The hospital is located in Luanning District, an eastern area where wealthy people live.
At noon, sunlight streamed into the ward through the window.
Inside the ward, there were two beds. On the bed by the window, a boy lay quietly, his body covered with various medical tubes. A look of pain occasionally flashed across his pale face.
This young man was none other than Chi Chen, who had nearly died last night.
On another hospital bed, Lin Bai had been awake for almost an hour, but at this moment, his face was almost buried in his chest, and the sheets were already soaked with his tears.
After waking up, Lin Bai just cried silently by himself, without making a scene or becoming hysterical.
Inside the ward, a middle-aged man sat quietly in a chair, next to which was a long knife that was tightly wrapped.
Chen Sheng looked at the long medical bill in his hand, his face twitching slightly. Damn it, he had spent all his own money, and there was no way the government would reimburse him.
With a slight pang of regret, Chen Sheng put the receipt into his pocket, glanced at Lin Bai, and, feeling the time was about right, said:
"Your name is Lin Bai, and his name is Chi Chen, right? You killed the masked demon last night, didn't you? What kind of forbidden ability did you awaken?"
Upon hearing the sound, Lin Bai remained silent for a long time before raising his head, wiping away his tears, glancing at the still unconscious Chi Chen, and then looking at the somewhat disheveled Chen Sheng who had saved Chi Chen.
Lin Bai said in a slightly hoarse voice:
"Are you from the Public Security Bureau? Why didn't you show up sooner? If you had, my mother wouldn't have died!"
Lin Bai appeared somewhat indifferent to Chen Sheng, who had saved his life, and even questioned him.
Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng's expression remained unchanged, because this was the kind of emotion a young man who had just lost a loved one should have. Was he wrong? No.
Moreover, Chen Sheng has experienced at least eight hundred, if not a thousand, such things.
"Someone has set up an interference barrier outside your building, disrupting my senses. Never mind, you wouldn't understand such a thing right now!"
Chen Sheng offered a brief explanation, but didn't elaborate further. Instead, he continued to ask:
"I know you're in pain right now, but for your sake and your friends', you must adjust your emotions and answer my questions!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng was slightly taken aback. Indeed, what right did he have to question the benefactor who had saved him and Chi Chen?
Although in Lin Bai's subconscious he thought that perhaps if he hadn't been saved, he wouldn't be suffering like he is now.
But suddenly, the scene of Chi Chen yelling at him last night, telling him to live, appeared in Lin Bai's mind again.
Lin Bai was startled and suddenly realized that Chi Chen had been living like this for the past five years since losing his parents.
Perhaps it's even more painful than I imagined?
Lin Bai looked at Chi Chen again, then took a few deep breaths before turning to Chen Sheng and saying:
"I'm sorry, I was rude just now!"
This surprised Chen Sheng; Lin Bai's sudden change made him somewhat uneasy.
Lin Bai continued:
"Was that monster that appeared in my house last night called the Ghost-Faced Demon? It certainly does match its despicable appearance!"
The image of his mother dying in front of him reappeared uncontrollably in his mind, and Lin Bai's expression suddenly became somewhat ferocious, but he quickly recovered.
Before Chen Sheng could answer, Lin Bai began to recount what had happened the previous night.
After hearing this, Chen Sheng's expression changed slightly. He actually stood up and went to Lin Bai's side, asking further:
"You mean the forbidden ability you awakened is the ability to create small, explosive black holes?!"
Seeing this, Lin Bai had a premonition that the forbidden ability he had awakened was probably not weak!
"Um!"
Lin Bai nodded in response.
"It's the Annihilation ability, number 010! How is that possible? This forbidden ability hasn't appeared for decades since that person died!!"
Chen Sheng muttered to himself, "The annihilation of serial number 010... If this young man in front of me grows up in the future, he will surely become a major pillar of the Great Xia War Zone!"
After confirming it, Chen Sheng did not tell Lin Bai just how terrifying his awakened ability was. Instead, he turned to look at the unconscious Chi Chen.
