"Excuse me, is this Mr. Chen Zaozao?" A female voice came from the phone, very young and unfamiliar. It was not Wu Yu.
Chen Yang's excitement suddenly froze: "Who are you?"
"This is the Ninth Rehabilitation Hospital..." the woman said softly, "The owner of the machine has been sent to the operating room. I'm here..."
Chen Yang felt a chill in his heart when he heard this: "Ma'am, what's your name?"
"My last name is Wang." The young woman said she was a nurse in Area C of the rehabilitation center.
The call lasted less than three minutes before it ended. Chen Yang said to the driver, "Excuse me, sir, can you take us to a rehabilitation center?"
"Sure." The driver was very straightforward. As long as the passenger didn't vomit in his car, everything else would be fine. He swiped on the navigation, "The Ninth Rehabilitation Hospital, right?"
"Yeah." Chen Yang was absent-minded. After about four months, there was finally news about Wu Yu, but he learned from the nurse that she was in critical condition and her life or death was uncertain. He didn't know what she had experienced during this period.
The nurse said Wu Yu collapsed at the door of the rehabilitation center.
Chen Yang rubbed his forehead in a daze. From the known rules and information, one thing is certain - the pain in the mission world cannot be brought to the real world.
Wu Yu’s accident had nothing to do with the mission; she got into trouble in the real world.
Chen Yang suddenly looked at Chao Jian beside him and whispered, "Will you come with me to the rehabilitation center?"
This question was very vague. Chen Yang had already greeted the driver just now, and only now did he remember to ask Chao Jian, which seemed like he was acting first and asking for permission later.
Chao Jian was not the type to play around and talk nonsense, so he did not try to compete with Chen Yang at this time. He said calmly, "It doesn't matter."
Chen Yang nodded: "It seems you haven't met Wu Yu yet."
"She is me..." Chen Yang frowned. He and Wu Yu used to be very close, but now they are a bit like colleagues in the same department with a neither-good-nor-bad relationship.
"We are playmates who grew up together." Chen Yang said.
Chao Jian was indifferent: "What does that have to do with me?"
Chen Yang leaned close to Chao Jian's ear and said, "Wu Yu is also a tasker." His voice became softer, "The ID number is five digits."
Chao Jian still had the same expression.
"You really don't care about anything." Chen Yang said helplessly.
"What I care about," Chao Jian drank a sip of Coke, and his internal organs were enveloped by a chill, "is different from what you care about."
Chen Yang wanted to have a deep chat with Chao Jian on this topic, trying to find out something, but the timing was not right as most of his thoughts were on Wu Yu in the rehabilitation center.
If Chen Yang turned his head to look at Chao Jian at this time, he would find that something hidden in his eyes had surfaced.
It was a dying soul waiting for redemption.
Chen Yang kept looking at his phone, and his anxiety infected the driver, causing him to speed up a lot.
"It's rush hour now, and Huaxi Road is quite congested. Just go through it." The driver comforted.
Chen Yang waved his hands and said it was okay, safety first. His nerve endings had been tense for four days in the mission world, and after coming out, they relaxed a little but then became tense again.
Wu Yu was sent for emergency treatment, and the hospital wanted to contact his family, so they found him. Otherwise, he would have almost reached Sanlian Bridge by now.
My original plan to sleep for a whole morning was disrupted, and I don’t know if there will be any other unexpected events today.
"Family member..." This word stuck on the tip of Chen Yang's tongue for a second and froze into ice.
Something is wrong.
There was a strange flash in Chen Yang's eyes. He and Wu Yu hadn't seen each other for several months. The most recent call couldn't have been made to him, so why would the nurse inform him
What about Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu? Usually, the first contact in a mobile phone is set to relatives.
Could it be that the nurse called Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu, but the call didn’t go through
Chen Yang dialed Uncle Wu's number and the call went through immediately. He already had the answer in his mind, but he still asked, "Uncle, do you have any missed calls on your phone?"
"No," Uncle Wu was confused, "I was playing cards and holding my phone the whole time."
Chen Yang said, "Where's Aunt Wu?"
"She's peeling edamame next to me." Uncle Wu asked, "What's wrong? Zao Zao?"
Chen Yang told Wu Yu about the incident, and there was no sound on the other end of the phone. A few moments later, an old father's panicked cry broke out, mixed with the sound of a small stool falling to the ground.
