Chapter 12 The Gray Dome Tower 12 Radiation Critical Level!
"What's going on? Weren't you told that his vital signs were stable?"
Lin Suwen entered the ward.
“Someone gave her high-purity Lomexin,” Zhao Huai-ren said wearily. “It’s a nerve drug, usually used as a sedative and sleeping pill, but Xiao Jue is too weak right now, and her brain is still damaged. If she’s not careful, she could become brain dead. If Captain He’s son hadn’t discovered it in time, the consequences would have been unimaginable.”
This kind of medicine doesn't exist in reality, and as a medical student, Nanmenjue immediately understood the seriousness of the situation.
Brain death, not physical death... huh?
Lin Suwen's voice turned serious: "Was this done on purpose?"
"I'm afraid we can't rule out that possibility. What Xiao Jue said before... sigh."
Lin Suwen walked to the bedside, leaned close to Nanmen Jue's face, and Nanmen Jue moved his eyes and looked at her.
"Nanmen, you're still awake, aren't you?"
Nanmen Jue blinked.
Zhao Huai-ren said, "Your Excellency, Xiao Jue's radiation level has reached a dangerous level. You'd better not get so close to her."
ah?
Nanmen Jue then realized why he was so weak; it wasn't from injuries sustained on the battlefield, but from radiation!
“It’s just a dangerous state, not yet at the level of mutation,” Lin Suwen said. “I have something to say to her. Nanmen, are you conscious right now? Can you understand what I’m saying?”
“Okay,” Nanmen Jue said in a low voice, but his words were clear.
“You handed the chip over to a White Helmet Army soldier, and it has now been returned to your teacher for safekeeping. Production of the relapse inhibitor will not continue until the side effects are resolved,” Lin Suwen said.
Nanmen Jue was not surprised.
But for Zhang Chuxi, this side quest wasn't finished. She needed to ensure that the chip remained in Zhao Huai Ren's hands until they left.
“Although you stole the chip, you returned it and saved thirteen people on the battlefield, which is enough to make up for your mistakes,” Lin Suwen said. “You could have regained your status as a free man, but because of what you did before, the situation is quite complicated, so you have to live under an assumed name for a period of time. Everything else can remain as normal, but…”
Nanmen Jue knew what she was going to say.
"But your radiation levels are already close to the mutation threshold, and they may exceed the limit in a few days. According to the Gray Tower Law, you will need to be permanently imprisoned, or... receive a second injection of reuptake."
Three injections of resveratrol will cause the person to degenerate into an unconscious primitive animal. Each injection is extremely dangerous. Even a normal person can barely maintain the stability of the first two injections, so what about Nanmenjue?
“I do not recommend that Xiao Jue receive a second injection of resveratrol,” Zhao Huai-ren said. “Her brain disease has already affected her brain nerves, and no one knows whether she can maintain consciousness after the second injection.”
“This is Nanmen Jue’s own body. She is a free person and should be able to make her own decisions,” Lin Su asked. “Nanmen Jue, which one do you want to choose?”
Both men turned their gazes toward Nanmen Jue, one calmly scrutinizing him, the other filled with worry.
Nanmen Jue calmly glanced at his own data.
When your health drops below 20, you're only in a dangerous state; you're still a ways from dying.
So she said, "I choose a suspended death sentence."
President and Chief: ?
Nanmen Jue said, "I am also a researcher, and I know what it feels like before the mutation. If you give me the antiretroviral drug, I will know when to inject it."
The two looked at each other, neither of them having expected this approach.
Lin Suwen said, "There has never been such a precedent."
“But Xiao Jue is different.” Zhao Huai-ren argued with great delight, “First of all, as she said, she is the best researcher, and her previous actions have proven her loyalty and courage. Your Excellency, I think it is entirely appropriate to do so!”
Lin Suwen's powerful yet scrutinizing gaze fell on Nanmen Jue, her tone gentle, "The will to survive is a biological instinct. I don't doubt Nanmen's loyalty to the Gray Tower, but when it comes to life and death, who can guarantee that she can fight against her own instincts? I know she would rather suffer radiation infection herself than give up saving people on the battlefield, but this is different, Brother Zhao, this is different."
She called out a name she hadn't used in a long time. Nanmen Jue looked up, and Zhao Huai Ren fell silent in shock.
