Chapter 1023: A Night Passes (Last day of double monthly votes)

Jianna discovered that the jellyfish-shaped mushroom had already withered and died, making it impossible to treat An Xiaotian, so she asked Ludwig if the mushroom was edible.

Of course, she didn't want An Xiaotian to eat it. As a vegetative person, An Xiaotian no longer had the ability to chew and swallow. Grinding this mushroom into powder or squeezing it into juice and providing it to An Xiaotian through infusion belonged to a field she didn't understand, and she couldn't judge whether it would have any effect—"Witches" had always only known how to spread diseases and plagues and didn't possess medical knowledge or abilities.

What Jenna really wanted to ask was whether Ludwig could eat this mushroom and whether he could obtain the ability to treat vegetative people after eating it.

Ludwig stared at the withered mushroom in his palm and licked his lips:

"Can eat."

He paused and hesitated for two seconds before saying:

"But don't know what can be obtained."

Even a professional who analyzes ingredients couldn't see the cooking method and effect. This mushroom was indeed very special... Jenna realized this and hurriedly said to Ludwig:

"Put the mushroom away first.

"Give it to me, I'll put it in the 'Traveler's Bag'."

Ludwig clenched his palm.

While shaking his head, he stuffed the mushroom into his jacket pocket, as if it were a small hamster, his pet.

Jenna didn't have the idea of forcibly taking away the jellyfish-shaped mushroom either. Holding Ludwig's hand, she walked quickly toward the exit of the Dawn Hospital.

Only then did she have the energy to think about what had just happened:

"Li Keji's jellyfish-shaped mushroom actually fell into the hands of that person covered in white bandages, and that person even gave the mushroom to us...

"Yes, Lu Mian said that his colleagues Old Wang and Old Ding were struck by lightning and are now in this scary appearance. When he came to visit the Dawn Hospital last time, Old Wang seemed to be asking him for help... He met Old Ding again at the entrance of the basement of the Dawn Hospital this time...

"Was Old Ding hinting at him to pay attention to the words 'Irrelevant personnel please do not enter' at that time?

"Was it Old Wang or Old Ding who threw the mushroom down just now? If it was Old Ding, it would still be reasonable. When Li Keji was sent to the basement for 'treatment,' Old Ding was there...

"But he could stay in the basement for so long, which shows that he is no longer an irrelevant person...

"What do Old Wang and Old Ding symbolize in the dream city now?

"Why help us?

"I don't know if this dried mushroom is Li Keji's final result..."

Amidst the flurry of thoughts, Jenna took Ludwig and took a taxi back to Room 2303, Building 5, Dechuang Garden, told Franca about their encounter, and let Ludwig take out the withered mushroom to show her.

Franca gazed at the mushroom and pondered for a moment:

"My spiritual intuition tells me that it should be the final version of the treatment mushroom created by Li Keji, but what the specific effect is, I don't know. Even if I use divination, I can't get an answer."

This was not only because the treatment target was An Xiaotian, but also because the mushroom itself was very special.

"Should I eat it now?" Ludwig asked eagerly.

He had the expression that the top-tier ingredients should be cooked in the simplest way.

Eat it raw!

Franca and Jenna looked at each other and said:

"Wait until your godfather comes back before eating."

They weren't worried that the mushroom matter would have any accidents in the next ten-plus hours, but the current situation really wasn't suitable for such an exciting "experiment":

Currently, Lu Mian and Anthony were outside the dream, and Lu Mianna had been frightened and needed strict supervision, while Franca herself couldn't afford any major accidents and couldn't make too risky attempts. Therefore, if Ludwig ate the mushroom now and something happened that they didn't expect, the whole situation might collapse.

"Hmm." Ludwig stuffed the withered mushroom back into his pocket with reluctance and resistance.

Jenna looked toward the bedroom and asked Franca in a low voice:

"How is Lu Mianna?"

"She was 'inexplicably' arrested by the police, so she must have been frightened. She has been a bit dazed and a bit overreactive. She only truly fell asleep two minutes before you returned to the dream." Franca answered in a low voice.

She then said to Jenna:

"Go visit An Rui now and confirm his situation."

After Anthony was kicked out of the dream, Franca was actually a bit worried about his dream image, An Rui, but she was really unable to spare any time to observe and protect him—she had to take Ludwig in the morning, look after Luo Shan, and went to support outside the Dawn Hospital in the afternoon, then was busy asking the "Mystic Queen" to help bail out Lu Mianna. She didn't even have time to care about Jenna's dream image, let alone An Rui's side.

"Okay." Jenna also had worries in this regard, but she had to prioritize finding the mushroom that Li Keji might have left behind.

Since returning to the dream city, she had been rushing around without rest.

…………

Xinhong Community, inside the rented house.

Jenna's figure walked out from the darkness.

She looked toward the smallest bedroom closer to the kitchen and heard relatively long breathing.

Her spiritual intuition told her that the person sleeping inside was An Rui.

Jenna breathed a sigh of relief and examined the situation in the room.

