Chapter 67


    Chapter 67 The Mental Hospital in the South of the City


    I pursed my lips, thought for a moment, and said, “Perhaps there’s something wrong with the timing of


    Ashley’s pregnancy.”


    She eximed, “Are you saying that Ashley was already pregnant, but she sought out Walter, secretly


    had a rtionship with him, and then told Walter she was pregnant?”


    For a moment, I couldn’t figure out what was going on. When Ashley told me she was pregnant, she


    said she was already two months along. Indeed, there wasn’t much of a noticeable difference between


    a three- month and a two-month belly.


    It seemed that I needed to find an opportunity to take a look at Ashley’s stomach, not knowing if I could


    discern anything.


    After thinking for a while, I shook my head, looking at Rachel and said, “I’m not quite sure what’s going


    on right now, but I’m certain that Henry must have something up his sleeve with his return this time. We


    need to figure out what he’s nning to do by suddenlying back to River City.”


    Rachel sneered, “He must be short of money, that’s why he came back to get more. What else could


    he be here for? From their conversation earlier, it seems like they’ve set their sights on the Hinton


    family. It looks like Walter is not only going to be a happy father, but he might also end up being treated


    like an ATM.”


    After speaking, she snorted and said, “Walter deserved it, ignoring a wife like you and insisting on


    having an air. It’s karma. And that Carley from the Ilinton family also deserved it. If she takes Ashley


    back, it won’t be long before she unknowingly causes Ashley’s death.”


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    neau, helplessly saying, “My dear journalist, stop


    brainstorming, you have more important things to do now.”


    “What happened?”


    I pulled her out of the private room, saying as we walked, “We need to inform the police about Henry’s


    return, regardless of how they handle it, at least let them know about it. But I have other things to do


    now, so, you’ll have to go to the police station yourself.”


    She asked, puzzled, “Shall we go together? Do you have something to doter?”


    “The matter of the Conner Group,” I began, looking at her, “The Conner Group’s funds wereundered,


    I couldn’t leave, so, you had to go to the police station.”


    She thought for a moment, nodded and said, “Alright, I’ll go there in a bit, I happen to be freeter


    anyway.


    After watching Rachel leave, I went to the mental hospital in the south of the city, following the address


    Cory had given me.


    The location of the hospital was somewhat remote, the main entrance was tightly closed, there were


    hardly any people around, it looked as if it had already been abandoned.


    I knocked on the gate a few times, and an elderly man opened it. He looked at me with deeply furrowed


    brows and asked, “Who are you looking for, youngdy?”


    I nced inside and said to the old man, “Grandpa, I’m here to visit a rtive. She was brought in here


    a few days ago because she was sick, and I wanted toe and see her.”


    The old man clicked his tongue and said, “Didn’t I inform you of the specific visiting hours? Come over


    on the weekends, visits are not


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    allowed here during weekdays.”


    I was taken aback, with a look of ignorance, I said, “I’m really sorry, I just found out about this.


    Grandpa, you see I’m here, could you let me


    in to visit?”


    The old man thought for a moment and said, “I can’t make a decision on this matter, I need to ask the


    leader. You wait here, I’ll go ask.”


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    After speaking, he closed the door again.


    After waiting outside the door for a few minutes, it opened again. The old man said, “Youngdy, as I


    told you, it’s not possible. This ce is full of severely ill patients. There aren’t many doctors today. If


    one of the patients has an episode and hurts you, we can’t be held responsible. Please go home and


    After speaking, he didn’t even wait for me to respond, he just shut the door directly.


    I frowned, were they all seriously ill patients?


    I couldn’t get through the main gate, so naturally, I couldn’t find out anything more. But since I was


    already here, I didn’t want to go back empty-handed.


    After some thought, I still took a walk around the hospital. The hospital was surrounded by tall walls,


    and some areas were even covered with electric fences. It didn’t look like a hospital at all, but more like


    a detention center.


    Looking at the situation, I called Cory. After the call was connected, I started to speak, “Cory, what’s the


    deal with this mental hospital in the south of the city? Why do they only allow rtives to visit on


    weekends and why have they installed electric fences around the hospital?”


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    After listening, Cory began, “Here’s the thing, Ms. Conner, the hospital mainly admits patients with


    severe violent tendencies, or those with personality disorders but high IQs and criminal tendencies.


    Most of the patients there have spent time inbor camps, and were sent to the hospital after their


    mental issues were discovered. Some are even death row inmates, which is why there are special


    regtions in ce. It’s mainly for better management.”