Searching for medicine

The door closed behind Shi Youchen, and he suddenly felt very sleepy. The closer Ying Yungui's figure got, the blurrier it became in his vision. Even when he stood in front of him, he couldn't see the expression on the other's face.

Fortunately, Ying Yungui didn't say anything, otherwise he probably wouldn't have the energy to think and respond.

Ying Yungui simply raised his hand and placed his warm palm against the side of Shi Youchen's face, but he did not move. He just stayed there quietly, as if confirming some existence.

Ying Yungui's gaze slid down from Shi Youchen's hair, across his forehead, brow bone, nose bridge, lips, and finally, carefully, back to those inky black eyes. "Shi Youchen," he called out the name he had longed for, and then fell silent for a moment.

He was checking the condition of the person in front of him, and his heart was beating faster than during the upgrade test. He was very scared, afraid that Shi Youchen would become like those people.

It wasn't until he found a hint of a smile in those eyes that Ying Yungui's nose sore, and he gently opened his arms and embraced the person. "Welcome back." Shi Youchen heard the whisper in his ear before he lost consciousness.

...

When Shi Youchen opened his eyes again, he found himself back in the familiar room. There was no light on in the room, but the door was left a crack, and the warm light from the living room came in from outside, accompanied by the sound of quiet conversation.

He got out of bed, opened the door, and took in the scene in the living room. Three people sat on the sofa, the two at the sides gesturing at the person in the middle. A pile of miscellaneous items lay scattered on the coffee table. Hearing the noise, the person in the middle turned to look at Shi Youchen. His eyes were cloudy, as if covered by a white film, but his pupils were a faint blue.

"Youchen?" Lin Zhouze's voice caused Mai Er and Shen Buhui beside him to look over. "Are you awake?"

Shi Youchen hummed a sound, and as he walked over, he noticed that Lin Zhouze's unfocused gaze hadn't shifted with his change of position, and his heart sank again. "Thank you for your hard work while I was away," he thanked Mai Er and Shen Buhui.

The two of them came specially to look after Lin Zhouze for Shi Youchen who was admitted to the health consultation center, because they didn't know how long it would take for him to come out. Lin Zhouze moved into the 16th floor of Building 7 after the accident. Now there is no vacant room in the dormitory, so they simply lived in the base temporarily.

"It's nothing. What matters most is that you come out safely." Shen Buhui was very sensible. Although she was not a superpowered person, because of her relationship with Mai Er, she knew very well how difficult this matter was for Shi Youchen. "Now that you're awake, we're ready to say goodbye."

"What? Are you in a hurry to leave?" Shi Youchen asked, somewhat puzzled. He hadn't formally thanked them yet, so he should at least treat them to a meal or something. Mai Er rolled her eyes and said in a strange tone, "We can't afford to be such a high-wattage light bulb. We'll have to pay for it."

After she finished speaking, she took Shen Buhui's hand and walked out, and she spat softly when she passed the kitchen. Seeing this, Youchen suddenly realized that if nothing unexpected happened, there should be a third person in the room.

"Finally they left." Ying Yungui poked her head out of the kitchen wearing an apron. "That's great. Let's clean up and get ready to eat." Under Shi Youchen's somewhat dazed gaze, Lin Zhouze actually obediently went to the bathroom to wash his hands, then groped for a seat at the dining table and sat down.

The meal started out very quietly, with none of the three speaking until Lin Zhouze tried to scoop the soup himself with a spoon but failed, then suddenly got angry and threw the spoon on the table.

Ying Yungui frowned and wiped the soup that had splashed on his face with a piece of paper. Shi Youchen hurriedly tried to speak to ease the situation, but he heard him say, "Have you forgotten what I said before?"

Incredibly, Lin Zhouze actually sniffed: "I'm sorry, I couldn't control myself."

Ever since Lin Zhouze became blind, he has been silent most of the time, and would often suddenly become irritable or break down in tears. This was the first time Shi Youchen saw him put away his temper and apologize proactively. At this moment, he seemed to be more like his former self.

"This won't happen again." Ying Yungui spoke in a serious tone, acting like an elder, although he was actually eight years younger than the other party.

Dinner ended without incident. As the night wore on, Lin Zhouze, as an exception, went to bed early. Shi Youchen was in his room sorting through the materials he had collected earlier when he heard a creak. His door was pushed open, and Ying Yungui tiptoed in and closed the door behind him.

Shi Youchen teased him intentionally: "Sir, entering someone else's room without knocking is not a good habit."

Ying Yungui lay down on the bed in his newly bought pajamas and said lazily, "Sir, I thought you left this door open specially for me. Was I just being sentimental?"

