C12 The First Night

As I drove, I cheered myself up and said, "Chen Youling, you are neither a human nor a ghost. If you don't die, then what are you afraid of? Don't you want to find Bao Xueqian?"

I parked the car in front of the fruit shop. The woman driving the fruit shop was Tang Shan. Judging from her accent, she was Tang Shan. When he saw that I had parked the car here, he jokingly said that his son would not have to worry about getting a wife. There was always a Mercedes Benz in his house.

Ms Tang Shan was very humorous. After I went down, I was about to leave, thinking that since the car was parked here, the owner did not need to pay, so I might as well buy some fruits. Ms Tang Shan then asked me what I was doing here. I said that I was here to work, and the old man guarding the door was already dead! I was here to replace him.

Ms Tang Shan stopped to pick up the orange when she heard that. She looked at me and said, "Young man, why are you here to guard the door when you are so rich?"

I said, "Empty shell. Actually, I don't have much money. This is all my inheritance."

Ms Tang Shan said to me, "This place is very evil. At night, the courtyard is very chaotic. Also, in the past two years, three people have died guarding the door. Don't you know? No one has come to do this job, no matter how much money you have. Do you know?"

I nodded and did not say anything.

Ms Tang Shan passed the orange to me and said, "Ten yuan!"

After I gave her the money, I carried the orange and walked towards the entrance of the mental hospital. When I arrived, Xiao Liu saw me through the window and came out. He handed me the flashlight and said, "I'm leaving. I'm really afraid that you won't come back. Oh right, be careful. If you have nothing to do at night, you can sleep. No matter how chaotic it is inside, don't look. There are security guards inside, do you know?"

I nodded and said, “Why would it be so chaotic at night?”

“Don’t ask anymore.” After saying that, he pushed the electric scooter out of the door and left.

Soon, the dean drove over and stopped at the door. He put down the glass and looked at me. “Chen, do your best. I won’t treat you unfairly for the year-end bonus. At least this amount!”

He stretched out five fingers and waved them. “Fifty thousand! It can let you go home and have a good year!”

After saying that, he drove out. After that, the doctors all left in a hurry. I closed the door and found that the huge hospital had become quiet all of a sudden. It was so quiet that it was a bit unusual.

At this time, a young man came in from outside. After arriving, he started to tap on the window. I opened the window and he smiled at me. “You’re new, right?”

I saw that his face was pale, and his eyes seemed to be emitting black smoke. There was a thick gold chain around his neck, which made him look very cocky. I thought to myself, this kid is so young, how could he be like this? Could it be that he is about to die? But that was not very possible.

I began to suspect whether the black smoke was my eyes or something else. After all, this young man was so healthy. It was unlikely that he had a brain hemorrhage, right?

I nodded and said, “Yes, who are you?”

“Call me Lin. I’m the security guard on duty here.” He took out his work permit and said, “Look, this is my work permit!”

After I opened the door, he came into the guard room and saw that there were oranges on the table. He took two of them and left. I thought to myself, "Who is this kid?"

After I closed the door, I sat in the waiting room and watched TV. The sky gradually darkened, and I felt hungry. I went to the fridge to get some vegetables and meat. I made a dish for myself, took a bottle of beer, and cooked a bowl of rice. I thought that the rice would be cooked when I finished drinking.

As soon as the dish was done, Lin came over and said, "So fragrant! I'm just hungry. Take a pair of chopsticks and a bowl. I want to eat something too."

I thought to myself, "Why is this kid so annoying?" However, I had no choice. After all, we were colleagues, so I couldn't embarrass him. I took a pair of chopsticks and a bottle of beer. We chatted while drinking. He talked about how the hospital was the most terrifying at night, but it didn't matter. With him around, everything would be fine.

Why did I feel that he was terrifying? His face became paler and paler, and his eyes were filled with black smoke. I rubbed his eyes countless times, but no matter how I rubbed, he was still the same.

Was there something wrong with my eyes?

After I finished drinking, I gave him a bowl of rice. After he finished eating, he got up and was about to leave. I thought to myself, "This bastard doesn't even ask for help to wash the dishes. After eating, he just wiped his mouth and left. How can he be so rude?!" I said, "Oh right, do you know a patient called Fangfang?"

"I know who the patient is, but I can't remember who you are talking about."

I said, "Take me in and let me take a look. Is that okay?"

"No. The hospital has a rule that no one is allowed to enter the door of the Inpatient Department except me at night."

After saying that, he walked away. I thought to myself, 'This idiot. He didn't do anything after eating me. He deserved to die. I was going to remind you, but you didn't listen to me.' At this moment, I was willing to believe that I could see death. I started to curse him to die a horrible death.

When it was ten o'clock, I turned off the lights and laid on the bed. Just as I closed my eyes, I heard a woman cry out from the Inpatient Department. Just as I sat up, the lights in the consultation building suddenly lit up. Then, I heard a commotion. The sound of footsteps and the sound of people pushing a stretcher could be heard.

Someone said, "Hurry up, hurry up, quickly inject the epinephrine!"

"Quickly inhale oxygen, inhale oxygen!"

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I was wondering what was going on. I got up, turned on the lights, and got off the bed in my birthday suit. Just as I opened the door and walked out, Lin suddenly walked out from the side. His face was so pale that it didn't look like a human's. He held the flashlight and said, "Don't go over there. I'm doing this for your own good. Don't get involved in other people's business!"

