Chapter 23
"You know what happened to him in the Ghost Market." Jiang Fei was very sure. Xi'er looked embarrassed. "Even if I knew, I couldn't tell you, otherwise my brother would kill me."
Jiang Fei didn't ask any more questions. She finished her noodle soup, took the dishes and went to the kitchen to wash them. She actually thought that it was better to have less trouble than more.
Until the day Lancer came to D-3 base, Jiang Fei had almost forgotten about the ghost market. The news of Lancer's arrival reached Jiang Fei's ears as soon as possible. She was still teaching Leon knowledge points in the research institute. Lucian and others were also present. They saw Jiang Fei stand up in an instant.
Leon stammered, "What, what happened? Did I answer wrong just now?"
Lucian said, "It wasn't because of this incident. She suddenly stood up after seeing the message on the computer."
"I have to leave for a while because of something. You guys...study on your own first, and ask me if you have any questions later." Jiang Fei said as he walked towards the door at a brisk pace, and soon he disappeared.
"What's going on?" Leon asked Lucian, who twirled the pen in his hand. "Judging from her attitude, someone important wants to see her."
Leon understood, "That should be Coin."
"No, it's not Coin, nor Anna, nor anyone else in the base. There is only one possibility: the person she wants to meet is not from our base." Lucian deduced the truth in a casual sentence. It must be said that he is indeed very perceptive.
Jiang Fei walked out of the office building and saw Lanser near the school. He was still wearing his white coat and was standing outside the school, looking at each classroom. Jiang Fei approached him and said, "How about it? This looks like a good place for children to study, right?"
"Not bad," Lanser commented. "I came here to tell you about the results of our research on those bugs."
In fact, he could have just sent a message directly. There was no need to make a special trip. He came in person not only to tell her the research results, but also because he had seriously considered the integration of educational and medical resources proposed by Jiang Fei earlier. Seeing the truth but not saying it out loud, Jiang Fei nodded, "What's the result?"
"It's a controllable parasite that can remain dormant in the human body for a long time, up to six months. Without a detailed cell examination, it's difficult to detect its presence," Lanser said. "I'm here for another reason. I want to ask if the person in charge of your base attended the meeting of leaders."
Jiang Fei asked Cohen when she just returned to the base not long ago. The latter told her that she did not attend the meeting because she was ill.
"She didn't attend."
"That's a shame. I thought she might know something." Lanser's face was expressionless. He continued, "Then where are the candidates you mentioned who are suitable for training to become doctors?"
"So you agree?" Jiang Fei asked in surprise.
"Don't be too happy too soon. I still have to see if there is a suitable candidate."
Jiang Fei had returned to the base a few days ago and posted an announcement throughout the base the next day looking for people who wanted to study medicine. She had received quite a few applications in recent days. Jiang Fei simply took Lanser back to her room. She collected all the application forms and sorted them by age.
Jiang Fei's room was in the office building. As she passed the main entrance, she saw Lucian, who was supposed to be at the research institute. Lucian nodded at her, then gave Lanser a forced smile. "Is this the person you were so anxious to see?"
The tone was a bit strange, but since Lucian usually liked to speak in such a sarcastic tone from time to time, Jiang Fei was not surprised. She said, "Well, this is Lancer, the doctor from D-1 base. From now on, we will be partners."
"Oh... a partnership," Lucian repeated softly, his gaze fixed on Lancer. Of course, Lancer was no pushover. He raised an eyebrow, "Who is this person?"
"His name is Lucian. He is a teacher at our base and all the students like him very much." Jiang Fei introduced.
Lanser said coldly, "I didn't realize he was such a popular person."
"You should see others as you are." Lucian retorted unyieldingly. Jiang Fei finally realized that something was wrong with the atmosphere. The two of them were bickering like elementary school kids. She said, "I have something to show Lancer, so we'll be leaving first."
"Yes, then we'll excuse ourselves first." There was a hint of sarcasm in Lanser's voice.
Jiang Fei was thinking that she should show all the application forms to Lanser first. If he could select a few people to be students, the medical level of the D-3 base would be saved. She was so focused on this matter that she didn't notice that Lucian's face had turned dark.
Returning to her room, she took out the stack of application forms from the drawer and said, "Take a look at them first. I've sorted them by age."
Lanser said as he looked at the application form, "That guy just now had a really bad temper."
"Same here, your temper isn't much better either."
