Chapter 0391 – I also wanted to get rid of it all.
”Chen Ge?” Old Wei and Dr. Gao spoke in unison, neither of them expected to meet Chen Ge here.
”I’m here to look for that old man in Ping An Apartment, where is ward 269?” Chen Ge spoke quickly, this was not the time to talk.
”I’ll take you there.” Dr. Gao seemed familiar with the place, he directly led Chen Ge to the corner of the long corridor, and Lao Wei followed.
After taking a look at the number on the sickroom door, Chen Ge followed the window on the door and looked inside.
Two nurses and a doctor were standing next to the hospital bed, and they seemed to be communicating with the old man in the bed.
The old man’s physical state was already poor, his eyes were closed and he was making noises in his throat, but no one could understand what he was saying.
Knocking on the door, Chen Ge entered the middle of the hospital room.
A nurse in the room recognized him and whispered a few words to the doctor.
The doctor nodded gently and signaled the two nurses to go out first.
”Mr. Chen, I called you here today because I have two things to tell you.”
”How is the old man’s condition? When I left last time, wasn’t he already much better?”
The doctor sighed softly and walked over to Chen Ge’s side, he seemed to be afraid that the old man would hear him so his voice was very low: “We’ve done all we can, the old man’s health has always been very poor, and being cared for by unprofessionals for so long in an apartment building has caused even more damage to his body. He was able to support himself until now, all by a breath of air, he wanted to find the murderer of his son, in fact, according to his physical condition being able to drag himself until now is already a miracle.”
Without replying, Chen Ge looked at the old man on the hospital bed who couldn’t even open his eyes, his mind was empty.
”This old man is indeed quite difficult, his apartment building is a murder house, almost unsellable, a few years ago the above demolished the building and said that they wanted to build a resort, which happened to pass by his apartment.”
”The above promised to give him a large sum of compensation for the demolition, but he refused to agree, cut off electricity, cut off water, all kinds of tricks have been used, this stubborn old man is not willing.”
”Finally, when the bulldozers and forklifts drove to the door, the old man sat in his wheelchair and blocked the middle of the road.”
”He said that if the house was demolished, the clues to the case would be completely gone, and the murderer might never be caught again.”
”I don’t even dare to imagine how he got through all these hours, look at him withered and sick, but that’s how he lasted for five years, until the case was solved.”
The doctor was feeling emotional himself by the end of his speech, and when he saw that Chen Ge hadn’t opened his mouth, he continued again.
”We also respected his opinion, that’s why we called you here. This case is an obsession in his heart, and you helped him fulfill his wish, so the old man is very grateful to you.” The doctor left Chen Ge a number: “This is the phone number from the notary’s side, the old master divided all his property, including that apartment building, into four parts.”
”One portion was donated to the Lost Children Foundation; one portion was given to the Jiujiang Public Security Bureau to offer a reward for hunting down fugitive wanted criminals; one portion was given to you as a reward for accomplishing his heart’s desire; and one portion was given to you as well, but filled out in the hope that you would take care of his granddaughter. If you don’t have an opinion, contact the people over at the notary as soon as possible.”
”I have opinions.” Chen Ge finally spoke after a long time, “The person is still alive, what’s the point of making a will? You guys do your best to treat him, don’t give up until the last moment.”
The doctor wanted to say something else, but Chen Ge waved his hand, “Can you leave me alone with the old man for a while?”
In the face of the cross fortune, Chen Ge didn’t act very moved, which wasn’t quite what the doctor thought, he instructed Chen Ge with a few words and walked out.
The door to the hospital room closed, Chen Ge sat on the side of the hospital bed, and he placed Xiao Xiao next to the old man’s shoulder.
There seemed to be crying coming from inside the room, faint and inaudible.
Chen Ge gently grabbed the old man’s hand, which was skin and bones, as if he was holding a dead tree branch buried in the middle of the snow.
”Elder, Xiao Xiao is still alive, you are her only relative.” Chen Ge didn’t know if the old man could hear his words, he only saw the old man’s mouth open to let out a sound that no one could understand, as if he was trying to express something.
He had too many words he wanted to say to Xiao Xiao, and he should be very upset as well.
The door to the hospital room was gently pushed open and Dr. Gao quietly walked over, he gestured towards Chen Ge and sat himself on the other side of the bed.
The slender fingers lightly pressed the old man’s shoulders and neck, and slowly, the old man calmed down.
”Let’s go out first, we absolutely cannot stimulate him at this time, let him rest for a while.” Dr. Gao was still as mature and gentle as when Chen Ge first met him, able to handle anything well.
Chen Ge glanced at Xiao Xiao, who was lying on the pillow next to the old man’s shoulder, and shook his head.
Yin Xiao Xiao was the first stern ghost he had found after obtaining the black cell phone, a very special one that wasn’t scary at all.
Many times, Chen Ge had gotten used to this little one’s existence and treated her as his family.
”I want to accompany them for a while.”
”Them?” Dr. Gao looked at the old man and the muppet on the hospital bed and gently patted Chen Ge’s shoulder, “After you’re sad enough, remember to look up at the sky.”
”Why?”
”Because that’s how life is.” Dr. Gao walked towards the outside of the ward, “A few years ago, when my wife had a car accident, I also wanted to get rid of it all, and then because of Xiao Xue’s existence, I came to understand a truth. Giving up life is the same as leaving the ‘crime of seeing death’ to all those who love him.”
”Your wife?”
”Yes, I’ve always loved her.”
Dr. Gao pushed open the door to the hospital room and walked out.
The door to the room closed, and Chen Ge sat next to the hospital bed, recalling Dr. Gao’s words.
He held the old man’s hand without letting go and looked at Xiao Xiao in the muppet and the old man in the hospital bed.
”Actually, it’s not bad to have ghosts in the world, at least there’s a chance to make up for regrets.”
The old man’s health was already in bad shape, but with Tiny by his side, he slowly calmed down as if he was falling asleep.
The black cell phone in his pocket vibrated gently, and Chen Ge took it out after a few minutes as he received a new alert message.
After tapping on it, he found that Xiao Xiao’s favorability towards him had changed from being trustworthy to being dependent on each other.
”Dependable? Then the old man ……”
Chen Ge put his hand under the old man’s nose and realized that the other party was still breathing, so he sat back down.
He continued to look through his cell phone, and after his goodwill increased, the column of Xiao Xiao’s name appeared to change, and an extra line appeared.
”Yin Xiao Xiao (Knight Ghost): rare special ability – An Soul.”
”Soul Restoration: appease the Knight Ghost and wash the soul.”
Putting away the black phone, Chen Ge realized why the old man could fall asleep quickly every time Xiao Xiao came to accompany the old man.
It wasn’t just because Xiao Xiao was the old man’s granddaughter and could put the old man at ease, but also because she possessed such an ability to warm the soul.