After breakfast, Chen Ci took Jiang Dai to the tattoo shop on the commercial street.
Seeing Jiang Dai hesitate, Chen Ci explained, "The hospital is below this store."
Jiang Dai: "Have you been here before?"
"Yes, a friend brought me here."
Jiang Dai had a rough idea in his mind, so he followed Chen Ci and walked towards the small tattoo shop.
This store is just an empty shell, serving customers going to the clinic and the black market. Chen Ci pushed open the door at the back and walked down the stairs. The smell of disinfectant gradually filled his nose.
What arrived before humans was spiritual power.
Chen Ci quickly checked and confirmed that there were only doctors and nurses in the clinic at this moment, so it was safe enough.
Jiang Dai brought Chen Nian, who had just turned sixteen, from the water purification system to Information Processing Area No. 13 two years ago. After that, they seldom went out and had no idea that such a place existed.
Hearing someone coming down, the doctor paced out of the office. He was stunned when he saw the figure wearing a duckbill cap and mask that covered his face tightly.
Isn’t this the guy who followed Fu Tianhe to the black market that day?
The doctor still remembered Fu Tianhe's worried look. Even after being beaten up in the face, he still held the terminal and waited for the other party's reply.
I even spent my life-saving money on gene correcting agents just to buy passes for people.
I am impressed that he would go this far for an Omega whom he had just met and whose name he didn't even know.
In this matter, the doctor's attitude towards Chen Ci was quite subtle.
Chen Ci had no idea what was happening and said to the doctor, "Hello, we want to check your eyes."
"What's wrong with your eyes?" The doctor took one look at Jiang Dai, who had large burn marks on Chen Ci's back, and knew that the patient was him.
"I suffered an injury before, and recently my vision has become increasingly blurry, and my field of vision has become smaller and smaller." Jiang Dai described the symptoms and sat on the stool in the clinic.
After asking a few questions, the doctor asked Jiang Dai to go into the examination room and examine him with various instruments.
Chen Ci sat in the clinic waiting. The walls were mottled and peeling like a patient with psoriasis. The old clock was four minutes and forty-three seconds faster than standard time. The sofa was damaged, revealing its white core. A human anatomy diagram was pasted on the wall, but his mental power detected a secret compartment at the back.
The smell of disinfectant covered up the stronger smell of blood. Perhaps someone had undergone surgery not long ago. Although the clinic was small, it had everything necessary. It should be more reliable than it looked.
Ten minutes later, the doctor and Jiang Dai came out of the examination room.
"He is losing his eyesight, there is no doubt about that," the doctor said. "It was not so serious originally, but he did not receive timely treatment after being exposed to smoke and injuries. Medication alone is not enough. Now the damage has reached an irreversible level."
It’s similar to what Chen Ci guessed.
The housekeeper who risked his life to save Chen Nian and raised him with great difficulty was about to go blind. He should have lived in the spacious and bright main house of the Chen family, wearing a neat suit and having a respected status.
Instead of sitting in a simple dark clinic like now, listening to the doctor's emotionless voice giving the diagnosis of impending blindness.
Chen Nian would definitely be very sad if she knew about this.
If it was Chen Nian standing here, would he cry after hearing the news? Or would he hug Jiang Dai and try his best to comfort the housekeeper?
Chen Ci blinked. His eyes were dry and not a single tear could come out. His heart was also calm and did not cause any waves.
Jiang Dai, like Chen Ci, calmly accepted the reality. After so many years, he already knew the condition of his body.
"Of course, it's not that there is no cure. I heard that the research institute has developed a new optic nerve implant technology, and there have been successful cases. If you have the conditions, you can give it a try."
Chen Ci: "Where should I go for the surgery?"
"The laboratory or the largest hospital on the top floor, that's where the most cutting-edge technology is."
Chen Ci nodded, and understood: "Thank you."
The doctor waved his hands and said, "It's okay. If you rely on medication alone, it may last about a year. I suggest you contact the hospital as soon as possible if you want to have surgery."
Chen Ci thanked the doctor again and went to the nurse to pay the examination fee. He met a woman with blood gushing from her shoulder. She came over in sweat from the pain and didn't know how she got injured.
The nurse said coldly: "Pay the money first."
After making sure that the woman had transferred the deposit, the nurse went to get medical supplies and treated her wounds.
Similar things happen countless times every day in black clinics.
Chen Ci took Jiang Dai back home.
I went to a black clinic, and although I wasn't able to get treated, I did learn a lot of information.
Chen Ci was not sure how the medical level of Cinnabar had developed, as all his medical examinations were handled by Base XII. But since the doctor said it was possible, there should be technology that could really stop Jiang Dai's blindness.
As long as you can get to the top big hospital.
It's just that Jiang Dai has been living in the underground city with Chen Nian for many years, hiding his identity and living as an illegal resident, just to escape from the top level and ensure that Chen Nian's existence is not discovered as much as possible.
But Jiang Dai did not change Chen Nian's name.
This has always puzzled Chen Ci. Since the housekeeper has done so much, why doesn't he just change Chen Nian's name? This way the chance of being discovered will be lower.
