Hospital 444

Dai Lin and Lu Yanran finally arrived on the fourteenth floor.

Under Lu Yuqing’s guidance, they had not encountered any danger along the way.

"Dr. Lu, thank you." Dai Lin thought for a moment, then said, "I will report back to you regularly."

"Additionally, I will go and explain the situation to He Yan," Dr. Lu continued. "The reason Vice President Han arranged for me to coordinate this matter with you is also because of my relationship with He Yan."

Lu Yanran opened the door, and afterward, Dai Lin and she quickly entered.

As soon as he stepped in, Dai Lin tread on a pile of rice that Lu Yanran had sprinkled on the floor, paused for a moment, and asked, "What’s with the rice?"

Lu Yanran quickly closed the door, started locking it, and said, "Dr. Dai, let me... let me explain, because I searched online and it said that rice can drive away ghosts, I don’t know if it’s true or not..."

"Not true." Dai Lin answered without hesitation. "Only curses can counter other curses, such as Gu techniques, and the same principle is true for head-dropping spells. Our hospital uses more systematic means, treating the curses afflicting patients through cursed objects."

Lu Yanran was startled by his explanation, nodded, and said, "So there really is such a thing as Gu techniques and head-dropping spells?"

"Yes, there are. However, those who are successful in mastering these methods are very few."

At that moment, Lu Yuqing’s voice came from the phone. "Head-dropping and Gu are, in fact, more superficial methods of using cursed objects by some people; they lack the precise encapsulation techniques to seal curses like the Department of Cursed Objects, so the chance of backlash from such methods is much higher."

"So, what exactly is a cursed object, the two doctors?"

At this point, this was the question Lu Yanran wanted to know the most.

After all, it was related to whether or not she could hope to escape.

Clearly, Lu Yuqing was more qualified to answer this question than Dai Lin.

"There are many different classifications of cursed objects, but broadly speaking, they are items that the Department of Cursed Objects seals after excising or absorbing the curses of spirits, using the power granted to them by the president of the hospital. Some cursed objects are sourced within the hospital while others use items related to the spirits’ lives, and some are even parts of the spirits’ bodies."

When she heard "parts of the bodies," Lu Yanran suddenly thought of something.

"Wait wait wait..." She suddenly felt queasy in her stomach, "This so-called Cursed Flesh..."

Dai Lin quickly said, "Dr. Lu, is it necessary to discuss this kind of thing?"

"Hmm..." Lu Yuqing seemed to realize that the topic was inappropriate, then said, "Anyway, thank you for your trouble, Dr. Dai. I’m going to hang up now."

Unable to bear it anymore, Lu Yanran rushed to the toilet, lifted the toilet lid, and began to vomit!

Had she actually eaten the flesh of a spirit?

Just thinking about it was enough to send shivers down her spine.

If she had known earlier, how could she possibly have eaten it!

As she vomited, she suddenly remembered something.

The possibility that she might be pregnant.

With the doctors’ abilities being so great, wouldn’t they have a way, like in traditional Chinese medicine, to take one’s pulse and determine if she was pregnant?

Compared to the issue of eating ghost flesh, Lu Yanran was more concerned about whether there really was a child inside her belly.

She stepped out of the restroom, and at that moment, saw Dai Lin on a phone call.

"Yes, Director Song, I need to take a few days off. I will come to work on October 21. All right, I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Dai Lin looked at Lu Yanran and said, "Hmm, Mrs. Zhang, listen to me, the Cursed Flesh thing, the Department of Cursed Objects has processed it, you can rest assured. Our hospital has a specialized cursed object production line which conducts curse theory experiments, to minimize the side effects to the greatest extent possible."

"Dr. Dai, can you, determine, whether I’m pregnant or not?"

Dai Lin didn’t expect Lu Yanran to ask that question.

"Alright, stand there, don’t move. I’ll check for you."

Then, Dai Lin’s gaze focused on Lu Yanran’s abdomen.

After looking for a while, he nodded and said, "That’s right, there is indeed a child. Congratulations, Mrs. Zhang, you’re six weeks along."

