"Are you the six?"
A faintly displeased middle-aged woman's voice pierced Qin Manjiang's mind, jolting him awake.
The scarlet veil of blood before his eyes gradually receded. The blurred spots of light in his vision slowly sharpened into an incandescent light set into the ceiling.
"What are you all doing? All six of you! Stop spacing out!"
The woman's voice suddenly turned shrill. Qin Manjiang looked at her. She was in her forties, slightly plump, with dry, yellowish hair, large nostrils, and a face covered in pimples.
She held a pile of things in her left arm and pointed at Qin Manjiang and the others with her right hand as she spoke angrily.
He glanced around him. Was everyone here?
Qin Manjiang was immediately surprised.
Chen Zhiyuan, Wen Liangsheng, Xinxin, Li Daiping, Jian Cunxin—every one of them had changed into a white Caregiver's uniform.
He lowered his head to look at himself. Had I changed too...?
This Ghost Story had actually begun this way, with everyone assigned the role of a hospital Caregiver.
He took another look at the middle-aged woman's staff badge... On the left was her expressionless photograph. At the upper right were the words "Ping'an Hospital," with three lines beneath them.
[Name: Liu Junqiu]
[Department: Psychiatry]
[Position: Head nurse]
A head nurse... So we're new Caregivers on our first day, and she's showing us the ropes?
The other five players quickly figured out the situation too. All six obediently lowered their heads and listened as the head nurse continued.
"The six of you will each be responsible for just one patient. Listen carefully, and make your choices."
Here it comes...
The light in hospital corridors always felt cold and gloomy. Qin Manjiang glanced toward the end of the corridor. Was it nighttime now?
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