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"Why do you say that?" Lin Haichen looked at him thoughtfully.
"Doctor Lin, you're a doctor, so you should know better than me how much it would cost a hospital to keep a seriously ill person alive for a day, right?" Jing Ning asked. "Then, how many families can afford such a high cost?"
Lin Haichen had never thought about this point, and was confused by the question. When the patient was sick, he only needed to prescribe the right medicine and cure the patient, but what did this have to do with not taking the body away?
Jing Ning continued, "I randomly looked at several corpses from different time periods. They all had thick calluses on their hands, shoulders, and soles of their feet. Judging by the thickness of the calluses, they must have grown from hard labor over time. This tells us they weren't from wealthy families. This hospital can't offer such treatments, so it's probably not a reputable one. So, there are only two types of people who come here for treatment: terminally ill patients with no other options, and wealthy patients with terminal illnesses."
Yan Shuang was still shocked that Jing Ning had noticed even these small details and was able to derive the current idea.
"Wealthy and socially prominent patients need things that can prolong their lives, and hospitals need money to operate. So the most important things can only be provided by these poor patients. Their organs are a win-win situation."
"After the first patient was saved, the hospital director sensed a business opportunity. No one wants too much money, and their ambitions only grew. There were plenty of wealthy people, but even more poor. Curing the wealthy brought new wealthy clients to the hospital, while the poor died, and so did they. Regardless, he made a killing. The bodies of the poor were taken to the morgue, and their families were not allowed to claim them, believing there was still room for them, waiting for the day when their families could afford the higher price to keep them alive. Thus, a complete black market chain was formed."
Ye Jing'an opened his mouth in shock and his eyes twitched.
Lin Haichen was also surprised by Jing Ning's idea and was speechless for a long time. A place for saving people gradually turned into a slaughterhouse for killing people, all for the sake of profit.
The first taste of sweetness, the expansion of desires, the decline of morality...it all comes down to greed.
The most fatal weakness of human beings is greed, but it is also a double-edged sword. In moderation, it can stimulate potential and maintain rational control over desires. Once it exceeds the limit, people will be blinded by greed and lose their rationality. It only takes a vague thought to step into the abyss.
Yan Shuang looked up at the building. Each floor here was built with the lives of dozens of people. Perhaps their bodies are still in the morgue and have not been able to rest in peace. Some people even left in a hurry without having the chance to see their loved ones for the last time.
"Isn't the door downstairs?" Yan Shuang asked. The morgue should be the place they most wanted to escape from.
"No." Jing Ning held his forehead with his hand, "We still have clues to look for."
Yan Shuang looked at him tiredly and nodded. She couldn't explain why Ye Jing'an could see the red marks.
"Why don't you take a rest?" Yan Shuang looked at the time. It was past two in the afternoon and Jing Ning hadn't slept for more than 20 hours. Even the most capable people would become slow in thinking if they didn't sleep, and they also needed to digest this information.
"Call me at four o'clock." Jing Ning and Yan Shuang sat side by side on the ground. He tilted his head to look at Yan Shuang's soft jawline, which was neither too hard nor lacking in beauty. The strands of hair on her forehead were scattered casually, covering her eyebrows, and her long black eyelashes drooped, looking very beautiful.
Jing Ning saw him thinking intently with his mouth tilted, and asked lazily, "What are you thinking about?"
Yan Shuang turned around and said seriously, "I was wondering why I didn't remove the old man's oxygen tube on the first night."
Jing Ning laughed out loud because of his amusement. He shook his head, held him in his arms, closed his eyes, and said, "Go to sleep."
When Yan Shuang opened his eyes again, he was awakened by the sound of commotion. Although his sleep was short, he slept soundly and woke up feeling much more refreshed. Even his wounds no longer hurt.
There were a few people gathered in front, blocking the gap tightly. Yan Shuang couldn't see who was lying on the ground, but someone was definitely in trouble.
There were now three people with red marks. He immediately woke up, supported himself on the ground with his hands, turned his head to look at Jing Ning who was breathing steadily with his eyes closed.
The noise must have been too loud to wake Jing Ning up. He opened his eyes, and there was a faint blue-black color under his eyes, obviously due to lack of sleep. Seeing Yan Shuang's serious expression, he asked, "What happened?"
Yan Shuang nodded, and the two looked at each other, then stood up at the same time and walked quickly towards the crowd.
The boy fell to the ground in agony.
Because of fear, the new woman kept her head down. She didn't notice that Zhou Xia, who was silent on the other side, gave her a complicated look.
"Large areas of skin have ulcerated." Lin Haichen sighed and shook his head, indicating that it was almost impossible to save him. He was just hanging on with one breath. Once it got dark, he would definitely die unless they left the game now.
Everyone was silent, knowing that this was simply a fantasy.
"I want to go to the operating room tonight." Jing Ning said rationally, "Based on the experience of the past few days, the game will not put us players in the operating room for no reason, just for role-playing."
"No! You can't go!" Yan Shuang objected. "You already have red marks on your face. It would be very dangerous for you to go. Besides, don't forget that you have replaced me now. There is a patient who is always watching your organs."
Ye Jing'an and Lin Haichen also hurried to stop him. The danger was too high. Although they didn't want to believe that Jing Ning would get into trouble, at this time, even if there was a one in a thousand chance, he would die. Now that Jing Ning was only half dead, they didn't have the confidence to make this bet.
Xu Yaoyu lowered her head in shame. Why did she not know anything? Why did she not understand anything? If only she were more capable, she could help.
"I'll go." Tian Yiyi said calmly, "I'm the most suitable person to go."
"What if you get discovered?" Xu Yaoyu was so anxious that tears burst out.
"Listen to me first," Tian Yiyi explained. "First, I'm a family member. I can go upstairs at any time at night, which is very convenient. Second, there are no red marks on my face, which means I still have a chance to make mistakes. Last but not least, I'm a girl, about the same height as Xiaoyu, so the chances of being discovered are much smaller than yours."
Tian Yiyi is right. The height and appearance are the only thing that matters. She is the most suitable candidate.
Xu Yaoyu held her hand tightly, crying and shaking her head, "Isn't Xiaoru also a family member? She died in the ward..."
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