Hospital 444
Chapter 314 - 2: Jiang Licheng and Feng Xiao

Chapter 314: Chapter 2: Jiang Licheng and Feng Xiao

Gao Heyann was now somewhat allergic to the color red.

Perhaps for a month or two, she might feel uncomfortable at the sight of red.

It all stemmed from the exam at the Oroñe Hotel.

Even during the Spring Festival, she did not rest at all. From New Year’s Day to the Lantern Festival, she worked every day, living at Hospital 444. In the blink of an eye, it was March.

Such relentless work by Gao Heyann was also to quickly overcome her fear of red, her fear of Oroñe Hotel. Sooner or later, she would have to go there again for her next associate chief physician’s exam!

At the same time, she was even more eager to rescue Dai Lin from Blue Island, so she constantly waited in the hospital for news from the Department of Cursed Objects regarding the creation of the curse objects against the dual fierce spirits. The surgery was somewhat successful, but it took much longer than expected for the Department to create the curse objects.

It had been a long time since Xie Chengjun and Dai Lin lost contact.

"Teacher," Gao Heyann took advantage of mealtime to sit down in front of her mentor Jiang Licheng and asked, "What do you think are the difficulties the Department of Cursed Objects is facing now with creating spatial curse items?"

Jiang Licheng naturally understood why Gao Heyann would ask this.

"It’s a complicated question."

"If you hadn’t dedicated yourself to researching spatial curse items, you could have been promoted to chief physician already."

If Director Song were promoted, then for Gao Heyann, her mentor ought to be the indisputable choice for the head of the Wraith Surgery Department.

"Yes, but it’s worth it," Jiang Licheng continued, "There are many difficulties with spatial curse items, and for me, locating, or say, seeking people, is the hardest to conquer."

"Yes..."

Only someone like Han Ming could search for most people he wanted to find and perform spiritual possession across spatial distances like a medium.

"There’s also our physical weakness; our human aspect becomes a bottleneck in curse object research."

Gao Heyann knew her mentor Jiang Licheng was one of the few who had interned at the Department of Cursed Objects but eventually did not stay in the department. This was extremely rare. Even he, without guidance from Curse Object Department Doctors, could no longer go to the Curse Objects Center.

Even so, he was one of the very few clinical Paranormal Doctors who had some understanding of curse objects production. This made him respected by everyone as an associate chief physician, even by doctors who were far stronger than him.

"However, I suspect that the Department of Cursed Objects already has spatial curse items," Jiang Licheng went on to say, "For example, Feng Xiao..."

Because of his experience interning at the Department of Cursed Objects, Jiang Licheng had always been the doctor liaising with the resident Curse Object Department Doctors responsible for medical examinations. This is how he got to know Feng Xiao.

Back then, Feng Xiao was a minor figure in the Department, merely responsible for the health check-ups of outpatient Paranormal Doctors or offering assistance in cases of curse backlash.

"Why did you and Feng Xiao eventually... have a falling out?"

"I have a personal grudge against him," Jiang Licheng still gave the same unchanging answer.

Gao Heyann was helpless about this; Feng Xiao was the associate director of the Department of Cursed Objects, and she definitely couldn’t get involved in his personal grudge with Jiang Licheng.

"My sister once mentioned to me..."

"Meng Hua doesn’t know the details."

At this point, Gao Heyann noticed that her mentor’s face had become somewhat pale.

Gao Heyann was not surprised by this.

Every March, the teacher’s mood was never particularly good.

"Back to our main topic. To solve the problem of locating and finding people, I feel Feng Xiao has already overcome this problem."

"If we can solve the problem of location... then rescuing Dai Lin from Blue Island would not be difficult. At present, we cannot locate inside Blue Island, and it’s almost impossible to enter from outside the island."

"Exactly. That’s the issue."

"Why do you think Feng Xiao has resolved this issue?"

"Intuition."

"Intuition?" Gao Heyann rarely heard her mentor refer to this word.

"By the way, teacher, you’re going to take leave tomorrow, right?"

"Hmm. Yes."

Tomorrow...

March 11th.

Every year on this date, the teacher would definitely take leave. Unless there was a particularly important surgery, there would be no exception.

Gao Heyann also knew what kind of day it was.

