211 A failed life, a brave man going against the tide
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[System prompt: Wu Shanyue has entered the dungeon.]
[Current instance: A failed life.]
Background: Years ago, the director of the oncology department at a central hospital privately accepted large amounts of red envelopes from patients. His behavior was egregious, causing widespread distress among patients. Later, as the medical industry's regulatory system improved, the director was reported by patients, facing an investigation, the confiscation of all illegal gains, and the dismissal of his public office.
This incident became a classic example, earning widespread media coverage. The once highly respected "angel in white" was now a pariah, condemned by everyone. Unable to accept this, the director secretly returned to the hospital and hanged himself, intending to transform into a ghost and wreak revenge on everyone within the hospital. Since then, strange incidents have become frequent within the hospital, with many patients claiming to have witnessed spirits, some even being harmed by them. Over time, the number of patients seeking treatment has steadily decreased, and the hospital is facing the risk of closure.
Current role: Director of the Oncology Department.
Mission Objective: You will play the role of the director, personally participating in and witnessing several significant events that impacted his life, and then committing suicide. The system will then take over your remaining tasks, engaging in battle with players who come to the hospital to exorcise spirits.
“…”
Wu Shanyue lowered her eyes and pinned the name tag on her chest. From today on, the character she played became a qualified resident physician. At this moment, she was full of ambition and determined to serve patients well, work hard, accumulate experience, and get promoted as soon as possible.
A few years later, she passed the exam and became an attending physician. She independently completed the first surgery in her life. The patient was out of danger and successfully treated. Faced with the sincere praise and gratitude of the family members, Wu Shanyue felt sincere pride and joy.
In the following years, her talent for the roles she played gradually emerged, her hands became steadier, and her skills became more sophisticated. As if blessed by God, Wu Shanyue successfully became an associate chief physician and then a chief physician, and enjoyed great success.
Gradually, the character's original intention changed. Over the years, she had already won all the honors and received countless admiration and gratitude. She began to be increasingly dissatisfied with the status quo. Compared with these false names, she wanted something more practical.
For example, money, more and more money that can never be spent.
Today, Wu Shanyue accepted the red envelope from the patient according to the system's instructions. This was a simple operation with little risk, and any attending physician in the department could perform it successfully. However, in order to achieve perfection, the patient's family insisted that she perform the operation and prepared a very generous thank-you gift in advance.
Wu Shanyue lowered her eyes and looked at the red envelope in her hand. It was the thickest one she had ever received.
Wu Shanyue raised her hand to take it as the plot progressed. The system then spoke to her to congratulate her in advance, telling her that the key plot would be coming soon and the day when she would be able to leave the copy was not far away.
"As long as I complete this last copy test, my goodwill value will reach 100, right?" Before going into surgery, she once again worriedly confirmed with the system.
【Yes. 】
The system quickly answered her question.
【The day when you can fulfill your wish is getting closer. 】
That's good.
Wu Shanyue picked up the scalpel with full hope.
It would be great if I could get through customs and cure my mother’s illness as soon as possible.
An hour later, the operation was successfully completed. Wu Shanyue took off her surgical gown and put on her white coat again. This should be the last time she wore this coat. According to the development of the plot, the character she played would soon receive a notice of suspension of her position and be under investigation.
It will be here soon.
Wu Shanyue took the elevator back to the floor where the department was located. She had already started planning to hang herself, but when the elevator door opened, the first thing that caught her eye was a stretcher, a corpse, and a crying woman.
“…”
Wu Shanyue's eyes widened as she recognized the identities of the two people. They were... her mother and father.
There were many voices around, including those of her mother, patients, and doctors. Wu Shanyue stood there in a daze, struggling to summarize the information with her almost blank brain.
Skull base tumor, the disease her father suffered from was a skull base tumor. In order to treat him, her mother almost emptied all the family savings. After many twists and turns, she finally found this place. This is an operation that requires extremely high precision and skills. Only Wu Shanyue in the hospital can perform it.
Her father could have been saved if she had not accepted the red envelope and performed another ordinary operation.
At this moment, Wu Shanyue's heart almost stopped beating, and past memories flooded into her mind in an instant. In reality, her father suffered a sudden myocardial infarction and died on the way to the hospital due to untimely rescue. In order to raise her young daughter, her mother bravely took on the burden of the family, going out early and returning late every day, working hard, and eventually exhausted her body. She has been relying on medicine to survive over the years.
Everything in the world has its cause and effect. If there hadn't been that illness, if her father hadn't died, if she hadn't been so useless as a child, if her mother had still been healthy...
When talking about the past, Wu Shanyue always falls into deep self-blame, and helplessly and cowardly makes one assumption after another. She wishes that nothing had happened.
Until now.
Was her memory faulty? Why did it become a skull base tumor? Had her parents already arrived at the hospital by then? Was there a chance to change everything, to turn the tide?
“…”
Is all of this true or false?
Is she the cause of the misfortune of the entire family?
The phone in her pocket rang, and the dean's voice came from the receiver, angrily announcing that she was suspended. Faced with the dean's accusations, Wu Shanyue could not hear clearly and could not make any response.
She just looked at her crying mother helplessly, repeating these words over and over again in a very soft voice -
"What on earth is going on?"
"Why?"
"why is that?"
