I wasn’t the only one stunned. The crowd of people who arrived after hearing the notification also stood frozen at the entrance of the inner containment room. It was Mr. Club who reacted swiftly, immediately rushing towards the outer room.
But even his speed couldn’t match Mr. Spade’s ability to shatter glass.
Mr. Spade loomed over me, his shadow engulfing me completely.
I shrank into myself like a frightened quail.
Mr. Spade grabbed me with one hand, snatched the Ragdoll cat from my arms, and roared at me, “Why is that damn cat here too?!”
Though I had never witnessed Mr. Spade in the late stages of his manic episode, I had seen others in similar states. Mr. Spade’s current condition was eerily identical.
Mr. Club clearly recognized the signs as well. He stood at the doorway and immediately said, “Don’t get agitated! Nashu (me) is a Guide!”
Though Mr. Club meant well, his words clearly only adding fuel to the fire.
Mr. Spade hurled the ragdoll cat across the room, the ragdoll cat let out a piercing shriek.
If the ragdoll cat had been a physical being instead of a Spiritual Body, it probably would have been splattered across the room in a bloody mess and perished on the spot.
Mr. Club swiftly recalled his Spiritual Body. “If you haven’t had enough fighting these past few days, we can continue now! But don’t make trouble for Nashu. His Spiritual Body has vanished, and his physical health is fragile.”
Mr. Spade flew into a rage. He let go of me and, in the blink of an eye, exchanged several blows with Mr. Club.
These two were definitely not normal Sentinels! Holy cow, this is an isolation room! An isolation room that had been reinforced tenfold! Before I could even react, they had moved from the outer room to the inner room, leaving the door, bed, and walls in ruins.
The Center Director screamed, “Stop! Stop fighting immediately!”
Mr. Spade’s mother immediately turned to a nearby nurse and said, “Quickly summon two… no, four Sentinels. Actually, just get every available Sentinel here to help.”
The medical staff retreated one after another as Mr. Spade fought with an absolute disregard for his own safety. Mr. Club grew angry and released his ragdoll cat. The ragdoll cat nimbly leaped from the edge of the overturned bed, launching itself onto Mr. Spade’s back. Just as the cat’s claws were about to strike Mr. Spade, I lunged forward, seizing the perfect angle to tackle Mr. Spade from behind, wrapping my arms tightly around his waist.
Fearing the ragdoll cat might accidentally harm me, Mr. Club immediately recalled it. Mr. Spade still tried to continue fighting, but I roared into his ear, exhausted and furious, “Are you three years old?! What’s with this fighting?! Isn’t the priority right now is for you to hurry up and spit out my Spiritual Body?!”
The moment I mentioned my Spiritual Body, Mr. Spade immediately deflated. He turned around to face me, scanning me from head to toe before finally asking, with a hint of remorse, “Are you alright?”
Though I’d been careful, my arm had taken a blow during the scuffle, and it throbbed with pain.
Now, Mr. Spade was being scolded and questioned by his mother and the attending physician, while Mr. Club was being taken for treatment of his injuries.
I was utterly drained. All I wanted was to find my Spiritual Body and go home for a good night’s sleep.
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居高臨下 (jū gāo lín xià): lit. to live high and look down (idiom); fig. arrogance based on one’s social position; to occupy the high ground; to overlook; to be condescending; to tower above; occupy a commanding position/height; be commanding/condescending; show disdain (for sb).一模一樣 (yī mú yī yàng): exactly the same (idiom); carbon copy; as like as two peas in a pod; identical.
火上澆油 (huǒ shàng jiāo yóu): to pour oil on the fire (idiom); fig. to aggravate a situation; to enrage people and make matters worse; to add fuel to the fire (to worsen a conflict); stir up more trouble.
香消玉殞 (xiāng xiāo yù yǔn): lit. fragrant Xiaoyu; her beauty faded and she perished; (of a beautiful woman) to die; to pass away; metaphor of the death of a beautiful woman; a young life cut short; the death of a beautiful woman; untimely death of a fair lady. This idiom originally referred to the disappearance of fragrance and the fall of jade, and later became a metaphor for the death of a beautiful woman.
火冒三丈 (huǒ mào sān zhàng): lit. fire soaring three zhangs; to fly into a rage; to flare up; to lose one’s temper; to get really angry; lose your cool; go off the deep end; go through the roof; go nuts; furious; describing a state of extreme anger. This idiom often appears in conflict scenarios caused by misunderstandings.
七七八八 (qī qī bā bā): (colloquial) mixed; assorted; miscellaneous; almost complete; nearing completion; bits and piece; of all kinds; almost done; nearly finished; more or less complete; mostly complete. A colloquial Chinese idiom, mainly used to express two semantic categories: “close to completion” or “a wide variety of things”.
上上下下 (shàng shàng xià xià): everybody; all; the whole; high and low; old and young; above and below; up and down; (Taiwanese Hakka) to come and go; to make round trips frequently; uphill and downhill; from cellar to garret; from garret to kitchen; from top to bottom; thoroughly; from head to toe; all levels; the whole organization; up and down, superiors and subordinates, and generally refers to the entire unit.
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