Hospital 444
Chapter 302 - 38: Battle Royale

Chapter 302: Chapter 38: Battle Royale

Dai Wei heard a piercing scream from outside.

Was that Ge Niancheng?

Blindfolded again, he desperately fumbled in the darkness, but the door was like an iron barrier, utterly immovable.

"Niancheng, Niancheng! What’s wrong?"

Then, a wave of screams and sobs came from outside; through the chaotic noises, Dai Wei finally began to understand what was happening.

Ge Jiayan... was dead!

"Jia, Uncle Jiayan is dead?"

It was happening again, it had started again!

What the hell was he supposed to do?

In the darkness, the more Dai Wei thought, the more frightened he became; overtaken by fear, his breathing quickened, his chest heaved, and eventually, he passed out!

He had no idea how long he was unconscious before he finally woke up.

When he awoke, he heard a voice.

"Hey, hey, hey, Dai Wei, Dai Wei!"

When Dai Wei came to, he realized he was lying in a corner.

It was Chang Min who had woken him, with Xia Meng standing at Chang Min’s side.

"What’s happened?"

"The worst possible situation."

It was then that Dai Wei heard Uncle Li’s voice.

All he saw was Li Dongshan holding a candle, saying to him, "We’ve been locked up."

"Locked up?"

"This house is a two-story western-style building that was half-built in the early days of the poverty alleviation project." Li Dongshan took a note from his pocket, "All of us were blindfolded and forcibly brought here. Everyone has a piece of paper like this on them."

Dai Wei immediately took out the note from his pocket and his face went pale.

The handwriting on the note was obviously Ge Niancheng’s.

"I know you all can’t accept the reality, but I really have no other choice.

I don’t know which one of you is that thing that came from the mist, nor do I know which one of you should be sacrificed. When nighttime patrol comes, someone will again be sacrificed.

This house is very close to the mist.

So, from now until the patrol starts in the evening, it’s up to you to decide who dies. If by that time you can’t make a decision, the mist will surely engulf the house completely.

Whether someone volunteers to sacrifice themselves or you resort to killing each other, as long as one person dies, the village will be saved.

I’ll say it again, I really had no choice.

Please, you eight people decide who will be sacrificed for the village, think of your relatives in the village.

Before the patrol start, I’ll send someone outside this house to make sure someone is dead, only then will I have the door opened.

Ge Niancheng"

"Is this, is this real?"

Dai Wei then understood.

Nine people; any one of them had relatives in the village. No matter who they chose to kill, there would be an unending feud with the Ge family. And if someone died at someone else’s hands, the hatred towards Ge Niancheng from their relatives would be greatly dispersed.

Wait a minute...

The note seemed to say...

Eight people?

All of a sudden, Dai Wei looked around and realized...

Most of the suspects were there, but one person was missing!

Li Ruping!

"Ge Niancheng, you son of a bitch!"

Dai Wei had always respected Ge Niancheng, but now he couldn’t help but curse.

"Did he do all this just to protect his wife?"

"No!"

It was a distraught Li Yanping who spoke.

"Because my sister is pregnant. She thought it was just irregular periods before since they were sometimes erratic, but now He Yun has felt her pulse, and it can be almost confirmed that she’s pregnant. He wants the child, yet he’s locked me up!"

"It’s probably for the sake of reputation." Chang Min in front of Dai Wei said bitterly, "If it was to protect a pregnant wife, it might be understandable, since even prisoners on death row escape execution if pregnant, but to save your sister-in-law is bound to cause dissatisfaction for some people."

There was still a table in front of them.

On it, blades were neatly lined up.

Ge Niancheng was forcing them... to turn on each other!

Just one death would end everything!

He just wanted to avoid killing someone with his own hands!

At that moment, one person stood up and said, "Nobody is allowed to touch the knife on the table."

The person who stood up was Jiang Shan.

