They tacitly avoided the graduate students and came to an unmanned office, where the two stood in front of the windowsill.
"Tell me directly how bad the situation is." Zhou Yu said.
"Actually, from the point of view of surgery, what I did was perfect and successful. I removed the parts that could be removed as much as possible, and kept his brain function as much as possible..." Daniel hesitated, after all, Zhou Qing For him not only a patient, but also a friend.
"I know that no one in this world can do better than you. What you can do is already the limit of the current medical level. So, tell me the result, and I can accept it."
"Zhou Qing will be paralyzed to a large extent, his left arm and left leg will be out of function, and he will need rehabilitation. He may also lose his language ability... and that's not the worst..."
"Please continue."
"Zhou Qing once said that the air composition of Nibelungen suppressed the growth of tumors in his brain, and I also conducted research on this. Because the air quality of Nibelungen, that is, the concentration of oxygen, is slightly higher than where we are. In the world, it is reasonable to provide more nutrients for the tumor to grow, but it never grows. But now, the growth rate of the tumor is three times as fast as before. Perhaps only by returning to the Nibelungen can Zhou Qing be able to Okay, but…”
"But with his current physical condition, Juli Group will not let him go back." Zhou Yu said what Daniel didn't finish.
Dr. Daniel nodded.
"You have tried your best. I am very grateful to you. I want to accompany Zhou Qing."
"certainly."
When Zhou Yu came to the door of the ward, those graduate students were still there. They were very concerned about Zhou Qing and wanted to know the result of his operation, but Zhou Yu couldn't give them the answer.
"What is this?" Zhou Yu saw that a graduate student was holding a petri dish, and two young leaves were pulled out of the seeds.
"It's the plant that Professor Zhou has been cultivating these days. He seems to value it very much. We were thinking that when Professor Zhou woke up, he would definitely want to see it, so we brought it here."
"Thank you." Zhou Yu took it over.
Logically, no plants could be brought into Zhou Qing's ward, but Dr. Daniel allowed it.
Because many things may not be meaningful to Zhou Qing.
Zhou Yu carefully observed the petri dish, and the plants inside were no different from ordinary plants no matter from which point of view.
Perhaps it is the seed of a new life, the feeling of the beginning of life has a special meaning for Zhou Qing.
Zhou Yu put it in the corner of the ward, pulled out the chair and sat beside Zhou Qing's hospital bed.
He didn't know how much different it would be when Zhou woke up this time from the last time.
Zhou Qing has been in a state of unconsciousness.
His mind sank aimlessly.
It was dark all around.
It wasn't until someone grabbed him firmly that he suddenly opened his eyes.
At that moment, he found himself floating in this directionless space, and in front of him was the S-class creature he had seen in Nibelungen.
"It's you! Why are you here!"
Zhou Qing opened his eyes wide, trying to see the other side clearly.
With such warm facial features and an elegant and slender smile, he seemed to be wandering in the eternal river of time, looking for a place to land.
"Where are you, I'll be there, isn't that bad?" His arms wrapped around Zhou Qing's body.
This was the most weightless but most natural hug Zhou Qing had ever experienced.
"But this is the human world, not Nibelungen..." Zhou Qing didn't understand at all.
"You brought me, don't you remember?" The corners of the other party's lips sank more obviously, and when Zhou Qing's eyes touched it, it was like an inescapable reincarnation.
"You are... the seed of Elpis? How is this possible!" Zhou Qing was stunned.
"I am defined by you as an S-class creature. The mimesis of this level of creatures... is not just a human form, isn't it? And our thoughts can also be transmitted through the medium of other things."
In other words, that seed is the medium of his thinking
"So... what do you want from me?" Zhou Qing asked curiously.
"What can you give me?" The other party asked back with a smile.
His smile contained too many things that Zhou Qing did not understand.
"I can't give you anything." Zhou Qing said helplessly, "but I look forward to seeing you all the time. I'm really greedy."
"It's not greed, it's just your persistence. You still have a lot of time, don't always be afraid that you still have a lot of things to do. Enjoy your life and trust me." He pushed upwards.
Zhou Qing stretched out his hand, and the distance from the other party was getting farther and farther.
"who are you?"
The other's lips moved, but Zhou Qing didn't hear what he said.
The dazzling light entered Zhou Qing's eyes, causing Zhou Qing to recognize his face.
