Yucheng, Municipal First Hospital.

When winter comes, autumn in the south is not as desolate as in the north, and the leaves on the treetops are still full of green.

Zhao Si got out of the taxi. The hospital in this 18th-tier small city was pitifully small, and the parking lot was just an open space between the inpatient building and the clinic.

He rubbed his hands in an attempt to dispel the coldness above. Entering the inpatient building still made people shiver with cold. The lack of heating in the south was what he was most uncomfortable with. Although there was no cold air like the north that could freeze people to death, it was still a cold and humid environment.

It makes people feel like they are soaking in water.

This may be what is called a magic attack.

"Xiaosi, Xiaosi, this way, this way."

A middle-aged man waved to him. His skin was dark and rough, and his facial features had as many wrinkles as the ravines on the Loess Plateau. His clothes were patchwork, with some traces of cement from the construction site, and his expression always had a lingering look.

of timidity.

This man's name is Li Xingguo, a migrant worker who can be seen everywhere, and also his junior high school teacher.

His son's name was Li Yi. He was hit by a battery car ten years ago. Because it was an illegally modified battery car that was very fast, it directly knocked Li Yi into a vegetative state. The rider who was riding the bike died in a worse situation than him.

Already.

Li Yi's mother quit her job in a sugar factory to take care of him and went to a coastal city to work three jobs. Later, due to an injury, she used a sewing machine at home to help others make clothes collars. Li Xingguo, a 50-year-old rural teacher, went to a cement factory to

I got pneumoconiosis because I was fighting for more money, and I just held on without going to the doctor. A good family was ruined.

Maybe the emperor paid off, and today, ten years later, Li Yi miraculously woke up. The only flaw was that he was mentally disturbed. Maybe he had been sleeping for too long, maybe he couldn't accept that ten years had passed as soon as he closed his eyes and opened them.

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Li Yi's grades were very good that year and he hoped to be admitted to Kyoto University, but his whole life was ruined by such a bump.

And I was Li Yi's childhood playmate and now a psychiatrist. When I heard that Li Yi had mental problems, I rushed back from other places without stopping.

"Uncle, how is Brother Yi's situation?"

"It's much better, much better," Li Xingguo beamed with joy, his smile making his wrinkles deeper. "Although I can't relieve myself yet, at least I can eat what I put in my mouth."

"Let's go up and check on Brother Yi first."

"Okay, okay."

Ward 304.

Zhao Si knocked on the door and entered. There were three beds in the room, two of which were empty. Li Yi was lying on the bed by the window. He looked out the window with dull eyes, the breeze ruffled his hair, and his skinny face

There is an indescribable desolation.

A nurse was doing a daily check-up, which was nothing more than taking body temperature, checking oxygen supply, etc. Small hospitals don't pay that much attention, and Li Yi's family couldn't afford to live in a big hospital.

Li Xingguo asks daily: "Nurse, how is my Li Yi? Is there any problem?"

"No problem." The nurse took another look at Zhao Si, who was tall and handsome in a suit and leather suit next to him. Then she unconsciously put away her scornful attitude and replied with a smile: "He is in very good health. He is clean and tidy and does not have any skin diseases."

, the muscle atrophy is not serious, and he doesn’t look like a person who has been bedridden for many years. It can be seen that he is usually well cared for.”

In front of outstanding members of the opposite sex, both men and women will subconsciously pay attention to their own image. Zhao Si is obviously an excellent member of the opposite sex. He is handsome and tall in a suit and leather shoes, dressed like a social elite, and may also sell insurance.

However, in terms of appearance, the nurse prefers the former.

Zhao Si took a look at his friend since childhood. He was indeed neat and tidy, not like a vegetative person who had slept for ten years.

After chatting for a while, the nurse left the ward.

Zhao Si stepped forward to check Li Yi's condition. His body was as bad as that of someone who had been bedridden for many years, but there was not much odor, and his eyes were dull and unfocused. It was obvious that his consciousness had not yet recovered.

His mouth opened and closed as if he was mumbling something.

"To the extreme of emptiness, keep quiet and sincere"

A very unfamiliar tone, which he had never heard before, and Zhao Si did not pay attention to Quan Dang's unconscious words.

In the words of the grandfather of the family, if you lose your soul, you have to bring it back. If the hospital hadn't banned soul summoning, Uncle Li might have hired someone to do the soul summoning, which would have cost a lot of money. Just like before, in order to wake up Li Yi, he was deceived.

The various miracle medicine and health care products purchased are average.

Zhao Si truly feels the ignorance of people. Even though technology is so advanced today, feudal superstition still exists. Just as the government is working tirelessly to crack down on fraud, some people will still be deceived by clumsy tricks in science fraud.

It’s chaos to care.

