"I `m coming out."
In the real world, the cold wind is still blowing over the city. In a certain hospital, a girl wrapped in cold-proof winter clothes opened the door of one of the observation rooms of the intensive care unit, exhaling white air and cold air.
With a pale face, he greeted a certain nurse standing by the outer observation window: "How is my elder brother's condition?"
"The situation is relatively stable at the moment. After all, his spirit has always been active." He smiled and nodded his head. The nurse, who was wearing a red and white medical uniform, turned the observation record board she held in her arms towards
He gestured to the other party: "Today's rehabilitation treatment has been completed for 60%, and it should be over soon."
"..."
"Don't worry, Miss Chen He, your eldest brother will definitely recover as before."
Looking at the side face of the motionless girl lying on the monitoring window, the nurse immediately showed a loving smile: "Although the process may be a bit slow, with current science and technology, illnesses like Mr. Chen Qianguang's can't be cured."
It's not that it can't be cured, it's just that due to the treatment plan, the time and cycle will become a little longer..."
"No, I don't mean to worry."
Slightly closing her gaze, the girl lowered her head in a low voice: "It's our fault. We don't have that much money. The hard money that my eldest brother earned in the company has already been spent by now."
That's almost it...ah, that's right."
"This is the debt I have raised recently." She rubbed her hands, and then carefully took out a crystal clear bank card from her arms: "Although I don't know how much it is, but
It should be enough to pay for the medical bills owed during this period, right?"
"Yes, of course." Taking the small card that was like a light board from the other party's hand, the nurse's smile became brighter obviously: "Ms. Chen is really a master of the game.
You can make so much money.”
"Everywhere, they all came here after working hard on missions." The girl known as Chen He hurriedly waved her hands and replied: "And my eldest brother is also involved. He recently robbed the money raised by running the guild.
He also has a lot of funds, which can be regarded as a manifestation of that guy’s efforts to save himself.”
"Fortunately, the current virtual reality technology can also give people like your brother the opportunity to continue to play the game world." Looking at the figure still lying motionless in the intensive care unit, the nurse smiled and shook the phone in her hand.
Jingying Card: "Even if you don't have a lot of fun, at least it's much better than suffering from illness and pain here all the time."
"Yeah, he had a lot of fun in there." A few small veins popped out on her face, and the girl who kept smiling secretly grinded her teeth: "Not only has he become a lot more violent, but he also always likes
Use my name to raise the banner...Ah."
"Regarding the perpetrator, has anyone come to contact you recently?" Her voice paused for a moment, and then she looked at the back of the nurse who turned around and wanted to leave again: "How is the police search going?"
"There has been no new news." The nurse showed a troubled expression: "I heard that something very difficult has happened, so there has been no progress."
"..."
"Ms. Chen, it's better not to put your hope there." Looking at the other party's face that became silent again, the nurse couldn't help but whispered: "I have encountered this kind of thing several times in the past year.
The cases are usually related to the local gangs. I don’t know whether it’s because they are good at escaping or because they have some backers or something like that. In short, the police can’t catch them... I’m sorry.”
"Then I'm going to deal with the cost issue." She seemed to realize that she had said too much and stopped talking. Then she nodded and walked out the door: "Miss Chen, please wait here for a moment, and...
Don’t worry too much about this.”
"……well."
The sound of the door gently closing came to my ears. The girl who stayed there kept her head bowed and stood quietly for a long time. It was not until the silence occupied the place for too long that she let out an imperceptible sound.
Sighing lightly: "Let alone revenge, even surviving has become a problem."
"Can we ever go back to our old lives?"
She raised her head and her eyes fell on Chen Qianguang behind the glass window in front of her. What came to her mind was not only the life she and her eldest brother had lived together, but also the thrilling and precious moments in the free world.
Adventure screen: "Mengzhu, Sister Liushang, Sister Ninglan, and Xiao Hongchen..."
What are you all doing at Fool now?
Now I have only heard that Black Corn is still active occasionally, and there is no news about others... Is it true that since the withdrawal and disbandment, everyone really has no determination to continue taking risks together?
Or is it because everyone knows my current predicament, so they deliberately avoid me...
Or is it because of... that person...
Her mood became heavier and heavier as her thoughts became confused. The girl standing in front of the window began to clench her hands tighter and tighter. The pain caused by the nails embedded in her palms did not seem to make her recover from this heaviness.
After breaking free for a moment, he was replaced by a pair of increasingly cold eyes: "I won't give up, even if it's for uncle... I won't give up."
"snort."
She let out a cold snort, and then several lists of potential murderers and names of people who might have inside information emerged in her mind. The white-haired figure belonging to Xue Ling Huan Bing also became particularly clear in the process.
Accompanied by it was the face of another gray-robed magician who was accompanying her at this time: "He is indeed a carefree guy. He was still crazy about his uncle a while ago, but now he has moved on to another relationship...
…”
"What is Miss Chen thinking?" The smiling figure belonging to the nurse appeared next to her again, accompanied by her slightly puzzled expression and movements: "Although her face is cooler than before.
Some, but it still seems a little troubled."
"It's nothing, I just thought of a certain annoying guy." The girl waved her hand, took her bank card, turned around and walked towards the door: "I always come here shamelessly to get close to you, and I give you back every day.
I've brought a lot of trouble, and if it weren't for the fact that he upgraded my weapon for no apparent reason, I would have given up."
