Forbidden Land – CH 079

Zhang Chao and Chen Rong stood there, stunned, watching the girl in black gracefully walk towards the School of Medicine in the distance.

“This…” Zhang Chao opened his mouth and swallowed hard. “You mean, she came here in the middle of the night… she couldn’t possibly be going on a date, could she?”

Chen Rong hesitated. “It’s getting late; shouldn’t we… should we go?”

Zhang Chao was also conflicted. Should he go check?

The School of Medicine had become a terrifying symbol in his mind. Did he really have to repeat what happened weeks ago?

He couldn’t help but hesitate.

But after much thought, he remembered Bai Qiu and Li Weihao jumping off the building here, his own amnesia here, and Zhu Xiaoyu’s strange behavior—a series of unsolved mysteries, like a burden weighing on his heart.

If all of this couldn’t be explained, would he have to carry this burden for the rest of his life?

When he didn’t think about it, he could live a normal life. But once he started remembering everything, all these things intertwined, it was too painful!

Driven by curiosity, Zhang Chao couldn’t contain himself any longer and said, “Chen Rong, let’s go take a look!”

Chen Rong thought for a moment, then said helplessly, “Okay, I know you’re eager to find out. This woman seems a bit strange to me, too; it’ll be good to go check her out.”

With that, the two of them walked together across the road towards the School of Medicine buildings.

The School of Medicine was the wealthiest school at Zhejiang University, reportedly a shareholder of several major hospitals in Hangzhou. The School of Medicine’s buildings were also the most luxurious of all the schools.

The plaza, paved with thousands of square meters of wooden flooring, was truly magnificent.

Behind the plaza were the Teaching Buildings. Next to it was a spherical metal building, reflecting a cold light in the night.

Just then, a figure flashed past the spherical building, and a girl in black walked down.

She didn’t go towards the Teaching Buildings, but directly towards the bottom of the spherical building.

Zhang Chao asked curiously, “Why is she going down here instead of to the Teaching Building?”

Chen Rong’s expression was somewhat strange. “Don’t you know what’s down there?” she said.

Zhang Chao replied, “I’m not a medical student, so of course I don’t know. You know this place well; what do you think it’s for?”

Chen Rong sighed softly, her face unusually calm. “The building we went to a few times before is the Teaching Building, used for experiments and classes. This building she went into is for storing dead bodies.”

Zhang Chao exclaimed in shock, “Dead bodies! Isn’t the sixth floor over there also for…”

Chen Rong said, “The sixth floor of the Teaching Building holds specimens prepared for experiments, but not many. The basement level below here holds many corpses; this is the real mortuary.”

Zhang Chao gasped. Chen Rong said, “Corpses are considered yin and can’t be exposed to sunlight. To show respect for the deceased, most bodies are kept in this basement level. Only when an experiment is about to be conducted are they made into specimens and taken to the Teaching Building.”

A sudden image flashed through Zhang Chao’s mind: a basement level overflowing with blood, corpses floating everywhere.

He couldn’t help but shudder at his own thought. After a moment’s thought, he said, “You…you tell me, why is this girl going downstairs? It’s so late; is she going to…look at the corpses?”

Chen Rong took a breath and said, “The door’s closed; she can’t see. Do you think we should go down?”

Zhang Chao clenched his fist, gritted his teeth, and said, “Fine, let’s go down. Anyway, it’s a person; there’s nothing to be afraid of. Let’s see what she’s up to!”

The two slowly walked towards the stairs. Reaching the top, they peered into the dark stairwell but saw nothing.

Having learned his lesson, Zhang Chao was now particularly careful, watching for anyone hiding in the corners.

The two exchanged a glance and nodded. Zhang Chao took out his phone and, using the dim light of the screen, groped his way down the stairs in the dark.

It was eerily silent.

If a pin had fallen, it would have been heard.

They walked cautiously, knowing that in a place where the surrounding rooms were filled with the dead, neither dared to disturb the deceased, regardless of superstition.

The short flight of stairs felt like an eternity to them. Chen Rong gripped Zhang Chao’s arm tightly, and when he took her hand, he found her palms were sweaty.

Finally, they reached the bottom of the last step. Zhang Chao took a deep breath, mustered his courage, and stepped into the corridor.

Using the dim light of his phone, Zhang Chao looked around but didn’t see the girl in black. Turning to Chen Rong, he whispered, “She doesn’t seem to be here.”

But then, Chen Rong’s face contorted in horror, her eyes fixed on something behind Zhang Chao. Her voice trembled as she said, “She…she’s…behind you!”

Zhang Chao panicked. He quickly turned around and saw a figure hurrying up the stairs at the other end, hugging the wall.

His heart pounded wildly. After a long pause, Zhang Chao finally managed to say, “She…she’s gone?”

Chen Rong slowly nodded.

Zhang Chao said, “We…we should go back quickly.”

Just as they were about to step onto the stairs, suddenly, a woman’s voice shouted sharply, “Aren’t you afraid of retribution?!”

“Retribution!” “Retribution!” “Retribution!”…The echoes of these words filled the entire corridor. In the quiet night, in front of the terrifying morgue, it was like a thunderclap, the sound lingering for a long time.

Chen Rong threw herself into Zhang Chao’s arms, clinging to him tightly, too afraid to move.

Zhang Chao was also terrified by the sudden voice. He stood there blankly, his heart pounding, completely at a loss.

After the echo stopped, the entire building fell silent.

They waited for a long time, but there was no further sound.

Zhang Chao breathed a sigh of relief and hesitantly asked, “Just now… was that woman shouting?”

Chen Rong nodded, her face pale.

Zhang Chao said, “Aren’t you afraid of retribution…? What did she mean?”

“I…I don’t know,” Chen Rong stammered. “We…we should leave here quickly.”

Yes, standing outside the morgue was instinctively chilling. Talking about “retribution” was too unsettling; it was best to leave as soon as possible.

The two hurriedly ran outside to the plaza. Looking around, they couldn’t find the mysterious woman in black anymore. They didn’t want to talk about what had just happened and quickly changed the subject, returning to their dormitory.