Hospital 444
Chapter 171 - 20: Return

Chapter 171: Chapter 20: Return

Inpatient Department.

Fourth floor.

Nurse Zheng Yunqi, who was in charge of the duty shift, was spiritedly checking the corridor in front of the nurse’s station.

This was the first line of defense in front of the patient wards; almost every night, spirits would wander here.

"Nurse Zheng, have you heard? The patient with the Double Ghoul Curse has already been admitted." A short-haired nurse beside her said, "I’ve heard some rumors that it’s a sixteen-year-old girl. After being cursed by two ghouls, she displayed many atypical clinical symptoms."

"The surgery is said to be very difficult," Nurse Zheng sighed, "The departments are quite troubled about it. Not only might they fail to add to the patient survival quota with such a high-difficulty surgery, but there is also a real risk of losing lives. Even Director Chen of the Ghost Surgery Department thinks it’s tricky."

"This will probably end with the Deputy Dean deciding who will perform the surgery. But, that being said, every department wants to have more talismans that they can control. In other words, whichever faction’s department gets the Double Ghoul talisman could potentially alter the existing balance."

Upon hearing this, Nurse Zheng immediately looked at the short-haired nurse beside her.

"Ayun, I’m warning you as a friend. You can’t talk nonsense like that. We’re just nurses—our job is to do our work well. You wouldn’t want to be assigned to stand guard at the morgue, would you?"

Hearing the words "the morgue," the nurse named Ayun quickly covered her mouth, not daring to say any more.

Suddenly, Nurse Zheng saw two people running towards them from down the corridor!

Zheng Yunqi immediately stood up!

"Dr. Gao? Dr. Dai?"

Dai Lin and Gao Heyann rushed past the nurse’s station without even greeting Zheng Yunqi and headed straight into the ward area!

"What..." Zheng Yunqi was stunned. What was happening?

As soon as she spoke, she noticed that the spirits in front of her suddenly let out mournful cries, and one by one, they turned into black ashes!

Zheng Yunqi felt a chill throughout her body as if a supremely malevolent force was approaching!

At that moment, the defensive charms of the inpatient building were fully activated! Hands started reaching out from the very walls of the corridor! However, those hands too turned into black ash after a short while!

"How is this possible..."

Zheng Yunqi was dumbstruck, and Ayun’s face had changed colors. She had been in the hospital for less than half a year; she had never seen anything like this before.

"A Malevolent Ghost? Or something else?"

Finally, just as that evil force was about to overtake the nurse’s station, the black cross on top of the station suddenly emitted a burst of dark light.

The curse was halted there, unable to proceed any further, but it also didn’t retreat.

"Who’s on duty tonight..." At this moment, Ayun felt as if her brain was about to shut down.

Zheng Yunqi immediately picked up the intercom at the station: "Director Song! Director Song! There’s a situation at the nurse’s station!"

Tonight it was Song Min’s shift.

After she heard about the situation from Dai Lin and Gao Heyann, she nodded.

"Understood. You are Paranormal Doctors, so it’s still relatively manageable. Don’t worry."

To any patient, a doctor’s "Don’t worry" is always the most beautiful sound in the world.

Then the intercom on the desk rang, and Song Min picked up, "I got it, Nurse Zheng. Don’t worry, you guys just stand guard there. With the protection of the black cross, you’ll be fine."

Then, Song Min looked at Dai Lin again.

"You’ve become stronger, Dr. Dai. In my decades of practice, this is the first time I’ve seen such a terrifying intern."

Before Dai Lin could express his humility, Song Min spoke first, "From tomorrow on, you’ll be a resident doctor at our hospital, eligible for independent clinics. Next, you’ll start doing departmental clinic rotations, beginning with the Wraith Surgery Department."

"Tomorrow?" Dai Lin hadn’t expected it so suddenly.

"Indeed, this progress is faster than anticipated, but it’s still acceptable. Vice President Yin also agrees with my viewpoint."

Afterward, Song Min leaned close to Dai Lin’s face, observing his eyes.

"You may not have noticed, but your eyes have also been affected by the Black Blood Ancestral Mother, gaining some curse abilities similar to hers. Or to put it another way, the Devil’s Eye and the Black Blood Ancestral Mother are somewhat ’akin’."

Dai Lin hadn’t expected such high praise from Song Min!

