Chapter 36 Chapter 36 He in disguise
Wen Zhi gave an embarrassed smile.
He lowered his head slightly, and said modestly in an appropriate way: "Zao Zao, I'm not as good as you think." In fact, this is the truth.
But at this moment, Jiang Shizao just felt that Abyss was very humble, and he was obviously already very good.
Even when he didn't know he was a book traveler, Wen Zhi always took good care of his neighbor.
Regardless of his identity, Wen Zhi treated him very well.
This is the author he has always liked... Jiang Shizao looked into those gentle eyes. Abyss seemed to be sentimental about everything, gentle and patient.
Jiang Shizao had rarely imagined what kind of person Abyss was in the past. But now, looking at Wen Zhi's smile, a warm current seemed to flow through his chest, and patches of tingling sensations emerged.
Jiang Shi was stunned for a moment when he saw Wen Zhi's smile.
Before, he just thought his neighbor was pretty.
Looking at him now, Wen Zhi was truly very handsome. The sunlight seemed to be coating him with a layer of soft golden light.
A word suddenly popped up in Jiang Shizao's mind:
sacred.
When he thought that the person in front of him was Abyss, his heart skipped a beat and he felt inexplicably nervous.
So when he looked away, he was stunned for another two seconds.
...He had never imagined what Abyss looked like. Now Abyss stood before him, his appearance identical to Wen Zhi's.
Is this really true.
Abyss has also entered "Bell City"...
It still feels a little unreal after realizing it.
Jiang Shizao clenched his fingers tightly, and then... he looked down and saw that he was still holding Wen Zhi's wrist.
Suddenly, my body felt numb again, like an electric shock.
"Sorry!" Jiang Shizao's cheeks flushed. He quickly let go.
What was he doing just now!
Wen Zhi chuckled softly, "It's okay, Zao Zao. You can hold my hand as long as you want."
This voice was not only gentle at this moment, but also full of indulgence.
"..." Jiang Shizao's face became even hotter. He inexplicably thought of what Wen Zhi had said to him before:
'You can do whatever you want to me'.
…
'I can do anything for you too'.
…
Thinking of Wen Zhi's words, Jiang Shizao suddenly felt a little uneasy. He didn't know if it was because of nervousness or something else.
My body's reaction is so strange...
Jiang Shizao's gaze flickered for a moment.
Wen Zhi smiled and said, "Let's go, Zao Zao, we'll go buy some groceries and make you lunch later."
"good--!"
Jiang Shizao responded quickly, but when Wen Zhi spoke, his mind actually popped up again what Wen Zhi had said:
'With this much rent, I can live here forever.'
…
"Yes, and three meals a day."
…
"Don't worry, I'll take good care of you."
…
I'll take care of you. I'll take care of you. I'll take care of you...
The expression on Wen Zhi's face when he said this to him appeared in his mind.
...The person who said this is the author Abyss.
"!!!" Jiang Shizao stopped reminiscing, his whole body trembling, and he almost couldn't catch his breath, "…………"
What is he thinking about? !
Ever since I knew Wen Zhi was Abyss, my mind seemed to be out of control. I kept thinking about what Wen Zhi said.
Then the owner of these words was changed to the author Abyss.
It was clearly the same person, with the same appearance, but when Jiang Shi thought that the person who said these words was actually Abyss, he had already inexplicably felt that something was different.
"..." Jiang Shizao felt that he was becoming increasingly weird.
Ever since coming to Lingcheng, his entire body has become strange.
…………
River City.
A quarter past seven in the evening.
Central Hospital.
In the corridor of the independent ward No. 1011 of the Neurosurgery Department on the tenth floor, He Xianhao obviously did not expect that he would see Wen Zhi again so soon.
Just a few minutes ago, Jiang Yiyuan went downstairs for dinner. He Xianhao suspected that the person who was just exiting the elevator had chosen this time to appear.
Wen Zhi looked the same as the last time they met. He was composed and dressed in a well-tailored suit. He looked more like he was attending some other event than visiting a patient at the hospital.
"what you up to?"
After the uninvited guest appeared, He Xianhao became highly alert, with his hands on his waist, looking like he was ready to draw his gun at any time.