His fingers trembled and his throat was horribly dry: "Water... I want to drink water... "
When he said this, Zhou Yu, who was standing beside him, was suddenly startled: "Zhou Qing, what do you want?"
Zhou Qing's eyes finally opened completely and met Zhou Yu's eyes: "Brother... why are you here... I want to drink water... "
"I'll pour water for you right away!" Zhou Yu quickly poured water for Zhou Qing, and after watching him drink it, he immediately went out to find Dr. Daniel.
"Dr. Daniel! Zhou Qing is awake! You were worried that his language function would be affected, but he spoke to me, and he can understand what I asked him!"
Dr. Daniel opened his eyes wide and quickly rushed to Zhou Qing's ward.
At this time, doctors and nurses were already examining Zhou Qing.
"Heartbeat, blood pressure, pulse are all normal," the nurse told Daniel.
Daniel came to Zhou Qing, pointed to himself and asked, "Professor Zhou, do you know who I am?"
Zhou Qing raised the corner of his mouth and smiled: "You are Dr. Daniel... I can't even forget it... Because if my tumor recurs, only you can save me."
Dr. Daniel swallowed: "Now raise your left arm."
Zhou Qing raised his left arm and moved his left hand. Daniel checked his mobility and found that his mobility was unaffected by the surgery.
When Zhou Qing recovered slightly, another expert came to test Zhou Qing's logical ability, and his thinking ability was the same as before.
"This...it's a miracle..." Doctor Daniel covered his face in disbelief.
Moreover, ordinary patients will inevitably suffer severe damage after undergoing such an operation, but Zhou Qing's recovery speed has exceeded the doctors' expectations.
When he sat up and saw the petri dish in the corner of the ward, he asked Zhou Yu nervously, "What is that?"
"It was brought back by your graduate student from your laboratory, saying it was a certain plant you have been raising."
"What! How did they bring it! The room temperature here is too high... " Zhou Qing was anxious to get out of bed, Zhou Yu wanted to reach out to support him, but he walked over by himself.
The sprouts in the petri dishes have withered away.
Zhou Qing stood there for a long time, expressionless, but the feeling in his heart was too complicated to describe.
"Zhou Qing?" Zhou Yu came to him, and it was the first time he saw Zhou Qing with such an expression.
"How long have you put it here?" Zhou Qing asked.
His expression and the fact that he cared so much about this young sprout as soon as he regained consciousness convinced Zhou Yu that it was not an ordinary plant.
"Your students have been standing outside the operating room holding it since your surgery. Can it come back to life? If it's because of the room temperature, I'll send it back to your lab now?"
The shoots have died and the roots have rotted away.
Zhou Qing's heart was aching, and it was irreversible.
He shook his head and said, "Not only because of the room temperature, but also because some harmful substances may have entered the water... There are too many absolute conditions for its cultivation."
"Is this a special plant?" Zhou Yu asked.
"This... This is given to me by a very important person. It's hard to survive, I'm surprised it can sprout, but it still hasn't grown up." Zhou Qing's expression was melancholy, "Brother... Take me back to the research room."
"Okay, I'll go talk to Dr. Daniel."
Zhou Qing took a breath. Could it be that the S-class creature in his sleep pushed him away, and it turned out to be a goodbye
Because the young plant died, he lost the medium of relying on thinking, so he disappeared
If I don't go back to Nibelungen, will I have no chance to see him again
Although Dr. Daniel hesitated, Zhou Qing's physical condition was too good for him to understand. Examinations showed that the wounds from his brain surgery were healing. Originally, the scarring of the brain caused by such an operation would also cause epilepsy, but Dr. Daniel felt that Zhou Qing's brain healing ability was completely beyond ordinary people. He agreed to Zhou Yu's request, but only gave him three hours.
Zhou Yu drove Zhou Qing back to the research room. Zhou Qing took out the unused Elpis solution and poured it into a new petri dish.
He carefully peeled off the festering part of the seed, and gently placed the remaining part into the liquid with tweezers. Unexpectedly, it was completely dissolved in the liquid and disappeared.
Zhou Qing's hand froze there.
After Elpis died, part of his body turned into water. And this seed melts into this clear water... So this clear water is the final state of Elpis' death.
He completely lost it.
Zhou Yu came over: "How is it? Is it still impossible to save?"
