Chapter 91 What Research? Being Researched

"I know I messed up!" Floyd, looking totally defeated, just gave up.

He thought dealing with a high school kid would be a piece of cake since he was a college student, but things didn't go as planned.

"Take me to Skylight City train station, alright?" John glanced at the driver, Leroy Sims, and took the chance to punch Floyd again.

"Mr. Sims, take him!" Floyd whimpered, looking like a drowned rat.

Leroy had no choice but to drive John to the train station.

The streets were packed, but the car was dead silent.

Soon, they arrived at the station.

"Someone with such lousy fighting skills dares to act like a robber." Before leaving, John gave Floyd another hard punch, making the car shake and Floyd whine, drawing strange looks from passersby.

Feeling better, John walked away.

"The mission failed. He's too ruthless." Floyd sighed, still puzzled about how John saw through his plan. He had planned to act when they reached a remote area, but John kept hitting him.

John pulled out his phone and called Mia. "Hey, Mia! Watch out, Thomas sent someone after me."

Mia asked anxiously, "Are you okay?"

"I'm fine. I'm heading back to the City of Wisdom. You and David be careful."

They chatted for a bit and then hung up.

Mia didn't seem too worried. As long as John got away safely, there was nothing to fear.

David, who stayed at school, was at the country's top culinary university, so Thomas wouldn't dare mess with him.

As for herself, she didn't care about Thomas at all.

John boarded the train and left the bustling city.

"I'll be back in a year," he whispered, looking longingly out the window.

"You didn't catch him?" Thomas's face was stern, and the glass in his hand cracked.

"Mr. Taylor, listen to me!" Floyd stammered.

"You couldn't even handle a high school kid. You're useless!" Thomas snapped. "Go clean the company's bathrooms for six months!"

Floyd left, looking dejected. 'I'm a college student, and I have to clean bathrooms!'

Thomas sighed. He had planned to catch John, strip him, and throw him in a big bag on the street.

He didn't expect Floyd to fail.

That day on Thunderclap Mountain, Thomas woke up freezing, wearing only pink shorts and a big bag.

He felt humiliated. As a genius from Quantum Academy of Techno-Magic, he didn't do what John wanted—wearing either the pink shorts or a big bag. Instead, he made a quick decision, put the bag over his head, and rushed down the mountain.

Although it was embarrassing, at least no one saw his face.

But there was a new hot topic online: #A Wild Man in Pink Shorts Appeared on Thunderclap Mountain!

The driver, Leroy, asked tactlessly, "Mr. Taylor, what did he do to you?"

"Go clean the bathrooms with Floyd!"

Thomas waved his hand, annoyed, tired of dealing with John and David.

His only real opponent was Mia!

As long as he could become a Silver-level Beast Tamer, he would definitely get his revenge!

A day passed.

John returned to the City of Wisdom, feeling much more relaxed as he looked at the familiar buildings around him.

"I, the robber, am finally back!" Standing in front of the train station, John shouted, feeling much less sad about leaving.

People around him gave him strange looks.

A few minutes later, just as John was about to hail a cab home, he got stopped.

"Police?" John was confused, not understanding what he had done wrong. "Sir, I just got back from Skylight City."

The police officer looked serious. "Are you a robber?"

John felt helpless. The officer had just overheard him.

He explained, "I was joking. I'm a student at City of Wisdom High School. Here's my ID card."

The officer checked it and let him go.

John hailed a cab and was on his way home.

He suddenly sighed, feeling a bit sad that school was starting the day after tomorrow.

School starting meant losing his freedom.

As the car was driving, the cab driver suddenly stopped.

The driver asked, "Can I pick someone up?"

"As long as it's on the way," John nodded, not really caring.

The car stopped, and he took a glimpse of the boy getting in. It was Joshua Clark.

Joshua wore glasses, looked gentle, and had fair skin. Seeing John, he shyly smiled.

He seemed like an introverted student, but the point was the building behind him.

A Psychiatric Hospital!

Joshua was wearing a white shirt but holding a set of blue and white striped clothes, clearly for psychiatric patients.

John couldn't help but move a bit further away, even wanting to sit in the front seat.

In this era, everyone feared psychiatric patients.

Obviously, John also feared them.

Joshua seemed to realize something and smiled warmly, "I do research at the psychiatric hospital."

"Oh, I see." John felt relieved.

It seemed he was overthinking. After all, patients couldn't leave the hospital anytime.

John smiled, "You look about my age. I didn't expect you to be doing research already."

"By the way, what do you research?"

"I'm the one being researched."

John was shocked. "Driver! I want to get out!"

Being researched meant he was a psychiatric patient.

Joshua grabbed John's sleeve. "No, I'm a student, just working part-time during the summer!"

"Part-time? Part-time as a psychiatric patient! That's a weird job." John shook off his hand, looking panicked.

Although he thought differently from others, he considered it normal. Of course, real psychiatric patients were scary.

"I'm really a student. I'm doing it to earn Stellar Coin!" Joshua held onto John tightly and told the driver, "Driver, close the door. No one is getting out today."

"You're really nuts." John looked speechless.

"I'm just afraid you'll run away and not pay the Stellar Coin, and the driver will charge me."

Despite Joshua's gentle appearance, he was quite strong.

They struggled, and in the end, John couldn't get out. The driver, worried John would run without paying, didn't stop.

"Fine, I won't get out!"

John felt unlucky for encountering so many strange things today.

First, he dealt with two idiots sent by Thomas, then got questioned by the police, and now met a psychiatric patient on his way home.

Half an hour later,

John sighed, "I'm here. Can I get out now?"

The driver finally stopped. John paid the Stellar Coin and was about to get out.

"My name is Joshua. Nice to meet you. Maybe we'll meet again."

"I never want to see you again." John opened the door and ran all the way back to his neighborhood.