Hospital 444
Chapter 488 - 15 Lu Mange (8)

Chapter 488: Chapter 15 Lu Mange (8)

Lu Mange sat alone in her hotel room, and this time when she dialed Li Zhixiao’s number, it went straight to ’out of the service area’.

Ghost!

Curse!

No... she had to make another trip to Hospital 444!

This time she had to go to emergency!

She immediately picked up her cell phone and business card and redialed 44444444.

As soon as the call connected, Lu Mange shouted, "Transfer me to emergency! Right now!"

"Okay, transferring you to emergency... Please hold on..."

Before long, a clear AI voice came through the other end of the phone: "Hello, this is the emergency department of Hospital 444. The starting price for an emergency call is 1000 Spiritual Therapy Points, and additional fees will be charged based on the situation. If you are sure you want an emergency dispatch, press 1 followed by the pound sign, if you decide against it press 0 followed by the pound sign. If there’s no response within ten seconds, the call will be disconnected and you will not be able to dial the emergency department again for twelve hours, regardless of using any phone or landline. Countdown begins: ten, nine, eight..."

A thousand Spiritual Therapy Points?

The expenditure of Spiritual Therapy Points meant future benefits would be lost. But what benefits would be lost was unpredictable. If lucky, one might just lose some salary, or miss a raise opportunity; with bad luck, it might deduct from one’s lifespan. The more Spiritual Therapy Points used, the more of the future would be lost.

This uncertainty was the most terrifying aspect. Once Spiritual Therapy Points were expended, the patient would live the rest of their life in fear of not knowing what they might lose, when it would happen, or what it would be. Maybe one day, they would have a car accident, a robbery, or even find during a medical check-up that a previously benign nodule had suddenly become a malignant tumor. A few years ago, during a check-up, Lu Mange discovered she had thyroid nodules, which, according to imaging results, were benign, requiring only annual check-ups.

"I have a question, what kind of future might I lose with a thousand Spiritual Therapy Points?"

But the AI continued the countdown without any emotion.

In such circumstances, Lu Mange had no other choice, she had to decide in such a brief time whether to sacrifice her own future for an emergency dispatch.

Ten seconds, to make such a life-altering decision, was too difficult.

"Four, three, two..."

Lu Mange’s fingers hovered over the numbers on her phone screen several times, but she just couldn’t press down.

In the end, the countdown finished, and the phone automatically hung up.

The next opportunity to call emergency would have to wait twelve hours.

She had just made a call to Liu Gang; Li Zhixiao hadn’t returned to his house.

So, where had he gone with Lin Lu?

The night deepened.

Lu Mange didn’t feel sleepy in the slightest.

The light remained on in the room, and at that moment, she was looking at the diagnosis issued by Director Mei Quzhen.

The diagnosis written on the medical report read "Suspected Malevolent Ghost Curse", and the recommended course of action was: to undergo a CT scan to confirm the nature of the curse and to keep as far away from acquaintances as possible, carrying this box with you. Under normal circumstances, the patient should not be able to see anything inside the box, if anything is seen inside, it indicates that danger is approaching.

Special Notice: Before the patient returns to Hospital 444 for a follow-up, it is imperative to remember the most important thing. No matter what the people around you say, you must believe in one thing, you have not died in a car accident, you are Li Zhixiao’s wife, Lu Mange, no matter what happens, never doubt this. However, do not contradict this assertion in front of someone who tells you that you have died in a car accident.

Following that, was the signature of Director Mei Quzhen.

"Malevolent Ghost Curse..."

She had figured out that the term "Malevolent Ghost" was a medical term specific to Hospital 444, and not what people commonly understood by the term, much like the clinical term "abnormal" is completely different from the layperson’s use of the term.

But Mei Quzhen didn’t explain in detail to Lu Mange what the term "Malevolent Ghost" truly meant.

"But what does this medical opinion really mean?"

Of course, she hadn’t died in a car accident, she had always been Li Zhixiao’s wife, Lu Mange.

Why emphasize such an obvious fact, insisting that she "must believe" and "not doubt" it?

Did the underlying message mean that the curse might lead her to "doubt"?

Just like Zhixiao did, suddenly claiming she wasn’t his wife?

Lu Mange gripped the medical report tightly and began to recall how she had met Lin Lu.

During their university years, Lu Mange was considered quite a catch in her department, a classic case of beauty and wealth. Since she was always generous and willing to pick up the tab when going out with friends, she was extremely popular.

Lin Lu, on the other hand, was a rather unique individual. While not as pretty as Lu Mange, she had an exceptional figure that could rival a model’s, and during her university years, she often modeled for advertisements and magazines. She liked to come to school bearing Hermes and Gucci bags and clothes, and there was a high turnover of men in her life, which also made her the subject of much gossip.

However, what really made Lu Mange take notice of Lin Lu was an encounter in the university shower room, where she saw Lin Lu’s body, her back and limbs nearly covered in tattoos. Lu Mange, who had been brought up under strict family values and never allowed to step out of line, had always wanted to get a tattoo herself but knew her parents would never allow it, so she had never dared to even mention it.

At that time, she approached Lin Lu to ask where she got her tattoos and complimented the tattoo artist’s skill. Lin Lu was surprised that the department’s recognized beauty and heiress would talk to her, and thus they began to chat more deeply. Unexpectedly, they found common ground.

Many said that Lin Lu loved to party, frequent nightclubs, and was unfaithful, but most of it wasn’t true. She had her principles; she didn’t smoke or drink excessively, and she never went to clubs, which was a stark contrast to many people’s perceptions of her. Although she did change boyfriends frequently, she never dated two at the same time.

That’s how people are: if you have low expectations for someone and they exceed those, it’s often easier to take a liking to them. Lu Mange later joined Lin Lu to visit a tattoo parlor, where she got a tattoo in a secret spot on her body.

As she reminisced about the past with Lin Lu, the more she thought about it, the more confused she became.

Was Lin Lu a Malevolent Ghost?

She found it very hard to accept this reality.

Impossible.

How could she possibly be a ghost?

If she were a harmful Malevolent Ghost, she had known her for so many years; she could have harmed her long ago, why wait until now?

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