Looking at the familiar place in front of her, Ji Yueyao skillfully found the medical station. Because her speed had improved significantly, she completed the journey that used to take three or four hours in just half an hour.
She's back at the West Base. This is where she first settled after arriving in this world, and where she initially grew up.
But now... it seems to be the very place that almost killed her.
Entering through the main entrance of the medical department, Ji Yueyao pulled her hat down slightly and took out five gray heteronuclei, handing them to the nurse on duty at the door. "I want to visit a patient named Wei Kang. Tell me where he is."
The entire medical hall was deserted, with only one nurse dozing off on duty.
The nurse on duty was startled by Ji Yueyao's sudden voice. She pursed her lips before taking the alien core, glancing at Ji Yueyao before saying, "Please show your ID card first."
Her ID card? Ji Yueyao sneered. It's probably already been registered as dead.
Ji Yueyao tossed a yellow foreign nucleus to the nurse without saying a word, but the meaning was self-evident.
The nurse's eyes widened when she saw the yellow heteronucleus. The lighter the color of the heteronucleus, the more valuable it was. This yellow heteronucleus was second only to the highest-level white heteronucleus... If she were to exchange it for points, it would probably be worth around two hundred points. And now this yellow heteronucleus belonged to her... She could work half a year less!
Almost without hesitation, the nurse immediately began searching through the logbook and examining it carefully.
Ji Yueyao remained expressionless. This yellow heterocore was given to her by Mu Yanxuan... In short, she really owed Mu Yanxuan more and more.
"I'm sorry... there is no such person as Wei Kang." The nurse spoke hesitantly, but she held onto the supernatural meteorite tightly, unwilling to let go, afraid that Ji Yueyao would take the core back. She glanced at Ji Yueyao's face, hidden in the shadows, from time to time, feeling a strange sense of familiarity, but she couldn't quite place it.
"No?" Ji Yueyao narrowed her eyes dangerously. "Isn't it recorded here that Wei Kang was seriously injured in last year's trust duel?"
The nurse thought for a moment. In a rookie duel, only the winner would be remembered. She really didn't have much of an impression of the loser. However... the nurse suddenly thought of something, bent down and pulled out a file folder from another drawer. "I remember someone was discharged a few days ago. I think his name was Wei Kang... Ah, I know, it was him, right?"
The nurse held up a file and pointed to a document on it, asking a question. Ji Yueyao leaned over to look, and sure enough, it was Wei Kang's file.
"Wei Kang has already been discharged." The nurse pointed to the words on the cover of the file folder, indicating that it contained records of people who had been discharged.
"How could he be discharged from the hospital... Has he already woken up?" Ji Yueyao asked excitedly, her hands gripping the table.
"Yes," the nurse said, looking at Wei Kang's file. "Wei Kang woke up half a month ago. The hospitalization points that Ji Yueyao, the former captain of the 10th squad of the search department, had given him were almost all gone. He applied for discharge a few days ago, and naturally, the higher-ups approved it without much hesitation. However, his health is not very good; he's so thin he's just skin and bones." The nurse had said almost everything she could to try and get the yellow alien core. She looked at Ji Yueyao pleadingly, hoping she wouldn't take the core back.
Unfortunately, Ji Yueyao couldn't care less about leaving her at this moment. She was just listening blankly to the nurse's narration. In that instant, all that surged into her heart was panic and worry. Wei Kang had already woken up... Could he already know about his father's affairs? When he woke up, almost no one was around him... How could someone whose body had only just recovered live in this cruel place?
Forcing down her unease, Ji Yueyao gritted her teeth and looked at the nurse again, "By the way, I remember there was another child named Qiao Xiong with a weak constitution. How is he now?"
Sister Qiao helped her so much, and now Sister Qiao's fate is unknown, but there is basically no chance of her surviving... Qiao Xiong is Sister Qiao's only family, and she can't just abandon him.
“Qiao Xiong… I know, he’s Sister Qiao’s brother, right?” Sister Qiao still held considerable prestige at the Xiyu base, so the nurse immediately recognized her. After speaking, she quickly looked around to make sure no one was watching before lowering her voice and saying, “You wouldn’t believe it, that child is having a terrible time right now. Ever since Captain Zhong of the first search team told him about Sister Qiao’s death, his previously healthy body has deteriorated rapidly. Plus, his medical points are almost depleted… so his current treatments are mostly maintenance therapy that doesn’t really help.”
“Maintenance treatment…” Ji Yueyao clenched her fists. She had spent a lot of time in the medical department while taking care of Wei Kang, so she naturally knew what maintenance treatment was. The name sounded acceptable; it meant that no more medication was used, and the patient was simply allowed to die as soon as possible!
"What a stubborn fool..." Ji Yueyao sneered. Xu Lingnan's betrayal and Sister Qiao's disappearance were constantly churning her up... Taking a deep breath, Ji Yueyao coldly said to the nurse in front of her, "Hand over Qiao Xiong to me."
The nurse paused, then hesitated before saying, "We need to complete the discharge procedures first..."
"I want you to give me Qiao Xiong right now," Ji Yueyao said coldly. His words, icy yet carrying a hint of murderous intent, almost made the nurse's legs go weak. The faint sense of familiarity she felt vanished instantly. She looked up at Ji Yueyao, swallowed hard, and quickly led him toward Qiao Xiong.
When the time comes, just tell the higher-ups that Qiao Xiong secretly slipped away and everything will be fine. After all, he's just a helpless child, and no one will care.
The nurse felt relieved at this thought. She took a deep breath, steadied her trembling hands, and walked to the door of a ward, opening it.
Almost the instant she opened the door, Ji Yueyao felt like she wanted to kill someone. The skinny boy in front of her was really the same energetic Qiao Xiong from before. Looking at Qiao Xiong's sallow complexion, she felt a lump in her throat, unable to breathe.
Qiao Xiong's breathing was very weak. If it weren't for the slight movement in his abdomen, Ji Yueyao would have thought that the child in front of her had already stopped breathing.
She stepped forward and wrapped Qiao Xiong's thin body in the blanket. Ji Yueyao carefully picked him up and turned to leave. As she passed the nurse on duty, Ji Yueyao paused. "I can't stand people who talk too much."
The nurse shuddered. She quickly bent down, stammering, "I absolutely won't tell anyone that you were here. Don't worry, I'm just a humble nurse..."
There was no response. The nurse looked up, only to find the corridor completely dark; Ji Yueyao was nowhere to be seen. (To be continued.)
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