Chapter 107
An Jing opened his eyes, but his vision was blurry and his mind was in a mess. He could only hear the sound of discussion that seemed to come from far away.
What he said was, "Fortunately, the bullet didn't hit the heart, only the lower abdomen. It has been taken out now. It's nothing serious. I just need to stay in the hospital for a while."
He felt like he had undergone an operation, but it didn't hurt. While he was drowsy, he was lying on the bed and was pushed back and forth several times until he regained consciousness.
When he opened his eyes, he saw his legal wife, Cheng Jiacheng, whom he hadn't seen for a long time. She had a calm expression on her face. She placed a stack of documents in front of An Jing's bed and said, "Don't worry, you're fine. Here, the divorce agreement. Just sign it."
This was the first time they had a face-to-face conversation like this since their marriage. An Jing shook his head, trying to clear his mind. He said weakly, "Is it you who has figured it out, or is it my dad who has figured it out?"
"I figured it out a long time ago." Cheng Jiacheng laughed strangely and said, "Ever since the day you told me you hated me to my face, I haven't had any feelings for you anymore. You and I both know this marriage is a political one! I'm tired of An Jing. I don't want to care about your affairs, and I don't want to receive any more calls from so-called family members."
An Jing understood that since he was injured and went into the operating room, his family members needed to sign a consent form. However, as a person who seeks stability, Cheng Jiacheng obviously did not want to take on such a responsibility.
After all, the relationship between the couple was like that of strangers.
"Okay..." An Jing sat up with difficulty. He didn't expect that he would divorce her in this way. After he signed, the next second, the door was pushed open. It was Lawyer Bian.
Bian Lu seemed to know Cheng Jiacheng as well. He smiled at her politely, sat in the accompanying chair next to her and remained silent.
"Your boyfriend is very handsome." Cheng Jiacheng put away the information, gave An Jing a final polite smile, stood up and left, leaving them with a proud back.
"Your...ex-wife is very beautiful." Bian Lu couldn't find any words to say, so he answered like this.
An Jing looked exhausted. He huddled back under the covers, revealing only his face. He said, "Is it as you wish? I finally divorced her."
"I'm not!" Bian Lu suddenly stood up and stood by An Jing's bed. He said, "An Jing, I admit that I always feel inferior when I stand next to you and envy your favorable conditions, but I never expected that I would take advantage of your divorce and be with you to gain any benefits."
"In fact - I would rather be just an ordinary friend of yours." Bian Lu said this very sincerely with a sincere expression.
An Jing turned around and said, "No matter what, I still want to thank you for saving my life."
At this point, Bian Lu lowered his voice and said, "Because you were shot, they examined you at the hospital, so... the news of your fluorescent disease got out. Now Chief An is facing public criticism and there's been a huge online uproar."
"My illness..." An Jing was slightly startled, as if his heart had been hit hard. He sat up with difficulty and said, "Did the news of my illness get out?!"
Before Bian Lu could speak, An Jing continued, "There was a purpose. It must be like this. The man in black who assassinated me didn't really want me dead. He deliberately sent me to the hospital to expose my fluorescent disease..."
"I know who they are," An Jing said confidently, "What I've been doing recently is very clear. I'm trying to pressure Dr. Bai Tiao on the price of her medicine. If it were her, if it were them, they definitely have the power to do that."
"Who are you referring to specifically?" asked Bian Lu.
An Jing said in a deep voice, "Haiju Company."
Just as he finished speaking, the door to his ward was pushed open. The person who came in was Shen Qiang from Blue Star Light TV. He hurriedly closed the door and said, "Boss, this is a big deal. The fact that you have fluorescent disease has been used by public opinion online to attack your father's Ocean Party, saying that the Blue Continent government is about to change. If you are discharged now, there are a lot of people downstairs waiting to see you have fun!"
An Jing's face turned pale, and he had a bad feeling. He endured the pain and grabbed his wristband on the table, glanced at it, and finally said with a sigh of relief: "The National Security Bureau is not a freeloader. At least they cleaned up the mess and stopped these people from talking nonsense."
Shen Qiang was still worried and asked, "Boss, so why do you insist on getting fluorescent disease?"
"I just want to become a better Xia citizen and penetrate into the inner circle of the land people, that's all." An Jing replied.
As he spoke, he pulled out his needle, changed into his own clothes from the closet, looked at Bian Lu, and said, "Together? I plan to face those reporters directly."
Seeing his calmness, Bian Lu felt as if he had been given a sedative and answered yes.
The three of them went downstairs together, and sure enough, they saw a dense crowd of reporters at the hospital gate. They were all stopped by security guards. It was not until An Jing appeared that those people rushed up to interview him again.
"Teacher An, are you a member of the Land Party?" An Jing paused as the microphone was handed to him. "Did you join the Land Party because you had a falling out with Chief An, or because your beliefs differ?"
An Jing raised his hand to signal them to be quiet, and replied, "As everyone knows, the miasma on Earth has been decreasing year by year. Dr. Bai Tiaobai has developed a W-YH inhibitor to treat the global crisis of fluorescent disease. This means that the land is now suitable for human habitation again."
