It must be said that sometimes reliable people are also those who can get things done. The Vatican responded quickly and decisively, providing a comprehensive overview of the history of St. John's Sanatorium.
This sanatorium was originally a monastery under the jurisdiction of the Papacy.
It was used to shelter orphans and women who had been abandoned by their families or were homeless and unable to survive.
Because it was spearheaded by the Papacy, the nobles and wealthy people in Gaul at the time would regularly donate money to the monastery to earn a reputation for philanthropy.
On the surface, this is actually a great thing that can achieve a win-win situation!
However, it couldn't stop some people from lining their own pockets in the middle.
In this way, it would be fine during peaceful times, but if there were wars, diseases, or famines, the children and women in the monastery would not be able to survive.
However, even though everyone knew life here was tough, few were willing to leave the monastery voluntarily. After all, there was still a chance to survive here; if they left, with no means of making a living, eight or nine out of ten of these children and women would probably starve to death on the roadside.
Life in the monastery was difficult and dull, but as long as the outside world didn't interfere, life here still had a unique tranquility.
But the real trouble came when a fierce power struggle erupted.
The princess, who ultimately lost the power struggle, was also sent to this convent.
It was precisely because of the princess's arrival that the atmosphere in the monastery completely changed, transforming from the dull and rigid atmosphere of the past into a harsh and brutal one.
The members living in the monastery were forced to conform to the prescribed life down to the smallest detail.
This rigid and boring life, coupled with the lack of food and clothing, and the strict rules that often resulted in punishment, turned this place into a tomb for the living dead.
There was no sign of life, only heavy prayers, and a future from which there was no hope.
But that's not the worst of it.
To make matters worse, one morning the monastery's director discovered that the princess, who was supposed to be under strict supervision, had vanished right under their noses.
This is no small matter!
The princess was originally an enemy of the Papacy, which led the Papacy to find a way to remove her from the line of succession and send her here to atone for her sins.
But now, how could this princess have disappeared from the monastery's guards without any warning?!
So when this happened, the first to be affected were the helpless children and women living in the convent.
That's perfectly normal. A princess, a living, breathing person, wouldn't just disappear without a reason! Especially not in a heavily guarded monastery like this!
So, someone must be helping her!
Initially, the higher-ups suspected the children and women in the convent.
Whipping, torture...
Almost everyone was led into that dark, gloomy basement, where the horror of bloodshed spread like a plague throughout the monastery.
However, in the end, almost everyone was slaughtered, but the higher-ups did not notice anything amiss below.
"Later, the monastery was abandoned. Not long after, the princess who had escaped received support from the outside world and returned to rejoin the struggle for the throne."
As for the souls who died tragically in the monastery, no one ever mentions them again.
More than a decade after this incident, a priest named John raised funds again to rebuild the abandoned monastery and began to represent the Vatican again in helping homeless orphans.
Then came the war, and the place was temporarily converted into a field hospital.
Then, after the war, a psychiatrist took over the place, renovated it, and it became the St. John's Sanatorium it is today.
As Hu Yue spoke, she laid out the photos and documents on the table in front of her, then looked up at Song Mengmeng and Yao Anna and said softly, "This sanatorium is still a property of the Vatican."
Therefore, the Vatican kept many things that happened inside quite secret.
Among them are patients who frequently disappear without a trace.
"Disappeared without a trace?! What about the patient's family? Won't they come forward to investigate and cause trouble for the nursing home?!" Yao Anna was somewhat confused.
She looked at the information about the sanatorium and knew that the requirements for entering the sanatorium were not low.
They are usually well-known wealthy people or even powerful families from various countries!
If any patients go missing, are the relatives of those wealthy families just going to let their loved ones disappear without a trace?!
"Many of those who are sent here are people who have been completely abandoned by their families."
For a family, a member with mental disabilities often represents a disgrace. So, they're sent here, ostensibly for treatment, but in reality, they're nothing more than pitiful creatures abandoned by their families!
If they really disappear here, it would often be a relief for some families.
I have carefully reviewed the information. Since the establishment of this sanatorium, there have been thirteen missing patients, including Lin Ruolin this time.
Thirteen, that's a sensitive number!
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