"Where is he?"
Drenched in sweat, Qin Manjiang asked aloud.
Only after Qin Manjiang mentioned Wen Liangsheng did Xinxin realize that the man was gone.
Jian Cunxin, however, pointed at Ward Two and said, "He went back."
"Was he the one who made you pass out just now?" Xinxin quickly realized what was wrong, too.
Wen Liangsheng had left for no apparent reason, Qin Manjiang had fainted for no apparent reason, and the moment he woke up, he had asked about Wen Liangsheng. It was hard not to be suspicious.
Qin Manjiang remained silent, recalling what had just happened.
"Wen Liangsheng" was no longer human, but he had disguised himself well. His weakness and coughing had made Qin Manjiang suspect that a ghost had targeted him, but never that he had already become one.
Yet "Wen Liangsheng" had suddenly exposed himself despite having aroused almost no suspicion.
Why?
Could it be... that what I was about to say was something he had to stop me from saying?
Qin Manjiang recalled their earlier conversation. "Wen Liangsheng" had asked, "What should we do once we find the only person without a medical record?"
So, was it that?
"He's a ghost."
Once Qin Manjiang had worked it out, he immediately explained to Xinxin and Jian Cunxin what had just happened, as well as what he had encountered the night before.
As the two listened, they grew increasingly surprised, but neither was overcome with fear:
"Eyeballs growing inside the eye sockets? From what you're saying, the illusion you were dragged into just now and the 'Nurse Liu' you encountered last night were the same ghost?" Xinxin asked.
Qin Manjiang shook his head. "I'm not sure. When we went to get the medicine just now, the way Nurse Liu looked at me hadn't changed at