Hospital 444
Chapter 36 - 8 Difficult Cases

Chapter 36: Chapter 8 Difficult Cases

Gao Heyan corrected, "Your father is definitely not possessed by an evil affliction; otherwise it wouldn’t have been possible for an enhanced CT scan and 3D reconstruction to be done at our hospital without detecting anything. For uncertain symptoms, none of us dare to rashly prescribe medication. Any kind of cursed object is a curse to those who are not the patients."

"This kind of thing has always been happening, it’s just that when he sleepwalks, my dad doesn’t know whose names he’s mentioned."

All of a sudden, Jiang Han became a harbinger of death to others.

And the death of these people could all be said to be shrouded in mystery and horror.

"Just when we were at a loss, I discovered that there was an extra business card on me."

Although Jiang Han is old and cunning, this series of experiences made him truly believe that supernatural forces exist in this world, and Hospital 444 is definitely not some scam gang.

"At that time, even Director Song personally attended to Mr. Jiang," Gao Heyan recalled the experience of over a month ago: "Afterward, Director Song and I also made a house call to inspect that house slated for demolition. However, we didn’t find any clues. And when a month passed, Mr. Jiang might have fallen back into that strange state of sleepwalking. That’s when Director Song proposed to let Mr. Jiang sleepwalk as usual, let him name new people, and then we could find those people, bring them to the hospital for consultation, and maybe we could find the source of the curse."

Jiang Lan took over from Gao Heyan, "I think Director Song’s consideration is quite reasonable. She said that with her diagnostic experience, she has encountered similar difficult cases like my dad’s, but each case has its specific circumstances, making it hard to refer to. The key is, my dad has not been cursed—indeed, he even went to the Evil Ghost Department for a consultation, where Director Mei of the Evil Ghost Department personally saw to him."

Dai Lin couldn’t help thinking how great it is to be a big shot. For doctors, if they could get on Jiang Han’s good side, then they’d have made a big shot a friend in real life. And without a doubt, big shots are also eager to make friends with paranormal doctors, as they are indeed very rare talents.

"Director Mei of the Evil Ghost Department merely looked at my examination report and asserted that I was definitely not cursed by a fierce ghost, nor was it any other known ghost in current medical records. I remember she said that if it wasn’t the case, then we couldn’t rule out seeking treatment in the Demons Department."

"So tonight is that day again. Director Song said she would also come over tonight to support us."

According to Director Song’s plan, they’d let Jiang Han go sleepwalking, listen for him to name people, then find those who had been forewarned of death and treat them. Those people were certainly cursed.

Yin Wuque let himself follow Gao Heyan to consult on this difficult case because he wanted his eyes to evolve and finally completely seal the devil trapped in the space of his right eye, didn’t he?

"Tonight, we will follow you to that house. We will not go to the house in advance to avoid our presence causing that thing to not appear..."

What Gao Heyan referred to as "that thing" rather than "ghost" was mainly because she couldn’t determine if it was actually a ghost.

Director Mei Quzhen is one of Hospital 444’s most capable surgeons; she has saved patients in the ICU ward countless times. Every doctor knows well that the three most terrifying places in Hospital 444 are the underground morgue, the emergency center, and the ICU ward. Even she couldn’t diagnose it... this is indeed a very tricky difficult case.

At that moment, her phone rang.

She picked it up and saw it was a message from Jiang Lan.

"Dr. Gao, I just want to confirm again that the consultation fee for your visit this time is still being paid by me. Please don’t tell my dad about this. Is that okay?"

She rapidly typed a message.

"No problem."

"I’m prepared. I will contact Director Song when we get there tonight. After all, Director Song is rather busy." Gao Heyan shook the cell phone in her hand, "Director Song will teleport there immediately and, with her capabilities, even if something happens, it won’t be difficult for her to save our lives."

"Yes, of course, I trust Director Song’s ability," said Jiang Han, pointing at a plate of Australian lobster in front of him, "Dr. Gao, try this. The lobster was flown in just this morning."

"Then I won’t be polite. Mr. Jiang, don’t worry too much. Looking at the previous situation, this ghost... Although we don’t know what kind of ghost it is, it won’t threaten your life."

"But I’m still worried," said Jiang Lan, "Haven’t you said that ghosts, which pose no actual danger to humans, could also turn into resentful spirits over time, right? What if..."

"It takes a very long time for an apparition to turn into a resentful spirit, so to prevent the backlash of cursed objects on humans, for extremely mild apparition disturbances our hospital generally adopts a follow-up system. In the case of Mr. Jiang... it doesn’t even qualify as an apparition. I’ve asked Director Song, and she personally believes that for now, we should consider follow-up. It’s possible that after a while, this phenomenon will disappear."

As a doctor, Dai Lin was well aware that follow-up means that patients routinely return to the hospital for check-ups to track changes in their conditions. Most chronic diseases require long-term follow-ups to determine treatment plans. It’s common for chronic patients to undergo decades of follow-up, or even a lifetime. And for apparitions, because they don’t pose a life-threatening danger to humans, the Department of Apparitions is mostly internal medicine-based; there are hardly any surgeons who perform surgery on patients troubled by apparitions (unless there are signs of being cursed), so conservative treatment with follow-up is the norm.

"If it could disappear... that would be best."

Jiang Lan, clearly very filial, was deeply concerned about her father’s condition.

After finishing dinner, Jiang Han lay down on the living room sofa.

Since they had chosen Director Song’s treatment plan, he might as well fall asleep directly, perhaps entering the sleepwalking state earlier.

Jiang Lan had thought that with her father’s heavy heart, it would be difficult for him to fall asleep, but to her surprise, he slipped into slumber shortly after.

"It seems my dad has really been too tired lately," Jiang Lan clasped her fingers tightly, sitting in another single-seat sofa, "In fact, he was still busy at the company this morning, only returning in the afternoon. I was actually thinking of advising him to take a rest these days."

"Ample rest is most important, you should persuade your dad more," Gao Heyan said while looking at the sleeping Jiang Han. She walked up to him and took out a stethoscope from her bag.

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