[Why does the body smell after surgery?]
Bai Ye stood in the hospital corridor and searched this question on his mobile phone.
Answer 1: This may be due to not being able to take a bath for several days after the operation.
Answer 2: After surgery, the balance of the human body is disrupted, and pheromones or other scent glands will change. Especially after major surgery, unpredictable abnormalities may occur, leading to changes in body odor. This is normal, and you can relax if it does not affect your daily life.
Answer three: Some patients' family members feel bored and irritated deep down during the long and boring process of accompanying the patient, but they dare not express it due to family affection. The feeling is accumulated in their hearts for a long time, leading to a subconscious rejection reaction. They think that the patient has body odor and smells bad, and are unwilling to get close to him.
white night:…?
He was half confused and half understood.
But apart from him, the only one who felt that Su Yi's smell had changed, the other medical staff did not smell any bad odor.
Of course, other people had never felt that Su Yi smelled good before.
…What’s going on? Is it him? Is his nose hallucinating?
Bai Ye pushed open the door next to Su Yi's ward with suspicion.
This is the [Family Rest Room] specially set up by the Royal Hospital for patients undergoing major surgeries. It is fully equipped with beds, tables, chairs, independent bathrooms and other facilities to facilitate the daily care of family members.
Many patients' family members take care of them during the day and rest in this rest room at night. Please ask the nurse to take care of the patients and come over immediately if there is any problem.
The bed in Bai Ye's rest room was neatly covered with sheets, and the quilt was folded into a square tofu block and placed in the corner of the bed, never opened.
He almost never slept in this bed. He was afraid that something might happen to Su Yi, so he took care of him day and night. At noon, he would lie down beside Su Yi's bed and take a nap.
Su Yi is shy by nature, so he probably wouldn't feel comfortable asking the nurse for anything. Besides, the nurse is an outsider after all, so naturally he wouldn't care as much as his own people.
On the ground next to the bed, there was a huge black suitcase with its sides opened outwards. It was filled with all kinds of daily necessities, like a small mountain.
Bai Ye reached out and accurately pulled out a set of tableware from the pile of items on the hill.
Su Yi saw through the screen that this set of tableware was still in its packaging. It should have been newly bought by Bai Ye. Even the plastic film was still there, with his favorite cute lamb pattern on it.
At noon, it was time to go to the hospital cafeteria to get lunch.
Soon, Su Yi saw Bai Ye holding the newly bought tableware and walking towards the cafeteria at the end of the corridor.
We passed many wards along the way, as well as surgery waiting areas, family lounges and the like.
When Bai Ye passed by, he turned his head and looked inside.
Many patients' families cannot bear to wait outside the operating room for surgery because they have to wait for too long, sometimes 4-6 hours. Therefore, the hospital has set up a waiting area for them to relax and rest.
There are also cases like in obstetrics and gynecology surgeries, where if the baby is not born after being pushed in all night, the family members who can’t wait any longer will come to the lounge.
There are various fitness facilities, computers, mobile phones and electronic entertainment equipment here, and the most exaggerated thing is that there is also the most cutting-edge VR technology.
Bai Ye saw some people wearing large VR glasses, immersed in the virtual world. He didn't know what games they were playing or what they were seeing. They were like mentally ill patients, twisting their bodies exaggeratedly.
VR glasses, the lenses are black with iridescent light, the frame is white, and the company's logo is engraved on the lower right corner: Metaverse
Bai Ye studied international economics and trade, and had heard of this kind of thing:
Metaverse, which means metaverse, is a very hot concept at present. It refers to the use of digital technologies such as AI/VR/AR to build a virtual world. This virtual world can interact with the real world, reflect reality and even transcend the real world.
Currently, a lot of investment is pouring into the direction of "Metaverse", but Bai Ye is not interested in it. He feels that it is a routine of hyping virtual currency.
Is it really necessary to invest in real objects or actual technologies, such as VR technology that allows people to be fully immersed, and huge and sophisticated AI algorithms? Such technological developments are more valuable for investment than simple hype. The concept of "metaverse" is more valuable for investment.
Bai Ye had seen some reports when browsing Twitter that Mataverse was leading the way in the fields of VR technology and AI and had applied for a series of patents. It could be said to be a newly emerging giant, and no other company in the relevant fields could match it.
