Considerate
Warm air rose from the ground, and unexpectedly light rain fell, which lasted several times over the past two days.
Although rainwater is slightly less polluted, the air is still filled with an unpleasant odor.
Raincoats and capes were practically sold out, and people were desperate to wrap themselves up in layers, afraid of getting even a little wet. However, the moisture seemed to penetrate every pore, practically marinating them.
Ye Miaomiao was completely unaware. When she woke up, she was lying in the space station's staff dormitory, the faint smell of air freshener wafting through her nose. When she opened her eyes, someone beside her was crying with joy, and she immediately tried to ring the bell to call for help.
Ye Miaomiao immediately grabbed her hand. The thing that had been on her mind before she went crazy suddenly popped into her mind the first time she woke up: "I forgot to ask Fang Yan to protect the insect corpses. He didn't throw them away, did he?"
Her money!
The person who was accompanying the patient had no idea and hurried to call Fang Yan.
The latter was in the next room. He came in with a bowl of porridge, his eyes a little blue. "You've been unconscious for two days. Eat something first."
Before Ye Miaomiao could ask, he started from the beginning: "I've led the team to clear out the insects these past two days. Don't worry, the insect corpses were not thrown away. Because when I found you, you were..."
He paused at this point and changed the subject: "Are you feeling okay now?"
Ye Miaomiao readily accepted the porridge and began to drink it. After two days of hunger, the plain porridge was indeed particularly delicious. Hearing his question, she nodded naturally: "I'm fine."
"That's fine," Fang Yan said bluntly, "When I found you, you were holding a pile of insect corpses, calling them Baby No. 1, Baby No. 2, Baby No. 3... and saying you wanted to be with them forever."
"I saw they were so smelly, I tried to pull you away, but I couldn't. It was the team members who came up with the idea of moving you and the insect corpses into the room together. Then they stole the insect corpses while you were asleep."
The word "steal" was used very well, as if Ye Miaomiao was some kind of pervert.
Ye Miaomiao almost spit out a mouthful of porridge with a "puff" sound. She shouted in fear: "Didn't I tie myself up?"
What did she do after she went crazy? Could she run out and kill insects while tied up? The thought of herself holding those disgusting insects gave Ye Miaomiao goosebumps.
Fang Yan was somewhat helpless. "You did have a stool tied to your body, but it didn't affect your mobility at all."
Ye Miaomiao: “…” Remember, next time before you go crazy, you must tie yourself to something immovable, such as a pillar.
Fang Yan then asked her what happened that day. After learning that she was affected by the void, he frowned and said, "The purple eye disappeared since that day, but I am worried that it will come back."
Ye Miaomiao seemed to be thinking about something, and clicked on the light screen, and was surprised to see that there were some more things in the side quest -
[Call of the Void has made new progress]
There is a coordinate on the light screen. Compared with the map explored so far, that coordinate seems to be at the end of the world. Even the coordinate number is marked in trillions. Ye Miaomiao needs to go there to complete the task.
There is a countdown on the coordinates, which clearly shows 00:00.
Could this be an unlimited time task? Ye Miaomiao clicked on it and realized she was naive.
The notes clearly stated that before completing the task, the Void would summon her once in a while, which meant that Ye Miaomiao would go crazy once in a while.
Ye Miaomiao: “…” This is like catching a fat sheep and taking advantage of it!
Fortunately, she had some experience of going crazy, and turned her grief into strength. Ye Miaomiao turned to look at another branch quest [Majestic Barrier]. This mission had been completed and the map of this galaxy had been lit up.
The galaxy map shows that there is a magnetic field in the east of this galaxy that can produce energy, which can be called a secondary energy stone mine; there is a habitable planet suitable for immigration in the northwest, but the rock walls are widely distributed and the climate is dry all year round; there is also a rare metal mine in the south, but it is some distance away from this planet.
The abundant resources made Ye Miaomiao cheerful again.
