Dr. Gao

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	Dr. Gao (高医生; Gao Ming) 1230
Alias(es)	Patient 0011; President of the Ghost Stories Society 1123 1230
Species/Race	Former human; Vengeful Spirit; Red-Clothed Specter; God of Calamity 465 691 1225
Gender	Male
Affiliation	Han Jiang Psychological Disease Research Center; Ghost Stories Society; formerly Cursed Hospital 104 420 1123
Occupation/Role	Senior psychologist; senior lecturer at Han Jiang Medical University; former night-shift doctor and patient at Cursed Hospital 104 1123
Status	Active; a God of Calamity who commands the Blood City 1225 1237
First Appearance	Chapter 104

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Door Pusher / master of the Underground Morgue Blood World	466	Pushed open the Underground Morgue's Blood Door five years earlier and cultivated its world while searching for a way to find his wife. 466
Final Vengeful Spirit	465	Absorbed the despair and negative emotions within the collapsing Blood World, deliberately becoming its final Vengeful Spirit. 465
Top-tier Red-Clothed Specter	683, 691	Re-emerged in Liwan Town in a deranged Red-Clothed form; later fought Zhang Ya over half of the Underworld Fetus' heart. 683 691
God of Calamity	1225	Arrived from the black fog dragging the Blood City behind him, using its power to assault Cursed Hospital. 1225

Background / History

Cursed Hospital

Dr. Gao was originally a psychologist who entered Cursed Hospital as a night-shift doctor in an attempt to heal himself. After curing Patient 10, his own illness was exposed; the hospital stripped him of his identity as a doctor and imprisoned him as Patient 0011. 1123

While confined, he befriended the Underworld Fetus in its Rag Doll form and treated it as a person rather than a monster. He planned an escape with the Rag Doll and other patients, was caught and cursed, then eventually escaped during a later opportunity. 1123

His diary indicates that his wife was still alive and his daughter had only recently learned to speak during this period. The later death of his wife became the central obsession driving his actions. 1123

Psychologist and Benefactor

In Han Jiang, Dr. Gao became a senior psychologist and a senior lecturer at Han Jiang Medical University. He treated patients including Wang Xin, Men Nan, and Wang Shenglong, and initially enforced patient confidentiality when Chen Ge requested Wang Xin's address. 104 105 145 150

He carefully diagnosed Men Nan's three personalities, recognizing that the youngest personality amplified Men Nan's talent for personality psychology. Rather than suppressing the personalities with standard medication, he consulted other experts to devise a treatment that would not destroy that talent. 145

Dr. Gao also made major anonymous donations to Muyang Middle School and personally replied to the children’s letters. His charitable work sharply contrasted with his hidden role in the Ghost Stories Society. 420

Ghost Stories Society and the Blood Door

After his wife died in a car accident, Dr. Gao attempted to revive the dead through medical instruments and supernatural methods. He pushed open the Blood Door in the Underground Morgue and spent five years cultivating the world behind it. 411 443 466

The Blood World reflected his inner state: its flesh-and-blood architecture reacted violently to his emotions, while his wife existed as the core Red-Clothed entity sustaining the door. 458 460

As President of the Ghost Stories Society, Dr. Gao treated the organization’s members and victims as “patients.” He secretly investigated Chen Ge from their first meeting, anticipated his actions, and considered him both a threat and a potential assistant. 458 465

Underground Morgue Conflict

Chen Ge entered Dr. Gao’s Blood World through the Underground Morgue’s Blood Door and confronted him in its Operating Room. Dr. Gao used corpses, blood threads, Xiong Qing, and his wife’s Red-Clothed form to trap and kill Chen Ge. 458 459 460 462

Although he claimed to have planned for every outcome, Dr. Gao had designed the confrontation to force himself into a final decision when he had no path left. He absorbed the Blood World’s despair and became its final Vengeful Spirit. 465

Before the Underground Morgue collapsed, he asked Chen Ge to protect Gao Ruxue and close the out-of-control Door in Liwan Town. In exchange, he offered the Ghost Stories Society’s remaining assets, information about Chen Ge’s parents, and the method for closing a Door. 466

Liwan Town and Cursed Hospital

Dr. Gao later returned in Liwan Town as a chain-bound, unstable Red-Clothed Specter. The faces and voices of those bound to him manifested from his body, and he fought the Shadow while being consumed by the negative emotions he carried. 683 689

He and Zhang Ya defeated the Shadow, after which Dr. Gao took half of the Underworld Fetus’ heart. 691

By the time of the Cursed Hospital battle, Dr. Gao had become a God of Calamity. He dragged the Blood City through the black fog, pierced Cursed Hospital with his chains, and separated the Blood-Clothed Dean from the Corpse Mountain and Sea of Blood. 1225 1226 1230

After the Dean’s defeat, Dr. Gao stated that he had fulfilled a task entrusted to him by the Child in the Mirror, implying an older agreement connected to his survival and long-term plans. 1237

Appearance

Dr. Gao is a tall, upright middle-aged man whose composed expression and immaculate white lab coat initially project professionalism and stability, even while standing amid gore and corpses. 457 458