Given the meticulousness of the housekeeper, this point should not be overlooked.
Maybe there is some other hidden story?
In any case, having a solution is better than having no solution. Upon learning that Jiang Dai had hope of treatment, Chen Ci immediately told Chen Nian the news.
Chen Nian quickly replied: [Great! I've always wanted to take Uncle Jiang to see it but couldn't find a suitable place. Where did you go? ]
Chen Ci: [A black clinic. My friend took me there.]
Chen Nian recognized it immediately: [The clinic that Fu Tianhe took you to pass by in the black market? ]
[Hmm] Chen continued to input, [Since there is a solution, treat it as soon as possible. Talk to Shafley and ask him to help.]
Treatment requires going to a regular large hospital, which was extremely difficult to obtain before. But now Chen Ci and Chen Nian have swapped identities, and Shafley, who knows the truth, can help.
With the eldest prince's means and abilities, it is still possible to get Jiang Dai to the top level for treatment while hiding his identity.
Chen Ci and Chen Nian discussed the next countermeasures. Since they wanted Jiang Dai to go to the upper level for treatment, they must tell him that the two brothers have recognized each other and exchanged identities.
Chen Ci: [I feel like he should have noticed a lot, but he just hasn't exposed it yet.]
Chen Nian: [After all, Uncle Jiang has raised me for so many years, it would be strange if he didn't find out. Well... since he has no intention of exposing it for the time being, then I will tell him in person after I return? ]
Chen Ci: [OK]
It would be better for Chen Nian to explain it to Jiang Dai in person. After all, they were family, and Chen Ci was just a substitute.
Chen Ci let it go and breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that he had accomplished something big.
After that, he had nothing to worry about, and he could finally do what he wanted to do most.
Chen Ci stood up and dug out a fairly new backpack from the deepest part of Chen Nian's closet.
That afternoon, Fu Tianhe took the Samuelton component set that he had disassembled yesterday and planned to sell it on the black market.
After his careful transformation, the originally valuable parts set was transformed into an even more precious component.
Fu Tianhe looked at the extra money in the account balance and left the store satisfied.
The doctor was not there when I went there, and when I came back I saw him coming out of the operating room with blood on his hands.
"I'll return the last part of the money to you." Fu Tianhe poked his head out of the door and said to the doctor who was washing his hands, "Now you've paid it back."
Fu Tianhe needs to be injected with a gene corrector every 45 days. This small dose of medicine costs tens of thousands of dollars in a regular hospital, let alone a black clinic.
He spent most of his salary and extra income on this, which made him so poor that he had to eat dirt. But there was nothing he could do; saving his life was the most important thing.
The doctor hummed, then suddenly remembered something and said, "Oh, by the way, this morning the little Omega brought his family to see the doctor, and they were wearing masks and hats very tightly."
"Family members?" Fu Tianhe immediately became alert when he heard that it was related to Chen Ci, "Is anyone in Jiuyue's family sick?"
"It should be his father. He has many burn marks on his body, his legs are not very agile, and he is in danger of going blind. It's quite serious, and he has been ill for some time."
This was the first time Fu Tianhe had heard about Chen Ci's family, and he couldn't help asking, "And then? He had asked me before about your medical skills, and he said he was just curious."
"Although it's serious, it's not completely hopeless. If you go to a top hospital, there's still hope for relief." The doctor paused and said, "But since you've come to me for treatment, it's clear that you don't have the ability to go to a big hospital."
Fu Tianhe couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, his family conditions are not good. When I first met him, he couldn't even afford to eat, and he didn't even have money to take a bus home."
The valuable information provided by the doctor made Fu Tianhe think about it.
Jiu Yue lives with his seriously ill father. His father is unable to work due to health reasons, and the burden of supporting the family falls entirely on the 18-year-old boy.
He is an Omega, and so cute and handsome. Living in the underground city, he must have encountered many unimaginable difficulties.
His father's medical treatment costs a lot of money, and he needs money everywhere in life, so Jiuyue can only borrow money from the blonde Alpha who works in a government department.
Because I couldn't pay it back on time, Alpha made things difficult for me.
Jiuyue had been looking for a suitable job and even wanted to go to the upper levels for a try, so she asked for a pass.
In fact, he did earn some money from the upper class, which not only paid off the money for the pass but also made him a little more financially secure.
But Jiu Yue is concerned about her family living in the underground city and cannot stay there forever.
He is back.
Even though fate was so unfair and life was extremely difficult, September remained strong. He never showed any signs of frustration or depression, and always faced the days ahead with a calm attitude.
He was so smart and eager to learn that he wanted to learn some skills from his side so that he could also support his family.
Fu Tianhe's eyes were moist.
He sniffed, immersed in the truth that his mind had made up, and was deeply moved.
In his mind, Chen Ci was like a sensible and pitiful little boy. The boy seemed to be glowing and appeared in his mind like an angel in distress.
When the doctor saw his expression, he knew that Fu Tianhe was being too compassionate again.
The doctor couldn't help but roll his eyes and sneer:
"If you have time, you should take care of yourself first!"