However, the next moment, several people came in from outside and her hard-earned mood disappeared -
"Boss!" Big sister Mingyi walked in with a laugh. "I heard you asked about the bugs the moment you woke up. Don't worry, we counted your 36,212 treasures overnight and stored them all at the base."
Ye Miaomiao was very pleased about the collection of insect corpses, but she always felt that Mingyi's word "treasure" was very ambiguous.
She said seriously, "They are really valuable. They are treasures."
Mingyi grinned and winked: "You were hugging people left and right. I understand. We all understand."
Ye Miaomiao, having just regained consciousness, felt incredibly exhausted. Luckily, Mingshan was a considerate young woman. She asked, "Stop making a fuss, big sister. The eldest brother was clearly not in a good mental state. What happened? Is he feeling better now?"
Ye Miaomiao explained the whole story. The purple eyes would not affect other people, but would only make her unconscious. If she could not complete the task in a short time, there would be several more times.
The little girl felt distressed, but thinking of the scene at that time, she felt helpless. She walked over and smoothed the quilt at the corner of the bed: "Don't worry, we are here."
Ye Miaomiao was actually only mentally tortured, but her body was in great shape. Seeing Mingshan on the verge of tears, she immediately sat up from the bed and was about to perform a standing high jump, but was stopped by Minger in time.
"Boss, I really have something to talk to you about."
"There's a minor in the territory who wants surgery, but he can't because he's banned. His mother is now standing outside the hospital in the rain, refusing to leave no matter what. She's been making a scene for two days now."
Ye Miaomiao frowned and said, "Let's go down and take a look."
Hungry, hungry, hungry, at the hospital entrance.
A woman in her forties spread her hands and sat down at the foot of the stairs like a spoiled child.
After sitting in the cold rain for a long time, her face turned extremely pale. The dirty rain made her hair clump together and her clothes stuck to her body. Many people came and went to watch her, but it was not that they didn't want to bother her. Whenever a kind person offered her an umbrella, she would curse them and even throw umbrellas and cloaks, which were in short supply, to the ground, without paying any attention to their kindness.
"Here you are! Is your Lord here?" Her voice was filled with anger. "Don't you like taking pictures? Come on, take pictures of my face. I'll have your Lord come too and tell you why he won't treat my son Zhengxi!"
Ye Miaomiao had just arrived when she saw this scene. She was vaguely familiar with the name Zhengxi, as if it was a rather venomous insult.
"Where is her son?" Ye Miaomiao turned her head and asked Ai Qi who came over.
"Her son illegally entered the hospital and was locked up," Ai Qi said helplessly. "We would have let them go if she wanted to, but she insisted on making a scene outside the hospital, saying her son had done nothing wrong. Because this is a juvenile case, many people are paying attention to it."
Ye Miaomiao: “…” Here it comes, the familiar suppression of public opinion and moral kidnapping.
She was a little annoyed, "Bring her son here."
She walked straight up to the woman and said straight to the point: "Do you know what your son has done?"
Seeing Ye Miaomiao coming, the people around immediately quieted down. People coming and going stopped and consciously made room for the people in the middle. The woman wanted to yell, "Don't slander me," but before she could say anything, she looked Ye Miaomiao up and down.
"What did he do? What could he do? He's just a child, only fourteen years old! Everyone was young once, and everyone has been through this age. Can't you be more understanding and considerate, and take more care of him? Besides, the child is not incapable of learning. If he corrects himself in the future, he will be the flower of our future. Why... why do you have to force him into a dead end!"
She said this as if it was all the fault of the person in front of her, that it was Hung Hung Hung who had no human feelings and that it was Ye Miaomiao who was intolerant. Some people present who didn't understand the situation nodded in agreement after hearing her clear and logical explanation.
Ye Miaomiao and the people present who knew about this scoffed at this: "So you don't know what he did?"
The woman shouted, "I know! Of course I don't know! Didn't she just say a few words to that Researcher Zhang? She's a grown-up, why is she arguing with such a young child? The child sent her a few private messages out of ignorance, and she's so petty that she's even here and she won't perform the surgery on us."
