Hospital 444
Chapter 562 - 24: The Curse of Karma Force

Chapter 562: Chapter 24: The Curse of Karma Force

Work hours were nearing their end.

In any workplace in the world, the moment most anticipated by employees is undoubtedly the end of their shift, and this was even more true for the doctors and nurses of Hospital 444. One after another, they clocked out and left the hospital in a rush.

However, not all doctors could leave on time.

This was the case for Curse Object Department Doctors.

The Department of Cursed Objects doctor stationed in the outpatient building had to stay on duty until eight in the evening before they could leave. As for 996 violating labor laws? Sorry, no one could take their case to the labor board, after all, the hospital director was not subject to any laws.

Therefore, whether they liked it or not, the Curse Object Department Doctors had to sit out their shifts. In fact, the doctors stationed in the outpatient building were the lucky ones. The doctors stationed in the emergency center had it worse; even with shift rotations, they were in a state of no rest throughout the year.

Dai Lin was walking down an empty corridor that led to the Curse Object Department Doctors.

This corridor usually had no patients, only Paranormal Doctors could enter.

As Dai Lin walked, he suddenly felt that something was amiss.

It was unusually quiet here.

The intense premonition of danger made Dai Lin’s eyes automatically begin to activate.

"Dr. He, there won’t be any trouble, right?"

In the time Dai Lin had been working at Hospital 444, whenever he heard someone mention Curse Object Department Doctors, they usually referred to four names: Deputy Director Fang Shen, Vice Chief Feng Xiao, and then the couple Fei Jingyan and He Jinghan. Moreover, He Jinghan used to be a surgeon, and which surgeon hasn’t honed their skills through countless surgeries? A surgeon who can become a chief physician is no ordinary person.

"But, why do I have this uneasy feeling?"

Dai Lin recalled that black skull.

Such a curse object...

Such a curse object that was the physical manifestation of Karma Force...

What exactly was it?

Suddenly, up ahead in the corridor, a figure emerged.

Dai Lin immediately looked at the figure, ready to launch an attack, but realized the person was Dr. He Jinghan.

"Dr. He?"

He Jinghan walked up to Dai Lin and said, "Dr. Dai, it’s best that you don’t go any further."

Then, Dai Lin suddenly noticed something!

The right sleeve of He Jinghan’s clothes was hanging empty!

"Dr. He, your, your right hand?"

Dai Lin had never imagined that He Jinghan would...

"Don’t worry about it." He Jinghan’s face was somewhat pale, "I have the ability to be a Curse Object Department Doctor up to this day. However, Dr. Dai, don’t go any further. I’ve already called for backup from the Department of Cursed Objects. It’s a bit tricky, I’m afraid Vice Chief Feng himself has to come."

Vice Chief Feng!

Upon hearing this, Dai Lin tensed up.

He certainly hadn’t forgotten his experience of being imprisoned by this man.

Even now, Dai Lin felt that this man named Feng Xiao was unfathomable. Logically, he was just a deputy chief of a department, but something about him felt as if he might be on par with a deputy director!

"Vice Chief Feng has to come in person?"

"Yes... sorry, I need to sit down for a while."

She moved to a bench, her pallid complexion still lacking in color. Lifting her head with effort, she looked at Dai Lin and said, "Dr. Dai, have you come... to inquire about that curse object?"

"Dr. He, your right hand... was it because of that black skull curse object?"

He Jinghan let out a bitter laugh.

"It’s a bit embarrassing..." He Jinghan looked at her empty sleeve and said, "It’s estimated that it will take a week before my arm grows back."

That empty sleeve was devoid of any bloodstains.

It was clear that it must be He Jinghan’s curse object.

"I..." Dai Lin thought for a moment before saying, "Then I’ll stay here until Vice Chief Feng arrives."

He Jinghan covered her mouth with a laugh and said, "Do you want to protect me?"

"Not exactly, I just feel, under these circumstances, it wouldn’t be good for me to leave alone."

"Dr. Dai," He Jinghan suddenly said to him, "let me give you a piece of advice—if you can be promoted to associate chief physician, you must choose your second curse object carefully. The implantation of a curse object holds great..."

Just then, suddenly, some terrifying sounds began to emanate from around the corner of the hallway.

The noise seemed to be some kind of strange hissing sound.

"Dr. Dai, pay it no mind. This is the Curse of Karma," continued He Jinghan, "the cursed objects placed within the hospital, and this right hand of mine, are enough to deal with it."

He Jinghan looked indeed quite confident.

"I’ve never encountered a Curse of Karma that has materialized into a physical entity," Dai Lin said, then added, "I’ve read papers on Karma Ghosts, and according to those, karma obstructions aren’t supposed to be corporeal, at most they can possess something."

He Jinghan carried on, "That is just a hypothesis based on experiential and statistical studies, with no foundation in curse logic. As a doctor, especially as a Curse Object Department Doctor, I must tell you, Dr. Dai, that only curse logic can draw a conclusion about a curse."

"I will remember your words."

"I’m definitely writing a new paper," He Jinghan said, glancing at her empty sleeve, "but first, I need to conduct curse logic tests to determine the nature of the curse."

"I’ve encountered a similar case. So..."

"Hmm, actually, I was planning to consult with you too. I want to know more details about that case. Then I’m heading out tomorrow to visit that patient. Given my current condition, if I propose swapping shifts and have another Curse Object Department doctor take over my regular clinic duties, Deputy Director Feng would likely agree."

"That place is called Black Reef Island, Heisong Town."

"I see..."

At that moment, Dai Lin suddenly asked the question Mei Quzhen wanted him to ask.

"Director Mei wanted me to ask you, Dr. He, have you thought about returning to surgery? Although Curse Object Department doctors are important, frontline surgeons can save more patients..."

"Dr. Dai, do you value patients’ lives highly?"

Dai Lin was taken aback.

"Whether as a doctor or regarding the patient mortality quota set by the dean..."

"Dr. Dai, the majority of the people at this hospital don’t care about the patients’ lives and deaths. As long as the patient deaths stay within the quota, it’s considered acceptable. Most people aren’t here voluntarily, so no one is obligated to save patients’ lives. That’s the task forced upon us by the dean."

Dai Lin, of course, knew this. Hence, he could understand the mentality of the doctors. However, having dealt with Gao Heyann and Mei Quzhen frequently, he often forgot this detail.

"Now, to answer your question. I won’t go back to being a surgeon," He Jinghan said with a vacant, hollow look in her eyes.

"I understand. I will relay this to Director Mei."

"You know nothing," He Jinghan replied to Dai Lin, "the same is true for your eyes. You know nothing about them, Dr. Dai."

Just then, all of a sudden, she let out a moan and immediately clutched the severed part of her right hand!

Her ghastly pale face was filled with an expression of pain.

At that moment, He Jinghan’s brain was consumed by indescribable, excruciating pain, leaving no room for any other thoughts.

But then, she suddenly felt the pain begin to dissipate bit by bit, and soon, she felt completely restored. Looking again, she noticed something had changed with Dai Lin’s left eye.

"Dr. Dai, you?"

She, a Curse Object Department physician, had been unexpectedly cured by a clinical Paranormal Doctor?

If word of this got out, Dai Lin’s reputation might rise even more!

He Jinghan looked at Dai Lin’s left eye in shock.

"What exactly are you..."

She almost blurted out the word "monster."

The next moment, Dai Lin turned his gaze towards the corner of the hallway.

"It appears that my decision to stay here was the right one, Dr. He."

He Jinghan never expected that Dai Lin staying here could actually be of help to her!