Hospital 444
Chapter 182 - 9 Liang Zhigao, Li An, and the Bloody Instructions

Chapter 182: Chapter 9 Liang Zhigao, Li An, and the Bloody Instructions

Dai Lin was certain of one thing...

The two major factions in the hospital were backed by different cursed powers.

Now, it appeared that the Yin Wuque faction, or the position of Deputy Executive President, was loyal to the hospital president.

While the faction of the Executive Vice President Han Ming was, to a certain extent, hostile to the president. However, the president was not all-knowing and all-powerful, due to some kind of limitation, he could not kill Han Ming, nor could he revoke the position of Executive Vice President.

Therefore, Dai Lin had a speculation.

No one was allowed to enter the thirteenth floor of the outpatient building where the president resided, and similarly, the president never came to any place outside of the thirteenth floor.

Why is that?

Was it because the president wanted to maintain an air of mystery?

Or was it because...

The president actually couldn’t leave the thirteenth floor of the outpatient building at all?

This was a very bold assumption. In this hospital, everyone saw the president as a demonic god, fearing him like a terrifying beast. Yet, the president probably wasn’t that powerful; "he" could indeed easily manipulate the life and death of every doctor, but "he" was not without "enemies."

If "he" were so powerful, why would "he" need to implant cursed objects into people’s bodies, forcing them to sign contracts and become paranormal doctors? And the doctors of Hospital 444, when facing malevolent ghosts, were generally at a disadvantage!

Although Fang Zhou was in the Department of Fierce Spirits, he was not part of the Han Ming Faction. Dai Lin remained cautious toward him.

Dai Lin had been pondering a question all along.

The president and "his" enemies, which side should he help?

All signs pointed to a being that stole human futures to use as Spiritual Therapy Points; the president was an evil existence, but that didn’t mean the enemies of "him" represented the righteous side.

Just like the malevolent ghost Jin Yunran and the Black Blood Ancestor, both were evil spirits that had eradicated their humanity.

Dai Lin believed that these two different cursed powers were likely equally absolute evil.

But due to some reason, the two types of cursed powers were in a balance of power, thus each producing their own factions among the vice-presidents.

Dai Lin was just a small figure, navigating between the two, seeking a sliver of hope for survival. For him, as long as he could cure his brother and permanently sever the enforced contract with Hospital 444, he wouldn’t mind temporarily collaborating with one of the sides.

However, before that, he must become far stronger than he was now.

Afterward, he turned his gaze to Luo Ren.

Based on his interactions with Lu Yanran and various indications, Zhang Bei didn’t show any symptoms of having precognitive dreams. Although he didn’t have Zhang Bei’s medical records, Liang Zhigao’s lingering memories also contained no such information. Most importantly, if Zhang Bei really could have precognitive dreams, he wouldn’t have met such a fate.

But Fang Zhou’s words were correct... Zhang Bei’s entry into Hospital 444 and the timing of the precognitive dreams happened one after the other!

Dai Lin continued to type, "Dr. Fang, or to say, could the patient have been cursed by other malevolent ghosts within the hospital?"

"It’s a rare phenomenon," Fang Zhou replied after a while, "Cross-cursing within the hospital is almost impossible, and there haven’t been any cases of precognitive dreams lately. Such cases are rare and if there were any, different departments would exchange information since precognitive dreams can provide future treatment plans."

Dai Lin pondered for a while, then continued to type, "Do you know Dr. Liang Zhigao?"

Fang Zhou seemed somewhat startled by Dai Lin’s question.

"Of course, I know him. In the past, in the Ghost Surgery Department, he was the junior of our old director."

Dai Lin recalled briefly; the old director he referred to should be Lu Shengran, the previous department head before Chen Jun. Gao Heyann had mentioned him once.

"Dr. Fang, you might find my question a bit abrupt, but I want to know what kind of person Dr. Liang was?"

If Luo Ren had used Dr. Liang’s appointment, would he have done something to Luo Ren as well? Were there any doctors similar to Liang Zhigao in Hospital 444?

After pondering for a moment, Fang Zhou began to type.

