Chapter 214 Epilogue - The New World Arc (Part 11)
I heard that a very beautiful intern doctor has come to the medical ward.
I don't know exactly where the news came from, but it seems that Yu Qingzhou is the only one in this area who occasionally needs to go to that place for medical treatment.
But it wouldn't be Yu Qingzhou. He remained as taciturn as ever.
This includes when those guys used overly intimate tactics, locking his neck and shoulders from behind.
The strong smell of humans permeated the air. It wasn't that none of those guys liked to bathe; in fact, every living organism has its own unique smell.
Taking a shower only made the smell more pronounced, or, on the bright side, made it less unbearable... well, it didn't really make it much better.
Yu Qingzhou frowned and thought to herself.
The force in her neck and shoulders was still there, forcing Yu Qingzhou to part her lips slightly and breathe somewhat hastily.
Is there... something you need?
His voice was stuck in his throat, sounding utterly ridiculous, and as soon as he finished speaking, he was met with a chorus of malicious laughter. The onlookers were all jeering, saying something like, "A mute is talking!"
It seems the new doctor isn't very skilled; he didn't cure this old ailment properly, and now even his hearing seems to be malfunctioning.
The guy who was choking him from behind laughed and said that, whether it was because the voice was too loud or because his brain was lacking oxygen, Yu Qingzhou seemed to hear a strange sound of flowing water, gurgling and buzzing deep in his ear canal, and his vision went black in waves.
Boss, this guy seems to be in bad shape.
【Are you kidding me? Do you think I don't know the force required?】
The sound gradually faded away, as did the images, which seemed to sink into the deep sea—of course, Yu Qingzhou had never seen the real ocean.
Despite being born in a village surrounded by water, he has never been in the water since birth.
Because it is dangerous.
I don't want to leave my mother because...it's dangerous.
Just before they were about to run out of breath, a muffled conversation came from above the water.
But...but...
No way... he really rolled his eyes! Boss! E025, he really...
Someone shouted that someone was coming, accompanied by a flurry of footsteps and the frantic crashing of overturned tables and chairs. Yu Qingzhou felt the force that had been pressing him underwater suddenly loosen.
His body was lifted upwards by buoyancy, which suddenly pushed him out of the water.
When he regained consciousness, Yu Qingzhou was lying on the cold floor of his dormitory. The bright incandescent light overhead was blinding. He squinted and a face that seemed out of place with its surroundings gradually appeared in his vision.
[Shen...Doctor?]
Even Yu Qingzhou herself was surprised to hear the name she uttered in her hoarse voice.
【Um. 】
To his surprise, the other person actually responded to his call in a soft voice.
Although it was just a short syllable, it made the boy's heart, which was pounding wildly because he had survived the ordeal, feel an incredible tenderness.
"Can you still get up on your own?" Shen Yingxue asked.
The background is the harsh shouting of a disciplined person, demanding to know what happened. The answer, naturally, is the same: an "accident."
In fact, discipline isn't really about wanting an answer.
The person lying on the ground was a regular victim of bullying in this area; the guards couldn't possibly be unaware of what had happened.
This serious attitude was more for show, to outsider Shen Yingxue.
To prevent this young, newcomer from being incited by a foolish sense of justice to excessively interfere in local affairs, or even report it to the authorities.
There have been similar examples before. As a result, those above held them accountable, ordered rectification, and the pressure was passed down from top to bottom, making everyone uneasy.
This is certainly not what the guards here, who are receiving a fixed salary and expect to live a comfortable life until retirement, would like to see.
Therefore, when dealing with students who are regularly sent down from above to go through the motions, some necessary superficial work still needs to be done.
To prevent these naive and inexperienced individuals from meddling in things they shouldn't because of excessive enthusiasm.
But the new doctor, Dr. Shen, didn't seem to care what had happened.
She simply leaned down and stared at the fallen E025, her expression... well, more like she was quite interested than showing any womanly concern.
The warden was secretly taken aback. He remembered seeing a similar expression somewhere before—it was from the group of lunatics in the lab.
Those arrogant guys who never treat people like human beings.
Of course, the person here refers to the disciplinary body itself, who had previously served as a temporary liaison for the people from the laboratory.
From the perspective of a discipline officer, there is a fundamental difference between himself and the social scum within his jurisdiction.
I am serving the people and society, while the latter are only creating waste and wasting food.