But when Wen Zhi's voice sounded, He Xianhao only felt a flash before his eyes. When he focused again, the corridor in front was empty.
This sudden change made He Xianhao shocked for a moment.
Wen Zhi's voice came from the corridor behind him.
"Don't get excited. Don't rush to call."
"you--"
He Xianhao turned around and saw that the owner of the voice was standing in front of Jiang Shizao's ward door, less than three meters away from him.
As colleagues from Team 09 said, Wen Zhi has the ability to influence reality.
He Xianhao once again deeply realized this fact.
What kind of monster is this person...? How did Wen Zhi do it?
He Xianhao frowned, and several countermeasures flashed through his mind, but none of them seemed feasible.
Wen Zhi smiled and said, "Don't you want to hear why I came to you?"
The person who was speaking had a smile in his eyes and a gentle attitude, but looking at that hypocritical face, He Xianhao really wanted to go up and throw this hypocritical person to the ground.
"What is your purpose?" a stern voice asked.
He Xianhao finally resisted the urge to go up and fight. Although he hated to admit it, to be honest, he was not very confident that he could subdue Wen Zhi.
Wen Zhi didn't seem to care about He Xianhao's attitude. He just smiled and said, "There's one thing you don't know yet."
"What?"
"Your new colleagues at RIDT are holding a meeting in the Jiangcheng Command Center. It seems that you are the only one who did not receive the notice, did not participate, and was excluded."
There was a hint of regret in Wen Zhi's tone.
Others couldn't tell whether he was truly feeling sorry or was just being insincere.
But when he heard what Wen Zhi said, He Xianhao frowned again.
Regardless of how the other party obtained RIDT's internal information, He Xianhao said coldly: "This has nothing to do with you." Stop trying to sow discord.
Of course, He Xianhao didn’t say the latter sentence.
Wen Zhi clearly had bad intentions. But what made He Xianhao a little depressed was that he actually wanted to hear what the other party had to say.
The more he talked, the more flaws he revealed. In the end, He Xianhao just endured it with this thought in mind.
Wen Zhi raised his eyebrows slightly, "The person they are discussing in the meeting is related to both you and me."
"Really?" He Xianhao looked into the eyes of the man opposite him. Wen Zhi's pupils appeared a strange blue under the light of the hospital corridor.
This person... did he have blue eyes before? He Xianhao frowned in thought, and found that his memory of this matter was surprisingly vague.
He had met Wen Zhi several times in the past.
He Xianhao had seen this person before, both in high school and college. If he had blue eyes then, he wouldn't have forgotten them. So, was this current blurring of perception due to Wen Zhi's influence on reality?
The other party can actually influence other people's memories——?
He Xianhao was shocked again.
Wen Zhi sighed and said, "Your teammates and your captain already know Zao Zao's identity."
"What does this have to do with Shi Zao?" When He Xianhao heard the word "Zao Zao", his tense forehead twitched noticeably.
His voice became a little sharper. "Also, I already told you last time that Shi Zao and you are not familiar with each other, so don't call him Zao Zao."
Wen Zhi laughed again.
"Don't you know? Zao Zao has also entered the IDT infinite space you're investigating." Without giving He Xianhao time to react, Wen Zhi said directly, "Zao Zao's code name in that space is '209999'. This code name should be familiar to you, right?"
After hearing what the person opposite him said, He Xianhao's expression froze noticeably.
209999……
At that moment, countless pieces of information and conversations flashed through the military investigator's mind.
Among them are discussions among members of Team 09 about player 209999, as well as comments on "209999" by RIDT's commander-in-chief Song Chenyue.
As Wen Zhi said, this code name is certainly not unfamiliar to He Xianhao.
"You think I'll believe you?"
"I think you have to believe it."
Wen Zhi directly exposed the man's disguise. "If you put all the recent events together, and add to your previous question about my purpose, everything becomes very clear, isn't it?"
"You shouldn't be thinking about whether you should believe what I say. What you are thinking about now is..." Wen Zhi narrowed his eyes and said clearly:
"'How did Zao Zao get into IDT? Zao Zao's number is 209999... What the hell is going on? Did the person on the other side do something to Zao Zao?'..."