When Chen Yang took Wu Yu's cell phone from Nurse Wang, he finally understood why Nurse Wang did not contact Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu but came to him instead.
There is only one contact in Wu Yu’s phone.
—Chen Zaozao.
Chen Yang had an indescribable feeling in his heart. How come Wu Yu didn't even save her parents' contact information
Seeing Chao Jian's eyes fall on the phone screen, Chen Yang said: "I don't know what's going on."
It's strange to only save one number in a mobile phone.
Chen Yang was sure that Wu Yu had no such intentions towards him, and there was no such thing as a secret crush on him, but she would not do this for no reason.
What was Wu Yu's intention? She even deleted all the call records, and the remaining number seemed to be her last and only way out.
Chen Yang didn't think he was Wu Yu's way out. But he couldn't figure out Wu Yu's motive. She had eliminated all other possibilities, leaving only one. Was she trying to make sure the nurse could call him after she got into trouble? If she couldn't get through, she would keep calling until she got through.
Same as emergency contact
Chen Yang's strange feeling only grew. He looked at the closed operating room where Wu Yu was still inside. Everything would have to wait until she woke up.
The corridor was very quiet and the air smelled of disinfectant, mixed with the chill of birth, aging, sickness and death.
This is Area C of the Ninth Rehabilitation Hospital. It was Chen Yang's first time here, so he had no interest in looking around.
Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu were still on their way. Chen Yang sat on the blue chair, bent his waist, and rested his elbows on his legs. The tasker would not have an accident in the real world. Wu Yu's injury was man-made.
"There is something wrong with the real world." Chen Yang said what he had been holding back. As for what the problem was, he didn't know. Maybe he could get the answer from Wu Yu
Sitting next to him, Chao Jian closed his eyes, leaned his head against the wall, and rolled his protruding Adam's apple. He swallowed three or four pieces of milk slices that he had bitten into a pulp. He said nothing.
Chen Yang looked at his nails that had not yet grown smooth: "I have many guesses, but none of them have been verified."
"The mission world is terrible enough. If the real world is no longer peaceful, then it will really be..." Chen Yang didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was not desperate at all. He had been trapped in that emotion for a long time. After he got through it, he developed antibodies. He just wanted to swear.
After a while, Chao Jian pursed his lips and said, "Let it be."
Chen Yang sighed silently. He had heard Chao Jian say these four words more than once, and each time it was when he was full of doubts.
If you want to let things take their own course, you must reach a certain state of mind. He is just an ordinary man, a commoner.
Chen Yang rubbed his face vigorously, trying to free his consciousness from fatigue. He rubbed his face until it hurt and became hot, and finally he became completely clear-headed.
"Have you really never been curious about your illegal household status?" Chen Yang turned to look at Chao Jian, his straight nose in his sight.
Chao Jian didn't even raise his eyebrows: "Not curious."
"Illegal residents are not subject to the rules, right? Doesn't that mean you can choose not to enter the mission world?" Chen Yang said casually and was stunned.
Chao Jian entered the mission world for the first time because of him. After that, they lived together, and Chao Jian always did missions with him.
If they separate, will Chao Jian never enter the mission world again
Chen Yang couldn't sit still and stood up. He turned around and walked to Chao Jian, his mind in a mess: "Have you thought of this a long time ago?" he said in a firm tone.
Chao Jian lowered her head and squeezed the milk slice, as if she didn't hear what he said.
"How about we try to separate..." Chen Yang felt that the wording was wrong, so he changed it to "Separate?"
Chao Jian didn't even raise his eyelids. He crushed the milk tablet into powder and threw it against the wall the next moment: "No."
Chen Yang was confused: "...Okay then."
"I'm doing this for your own good." Chen Yang took out a cigarette from his backpack, then, remembering that this was a hospital, he put the cigarette back and paced back and forth in annoyance. "Everyone wants to get rid of the mission. Everyone wants to."
Chao Jian still didn't raise his eyes. He sneered expressionlessly: "Are you my father or my mother? I want you to do good for me?"
Chen Yang spat out a mouthful of blood. Was he like this? He knew that his partner gave him the feeling that he was born to be suitable for the mission world, but he still worried about it.
"Don't show up in front of me." Chao Jian grabbed the corner of Chen Yang's clothes, "It's annoying."
