False evidence

Chapter 181 Special Professions (Part 1)

Gao He and I looked at each other for a moment, then he sighed: "Uncle Cheng and I have been neighbors for decades. He watched me grow up, so I understand how you feel..."

I interrupted him: "See? You're the one who made me say it, and even though I did, you didn't believe me!"

I didn't say anything more and went straight back to my ward.

Liu Hong looked up at me and said, "You're emotionally unstable right now, partly because of the passing of your elders, and partly because you're worried about your friends. Regardless of what happens tonight, I'll stay with you."

"Thank you."

A short while later, Gao He walked in: "I've had them evacuated."

Seeing that I didn't speak, he lay down on another hospital bed. "I understand you, really. I was too selfish, asking you for help time and time again without considering your feelings."

"Shh!"

Liu Hong suddenly straightened up.

Because the room had quieted down, the sound of footsteps outside could be heard very clearly.

That must have been the sound of a woman walking down the corridor in high heels.

Liu Hong suddenly got up, walked quickly to the door, and opened it.

A woman who happened to be passing by was startled.

When I saw this woman, my heart skipped a beat.

Last night in my dream, I couldn't see the female victim's face clearly, but I remember very clearly that she was wearing the same clothes as this woman!
"I'm sorry, I startled you," Liu Hong said, nodding to the other person.

"It's alright." The woman nodded and continued walking forward.

Liu Hong was still standing at the door, seemingly in a daze, but one of his ears seemed to be tugged by an invisible thread, twitching back and forth.

After a long while, he closed the door, turned around and said to me, "It seems something really is going to happen tonight."

I nodded.

Gao He opened his mouth, but Liu Hong said, "Officer, you should know that materialism and metaphysics are two parallel lines. When you believe in metaphysics, it means you are neglecting your duty. Also, it is necessary to remind you of something: many things in metaphysics are taboo. Saying or doing too much may incur divine retribution. Do you want your friend to suffer from the Five Deficiencies and Three Ailments, or do you not consider Sanqi a friend?"

Time passed by, and I was dozing off against the headboard when I was suddenly awakened by a feeling of unease.

The lights were still on in the ward, and Gao He was lying on another bed, seemingly asleep.

The armchair was laid out, but Liu Hong was not there.

Looking at the time, it was just past midnight.

I rolled out of bed, and Gao He woke up, sat up, and asked:

"Where are you going? Where's Liu Hong?"

"I don't know. Put on your shoes and let's go for a walk together."

As soon as I stepped out, I saw a woman walking out of another ward not far away.

Judging from her profile and clothing, she was the woman who had passed by when Liu Hong opened the door.

The woman seemed not to hear anything, and without even glancing in their direction, she turned around and walked slowly toward the end of the corridor.

My heart tightened, and I signaled Gao He to be quiet. After the woman had walked a distance away, I tiptoed after her.

The woman stopped in her tracks as she passed a certain place.

Gao and I stopped at the same time.

Looking at the sign above her head, I felt increasingly nervous.

Is the scenario in my dream finally going to happen?
Wait a minute, she was alone. Who was that mantis-faced man in her dream? Where is he now?

The woman paused only briefly before continuing to walk forward.

I followed her and saw that the woman was about to reach the stairwell, so I quickly pulled Gao He aside.

Gao He stopped asking questions and just looked at the door in front of him, feeling slightly embarrassed.

Because we're currently hiding in the location of the toilet, and the women's toilet is right across from it. The reason I was nervous earlier was because the crime scene I saw in my dream was in the toilet.

I caught a glimpse of the woman walking into the stairwell, and I quickly gestured for Gao to follow.

Just as I reached the stairwell entrance, through the half-open door, I saw the woman walking to the corner of the upper floor.

After a short pause, we went upstairs.

I listened to the footsteps, then quietly peeked out of the upper security door and immediately saw a strange scene.

The woman was still walking slowly forward, and about twenty meters ahead of her, there was another woman wearing a hospital gown, with the same long hair.

The woman in the hospital gown, who looked about the same size as the woman we had been following, was barefoot and walking on tiptoe, making no sound at all.

However, when we look at the woman we were following now, her back view seems a little different from before.

Seeing the two women walking away one after the other, I was about to follow them.

Suddenly, the woman behind them waved one hand behind her back.

I noticed the gesture and instinctively pulled my foot back.

The next second, the woman raised her hand and tucked one side of her hair behind her ear, pressing her fingers on her earlobe.

I immediately realized what was happening.

Gao He also witnessed this scene, but was puzzled. After the two had walked a little further away, he finally couldn't help but ask in a low voice, "What exactly happened?"

"Shh!"

I gestured for him not to ask yet, and only after the woman behind me gestured to me again did I follow her.

Just as the woman made her third gesture, Gao and I walked to the nurses' station in the middle of the floor.

I understood immediately and pulled Gao and dodged away.

Fortunately, it was during this time of day, and apart from the reception desk on the first floor, the nurses on duty were all in the dedicated on-duty rest room.

Peeking ahead, I saw that the female patient in front had already entered the toilet stall on this side.

At this point, without the latter needing to make any hand gestures, I followed them again.

The woman in casual clothes reached the door of the toilet stall, then suddenly turned around and made a shushing gesture.

Then I went into the restroom.

At this point, I felt somewhat reassured.

As Gao and I arrived outside the restroom, a shout suddenly came from inside the women's restroom within seconds.

The cry wasn't shrill, but it conveyed extreme fear.

Gao He and I both recognized that it was a man's voice.

Anyone with experience knows that when riding roller coasters, it's mostly women who scream. Men might scream too, but usually not as dramatically.

I remember the first time I rode a drop tower at an amusement park, in the instant of the plunge, all I could manage to gasp and say was: "Holy crap..."

The sound came from the women's restroom again, and this time it was definitely a man.

"Xiaoxian! Is that you? Xiaoxian! You're back!"

No one responded.

The man said again, his voice trembling, "I know it was you, Xiaoxian. You're still blaming me, aren't you?"

There has been no response.

"Don't blame me, I didn't lie, I really do do makeup for people! I just didn't tell you that I do makeup for the dead! I didn't tell you because I love you, I can't live without you!"

"Heh, you finally found out, you still don't want me anymore..."

"I miss you, I think about you every single day. At work, after get off work, while eating, even in my dreams, your image is always there... What did I do wrong? It's just a job!"

(End of this chapter)