eurekapd Chapter 181 Leaving
Chapter 181 Leaving
"That's right," Lin Hun nodded, "Your physique is indeed not suitable for going out. I need to keep moving forward. If you come with me, I am not sure I can always protect you."
Maybe Adeline was just telling the truth, but Lin Hun still spoke the truth and made it clear that he could not go with them.
"Hey," Adeline chuckled, and just then she reached for the chair in the corner and greeted Lin Hun, "Sorry, I'm really a little tired. Do you mind if I sit down and talk to you?"
Lin Hun thought that he was not a big shot and was not bound by any rules and regulations, but Adeline's upbringing still made Lin Hun feel very comfortable, so he naturally had no reason to refuse:
"Please."
Adeline nodded and stood in front of the chair. She groped tentatively with both hands until she touched the two armrests. She grabbed them with one hand, turned her body around, then pressed the other armrest and sat down slowly until her buttocks were completely on the chair. She let go of the armrests and slowly exhaled a breath. The movement of her head also slowed down a lot.
Just walking around the house was a time-consuming but easy task for Lin Hun, but it made Adeline feel exhausted.
After taking a breath, Adeline quietly looked at the pile of books in the distance and told her about her understanding of the movements of church personnel in the hospital:
“Those people from the church evacuated as soon as they entered the nightmare.”
"They don't have time to take us along as a burden."
"Alas - I have been tied to the chair like this. The only benefit of entering a nightmare is that I no longer need to eat and no longer have to worry about thirst and hunger like before. That's why we have been able to survive until now."
"However," Adeline was not someone who would turn a deaf ear to what was happening outside. She still tried her best to collect information about the church members. "I don't know what happened when they evacuated. Even though I was in the house, I could still vaguely hear the miserable noises outside. The sound was really, tsk tsk tsk..."
Adeline didn't go into details but shuddered uncontrollably:
"Anyway, I haven't seen any church staff since then. I guess the end is not good."
"I see," Lin Hun understood. He had been worried that he would not be able to deal with the church guys himself. Now that he knew where they were going, it was good news. "Don't worry, if everything goes well, I will eventually meet them along the way, but I think you don't care whether they live or die."
"Of course, if you can kill them and prevent them from returning to the hospital, that would be the best," Adeline shook her hand and pointed at her head. "After I regain my sanity, I don't want to be captured and experimented on by them again."
Lin Hun walked to the scattered pile of books and sorted them out while saying to Adeline:
"Then you should just stay here. In your current state, I'm afraid you can't even contact your fellow patients casually. Who knows if they will suddenly attack you? I don't want to die just because I finally meet someone who has regained consciousness."
Picking up the scattered books, Lin Hun shook off the dust on them, and casually took them in his hands and flipped through them. "Anyway, there are so many books here."
"By the way, you can recognize the words, right?" Lin Hun tilted his head and glanced at Adeline.
"I can read a few words," Adeline nodded modestly.
"That's good," Lin Hun turned his eyes back to the book, and stroked the words on it with his fingers. He suddenly remembered something and looked up again, "I can recognize Braille."
Adeline shook her head. Before she could speak, Lin Hun laughed and said, "It doesn't matter if you don't recognize it. You can read anyway. I see that the words in this book are all handwritten. You should be able to read the contents by touching it carefully."
Lin Hun picked up a few books at random just in case. For some reason, the books in this place were different from those in other scenes in the hospital and still retained clear text. He picked up a few more books from the pile and from the ground and they were all the same. The only pity was that Lin Hun still couldn't understand the contents.
Lin Hun carefully gathered the books in the cupboard and on the ground into a one-meter-high mountain. He bent down and picked them up in two batches and brought them to Adeline's feet. "I have collected all these books for you. All the books you want to read are here. You know your situation well. How about I help you seal the door again after I leave?"
"Thank you very much for your help." Family members know their own business. There was no reason for Adeline to refuse someone who was willing to help. She nodded obediently. Then she curiously picked up a book from the pile of books and placed it on her knees. She opened the first page and stroked it with her soft fingertips.
"Blind reading?" Lin Hun noticed that Adeline kept her eyes level the whole time, and her fingers would stay for a moment at each node of the line. "She looks very unskilled. Is this your first time blind reading? But it's good to have something to do. At least I don't have to worry about her safety anymore."
Seeing that Adeline was completely immersed in the world of the book, Lin Hun walked towards the gate without saying a word.
Everyone is free. Lin Hun did not force Adeline to stay in the house forever, but left her with a choice - to use fire to lock the door again from the inside, so that maybe one day when she wants to leave, she can just push the door open.
Unless someone outside has special powers or breaks the door forcibly, they will never be able to enter the house and disturb Adeline's life.
"Creaky—" The sound of the door startled Adeline, who was overwhelmed by curiosity. She turned her head and looked in the direction where the sound came from:
"Are you leaving?"
"Yes, I still have a commission to complete, so I can only keep moving forward."
"Then please wait a moment!" Adeline stood up smoothly and trotted forward. In her haste, she did not notice the objects nearby and kicked over the pile of books at her feet. Her foot twisted and her head hit the operating table next to her.
The corners of the operating table were curved and not sharp, but if it hit hard, people couldn't help but worry that Adeline's bulging head would explode.
Adeline had no time to react, and instinctively stretched out her arms to grab anything she could around her. As a result, the surroundings became increasingly chaotic, and her falling speed did not slow down at all.
Lin Hun rushed out in one step. The bottles and jars and scattered books on the ground could not stop his progress at all. He stretched out his hand and appeared under Adeline's head in time to hold her steadily, avoiding the fate of a collision.
"Huh?" Lin Hun suddenly realized that his placement behavior was not appropriate, but after all, it was his first time placing someone so some errors were normal.
Next, Lin Hun helped Adeline back to her chair and helped her pile up the things around her in a corner of the room. The messy books were placed in groups of two behind the chair.