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Yan Liuli said wearily, "Yesterday, after I went back, I threw that Buddha pendant into the public toilet's septic tank with my own hands, thinking that would solve everything."
"But..."
As she spoke, she revealed a pained and terrified expression, "But after I fell asleep last night, I dreamt of that monk again. It was like he crawled out of the septic tank, and then..."
She didn't continue, but Xu Wendong could guess what happened next. Even without her saying, it was clear that the monk must have assaulted her in the dream again.
"He even said I had committed an unforgivable sin and wanted me to fetch his Buddha pendant. Otherwise, he'd make me wish I were dead!"
"Doctor Xu, you must save me!" Yan Liuli gripped Xu Wendong's hand in terror, her eyes full of pleading.
