Hospital 444
Chapter 247 - 38: The Mysterious Woman in the Painting

Chapter 247: Chapter 38: The Mysterious Woman in the Painting

Ji Danyang looked at Dai Ming in front of him with confusion and said, "I’m sorry, but I don’t think I have any friends in W City."

Dai Ming immediately responded, "May I ask if you have ever replied to an online post about a lot of paintings? At that time, you..."

Upon hearing this, Ji Danyang’s expression underwent a dramatic change.

"Are you the one who posted it?"

"To be exact, the post was made by the two of us." The woman wearing a beret, Pan Yizhen, said.

"What’s going on?" Hai Jian Shi asked, completely puzzled, "Danyang, do you know each other from online?"

"Yes, we met online. Uh, I have some things to discuss with them."

Thus, Ji Danyang walked over to Dai Ming and Pan Yizhen, and asked, "This is my brother-in-law’s house. How did you find this place?"

Pan Yizhen answered, "Later, you posted a few more replies, mentioning that you are in the funeral business in Han Iron Town on the island. The Ji Family is the only one in funeral services there. People in town said that if you’re not at home, you’d definitely be here."

"It seems I’ve said too much online," Ji Danyang continued. "That’s fine. Actually, I also have questions I want to ask you."

"About... the woman in the paintings?"

"Yes."

"Alright then, let’s go outside to talk."

Subsequently, the three of them went outside.

At that moment, Ji Danshu came out from the kitchen and asked with curiosity, "What happened? Did Danyang leave?"

Hai Jian Shi said, "Two people just arrived, saying they’re from W City. According to Danyang, they met online."

"W City? From such a far place?"

Now, Hai Han was full of curiosity.

What post?

And what paintings?

What exactly is it that has to be spoken of so covertly?

Ever since she inadvertently stumbled upon a conversation between her uncle and her young grandfather, Hai Han had hated it when people wouldn’t tell her the truth, insisting on keeping her in the dark about everything.

Therefore, Hai Han immediately ran out of the door, following them.

In Han Iron Town, finding a secluded place with few people wasn’t difficult at all.

Ji Danyang and Dai Ming found a remote path, while Hai Han hid behind a nearby tree. Thankfully, the trees here were lush, and the three of them didn’t notice her.

Then, Hai Han heard Dai Ming’s voice.

"Mr. Ji, you know the woman in the painting, don’t you?"

Afterward came the reply from her uncle, Ji Danyang, "Yes, I know her. However, to be precise, it’s the earliest of those paintings you mentioned, not the later... horrific ones."

"Who is she?" Dai Ming asked eagerly. "Please tell me!"

"How did you draw those paintings? You’re not from Azure Island. Or perhaps, have you been to Azure Island before?"

"You might find what I’m about to say absurd, but neither Miss Pan nor I have ever seen the person in the painting, yet we’ve drawn her."

"What? How..."

"My name is Pan Yizhen," at this point, Pan Yizhen spoke as well, "I know all of this sounds unbelievable, but I still need to tell you that it’s all true. We’ve never been to Azure Island from childhood to now, nor have we ever seen the woman in the painting, yet, we both independently drew the same woman."

Dai Ming added, "Miss Pan and I only recently met. Before that, we didn’t even know each other."

Hearing these words, Hai Han was so shocked that it took a long time for her to come back to her senses.

If it had been before, Hai Han surely wouldn’t have believed these words. But now, he dared not be sure.

Afterward, he heard his uncle Ji Danyang say, "You two... drew her without any prior arrangement? Even if it’s a coincidence, that both of you could draw her, it seems a bit far-fetched. Are you joking with me?"

"We traveled all this way, do you really think we came just to play a joke on you? This matter is very important to us, and we want you, Mr. Ji, to tell us who the woman in the painting is. That way, if you are willing to be truthful, we will definitely not treat you unfairly."

"I’m puzzled, why would you draw such a painting, and why is it... so horrifying? What is this, some kind of art?"

Dai Ming smiled wryly and said, "That... is something I find hard to explain to you. I can only say, it’s not like I wanted to... make it look like that."

Ji Danyang obviously had no clue what Dai Ming was talking about.

"I’m sorry, since neither of you is from the island, I have no obligation to reveal the identity of the person in the painting. After all, it has nothing to do with you, and it involves the deceased’s privacy."

"The deceased!" Pan Yizhen immediately said, "So she really is dead, isn’t she?"

"Yes, she has passed away."

"Please tell us, we will reward you handsomely..."

"I don’t lack money. My father always said that one must not covet money that comes without clarity. Unless you make things clear, I can’t possibly tell you. You should leave now."

"Mr. Ji, Mr. Ji!"

Hai Han heard the sound of his uncle’s departing footsteps, and in the end, Dai Ming and Pan Yizhen didn’t follow either.

Hai Han still hid behind the tree, listening to the voices of the two of them.

"What should we do, Dai Ming?"

"It would have been better if we had brought the hospital’s business card. Sigh..."

"Dr. Fang can’t come to find us now, but at least we’ve confirmed that Dr. Xie’s cursed object has a range limit; otherwise, we would have to speak in riddles now, unable to address each other by our real names."

"Right now, all we can confirm is that the woman in the painting once lived on Blue Island and has now died."

"These bits of information are not very valuable. For now, all we can do is stay on this island and try to gather more intelligence. According to Dr. Fang... the only way to treat us and Doctor Dai is to create a new cursed object."

"Dai Lin is now essentially imprisoned in the isolation ward of the hospital and can’t come out... I have to figure out a way."

Their conversation was completely incomprehensible to Hai Han.

Even though they were speaking Chinese, Hai Han couldn’t understand at all.

Hospital... doctor... right, they had mentioned something about a "hospital" earlier in their conversation.

But what is this "zhouwu"? How is it written?

Hai Han was becoming more and more perplexed.

Who exactly were these two people?

"There must be more than just Ji Danyang on this island who knows the woman in the painting. If we keep asking around, we’re sure to find more clues."

"We have no other choice."

Hai Han could tell that these two were indeed in a state of great urgency, as if they were facing a tremendous difficulty.

"On this island, all the deceased are given sea burials. This is something I’m quite concerned about," Dai Ming said, continuing, "Would that woman also have been given a sea burial?"

"It’s very likely. And the Ji Family has always been in charge of the sea burial ceremonies. I think this is no coincidence."

"We need to speed things up. Otherwise, nobody knows what might happen to us next..."

After the two had left, Hai Han stepped out from behind the tree.

"Who on earth are they? The woman in the painting... who is she referring to?"

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