Hospital No. 444.

Chapter 624 The miserable mandarin duck

For a distance as long as Atlanta to Washington, most people would choose to take a plane.

But Melty is different.

She was going to Washington with her daughter to see Alex, so she definitely couldn't take a plane.

Taking the train is equally unsafe, and anything can happen.

Melty held her daughter's hand, dragged the suitcase, and walked towards the garage in front.

So, the best way is to drive there.

Melty put the suitcase in the trunk of the car, then sat her daughter in the passenger seat and fastened her seat belt.

"Sit tight, Melias." Melty emphasized, "Don't unbuckle your seat belt, understand?"

Daughter Melias nodded.

Then, Melty got in the car, confirmed the map navigation with her mobile phone, started the car and set off.

Destination…Washington, DC.

……

However, the car had driven less than a kilometer when it suddenly became unable to move.

"Could it be..."

Melty looked at the car that wouldn't start, even though the gas tank was full.

She told Melias: "Sit still and don't move."

She then opened the car door and popped the hood to see if there was anything wrong with the car.

This is not the first time something like this has happened.

Whenever I wanted to go to Philadelphia to see Alex, this would happen. This was still good. When I went to Detroit, I actually encountered a gunfight. The scenes that I had only seen in movies in the past actually happened.

In comparison, a car breakdown is a small matter.

She specifically chose this car for its highest safety performance.

At this time, a car passed by, and the window rolled down, revealing the face of a black bald man, who asked, "Is your car broken down? Do you want me to help you check it out?"

Melty looked at the black man in the car, shook her head and said, "No thanks."

She now knew very well that there was no way the car could be repaired.

Apparently, the curse is still taking effect.

Meeting Alex was much harder than I had imagined.

"It seems that the only option is to take the train."

The effect of this curse is far more powerful than Melty imagined.

……

“This is a picture of me and my wife.”

Alex took out his cell phone and showed Dai Lin the photos he and his wife had taken in Philadelphia and Atlanta.

"This is what we took at the entrance of the Margaret Mitchell House Museum," Alex said to Dai Lin, "and this is the Martin Luther King Museum."

“Father Martin Luther King is from Atlanta?”

"Yes. This is also the pride of Atlantans." Alex continued: "Margaret Mitchell is the author of Gone with the Wind, the original novel of the famous movie Gone with the Wind."

"I know that. This famous book is also very popular in China."

Dai Lin looked at the photos on his phone.

From the photos taken on the mobile phone, it can be seen that Melty's belly is slightly bulging, and it can be seen that she is pregnant at this time.

"The child is now..."

"She can't speak very well. In fact, I've never seen her in person."

Dai Lin could not help but remain silent.

Originally, Alex planned to take Melty to Philadelphia to give birth, but they never expected that the sudden black swan event that swept the world a few years ago would completely disrupt their plans.

Philadelphia's population is three times that of Atlanta, and the situation in Philadelphia was very serious at the time. Hospitals were overcrowded and the government even temporarily stopped issuing gun licenses.

Hospitals naturally became extremely dangerous areas, and beds became extremely scarce.

“I was really worried at that time…”

As a doctor, Dai Lin naturally felt the most empathy.

At that time, hospitals were so overwhelmed that many patients had to be accommodated in the corridors. Pregnant women were the worst off, because they had to give birth to their children, so even if they were not sick, they had to go to the hospital. Pregnant women have lower immunity than the average person, so the situation became very serious.

Then, the most tragic thing happened.

"At that time, I...I was diagnosed..."

Hearing this, Dai Lin was stunned.

Although Dai Lin had heard Director Green talk about their relationship, he didn't know the details.

"Looking back now, I feel like I was on the brink of death. At the time, the hospital was overcrowded with patients and treatment options were scarce. I still remember clearly that I could only lie on the bed in the crowded corridor, watching the patients around me die one by one and be put into body bags."

He could not imagine the despair and helplessness he felt at that time.

He still remembered clearly that the person in the bed next to him was a young man in his early twenties.

"I thought it was just a cold..." The young man was from Boston. He had been in Philadelphia for less than a week when he was diagnosed. "I don't want to die... We won't die, right?"

The young man was put into a body bag two days later.

Ten minutes before his death, he was still conscious and able to speak.

Ten minutes later, it turned into a cold corpse.

Alex thought at the time that he might follow in his footsteps.

But he had not waited until his child was born, and had not been able to hold her in his arms and give her a name.

After those long months, Alex finally escaped from the clutches of death. When he was discharged from the hospital after recovery, he felt as if he had lost half his life.

While he was in the hospital, his wife Melty gave birth to a daughter.

But even after recovering, Alex still dared not take it lightly.

After all, no one knows whether the disease will relapse one day. Judging from various news reports, the risk of relapse is still very high. Newborn babies have low immunity. At that time, he always coughed from time to time, which made him very worried. If he went to take care of his wife and daughter and the disease relapsed, the consequences would be disastrous. He planned to wait for a while before going to see his wife and daughter.

So, for a long time, he met with his wife and daughter through video.

"There will be a vaccine one day, and then everything will be fine. Fortunately, you didn't get infected when you gave birth in the obstetrics and gynecology department. One day, we will definitely be able to meet."

Alex believed it so firmly at that time.

however……

Dai Lin looked at Alex and said, "When your new house was finally renovated and you were about to bring them to Philadelphia...is it this strange curse that has prevented you from meeting each other until now?"

"Yes. It feels like a punishment for me... If I had gone to Atlanta to take care of them right after I was discharged from the hospital..."

Just at this moment, the cell phone suddenly rang.

Alex saw it was his wife Melty calling and answered immediately.

"Hey, Melty...what? The car broke down? You guys are going to the train station now?"

Dai Lin's heart tightened when he heard this.

It seems that the previous incident with the homeless man was definitely not a coincidence.

The curse is still in effect, preventing the family of three from being reunited.

  What to do now?

"Are you heading to the Atlanta train station now? Well, be careful on your way."

Dai Lin sighed secretly as he watched Alex grow paler. This couple is truly a pair of fateful lovers...

He walked to the side and let the couple talk for a while longer.

It was getting darker by now.

The day after tomorrow is the premiere of the movie "Strange" written by Alex in Washington, D.C. The couple has been looking forward to it for a long time, and they hope that with the help of the curse of Hospital No. 666, the family of three can be reunited there.

  Is there any way to achieve this tiny wish?

Originally, Dai Lin's purpose was just to use this case to see if it involved a high-dimensional curse and to find a way to take David away. But now, Dai Lin really wants to help him and his wife.

……

night.

Atlanta train station.

Melty held the phone and looked at the call record with Alex for about twelve minutes, then put the phone back in her pocket.

Then, holding her daughter Melias in one hand and carrying a suitcase in the other, she walked towards the train.

"A doctor from Hospital 666 personally escorted Alex..."

Will I be able to meet Alex at the movie premiere in Washington the day after tomorrow?