"In the beginning, when the hospital had just opened, the death rate was manageable, but now it's skyrocketing," Zhang Qi paused solemnly before continuing, "Nowadays almost everybody who is admitted to the hospital never returns. And the hospital no longer allows visitations, claiming a shortage of medical equipment and the need to prevent infections. All that's given back after someone dies are their ashes."
"That's why now, as long as people can bear it, they're reluctant to go to the hospital."
"No wonder there are so few people in the hospital now," Gu Yanzhi muttered to herself.
"Do you know where Li Sheng lives?" Gu Yanzhi asked pensively.
