Sister Sun, Uncle Ge, Boss.
It wasn't a beautiful dream, nor was it a nightmare. It was just that people from the past appeared in front of me one by one and unknowingly fell asleep on the sofa.
The clock on the wall pointed to eight o'clock in the evening. Unknowingly, he had slept for a day. The optical glass in the sterile room was completely impervious to light. The monitor showed Ai's physiological signs. She was sleeping.
Hungry and thirsty, I walked out of the nursing room. There was an automatic food and beverage machine in the corridor. I stuffed in some change and ordered a loaf of bread and a bottle of mineral water. Just as I was eating the bread, I suddenly remembered my duty. I threw the bread and mineral water aside and ran towards the entrance of Building C.
As soon as I reached the door, I was shocked by the scene in front of me. It was raining heavily outside.
I looked at my phone. It was indeed May 1st. The weather forecast in the morning said that it would be sunny during the May Day holiday. With the current technology, the weather forecast should not be wrong.
I immediately dialed Mimi's number on my phone. Fortunately, the phone signal was still smooth in this rainstorm.
"Ah! Brother!"
"Mimi, are you staying at home?"
"Of course I'm at home. Where else can I go in this terrible weather?”
"What's with the weather?"
"I heard that there's a sudden strong cold airflow. In short, it's going to rain!”Mimi changed the topic and said to me,"Brother, you're too much. I asked you to take care of Ai, but you're sleeping there!”
I was shocked and almost dropped my phone. I explained to Mimi,"I occasionally rest when I'm tired…How did you know?”
"There's an external phone in Ai's sterile room. Humph!" Mimi snorted in dissatisfaction and whispered to me,"Are you really sure that Ai is Elsa?”
"It feels very similar, and Elsa's childhood memories are exactly the same as Ai's.”
"I'm glad you noticed that Elsa is only seven years old and Ai is already fifteen. It's not just the age difference, but also the hair…"
"What about Father?"
"I've already contacted Ai's parents on the phone. They should be flying from the United States to England now.”
"Will Elsa be accepted by them?"
"I should be able to."
Mimi's answer made me feel uneasy, but I thought about it and asked coldly,"Mimi, why are you whispering at home?”
"Because…because…I'm at Uesugi-senpai's house.”
"Why don't you go back to your own home?" I asked with a bitter face.”
"We were shopping when it rained, so we decided to come over as guests. I promise to go home as soon as the rain stops, so you don't have to worry! Bye bye!"
Mimi hurriedly hung up the phone. She didn't know what she was nervous about. Anyway, it was just an exchange between girls. She didn't need to worry about it.
I closed my phone and saw a figure walking in the rain, slowly walking towards Building C.
When I walked to the porch, I saw the person's face clearly. It turned out to be Xu Qing. She was holding something that looked like a pen in her hand. This was the newly developed electromagnetic umbrella.
" Are you awake? Overage high school student!"
When I saw Xu Qing, I immediately remembered the reason why I threw away the bread. I was the leader of the 30 volunteers. I called Mimi and forgot about it.
"Where are my classmates?"
"Don't worry, they will stay here today. The heavy rain has caused many drainage pipes in the city to be blocked, and vehicles are no longer able to pass through. I just got in touch with the school and all the students will be staying here temporarily today.”
"Is the rainstorm that serious?"
"Yes! The weather is really abnormal this time. I heard from the observatory that this tropical cyclone might turn into a typhoon.”
"This is unbelievable!"
" There's no need to worry. This is Atlantis, which has an electromagnetic defense wall on the entire island. It can withstand waves that are fifteen meters tall. Wind forces below level twelve will not have any impact on the island.”
"No wonder there's no wind even though it's raining heavily.”
"This is the power of technology!"
It seemed that my worries were unnecessary. I turned around and walked back to the corridor. I picked up the bread and mineral water that I had thrown away from the ground.
"It's all on the ground. Are you still going to eat it?”
"You can eat it after wiping it…"
Just as I was about to do as she said, Xu Qing stretched out her hand and snatched the bread from my hand.
"As a doctor, I can't tolerate you eating bacteria! It's my treat today!" Xu Qing threw the bread into the trash can and walked to the vending machine. She used her employee card to get a lunch box and handed it to me.
"There must be a reason."
"It seems that because of you, Ai has hope again.”
I smiled perfunctorily and took the lunch box. I sat on the bench in the corridor and started eating without hesitation. Xu Qing bought a can of bitter coffee in front of the vending machine and sat down on the bench opposite me.
"I didn't expect the super popular idol to be such an ordinary person.”
I looked up at Xu Qing and asked,"Me?"”
"Is there anyone else here?"
"Don't mock me. What I did was stupid.”
The brooch walkie-talkie on Xu Qing's chest suddenly rang. She let out a long sigh and stood up. She placed the unopened coffee on my knee and said,"Not everyone can do stupid things. This is also on me. Continue to work hard!”
"Thank you!"
"You're welcome!"
Xu Qing's figure disappeared in the rain. I enjoyed my dinner in peace. Everything was so calm, except for the incessant rainstorm outside.
After dinner, I tiptoed back to Room 103. Just as I was about to lie down on the sofa, the optical glass suddenly became completely transparent. Ai's eyes stared at me.
