Hospital 444
Chapter 657 - 25 What did you just say?

Chapter 657: Chapter 25 What did you just say?

"Dr. Dong, this is today’s surgical patient."

"Let me see... oh, it’s that web novelist, isn’t it?"

"Yes, because he updates so slowly, only three or four Chapters a month, has a terminally ill reader who couldn’t wait for the conclusion turned into a Karmic Obstacle Ghost after dying?"

"That’s right. It’s quite rare to have a patient haunted by a Karmic Obstacle Ghost."

"Speaking of which, why does he update so slowly?" Hei Dongxie casually asked, as he remembered that his parallel world counterpart was also a web novelist known as Black Ghost Fire.

"It’s just laziness, no other reason."

"Serves him right, waiting to be tormented to death by a Karmic Obstacle Ghost." Hei Dongxie was in a very good mood now, so he couldn’t help but get a little ahead of himself, forgetting to maintain his "persona."

After all, he had reclaimed his original body!

Taking a closer look at Nurse Lin in front of him, Hei Dongxie sized her up carefully.

It must be said, Nurse Lin had a really nice figure, and the hospital’s nurse uniform was quite form-fitting.

"Little Lin," Hei Dongxie chuckled, "you’re from the same city as me, aren’t you? You’re not on duty tonight, are you? How about a drink later?"

The nurse immediately sensed Hei Dongxie’s attentive gaze and became wary.

"Um, I... I’ll swap shifts with a colleague."

She felt that Dr. Dong was somewhat different today and didn’t dare to agree to his invitation.

"Working tonight? The hospital can be a bit dangerous at night." Hei Dongxie simply grabbed Nurse Lin’s hand, "Don’t worry, I’ll treat you. How many Spiritual Therapy Points do you earn in one night shift? I’ll give them to you."

Nurse Lin looked at Hei Dongxie, thought for a moment, didn’t pull away, and asked, "You’ll give me Spiritual Therapy Points?"

"Of course."

"That’s..."

Nurses and doctors are different after all; their earnings from Spiritual Therapy Points vary greatly. Without enough points, one can’t buy any good Cursed Objects, and the Cursed Objects available to nurses aren’t anything special. Because of this, nurses have a much higher death rate than doctors.

Nurse Lin thought for a bit and said, "I... I’ve been saving up Spiritual Therapy Points to buy a Cursed Object..."

Hei Dongxie nodded and said, "Sure, no problem."

...

The dining venue was a bar, and right next to it was a hotel.

Paranormal Doctors can decide whether or not to get drunk, and of course, nurses can too.

But when to be drunk and when not to be was something Nurse Lin had a clear idea of.

In Hospital 444, a nurse’s life was the cheapest of all. Thus, nurses who rose to high positions often had to make sacrifices. For instance, the former chief nurse Huo Jialan knew that Han Ming was married yet chose to go ahead with him...

"Let’s go."

Hei Dongxie paid the bill, looked over at the nearby hotel, and asked, "Nurse Lin, you seem a bit drunk. Do you remember where your home is?"

Lin Yunfang knew that at this point, saying she "remembered" would mean no chance at acquiring a Cursed Object.

"No... my head is all muddled, I can’t remember."

"Then that’s troublesome... In that case, let me book you a room in the nearby hotel."

Lin Yunfang nodded her head.

As long as she could buy a defensive Cursed Object, she was totally willing to make that sacrifice. After all, her life was the most precious.

Her philosophy was: women never hate being objectified, they hate not fetching a high enough price!

Hei Dongxie led her towards the nearby hotel.

"Dr. Dong... I heard Xie Chengjun, the director, arranged for you to be the deputy head of the Resentful Spirit Department?"

Lin Yunfang was no fool; Dr. Dong had risen so quickly to operate, and it seemed his position in the hospital wouldn’t be low in the future.

"Uh-huh." Hei Dongxie said, "That’s the case. The personnel arrangements will be announced soon."

"Congratulations to you." Lin Yunfang immediately leaned against Hei Dongxie, "When the time comes, please also take good care of me. We lowly nurses..."

Hei Dongxie completed the check-in procedures and took the room card, leading Lin Yunfang into the hotel room.

"You’ve had quite a bit to drink, Nurse Lin."

"Um, I... I’ll take a shower first," Lin Yunfang knew what was about to happen.

"What’s the rush?" Hei Dongxie was now not in a hurry anymore. He closed the hotel room door and asked, "What Cursed Object do you want to buy?"

