Chapter 1317: Fierce Fight! Master and Disciple 81 (Part 2)

January 1, 2221

Just after 0 o'clock

A well-built man put down the wine glass in his hand. It was obviously the first night of the New Year. The streets were full of joy. New Year's bells were ringing everywhere, fireworks were rising into the sky, and excited people were jumping and laughing. Making noise.

The man has a Chinese character face, a crew cut, a trace of pain in his eyes, and a slightly sad expression. The half-burned cigarette butt next to him is smoking. There is jubilation everywhere in the pub, and the boss and waiters also join in the jubilation. In the corner The man sitting inside was out of tune with the jubilant atmosphere. No one knew that he was wearing a short-sleeved T-shirt and a plush jacket hanging on the chair behind him, but he monopolized a small round table large enough for six people.

Although some people who entered the store wanted to share a table, they saw the man's somewhat menacing appearance and did not dare to approach. The boss did not chase the man away. He only ordered a bottle of strong wine.

Everyone could tell that this man might have just encountered some misfortune. Although there was a girl at a table who took the initiative to go over and wanted to have a drink with the man to celebrate the New Year, the man politely refused.

The man seemed a little drunk. He looked blankly at the light shining in the wine glass in front of him. His eyes were red, the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and his smile was slightly bitter. He picked up the wine glass and took a sip. At this time, the boss and the guests After the celebration, he walked over.

"Wang Shou, drink less. Do you want me to introduce some to you?"

The boss didn't go on. Wang Shou was a regular visitor to the store. This is District 57 in the southeast. Wang Shou lived nearby. He would come back basically once every few months, but every time he came back, he would come to the store to drink. , the boss became friends with Wang Shou after going back and forth. He is the captain of the 0089th team of Section 3.

The boss wanted to say something, but he didn't speak when the words came to his lips. He didn't want to mention Wang Shou's sad story again. Last year, the whole city was in an uproar about the death of 1,098 people caused by Section 3's March on the Barrier Zone. The incident caused the whole city to boil.

Everyone was blaming Section 3 in unison. This march plan cost so much but caused such high casualties, even though Congress repeatedly explained the importance of this plan and announced the findings in the barrier area. The underground factories established by criminals, including the announcement of the national source plan to revitalize the underlying economy, were not enough to wipe out everyone's anger.

There were large-scale demonstrations, voices from representatives from all walks of life, and countless petitions. Many people expressed their attitude, asking Congress to reduce the expenditure of the 3rd Section, even disarm the 3rd Section, and ask Osman, who stood in front of the public, to resign.

Some businessmen took advantage of the situation and publicly stated that they would no longer cooperate with 3ke and were unwilling to take orders from 3ke. The purpose of doing so was to enhance the company's corporate image. Among them, a large number of businessmen, led by the big businessman Zou Yun, paid compensation. Liquidated damages were paid and the cooperation with Section 3 was terminated.

The boss stood quietly next to the small round table, pressing the glass with one hand. Wang Shou next to him picked up the remaining cigarette and took a puff. He just wanted to stand up but couldn't stand up, and fell back down again. on the chair.

"Do you want me to have a drink with you?"

The boss looked at the small round table. This table was brought to this table by Wang Shouchang and his friends, including his friends and lovers. Every time during the holidays, the six of them would always sit here and talk and laugh together, laughing and joking. But now Wang Shou is alone. His friends and lovers have all died in the barrier area, and his lover is a female member of his team.

The boss heard from a member of Section 3 whom he knew that Wang Shou's lover died in his arms. When he was retreating, he was hit in the head by a piece of metal that flew over after the explosion.

Wang Shou shook his head, drank the liquor in the bottle in one breath, stood up, put down the money, and walked away. At this time, the young girls at the table at the door who had just come were entangled by several men. People on both sides of the entanglement There was an altercation.

boom

The bottle was smashed to the ground, and the boss hurriedly ran over to try to dissuade him. At this time, a drunk man took action. However, at this moment, Wang Shou, who had already reached the door, suddenly stretched out his hand. His hand grabbed the man's fist.

"your mother"

In less than a minute, the five men were thrown out of the tavern one by one by Wang Shou. Wang Shou held the door of the tavern and felt like vomiting. Several frightened girls looked at Wang Shou in surprise. One of the girls cautiously Lean over.

"Thank you sir, are you okay!"

