"Is it already this late..." Chu Muyun sat at the door, lowered his head to look at his pocket watch, and let out a long sigh.
"Why hasn't my brother come back yet?" Chen Yan leaned on his cheek, sitting next to Chu Muyun, also looking at the street outside the door.
The dim yellow sunset gradually sank below the horizon, and the blue aurora in the sky became clearer...
The two of them sat in a row like this, the cold wind blowing through the cracks in the wooden boards, causing the kerosene lamp on the table to sway unsteadily.
Finally, at the end of the street where the aurora was surging, a figure gradually became clear.
"He's back!" Chen Yan immediately sat up and waved to the figure in the distance, "Brother!!" Chen Ling dragged his tired body slowly towards home, he saw the two people sitting at the door, squinted his eyes, but still waved back to Chen Yan at the first moment.
Chu Muyun was stunned, stood up from the ground with his hands on his knees, politely smiled and waved.
"You are...”
“You must be Mr.
Chen Ling, right?" Chu Muyun pushed up his silver-rimmed glasses, "I am Chu Muyun, a [doctor] from Aurora City.”
“Oh...
hello." Chen Ling shook hands with him, "Have you been waiting for me for a long time?”
“Not too long.”
“It's been a while." Chen Yan immediately spoke up, "You just left this morning, and he arrived, then he has been sitting in the living room until now...”
“He came this morning? Didn't you pour him some water?”
“I did...
but he didn't drink it himself." Chen Ling's gaze shifted away from Chen Yan, looking apologetically at Chu Muyun, "Dr.
Chu, I'm really sorry to have you come all this way and wait for me for so long...
actually, my illness has already been cured, so how about I treat you to dinner tonight and send you back tomorrow?" Initially, Chen Ling was scared by the audience, so he sought help from a doctor, but now he didn't think he was sick, nor did he believe that anyone could cure him...
Can a "world-ending" level disaster be solved by any doctor who comes along? Not to mention there is a mysterious theater that can suppress the "world-ending" disaster.
If Chu Muyun stays here, not only will he not be able to cure himself, but over time, he might even discover the disaster in his mind.
Chu Muyun was stunned.
He looked at Chen Ling for a while, hesitated, and then spoke: "Well...
Mr.
Chen, often times, the body does not realize it is sick, you may feel better now, but in reality, you are not.
Perhaps, you need me to give you a detailed examination.”
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“No, I don't need it." Chen Ling's refusal this time was very firm.
After all, he doesn't even have a heart now...
let Chu Muyun examine him? Wouldn't that be equivalent to exposing his identity?! Chu Muyun:...
"Dr.
Chu, you came all the way from Aurora City, I am very grateful...
but I really don't need an examination or treatment now." Chen Ling realized that his attitude was a bit off and immediately added sincerely.
"...Alright." Chu Muyun sighed, "But, I may not be able to go back now.”
“Why?”
“District Three is completely sealed off, no one is allowed in or out, don't you know?”
“...Then how did you get in?”
“I have a friend among the enforcers, I asked him to let me in." Chu Muyun smiled helplessly, "But you know, it's easy to get in...
but it's not so easy to get out." The enforcers sealed off District Three with the intention of preventing the disaster from escaping, after all, some disasters are very small in size, they can hide in human backpacks or even merge with humans...
In any case, the difficulty of getting in and out is not on the same level.
This point is well understood by Chen Ling, who has joined the enforcers' reserve.
"This..." Chen Ling was a bit embarrassed.
Chu Muyun came from Aurora City specifically to treat him, and he didn't ask for any fees, saying it was not an exaggeration to do charity...
Now that he has come, he can't go back home, and he can't just turn his face and drive him out of the house and let him wander on the street, right? "Brother, I feel he is not a bad person," Chen Yan timely spoke up, "Today that Han Meng law enforcement officer came, and he was very fierce, he helped me drive the person away." Hearing this, Chen Ling's eyes lit up slightly.
"Can I ask a question?”
“You ask." Chu Muyun nodded.
"Today Han Meng came, how did you get him to leave?”
“Oh, I just told him that there was no one at home, and it is very impolite to enter someone else's residence without the owner's permission.”
“But he is a law enforcement officer, law enforcement officers have the right to search houses." Chen Ling didn't believe that the tough guy could leave so easily.
"I speak, he listens more." Chu Muyun replied lightly, "A few years ago, I saved his life...
twice.”
“...I understand." Chen Ling nodded, "So before the unsealing of Zone Three, you can stay here first, but I have a condition.”
“What condition?”
“Without my permission, you cannot perform any form of examination on me...
my brother either.”
“Okay." Chu Muyun pushed his silver-rimmed glasses lightly and agreed decisively.
Chen Ling returned home and found that the original hole had been filled with wooden boards, although there was still a bit of wind leaking in occasionally, it was much better than the open air of last night.
He turned back and saw Chen Yan with his hands behind his back, bowing his head slightly, as if waiting for his praise.
"Thanks to you." Chen Ling patted his head, "Otherwise, tonight we would have to sleep in the open air again.”
“Actually, there are still some gaps that haven't been filled...
I'll get some clay from the back mountain tomorrow and paste it up." Chen Yan said somewhat embarrassedly.
Chu Muyun walked in and saw this scene, smiling, "You brothers have a good relationship.”
“Of course." Chen Yan pouted.
"You also look quite alike.”
“Do we?" Chen Ling glanced at Chen Yan, "Actually, it's not bad, after all, we are not biological brothers...
but living together for a long time, we do become more alike.”
“I think you look quite alike." Chen Yan answered seriously.
"By the way, that side is your room, the environment is a bit simple, don't mind." Chen Ling took out the room that originally belonged to the Chen couple and said to Chu Muyun.
"It's okay, I'm not picky." Chen Yan watched this scene in the living room, a hint of complexity flashing in his eyes.
Next, Chen Ling personally went to the kitchen to prepare dinner for the three of them...
after a day of hard work and running around, he was also very hungry, fortunately, he had honed his cooking skills when he was a corporate slave in his previous life, and he could still support himself in this different world.
Half an hour later, the hot dishes were ready, and the aroma made Chen Yan and Chu Muyun sitting at the table salivate.
"Mr.
Chen's cooking skills are really good." Chu Muyun took a bite of the potato slice and couldn't help but sigh, "Much better than most restaurants in Aurora City.”
“Just call me Chen Ling." Chen Ling ate while secretly assessing Chu Muyun.
From his attire and demeanor, he was a typical intellectual, whether speaking or eating, he was gentle and refined, giving people a comfortable feeling as if a refreshing breeze had passed by.
Chen Ling had never seen this kind of temperament in Zone Three or Zone Two...
indeed, people from Aurora City were different.
Suddenly, Chen Ling seemed to remember something, "Dr.
Chu.”
“Hmm?”
“How much do you know about the path of communicating with spirits?”