Recently, the company launched its first generation of VR glasses, which are said to be able to build hearing, vision, touch, taste and smell, becoming the world's first product that can realize the five senses of humans in the virtual world.
Bai Ye had seen the advertisement of this company when he was watching videos of heart surgery patients recovering on YouTube. The price of these VR glasses was quite expensive, and it was estimated that they were still some distance away from being widely available.
The Royal Hospital where Su Yi underwent surgery is truly worthy of its name, as they even use such expensive and cutting-edge VR products as experience products in the rest area for the entertainment of patients' families.
Perhaps just like when smartphones came out of nowhere, another technological product that will change people's lives is about to come out.
These random thoughts flashed through Bai Ye's mind. He was just thinking about them casually. After all, how these digital technology products changed had nothing to do with him personally.
They are just witnesses of the times, changing with the changes. Regardless of whether there are smartphones or VR metaverse, people still need to eat three meals a day, and living a healthy life is the best.
Bai Ye took the newly bought tableware and thought about going to the cafeteria later. He would go to the Chinese food area first and pick up some sweet and sour pork ribs for Su Yi, his favorite. Then he would get some vegetables, poached eggs, a small mouthful of rice, and a bowl of cool soup...
Bang--!
Suddenly, Bai Ye heard a strange movement.
He glanced sideways and saw a man wearing VR glasses lying on the ground and twitching in the rest area. His hands were making gun-holding gestures and he was firing at the air, as if he was playing some shooting game.
People around him started shouting, and soon a nurse came in, patted him loudly, and quickly took off his VR glasses.
The man was lying on the ground, his eyes wide open, staring at a point in the air.
Suddenly! He jumped up, and used both hands to simulate the gun and fired at the white wall, but no bullets were fired at all. His mouth opened and closed, and he was actually dubbing himself.
Bai Ye stood in the corridor and watched this bizarre scene. This man was probably completely immersed in the holographic shooting game in VR.
Just like a person addicted to games, he couldn't return to reality for a while. After taking off the VR, he couldn't react mentally, as if he was possessed by a ghost.
After a while, another nurse ran in, patting the man and saying something anxiously.
Bai Ye couldn't hear clearly, he only heard the word "born", which should mean birth, or maybe... his wife gave birth?
The man gradually came back to his senses and saw the real environment around him clearly.
Bai Ye was watching through the glass, and the first thing the guy did when he woke up was to pick up the VR glasses on the ground!
The nurse grabbed him and kept saying "born". The man didn't respond at all and shouted "Wait!" Then he put on the VR glasses and continued to shoot.
…speechless.
Bai Ye looked at the man wearing VR glasses with contempt in his heart. His wife has given birth to a child, but he still has the mind to play VR games here. It's amazing.
There are all kinds of weird things in this world. Bai Ye continued walking forward with the cutlery.
However, this kind of VR product that can realize people's five senses and immerse people in all directions does make people more addicted to the virtual world than a simple smartphone.
The corridor was almost at the end, getting closer and closer to the cafeteria.
Bai Ye unpacked the tableware as he walked, preparing to go to the water room to rinse it with boiling water before going to get his meal.
He thought casually in his mind, the man who was addicted to VR just now, his five senses of hearing, seeing, smelling, touching and smelling were all immersed in the virtual world, and even after taking off the VR, his mental consciousness did not recover immediately, so, suppose...
When the man was addicted to shooting in the virtual world, a gunfight broke out in the hospital and the man was accidentally hit in the head by a bullet. Would he realize it with his mental senses immersed in the virtual world?
If consciousness could be achieved, would the mental senses disappear instantly?
The moment he was hit by the bullet, the man's body in the real world was declared dead. At that time, what was the state of his spirit and senses immersed in the virtual world?
Will it perish at the same time as the body? Or... will there be a delay?
Bai Ye thought about it for a while, but couldn't come up with any result.
Then he thought to himself, what's the point of thinking this? It was probably because of what Su Yi told him about his adoptive father before the operation that it had some effect on his mood.
I used to be carefree and didn’t take anything to heart, but now when I see small things, I tend to think divergently and wonder if there is a deeper meaning behind them.
Su Yi in front of the screen was reading Bai Ye's memory and found this idea very interesting.
