novelaction Chapter 438
Chapter 438
Yan Congzhi made a phone call, and the two of them came to a lounge belonging to the leader of an unknown department. A young man brought a computer and fiddled with it for a long time. Ni Yangzhou finally saw the video clips of the two of them as he wished.
It's too short, just one paragraph, starting from the last time Ni Yangzhou met Lu Zheng and said hello, to today, Lu Zheng and Kang Kang met only once.
When he was sent here, there were a lot of people surrounding him and the two had no direct communication. This time, Lu Zheng came to deliver a basket of flowers and sweet potatoes, and he was in the ward for only five or six minutes.
Then they came out.
Ni Yangzhou scratched the back of his head, confirming that there was no emotional bubble between the two of them. He felt a little relieved, but also a little weird.
In real life, there is no mention of this, but in the system...
Ni Yangzhou crossed his arms over his chest, leaned back, and leaned his back against the black chair, his brows furrowed into the shape of the Chinese character "川".
Yan Congzhi stood behind him and asked softly, "Do you need my help?"
Ni Yangzhou shook his head, was silent for a while, and suddenly nodded:
"want."
Ni Yangzhou looked up at the man and smiled: "I need you to do me a small favor."
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Lu Zheng closed the door and changed into the red cloth slippers his mother made for him at the entrance. The notebook in his arms was a little uncomfortable, so he put away his travel bag and took out the notebook from his arms.
A plain brown paper cover. Since last time, he had replaced the bow-tied cover.
After all, that was a long time ago, and now he no longer has any concerns about the world before. It's funny to say, back in school, I didn't even want to pick up a pen, but after so long, I've become a person who's used to taking notes.
The new page of the notebook reads "32+20".
When the total reaches "52", like an elementary school student, there are six dots at the end, and finally "16 days remaining" is written.
Lu Zheng stared at the numbers for a while, but the heavy stone in his heart still didn't fall.
Lu Zheng walked to the small sofa somewhat lazily and opened the system dialog box. His fingers hesitated for a long time on the light blue screen. When he finally made up his mind to type, his cell phone vibrated and buzzed in his coat at the door.
Lu Zheng looked sideways and closed the system interface. He walked to the entrance and turned on his phone, but it was an unfamiliar number.
Who would call him at this time?
Lu Zheng clicked on the call:
"Hey?"
"I am Yan Congzhi."
Lu Zheng stood there, listening to the inorganic and cold voice of the person on the other side of the current:
"I'm leaving now. I've sent a car to pick you up. Song Gan is in an accident and is in the hospital. I was asked to call you over immediately."
"Something...something happened?"
"We'll talk about it when we get there. Now, get out the door immediately. The car will be here soon." The commanding tone made it impossible to think. Lu Zheng subconsciously agreed and immediately opened the door and went out with his mobile phone.
As he got downstairs, a black car had already stopped. The driver stuck his head out and called out "Mr. Lu", and Lu Zheng hurriedly got into the back seat.
The car was speeding and Lu Zheng's mind was in a mess. He wanted to take out the cowhide notebook and take a look at it, but then he remembered that the notebook was placed in front of the sofa and he forgot to put it in his arms. He looked down and saw that he had not even changed his shoes - still the same pair of red cloth slippers.
Lu Zheng's mind was a little confused. He clearly didn't...
The car drove fast and steadily. When he came back, he took the bus and walked. It took him nearly 50 minutes to get back from the hospital. But this time, he arrived in just ten minutes. Before Lu Zheng had time to sort out his thoughts, the messages he sent to the system fell into the sea, and his only two friends did not reply as if they were dead.
The car stopped and a tall figure was waiting downstairs. Lu Zheng recognized that it was Yan Congzhi, the Egnima who was rumored to be able to move freely and accept research projects, and the Yan Congzhi who was always by Song Gan's side.
"Yan..." Before Lu Zheng could think of what to address him, the man urged him into the building.
"Let's talk about it when we get there."
Lu Zheng shut his mouth and walked quickly. His inappropriate shoes did not fit his feet at all, so he had to step higher to try to keep up.
The light in the corridor was shadowed at intervals. The nurses at the round island desk had disappeared. Lu Zheng had no time to observe and was sent directly to the innermost ward.
The lights in the ward were bright, but inside lay Ni Yangzhou, who looked pale and was wearing a breathing mask.
"This is...what's going on!"
