Hospital 444
Chapter 95 - 8: At Wit’s End

Chapter 95: Chapter 8: At Wit’s End

Lu Yanran stumbled backward several steps.

At this moment, all she felt was her body trembling uncontrollably.

The silhouette outside the window just now, and right now, at the door...

Some kind of "thing" wanted to get into her home!

However, the meat she had eaten seemed to have some effect, ensuring that the "thing" outside couldn’t come in!

Then, the knocking on the door continued.

Lu Yanran’s heart started to pound wildly; she stared at the door intently, fearing that the "thing" outside could walk through walls and not daring to utter another word.

Looking back now, opening the window earlier was practically a death wish!

The knocking lasted for about ten seconds and then stopped.

After that, there was no more sound.

She grasped her car keys, then went to the window and called Mr. Zhao.

"Mr. Zhao, has Miss Zheng arrived yet?"

"She just sent me a message saying she is about to arrive, probably in another ten minutes or so."

"After she gets here, tell her to wait downstairs; I’ll throw down the keys to her once I see her."

"This... well, that can be done..."

After hanging up the phone, Lu Yanran’s entire body slumped to the ground as she started to cry, covering her head.

What should she do now?

What was the best course of action?

...

Later, when Miss Zheng arrived downstairs, Lu Yanran contacted her, opened a small crack in the window, then tossed out the keys and quickly shut the window and drew the curtains.

At this time, Lu Yanran’s face was still streaked with tears.

She sat back down on the sofa, her gaze fixed on the front door.

At the moment, Lu Yanran could draw several conclusions.

The "thing" outside, whether it was a ghost, an extraterrestrial being, or something else, was an extremely terrifying entity.

Eating the meat could prevent it or them from entering.

However, if she went out for more than twelve hours, the meat’s protective effect would disappear.

It was highly intelligent and knew that Miss Zheng would come to look for her, then tricked her into opening the door. Under the influence of the meat, the knocking could only last for a short time.

Moreover, the most important thing was...

It had enemies.

Zhang Bei had gotten the meat and the doll from its enemy. Then, on the night of the full moon, its enemy would come here to find her and use the doll to counteract it.

This was Lu Yanran’s only hope now.

Otherwise, she really couldn’t think of any other way to solve her current problem.

She wiped the tears from the corner of her eye, continuing to talk to herself: "It’s okay, I can definitely make it through, I have to believe in Zhang Bei! As long as I do as Zhang Bei said, then I will surely survive!"

Lu Yanran had been the same when she first came to W city to work alone, a stranger in a strange land. Even under those circumstances, she had gritted her teeth and persevered until now.

Now, things were just a bit more difficult than they had been then.

"Zhang Bei, you must hold on... you must hold on..."

She clenched her hands tightly and began to think.

How on earth had Zhang Bei come into contact with its enemies?

And what exactly was it?

During her time as a housewife, Lu Yanran had seen many movies and TV shows.

What exactly was this thing?

Advanced alien life forms? Cursed ancient demons?

Without a doubt, neither is something ordinary people like her and Zhang Bei could contend with.

To fight against them, wouldn’t one need to be someone like Iron Man, Captain America, Batman, or Superman? Zhang Bei wouldn’t possibly be able to contact an organization like S.H.I.E.L.D., could he? Assuming such an organization truly exists.

The first time Zhang Bei took leave was very close to the day he claimed he was chased by a wolf-dog and fled back home.

In such a short time, how did he find those people?

The police must have checked his phone records; they found no suspicious calls.

"So, the most reasonable explanation is... those people approached Zhang Bei of their own volition!"

This was the most plausible explanation Lu Yanran could come up with at the moment.

Regardless of what it was, its adversaries probably had it in their sights and then realized it was lurking within this building. So, they found Zhang Bei, wanting to help him. Then, they gave him that flesh and the doll, instructing him on what to do.

The two days he took off work were to meet these people.

Thinking it over, Lu Yanran also recalled the strange attitude of their neighbors toward them.

No matter when, encountering any neighbor, they always had that cold, eerie expression towards her.

If it was just coldness, that would be one thing. But strangely, these people didn’t seem merely indifferent; they almost felt like robots. Their facial muscles appeared completely paralyzed, devoid of any expression.

The impression they gave was like living wax figures!

"Could it be..."

She recalled some American TV shows and Hollywood movies she had watched.

Alien parasites? Demon possessions? Or perhaps...

Ghosts?

These absurd-sounding assumptions didn’t seem so preposterous to Lu Yanran given the current circumstances.

Anything seemed possible at this point.

Alright... whether it’s aliens or demons, one thing was certain: there was definitely something wrong with the people in this building!

If that was the case, then she had far too many enemies.

The only hope she could cling to now was the chunk of meat in the fridge.

Even though she didn’t know exactly what that meat was.

"I have to find a way to get through these few days, until the night of the full moon."

Food was still plentiful, and with some tolerance, she could stack up the trash for a while.

But if the enemy was truly a supernatural existence, she couldn’t guarantee the meat would keep protecting her until the night of the full moon.

Was there any way to contact the person holding that red business card beforehand?

With that in mind, she began another extensive search of the house to see if Zhang Bei had hidden something anywhere else at home.

And so... after about an hour and a half of searching, turning the house upside down as if a typhoon had struck, she found nothing.

Not a single clue was left in the house by Zhang Bei.

Lu Yanran, exhausted, heaved a deep sigh.

It seemed unlikely now that she would find any more leads.

What to do then?

She thought for a moment. Zhang Bei likely wouldn’t have told his relatives about this. So, could he possibly have mentioned it to his colleagues or friends?

Zhang Bei was quite popular at work and had several old classmates, but she didn’t have the contact information for any of them.

Even if he had reached out to these people, now that Zhang Bei’s phone was gone, she didn’t know how to get in touch with them.

"What if... what if the meat stops working before the night of the full moon, what should I do then?"

She was just an ordinary mortal, no matter what that thing was...

She had no power to fight it at all!