Wang Shou stared blankly, stood up and walked out. The men who had just been thrown out approached again unconvinced. A fight broke out in the street. However, in less than two minutes, five men were lying on the ground. At this time The people from Section 5 rushed over quickly. Several little girls hurriedly ran out to explain the situation. Everyone was taken away by the people from Section 5.

The boss sighed and saw that Wang Shou was in a bad mood and was somewhat rebellious. He hurriedly walked over and told several staff members that Wang Shou was a team leader in Section 3. Only then did the staff let go of Wang Shou.

Looking at the management vehicles going away, the people in the tavern began to cheer again. The boss looked back and sighed.

The cursing lasted for several months before it subsided. Everyone in Section 3 felt uncomfortable. In addition, business in most areas of the city was now a bit sluggish. The reason was that the Angus family had been paying wages since last year. No more work was started, and most of the construction sites were only staffed by people from Section 3.

Although most major media invited a number of military history research experts to analyze the reasons for the failure of the 3rd Section operation, because the criminals in the Fortress Zone have adapted to the life in the Fortress Zone for many years, and they have heavy firepower weapons in their hands, etc., there are still many calls in the city to reduce the military expenditure and personnel of the 3rd Section.

0:23

Accompanied by a burst of rapid breathing, Zijuan woke up from the bed. She pressed her forehead with one hand, and fine beads of sweat had already seeped out of her forehead.

"Are you having a nightmare again!"

Her husband Osman also woke up. He pressed his wife's smooth back with one hand, which was covered with sweat. Zijuan got up and walked to the indoor bathroom next to her. He turned on the light, and cold water dripped down. Zijuan pressed the wall and looked at the wall in a trance.

Osman smiled and climbed out of the bed. This is the residential area for the officials of the Action Section in District 10. The two of them had a rare vacation together this year, but they did not celebrate the arrival of the New Year. Instead, they went to bed at 10 o'clock last night.

Osman wanted to resign, but was rejected. He wanted to resist everyone's anger and resign, but the gods did not allow it.

His wife Zijuan has been silent recently. She is no longer as lively as before. She often stares blankly and wakes up from nightmares at night.

Osman took her to see a psychologist. She had some post-traumatic stress disorder, but it was not too severe, just very mild. Osman knew that his wife was sad about her failure. Because of the failed command, most of the staff of Section 3 died.

Last year's march in the fortress area was a nightmare for everyone in Section 3. In addition, the voice of cutting the military expenditure of Section 3 in the city is so high now. Congress has indeed tightened the military budget for Section 3. It was the fourth time last month. The welfare benefits of many staff members of Section 3 have shrunk.

Especially those who participated in the march and then continued on the road, surveying and mapping, should not have been treated like this. After the march, 1,203 people left Section 3, some of them were injured, some had psychological problems, and Osman approved them and gave them a special salary.

What to do next is the key. Now the main task of Section 3 is to guard the construction site of Angus, ensure the safety of the equipment on the site, and act as a guard and helper when Section 12 goes to the fortress area to conduct land surveys, including guarding work when Section 11 sends criminals to work, and assisting Section 5 in maintaining order and safety at some large gathering places.

The number of applicants for the Acts Section this year is even more desperate, with only 2,013 people, of which 2,013 people, without exception, do not want to enter Section 3. In terms of application volunteers, Section 3 is the last choice.

"Should we continue?"

Zijuan came out of the bathroom, her hair was wet and her skin was covered with water droplets. She walked barefoot to the bedside. Osman smiled easily, but his expression was not relaxed.

"Remember what you said? We may not be able to do anything, or it is difficult to change the current situation of Section 3. Then the only way is to maintain it and hand over this responsibility to the next section chief, a section chief who is more capable than us."

Zijuan hummed, and Osman hugged his wife gently.

At this time, the doorbell of the house rang. Osman was a little confused, but he still put on his clothes and stood up. After taking a look at the surveillance screen on his mobile phone, he was a little surprised and asked his wife to put on her clothes quickly.

The lights in the living room came on and the door of the room opened.

"Sister C, why are you here?"

Osman looked at the three people at the door unexpectedly. R, C and K were all there. The three of them were full of apologies and carried some things in their hands, including food, wine and some gifts. Zijuan was already busy in the living room, boiling water and making tea.

After a while, the five people sat quietly in the living room, and no one spoke.

"Sorry!"

