Tiancheng City First Hospital?
Broken walls, moss-covered exterior, and buildings that long ago showed no signs of human activity.
Is this a hospital?
Does Tiancheng City have this hospital?
Tiancheng City is a county-level city under the neighboring Y Province.
Since Chen Bugu's aunt married into Tiancheng City years ago, he often visited Tiancheng to see relatives and had some impression of the city.
However, Chen Bugu never remembered Tiancheng City having a First Hospital.
Is it the impact of the Great Disaster? Or a Secret Realm?
Chen Bugu took out his phone and snapped a photo.
Although his phone had long lost signal, Chen Bugu kept it on him before the battery died, precisely for moments like this.
After taking the photo, Chen Bugu turned and walked back.
Following the signals he left during the chase, he returned to the group in five minutes.
Everyone was resting under a tree, with some Goblin corpses still scattered around, as if a battle had just ended.
The good news was that from this group of Goblins, they obtained another small bag of Luo Beast meat and two bags of clean water, temporarily easing their food and water concerns.
Liu Shifu had regained consciousness; although his complexion was still poor, Lin Lin had completed his treatment, and all he needed now was rest.
“I'm sorry, Chen Bugu, I shouldn't have chased then…”
Perhaps due to the calming effect of Lin Lin's Holy Light, or because the battle ended, giving him more time to think, Liu Shifu was clearly calm now.
Without knowing the Cat Ape's strength, he rashly chased after a whistle, which could have not only killed him but also his companions.
After calming down, Liu Shifu quickly understood this point.
“It's alright, Liu Shifu, here you go.”
Meeting Liu Shifu's self-reproaching gaze, Chen Bugu handed him the red whistle.
Liu Shifu's eyes showed surprise; he took the whistle and quietly said, “Thank you.”
“I've also broken through to Black Iron Three Stars.”
Lin Xiaoxiao walked forward, hands on her hips, subtly showing off to Chen Bugu.
Yan Kuan's earlier breakthrough before her had left her somewhat resentful, as she had broken through to Black Iron Two Star first.
“Oh, then our safety is entirely up to you, Xiao Xiao.”
Chen Bugu responded to Lin Xiaoxiao's words; he felt that this girl's thoughts were sometimes practically written on her face.
“No problem, no problem.”
Lin Xiaoxiao waved her hand.
“By the way, everyone, I have a photo here that I hope you can all take a look at.”
Chen Bugu brought up the previously taken photo of the “Tiancheng City First Hospital” and explained how he had accidentally discovered the hospital after chasing the Cat Ape.
“A hospital? Will there be other people then?”
Everyone became interested in the sudden appearance of a hospital in this strange forest.
“From the outside, this hospital seems to have been abandoned for a long time; it doesn't look like anyone is there.”
“Moreover, Tiancheng City isn't far from Yutan, but I don't recall Tiancheng City having a First Hospital.”
Chen Bugu also shared the information he had observed, hoping to see if others had anything to add.
“Actually, Tiancheng City does have a First Hospital…”
The speaker was Lin Ye, his expression complex.
“You might all still be young, but Liu Shifu should have heard of the Tiancheng medical dispute case that shocked the entire country 25 years ago.”
Subsequently, Lin Ye recounted the major case from 25 years ago to Chen Bugu and the others.
It turned out that 25 years ago, a large-scale medical-patient conflict erupted in Tiancheng City, killing over a dozen people, including doctors, nurses, and even patient family members…
Due to the hospital's supervisory failure, a mentally unstable mother rushed into the nursery. The on-duty medical staff, having left their post without authorization, failed to stop the mentally ill person in time, resulting in varying degrees of casualties among that batch of infants.
After adjudication, the mentally ill person was deemed to have completely lost the ability to discern or control her actions, and thus did not need to bear criminal responsibility.
Tiancheng City First Hospital was to bear primary responsibility, but the victims' families waited and waited, yet the hospital took no action.
Finally, some family members went to the hospital to demand an explanation, and emotions escalated, leading to conflict and evolving into a large-scale bloody incident.
Later, Tiancheng City First Hospital was ordered to cease operations and was required to be demolished within a year.
It was said that demolition was done by explosion; in short, overnight, Tiancheng City First Hospital completely disappeared from Tiancheng City.
The former site of the hospital also became a clean, flat ground overnight.
At the time, Tiancheng citizens also marveled at how incredibly fast the hospital was demolished, but for a hospital that was already destined to disappear, no one paid too much attention.
“So, what I saw, was the original Tiancheng City First Hospital?”
Chen Bugu stroked his chin, lost in thought.
This was indeed the first time he had heard such old news; mainly, since he could remember, Tiancheng City First Hospital no longer existed, and he had no way of knowing these old stories.
“No, why would Teacher Lin just tell an old news story, and you'd come to such a conclusion?”
Yan Kuan clearly felt that Chen Bugu's conclusion was a bit hasty.
“No, I support Chen Bugu's idea. I also think that's the original Tiancheng City First Hospital.”
It was Lin Ye who spoke, his expression looking somewhat complex.
Immediately after, he looked at Chen Bugu and asked, word by word.
“Is there a possibility that the entire 'Tiancheng City First Hospital', like us, was transferred into this forest by some inexplicable force?”
Chen Bugu felt Lin Ye was this serious for the first time.
Ever since he took out that photo, Lin Ye seemed very strange.
“Yes!”
Chen Bugu thought for a moment and still answered Lin Ye's question.
As far as he knew, the Great Disaster had occurred before, but in smaller numbers and with longer intervals, often recorded as supernatural events in history.
They had just caught the concentrated outbreak period of the Great Disaster, but they hadn't caught the first wave of the Great Disaster.
“So, you think that the 'Tiancheng City First Hospital' back then was actually never demolished by explosion, because even an explosion couldn't make a hospital disappear so completely overnight. Instead, the truth is that the entire hospital was swept into the Great Disaster and then transported here?”
Lin Ye nodded, not denying it.
“Then is it possible that this hospital is a replica? That it's not the original 'Tiancheng City First Hospital' from our world at all?”
Bai Ting continued to press.
“Impossible, I am very sure it is that hospital from back then.”
Lin Ye's eyes were firm, not yielding in the slightest.
“Teacher Lin, actually, I only vaguely remember that many people died in the 'Tiancheng medical dispute case' back then. I don't know the rest as clearly as you do… Are you very familiar with Tiancheng City First Hospital?”
This time it was Liu Shifu who spoke. He indeed remembered that major case, which was always broadcast on TV at the time, but he had no idea what exactly happened.
Unlike Lin Ye, who seemed familiar with this hospital from beginning to end.
“Yes, I am very familiar with Tiancheng City First Hospital…”
“Because my wife was a nurse who died in the 'Tiancheng medical dispute case' back then…”