“Why?” Qin Hao furrowed his brow slightly and asked Wang Ling.
“You do not need to know the reason. You only need to remember this.” Wang Ling answered indifferently.
Qin Hao looked at her and sighed softly. He knew very well that Wang Ling was aware of many secrets. It was just that she would not tell him.
However, he was not in a hurry. He had plenty of opportunities to learn the truth.
Moreover, judging from Wang Ling’s attitude toward him, she truly treated him differently from everyone else.
“All right, I’ll listen to you.” He nodded at her and smiled. “But this time, I saved Jinx and corrected her personality. I wonder how many merit points I’ll get?”
“Fifty points.”
Qin Hao’s eyes lit up. “That seems like quite a lot.”
“You risked your life to earn them. How could they not be?” Wang Ling glanced at him. “Jinx’s psychological state is already close to that of a normal person. Completely curing a psychologically disturbed four-star prisoner counts as a great achievement.”
“In other words, counting Liu Fang, I only need to cure one more person.” Qin Hao smiled.
“There is something I need to tell you. The healing fluid you used for your injuries this time has exceeded your quota for the current year. If you need to use it again, you will have to pay a fee.” Wang Ling looked at him.
Qin Hao shrugged. “Don’t worry. I won’t get injured so easily in the future, and I certainly won’t take such a risk again.”
Wang Ling said nothing, but a trace of relief flashed through her eyes. It was good that Qin Hao could realize this.
She turned around and was about to leave.
“Wait, take this back.” Qin Hao stopped her and handed her a bottle of potion. It was the special-effect healing potion Wang Ling had taken out.
“I gave it to you, so it’s yours. You don’t need to return it.” Wang Ling shook her head.
Qin Hao chuckled softly as he reached out and took her hand, placing the special-effect healing potion in her palm.
“Your soul carries a trace of fatigue and weakness. It seems these days haven’t been easy for you. She told me that you need this.”
Wang Ling looked at him with slight surprise. “Can you really see into other people’s souls?”
“Sister Wang, please be careful with your wording. This isn’t spying; it’s an equal exchange.” Qin Hao “protested” to Wang Ling.
“What did my soul communicate to you?” Wang Ling asked.
Qin Hao lowered his eyes slightly and spoke slowly.
“She told me about her anger, pain, guilt, and a name.”
“What name?”
Qin Hao opened his eyes, looked at her, and slowly said, “Wang Zhen.”
Upon hearing that name, Wang Ling’s expression abruptly changed, and a powerful aura suddenly surged from her body.
“If you are willing, you can treat me as someone you can confide in.” Qin Hao spoke to her in a gentle tone.
Wang Ling did not answer. Instead, she threw the special-effect healing potion back to him and then turned to leave.
Looking at her back, Qin Hao shrugged.
She was the one who needed treatment the most, wasn’t she?
“9527! Respond if you can hear me!” Just then, Chen Shengnan’s voice suddenly came through his communicator.
“Received. Go ahead.”
“Are you in the psychological counseling room? Can you receive patients normally?” Chen Shengnan asked.
“I’m here. Everything is normal.”
“Activate the protective device. A dangerous prisoner is about to arrive.” Chen Shengnan spoke in a tense tone.
“All right. Can I ask how dangerous she is?” Qin Hao pressed the button on the protective device.
“Within one second, she can kill you one hundred times over.” Chen Shengnan answered.
Qin Hao laughed helplessly. “All right, then. When is she coming?”
“She—huh? Where is she?” Chen Shengnan’s voice was filled with confusion.
However, in the next instant, a voice suddenly rang out behind Qin Hao.
“Is this the warden’s beloved mattress? It really is so soft and comfortable!”
Qin Hao turned his head and saw a little girl sitting on his bed. She looked just over ten years old, with a beautiful, adorable face and twin ponytails.
“I think I’ve found her.”
Qin Hao ended the call. By then, the protective device had already descended, isolating Jinx, who had just arrived, outside.
He smiled at the anxious Jinx. “2032, please wait outside for a while.”
Jinx looked at him, then at the girl. She wanted very much to protect Qin Hao, but there was nothing she could do at that moment.
Helpless, she could only say to the girl, “Brat, hurry up. I’m still waiting.”
The only thing she could do was try her best to draw the girl’s hatred and anger toward herself.
Unexpectedly, however, the girl gave a sweet laugh after hearing this.
“There’s no need to worry. I’m here for psychological counseling, not to kill anyone.”
Jinx frowned. The girl’s calmness made her somewhat uneasy, but she could only leave for the time being and stand guard outside the door.
Qin Hao smiled at the girl. “Beautiful, are you new here? Why haven’t I seen you before?”
Indeed, there was no information about this girl in the records. Qin Hao knew nothing about her.
“Hee-hee, hahaha.” The girl burst into loud laughter. Her large eyes narrowed into crescent-shaped new moons, making her look extremely adorable.
“What are you laughing at? Did I say something wrong?” Qin Hao asked.
The girl narrowed her eyes at him. “In all my years, this is the first time anyone has called me beautiful. Most people call me ‘little friend’ or ‘little girl.’”
Qin Hao smiled apologetically. “I’m sorry. Your beauty made me overlook your age.”
He knew very well that what she revealed on the outside was absolutely not what she wanted. It might even be her taboo.
After all, how could someone who had come here really be a little girl?
“Hee-hee, you’re quite the charmer. No wonder that young woman at the door cares so much about you.” The girl laughed.
“Actually, I think it was my looks that attracted her.” Qin Hao rubbed his bald-headed man’s head.
Pfft!
Hahaha!
The girl burst into laughter upon hearing this.
“Is it really that ridiculous? I think I look pretty good. At the very least, I should count as handsome, right?” Qin Hao asked.
After he said this, the girl laughed even louder.
Qin Hao shook his head helplessly and quietly waited for her to finish laughing.
After quite a while, the girl finally stopped laughing.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve met someone as interesting as you.”
“Is that so? I don’t think I’m interesting.” Qin Hao shrugged. “Your laughter hurt me.”
“You clearly had a chance to raise the protective barrier. Why didn’t you do anything?” The little girl looked at him and suddenly asked.
The button was right beside Qin Hao’s hand. He had indeed had a chance to press it, but he had not even glanced at it.
He knew very well that the moment his hand touched that button, something unfortunate would happen.
Qin Hao shook his head. “Why? I felt that doing so would be rather impolite to you.”
“Hee-hee, you really are different from everyone else. I think you can become my friend.” The girl laughed.
“Become your friend? I’d be honored.” A trace of vigilance flashed through Qin Hao’s eyes.
The next moment, the girl cheerfully pulled out a die and said to him.
“Let’s play a dice-rolling game. If you roll a six, you’ll survive. Isn’t that exciting?”