Chapter 86: Do I Look Like That Doctor?
Meanwhile.
In Room 1419, Xia Shang stood in front of the mirror, lowered his head to wash his hands, and when he raised his head again, he had transformed into Cha Hyun-soo.
"Quite similar..."
After changing into a new set of clothes, Xia Shang came to Cui Yongjae's door.
"Hello? Is anyone in there?" Xia Shang adjusted his muscles, changing his voice.
A few minutes later, muffled sounds came from inside.
Seeing this, a smile couldn't help but appear on Xia Shang's face. He then continued, "Can't you speak? Do you need my help?"
"Woo woo woo." The commotion on the other side of the door grew louder, as if something was hitting the door.
"What's the password for your Room?"
After that, Cui Yongjae, who was tied up like a zongzi with bandages, began to hit the door rhythmically. At this moment, his eyes revealed a longing for life. Sometimes, hope is truly a magical thing; it can even awaken a person's will.
Originally, under Xia Shang's torment, Cui Yongjae had basically lost the ability to think, but when he learned that he was about to be rescued, a new strength surged through his body.
"Two one two..." Xia Shang slowly pressed the buttons on the password lock according to his rhythm of hitting the door.
Beep beep beep! The password lock immediately sounded an alarm.
"This password is wrong!" Xia Shang said after deliberately pressing the wrong button.
"Woo woo woo."
Cui Yongjae in the Room moved his body again, constantly hitting the door with his head.
Just like that, it repeated two or three times, but the door still didn't open. Cui Yongjae was about to fall into despair.
He couldn't understand how someone could be so stupid. With just a four-digit password, they could enter it incorrectly multiple times. Even by trying permutations and combinations, they should have figured it out.
"Two one three two, is that the password?" Just as he was in despair, Xia Shang's words gave him hope again.
"Woo woo woo."
As the correct password was entered, Xia Shang pulled the door open with a bang. Cui Yongjae, tied up like a zongzi, fell headfirst at Xia Shang's feet.
"Hey, are you okay?" Xia Shang pretended to care, helped him onto a chair, and peeled off the bandages from his face layer by layer.
He saw that his face was covered in blood, full of scars, and his right eye was separately covered. Judging from the concave mark on the bandage, the possibility of the eyeball still being there was not high.
"Hey, are you okay? Who did this to you?" Xia Shang frowned and patted his face.
He still couldn't speak at this time, until Xia Shang got him a cup of water and he slowly recovered some vitality.
"Thank you... I thought I was going to die." Cui Yongjae took a sip of water, opened his other swollen eye, and thanked Xia Shang.
"You're welcome. I want to ask what exactly happened to you?" Xia Shang looked concerned and used a wet wipe from his pocket to wipe the blood from his face.
"Two Hijackers broke in and started tormenting me as soon as they entered. I don't know how I offended them." Cui Yongjae then recounted his tragic experiences over the past week to Xia Shang.
To be honest, Xia Shang not only felt no sympathy but also really wanted to laugh. However, as a not-so-professional actor, he had to force himself to hold back his laughter.
"Oh right, what's happening outside? I think I heard strange sounds."
Cui Yongjae asked Xia Shang.
"Yeah, the people outside have turned into monsters and killed many people in the Apartment. It seems the two people you just mentioned were among them: a Doctor wearing a white coat and gold-rimmed glasses, and a man with a burn scar on his face." Xia Shang described their specific appearances to him.
Unexpectedly, Cui Yongjae suddenly became quite agitated. The originally lifeless eyes suddenly had light. "You said they're dead? Are they really dead? How did That Doctor die? Can you tell me in detail?"
"That Doctor died quite miserably. He was torn apart by a split-mouth monster with a mouth full of sharp teeth, and then swallowed little by little. Many people who saw it on the scene threw up." Xia Shang said, seemingly suppressing his nausea.
Despite such a terrifying thing, Cui Yongjae couldn't help but burst into laughter after hearing it, even though it pulled at the wounds on his face. He didn't stop, "Good death, good death. That kind of pervert deserves to die like that."
Hearing that Xia Shang was dead, his desire to kill Xia Shang instantly vanished.
"Your wounds are too severe right now. Unless you're sent to a Hospital, if the wounds get infected, you're very likely to die." Xia Shang's words made Cui Yongjae feel fear. He had previously thought he was certain to die, so he didn't value life anymore, but the situation was different now. If he could live, how could he think of dying?
Moreover, listening to Xia Shang's description, it was very likely that earth-shattering changes had occurred outside. Once order was chaotic, it would be heaven for someone like him.
"No, you must send me to the Hospital, please."
Facing Cui Yongjae's request, if it were the protagonists from the source material, they might have agreed, and a whole string of nonsensical plot points could have unfolded.
But who told him his luck was so bad that he met the "kind and friendly" Xia Shang.
Xia Shang, with a solemn expression, helped him to the window. "Look, the outside is occupied by monsters. With just my strength and a few others, we can't possibly send you to the Hospital. Besides, maybe the Hospital has already fallen, and going there would just be a waste of time."
"What do you mean? Do you mean I can only wait to die?" A fierce light flashed in Cui Yongjae's eyes, but in the next second, it was hidden by his superb acting skill. He said weakly, "I'm really sorry, I was a bit rude just now. If that's the case, then I won't trouble you anymore. I should be able to go to the Hospital by myself."
"Please help me untie the bandages."
At this moment, Xia Shang seemed to think of something and immediately said excitedly, "Oh right, I suddenly thought of someone. He's also a Doctor, and his medical skills are very high. He should have the drugs you need."
"Thank you very much for saving my life, thank you very much." Cui Yongjae kept thanking Xia Shang, looking genuinely pitiful, making him easy to sympathize with.
"I'll call him over right away." Xia Shang turned and walked outside.
Looking at his back, Cui Yongjae felt a sense of déjà vu for some reason.
Suddenly, Xia Shang stopped.
Seeing this, Cui Yongjae couldn't help but urge, "Could you please hurry? I really can't last much longer."
"Isn't that Doctor already here?" Xia Shang took out the gold-rimmed glasses from his pocket and put them on. While Cui Yongjae was confused, he changed back to his original appearance and turned his head to look at him with a smile.
Instantly, two cracks extending to his ears appeared at the corners of his mouth. When he spoke, his lips receded, revealing hundreds of sharp fangs exposed to the air.
"Do I look like That Doctor?"
(End of Chapter)