Hospital 444
Chapter 238 - 29 Quarantine Ward

Chapter 238: Chapter 29 Quarantine Ward

Dai Lin was thus arranged to be placed in the isolation ward.

The nurses who escorted him to the isolation ward were all fairly experienced.

They led Dai Lin to a wall in the inpatient department. Then, the head nurse took out a key, inserted it into the wall, and just like Harry Potter entering platform nine and three-quarters, the nurses filed in one after another.

And the isolation ward...

Was very different from what Dai Lin had imagined.

A normal ward area was spacious, clean, and bright, everything covered in a high-tech sense of white.

But as soon as he stepped into the isolation ward, he felt surrounded by darkness, with the faint scent of blood coming through.

"This..."

"Is this your first time here, Dr. Dai?" the head nurse explained to Dai Lin, "In cases that require entering the isolation ward, we also have to make special arrangements. Don’t worry, despite how this place looks, the level of disinfection is the same as the other wards. It’s a sterile environment comparable to an operating room."

Another nurse said, "Dr. Dai, the space here is very chaotic. If you don’t follow us, you won’t be able to find your way out."

"That’s right. Dr. Dai, has Director Xie reminded you? You can’t teleport out of the isolation ward."

If it had been before, Dai Lin might have been reassured to stay here for the time being.

But now... he was already filled with doubts about Hospital 444, was this obviously abnormal isolation area really a place where patients could be properly treated? Or was it possible that the intention was to banish patients and let them fend for themselves?

"Where is patient Dai Ming?"

"He’s here too. However, you can’t see each other. Once you enter your own isolation ward, you can’t come out again."

Dai Lin followed the nurses deeper into the isolation ward.

The dark ward corridors were filled with strange moaning sounds, and the lights around were always flickering.

Suddenly, Dai Lin heard a sharp scream, then saw at the end of an adjacent corridor, a nurse’s body suddenly lying on the ground!

"Hey, over there..."

"It’s nothing, Dr. Dai," the head nurse said calmly to Dai Lin, "Nurses who die here can never leave, they just become part of the curse. Rest assured, as long as you don’t leave the ward on your own, they will only block evil spirits for you, they won’t harm you."

The problem was... this in itself belonged to the category of evil spirits!

However, to these nurses, such scenes seemed to be nothing out of the ordinary.

When the lights came on again, Dai Lin noticed another nurse with a contorted body in another corridor, seemingly approaching them!

Still, the nurses showed no reaction.

It seemed everything was taken for granted.

Dai Lin looked around this place, and couldn’t help but think of the Emergency Department. That place was not too different from this one.

Finally, Dai Lin arrived at a ward.

The head nurse took out another key and unlocked the door to the ward.

"Dr. Dai, this is a special deluxe isolation room of two hundred square meters arranged for you. Naturally, there’s no need to mention the bathroom facilities, and there are complete sets of changes of clothes, there’s also a television, of course, you can’t watch any programs, but there are plenty of classic movie Blu-ray discs here to make sure you won’t get bored," the head nurse said.

After Dai Lin entered the ward, the head nurse added, "Without permission, from this moment on, you cannot leave this ward again. You can rest assured that no ghosts will be able to enter here."

...

Department of Fierce Spirits outpatient hall.

This area was almost never ventured into by regular doctors.

Inside Fang Zhou’s consulting room.

He had already heard about Dai Lin’s situation. At the same time, he had used connections to obtain the CT reports of Dai Ming and Pan Yizhen.

Looking at the imagery report he had obtained from the Department of Radiology, Fang Zhou’s expression was exceptionally grim.

He had never expected such a result.

The last time he saw a similar report, it was during a consultation with a large group of doctors for a certain patient.

That person... was Dr. Gao Menghua who was still in a coma to this day!

"Soul... missing..."

How could this be?

Even though the severity of the symptoms differed greatly, both of these individuals exhibited symptoms of soul loss!

