Chapter 16: Vegetative Man, Don't Insult Kunlun Branch
After understanding the mission situation, the four people sighed in unison.
"The ghost we summoned must be no simple one."
Wen Miyan handed the information back to Shi Can and analyzed,
"It's common sense that the Pen Fairy will retaliate against the person who summoned it after being asked about the way it died, but the extent to which it can do so depends on one's ability. The one in the mission is obviously the type that can kill people."
Lin Zhuyue looked at the other three and asked:
"If it's easy, it won't be handed over to Class 1, right?"
Shi Can packed the information and said sarcastically:
"Already have a sense of class honor?"
"If you can't speak, shut up."
After Ye Yangjia confronted Shi Can, he explained to Lin Zhuyue,
"Actually, when we were first-year students in the senior division, tasks like dealing with the Pen Fairy and the Ouija Board Fairy were common for us. It was just for practice."
"But after the second grade, as everyone in Class 1 gradually became familiar with the various tasks, the number of low-difficulty tasks began to decrease. Now that we are in the third grade, we basically don't see any low-difficulty tasks anymore."
Lin Zhuyue then further realized that——
So that’s how it is. Therefore, Class 1, Grade 3 is really not a class that is very suitable for newcomers.
Lin Zhuyue and Wen Miyan shared a cake.
Shi Can and Ye Yangjia also ate something and chatted about gossip.
Shi Chan asked, "It seems your cousin is getting engaged, right?"
"Well, my future cousin-in-law is from the Kunlun branch school. After graduation, she will probably work at the Tiancheng Spiritual Master House."
Ye Yangjia replied,
"I've asked a famous calligrapher to write the engagement party invitations, and yours is one of them. Please don't insult Kunlun Branch at the engagement party."
Shi Can nodded and said calmly:
"Don't worry. Even though Kunlun Branch isn't very good, your cousin is about the same level. When I insult Kunlun Branch, I will insult your cousin as well."
"Do you know how many people from Kunlun Branch came to the engagement party? Do you want to turn it into a battlefield?"
Ye Yangjia rolled his eyes and said,
"...I'd better let my cousin tear up the invitation."
About half an hour later, they boarded the plane.
Qianniu City has crossed the north-south dividing line and is a northern city. The distance between it and the city where the nearest airport to Tiancheng is located is not short, but airplanes are a very convenient means of transportation. It only takes one hour and forty minutes to travel between the two cities.
After getting off the plane, the four people picked up their checked luggage.
The car to pick them up was already waiting at the exit. It was a business car with a large interior, probably considering that there were four people landing.
The person driving the car stood beside it.
He was a handsome young man, about twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, wearing a black suit and gloves, like a spy going out on a mission.
He is indeed a spy who is going to carry out a mission.
He showed his special credentials to the four people who came over:
"I'm Chu Hongyu, affiliated with the National Security Bureau's Qianniu Branch. I will work with you to complete this mission."
Ye Yangjia nodded: "Then I'll trouble you, Brother Chu."
Chu Hongyu helped load their belongings into the car. After all four people and their luggage were in the car, he drove away from the airport.
Chu Hongyu asked while driving:
"Have you all read the documents related to the mission?"
Lin Zhuyue was about to answer that he had seen it.
Shi Chan took the lead and asked:
"Is this your first time collaborating on a mission with a spiritualist? Or have the ones you've encountered before been idiots who've already landed in Qianniu City and haven't even read the mission-related documents?"
Shican's aggressiveness is indeed not weak.
Chu Hongyu was not angry at all and said calmly:
"It's just a routine inquiry. If you've seen it, communication will be much easier. Which way should we go first?"
The two primary individuals involved in this mission were two junior high school girls who had played the Pen Fairy game. Currently, one of them was in the ICU of Qianniu City People's Hospital, while the other was in the inpatient department of the Qianniu City Mental Health Center.
Shi Chan did not hesitate at all:
"Go find Fan Taotao first."
Fan Taotao is the girl who was hit by a car and is still in a coma.
Wen Miyan and Ye Yangjia had no objection to this decision, and Lin Zhuyue also thought the arrangement was reasonable: no matter how you look at it, Fan Taotao is the one in a more dangerous and urgent situation.
Chu Hongyu nodded and entered the destination into the car's navigation system. It wasn't that he didn't know the way. Qianniu City had recently been replanning its roads, and the left-turn lanes on several roads had been moved to the right side of the road. The probability of being caught off guard and entering the wrong lane was very high.
An hour later, they arrived at the People's Hospital.
The intensive care unit where Fan Taotao is located is on the third floor of Building 5. The first floor of Building 5 is the emergency room, and the second and third floors are where the operating rooms are located. Patients in critical conditions are placed here so that they can be rescued as quickly as possible if any problems occur.
Chu Hongyu took Lin Zhuyue and others upstairs and described Fan Taotao's situation to them:
"Fan Taotao lost a significant amount of blood and suffered organ damage following the car accident, including partial pancreas removal. It's not surprising for a patient like her to be in a coma, but it's been about twenty days since the accident, and all indicators have recovered quite well. The doctor believes she should be awake."
