The bad ending of the stand-in novel (Part 7)
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"I'm sorry, gentlemen, but this is past the designated family visiting hours."
Jiang Yuan and Shen Shi arrived at the hospital, and the nurse took them to the door and apologized.
Jiang Yuan looked at the big words "Intensive Care Unit" without saying anything.
He learned some recent news from the nurse on duty. His grandmother, who had been in a coma, suddenly had a weakened heartbeat a few days ago, and his sister suffered from skin graft hyperplasia and infection. Both of them were admitted to the ICU and are currently under observation.
No wonder Gu Zhi agreed so decisively to Jiang Yuan's request to go with him, because his family was still in danger, and in Gu's hospital, even if Jiang Yuan won over Shen Shi, he still couldn't escape.
"Excuse me, where is my family's ward?"
The nurse looked at the young man in the wheelchair. He was wearing a white shirt and a black suit. He looked like a sickly young master from a wealthy family who never left the house. But his words puzzled the nurse. He looked so rich, so why would his family be squeezed in an ordinary ward with others?
The beds in the general ward are not fixed. They are placed wherever there is space. After Jiang Yuan's family members entered the ICU, their beds were replaced by other patients.
Jiang Yuan's expression did not change after getting the answer, but he felt a sense of inexplicable loss and some indescribable emotions, as if he was enduring something.
Jiang Yuan clenched his hands on the wheelchair into fists. Shen Shi glanced around and did not see the subject of the research. He asked, "Excuse me, have these two patients been visited by anyone these days?"
The nurse went to look through the records and said, "Sorry, no."
No one visited them, so when was the photo of his family that Gu Zhi showed to Jiang Yuan when he imprisoned him taken?
All the questions that needed to be asked had been asked. Jiang Yuan and Shen Shi were the ones who arrived early, and without Gu Zhi's instructions, they were just ordinary family members of the patient.
After thanking the nurse, the two found an open space to stay.
Jiang Yuanshi rubbed his palms, and the surface of his leather gloves was wrinkled from being rubbed.
He glanced around casually and asked the system standing beside him, "Mr. System, is this considered a plot judgment?"
The system didn’t understand.
Jiang Yuanshi explained: "At the beginning, you said that the conclusion drawn from multiple experiments to operate the world was that the protagonist Jiang Yuan had to live to the end of the story, and his family belonged to Jiang Yuan's belief in living, so your department forcibly changed the time of death of Jiang Yuan's family. I want to know if you only kept the setting that the family survived, but it does not mean that Jiang Yuan can see them?"
System: "The test detected that the character's greatest obsession is his family. As long as his family is alive, the character will not die. Meeting them is not very important."
Sure enough, it was the same as Jiang Yuanshi’s guess.
The character setting was simply changed to one that was still alive, but in order not to completely conflict with the original work, Jiang Yuan only knew that the person was not dead, but he would never be able to contact the real person. He had to rely on the news that his family was still alive to keep himself alive.
Live to the end with a glimmer of hope.
Jiang Yuanshi: "Even if Jiang Yuan lives to the end of the novel, he won't live into the future."
System: "But the mission can run the world as long as the character survives to the end. The character is lifeless, the host does not need to care about it, please work hard to complete the mission."
The calm tone of the system made Jiang Yuanshi couldn't help but sigh, "But what if I say that Jiang Yuan must see his family, and I need to trouble the system to take people away in the identity of Shen Shi to ensure Jiang Yuan's survival in the future?"
"Host, please tell us the reason. The system will analyze your speech."
Jiang Yuanshi: "Because the factor that Jiang Yuan cares about the most is in Gu Zhi's hospital, Jiang Yuan cannot escape Gu Zhi's control. Gu Zhi can kill the factor at any time, which means Jiang Yuan may lose hope and die at any time."
System: "Detecting... The rationality of the reason is questionable. The possibility that the characters' contact with each other will affect the plot direction is 80%. Changing the direction will cause the plot to collapse. The system is mainly an observer and does not need to participate in the host's actions. Please explain the necessity of this behavior."
"So if the host fails to complete the mission, the system will not be affected in any way?"
"The progress of the host's mission completion affects the advancement of the system position."
"So it's no good for the system if the host fails to complete the task. You now have a great advantage as Shen Shi. I just want to ask you for help to ensure the survival of the character."
"This behavior is detected to be in conflict with the original work, and the possibility of the world collapsing is being calculated..."
Pure man-machine, an endless loop. Jiang Yuanshi was speechless. "Forget it. Let me change the question. You keep mentioning that the behavior conflicts with the original work. So when the protagonist attacked me on my first mission, his personality collapsed for no reason. Was it a problem caused by the bookstore's behavior? Can the system and higher authorities guarantee that the character will not have bugs again and affect the mission?"
Jiang Yuanshi: "And I really want to ask, Mr. System, why do you insist on running this world? To keep people who should have died alive and to reverse Jiang Yuan's ending is in conflict with the original novel. The plot has long deviated from the original novel. Is it unreasonable to use this reason to restrict the host's means of survival? Moreover, if the Transmigration Book Bureau is the first party, the host and the system are both employees, and are essentially colleagues. Even if you change a hundred hosts, it is to complete the task. Isn't cooperation the best way to complete the task?"