Director Song wasn’t just a simple department head! She was one of the most trusted confidants of the former Vice President Lu Yuan, and it would have undoubtedly been her heading the Department of Fierce Spirits if Vice President Lu hadn’t died, not Han Ming holding the position concurrently!

The reason Song Min was willing to give up the well-paid position as the head of the Department of Fierce Spirits to join the Wraith Surgery Department was because Yin Wuque was designated by Lu Yuan as his successor, hence she was willing to follow Yin’s lead unconditionally! And there were rumors that she might even become the head of surgery for the entire hospital, overseeing all surgical departments.

Without considering politics, just talking about medical skills alone, there really wasn’t anyone in the surgical departments who didn’t respect Song Min. Her diagnostic opinions and evaluations were undoubtedly valuable.

"I will register you two for hospitalization now." Song Min then started typing on the computer: "There’s no need to transfer you to a higher-level ward for the time being. If all goes well, it won’t affect Dr. Dai starting outpatient services tomorrow. Of course, if you wish to stay in the hospital for observation, as the department head, I can arrange leave for you."

"I’m fine."

Dai Lin was pleasantly surprised that he could become a resident doctor and start department rotations so quickly. In any case, it also signified that his abilities were recognized.

Just then, he suddenly thought of a question.

"Director Song, I have a question. Regarding those killed by malevolent ghosts, if they become resentful spirits... is there still a possibility to communicate with them?"

Hearing Dai Lin ask this, Gao Heyann immediately understood what he wanted to know.

The strange words spoken by Gao Yunyi’s resentful spirit.

"You’d better consult with Director Mei Quzhen about that." Song Min slightly shook her head: "That’s not my area of expertise, especially the treatment of malevolent ghost curses is currently one of the big challenges in the clinical surgery of Hospital 444."

Gao Heyann also chimed in, "The diagnosis of malevolent ghost curses alone is extremely difficult because it’s hard to find regular, specific symptoms in patients."

Song Min looked at Dai Lin and said, "Do you want to train in the Evil Ghost Department? To be honest, the Evil Ghost Department is a very challenging place, and interns generally don’t like to go there."

Dai Lin thought for a moment and said, "As long as I can learn more, I don’t mind which department I go to."

"Director Mei Quzhen isn’t on duty tonight, she’s been quite busy recently..."

"Is she troubled by the current shortage of personnel in the Evil Ghost Department?"

"The resources and cursed objects the hospital currently allocates to the Evil Ghost Department are quite limited. Originally, Dr. Mei’s plan was to start a specialized outpatient clinic for malevolent ghost curses in the Ghost Surgery Department, but there has always been internal opposition within the Ghost Surgery Department."

"Why?" Dai Lin asked, puzzled: "There’s a significant difference in diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis between malevolent ghosts and fierce spirits."

Song Min replied, "Because they are afraid of assuming responsibility. You should be aware that there’s a fixed annual quota of patient deaths for a doctor, and exceeding that number leads to being dismissed by the hospital president. No one dares to lightly diagnose malevolent ghost curses; they’d rather play it safe and opt for fierce ghost curse treatments. Even though they belong to a surgical department, doctors tend to be conservative when it comes to high-risk surgeries."

"I’ve also heard some of the inside stories. Eventually, Director Mei decided to give up the Ghost Surgery Department’s deputy director position, insisting on starting a new outpatient department. With the support of Vice President Lu Yuan, it came to be the current Evil Ghost Department. At that time, only Dr. Zhao She followed her to the new department, who later became her husband."

"And up to this point, Zhao She has still not been promoted to a higher professional title and remains an attending physician. Many people believe that he actually has had the ability for a higher professional title for a long time."

Dai Lin still decided to take the opportunity to learn from the Evil Ghost Department. The words from Gao Yunyi’s ghost continued to weigh on his mind.

At this very moment...

In a round table office of the inpatient building.

Senior doctors from multiple surgical departments were gathered here.

Chen Jun, the head of the Ghost Surgery Department, pointed at the image report on the PPT slide in front of him and said, "We have decided on a preliminary surgical plan, which is to remove the main fierce ghost curse while preserving another ghoul curse inside the patient."

Sitting below were Lu Yuqing and Huo Ping, among the few attending non-senior title doctors present.

"This surgery..." Chen Jun patted his chest, declaring: "I will personally perform the operation!"

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