Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 2792: Chapter 2787: The 13th Day Tales (44)

The grand scene, it seems like half the people in the rehabilitation facility have arrived.

The dense sound of footsteps persisted for quite a while, and amazingly, until it quieted down, not a trace of other noise appeared.

Such as jostling, such as kicking the door and shouting.

Everyone, as previously mentioned, truly queued in a mannerly fashion, without any conflict or impatience.

Organized a health checkup?

Considering the nature of this place, Fu Qian naturally thought of a more grounded explanation.

After all, is there any reason more fitting for a unit’s people to quietly queue here?

As for why it seemed like half the people came?

The footsteps outside were certainly not enough, but the advantage is there are two doors here.

Besides the location closer to the attending physician’s office, not to mention Wayne Falter’s exit, it was locked by Fu Qian as well.

If there’s such a congregation over there too, it’s not an exaggeration to say half the facility is here.

Even the reason is quite natural; in such good weather, why wouldn’t everyone want to go out and stroll?

Moreover, what’s more reassuring is, although from this angle one cannot see the scene at the other exit, up until now, no one seems to have forced the door from that side.

The situation seems to have fallen into a peculiar standoff, the "Black Box" that was self-created has been surrounded, yet no one is eager to break it.

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Truly... too marvelous.

Fu Qian is indeed very satisfied with such developments.

After all, creating this thing was initially intended to steer the three-person stand-off and observe the directors’ reactions.

As a result, not only were the directors mobilized, but they also directly staged a grand spectacle.

As for why such a grand event must be staged?

It is indeed a bit exaggerated, but fundamentally, the core can always be considered an emergency response to the Black Box.

Because the condition of the intruder can’t be seen, thus there’s a desire to confirm the intruder’s status.

With Wayne Falter being driven away, the director couldn’t help but stir half the facility to achieve this purpose.

You could say the cooperation couldn’t be better, fully proving the Black Box plan’s correctness.

As for how the people outside will confirm one’s movements?

This is a more intriguing question and the aspect Fu Qian is most satisfied with.

First, it is known that the directors and Servis have opposing thoughts.

The former wants me to enter the office, the latter is against it.

The motives might not be completely confirmed yet, but just this fact alone makes it not difficult to deduce such a standoff.

Everyone has outcomes they wish to see and not see, and I, who refuses to exit the Black Box, am now in Schrödinger’s cat state.

Once the actual situation is observed, it means one side loses.

In this case, if no one is eager to break it, then the most ideal way is letting the cat make a sound itself, breaking the Black Box.

Thus creating this scenario.

Perhaps someone might ask, if one intends to wait for the cat to make a sound on its own, why not just wait? Isn’t gathering so many people excessive?

Indeed, there seems to be such a problem, especially judging from previous performance, relying on numbers for pressure seems unrealistic.

But don’t forget that in this three-person stand-off, the two who are actually most at odds are the other two—the pressure might not necessarily be on me, the intruder.

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Yes, no matter how grand the scene staged by the directors, it likely still needs Servis’ cooperation to successfully mobilize so many people, this is a logic proven long ago.

So half the facility is here, could it be that Servis is the one under pressure?

As they say, spectacle creates chaos, forcibly organizing events no doubt brings pressure to the daily operations of the rehabilitation facility.

Judging from previous performance, Servis, when mobilizing personnel, still tries not to be too deliberate.

For instance, conducting an examination for the girl with the headband allows his roommate, Lady Black House, a chance to emerge.

Leading to curiosity about what kind of reason is needed to stage such a spectacle?

Overall, this is a possibility Fu Qian leans towards; the directors staging such a scene is pressuring Servis, like a troublesome child throwing a tantrum, the pressure on me is merely incidental.

As for the purpose of the pressure?

There are many, such as letting Servis become overwhelmed and check the cards to confirm the results, gaining an upper hand in some invisible strategy.

Or perhaps judging from the reaction, determining whether Servis already knows if the intruder has entered the office without checking the cards.

Indeed, even after previous series of actions, for Fu Qian, it is merely to "maximize" the reliability of the Black Box.

This is the rehabilitation facility’s territory and even Servis’ own office, does such a Black Box truly work for him?

Even Fu Qian holds a skeptical attitude towards this.

Hence he never expected such a small maneuver to absolutely control the situation.

The purpose of creating the Black Box has always been to trigger situations, letting the directors target each other.

And now it seems quite ideal, the situation has indeed stirred.

Of course, there are downsides too.

Perhaps for the directors, the pressure of queuing for health checkup is aimed at Servis, but in reality, for me, the level of threat is far higher than imagined.

Don’t forget the Well of Time.

Outside there are dozens of people standing there in a rather abnormal state.

As everyone knows, no matter how high the quality is, queueing for long inevitably leads to frustration.

If this stalemate continues, any individual inside with an explosion of "inner darkness" signifies drawing nearer to the judgment day.

And as time advances, the likelihood of such outbursts will gradually increase.

Thus, even for myself, there is essentially no leisure in just sitting and watching the tigers battle.

The three-person stand-off has always been a three-person stand-off.

As for how to proceed next?

The two veterans refuse to make the first move, naturally it’s my turn to lead the excitement once more.

Silently standing up, Fu Qian did not waste time; the next moment his hand was already pressing on the unlocked door.

Uncertain if the attending physician has other means to confirm whether someone is in his office?

How about this?

Silently and without notice, Fu Qian has already pushed the door of this center node of the rehabilitation facility inward.

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It’s rather simple, especially compared to the style of the entire facility.

An office desk, medical cabinet, examination bed... besides several necessities, there are not many excessive decorations.

Of course, there’s no one behind the desk, Wayne Falter wasn’t lying.

At a glance, Fu Qian noticed something quite familiar—

Somewhat concealed compartment in a section of the wall panel behind the office desk.

If it wasn’t seen once at Lady Trish’s partner, it would be rather difficult to notice.

It only attests to being the institution spokesperson, having own valuables and little secrets to preserve.

With some admiration, Fu Qian reached into his pocket and fetched the key given by the director.