Chapter 13 (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios
Editor: Atlas Studios
He was clearly a doctor with substantial income, but he didn’t buy any property in the downtown areas of the property. Instead, he insisted on living in the terrible hospital dormitory.
Not only that. After the hospital had been mostly destroyed by the fire and converted into a psychiatric hospital, he still didn’t leave and stayed in the hospital to contribute his labor.
What kind of spirit was this?
There was no selection of such things as “top ten outstanding workers” in this small city. Otherwise, this doctor named Jack White must be on the list.
“We’re investigating now?” asked Zhou Zhenguo.
Nighttime was approaching, and after they snuck into the psychiatric hospital and stayed for a short while, it would probably be night.
The several “accidents” that happened were all at night.
“There are too many people around during the day, it’s not easy to act. And great deeds are always done under risky conditions! Since we’re already targeted, the longer we delay, the more disadvantageous it is.” Little Chu said solemnly, “So we may as well make the strike ourselves. Jack the Ripper probably also won’t expect us to take the initiative to strike at night.”
After a pause, he looked at Tang Luo. “Master, what do you think?”
His words were right. But whether or not they were going in would ultimately be decided by Xuanzang, the strongest fighter.
Anyway, in the mind of Little Chu, Master Xuanzhuang was an even better fighter than Uncle Zhou. Well, he lost the face of veteran Employees of Gods and Demons.
“Okay. I will do my best to protect you guys,” said Tang Luo.
‘I can’t let an opportunity for earning power of virtuous merits slip in front of my eyes. It’s fate, indeed.’
While speaking, Tang Luo used some power of virtuous merits to place some protection to both of them.
When faced with danger, it could help a bit in resistance, giving Tang Luo more buffer time to save them.
This power of virtuous merits came from what had happened the previous night.
Tang Luo had used a part of it to heal his injuries, as was his routine, while the rest was all used right now.
The psychiatric hospital’s location was not particularly remote, but the surroundings were very rundown and could even be described as desolate.
The residents in the surrounding area had been moved to the psychiatric hospital after the fire, and gradually moved away from this place.
No one was woken up in the middle of the night by the patients’ ghostly screams.
Not to mention the incidents of patients escaping and injuring people.
The main body of the hospital consisted of three buildings, forming three sides of a rectangle. There were fences around it after it was changed into a psychiatric hospital.
Originally, there was a curved stone wall below and wire fences on top. It was changed into stone walls of almost three meters tall and more than one meter of wire fences on top of it. Only a thick iron gate and the small iron gate beside it allowed normal access.
Standing farther away, one could see the bare branches of a tree inside the fences.
Tang Luo’s group stood outside the psychiatric hospital. They didn’t hear any sounds of patients crying for the time being.
“Master, how do we get in?”
They circled it one round but couldn’t find a way to enter and returned to the space near the unmanned gate. Little Chu looked at Tang Luo.
Zhou Zhenguo shook his head, indicating that he had no idea and looked at Tang Luo.
Tang Luo thought about it and said, “Let’s go in through the door.”
“It’d be too noisy.” Little Chu did not doubt that Tang Luo had the power to kick open the small iron gate, but that would make too much noise.
They were secretly sneaking in for investigation, not directly rushing in to make trouble.
‘Master, be sensible.’
“It’s okay, there are also ways that don’t make too much noise.” Tang Luo walked to the small iron gate and pressed his hand on it.
At that time, the doctors, nurses, and caretakers in the hospital had already left work, and only a few remained on duty.
Both the large and small iron gates were tightly locked. There were no guards or such as well.
An irritating sound of metal deforming and crisp cracking sounds came consecutively, likely disappearing after passing through five or six meters.
It might not even be as loud as the crows that occasionally cried.
The small iron gate was slowly pushed open by Tang Luo, it was a quiet way indeed.
Tang Luo withdrew his hand, walked into the iron gate, and said, “Done.”
“Sss…”
After giving the iron gate a closer look, Zhou Zhenguo drew a rapid breath. There was a large palm imprint on the gate—it was left by Tang Luo!
Behind the gate, the sturdy lock and such were completely damaged, losing any effect.
‘Such a terrible thrust! Xuanzang, how can you say you are not a veteran!?’
The hospital’s three main buildings formed the three sides of a rectangle, and its empty side faced the iron gate.
Half of the building on their left had already collapsed, and most of the remaining half only had its black, burnt frame left.
That was Hodge’s “masterpiece”.
The building in the middle was also affected. Where it met the burnt building, the burnt black marks were clear on the exterior walls. Part of its interior was probably also burnt, but on the whole, it was still intact and in use.
According to the information that Tang Luo’s group had obtained, the hospital had admitted more than 100 patients in total over those years.
There had been no case of successful discharge.
More than 30 people were working at the hospital, and no more than 10 would be on duty at night.
The huge hospital was quiet except for occasional crow calls, they didn’t even hear patients crying.
Though it was almost night, no lights were on.