"We should respect the deceased. It’s not really appropriate for me to comment on a former colleague who has passed away, especially when it’s my former colleague. I apologize, Dr. Dai."

"We should respect the deceased"?

The underlying meaning of this sentence isn’t just that he didn’t want to speak ill of the deceased, is it?

And upon Dai Lin’s mention, Fang Zhou couldn’t help but fall into reminiscence.

When he heard of Liang Zhigao’s death, Fang Zhou did feel a bit of regret.

Even now, he clearly remembered that when he first joined the hospital, the Ghost Surgery Department was full of talent. Back then, Vice President Lu was still alive, and almost every department head was either his student or his fellow disciple. Lu Shengran, the head of the Ghost Surgery Department, was one of Vice President Lu’s students.

Chen Jun, Mei Quzhen, Fang Zhou, Zhao She, Liang Zhigao... To this day, many people believe that if Mei Quzhen hadn’t left the Ghost Surgery to set up the Evil Ghost Department independently, the person most likely to replace Director Lu would have been her instead of Chen Jun. Even Fang Zhou himself was well aware that, in terms of talent, he was more suitable to be the head of the Ghost Surgery than Chen Jun. Chen Jun’s rise to power was because of his loyalty to Han Ming.

Director Lu had always been part of Vice President Lu Yuan’s faction. After the vice president’s death, he supported Ying Ziye as his successor, somewhat like a loyal minister entrusting his responsibilities. But after Director Lu’s death and Chen Jun’s accession, the Ghost Department had completely changed course, becoming the widely known Han Ming Faction.

In fact, many suspected that Han Ming had killed Director Lu, but there was absolutely no evidence, only conjecture.

Although Fang Zhou did not support any faction, he also felt that perhaps Director Lu’s death was indeed suspicious. However, compared to Han Ming, he was still a minor figure. Moreover, he wasn’t like Song Min, who had both reputation and strength, and could transfer directly from the Department of Fierce Spirits to become the head of the Wraith Surgery Department, so he chose to stay in the Ghost Surgery, focusing only on treating patients and not intending to get involved. He was just an ordinary subordinate to Director Lu, and he didn’t want to offend the new department head for this reason.

"Why suddenly bring him up?"

Dai Lin replied, "I once entered a building where a patient he had treated before lived, and I almost didn’t make it back alive."

Fang Zhou had heard a bit about this but was not very clear on the details, as he was by then a doctor in the Department of Fierce Spirits.

However, the real reason he replied "the deceased should be respected" was...

His memories of Doctor Liang Zhigao were becoming blurred. He couldn’t remember what he looked like, how old he was, whether he was tall or short, fat or thin—he couldn’t remember at all!

Even how to write this name—if Dai Lin hadn’t texted him, he likewise wouldn’t have remembered clearly.

This was very eerie.

After all, they had worked together for so long...

Why couldn’t he remember anything at all?

The memory of a paranormal doctor couldn’t possibly be that bad!

The only thing he vaguely remembered was... Doctor Liang Zhigao had a decent relationship with the late Director of the Demon Department, Li An.

And Li An...

He was the culprit behind the death of Fang Zhou’s first wife!

Just at this moment...

In K City.

Ying Ziye clutched her chest, panting as she stared at the bloodstained message emerging on the wall in front of her.

"What is this?"

The last line of the bloodstained message left her surprisingly astonished.

"Only if any resident successfully recovers the remains of Li An, the former Director of the Department of Demonology at Hospital No. 444, can they return to the apartment. Under no circumstances should anyone from Hospital No. 444 take him to that hospital’s mortuary!"

...

Dai Lin felt that the atmosphere was about right, and he gave Lu Yuqing a look.

The main event of this meal was beginning.

Lu Yuqing put down her chopsticks and said to Luo Ren’s mom, "Um... Auntie, here’s the thing. I was thinking, both Luo Ren and I would like to go with you to see the Lehman Magic Show on Christmas."

As soon as these words came out...

The face of Luo Ren’s mom changed instantly.

Her chopsticks fell to the ground in an instant!

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