42. Ah-moe the Hypnotist

Meanwhile, at the nearby prison infirmary, sick bay wing...

"Oei! This 'sick' guy very noisy ah? Come here to sleep one ah?" one of the prison medics complained.

"Bo bian* leh! See..." another replied with a shrug, as he grabbed Ah-moe by the shoulders and shook him hard for the dozenth time. Snores continued while he shook with all his might, and Ah-moe showed no signs of waking. When the medic stopped, Ah-moe fell back to sleep on the bed again.

Slaming the door of the sick bay, the medics stationed themselves outside the sick bay. The loud snoring sounds through the door were still very much audible, though it was no longer as loud and irritating. Since they could not go anywhere else, they had no choice but to endure the snores. With nothing to do, they picked up their comics to read. And slowly, they grew oblivious of the snoring sounds filtering through the door.

Like hypnotism, their body rhythms slowly adapted to the continuous and monotonous snoring, and they turned drowsy too. Slowly, Ah-moe's snores lulled them into a sleep-like trance...

As the two finally fell into sleep, one of them incidentally had his elbow resting directly on the "Intercom" button...

(Footnote: Bo bian is a common Hokkien phrase meaning "Can't be helped")