Hospital 444
Chapter 316 - 4: The Fearsome Power of Cursed Objects

Chapter 316: Chapter 4: The Fearsome Power of Cursed Objects

"Doctor Dai, I never pegged you as a football fan."

"It’s the World Cup this year. I’ve loved football since I was a child, but after I started medical school and then began working at the hospital, I hardly had any time left to watch matches. In recent years, whether it’s the Premier League, Serie A, or the World Cup, I’ve almost never watched a live broadcast. This year... I should be able to properly enjoy the Qatar World Cup."

Dai Lin had just finished watching a World Cup qualifying match, having witnessed three exceptionally brilliant goals.

Since he couldn’t escape and Feng Xiao showed no intention of harming him, merely observing, Dai Lin gradually let go and leveled his state of mind.

If you’re allowing me to watch TV, then I’ll watch!

Dai Lin knew that Feng Xiao wouldn’t keep him locked up forever. After all, compared to the Demons Department, the Curse Object Department Doctors were still someone you could talk to.

"The referee made a mistake on a call for a ball out of the box." But just then, Feng Xiao said, "During the 32nd minute of the match, there was still a small part of the ball inside the penalty area."

"Huh?" Dai Lin hadn’t noticed at the time; otherwise, with his vision, he would have easily determined whether the ball had gone out of bounds.

"The referee made a mistake. Of course, it’s normal that he didn’t see it."

"You..."

"Correct," Feng Xiao continued, "If that ball hadn’t been ruled out of the penalty area at that time, it might have gone in. It was too close to the goal, after all."

"Director Feng, are your eyes also..."

"Cursed objects?" Feng Xiao coldly interjected, "The cursed objects on me exceed your imagination. If you’re interested, I can demonstrate for you."

"Demonstrate?"

However, Feng Xiao responded with a question unrelated, "Doctor Dai, which team do you want to win?"

"What... do you mean?"

Just then, the TV began showing goal replays.

"The match is already over..."

"If it weren’t over, which team would you want to win?"

On the TV replay, the first goal of the first half showed the ball and the goalkeeper nearly within arm’s reach.

"For example..."

Feng Xiao watched the slow-motion goal on the screen, "If this goal in the first half hadn’t gone in... the scenario in the second half could have been drastically different."

Dai Lin suddenly realized something.

"Director Feng, could you possibly?"

Right after, Dai Lin suddenly discovered that in the slow-motion replay, the football was inching closer to the goalkeeper’s face!

If it continued to move...

The goalkeeper could simply head the ball away!

"You... you..."

Dai Lin gasped.

If it were a live match, Dai Lin could manipulate the football with the Devil’s Eye through the screen, but... if it were playback footage, Dai Lin was utterly incapable of such a feat!

"No, no need..." However, Dai Lin maintained his composure, "Director Feng, the players put in so much effort, it wouldn’t be fair to them."

"Doctor Dai. This world was never meant to be fair," Feng Xiao said, though the ball on the slow-motion replay gradually moved back to its original position.

Dai Lin didn’t ask whether Feng Xiao could indeed change things that had already happened, as well as the limitations of doing so. He was very clear that Feng Xiao was warning him: to cooperate well with him was the only way to deal with the Demons Department.

Dai Lin also understood that due to Zhong Siming’s death, the Demons Department would be one member short, potentially revisiting the situation Ouyang Rui once faced. The Demons Department definitely wouldn’t let him off the hook, considering this, cooperating with Feng Xiao was the better choice for the time being.

"Doctor Dai."

Feng Xiao glanced at his watch, "I have to go. After dinner, just leave your dish in the sink in the kitchen. Don’t be too anxious, you can sleep soundly for now."

"I’m not sleepy."

"Planning to stay up watching football? Makes sense, staying up all night doesn’t harm a Paranormal Doctor at all."

"Director Feng," Dai Lin cautiously watched Feng Xiao’s eyes, "There are other people living in this villa, aren’t there?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Xiao’s expression finally changed slightly.

This was the first time Dai Lin had seen Feng Xiao show surprise.

In fact, if any other doctor were there, they would have been extremely shocked. No one at Hospital 444 had ever seen Feng Xiao with such an expression!

"Impossible, your eyes..."

Feng Xiao realized he had lost his composure after he spoke those words.

"Dr. Dai." Feng Xiao then said, "Perhaps it was a mistake to have you stay here."

"I can’t be completely sure, Director Feng. I..."

"Don’t try to figure out whether there’s still someone else here." Feng Xiao directly interrupted Dai Lin, "Understood?"

Having said that, he picked up the remote and switched to another channel.

There was a news story on the television at that time.

The news was interviewing a criminal who had just been sentenced to death on appeal.

"Otherwise..."

Then, on the TV screen, the criminal sobbing in regret suddenly turned pale. Then, his skin started to crack and flake off, and within a moment, the entire person screamed and fell to the ground dead!

Seeing the criminal die so tragically, Dai Lin fell silent.

The interview was obviously not a live broadcast.

"I understand," Dai Lin said with a demeanor neither servile nor overbearing, "As long as Director Feng doesn’t do anything harmful to me, I won’t consider whether there are other people in the villa."

"Good."

After Feng Xiao finished speaking, his body just disappeared in front of Dai Lin.

Nighttime.

Dai Lin sat on the bed, using the Devil’s Eye to survey all the areas within his three-hundred-and-sixty-degree field of vision.

But once he exceeded the range of this floor, it became difficult for him to continue observing.

Feng Xiao had clearly invested heavily in the arrangement of cursed objects inside the villa; he must be very confident, otherwise, he wouldn’t have shown a surprised expression.

Dai Lin had already watched the evening news. The bizarre death of the prisoner had been reported.

What powers Feng Xiao’s cursed objects possessed had always been a mystery within Hospital 444. Had anyone known he could do such things, his name would surely be among the rankings of the doctors’ strengths in the hospital.

Suddenly...

Dai Lin’s Devil’s Eye saw, more than ten meters away from him...

That was the location of the stairs.

Dai Lin had tried countless times but was never able to leave this floor.

But at this moment, Dai Lin saw...

A figure was coming down from those stairs!

Who was this person?

The person had disheveled hair covering most of their face, wearing pajamas, and appeared to be a woman.

This woman...

Who was she?

What was her relationship with Feng Xiao?

No, or rather...

Was she a human or a ghost???

...

Jiang Licheng recalled every word Feng Xiao had said.

"Why did he suddenly start investigating Dai Lin’s matters? Why has he been frequently coming to the outpatient building recently?"

Aside from the regular Curse Object Department Doctors stationed in the outpatient building, it was rare for members of the Curse Object Department to come to the outpatient area. For someone at Feng Xiao’s level, it was normal to only visit the outpatient department once or twice a year.

"Why is he behaving so abnormally?"

Having finished washing the dishes, Jiang Licheng sat down in front of the TV and turned on the news.

It was the evening news at that time.

"The police are still investigating this mysterious death incident that occurred in the detention center, and our station will continue to follow up and report. Coming up next..."

As Jiang Licheng was watching the news, suddenly, he turned his head sharply!

Behind him was a red balloon floating in the air!

Tied to the string of the balloon was a letter!