Hospital 444
Chapter 468 - 48: The Inverted Cross on the Forehead

Chapter 468: Chapter 48: The Inverted Cross on the Forehead

"Sister, what exactly did you want to tell me at that time?"

Gao He Yan was sitting by her sister Gao Meng Hua’s bedside, her face deathly pale.

Ever since her sister had woken up that one time, there had been no more movement from her.

She had remained in a comatose state up to now.

Leaving behind only words like "Don’t trust Yin Wuque" and "Don’t go to Suyuan Mountain."

Beyond that, there was nothing else.

Now, she had no idea about the current situation of Dai Lin, who was on night duty in the morgue. After all, Dai Lin was guarding bodies that had been dead for over 24 hours before they were brought in.

"Can he really make it out alive?"

If... if their family of four hadn’t gone to the Eden Hotel that year...

If she could have met Dai Lin under normal circumstances, in a normal environment...

She wouldn’t have become some Paranormal Doctor. Perhaps she and Dai Lin could have become true confidants, sharing everything with each other.

But there were no ifs now.

Dai Lin might not survive the night. After his death, the Devil’s Eye as a cursed object would be reclaimed by the Department of Cursed Objects.

When that time came, the hope for her sister’s awakening would once again become exceedingly slim. And now, her sister was the only family she had left.

At this moment, she heard footsteps approaching from behind her.

"Jiang Yue?"

It was the nurse who had always been in charge of caring for her sister. Lately, she had been checking on her sister every half an hour.

Jiang Yue came to the bedside and, looking at the haggard Gao He Yan, said, "Why don’t you go back first? If there’s any change with Meng Hua, I’ll notify you immediately."

"No need. I wouldn’t feel sleepy anyway."

Gao He Yan couldn’t trust anyone at the moment.

In the past, she had wholeheartedly trusted Jiang Yue. But now... she couldn’t help but wonder, if Yin Wuque had really done something to her sister, he wouldn’t want her sister to wake up. How many people in the hospital could be Yin Wuque’s spies?

The only person she trusted now was Dai Lin, whom she had known for only half a year.

"But you must be tired mentally, and you still have to work during the day..."

"I’ll leave before work, go straight to the rest area for a shower, and then put on my lab coat for the clinic. I don’t have any surgeries scheduled this week, so it won’t affect my patients."

Jiang Yue sighed and then began to check Gao Meng Hua’s body... To be precise, it was a soul inspection using a cursed object.

Throughout the process, Gao He Yan kept her eyes on Jiang Yue... She knew she might be having unjust suspicions, but when it came to her sister, she couldn’t allow the slightest problem.

Absolutely not!

"Jiang Yue."

"Hm?"

"You’ve been working in the hospital for quite some time, haven’t you?"

"Almost six years now," Jiang Yue said while holding a pitch-black object that resembled a palm over Gao Meng Hua’s forehead. "I can hardly believe it’s been that long. I met Meng Hua when I was transferred to the emergency room because they were short of staff."

"The work in the emergency room must be really dangerous, right?"

"I owe my safe return to the hospital to Meng Hua’s care." Even now, the thought of the emergency room made Jiang Yue shudder. "I used to think working in the hospital was tough, but compared to the emergency room, it’s really a blessing."

Just then, Gao He Yan and Jiang Yue suddenly witnessed such a scene!

On Gao Meng Hua’s forehead, there appeared...

A black inverted cross!

At this sight, both Gao He Yan and Jiang Yue gasped in shock.

"He Yan, did you see it just now?"

Gao He Yan clenched her teeth and said to Jiang Yue, "I, I didn’t see clearly..."

"He Yan, I... you know what this means, right?"

According to the hospital’s rules...

Yes.

If a doctor merely discovers the unique symptom of an inverted cross on their forehead by looking in the mirror, while others cannot see it, then it’s fine, as long as they seek medical attention at the Demons Department promptly.

But!

If someone else can see the inverted cross on the forehead, then the nature of the situation changes completely.

This person is no longer a doctor...

But has become some "other kind of thing"...

Jiang Yue bit her teeth and was about to immediately run out of the ward!

Gao He Yan quickly grabbed Jiang Yue’s arm!

"What are you trying to do?"

"He Yan! We’ve all read the hospital’s rules! Whether it’s doctors or nurses, when a clear black inverted cross appears on the forehead, what we should do is obvious, isn’t it?"

At this time, what a doctor must do is report to the Curse Affairs Deputy Dean.

"You’re going to report... No! Do you know what will happen after that? What do the hospital rules say? If a black inverted cross appears, you’re no longer a doctor, but some other kind of thing. Given this description, what do you think will be the outcome after telling the Curse Affairs Deputy Dean?"

"Maybe it means being sent for treatment..."

"The Department of Cursed Objects is not a clinical department, what cure is there for a demon! Jiang Yue, do you believe that? Do you?"

Believing that would be absurd.

"He Yan, I understand you, I really do! But, you have to consider my situation as well? If I don’t report, what will happen to me?"

"I won’t tell anyone, you didn’t see anything today. I will take my sister and leave the hospital. I will find a way to cure her, so pretend you didn’t see anything!"

"The Dean is omnipresent! He Yan! Defying the rules will lead to dismissal! Dismissal means death! He Yan, I don’t want to die!"

"You said it yourself, my sister saved your life in the emergency room!"

"Yes, I am grateful, but this is a separate issue... It doesn’t mean that Meng Hua would be executed by the hospital staff, does it? We must abide by the rules set by the Dean, we cannot defy them! He Yan, I’m sorry, I have to report this!"

Gao He Yan glared at her fiercely and all of a sudden, rushed to the door and closed the ward’s door.

"You’re a nurse. I’m the attending doctor." Gao He Yan knew that being gentle was no longer an option, she had to be tough, "You know you can’t beat me."

Witnessing this scene, Jiang Yue was shocked.

Without a doubt, if Gao He Yan really wanted to kill her, it would be effortless.

"He Yan, don’t do this! You, you couldn’t possibly want to kill me to silence me, could you?"

Gao He Yan knew she had misunderstood and immediately said, "Don’t be afraid, what I mean is, you can’t beat me. So right now, it’s me threatening you not to report, even if the Dean were here, he couldn’t possibly blame you."

With her personality, how could she possibly commit such an act as killing to silence someone?

Jiang Yue then felt a sharp pain in her arm and rolled up her sleeve!

There, on her forearm, a human face was protruding!

"I’m taking my sister and leaving now." Gao He Yan continued, "I won’t bring her back again. You must not report until dawn; if you do, this ghastly face will kill you. After sunrise, you can do as you wish. I’m not making it difficult for you, and in this way, the Dean has no grounds to dismiss you."

According to the rules, Jiang Yue could only report the matter to the Curse Affairs Deputy Dean, and she couldn’t speak of it to anyone else.

Therefore, she could conceal the matter from others in different departments. Since she was asking Jiang Yue to report, she wouldn’t be violating the rules—a reason the Dean could hardly use to dismiss her.

As for what would happen later, they would take it one step at a time.

She went to her sister, disconnected the multitude of devices attached to her, embraced her sister... and then disappeared in front of Jiang Yue.