Hospital 444
Chapter 497 - 24 Lin Lu (1)

Chapter 497: Chapter 24 Lin Lu (1)

"How is her vital signs now?"

"Still stable, far better than expected."

"I thought surgery would be necessary, but it seems unnecessary now."

"When she was discharged from the Demons Department, we repeatedly advised her to seek medical attention promptly. I knew it was only a matter of time before a relapse. It’s just that this case is far more exaggerated than we imagined. Now, it has even alarmed the Evil Ghost Department."

"The Evil Ghost Department should never have existed in the first place."

"Luckily, her mother called us in time, so we were able to attend to her promptly."

"However, we should also consider some positive factors, after all... Ah, she’s awake."

After slowly opening her eyes, Lin Lu saw two doctors, a man and a woman, in front of her.

The man said, "Do you remember me? Lin Lu, patient. Although the last time you visited, you were just a child. My name is Levin Keli. At that time, I was just an intern at the Demons Department, merely responsible for receiving you."

"I..."

The female doctor then said, "I’m Niru Xiao. This is the Department of Demonology at Hospital No. 444. We’ve examined you already, and now, you not only have the Sign of the Devil, but also an inverted cross has emerged on your forehead, so..."

"I remember now," said Lin Lu. "You’re talking about the Netherworld, right?"

Upon hearing this, Levin Keli answered, "Correct. The Netherworld. You still remember that term."

"I just recalled it a moment ago. So, Lu Mange, my best friend... Whether I ever truly knew her, I’m not even sure anymore..."

"That’s not important, and I don’t care about it. Right now, all I need to know is whether you believe that your friend, Lu Mange, is already dead."

"She..."

"Or rather, do you think that your friend Lu Mange’s husband, Li Zhixiao, also died in that car accident long ago?"

"I, I don’t know..."

Upon this response, Levin and Niru exchanged glances.

Levin then said, "In that case, you must continue receiving treatment here. Without our permission, you are not allowed to leave the ward, even your mother cannot visit you."

"I... I have to be hospitalized here?"

"That’s the rule of our Demons Department. Family members are not allowed to visit. Previously, we had a patient’s family member who chose to become a doctor in our Demons Department in order to see their child."

"My mother, I..."

"If the treatment is not completed, then you and your mother will never see each other again."

"There’s nothing to negotiate about that."

Then, without waiting for Lin Lu to speak, the two doctors left the ward.

"First Mo Meige miraculously recovered, now Lin Lu, who was discharged years ago, has relapsed..." Once outside in the corridor, Niru said, "Our department has been experiencing some unusual events lately."

"That doesn’t matter," replied Levin. "What is important is that this time, Mei Quzhen of the Evil Ghost Department has been alerted."

"That woman has always been trouble. I’ve always wanted to kill her and completely erase the Evil Ghost Department, which never should have existed, from the hospital."

"Even if she dies, the Evil Ghost Department won’t disappear. Besides, the establishment of the Evil Ghost Department was ultimately approved by the dean."

"Speaking of which, she actually remembered the term ’Netherworld.’ I’m a bit worried that Mei Quzhen might have overheard it. If Mei Quzhen insists on investigating, she might trace it back to us. I don’t want her discovering the secrets of our department."

"That’s also not important. There’s always only been one thing that truly matters: to bring the dean, who has been imprisoned in the Netherworld Hospital, to this worldly hospital. For that, we need more patients who have entered the Netherworld, recovered, and had their souls return to this world. Each one of them will serve as a coordinate for the dean to return to this world."

"Yes, director, you’re absolutely right. Everything is for the dean."

"Everything, is for the dean."

"However, speaking of which, although Yin Wuque has greatly helped us in the past, in the end, he’s not one of us. If Mei Quzhen reports something to Yin Wuque that she shouldn’t, it’s still a problem for us. Although he has no authority to manage us, he could still take action against us."

"He probably won’t act rashly."

"In the end, the only person who could restrain him has always been just one woman."

"I will keep an eye on him at all times. And pay more attention to Lin Lu. She’s a rather special case and worth our study."

At this very moment...

Lin Lu sat confusedly on the hospital bed.

If she can’t be cured, then... she won’t be able to see her mother?

But maybe that’s for the best. The hallucinations she sees are real Malevolent Ghosts; if this continues, people around her will suffer misfortune...

"Hospital 444, the hospital my parents brought me to as a child, where it was discovered I had the Sign of the Devil, and then I was placed in this Demons Department..."

Which one is reality?

Was it a Malevolent Ghost that skinned Li Zhixiao and disguised as him, or was it a Malevolent Ghost that stuffed the deceased Lu Mange inside her body?

Which one is true?

Clearly, which one she believes to be true is a matter of great interest to the doctors of this department, just like her experiences as a child.

The doctors need to confirm whether she sees the hallucinations as reality, using it as a reference for her recovery.

So, the question arises.

Which belief indicates recovery?

"The Lu Mange I truly knew... which one was she?"

Was she the taller one, or the shorter one?

Who really died, Lu Mange or Li Zhixiao?

However, nobody could provide Lin Lu with an answer.

Finally, she got up from the bed, walked to the door of the ward, and pushed it open.

Then, she realized the door of the adjacent ward also opened at the same time.

"Eh?"

She saw a male patient in a hospital gown walking out of that ward.

Men and women both in wards on the same floor?

"Hello," she said to the male patient, quickly adding, "Can I ask you a few questions?"

The male patient looked at Lin Lu, nodded, and said, "What do you want to ask?"

"How exactly... does one get considered as recovered... I know, it’s odd for one patient to ask another, but I..."

"It’s okay. I’m actually a doctor."

"Ah?"

"Until recently, I was a doctor at this hospital. Don’t know if you’ve heard of the Resentful Spirit Department, but I was the attending doctor there, Dai Lin."