Hospital 444
Chapter 387 - 4 The Mysterious Disappearance

Chapter 387: Chapter 4 The Mysterious Disappearance

"To our family, a very unfortunate encounter was my second brother falling in love with Rosa Medel, insisting on marrying her."

In front of Dai Lin, Milan had no intention of hiding this matter, since he could see through all of her memories anyway.

"But from the start, I never liked that woman."

Dai Lin just listened silently to Milan’s outpouring, without butting in, while he topped up her glass.

"But my second brother was bewitched by her. He was a man who played the field, and to my knowledge, he had lovers in double digits, including married women and prostitutes. I never thought he would honestly fall for any woman, but he was enchanted by Rosa Medel. He arranged for Rosa Medel to enter the Demons Department he belonged to, and I felt at the time that they seemed to be engaged in some undisclosed research."

"At that time..." She stopped mid-sentence when she noticed that Dai Lin had refilled her glass, then she picked up her glass and took a big gulp. Dai Lin didn’t know she wasn’t controlling the alcohol from entering her bloodstream.

"At that time, Mary Faust, the only doctor from the Faust Family working in the Demons Department, disappeared. And it just so happened that at that time, Alucia and my third brother Lumi An were about to hold their wedding ceremony."

...

Even now, Milan could vividly remember the first time she met Virgil.

The disappearance of Mary Faust cast a deep shadow over the imminent union between the Dalen and Faust families.

Being the youngest daughter in the family, Milan was vaguely aware that this event could potentially spark a full-blown war between the two powerhouse families.

Although any doctor at 666 Hospital knew that one day the Dalen and Faust factions would battle for the deputy director’s seat, for the time being, everyone tacitly chose peace. They even opted for marriage alliances to ease the relations between the two sides. However, Mary’s disappearance brought the conflict between them from behind the scenes to the forefront.

That day...

With a suffocating aura, Milan stayed in her office.

As the head of the department, she was in no mood to work.

In two weeks, her third brother Lumi An Dailun was to marry Alucia Faust, the fourth young miss of the Faust Family. Although Alucia came from illegitimate roots, in 666 Hospital, legitimacy meant little; carrying the Faust Family bloodline was far more significant than superficial labels of legitimacy. This place, 666 Hospital, was founded on the principle that bloodlines are everything, hence the family-operated mode. Whomever becomes the deputy director elevates their entire family to a supreme status.

Today, the Faust Family was due to come to the house to discuss the details of the wedding. But everyone knew that was a façade—the real reason was to investigate if Mary’s disappearance had anything to do with the Dalen Family.

Just thinking about it gave Milan an incredible headache.

Once war broke out between the two families, no one could guarantee survival. Neither side would give up the deputy director’s prestigious seat, a position that made all the difference in the world. Even if her second brother Damon currently held considerable sway in the hospital, the Dalen Family still had to act on the deputy director’s orders. How to distribute cursed objects, how to appoint or dismiss department heads, all ultimately depended on the deputy director.

"I hope a war doesn’t break out, and that my third brother’s wedding goes smoothly..."

That was Milan’s only thought.

In the afternoon, she shut her office door early, ready to leave.

Along the way, every doctor and nurse who saw Milan paid her respects. Others, upon seeing her, looked on with cold eyes. The lines between the factions had started to form; many didn’t even bother to pretend anymore.

However, generally speaking... at present, the Dalen faction still slightly outnumbered the others in the hospital. The Dalen Family had ruled the hospital for two full centuries, amassing incredible depth, with Damon Dailun becoming particularly formidable.

The deputy director was, in theory, a position appointed solely by the director. But the problem was... the director never prohibited doctors from killing each other. If the deputy director died, then a new one would be selected from among the department heads. Undoubtedly, with Mephisto Faust’s death, the new deputy director would certainly be my second brother Damon.

So the best way to claim the deputy director’s seat was, naturally... to assassinate the current deputy director!

Nowadays, every doctor chose their side with extreme caution. Which side’s victory they aligned with would determine if they were heroes or villains in the future.

At that moment, Milan saw a man walking towards her.

Dave Hasmond Prin, the head of Dark Demon Surgery.

Dave was part of the Faust faction and also a suitor of the second young miss of the Faust Family, Lailiya Faust.

For that reason, when he saw Milan, he merely gave a token greeting before briskly passing by her.

In Milan’s memory, Dave was one of the few oddities in the hospital. He had always wanted to join the Demons Department, but instead, he ended up in Dark Demon Surgery. Many privately called Dave the modern-day Dr. Frankenstein.

"This man is also problematic..."

"Milan!"

At that moment, Milan heard a familiar voice and looked ahead.

Down the hallway, a young doctor approached. He was about 1.7 meters tall, with elegant looks and glasses.

"Third brother!"

This man was his third brother, the director of the emergency department—Lumi An Dailun.

Even the members of the Faust Family had to admit... Lumi An Dailun was truly a good person. Perhaps that’s why he had been chosen as the candidate for the arranged marriage.

"How do you have time to come to the outpatient building?"

Milan remembered that the emergency room was always hectically busy.

"I finished work early today, so I came to pick you up and go home together."

"Mmm, tonight... the people from the Faust Family are coming over."

Both fell silent.

"Third brother, is this marriage really necessary?"

Milan knew that one day, the two great families would go to war.

"Grandfather and father approve of the marriage, thinking that easing the relations between the two families at this stage is a good thing."

"You could also say that they’re sending a spy over."

"Everyone knows it, but as long as war can be delayed, that’s good."

A war ultimately means people will die.

Anyone might die.

The losing side would have all their bloodlines exterminated.

"You must not have children with her. No matter who wins in the end, that child won’t be able to survive."

Milan’s words clearly pained Lumi An.

"I understand."

They arrived at the elevator and waited to go meet their eldest brother and sister and then head home together.

While waiting for the elevator, Milan suddenly said, "Third brother, do you know anything about Mary Faust’s disappearance?"

"How could I possibly know?"

"The family treats me like a child, they don’t tell me much. As I know, the corridor where Mary Faust disappeared that day is right here. But the surveillance from both the hallway and the elevator is gone. Not many in the hospital could accomplish that. So, it’s no wonder the Faust Family suspects us."

A heiress from the Faust Family disappearing within the hospital is unthinkable.

The elevator doors opened, and Milan and Lumi An stepped in. As the doors closed... the elevator next to them just happened to open.

Virgil and Klein walked out.

"My sister Mary disappeared right here," Klein pointed at the surveillance camera on the ceiling and said to Virgil, "But the footage is gone, both in the hallway and the elevator. The most crucial part is, the surveillance captured someone entering this place at that time."

"Rosa Medel." Virgil looked at the camera and said, "So that’s why you suspect him."

"The disappearance of a paranormal doctor from the Faust Family right here is unthinkable. I don’t believe Rosa Medel’s words, but Damon Dailun is protecting her, preventing us from interrogating her. Tonight, we’ll go to the Dailun Family under the pretext of discussing the marriage between my sister Alucia and the Dailun family’s third son, Lumi An. Rosa Medel will also be there. I need your help, Virgil!"