Hospital No. 444

David was lying on the bed, but couldn't fall asleep.

After all, he was going to do a more dangerous job next.

Especially... He remembered clearly that a few years ago, a pair of twins from his neighbor's house were both selected to go on patrol on the same day. As a result, they never made it back.

In fact, there were no bodies left. Their parents didn't even see them for the last time.

During patrols, you will encounter situations that are simply unpredictable. Even if the porcelain doll is there, it does not mean that he will survive.

This caused David to have a heavy mind, and the more he thought about it, the more he couldn't sleep.

Finally, he opened his eyes and looked at the clock beside his bed.

Only thirty minutes had passed, but he felt as if he had been lying there for an hour.

So, he had to sleep again.

After a few more minutes, he heard a voice behind him.

"David should be sleeping, right?"

When David closed the door just now, he left a crack, so he could vaguely hear the sounds outside the door.

"I know you're worried, but there's nothing you can do about it. If you get the lottery, you have to go. Most of the time, the patrol can come back safely."

"Over the years, some members of the patrol team have died one after another. Now the number of young and middle-aged villagers is getting smaller and smaller. Even if the death rate is relatively low, we can't afford to go out on patrol every night."

"I know this too. But there's really nothing I can do about it. As long as David and Dai Lan can live a good life in the village. I'm afraid this fog will not clear up in a few decades."

"I said……"

"Why are you hesitating? If you have something to say, just say it!"

"This question has been holding in my mind for ten years... Lei San, he is dead, right?"

"The village chief said that this matter should not be mentioned again."

"I want to know if you were involved?"

For a while, the atmosphere was a little stagnant.

"One year, I served as captain." David's mother said: "That year, two people in the patrol team I led died while patrolling. Their porcelain dolls were all gone. In the end, When we counted, naturally there were only seven people left. But at that time..."

"Okay, stop talking..."

"At that time, everyone except me thought it was incredible. Why were there only seven people left? I was surprised, and then I told them that two people died! But no one except me remembered that two people died. Don’t even remember them being on patrol.”

Hearing these words, David felt horrified.

Is there such a thing?

"The same goes for everyone else in the village. Later, they had to remind me repeatedly that they remembered that these two people participated in tonight's patrol. At that time, I realized that the position of captain is unusual. Only the captain can remember the death of a team. Who did he kill? However, Lei San's situation was even more serious that time. At that time, Lei San was the captain. But...but..."

For a moment, David's father also fell silent.

"That night, he came to us and said..."

"do not talk!"

"Leisan disappeared after that... It's because his parents passed away and his children were working in the city and not in the village, so you decided to sacrifice him, right?"

"The village chief has nothing to do. If he doesn't do this, everyone in the village will die. He is the captain and should take responsibility."

David does remember...

After Uncle Lei arrived, strange deaths began to occur in the village. After he disappeared, no one died in the village again.

Therefore, David had already vaguely guessed why Uncle Lei disappeared.

Sure enough, this was the village chief's decision.

"The village chief did it himself. He said that he is a village cadre, and since he makes the decision, he must implement it himself."

Take action...

At this point, everyone already knows it.

"Such a thing could really happen..."

At this time, David's parents seemed to realize that the door was not closed tightly, so they came up and closed the door.

David closed his eyes, and in his mind, Uncle Lei at that time and what his mother just said appeared in his mind.

Only she remembers... Two team members died, and only she remembers who those two team members are...

That white mist, as well as that temple, all have some kind of curse power beyond imagination. However, David never imagined that this cursed power would be so terrifying!

I don’t know how much time passed before David finally fell asleep.

After sleeping for a long time, he suddenly felt someone shaking his shoulder.

"David, get up! Get up quickly! It's already eight o'clock!"

"Um……"

David, who was sleepy, looked at his mother who woke him up.

"mom……"

"Get up, I'll make some noodles for you. Eat before you go."

"good……"

Suddenly, mother hugged David.

"Mom..." David was stunned for a moment.

"David," his mother patted his back and said, "I will wait for you to come back. When you come back, I will light birthday candles for you."

"Birthday...candles?"

Did his mother make him a birthday cake?

"Okay, Mom, I understand."

On the dining table, there was a steaming bowl of large noodles with two poached eggs in it.

"Eat, David."

"good."

David sat down and just picked up his chopsticks when he suddenly asked: "Dad, Captain Lin said that the meeting place is at the old place at the east entrance of the village. He said you know where it is."

"I know."

Dad nodded and said, "You eat noodles first. When you're done, I'll take you out."

David looked to the side. The bamboo poles and porcelain dolls were placed there, and the bamboo poles... seemed to have been polished very brightly.

David knew that his mother was worried about him.

"David," his father reminded him again: "When patrolling, as long as it is not next to you, don't put the bamboo pole in immediately. As long as the porcelain doll is still there, you will be fine, don't worry."

"Dad, I want to know that as long as the body does not enter the white mist, nothing will happen. But if that is the case, we..."

"Actually, this statement is not rigorous. You should also know that at this time of night, the white fog has a tendency to expand into the village at any time. If you hear any movement in the white fog, you have to use porcelain dolls to drive away the monsters in the fog. Sometimes , maybe if you don’t pay attention, the fog will spread over you. When the time comes, you must be careful and retreat!”

"Ok, I know."

In fact, David has always been very clear...the fog has been slowly extending further into the village over the years.

What this means is naturally self-evident. Although the current speed is still relatively slow, this trend cannot help but make people fearful.

"David," his mother looked at him and said, "It would be great if we went to the city to work and then took you to the city, so that you wouldn't be trapped in this village. Just like your cousin, Just inside the city.”

"Don't say that, Mom. My brother and I are different." David, who was eating noodles, said subconsciously: "He skipped all the way through school and became a surgeon..."

As soon as he said these words, David was suddenly stunned.

well?

etc……

"What kind of surgeon?" David's parents looked puzzled and said, "Your two cousins ​​do some small business in the city! Who did you hear that they are surgeons?"

"Why is it so easy to be a doctor...and why did you skip a grade in school? You're not awake yet, are you, David?"

"Yeah...what's wrong with me..."

David rubbed his head, feeling very confused.

What kind of surgeon...

For three generations in Lao Dai's family, there had never been anyone who practiced medicine.

Was he really sleepy?

"I-I must have been confused with someone."

Confused with whom...?

"Okay, hurry up and eat. After eating, we will leave immediately. We must not be late!"

"Well, good...good..."

David took a bite of the poached egg and finished the noodles quickly. He found that... every noodle was extremely long, and he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart.

After eating the noodles, David picked up the bamboo pole with the porcelain doll on it and followed his father out the door, heading to... that old place.