Lu Zheng had seen him during the day, and he was full of energy. How could he become like this in just a few hours? Was it a system punishment?
"Engineer Lu..."
A thin layer of mist appeared on the breathing mask. Lu Zheng hurriedly sat down next to the young man. Seeing that the other party had difficulty speaking, he wanted to get closer to listen, but the young man pointed to the air. Lu Zheng understood and opened his system chat box.
Chat boxes of two people with the same name.
[Engineer Lu, didn't you say there were still three years left?]
[Yes, yes, what’s wrong with you?]
Lu Zheng was so anxious that he was sweating. He could see the lifespan of everyone. This was the redemption card he had drawn before, and it had never been wrong. Could it be that because the young man was also the host, it was no longer accurate?
[I don't know either. I just went to see Guo Mengling today, and then I came back and this happened.]
[Guo Mengling?]
Lu Zheng had a very bad guess in his mind, and this guess was related to what he had just done today. It was like a big bell ringing in his heart, and he felt uncontrollable guilt for his life that he had been trying to stick to the bottom line and have a clear conscience.
Especially when the other person told me about what happened in the previous world, which allowed me to put my worries to rest.
Having experienced these worlds, Lu Zheng knew that anyone who was supposed to die would die. If the other person hadn't traveled through time, he would have been the corpse lying in a pool of blood in the alley. He asked himself, if he had really died then, his somewhat sad and pitiful life would have ended just like that. Without the events that followed, he would have no way of finding the real culprit on his own.
Unspeakable guilt made him dare not look at the dying face on the hospital bed. Lu Zheng clenched his fists, his face pale, and he made up his mind to type in the chat box:
[I'm sorry, I should have told you earlier.]
[Guo Mengling and I made a deal. At the time, she just asked me not to tell anyone else. I thought you two had such a good relationship, so I kept quiet. But you…]
Lu Zheng looked at the tape covering the young man's wrist, regretting his credulity. He had thought everyone could help each other...
[Be careful with her. I don't want to sow discord, but I can't bear to see you like this and still keep it a secret.]
The person on the hospital bed seemed very surprised, with wonder and shock in his eyes. Lu Zheng didn't want to look at it anymore, but just stared at the chat box that had no reply, and the gray friend dialog box named "Liu Zikang".
[Engineer Lu, can I ask what my sister exchanged with you...]
Lu Zheng typed back:
[This was the "fair trade" we discussed earlier. She exchanged 20 years of her life for two points with me.]
……
"Oh……"
This sentence did not pop up in the chat box, but came from the mouth of the person on the hospital bed.
It's not weak, and there's a hint of an upward tone that says "as expected."
Lu Zheng turned his head to look at the person on the hospital bed, but saw Ni Yangzhou taking off the breathing mask with one hand and gathering the hair scattered on his forehead with the other hand, revealing his entire face without any cover.
Although pale, looking at him again, he was completely different from the person just now who seemed like he was about to stop breathing in the next second.
Ni Yangzhou squinted his eyes and smiled, no longer using that weak voice, but regaining his former vitality.
"Engineer Lu, let me share my experience with you."
“Don’t trust everything you see.”
Lu Zheng was stunned. He saw Ni Yangzhou coughing towards the bathroom and shouting, "Come out."
The door opened and a bodyguard brought Liu Zikang out. The tape on his mouth was removed and the towel on his wrist was loosened. The girl looked at Lu Zheng, who was confused, with disappointment, and looked at Ni Yangzhou, who was smiling on the hospital bed, with a bitter face.
Ni Yangzhou clapped his hands and the bodyguards went out. Yan Congzhi took a look inside from the outside, then closed the door tightly, locking himself and everyone else out.
There were three big people in the small ward.
Ni Yangzhou slowly peeled off the needleless tape on his hands, stretched out the scare tubes fixed in the sheets and quilt, lifted the quilt himself and sat cross-legged on the edge of the bed.
Ni Yangzhou stretched out his hand, placed a chair in place, and motioned Liu Zikang to come and sit down.
The three of them gathered together, but none of them could find a pair of shoes to wear outside.
Lu Zheng and Liu Zikang were wearing slippers, while Ni Yangzhou was only wearing a pair of socks.
The young man opened the system interface, created a small group of three people, and solemnly typed a line of words in it.
“I hereby announce the first Host Alliance Mutual Aid Group Cooperation Seminar.
now--
Officially started! "