Hospital 444
Chapter 194 - 21 Raymond Harland

Chapter 194: Chapter 21 Raymond Harland

Raymond Harland, thirty-nine years old, born in Berlin, Germany, his mother was from Vienna, Austria.

Unlike his father Edward, his magic inclined towards traditional close-up magic, and it had a high level of interaction with the audience. Also, since the distance was closer, the audience could more conveniently inspect the magician’s various props, making the magic more challenging.

Raymond’s magic often involved bringing audience members onstage for close interaction with him, with very few exceptions. And his magic was incredibly unreal; even the pickiest critics online, judging by the standards of magicians, couldn’t find any flaw in his tricks. Many explanations instead appeared contradictory.

So, Dai Lin couldn’t help but start contemplating a question.

Was he a magician, or... did he really possess some kind of magic-like superpower?

Not to mention that any Paranormal Doctor could go onstage and perform magic with ease.

And now, the name of that missing female assistant from those years ago had finally been discovered. Her name was "Alice Chen." That year, she disappeared after entering a cabinet during Edward’s magic show in W city, never to emerge again.

Afterwards, the theater where that performance took place was thoroughly searched by the police but Alice Chen was nowhere to be found. She truly disappeared before the eyes of countless spectators!

An actual person, obviously, couldn’t just vanish.

This wasn’t magic but some sort of genuine supernatural phenomenon. And it was certain that Edward Harland had done it on purpose.

"Luo Ren’s mother doesn’t remember the words she said anymore, but she definitely mentioned ’must not let her come out’ at the time."

Dai Lin was holding a notebook, which recorded a plethora of clues he could think of at the moment.

"However, I can’t find any clues linking Luo Ren’s mother to Edward Harland. She doesn’t remember attending that magic show back then."

From this point of view... this was completely different from premonitory dreams.

Fang Zhou then expressed his view, "A curse that can affect and alter memories is something I’ve come across in my clinical experience. From this angle, the value of her memories as a reference is not high."

Having visited Heizhu Village, Dai Lin naturally shared this sentiment deeply.

"I have a question for you, Dr. Fang."

"What is it?"

"Goats are indeed white all over, covered with wool, have a pair of horns, herbivorous, and quadrupedal mammals, right?"

Fang Zhou looked at Dai Lin, puzzled, and said, "Is this some new meme circulating on the internet? I don’t really follow these things, sorry."

"Hmm... yes, it’s a new meme."

Lately, Dai Lin was still worried whether his consciousness and thoughts were still influenced by the Black Blood Ancestor.

At least from the angle of premonitory dreams, the curse suffered by Luo Ren was quite similar to the Black Blood Ancestor’s.

"So, Dr. Fang." Dai Lin held his notebook and quickly sketched a cat on it, saying, "Look, what is this?"

"This is..."

Before Fang Zhou could answer, Dai Lin activated the newly acquired ability of Devil’s Eye.

"This is a goat, right?"

Fang Zhou was taken aback and looked at Dai Lin with confusion, asking, "Dr. Dai, you’re not seriously using a meme at this time, right?"

"I’m serious." Dai Lin continued trying to see if his ability could influence Fang Zhou, "This is indeed a goat."

"But whatever you’ve drawn here looks more like a cat, right?"

As expected... it wasn’t that easy.

At that moment, there was a knock at the hotel room door.

Dai Lin walked over and opened the door to find Jiang Lan outside.

"Dr. Dai, let’s set off."

"Okay."

Afterwards, Dai Lin suddenly showed the notebook to Jiang Lan.

"Miss Jiang, in your eyes, is this animal a cat, or... a goat? It’s a goat, right?"

He continued to invoke the power of the Devil’s Eye.

"Doctor Dai... is this some kind of brain teaser?"

Dai Lin could only close his notebook, sighed, and said, "Forget it, pretend I didn’t say anything."

It seemed that influencing the cognition of others couldn’t be done instantly; he could only change some less commonly held perceptions.

He would have to experiment more in the future. However, if this ability did prove effective, communication with Raymond Harland would become much more convenient. As of now, the Devil’s Eye wasn’t able to attain curse abilities similar to those of the Black Blood Matron.

Down at the hotel, everyone got into the car, and then they headed straight for the Lind Theater.

It was actually just one kilometer away, within walking distance, but Miss Jiang clearly preferred riding in a Ferrari.

The car stopped at an intersection.

"Miss Jiang," Dai Lin reminded her again and again, "you really shouldn’t come to see the magic show. After all, who knows what might happen."

"I know. But won’t you guys be in danger watching the magic show?"

Jiang Lan’s concern for Dai Lin was more than evident, although she added "guys", Fang Zhou was well aware that her concern was actually only for Dai Lin.

Just then, Jiang Lan suddenly saw a cat crossing the road.

She looked at the cat and suddenly felt a moment of dissonance.

"Why is there a mountain..."

She had wanted to say, why is there a goat walking on the road?

But the next second, she realized her mistake.

That was a cat, wasn’t it? How could she have mistaken it for a goat?

How strange.

...

After entering the Lind Theater, it could be said to be packed with people; even scalpers were selling tickets in the hall at triple the price. Despite the show starting soon, they still dared to demand such high prices—and there were still people willing to buy tickets!

"As expected of a renowned magician," Dai Lin couldn’t help but be amazed. This was Raymond’s first tour in China, and in the past, most locals could only watch his magic shows on television.

"Doctor Dai," Fang Zhou reminded him once again, "no matter what you’re thinking... no matter how urgent you feel, don’t act rashly. We don’t know what this magician is really capable of. If there’s any trouble, let me handle it."

Fang Zhou indeed had the confidence to say such a thing.

"If he truly possesses some supernatural power, then..."

"I will assess the situation," Fang Zhou said, looking at the promotional poster of the magic show featuring Raymond’s photograph. "Please trust my clinical experience."

On the poster, Raymond looked somewhat world-weary, with golden hair, deep-blue eyes like those of a tranquil lake, sporting a goatee that made him look a bit like a lean version of Sean Bean.

"Well... I’ll wait outside for you guys," Jiang Lan expressed a cheering gesture to the two doctors and then left the theater.

Dai Lin and Fang Zhou then began to enter.

Inside, Dai Lin was already using the Devil’s Eye to scan the surroundings, while Fang Zhou clenched his hands, with his fingernails turning a pure red.

Subsequently, his right index fingernail began to elongate and then rested against the back of his left hand...

Then... he stared at the Raymond on the poster and fiercely slashed his nail across it!

But there were no wounds on the back of his left hand.

Dai Lin looked at Fang Zhou, puzzled, and asked, "What are you doing, Doctor Fang?"

"I’ve cast a Blood Curse, just in case," Fang Zhou said as his fingernails returned to normal. "If I get the chance, I’d rather not use my cursed objects."

The cursed object inside Fang Zhou...

Came from a truly evil spirit!