K stood up first and bowed solemnly, and then R and C also stood up and bowed to the couple.

"Don't be like this, Sister C, this"

"is our responsibility!"

R said, taking out the wine he brought.

"Let's have a good drink tonight!"

No one talked about the affairs of the Department of Conduct anymore, and began to talk about the happy things in the past at school.

At this time, outside Zijuan's house, Gary Locke sighed, and Hawke and Ye Chunwang next to him walked up. The three of them walked on the path, holding some drinks in their hands, and the three of them also planned to have a good drink tonight.

"What do you think, old man Ye!"

Gary Locke asked, and Ye Chunwang shook his head.

"The recovery of the land cannot be rushed. I went to see it with Clark a month ago. If the land in the Barrier Zone wants to recover, the conditions are too harsh. First of all, it is necessary to build a stable climate circle. The cold wind will take away many things. In addition, the land has long been cold and hard. It is not an exaggeration to call it stone."

Locke hummed, and soon the three of them came to Hawke's house. His wife Kate had already prepared a sumptuous meal. Locke licked his tongue and smelled a variety of aromas as soon as he entered the house.

"Kate, your cooking skills are getting better and better."

Kate, wearing a spotted dress, smiled and greeted the three people into the house. After pouring wine for the three people, Kate planned to go upstairs to sleep.

"It's you, Hawke, it's almost time to have a child."

Hawk shook his head.

"Not enough, I want to enjoy my wife and I for a few more years."

Ye Chunwang stared at Hawke sideways, the three of them smiled at each other and raised their wine glasses.

"It's you, Xiaopang. Are you going to marry that girl Wanrou this year?"

Locke Jiahui hummed. Yu Wanrou has received permission from the gods and can carry out the work of Section 10 at home. She only needs to go to Section 10 regularly. The workload is much smaller than before.

"Jean will help me during this period, so I can relax a little bit, but he is still as always, he really likes to work!"

Locke said, Hawke laughed, and Ye Chunwang nodded.

"He's just that kind of person. He never complains about being tired, doesn't find it troublesome, or complains about anything. He's much better than the other gods who always like to be lazy."

Hawke laughed.

"The coming times may be even more difficult. Little Fatty, you have to be mentally prepared. You won't be able to get out of this position in a short time."

Locke shook his head.

"That girl Xiang Lin is doing a great job. When the time comes, I will hand over the position of general manager to her, and then I will take care of the children at home full time."

"Don't think too wonderfully."

Hawke smiled and patted Locke on the back, and he shook his head.

"I hope so!"

0:51

Gene was sitting quietly at the desk in Locke's private lounge area, processing some documents submitted on New Year's Eve. At this time, the door to the room was pushed open, and a scent of aroma floated in. Yin Xianglin was holding a plate of barbecue with a smile. Came in.

"Lord Jean, would you like a drink?"

Gene smiled and glanced sideways at the door.

"Of course, ladies!"

Suddenly the room became jubilant, and many women, ranging from department members to directors, ran in. Gene smiled and turned off the light and shadow screen, stood up, moved out some tables and chairs, and everyone started New Year's Eve dinner party.

During this period, Gene will be busy at the construction site during the day. When night falls, he will come to the general affairs department to work for Locke. He will deal with it until all the work of the day is completed. In the early morning, he will go to the construction site again.

"Aren't you tired, Lord Jean?"

Yin Xianglin asked, and Gene held the wine glass, smiled and shook his head.

"Have you thought about it yet?"

Yin Xianglin hummed.

"I will listen to you, Sir Jean, and continue to do this for a few more years."

Yin Xianglin turned around, rubbed the edge of the table, held the wine glass, and raised his head.

"I never really want to be exposed to these things. Please forgive my selfishness, Sir Jean."

Jean nodded in understanding. At this time, several female staff members came over. They all wanted to play cards with Jean, because they were very happy every time they played cards with Jean.

Jean did not reject them and started playing with these female staff members. Yin Xianglin looked back at Jean. She thought for a long time that the world is beautiful, but it is also ugly, whether it is beautiful or ugly. , being a human being always has to face things, but Yin Xianglin just wants to look at those beautiful things as always. She is really not a candidate for politics.

Many times, everyone sees Yin Xianglin completing her work well. In fact, she spends more time in private. She studies seriously what she doesn’t understand. If she doesn’t do well, she finds ways to try to do it well. This is It was a very stupid method, but it was very effective. In the end, she adapted to the job of secretary of the General Affairs Section.