His towering presence imposed great pressure on everyone, and as the village’s star basketball player, if it came to a physical fight, the likelihood of him being killed was the smallest.

Jiang Shan pointed at the knife on the table and repeated, "No one is allowed to touch the knife on the table, or I’ll deal with them personally."

"Dai Wei," Dai Wei asked impatiently, "can’t we escape?"

"No. This house was originally converted into a temporary prison by Village Chief Ge to detain those in the village who broke the law and order." Uncle Li shook his head, "We can’t get out, all the doors are locked too. Nian Cheng is serious, he’s forcing us to make a choice."

Dai Wei looked at the knife on the table and licked his lips.

If things continued this way, sooner or later someone would go for the knife. Jiang Shan’s deterrent effect was nowhere near as terrifying as the White Mist. Only when someone died would Ge Nian Cheng let them go.

At this very moment...

Outside the house.

Dai Lin was observing everything inside.

"This is the best way," Ge Nian Cheng said, standing beside Dai Lin. "You can see through the scene inside and find the extra person, right?"

"I can’t be sure," Dai Lin took a deep breath and said, "In the worst-case scenario, we’ll just have to follow your plan."

Dai Lin was always puzzled about that "Dai Wei" inside the house.

He couldn’t possibly be the real Dai Wei, and a look into his soul revealed no signs of surgery either. From all aspects, this "Dai Wei" was the prime suspect.

But still, Dai Lin harbored a sliver of concern in his heart: Could this actually be Dai Wei?

He had come here because of the ambulance from the Demons Department.

"Hospital 444..." Ge Nian Cheng continued speaking to Dai Lin, "So there is such a place... But now I have no other choice, I have to trust you."

He didn’t forget that the survival of the patrol team members was thanks to Dai Lin before him.

"I won’t ask you where the real Lu Zhengqiang has gone."

Dai Lin peered into the house at Dai Wei, determined to take control of the situation!

"Am I doing the right thing now?"

If this Dai Wei really was...

His brother, Dai Wei?

"We can only sacrifice one person," Ge Nian Cheng bit his lip hard, "We have to do it."

Yet, even as he spoke, Ge Nian Cheng’s body trembled uncontrollably.

Just over ten hours ago, he had wanted to kill He Yun to avenge Shen Lisheng. But how much better were his current actions?

"Can you really not tell who it is?" Ge Nian Cheng still held a glimmer of hope, "If you could see who it is..."

Dai Lin wished the same.

But even with such powerful eyes now, he still couldn’t discern who the evil spirit was.

After those dark shadows took on human form, it seemed as though some kind of transformation had taken place.

"There is something extremely terrifying in the depths of that mist," Dai Lin muttered, "That is the root cause of everything."

This village...

Might really be completely destroyed.

Meanwhile, Dai Wei naturally knew nothing about all this.

Eight people sat at the table, keeping their distance from the knife blades. If anyone dared reach for a knife, everyone would immediately subdue them.

"We have to think of a way, right?" At that time, Xia Meng was the first to break the silence, "It’s not possible that Ge Nian Cheng really expects us to die, right?"

"Nian Cheng is capable of it," Uncle Li said, "I know him. Besides, he doesn’t have a choice now. If this continues, more people will die. At least now, he’s given us a chance."

"A chance?" Li Yanping felt her mind was blank, "You call this a chance?"

"Because each of us has an equal opportunity to survive."

"Equal?" Li Yanping pointed at Jiang Shan and said, "Me, a woman, fight you guys? You call this an equal opportunity?"

"I think Nian Cheng’s proposal is acceptable."

Hearing this, everyone turned to look at the person who spoke!

The person speaking was Li Jun!

He looked at everyone present and said, "An equal opportunity to survive, isn’t that right?"

"Li Jun?"

"What are you talking about?"

Li Jun suddenly grabbed the table, and then... flipped the table over!

Numerous knives fell to the ground!

"Only one person needs to die! Everything will end!"

"Just one person!"

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