"He looks like me, and the task he asked you to do is related to me. He smokes and has a cheerful personality." Chen Ge felt like the man that Doctor Chen was talking about was very similar to his own father, but then he thought about it and realized that something was not right. I'm such a helpful and law-abiding person, how could my father do something like pretending to be a police officer and speeding? There has to be a misunderstanding. "
Doctor Chen glanced at the blood-colored tape that was slowly spinning inside the recorder. He did not argue but nodded lightly. "I have the same opinion as you. Let's ignore whether or not it was your father for now. The thing that he asked of you is indeed related to you."
"Tell me more."
"I have to start from the Third Sick Hall. I followed the method the man taught me and sent Meng Nan's main persona into the door, and the door was closed. But after half a year, I realized the door had been opened again. "
"Was it the director?" When Chen Ge completed the mission at the Third Sick Hall, he found out that the director had cancer. He did not want to die, so he entered the world behind the door.
Doctor Chen shook his head. "The director is old, and he doesn't have the courage. It was Doctor Gao who opened the door, and it was him who urged the director to do it."
With a sigh, the emotions in Doctor Chen's eyes turned complicated. "I treat Doctor Gao as my best friend, and I understand why he would do that. If it was me, I would have done the same thing because I know how much he loves his wife."
After finishing the water, Doctor Chen told Chen Ge everything that had happened in the past few years.
"On the question of how to deal with the door, I had a disagreement with Doctor Gao. I believed that the door was ominous, a calamity. Once it appeared, we had to close it immediately.
"But Doctor Gao's way of thinking is different from mine. He believes that the 'door' can be exploited. Despair, pain, anger, these emotions can be exploited."
"At the time, I didn't know that he had also opened a door. Due to our conflicting beliefs, we ended up falling out.
"When I tried to use force to fight him, I realized that not only was he very familiar with the door, he even had a Red Specter with him.
"I'm no match for Dr. Gao, so I can only turn to that man for help. However, in his eyes, Dr. Gao and I are like two children fighting."
"He did not go to find Doctor Gao but entered the world behind the door of the Third Sick Hall. In that world, he seemed to have made a very important discovery, and this discovery was directly related to his disappearance."
Doctor Chen suddenly stopped mid-sentence. He looked at Chen Ge as if he was considering whether or not to tell him.
"Don't worry, just tell me everything you know." When Chen Ge was listening to Doctor Chen's explanation, he had already finished the boxed lunch.
"You should have entered the world behind the door of the Third Sick Hall. I wonder if Meng Nan's main persona has told you that the window of a certain sickroom cannot be closed."
"Window?" Chen Ge thought about it. The few times he had visited the Third Sick Hall, Meng Nan had been fixing the window. "I know about that."
"The man once fought with a monster in the world behind the door, and they were the ones who broke through the window. I don't know what exactly happened, but I do know that the man had a thoughtful expression on his face when he exited the door. After that, he gave me a mission."
Doctor Chen stood up from the bed, and his expression was serious. "He mentioned three situations, and they corresponded to three different ways to deal with it. If you don't want to manage a Haunted House and choose to pursue another career, then I'll take care of you in the dark. If you insist on managing the Haunted House, but it doesn't show any improvement, then I'll use Mr. Chen's name to send you a letter every two years to persuade you to give up. If you insist on managing the Haunted House and make it better and better, then he wants me to find you in person and tell you something. "
"What is it?" Chen Ge felt like his parents had predicted that he would be able to manage the Haunted House well.
Doctor Chen's expression was unprecedentedly serious. He stared into Chen Ge's eyes and said, "Do not go and find them."
"I can't go and find them?" Chen Ge narrowed his eyes, smiled, and did not say anything.
"I'm ashamed to say that I not only failed to help you, but I was saved by you." Doctor Chen did not know what to say. This was a situation that Chen Ge's parents probably did not consider.
"What did they do before they disappeared? What strange actions did they make, what strange things did they say to you? Tell me everything you know." Chen Ge's tone sounded more like a statement than a question.
Doctor Chen did not even know where he was. He was afraid that Chen Ge would do something rash, so he answered Chen Ge's question honestly. "After they told me that, they did not contact me again. I only know that they often went to Eastern Jiujiang before they disappeared, like they were looking for something."
"If they did not contact you, how did you know they went to Eastern Jiujiang?" Chen Ge's finger rested on the recorder, and the bloodied tape turned slowly.
"These things are easy to find out. Originally, Eastern Jiujiang was peaceful, but before your parents disappeared, there was a series of weird incidents in Eastern Jiujiang like the Ghost Fire Case, the Cannibal Highway, the cursed game at the abandoned hospital, the hearse in the tunnel, the water ghost, the ghost fetus, and so on." Doctor Chen felt his scalp go numb. "Every night, there would be incidents in Eastern Jiujiang. It was not until your parents disappeared that Eastern Jiujiang returned to peace …"
"You suspect that these strange incidents are related to my parents?"
"Most likely."
"You've got to be kidding me." Chen Ge held the recorder and frowned. "Our family are all honest people. Why would they do something like that? Perhaps they were dragged into some big conspiracy. "
"That shouldn't be the case. Eastern Jiujiang used to be like it is now. It was very peaceful. There have never been any big cases or ghost stories." Doctor Chen could not help but lower his voice.
"There has to be something wrong. After we're done with this, the two of us should go to Eastern Jiujiang to take a look. A storm must be hiding under the calm." Chen Ge waved at Doctor Chen. "You stay here for now. I'll send you out at night."
"Okay." Doctor Chen sneaked a glance at the recorder. "I won't go anywhere. You can take the recorder with you."
"You're a guest. How can I leave you alone in the room?" Chen Ge walked out from the sickroom and placed the recorder at the door. "If you need anything, you can tell the Red Specter. I'll send you out at around 7 pm."
"Then … I'll have to trouble you." Doctor Chen hugged the lunchbox and started to eat. Watching Chen Ge leave, he shook his head with a bitter smile. "This feeling of déjà vu …"
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