Hospital No. 444

Virgil still felt as if he was in a dream.

The day before yesterday, he was an ordinary person, and the most bizarre thing in his life was that a madman broke into the school near his home and shot dead children.

But now, almost all of his worldview has been destroyed and reshaped.

A supernatural hospital that cures curses!

It actually exists!

"I still don't understand." Virgil said, "What talent do I have that deserves so much attention from you?"

Is...really that important?

"It's more important than you think." Klein looked at the corridor in front of him where his sister disappeared and said, "But recruiting you in is also risky for us."

"risk?"

Klein did not answer his question directly, but said, "Did you receive the red mask I just gave you?"

"Well, put it away."

After entering the hospital, the first thing Klein did was to hand Virgil two red masks.

"In this hospital, all doctors and nurses must go to the Devil's Department to apply for two red masks and carry them with them. This is common sense in our hospital."

"Yeah, but you asked me not to wear a mask."

"Under normal circumstances, it must not be worn."

When Klein said this, his expression became solemn.

"All the signs in our hospital are in English. You should have noticed that, right?"

"Yeah, and it's all standard British English." This was somewhat unfamiliar to the American Virgil.

"During your journey, you haven't seen any... languages ​​other than English, right?"

"I didn't pay special attention to this, but they should all be in English."

In fact, he was a little confused about this.

After he entered Hospital No. 666, he found that there were many European patients from non-English speaking countries. I heard French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese. And he could tell by listening carefully to their chat that these people should be Europeans, not from South American countries.

Although English is an important language that people all over the world learn, there are always patients from so many European and American countries who have poor English proficiency.

"You also noticed that we all have a black inverted cross on our foreheads, right? But we usually cover it with bangs."

Virgil remembered too. But to most people, it's just a tattoo on the forehead. In the United States, where tattoos are extremely common, no one takes it seriously.

"Well, every doctor and nurse has one."

"Then, remember, if you see non-English text, especially...Chinese, if you see doctors and nurses without a black inverted cross on their foreheads, immediately, immediately...put on a red mask."

"Why……"

"And you, Virgil, your chances of seeing this kind of scene are far higher than ours."

Upon hearing this, Virgil subconsciously looked at the text on the elevator.

"Arabic numerals don't count, do they?"

"It doesn't count."

Chinese...especially Chinese?

This statement made Virgil feel uncomfortable inexplicably. Because his mother is Chinese. Moreover, Virgil's appearance looks more like an Asian, and many people once mistaken him for a Japanese or a Korean.

"What will happen if you don't wear the red mask?"

"That's the point."

Klein continued: "That day, the surveillance near the elevator showed that Lusa and Mary passed by one after another. And according to my understanding, Lusa Medel, three days before Mary disappeared, she was a member of the Demon Science Department. With the authority of the deputy director, I received three more red masks.”

Three red masks?

"You must use all the masks before you can apply for them. You can apply for up to two at a time, and the deputy director can apply for three."

"Why do you want so much?"

"Yeah, why... Then, we investigated all the doctors, nurses, and patients who took the elevator to this floor during the time when Mary disappeared. There were so many people, so it took us a lot of time. Especially, Passengers who rode in the same elevator as Mary.”

"So……"

"Most passengers remember Mary. After all, she is from my Faust family and the daughter of the vice-president. But at that time, everyone clearly remembers that she was stunned at the elevator entrance for more than ten seconds before walking in. . We didn’t dare to offend Miss Faust’s family. Even if she didn’t come in, we helped her hold the button and keep the elevator door open before letting her in.”

"Ding--"

At this time, the elevator door opened.

A male doctor walked in from inside. Because Klein's back was turned to him, the male doctor did not realize that the other person was the eldest son of the Faust family. Instead, he said: "You two, don't go in. With the two of you, the elevator There are thirteen passengers inside.”

Hearing this, Virgil remembered that it was indeed written "Limited to 12 people" inside the elevator.

Klein said: "Do you know why the elevator is limited to 12 people?"

"Overloaded? Couldn't it be because the number 13 is unlucky?"

"No." Klein shook his head slightly: "This is a rule set by the dean. No more than 12 people can ride in the elevator. 12 people means 12 people, even if all 12 people are children. Of course. , if the thirteenth person enters, the elevator will immediately issue a prompt, and even a female doctor can prompt if she is pregnant. If the thirteenth person does not go out, the elevator cannot start. So it stands to reason that there is no need to open the elevator door and count the passengers. But the dean stipulates that everyone must carefully check the number of people when the elevator door opens!"

"That……"

"However, once or twice a year in the hospital, doctors and nurses will see... thirteen people inside when the elevator door opens!"

"This...doesn't it mean that it is impossible for the thirteen passenger elevator to start?"

"The strange thing is that after investigation, we will find that it is not the case. Only the doctor outside the elevator noticed that the thirteenth person was in the elevator."

Virgil was completely confused.

"Yes. That's the problem." Klein looked at the elevator door behind him. "Supposedly, this is impossible. And according to the regulations set by the dean, doctors, nurses, or patients, as long as they see someone appearing in the elevator, Even if all thirteen people are familiar to you, you must not enter the elevator. At the same time, you cannot tell the people in the elevator about this, and you cannot take the initiative to let anyone inside come out. Of course, If a passenger gets off the elevator, there is no need to stop him."

What kind of weird rule is this? ? ?

"There is no pattern to the appearance of the thirteenth passenger."

Virgil suddenly thought of something: "But something is wrong. Won't the people in the elevator notice that a thirteenth passenger has appeared?"

"This is...the scariest part. We are psychic doctors. It is difficult for ordinary people to see through the hiding of ghosts, but it is often not a problem for us. But...when this happens, the people in the elevator They all said that they carefully checked the number of people before entering the elevator! But in the end, we were only able to find twelve passengers, but we couldn’t find out who the thirteenth person was."

"Then..." Virgil said hurriedly: "Let everyone who sees the thirteen passengers in the elevator identify them one by one..."

"The Darren family has done that before. However, they eventually discovered that if the doctors or patients who witnessed the thirteen passengers were forced to recall, they would eventually fall into madness and eventually become complete lunatics."

Hearing this, Virgil subconsciously stayed away from the elevator.

"So you suspect...Mary was...she saw the thirteenth passenger, or did she go in?"

"It's not suspicion but conviction. Because I found out that there were twelve doctors and patients taking that elevator at that time! Under normal circumstances, Mary should not have come in at all!"

Virgil gasped.

"But just because Ruth Medel was in the elevator at the same time as her..."

"Just because she is Damon Dellon's fiancée, she has enough motivation to harm the Faust family. The destruction of the surveillance was probably the work of the Dellon family."

Klein took a deep breath and said, "You are our family's last hope to get Mary back, Virgil!"

“But what exactly can I do?”

"Do you feel anything special? Here?"

"No." Virgil shook his head.

Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and asked: "Those twelve passengers at that time, didn't they feel strange? When the thirteenth passenger Mary walked in, the elevator could still start?"

"That's the problem. I just ask them this question, and which floor Mary got off the elevator on, and as soon as they remember it... they will go crazy and become crazy! Then, they can't ask anything!"