Hospital 444
Chapter 359 - 12 Father

Chapter 359: Chapter 12 Father

Roll... Roll call?

Is roll call the important thing right now?

"Qin Lanting, Qin Lanting!"

Lin Sunzhu rushed to the seemingly exhausted Qin Lanting’s side, saying, "I must take her out!"

Then, she looked at Qin Qingji, emphasizing, "No matter how much we value learning, health must come first!"

Qin Qingji looked at Lin Sunzhu and said coldly, "Before class is over, no one can leave this."

"Yes, that’s right..." Qin Liqun’s voice was still weak, but when he spoke these words, it was with an unquestionable tone that sent chills down one’s spine.

"You... Don’t you see how uncomfortable she is right now? Do you have to make her finish this class?"

Qin Qingji looked at Qin Lanting and said, "Lanting, finish this class. Do not disappoint Father, you will soon no longer be your past self."

Qin Lanting, propping herself up, said, "Qingji, you..."

"Father has always been somewhat dissatisfied with you. Because in your heart, there is doubt about Father," said Qin Qingji, glancing at his watch, "Time is almost up, Teacher Lin, start the roll call now. If you read faster, we can make it in time."

"It’s not..."

"Teacher Lin," Qin Lanting grabbed Lin Sunzhu’s hand, uttering in a threadlike whisper, "I must... attend class. I can’t let Father be disappointed..."

What exactly is going on?

"Hurry up with roll call," Qin Qingji’s tone finally became urgent, "Before the class starts, we must do roll call! Teacher!"

Lin Sunzhu gritted her teeth, knowing she had no choice but to pick up the roll book and start calling names.

Though she didn’t understand why these people were so obsessed with roll call, even ignoring Qin Lanting’s physical condition.

As she began the roll call, Qin Lanting continued to muster her strength, her ears perked up; clearly, she was prepared to say "Here" in a loud voice when her name was called.

So, Lin Sunzhu kept her gaze fixed on her.

Finally, roll call ended, and it was time for class.

But just then, something unexpected happened.

Qin Lanting suddenly propped herself up on the desk, then her head tilted back slightly, and immediately after, her neck and lower body formed an unbelievable arc.

At this moment, everyone’s gaze fell on her.

"Her eyes..." Qin Qingji immediately called out to Qin Yujuan, who was sitting next to Qin Lanting, "Teacher Lin, take a good look, is she crying from her eyes?"

Since Lin Sunzhu began looking for tears in the students’ eyes, she discovered something.

After all, who wouldn’t be tempted by a 10,000 yuan reward?

But then, she noticed something very eerie.

Their eyes were extremely dry, showing no sign of moisture. She wondered if these children possibly had a hereditary dry eye syndrome?

But at that moment, when Lin Sunzhu subconsciously looked at Qin Lanting, she saw...

Qin Lanting’s eyes underwent a bizarre change.

Her eyeballs began to move in opposite directions towards the sides of her eye sockets!

This was unbelievable; it is very difficult for most people to move both eyeballs in opposite directions, especially nearly to the edges of the sockets!

At the same time...

The previously extremely dry eye sockets began to seep out... liquid!

Before she could react, two streams of tears burst forth from Qin Lanting’s eyes.

As she was still in a state of shock, suddenly, a girl stood up and rushed to her side.

She spoke in a barely audible voice to Lin Sunzhu, "No matter what you saw, don’t tell anyone else..."

This girl was none other than Qin Mi, who always had a low profile among the seven students.

"Qin... Mi???"

Then Qin Mi said loudly, "Teacher Lin, did you see anything?"

After that, something even more bizarre happened.

Just as Qin Lanting’s eyes began to tear up, Qin Qingji continued to question Lin Sunzhu, "Teacher Lin, what did you see? Is she crying?"

The room was very brightly lit, and Qin Qingji’s seat was not far from Qin Lanting, yet he didn’t notice Qin Lanting was crying?

At that moment, a chilling feeling rose in her heart.

Then, without taking time to think, she said, "No, nothing... she’s not crying."

After uttering those words, she felt slightly relieved inside.

Immediately following...