"..." The thoughts in his mind were spoken out one by one by the monster opposite, and He Xianhao's expression became even more stiff.
"If I'm guessing correctly, you should be thinking about how to save Zao Zao and how to subdue me so that I can tell the whole truth, right, Zao Zao's good friend?"
The words 'Zao Zao's good friend' were slightly emphasized by Wen Zhinian.
Wen Zhi finished speaking and took a few steps forward. As he passed He Xianhao, he raised his hand and patted the man in military uniform on the shoulder in a friendly manner.
"There's no need to make the process so complicated. I'll tell you about Zao Zao's situation. You know very well that I care about Zao Zao more than you do. I hope he's safe."
Wen Zhi looked sincere when he said this, but He Xianhao could only reluctantly turn his head to look at this person.
When Wen Zhi approached him, He Xianhao's limbs became unable to move, and he was trapped in place by an unknown force.
He Xianhao knew who was responsible for his current situation without even thinking about it. He glared at Wen Zhi, "What kind of monster are you?"
Wen Zhi smiled and said, "Didn't I tell you? I just came here to tell you about Zao Zao's situation. This is what you want to know most right now, isn't it? As for the rest, it shouldn't be important."
Wen Zhi patted He Xianhao's shoulder again and a meaningful smile appeared on his face.
"Oh, right. Since you already know that Zao Zao is 209999, you should also know that Zao Zao and '001' have a very good relationship, a very deep... very close one."
Wen Zhi used three "very" in his last sentence, neither hurriedly nor slowly, which showed his deep affection.
"So, Zao Zao and I are not strangers. Zao Zao and I are now... very familiar with each other."
"you--"
He Xianhao almost lost his breath when he heard Wen Zhi's words. What made him even more angry was that every word Wen Zhi said was a logical fact.
However, although He Xianhao's limbs could not move, his brain was still flexible.
After staring at Wen Zhi for two seconds, He Xianhao suddenly sneered.
"What do you want to do with me?" He Xianhao looked at Wen Zhi and analyzed in a deep voice, "You brought me into the investigation team... but unfortunately, the team members and the commander of the team don't trust me very much. You just said that I was the only one who didn't receive the combat meeting notice."
He Xianhao recalled every word Song Chenyue had said after he emerged from the dungeon, and it wasn't hard to figure out one thing: "If Shi Zao's codename is 209999, then my position in the investigation team will be very passive. They all know my relationship with Shi Zao and will definitely avoid suspicion. Your calculation has failed."
Song Chenyue asked him to guard the hospital, but did not reveal any information about Jiang Shizao's relationship with 209999.
"Besides," He Xianhao looked at the seemingly calm man in front of him, "if you really had control of the situation, you wouldn't have contacted me so frequently. Whatever your plan is, since you want to use me, it shows that you are not omniscient and omnipotent."
Given how much the two of them disliked each other, He Xianhao believed that the other party would never appear unless it was necessary.
He Xianhao stared into the eyes of the man opposite him, analyzing each point one by one: "The truth must be the exact opposite of your apparent calmness. You showed up at the hospital so soon, something serious must have happened. Things are out of your control, so even though you knew I hadn't yet joined the investigation team, you couldn't help but come to the hospital to ask for help?"
Wen Zhi was silent for a moment.
He Xianhao is obviously not a particularly stupid person.
But He Xianhao was actually very anxious. Although he spoke toughly, since this matter concerned Jiang Shizao, he couldn't help but be anxious. "What happened to Shizao?"
Wen Zhi's expression had turned cold. But He Xianhao thought it was better this way. Compared to the other person's pretentious demeanor, this cold face was actually a little more pleasing to the eye.
"There's a special dimension in the IDT world, and Zao Zao is there," Wen Zhi said, glancing at He Xianhao. "Zao Zao is indeed a newcomer, and his codename is 209999. As you might have guessed, Zao Zao didn't enter the IDT instance in the normal way. Before he first entered the instance and met your new teammates, his real-life body was in a coma. Even before that, after his car accident, his consciousness existed in that special dimension."
