Hospital 444
Chapter 188 - 15 Darkness

Chapter 188: Chapter 15 Darkness

On the way to Hospital 444, Dai Lin informed Li Bolin about the current situation of Luo Ren and his mother.

"She means... not to let ’her’ out, right?"

"Yes. I heard it loud and clear, all because she heard the name Raymond Harland."

Then, Dai Lin also showed the video he filmed to Li Bolin.

After watching the video carefully, Li Bolin returned the phone to Dai Lin, then solemnly made the sign of the cross and said to Dai Lin with a grave face, "Indeed, ’she’ must not be let out."

"Director Li... who exactly does ’she’ refer to?"

Li Bolin looked up at the sky and said, "Doctor Dai, what do you see now?"

"The moon? The... stars?"

"Darkness."

Li Bolin pointed to the sky, "The curses that we at Hospital 444 can treat are just a part of the ’darkness.’ Many times, we are powerless."

When Dai Lin heard the words "powerless," his heart immediately sank.

"Director Li, you must be joking? You’re the deputy director of the Department of Fierce Spirits! Is this a curse scarier than fierce spirits?"

"Don’t take the hierarchy of ghosts, malevolent ghosts, fierce spirits too seriously. They are not NPCs in a game, which higher-level players can handle like elite or boss monsters."

Then, Li Bolin began to explain, "At your level, it’s better not to know certain things. Of course, I don’t know much more myself, but one thing I can be sure of is that a certain ’darkness’ had chosen your friend’s mother long ago."

"So... what should I do?"

"Follow my instructions. From now on, do exactly as I say. In other words, don’t believe any diagnoses from other doctors. Especially those from Vice Dean Yin’s side."

Dai Lin guessed that perhaps the experiences at the Sunset Tower were also a kind of "darkness."

This "darkness" would appear around the patients who could see the hidden rules on the name card.

"So, about the magic show... are we going?"

This was the question of utmost concern to Dai Lin at the moment.

With Luo Ren’s mother in such a state, should they still go to the magic show?

"We have to confirm whether that advice in the dream really originates from the will of ’darkness.’"

Whether it originates from darkness?

Upon arriving at the hospital, Dai Lin led Li Bolin into the patient’s room.

Fang Zhou had already returned to the hotel.

Luo Ren and Lu Yuqing were still accompanying the patient, while his stepfather had gone back to fetch some clean clothes.

"Director Li?" Lu Yuqing was also shocked to see Li Bolin, "You... you’ve come?"

The deputy director of the Department of Fierce Spirits!

Vice Dean Han’s trusted right-hand person!

Lu Yuqing hurriedly approached Li Bolin, speaking with a mix of fear and respect, "This... why would you trouble yourself to come here..."

"The patient is here, right?" Li Bolin did not pay attention to Lu Yuqing but looked towards Luo Ren and Nie Xiuzhu, who was still unconscious on the hospital bed.

Luo Ren came over and grabbed Li Bolin’s hand, saying, "Doctor... thank you for your trouble! Please save me and my mother!"

He bowed deeply to Li Bolin.

"God loves all people," Li Bolin patted Luo Ren’s shoulder, "I am here, it is also God’s will."

"Yes... thank God’s blessing..." Luo Ren naturally followed Li Bolin’s words at that moment.

Then, Li Bolin walked to the bedside and said, "Oh yes, that one... the one who called me Director Li as soon as they came in, close the door of the room for me, will you?"

"Oh... okay..."

Lu Yuqing felt utterly defeated as she realized that she didn’t register at all in Li Bolin’s memory!

Afterward, Li Bolin’s face approached Nie Xiuzhu, and slowly... his mouth opened!

"Huh?" Luo Ren was taken aback, and then he was astonished to see that inside Li Bolin’s mouth, there were no teeth, no tongue... only a vast expanse of darkness!

Almost simultaneously, the darkness surged directly from his mouth and then poured into Nie Xiuzhu’s mouth and nose!

"Doctor, you..."

Lu Yuqing quickly grabbed Luo Ren and said, "It’s fine, this is Director Li’s treatment method. I was fortunate enough to observe him perform a surgery publicly before."

About a minute later, after a large amount of darkness had flowed into Nie Xiuzhu’s body, Li Bolin finally closed his mouth.

"She hasn’t been possessed by a Resentful Spirit," Li Bolin began with his conclusion. "Otherwise, I would definitely have been able to suction out a part."

"Doctor, about the treatment you just performed," Luo Ren asked cautiously, "could you explain it to us?"

"There’s no way to explain it. For example, if you ask a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner to explain why taking a certain herb cures an illness, they can’t really explain it either, right?"

Luo Ren was at a loss for words for a moment.

Dai Lin then asked, "Then... will she wake up now?"

"Of course..."

Suddenly, the lights in the ward started to flicker on and off!

This sight made Dai Lin and Luo Ren’s eyes widen with horror!

"Director Li!" Dai Lin immediately turned his gaze toward Li Bolin and asked, "This is...?"

Li Bolin walked to the door and looked outside.

Afterward, he pointed to Lu Yuqing and said, "You stay here to guard. Doctor Dai, come out with me."

At this moment, Dai Lin inwardly groaned.

This was the hospital where he had once worked! Many of the patients living here were ones he had personally operated on! Were the ghosts now being drawn here?

The Devil’s Eye began to scrutinize every area of this floor at this time, and Dai Lin braced himself for an all-out effort.

"Don’t be nervous just yet," Li Bolin saw that Dai Lin’s eyes were about to bulge out, "I’m here."

Indeed.

Without a doubt, among all the doctors at Hospital 444, Li Bolin could rank in the top ten, possibly even the top five.

However, Dai Lin didn’t dare to relax even slightly since Li Bolin’s earlier reaction had made it impossible for him to underestimate that so-called "darkness."

"Adapt, Doctor Dai. You’ve become a doctor at Hospital 444 in one of the worst years. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, within two months of your admission, the most you would have encountered would be a Resentful Spirit."

Dai Lin had long been mentally prepared for this so-called "worst year."

The two moved along the corridor of the inpatient department. After all, this was a normal hospital ward, not like Hospital 444, where the corridors themselves could suppress various Malevolent Ghosts.

"Luo Ren... he’ll be alright, won’t he?"

"With me here, nothing will happen. Listen up, next... use all your strength to pull me back," Li Bolin said. After finishing his sentence, he suddenly opened his mouth wide toward a certain spot.

Then, his head tilted back swiftly!

Dai Lin immediately understood and began pulling Li Bolin backward with all his might!

Despite Li Bolin being similar in height and weight to Dai Lin, and with Li Bolin tilting his head back without resisting, Dai Lin had to exert all his strength and still he could hardly move Li Bolin backward!

Dai Lin’s left eye, aiming at the spot Li Bolin was staring at, glared fiercely!

In an instant, his left eye turned a pure blood red!

Only then did he manage to pull Li Bolin’s body back a bit!

At that moment, Dai Lin was like someone in a tug-of-war!

Li Bolin had opened his mouth—was he pulling something?

Could he possibly be inhaling ghosts into his own body?

Dai Lin’s left eye began to feel more and more pain, but with that... he managed to pull Li Bolin further and further back...

But then, something unexpected happened!

Li Bolin suddenly let out a scream and fell to the ground!