"Does your base still have former nurses?" Lanser asked with a hint of surprise. He pulled out the application form. Jiang Fei was also surprised. He said, "You haven't read it carefully, have you?"
He was right. Jiang Fei smiled guiltily, "Well, I've been very busy these past few days. After receiving the application forms, I can only sort them briefly."
Lanser handed the application form to Jiang Fei, and she saw the name clearly on it: Luna.
The image of a woman cowering and her averted gaze suddenly appeared in her mind. Speaking of which, her last conversation with Luna had ended on bad terms. She subconsciously blurted out, "What's going on? She..."
"Is there something wrong with her?" Lanser asked. "Do you suspect she's lying? That's true. If she were really a nurse, she wouldn't be staying at your base. With her abilities, she could even be assigned to a C- or B-class base."
"Will you die if you speak a little more kindly?" How did he manage to insult her, the base, and Luna in just one sentence?
"Sorry, I'm used to it. And this is just a reasonable guess. Do you really think a capable nurse would end up like this?" Lanser took back the application form. "Forget it. I'll have to see it in person to know if it's true. Where is she?"
"What about the other applicants? Aren't you going to take a look?"
Lanser propped his head up with one hand, his attitude almost perfunctory as he casually flipped through the remaining application forms. "They're all a bunch of idiots. I'd probably spend half my life trying to teach them how to be doctors. If she's really a nurse, she could be a great assistant."
"I hope you'll reconsider." Jiang Fei hadn't given up yet. "At least choose someone else, right?"
Lancer randomly picked an application. Jiang Fei saw his expression stiffen. She leaned over and saw Lucian's name clearly written on the application. She couldn't help but burst out laughing. "Anyway, you've already made your choice."
"Why is he, a teacher, interfering in this?" Lanser asked in confusion. "This one doesn't count. I'll choose another one."
As he spoke, he rummaged through the pile of application forms again and finally picked out one with the name written on it: Man Yue.
"She's also a very smart girl, very suitable to be your student." Jiang Fei was not stingy with her praise. Lanser put all the application forms on the table. "Are you satisfied now? Can you take me to see the nurse?"
"Of course, it's a coincidence that the girl named Man Yue is Luna's daughter. Maybe she can inherit her mother's talent?" Jiang Fei walked briskly.
After hearing her say this, Lanser's expression improved. "We'll have to wait and see to know."
However, Jiang Fei was also very curious about why Luna, as a nurse, had fallen to becoming a refugee. With her abilities, she could easily support herself and her children. She was thinking about this all the way. When the two of them walked to the gate of the shelter, they heard a man's roar coming from inside.
"Okay, you just think I'm a waste and now you want to abandon me, right? You bitch!!"
"I didn't! I did this so that my family could live well here!"
"You think you're so great just because you know a little bit about medicine! You can look down on others, right?! Go to hell!"
Jiang Fei suddenly understood why Luna chose to hide the fact that she used to be a nurse.
The man was furious, and the noise of smashing things was mixed with the woman's wailing. Jiang Fei didn't care too much. She ran all the way to the second floor and kicked open the door of the room. The man was lifting a chair, and the woman fell to the ground, trembling, and used her arms to protect her head.
"Stop it!" Jiang Fei took two steps forward and snatched the chair from the man. She grabbed the man's collar fiercely and said, "It seems that the lesson you learned last time was not enough, right?"
Luna was crying beside her, her body shaking. Lanser then appeared at the door of the room. He bent down and held out his hand to Luna. "Are you Luna? Were you a nurse?"
"I...I..." Luna looked towards her husband with lingering fear, afraid of angering him again. She stammered, "I..."
"I saw your application form. You said you were a nurse before. Are you lying?" Lanser asked.
"No, I used to be a nurse." She had to stop working as a nurse only after she met her husband because he didn't like her to have too much contact with people.
"In that case, let's go somewhere else and have a good chat."
The man became anxious when he saw Lancer was going to take his wife away. He said angrily, "What do you want to do? What are you going to do to my wife? She won't leave here! Honey, I'm sorry, I was wrong. Please don't leave me! I won't do this again!"
Lancer rolled his eyes when he heard this. He turned to Luna and asked, "You're not going to be soft-hearted and forgive him, are you? I think only a mentally ill person would forgive such a violent person."
Jiang Fei let go of his hand. She glanced around the messy room and said to the man, "Since you are so dishonest, let Gru teach you how to behave."
