Hospital 444
Chapter 632 - 2 Dai Lin and Alex

Chapter 632: Chapter 2 Dai Lin and Alex

Dai Lin could never have imagined that he would set foot on American soil under such circumstances.

And what was even more unexpected was that he arrived near Independence Hall in Philadelphia. With the vision of his Devil’s Eye, he could easily see the famous Liberty Bell.

The Liberty Bell is a symbol of Philadelphia and, for a long time, a symbol of the spirit of freedom that America revered. It was first rung when the Declaration of Independence was proclaimed at the founding of the nation.

And the place where Dai Lin and Alex had agreed to meet was also nearby.

"Alex Selor..."

Dai Lin cleared his throat.

He was not worried about his level of American English; just by devouring and absorbing a strand of hair from an American, he could speak fluent American English.

"Is it Dr. Dai Lin?"

Soon after, Dai Lin saw a blond-haired, blue-eyed Caucasian man approaching from not far away.

"That’s me."

After the man came over, he extended his hand and said, "Hello, I’m Alex Selor."

"Dai Lin." Dai Lin extended his hand and shook Alex’s hand.

He looked at the other man’s expression and swept over him with the Devil’s Eye. He didn’t notice any obvious signs of a curse on him. However, the cursed object implanted in his body was already clear as day to Dai Lin.

"Dr. Dai, are you Chinese?"

"Yes, that’s correct."

"I really didn’t expect you to be Chinese," Alex said with a hint of a smile. "I’m a die-hard fan of Bruce Lee. Because of him, I once studied some Chinese. I didn’t speak it very well though. Let’s go to Chinatown in Philadelphia, I’ll treat you to a meal."

"Chinatown?" Dai Lin asked, unfamiliar with Philadelphia’s attractions. "You mean Chinatown?"

"Should be about the same. There’s a Chinatown in Washington D.C. as well."

After that, Alex took Dai Lin to catch a bus.

"Bruce Lee, you mean Lee Xiaolong, right?" Dai Lin asked. He remembered that this was Bruce Lee’s English name.

"Yes, yes!" As soon as Bruce Lee was mentioned, Alex became very excited. "Bruce Lee is the greatest action star in my heart! I’ve seen all the movies he made! And I never imagined that Bruce Lee even wrote and directed movies himself. It was because I saw his movies that I was determined to become a screenwriter."

At that moment, he suddenly pointed to an advertisement on a bus stop shelter. "I wrote the screenplay for that movie."

Dai Lin looked at the advertisement. The poster featured a shirtless muscular man, with several space motherships in the background.

Dai Lin couldn’t help but sigh; whether it was "Dune," "Star Wars," or "Avatar," it seemed that even if humanity embarked on a path of interstellar colonization, close combat would always be inherent. This was indeed a consistent style of Hollywood space operas.

"It’s a pity, though, Chinese is too difficult to learn." Alex said this, seeming somewhat embarrassed, "I gave up after trying to learn it for a while, just couldn’t manage to."

His expression then grew somber, "My wife is different; she speaks Chinese very well. Both of us are fans of Bruce Lee. When ’Ip Man,’ the film about Bruce Lee’s master, was released in the United States, we knew who Ip Man was, so I went to see it right away. My wife and I met because we went to the premiere together."

Dai Lin was already familiar with the experiences of Alex and his wife.

Due to some unknown curse, the couple could not meet each other.

"You mentioned once to Director Green... that you saw the ghost that cursed you, correct?"

"Yes." Alex nodded, "I saw it once. It was in the evening, and my car was running out of gas, so I went to a gas station. When I got out of the car to have someone else pump the gas, I glanced at the rearview mirror unintentionally. Then, I saw... inside the gas station, there was a..."

He seemed reluctant to recall this episode, unable to continue further.

Dai Lin asked again, "It wasn’t just that one time, was it?"

"No. I’ve seen it two more times after that. It’s precisely because of this that I can confirm it’s that specter that cursed Melody and me, making it impossible for us to be together."

Director Green had once asked Alex if anyone bore a grudge against him and his wife, especially someone who had died.

But Alex really couldn’t recall anyone who bore them ill will.

"I just don’t understand why that ghost wants to oppose my wife and me. It seems like apart from not being able to see my wife and daughter, it hasn’t affected my life in any other way."

"So that means, as long as you and your wife don’t plan to meet, you don’t encounter other abnormal situations in daily life?"

"Yes. It seems that the only purpose of this ghost is to prevent us from seeing each other."

Dai Lin came to respect Alex for this.

After all, implanting a cursed object was very risky, and he also had to bear the Dark Soul Points.

Alex’s future was clear at a glance.

And he wanted to meet his wife and daughter again, fully aware of all this.

"All I want is to build a simple life with my wife and daughter." Saying this, Alex sighed, "I just want to do something so simple."

Dai Lin looked at him and said, "So, according to the plan this time, you’re supposed to meet your wife in Washington, right?"

"Yeah. We’ve both tried before, me going to Atlanta or her coming to Philadelphia, and each time, it’s failed without exception. So this time, I asked her to go to Washington first, and then I’ll follow. We agreed to meet there. Director Green told me that under these circumstances, the effects of the curse might be minimized."

Dai Lin had agreed to this escort mission, of course, for a reason.

If he wanted to take Dai Wei away, that wouldn’t be a simple matter.

Better to lie low at 666 Hospital for a while.

And this case that Green had mentioned piqued Dai Lin’s interest.

Was it a spatial curse, or did it involve something from a higher dimension?

Might as well investigate, he might uncover something special.

After all, it was a case that even the director of 666 Hospital found troublesome.

So, Dai Lin decided to escort Alex to Washington and, at the same time, observe whether the cursed object would backfire on him. Director Green himself was in Europe and couldn’t possibly come to the United States just for this patient.

This escort...

Dai Lin wanted to see who or what exactly this specter was!