"Let go." Chen Yang picked up the milk tablet that Chao Jian had thrown against the wall, tore open the package, and poured the lightly sweet powder into his mouth. He had a lot to say, but in the end he only said one sentence: "I really envy your mentality."
"I took medicine." Chao Jian said, "I had a very bad mentality before."
Chen Yang was stunned: "How bad?"
Chao Jian looked at Chen Yang and smiled, "It's so bad that you can't imagine." He turned his head.
Chen Yang looked in the direction Chao Jian was looking and saw Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu stumbling over to him.
“Good morning, good morning, good morning, Xiaoyu, what happened to her…” The old couple cried all the way, their eyes were red and swollen, and their old bones were shaking violently.
Chen Yang said: "Still in the operating room."
Aunt Wu collapsed, and Uncle Wu grabbed her while trembling.
When the door of the operating room opened, Chen Yang did not rush over immediately. His mind was blank. Although there was no abnormality on his appearance, his mental state was extremely tired and his reactions were very slow.
Chen Yang moved only after Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu finished asking the doctor all their questions. He stood up slowly. His bones and joints made a creaking sound because he had been sitting for so long.
Chao Jian supported Chen Yang.
Chen Yang stopped and glanced at the hand on his waist: "It's a bit itchy, can you take it away?"
"There are a lot of things to do." Chao Jian didn't look at him, "Go over quickly."
Chen Yang wanted to say something but forgot how to say it. He was half-carried by Chao Jian and walked towards Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu in a daze.
The doctor was a woman in her thirties. She did not leave, and Chen Yang learned about Wu Yu's injuries.
Wu Yu's vital signs were intermittent while she was being carried to the hospital. Now she has been rescued. She only suffered a head injury, which was not fatal. But she is in a coma.
The doctor said frankly that she was not sure when the patient would wake up and needed to observe further.
Chen Yang discovered a phenomenon: the doctor was not overly surprised by Wu Yu's abnormality and seemed to be used to it.
Wu Yu was admitted to the ordinary ward. Uncle Wu and Aunt Wu calmed down. They wiped away their tears and stayed by the bedside without leaving.
Chen Yang looked at Wu Yu lying on the hospital bed. His neat man's hair had turned into short hair that reached his ears. His dirty and messy hair stuck to the gauze. His lips were dry and flaky, his face was yellow, he was thin and out of shape, there was a dark area under his eyes, his fingers were rough, and there was mud under his nails.
It was like having just escaped a disaster.
Wu Yu looked so sick that no matter how many questions Chen Yang had, he could only pack them up and put them aside for the time being.
"Uncle, I'm going back first. Let me know when Wu Yu wakes up." Chen Yang called Uncle Wu softly. He was in bad condition and needed to rest.
Uncle Wu said, "Okay...Okay!"
Chen Yang glanced at the phone in Uncle Wu's hand. The old couple would be sad if they found out that their daughter didn't have her number saved in her phone.
"Wu Yuji is a man of destiny. Nothing will happen." Chen Yang comforted him.
"Yes, yes, it's okay." Aunt Wu smoothed the hair around her daughter's ears, "God bless you."
Chen Yang turned and walked out of the ward, and said to Chao Jian in the corridor: "Let's go home."
Chao Jian stared at him: "Do you miss your parents?"
"No." Chen Yang shook his head, his expression was very indifferent, "I can't remember, I forgot."
Chao Jian said nothing more.
When leaving, Chen Yang visited Area C of the rehabilitation center, and everything he visited was just as he had imagined.
The structure of area C is the same as area A, except that all the staff from doctors to patients to security guards are women.
When Chen Yang was about to reach the door, he walked to the information desk as if possessed by a spirit: "Excuse me, do you have a medical staff named Xiang?"
The nurse first looked at Chen Yang, then at Chao Jian beside him, and stared at him: "I don't know, I've only been here for a short time."
Just as Chen Yang was about to leave, a round-faced nurse who was attracted by Chao Jian's beauty said, "Yes, there is one named Xiang."
"What's your name?" Chen Yang asked calmly, "Xiang Zimu?"
The round-faced nurse was surprised and said, "You know him!"
"She's the only one in our area with that last name. It's quite unique and easy to remember." The round-faced nurse said enthusiastically and cheerfully, "But she's not a nurse. She's the second chair in cardiac surgery."