• Wears a white doctor’s coat, later stained black-red by blood and curses. 458 683
• Maintains a calm, rational demeanor even during lethal confrontations. 457 459
• In his Red-Clothed state, black chains wrap around his body and emerge from beneath his clothing. 683 689
• The faces of victims and bound spirits can emerge from his body, speaking through his wounds and scars. 689
• His eyes become blood-red when he loses control or unleashes his full power. 683 1230

Personality

Dr. Gao is compassionate, observant, and exceptionally capable as a psychologist. He sincerely recognizes the pain of mental illness and believes that only those who have endured such suffering can understand its difficulty. His treatment of Wang Xin and Men Nan, as well as his anonymous donations to Muyang Middle School, demonstrate genuine concern for vulnerable people. 105 145 420

At the same time, he is calculating and profoundly secretive. He investigates people around him, considers numerous possible outcomes before acting, and can manipulate others through carefully constructed psychological traps. 458 459 465

His morality is shaped by obsession rather than conventional principles. Dr. Gao rejects absolute definitions of good and evil, viewing himself as a doctor curing a diseased world by extreme means. His devotion to reviving his wife and protecting Gao Ruxue repeatedly overrides his humanity. 461 466

Even after becoming a powerful Specter, he is not free from guilt. The chains around his body restrain both him and the resentful victims he carries, and the burden of those negative emotions steadily erodes his sanity. 689

Abilities & Skills

Psychiatry and Psychological Analysis

Dr. Gao is regarded as one of Jiujiang’s foremost psychologists and can identify complex disorders and hidden personalities.

• Diagnosed Men Nan’s three personalities and their effect on his talent for personality psychology. 145
• Designed specialized treatment rather than using medication that would erase Men Nan’s rare ability. 145
• Uses patient records, medication, guided questioning, and controlled environments to influence mental states. 1189 1200 1201
• Planned for twenty-four possible responses to Chen Ge’s actions before their confrontation. 459

Door Pusher and Blood World Control

As the Door Pusher of the Underground Morgue, Dr. Gao could shape and command the world behind his Blood Door.

• His emotions directly affected the Blood World’s organs, blood vessels, walls, and human faces. 458
• Used blood membranes to isolate intruders from their ghosts. 445
• Controlled corpses, blood threads, and the Flesh Factory’s resources against Chen Ge. 459
• Could halt Chen Ge’s attack mid-swing and exert near-total authority inside his own world. 461
• His wife’s top-tier Red-Clothed form served as the Blood World’s core. 460

Chains and Sealing

Dr. Gao’s chains function as weapons, restraints, and seals upon his own accumulated resentment.

• Possess traits of confinement, conversion, and suppression. 689
• Bind the spirits, sins, and negative emotions carried within his body. 689
• Can pierce targets, anchor vast structures, and tether Cursed Hospital to the Blood City. 1226
• Used Blood Prison to sever the Blood-Clothed Dean from the Corpse Mountain and Sea of Blood and imprison his true form. 1230

God of Calamity

As a God of Calamity, Dr. Gao can mobilize the Blood City and contend with other entities at the same level.

• Dragged the Blood City through the black fog to reinforce Chen Ge’s side. 1225
• Forced open the deepest door in Cursed Hospital. 1227
• Fought the Blood-Clothed Dean alongside Chen Ge and Zhang Ya. 1230
• His power is unstable: removing his chains releases strength but causes his sanity to deteriorate. 689 1227

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• White lab coat — His signature clothing; remains visually pristine within the Underground Morgue before later becoming soaked in black-red blood. 458 683
• Mechanical watch — Its ticking rhythm accompanies his treatments and affects Chen Ge’s mental state. 1189 1202
• Medical records — Keeps extensive notes on Chen Ge’s condition and treatment progress. 1200
• Scalpel — Carried during his planned transformation in the Underground Morgue. 465
• Scenario notebook — Recorded the possible outcomes he had calculated for his confrontation with Chen Ge. 465

Relationships

• Chen Ge — Initially a professional ally who helped Wang Xin and Men Nan; later recognized by Dr. Gao as a dangerous counterpart, manipulated as a possible successor, and fought as both enemy and temporary ally. 105 145 458 466 1230
• Gao Ruxue — His only daughter and most cherished living relative. He entrusted her protection to Chen Ge before abandoning his former life. 411 466
• Dr. Gao’s wife — His deceased wife and greatest obsession. Her Red-Clothed form became the core of his Underground Morgue Blood World, and his pursuit of resurrection drove much of his planning. 411 460 466
• Men Nan — A patient whose fractured identities Dr. Gao studied and treated with unusual care; Dr. Gao also recognized Men Nan’s extraordinary talent. 145
• Underworld Fetus / Rag Doll — A former patient whom Dr. Gao befriended and helped escape from Cursed Hospital. 1123
• Li Zheng — Former counseling patient and friend who later investigated Dr. Gao as a suspect in multiple cases. 411
• Dr. Sun — A fellow Cursed Hospital doctor who covertly used the Brain Labyrinth to manipulate Dr. Gao during Chen Ge’s treatment. 1208
• Blood-Clothed Dean — A long-standing enemy connected to Cursed Hospital; Dr. Gao sought him for ten years and ultimately imprisoned him with Blood Prison. 1227 1230

Notable Quotes

“The pain of mental illness can only be understood by those who have experienced it.” 145

“You are all my patients. Isn't it normal for a doctor to look out for his patients?” 458

“Dean, I knew you were hiding here.” 1227

“Blood Prison!” 1230