"Don’t worry, I will complete the surgery well tomorrow."

"If there’s an emergency, you can contact me to come over," Jiang Licheng looked at his student, who had already achieved quite a lot. "I hope you can become a surgeon to rival Meng Hua."

"How could I possibly compare to my sister..." In Gao Heyann’s heart, his sister was one of the top geniuses in the history of Hospital 444, the deserved master surgeon.

"Also, Dai Lin, that person," Jiang Licheng’s expression grew solemn when he mentioned Dai Lin’s name. "His future achievements are probably boundless."

...

Jiang Licheng finished work earlier than usual today.

Just as he clocked out early, he noticed Feng Xiao appear behind him.

"You?"

Jiang Licheng looked toward Feng Xiao.

"I want to ask you some more about Doctor Dai Lin. He was your student during his residency training in the Wraith Surgery Department, wasn’t he?"

Jiang Licheng looked coldly at Feng Xiao.

"Haven’t I already told you enough?"

"I’m sorry," Feng Xiao shook his head slightly. "I think you’re hiding something from me."

Jiang Licheng clenched his fists.

"Do you not have things you’re hiding from me, Director Feng?"

"No." Feng Xiao answered very indifferently. "I have nothing to hide from you."

"You think I’m going to believe you?" Jiang Licheng then said, "Have you been lingering around the outpatient building too long recently? Is the Department of Cursed Objects really that idle at the moment? The last time I saw you so frequently was when you were stationed in the outpatient building."

"Securing a lead related to the Devil’s Eye’s owner is a top priority for the Department of Cursed Objects. Director Fang also values this highly."

"Tell me what you’re hiding from me." Jiang Licheng suddenly said something that seemed nonsensical. "If you’re honest with me, I’ll be completely open with you."

"I’ve told you many times, I haven’t hidden anything from you."

"Then, I have nothing to say to you."

Afterward, Jiang Licheng’s body disappeared without a trace in front of Feng Xiao.

Feng Xiao could feel that a pair of eyes were always watching him.

The Demons Department.

He had been too conspicuous lately. The Demons Department had set its sights on him.

...

Dai Lin had confirmed that there was no way he could escape the villa.

The villa itself had a structure similar to a ghost hitting the wall; he couldn’t even leave the floor he was on, no matter whether he walked up or down, he would end up back where he started. Clearly, there was a curse item inside.

During this time, although Dai Lin was under house arrest, Feng Xiao didn’t shortchange him on food, and he could also watch television and read books. He would also bring Dai Lin news from inside the hospital, but regarding Nanmian Village, he was always clueless.

Therefore, Dai Lin had no choice but to accept his current situation.

After all, by the standards of a resident doctor, Dai Lin was absurdly strong, but his opponent was Feng Xiao, the Deputy Director of the Department of Cursed Objects, far more powerful than the typical department head.

Dai Lin had occasionally heard about Feng Xiao; unlike the elusive Fang Shen, most of the affairs of the Department of Cursed Objects were handled by Feng Xiao. However, he had not held the position of head of the department for very long. Many years ago, most people thought Fei Jingyan would become the deputy head; unexpectedly, Feng Xiao, who was far less experienced, had leapfrogged him to the position.

Although most people said Feng Xiao and Fei Jingyan were Fang Shen’s left and right hands, everyone knew that Feng Xiao was the real second-in-command in the Department of Cursed Objects. So internally, he and Fei Jingyan were at odds with each other.

Dai Lin still remembered when Gu Yanan came for a consultation, the arrogant Fei Jingyan and Gao Heyann’s undisguised disdain for him. Although Feng Xiao had put him under house arrest, his demeanor was completely different from the impression Fei Jingyan gave.

At that moment, the door opened, and Feng Xiao walked in.

"Dr. Dai, today, I have some good news for you."

"Good news?"

"Our Department of Cursed Objects is about to finish making the curse item that can rescue the patients on Azure Island! Your cousin, he will be saved."

"Then..." Dai Lin was suddenly overjoyed, just about to ask something when Feng Xiao added another sentence.

"But, there’s also some bad news."

"Hmm?"

"Perhaps soon, the people from the Demons Department will find this place. It’s no longer safe here."

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