Through the half-open hospital gown, Chen Sheng could clearly see some of the hideous and terrifying scars on Chi Chen's chest.
"According to Lin Bai, Chi Chen did not awaken any forbidden abilities, so how did he manage to fight the Ghost-Faced Demon for so long? And five years ago, shouldn't Chi Chen have already..."
Chen Sheng was slightly stunned, carefully recalling the scene from five years ago.
When Chen Sheng arrived, inside the room, a couple were using their bodies as a shield, tightly protecting a child in the middle.
But the bone spur of that demon king had clearly pierced through their bodies and into the child's chest!
At that time, Chen Sheng had clearly confirmed that the three people in the house were dead before he chased after the Ghost-Faced Demon King.
As for what happened later, the Public Security Bureau handled it, and with the sudden transfer order from above keeping Chen Sheng extremely busy, he didn't pay much attention to it.
But when Chen Sheng saw Chi Chen's face last night, even though Chi Chen had changed a lot, Chen Sheng still recognized him at a glance!
Chi Chen is the child who should have died at the hands of the Ghost-Faced Demon King five years ago!
But now, he saw Chi Chen again.
"Could it be that she was rescued later?"
Chen Sheng looked at the wound on Chi Chen's chest. Although the Ghost-Faced Demon King's bone spur had pierced Chi Chen's chest, could it have caused such a terrifying wound?
For a moment, Chen Sheng was filled with doubt. He had always felt that the sudden appearance of the Ghost-Faced Demon King in Luan Ning District five years ago was very strange. He had investigated it later, but it seemed that someone had deliberately erased some things, making it impossible for Chen Sheng to grasp the key points.
Now, although it's just an ordinary masked demon, its presence in the same building, coupled with the interference of a barrier, is enough to make Chen Sheng feel that something is very wrong!
"Hmm!"
Just as Chen Sheng was pondering, Chi Chen on the hospital bed suddenly made a sound. Chi Chen's face twitched a few times in pain, and after a fine layer of cold sweat appeared on his forehead, his eyes gradually opened.
"Woke up so quickly?"
Chen Sheng was quite surprised to see this. Chi Chen's injuries last night were quite severe. Even someone with awakened abilities would need to lie in bed for at least two days before waking up.
In fact, Lin Bai's injuries were not light either, but he was able to recover so quickly because he awakened a forbidden ability last night, reaching the level of "Guiding Light". His spiritual power would continuously transform into magical energy to heal his entire body.
But how could Chi Chen, who has no forbidden abilities, recover so quickly?
"Chi Chen, you're awake?"
Hearing the commotion, Lin Bai quickly looked at Chi Chen and asked with some joy. The only thing that could bring him any joy now was the improvement in his best friend Chi Chen's condition!
"Am I in a hospital?"
Chi Chen looked at the spotless ceiling with a dazed expression. He knew that only wealthy neighborhoods had this kind of decoration.
"Lin Bai! We're still alive? And you?"
Upon hearing the sound, Chi Chen turned his head slightly and saw Lin Bai and Chen Sheng, whose eyes were red-rimmed.
Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng keenly noticed the "you?" in Chi Chen's words. It wasn't a question of not knowing him, but rather a question of "why is it you again?"
"You know me? Or rather, you remember me?!"
Chen Sheng felt as if a giant wave was surging in his heart. How could this be? He was certain that when he arrived five years ago, Chi Chen was already dead. Even if he was still alive now, it would prove that he might have really made a mistake back then.
But Chen Sheng was certain of one thing: Chi Chen was absolutely not conscious at that time!
In other words, Chi Chen couldn't have seen him at that time!
Seeing this, Chi Chen knew that this man had saved him again, and weakly replied:
“I don’t know you, but five years ago, you came to my house and then chased that demon-faced monster out the window!”
"!!!"
Upon hearing this, Chen Sheng immediately felt somewhat unsteady on his feet! At this moment, even someone who had witnessed countless mysterious tales felt a booming sound in his head. Could it be that Chi Chen had actually seen him five years ago?
And do you still remember him?
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