The night shift is far more exhausting than Zhou Xin imagined.
In just a few short hours, Zhou Xin had already witnessed four incidents of patients attacking others.
Among them, the female nurse surnamed Qian who worked with Zhou Xin to work overtime was rushed to the ICU by her colleagues within less than an hour of overtime work.
The reason for the incident was simply that she had failed to provide a post-meal fruit as part of her service to a patient.
It was a mistake that could have been rectified in just a few minutes, but it nearly cost Nurse Qian her life.
But even in such a severe situation, not even an apology was received.
Because the attacker happened to be a psychiatric patient, they were not held responsible for any of it, where can one appeal for justice!
This also made Zhou Xin more clearly aware of the terrifying nature of mental illness.
For his own life, Zhou Xin has fully demonstrated the extent of his 'ox and horse' ways, proceeding with utmost caution until 10 pm in the evening.
"Should it be about done by now?"
Zhou Xin was mentally calculating the time in his heart.
She had originally gone to find Bai Lu at 7:30 last night, but by 7 pm today, Bai Lu still looked as if he was missing a few brain cells.
This made Zhou Xin very upset, and she could only wait on and on, hesitantly.
"Alright, I'll go check on him again. If he's still not normal, I'll resign tomorrow. I only have 10 days left for my life, and I can't waste all my time on this."
Having made up her mind, Zhou Xin didn't hesitate. She picked up the medication that Bai Lu usually took and walked towards Room 401 where Bai Lu was staying.
"Odd, doesn't this corridor seem longer?"
On the fourth floor of Zhongyuan Mental Health Hospital, the window showed a pitch black outside, illuminated by the fluorescent lights in the corridor, Zhou Xin walked and walked, becoming more and more puzzled.
The starting point for her journey was the on-call restroom on the fourth floor. It was located at the opposite end of the 401 room where Bai Lu stayed.
The usual distance, which took less than a minute, now took her two minutes to cover.
What made Zhou Xian even more puzzled was that not only did the distance of the corridor seem to have been stretched, but also the rooms on both sides of the corridor became very strange.
Normally, when Zhou Xin passed by these rooms.
The mental patients in the rooms would make some strange sounds.
It was like growling, wailing, or cursing.
But today, the owners of these rooms, who were usually making noises, were completely silent.
The entire corridor was silent except for Zhou Xian's footsteps and breathing sounds.
So quiet, it's too quiet.
Under the extreme silence, Zhou Xin couldn't help but pull up her sleeve and check the mysterious characters on her arm.
At this moment, the countdown on her arm, which symbolized death, surprisingly gave Zhou Xian great comfort.
Just as Zhou Xian was lowering her head to look at her arm, a strange figure suddenly flashed by her side.
The figure moved quietly, not making a sound. It just passed by Zhou Xin at that moment, and the slight breeze it brought blew Zhou Xin's hair and brushed her cheek.
"Who!"
The sudden itchiness made Zhou Xian jump, and she couldn't help but lift her head and shout loudly in fear.
But what Zhou Xian didn't expect was that.
In an instant, Zhou Xian saw a scene she would never forget in her entire life.
Zhou Xian saw a giant figure dressed in a white robe emerging from a room through the wall, and he was holding a thick iron chain in his hand.
At the other end of the chain, a mental patient wearing blue and white hospital gowns was clearly visible.
The two figures seemed to have heard Zhou Xian's voice and turned their heads simultaneously to look in the direction of where Zhou Xian was standing.
Just as they turned their heads, Zhou Xian felt an icy chill run through her entire body, and her heart stopped beating in an instant.
Because they were two faces that Zhou Xin couldn't describe.
The white, massive figure had a distorted and fierce expression, yet it also gave off a sense of calm and tranquility.
And the patient who was shackled, although looking pitiful and pitiable, gave off a feeling of extreme evil. It was a type that made people feel disgusted with just one look.
The extreme contrasts made Zhou Xian's emotions fluctuate between calmness and aversion, as if they were trying to drive her mad.
"Save..."
The mentally ill patient, who was tied up, was about to emit a wail when he saw the huge white figure tug hard on the iron chain in his hand.
The iron chain tightened instantly, tightly choking the neck of the mentally ill patient, so that he could no longer make any sound.
After that, the huge white figure turned around, as if dragging a dead dog, and gradually disappeared.
Only when the figure disappeared for a long time did Zhou Xian finally feel like she had come back to life, gasping for breath in great relief.
"What the hell was that just now? Did he really take away the patient?"
Without even thinking about the nurse uniform drenched in sweat, Zhou Xian at this moment only wanted to hurry into Room 401.
Compared with these fierce demons and devils that looked menacing.
Bai Lu in Room 401 was like an angel right now compared to these fierce demons and devils.
When Zhou Xian reached the room where the figure appeared, she didn't even have the courage to turn her head and look through the small window in the door. All she wanted to do was quickly pass through that room and pretend that nothing had happened just now!
With such a mindset, Zhou Xian's feet moved quickly as if there was wind. In her heart at this moment, whatever extended corridor was nothing but illusion!
Room 401 was her ultimate destination!
However, when Zhou Xian walked near Room 406, her footsteps unconsciously slowed down.
Little Min Yue was one of her few friends, and if there were indeed any problems with this mental hospital, she must warn Little Min Yue in advance.
Moreover, not to mention their friendship during the day shift,
Just the fact that Min Yue's underwear saved her last night was enough to make Zhou Xian risk her life to repay the favor.
Thinking about it, Zhou Xian decisively stopped in front of the door of Room 406, raised her hand to knock.
But before Zhou Xian could extend her hand, she saw through the small window in the door of the room.
In the reflection of the glass in the small window of the room, Zhou Xian suddenly saw, without realizing it, a black figure standing next to her.
Although the figure looked pitch black, its pair of blood-red eyes made Zhou Xian's heart beat wildly without her conscious control.
"Damn it! It's a ghost!"
With Zhou Xian's screams ringing in her ears, she no longer cared about anything else and sprinted towards Room 401 without hesitation.
By the time Zhou Xian reached the door of Room 401, she had no intention of knocking. She collided hard with her shoulder, and in an instant, Zhou Xian's figure disappeared into Room 401.
"Ghost... ghost... ghost... there's a... ghost outside!"
Zhou Xian leaned against the door, panting heavily.