He Xianhao frowned and asked, "How did Zao Zao get in there? What exactly is that special space you mentioned?"
Since this matter concerned Jiang Shizao, Wen Zhi became very patient. "There are some special dungeons in Jiangcheng. They are recorded in the files of your investigation team as explorable S-type special dungeons. These dungeons have ways to enter and exit safely. For example, this hospital right now."
Wen Zhi used local materials as an example: "If you try to take the hospital elevator after midnight and go to the fourth floor below ground, the elevator may take you to a special copy of the hospital. This is one way to enter."
"Then what?" He Xianhao asked.
"If you enter a dungeon and are lucky enough to leave the dungeon, for example, walk out of the hospital and into the outside world, congratulations! You've arrived at the same space where Zao Zao was."
"You mean... he was already in the space outside the dungeon?" He Xianhao's voice paused, his face grim. He had obviously thought of something.
"In Zao Zao's eyes, it was a city... a fairly normal city. It had streets, schools, parks, tall buildings, hospitals... it had all the features and facilities a city should have. Zao Zao's consciousness was now living in that city."
After Wen Zhiyi finished speaking, He Xianhao quickly connected all the information he had said. He knew that this person would not say a single useless word.
He Xianhao: "Are the special dungeons in Jiangcheng connected to the space where Zao Zao's consciousness resides? As long as you leave the scope of those dungeons, you can enter that special space...into the city where Zao Zao is?"
"Yes." Wen Zhihui replied.
He Xianhao's gaze suddenly became sharper. "What is the relationship between that city and Jiangcheng? Is the corresponding place in the dungeon a reflection of Jiangcheng?"
The copy entered from the hospital is also a hospital. He Xianhao had to think more.
Wen Zhi smiled. "You're quite perceptive. Your colleagues have already found the entrances to three special dungeons. They're located at Jiangcheng Middle School, a suspended building in Jiangcheng's west district, and a farm in Jiangcheng's east suburbs. When they enter these special dungeons, they're actually entering the special space they were in earlier—the dungeon scene in that city."
"There should be a difference, right?" He Xianhao pondered. "The dungeon scene the player enters should be different from the world they saw earlier."
He Xianhao then looked at Wen Zhi, "You just said that only by leaving the scope of the dungeon scene can we truly enter the space where Zao Zao's consciousness resides. But as far as I know, once a player leaves the scope of the dungeon scene, it is impossible for them to regain consciousness."
Failure to leave the dungeon through the safety exit is essentially the same as failing the dungeon or dying in the dungeon.
Once any of the above situations occur, their real bodies will fall into a coma.
He Xianhao looked at Wen Zhi, "You haven't answered me yet, why did Zao Zao enter that space?"
Wen Zhi then walked past He Xianhao and came to the multi-functional visiting window where he could see the people in the ward.
Those standing in the corridor could clearly see the person on the bed, the instruments in the room, and the various values on the screen. But to the people inside, it was a quiet space, with almost no glare.
The person on the bed had steady breathing and gentle features.
No matter how you looked at it, he looked like he was asleep.
It seemed that if someone walked into the ward and called him now, he would wake up.
Wen Zhi has seen this scene countless times in the past half month.
When He Xianhao found that he could move, he immediately turned and walked towards the uninvited guest.
However, this time, He Xianhao did not show any hostility, nor did he try to dial the number that could contact his superior Song Chenyue.
He stood in front of the visitor window, which was currently open to one side, and looked at Jiang Shizao in the ward. After several seconds, He Xianhao heard Wen Zhi say:
"The car accident was very serious."
This topic made the room silent for a moment.
He Xianhao said, "Yes, I heard from Yiyuan that the doctor said that the situation at that time was almost a miracle after the car accident..."
When He Xianhao said this, his voice paused, and he turned his gaze to the person next to him. His eyes flickered, and he obviously realized something. After carefully choosing his words, he spoke again: "Did you help?" He Xianhao asked. Although he already had the answer in his mind.
"You can assume that in order to minimize the impact of the car accident, I temporarily connected the two spaces."