It's just that Yin Xianglin now wants to be liberated from this heavy and breathless work. She really hopes to be able to get together with the person she loves, but now is not the time. She cannot just leave her job and leave. , because Locke, who taught and trained her, is getting married this year, and she doesn’t want to resign at this time.

The laughter next to him brought Yin Xianglin back to his senses. Seeing that the wine in Jean's glass had bottomed out, Yin Xianglin refilled it for Jean.

"Have a nice drink tonight, Sir Jean."

1:31 am

Sizzling

Sparks were flying. Tang Rao held a welder in his hand and was carefully assembling components at a core functional part in the subway. In the light next to him, Jill was doing the same thing.

"Be careful, don't make a mistake. If you make a mistake, you will be in trouble. Rose is not here now."

Jill nodded with a smile.

"Don't worry, Mr. Tang Rao, there will be no mistake."

The two of them were busy in this long and endless subway. They had been busy for nearly four hours and completed a lot of technical work. Tang Rao looked at the component panel in front of him. It had been built and finally He breathed a sigh of relief and took out a cigarette from his pocket.

"Today is Chinese New Year, why don't you go out and hang out on the street?"

Gil shook his head and continued the work at hand.

"Don't come here all the time. The work in Section 5 is very busy, so you should give Alpha a little peace of mind."

Gil finished what he was doing and shook his head.

"Lord Tang Rao, I've been thinking about one thing lately, when can I retire?"

Tang Rao was a little surprised and looked at Jill dumbfounded.

"You are thinking about retiring at such a young age. Such thoughts are very dangerous, young man."

Jill shook her head.

"I want to run a flower shop with you, Mr. Tang Rao, after I retire. What do you think?"

Tang Rao pouted.

"No need, you little brats have been annoying me to death for so many years. I just want to be quiet for a few years. Every time I have a city meeting, my head feels heavy."

Jill didn't say anything, but picked up some tools and planned to continue working. Tang Rao could see that he was serious, but it was definitely not possible now. The construction was not over yet, and the foundation of the next era of the city was not solid. It was time for the Action Department to work.

"By the way, Jill, have you really never thought about it? Finding a suitable girl to marry."

Jill shook her head, Tang Rao smiled helplessly, and also picked up the tools to continue working. The two were separated by some distance, but at this time, both of them were warm in their hearts.

Tang Rao knew very well that after picking up this child when she was very young, this child had been with her since she was a child. No matter when, it was the same, but she couldn't respond to Jill because she was no longer a human.

Jill looked to the side from time to time. He knew that he couldn't have anything with Tang Rao, but as long as he could watch her from a distance, this distance was like the same magnetic pole. No matter how close you get, you will always be bounced away.

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to do it."

Tang Rao put down the tools in his hand, ran over, and put his arm around Jill's neck.

"How about we go have a good drink?"

Jill laughed.

"The principal said that we must finish this tonight. He will be angry when he comes back tomorrow."

"Ignore that idiot who only knows how to work."

3:03 a.m.

A slight noise woke Ran Zhi up from his sleep. He hurriedly got up and moved over.

"Drink some water!"

Ran Zhi picked up the warm water cup on the small cabinet next to him and put it to his wife's mouth.

Pale and weak, Ding Manman opened her eyes slightly, took a sip of hot water, and smiled with relief.

"Are you hungry?"

Ding Manman shook her head.

"Have a good rest, it's okay."

Ding Manman smiled and turned her head to look at the white curtains in the ward. She was a little absent-minded for a while. She didn't know how long she could live, but at this moment she was a little scared.

"How long can I live!"

"It will get better, the doctor has said, as long as this period of time passes, it will be fine."

Ran Zhi said, his nose was sour, looking at his wife on the bed, he held the hand of the water cup and pressed it heavily, watching his wife close her eyes with peace of mind, Ran Zhi pulled the quilt for his wife, walked to the window alone, pulled open the curtains, looked at the darkness around him, and looked at the still bright lights on the upper floor absent-mindedly.

His wife has been diagnosed with atrophy, and she has not much time left. The doctor said that there is only half a month to a month left at most. Ran Zhi's heart has been burning at this moment. He doesn't know what to do, what method is there to keep his wife alive.

