Hospital 444
Chapter 361 - 14 Evil and Chaos

Chapter 361: Chapter 14 Evil and Chaos

"So, should I send the Cursed Flesh over first?" Dai Lin asked.

Cursed Flesh was prescribed only when it was confirmed that the patient was in life-threatening danger within a short period, since the side effects brought by the Cursed Flesh were not minor.

"Not just the Cursed Flesh."

Fang Zhou took out a scalpel and, as if cutting vegetables, sliced off his own left index finger.

However, not even a single drop of blood came out from the wound.

In an instant, a new index finger grew back.

Watching this scene, Dai Lin’s expression did not change much, and he took the finger, saying, "Okay, I’ll send it over."

Then, his left eye turned towards the pool of blood!

As Lin Sunzhu squatted on the floor, she suddenly saw a piece of raw flesh, a candle, and a... broken index finger emerge from that blood.

This nearly made Lin Sunzhu scream.

"Received three cursed objects, contact me anytime through this finger. I’ve also sent the prescription form and the instructions for use."

After hearing Fang Zhou’s voice, Lin Sunzhu numbly nodded.

All this was due to the absolute command brought by the business card.

The blood in front of her disappeared.

Dai Lin said to Fang Zhou, "Shouldn’t we contact the emergency department?"

"The emergency department is out of options too. Dai Lin, when you were trapped on the Azure Island, you should have understood this situation the best."

"Are there increasingly more places where ambulances can’t reach?"

"Do you remember being told during the recruitment that we are completely at a disadvantage when facing ghosts?"

"Yes..."

Dai Lin had not told anyone about his trip to Nanmian Village, nor the series of encounters with Milan Dailun.

The hospital internally had repeatedly reviewed his case, but no doctor was able to extract and read his memories. Or maybe, Dai Lin’s identity within the hospital was too special; they could not do whatever they wanted with him.

And for Dai Lin himself, he was also clear that the Demons Department doctors would make their move against him sooner or later. Everything was just a matter of time.

He must become even stronger than he is now.

"Alright, you can go off duty. I have to go back first," Fang Zhou said, and then he disappeared in front of Dai Lin.

After returning home, he checked himself in the stairwell, ensuring that he looked travel-weary, before preparing to go home.

Going to the Cursed Object Room to retrieve the cursed objects and transferring them to Dai Lin had been quicker than he had expected.

But as Fang Zhou was moving step by step through the corridor, his phone rang.

Fang Zhou looked at the phone, which was the hospital’s internal one.

Strangely... the incoming call was from an unknown number!

Fang Zhou held the phone, with a stern expression forming on his face.

He instinctively moved a few steps down the stairwell and without hesitation, bit his finger hard and placed it into his mouth, allowing the blood to flow down his chin.

With blood, he felt a great sense of relief.

"Hello?"

Fang Zhou answered the phone.

"Fang Zhou. Do not take on this patient," said the voice.

That voice was...

Han Ming!

"Han... Director Han..."

"Do not take on this patient," Han Ming continued, "This is my advice to you."

Han Ming had even used a new phone number to warn him about this!

"Director Han, it’s a life at stake... no, perhaps even many lives!"

"Do not take on this patient," Han Ming repeated, "You have no idea what you’re dealing with."

"What could it be? A malevolent ghost, a fierce spirit, an ancient demon? If it comes to it, I’ll fight to the death and simply keep to my convictions,"

"Do you really think that’s all it is?" Han Ming went on, "Do you truly believe you’re the first doctor sought for a consultation in that manor?"

Fang Zhou immediately realized something.

"Could it be..."

"I’ll repeat this one last time. Do not take the case. Since I’ve given you the Gift of Flesh, naturally, I want you to remain unscathed,"

The call disconnected there.

But a strong sense of unease began to surge within Fang Zhou’s heart.

...

Lin Sunzhu began to read the instructions for using the cursed object tied under the raw meat.

"Directly eat this raw meat... once in the morning, at noon, and in the evening, 1 gram each time, can be taken on an empty stomach... This candle must be lit when you feel in danger, and extinguished immediately once you ascertain there’s no danger. And the index finger, it must be carried at all times... Oh my god, that’s disgusting..."

Lin Sunzhu felt like vomiting.

However, with Chen Peian’s disappearance, she realized that she probably needed to be mentally prepared.

Firstly, she considered resigning and leaving this place. It didn’t matter if she had to return all the tutoring fees - she didn’t want to teach here anymore.

Not anymore!

Lin Sunzhu would now rather take on odd jobs to earn her exam fees than stay another minute in Shadow Manor!

"Raw meat... alright, okay..."

At that moment, the business card’s influence over the patient’s mind began to manifest exponentially, to the point where she could fully trust even when confronting the disgusting raw meat. She wouldn’t consider what animal the meat came from, nor worry about parasites inside, or whether it would cause diarrhea after consumption.

The raw meat was still oozing blood when she lifted her hand, tore off a small piece, and put it in her mouth.

The taste, naturally, couldn’t be related to anything delicious; it even made Lin Sunzhu instinctively want to spit it out.

The strong smell of blood began to spread throughout the room.

Lin Sunzhu struggled to swallow it down.

She felt the meat’s sliminess in her esophagus, the smell of blood filling her entire mouth and throat.

She didn’t want to eat any meat for the time being.

Dusk slowly fell.

She had planned to go out and tell Butler Qin about wanting to resign, but then she began to consider something: if Chen Peian hadn’t left his job under normal circumstances, then going to find Butler Qin now... wouldn’t that be the same as telling others that she had realized there was a problem here?

That would be akin to seeking death!

No way!

Lin Sunzhu thought she must first pretend as if nothing had happened, and then find a suitable reason to resign.

Did that mean she would have to attend classes for a few more days?

Looking at tomorrow’s class schedule, there was a history lesson in the afternoon.

At Shadow Manor, there was no distinction between major and minor subjects. Subjects traditionally seen as main courses, like language, mathematics, and English, were taught with equal frequency as history, geography, music, and art.

"Speaking of which..."

She remembered a question Chen Peian had asked her.

Whether she had not yet taught modern history.

Why did Chen Peian need to confirm this?

Moreover, why did Qin Lanting tell such a blatant lie, claiming that W city wasn’t in this location?

This made Lin Sunzhu feel puzzled and suspicious.

...

"Fang Zhou, how are you feeling now?"

Fang Zhou and Dai Lin were having a video call on their phones.

"That index finger should be able to transmit your own..."

"I don’t feel anything yet. But, Dai Lin, after hearing what Lin Sunzhu said, I have some hypotheses."

"Hy...potheses?"

"Most ghosts retain their sanity during the haunting phase; if they are still categorised as malevolent yet lawful, then upon becoming a Resentful Spirit, they turn into malevolent chaos."

"Yes, that’s correct..."

"But ghosts are not as we imagine, not simply killing in a mindless frenzy. Curses on themselves can grant them a set of rule-based powers."

Fang Zhou, working in the Department of Fierce Spirits, had long noted that curses often have a pattern, making the ghost’s killings not purely random and chaotic.

"But under certain conditions... it’s not like that."

"Under certain conditions...?"

"Pure... utter chaos," Fang Zhou said, his hands trembling slightly: "When a madman picks up a rock and smashes an ant, to the ant, that madman is the most terrifying, the most chaotically malevolent curse..."