Wen Zhi's voice rang out, answering He Xianhao's question, but his eyes were always on the person in the ward.
"Through the twisting and overlapping of space, Zao Zao's body was not affected by the severe impact from this world. However, the brief fusion of the two spaces also caused other problems."
"Something went wrong," Wen Zhi said.
"Is this the reason why Shi Zao is still in a coma?" He Xianhao reacted quickly and almost figured out the whole cause and effect.
He looked at Wen Zhi, his emotions unclear as he said, "In order to protect Shi Zao from the effects of the car accident, you placed Shi Zao in a state where the world of Inter-Dimentional Travel and the real world overlapped. As a result, Shi Zao's consciousness remained in the other world."
"Is my understanding correct?" said He Xianhao.
After several seconds, the person opposite He Xianhao nodded.
"That's right."
After that, the corridor fell into silence again.
Until He Xianhao spoke again, breaking the silence: "How can I wake up Zao Zao?"
He Xianhao has obviously figured out the current situation.
"What do you need from me?"
He looked at Wen Zhi. Although he had guessed that Wen Zhi came to him with the ultimate purpose of awakening Jiang Shizao, there was one thing that confused He Xianhao.
"You are '001', you can't do it, how can you think I can?" He Xianhao was confused.
Wen Zhi smiled again at this time.
When this person smiled, He Xianhao felt a little uncomfortable. As expected, no matter how much time passed, this person looked like he deserved a beating.
When Wen Zhi withdrew his gaze from the ward, he raised his hand and turned off the one-way viewing of the multi-functional visiting window.
In this way, He Xianhao wouldn't be able to see Jiang Shizao in the ward.
“…” He Xianhao suddenly felt itchy.
"You're just an insurance policy."
When Wen Zhi turned to He Xianhao, that faint smile appeared on his face again.
"Don't get excited. You know I'm '001', and you're not as good as me, '1795'?"
It was a humble and gentle voice, but the words that came out were so blunt that they made people's skin jump.
Before He Xianhao, currently ranked 1795th, could speak, Wen Zhi timed his words perfectly and continued, "That space, or rather, that city, is very special."
"Zao Zao's consciousness was trapped inside because of some monsters in the city... They wanted to keep Zao Zao there."
Speaking of these monsters, Wen Zhi paused.
He Xianhao could hear the change in the man's tone, and his brows had already knitted together when Wen Zhi said the first sentence. "What monster?"
He Xianhao looked at Wen Zhi, and intuitively felt that these monsters must be related to the man in front of him.
After all, it is impossible to attract monsters at this time!
It must be Wen Zhi who did something.
"This is a bit complicated to explain. But..."
He Xianhao urged: "Hurry up and tell me."
Wen Zhi raised the corner of his mouth, but the smile did not reach his eyes. "They all have a piece of my soul in them."
"And these monsters all think they can replace me."
Wen Zhi finished speaking. In the corridor, this time He Xianhao took several seconds to understand what the man in front of him said.
After understanding, He Xianhao took a deep breath.
"Are you telling me that Shi Zao was trapped in that space because there are countless monsters like you in that space, and they left Shi Zao's consciousness there?"
He Xianhao emphasized the word "monster".
"Wait..." He Xianhao suddenly looked at Wen Zhi, "Those monsters are all you, so their feelings towards Shi Zao... are they the same as yours?"
At the end of his speech, He Xianhao gritted his teeth again.
Wen Zhi didn't mind the other party's tone. He nodded slightly and replied with a smile: "You can understand it that way."
He Xianhao resisted the urge to punch the man opposite him in the face.
"Since it's all you, can't you control them?" He Xianhao repeatedly calmed himself down and tried to stay rational as much as possible when talking to the person opposite him.
"They have been separated from me for too long and have developed their own ideas."
"What do you mean by insurance?" He Xianhao no longer wanted to listen to the monster opposite him talking about himself.
When he thought about Shi Zao being in the same space with countless monsters, He Xianhao's emotions, which had just been suppressed, rose again.
"Although they have existed independently for a long time, they are all fragments of my soul after all." Wen Zhi paused and said, "I can deal with these things. But among all the monsters, there is one that is a little tricky."