He placed his palms in front of Li Yi's eyes, but his pupils showed no reaction. He shook his body but there was no response, and when he gently pushed it down, he did not straighten his body. When he pinched Ren Zhong's body with his fingertips, his body trembled slightly, but not too much.

Zhao Si thought secretly that he might have a thinking disorder, intellectual disability, or willpower disorder.

"How is Xiaosi?"

Father Li had been paying attention to Zhao Si's expression from the beginning. His mood changed along with the other person's expression, and his whole heart lifted when he saw the frown.

Zhao Siwei said truthfully: "At present, it seems that Brother Yi's mental state is not bad. I can't guarantee the specific situation. I won't know until I go for relevant examinations. But uncle, you have to be mentally prepared. This may be a long-lasting battle."

There is currently no effective treatment for mental illness."

Rehabilitation of a vegetative person is an extremely long process, especially for a vegetative person who has slept for 10 years. Being able to respond to external stimuli is already a very big progress. No one dares to guarantee whether it can be restored. Current medical technology is not suitable for

The brain-related fields are at a very primitive stage, and the mental aspect is even more blind.

"It's okay, it's okay. I have been here for ten years. Even if I am stupid, I will support him." Father Li's short body of less than 1.6 meters gave out the opposite determination.

"Then let's give Brother Yi some tests first, such as blood sugar, liver and kidney function, B-ultrasound, etc. It should be OK here. Later, we need to transfer to a large hospital in the capital of the state for CT, MRI, single photon emission computed tomography, etc.

Positron emission computed tomography. Psychiatric examination, electroencephalogram, polysomnography, electroencephalogram, brain evoked potentials, etc. are all required.”

"We need to have a comprehensive understanding of Brother Yi's body before we can prescribe the right medicine. After a few days of observation, we will transfer him to a large hospital in the capital of the state, where I have friends I know."

Zhao Si noticed Father Li's expression and immediately added: "Uncle, don't worry about the cost. I'll take care of it first."

"." Father Li hesitated. He wanted to refuse, but they didn't have the money to go to a big hospital.

Zhao Si continued: "Brother Yi will be able to pay it back in the future with his ability. The most important thing now is to cure Brother Yi first."

"Okay, okay, thank you, Xiaosi. It's really a blessing that Yi'er can make a friend like you in three lifetimes." Father Li nodded repeatedly, his spine bent as if he was bending over to him. This action may even hurt him.

Without even realizing it, it has become instinctive.

His appearance made Zhao Si feel a little tight in his chest. Father Li was his junior high school teacher and the person he respected the most when he was a child.

The words that Li Xingguo taught him were still vivid in his mind, but at this moment, they damned appeared in his mind.

Wealth and honor cannot lead to sexual immorality, poverty and lowliness cannot change.

In the past ten years, working from dawn to dusk has not diminished Li's father's love for Brother Yi, but it has diminished his character as a teacher. His dignity and pride have been ground into powder little by little while running around for medical expenses.

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Ring ring ring!

The phone rang loudly. Father Li took out a PHS phone that was no bigger than a palm. After he connected it, he was immediately scolded:

"Li Xingguo, you don't want to fucking do it, do you?"

"No. Brother Cao, didn't I ask for leave?"

"How dare you ask for leave to catch up on the project! Did you take what I said the day before yesterday as fart? Come back now, or you will be fined three days' salary!"

"But I'm asking a doctor to treat my son at the hospital. Brother Cao, can I arrive later?"

Toot toot.

After hanging up the phone, Father Li smiled slightly awkwardly: "Xiao Si, I will go back to the construction site to clear dust first. I am at a nearby construction site. If you have any questions, you can call me and I will run over right away.

Yes. And the money is for inspection, you keep it."

"No, no, no."

"Keep it, keep it"

After some refusal, Zhao Si still took the money in his hand. There were one hundred pieces, fifty pieces, ten yuan pieces, and one piece scattered here and there. Each piece was folded and worn, just like Li's father.

Wrinkled and old, but still valuable.

Father Li left. He walked carefully through the city for fear of disturbing some wild beasts, and he might even shrink down while riding a bus.

Zhao Si sighed: "Brother Yi, you have to cheer up, otherwise."

"...To." Li Yi struggled to spit out a sound. Although it was very weak, Zhao Si heard it. It was not the incomprehensible babbling sound in the past.

"Brother Yi, what did you say?"

Zhao Si perked up and quickly put his ear to it.

"To the extreme of Xuji..."

Three very clear words, but why these three words?

What is Zhixuji?

Zhao Si looked confused. Before he could sort out the thoughts in his mind, Li Yi uttered three more words. This time the pronunciation was more standard than the last time, and it was obviously not nonsense.

"Keep quiet..."

"Go to the extreme of emptiness and keep quiet?"

Zhao Si took out his mobile phone and looked up the meaning of "To keep quiet in the virtual world" from the Internet, and muttered:
To be continued...