[Calm down, everything is fake, and what happened in the past has nothing to do with you.]
【Please complete the suicide as soon as possible. 】
The system ignored her frustration and confusion and issued instructions to her again.
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[System prompt: Bai Shien has entered the dungeon.]
[Current instance: The Brave One Swimming Upstream.]
Rumor has it that a secret treasure lies deep beneath the turbulent river. By chance, you obtain a treasure map and follow the instructions to find it, embarking on a treasure hunt.
[Current role: Treasure Hunter.]
[Mission Objective: You must do everything you can to successfully find the treasure and bring it back to shore within 30 minutes.]
[Note: Players can make countless attempts until they successfully complete the mission. To resist the force of the river and solve the problem of being unable to breathe underwater, we have already placed the relevant props in your backpack in advance.]
This is a very low difficulty copy, with no other restrictions except time.
Bai Shien stood on the shore and looked at the river. She had planned her route in her mind before diving into the water. The reflective road signs on the shore reflected her face. Bai Shien noticed out of the corner of her eye that she looked about twelve or thirteen years old in the copy.
Is the random character this time so small?
Bai Shien looked over and met the eyes of another self. She was surprised to find that the her in the copy had the same face as her in reality.
This is the first time such a situation has occurred after testing so many copies in succession.
Before she could think too much, the system's voice rang out in her mind again: [The timer has started. Please do not waste time.]
"Okay." Bai Shien nodded slightly and jumped into the river when no one was paying attention.
Under the water, she swam quickly according to the route on the treasure map, avoiding the oncoming water flow and various underwater obstacles. The river was long and deep, and the treasure was buried in the accumulated silt. Bai Shien spent a lot of effort before finally digging it out.
When we got ashore, the timer stopped at 31 minutes and 3 seconds.
The extra minute and three seconds happened to be the time she spent staring at herself on the shore.
This time it must be faster.
The time was reset, and when the countdown started again, Bai Shien jumped without any hesitation.
This time the river was still turbulent, rumbling forward and blocking out any sound in his ears. Bai Shien dived quickly according to his memory, found the location of the treasure, dug it out quickly, and brought it back to the shore safely.
【Twenty minutes and ten seconds.】
This time, her speed was extraordinary.
Bai Shien climbed up the shore from a relatively secluded place nearby. As if guided by fate, she looked in the direction where she had jumped before, and found that there were quite a few people standing there. Everyone had anxiety and worry on their faces, and they were standing on tiptoe to look into the river.
There were several police cars parked behind these people.
At this moment, Bai Shien's ears became clearer, and she heard the conversation of people on the shore -
"What happened? Why did he suddenly jump down?!"
"God bless you, we must rescue her!"
"The river was so turbulent that she didn't struggle for long before she was swept away. When she first fell in, we found the tools nearby and tried to rescue her, but it was too difficult. The rope couldn't reach her, and the plank was swept away as soon as we threw it in. Moreover, she didn't cooperate at all and seemed determined to find something."
At first, Bai Shien thought the person was talking about her, until a passerby's voice rang out again: "I just saw her jump with my own eyes. She said her daughter fell into the river and she wanted to go down to save her daughter!"
“……?”
Like a frightened bird, Bai Shien quickly rushed forward and grabbed the man's shoulders: "What did the person who just jumped down look like?!"
The man was startled by her reaction and paused before saying, "She has curly brown hair, is tall, and has big eyes..."
As Bai Shien listened, her heart sank even more.
"I picked up her ID card that fell on the shore. Look, is it this woman?" Another passerby quickly squeezed into the crowd, holding an ID card high in his hand. Bai Shien immediately looked over and saw the photo on the ID card clearly.
It's her mother.
How could it be...her mother?
Bai Shien's breathing became rapid in an instant. She seldom talked about her family matters with others, even when facing Qi Qiuxue and others. No one knew that her mother had passed away a long time ago. She bravely acted to save a child who was almost in a car accident.
When she left, Bai Shien was still young, and her sister was even younger. Bai Shien suffered in pain every day. She hated the drunk driver, the child who did not obey traffic rules, and the cruel fate. Why did she not get good rewards for doing good things, and why was it her mother who died.
And now.
She became the murderer who hurt her mother.
“…”
Without time to consider the reason, Bai Shien turned around quickly and jumped again despite being stopped by others. Only she, only she could save her mother now. Bai Shien activated the props in her backpack and tried to locate herself quickly in the water to see more clearly.
Soon, she saw her mother, who had lost all vital signs in the water.
Fortunately, there was a healing potion that could bring her back to life in her backpack. Bai Shien swam quickly towards her mother and tried to pour the potion into her mouth.
[Beep——]
Faster than her movements was the sound of her being forcibly stripped out of the copy. Bai Shien's mind went blank for a moment. She slowly turned her head to look at the unused potion in her hand, and knelt down with a thud.
She began to yell and cry, falling into endless regret and helplessness, and became like a madman.
But at this moment, the system's voice sounded with a slight smile, congratulating her on successfully completing the task.
Merging Roads——
【No need to regret, everything is fictional. 】
[Even if you really bring her back to life now, you still can't change what happened in the past.]
【Author’s words】
Here we go! There are little red envelopes in the comment section of this chapter, which will be posted before the next chapter is updated!
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