"What's going on over there?" I pointed to the other side and said, "It seems like something big has happened."

"Don't worry. You just need to take care of the door. No matter who comes, don't let them in. Do you understand?"

I nodded.

He put down the flashlight and smiled at me. He slowly turned around and headed towards the on-call room in the hospital.

I looked at the hospital from afar. It was very busy. I thought, 'It's too evil. Are all the people in here ghosts?' I heard that some people would be imprisoned in a yard after their death. They had no way to leave or reincarnate. They didn't even know that they had died. Could it be that all the people in this mental hospital were ghosts?

But then again, why was I so afraid? At this moment, my body felt like it had been electrocuted. It felt like there were ants crawling under my skin. I rubbed my arm a few times and returned to my room. I thought, 'I must rescue Fangfang as soon as possible and find Xiaoqian. I can't stay in this place any longer.'

I turned off the lights and laid down. Just as I laid down, I heard someone banging on the horn outside!

I sat up and turned on the lights. It was an ambulance. The person in the car got out. I saw that it was not someone else but Xiaoqian.

Xiaoqian slammed the window and shouted, "Old man, open the door!"

I came out and opened the door. Xiaoqian was stunned when she saw me. "Why is it you? Where is the old man?"

"Old man is dead. Xiaoqian, what are you doing?"

"Why do you care? Open the door. It will be too late if you don't open it."

I used the flashlight to look inside the car. I found that there was another driver in the car. This driver was wearing a cap. Then, I went to the back and planned to open the back door to see what was inside. Xiaoqian pulled my wrist and said, "Chen, what are you doing?"

I said, "Xiaoqian, what are you doing? Come home with me. Don't do this anymore."

"Chen Youling, you are too lenient!"

"You are my girlfriend!" I shouted.

Xiaoqian smiled disdainfully and said, "Are you crazy, Chen Youling? Do you think I have anything to do with you?"

After she finished speaking, she looked at me and said, "It all depends on you whether this person is dead or alive. Are you going to let him in or not? If you don't, don't even think about getting to know me in the future."

I said, "Open it and let me see."

Bao Xueqian was so anxious that she was spinning on the ground. Then she said, "Go and open the door. Chen Youling, I beg you, open the door and don't disturb my business. I beg you."

"You admit that you are my girlfriend?" I asked.

She looked around and nodded at me, "What do you think? I am already like you, so of course, I am your girlfriend."

I felt relieved when I heard this. In an instant, I forgot about the order of the principal and went back to the house. I opened the big iron door. The ambulance went straight to the clinic. After arriving, Xiaoqian and the driver opened the door behind them and carried a stretcher in.

I closed the iron door and was about to go over to take a look when Lin ran over. The flashlight in his hand was shaking. When he arrived in front of me, he shouted, "Who told you to let them in!"

I said, "There is a patient in the car!"

"There is a ghostly patient!" He shouted, "Are you crazy? Do you know what you are doing? Tomorrow, I will definitely tell the dean about this. You are dead, do you know that?"

After he finished speaking, he left in a huff. After walking for more than ten steps, he turned around and pointed at me and shouted, "Don't go to the outpatient department, and don't go to the inpatient department either. Do you know how to defend your post?"

I nodded, thinking, What the hell is going on here?

I looked at the outpatient department and the inpatient department from afar. At this moment, it was already brightly lit and extremely noisy. Oh my god, just how big of a secret is hidden here! I can't care less. Tomorrow morning, I will find the dean to give him a gift. Let's see how I can get Fangfang out.

Just as I returned to my room, someone knocked on the door behind me. I looked over and saw that it was Xiaoqian. I went over to open the door and was about to ask her what had happened when she spoke first, "Tomorrow, resign and leave!"

I asked, "What about you?"

"Don't worry about me."

I said, "If you don't come home with me, I won't leave. Mrs. Fangfang is also here."

"Mrs. Fangfang is better here than outside. After a while, I will think of a way to get Mrs. Fangfang out." She said, "Listen to me, I won't harm you. Don't work here anymore."

She handed me a plastic bag and turned around to leave. I opened it and saw a household register and an ID card. It was called Chen Youling, but the ID card number had changed. I was now a person of the Chen family in Shen Yang City.

I thought that it was good to have an ID card, so it was convenient for me. I opened the door and chased after her. Xiaoqian suddenly stopped and turned around, pointing at me and saying, "Stop, don't follow me. Go back and sleep. I'll call you when I leave later."

"But..."

"No buts, don't ask questions." She said.

I returned helplessly and sat in the chair to watch TV angrily. About an hour later, the ambulance came out. I opened the door and they left.

I closed the door and went back to sleep. When I woke up the next morning, I changed my clothes, brushed my teeth, and washed my face. After that, the dean drove over and actually brought me soy milk and fried dough sticks.

I was worried for the whole day, afraid that Xiao Lin would complain, but nothing happened that day. After the dean left in the afternoon, Xiao Lin did not come. I was puzzled, thinking that Xiao Lin should have come! I went back to the room to look through the book. There was Xiao Lin's contact information inside.

The phone was connected. It was a woman who answered. I said, "I'm looking for Xiao Lin! I didn't make a mistake, right?"

"Xiao Lin, he, he, he's dead!" Then, the woman burst into tears.

When this news reached my ears, my head immediately remembered his pale face and dark eyes. My back felt cold, as if a snake was crawling on my back.