"Yeah. Some things can't be saved without our efforts." Zhou Qing put away the petri dish, his eyes blurred, "Brother... It's the seed of Elpis."
Zhou Yu was stunned: "What did you say? You... brought the seeds of Elpis here from the Nibelungen?" Zhou Qing closed his eyes: "I know that doing this is not only ineffective The professionalism of a scholar can even threaten our human world... But the voice in my head convinced me, he made me feel trusted and safe, so I brought the seed here as he said world."
Zhou Yu was instantly alert and grabbed Zhou Qing's shoulder: "Who do you mean by 'he'?"
Zhou Qing opened his mouth and finally decided to reveal the secrets buried in his heart.
He described every time he had been rescued by the other party since he first encountered the S-class creature by the lake.
"I know what you are thinking... You are thinking that he is seducing me, maybe he wants me to be his food, or the nourishment for his reproduction... But such a me, who may die at any time, is completely untouched by the other party. The value of lure. If that S-class creature wants to eat me, it's easy..."
Zhou Yu crossed his arms and looked at Zhou Qing.
"You are belittling yourself, Zhou Qing."
Zhou Qing raised his head, he thought that Zhou Yu would tell him that he would never approach that creature, that everything was designed by that creature, and then cited the example of a former female researcher who died of pregnancy after being seduced. But Zhou Yu said something like this.
"Brother... I don't think he ever wanted to hurt me."
"I know."
"You know... what?" Zhou Qing asked uncertainly.
"I know how it feels. Even though the whole world is telling you to be careful and stay away, your gut tells you that you can't go back. Because you need him."
Zhou Qing opened his eyes wide and looked at Zhou Yu's obsidian-like eyes. He didn't expect Zhou Yu to say such a thing.
"So... what should I do?" Zhou Qing asked.
Zhou Yu stretched out his hand and pointed his finger at the position of Zhou Qing's heart: "Always remember where your bottom line is. Always remember who you are, even if you sacrifice everything, you will never hurt. Before that, feel it carefully and feel it. "
"Are you really my big brother?"
"Do you want to be my eldest brother?" Zhou Yu asked hilariously.
Zhou Qing laughed: "Brother... Let's go back to the hospital."
"Okay." Zhou Yu nodded.
Looking at Zhou Qing's back, Zhou Yu's eyes sank. Although he had also had such an experience, and even kept himself alert at all times, Zhou Yu knew very well the feeling of being provoked and unable to restrain himself.
He knew very well that although Zhou Qing looked no different from other scholars, he was desperate in his heart. But the appearance of that S-class creature gave Zhou Qing comfort. If he forcefully asked Zhou Qing to cut off the connection with that S-class creature, this time Zhou Qing fell into despair again.
Compared with despair, Zhou Yu wants Zhou Qing to be happy.
Therefore, he needs to look at Zhou Qing more carefully than before.
Even if Zhou Qing can't see clearly, as Zhou Qing's eldest brother, he must see clearly for him, especially before Zhou Qing is dragged off the cliff by any temptation, he must hold him.
"But what about myself?" Zhou Yu smiled helplessly.
A picture of the black-haired boy floating in the water appeared in front of his eyes. His hair swayed with the water waves, and his eyes seemed to drag Zhou Yu into the end of the world.
Zhou Yu closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He found that the more he wanted to suppress, the deeper and deeper the boy's face was in his brain, until it was immeasurable.
In the office, Dr. Daniel held his arms and kept looking at the scan photos of Zhou Qing's brain.
When Zhou Yu went back to cook porridge for Zhou Qing, Dr. Daniel came to Zhou Qing's bed and sent his CT photos to him.
"Can you tell me, what special creatures did you come into contact with in Nibelungen?"
Zhou Qing's fingertips trembled. He knew that Dr. Daniel was too professional, and he was probably the most difficult person to hide.
"Elpis." Zhou Qing replied.
"what?"
"I've been working on samples of Elpis. I don't know if it's because I've been exposed to samples of it so often that it's affected my body. Elpis are very special creatures with nerves...complex neural structures, Super nerve healing ability and memory, you should have heard that it can also give memory to another life before death."
Zhou Qing tried to divert Dr. Daniel's attention.
"If so, there is still a chance to go to Nibelungen, and I have to study this creature." Although Daniel was skeptical of Zhou Qing's explanation, he still accepted it.
