Translator: CinderTL
For some reason, after saying this, Blind Zheng couldn't help but sigh again.
It felt like he had something to say, but it wasn't convenient to say it.
Jiang Cheng poured another glass of wine for Blind Zheng, but contrary to his usual behavior, Blind Zheng didn't drink it. Instead, he shook his head and sighed again.
"Is there something wrong with that woman?" Jiang Cheng asked, drinking by himself.
"I've known about that woman for a long time. She's been here for quite a while, probably... probably over a year. Before that, she had been staying in Room 624."
"Room 624 isn't something just anyone can afford. It has the best facilities in the entire hospital, and to get in, you need connections."
"But she managed to stay there for over a year."
"What's strange is," Blind Zheng frowned, "someone with such conditions, yet in all that time, no one ever came to visit her. Only the psychiatrists and nurses took care of her."
"Not even during holidays did her family come." From Blind Zheng's tone, he found it very odd.
"Ah, that woman is very young, and her looks are impeccable. Many of the female doctors and nurses in the hospital were extremely envious of her."
"Many people secretly asked her how she maintained her appearance."
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng's brow suddenly furrowed.
Wasn't this woman supposed to have mental issues? Could it be that her treatment had progressed to the point where she could communicate normally with others? "It's not what you think," Blind Zheng glanced at Jiang Cheng and shook his head, then lowered his voice mysteriously, "To tell you the truth, that woman isn't crazy at all."
Cao Yang's gaze at Blind Zheng also turned strange. Ten minutes ago, Blind Zheng had pointed to his head and said the woman had issues there.
How could he now say that the woman wasn't crazy at all?
Was he drunk? Talking nonsense.
But Jiang Cheng remained quite patient.
"Not only is the woman not crazy, but she's also a very good person," Blind Zheng recalled. "Every time after her treatment, she would thank the doctors and nurses."
"I've seen her a few times, and each time she would greet me proactively."
Jiang Cheng's expression changed slightly, and his fingers unconsciously tightened around his wine glass.
If what Blind Zheng said was true, then Jiang Cheng thought the woman's situation didn't seem like treatment—it was more like imprisonment.
At this point, Blind Zheng became emotional, "That poor woman, framed like this, and they still didn't let her go."
"She was framed," Jiang Cheng seemed to have some thoughts on the matter.
"Exactly," Blind Zheng said angrily. "At that time, rumors were spreading in the hospital that the woman's husband had gotten involved with a very influential woman who couldn't tolerate her. So, they got someone to issue some bogus assessment, labeling the woman as mentally ill."
"That way, they could conveniently send her here, out of sight, and that despicable couple could be together without any hindrance!"
"How heartless!" Cao Yang gritted his teeth in anger.
Being treated as a mental patient in such a confined room for over a year—if it were him, he would probably go insane.
"What happened next?" After a moment of thought, Jiang Cheng was still concerned about the rest of the story. According to Blind Zheng, the woman was later killed.
"Later, no one knew exactly what happened. Some said the man's new lover grew tired of him and wanted to break up, but the man refused to let go. Eventually, the new lover half-threatened, half-indifferently said, 'If you can make your wife disappear forever, then there might still be a chance.'"
"Later... later the man actually came, and he brought a knife!"
"Ruthless, truly ruthless. The woman had just finished breakfast and was resting in bed when the man burst in and slit her throat!"
"I heard the blood sprayed all over the wall, even onto the ceiling!"
"At the time, the hospital organized a rescue effort, but in reality, the woman was already gone. The hospital just went through the motions, after all," Blind Zheng gritted his teeth, "the hospital also bore an inescapable responsibility for what happened."
More than just an inescapable responsibility, it could be said they were accomplices.
They should have known about the issues inside, but no one spoke up, because as long as treatment continued, they would keep earning money.
The fees must have been quite tempting.
What chilled Jiang Cheng even more was the woman's husband.
To still be able to kill her under such circumstances, Jiang Cheng felt the truly insane one wasn't the woman, but her husband.
What followed was much simpler.
The man who killed the woman didn't escape.
He was cornered in room 624 by those who arrived later.
In the end, in despair, he jumped to his death.
It was a fitting end to his disgraceful life.
Because this incident was undoubtedly a shocking scandal, once exposed, it would be a fatal blow to the hospital's reputation.
So the hospital kept it tightly under wraps, ordering all those who knew to keep it confidential.
"Do you know about room 906?" Since the conversation had already gone this far, Jiang Cheng decided not to hold back and asked directly.
"The woman in there was once a nurse in the psychiatric department," Blind Zheng exhaled and said, "Not long after this incident, she suddenly went mad."
"It must have been the shock of this incident," Cao Yang expressed deep understanding.
But when Blind Zheng heard Cao Yang speak, he suddenly looked up, staring straight at Cao Yang's face, which made Cao Yang feel uneasy.
The room was already dim, and Blind Zheng's eyes were very cloudy.
Then, Blind Zheng shifted his gaze to Jiang Cheng, but Jiang Cheng's eyes showed little emotion. He was just slowly drinking, his face very calm.
"Do you believe in karma?" Blind Zheng asked Jiang Cheng.
Jiang Cheng nodded his chin, "I do."
Hearing this, Blind Zheng took a deep breath, and then his hunched body straightened up.
"That nurse wasn't driven mad by this incident," Blind Zheng lowered his voice, "She was scared mad by something."
"Scared mad?" Cao Yang's expression changed slightly.
For some reason, when Blind Zheng mentioned the word "something," Cao Yang felt the temperature around him drop several degrees.
He couldn't help but rub his arms, trying to warm himself up.
"By what?" Jiang Cheng shrugged, his tone indifferent, "By the ghost of the dead woman?"
Hearing this, not only Cao Yang, but even Blind Zheng was momentarily stunned.
They didn't expect this seemingly delicate young man to be so bold. How could he casually say such things? After a moment, Blind Zheng took a deep breath, but his expression turned extremely grim. He swallowed hard, neither confirming nor denying.
Instead, he began narrating the next story in a matter-of-fact tone, "Not long after that incident, one night after her shift, the elevator broke down, and the nurse got trapped inside. By the time they rescued her, she had completely passed out, curled up in a corner, clutching herself tightly as if defending against something."
"Her fingers were hooked, like an animal's claws," Blind Zheng recalled the scene as if it were still vivid before his eyes.
"After a long time of resuscitation, she finally woke up, but it was no use. She had completely lost her mind," Blind Zheng looked at Jiang Cheng. "No matter what you asked her, she wouldn't respond at all. She just kept her head down, murmuring something softly."
"Later, someone got very close and finally heard what she was saying," Blind Zheng suddenly looked up, his cloudy eyes fixed intently on Jiang Cheng, and he spoke word by word, "She's back!"
(End of the Chapter)
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