Hospital 444
Chapter 179 - 6 Clues

Chapter 179: Chapter 6 Clues

"Doctor Fang seems a bit off today."

Lu Yuqing knew Doctor Fang well, even though the latter had never admitted it, Lu Yuqing always regarded him as a teacher.

Dai Lin knew that Doctor Fang must be feeling this way because of the abnormality on his forehead, but he wouldn’t tell Lu Yuqing.

When he saw Doctor Fang later, would there be a black inverted cross on his forehead?

Today happened to be the weekend, and the hospital was closed.

It was still Lu Yuqing driving, taking Dai Lin and Luo Ren to the hotel to pick up Doctor Fang.

"Does Doctor Fang think... my case is very tricky?" Luo Ren became a bit anxious, fearing the curse he suffered was something even an ace surgeon like Doctor Fang couldn’t treat.

"Maybe I’m overthinking it," Lu Yuqing, not wanting to disturb Luo Ren’s mood further, quickly added, "Maybe it’s because we called him to City W, and he’s worried about his family back home. Doctor Fang’s marriage must be less than a year old, his child is still young, and with him away, his wife has to take care of the child all this time."

Dai Lin was stunned: "Married for less than a year and already has a child? Ah, right, that happens occasionally..."

"Well, it’s not like that... The child is from his first marriage." Lu Yuqing was a bit gossipy by nature and didn’t consider it an invasion of someone’s privacy as she began to delve into the topic: "His first wife was killed by an evil spirit."

"Killed by a ghost... dead?" Dai Lin’s eyes widened, "But he’s a Surgeon of Malevolent Spirits!"

"The specifics, I’m not too clear on either. There were many versions of the story circulating inside the hospital back then, and later the department head wouldn’t let us discuss it anymore. At that time, Doctor Fang was still in the Department of Fierce Spirits."

"That’s so sad..." Dai Lin couldn’t help but feel sympathetic towards Doctor Fang, a Paranormal Doctor who couldn’t save his own wife, and a child who lost his mother at such a young age.

This made him think of Dai Wei, feeling guilty for not being able to prevent his brother from being cursed and for letting him enter the Demons Department. He still didn’t know when his brother would face a relapse of the curse, and he wasn’t even sure if his brother was clinically cured right now.

"Dai Wei, your brother will definitely find a way to cure you completely, definitely!"

Dai Lin made this resolution in his heart.

Approaching the hotel, Dai Lin could see Doctor Fang from hundreds of meters away. Even at this distance, through the Devil’s Eye, he could clearly see Doctor Fang’s forehead.

There was no black inverted cross.

Dai Lin breathed a sigh of relief.

To be honest, it’s best to avoid the Demons Department if you can.

After the car pulled over, Luo Ren got out, walked up to Doctor Fang, and said, "Thank you for your trouble, Doctor Fang, I’ll take you there. Um, the thing is, I can’t tell my mom the truth, so..."

"I understand, I’m not meeting your mom as a doctor, right?"

In fact, reason told Doctor Fang that his most prudent choice right now was to leave City W immediately and not get entangled in this matter. He could have spent the weekend with his wife and child at the zoo or the aquarium, away from all of this...

He couldn’t be certain if the black inverted cross would reappear on his forehead if he continued.

But after much thought, he ultimately decided to give it another try. After all, it involved too many lives; if he could help, he should. Otherwise, he would never feel at ease.

The pain of a loved one dying at the hands of an evil spirit, he understood that more than anyone.

Being killed by someone still left hope for revenge. But what about being killed by a ghost? All that was left was despair.

Once Doctor Fang got in the car and fastened his seat belt, he asked, "Mr. Luo, given that, let’s get our stories straight so we don’t slip up in front of your mother. What’s my role when I meet your mom?"

"About that, I’ve already thought it through..."

...

"Listen carefully," after discussing how to disguise his identity, Doctor Fang continued to analyze for Luo Ren, "I checked some news about that magician, and before the magic show performance, I should try to make contact with the magician."

"Actually, I’ve had similar thoughts..."

"There’s still some time until Christmas, and how we use this time to solve this curse as much as possible is the key," Doctor Fang said and then paused, "At least we can be sure that the curse definitely originates from the magician. And according to your dream, your mother and Raymond Harland know each other. This point..."

"My mother..." Luo Ren bit his lip and said, "She has always disliked watching magic shows. One could even describe it as loathing. During the Spring Festival Gala, she could enjoy even the most boring song and dance acts, but the moment it came to a magic performance, she would immediately leave. Liu Qian, David Copperfield, such famous magicians, she wouldn’t even know them."

"Why does your mother dislike magic shows so much?"

"I’ve asked her, but she never gives any reason."

Dai Lin had read her hair but hadn’t extracted any reasons why Luo Ren’s mother might dislike magic shows from it.

"Clearly, there’s some secret here," Dai Lin said with a wry smile, "but I couldn’t extract any... answers from reading her memories."

"Just because you can’t read it, doesn’t mean there’s no issue," Fang Zhou was not surprised by this, "The hospital currently doesn’t have infallible means for reading memories."

Everyone began to grow concerned.

Although there were many clues available at this stage, they were too scattered to pin anything down.

One plan Dai Lin had thought up, for now, was to approach a magician named Raymond Harland.

Soon, the car arrived downstairs at Luo Ren’s mother’s house.

Lu Yuqing parked the car, and the four of them got out.

Fang Zhou began to survey the surroundings, looking for any signs of demon activity.

If evil spirits had left any traces here, he would be able to find some.

"I’ll take a walk around here first," he said.

"Alright, please do."

Fang Zhou slowly strolled around the building in front of him.

After roughly circling the building, he faintly felt something.

Just as he started to ponder, his phone rang.

He checked it and saw that it was a video call request from his wife.

Fang Zhou had made up an excuse to his wife that he was furthering his studies at a hospital out of town. He had promised her that they would video call every day.

He walked to a secluded flower bed and picked up his wife’s call.

His wife and daughter appeared on the video.

"Daddy!" his daughter, just started kindergarten, said from the other end of the phone, "Look, look, these are the three English words I learned today!"

Nowadays, English education has spread to kindergartens, and his daughter, holding three English word cards, giggled and said, "Mom also praised me!"

His daughter didn’t yet know that this mother wasn’t her birth mother since her mother had passed away when she was too young to remember. For the sake of her mental and emotional development, he had decided to wait until she was older to tell her the truth.

"Mmm, Xiaomeng is so good, so smart," he said.

The wife then said, "She remembers words so well now; I’m surprised."

Fang Zhou revealed a hint of a smile, the morning’s gloominess finally seeming to lighten a little, and said to his wife, "Ashu, these past few days, I’ve been a bother to you."

"It’s fine." The wife holding the phone glanced behind him and asked, "Where are you?"

"Near the hospital where I’m training," Fang Zhou continued with the lie.

The wife nodded and said, "Remember to eat on time and rest well; I’ll take good care of Xiaomeng."

"Mmm..."

Having them gave Fang Zhou the motivation to risk his life.

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