Hospital 444
Chapter 99 - 12 Cursed Objects

Chapter 99: Chapter 12 Cursed Objects

The night deepened.

At this time, Lu Yanran was almost in a state of semi-collapse.

She carefully checked the DV camera that she had placed at home earlier.

She wanted to know how she ended up outside the house.

Lu Yanran started playing the content recorded by the DV, her heart filled with unease.

In the footage, there she was, lying on the living room sofa, asleep.

She began to fast forward...

Suddenly, she saw herself, asleep on the sofa, stand up!

But, her eyes were still closed!

"Sleepwalking???"

Lu Yanran never remembered having any sleepwalking episodes; if she did, her family would have noticed, especially since she lived in a staff dorm when she worked in W City.

Could it be...

She paused the footage and observed it closely.

As she watched... she suddenly noticed a face on a window in the background of the living room!

And that window, was right behind the present Lu Yanran!

Terrified, she immediately jumped up and looked toward that window.

Of course, there was naturally nothing on the window now.

She immediately drew the curtains closed!

In the DV footage, that face appeared only for an instant before disappearing. If you didn’t pay attention, you wouldn’t see it at all. But after the face appeared, she immediately stood up! And then, she unlocked the door and went out.

And after that, she locked the door again!

What to do?

Lu Yanran became scared. If she could enter a sleepwalking state as soon as she fell asleep, then how could she protect herself?

In the end, the only idea she could think of was to lock the main door from the inside and throw the keys out the window!

It was the most secure method, but by doing so, she wouldn’t be able to leave either.

But, she had enough food to last for a while.

As for the people from Hospital 444, they had the ability to exorcise spirits, so they should be able to unlock a door, right?

So, Lu Yanran no longer hesitated.

After making sure the door was locked from the inside, she opened a crack in the window, threw out the keys, and then completely closed the window!

Next, for the seventh time, she made several calls to the doctor named Dai Lin, but so far, no one had picked up.

This situation spoke for itself.

Calling the police was also meaningless. The police couldn’t solve the problem when they arrived. Moreover, her words would be considered insane, and she might even be suspected of being the murderer herself.

Lu Yanran had searched the internet for "Dr. Liang Zhigao" and "Hospital 444," but she hadn’t found any results.

Unquestionably, there was no such hospital to be found. She didn’t even come across any urban legends or folk tales about it.

She started searching for "witch doctors who treat curses," and this time she found quite a bit of content, but looking through it... it didn’t seem to be of any use either.

Lu Yanran picked up her phone and called Dai Lin again.

Still no result.

Nobody from Hospital 444 contacted her further.

In her current situation, during the night of the full moon, would anyone come looking for her?

Or rather, could she last until the night of the full moon?

Lu Yanran glanced at the refrigerator, the so-called Cursed Flesh inside it should still be able to protect her. But she still vividly remembered what the boy said, warning her the Cursed Flesh wouldn’t protect her for long.

She thought about it, bit her lip, and made a call to Officer Zhang.

"Hello, Officer Zhang, I found a phone number in my husband’s notebook," Lu Yanran lied, and she gave Zhang Bei the phone number of Doctor Dai Lin, "The notebook also said Doctor Dai on it. But he never told me that he knew any doctor. Usually, when we go to the hospital, doctors don’t give their personal mobile numbers to patients, right? His supervisor said he took a couple of days off to see some specialist clinics."

"Doctor Dai? Okay, give me the mobile number."

"Sure." She then gave Officer Zhang Doctor Dai’s mobile number.

"I understand... I will investigate this Doctor Dai’s identity. Thank you for providing the clue, Ms. Lu. We will help you investigate this case as quickly as possible."

"Thank you, Officer Zhang."

At least, it was a clue.

For the time being, Lu Yanran dared not to go out again.

She could only gamble that on the night of the full moon, Hospital 444 would send a new doctor to make a house call.

"Hospital 444... The time Zhang Bei took off work, at most, he could only have managed a trip to the surrounding cities, but there was no trace of Hospital 444. Could it be some obscure private clinic? How did Zhang Bei find it? Did he see it online, or was it a small ad on the street?"

But she felt that was unlikely. From past experience, for anything he bought, he would always shop around, especially with food—he would study the expiration date and ingredient list thoroughly.

"Right, Zhang Bei seemed to have said... once you get their business card, you’ll completely trust them?"

What was written on that business card that made Zhang Bei trust them so completely?

After eating the Cursed Flesh, Lu Yanran took out a bottle of white alcohol that she had been saving at home, and began to cry as she drank.

How long had it been since they moved into this new marital home?

And yet they had encountered such inconceivable events!

Even the strongest of people would feel overwhelmed at this point. Lu Yanran felt that just keeping it together until now was a miracle.

Now, only by numbing herself with alcohol did she barely feel like she could endure.

As she continued drinking, she started to feel foggy and disoriented.

One glass of white alcohol, on any other day, would require several sips for her to finish, but now, she was downing it in one go. At first, she coughed violently several times, but as she kept drinking, she surprisingly started to get used to it.

But it was her first time drinking so much so quickly, and naturally, Lu Yanran couldn’t handle it. After a short while, she began feeling dizzy, her head grew heavier, and eventually, she collapsed on the table.

Her hand slowly dropped, and the glass of white alcohol shattered on the floor.

After falling into a deep sleep, when she woke up again, her head throbbed painfully.

Because the curtains were drawn, she didn’t know if it was day or night.

She checked the time on her phone and discovered it was only three in the morning.

Then, she noticed... there was a missed call from about ten minutes ago!

It was Dr. Dai Lin who had called!

"This..."

She immediately redialed the number on her phone!

"Pick up, pick up the phone!"

Soon, the call was answered.

Supporting herself up, enduring the headache, she asked, "Hello, is this Dr. Dai Lin? How are you?"

"Mrs. Zhang, I’m sorry, but I’ve run into some trouble. It’s embarrassing to say, but did Mr. Zhang leave you a doll?"

"Yes, yes..."

"Please take that object and come to the tenth floor! I’m on the tenth floor right now! If you bring it, I will be able to use it to leave the tenth floor and then come to your house!"

"You... You can’t come up?"

"I’m trapped by a Resentful Spirit. Fortunately, as long as I don’t go upstairs, the malevolent ghost won’t act rashly."

"You... you mean you want me to come and rescue you? Aren’t you the doctor?"

"I’m sorry... something went wrong."

"What exactly is that doll?"

"It’s a Devil’s Cursed Object, used by our Hospital 444 to treat patients with curses. If you have it with you, the Resentful Spirit won’t be able to attack you."

Only then did Lu Yanran realize that she had managed to get back safely before because of the doll!

"Wait a minute..." Lu Yanran caught onto something, "Ghosts, Resentful Spirits, malevolent ghosts, they’re not the same thing, right?"

"Right..."

"You said Resentful Spirits can’t attack me, but what about malevolent ghosts?"

"As I said, the malevolent ghost is upstairs and can’t easily move..."

"Why can’t it move easily?"

"Because... Dr. Liang Zhigao has placed a Devil’s Cursed Object in this building. Even within our hospital, a Devil’s Cursed Object is a rare item. It is part of Dr. Liang Zhigao’s own body."

"Part of his body?"

Lu Yanran found what she was hearing to be increasingly unbelievable.

"But I can’t come down right now, I left the ke..."

Before she could finish saying ’key,’ she suddenly noticed!

On the windowsill of the window through which she had thrown the key, it was lying there, perfectly intact!

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