Hospital 444
Chapter 546 - 8: Omen of Darkness

Chapter 546: Chapter 8: Omen of Darkness

Hai Yunlan gripped the paper in her hand, slowly unfolding it.

The address written on it pointed to a tea restaurant in the nearby block.

She had found a map of Heisong Town in the house, so it wouldn’t be very difficult to locate the place. However, this also meant that she would be putting herself in danger.

Meeting with the victim’s family and revealing the identity of the murderer meant she would be entangled in trouble.

Even if the victim’s family didn’t disclose that she was the tipster, she couldn’t be one hundred percent certain of her own safety. The person outside named Su Wen understood this too, which was why he had said that he wouldn’t blame her if she didn’t go.

"Don’t go... Yes, don’t go."

She crumpled the paper into a ball and threw it into the trash can, then returned to her room.

She had no connection with the dead girl. Her death was not her responsibility. She had no obligation to risk her life, let alone her family’s, to seek justice for her.

Pretending as though nothing had happened, remaining willfully ignorant—that was what the vast majority would choose to do.

Just like the majority who wouldn’t dare come forward to testify against Wumianhui.

This was the right thing to do.

It was the sensible thing to do.

But... Hai Yunlan, with her lost memory, felt a distressingly strong emotion at that moment.

She felt that she was starting to remember something vaguely.

She sat down, supporting her head with her hands, trying to search her mind for memories related to this.

About ten seconds later, she stood up.

"Come to think of it, was what that person said true or false?"

Could it be possible that the other party was deliberately testing her?

No...

She dismissed that possibility.

Given the lawlessness of Wumianhui, if they had already confirmed that she might know the murderer’s name, there was no need for any further action; they would have simply killed her.

If this was the case, the most logical explanation was that their goal was to learn the name. The murderer’s name!

"Right, that’s the most logical explanation."

Once the victim’s father knew the identity of the murderer, what he would do was indisputable.

Informing him of the murderer’s name now was essentially sending him to his death.

No...

You can’t tell.

Even if you did tell, it had to be to someone capable of punishing these villains.

Yes... that was the right thing to do.

But just then, the phone suddenly rang.

Hai Yunlan walked over to the phone and picked up the receiver.

A voice came through from the other end, "Hello, Yun Lan... No, no, this is bad, something terrible has happened... I’ve been marked by a black omen! I, I will be declared a sinner by Wumianhui..."

It was the person who had called before!

"What... what are you talking about?"

"I’m saying I’ve got the black omen on me! Yun Lan, please, can you meet me tonight? You know, both my parents are dead, and I only have you as a friend..."

"You..."

"I’ve been prepared for it, maybe this day would come. For years, no one dared to get close to your family, because everyone said your father was a criminal and getting close to you could make them criminals too. But you were the only one who helped me back then..."

The person was already sobbing so hard that their voice started to choke.

"Please, Yun Lan, come see me... I want to see you one last time..."

One last time?

"What on earth... what happened to you?"

"I’m talking about the black omen! The black omen, Yun Lan! Do you think I’m joking with you?"

Hai Yunlan bit her lip hard. Clearly, meeting this person was the most appropriate way to find out what had happened before she lost her memory!

"Okay, give me an address, and I’ll come to see you!"

Then, she put on her coat and hurried out the door.

At this moment, her heart felt extremely oppressive.

The agreed meeting place was a beach nearby.

By the time she arrived, it was already dark.

At that moment, the sea was rising with the tide.

A woman dressed in white was standing by the sea, looking at Hai Yunlan.

The woman seemed about the same age as Hai Yunlan, shorter in stature, and plain in appearance, her face pale and devoid of color.

"Yun Lan..."

Hai Yunlan ran up to the woman in white, not knowing her name, and she had no recollection of her face either.

"Tell me, why... are you showing dark omens?"

Hai Yunlan clearly couldn’t ask her what these dark omens were.

"I don’t know," the woman in white shook her head and said, "But there are many possibilities. People have always been whispering behind our backs, saying that you, as the daughter of a criminal, and I have become too close."

Without waiting for Hai Yunlan to continue asking, she went on, "But Yun Lan, I’ve said before, I have no regrets. But listen to me, don’t do dangerous things anymore."

As the waves rolled in, the woman in white started crying.

"Why, why, Yun Lan, why is the world like this?"

Then, she suddenly wiped away her tears and said, "Yun Lan, answer me one question. Do you particularly hate anyone?"

"What... What?"

"You remember, don’t you? The education we received from childhood. We are not allowed to hate anyone... no matter how others treat us, we are forbidden from any act of revenge. Otherwise, we are sinners. But why are we not allowed to hate, why are we not allowed to take revenge? Is revenge such an unforgivable act?"

"Revenge..."

Yes...

"You used to tell me that, traditional education has always belittled the act of revenge. In this small town, it is even more so. I have skimmed through some books on the shelves before, and many of them are novels, some of which are about revenge. But no matter how just the avenger’s motives are, and even if their methods of revenge do not involve the innocent, literary works never actively encourage revenge. Instead, they repeatedly emphasize the mental torment and pain of the avenger. And you told me that the real pain is not in revenge, but in the inability to take revenge—that is pain! Especially, you said to me, revenge is the most natural act of human beings! Tit-for-tat revenge, within a reasonable range, is justice! Yun Lan, I ask you, do you have someone you want to take revenge on? Do you have anyone you want to hate and curse no matter what?"

"I..." Hai Yunlan hadn’t expected that she had said such words before.

And she felt that perhaps she really had said them, because she felt a strong resonance with them.

"You do, right?" The woman in white continued, "Quickly, tell me, who is it? I’m already showing dark omens, so tell me, Yun Lan, who do you want to take revenge on? I’ll help you achieve it!"

Showing dark omens... what connection did that have with revenge?

Could it mean that the other person had the ability to punish the evil-doers?

"Quick, say it, Yun Lan, there’s no time! I don’t have much time left! Tell me, who is it! Is it someone I know?"

"Lu... Ning Yuan..."

She said the name subconsciously.

Suddenly, she noticed that the tide was getting closer to where they were standing.

But the next moment, a strong chill began to emerge in her heart.

"Is it him? The clerk from the pharmacy in your neighborhood? What has he done to you?"

"He... he might be from the Wumianhui..."

"I see, all right, I know. Go, let’s go quickly! Yun Lan, go! Hurry! I don’t want you to see... me turn into that!"

Turn into that?

"Turn your head, run! Whatever happens, do not look back, do not!"

Hai Yunlan felt a strong sense of danger approaching, triggering her survival instinct. She immediately turned her head and started to sprint away.

She ran for a long time, and finally, she couldn’t help it... she turned to look back!

That one glance left her utterly horrified!

The sea waves continually washed over the beach, time and again...

On the entire beach, only the sound of the roaring waves remained, and... a solitary black skeleton standing erect!

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