Embers Ad infinitum(Cyberpunk World Series of The Lord of Mysteries)

Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Market

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After Dr. Lin finished circling, she raised her fountain pen and looked at Shang Jianyao. She chuckled and said, "This seems to be derived from the Salvation Army's slogan?"

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Shang Jianyao tersely agreed and said seriously, "Dr. Lin, I think you have some misunderstandings about my condition, treating normal things as evidence of an illness."

Dr. Lin straightened her body, and a smile surfaced on her fair face. "What misunderstandings do you think exist?"

Shang Jianyao fell silent for two to three seconds as though he was organizing his words. "You can't understand this kind of pure and noble sentiment or have any idea what it means to be a person who has broken away from vulgar interests."

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Dr. Lin pursed her lips tightly as if she was spending tons of effort to stop herself from laughing. She nudged her gold-rimmed glasses up the bridge of her nose, breathed in slightly, and slowly exhaled. "Indeed. In this era, there is no room for idealists. Even the Salvation Army has degenerated."

The doctor paused and said, "I can try to understand you, but you have to tell me how you came up with such thoughts. What made you have such urges?"

"Nothing. This is what I believe." Shang Jianyao sighed and smiled. "Dr. Lin, you're the most gentle and elegant woman I've ever met. I have something to tell you."

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Dr. Lin's eyebrows twitched slightly. "I have..."

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Before she could finish her sentence, Shang Jianyao added, "I imagined that you could be my spiritual mother, but I've just realized that our ideas are in two completely different worlds. What a shame."

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Dr. Lin broke out into a fit of coughs as though she had choked on her saliva. She then picked up the porcelain cup beside her and drank two mouthfuls. She randomly brought up a topic and muttered to herself, "Sigh, I've finished all the allocated tea leaves this month."

Without waiting for Shang Jianyao to speak, she lowered her voice and asked mysteriously, "Have you recently heard any voices that no one else can hear? Or seen anything that no one else can see?"

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Shang Jianyao shook his head firmly. "No."

Dr. Lin observed Shang Jianyao's expression for a few seconds before asking about something else.

After more than ten minutes, a sweet female voice sounded on all of the underground building's floor simultaneously. "Here is the announcement of the time. The time now is 6 p.m."

"The time has been broadcast." After the voice repeated the announcement three times and stopped, Dr. Lin rubbed her eyebrows and said, "Let's call it a day."

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She thought for a moment and said, "Since there's nothing wrong with your sleep, and you haven't seen anything that others can't see, I won't prescribe any medicine. Come back for a follow-up next week."

"Alright, Dr. Lin." Shang Jianyao stood up and walked towards the door. After he opened the door, he suddenly turned around and said, "Thank you, Dr. Lin."

Dr. Lin replied with a smile, "You're welcome."

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After Shang Jianyao left and carefully closed the door, Dr. Lin sighed and spoke to herself with a smile. "How polite."