30: Chapter 30 Hospitalization Application: Who Signs and Who Keeps the Documents?

[Pollution erosion of Night Shift Maintenance Worker Lin Jin detected at 43%.]

[Meets admission criteria.]

[Process hospitalization?]

The moment these words rang out, everyone's expression changed.

Chen Ye instinctively stepped forward, blocking in front of Lin Jin with his shield.

"Process your ass!"

"He just finished repairing the door for your hospital, and you're turning around to admit him?"

The Faceless Dean did not look at Chen Ye. Or rather, that faceless visage made it impossible to tell who it was looking at anyway.

But on the medical record book, a new hospitalization form was slowly emerging.

[Name: Lin Jin] [Identity: Night Shift Maintenance Worker] [Pollution Erosion: 43%] [Recommended Department: Special Pollution Observation Department] [Reason for Hospitalization: Long-term exposure to high-risk rules, risk of identity solidification] [Signature Confirmation:]

The last field was empty. Yet, it was more glaring than all the text preceding it. Signature confirmation.

Lin Jin stared at that field, his back slowly turning cold. This was not an inquiry. This was a trap.

As long as he admitted that "he needed hospitalization," The Hospital could immediately complete the admission.

By then, he would no longer be a Maintenance Worker. He would be a patient.

Once his identity became that of a patient, all the maintenance permissions he had previously obtained would be overwritten. Even his qualification to escape the instance would be redefined by The Hospital.

Shen Tingxue also immediately realized the problem. She lowered her voice to a whisper. "We cannot let it complete the identity conversion."

The Head Nurse stood to the side, a sliver of pitch-black shadow visible beneath the cracks in her mask. She did not stop the Dean. But she did not urge Lin Jin to sign either. It was as if she was waiting for his choice.

Chen Ye gritted his teeth and said, "Should we just leave?"

The Head Nurse finally spoke. "The hospitalization application has been generated. If it is not processed, the system will default to a pending confirmation status."

Liu Hang's face went pale. "What happens with pending confirmation?"

The Head Nurse said slowly, "During the next round, the Dean will prioritize confirming it."

Chen Ye cursed. "In other words, running is useless."

Lin Jin did not speak. He stared at the hospitalization form. The Hand of Rules was analyzing it rapidly.

[Target: Hospitalization Application Form] [Nature: Identity Conversion Document] [Danger Level: B-] [Current Status: Pending Signature] [Warning: After signing, the Maintenance Worker identity will be converted to Pollution Observation Patient] [Hint: Can attempt to reject, transfer, postpone, or change the responsible person]

Change the responsible person? Lin Jin's eyes flickered. This hospital was indeed full of red tape everywhere. Since it was procedure, there were loopholes.

He did not rush to refute, but instead looked up at the Dean. "I do not meet the criteria for hospitalization."

The medical record book flipped slightly. The broadcast rang out coldly. [Pollution erosion exceeds 40%.] [Meets admission criteria.]

"It only exceeds the observation line," Lin Jin immediately replied. "It has not yet exceeded the irreversible threshold."

The air fell silent for a moment. The Hand of Rules popped up a notification. [Argument valid] [Current admission compulsiveness decreased]

The Faceless Dean did not immediately refute. Obviously, Lin Jin had hit the mark. The Hospital wanted to admit him, but it hadn't reached the point where admission was mandatory.

Lin Jin continued, "Furthermore, the source of my pollution is occupational wear and tear caused by executing the maintenance task in Ward 105." "Occupational wear and tear should be handled as a work-related injury first."

Chen Ye was dumbfounded. "Work... work-related injury?"

Shen Tingxue's eyes, however, lit up slightly. She understood what Lin Jin was trying to do. Change "patient problem" to "employee work-related injury." Once the logic was established, the hospitalization form could not take effect directly. Because employee work-related injuries required repair, rest, and compensation. Not admission.

The Head Nurse's pitch-black eyes also moved slightly. She whispered, "The Hospital has no process for work-related injuries."

Lin Jin looked at her. "That is a deficiency in The Hospital's system. It is not a reason for me to be hospitalized."

As these words fell, the corridor lights flickered violently. The hospitalization form on the medical record book began to distort slightly.

[Process deficiency detected] [Employee pollution wear and tear handling process: Not established] [Current admission application logic incomplete]

The Dean was silent. But that oppressive feeling grew heavier. Obviously, Lin Jin had touched another loophole that The Hospital did not want touched.

The Faceless Dean slowly turned the page. The broadcast rang out again. [Employee pollution wear and tear should be handled by the affiliated department.] [Night Shift Maintenance Worker affiliated department: None.] [Employees without a department are under the unified management of the Deans Office.]

Chen Ye's expression changed. "It circled back to that again!"

Lin Jin's gaze sank. A fine "unified management by the Deans Office." To put it bluntly, it just wanted to take him into the Dean's hands. But this statement also exposed the key. Affiliated department. What he lacked now was departmental affiliation. As long as he had a department, the Deans Office could not directly take over. And the only department that could currently take him in was—the Maintenance Department.

Lin Jin looked up. "My affiliated department is not 'None'." "I am a Night Shift Maintenance Worker." "Maintenance Workers naturally belong to the Maintenance Department."

The air instantly turned cold. The Head Nurse's expression changed drastically. "Don't say it!"

