Hospital 444
Chapter 249 - 40 Outside the Window

Chapter 249: Chapter 40 Outside the Window

Thinking of that, Hai Han curiously asked the young man, "Grandpa, I want to ask, is there a saying that a person who has been murdered cannot be reincarnated after a sea burial?"

The young man’s face changed immediately upon hearing this.

Then, he answered, "Yes, there is such a saying, passed down by the older generation on the island."

"Why is that?"

"The older generation says so, there must be some reason for it. However, there have never been any murder cases on Bi Lan Island."

"Uh-huh, you’re right. But Grandpa, I have a guess. If a murdered person cannot be reincarnated after a sea burial, could it be because... they have become some sort of evil spirit similar to a sea monster?"

Hearing this, the young man looked at Hai Han with a shocked expression.

"What did you just say...?"

"Uh, I am, I was just suggesting a possibility."

The fire in the fireplace was still burning.

But the young man’s expression had become unusually pale.

"You’ve said too much, Hai Han. It’s time for you to go."

"Grandpa?"

"I said, you go first."

Clearly, something Hai Han had said had displeased his grandfather.

Reluctantly, Hai Han could only leave the wooden house.

The cold wind was blowing outside, and Hai Han tightened the clothes on his body. At this moment, he felt intensely cold all over.

"This season, Bi Lan Island is too cold."

He thought so and began to wrap his clothes tighter.

At that moment, he glanced at the coast involuntarily.

That was when Hai Han suddenly stopped.

Because he saw that, not far from the shore, it seemed that a person had come out of the sea.

"Huh?"

Could it be that someone was swimming late at night?

He felt somewhat perplexed.

You should know, the seawater is very cold at this time. Who would be so reckless, to go swimming in the sea at this hour?

Had he seen it wrong?

Hai Han looked again, but this time, he clearly saw that there was indeed a dark figure at the coast. And that figure was walking towards the direction of the lighthouse.

At the same time, that was where his grandfather lived.

"Who could that be?"

However, without giving it much thought, Hai Han just went straight home.

He tiptoed to open the door, close it, and then went upstairs.

But to his surprise, as soon as he reached the upstairs, he found his mother waiting for him.

"You’re back?"

"Mom... Mom?"

Ji Danshu obviously knew her son very well, as the personalities of mother and son were indeed very similar.

She came up to him, tossed him a scarf, and said, "I spent a long time knitting this! You’d better wear it! Aren’t you afraid of catching a cold in such cold weather?"

"Yes, I’m sorry, Mom, for making you worry."

"Really..." Ji Danshu sighed and asked, "Where did you go just now?"

"The lighthouse, over by the lighthouse..."

"Do you like going to the lighthouse so much?"

"Not, not really..."

Ji Danshu then told him, "Listen to me, remember, if you’re going to the seaside, be sure to dress warmly. Also, keep a distance from the coast when the tide is high."

"Alright, I know, Mom."

Just as Ji Danshu was ready to rest, Hai Han suddenly grabbed her hand.

"Mom, there are some things I want to ask you."

The strange behavior of his young grandfather left Hai Han somewhat puzzled.

It also intensified the curiosity in his heart.

"What do you want to ask?"

Ji Danshu sat down with Hai Han to one side, and as soon as they sat down, Hai Han said, "Well, Aunt Leng Mu, I want to ask about her."

"Leng Mu? What’s wrong with her?"

"I wanted to ask about her. Is that okay?"

"Why are you curious about Leng Mu’s affairs?"

This was what baffled Ji Danshu the most.

"Dad knew you and Aunt Leng at the same time, right?"

Hai Han was almost certain that his grandfather definitely knew Aunt Leng’s past life.

"Yes, indeed. That year, when your father came to our town, I saw him from a distance..."

As she spoke, suddenly a burst of sea wind slapped against the window, creating a loud bang.

The noise startled both Hai Han and Ji Danshu.

"Why has the wind suddenly become so strong?"

Ji Danshu walked over to the window and properly closed it, then turned back and said to Hai Han, "It’s okay now."

For some reason, Hai Han felt a wave of uneasiness in his heart.

"Mom, you were learning painting from Aunt Leng at that time, right? I heard Dad loved the way you looked while painting."

"I actually wasn’t very good at it." Ji Danshu shook her head and said, "I was overpraised."

"And then... you didn’t continue to paint with her?"

"Well, because after that... Leng Mu disappeared."

After that...

"Are you saying that she disappeared not long after you met Dad?"

"Yes, timeline-wise... it is indeed more or less..."

Hai Han, recalling the incoherent words of his grandfather, felt something wasn’t quite right.

Could it be that his grandfather knew the real reason behind Aunt Leng’s disappearance?

"Mom, can you tell me more about it?"

Ji Danshu looked at Hai Han, somewhat puzzled, not understanding why he was asking this.

"Why are you interested in this matter?"

Hai Han was clearly not good at lying, and he didn’t want to lie to his mother about such things.

So, he simply chose not to answer.

"Hai Han?"

"Mom, I’m sleepy, I’m going to sleep first."

Not wanting to lie to his mother, it was hard to continue the conversation, so Hai Han decided to rest first.

Once back in his room, he closed the door and looked outside.

The wind seemed to be still raging.

Hai Han found it odd, why had the wind here suddenly gotten so strong?

He simply sat on the bed and covered himself with the blanket.

He didn’t know how long had passed, but because the wind was so loud outside, he couldn’t fall asleep.

Opening his eyes again, he looked back towards the window.

When would this wind ever stop?

On the window, a highly decayed and terrifying face was pressed against the glass, staring intently at the room’s occupant, Hai Han!

Upon seeing this horrifying scene, Hai Han’s brain went blank for a moment.

It took him a full five or six seconds to react.

"Ahhhhhhhhhh!"

Hai Han quickly fled the room, his shrieking awakening everyone in the house.

"What’s wrong? What’s wrong?"

"Hai Han, what happened?"

Hai Jian Shi, Ji Danshu, and the awakened Hai Yin all came out.

"There’s, there’s a ghost... there’s a ghost!" Hai Han was terrified as he pointed to his room, "Outside my room window, there’s a ghost!"

Upon hearing Hai Han’s cries, Hai Jian Shi froze, then quickly entered Hai Han’s room and turned on the light!

But outside the window of Hai Han’s room, there was nothing, only the relentless blasting wind.

"Just now, just now it was clearly... clearly right here..."

Hai Jian Shi walked up to the window and opened it.

They were on the second floor, and there was nothing nearby to climb up on. Logically, it shouldn’t be possible for someone to be outside.