Chapter 1095 - Memory of the Hospital 2 in 1 (1/2)

This world behind the door had given him a lot of pressure, and it demand his full attention. He knew that he would not be able to split his attention elsewhere, lest he missed some important details, but who would have thought that meant that he would lose White Tiger, who was supposed to be following him? Honestly, it was not until this moment that Chen Ge realized that the white cat had gone missing.

“The poor kitty,” Xiao Sun grumbled softly beside him. “By the way, why would you carry a cat with you? I have heard that black cats can be used to bring good luck, but I do not think a white cat has the same effect as its black counterpart…”

“You know that it is a white cat? That means that when you saw me, the white cat was still around me?” Chen Ge turned to look at Xiao Sun.

“The cat was quite obedient. It stuck close to you at pretty much every moment, as if the rest of us would try to harm it or something.” Xiao Sun had no idea that the white cat disliked them because they were dead people from behind the door. He continued to sigh. “Actually, I am envious of you. I also want to have such an obedient cat as a pet. He looks so cute all curled up around you.”

“That is just an illusion. The cat only sticks close to me when we are behind the door.” Chen Ge shook his head. “Can you still remember the last time you saw that white cat?”

“It was when you and your big sister went onto the rooftop. At the time, Granny Lee and I were waiting for you to return on the third floor. The white cat was following you when you went onto the roof, but when you returned… My memory is a bit fuzzy at the moment, but I believe it was then that it went missing.” Xiao Sun’s revelation provided a huge hint for Chen Ge.

As I expected, I separated from the white cat when I first entered the black fog. Does that mean it went missing inside the black fog, or did it not follow me into the black fog at all?

With White Tiger’s courage, Chen Ge felt that the chance of it being the latter was much higher, but if that was the case, why did the white cat not follow Chen Ge back and stick close to him when he returned from the black fog? Chen Ge was hung up on that question. The white cat was very clever. It knew that in the world behind the door where danger was everywhere and one could die with any wrong step, staying close to Chen Ge was the safest bet. But it had chosen to leave Chen Ge at a certain moment. Did that mean that it had sensed something that would pose a danger to it around Chen Ge? Was it no longer safe for it to stay around Chen Ge?

With his brows slowly creasing together, Chen Ge was reminded of the encounters that happened to him at Jiu Hong Apartments Block 1’s Room 504. The ghost children on the walls were all staring at him. It was as if Xiao Sun and Wen Qing did not exist in their eyes. Now that he thought about it, that was something that was very strange as well.

“Why would I be so targeted?” Chen Ge still had not recovered from his overwhelming fatigue. If anything, he felt weaker and weaker by the moment. “Is it really possible that something has possessed me? Has it been feasting on my body?”

Most of the ghost children in the Room 504 were disfigured physically. So many years ago, the rag doll had ‘stripped’ parts of their body to make a ‘new clothes’ for itself. The thing that these ghost children hated the most should be the rag doll. “Is it possible that the rag doll has found a way to possess my body?”

Using his Yin Yang Vision, Chen Ge scanned his whole body again. Other than his back, which he was unable to twist his neck around to see, he checked every other inch of his body, and he did not discover anything out of place. “Xiao Sun, can you check if there is anything weird on my back?”

“There is nothing on your back! If such a large cat was hanging on your back, wouldn’t you think you would be able to feel its presence?” Xiao Sun did not quite understand the meaning of Chen Ge’s instruction.

“I am not talking about the cat. There might be something else possessing my body. In any case, if we run across any mirrors later, please remind me.” Chen Ge dragged Doctor Skull Cracker’s hammer along the ground. The ghastly looking hammer felt like it had increased in weight. It drained Chen Ge to drag it along.

“Okay.” Xiao Sun pouted. “Seeing how nervous you were, and I thought you were worried about that cat of yours.”

“It should still be hiding at Jin Hwa Apartments Block A. It has probably found a safe corner to hide. In terms of the ability to protect itself, I still have quite the confidence in it.”

White Tiger did not have much going for it, but taking care of itself and staying away from danger were its top talents.

“It should be able to hang around until we return to fetch it.”

Even though the white cat was very cowardly, it could prove to be quite useful at times. Its sense of danger was much stronger than Chen Ge’s. It would provide Chen Ge with a warning even from the smallest twitch in their surroundings.

“After the white cat got separated from us, it was also the same time the invisible hand showed itself more often. Did it not do so before because it was afraid of being discovered by the white cat? But why would it be afraid of being discovered?”

“Chen Ge…” Wen Qing, who stood at the door, moved to lightly pull on Chen Ge’s shirt sleeve.

“What is it?”

“This building looks rather different from the other buildings that we’ve visited so far.”

Chen Ge was so concerned about the white cat that he did not give the building that they were in a good look. After he heard what Wen Qing had to say, he used Yin Yang Vision to scan the surroundings. A plaque hung on the wall of the entrance. The words Jiu Hong Apartments Block 2 could barely be made out from it. For some reason, the words had been carved out from the plaque using some kind of blade.

After entering the corridor, the difference between this building and Block 1 became more obvious. The walls were painted with a layer of incredibly white paint. A strange smell lingered in the air. Yellowed white paper was scattered on the ground.

“Jin Hwa Apartments Block A was made from Xiang Nuan’s memory, and Jiu Hong Apartments Block 1 was the ghost fetus’ first memory. So, whose memory is this building modelled after?”

Based on Chen Ge’s previous speculation, he believed that the entirety of Jiu Hong Apartments was made up from the ghost fetus’ memory, but from the look of it, that might not be the case.

“This block is even cleaner than Jin Hwa Apartments, and it does not look that old. There is not even a speck of dust on the banister. This proves that this building is occupied. Some tenants are living here.” Xiao Sun contributed a useful observation for once. “When we were still in Jin Hwa Apartments Block A, the tenants once said that the landlord would occasionally leave the building to go to the other blocks to have a meeting with the other landlords. That proves that there should be living tenants occupying the other blocks; not all the buildings are like Jiu Hong Apartments Block 1.”

“Xiang Nuan’s world behind the door is very different from all the other doors that I have entered in the past. It is shrouded in black fog. Only these few buildings are not infiltrated by the black fog, so does that mean that his memory is split into multiple parts and preserved in different buildings?” Chen Ge was feeling rather faint. He wondered if it was because he had been using Yin Yang Vision for so long. Then again, he had no other choice. He had to keep using this power of sight.

Xiao Sun thought for a while and earnestly replied, “I do not quite understand what you are talking about.”

“There is no need for you to understand. I only need you to help me find a mirror as soon as possible.” Chen Ge leaned against the wall. He knew very well that the ghost fetus’ memory was hidden among these few buildings. Exploring these buildings was equivalent to exploring the ghost fetus’ past. He wanted to know what had happened in the past, what had transpired to cause the origin of the ghost fetus; this was a chance that he would not allow himself to miss.

“You do not look well,” Wen Qing commented as she stood beside Chen Ge. She was quite worried about him. “We should find a safe room and take a good rest for now.”