patients. The mooncakes were all made by the patients themselves, which not only saved on labor but also allowed the patients to participate and feel the festive atmosphere, killing two birds with one stone.

The front of the mooncakes bore the words "White Pagoda Psychiatric Correctional Facility." In the center of each mooncake was the silhouette of a human head, with a staff entwined by two snakes inside the silhouette.

There were many types of mooncakes: milk cheese, green apple and plum, coffee chocolate, peach Tieguanyin tea, Lipu taro, and golden purple potato. But Li Huowang had no interest in any of them.

"Have one. How can it be Mid-Autumn Festival without mooncakes?" A caregiver placed a purple potato snow skin mooncake in Li Huowang's hand. "I know you miss home; everyone does. Cooperate with the treatment, and once you're cured, you can reunite with your family."

The recreation room was adorned with colorful paper decorations. Places like this tended to emphasize holiday cheer even more. Yet, Li Huowang felt none of it. He numbly shoved the mooncake from his hand into his mouth and began to chew.

Halfway through chewing, Li Huowang stopped, his body frozen. There was something inside the purple potato filling!

"Everyone, a prisoner band from Cell Block Six is coming to perform throughout the facility! Let's eat and watch!"

Hearing this, the patients, who had been happily watching TV, immediately grew restless, grabbed their mooncakes, and rushed towards the source of the sound.

After all, live performances were always more captivating than TV. Though Cell Block Six was for serious offenders, it certainly didn't lack talented individuals compared to the outside world.

Li Huowang, however, did not leave. He remained seated. Only when the entire recreation area became quiet and deserted did he put his hand to his mouth and spit out what was inside.

Pretending to examine the pattern on the mooncake, Li Huowang quickly unfolded the paper.

After quickly memorizing the content, Li Huowang threw the paper into his mouth, chewed it a few times, and swallowed it.

He nonchalantly ate a few more mooncakes, then stood up and left the recreation room.

The caregiver, who had been watching TV, quickly stood up and followed him. "Where are you going?"

"To the restroom."

"Number one or number two? Hurry up, that skit earlier was quite interesting."

Li Huowang ignored him and walked directly into the cubicle noted on the paper.

To his surprise, there was someone else inside the cubicle: a doctor who looked exactly like Li Huowang.

The person placed a finger vertically over their lips, signaling Li Huowang to be silent. Then, they pulled out a face-like mask and started to place it onto Li Huowang's face.

"Zuowang Dao?!" Li Huowang leaned back slightly.

But he quickly realized this was not Zuowang Dao; it was a realistic silicone head cover.

He had seen online before how these things, combined with makeup, could achieve such realism that they were indistinguishable from real faces. In some foreign countries, they were even used for prison escapes.

Putting it on felt like wearing a mask. He then allowed the other person to draw and paint on his face with various items.

"Are you done yet?"

Hearing the caregiver urging from outside, Li Huowang saw the other person change into his prison clothes. Then, the imposter skillfully removed Li Huowang's handcuffs, shackles, and head covering, and put them all on themselves.

Finally, Li Huowang saw the imposter hand him another note, pat him on the shoulder, turn and walk out, leaving the restroom with the caregiver.

Once there was no more activity outside, Li Huowang stepped out. He walked to the restroom mirror and stared blankly at the completely unfamiliar reflection of himself.

Reaching up, he pressed his face. Li Huowang was truly amazed by Zhao Shuangdian's capabilities. To think she could even acquire something like this.

Not just the skin, even the eyeballs looked so real. With a slight cover from the bangs, it would be impossible to tell it apart from the real thing without a close look.

However, Li Huowang knew this was not the time to dwell on such details. Time was of the essence.

He read the content of the paper, swallowed it again, and pulled a magnetic card from his pocket.

Taking a deep breath, Li Huowang gripped the magnetic card tightly and walked towards the White Pagoda exit.

As the magnetic card swiped across the metal gate, emitting a "drip" sound as it opened, Li Huowang felt his body lighten slightly.

But just as he was walking towards the second gate, a familiar voice called out to him. "Wait, are you..."

Li Huowang, his scalp tightening, stopped walking and turned towards the sound. He saw Yi Donglai walking towards him.

Yi Donglai glanced at Li Huowang's name tag and extended his hand. "Dr. He, correct? Hello, I'm Yi Donglai."

Li Huowang was burning with anxiety at that moment. Although his appearance had changed, his voice had not. If he spoke, Yi Donglai, who knew him so well, would surely recognize him immediately.

"A new face, Dr. He. Were you just transferred here? My apologies, I just thought your back looked a bit familiar; I thought it was someone I knew."

Seeing that the situation had reached a point where it would be awkward if he didn't speak, Li Huowang suddenly had an idea. He remembered what Yi Donglai had told him previously.

Li Huowang took half a step back, looked at Yi Donglai with disdain, and shook his head slightly, making a tut-tutting sound.

He tried hard to put on an expression that conveyed contempt for the doctor whose paper had been retracted, causing such a public embarrassment.

Although this was very rude, even offensive, it had to be said that such snobbish people existed in the world, and quite a few of them.

Yi Donglai clearly understood what Li Huowang was trying to convey. His breathing became heavy, and his face began to redden slightly.

In the past, colleagues would only gossip behind his back. He never expected this new doctor to not even bother pretending. It truly made it difficult for him to maintain his composure.

"What right do you have to look down on me? You have no idea what kind of patient Li Huowang truly is."

"If Li Huowang were to be treated by you, you quacks wouldn't even know where to begin!"

Li Huowang pretended to be too lazy to speak, turned, and strode away.

Although this was a bit unfair to Dr. Yi, who had always tried to help him, at that moment, thinking of Yang Na's uncertain fate, he couldn't afford to worry about such things.

"All of you, just wait. The day I cure Li Huowang, I'll make all of you open your eyes and see! I, Yi Donglai, will still be the number one Yi Donglai!"