The man knelt on the ground, trying to grab Jiang Fei's calf and beg, "No, please don't tell him, I, I was confused this time, I was drunk and my mind was not clear, it's all my fault! I won't do this again!"
Jiang Fei pulled the corner of his mouth speechlessly. Whether it was modern times or the end of the world, the excuses men gave themselves were exactly the same.
She wouldn't tolerate him over and over again like his wife did. She kicked him aside without hesitation. Thanks to Gru and Jason's strength training, she could fight an adult man on equal terms. "You'd better save yourself the trouble of saying that. I don't believe it."
After saying this, Jiang Fei didn't waste any more time talking to him. She walked away with big strides until she caught up with Lanser and Luna. She could vaguely hear their conversation, such as Lanser asking, "How should we care for burn patients?"
Luna's voice was no longer as trembling and fearful as before. "We will initially understand the cause, time, extent, and location of the burns. We will administer intravenous fluids and anti-shock treatment according to the doctor's orders. For those with breathing difficulties, we will perform organ incision, indwelling urinary catheterization, and debridement at any time. We will also prepare the ward and bed according to the patient's condition, and adjust the room temperature and humidity."[1]
Lanser nodded with satisfaction. "It seems you haven't forgotten these things. This way I won't have to spend too much time teaching you. Oh, and I also plan to let your daughter be my student."
"Xinyue...? But she doesn't seem to be interested in being a doctor." The first person Luna thought of was her eldest daughter Xinyue who spent all day in the training ground.
"You have two daughters, huh? I'm talking about the other one, Man Yue." Lanser had the two application forms neatly folded in his pocket. He unfolded them and said, "Don't you know?"
Luna lowered her eyes. The burden of the family fell entirely on her, tormenting her to the point where white hair could be vaguely seen in her hair. "I... I don't know..."
Lancer seemed not to notice Luna's depressed expression. He spread the application form in front of Luna. In addition to name, gender and age, the application form also required filling in the reason for wanting to become a doctor. In that column, the little girl's handwriting was neat and beautiful: I want to heal my mother's wound.
Luna covered her face with her hands, and suppressed sobs came out intermittently, tears seeping out from between her fingers, "Man Yue... It's Mom who is sorry for you..."
Lanser saw Jiang Fei approaching and held out his hand towards her, palm facing up. "Do you have a tissue?"
"Oh, I think I remember there was one." Jiang Fei searched all his pockets and took out a few tissues. Lanser took the tissues and stuffed them into Luna's pocket. "Wipe your tears. I don't want your tears to affect your work efficiency."
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Lanser noticed Jiang Fei's gaze and turned his head away. "Your eyes make me uncomfortable."
"So you can comfort people, right?"
"Yeah, not only can I comfort people, I can also make fun of them. I might be better at the latter."
Jiang Fei forced a smile. They went to the classroom to pick up Man Yue who was in class. Man Yue looked very similar to her mother Luna, with long hair braided into two pigtails. When she ran towards her mother Luna, her pigtails swung back and forth, "Mom——!"
Luna briefly explained the upcoming study arrangements to her daughter Man Yue. "This brother will be your medical teacher in the future. You also want to be a doctor, right?"
Man Yue nodded and bowed politely to Lanser, "Hello, teacher!"
Jiang Fei caught a glimpse of the corners of his lips slightly raised, and it was obvious that he was quite satisfied with this student.
Before Lancer taught the mother and daughter, he pulled a thumb-sized glass bottle from his backpack. Inside was a dying black bug. He said, "I saw you seemed interested in it last time, so I brought two of them. I've already studied them, so they're not very active. I'll probably die soon, and they're not that aggressive."
She couldn't say that she was interested in this, but from the fact that the person in charge of the D-1 base was parasitized by insects, it could be seen that someone among the twelve bases in the northern area was trying to control the persons in charge of other bases. And since Jiang Fei was going to light up all the bases in the future, she would inevitably become a thorn in the eyes of the other party. It would be better to find out now than to be ambushed later.
Jason must not know about the insect research. He is a conservative who pursues stability and will probably advise her not to pursue it further.
Jiang Fei held the glass bottle high and carefully observed the insects in the light. They looked like miniature tadpoles, but their personalities were much more ferocious than tadpoles. She squinted her eyes. Was it an illusion?
