Chapter 489: Adventure with the Doctor

Because it was an open government department, Xia De was not stopped when he walked into the yard.

And when he looked up, he immediately saw the blue-gray shorthair kitten basking in the sun at the very top of the discarded metal shelves piled together on the east side of the yard.

"Is luck so good today?"

The weather was still dim, and even though it was almost eleven o'clock in the morning, there was not much sunlight. The cat was lying on the metal plate propped up by the shelf with its eyes narrowed, and only opened its eyes to look at him after Xia De walked close.

"Xiao Miya, absolutely do not bark."

Xia De warned little Xiao Miya on his shoulder who was clearly wanting to emit malice, then clapped his hands lightly, signaling the cat at the high place to jump down. In the case of Xiao Miya not making trouble, the effect of Xia De's affinity for cats was quite significant. Clearly, the cat was seeing Xia De for the first time, but after seeing him clap his hands, it still stood up with spirit.

Staring with big eyes, it sized up Xia De from the high place, then jumped down along those stacked metal plates and shelves. It ran to Xia De's feet, narrowed its eyes, stretched its neck, and rubbed against his trouser legs.

Xia De cautiously squatted down and picked up the cat. Xiao Miya on his shoulder immediately made a "purr purr" sound in her throat. This was the cat's performance when trying to deter but unable to bark.

"It will leave in a while, let's go eat something delicious at noon."

Xia De naturally wouldn't forget to take care of the cat he raised, stretching out his empty left hand and patting little Xiao Miya's head on his right shoulder in an awkward posture. It then quieted down, but still glared like a tiger at the blue-gray shorthair cat that was a circle larger than her, while the new cat also showed fear of Xiao Miya, as if Xiao Miya was some indescribable monster.

In short, the commission that he thought would be very troublesome was actually solved in a morning. When Xia De returned the very well-behaved blue-gray shorthair kitten to Mrs. Midra, the old lady almost cried.

Because Xia De completed the commission quickly and effectively, when paying the commission fee at the end, the old lady also gave an extra half-pound tip. Declining Mrs. Midra's invitation to have lunch together and discuss cat-raising techniques, Xia De took the cat that seemed a bit angry and had a big meal in the nearby neighborhood.

Sure enough, when the cat close to Xia De was returned to its owner and she also ate satisfying food, Xiao Miya returned to her normal state. Perhaps for this cat, the "memory space" needed to remember delicious food completely covered the "memory space" to remember annoying things, and her life was probably the truly carefree one.

Avoiding the habitual lunch break, which was from twelve to one-thirty, Xia De visited the psychological clinic of Dr. Shi Nai De in the East District of Tobesk at two o'clock.

He originally just wanted to ask if the doctor would appear at the Yodel Palace tomorrow night, but after meeting, the doctor immediately gave a surprising piece of news:

"Xia De, you absolutely can't imagine what happened! I met another newly awakened gifted person!"

Because of excessive surprise, Xia De even forgot to sit down standing by the sofa, and the words in his mouth blurted out:

"Oh, doctor, did you use a relic that can overdraw luck?"

Once the words were out, he suddenly understood what kind of mood the others in the group were in when they heard the doctor met him.

"No, no, I wouldn't use that kind of relic, Xia De, sit down and talk."

Dr. Shi Nai De was clearly in a very good mood, enthusiastically greeting Xia De:

"This matter actually has something to do with you. A week ago, you entrusted me to find an object that can make 'Mental Crystals', and the new gifted person was discovered when I was looking for a target!"

"Can the other party's dream make Mental Crystals?"

"Of course, a gifted person within 72 hours of awakening has a powerful but unstable spirit, which is the best target!"

The doctor said with a smile:

"If you have nothing to do tonight, you can go explore the other party's dream world with me. His awakening time has about 28 hours left, so we can't miss tonight."

"Then doctor, are you going to invite the other party to join our group?"

Xia De actually cared more about this point.

The doctor shook his head with a smile:

"Of course not, our group already meets the minimum number limit, and we don't lack experts who are good at a certain technology. After we make the alchemy materials you need tonight, we will inform the church of his information through the black market and let the church handle it."

The doctor sat behind the desk, arranging the follow-up matters very properly. But after thinking about it, he added:

"Moreover, even if you didn't appear, I wouldn't invite this gifted person to join us.

This situation is different from yours. When I met you, you had just woken up from blindness and ignorance because of your Ringed Shushi talent, your eyes were terrified but full of hope, and the follow-up investigation of your background was also very clean. But this gifted person is different, he..."

The doctor sighed:

"How should I put it, there is a very serious psychological problem. The other party lives at No. 2 Black Corner Alley, and encountered a fire at his workplace three years ago, with more than 60 percent of his body burned. Even the cause of that fire seems to have something to do with him, but the Ridewich field didn't investigate any evidence. Based on the above points, I think our group had better not get involved with the other party."

