Hospital 444
Chapter 38 - 10: Controlling Spirits

Chapter 38: Chapter 10: Controlling Spirits

"So-called happiness is just a fluke..."

Dai Lin chewed over this sentiment in the hospital — a place all too familiar with life’s departures and death’s finality. His mentor once told him that as a doctor, one shouldn’t be overly sentimental, but rather, view life more objectively and rationally. After all, doctors are not gods and often face diseases that are simply incurable. This is true in any hospital.

As time passed, just as Gao Heyann had said, as long as one wished to stay awake, they would not feel any sleepiness at all.

This must be the effect of a cursed object on a doctor, the so-called "Ghostly Physique."

Then, Gao Heyann took out a photograph.

In the photo, a woman was holding a boy.

"Lu Ning," Gao Heyann spoke to the photo, "I’ve thought it over, from now on, report to me every twenty minutes."

Immediately after, Dai Lin saw the woman in the photo nod at Gao Heyann!

"What’s this?" Dai Lin asked, puzzled, "A cursed object?"

"A ghost. She was a ghost sealed by my sister. Her split spirit is in that house, keeping watch all the time, communicating with me every twenty minutes."

"A ghost with a split spirit?" Dai Lin was surprised, "And she can actually communicate?"

"Some ghosts can communicate with humans. Don’t people often say that the deceased visit their relatives in dreams? That’s the work of ghosts. As long as they don’t return to the realm of the dead, they will eventually become resentful spirits. But paranormal doctors can use cursed objects to seal them and prevent this process. It’s not unusual to have a split spirit."

"So... ghosts can be manipulated using the seal of a cursed object?"

"Roughly speaking, powerful ghosts must be under the seal of a cursed object to unleash a curse, but with ghosts, they can be released for a long time without fear of backlash. However, this ghost is different. Back then... my sister felt pity for her and bought the cursed object from the Department of Cursed Objects."

"Your sister is in the Emergency Department, right?" Dai Lin found it unbelievable, "Doctors in the Emergency Department don’t usually come into contact with ghosts, do they?"

Gao Heyann replied, "Nothing is absolute in medicine; you can come across all kinds of cases. Lu Ning was a regular housewife when she was alive. Upon her death, not willing to leave her young child, she stayed with him. But after the child’s father remarried, the stepmother was abusive. So, she possessed the stepmother, hoping she would commit suicide. However, ghosts cannot directly kill humans, and while possessed, the stepmother was transferred from the Host Spirit Department to the Emergency Department. My sister performed surgery on the stepmother, exorcising the mother’s ghost from her body. Then the Department of Cursed Objects sealed her into this photograph to be placed in the Curse Objects Center."

"It sounds quite pitiable, that mother."

Gao Heyann rubbed her hands helplessly and said, "We can’t help it; we are doctors. Even if the patient isn’t a good person, as long as they pay for Spiritual Therapy Points, we have to treat them. Cursed objects containing ghosts are quite cheap, usually used for trainee doctors. But my sister felt sympathy for this ghost and used her own Spiritual Therapy Points to buy the photo from the Department of Cursed Objects. After my sister’s incident, I have been using this cursed photograph."

Only then did Dai Lin understand the whole story.

"Afterward, when the stepmother was discharged, my sister told her that if she continued to abuse the child, it’s possible that a ghost might visit her again. The next time, it might be as a resentful spirit. Dr. Tang Li, who co-operated with my sister and was her good friend, also joined in on warning her. Of course, she had no idea that the ghost had already been sealed into the cursed photograph, and she promised in fright not to do it again. Then, my sister kept in touch with the child in secret..."

Gao Heyann paused here, looking at the photo.

"We would show the child’s photos and videos to Lu Ning... The child faintly knew about his mother’s situation. But we absolutely can’t let the living see the ghost again. No matter how much he misses his mother, it can’t be... So, my sister thought of a method; she would have the child send us his photos and videos, which we would then show to Lu Ning, a practice that has continued until now. Even after my sister’s incident, I’ve still been repeating the process, showing her the videos and photographs."

Although Dai Lin had never met Dr. Gao Menghua, she sounded truly kind. No wonder Vice-Principal Yin Wuque was so devoted, determined to save her at all costs.

At that moment, Dai Lin suddenly saw the woman in the photograph begin to cry!

"Really... the dead cannot reestablish a connection with the world of the living. Rather than sealing her into a cursed object, my sister would have preferred her to be reincarnated, but she couldn’t let go of her child." Gao Heyann’s expression turned somber, "In this world, there is no way to bring the dead back to life. The deceased may be reborn into a completely new life, but that will be a completely different person."

Saying this, she leaned forward, clutching her chest.

Dai Lin could tell this was a person’s subconscious gesture of self-defense when feeling insecure.

"I’m afraid... I’m afraid my sister will never wake up, and one day her remaining spirit will become a ghost." Gao Heyann looked at Dai Lin, into his eyes, "My brother-in-law told you about my sister’s situation, didn’t he?"

This was the first time Dai Lin had heard Gao Heyann refer to Vice-Principal Yin Wuque as "brother-in-law."

"Yes, he told me everything," Dai Lin nodded, "You hope I can help your sister wake up."

Gao Heyann tilted her head, gazing at Dai Lin.

Really, when she saw Dai Lin alive at the recruitment fair, Gao Heyann was overjoyed. But... she was afraid that struggling in despair for three years had ultimately led her to approach hope with a cold expression.

"Why are you looking at me like that, Dr. Gao?"

Gao Heyann wasn’t looking at Dai Lin, but rather his eyes.

She hoped Dai Lin would continue to live, become stronger than he was now, and then uncover the secret behind his eyes, so she could know where her sister’s missing spirit had gone. As long as Dai Lin could save her sister, she would do anything for him, even if it meant risking her own life. Gao Heyann swore she would ensure Dai Lin’s survival... Therefore, she didn’t actually want Dai Lin to get involved in this treatment, but her brother-in-law insisted.

But why?

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