Hospital 444
Chapter 235 - 26 Can I draw her...?

Chapter 235: Chapter 26 Can I draw her...?

In general, there are two types of cursed objects.

One type is an item that inherently contains a ghost or curse, such as the wooden combs, high heels, mirrors, and red clothes that often appear in ghost stories... These kinds of items can contaminate someone with a curse upon contact and are very dangerous.

The second type is the cursed objects created by the Curse Object Department Doctors of the hospital, either by surgically removing the curse or by sealing and confining the cursed objects of ghosts, ultimately crafting them.

This is similar to a vaccine, which is made from inactivated viruses. However, any cursed object made by the Curse Object Department carries the risk of curse revival. Even so, cursed objects are the only known thing that humanity can use against demon curses.

"Do you mean it would be better to take it to the Curse Object Department to have a look?"

"My personal suggestion is... not yet. The doctors of the Curse Object Department, unlike us, don’t need to undergo clinical treatment, which means there’s no risk of patient death quotas."

"I don’t quite understand..."

Fang Zhou simply got straight to the point, "You’ve been at the hospital for too short a time to understand the style of the Curse Object Department doctors. They only consider creating powerful cursed objects without regard for the life and death of patients. If killing a patient could result in a powerful cursed object, they would not hesitate to do so. There have been instances in the past where they forcibly took patients from clinical departments for human experimentation."

"What?"

Is that even allowed?

"Don’t the clinical departments care? Does the Curse Object Department have that authority?"

Fang Zhou sighed.

"Who do you think... dares to offend the doctors of the Curse Object Department?"

Dai Lin was suddenly at a loss.

Yes!

The sole capital Paranormal Doctors have against malevolent spirits is cursed objects!

"Cursed objects are related to the survival of every Paranormal Doctor. For now, it’s okay, but as time goes by... the risk of curse revival in our bodies will also get higher and higher. Sooner or later, we’ll need to seek treatment from the Curse Object Department. There are very few like me, who have a cursed object of malevolent spirits within them and still managed to become an associate director."

The more terrifying the malevolent spirit, the harder it is to create a stable cursed object. That’s why cursed objects of malevolent spirits are exceptionally rare, and the Surgeons of Malevolent Spirits can be counted on one hand.

"This painting contains an extremely frightening curse... yet, at the same time, it seems like it was made by the Curse Object Department and does not have any dangerous properties. I’ve never seen a cursed object like this."

Then, Dai Lin told Fang Zhou everything about Dai Ming’s illness, without leaving out a single detail.

"Your cousin... did he paint them?"

It was clear that Fang Zhou was quite shocked.

"Yes. He painted them by hand using ordinary paper, brushes, and pigments."

"Did a demon use his hand to create these paintings?"

After pondering for a while, Fang Zhou suddenly said, "Dai Lin, tell me, which one did your cousin paint most recently?"

"It’s..."

"No, wait a minute, let me guess. Is it that one with the female ghost spreading her arms as if she’s about to pounce?"

"Right!" Dai Lin nodded, "You’re correct!"

Fang Zhou clenched his teeth and said, "Just as I thought! Listen, Dai Lin... compared to the ones from his childhood, the curse contained in the most recent painting is obviously getting stronger!"

"That’s normal, isn’t it? Demons naturally grow stronger over time."

"No... it’s not that situation." Fang Zhou pointed out, "You said your cousin hadn’t painted this female ghost from the age of ten until a few days ago, right?"

"That’s right, that’s what Dai Ming said."

"If it were a natural progression over time, the increase in the power of the curse wouldn’t be significant. That is to say... this isn’t a normal strengthening of a malevolent spirit."

Dai Lin suddenly realized what was happening.

"So... are you saying that through the process of painting, the demon’s curse gets stronger and stronger?"

"Very likely. And based on what you’ve said, I suspect... the patient is not just Dai Ming and that Ms. Pan!"

Dai Lin looked at Dai Ming’s paintings and began to form some speculations in his heart.

"Is that ghost using these paintings to become an even more powerful demon?"

"It depends on how many people... are painting these kinds of pictures, and how many have been painted."