But it was too late. The moment Lin Jin said it, all the light tubes in the entire corridor flashed violently in unison. Sharp static noise rang out from the broadcast.

[Maintenance Department has been sealed.] [Maintenance Department has been deregistered.] [Maintenance Department does not exist.] [Maintenance Department does not exist.]

The medical record book in the Faceless Dean's hands began to flip violently. It was as if some forbidden keyword had been triggered.

Chen Ye was startled by this spectacle. "It's not going to cause another big incident, right?"

Shen Tingxue raised her hand, frost condensing in her palm. "It already has."

Lin Jin, however, did not retreat. He stared at the Dean and said, word for word, "The Maintenance Department does not exist." "Then who gave me the access permission to read the Maintenance Department files just now?"

The broadcast jammed. Like a broken tape. [Source of permission...] [Maintenance report audit...] [Historical legacy fault...] [Maintenance Department Old Archive Room... has been opened...]

The logic loop appeared. The Hospital had just acknowledged his maintenance report. It had also acknowledged the suggestion to read the Maintenance Department Old Archive Room. Therefore, it could not immediately deny the existence of the Maintenance Department. Otherwise, the maintenance report just approved would also become invalid. And the isolation rules for Ward 105 would re-enter an unconfirmed state. This was what Lin Jin was betting on.

The Faceless Dean slowly looked up. Although it had no facial features, everyone could feel that the way it "looked" at Lin Jin had changed. It was no longer just scrutiny. It was carrying a kind of cold hostility.

The broadcast rang out, word for word. [The Maintenance Department is a sealed department.] [Sealed departments cannot receive employees.]

Lin Jin immediately said, "Then temporarily affiliate."

Chen Ye's mouth twitched. "That works too?"

Lin Jin ignored him. "The Maintenance Department Old Archive Room has been opened, which means the Maintenance Department process is temporarily recovering." "During the process recovery period, the Night Shift Maintenance Worker should be temporarily affiliated with the Maintenance Department Old Archive Room." "Pollution wear and tear shall be recorded by the Old Archive Room, and will not be admitted by the Deans Office."

The Head Nurse stood by, completely silent. She looked at Lin Jin. It was as if she were looking at a madman. Because Lin Jin was not fighting a monster. He was fighting a lawsuit with The Hospital's rules. And every word stepped into the cracks of the rules.

The hospitalization application on the medical record book began to flash violently. [Admission application under review——] [Employee affiliation conflict——] [Deans Office takeover failed——] [Maintenance Department Old Archive Room temporary affiliation application generated——]

The next second. A new document emerged before Lin Jin's eyes. [Maintenance Department Old Archive Room Temporary Affiliation Application] [Name: Lin Jin] [Position: Night Shift Maintenance Worker] [Reason for Affiliation: Read Maintenance Department files, handle historical legacy faults] [Reviewer: Dean] [Signature Confirmation:]

Signature again. Lin Jin's eyes sank. The Dean would not sign. This was the real dead end. The affiliation application required the Dean's signature. But the Dean was the one who wanted to admit him. How could it possibly let him go with its own hands?

Chen Ye also understood a bit. "Isn't this still stuck?"

The Faceless Dean slowly raised its hand. The hospitalization application on the medical record book lit up again. [Affiliation application incomplete.] [Admission process continues.]

But just at this moment. The Head Nurse suddenly stepped forward. Everyone was stunned for a moment. She lifted her cracked mask, her voice so low it was almost inaudible. "I can sign."

The air became suddenly deathly silent. The Dean's movements stopped.

The Head Nurse said slowly, "During the maintenance of Ward 105, I was the on-site supervisor." "The maintenance report states that the Night Shift Maintenance Worker completed equipment calibration under the supervision of the Head Nurse." "According to the Inpatient Department process, the on-site supervisor can provide a guarantee for temporary affiliation."

Lin Jin looked at her. The Head Nurse also looked at Lin Jin. In those pitch-black eyes, a clear emotion appeared for the first time. It was not goodwill. It was more like some long-suppressed gamble. "You want to read the Maintenance Department files." "Then go read them." "But remember." "After you finish reading, you will never be able to pretend that you are just an examinee again."

After saying this. She extended her hand. She pressed her fingerprint onto the affiliation application. Black blood stains spread out. [Guarantor: Head Nurse] [Application approved] [Night Shift Maintenance Worker Lin Jin, temporarily affiliated with the Maintenance Department Old Archive Room] [Hospitalization application rejected]

The hospitalization form on the medical record book burned instantly. Chen Ye let out a breath of relief. "It worked!"

But the next second. The Faceless Dean slowly closed the medical record book. The broadcast was no longer mechanical. Instead, it became low and deep. [Head Nurse.] [You have overstepped your authority.]

The Head Nurse's body stiffened violently. The cracks on her mask expanded rapidly. It was as if some force was tearing her face apart.

Lin Jin's expression changed. "What will happen to her?"

The Head Nurse did not look at him. She only whispered, "Go to the Archive Room." "Now." Her voice became intermittent. "Don't look back." "And don't trust... any medical records in the Deans Office."

At the end of the corridor. The door to the Deans Office. Slowly opened. And on the other side. The logistics door leading to Basement Level 2, also lit up at the same time. Two directions. One side was the Deans Office. The other side was the Maintenance Department Old Archive Room. The broadcast rang out coldly. [Night Shift Maintenance Worker Lin Jin.] [Please choose the location to submit the final report.]