Medically speaking, brain death is the true death. The brain is the container of spirit and consciousness. If a person loses his brain and his spirit and consciousness, that person no longer exists.
Su Yi remembered that his high school Chinese teacher had discussed the body and soul with them in class and said an old saying:
Spirit is to form as the sharpness is to a knife. I have never heard of the knife disappearing while the sharpness remains, so how can the form disappear while the spirit remains?
The soul (or spirit/consciousness) is to the body as the blade is to the body of a knife. I have never heard of the blade existing even though the body is gone, so how is it possible that the soul still exists after the body dies?
This passage is very suitable for Bai Ye's imaginary situation of the VR man being shot.
When the physical brain is shot, under normal circumstances, a person's mental consciousness will dissipate along with the brain death.
But at that moment, the man's spirit and consciousness had been transferred to the virtual world through high-end digital technology.
At this point, the container of spiritual consciousness changes from the physical brain and nerves to the AI algorithm of the virtual world and VR simulated five senses.
That is to say, under ideal circumstances, although the man's body was shot and his brain was dead, his mental consciousness could still live in the virtual world and continue to play shooting games.
Of course, the prerequisite is that digital technologies such as AI algorithms in the virtual world must be advanced enough to completely replace the man's brain and nerve functions during his lifetime, becoming a new container for the man's spiritual consciousness, allowing him to live in the virtual world like a real person.
Of course, the technology of the VR glasses in Bai Ye's memory is far from reaching this level, so if a gunfight occurs and the man is hit, he will definitely die.
But as far as the [Thriller Script Murder] that Su Yi experienced later was concerned, such high-end and weird technology was realized.
Now, based on this episode with the VR glasses, Su Yi has basically figured out the truth about his surgery:
The royal hospital cured his heart disease, but at the same time tampered with the operation. His mental consciousness was replaced by the virtual world through high-end digital technology, and his memory was transformed by the code. He then wandered in the virtual world.
And his vacant physical body was occupied by another person's spirit and consciousness.
At present, it is still unknown why the other party invaded his property, nor is it clear who the other party is.
Shua La La——
Scalding hot water flowed from the opening.
Bai Ye turned into the water room at the entrance of the cafeteria and was scalding and disinfecting the newly bought lamb plates and tableware.
The sound of running water washed over the white porcelain plates.
Bai Ye stared at the water, distracted? The heart surgery was successful, but...
What does Run mean to Su Yi's adoptive father? What happened to the car accident?
There are no answers to these strange things.
...When Su Yi wakes up, I’ll ask him what he thinks.
Bai Ye thought about it and turned off the hot water.
The dishes were washed, and the cafeteria not far away was bustling with activity, and it sounded like there were quite a lot of people there.
Bai Ye picked up the cutlery and took two steps back.
The bathroom is not far behind the water room, and there are several large trash cans in front of the bathroom for people coming in and out to dispose of trash.
Bai Ye took out the wrapping paper and plastic bag of the unpacked tableware from his pocket and crumpled them into a ball.
Swish——
He raised his hand and threw it into the trash can like a tennis ball.
After throwing the ball, Bai Ye was about to turn around and leave...
Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he seemed to see something in that big trash can.
A strange feeling gripped Bai Ye's heart.
Under normal circumstances, he would not take it seriously at all, but at this moment, perhaps because he was in a foreign country, he always felt a little insecure. In addition, Su Yi told him the secret of his adoptive father, and he had been unable to sleep or eat well these days due to the surgery. Bai Ye felt that this strange feeling made him particularly uncomfortable and difficult to ignore.
He paused, turned back, walked forward, and looked carefully—
In the big trash can, there were paper towels, cotton swabs, latex gloves, discarded lunch boxes... In the pile of messy garbage, he saw that thing at a glance!
A small gray and white thing?
Bai Ye frowned immediately.
This little thing is fluffy, and the white fur on its body looks like it has been stepped on by someone, making it gray and ugly. It has small horns on its head, and its round black eyes are open. It stretches out its little hands and lies pitifully in the trash can, begging for a hug.
He clenched his fists suddenly and Bai Ye's whole body froze.
This... is the lamb pendant he gave to Su Yi!
How could it be... thrown away?
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