"So... what exactly is this place?"
"Have you seen 'The Matrix'?"
However, Han Ming replied with an unrelated question.
"I have," Dai Lin answered without hesitation.
"Morpheus presented the protagonist, Neo, with two pills, offering him the choice to return to his life as Mr. Anderson, or... to tumble further down the rabbit hole. He chose the latter."
Dai Lin faintly sensed something.
"In the movie, the world where humans live is a vast virtual environment composed of a matrix. But... is the world outside real?"
Afterward, Han Ming leaned slightly backward.
"Ultimately, a movie is just a movie, and the protagonist is the predestined savior. But the real world doesn't have a protagonist. If you want to live a long life, don't trust anyone in this place."
Dai Lin asked himself: Does that include you too?
"Back then, the devil that was bothering Lin Yan possessed me when I entered the ICU..."