Qin Lanting, with tears still streaming down her face, suddenly began sitting upright properly. The listless appearance as if she were about to die seemed as though it had never happened.

Once neatly seated, her eyes began to focus on the geography courseware in front of her, especially the map on it.

"You may begin the lesson now," Qin Mi said, "Teacher, please start the class."

Lin Sunzhu looked at Qin Lanting, whose current state indeed seemed completely restored to health.

Qin Qingji, on the other hand, stared coldly at Lin Sunzhu, obviously half-doubtful of what Teacher Lin had just said.

Lin Sunzhu’s heart filled with unease: Could it be that only I can see... her tears?

At this moment, Qin Lanting was still crying.

Tears gushed forth, spattering on the geography lesson slides in front of her. But quickly, Lin Sunzhu realized that there was no dampness on the paper of the slides at all!

The slides were prepared by her, and they were definitely not some kind of absorbent paper!

What were these tears...?

Just then, Qin Lanting leaned over the geography slides of our province, raised her finger, pointed to W city, and said in a muffled tone, "We... are... right... here?"

This time her voice had returned to its usual self, albeit stuttering. It gave the impression of a little child who had just learned to speak.

"Qin Lanting, are you... okay?"

"Teacher." But it was at this moment that Qi Ji spoke up, "Answer Lanting’s question. Didn’t you hear her asking?"

Lin Sunzhu immediately remembered Qin Lanting’s previous words.

She had said that W city was not in this position on the map.

This statement was as absurd as claiming that Chengdu is not in Sichuan Province, or that Changsha is not in Hunan Province.

And now, she was pointing at W city’s location, continuing to ask, "Are we... really... right... here?"

Why would she now ask such a strange question?

A person from W city asking an outsider if this is indeed W city?

Lin Sunzhu felt like she was going crazy.

Why was everything at this Phantom Manor so bizarre?

"Answer her." At that time, Qin Liqun also started speaking, "Teacher Lin."

And at that moment, Qin Mi circled behind Lin Sunzhu and whispered very softly,

"Don’t answer. Whatever you do, do not answer."

Qin Mi’s voice even trembled a little. Because the voice was so soft, it took Lin Sunzhu great effort to clearly hear these words.

Wait a minute...

Lin Sunzhu suddenly felt very strange.

Why must it be me to answer this question?

Whether W city is in this position on the map...

Does it have to be a geography teacher to answer?

Can’t you answer her yourself?

"You are the teacher," at this moment, Qin Bosheng also spoke, "When a student questions you, you must answer."

His voice was exceptionally cold, carrying a merciless air.

Lin Sunzhu gritted her teeth and finally said, "Yes, it is here."

She couldn’t possibly tell a blatant lie with her eyes wide open, could she?

During the rest of the geography class, she kept her eyes on Qin Lanting.

She became very strange.

The tears lasted for several minutes before stopping, but no one else seemed to notice her crying.

Afterward, she kept staring at the map on the geography slides, scrutinizing it intensely, and what was strange... she looked like someone with nearsightedness, having to hold the slides close to her eyes to observe them.

But before, she didn’t seem to be nearsighted at all; she could clearly see the maps on the slides!

This class was too long for her...

...

After class.

She coincidentally continued the handover with Chen Peian.

She stepped forward and said in a low voice, "I want to talk to you..."

"At one-thirty in the afternoon, meet me at the Grass Maze in the garden," Chen Peian spoke only this much in a low voice before brushing past her.

One-thirty in the afternoon...

After returning to her room, her heart still filled with unease.

She took out the letter, considering whether to open it or not.

She had a premonition that something terrifying was inside the letter. Once she opened it, she would become like a turkey on a farm waiting for Thanksgiving to come.

After hesitating for over an hour, suddenly, there was a knock on the door outside.

She opened the door to find Xiaoju delivering lunch.

"Xiaoju, I have a few questions to ask."

"What is it, Teacher Lin?"

"The English teacher, Teacher Chen..."

"Oh, Teacher Chen. Just now, the Qin housekeeper told us, Teacher Chen is finished as of today. He has already left the Phantom Manor just now and won’t come back again."