The Head of the Number One Asylum

Lu Jiuci, a recent graduate in classical literature, accepted a mysterious invitation under pressure to find a job and became the proud... Director of a lunatic asylum Before he took up the post, the former director repeatedly assured him: Every patient here is quiet, obedient, and polite. Every employee here is warm, enthusiastic, and caring. Every facility here is scientifically designed, reasonable, and safe. Lu Jiuci believed him. On his first day, at 12:30, a doll in a straitjacket came hopping to his door. Tilting its head with a smile, it asked: Want to play hide-and-seek? On his second day, at seven in the evening, a faceless man in a tailcoat and bow tie stood at the end of the path. A red rose, a black scythe: Will you take them? Will you dance with me? On his third day, there was a clock chiming by itself at midnight, a rusty spinning top that wouldn't spin, and a violinist with a stag's head. Irises, a brass trumpet: Do you like them? Are you moved? Lu Jiuci: ... Without hesitation, he embarked on a life of eating, sleeping, and beating up lunatics. Many years later, the rules for employees at the top lunatic asylum were: 1. Do not walk around after midnight. 2. Do not enter the director's rose garden. 3. Do not! Do not! Confess your love to the director! Rising urban legend Director Lu: Thanks for asking. There's no last rule. No, that's the most important one. Synopsis written in March 2021. [A little idea, infinite flow] Theme: Win them over with love!