Chapter Fifty-One: The Narrow Path

  I didn't actually pass out for that long, and I came to soon after. But when I opened my eyes, the whole room was full of people, and Zhang Jianhua was standing in front of me, shirtless, revealing the wolf tattoos on his chest and back. He was holding a thermos, glaring menacingly at the people in the room, cursing: "Who dares to touch him? Who was it that hit him just now? You son of a bitch, if I don't kill you, my surname will be yours..."

  It's completely different from when you're in front of me, but this protection makes me feel touched. Looking at all the nurses and others in the room, I feel a little uneasy, and I involuntarily swallowed my saliva, forcing myself to say in a hoarse voice: "Don't misunderstand, I really didn't behave like a rascal, please listen to my explanation..."

  Actually, I'm more wronged than Dou E, but it's not that I wanted to be cheap, it was forced upon me. However, when I want to explain, I feel like I can't make myself clear. What if these people were to fly into a rage? I reckon even Zhang Jia Hua wouldn't be able to stop them. As soon as this thought occurred to me, the crowd in the room rushed towards us, and both my face and Zhang Jian Hua's changed color at the same time. Not mentioning me, let alone Zhang Jian Hua, who didn't think twice before fiercely smashing a thermos on a man's head. The thermos naturally shattered into pieces, and the crowd was stunned, not expecting Zhang Jia Hua to actually use violence. Fortunately, there wasn't much water left in the thermos, and also fortunately, the water wasn't very hot anymore.

  Zhang Jianhua took action, knowing that things couldn't be settled peacefully today. He didn't dare hesitate and quickly pulled out his phone to call Sun Chuanming: "Brother Sun, something's happened! Someone wants to beat up Gao Ren. Hurry over with your brothers, damn it, bring your guns too - there are a lot of these bastards!"

  The voice was fierce and had clearly shocked the people around, judging by their appearance and demeanor. This wasn't someone to be trifled with, and it seemed obvious that he wasn't a good person. The sound of Sun Chuanming's angry roar could still be heard over the phone, and I estimated that this was probably going to escalate into something serious. I remembered Zhang Jianhua mentioning that Sun Chuanming had a restaurant and a KTV under his control, as well as a group of younger brothers at his beck and call. If things really did get out of hand, it would be difficult to resolve the situation. What kind of trouble was this? I didn't dare hesitate, and quickly said to Zhang Jianhua: "Big Brother Zhang, don't call Sun Ge over, it's nothing, I'll just explain things to them. Yeah, let Sun Ge go find my master, I think what happened earlier wasn't right."

  Zhang Jianhua was stunned, but still called Sun Chuanming to find my master. I also started brewing ideas to explain to everyone, but hadn't thought of how to explain yet. The nurse who was giving me an IV suddenly spoke up: "Liu Hai, can you explain what just happened? Why don't Wang Jing and Li Hui remember anything?"

  Looking at so many pairs of eyes staring at me, the nurse's words reminded me, and after a moment of hesitation, I said in a low voice: "Actually, I'm not very clear about what happened. Originally, I also got up in the middle of the night to go to the bathroom, but the toilet in the room couldn't be opened, so I went out into the corridor and came back. At that time, I saw this nurse leading a female patient out of the bathroom too. At first, I didn't pay attention, but when we reached the corner, the nurse suddenly shouted at me, her voice was really strange. I looked at her eyes, and then I started to feel dizzy. As for what happened later, I don't remember very clearly. It wasn't until this nurse named Li Hui called out to her that I understood a bit. Then I wanted to come back, but she pulled me back and wouldn't let me go. And then it was like you saw. I think Wang Jing was not feeling well at the time, it seemed... it seemed..."

  Everyone couldn't help but look at Wang Jing, yet no one spoke up. They just subconsciously kept a distance from Wang Jing. Those who were slightly smarter would realize that the most crucial person was actually Wang Jing, and everything was triggered by her. The three of them couldn't even remember what had happened. Wasn't this strange enough? In comparison, whether I was being a rascal or not wasn't important anymore. Of course, I still cared about it. As everyone remained silent, I took two deep breaths before sighing and saying: "Look at me, I can barely walk on my own, yet I'm still being a rascal. If I don't get beaten to death, wouldn't any random female comrade be able to beat me half to death?"

