Looking at the door, Tang Qisheng suddenly felt as if none of this was real. He hadn't expected that they would actually be leaving just like this.
There were still too many secrets hidden in this hospital. Where was the child Jiang Cheng had mentioned? Who was the last Crimson hiding among them? And what was the monster pieced together from the children's corpses last night?
After hesitating for a moment, Tang Qisheng turned to look at the staff member behind the glass. His eyes filled with confusion. "We... can we really leave?"
A trace of impatience flashed across the staff member's stiff face. "I don't want to repeat myself."
Zhu Jie clearly shared his concerns. She pleaded with the staff member, "Could you please take us there?"
"No. I'm waiting for someone, and I can't leave my post until they arrive." The staff member's voice was stiff and cold, like a machine's.
Tang Qisheng and Zhu Jie both froze at that. A sudden sense of foreboding rose in their hearts. "Who are you waiting for?"
The staff member glanced at them, growing even more irritated. "Who else? Another patient among you. They're dawdling and keeping me from getting off work."
"What do you mean? How can there still be someone? Didn't... didn't the other three sign already?" Tang Qisheng grew agitated. He had been careful and checked the signatures. Not one of the three was missing.
"They all signed, but one patient said they had an upset stomach and went back to use the bathroom." The staff member was clearly displeased about it.
Zhu Jie's expression shifted. "The bathroom?"
For a normal person, to have the chance to leave this eerie hospital and not take it immediately, but instead stay behind to use the bathroom—there was no way that