"Hello! Overage high school student robot…"
"I heard that you're very good at Go!"
What a powerful declaration of war. Mimi must have told her this information.
"So-so."
"Are you interested in a competition?"
Looking at her combative eyes, I knew that this would not be a competition without a price. Ai pressed the button by the bed, and a holographic projection of chess appeared in front of her. The chessboard on my side appeared on the coffee table in the nursing room.
"If I win a game, I want a snack. Of course, you're paying.”I made a pre-emptive statement and sat on the sofa, ready to make my move.
"If I win by luck, tell me the truth.”
"There's no limit to the number of games you can play.”
"You sure have big words. I'll go first!”
"Bring it on!" I smiled proudly. I had never lost in chess.
After ten rounds, my sofa was already filled with snacks. I really regretted eating dinner just now. Now, I couldn't spare my stomach to digest these things.
"Black wins!"
Eleven consecutive wins. I strode out of Room 103 and selected a can of drink from the vending machine. Then, I took the spoils of war and walked into Room 103.
"I'm sorry to have made you spend money again!”
"It doesn't matter. My parents have more money than they can spend anyway.”
"No matter how rich you are, it shouldn't be that you can't spend it all.”
"My father is Victor Angelick…"
"Oh! Angelik, one of the top 100 entrepreneurs in the world, was a leading figure in the steel manufacturing industry in Central Europe.”
"How could he run out of money…"
" It's not a burden to have an outstanding father, my…" It was almost natural. I used a drink to cover my mouth.
"Where is your father?"
"He's a bastard."
"You don't understand fatherly love." Ai turned her head to the side.
I smiled and said,"It's not your turn to lecture me. You were complaining about your father just now."”
"Long-winded!"
The chess set in front of me suddenly turned into Chinese chess. I tilted my head and asked,"Still not giving up?"
"Are you afraid of losing?"
As soon as Ai finished speaking, the lights in the entire ward immediately flashed. The sound insulation of the intensive care unit was very good, so I didn't know what was going on outside.
To be on the safe side, I contacted Xu Qing with the beeper.
"What just happened?"
"The hospital has already switched to internal power supply. The tropical cyclone has already escalated into a typhoon. According to the designated procedures, in order to maintain the operation of various medical equipment before the typhoon subsides, the external power supply has been switched to internal power supply mode. You don't have to worry. The entire hospital is operating normally.”
" Strange weather…" I grumbled and hung up.
I didn't know much about Chinese chess. At most, I was just a dabbler. If it was a normal competition, winning or losing wouldn't matter, but there was a bet here.
I racked my brains for a way to escape. I said to Ai, who was in the sterile room,"Look at what you've done. If it were another chess piece, even the heavens would change their attitude with you.”
"What does the rain have to do with me changing chess pieces?”
"Haven't you heard of the butterfly effect?”
" Is this related?!"
" Of course it's related. Because the microwaves generated by the chess pieces touched the electromagnetic field near the wire, causing the rain to increase and the wind speed to increase…"
"You're being unreasonable!"
Ai angrily knocked on the optical glass. I only made a face and said,"To be more accurate, this is called wanting to accuse someone, so there's no need for excuses.”
"Just you wait. One day, when I get out, I'll definitely beat you up!!!”
"How many years later?"
"Now!"
Ai pressed some button, and the red light in the external care room suddenly lit up.
"Emergency fire alarm! Emergency fire alarm! The outer room of ward 103 was about to use vacuum extinguishing!”
Vacuum extinguishing! These words were like a death sentence for me. Even Ai was dumbfounded, but no matter how she pressed the button, she could not stop the fire extinguishing process. The door to the external nursing room was locked, the electronic clock had turned into a barometer, the air conditioner fan was sealed, and a centrifugal exhaust fan began to operate. A huge roar shook my eardrums.
There was a way to die in this world called reaping what you sow. I had truly experienced it personally now. The air pressure dropped crazily, and I couldn't breathe in just 10 seconds. In a vacuum state, people would be killed by their own blood pressure. I could already feel the blood in my entire body rushing to my skin, and my internal organs were about to explode as if they were being burned by fire.
"Stop! Stop!" Ai knocked on the glass desperately, but it was all in vain.
I collapsed on the sofa and said with my last breath,"Close…the glass!"
I almost couldn't imagine the scene of flesh and blood exploding in a vacuum. Those who witnessed it would definitely be traumatized. Their eyes would no longer be able to see clearly, and their consciousness would gradually be stripped away.
The only benefit I can think of is that I can see Uncle Ge and Boss below. I owe Uncle Ge a few years of meal tickets and owe Boss a life. These were all my memories from when I was living in Shanghai. Perhaps I shouldn't have been willful and lived contentedly by my parents 'side. Uncle Ge and Boss wouldn't have died. Perhaps I could have been a little ghost in Hell and seen Sister Sun reporting to work.
If it's true that there's nothing after death, then my death is meaningless.
I suddenly inhaled air. I knew that I wasn't dead. I was lifted up in a flurry and sent to a room filled with the smell of disinfectant. After a moment of numbness, I completely fainted.
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