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"This hospital is owned by my dad's friend, so don't worry. I've already made arrangements. There's no need to go through any formalities; you can start treatment right away. Let's get treatment first, and we'll talk about the rest later."
Mo Yang nodded without saying anything.
Upon arriving at the hospital, they examined Chen Lili's physical characteristics and administered intravenous fluids and tests without delay. At the same time, they received good news: their hospital was a designated brain-computer interface hospital, and based on Chen Lili's condition, they could provide her with brain-computer interface treatment.
Mo Yang glanced at Fan Siwen, and Fan Siwen immediately understood what Mo Yang meant.
"It's okay, I'll pay the fee first, and you can pay me back later."
Mo Yang nodded. "Thank you."
"At least you know to say thank you, unlike that guy..."
“I’ve been searching in the mountains for a long time, but I haven’t been able to find Professor Song. Should we ask someone else to help us look for him?”
"What's the point of contacting such an ungrateful guy?"
Although she said that, Fan Siwen didn't delay at all.
Upon receiving the news, they immediately dispatched manpower and drones, among other resources, but after searching for two whole days, they found nothing.
Chen Lili's brain-computer interface surgery went very smoothly.
The person regained consciousness shortly after the surgery.
When the person woke up and saw Mo Yang, their body trembled slightly. When they saw Fan Siwen, every cell in their body seemed to be activated.
Fan Siwen pulled up a chair and sat down.
“We know, no need to pretend.” After saying that, he forced a forced smile. “Professor Song has been arrested, and we need your help to find him.”
The girl glanced at him disdainfully, "I told you you weren't that kind of person to save me."
"If you ask me, you'd be dead already." Fan Siwen crossed his legs. "Tell me, show me your greatest value since your rebirth." His upper leg twitched rhythmically, his eyes fixed on the fingers of his left hand, showing no intention of looking at the man.
Mo Yang nudged him with his hand.
"What if I don't tell you?"
"If you don't talk, I'll disconnect your brain-computer interface and make your rebirth fail."
Chen Lili gave a helpless smile, "Do you know that your smile just now was ugly?"
According to Chen Lili, all she knew was that this person had been a high-ranking national official, but later left the organization for various reasons. At the same time, she also founded an external organization, which was the one they belonged to.
Do you know how many people are in the organization? Where is the organizational integration department located? Where do you usually hang out the most?
"I don't know. We usually release information online and hold meetings online. We rarely, if ever, deploy work tasks offline."
"Do you know who the leader of that organization is?"
"have no idea."
What about the internal leadership team?
“We are all managed by him alone; there are no functional departments below him.”
"Alright, I'm telling you, stop asking. You won't get any answers no matter how hard you try."
"What do you mean?"
"Didn't you see that she doesn't mention it to anyone?"
"That is..."
Before Mo Yang could finish speaking, the girl snatched the words away, saying, "I've told you everything I know. What else do you want to ask?"
"What I want to ask—okay—what I want to ask—we're so close, I want to ask you why you betrayed us!"
"No matter how close we are, that comes later. I was a member of the organization first, and besides, we're not close."
"Fine—not close—our relationship isn't close—but your relationship with him is close—look at what he's done for you!"
At this moment, the girl did not look at the person next to her; she just kept her head down and did not speak.
"Leaving aside him, what did Professor Song do to deserve this? Why does he have to keep getting into trouble?"
“You can’t blame Lili for this. It’s because Professor Song is a time traveler, and it’s determined by his very nature.”
“You are now…” Fan Siwen paused for a moment, “Wait, what did you say?”
"You didn't know that Professor Song is a time traveler?"
How did you know?
Are you telling the truth?
The two voices rang out at the same time, which startled the young man.
"It was...it was Professor Song who told me. To be precise, it should be Professor Mo, because he is me, and I am him; we are the same person."
Fan Siwen scratched his head in frustration, "This shouldn't be happening..."
What else did he say to you?
The girl pursued him relentlessly.
He also said that I should protect you well because you are very important.
The girl paused for a moment, then suddenly looked up.
"So, you weren't the one who delivered the raw coconut gum taro balls to the lab last time?"
"What taro balls? I've never delivered them."
"I knew it! How did you know what I like to drink! I thought..."
Mo Yang didn't understand a word of their conversation, but Fan Siwen did.
"What she means is that Professor Song sent a flirtatious message in your name, which led to your unexpected meeting."
"It's not Professor Song, it's Professor Mo."
"What's the point of emphasizing this person's last name at this time?!"
"One should speak based on facts and truth."
Fan Siwen slapped his forehead. "Luckily you're different from him, otherwise I would be crying foul for myself."
"Hmm, that sounds like a pretty unfair situation."
The young man stabbed her faster than expected.