Wen Zhi's gaze was now directed towards the person opposite him.
"That thing should look exactly like me, and it uses the name "Wen Zhi" in that city."
"If you enter that city, avoid it."
"Wait a minute," He Xianhao interrupted, thinking of the special S-type dungeon Wen Zhi had mentioned earlier. "You want me to enter that city and bring it out early... Is that right? That's your plan?"
He Xianhao felt that there were many problems here, but Wen Zhi said it easily.
"Don't worry, I will arrange everything. You and Zao Zao will be safe when you leave." Wen Zhi said with another smile, "Besides, you are just an insurance policy. You may not be needed when the time comes."
"..." He Xianhao endured it again and again, "Tell me what to do. How can I safely leave the dungeon scene, enter that city... and then return to this world?"
Although the investigation team's existing files clearly stated that no one who left the dungeon scene could regain consciousness, He Xianhao was clearly willing to take the risk for Jiang Shizao.
However, he still had to make it clear first, "I'm just listening first and may not believe you," said He Xianhao.
Jiang Shizao has been unconscious until now, perhaps because his consciousness remains in a space outside the dungeon scene...
By the way, the space outside of Wen Zhiguan’s copy is called a city?
A special city.
He Xianhao looked at Wen Zhi, and this man seemed to see what he was thinking.
Wen Zhi said, "There's no need to go through so much trouble. The examples I just gave are just some of the ways your new teammates might enter Lingcheng, through the special dungeons connecting Jiangcheng and Lingcheng."
"'Bell City?'" He Xianhao frowned. He remembered that Wen Zhi's discontinued novel was called "Bell City." "Is the special space that trapped Shi Zao called Bell City?"
He Xianhao came back to his senses and was a little bit incredulous: "Is your new novel based on that city?"
He Xianhao has many questions.
But Wen Zhi only answered what he needed the person opposite to know: "Your consciousness can awaken in a person in Bell City, just like how you awakened in that city early on.
"You can understand it as you already have a body within that city... a body that can carry your consciousness, or soul. Therefore, you don't need to enter Bell City through a special instance.
"He Xianhao. You can wake up directly in Bell City. It's relatively safer."
He Xianhao opened his mouth, "This..."
If he understood correctly, the person opposite was saying that in the city called Lingcheng, there was a body of his own?
"Oh, don't overthink it. When the city was first formed, they didn't overly tamper with some necessary entities in order to make it more realistic. For example, you, He Xianhao, as Zao Zao's friend, of course you exist in that city."
Wen Zhi's tone when he said this was very calm, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
But the next second, the smile on this person's face became fake.
"But... I don't like you always following Zao Zao around, so you're no longer Zao Zao's best friend in Lingcheng. By the way, when your consciousness wakes up in there, you'll find yourself a high school student. Your name is... 'He Tianyi', and you're not very familiar with Zao Zao."
Wen Zhi explained with a smile.
Not very familiar… He Xianhao felt that he understood. When he spoke again, he couldn't help but sneer, "It sounds like the existence and formation of Bell City are closely related to you. It seems that you can really create something in Bell City…"
However, He Xianhao also realized: "Perhaps it is the 'you' in Bell City who is still creating Bell City?"
Just as He Xianhao realized at the beginning, the fact that Wen Zhi appeared in front of him so quickly could only mean that the situation had gotten further out of control.
The other party can't wait any longer.
This also means that it is dangerous to be early.
"You've lost control of Bell City," He Xianhao said sternly. "You just said you could handle the monsters in Bell City. How am I supposed to get Shi Zao out while you're dealing with yourself? ... How am I supposed to wake Shi Zao up?"
…………
Bell City. It was also evening.
In the hospital lobby, Wen Qianchuan and Wen Jiming were confronting each other.
"How about this method?" Wen Jiming asked the person opposite him with a calm expression.
Wen Qianchuan folded his arms and sneered: "Not very good."
"Oh?" Wen Jiming raised his eyebrows, "Then we won't be able to see Zao Zao tonight."
There was a hint of regret in Wen Jiming's tone. After all, Zao Zao was being abducted by the man in the convenience store.
