Hospital 444
Chapter 487 - 14: Li Zhixiao (7)

Chapter 487: Chapter 14: Li Zhixiao (7)

This was a relatively secluded street.

Li Zhixiao and Lin Lu were waiting here.

"666 Hospital, this is just too..." Even now, Lin Lu found it unbelievable.

"I feel the same way, and there’s also something called a ’dark soul point.’ It seems that accepting treatment from this hospital means you will inevitably suffer some misfortune in the future. The higher the dark soul points, the greater the misfortune you’ll encounter."

But at the moment, Li Zhixiao had no choice.

He was already haunted by the Malevolent Ghost. If he didn’t resolve this issue, the consequences would be unthinkable.

"Is she really a ghost?"

Lin Lu obviously found it hard to accept the concept of ghosts, but right now, it seemed like reality.

"I’m afraid that’s the case."

Li Zhixiao looked at Lin Lu and suddenly thought of a question.

"Why only you?"

"Yes, I’d like to know that too."

Although Li Zhixiao’s words were ambiguous, Lin Lu understood exactly what he was talking about.

He meant, why was only Lin Lu in a "normal" state?

And why were the others, even the parents of both Li Zhixiao and Lu Mange, in an "abnormal" state? Were they all...?

Li Zhixiao and Lin Lu gazed at each other. What was so special about them?

Or to phrase it differently, what did they have in common that led to this situation happening?

"That woman, if she really is a Malevolent Ghost capable of enchanting people... No, that’s not right. I sent our photos together to someone I know. They compared them and said there were no signs of Photoshop."

By now, Li Zhixiao and Lin Lu had completely abandoned their atheistic values and started discussing the seemingly absurd concept of ghosts.

"What do we have in common? Our only connection is knowing Mang Ge, that’s all."

Lin Lu had never liked Li Zhixiao. If it weren’t for Mang Ge, they would have never crossed paths. Even after they got married, she had little to do with Li Zhixiao.

She simply couldn’t figure it out.

Lin Lu sighed and leaned against the streetlight.

"By seeking help from this 666 Hospital, can we change anything?"

Li Zhixiao and Lin Lu fell silent with each other.

Maybe?

After a while, they suddenly heard a sound.

From the front of the quiet street, sounds began to emerge.

Just like the phone appointment had described.

A team began to appear in front of them.

A stench of decay slowly spread out and enveloped them increasingly.

The rotting smell made them feel intensely nauseous.

"What is this?"

Before long, Li Zhixiao saw several people with twisted bodies slowly walking towards him.

The people with twisted bodies moved slowly, but upon seeing them, Li Zhixiao and Lin Lu could no longer move. In their field of vision, there was only these "people."

As the twisted figures approached, Li Zhixiao realized that they were a group of rotten, lab-coat-wearing, zombie-like creatures!

"Ah!"

The zombies pounced in front of Li Zhixiao, then effortlessly tore open his throat!

...

"Alright, no need to be too scared."

Alucia Faust looked at the bewildered Li Zhixiao and Lin Lu and said, "You two have come for a consultation, have you encountered some kind of paranormal curse phenomenon? Oh, can you understand English? Chinese? Japanese?"

"Chi, Chinese."

"Overseas Chinese? Chinese descent?"

"Chinese."

"That’s quite rare, our hospital usually treats patients from Europe and America, and occasionally we get Asian patients... you should understand what I’m saying in Chinese, right?"

"Wait a minute!" Li Zhixiao suddenly said, "The zombie, what about the zombie just now? I only remember being grabbed by a zombie, and then, I was..."

"That was the ritual where a Dark Soul Point was placed upon you. You’ve seen the back of the business card, right? Those who seek help from our clan, share in our sins. Once you were given the Dark Soul Point, you became sinners."

"Dark Soul Point? But I thought..."

"We decide how many Dark Soul Points you actually get based on the actual medical bill, with the difference being refunded or charged later. Also, that’s not a zombie, that’s a Malevolent Ghost."

"Malevolent Ghost..."

Hearing this hair-raising term, Li Zhixiao quickly asked, "What do you mean by calling us sinners?"

"I don’t know the answer to that question myself; you’d have to ask our director. Now, let’s talk about your condition."

Lin Lu spoke first, "It’s like this, my best friend, she should have been dead..."

Alucia Faust’s hands swiftly tapped the keyboard, recording the curse symptoms Lin Lu was describing.

After listening to Lin Lu’s narration, Alucia Faust nodded and said, "So it’s you, you’ve encountered Dai Wei. Now I understand why you have the business card."

"Our current situation..."

"Don’t provoke her any further. I mean your wife. Don’t deny her identity as your wife anymore, accept this wife who has returned."

"You, you don’t really want me to live as a real husband and wife with her, do you? She’s, she’s a ghost! You can deal with her, right?"

"She’s not just any ghost."

"Then?" Lin Lu asked again, "Why do both he and I retain the correct memories?"

"Memories? You think it’s an issue with memories?"

Lin Lu became uncertain, "Isn’t it a memory problem?"

"Of course not. No one’s memories have been tampered with, and besides, you must have realized that not just memories have changed."

Yes.

Li Zhixiao had to admit that.

Photos, videos, household registration records, death certificates... everything had completely changed.

It was as if they were in a parallel universe where Lu Mange had not died.

He and Lin Lu were like bugs in this parallel universe.

But what about the dark light on Lu Mange’s face? She couldn’t see herself, nor could she see Lin Lu!

"If it’s not memory alteration, then what is it? One of us must have the wrong memory, right? Lu Mange died, and then..."

"Listen to me. From now on, you must remember one thing: after leaving this hospital, trust no one except each other. And no matter who you face, pretend that you’ve always lived as if Lu Mange was still alive; do not show any anomalies. If anyone, remember, anyone, attempts to prove to you whether Lu Mange is still alive or not, do not believe them."

Then, Ya Lujia Dailun sat up straight and said gravely, word by word, "Remember the next sentence I’m about to say. It’s very important, remember it well: Lu Mange is dead. No matter who tells you she isn’t, do not believe them. Furthermore, if a group of Paranormal Doctors without inverted crosses on their foreheads tells you that Lu Mange is still alive, you must not believe them either. Trust me, such doctors will appear before you, but never trust their words. The moment you really believe that Lu Mange is not dead, that will be the beginning of your doom."

"Then what can you do..."

"I will prescribe a curse object for you. But remember, only the words I just said can save you."

Li Zhixiao was still confused, "I don’t understand..."

"Have you ever had the thought that maybe you’re the one going insane, that maybe Lu Mange really isn’t dead?"

"Huh?"

"You’ve thought that, haven’t you?"

"I have... I’ve thought that."

"That’s the beginning of danger. You should be glad that you stopped at the edge of the cliff. Remember, Lu Mange is dead."

"Wait," Lin Lu suddenly became puzzled, "Are you so sure that Mange is really dead? Clearly, most people think she’s still alive, how can you be so certain that we’re not lying?"

"Of course," Alucia said. "I just know."

The female doctor in front of him, Li Zhixiao felt, was very mysterious.

He noticed her name tag, with the name "Alucia Faust."

"Faust?"

That surname was too peculiar.

"I’m called Dailun." However, Alucia corrected without hesitation, "My name is Ya Lujia Dailun. Remember, you should call me Doctor Dailun."