Nowadays, atrophy is still spreading among people born in their generation, and it will appear without any signs. Every year, people die of atrophy, and there is still no way to find a solution.

The marriages of the daughter and son are now considered happy and happy. The wife of the son Ran Qiu is also pregnant, and the child will be born this year, but it seems that his wife can't wait for the birth of his first granddaughter.

Along the way, his wife has known Ran Zhi for more than 40 years. In the past few years, he and his wife have lived well at the bottom of society and have been very happy every day. This period of peaceful and happy time is about to come to an end.

Ran Zhi's eyes are full of bloodshot. So far, he has been trying to catch something, perhaps light, or perhaps something else, but every time Ran Zhi can't catch anything.

Recalling everything in the past, Ran Zhi felt extremely confused at this moment. He originally planned to live a quiet life with his wife for a while, but this world is too short and even cruel.

Although the medical community is still studying withering disease, there has been no breakthrough. Among those who have been vaccinated with the new life vaccine, no one has suffered from withering disease.

"People abandoned by the times!"

Ran Zhi turned around and walked to the bedside. His wife was already asleep. The current nutrition maintenance device can provide very little nutrients to his wife's body. His wife's body is withering.

The city is in a very special and sensitive period. In recent years, many people have died of blight. This is the only incurable disease that exists today, and it is a problem that medicine has never been able to break through.

Cancer, which once made humans despair, is a thing of the past. Today's light and shadow medical technology can directly identify the possible places where cancer cells may spread through the human gene map, so as to prevent it in advance. After directly using light to penetrate the human body, the drug particles that can kill cancer cells are directly delivered to the affected area, or the cancer cells are directly physically killed.

Now Ran Zhi's only hope is to wait for the arrival of Hua Shen, the leading doctor in the city. He is an authority on blight. In recent years, he has been studying the problem of blight and has not stopped. It has been 4 months since his wife was diagnosed in September last year. She should have died long ago, but she can still live to this day. It is all thanks to the blight inhibitor developed by Hua Shen, which can delay the outbreak of blight, but it can only delay it.

Ran Zhi had applied to the hospital for Hua Shen to see a doctor two months ago, but he has not received a reply. This may be the last hope.

There were footsteps in the hospital corridor. Ran Zhi looked towards the door of the ward. The door was gently pushed open. Ran Zhi stood up excitedly and looked at Hua Shen, who was carrying a big bag and looked a little tired.

"Dr. Huashen, thank you for coming."

Ran Zhi hurried over.

"Sorry, it's a little late, but there may be a little way."

Hua Shen began to call up some recent physical data of the woman on the bed and looked at it carefully. Ran Zhi stood aside with a strong light in his eyes. His only hope now was on this doctor.

Hua Shen had just come from a patient with atrophy. The situation was similar, but now Hua Shen had found a way to cure atrophy with a certain probability, but the probability was less than 1%. Once there was a cure, there would be a trace of atrophy.

Looking at the anxious man next to him, Hua Shen stood up, turned around and took out a tube of injection from his backpack. The injection was black. Hua Shen looked at the patient on the bed quietly. In this method found, the 384 patients who were still under observation did not get better. 103 patients with atrophy who used this medicine died, and the mortality rate was 100%.

There was only one reason for Hua Shen to continue to persevere. Among the 103 patients who died, only one patient had the symptoms of atrophy alleviated and was obviously getting better. However, because the patient was too weak, he died in the end. However, the cause of death was not atrophy, but organ failure. He died during the artificial organ transplant.

"Sir, first of all, I want to explain to you that this medicine has a certain chance of curing your wife, but the cure rate is probably less than 1%. The death cycle is about 13 days, and the fastest is a few hours."

Ran Zhi stared at Hua Shen in a daze. For a moment, he could no longer suppress the pain in his heart, and tears fell from his eyes.

"Less than 1%!"

Hua Shen nodded. He didn't intend to hide anything. Many patients' families were the same. Hua Shen had been running around during this period, going to the wards of some atrophy patients who could no longer hold on, explaining the situation to their families again and again, and most of the family members agreed.

Beep beep

At this time, a phone call came in. As soon as Hua Shen picked up the phone, his expression became solemn. Another 27 people died.

"Please, doctor!"

Ran Zhi lowered his head. Hua Shen walked over, took the woman's hand out of the quilt, lifted his sleeves, and directly injected the medicine.

Reading URL: