Forensic Doctor: Finding the Way Back to the Mystery of Ancient Realms

"You Ran, do you really think that the mental hospital will be the key to our uncovering all this?" Situ Han asked in a low voice, with a hint of uneasiness in his eyes.

Xu Youran nodded, her eyes firm. "Zhao Yifei's manuscript mentioned that place, and the ominous premonition is getting stronger and stronger. I always feel that we are not far from the truth."

As they walked, the rusty gate of the mental hospital slowly came into view, like a door to an unknown world, waiting for brave explorers.

After pushing open the heavy door, a cold breath hit them in the face. Xu Youran and Situ Han frowned at the same time. They walked carefully through the empty corridor, each step being extremely cautious.

"Why is there no one here?" Situ Han said in a low voice, looking around.

"Something's wrong," Xu Youran stopped in her tracks alertly, "It's too quiet here. So quiet that it makes me nervous."

At this moment, a faint cry came from the distant ward, breaking the dead silence. The two looked at each other and quickly ran towards the source of the sound.

In the ward, a young nurse huddled in a corner, covering her face with her hands, crying. Her eyes were filled with fear and despair, as if she had just experienced something terrible.

"Don't be afraid, we are the police." Situ Han showed his ID and comforted gently.

The nurse looked up at them, tears welling up in her eyes again: "You are finally here... I... I saw him..."

"Who?" Xu Youran asked anxiously.

"It's... it's Zhao Yifei..." The nurse's voice trembled, "He's back... He's back for revenge..."

Zhao Yifei? This name made Xu Youran and Situ Han's heart tighten. They quickly asked the nurse for all the information she knew and decided to investigate further.

As the investigation deepened, they discovered that there were many unknown secrets hidden in the mental hospital. Some old files were sealed in the basement, which recorded the strange experiences of Zhao Yifei and other patients. What's more shocking is that these experiences seem to be inextricably linked to the secret organization.

In a hidden corner of the basement, Xu Youran and Situ Han discovered a secret room filled with complicated mechanisms and spells, with an ancient altar in the center, on which were enshrined several shadow puppets of various shapes.

"This... this is..." Situ Han looked at everything in front of him in surprise and shook his head in disbelief.

"Shadow Curse..." Xu Youran muttered to himself, a flash of enlightenment in his eyes, "So all this is to revive a certain power..."

Just as they were about to explore further, a gust of cold wind blew past, and the lights in the secret room suddenly went out. In the darkness, a familiar yet unfamiliar figure slowly appeared in front of them - Zhao Yifei's shadow puppet!

"You are finally here..." The puppet's voice was hollow and strange, as if it came from the depths of hell, "It's time for you to see the real 'Shadow Curse'..."

As the shadow puppets danced, a powerful force spread in the secret room. Xu Youran and Situ Han tried their best to resist, but they felt unprecedented pressure.

"You Ran, be careful!" Situ Han pushed Xu Youran away and stood in front of her.

At this moment, a beam of light suddenly illuminated the entire secret room. It turned out that Xu Youran used the flashlight she carried with her to fight back against the attack of the shadow puppet. With this brief beam of light, they saw the ancient runes engraved on the walls of the secret room and the murals depicting bloody rituals.

Realizing that the source of the "Shadow Curse" lies in these runes and murals, Xu Youran and Situ Han quickly took action. Using their wisdom and courage, they cracked the mechanisms and spells in the secret room one by one, and finally sealed Zhao Yifei's shadow puppet back into the altar.

As the shadow puppet disappeared, the powerful force also dissipated. The lights in the secret room came back on, and everything returned to calm.

"We did it..." Xu Youran let out a long sigh and smiled at Situ Han.

Situ Han nodded, but a trace of worry flashed in his eyes: "But this is just the beginning... We haven't found the real core of that secret organization yet..."

At this moment, a burst of hurried footsteps came from the corridor. A representative of the S City police came in a hurry, looking solemn: "Commander Situ, Detective Xu, a strange case has occurred on the city wall... Someone found a body built into the wall..."

Xu Youran and Situ Han were shocked when they heard this, looked at each other and quickly stood up. They knew that a new challenge had arrived.

"Let's go," Situ Han said in a deep voice, "It's time to solve the next mystery."

The two walked out of the mental hospital side by side. Under the moonlight, their figures seemed particularly determined. On the city wall not far away, a more thrilling and complicated case was waiting for them...

"Building people into the wall... This technique seems to be conveying some kind of message to us." Xu Youran frowned, his eyes passing through the night, as if he had already seen the bloody city wall.

"Information? You mean, this is some kind of signal, or a warning?" Situ Han pondered, his fingers gently stroking his chin, obviously thinking deeply.

“It may not be a direct signal, but it is very likely part of a ritual or related to some tradition of the secret organization.” Xu Youran explained in a low and serious voice. “We must rush to the scene as soon as possible to check the body and the marks on the wall. Maybe we can find new clues from them.”

The two quickened their pace and headed towards the city wall. In the night, S City seemed unusually quiet, with only their footsteps echoing in the empty streets.

When they arrived at the city wall, they saw a group of police officers and forensic doctors working busily. A body that was cruelly built into the wall was exposed in the moonlight, which looked particularly horrifying.

"This... this is..." Xu Youran walked forward and carefully examined the corpse and the surrounding traces. A strong sense of uneasiness surged in her heart.

"It seems that we are getting closer and closer to that secret organization." Situ Han said in a deep voice, his eyes scanning back and forth between the corpse and the surrounding environment, trying to find any possible clues.

"But why are they doing this? Is it to cover up something, or to convey some message?" Xu Youran murmured to herself, her thoughts racing.

At this moment, a police officer hurried over and handed Situ Han a report: "Commander, these are some items we found at the scene, including a map and a letter."

Situ Han took the report and the items and quickly glanced through them. His eyes suddenly became sharp: "This map... the location marked is... a mental hospital!"

"What?" Xu Youran was shocked when she heard that, and quickly went over to check the map. Sure enough, in a prominent position on the map, there was a circle marked with a red pen, and the four big words "Mental Hospital" were written next to it.

"It seems that they not only want to convey information through the corpses on the city wall, but also want to lead us back to the mental hospital." Situ Han said in a deep voice, "There must be some major secret hidden behind this."

"Then what should we do now?" Xu Youran asked, her eyes full of determination and resoluteness.

"Go back to the mental hospital." Situ Han said without hesitation, "This time, we must completely uncover the true face of that secret organization and make them pay for their crimes."

The two smiled at each other, with the same determination and courage in their eyes. They knew that the road ahead was full of unknowns and dangers, but they also believed that as long as they joined hands with each other, nothing could stop them from moving forward.

As Xu Youran and Situ Han stepped into the gate of the mental hospital again, a colder atmosphere hit them. They knew that this time they were facing not only the cold walls and silent wards, but also the secret organization hidden in the darkness. And the corpse on the wall seemed to be just the beginning, more mysteries and crises were waiting for them...

"You Ran, are you ready?" Situ Han turned to look at Xu Youran, his eyes flashing with concern and expectation.

"Of course." Xu Youran smiled slightly, with a determined light in her eyes. "No matter what lies ahead, I will face it with you."

The two walked side by side into the unknown depths again, and behind them were historical truths that were about to be revealed and thrilling mysteries...