With such a crazy plot, it is almost impossible to go through the story using the identity of Jiang Yuan due to a lot of system restrictions.
Ordinary people simply cannot beat wealthy capitalists. Shen Shi is the only character in the plot who can contend with the power of the Gu Zhi family. The appearance of this shell is the biggest breakthrough to reverse death.
Jiang Yuanshi didn't think he was a smart man. He couldn't complete the task by himself. He had to make use of all the advantages when he was useless. He had to confuse the system as much as possible, and he would do it again if it didn't work.
The system received the longest speech from Jiang Yuanshi, the host so far. To be honest, it was also the longest speech Ta had ever come into contact with in his life. After all, the hosts Ta had selected in the past were obedient and followed the rules and plot. When there were problems, the system gave replies and suggestions, and the hosts followed suit. This situation rarely happened.
The system's data flow was like a waterfall for a moment, and there was silence for a long time. "We have received the host's answer and questions. The system does not have sufficient authority. We will report it to the department for you. The superior will make a decision. The processing time will be within 15 minutes. Please wait patiently."
[Warning: System Z01 is about to leave the carrier and return to the department, please be careful. ]
The system fell silent after it finished speaking, and Shen Shi's eyes dimmed, becoming a true shell.
Fortunately, before the system left, Shen Shi sat on the chair in a contemplative posture, otherwise the bystanders would really call the police on the spot.
The hospital was relatively deserted at night, and Jiang Yuanshi walked around the area near the carrier.
As a private hospital, Gu's Hospital has clear divisions. Money and power determine the treatment. Rich people go to high-end buildings, and ordinary people go to ordinary buildings. Jiang Yuan's family was arranged by Gu Zhi to live in the ordinary area.
I have to say that the hospital did a good job in terms of appearance. A large family waiting room was opened directly opposite the ICU in the general area, which was filled with beds.
But even so, the seats outside the intensive care unit door were almost full.
After all, private hospitals are expensive, the beds in the waiting room are sold at high prices, and the cost of an ICU day is over ten thousand yuan.
Driven by the publicity of high-level medical care, many ordinary people emptied their family savings just to give their loved ones a glimmer of hope.
But the ICU is really tough, especially for patients who are conscious but unable to move.
Because Jiang Yuanshi was in the ICU before he died.
Unable to speak or move, the only way to communicate is by blinking. Being unconscious is dangerous, and waking up is painful.
Thinking of the price, Jiang Yuan's family's medical insurance cards were taken away by Gu Zhi, and they had no idea of the treatment costs. Jiang Yuan was born unwilling to owe others. Even after signing an agreement with Gu Zhi and even after "falling in love", he still worked outside. According to the setting, Jiang Yuan is also a genius.
Jiang Yuan, who majored in computer science, sold all the patents of the programs he made. Jiang Yuanshi had nothing to do and calculated the money that the other party had transferred to Gu Zhi's card. It was just over two million.
Jiang Yuan's family has stayed in Guzhi Hospital for a month. If nothing unexpected happens, they should be almost done with paying back the debt.
Jiang Yuanshi turned around a few times, and when the time was almost up, he went back to look for the system. He didn't know when Shen Shi had changed his position, and stood straight in the corner of the hospital, with an expressionless face, staring straight ahead without blinking.
I almost thought it was a psychiatrist running out.
To be honest, hospitals really need a security system like this, it is very deterrent.
Jiang Yuanshi pushed his wheelchair over, but got no response from the calling system in his mind, so he had to poke the other person's arm. Shen Shikezi's body trembled, and he looked down, staring straight at Jiang Yuanshi.
Seeing the strange look in his eyes, Jiang Yuanshi had the illusion for a moment that "this person is Shen Shi instead of the system".
But it was only for a moment, and when the other party blinked, the familiar human-like look returned.
Jiang Yuanshi asked obediently: "Mr. System, do you have an answer?"
The system blinked, and then uttered a long series of prompt sounds——
[1. Regarding the guarantee that there will be no more bugs - the information has been returned to the department and the answer is: It is impossible. Changing the time of death of Jiang Yuan and his family consumes a lot of resources of the department, and it is inconsistent with the original work and causes conflicts. The probability of the bug appearing again is 99.1%.
2. About the reason for running this world - the operation of this world provides great energy to Chuanshu Bureau and its departments, the feedback is greater than the cost, and the return from operation is greater than the suspension of operation.
3. Regarding the change of the plot - an application has been submitted to the superiors. After discussion, the host is allowed to make small-scale modifications without violating the character setting. The changes will be accompanied by a small electric shock penalty, which will be borne by the host himself. The host cannot use this to harm others, otherwise it will be judged as a mission failure.
4. Regarding the issue of the system providing assistance - In view of the bug factors in this world, it is proposed that system Z01 can provide certain assistance to the host (including the system carrier) without violating the rules or affecting the development of the plot. The host's request to the system can be carried out after approval.