"Any defensive Cursed Object will do. I really wanted to buy Karmic Obstacle Ghost nails, but I can’t afford them. Most of the nurses from my cohort are dead. Every time it’s our turn to guard the morgue, we write our wills in advance..."

Lin Yunfang thought of her parents back home and couldn’t help feeling gloomy inside; her parents had always thought she was still a white-collar worker.

"I can buy you the Karmic Obstacle Ghost nails." Hei Dongxie said to Lin Yunfang, "How many do you want to buy?"

What?

Lin Yunfang could hardly believe it.

But she soon realized he must want something in return.

This definitely wasn’t a price one could exchange for a fleeting romance.

"Dr. Dong, you..."

Was he going to keep her as a long-term mistress?

That gave her some hesitation.

But Karmic Obstacle Ghost nails, that was too...

"You mentioned in the bar just now that you were quite familiar with former chief nurse Huo Jialan, right?"

"No, no, no! That was just nonsense!"

Huo Jialan was Han Ming’s mistress—an open secret!

"I’m not interested in pursuing that. What I want to know is, did Huo Jialan ever tell you anything about Dr. Dai?"

Hei Dongxie had originally planned to have a fling tonight, just because he was celebrating regaining his own body. But now, he had started to change his mind.

A fling was just a diversion. Matters related to Dai Lin were the main event.

Hei Dongxie had always been particularly interested in this matter.

Lin Yunfang thought for a while and said, "I haven’t really heard... Dr. Dai Lin’s stories; Chief Nurse Huo rarely spoke of him."

This answer left Hei Dongxie extremely disappointed.

"Really nothing?"

"Nothing else."

"Alright then..."

Given the circumstances, they would proceed with the shower first. But his disappointment had lowered his enthusiasm.

"Fine, then I’ll take a shower..."

"Go ahead."

Seeing Hei Dongxie’s disappointed expression, Lin Yunfang began to worry—the Karmic Obstacle Ghost nails, probably weren’t happening.

If she missed this opportunity, would she still have a chance to buy the Karmic Obstacle Ghost nails?

"Dr. Dong!" Lin Yunfang suddenly blurted, "I know a nurse named Jiang Yue, she’s good friends with Dr. Gao Heyann. If you want to find out about Dr. Dai Lin, I can ask her..."

"Up to you."

Hei Dongxie wasn’t very hopeful.

An hour later.

Lin Yunfang lit a lady’s cigarette, wrapped herself in the blanket, leaned back, and said, "I heard that Director Yin is very focused on Karmic Obstacle Ghost research?"

"Yes. Also, he wants the Resentful Spirit Department to increase cooperation with the Evil Ghost Department and has applied to the director for more funding."

Since it was something that would soon be announced anyway, it didn’t matter whether it was discussed or not.

"Oh, is that so... And what about Dr. Gao... I mean Dr. Gao Heyann? She studied under Dr. Jiang and is also very knowledgeable about Karmic Obstacle Ghosts. Even she..."

Hei Dongxie initially didn’t pay much attention, but when he heard the words after "even she," his expression changed.

"What did you just say?"

"What’s wrong? I was saying Dr. Gao Heyann also has a lot of research on Karmic Obstacle Ghosts..."

"The part after that!"

"She... she even gave her..."

She repeated that sentence again.

Hei Dongxie’s face drastically changed.

"What are you talking about???"

...

Alex and Melody were getting closer and closer to Washington.

The Paranormal Doctors were also arriving in Washington D.C. one after another.

In front of the Lincoln Memorial.

"Clovie, how many years has it been since we’ve acted together?"

"I can’t remember, Ralph."

The black-haired man named Ralph took out a cigarette and lit it, "The last time I came to the United States, it was to Dealey Plaza in Texas. The place where Kennedy was assassinated."

Then, he looked towards the statue of Lincoln not far away.

"Both of them were assassinated U.S. Presidents, and they both shared a number of incredible coincidences. Back then... it was during the time when the Dalen Family ruled, and I once wanted to investigate Kennedy’s death."

"When you came last time..."

"That was before the First Lady Jacqueline had remarried."

"But it wasn’t a Causal Law Curse, right?" Clovie had also heard of the strange coincidences surrounding the deaths of Lincoln and Kennedy.

"No. But now... we have to face a real Causal Law Curse."

Then... their phones rang at the same time.

It was confirmed...

Both Alex and Melody had entered the Washington D.C. area!

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