A month later, Zhou Qing left the hospital. He did not continue to rest, but devoted himself to subsequent research.
His paper on the evolution of autonomic nerves published in an academic journal caused an uproar in the industry, and many scholars commented on it as "a conjecture from heaven". Zhou Qing believes that in the distant future, plants are likely to evolve the same nerves as animals, and even develop a brain form belonging to plants. It will not be limited to animal brains. This kind of thinking nerves may spread throughout the plant and even store complex memory.
Some scholars directly commented that Zhou Qing should be a science fiction writer.
In this piece of public opinion, several groups that originally sponsored Zhou Qing also thought that he had lost his ability to think because of brain surgery, and considered withdrawing funds or suggested Zhou Qing to receive psychological treatment.
This made Zhou Qing's graduate students very depressed, but Zhou Qing continued his research like no one, without any intention of changing the direction of his research.
The number of people who always invited Zhou Qing to participate in seminars and expressed their willingness to sponsor dropped sharply. Zhou Qing knew that his thoughts were because he had seen the world of Nibelungen. He had seen the nerves of those plants, felt their thinking, and even their ability to act, which was unimaginable for ordinary humans.
But what Zhou Qing did not expect was that a professor in the same field of H University in the United States published another paper, which discussed Zhou Qing's theory in more depth. Different from Zhou Qing's conjectural arguments, the other party's argument is more logical, and a large number of examples are added to point out the importance of related research for the cure of human neurological diseases.
Zhou Qing read the paper over and over again, and he really wanted to talk to the professor face to face.
The professor's name is Bai Yingting and his English name is Constantine.
Just when Zhou Qing was still trying to find Professor Bai's contact information, Professor Bai's assistant contacted his laboratory and expressed that he would come to F University to visit Zhou Qing.
This made Zhou Qing overjoyed.
And on that night, Zhou Qing was sitting in the research room watching Elpis's liquid fascinated, his cell phone rang, it was a transoceanic call. At that moment, Zhou Qing's heart was beating extremely fast, and he had a feeling that he was almost excited.
"Hello, I'm Zhou Qing."
"I hope I didn't disturb you. I'm Bai Yingting from H University. My doctoral student has contacted you before. I'm at the airport now and will arrive in your city tomorrow night. I don't know if I can invite Professor Zhou for dinner. ?"
That voice made Zhou Qing's heart almost jump out of his chest. The pure and honest sound quality reveals a hint of aristocratic temperament in the elegance. That was the voice repeated countless times in Zhou Qing's mind.
how is this possible
How could he exist in this world
"Of course… yes. It's my pleasure."
At this time, the other end of the mobile phone came from the broadcast sound of the airport waiting hall.
"Professor Zhou, I'm getting on the plane. Good night."
That "good night" with a faint smile calmed Zhou Qing's nerves.
"By the way, Professor Zhou..."
"what?"
"Are you still sitting in the research room?"
"Ah... yes..."
"It's time for you to go back to rest. Drink a glass of hot milk, take a shower, and get a good night's sleep... Then you'll see me."
He seemed to have known Zhou Qing for a long time, knew everything about Zhou Qing, and could look at him even on the other side of the world.
"thanks."
The call was over, Zhou Qingruo was at a loss. He came to the computer and searched for Bai Yingting's information. Except for his thesis, Zhou Qing knew nothing about his personal information.
However, the research directions of his early papers are very traditional, and the discussion and research methods are also very rigorous, and there is a big gap with this recently published paper.
The only photo of him is also the photo of him getting his doctorate. Although the pixels are unclear, in terms of facial features, he is definitely a very handsome and elegant scholar.
Zhou Qing turned off the computer. This was the first time in so many days that he had returned to his dormitory before nine o'clock. He warmed up a glass of milk, showered and fell asleep.
That night, he slept unexpectedly soundly.
When he woke up, it was already ten o'clock in the morning. Zhou Qing pressed his head. This was the best night he had slept since he was discharged from the hospital.
All day, he was looking forward to dinner.
When he received another call from Bai Yingting at 5:30 in the afternoon, his fingertips were slightly hot.
He had a strong hunch, but he didn't know what that hunch was.
Bai Yingting's voice was still unhurried, with a touch of familiarity to Zhou Qing.