Chapter Ninety-Nine [The Dead Who Speak] (6400)
Although Luo Shixin was clearly an admirer of Chu Keqing, his attitude became a bit more serious when it came to business.
The hospital lobby was crowded with people passing by, so Luo Shixin led the two to a quieter place nearby.
In his somewhat unseasoned Port City accent, he said, "I arrived at the hospital before you. Luo Meifang hasn’t had anyone pay for her expenses, and the hospital has decided to stop treatment tomorrow.
You know, this is a private hospital. If you don’t intervene, she’ll probably be sent to a public emergency medical institution the day after tomorrow."
After a pause, he continued, "But don’t worry. According to your instructions, I’ve already paid some medical fees into the hospital account for her. However, the hospital doesn’t have many ways to wake her up; they can only sustain her with some nutritional medicine. I asked the doctor, and they said there’s no specific way to predict when she might wake up. So, you shouldn’t get your hopes too high!"
Chu Keqing asked, "Can we go to her ward and see her now?"
"Yes," Luo Shixin immediately replied. "According to your instructions, when I paid the medical fees, I listed your name as the family contact, so the hospital now considers you as a family member. Family visits are allowed."
Chu Keqing nodded, "Alright, thank you, Mr. Luo. I’ll have someone transfer the medical fees to your account."
"No need!" Luo Shixin responded promptly. "It’s just a small amount of money, and Miss Chu has helped me greatly before. You don’t need to be so courteous to me."
Chu Keqing looked at him deeply and then smiled, "Business is business. I’m here in Port City for work, and Mr. Luo helping me gather information is already a big help. As for the money... we should keep things clear. Mr. Luo, please take us to the ward."
"Alright." Luo Shixin seemed a bit reluctant but still nodded in agreement.
He then led the three of them through the hospital, walking side by side with Chu Keqing, leaving Chen Yan and Xiaocai behind. As they moved, he tried to speak earnestly, advising Chu Keqing on some matters.
"I really just want to advise you about something. Luo Meifang isn’t really your senior brother’s proper girlfriend; I’ve checked. She’s a gold digger. Your senior brother likely didn’t treat her seriously.
Your senior brother isn’t here anymore, so you really don’t need to concern yourself with her. This is a quagmire; it’s uncertain when she might wake up. If she never wakes up, will you keep spending money on her?
Besides, spending money is a minor issue. If she dies, the hospital will contact you for the funeral arrangements, which could be quite troublesome.
Miss Chu, you’re too kind-hearted. Why burden yourself with unnecessary troubles?"
Chen Yan, walking behind, remained silent, quietly listening. By now, he seemed to have grasped some clues.
This guy named Luo Shixin probably didn’t know the specifics of Chu Keqing’s situation.
He presumably just thought Chu Keqing asked for help to take care of her third senior brother’s girlfriend after his passing.
Chu Keqing likely hadn’t told him the truth or real reason—that she was in Port City to investigate the cause of her third senior brother’s death and to find the real culprit.
This person seemed to be just an ordinary guy.
Possibly due to payment of the fees, Luo Meifang’s ward was a single room, equipped with monitoring instruments due to the patient’s comatose state. The instruments displayed real-time data including breathing, heart rate, and blood oxygen levels.
Tubes were inserted in her arm. This woman had been in a coma for several days, and now relied solely on intravenous nutrition to sustain her life.
As soon as the three entered the ward, Chen Yan immediately activated his Qi Observation Skill, then his face suddenly changed!
Beside him, Chu Keqing had also furrowed her brows, clearly seeing something with her Qi Observation Skill.
After a deep breath, Chu Keqing turned to Luo Shixin and whispered, "Mr. Luo, thank you for your help. I’d like to spend some time alone with my third senior brother’s girlfriend in the ward now, if it’s convenient for you..."
Although somewhat puzzled, Luo Shixin knew it was inappropriate to ask further. He smiled and said, "Alright, I’ll go talk with the doctors. You stay here."
Once Luo Shixin left, Chen Yan slowly closed the door and looked at Chu Keqing, "Did you notice something?"
"Her lifeline... is almost completely dissipated!" Chu Keqing’s face was grim.
Chen Yan nodded and sighed, "Indeed... she’s almost dead. Or to be precise, she’s already in the process of dying."
After a person dies, their lifeline—whether it’s good luck, fortune, wealth, longevity, or bad luck, misfortune, or even romantic luck...
In short, all aspects of their luck and lifeline will gradually dissipate as they die.
This dispersal process typically lasts a few days but never exceeds seven days.
After seven days, the lifeline is completely dissipated, and the person’s trace is thoroughly erased from the Heavenly Dao.
That means when a person’s lifeline starts to dissipate, they effectively initiate the death process—not physical death, but from the Heavenly Dao perspective, their removal procedure begins.
So, Luo Meifang lying on the bed might appear to have vital signs, but in the Heavenly Dao, she’s already been erased, soon to be fully delisted.