But Fan Taotao just didn't wake up.
Lin Zhuyue asked: "If you don't wake up..."
Chu Hongyu replied: "If he doesn't wake up, he will be diagnosed as a vegetative state."
There is an open area on the third floor, which is generally used as a waiting area for the families of surgical patients. There are many chairs, and most of the chairs are occupied by distraught people.
Chu Hongyu said: "Those are Fan Taotao's parents."
Lin Zhuyue followed his gaze.
A haggard couple with tear-stained faces sat together, leaning against each other. Their black hair was mixed with many white hairs, and it was unclear whether they were really old or had become like this because of their daughter's condition.
Chu Hongyu added: "Fan Taotao is an only child."
"That's terrible."
Wen Miyan sighed and said sympathetically,
"There's definitely a feeling that a lifetime of hope is gone."
Shi Can also felt uncomfortable:
"This little girl is really committing a sin."
Chu Hongyu nodded and said:
"After Fan Taotao's condition stabilized, the hospital only allowed one visit per day. When they were not allowed to enter the intensive care unit, they rarely went home and just waited here."
Lin Zhuyue looked at the parents for a long time before looking away. She thought to herself, Fan Taotao was undoubtedly a child loved by her parents.
Chu Hongyu continued:
"Initially, the police didn't connect Fan Taotao's car accident with metaphysics, and her coma was considered normal. It was only after another girl exhibited abnormal behavior and was sent to a mental hospital that we became aware of this matter."
"We haven't told Fan Taotao's parents about the connection between this incident and metaphysics, and they don't know about your arrival. After the incident is over, we will inform them of the situation as appropriate."
Shi Can nodded slightly and responded:
"That's good. We need 'secrecy'."
"But even so—"
Chu Hongyu said solemnly,
"You are their last hope."
"Stop being sentimental."
Shi Chan made a request.
"I want to see Fan Taotao, is that convenient?"
Although the students in Class 1, especially Shican, are very capable, he does not have the ability to handle all kinds of troubles without meeting the victims, otherwise they would not have to fly to Qianniu City.
"It's already been arranged."
Chu Hongyu walked to the information desk on the third floor, took out his special certificate, and said to the nurse who was working,
"Hello, we need to see Fan Taotao for work."
The nurses had obviously been informed of the situation in advance, so they were not surprised. The young nurse sitting in the middle said:
"The isolation gowns for visiting are ready. I'll take you there to put them on first. My colleague will notify the person in charge, who will be here soon."
Chu Hongyu nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."
Lin Zhuyue turned and looked at Shi Can.
This somewhat impatient man was not dissatisfied with having to wear isolation clothing. He came to save the victim's life. He could not save the victim metaphysically and then let the victim get into trouble because of infection.
"We've dealt with the hospital many times."
Wen Miyan whispered to Lin Zhuyue,
"Some of them are in the ICU, and they are already familiar with this process."
All five people were taken away to change into protective clothing.
By the time they were done changing, the person in charge had already arrived. He was also wearing isolation clothing, shoe covers, a head cover, a mask, and gloves, which fit perfectly.
Chu Hongyu introduced: "This is Dean Zhang."
"Deputy Minister Chu."
Dean Zhang looked at Lin Zhuyue and his group again.
"Masters..."
Shi Can stopped him and said, “Stop.”
Lin Zhuyue also twitched his lips.
Master, Master... No matter how you listen to it, it has the air of a charlatan, and it makes you feel like you've been called forty years older for no apparent reason.
Wen Miyan and Ye Yangjia turned their heads away and sighed quietly, as if they had long been accustomed to it.
Shi Chan introduced himself:
"I'm the person in charge of this special mission at the Spiritual Master's Mansion. Shi Can, just call me Xiao Shi."
"Okay, Xiaoshi, I'll take you there."
Dean Zhang took Fan Taotao's medical record from the nurse.
"This child has been unconscious for several days. They were supposed to be discharged from the hospital today after being diagnosed as a vegetative state. However, the National Security Bureau has told the hospital to keep her for a few more days, saying she might still be able to be saved."
Dean Zhang's words sounded a little frustrated.
He was actually unwilling to give up on treating Fan Taotao, but medical resources were limited, and the patient's condition was not completely under the control of medical staff. Sometimes, all hope would be completely dashed.
"There's something I need to tell you in advance."
Shi Can told in a calm tone,
"I haven't confirmed Fan Taotao's condition yet. Even if I do, there's no guarantee we can save her life."
Dean Zhang nodded repeatedly:
"I understand. I'm a doctor. I understand."
Dean Zhang walked in front, leading Chu Hongyu and the four people from the Spiritual Master's Mansion towards the ICU. They stopped in front of a glass ward door, and Dean Zhang entered the password and opened the glass door.
On a hospital bed in a glass room, amidst various instruments, lay a pale girl with cracked lips. The monitor showed that her vital signs, though weak, had almost returned to normal.
Lin Zhuyue was stunned.
She saw a swirling gray-black mist on the child's body, in this pale glass ward.
There was also some darker colored mist around, which surged in clumps, as if trying to squeeze into the girl's body.
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