For a moment, Dai Lin began to worry.

Early the next day.

The New Year’s Day of 2022 had arrived.

Hospital 444 usually had holidays, but New Year’s Day was not one of them.

Pan Yizhen came to the hospital’s Department of Spiritual Therapy Points.

When Dai Ming, dressed in a patient gown, accompanied by Dai Lin, arrived, she was taken aback.

How could she have not expected that Dai Ming actually had a cousin who was a doctor at Hospital 444?

"Miss Pan, it’s best for you to be hospitalized for observation now," Dai Lin persuaded, "After all, your condition could be very dangerous."

"I don’t want to be hospitalized here," Pan Yizhen’s character was quite stubborn, "Whether that ghost will come to harm us is uncertain, but Spiritual Therapy Points are definitely an overdraft on the future, and they might reduce life expectancy."

"Then how about this, come to the outpatient department later, and I’ll give you a preliminary check-up."

Afterward, Dai Ming and Pan Yizhen were separately sent into the CT room.

Dai Lin could only thicken his face and ask Director Fan for a favor, to help him take a good look at the CT scan reports of his cousin and Pan Yizhen.

"Director Fan, I’m troubling you."

"Sure, I’ll contact you as soon as I have the results."

Currently, Dai Lin was, after all, a favorite in front of Yin Wuque, with unlimited future prospects. Although he was still a resident, the department director was willing to give him some face.

"However, my opinion is that there shouldn’t be a big problem," Director Fan thought for a moment and said, "Based on his hospital ward rounds and the nurses’ patrol records, there are no malevolent spirits chasing after him."

"So... the prognosis is still optimistic?"

"If the imaging report shows no problems. There are hundreds of CT reports; I’ll speed up and tell you by tonight, Dr. Dai."

"That’s great."

"No problem. Oh, and congratulate Director Xie for me."

"Alright... I’ll do that."

Xie Chengjun, usually so talkative, but when Dai Lin asked him about the condition of Dai Ming, he remained tight-lipped.

Combined with what Fang Zhou had said, this made Dai Lin very worried. If malevolent spirits were truly becoming stronger with the power of paintings, that would be very hard to control.

Then, Dai Lin found... his mind was still full of that female ghost.

The various horrifying images of the female ghost became increasingly clear in his mind, and also brought Dai Lin the occasional thought.

Could I... possibly draw her out?

As soon as this thought appeared, it frightened Dai Lin, and he immediately dismissed it.

Afterward, Dai Lin went back to the outpatient room.

Today, his first patient was Pan Yizhen.

Last night, Dai Lin had called Pan Yizhen, asking her to schedule a morning outpatient appointment for today. Since many of the attending physicians were away taking exams in Malaysia at this stage, she could be treated by Dai Lin if she scheduled for any time slot.

When Pan Yizhen pushed open the door of the outpatient room and saw Dai Lin, she immediately noticed he looked somewhat similar to Dai Ming.

"Dr. Dai," Pan Yizhen asked anxiously, "I talked with Dai Ming, but I didn’t quite understand his words. Something about cursed objects... can our situation really be treated?"

The question Dai Lin feared most was this one.

Right now, he really couldn’t say.

However, Dai Lin still wanted to talk with Pan Yizhen properly, hoping to get some important clues from her to save his cousin Dai Ming.

"I hope you can tell me the situation in detail again, sparing no details. Don’t worry, our hospital does not have the same large outpatient volume as the typical top-tier public hospitals, so you can take your time."

After all, encountering ghosts was still a rare occurrence, or else human society wouldn’t have mainly denied the existence of ghosts for thousands of years.

"I, I understand..."

Pan Yizhen began to recount her experiences to Dai Lin. At the same time, he picked up the stethoscope to listen to Pan Yizhen, and also scanned her soul with the Devil’s Eye.

What he heard from Pan Yizhen was not very different from what he heard from Dai Ming.

"So... did you draw anything yesterday?"

"No."

"Don’t draw anything for now, and hand over to me all the drafts you have on hand. I’ll find a way... to solve this curse for you!"

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