Hospital 444
Chapter 588 - 10 The Limitations and Rules of the Blood Letter Quest_2

Chapter 588: Chapter 10 The Limitations and Rules of the Blood Letter Quest_2

"The cursed objects within you can maintain a considerable degree of stability without the need for the Cursed Objects Department’s involvement?"

"Yes," Dong Xie answered, "very stable."

"You just mentioned parallel worlds, right?"

Hospital 444’s official website had published papers on parallel worlds, and Dai Lin remembered that one of them was authored by Fei Jingyan himself.

But the concept of parallel worlds seemed to be entirely different from that of the Netherworld.

Moreover, there was Xia Li; he was from the comic world and had come to the real world because of the apartment.

The curses that involve space are incredibly complex, and it took the Cursed Objects Department more than two centuries to finally develop spatial cursed objects.

"The cursed objects you take also possess spatial abilities, don’t they?"

"Yes." Xia Li explained, "You’ve seen it, haven’t you? We can, to a certain extent, control mirrors, and even switch ourselves with our reflections. The downside is, it seems these cursed objects can affect us in parallel worlds."

"Truly amazing cursed objects." Dai Lin thought of the evil spirits he saw in the mirrors and wondered if he could seek Xia Li’s help.

But... would that be considered cheating?

"Dr. Dai, can you share some information with us?" Dong Xie asked, "We are doctors but not participating in this test. So, sharing information with us... doesn’t count as cheating. In the future, consider us owing you a favor."

"I haven’t obtained any valuable intelligence," Dai Lin shook his head and said, "It’s mainly about those seven rules. Besides, you should know that Paranormal Doctors cannot offer any help with your Blood Character tasks, as our intervention would be deemed as disrupting the balance by the apartment."

"That’s troubling me as well." Dong Xie sighed lightly, "There are no clues discernible from the Blood Character instructions themselves."

You will find clues soon enough.

Dai Lin thought to himself.

"Then, you both rest well here, I’ll be leaving first."

After Dai Lin left, Dong Xie and Xia Li looked at each other.

"He must have some clues," Dong Xie said confidently, "I’m almost certain of it."

Xia Li wasn’t surprised either: "After all, he is currently the most talented Paranormal Doctor in the hospital."

"Indeed, a genius. Put the two of us together, and we’re still no match for him."

Then, he suddenly recalled something and said, "He is... the nephew of Dai Xiy an, right?"

"Yes."

Dong Xie couldn’t help but reminisce about the past...

Back then, Yan Mei didn’t kill Xi Yan, which now has left behind a huge problem...

Ah, but Xi Yan must hate me to the bones, enough to transfer to the parallel world’s apartment.

If she finds out... that would be troublesome. Although I am a resident under the protection of the shadow curse, the problem is, given Dai Lin’s extraordinary talent, I can’t be sure that the apartment can provide adequate protection for me.

I need to figure out something... no matter what...

Xia Li didn’t know that the Dong Xie in front of him actually housed another soul from a parallel world.

In the parallel world, another apartment exists. Both apartments issue their residents’ competitive Blood Characters. And a side effect of the cursed objects is that the flesh could potentially be possessed by one’s parallel world counterpart.

"Actually, I don’t quite understand, Xia Li." Dong Xie asked again, "What are your feelings towards Dai Xiy an? She was originally from the apartment in the parallel world and entered ours with the identity of Zhu Yuyan after her defection."

Xia Li answered, "I’m typically a very rational person, but in this matter, I don’t want to delve too deep."

Dong Xie thought to himself: Isn’t this what you’re actually thinking, her connection with Dai Lin, that being by his side could ensure your survival and give you a leg to stand on? So, why bother delving into it any deeper?

"Now, let’s just discuss the information related to the Blood Letter."

"Haven’t we already discussed it many times over?"

"Here, we can find more clues."

Xia Li adjusted the glasses on the bridge of his nose and neatened his somewhat fluffy, curly hair.

Xia Li’s position could basically be considered the deputy director of the apartment block, known as one of the three giants of the apartment.

This position was a testament to the wisdom and execution he demonstrated during the Blood Letter tasks.

Most people found it hard to believe that Xia Li was in fact a fictional character from a comic book world. Nevertheless, this was the truth.

"Let’s go out and take a walk. The doctors are sure to be gathering intelligence and clues at this time. We have an advantage over the doctors taking the exam. We can ask the hotel staff for clues and exchange information with each other."

"Then, should I go with you..."

"No, we should gather clues separately, it will be more efficient that way."

After leaving the hotel room, Xia Li moved swiftly alone through the hotel corridors.

He was clear that apart from ghosts, the Paranormal Doctors were also his... enemies within this hotel. Although the doctors could not harm him as a resident, conversely, he had no way to compete with those senior doctors.

"Those seven check-in rules, the Blood Letter doesn’t require us to strictly adhere to them." Xia Li was particularly concerned about this point.

The apartment’s Blood Letter task was a game that strictly pursued fairness. Although humans and ghosts could not fight directly, the apartment would limit the ghosts’ powers, range of movement, and perception, especially that the killing of residents must occur after the residents had received sufficient hints on how to survive.

It wasn’t until he entered Hospital 444 that he learned, long before Li Yin’s time, the hospital had always been secretly researching the apartment. However, most doctors dared not get close to the apartment, let alone come to the site where the residents’ Blood Letter tasks were carried out. This Blood Letter task was an exceptional case among exceptions.

After the opening of the five gates of hell, the apartment surprisingly issued a Blood Letter that was officially linked with Hospital 444 amidst such circumstances. Xia Li could almost be certain that there must be some unknown connection between the apartment and the hospital.

In the future, there would probably be more and more Blood Letter tasks where the apartment and the hospital intersected. He also knew very well that Yin Wuque’s saving him had the ultimate purpose of obtaining firsthand information about the apartment’s Blood Letter tasks through him and acquiring something that could be gained from the Blood Letter tasks. After all, the Paranormal Doctors had always been unable to intervene in the Blood Letters.

"Therefore, I need to consider two possibilities."

Xia Li had two speculations about the seven check-in rules. First, the check-in rules could be taboos that are meant to be broken, and perhaps only by breaking the rules could one truly find a way to survive. And the second was that the rules absolutely must not be violated, because violating them would trigger a deadly path in the Blood Letter task.

"It’s not the second option."

Xia Li came to this conclusion because of...

The rule that one must not bleed.

The apartment’s Blood Letter tasks pursued an absolute principle of fairness and would not issue tasks that residents could not complete. Bleeding is an event that is very difficult to control, especially for female residents.

Moreover, what if one got mouth ulcers from too much heat, or suffered from eczema dermatitis? The Blood Letter tasks, like the one Gao Menghua received later, could not guarantee that residents would not bleed while carrying out the instructions.

With such deduction, Xia Li could be certain... not all these rules must be followed, and there may even be rules that must be broken.

"Also, the most crucial point, the last rule, if you hear laughter from an unknown source, immediately call the hotel staff..."

At this moment, Xia Li had reached the elevator.

At the same time, the elevator door opened, and a person walked out.

That person looked coldly at Xia Li.

"May I have a word with you, Dr. Xia Li?" The person took out his business card and handed it to Xia Li.

Surprised, Xia Li accepted the business card and saw: "You, you are... Dr. Fei Jingyan from the Cursed Objects Department?"