"No, I left it for you." Shi Youchen rarely said something he liked to hear. Ying Yungui sat up with his eyes wide open, the joy in his eyes still not forming, "You..." Just when he thought Shi Youchen was going to respond to his feelings -

"Tell me about it." Shi Youchen's face was cold, even a little stern. "What did you and Lin Zhouze talk about?"

Seeing that his beloved was not joking, Ying Yungui sat up straight: "I told him that Yan Zhiyuan is very likely still alive." Looking at Shi Youchen's stunned expression, he told Shi Youchen everything about the conditions they had promised and the three requirements.

"So if he wants to personally find that person and ask for clarification, he must come out of that half-dead, listless state." Ying Yungui spread his hands and said, "He has expressed his determination to cooperate with us and actively seek treatment."

Shi Youchen nodded and said, "That's the best. As for Yan Zhiyuan... not only Lin Zhouze, but I also want an explanation." He did not tell Ying Yungui that he had been seriously injured by the other party, nor did he tell him everything he felt and thought at the health consultation center.

Ying Yungui was eager to try: "I always feel that we will meet again. I have wanted to have a real fight with him for a long time." He had no concerns about the association's rules. Instead, he was looking forward to a real battle and fight with opposing positions.

Shi Youchen's eyes drifted to the ground, a little lonely: "Aren't you sad about his betrayal?"

Ying Yungui thought about it seriously and said, "Compared to that kind of sadness, I am more happy that he is still alive. As long as he is alive, we will meet again one day. Are you still worried about not hearing the full story?"

It was then that Shi Youchen realized that compared to himself who often asked for an ending, Ying Yungui cared more about the story itself. He didn't even care about the position of the protagonist of the story, or in other words, he was better at integrating other people's stories into his own story and making them a new part.

So what he cares about most is always himself.

This is good news for Shi Youchen today.

Over the next week, Shi Youchen and Ying Yungui went to areas 1, 2, and 3 to search for and bring back various medicines for treating eye diseases, but unfortunately, those precious medicinal materials did not show any good effect on Lin Zhouze.

That night, Ying Yungui was lying on Shi Youchen's bed in his pajamas as usual, looking through relevant information. Suddenly, he discovered something. Excitedly, he pulled Shi Youchen to his side and showed him the content on the screen.

"Look at this post." Ying Yungui pointed to a photo and zoomed in with two fingers. The photo was clearly a family portrait, with the man in the middle flanked by his parents, wife, and three children. Shi Youchen leaned in closer and noticed that the woman and one of the children's eyes seemed to be covered with a white film, blurring the image, yet a deep blue hue could be seen.

The symptoms look exactly the same as Lin Zhouze's.

"This post is from ten years ago, and the poster's most recent reply was...over four years ago." Ying Yungui sifted through the replies, selecting a few that contained crucial information. "He said his family all suffered from various organ diseases, and the association's medications weren't effective, so he searched around for folk remedies to try."

"After trying nearly a hundred medications, I finally found one that seemed to control my condition and prevent it from getting worse. But the problem is that my friends told me that this medication contains some ingredients that are damaging to the nerves, so I'm struggling with whether to continue using it."

Shi Youchen expanded all the replies in the post and found that apart from the poster's own floor, there were not many people who really offered suggestions. Some of the replies were even obviously jokes rather than help.

The publisher's final content is - "Thank you for your advice and help. After consultation with my family, we decided to continue using this drug. Fortunately, they did not experience any adverse reactions or symptoms and are still living a healthy life."

In order to treat Lin Zhouze's eye disease, Shi Youchen initially sought help from the association. However, the association was concerned that the two were at the center of the incident, and Lin Zhouze himself resisted, so it did not provide the most detailed technological assistance. Later, Shi Youchen was forced to enter the health consultation center.

It was not until Ying Yungui returned that he cured Lin Zhouze completely in a short period of time. He then forced him to receive the same level of treatment as people with special abilities. He also tried various instruments and drugs in the medical department, but none of them worked, and they could not even give a definite root cause.

These experiences and symptoms are highly consistent with the content in this post on the forum.

The two immediately decided to contact the poster. The poster's name was Brand, a naturally awakened psychic from District 12. Shi Youchen had found Brand's contact information elsewhere on the forum and had Ying Yungui contact him.

Ying Yungui was somewhat reluctant, but under the pressure of Shi Youchen's "authority," he obeyed. Fortunately, Brand was a very friendly person. He agreed to the two's request for a visit and arranged to meet at the central airport of District 12 in two days.

Before setting off, Shi Youchen once again entrusted Lin Zhouze to Shen Buhui, and Ying Yungui also asked Mai Er to protect his safety. Then the two embarked on the journey to District 12.

However, this time, neither Shi Youchen nor Ying Yungui had expected that the secret actions against them had never stopped, and the gears of fate had accelerated their rotation.