  I'm just sitting here, but this is a very persuasive statement. Now it's not wrong to say that I'm weak and can't withstand the wind. However, now everyone has stopped paying attention to what I've done, and no one listens to my words in their heart. Everyone looks at Wang Jing, but no one dares to look into her eyes, no one takes this risk. The atmosphere is getting more and more tense, and the room is filled with oppressive air. Finally, a patient can't stand it: "I think I won't stay in the hospital after all——"

  This cry broke the silence, Wang Jing, who had already been ostracized by everyone, looked at the crowd with a terrified face, her eyes filled with a pleading meaning. The feeling of being abandoned made people's hearts panic, but even the best sister in daily life was silent and speechless at this time, just lowering her head. Wang Jing backed away, leaned against the wall, and even started trembling. Finally, she couldn't bear it anymore, "Waa" burst into tears: "I really don't know anything, I really don't know——"

  Looking at Wang Jing's appearance, I couldn't help but sigh. I also think that Wang Jing has something on her mind. She should have been here for a long time, and the nurses here should be familiar with what kind of person she is. If such a thing had happened before, it should have been discovered long ago. But since it hasn't, it proves that nothing has happened. So it's just a sudden change tonight. And previously, her comforting appearance was obviously abnormal. It seemed like she wanted to take us to the storage room, but where did she want to take us and what did she want to do? I will think about everything I've experienced, and the doubts in my heart are getting thicker. I feel that Wang Jing at that time was as if possessed by something, but I didn't feel any yin energy at the time. Even if my body is weak, if it were a ghost possession, I should still be able to feel it. Since it's not a ghost possession, what could it be?

  I was lost in thought, but suddenly the nurse who was giving me an IV infusion suddenly remembered something and said uncertainly: "Wang Jing, I remember that you should have been on duty with me last night. Today I'm replacing Yan Xiuli's shift, but you had a substitution for someone else's shift, so why are you here tonight?"

  King Jing, who was originally crying, suddenly stopped crying and stood there stupidly for a moment. After being reminded by someone, all the nurses also reacted and thought: "Yes, King Jing shouldn't be on duty tonight, how did she come to work? And at that time, she didn't appear at the nurse's station either..."

  What I'm most afraid of is Wang Jing, who was already trembling slightly, with a face full of fear, and her words were laced with sobs: "I don't know, originally I had gone home too, but there was always a voice in my heart telling me to come here, later I became dizzy, I - I really don't know -"

  As Wang Jing spoke, the atmosphere became even more eerie, and everyone's face showed a look of shock. But just at this moment, an out-of-place voice suddenly appeared, it was Zhang Jianhua who suddenly blurted out: "You shouldn't be sleepwalking, should you?"

  Zhang Jianhua's words made everyone feel a bit strange, but if it was sleepwalking, it would be understandable. Even Wang Jing hoped that she was sleepwalking, or that there was only this explanation. However, I didn't think so and lowered my voice to say: "She wasn't sleepwalking because she used the Nine-Character True Speech Spell."

  Although my voice was already very low, it still stood out in the quiet room, and I was taken aback myself. But suddenly, I realized something - as I said, there must be some ulterior motive behind this. A thought flashed through my mind, and I remembered that Master had stuffed a few talismans into my pocket. Maybe this would be a good solution. I glanced around, pulled out one of the talismans from my pocket, and tugged at Zhang Jianhua: "Brother Zhang, give this talisman to that nurse. When Master Deng arrives, he'll know what's going on."

  Zhang Jianhua was taken aback for a moment, but still followed my intention and walked over to hand the peace symbol to Wang Jing: "Take it, this is a genuine peace symbol personally painted by Master Gao's master, which is priceless. Consider yourself lucky, wear it on your body, at least it will guarantee that nothing will happen to you tonight."

  No matter what, Wang Jing still clutched the peace symbol tightly in her hand, as if it was the last straw to save her life. At least she felt at ease in her heart. But just then, a sudden and earth-shattering wail came from outside. Listening carefully, someone was crying out: "Someone come! Someone come! My husband is gone! What's going on? He was fine just now when he went to the bathroom..."

  As soon as the toilet was mentioned, everyone in the house couldn't help but twitch their faces. Others could stay still, but these nurses couldn't. After all, someone had died in the hospital, and if they didn't go, they would be held responsible. So several nurses started to hesitate, but they also felt that tonight was too scary, and no one dared to move. They just wanted to wait for someone else to make a move, but who would dare to go first? It was the nurse who had given me an IV drip who gritted her teeth: "Whatever, if something happens and we don't go take a look, we'll be done for anyway. I'll go take a look."

  As she spoke, she strode towards the door, but just as she was passing by my bedside, the nurse suddenly remembered something and leaned forward to my face. Without asking if I wanted her to, she reached into my chest and grabbed it. At that time, when Master gave me the peace symbol, she was present, so she knew I still had one. Although she spoke in a tough tone, she was actually still very afraid inside, but there was no time to ask me for it, so she just took it herself and whispered to me: "I'll return it to you after use, don't worry, I won't damage it."

  Watching the nurse leave, Li Hui, her best friend, also gritted her teeth: "Zhang Qianqian, I'm going with you."

  To be honest, if they didn't go, even the rice bowls would not be kept, and yet they couldn't help but go. At this time, Zhang Qianqian took the lead, and the nurses followed in pairs towards the ward where the crying sound came from. Meanwhile, the on-duty doctor rushed over, as well as some patients' family members who were watching the commotion. In short, the quiet hospital suddenly came to life.

  I was also dazed, thinking about what's going on. Why did he go to the toilet too? Is there any connection between them? My mind racing, I suddenly struggled up: "Old Zhang, hold me and let's go take a look, I feel like there's something fishy about this."