Chen Yang remained calm, but his heart was in turmoil. Xiang Zimu was a doctor in area C, and Xiang Yue was a nurse in area A. Are they really not related
"I know her." Chen Yang met the nurse's curious eyes and said with a smile, "I remember she has a younger brother named Xiangyue."
The round-faced nurse opened her mouth into an "o" shape: "She has a brother?"
Chen Yang said: "No? Did I remember it wrongly?"
"I don't know." The round-faced nurse smiled, "Doctor Xiang doesn't talk much usually, and we don't know the situation at her home."
Chen Yang thought back to Xiang Zimu's time in the town. She was quiet, just like Chao Jian. "Is she in the hospital?"
"Going to the countryside." said the round-faced nurse.
Going to the countryside? Chen Yang was poured a bucket of cold water: "Do you have her contact information?"
The round-faced nurse said, "She doesn't use a cell phone."
Chen Yang: “…”
"Doctor Xiang will be back in half a month. By then you..." The round-faced nurse stole a glance at the boy who was eating milk tablets, "You two should come together."
Half a month? Chen Yang pursed his lips. This period of time was neither long nor short. He was a little sensitive now. He always felt that the longer the night, the more dreams there would be. There would be variables.
The Ninth Rehabilitation Hospital is one of the wonders of Qingcheng. It is not only a rehabilitation center, but also a medical clinic with first-class equipment and high medical standards.
The people of Qingcheng, whether old or young, not only accept the gender-based division of medical treatment, male A, female C, but are also proud of it, including Chen Yang in the past.
Chen Yang's mood has changed now. He starts to think about problems from the perspective of ghosts and monsters. He has become a little more suspicious of the rehabilitation center and feels uncomfortable.
Chen Yang took Chao Jian to Area A and was told that Zhang Qi had taken a leave. He called and was told that he was out of service area.
These few words are almost leaving Chen Yang with psychological trauma.
Chen Yang first put Zhang Qi down. He then asked about Xiangyue. The answer he got made him forget to control his expression and he was shocked.
"There is no Xiangyue in our hospital." said the weak male nurse.
Chen Yang's face turned ugly. It seemed that Xiangyue had entered the mission world and died. He had been looking for a chance to ask Xiangyue out to find out about the diary, but now it was too late. There was no chance.
Time waits for no one, death waits for no one, and no one knows when an identity number will be issued.
Chen Yang's back suddenly stiffened. Something was wrong!
Once the tasker dies, all traces of his existence in this world will be cleared away, and only those who have formed a team will remember each other. How come he didn't forget Xiangyue
This incredible phenomenon is not the first time it has occurred.
Chen Yang didn't even know Ajing, Wu Yu's early boyfriend, let alone form a team with him, but the fragments of memory about him were still there and had not been stripped away.
Chen Yang's mind was filled with confusion and his head hurt. "Is Doctor Sun here?"
The nurse said, “No.”
Based on this answer, Chen Yang ruled out a possibility: Sun Wenjun, who had not contacted him for a long time, did not die in the mission world.
The nurse was busy. Chen Yang withdrew his gaze from his back and moved towards Chao Jian: "I used to live in 401. Do you want to go and see me?"
When he was in Xiaoyin Island, Chao Jian was very interested in his life in the rehabilitation center. He revealed everything that happened in the first half month after he woke up, and then briefly talked about his experiences during the rehabilitation period.
However, Chao Jian said at this time: "No."
"Okay, then I won't go up." Chen Yang didn't really want to go up. He just wanted to go home and have a good sleep in a familiar environment, and do other things after he woke up.
"Come to think of it, I relied on anonymous people to sponsor my medical expenses for more than three years. I don't know who that living Bodhisattva was." Chen Yang sighed.
Chao Jian walked down the stairs slowly, his left foot becoming more and more stable, but he still couldn't run. He hadn't thought about what it would be like if he could run again, and it was very likely that he couldn't run. It was too painful.
After walking for a while, Chen Yang realized that Chao Jian had not caught up with him. He turned around and asked, "Why don't you walk anymore? Is your left leg tired? Then use a crutch."
Chao Jian held the cane and stood there quietly: "Do you want me to run?"
"Of course." Chen Yang said, "It would be great to be able to walk and run."
Chao Jian said nothing.
Chen Yang scratched his head: "You really don't want to try my suggestion? If you get rid of the task, you can live a normal life..."
"If I don't enter the mission world, who are you going to partner with?" Chao Jian said.