Important Notice:
After inspection by the department, it was found that there was an error in the difficulty assessment of this world. It was changed from C level (novice difficulty) to B+ level. The host's willpower reward will be revised, and 5 willpower points will be provided as compensation.
(The above is a summary of the discussion results of the superiors by system Z01)
I hope that host Jiang and system Z01 will have a pleasant cooperation~ I wish you can complete the task as soon as possible (*^_^*) (ysl404 note)]
Jiang Yuanshi: ………………
It’s so long... The last time I saw this was in a game announcement. Fortunately, Jiang Yuanshi still got some useful results with his empty talk.
Jiang Yuanshi: "Thank you, sorry for the trouble. Mr. System, is this ysl404 also a system?"
Honestly, this message is much more human than Z01. It seems that not all systems have the same personality.
"Yes, no... kind of. YSL404 is one of the department's main gods and also a member of the system."
The mechanical male voice sounded weak, as if he had been tortured.
Would returning to the system's world cause the system to become weak? Jiang Yuanshi asked, feeling a little reluctant. Just as he was about to apologize, the system said, "It's difficult to get along with the Lord God. The system cannot understand."
Ah...it seems that the world of migrant workers is not easy either.
The system controlled Shen Shi's shell and asked Jiang Yuanshi with lifeless eyes, "Excuse me, host, are there humans in the world who like to chat and speak tens of thousands of words in 5 minutes? Are all humans like this? ... No, you don't like to talk, except today."
The system began to ask and answer its own questions.
Jiang Yuanshi didn’t know what it meant to speak tens of thousands of words in 5 minutes. Who counts words when speaking?
And today, he... Never mind, he did say a lot.
The system seems to be breaking down, and I am becoming more and more like a worker being tortured by his boss.
Jiang Yuanshi: "Mr. System, why would you ask such a question? Is the Lord God a human?"
The system directly informed: "Yes, this Lord God is a demigod with human blood."
Jiang Yuanshi: "Does this count as leaking department secrets? Will you be punished for this?"
System: "No, it doesn't count. The entire Transmigration Bureau knows about it."
Jiang Yuanshi: "But I don't seem to be from your department."
System: "You have been bound to the book patch system, so you are considered a department employee and not a leaker."
How to say it, it is quite different from the book-traveling novels that Jiang Yuanshi has read. Generally, in many of them, the system is prohibited from talking to the host about the book-traveling bureau. It seems that Jiang Yuanshi has not read enough books.
System: "May I ask if the host needs the system to complete the request of "taking Jiang Yuan's family away as Shen Shi"? This request has been approved."
Jiang Yuanshi clenched his palms and said, "I want to ask how many days it will take to accomplish this?"
System: "According to the current physical condition of Jiang Yuan's family, it is expected that they can be transferred to a ward tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. It will take 3 days to complete this task under ideal conditions. In addition, the success rate of the protagonist attacking Gu Zhi will drop to 20%."
In the original novel, Gu Zhi would definitely appear wherever Bai Yueguang was, and he would be accurately refreshed just like the set NPCs.
However, there is another most important reason why Gu Zhi, an illegitimate child with an inherent inferiority complex, could pursue Shen Shi so unscrupulously in the later period.
With his power secure, after Gu Zhi successfully became the heir to the Gu Group, his status was even higher than that of the Shen family, so he naturally put his inferiority complex behind him.
If I remember correctly, Gu Zhi took office a few days after Bai Yueguang appeared.
Jiang Yuanshi turned his wrist and said to the system: "Please use your identity as Shen Shi to help Gu Zhi better develop the charity foundation, and to carry out your own thesis project as a supplement. Select a group of funded patients with burn cases, and put Jiang Yuan's family among them and take them to Shen's Hospital for rescue research."
The system answered decisively: "Understood."
Jiang Yuanshi: "Are you sure? What will you say then?"
System: "Stand and speak in a human posture."
What a humorous answer.
Jiang Yuanshi sighed, "It's okay. We can communicate through brain waves when the time comes, and I'll be the action instructor."
System: "Okay, but you didn't propose a solution to the problem."
Jiang Yuanshi said "Ah", then smiled and said, "It's not impossible."
System alert: "Host, please use your willpower carefully."
"I didn't use it, and you will get the news when the card is redeemed, right?"
The system discovered that the other party was telling the truth.
Jiang Yuanshi felt very wronged.
"The function card is not used. How can the host stop it with the identity of an ordinary, solitary human being? Please use legal means."
You also know that I am an ordinary human being and I am alone!
Jiang Yuanshi scratched his palm and kept it a secret, "Please rest assured, Mr. System, it's legal."
I am even more worried about the dead axis system and I must get an answer.
Jiang Yuanshi: "Um... maybe you know the marketing account?"
system:?
The next day, headlines appeared in the financial world.
[Shocked! The next heir of Gu Group is suspected to be an "illegitimate son" who usurped the throne. 】
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