The day before yesterday, he was an ordinary person, and the most bizarre thing in his life was that a madman broke into the school near his home and shot dead children.
But now, almost all of his worldview has been destroyed and reshaped.
A supernatural hospital that cures curses!
It actually exists!
"I still don't understand," Virgil said, "What talent do I have that deserves so much attention from you?"
You...are you really that important?
"It's more important than you think." Klein looked at the corridor in front of him where his sister disappeared and said, "But recruiting you in is also risky for us."
"risk?"
Klein did not answer his question directly, but said, "Have you received the red mask I just gave you?"
"Well, it's put away."
After entering the hospital, the first thing Klein did was to hand Virgil two red masks.
"In this hospital, all doctors and nurses must go to the Devil's Department to apply for two red masks and carry them with them. This is common sense in our hospital."
"Yeah, but you asked me not to wear a mask."
"Under normal circumstances, it must not be worn."
When Klein said this, his expression became solemn.
"All the text signs in our hospital are in English. You should have noticed it, right?"
"Yeah, and it's all standard British English." This was somewhat unfamiliar to the American Virgil.
"You haven't seen any... languages other than English along the way, right?"
"I didn't pay special attention to this, but they should all be in English."
In fact, he was a little confused about this.
After he entered Hospital No. 666, he found that there were many European patients from non-English speaking countries. He heard French, German, Spanish, and Portuguese speaking. And he listened carefully to their chats and could tell that these people should be Europeans.
Not from South American countries.
Although English is an important language that people all over the world learn, there are always patients from European and American countries who have poor English proficiency.
"You also noticed that we all have a black inverted cross on our foreheads, right? But we usually cover it with bangs."
Virgil also remembered it. But to most people, it was just a tattoo on the forehead. In the United States, where tattoos are extremely common, no one would take it seriously.
"Well, every doctor and nurse has one."
"Then, remember, if you see non-English text, especially... if you see a doctor or nurse who doesn't have a black inverted cross on their forehead, immediately, immediately... put on a red mask."
"Why……"
"And you, Virgil, are far more likely to see this kind of scene than we are."
Upon hearing this, Virgil subconsciously looked at the text on the elevator.
"Arabic numerals don't count, do they?"
"It doesn't count."
……especially?
This statement makes Virgil feel uncomfortable inexplicably. Because his mother is Chinese. Moreover, Virgil looks more like an Asian. Many people once mistaken him for a Japanese or a Korean.
.
“What will happen if you don’t wear the red mask?”
"That's the point."
Klein continued: "That day, the surveillance camera near the elevator showed that Ruth and Mary passed by one after another. And according to my understanding, Ruth Medel, three days before Mary disappeared, used the name of the devil to
With the authority of the deputy director of the department, I received three more red masks."
Three red masks?
"You must use all the masks before you can apply for them. You can apply for up to two at a time, and the deputy director can apply for three."
"Why do you want so much?"
"Yeah, why...then we investigated all the doctors, nurses, and patients who had taken the elevator to this floor during the time when Mary disappeared. There were so many people, so it took us a lot of time. Especially,
A passenger who rode in the same elevator as Mary."
"So……"
"Most passengers remember Mary. After all, she is from my Faust family and the daughter of the vice-president. But at that time, everyone clearly remembers that she was stunned at the elevator entrance for more than ten seconds before walking in.
.We didn’t dare to offend the Faust lady. Even if she didn’t come in for a long time, we helped her hold down the button and kept the elevator door open before letting her in.”
"Ding--"
At this time, the elevator door opened.
A male doctor walked in from inside. Because Klein's back was turned to him, the male doctor did not realize that the other person was the eldest son of the Faust family. Instead, he said: "You two, don't go in. With the two of you,
There are thirteen passengers in the elevator."
Hearing this, Virgil remembered that it was indeed written "Limited to 12 people" inside the elevator.
Klein said: "Do you know why the elevator is limited to 12 people?"
"Overloading? Couldn't it be because the number 13 is unlucky?"
"No." Klein shook his head slightly: "This is a rule set by the dean. The elevator must not have more than 12 people riding it. 12 people means 12''''people'''', even if these 12 people
The same goes for all children. Of course, if the thirteenth person enters, the elevator will immediately issue a prompt. Even a female doctor can prompt if she is pregnant. If the thirteenth person does not get out, the elevator cannot start. So it stands to reason that there is no need
Open the elevator door and then count the number of passengers, but the director stipulates that everyone must carefully check the number of people when the elevator door opens!"
"That……"
"However, once or twice a year in the hospital, doctors and nurses will see... thirteen people inside when the elevator door opens!"
"This...doesn't it mean that it is impossible for the thirteen passenger elevator to start?"
"The strange thing is that after investigation, we will find that it is not the case. Only the doctor outside the elevator noticed that the thirteenth person was in the elevator."
Virgil was completely confused.
"Yes. That's the problem." Klein looked at the elevator door behind him, "Logically speaking, this is impossible. And according to the regulations established by the dean, doctors, nurses, or patients, as long as they see the inside of the elevator,
When the thirteenth person appears, even if all thirteen people are familiar to you, you must not enter the elevator. At the same time, you cannot tell the people in the elevator about this, and you cannot take the initiative to let anyone inside come out. Of course.
, there is no need to stop passengers from getting off the elevator."
What kind of weird rule is this???
"There is no pattern in the appearance of the thirteenth passenger."
Virgil suddenly thought of something: "But something is wrong. Won't the people in the elevator notice that a thirteenth passenger has appeared?"
"This is...the scariest part. We are psychic doctors. It is difficult for ordinary people to see through the hiding of ghosts, but it is often not a problem for us. But...when this happens, the people in the elevator
Everyone said that they carefully checked the number of people before entering the elevator! But in the end, we could only find twelve passengers, but we couldn’t find out who the thirteenth person was."
"Then..." Virgil said hurriedly: "Let everyone who sees the thirteen passengers in the elevator identify them one by one..."
"The Darren family has done that before. However, they eventually discovered that if they forced doctors or patients who witnessed the thirteen passengers to recall, they would eventually fall into madness and eventually become complete lunatics."
Hearing this, Virgil subconsciously stayed away from the elevator.
"So you suspect...Mary...did she see the thirteenth passenger, or did she go in?"
"It's not suspicion but conviction. Because I found out that there were twelve doctors and patients taking that elevator at that time! Under normal circumstances, Mary should not have come in at all!"
Virgil gasped.
"But just because Ruth Medel was in the elevator at the same time as her..."
"Just because she is Damon Dellon's fiancée, she has enough motivation to harm the Faust family. The destruction of the surveillance system was probably the work of the Dellon family."
Klein took a deep breath and said, "You are our family's last hope to get Mary back, Virgil!"
“But what exactly can I do?”
"Do you feel anything special? Here?"
"No." Virgil shook his head.
Suddenly, he seemed to have thought of something and asked: "Those twelve passengers at that time, didn't they feel strange? When the thirteenth passenger Mary walked in, the elevator could still start?"
"That's the problem. I just ask them this question, and which floor Mary got off the elevator on, and as soon as they remember it... they will go crazy and become crazy! Then, they can't ask anything!"