"Some strange occurrences?" Luo Chao looked puzzled.

Jiang Lianqing took a deep drag on his cigarette and continued, "Ah, Luo Chao, you wouldn't know, that night, when the doctor and nurses had just brought Yu Xiaoling into the operating room and were about to perform surgery, the equipment inside seemed to be receiving some unexplained interference and couldn't function normally!"

"But that's not the strangest thing. What's even stranger is that the temperature in the operating room, as they say, dropped by over ten degrees in an instant, which caused all six brain medical staff, including the chief surgeon, to fall seriously ill that night, and they only just recovered a few days ago."

"So now, when they heard they had to operate on Yu Xiaoling again, they're all scared and don't want to take the surgery!"

Hearing this, Luo Chao couldn't hold back. He said somewhat angrily, "Are you kidding me? You medical workers should believe in science, right? How come you're resorting to feudal superstitions in the hospital? If there really were ghosts in the world, why didn't they come to you when you were dissecting corpses in medical school?!"

"Luo Chao, that's what you're saying, but the situation that night was definitely odd and hard to explain scientifically. Also, my staff now suffer from post-traumatic syndrome and genuinely don't dare to operate on Yu Xiaoling." Jiang Lianqing said helplessly.

Luo Chao nodded slightly. Although he didn't believe in ghosts, if what Jiang Lianqing said was true, the matter did seem a bit eerie.

The medical equipment being interfered with can still be explained as mechanical malfunction.

But the temperature dropping by more than ten degrees in the operating room in an instant is hard to understand; it couldn't just be the air conditioning, right?

No matter how powerful the air conditioning is, it's not possible to drop the temperature by ten degrees instantly.

Seeing Luo Chao deep in thought, Jiang Lianqing continued, "A few days ago, Yu Xiaoling's father came to beg us to perform surgery on his daughter. The doctor couldn't tell the patient's family it's due to the bizarre incident that night and was afraid to operate, so we could only say our hospital's technical level wasn't up to standard and refund the surgical fee, advising them to seek treatment elsewhere."

"Oh? What happened next?" Luo Chao was curious.

"Later, our hospital's neurosurgeon referred Yu Xiaoling's father to a specialized neurosurgical hospital in the Capital. However, although that hospital has high technical standards, the treatment fees are twice as high as our hospital's."

"Yu Xiaoling's father is just a truck driver, and upon hearing how expensive the treatment was, he was quite distressed. But I imagine that to gather his daughter's treatment fees, he is willing to do anything, no matter how hard or tiring it is!"

"I wonder if her father has gathered enough money for the treatment now. Yu Xiaoling's condition is already very serious, she won't last another three days, I estimate."

Jiang Lianqing shook his head slightly, clearly feeling pained by Yu Xiaoling and her father's predicament.

"I'm sorry, Director Jiang, you estimated wrong. If Yu Xiaoling doesn't have surgery soon, she won't last through tonight." Luo Chao said calmly.

"What?! Won't last through tonight?!" Jiang Lianqing was so startled that his cigarette fell to the ground, "Luo Chao, are you serious?!"

"Seriously, I already examined her once on the way to the hospital." Luo Chao replied.

"Oh dear, we can't delay any longer. I'll instruct the doctors to perform the surgery immediately; lives are at stake!" Jiang Lianqing's face was anxious as he spoke, then prepared to head downstairs.

"Director Jiang, please wait a moment." Luo Chao suddenly stopped Jiang Lianqing.

"What if the doctors still don't dare to do the surgery? Or, even if they overcome their psychological fears, if those bizarre occurrences happen again during the operation and render it impossible to proceed, then what?"

"This…" Jiang Lianqing was stumped by Luo Chao's question, "Then, master, what do you think…"

"In my opinion, let me perform this surgery." Luo Chao said slowly, "For an external surgery, I only need a scalpel, no need for those medical devices, and of course, I'm not afraid of any ghosts."

"Alright, alright, I'll make arrangements immediately!" Jiang Lianqing heard Luo Chao was willing to take charge again, and his face lit up with a smile. He had utmost confidence in Luo Chao's medical skills.

...

Luo Chao and Jiang Lianqing went together to the neurosurgery room, where the chief neurosurgeon, Doctor Xu, was discussing something with several nurses.

Seeing Jiang Lianqing come in, Doctor Xu hurriedly walked over, "Director Jiang, I just analyzed and discussed with the nurses, and everyone still doesn't dare to take Yu Xiaoling's surgery! We estimate that Yu Xiaoling is one of those rumored to have the Spirit Communication Constitution, so when we perform surgery on her, it attracts the hospital's ghosts!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Lianqing put on a stern face, "Doctor Xu, I understand your thoughts, but how can there be ghosts in the world? We are medical workers who believe in materialism; you must not speak recklessly in the future!"

"But..."

Doctor Xu wanted to argue, but seeing Jiang Lianqing's stern face and the presence of Luo Chao beside him, he had to stop halfway.

"Heh, what Spirit Communication Constitution, ghosts, and spirits, Doctor Xu, you all must've watched too many horror movies, right?" Luo Chao scoffed, refusing to believe in ghosts.

To Luo Chao, Doctor Xu and the others had merely encountered a supernatural phenomenon that current science could not explain.

"Mr. Luo, we aren't just making this up; that day, Xiao Zhang was possessed by a ghost!" Doctor Xu pointed to the corner of the office, where a petite, frail-looking nurse stood.

"Whoa, possession by a ghost, seriously?" Luo Chao felt the matter was getting more and more peculiar.

"That's right, possession by a ghost; we all saw it clearly!" Doctor Xu said helplessly; his expression did not seem feigned.

"That night, Xiao Zhang suddenly appeared to be a different person. I had never seen her look so terrified!" Doctor Xu turned to the nurse, "Am I right, Xiao Zhang?"

"I... I don't remember." The nurse replied shakily.

"Doctor Xu, have you considered the possibility of sudden hysterical seizures? In such a mentally tense state, isn't it feasible for someone to experience sudden hysteria?!" Luo Chao still refused to believe.

Doctor Xu shook his head, "Ah, Mr. Luo, I am a brain doctor myself; of course, I know what hysteria involves. Have you seen someone with hysteria who could thrust a whole scalpel into the wall?"

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