Truth is everywhere within range

There are many urban legends in Japan.

Things like the slit girl, the human-faced dog, and the eight-foot-sama are not strange stories passed down from ancient times, but stories that have only appeared in the city in recent decades.

Of course, if there are too many urban legends, they become true.

For example, in the story of Sadako, due to the popularity of the movie, some resentful spirits developed in the direction of Sadako, and turned into real weirdness.

In fact, traditional weirdness was just an urban legend in the past, but over time, it became a real weird story.

As for the ghost stories in the hospital that he heard at noon, Qiao Qiao thought of many scientific possibilities, such as lies made up by nurses to cover up their dereliction of duty, ghost stories formed by grafting other incidents together, and even the friendship between the two. The nonsense the senior made up to pick up girls.

However, as a spiritual exterminator, Qiao Qiao would definitely not ignore such stories completely.

In the afternoon, he contacted Nishino Hiroshi. The doctor slept somewhere for a while at noon. His hair was a little messy and he was yawning.

"This is the psychiatric sanitation department. They are all mild, um, mild patients."

Nishino Hiroshi thought about the words.

Mental illness has always made people very frightened, and in many movies, such diseases are also synonymous with horror.

"This is also a pilot project for our research. In the past, most mental illness treatments were in the form of one-on-one psychological consultation, and the patients lived alone. We believed that this might aggravate the patients' delusions, so we adopted a four-person room. This form allows these mild patients to communicate in normal times."

Nishino Hiroshi seemed to know something about this area, so he came to the nurse station.

"Kudou-san, these two are sent by the Soul Exterminator Association. Please take them to understand the situation here, and then go to Yasuda-san."

He said hello to one of the two nurses on duty.

"Okay, okay."

The nurse named Kudo didn't know whether she was afraid of Qiao Qiao or Nishino Hiroshi, so she answered with some hesitation in her voice.

After Nishino Hiroshi left, Nurse Kudo looked at Ariko in school uniform with some curiosity.

"High school student? The spirit slayer is really awesome."

"This is Ariko Asano from Atsuta Shrine, then..."

Qiao Qiao gave a brief introduction, and before Nurse Kudo could be confused about why she wanted to find a patient in the psychiatric sanitation department, she heard him continue to ask.

"Nurse Kudo, do you know the legends circulating in the psychiatry department?"

"legend?"

Nurse Kudo was stunned for a moment and glanced behind her at her colleague who was playing with her mobile phone and didn't pay attention to her.

"Uh, you guys come over here with me."

She took the two of them to a place far away from the nurse's station, where there was a TV and chairs. It was usually a place where patients or family members rested.

"Are you really the exorcist?"

Nurse Kudo asked again.

Qiao Qiao took out his soul-killing certificate and confirmed it with Nurse Kudo. The young woman felt relieved a little.

"Well, this is because I'm afraid you are sent by the hospital to supervise you."

She smiled reluctantly and said again when she saw no one was around.

"Actually, I feel like there's always been a problem here. It's just that the superiors have said that we are not allowed to talk about those weird things, and we have punished those who spread these things in private, so we don't dare to talk about it."

The threshold of the medical industry is relatively high, and the circle is relatively small, especially for leaders in private hospital factions like Showa University. If you offend people here and lose your reputation, you will basically be unable to continue in this industry. Mixed down.

"So even if you graduate and leave here, many people don't dare to say anything bad about Showa University."

Even though there was no one else around, Nurse Kudo whispered.

"Is this so?"

Qiao Qiao was thoughtful.

Then the senior that the girl talked about at noon either no longer works in this circle, or he was drunk and talked too much, right?

No wonder Nurse Kudo was a little scared when she saw Dr. Nishino. She probably thought he was here to investigate her.

However, the words of one or two people are just rumors at best.

"I heard that the psychiatric unit is haunted. Is this true?"

Hearing Qiao Qiao's inquiry, Nurse Kudo nodded slightly.

Then, she briefly talked about the legends she knew.

Generally speaking, it is similar to what Qiao Qiao heard at noon.

A few years ago, a nurse discovered that there was an extra person during her ward rounds, but she didn't know who it was.

Sometimes I feel unsteady when walking in the ward, as if I was pulled by something.

Occasionally I can smell some strange smell of unknown origin.

Rarely, when you come in the morning, you will find that things have been messed up at the nurse's station and in the ward, but the nurse on duty is unaware of it.

"Previously, the superiors said that they would find a spiritual master to check the situation, but I don't know why it was never implemented, and then it was dropped."

Nurse Kudo felt like she had been holding back for a long time.

"These things rarely happen now anyway, so we nurses don't care too much."

"How many patients are there now?"

Qiao Qiao asked again.

"Nine, including four in one ward, three in another ward, and only two in the last ward. Ms. Yasuda is in the last ward."

Nurse Kudo replied.

"When was the last time that weird situation happened?"

Qiao Qiao asked further.

"Well, about two months ago? I'm not sure. It seemed like a nurse heard something while working the night shift. Hey, come to think of it, who was it?"

Nurse Kudo was lost in memories, but seemed to have no answer.

"Miss Yasuda, what's the disease?"

Qiao Qiao decided to change his angle.

"She has mild delusions and always fantasizes about other people around her. Probably, well, the medical records show that it started a year ago, but she was not a patient in our department at that time, but after being admitted to the hospital accidentally. Diseases in this area were detected.”

Nurse Kudo explained.

"Accident?"

Qiao Qiao noticed the problem.

"Well, she was first sent to the hospital with an accidental fracture. The orthopedics department was upstairs at that time. Then when she was hospitalized for recuperation, the doctor and other patients noticed that she seemed to often say some inexplicable words, so they tested her. Stayed in the psychiatric unit."

Is this a blessing in disguise?

Qiao Qiao is not sure.

But looking at the treatment methods here, it seems that they are not as violent as in the movies and require removal of the prefrontal lobe or something. Is it probably okay to rest?

"What about Miss Yasuda's family?"

"This is her illness."

Nurse Kudo said slightly embarrassed.

"Ms. Yasuda would think that she had a husband and daughter from time to time, and would sometimes talk to them. She was diagnosed with mental problems at the time because she mentioned her non-existent husband and daughter."