This was a curse that Hospital 444 had yet to conquer to this day.

For most people, the best choice at this time would be to wash their hands of it. Even if he did that, by all logic and sentiment, Dai Lin would surely understand Fang Zhou’s decision.

"Dai Lin..."

It was indeed strange that although they had known each other for a very brief period, Fang Zhou and Dai Lin already felt a strong mutual appreciation, as if they were old friends.

He began to worry about Dai Lin’s current condition. Since he was experiencing the same symptoms, it meant that Dai Lin’s own soul might also be missing a part!

Gao Menghua was also a Paranormal Doctor, and definitely much more formidable than the current Dai Lin!

Dai Lin... how would he escape this calamity?

After working hours, he punched out and went to a secluded spot in the stairwell, sharpened his fingers, and then... viciously slit his own throat!

Blood sprayed wildly from his body... and before long, Fang Zhou turned into a mummy-like corpse with not a single drop of blood left inside.

The mummy-like corpse sank into the blood on the ground as if it were sinking into a swamp. Then, all the blood began to converge and eventually disappeared completely.

Dai Lin was in the isolation ward when he suddenly felt movement on his body.

He immediately took out the severed finger that Fang Zhou had given him.

Even now, this finger still had completely normal coloration, with no signs of necrosis.

Blood began to ooze from the broken part of the severed finger.

The blood spilled onto the floor, growing more and more until it became a large puddle.

A mummy-like ghost crawled out of that pool of blood!

Upon seeing the mummified ghost, Dai Lin felt a shiver run through his body.

In front of Fang Zhou, the current Dai Lin was indeed as helpless as an infant.

"Fang Zhou!"

Gazing at the ghastly face of the mummified corpse, Dai Lin revealed an excited expression.

"Could you do me a favor?"

Blood started flowing back into the mummified body, causing the shriveled skin to gradually become smooth and rosy again.

"I am here to help you," Fang Zhou said, sitting in front of Dai Lin, "The CT reports for Dai Ming and Pan Yizhen are out. The situation looks grim."

"What do you mean?"

Dai Lin was praying that Fang Zhou wouldn’t say he found the "Sign of the Devil," the reason Dai Wei was sent to the Demons Department.

"Parts of their souls are missing," Fang Zhou said, delivering a chilling conclusion to Dai Lin, "This is worse than I had anticipated."

Parts of their souls???

This immediately made Dai Lin think of Gao Menghua, who was still in a coma!

"Fang Zhou, then... can it be treated...?"

Fang Zhou sighed.

"No way to treat it. Fortunately, the soul loss is minimal for now, but if it continues, clinical symptoms could appear."

Thinking about Gao Menghua, who was still asleep, Dai Lin asked, "How does this compare with Dr. Gao Menghua’s condition?"

"Definitely much better than Dr. Gao Menghua’s, but one aspect is the same—we can’t retrieve the lost souls."

So what should be done now...?

"The hospital can’t treat it...?"

"No treatment is available. If there were, Dr. Gao Menghua wouldn’t still be comatose. Imaging scans don’t show any other traces of the curse, so surgery is out of the question."

Gao Menghua had been in a coma for such a long time, and Yin Wuque, as the deputy director, had always been unable to wake her up!

"How can this be..."

Dai Lin felt an enormous sense of powerlessness.

"Dai Lin, I need to remind you. Even though you are a Paranormal Doctor, you might also have the same symptoms."

"What will the hospital do next?"

"The hospital can’t keep patients who are difficult to treat in isolation forever. Anyway... the hospital won’t bother with them anymore."

Dai Lin clenched his teeth and said, "And me?"

"Your case is the most unique. How to deal with you is for Deputy Director Yin to decide."

Parts of Nie Xiuzhu’s skin tissue still remained in Dai Lin’s right eye.

Dai Lin hadn’t absorbed it yet!

If Dai Lin absorbed it, he might become more powerful. But he might also suffer a severe backlash!

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