Chapter 104: Only One Survives (Third Update)
Captain Li lowered his voice, growing tense again. "Explain yourself clearly. What's going on?"
"This time it's definitely not a murder. I just want to look at her file."
"Nonsense. Do you think our files are something anyone can just look at? If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up."
With that, Captain Li ended the call, leaving Chen Ge a bit frustrated. As he was pondering what to do, his phone vibrated with a sudden text from Captain Li.
"Files aren't open to the public. If you want to know something, come by between 7 and 8 PM. If it's urgent, I can look it up for you."
Seeing the message, Chen Ge immediately realized Captain Li was in his office, where too many eyes and ears made it inconvenient to agree outright.
"Uncle Li, do you have any records about Muyang Middle School? What happened before it was shut down? Why are there so many ghost stories circulating about it?"
After a wait, Captain Li began replying intermittently.
"The school was built on a crematorium site. The land was cheap, but no one wanted it because it was considered unlucky."
"Later, an old, short, stout man surnamed Chen bought it and built a private orphanage."
"A few years later, Hanjiang set up an爱心救助站 and related welfare institutions, so he sent the eligible children from the orphanage to正规福利院."
"Only some older kids remained in the orphanage. To solve their schooling problem, the old director ran around a lot, but no school was willing to take them in."
"The old man had no choice but to buy textbooks himself and teach the children personally. Later, it seemed the media reported on this, and after consulting various opinions, the authorities built Muyang Middle School in the suburbs."
"The school grounds were the old man's orphanage, and the orphans he had raised became the school's first batch of students."
Chen Ge scrolled through the texts, surprised by this backstory for Muyang Middle School. "Uncle Li, how many students were there when the old director first built the school? Do you have that information?"
Twenty minutes later, Captain Li called him directly. "Xiao Chen, I'm in the archives now. Muyang Middle School has been sealed off due to the well corpse case, and most of the files have been taken by the city branch."
"Uncle Li, I just want to confirm one thing: among the first students at Muyang Middle School, were there two girls named Chen Yalin and Wang Xin?"
"Let me check." Captain Li searched for a while before speaking. "When Muyang Middle School first opened, there were only twenty-five students in total, all orphans once adopted by the old man."
"Twenty-five?" That number was close to the twenty-four school uniforms in Chen Ge's classroom.
"That's right, but..." Captain Li hesitated. "Only one is still alive now—the Wang Xin you mentioned."
"Something happened to the others?"
"Yes. First, Chen Yalin hanged herself in the dorm for some unknown reason. Then, except for Wang Xin, who shared a room with Chen Yalin, the remaining twenty-three went out for a ride and had an accident—their vehicle flipped into a reservoir. No one, including the driver, survived."
"Twenty-five people, and now only one is alive." Chen Ge thought of the twenty-four uniforms in the classroom, the numbers matching perfectly. He was beginning to understand why these children's lingering thoughts would return to the classroom even after death. For them, Muyang Middle School held another meaning—it was their home.
"Anything else to ask? If not, I'll head out. I've got a ton of things to deal with." Captain Li had already helped Chen Ge a great deal.
"One last question: how can I contact the sole survivor?" Chen Ge had locked onto his mission target—this surviving girl was the one the Ouija board spirit was looking for.
"Wang Xin was traumatized by Chen Yalin's incident and was sent to the hospital for treatment. Later, I heard she was adopted by a kind person. You can check the adoption爱心网站 for specific info. Wang Xin's case is special, so there should be a record."
After hanging up, Chen Ge logged onto the website as Captain Li instructed. It took him a full half hour to find Wang Xin's name. Her adopter was a Ms. Gu.
Clicking on Ms. Gu's profile, he saw she had posted many求助 posts in the site's community.
Chen Ge just wanted a general understanding of this Ms. Gu, but as he read on, his expression grew strange.
Wang Xin seemed to be suffering from some kind of psychological illness. Ms. Gu had sought treatment everywhere, and finally, a Dr. Gao agreed to help her.
Dr. Gao's real-name认证 clearly stated: Senior Psychologist, Senior Lecturer at Hanjiang Medical University, etc.
"Can it be this coincidental?"
After a moment's hesitation, Chen Ge dialed Gao Ruxue's father's number.
"Hello?"
"Dr. Gao, I'm a friend of Gao Ruxue. We discussed a little boy's condition yesterday."
"Is the child stable now?"
"I'm not too sure. Actually, I'm calling about something else." Chen Ge thought for a moment and decided to be straightforward. "Have you treated a girl named Wang Xin?"
"How do you know that?" Dr. Gao's voice was full of confusion on the other end.
"I know the cause of Wang Xin's illness and her inner conflict. I can save her. Can you give me her family's address?"
"You can save her?" Dr. Gao refused without much thought. "Sorry, I can't casually disclose patient information."
"Dr. Gao, Wang Xin is in pain right now. As her主治医生, you should understand that feeling better than anyone. She must be surrounded by fear and nightmares. Just let me try—give me a chance to attempt it, okay?"
There was a long silence on the other end before Dr. Gao finally relented. "Alright, I'll go with you. Let's meet at the entrance of Fanghuayuan Community."
"Great, I'll be right there!" This was the best outcome Chen Ge could have hoped for.
Forty minutes later, Chen Ge met Gao Ruxue's father at the Fanghuayuan Community entrance—a tall, fit middle-aged man with mature charm.
After a brief introduction, Dr. Gao led Chen Ge into a high-rise building in the community.
"Can you really cure Wang Xin's illness?" Dr. Gao asked this question the most during their walk.
"I know the cause of her illness. I'm about fifty percent sure."
"Fifty percent is enough. She's a very special patient. Antidepressants have had little effect, but I can't find any other condition in her."
They took the elevator to the fourteenth floor, where a door was already open. Dr. Gao had called the family before coming.