Chapter 5 New Patients and News Broadcast
Zhang Dadao was suddenly touched from behind. He shuddered violently and turned his head to see that it was Old Man Han leaning forward and looking at him. He couldn't help but sigh and spit out the apple that he had just chewed in shock. He said to Old Man Han, "I knew it was you. No one else is as ghost-like as you!"
Old Man Han's face stiffened. He stood up and walked around to sit next to Zhang Dadao. He said, "Who did you say was going to be unlucky? Doctor Xiao Su? No! Xiao Su is a little naive, but he seems to have good luck."
Zhang Dadao's eyes lit up, and he said, "You also know this? I haven't seen you mention it in all these years? Didn't you teach philosophy before? But you are right this time, that kid is lucky, isn't this the guy who treats God going to be unlucky? I guess he will be the second person to be fooled to death by a patient since I was admitted to the hospital. Once that guy dies, won't the Su surname have a chance to come to prominence!"
Old Man Han was stunned, and squinted his eyes and said, "Doctor Chen? Now that you mention it, there are some problems. Several troublesome patients have come here in succession, and this time one of them committed suicide. It is possible that something might go wrong with him."
Zhang Dadao nodded with a smug look on his face. He was quite pleased that his calculations were recognized. Old Man Han did not dwell on this. He changed the subject and put Dr. Chen's matter behind him.
"You know? Just after you went out, a new person was sent in. Like God and fellow apprentice, this time it's an author who insists that we are all characters in his book! Everything is destined." Old man Han seemed to have picked up something happy, and his smiling face looked like a chrysanthemum blooming.
Zhang Dadao was stunned and asked curiously, "Author? From Qidian? Is his name Tomato or Potato? I've said before that these novel writers are crazier than us, and they should all be arrested and treated."
Old Man Han said happily, "You stole the doctor's computer to surf the Internet again? How can it be the same? They knew it was fake and deliberately made up lies, but we are taking it seriously. If you look for it among the readers, you may be able to find one or two sick people. I'm afraid there are not many authors. As for where the one who came today is from, I really don't know. If you are interested, you might as well go and take a look. However, this one also has a tendency to self-destruct , and I'm taking him to the third floor now!"
Zhang Dadao waved his hand and said, "I'm not interested. I'm going to take a class with Lao Bangzi!" As Zhang Dadao said this, he threw the little bit of apple core left behind, stood up and walked out.
Old Man Han hurriedly caught up, grabbed Zhang Dadao, and said, "Why do you always look for Lao Bangzi? If you want to learn something, come to me! After all, I am a university professor. What's the point of looking for Lao Bangzi? Doesn't he have savant syndrome? That guy has social and communication disorders. How can he care about you?"
Zhang Dadao smiled and said, "Who am I? I am just like Fan Jin who passed the imperial examination. I was greatly stimulated and became self-enclosed. If he ignores me, how can I ignore him? Everything that guy says is quite interesting."
Old Man Han nodded reluctantly and said, "What you said does make sense. The old man originally ran an antique shop and was defrauded of a sum of money and was very upset. What did you learn from him?"
Zhang Dadao said, "Antique appraisal! Lao Bangzi is quite knowledgeable about rare ancient books."
Old Man Han smiled and said, "You know all this? You are really seriously ill, and you are suffering from paranoia. But even if you can learn, what's the point? If you stay in this place, even if you really learn to identify antiques, there will be no antiques for you to identify? A scalpel from 1998 or a medical chart from 2002?"
Zhang Dadao sneered disdainfully, and sang as he walked: "How can a sparrow know the ambition of a swan? The cicada and the dove laugh at the roc. One day we will rise with the wind, hanging a pole from our waists and wandering the rivers and lakes."
An old doctor passing by was stunned. He happened to hear Zhang Dadao singing. He touched his head and said, "Xiao Yao You? Zhuangzi? Who brought these books to Zhang Dadao? We need to interrogate him when we get back. How can he let a patient read any book? I was wondering why he said he was the reincarnation of a heavenly master at such an old age? It turns out he read these crappy books!"
Zhang Dadao didn't know he was being watched, so he walked into the activity room next door and found a neurotic old man in the corner. The old man was muttering something incomprehensible to the corner of the wall. Zhang Dadao sat beside him and listened attentively for the whole afternoon. The two of them didn't interfere with each other, one talked and the other listened, which was very characteristic of a mental hospital.
After waiting for the nurses to bring dinner and counting the number of people, Zhang Dadao stood up, twisted his stiff body, and said to the old man who was still mumbling, "Goodbye, teacher!"
Then, under the strange eyes of the nurse, he picked up his meal and found a place to eat. Then, the patients who had not stopped taking their medication went to get their medications under the guidance of the nurse and the doctor. Zhang Dadao sat on a chair and watched the news broadcast. He said to the old man Han who had come over to him at some point, "Today's dinner tasted really bad. The meatballs were all powder and there was not much meat to taste!"
Old Man Han was watching TV and didn't answer. Zhang Dadao didn't care either and started to chat with the news broadcast, "Yeah, yeah! Yes, that's right."
Old Man Han was somewhat confused as Zhang Dadao attracted his attention. He turned his head stiffly from facing the TV and stared at the beaming Zhang Dadao for a while before asking, "Are you going crazy? I haven't heard that you have a speech impediment?"
Zhang Dadao was stunned, turned around and said, "Stop messing around, I'm practicing martial arts!"
"Practice?" Old Man Han was stunned and said, "You Tianshi Dao has this kind of practice? The two qi of hum and ha?"
"Tianshidao? Who is that?" Zhang Dadao was confused. "I'm just practicing my supporting role. When I go out, I'll have a skill to make a living. I can find a place to work and make a living!"
Old man Han looked at Zhang Dadao with a strange expression, and said carefully: "You only practice being a supporting role? Then who will be the funny person for you when you go out? I heard that Zhang Hongmin is going to quit his job?" Old man Han pointed at the host on TV and asked Zhang Dadao seriously.
Old man Han is a mental patient after all, and his focus is unique. Practicing supporting roles in front of the news broadcast, such a weird thing, seems normal to him.
Zhang Dadao was stunned after hearing this, his face suddenly became tangled, he muttered a few names of patients, then shook his head to deny it. Then he fell into silent contemplation. Old Man Han looked very proud, watching TV and humming Yue Opera. After a long time, Zhang Dadao suddenly poked Old Man Han, who turned around and asked, "What's the matter?"
Zhang Dadao asked awkwardly, "Which room did you say the newcomer will live in? I'll ask him to help me write down the layoff for Zhang Hongmin."
Old Man Han looked at Zhang Dadao in shock for a long time without saying anything. A voice came from the news broadcast: "Thank you for watching!" Many patients who had finished taking their medicine came in. Old Man Han then said, "It's too late to ask today. I'll ask for you tonight."
Zhang Dadao then muttered, "Today is April 17, 2014, so this problem must be resolved before May 1st." After saying that, he turned around, only to find that Old Man Han had disappeared again.
Su Jinjin was walking towards him. When she got in front of him, she said, "What are you talking about? I'm on the night shift today. You better behave yourself. This is the critical period for training."
Zhang Dadao rolled his eyes and said, "If something goes wrong, shouldn't you just be transferred? It's a good opportunity to move to a place with more romantic opportunities!"
Zhang Dadao turned around and left, but Su Jinjin had a conflicted expression on her face.