Fan Siwen coughed up a mouthful of blood.
"Alright, alright, alright, alright, there's no point in talking about things we already know. Let's analyze where Professor Song, not Professor Mo, might be right now."
"What? You already knew? Then why didn't you tell us? What were you thinking?!"
"Oh right, why didn't you tell us this beforehand?"
"What's the point of explaining this to you beforehand? You're an undercover agent. And you, you're a useless bastard."
"Who are you calling an undercover agent? What's wrong with being an undercover agent?"
"Who are you calling a complete failure! Explain yourself!"
What should have been a peaceful meeting turned into a denunciation session for Fan Siwen. If Mo Yang were there, he would have a headache just seeing this.
It seems these three really can't do anything without me.
After Fan Siwen left, only Mo Yang and Chen Lili were left in the ward. The boy got up, closed the door, and sat back down on the girl's bedside.
She gently pressed her fingers together with hers and said softly, "Now that we're alone, you can open your heart to me. You can tell me anything that's bothering you. It's okay, I won't blame you."
The person on the bed moved slightly, and sat up while holding onto the edge of the bed. Mo Yang quickly went to help her up. Once the girl was seated, she spoke softly.
"I didn't know beforehand that Professor Mo was from another time, nor was I aware of the relationship between you."
"I know that." The boy gently rubbed the girl's fingers with his own, trying to help her relax.
"In fact, I have been a member of the organization for a long time. If we talk about feelings, my feelings for the organization are deeper than my feelings for you."
"That's perfectly understandable."
Do you want to know why I chose to join them in the first place?
"If you want to talk, I'll listen."
"Where to begin? I can only say that the future he promised was so beautiful, so beautiful that it made us yearn for it. It was a kind of hope, a thriving force, that made each of us willing to work hard for it, because hard work will bring results."
"You know, after being in this industry for a long time, sometimes you lose that drive for life. It's that kind of lifeless, predictable, terrifying feeling that often envelops you, making it hard to breathe. Every day you're constantly worried about getting published. Even though it's the same text, the results of the publication applications are vastly different. People with the same abilities can have different career paths just because of the number of publications they've made. How ridiculous! They don't look at ability, they only look at some unfounded accusation, and it's still someone else's judgment that matters. And no one can really explain the criteria for that judgment."
“I’ve had enough of this kind of life. But once I’ve chosen this path, there’s no other way. Not only because I’ve paid the price of time, but also because I can gain a lot of respect from others in the future. How foolish it is to risk your whole life for a bit of respect. We’ve been chosen to be the smartest people in the world, but we’re doing the most foolish thing that no one else would do.”
I understand you.
"Do you really understand what I'm talking about? I'm not talking about getting something for nothing, but about getting everything you want through your own abilities, through real skills."
Seeing the growing darkness in the girl's eyes, the boy smiled and gave her a hug.
"I'm so glad you found your own organization. In this life, there's no such thing as right or wrong. As long as you feel it's worthwhile, then everything you do shouldn't be judged by outsiders."
"But I chose to betray you."
"That was just a choice you made. Perhaps at the time, our relationship wasn't strong enough for you to choose to stand on our side. But I hope that in the future, when you make any choice, you can be a little closer to me."
Hearing what the boy said, Chen Lili's tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Perhaps Professor Mo understood me in the same way back then."
"What's the meaning?"
"At that time, Professor Mo happened to be next to me when I chose to send the message."
When are you referring to?
"That's right, the day we sneaked out to get some fresh air in the desert."
"Huh? You said you sent the message that day."
"Yes, after I sent it, he stood behind me. I was very scared at the time, worried that I had been exposed. But when I got back, he didn't say anything."
"Is that so..."
The girl looked at Mo Yang's disappointed eyes and didn't understand why he was like this.
But the next second, the boy returned to his original state.
His smiling face made the girl think for a moment that what she had just seen was an illusion.
"By the way, tell me again which one you like to drink. I need to know you better, at least you can't be worse than that old guy."
"Who are you calling an old man?"
"He's not here right now anyway. Do you want a drink?"
"think."
"Then tell me now, and I'll order for you."
Meanwhile, Mo Yang was sneezing uncontrollably. It wasn't because of the frozen goods; it seemed more like he'd become part of someone's game.
"But we're currently unregistered, can we order something to drink?"
"Don't worry, we'll order from the hospital reception desk, and I'll go down to pick it up when we get there."
"Yes, that's a good idea."
"By the way, let Fan Siwen arrange our future life as well. Anyway, he deserves a lot of credit for making us unregistered."
"That makes sense. I wholeheartedly agree."
For some reason, Fan Siwen started sneezing uncontrollably as she watched the surveillance video she had just retrieved.
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