As "dregs," being able to be used in great scientific experiments that promote human and social development is simply a wonderful example of waste recycling.
—What? Ethics and morality?
Didn't I say it before? Only people like myself are qualified to talk about human rights. Talking about ethics with trash is just a huge joke, isn't it?
This self-evident idea was greatly challenged after hosting those guys.
Because the discipline suddenly discovered that in this world, besides people and garbage, there should be another category called monsters.
In the eyes of monsters, there is no distinction between humans and non-humans; there is only the difference between subjects for experimentation and ordinary chunks of flesh that are not worthy of study.
Although the entire reception process was brief, it still left the guard with an extremely bad experience.
Although the disciplined individuals rediscovered their natural human self-confidence in the daily management of the ward.
And he secretly resolved to absolutely avoid any further contact with the laboratory.
In fact, in the years that followed, the guards never had a similar opportunity to handle external reception matters. In this way, they had almost forgotten the despicable feeling of being treated like meat in the daily routine of being in a superior position.
Just now, I caught a whiff of that inhuman aura from this new intern doctor, a scent I hadn't smelled in a long time, just like the guys in the lab.
Watching the boy follow the words and slowly get up from the ground, swaying slightly, she saw him obey.
The intern, whose face was only partially visible, smiled, her turquoise eyes curving slightly. From behind her mask came a gentle, encouraging voice: "Good child...very good."
As they spoke, the doctor gently placed his fair hand on the boy's shoulder.
Then, turning to the discipline officer beside him, he said, "Mind if I take this child back to the infirmary? Although it was an accident, there's still something that needs to be taken care of."
The doctor's tone was gentle, seemingly a polite inquiry. However, there was no emotional fluctuation in the green eyes that were looking this way.
—What an unpleasant look. It's like the gaze of some arrogant beast.
The discipline officer thought to himself, but his words of agreement slipped out involuntarily: "Of course."
Thank you, sir.
The intern politely thanked him, but only after watching him disappear into the dimly lit corridor of the dormitory area did the warden belatedly realize that the purpose of the visit seemed to be a random inspection...
They've all turned red.
As Yu Qingzhou listened to Shen Yingxue's soft sigh, she unconsciously held her breath.
—We're too close.
Yu Qingzhou could clearly see the interlacing shadows cast by the other person's thick eyelashes on the surface of their eyes. It was like a green lake reflecting the shadows of dense trees.
Cool fingertips gently brushed across the skin that had been violently squeezed, leaving a refreshing sensation.
Yu Qingzhou shrank her neck involuntarily. Then, somewhat apologetically, she explained, "Sorry, um... it's a little itchy."
His voice was still a little hoarse.
Shen Yingxue glanced at the boy for a moment, her expression calm: "There's no need to apologize for that kind of thing."
Yu Qingzhou subconsciously opened her mouth as if to say something, but in the end she just lowered her head and let out a soft "hmm" through her nose.
【E025?】
【yes! 】
Seeing the boy suddenly spring up from the treatment chair, Shen Yingxue waved her hand.
"There's no need to be so nervous," the woman said, offering a reassuring smile. The moment Yu Qingzhou met that smile, her face inexplicably flushed.
For the teenager, this was undoubtedly a novel experience.
I was just thinking about what's the best way to address you. After all—
Shen Yingxue paused for a moment: "You seem like you're prone to 'accidents,' which means we'll probably be seeing each other quite often from now on."
Just call me E025.
Yu Qingzhou sat back in the treatment chair, her posture seemingly more reserved than before.
Shen Yingxue didn't point it out, but casually asked: "E025, that's not your real name, is it?"
Yu Qingzhou was taken aback: 【Of course...no.】
"But you know my name." Shen Yingxue suddenly blinked, her slightly childlike expression clearly contradicting her inherently cold demeanor. Yet, when it actually appeared on her face, it created a strange sense of harmony.
【I……】
Denying it won't help; I heard you clearly—you just called me Dr. Chen…
Once again, they approached unexpectedly. Because it was so sudden, Yu Qingzhou didn't have time to hold her breath, and thus clearly smelled the faint fragrance on the other person's body.
The scent is cool and slightly sweet with hints of fruit; it's unclear whether it's from aromatherapy or shampoo.
In short, the smell of the disinfectant was very different from what I had expected.
It smells...very nice.
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