Hospital 444
Chapter 541 - 3: The Missing Person

Chapter 541: Chapter 3: The Missing Person

But no matter how Hai Yunlan questioned her afterward, her mother was no longer willing to speak, and her uncle behaved the same way. They kept their mouths shut about the black skull.

The strange phenomena on Black Reef Island...

"Don’t ask anymore, Yun Lan. I can only tell you it’s not a human skeleton. Otherwise, the police would have been here to investigate by now. It’s just something that looks like human bones, but it doesn’t have any human DNA at all."

Hai Yunlan vaguely sensed something.

"You just said it’s an unusual phenomenon on the island, which means there’s more than one of these skulls, right?"

Hai Yunlan, watching the skeletons in the back of the car grow smaller and smaller, felt an increasing sense of fear inside her.

"That’s not some carving or wax figure," Hai Yunlan said, turning to Song Ran immediately. "That thing..."

"Stop asking, Yun Lan. Haven’t I told you... You must pretend in front of others that you haven’t lost your memory. Only your uncle and I know about your amnesia, and I’ve repeatedly instructed the doctor, given him a red envelope, to keep this matter to himself. Never ask anyone about the black skull, never!"

Clearly, she was not going to open her mouth.

But at this moment, Hai Yunlan’s wariness towards Song Ran grew stronger.

Is she really my mother?

Why must I pretend I haven’t lost my memory? Why is she unwilling to explain to me what the black skull is?

If I am going to recover my memory in about two weeks or so, is it necessary to hide this from me? She could just tell me directly!

This woman, and this so-called uncle... She truly did not dare to fully trust their words.

"So, can you tell me about myself?"

Hai Yunlan decided to change the subject, not to ask about the black skull, but about herself instead.

If I am not actually their daughter and Hai Yunlan is not my real name, then this line of questioning might reveal some discrepancies.

"About yourself?"

"Yes. I want to understand who I am, beyond just my name. I want to know what kind of person I am."

"You... You’re a very kind person. It’s because you’re so kind that... you want to help everyone around you as much as you can."

As she said this, Hai Yunlan noticed that Song Ran’s expression seemed a bit distant.

She seemed to be lost in a memory.

"Help everyone as much as possible... Is that so?"

Hai Yunlan felt that, at least this statement from Song Ran, was true. She felt that if she encountered someone in need of help, she would undoubtedly lend a hand unhesitatingly. Just like earlier, when she saw that person being beaten up, she would have called the police immediately if she had a cellphone.

"However, Yun Lan, I actually don’t want you to be so kind."

Hai Yunlan immediately asked, "Why would you say that?"

"Being too kind is not a good thing, Yun Lan," sighed Song Ran. "In this world, there is no such thing as ’good people receive good rewards’."

At that moment, the uncle added, "On the contrary, Yun Lan. In this world, most of the time, good people don’t receive good rewards."

Hearing this, Hai Yunlan felt a tremor in her heart.

She vaguely sensed that she might have found something in her blank memory bank.

"So... Have I suffered for doing some good deed and not receiving a good reward?"

"Stop talking, Yun Lan," the uncle continued. "Listen carefully, you haven’t lost your memory. As told by your mom, during this time, you’ve been living at my place. No matter who asks, that’s what you should say."

Just then, suddenly, about twenty or so people appeared in front of them.

Without exception, all of them wore black hoods.

The car immediately stopped.

The uncle rolled down the window, and then one of the hooded figures approached and said, "We need to carry out a routine check; you need to cooperate with us, understand?"

These people obviously didn’t look like police officers, so why could they set up checkpoints to conduct checks?

Hai Yunlan realized that this group of people in black hoods was apparently a very frightening force on the island.

Black Reef Island belonged to a small Southeast Asian country, Delaiveto, with about 50% of the population being Chinese. According to Song Ran, they were descendants of Southeast Asian Chinese expatriates, and in this small Southeast Asian country, the law and order could be described as quite chaotic.

So, it’s no wonder that such a flagrant gang has emerged.

But to see them so brazen, it’s clear they don’t even take the local government into consideration.

"May I ask," my uncle asked cautiously, "why the checkpoint? Has something happened?"

At this, he took out a pack of cigarettes and said, "They’re imported from America, please accept them with a smile."

The person wearing the black mask took the cigarettes and said, "You’re sensible. We’re looking for a person named Dan Cha, who’s gone missing, so we’re checking vehicles in this area for a while. The boss doesn’t trust the police, so he’s sent us to handle this personally."

"Oh, so that’s it."

Hai Yunlan noticed that when the man in the black mask mentioned the name "Dan Cha," Song Ran’s face instantly turned pale. Fortunately, the man did not notice his mother.

She immediately remembered...

Her mother had told her about someone who had gone missing.

And clearly, her mother wanted her to conceal her memory loss, which seemed greatly related to this missing person.

Could it be this Dan Cha?

Without a doubt, if his disappearance was related to them, the consequences would be unimaginable. A person of interest to the boss himself must hold no insignificant position within the gang.

"If you understand, then let us check the vehicle. Don’t worry, as long as there is nothing unusual inside, you can go through."

"Alright... alright..."

"Open the trunk of the car; we’re going to focus on checking there first. You, show me your driver’s license and ID. The two people in the back, take out your IDs too."

"Alright... alright..."

It was evident that my uncle was very nervous.

Hai Yunlan began to feel tingles on her scalp. Being exposed would be disastrous. On this little island, where the gang dared to be so defiant, it was clear they wouldn’t need conclusive evidence—if they held sufficient suspicion, they could capture and interrogate them.

But then she was surprised to see that instead of a driver’s license, her uncle pulled out... a wad of cash!

Was this a bribe?

What’s going on? Could there really be something in the car that they couldn’t let be thoroughly searched?

"We’re... we’re in a bit of a hurry. Could we possibly skip checking the driver’s license? Take this money for your brothers to have a drink. By the accent, we’re all Chinese here—let’s not make things difficult for each other..."

What was he doing?

Such a blatant bribe surely indicated guilt, didn’t it? What if it backfired?

"What’s this?" the man in the black mask sneered. "You’re in a big hurry?"

"Yes, yes. You guys, don’t worry..."

"How about this—I’ll make a concession. I won’t look at the IDs of the other two in the car. But your driver’s license and ID, I must see and record. You know the rules."

My uncle’s face went a shade of ugly.

He took out another wad of cash from his pocket.

"Please... I’m begging you..."

Hai Yunlan was almost certain that the disappearance of this Dan Cha was undoubtedly related to her and probably was the root cause of her memory loss.

Showing them her ID would indeed bring major trouble, as her name and address would be revealed to them.

But wouldn’t my uncle’s overly guilty behavior only heighten their suspicions?

What to do?

"Alright then."

Watching my uncle’s "additional payment," the man in the black mask finally took the cash and said, "At least you know what’s good for you."

"Thank... thank you..."

After their inspection, the car was declared cleared to go.

"Who exactly are they?" Hai Yunlan felt completely drenched, "How can they be so lawless?"

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