Hospital 444
Chapter 589 - 11 Fei Jingyan and Mei Quzhen

Chapter 589: Chapter 11 Fei Jingyan and Mei Quzhen

Fei Jingyan merely stood there, and Xia Li felt an eerie sensation.

Was this really a living person?

His face seemed to be always in a static state when he was not speaking. Especially those eyes, the pupils were completely motionless, not to mention blinking.

"Fei, Dr. Fei, I am here... to carry out the blood-script task for the apartment and will not interfere with the hospital’s professional title examination."

"Even if you wanted to interfere, I couldn’t hurt you," Fei Jingyan said bluntly, "Of course, if you disrupt the examination process, the dean will naturally dismiss you."

No doctor could harm a resident, but the dean was the exception. If the dean, through normal procedures, dismissed a doctor, then the apartment could not protect the resident. This was also an important reason why Yin Wuque could confidently control them and arrange for Xia Li to be employed at the hospital. In terms of personnel matters, Yin Wuque could propose a dismissal request to the dean, and as long as it complied with the regulations, the dismissal procedure could be successful.

This blatant threat also made Xia Li realize that completing this blood-script task would probably be far more dangerous than before.

Once Li An’s corpse fell into the hands of the paranormal doctors and was handed over to Fei Jingyan, there was no doubt that Xia Li would no longer have any chance of retrieving it.

"I understand what you mean."

Facing Fei Jingyan, Xia Li had no choice but to comply.

"Remember what I said, and that will suffice."

Then, Fei Jingyan walked past Xia Li.

Xia Li dared not look at Fei Jingyan anymore. He just felt that this man was far more terrifying than any malevolent ghost.

The mere moment he spoke earlier had already subjected Xia Li to immense pressure.

Xia Li had heard some rumors about Fei Jingyan at the hospital. He was indeed a well-known figure within the hospital, but his actual abilities and curse objects were still unclear. Curse Object Department doctors were not on the clinical front line, and their curse abilities were often unknown.

This man, Fei Jingyan, was the first person Xia Li had met since entering the hospital who made him feel such a strong sense of oppression.

"He didn’t discover you."

It wasn’t until Xia Li entered the elevator that Fei Jingyan spoke, "It seems his curse object can’t find you."

At this moment, a figure appeared next to him!

It was Chen Jun!

"That’s good. I can monitor them better," Chen Jun breathed a sigh of relief, "If possible, I really want to kill them all completely."

"If there weren’t a rule against laughing here, you’d probably be able to laugh right now," Fei Jingyan suddenly said to Chen Jun, "There’s something I’ve wanted to ask you for a long time. Why can you smile when speaking about killing people?"

"This..."

"If a person feels joy, they smile, I can somehow imagine that... even though I can never understand the expression of laughter. But can the act of killing also bring joy to someone?"

Chen Jun had never expected Fei Jingyan to say such things to him.

"I still can’t understand that emotion," Fei Jingyan continued, "If it is necessary to kill to achieve a goal, that’s understandable, but it’s not something that should bring joy, right? Can you explain it to me?"

How could Chen Jun explain to Fei Jingyan?

Should he say his psyche was twisted and he relished in brutality and slaughter?

"I understand, I will not... from now on..."

"You seem to have misunderstood something, I wasn’t criticizing you. I just want to know why you think that killing is something that can bring people joy. Conversely, I also cannot understand why some people, who clearly have to sacrifice themselves to save others, can smile about it too."

"This..."

"After killing someone, humans usually feel a sense of guilt, an emotion that can be very painful. But I can’t comprehend it, nor can I imagine it. Why would someone feel pain when they haven’t been hurt or aren’t going to die, especially when they kill for their own survival?"

"It seems that guilt is an emotion only humans possess."

"Indeed. In documentaries, I’ve never seen animals feel pain or sorrow when hunting for food. Animals can certainly cry just like humans do, but they don’t seem to experience guilt. It seems they don’t feel joy, either."

"This..."

"Only humans feel guilt... and it seems that only humans, laugh..."

Then, he seriously asked Chen Jun, "Are humans the only creatures that laugh?"

When Fei Jingyan asked Chen Jun this question, he did so with genuine puzzlement, as if a student were asking a teacher about Newton’s three laws.

He was truly inquiring earnestly with Chen Jun.

"This isn’t important, right?" Chen Jun didn’t understand why Fei Jingyan was fixated on such a question.

"I can’t comprehend the expression of laughter. It’s even more baffling to me than crying. Why do humans spontaneously move their mouth muscles when they feel intense joy? It doesn’t seem like other creatures have such an expression, even mammals very similar to humans."

Seeing that Chen Jun couldn’t answer his question, Fei Jingyan could only shake his head and say, "Since you don’t know, never mind. Let’s go. Keep yourself invisible, and I’ll have you reappear when I feel the need."

"Okay..."

Unable to understand the expression of laughter?

Chen Jun still found it hard to imagine Fei Jingyan turning into what he is now.

In his younger days, Fei Jingyan was also a bright and cheerful person, especially when he and Mei Quzhen were lovers. But now, he can’t even comprehend the expression of laughter.

Chen Jun remembered distinctly how Fei Jingyan had implored Mei Quzhen not to accept the support from Vice President Lu Yuan to establish the Evil Ghost Department. Being the son of the Executive Vice President, if Mei Quzhen did that, their marriage would become an impossibility, and they would become enemies in the future.

Chen Jun also vividly recalled Fei Jingyan’s anguish. He believed that even with a new department dedicated to research, they couldn’t develop targeted curse objects against malevolent spirit curses, as there were no curse logic materials on malevolent spirits. Patients who would be at greater risk of death wouldn’t decrease significantly, and the few who could be saved did not justify the total fallout between him and Mei Quzhen. In the entire Ghost Surgery Department, only a doctor named Zhao She was willing to follow Mei Quzhen to set up the Evil Ghost Department.

Most people don’t choose to become Paranormal Doctors willingly; their primary goal is to live a bit longer. If Mei Quzhen had married Fei Jingyan, she would have been allocated better curse objects, significantly increasing her survival guarantee. But by choosing this rugged path, she might sacrifice herself in the future.

Clearly, Fei Jingyan was referring to Mei Quzhen when he said earlier that some were able to laugh even while sacrificing themselves.

Fei Jingyan was very young at the time. Being young meant that, often, pure emotion was valued over calculating interests, and that it was worth dedicating a lifetime to a relationship.

But for Mei Quzhen, personal feelings were far less important than saving a few more patients by practically researching Malevolent Spirit Curse Logic. Coming from a lowly background, she understood all too well that for some, life is about living, while for many others, it’s about surviving.

When Mei Quzhen founded the Evil Ghost Department, Fei Jingyan’s mother had passed away, and Han Ming had taken over as Executive Vice President. At that time, Fei Jingyan’s father was the Deputy Director of the Department of Fierce Spirits. He once asked his father to agree to their marriage and support Mei Quzhen’s establishment of the Evil Ghost Department so she wouldn’t have to turn to Vice President Lu Yuan. In the end, he was refused.

Because of this, now Fei Jingyan and Mei Quzhen seldom meet, and even if they are in the same clinic building, Mei Quzhen tries her best to avoid him. Later, she married the one doctor who supported her at the time, Zhao She.

"Hmm..."

At that moment, Fei Jingyan, after searching on his phone, said, "According to the results from an internet search..."

"Hmm?"

"Humans... are not the only creatures that laugh."

Fei Jingyan announced this statement.