"Not...you can tell just by looking like that?" Lu Yanran asked in disbelief, "Don’t tell me your eyes can see through things?"

"Sort of... You can think of my eyes as an X-ray that doesn’t emit radiation."

Lu Yanran thought for a moment, then said, "Wait a sec."

She walked into her own bedroom and, after a while, emerged.

She pointed at her belly and said, "I’ve tucked a book in there. Tell me the title."

Dai Lin didn’t hesitate in his reply, "It’s ’The Imprint of History’ Volume 2, Part 3, the original novel of the currently popular TV series."

"Hmm... can you really see through things? No, did you sneak a peek just now?"

"The first page reads, ’In 1948, Zhang Mingshu followed the troops to the front line...’"

Then, he started to recite the content of the book fluently.

Lu Yanran quickly pulled out the book, flipped it open, and then turned her back to Dai Lin, making sure to hold the book out of his sight. She then listened as he read the content aloud.

"Do all you doctors... have this skill?"

At this, Lu Yanran no longer doubted that she was pregnant!

She was indeed pregnant!

Now, Lu Yanran felt incredibly conflicted. Could the timing for this child be any worse?

"Dr. Dai..." she said, clutching the book and caressing her belly, "can you save me? What are my chances of survival if you do?"

Dai Lin sighed and said, "To be frank... it’s hard to say."

Just as he was about to elaborate further, his cellphone rang.

The caller... was none other than Gao Heyann!

He hurriedly answered the phone.

"Hello?"

"Dai Lin, Lu Yuqing came looking for me just now. Did you really go into the building cursed by a malignant ghost?"

Dai Lin turned away, exhaled deeply, and said, "For Dai Wei, I had no choice. Vice President Han said he could cure Dai Wei, let him be discharged, with the use of a special privilege granted by the president. The contract we made was notarized by the president; he can’t deceive me. It’s just a transaction, and once it’s completed, we’ll owe nothing to each other."

"Do you realize you’re just an intern? And you dare to face a malignant ghost alone? Need I educate you again on what that truly means?"

"With Doctor Liang Zhigao’s Devil’s Cursed Object at hand, I can seal that malignant ghost. On the night of the full moon, it will be at its strongest..."

"Why don’t you mention that the risk of the cursed object’s revival will also greatly increase?"

"I must save Dai Wei... You saw it yourself when we went to Ge Lin’s house, what kind of dangerous thing is really there. At this stage, I have no choice."

"If something happens to you..."

"I know. In that case, these eyes will return to the Department of Cursed Objects, and it might be a long time before another doctor inherits these eyes."

"We won’t be able to come save you, you should be clear about that, or else Han Ming would have already sent someone to attempt to reclaim Doctor Liang Zhigao’s cursed object. You, with the Devil’s Eye, are the only one who can come in. Director Mei could’ve tried to come too, but her Devil’s Cursed Object disappeared recently. Without being cursed by a devil, it’s not possible for a doctor from the Demons Department to make a house call."

"I understand your feelings. The Devil’s Cursed Object is also very dangerous for the doctor. Now that Doctor Liang Zhigao has passed away, the cursed object has begun to move towards revival. On the night of the full moon, it will certainly come back to life."

"You know this and yet you still come?"

"But it also represents the biggest hope of suppressing that malignant ghost."

"You’re quite confident, aren’t you?"

"The malignant ghost and the devil... perhaps their curses could form a kind of balance..."

"You say this, but do you believe it yourself?"

As the atmosphere grew increasingly tense, Dai Lin shifted the topic, "Next, I’ll coordinate with Doctor Lu, report the situation to her. Doctor Lu seems to have some old ties with you, do you know her?"

"Lu Yuqing..."

Upon hearing Doctor Lu’s name, Gao Heyann fell silent for seven or eight seconds before saying, "You can trust her, but only for this one transaction with Han Ming."

"She and you..."

"She used to be in the Wraith Surgery Department. Afterward, she transferred to the malignant ghost department. She and I... we were interns together. But, her intentions are not exactly pure."

"Then..."

"But she will help you get the Devil’s Cursed Object to curry favor with Han Ming. In this regard, you can rely on her!"