Chapter 10 Doubts

“Since we accepted the commission, we will definitely do it well,” Huai Yi replied, “but it will take more time.”

“And one of our companions is sick with a very high fever.” Huai Yi turned around and gestured for Director Qi to look at Li Kaifeng on the bed.

Li Kaifeng lay flat on the bed, wrapped in a quilt, her eyes tightly closed, her face flushed. Her condition was very bad, her brow furrowed, and she was still trembling slightly from time to time.

Seeming not wanting to strain the relationship too much, Director Qi hesitated, then stepped forward, tested her forehead with his hand, and then pried open her eyelids to take a look. “It’s not a big problem,” he turned and said, “I’ll arrange for someone to give her a drip in a while.”

“Thank you.”

As he left, Director Qi emphasized not to forget what he had asked them to do, and if it wasn’t done well, the final payment wouldn’t be settled.

Two days.

They had at most two days left.

After Director Qi left, Cao Yang’s voice sounded, sounding suspicious. “This guy seems too anxious. We’re dealing with ghosts, and he only gives us two days?”

“Yeah,” Yu Yu, standing by the bed, looked in the direction Director Qi disappeared, then said, “I feel like if we don’t solve it quickly, the next one to die will be him.”

Everyone had similar doubts. With so many people in the entire hospital, why was Director Qi the only one who seemed so nervous?

This was obviously abnormal.

After a brief discussion, everyone prepared to walk around the hospital during the day. Clues wouldn't come to them if they didn't go out to find them.

But it didn’t seem appropriate to leave Li Kaifeng alone.

“I’ll stay and take care of her,” Wang Changguo said.

Everyone could see that this guy didn’t sincerely want to stay and take care of his teammate; he was just afraid and wanted to cower in the room to save his life.

But no one called him out on it.

Jiang Cheng glanced at everyone and suggested letting Weiwei stay as well, because Weiwei hadn’t rested well last night, and he felt sorry for her.

As soon as he said this, several strange gazes swept over him, but Jiang Cheng didn’t care at all.

That left six people.

Too many people acting together would easily attract attention.

So they split into two groups according to their rooms.

Huai Yi, Cao Yang, and Yu Yu were in one group.

Jiang Cheng, Lin Wan’er, and Du Feng were in the other.

The two groups separated to search.

When they separated, Huai Yi specifically reminded Jiang Cheng and the others that no matter what happened, the three of them should try not to separate.

In his experience, although daytime was relatively safe, it was only relative to the night.

In the Nightmare Assault (噩梦惊袭), there was no absolutely safe time.

The real danger came unexpectedly.

Jiang Cheng nodded repeatedly, then stared straight at Huai Yi with an admiring gaze, making the latter couldn’t help but touch his nose.

Since there was still plenty of time, they didn’t define a specific area.

“Mr. Jiang,” Du Feng looked around and said, “It’s so deserted here.”

Walking along, Jiang Cheng found that although there were many wards in the hospital, the occupancy rate wasn’t very high. Many rooms were empty.

But that wasn’t what the nurse who led them here yesterday said.

The nurse said that rooms were tight recently, and even the 604 ward they were staying in was obtained by Director Qi through connections.

The nurse shouldn’t have had any reason to lie to them.

It was all Director Qi’s idea.

This man… obviously had a problem.

Jiang Cheng had already had a guess in his mind not long ago. He wondered if the ghost had been killed by Director Qi in his lifetime, and his resentment hadn’t dissipated, so he came back for revenge after death.

This mission gave him a familiar feeling for some reason.

It reminded him of the time in Little Stone Creek Village.

Perhaps Director Qi asked them to come just as an excuse; he wanted them to be his scapegoats.

Recalling the direction the ghost disappeared last night, Jiang Cheng suspected that there was something wrong with the abandoned rooms on the sixth floor, otherwise there was no need to lock them.

But rashly opening those doors might lead to terrible consequences.

He planned to take action after understanding the situation a little more.

Since the ghost appeared in the hospital last night, his identity when he was alive was likely a patient or a medical staff member.

And his head was gone.

Obviously, a very serious accident had occurred.

Jiang Cheng planned to ask other people in the hospital indirectly. If such a serious incident had really occurred in the hospital, it shouldn’t be easy to hide.

“What… are you doing?” Just as they reached the corner of the fourth floor, they were attracted by a voice.

Looking up, they found a woman dressed as a nurse standing not far behind them.

The woman wore an old-fashioned gauze mask and held a medical tray in her hand, which contained a drip bottle, medical tape, needles, and several small white bottles.

The woman had been observing them for half a minute and found that the three of them were acting very strangely.

Especially the young man in the lead, who walked close to the wall, and peeked into the rooms along the door seams. He was sneaky.

Hospitals were places with a high incidence of theft, so doctors and nurses were more vigilant.

“I’m asking you a question.” Seeing that no one answered, the nurse took off her mask, revealing a very young face.

She was probably around 20 years old, with very good skin and a pair of big, flashing eyes. Originally, it was a very cute face, but now it looked a bit stern.

“We’re from room 209,” Jiang Cheng accurately reported Huai Yi’s room number.

Hearing this room number, the nurse was stunned for a moment, then the sternness visibly receded, and then she became embarrassed. Du Feng was a little confused.

“I’m sorry,” the nurse said, “There are few nurses on duty now. I was busy with other things just now. Now… now I’ll go.”

Through a brief exchange, Jiang Cheng learned that the nurse in front of him was the one Director Qi had arranged to give Li Kaifeng an injection.

Jiang Cheng was very eager to help the nurse carry the tray, but she politely declined.

The two chatted very enthusiastically along the way, and Jiang Cheng even offered to show the girl his palmistry and predict her fortune.

Du Feng and Lin Wan’er followed behind them.

Everyone walked towards room 209. Du Feng watched the two people in front of them chatting enthusiastically, and couldn’t help but secretly glance at Lin Wan’er.

But he found that Lin Wan’er didn’t care at all.

After knocking on the door, Jiang Cheng pushed it open and entered. What greeted him was a choking smell of burning tobacco. Wang Changguo leaned against the wall, smoking as if no one else was around.

Weiwei sat by Li Kaifeng’s bed, taking care of her.

But the next moment, Jiang Cheng’s eyes stopped. He saw a drip bottle hanging beside Li Kaifeng…

Seeing the nurse behind Jiang Cheng, Wang Changguo asked in confusion, “What, another injection?”

After a moment, Jiang Cheng immediately turned around, stopped the nurse behind him, and said with a smile, “I’m sorry, I forgot to tell you. Director Qi saw that you hadn’t come, so he found a doctor to come and give the injection.”