Hospital 444
Chapter 410 - 27: Soul Possession

Chapter 410: Chapter 27: Soul Possession

The night had deepened.

Virgil, holding a flashlight, arrived at the agreed-upon location.

As expected, Lailiya was already there waiting early.

At this moment, she remained extremely nervous—her body even started to tremble violently.

This was only natural, the danger of what she was about to do was beyond question.

Virgil had inquired about Lailiya’s background, and one could say she was a pitiable person. Her mother came from the slums yet was so extraordinarily beautiful that she caught the fancy of Mephisto Faust and became his mistress. But in the end, as a mistress, what Mephisto provided her with was merely wealth; he never chose to draw out the Dark Demon points from her body, even though as a Paranormal Doctor he had the authority to do so.

Therefore, Lailiya’s mother could only wait in the house Mephisto had bought her, with Lailiya, for whenever Mephisto might occasionally take an interest and spend a few days with her. To the vice-chancellor, Lailiya’s mother was a favored mistress, so she was allowed to bear his child. Regrettably, though, Lailiya was a girl. In terms of preferring sons over daughters, Westerners and Chinese people don’t really have much difference.

With age, beauty fades, and so does love. As crows’ feet and laugh lines began to mark her mother’s face, her once striking beauty greatly diminished and her allure to the vice-chancellor naturally lessened as well.

A life of prolonged depression led Lailiya’s mother to turn to... drugs.

Watching her mother inject drugs into her veins over and over and then grow wildly delirious time after time, only to ultimately die of an overdose...

Until Lailiya was left in the hospital, waiting for her father Mephisto Faust to come and claim the body.

She no longer had a home. And to her, that house she once lived in couldn’t be considered a home either.

So she wanted to regard the Faust family as her home, even willing to give her all for the sake of being integrated into it.

After Lailiya got married to Klein and up until the Dalen family was wiped out and she was brought back, Virgil could see that there had never been anyone who truly regarded her as a family member.

Therefore, looking at Lailiya before him, Virgil’s eyes inevitably showed a trace of sympathy.

Lailiya was unable to lift her head even in front of Virgil.

"Brother-in-law," Lailiya still spoke timidly, "Big brother has already given me the cursed item. You—you don’t worry, I will ensure your safety in what follows. Klein brother told me, he will... "

"Lailiya," Virgil said to her, "you don’t have to prioritize my safety. In what follows, if danger arises, just consider your own well-being. I won’t blame you."

"How, how could that be... Big brother told me, no matter what happens, I must ensure your safety..."

Virgil asked further, "What cursed item are you carrying, after all? Klein mentioned to me that this item might pose a risk to your life..."

"It’s, it’s not that dangerous," Lailiya said this, and Virgil could clearly see her body shake.

After all, she was also a resident doctor. Even just a ghoul could pose a great threat to her. Although Klein said that he and Lailiya would be ready to provide support from the shadows, would they truly be able to intervene in time?

"Let’s go, brother-in-law. We, we need to patrol the treatment area of Dark Demon Surgery as soon as possible. Klein brother has already told me... "

"Lailiya. Can you lift your head and look at me? You haven’t done anything wrong, so why must you always keep your head down, afraid to look anyone in the face? This attitude is why Klein looks down upon you. In not too long, you’ll be marrying into the Dalen family; are you going to be like you are now when you get there?"

"I... I..."

Lailiya fidgeted with her hands subconsciously, saying, "I am just a bastard. I also know... my mother’s status..."

"What matters is not your mother’s status but what kind of person you decide to become," said Virgil, who had not realized until now how severe Lailiya’s inferiority complex was. To think she would risk her life just to feel accepted by the people of the Faust family; that was how much she wanted to accompany him.

"Let’s go, brother-in-law."

From start to finish, Lailiya couldn’t lift her head.

With no other choice, Virgil simply accompanied her, beginning their walk through the hospital corridors.

After a while, he suddenly heard Lailiya next to him say, "Brother-in-law, you need to be extra careful. Big brother told me, your life is very important to our family. No matter what, I will always remember that family interests come before everything else."

...

...

"Don’t believe that family interests are above everything. Those who say this are only after their own benefits."

Dai Wei, standing in front of Aljia, was startled when he heard her utter these words.

"Back then, Klein Faust had me bring a cursed object to protect my current brother-in-law, Virgil. Because that cursed object could only be used by someone of the Faust Family bloodline, and yet, it posed a great risk of curse backlash. Ridiculous, isn’t it? The same people who constantly talk about family interests wanted me to be their stepping stone."

At that moment, Dai Wei and Aljia were standing in the corridor of a hospital.

For Mephisto, having these two spend more time together before getting married was a good thing.

Therefore, he granted them access to visit various floors of the hospital during this period, allowing Aljia to take Dai Wei on a tour of each floor of the hospital.

"That time," Aljia pointed ahead and said, "It happened right here. Virgil and I were making rounds."

Dai Wei didn’t quite understand why Aljia was telling him all this.

"What exactly are you trying to tell me?"

However, to be honest, Dai Wei did feel a closeness to Aljia because she could speak Mandarin fluently in front of him, not at all like Westerners with a heavy accent.

"Remember the words I told you before?"

"The words you’ve told me... I just can’t understand..."

"It was during the rounds with Virgil here that I encountered... certain things. And what I encountered..."

At this point, Aljia turned to look at Dai Wei.

"Originates from the plane that you came from."

Upon hearing this, Dai Wei grew even more puzzled.

"I..."

Just then, Aljia took hold of his hand.

"Follow me."

Next, Aljia took Dai Wei’s hand and quickly moved forward.

Not knowing how long they walked, suddenly she turned a corner in the hallway and said, "This is fine. We’re in a blind spot for the hospital’s surveillance."

Immediately after, Aljia turned back and looked at Dai Wei.

The next moment, the words that came out of Aljia’s mouth were in a male’s voice.

"Hello, Dai Wei. Now, listen carefully to what I am going to tell you. I’m temporarily using Aljia’s body to talk to you, and what I’m about to say is very important."

Dai Wei was greatly shocked — spirit possession?

And Aljia was holding onto his hand firmly, preventing him from moving.

"I’ll be brief. The world you truly come from is the plane I am on. You are here because a doctor from the Demons Department sent you here. Your brother, Dai Lin, works in my hospital."

Dai Lin?

For some reason, that name felt incredibly familiar to Dai Wei!

"My name is Han Ming!"