"It's not over between us now."
She smiled involuntarily at the corner of her mouth, nodded to the nurse, then pushed the door open and walked out of the hospital: "Wait and see."
"Sooner or later, I will take off his mask and show him and that crazy woman some color."
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"Ah sneeze!"
"……What's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing."
Duan Qing rubbed his nose and sneezed loudly and said in a low voice: "Maybe I have a busy day today, so my body is a little weak."
"As long as no one is cursing you." Xue Ling Huan Bing curled her lips in disbelief: "With such a big sign on our body, it's hard to prevent people from staring at us."
"Aren't we trying to figure out a way for our future?"
Pointing to the surrounding walls of the large but not magnificent living room and the neatly arranged aristocratic tables and chairs, Duan Qing answered with a helpless smile: "I want to be in the complex imperial capital.
To gain a firm foothold, we must first find a force to rely on."
"So you are planning to choose the Date family?" Looking at the empty surroundings calmly, Xueling Huanbing replied in a low voice: "After welcoming us here for half an hour, they have not come out to entertain us.
Our family?"
"Don't be anxious, maybe they are busy with other things." Duan Qing waved his hand nonchalantly: "And judging from the situation, the Date family is our best choice now."
"Oh? How do you say this?"
The person who then asked this question was not Xueling Huanbing who was sitting next to him, but a handsome middle-aged man with shiny black hair who suddenly walked out of the corner of the living room and gradually walked up to the two players.
First, he combed his equally handsome hair, and then his smiling eyes fell on Duan Qing's head: "I'm all ears."
"Well……"
After hesitating again for a while, Duan Qing looked at the white-haired woman and scratched his cheek: "Because, because... because during the debate in the hall before, only Friedman was really arguing for Fu.
While Lavos was acquitted, the rest of the group either voiced objections or wavered, and had no real intention to identify whether Lavos was the real criminal."
"Friedman and Volavos are at least good friends, and Volavos is our customer." Looking at the increasingly obvious smile in the middle-aged man's eyes, Duan Qing let out two dry laughs: "
So...if we side with the Date family, we can at least have two true comrades, right?"
"What about the others?" The middle-aged man stretched out his hand as if to indicate: "Of those other people who visited you in the tavern before, how many of them are sincere?"
"Probably none." Duan Qing hesitated for a moment and replied cautiously: "If everything they said in front of the emperor this morning is still an act, then I really have nothing to say."
"Yes, your consciousness is already high enough."
Clapping his hands, the middle-aged man who had already sat on another wooden chair opposite the living room commented with a smile: "Don't believe anyone easily. This is what our nobles from the imperial capital left their families and went to the aristocratic world to experience."
At times, it is easiest to hear the words from the elders, because if you cannot even do this, you will often die miserably."
"But even if the younger generations don't ignore this sentence, they often don't know how they died." He changed the subject, and his originally relaxed tone became heavier: "Because they always remember
I remember this sentence, but I don’t understand what makes it reasonable.”
"...I would like to hear your detailed explanation."
"I can't give a detailed explanation, because the reason is very simple."
Facing Duan Qing's humble gesture of bowing his head, the handsome middle-aged man once again showed a kind smile: "Situations that have to make choices due to various reasons turn around too fast in the imperial capital.
Already."
"……ah?"
"Don't you understand?"
After letting out two proud laughs, the middle-aged noble once again pointed at the puzzled faces of Duan Qing and Xue Ling Huan Bing: "Nobles have no regulars, no permanent friends and enemies, only permanent interests. For all kinds of reasons,
For various interests and reasons, the nobles of the empire can easily give up some and gain everything, some for more power and wealth, and some just for self-preservation..."
"You should be able to understand this feeling, right?" At this point, he blinked at Duan Qing: "For example... well, I mean, for example, you accepted Friedman's speech in the hall today.
He has good intentions, but who could know that his help is not to gain your gratitude, but to gain Steele's favor?"
"Steele?" Duan Qing's mouth opened slightly: "Is it General Steele from the Thebilis Castle? But how is this possible?"
"Don't rush to conclusions. It's just because you know too little information now."
With one sentence, Duan Qing's doubts about wanting to stand up were suppressed. The middle-aged noble combed his hair again: "Redkar, who has stood for thousands of years and has not fallen, has made it difficult to put violence into action, so everyone
The methods used are often conspiracy and other various methods. You know too little, so it is understandable that you lack judgment when facing most people's attitudes..."
"Since you sincerely want to save my son now, I can give you some time to prepare and adapt." He patted his thighs and stood up, with a scrutinizing expression in his eyes for the first time: "
I am Trilik, Trilik Ida, the current owner of the Ida family. It won’t be too late for you to decide to join me after you have really thought about it.”
"You can use everything here as you like, and the time... is until tomorrow morning." He waved his hand, turned around and walked in the direction he came from: "For other things, please forgive me for the inconvenience."
"How much time will you give us to think about it?" Duan Qing asked involuntarily.
"You will naturally understand by then."
The footsteps paused for a moment at the edge of the living room, and the figure of the middle-aged nobleman who claimed to be the head of the Ida family slowly revealed a side face with his hands behind his back: "Ah, by the way, I forgot to remind you.
"
"Remember to take a walk in the Sky Garden. It should be helpful for you to learn more information there."
This chapter has been completed!