Hospital 444
Chapter 49 - 21: Emergency Room Doctor

Chapter 49: Chapter 21: Emergency Room Doctor

"Okay, I know. I’ll call for an emergency," Dai Lin said.

"I’ve registered you on the computer; the ambulance will come to pick you up soon."

"And the cost?"

"You can pay after you get to the hospital. Give your phone to Dr. Dai."

Lin Sen’s hands began to shake rapidly. He had just handed the phone to Dai Lin when he asked with trembling voice, "Dr. Dai, what exactly is..."

At that moment, an ambulance came roaring from the back of the narrow alley!

Lin Sen turned his head and was startled. Just as he was about to get out of the way, Dai Lin said, "Don’t run away; it won’t hurt you. The ambulance will take you directly to Hospital 444."

Then, the ambulance drove right through him, but after it passed through Lin Sen’s body, it disappeared.

Lin Sen was still standing in the same spot, not having boarded the ambulance!

At this sight, Dai Lin was shocked, and Jiang Lan never expected it to turn out like this.

"How, how can this be?" Lin Sen’s face looked awful. He turned to Dai Lin and asked, "Dr. Dai, what’s happening? Do I need to go somewhere else to catch the ambulance? Also, did that female doctor say my life is in danger?"

Taking the phone, Dai Lin said, "Dr. Gao, the ambulance has arrived, but it didn’t successfully take Mr. Lin away! What’s going on?"

On the other end of the phone, Gao Heyann was silent for a few seconds before saying, "I arranged for an emergency ambulance, and if even that didn’t take him... the situation must be serious."

"Dr. Gao, then what?"

"If we want to examine him, he must enter the hospital. To bring medical equipment and cursed objects out, we must go through departmental approval. Without entering the hospital, we can’t perform an ultrasound, X-ray, CT, nothing." Gao Heyann fell silent for a while, then said, "Let me contact the emergency department. They dispatch doctors for house calls 24/7. Let’s start with a simple examination."

Dai Lin asked again, "Is it possible to bring the incantation objects used for the checkup?"

"Yes, all the incantation objects in the emergency department are registered. They can be brought out when making house calls, just need to be signed for."

"What about the emergency department doctor?"

"He’ll be here soon."

At this time, an ambulance shuttling through a dark, void space.

"Prepare yourself; this isn’t an ordinary visit."

Inside the ambulance, there were a man and a woman, both carrying a medical kit.

Unlike ordinary medical kits, these didn’t bear a red cross, but a black cross.

The woman doctor spoke that last sentence.

"Hmm?" The male doctor asked, "What do you mean?"

"Dr. Gao personally mentioned to me that this is the case that even Director Mei found troublesome—the Dreamwalker case," she replied.

"Oh? I’ve heard about it!"

"Dr. Gao called me personally to help with the emergency registration. Why else would I come myself? Plus, Dr. Dai is also there."

"Him?" The male doctor’s expression changed, "He’s become quite the celebrity in our hospital now. Many people gossip about him behind his back, wondering how he pulled through twice in a row, whether his eyes... are they really that powerful? Rumors say that Deputy Director Yin sees him as a potential department head and is grooming him for that role!"

"He is pretty amazing. I thought he wouldn’t last long, but the checks show no signs of backlash from the cursed object. Everyone’s saying, as long as he doesn’t die, his prospects are virtually limitless." After thinking for a moment, the female doctor added, "I heard he’s quite handsome too. If it weren’t for He Yan, many nurses would be keen on cozying up to him."

"Dr. Gao?"

"Are you daft? Why do you think Deputy Director Yin arranged for He Yan to mentor him? He obviously wants him as a brother-in-law. If they become in-laws, Deputy Director Yin and he would be family. Dr. Gao is also top-tier in terms of looks at our hospital, not at all inferior to Meng Hua."

"I see..."

Soon, probably a few minutes later, an ambulance arrived from the other end of the alley.

Upon stopping, two medics, a man and a woman, swiftly exited the vehicle.

"Who is the patient?" the male medic rushed over to Dai Lin and the other two, asking anxiously, "Is the ghost nearby?"

Lin Sen hurriedly replied, "Yes, it’s me!"

"The previous ambulance couldn’t take you inside?"

"Yes, that’s right..."

"In that case, try again to see if you can get into this ambulance at the back?"

Lin Sen hurried towards the ambulance in sight, but as he set his foot to step into it, he felt as though an invisible force was preventing him from entering the vehicle!

"Hello, I am Doctor Dai Lin, currently interning in the Wraith Surgery Department," Dai Lin approached the male doctor and said, "This patient..."

"I know you, you’re now quite the celebrity in the hospital." The male medic looked Dai Lin over carefully, having to admit that Dr. Dai indeed had an impressive appearance, "Dr. Gao has briefed us on the situation."

Seeing Lin Sen unable to board the ambulance, he didn’t say much more and approached Lin Sen, saying, "Let me examine you."

First, he took a stethoscope out of the medical kit to examine Lin Sen.

Meanwhile, the female medic took out a completely decayed palm from the medical kit!

Jiang Lan was startled by the sight.

"This is a cursed object," Dai Lin explained to her, "used to aid in diagnosis."

The female medic holding the palm approached Lin Sen and told him, "Don’t move, and no matter what happens next, do not scream or shout."

Then, she focused on the palm.

However, what followed... she found that the palm showed absolutely no change.

"Hmm? No change? Could it be a false negative?"

If cursed by a ghost, the palm would randomly break a finger (which would regrow after ten minutes). Although this cursed object makes diagnosis quite straightforward, there is a risk of recoil against the patient, making it an invasive diagnostic tool to some extent, and misdiagnosis cannot be ruled out. Generally speaking, its sensitivity is around 83% and specificity about 92%, which is why it is not used for routine outpatient diagnosis but is always available in emergency departments.

Yet, not a single finger on the palm had broken.

"A false negative, or not cursed at all?"

After a while, suddenly, the female medic noticed that the palm’s middle finger... started to bend towards the back of the hand!

Everyone was stunned by this scene.

"What does this mean?" Being an intern, Dai Lin did not understand how this cursed object is used for curse diagnosis.

The female medic’s brow furrowed.

"This situation... indicates a ghost that our current diagnostic system cannot categorize!"

At present, Hospital 444’s diagnostic system classifies ghosts into four types, but just like diseases that can include rare conditions, there may occasionally be evil spirits not accounted for in the current diagnostic framework!

This scenario could be termed as the worst-case situation.

A ghost that cannot be categorized under the existing diagnostic system means... there is no way to administer targeted treatment.

After auscultating, the male medic also said, "Dr. Tang, I can’t hear anything abnormal on my end either."

He looked at Lin Sen and said, "Let me ask you a few questions. First, is the ghost currently trying to kill you? Secondly, what specific symptoms do you have?"

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