"Black Corner Alley? A person with burns?"

Xia De felt inexplicably familiar, thought about it, and asked tentatively:

"Doctor, the Black Corner Alley you mentioned, is it the alley next to Liu Yisi Street?"

"Oh? Have you been there?"

The doctor asked curiously.

Xia De had of course been there. In order to get the credits for the promotion from the first year to the second year, he got three commissions from Yi Lu Na that might be related to mystical events. The second commission was to help Ms. Swan investigate the mysterious person who peeked at her every noon.

And that mysterious person was the man living in the second door in Black Corner Alley, who had burn marks on his face and hands.

"I saw him a month ago, but I didn't expect that he had become a gifted person."

Xia De said the experience of that time. The doctor frowned and thought:

"The 28-year-old man is named Lude Jinweis. The fire three years ago burned down his workplace and burned ten people to death. Only he survived and got a large amount of compensation. Although peeking at a beautiful girl is not a crime, connecting these two things, I really feel that the other party is not a good person."

"Doctor, how did you find him?"

Xia De asked with great interest, but didn't expect Dr. Shi Nai De to smile awkwardly, unwilling to say more:

"Luck, yes, purely luck."

Even without the power to distinguish lies, Xia De could see that the doctor didn't tell the truth. But everyone had their own secrets, so he didn't care about the truth behind it.

As for whether Lude Jinweis was a good person, Xia De actually didn't care much. But if he could discover some things when entering the dream, not only Xia De, but presumably the doctor wouldn't mind adding his criminal record when reporting the new gifted person to the church.

Determining the adventure plan for tonight, Xia De heard another piece of good news. The doctor had no plan to attend the Yodel Palace banquet tomorrow night, because no one would give him an invitation. After knowing this, Xia De felt relieved and agreed with the doctor on the time to meet tonight.

Since Lude Jinweis was already a gifted person, even if he hadn't officially become a first-level Ringed Shushi, the reconnaissance effect of "the other me" had already taken effect. Therefore, Xia De and Dr. Shi Nai De met at the street corner of Liu Yisi Street at 11:30 that night.

At this time, Mr. Jinweis should have fallen asleep, and "the other me", which was not yet active in the unawakened state, should not easily wake him up.

The two walked against the low wall of the street, trying to avoid the gas lamps on the street. And although it didn't rain, dark clouds still covered the sky of the city, and the light of the moon and stars could almost not penetrate that layer of thin mist at all.

To enter the dream of a gifted person, the doctor needed to directly touch the other party's head, so the two had to break into the house at No. 2 Black Corner Alley.

First, he took a look at the alley entrance, and after confirming that there were no other pedestrians nearby, the doctor stood in the alley under the steps and continued to look around, while Xia De stood in front of the door and pressed his finger on the position of the door lock, turning it gently to open the lock:

"Why am I always doing this kind of activity of breaking into other people's houses with Dr. Shi Nai De?"

He thought silently in his heart.

Opening the door a crack, Xia De entered the darkness inside the house sideways. A few seconds later, his hand stretched out from the door gap, making a gesture representing safety. The doctor then backed up the steps, looked left and right, and also entered the house sideways from the door gap.

The door closed silently, as if nothing had happened. Although Lude Jinweis was just an ordinary person, the two were still cautious.

Compared to No. 6 St. Deran Square, this house in Black Corner Alley was not big. The foyer was very narrow and had many sundries such as shoe racks and cardboard boxes.

In this darkness, the faint light of Xia De's fingers illuminated the two. The doctor handed Xia De shoe covers and gloves, but Xia De shook his head and took out the gloves and shoe covers he prepared from his pocket.

Dr. Shi Nai De showed a gratified expression. From meeting Xia De two and a half months ago to now, the young detective had also grown a lot.

Lude Jinweis lived alone, and the bedroom was in the room on the left on the second floor.

The two went upstairs lightly, and when they wanted to open the bedroom door, they actually found that the handle couldn't turn.

"Who would lock the bedroom door when sleeping at home?"

Xia De thought in surprise, and used the spell to open the door again.

But the two didn't go in directly. The doctor cautiously took out a copper box from his pocket, opened it, and inside was a thick cigar that had already burned one-fifth.

After the doctor lit it, he took a puff and put the cigar back into the box. He stretched his head toward the door gap and blew the smoke in.

He clearly only took one puff, but the smoke he blew out was like a long dragon, and it didn't stop for a full ten seconds. During this period, Xia De was a bit worried that Dr. Shi Nai De would be hypoxic.

After blowing the smoke, Dr. Shi Nai De carefully closed the door again. The two waited in the corridor for half a minute before finally pushing the door and walking into the room. ===== CHAPTER 490 =====