If Zao Zao doesn't come out, they won't be able to see Zao Zao.
"..." Wen Qianchuan took a deep breath, then took out his cell phone and made a call.
It took a while for the call to be connected.
As soon as the call was connected, Wen Qianchuan heard the unusual breathing sound of the person on the other end.
Jiang Shizao seemed to be doing something, or had just done something, which caused the boy's breathing to become a little rapid, but the voice was still the same, "Brother, are you looking for me? Is something wrong?"
The voice of the person I had been thinking about day and night came from the phone.
Wen Qianchuan's gaze softened unconsciously, but the next second, Wen Qianchuan heard some background sound coming from the opposite side.
In the apartment, Wen Zhizheng, wearing an apron, said to the boy who answered the phone, "Zao Zao, don't be anxious... go slowly."
Jiang Shizao was helping in the kitchen just now.
Wen Zhi didn't ask him to help when he cooked at noon, and Jiang Shizao felt really embarrassed, so in the evening, he volunteered again.
This time Wen Zhi did not refuse and gave him a sky blue apron embroidered with a cat.
It was then that Jiang Shizao discovered that Wen Zhi had several cat aprons like this at home. They were just as cute as the one Wen Zhi wore at the convenience store.
Before the phone rang, Jiang Shizao was trying to use the oven. Wen Zhi squatted beside him and taught him carefully.
Perhaps it was because he stood up too quickly and ran to the living room, Jiang Shizao's breathing became slightly unstable when he answered the phone.
On the other side, Wen Qianchuan naturally heard another person's voice.
What did that beast do to Zao Zao again?
Wen Qianchuan's brows furrowed tightly, but he still remembered the purpose of his call.
"Zao Zao, are you busy?" When he spoke again, there was already a hint of fatigue in the man's voice.
Jiang Shizao caught it easily and was a little worried: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"
After saying that, Jiang Shizao subconsciously glanced at Wen Zhi who was not far away, and Wen Zhi gave him a gentle smile.
"Zao Zao, are you free tonight?" Wen Qianchuan asked.
"I……"
In fact, this afternoon Wen Zhi asked for a leave of absence from school on behalf of Jiang Shizao, and the reason he gave was still to deal with the follow-up issues of the apartment fire.
So Jiang Shizao is very free now, although the real reason for his leave is to study with Wen Zhi how to leave Lingcheng.
But Jiang Shizao was obviously also concerned about Wen Qianchuan, "Brother, what happened?"
Originally, because of Wen Zhi's appearance, Lingcheng seemed to become empty again in Jiang Shizao's heart.
Let him realize that this is the world created by the author Abyss.
But when he heard Wen Qianchuan's voice at that moment, the reality of this world seemed to return.
Jiang Shizao clenched the phone in his hand.
On the other end of the phone, Wen Qianchuan also revealed the purpose of this call:
"Zao Zao, I'm too busy today and can't go to the hospital. Could you please go to the hospital to visit... to visit my uncle? He's alone in the central hospital right now. A doctor will come to the ward to check later... someone needs to be present."
When Wen Qianchuan said this, Wen Jiming, who was standing opposite him, nodded repeatedly and silently mouthed three words to Wen Qianchuan:
'Good nephew.'
Wen Qianchuan's eyebrows twitched again when he saw this.
But he continued to pretend to be a tired office worker and said to the boy on the other end of the phone, "I will rush to the hospital as soon as I get off work."
They tricked Wen Jiming into coming out early by saying that he was in the hospital and needed care.
This is Wen Jiming’s proposal.
However, Wen Qianchuan still said: "If you don't have time early, don't force yourself."
"Brother, I'm free." Jiang Shizao replied.
Although it was unclear why no one else was taking care of Wen Jiming in the hospital, since Wen Qianchuan's call had come to him, it must be that there was really no one to take care of the long-haired uncle...
Probably some family reason.
Jiang Shizao had never asked about other people's privacy, but when he agreed to Wen Qianchuan's request, he subconsciously looked at Wen Zhi who was not far away.
When Wen Zhi was at home, he wore a light yellow apron embroidered with a cat.