"The purpose of the Blue Island Base is to transition and continue the flame of human civilization. Now, it has fulfilled its due value. - Then the mission of our generation will no longer be to go to sea, but to go 'ashore'!" An Jing spoke with certainty. After he finished speaking, he glanced around, looking very much like his father An Xingmin.
After hearing this, the reporters whispered to each other and wanted to ask more questions, but were stopped by Lawyer Bian. He and Shen Qiang escorted An Jing together, saying sorry and leading him out of the hospital.
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"Is this true?" Bian Lu asked An Jing. He noticed An Jing's pale face and the sweat on his forehead. He asked, "Will the people of Blue Continent really return to land in the future?"
An Jing's clothes were soaked by the gunshot wound. He touched it, put a hand on Bian Lu's shoulder, and explained through gritted teeth, "Yes, this is what I insist on doing even if it means death. I at least want to live to see the day when the Blue Continent Base returns to Xia Country."
His voice was weak, and he seemed to have no strength left as he spoke further, but the determination and perseverance revealed in his tone was deafening.
Logically speaking, as a pure Blue Continent person, Bian Lu could not understand his beliefs, but in his interactions with An Jing, he realized that there was a fire burning in this man's heart, and the light radiating from it pierced him.
"Okay, I'll go with you and take you home." Bian Lu said, took a taxi, and carried An Jing, who was exhausted.
Chen Qiang also accompanied them. He looked at An Jing with concern, then said to Bian Lu, "Do you need me to come with you? If you can take good care of him, I have something else to do, so I'll go back to my work."
"Chen Qiang..." An Jing's limbs were weak, but his mind was still clear. He replied in a low voice, "Talk to the TV station and find fault with Haiju Company. Try to link my assassination to them. Oh, and calm the people down. Don't let them panic again."
"Yes." Shen Qiang nodded.
However, he was worried. As An Jing's subordinate, Shen Qiang knew that both the assassination of Zhang Lan and the death of the doctor's daughter were planned by him in order to attract public attention and put Dr. Bai Tiao under pressure from public opinion.
Now that things have become like this, can the public's emotions still be calmed down?
Here, a taxi arrived, Bian Lu and An Jing got in the car, and said hello to Chen Qiang as a temporary farewell.
Along the way, the driver seemed to smell the blood on An Jing and remained silent. Meanwhile, Bian Lu's eyes inexplicably turned red as he watched the scenery passing by outside the car window.
Arrived downstairs at An Jing’s house.
Bian Lu gave An Jing the money, helped him get out of the car, and said, "Honestly, I feel so tired, An Jing. Living like this is really tiring, don't you think?"
An Jing raised his eyes, clutching his lower abdomen, and replied, "Are you referring to my involvement in the revolution?"
When he got home, An Jing opened the fingerprint lock, went back and collapsed on the sofa, breathing weakly.
"Right." Bian Lu rubbed his hair irritably, his eyes red as he spoke, "You don't take other people's lives seriously, not even your own. I'm just confused. How can this person not live? Why do you insist on reaching for that illusory future? - And you insist on seeing the day when Lanzhou returns. I think your life is so tiring. Is it really necessary?"
"Yes!" An Jing opened his eyes, raised his voice, and scowled at him, "Because I'm bored, anxious, and uneasy, I want to leave a trace of my existence in this world, so I have to do something to feel at ease."
Bian Lu looked at him with a sad face, and even a hint of pity and sympathy.
"I've always been searching for the meaning of life. To achieve this, I've fallen in love, hooked up, studied, and even created things like painting and doing scientific research..."
An Jing held his forehead and finally replied sadly, "But in the end, none of those things brought me happiness, or a sense of value or accomplishment. That's why I tell myself that the most important thing in life is to have no regrets and do things that you won't regret when you're old."
"Awakening the people's wisdom, saving their minds, and allowing them to return to the Xia Kingdom is what I am doing meaningfully," An Jing told Bian Lu, explaining, "This is an act of helping others. I think doing this is very meaningful, so I persist."
Bian Lu was convinced by him again. He leaned next to An Jing, took out the small square Lu Chao from his pocket, and asked, "Is this also part of your helping others?"
"That's fair enough." An Jing raised his hand, took the small cube, and said, "I'm very grateful to Dr. Bai for giving Lu Chao to me. He probably thought he was just an ordinary data person, but had no idea how special and unique he is."
As he spoke, he pressed the switch and released Lu Chao. Bian Lu noticed that he was still in the form of virtual data, but this time, there seemed to be a different light in Lu Chao's eyes, which was very much like human emotions.
Lu Chao appeared. He folded An Jing's hand and said solemnly, "Thank you, Teacher An. I will live up to the value of my existence, just as you expect."
"..." Bian Lu pondered for two seconds, then said to An Jing, "Teacher An, it's been a long time since I called you that, but today I want to say that, indeed, my faith was built by following you. I still want to say, thank you, Teacher An."
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