The Sleep Curse Page #4

I hope my name will appear

in famous international

research journals very soon.

to match Dr. Lam.

I'm sure you will.

All set?

All the equipment has been tested, Dr. Lam.

Call me if there are any problems.

What do you mean?

Haven't you checked everything?

Is it all working now?

Yes, I have.

There shouldn't be any problems then.

There shouldn't be.

All right, all right.

I'd call you if I come across any.

Sorry, Miss.

The wholesale clothing is in the next building,

if that's what you're looking for.

The door is open.

We've just moved in,

the smell of paint is very strong

so we opened the door to let the fresh air in.

In fact, I'm here for Dr. Lam.

Are you his friend or girlfriend?

Passers-by are not allowed in here.

- Hello.

- Dr. Lam.

You didn't have to come all the way here.

I could have gone to your hotel, C'mon in.

Why did you set your research center

in a factory building?

The rent is lower here.

Why would I pay high rent in Central?

Would you like something to drink, Miss?

Hot water with lemon and honey.

OK.

Leave us.

OK.

Didn't you ask me to come to you

when I couldn't sleep?

I haven't slept for the last few days.

Maybe you aren't used to sleeping in a hotel.

What if I still can't sleep tonight?

Then I'll come over and keep you company.

I'm sure I can cure this illness.

What if it isn't an illness?

Several hundred years ago,

the Europeans brought smallpox to America

and the native Indians got infected.

Back then the native Indians treated smallpox

as God's punishment

rather than an illness, too.

Actually I need volunteers

for clinical experiments.

People with...

insomnia would be ideal.

Her heart rate and blood pressure are both normal.

She seems to be full of spirit, too.

She hasn't slept for one whole week already.

The protein structure in her brain cells

will be damaged at this rate.

My mentor

Dr. Mella gave me this.

He died in a car crash 9 months ago.

4 months ago his secretary sent me this.

This contains the protein gas he developed,

which can restore the protein in human brain.

To treat an illness,

you either treat the symptoms

or remove the root cause.

To remove the cause, you have to find out why.

For a patient with atypical insomnia,

nothing can be done

until a DNA profile is obtained,

which will be years from now.

What about treating the symptoms?

Treating the symptoms means

putting the patient to sleep.

But my mentor found that

sleeping pills only give the patient

more trouble and less sleep.

Therefore I've been studying a third method

to help patients live without sleep.

What? No sleep?

Isn't that against our body clock?

The human body clock is only a process.

Cave-men slept very little,

because they had to protect themselves.

We need so much sleep only

after thousands of years of evolution.

Your daily necessities, Dr. Lam.

Perfect.

Inject the protein gas

into the room every 12 hours.

OK!

What gas? Draco?

Everything you need is in this room.

Let me know if you need more.

Three meals a day for you.

Not to worry.

I'll monitor your vital signs 24 hours.

The door isn't locked,

you may leave if anything happens, right?

Let me sleep, I want to sleep.

Sing.

What are you doing, Sing?

What are you doing?

Didn't you see that?

No.

What are you doing?

She's your sister, don't hurt her!

What did you say, Sing?

Did my sister already...

I... saw something wrong...

Eat... let's eat...

It's OK, let's eat.

Tell me, Sing.

Did my sister die?

Where is her body?

In the mass grave.

Try not to feel too sad, Man Woon.

Your sister is already dead.

We'll get her body from the mass grave tomorrow.

Granny, I think the reason Sing can't sleep is

he has been cursed.

Likely by my sister.

Why is that?

Sorry.

We are all pretty nice to you.

- Why did your sister

- Sorry!

do that to my son?

I'm worried it might affect Sik Ka

and the Lam family forever.

I'm sorry!

I beg you, Man Woon.

Our family might have wronged her,

but please help my son to break the curse.

I don't know how to do it.

I never learned it from my father.

Only my sister would know.

Let's go find her!

All right, let's go now!

Come with us, Sik Ka.

Don't run away, Sik Ka!

I'm scared, Granny.

Don't be scared.

I'm scared, Granny.

I'm trying to save you and your Dad, Sik Ka.

Be careful.

Sorry.

Sister.

Sorry.

Sister!

Sister!

Sister!

Sister!

Sister!

Sister! Sister!

Sister! Sister!

Sister!

Rest in peace, sister.

We'll be sisters again in our next lives.

Then, I'll be the big sister.

You'll be my baby sister.

I'll look after you in return.

I've married into the Lam family already, sister.

I'm begging you.

Forgive Sing and his family

on your sister's behalf.

We're here to apologize to you today.

I'm begging you.

Sik Ka?

Come.

Be good, Sik Ka.

Kowtow to your aunt, give her the flower.

- I want to go home...

- C'mon!

I want to go home.

C'mon, be a good boy.

Coming or not? C'mon!

Kneel!

This flower is for your aunt.

It's for your aunt.

It could save you and your Dad.

OK, kowtow.

Are you asleep?

I think so.

I can sleep.

I am alright now.

That was only a light sleep.

It's too soon to judge.

For you.

Thank you.

You're in so early, Dr. Lam.

Starting today,

protein gas injection every 8 hours.

OK.

I've made some spaghetti for you.

How long have I been in here?

8 days.

That means I haven't slept for 12 days already.

You had some light sleep.

Do you believe in Karma?

It should exist.

Otherwise a bad person would get away

with what he has done.

Do you think Karma can pass on to one's children?

It's possible.

If a bad person hasn't suffered enough

to pay for his sin

his children would have to suffer, too.

As you can see,

many people have done many bad things.

They don't do them for the sake of their children,

but for their own interests.

I mentioned my grandfather to you, remember?

Yes, you told me that he changed his family name,

and couldn't sleep before he died.

When I came to you last,

I also hired a private detective to check him out.

I found something, Miss Yau.

But I would like to make sure with you.

Do you really want to know the naked truth?

Some clients become more lost

after learning the truth.

If he really had done something wicked to someone.

I truly hope that I can make it up for him.

"Chow" was your grandfather Yau Fook's

previous family name.

After the Pacific War,

he moved from Hong Kong to Malaya,

and changed his name to Yau Fook.

He worked for the Japanese army.

Are you Madam Chuk?

I've told a hundred times

what I went through in the Comfort Center.

Although no one has yet apologized

and compensated me,

I'll tell it again and again.

It won't be buried with me.

What do you want to know?

Do you know him?

I can never forget this scumbag.

He is Chow Fook, a traitor

who worked in the Comfort Center.

He treated us like animals.

However, God granted us a way out.

I met a nice man.

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