She saw a wine glass, a plate with leftover salted peanut crumbs, a plate of unfinished cold-mixed pig head meat, and a plate of mashed potatoes with only residue left on the dining table.

This was very consistent with An Rui's cooking level.

—Mashed potatoes were a delicacy both inside and outside the dream, and cold-mixed pig head meat and salted peanuts could be bought at street vendors outside.

A picture suddenly appeared in Jenna's mind:

An Rui was in a good mood, bought himself a bottle of wine, and drank two glasses with peanuts, pig head meat, and mashed potatoes. Afterward, he was a bit tipsy and decided to wait until the next day to clean up the bowls and chopsticks.

"Quite leisurely, An Rui knows how to enjoy life..." Jenna sighed silently.

She then thought:

If Anthony, the prototype of An Rui, didn't have the pressure of a mission, would he be like this in private?

At this moment, Jenna felt that Anthony was no longer just the forever calm "psychologist."

While sighing, she didn't neglect to be careless, quickly confirming whether this situation belonged to an abnormal phenomenon and whether An Rui, who was sleeping in the room, had hidden problems.

After about seven or eight minutes, Jenna, who had sneaked into the corresponding bedroom twice, finally felt relieved and left here.

…………

The next morning.

After Jenna woke up, she got out of bed carefully, afraid of disturbing Lu Mianna beside her.

Who knew, Lu Mianna slept very lightly, opened her eyes, and turned her head.

Seeing that it was Jenna, she breathed a sigh of relief and revealed a smile that was still a bit dazed:

"I had a nightmare, dreaming that I was arrested by the police, saying that I committed murder and arson, spread evil cults, and did all kinds of evil..."

Speaking of this, Lu Mianna froze.

Soon, she propped up her body and muttered to herself:

"Nana, I was really arrested yesterday.

"I'm wronged, I just performed magic at the hot pot restaurant, and they said I committed murder!"

Seeing this, Jenna put her knees on the edge of the bed, bent over, and gave Lu Mianna a warm hug:

"It's okay, you're out already.

"There will be top-tier lawyers to help you later, the innocent will clear themselves."

Franca, who had slept on the carpet last night and only entered after hearing the movement, almost laughed out loud at Jenna's words.

The innocent will clear themselves?

This sentence is fine, but the death of Zarathustra was really done by us. It's as muddy as it gets!

She held back her laughter and joined the ranks of comforting Lu Mianna.

After a while, Lu Mianna recovered. She looked at Jenna and Luo Fu, looked left and right sneakily, and lowered her voice:

"I didn't mention you guys at the Police Department."

She had an expression of "Am I very great and witty."

"Really great!" Franca and Jenna praised in cooperation.

Seeing Lu Mianna's mood improve quite a bit, Franca took the opportunity to say to her:

"Miss Huang will come to pick you up later. You stay at her place for these two days."

In order not to let Lu Mianna implicate Franca and Jenna, when the "Mystic Queen" found a lawyer to bail her out, she actually provided a new place to live. But because the "Mystic Queen" had to prepare for the exile of Emperor Roselle in the mirror last night and didn't have time to look after Lu Mianna, Franca, who was worried that Lu Mianna would run around, took the risk of picking her up and holding on for a night.

Now, the "Mystic Queen" finally had time.

And when the afternoon came, Lu Mian would return to the dream city.

"Hmm hmm." Lu Mianna nodded obediently.

After Lu Mianna was picked up by the "Mystic Queen," Jenna set off to work at the Hall Film Company, Anthony, who returned to the dream, was responsible for taking care of Ludwig, and Franca finally had free time and took a taxi to the Technology Building, preparing to go through the resignation process.

For her, the process wasn't important; what was important was that she had to get the salary for working for more than half a month!

Inside the Human Resources Department.

Maybe it was because Miss Huang had greeted them in advance, Franca didn't even have a chance to take out the family surgery notification and other materials she had stamped with a fake seal in Zhenjin Bridge, and she finished the process quickly. No one made things difficult for her.

Finally, she took the certificate given by the Human Resources Department and went to the Finance Department to settle her salary.

After various deductions, she received 3,500 yuan.

"Not bad... the first salary from a formal job in life, although it's in a dream..." Mocking herself, Franca left the Finance Department.

She planned to go to the Administration Department to say hello to Luo Shan, and then leave the Technology Building and hide completely in the dark.

Just passing by the Technical Department and not yet near the Administration Department, Franca, who was still wearing those old-fashioned black-rimmed glasses, suddenly heard a voice:

"Luo Fu."

Franca turned around subconsciously and saw Zhou Mingrui walking out of the Technical Department.

"What a coincidence, I heard you're resigning?" Zhou Mingrui asked with concern.

Franca noticed that Zhou Mingrui's eyes revealed a bit of firmness, as if he had made up his mind to do something.

He wouldn't be asking me about the Dawn Hospital the night before, right? He wouldn't be asking me about the real purpose of coming to the company, right? Franca suddenly shivered.

*Mommy*, I don't dare to say anything now!

ps: Last day of double monthly votes~

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