Nanmen Jue suddenly realized that if Zhao Huai Ren and Lin Su Wen had a good relationship, then as Zhao Huai Ren's child, Lin Su Wen had watched Nanmen Jue grow up.
The argument between the two continued.
"She's just a young woman who has just come of age."
"In the face of infection, there is no difference between children and adults, only between the living and the dead. We have already paid a heavy price for this, and even if it is not recorded, we should remember that history."
"...Researching the side effects of resveratrol still requires Xiaojue's help."
"But if she suddenly mutates, it will affect even more people, and may even wipe out the entire team. Chief Zhao, can you bear this responsibility?"
Zhao Huai Ren didn't speak again, his gaze sadly fixed on Nanmen Jue.
Lin Suwen's stern expression softened, and she looked at Nanmen Jue with regret in her eyes.
At this moment, Nanmen Jue managed to squeeze out a voice from his throat: "Arrange for a White Helmet Army soldier to follow me around the clock."
Both of them were taken aback.
“If you’re still worried, you can arrange another guard team,” Nanmenjue said. “Give them a dose of antiretroviral drug as well. If I don’t want to, just force me to get the injection.”
"It's feasible! It's feasible!" Zhao Huai-ren was energized again, looking at Lin Su-wen with anticipation. "Su-wen, what do you think?"
Lin Suwen's eyes flickered. She looked at Nanmen Jue, then at Zhao Huai Ren, and sighed.
"Find a reliable White Helmet soldier."
Nanmen Jue breathed a sigh of relief.
If she were to be forcibly imprisoned, she would be a woman with all her strength but nowhere to use it.
Fortunately, there is still hope no matter what.
“Then let’s stick to the original plan. Nanmen, don’t make your presence known for now,” Lin Suwen said. “Although many people saw you save people, everyone has their own thoughts, so your situation is still quite delicate.”
...Wait a minute, what do you mean? The rescue scene was witnessed by many people?
Nanmen Jue opened her eyes wide, but she instinctively felt that this was a question she shouldn't ask; it should be considered "common sense" in the Gray Tower.
She watched as Lin Suwen stood up, a smile appearing on her tired face.
“I can’t stay here for too long. Brother Zhao gave you a new bracelet before, right? Use it to contact me. If I’m not here, find my secretary, Xu Yang.”
It turns out she really did know everything, but she had just turned a blind eye, wanting to spare Nanmen Jue's life.
No wonder so many people in the entire Gray Tower were looking for Nanmen Jue, yet she still managed to slip away. If the Gray Tower's defenses were so lax, how could it possibly protect so many people in the cruel apocalypse?
Before Lin Suwen turned around, Nanmen Jue asked softly, "You don't blame me?"
Lin Suwen paused, "You're willful and rebellious, doing whatever you want without a care in the world, just like a little madwoman. This isn't the first time I've known that."
She looked up and laughed self-deprecatingly, "When the news about resveratrol leaked out, it was because I was in a hurry to open up injections for use in drugs. This issue was too serious. I never expected to be able to keep it a secret forever... Being exposed by you is just reaping what I sowed."
"Get some rest."
She walked toward the door, her back ramrod straight, but perhaps due to the angle, she didn't look as imposing, awe-inspiring, and unapproachable as she had in the courtroom. Instead, she resembled a short, thin old woman.
As soon as she left, Zhao Huai-ren eagerly approached Nanmen Jue, "Little Jue, did you see anyone come in before?"
Nanmen Jue originally wanted to mention Xu Yang, but considering Lin Suwen's trust in Xu Yang, she asked instead, "Aren't there any surveillance cameras here?"
“Yes, but someone broke it,” Zhao Huai-ren said angrily. “Don’t be afraid, tell me who it was, and I’ll take care of it.”
Nanmen Jue pondered for a moment and said, "There are still some things I want to figure out, Dad. You must be careful these next few days. Don't let anyone get close to you, and it's best not to be alone."
Without realizing it, calling him "Dad" had become quite natural.
"Me?" Zhao Huai-ren was surprised. "What's going on? You mentioned Qi Mo before..."
"Don't ask why yet," Nanmen Jue said.
Zhao Huai-ren stared at her for a moment and said, "I always have people protecting me, so you can rest assured."
Nanmen Jue laughed, though her laughter was somewhat unnatural due to the tube in her nose. Her tone softened, sounding a bit like a child's coquettishness, "Dad, I have someone I want among those white-helmeted soldiers who are watching me."
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