Chapter 16 Danger Index Half Star
"Why do you think I'm sitting here?"

As Su Yan sat down, his voice softened, and he turned from the sunny voice of an older neighbor to calm and professional.

Hua Sixin said that of course it was because she maintained her character so well.

But her eyes misted up, and she gave a response that a 17-year-old girl who had never been in any serious trouble before would have given: "Because I killed someone."

"So you feel sad and guilty for ending a life with your own hands, right?"

Huasi nodded silently.

Su Yan said softly, "You can hug the little bear beside your pillow. It seems to need a hug."

Hearing this, Hua seemed to pick up the little bear obediently.

Su Yan watched her movements and asked without any emotion: "Can you describe how you felt when you ended that life with your own hands?"

The color on the girl's face instantly disappeared. She bit her lips for a long while before she spoke blankly:
"I don't know. At the time, I just hoped that he wouldn't get up again, but he kept moving. I was so scared that I could only keep hitting him. His blood splattered all over my face and body, but I felt so warm and safe."

Huasi hugged the little bear tightly in her arms, and her body couldn't stop shaking.

Her physical reaction was not an act, but a reminder of her first murder at the age of five.

So it looks incredibly real.

After she gradually calmed down, Su Yan asked again: "His blood makes you feel safe because you know that if he dies, your life will not be threatened, right? In fact, you are just protecting yourself?"

The girl curled up her body, her head pressed against the teddy bear, and said in a muffled voice: "Yeah."

"If someone you care about was there at the time and saw that, what do you think they would think?"

The girl buried her head even deeper: "They will probably think I'm scary and a monster."

"So besides the guilt and sadness of killing a life, you are also afraid of what those people you care about think of you, right?"

Huasi nodded slightly.

"Then think about what they would do if you didn't survive? Do you think it would be more sad for them to see you kill someone, or to see you being killed?"

The room was quiet for a moment before a flower-like voice was heard: "It would be sadder to see me die."

"Well, because none of us want the people we care about to get hurt. I heard that someone came to see you yesterday. What did they say? Were they happy to see you?"

As if recalling the scene of their meeting yesterday, the girl's lips curled up slightly: "Brother Chenyue hugged me as soon as he came in. He must be happy to see me."

"If you had the chance to do it again, would you change your choice and give up protecting yourself?"

At this moment, the confusion and fear in the girl's eyes disappeared. Her voice was not loud, but her tone was firm: "No, if I had to do it again, I would still make the same choice."

"You are a brave girl. Today's meeting ends here. We will meet at the prison infirmary every week in the future." Su Yan said with a smile.

"So fast?"

"Today is my first day on the job, and I came here mainly to get to know you. Doctor Lin said that there was nothing wrong with your physical examination this morning, and you will be back in prison soon. We have a lot of time together."

According to the report released by the medical robot, this beggar-like female prisoner has more than one psychological problem. For example, sleeping in the toilet may be a manifestation of anxiety caused by stress-related psychological disorders, which requires intervention and counseling. For example, she is extremely eager to establish an intimate relationship with the robot, so she needs to be assisted in finding the psychological triggers that cause her to have this desire and receive treatment.

Hua seemed unaware that in the eyes of this psychologist who was smiling brightly at her with his fangs showing, her heart was already full of holes.

She glanced at the brooch on Su Yan's shirt and praised, "Doctor Su, your brooch is so beautiful."

Su Yan paused, stroked the brooch with his fingers, and said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Thank you, this is my grandmother's heirloom, so I can't give it to you."

"Really? That's a pity. By the way, Dr. Su, do you know another Dr. Su?"

Su Yan stopped standing up.

……

……

It was almost 11 a.m. when he came out of the institute. Leaving the building full of surveillance cameras and mechanical guards, Su Yan stood in front of the empty square, took out a pink cartoon mask and put it on himself, his fingers stroking the brooch again.

I silently said to myself, "Grandma's gift has been delivered."

As he finished speaking, one of the gems on the originally transparent teardrop-shaped brooch turned blood red, and then the blood color began to rotate among the seven gems, getting faster and faster. Under the sunlight, the entire brooch turned blood red.

Suddenly, the rotation stopped without any warning, and only one gem still had some light blood color left.

“Children and grandchildren love gifts from their grandmother.”

As Su Yan's fingers stroked the brooch again, the faint blood color finally disappeared without a trace.

At this moment, the communicator vibrated. Su Yan, who was about to take off his mask, had to put it on again before putting the communicator into his ear.

"How's things going on your end?" A cold female voice came from the communicator.

"Sister, today is my first day on the job. You don't expect me to get into the institute on my first day, do you?"

"I'm giving you the Extraordinary Item A-18 Bloody Brooch. I hope you can get some useful information from it."

Su Yan walked to the edge of the flower bed, looked around, squatted down, picked flowers and said, "What do you mean by give? Obviously, I am the only one who can meet the conditions for its containment, but I am still very grateful to the organization for trusting me and allowing me to bring it out, so I gave gifts to all my colleagues as soon as I arrived, even the prisoners. The cost is really a bit high, can it be reimbursed?"

"What did you find?"

The woman obviously didn't want to answer questions about reimbursement, but Su Yan kept on asking:

"Yes, I found that my wallet couldn't bear it."

The woman was silent for a moment, her tone was inaudible, "Send the gift receipt over here. Don't make it too outrageous, and don't exceed 500 Alliance Coins. This is all your activity funds."

"500 Alliance Coins!? The Supervisory Council is too stingy!"

The woman ignored Su Yan's complaints and said, "I didn't find anything, so let's end the call."

Su Yan, who was picking flowers in the flower bed with his butt sticking out, quickly stopped them: "Don't do that. Are you looking down on anyone? I have found a lot! But there is no important information."

The woman on the other end said simply, "Speak."

"I found that there are many talented people among my colleagues. There are two with a two-star risk index, and a doctor working in the research institute with a four-star risk index."

"You entered the research institute?"

"I guess so, but I only entered the surface of the institute, and my activity area was strictly restricted. I was only allowed to enter the treatment floor for ordinary patients."

Su Yan briefly talked about the flower-like incident and emphasized Lin Xuan.

The woman said calmly, "The danger level of Evolver researchers is usually above three stars. This is not surprising. Do you have any other information?" Afraid that Su Yan would continue to talk about something irrelevant, the woman reminded him, "For example, all the prisoners in Ward 9 are Evolvers, who lives in Ward 8, and there is a problem with the public library. We have all this information. We only talk about the deaths of Evolvers related to Yancheng Prison."

"I actually know something about this. I just met the prisoner 7077 at the research institute. She took the initiative to mention Su Chen to me. Her statement was different from others. She felt that Su Chen would not commit suicide."

"The ordinary person who killed the E-level Evolver?"

"Yes, she said that Su Chen mistakenly thought she used the neurotoxin VXIII to commit suicide. When she was sent to the research institute, Su Chen gave her very warm encouragement and advised her to live well. She felt that Su Chen would never be someone who wanted to commit suicide."

"Neurotoxin VXIII? If she survives, she will be sent to the research institute to participate in experiments, right?" The woman grasped the key point here.

"Yes, she might be a good clue. It just so happens that she has a lot of psychological problems. We will continue to meet."

Unconsciously, Su Yan had picked a handful of flowers. He sniffed them through the mask, then squatted down and continued to pick the second handful.

"Has her risk index been measured?"

"I took the test, and the danger index is half a star."

A number that is somewhat unexpected, yet reasonable.

(End of this chapter)