At this moment, Wen Zhi had returned to the oven and seemed to be doing the work that Jiang Shizao had just prepared to do.
Jiang Shizao's tone instantly slowed down: "Brother, what time do you need me to go to the hospital?"
Jiang Shizao wanted to help, but felt very embarrassed because Wen Zhi was preparing dinner for them.
"Before eight, okay? Early?"
Jiang Shizao looked up at the clock on the wall. The time was now 6:50 in the evening.
It takes about 40 minutes to drive from Linghe Community to the Central Hospital. Jiang Shizao would pass by that stop when he took bus No. 404 to school.
Wen Zhi had stood up again and was looking back at him.
"Okay, I'll be there as soon as possible!" Jiang Shizao assured the person on the other end of the phone, "Brother, I'll hang up first. I'll go get ready."
"Okay. Thank you for coming early." Wen Qianchuan's tone seemed to relax a little. "Don't be too anxious. It doesn't matter if it's early or late."
By the time the call ended, Jiang Shi was already a little nervous. He walked towards Wen Zhi and heard Wen Zhi say, "Going out so early?"
"Yes...Brother, I have to go to the hospital. Wen Qianchuan's uncle is alone in the hospital now. I want to stay with him for a while."
After they returned home at noon, Jiang Shi had already shared with Wen Zhi everything that had happened since he came to Lingcheng... almost everything.
Including the people he knew in Lingcheng, his book-traveling system that was malfunctioning for unknown reasons, the infinite flow world, the dungeon, the system...
Everything, except for some things between him and Wen Qianchuan, Jiang Shi had already told Wen Zhi everything else! No detail was left out!
"The hospital is in danger."
Wen Zhi had obviously guessed something from the fragmentary conversation just now, and his brows furrowed slightly when he said this.
Looking at Jiang Shizao again, this person's eyes were full of concern, as if he was always thinking about Jiang Shizao.
"According to my original conception of this world, there are many supernatural events in the Central Hospital. It's almost nightfall, and I'm worried if you go to the hospital right now."
The words "supernatural events" really made Jiang Shizao tremble.
The gaze directed at Wen Zhi suddenly became eager, "Brother, how can I avoid triggering those supernatural events..." Jiang Shizao spoke in a low voice.
In the afternoon, Wen Zhi answered almost all of Jiang Shizao's questions.
This person is gentle and patient.
This directly led to the fact that half a day later, when Jiang Shizao encountered such setting problems again, he subconsciously sought support from the creator in front of him.
Wen Zhi smiled helplessly, "Zao Zao, it seems they are very important to you."
"They..." Wen Qianchuan's figure flashed through Jiang Shizao's mind. "To me, they are more than just people in the world of novels."
"I think I understand." Wen Zhi sighed and said, "I'll take you to the hospital early."
Hearing this, Jiang Shizao was stunned for a moment. He looked towards the kitchen and said, "But brother, you haven't had dinner yet."
"It's okay. Didn't we eat breakfast? We can do these after we get back in the evening."
Wen Zhi said this as he walked towards the kitchen. He turned off the oven and put the prepared ingredients away before taking off his apron.
Jiang Shizao also took off his apron and put it away.
Two cat aprons of different colors were hung side by side on the hook.
At this time, Wen Zhi took out another piece of cake from the refrigerator and handed it to Jiang Shizao, "Fill your stomach first."
"Thank you, brother." Jiang Shizao took the cake and suddenly thought, "But brother, it seems like... it's time for you to go to work at the convenience store."
Jiang Shizao almost forgot about this matter.
Wen Zhi narrowed his eyes and said gently, "I will ask my boss for leave. These things are not as important as you."
"I'll tell you about the hospital situation on the way."
Wen Zhi spoke very seriously, and Jiang Shizao felt inexplicably embarrassed again.
He quickly finished the cake and went out with Wen Zhi.
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Lingcheng Central Hospital.
When they noticed that Wen Zhi was moving away from Linghe Community, the expressions of the two people in the hospital changed.
"What does he want to do? Can he leave the vicinity of that apartment?"
"Of course not in theory..."
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