At first she thought she saw the transparent membrane on the surface of the insects, but later she discovered that the insects themselves might be transparent, and black liquid was flowing in their bodies all the time. Perhaps because they were tortured to the point of losing their vitality, the black liquid inside did not flow so fast, so Jiang Fei was able to capture that transparent membrane.
From the first day she came to this world, she knew that sometimes what she saw was different from what the locals saw. In addition, Lanser was a very perceptive person, so she did not ask him directly, lest he notice anything unusual.
Driven by curiosity, she first said goodbye to Lanceluna and the others, and then hurried back to her room. On the way, she accidentally bumped into Gru who had just finished his meal in the restaurant.
"Walk carefully! Hey, it's Jiang Fei, why are you in such a hurry?"
"I have something to do." She put the glass bottle in her pocket with her hands in her pockets. She could feel that the insect became more excited after smelling Gru's breath, and it was hitting the inner wall of the glass bottle with all its strength as if it was in its last moments. Jiang Fei was really worried that the glass bottle would be broken.
"Why are you so busy every day? Oh, by the way, the Tianping Market will open in two days. They often sell some strange things there. If you are interested, you can go and have a look." Gru said.
Jiang Fei only heard something about a market opening, and she nodded absentmindedly, "Yeah, I see. I'll be leaving first then!"
Looking at Jiang Fei's hurriedly leaving back, Gru scratched his head, "I always feel like she didn't listen to what I said at all."
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In fact, when Lanser told Jiang Fei about the research results on insects today, her first reaction was: Are there also poisonous insects in this world?
Although she had never seen it in real life, she had seen it in movies and TV shows. Using insects to control people seemed to be the same in essence.
But wouldn’t it be a bit too incongruous for the poisonous insects to appear in the end times?
Jiang Fei returned to her room and locked the door. She pulled out the chair in front of the desk. To be on the safe side, she put on gloves, a mask and goggles. If the protective suit wasn't too heavy to put on, she might really wear it.
Still feeling unsure, she released the black cat and the hawk moth. The black cat lay on the desk, and the hawk moth flew to the side of the glass bottle. She looked at the insects through the glass bottle, but unexpectedly one of the insects flew towards it.
The Hawkmoth couldn't help but grumble, "How fierce! You smell like pollutants."
Jiang Fei was used to the hawkmoth's mumbling. She extracted the key words, "Pollutants? Are you saying this is a pollutant?"
[The Pollutant isn't really that weak. It's obvious it's not the real thing, and it can't even speak. I guess it was dropped from the Pollutant.]
She immediately thought of the scales that had fallen from the hawk moth. It should be the same thing, but the scales of the moth only affected the mind. The insect before her was clearly more advanced, even possessing self-awareness. How powerful must its pollutants be...
When Jiang Fei thought about someone controlling such a powerful pollutant, he felt like a newbie facing a big boss.
In any case, she could first infer the original source of the pollutants from these insects. Thinking of this, she opened the lid of the glass bottle and picked out one of them with tweezers. She picked up the scalpel in her right hand and put the insect under the magnifying glass. The blade of the scalpel scratched across the insect's skin, and the black liquid inside flowed out instantly. The liquid rushed towards Jiang Fei's fingers with great momentum, as if it wanted to die with Jiang Fei.
But the black cat stepped on him halfway. Jiang Fei opened her eyes wide in fear, "How did you step on it? Will it be okay?"
The black cat blinked and said, "It's okay." It even licked its paw slowly.
Jiang Fei nervously asked it to move its claws away. The liquid that was moving just now had now turned into a puddle. She subconsciously tried to wipe it off with a tissue, but the liquid was instantly absorbed as soon as it touched the tissue. Then she saw a line of words seemed to appear on the wrinkled tissue, but it disappeared so quickly that she couldn't see it clearly.
So, when the black liquid touched the paper, words would appear? Jiang Fei suddenly thought of something. She used tweezers to pick out the remaining insect, cut open its body, prepared the paper, and placed it directly on the liquid. However, this time, the liquid only created a black mass on the paper.
"Strange, how could this happen..." Jiang Fei still didn't quite believe it. She turned the paper over and over, but it was just a bunch of black spots that had no meaning.
At this moment, the black cat scratched the paper with its claws, and [the main body severed its connection with it.]
The Hawkmoth also said, "Yes, I can no longer sense the strong smell of pollutants."
what does that mean?
Perhaps the pollutant had sensed her presence.
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