Ye Miaomiao chuckled twice and just happened to see Ai Qi leading Zhang Zhengxi over.
"If you want to judge, let your son tell you what he did."
The latter lowered his head like a turtle, not saying a word. The uncle next to him smiled awkwardly and said, "He's just a kid, talking nonsense."
"Then let me tell you," Ye Miaomiao recited word for word from memory, "As long as you're not dead, I, Zhang Zhengxi, will scold you every day. If you don't want your whole family to die, then jump off the building and drink pesticide." She said the next sentence expressionlessly, "What kind of woman raised your mother to give birth to a woman like you? She was...?"
She was only halfway through her sentence when the woman in front of her turned around in shock and looked at her well-behaved and sensible son: "Is this what you said?"
Zhang Zhengxi was speechless. The uncle next to him slapped him on the head and said, "You learn whatever you hear!" It seemed to prove that it was not only what he said, but his uncle even knew where he learned these words from.
"Zhang Zhengxi, speak!" The woman seemed unwilling to believe it. She stood up and staggered, "Speak!"
"Mom, I..." He showed his mother the edited version of his story, leaving out the extremely insulting parts. He didn't expect the man to repeat it exactly as it was. He was terrified for a moment and huddled behind his uncle. "I was just saying it casually..."
His uncle didn't think there was anything wrong with these words, "Chu Lan, don't scare the child."
What was there for Cheng Chulan to not understand after seeing this? The little boy she thought was well-behaved and cute was insulting others with the most filthy language and in the dirtiest way, and he didn't feel that he was wrong at all. He even deceived his mother for this and didn't tell a single word of truth.
"Why did you do this?" Cheng Chulan's voice trembled. "You can tell Mom! When Mom went everywhere to borrow money, when Mom stood here to seek justice for you... We can correct our mistakes! Where did you learn this?"
Ye Miaomiao sneered: "Didn't he learn it from you adults? You can stand in the rain and threaten us, so he thinks you will succeed. You think he can do nothing wrong because he is young, so why does he think he is wrong?"
Cheng Chulan's face turned red, but she couldn't say a word.
"Mom..." Hearing Cheng Chulan choking, Zhang Zhengxi poked his head out from behind his uncle, hoping his mother would continue to advocate for him. He didn't want to die; he was still young.
His uncle also frowned slightly and called out, "Chu Lan, the child is important." He hoped to continue to push this unreasonable matter onto the woman's shoulders, letting her add fuel to the fire, or at least convince Ye Miaomiao to treat Zhang Zhengxi.
Cheng Chulan looked at Ye Miaomiao with tears in her eyes, but only saw her cold expression.
"It's not that we're pushing him into a corner. We've made it clear in black and white: whatever mistakes he's made, he'll have to make amends. Let's see if the ban is lifted," Ye Miaomiao said with a smile, recalling Zhang Zhengxi's lengthy speech. Zhang Zhengxi couldn't afford to have the ban lifted, and she, Ye Miaomiao, wouldn't compromise in the slightest. She was just that fair.
"Lord! It's bad that you're here!"
Just then, a girl in medical uniform ran out of the hospital. "Researcher Zhang says there's been a sudden increase in sudden heart attack deaths these past two days due to exposure to polluted rain! It's an exponential increase. I need you to go check it out right away!"
Hearing the familiar name, Cheng Chulan pricked up her ears, eager to hear about Researcher Zhang's situation... Then she heard the news that being caught in polluted rain can lead to sudden death from a heart attack. Her face paled and livid; she had already been drenched in the drizzle for two days and one night!
——Fortunately, my son has been locked up and has not suffered.
Thinking of this, Cheng Chulan habitually glanced at her son. He was tugging at his uncle's sleeve and throwing a tantrum, preoccupied with his own incurable illness. He didn't seem worried at all about his mother, even though she had been soaked in the drizzle for two days and a night for him. His uncle glared at her, as if she wouldn't have a good life if she didn't devote herself to the Zhang family's only child.
Cheng Chulan's heart suddenly felt cold.
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