Chapter 225: The Bitter Fruit of the Great Powers' Struggle
Chapter 225: The Bitter Fruit of the Great Powers' Struggle
Chu Xin saw that his mind was drifting somewhere else and just waited quietly for him to come back to his senses.
Only after hearing the words and reminiscing about the past did he turn back.
Chu Xin didn't wait for him to say anything else, just asked him,
"Have you ever thought about how sad Grandpa and Mom would be if they knew about your current situation? Not to mention that you're even thinking about giving up your life. Who are you being honest with?!"
Not to mention his closest relatives, he even feels sorry for Hong Lin.
He smiled bitterly when he heard that. How could he not have thought about it? After all, they were his relatives. Even though they had been separated for so long, how could he not care about the blood ties?
But some things are beyond his control.
"You know Chu Zhinian died from nuclear radiation, but why didn't you consider that I'm still alive but in pain?"
He turned pale when he heard that, and looked sick all over. If he relaxed his back, which he had been trying to straighten, he would definitely look terrible.
His eyes were filled with pain and the prospect of relief.
"As for me, I'm not completely cured. Nuclear radiation can't be cured so easily. I'm just luckier than Chu Zhinian. Although I've suffered, I've received the best and most advanced medical treatments. That's why I've managed to survive until today. But the predetermined outcome can't be changed."
Chu Xin frowned, "What do you mean?"
Upon hearing this, he clumsily unbuttoned his collar with his right hand, then lowered it little by little until several crisscrossing suture scars on his chest and abdomen were clearly visible.
"Do you know what's so scary about nuclear radiation? It causes lethal damage to human cells. The surviving cells can also mutate, leading to organ failure and a cancer incidence rate several times higher than normal!
I've had surgery on my liver, lungs, and even my heart, and even had other necrotic organs removed.
This is not the most painful thing. The painful thing is that these injuries are not one-time. As time goes by, they are eroding all my organs bit by bit.
Including my amputated left hand, it did not stop degenerating after the necrotic tissue was removed, but instead eroded the healthy tissue bit by bit.
These scars are left after years of treatment, and the pits and bumps on the skin are left by the rotten flesh that was dug out.
Like Chu Zhinian, I will die. I just received more advanced treatment in the United States, but that doesn't change the final outcome."
Chu Xin knew all this, but she didn't expect his problem to be so serious. Didn't she just take a quick look at him?
However, thinking of the dangers of strong radiation sources, she could only shut up. Even low-radiation medical methods such as CT scans in later generations are not recommended, let alone a strong radiation source that is obviously designed to kill people from the beginning.
However, this cannot be an excuse for not wanting to live.
unless……
"Are you feeling unwell again?"
Hearing this, he slowly buttoned up his shirt.
"You are my family, I won't hide it from you, yes, my body is failing, and I don't want to receive treatment this time."
Chu Xin lowered her head in silence. She was not sad, but thinking about the recovery potion in the space. Should she take it out and give it to Wen Yan? This was her secret.
It was given to the injured soldier Xiaozhi without his knowledge and no one saw it at the time.
Now, should she take the risk to save her so-called uncle?
Chu Xin was feeling a little irritated and really disliked this state of having to do things with restrictions.
Hearing this, he looked at Chu Xin. When he went abroad, his sister was not married yet. He only learned all the news from home through letters, including this niece who looked like him. Apart from worrying about her name before she was born and sending gifts home every year before the accident, there was no other extra interaction between them.
He didn't expect Chu Xin to come to Hongcheng. If his identity hadn't been discovered, he would have had no intention of recognizing her. His family would only be in pain if they saw him like this.
Even now, his thoughts have not changed. He hopes that other family members will not know about his situation and let him die quietly where they can't see him.
Suddenly, Chu Xin looked up at him.
"You, really don't want to live anymore? What if, I mean what if, you can completely stop the necrosis of your body tissues this time?!"
He frowned and looked very calm when he heard this. He was not moved at all by what Chu Xin said.
"So what? I'm already disabled, and there's nothing more tragic than a broken heart. I'm not afraid of you laughing at me. Before you enlightened me, I never doubted Hong Lin's feelings.
Now I know, and I know even more how much he means to me. Chu Xin, I've really had enough of life! There has never been a moment that makes me miss him so much.
Wherever he is, I should be there. The separation between life and death is too painful for me as a living being."
Chu Xin frowned, "That family?"
"Go back and tell your grandfather about me. Let him know that I have done my best to serve China. As for my injuries, don't mention them. Just say that I died without suffering. I believe he will accept it."
Chu Xin now completely gave up the idea of saving Wen Yan. Even if he was not physically ill, he would not be able to live long if his heart was dead.
She was irritated at first, but soon calmed down and accepted the fact that her cheap uncle was about to die.
But she is not good at comforting people.
"Then I'll wait until you're dead before going back? At least there has to be someone who can bury you, right?"
He was stunned when he heard that, then he burst into laughter. The sadness in his heart also dissipated. He found that Chu Xin was quite funny.
"Okay, then wait until I'm buried before you go back!"
It was clearly a matter of life and death, but to them it seemed like just a temporary separation.
The uncle and nephew finished talking about this heavy topic, and then they talked about something else.
"Zhou Yichen told me that the methods used by Lin Yue's men are more like the ninjutsu of the Sakura Country. You've fought against them before, what do you think?"
Chu Xin nodded. Actually, those people at a higher level do have some special abilities. When they concentrate, they can send mental waves or suggestive signals to the brains of people around them, interfering with their visual nerves and the image processing function of their brain, thus achieving the effect of invisibility.
For example, the wall-walker who was pulled out of the wall and crushed to death by her, he really had some skills.
There are many more people who are just physically sensitive and can synchronize light and shadow. With some specific equipment, they can perfectly avoid being captured by the sight every time. It is like the ninjutsu of Sakura Country, but a more advanced version.
Knowing that Wen Yan had doubts about those people, and even the identities of Lin Yue and Lin Yaohui, Chu Xin directly told him her guess.
"So, it's possible that Sakura Country has been causing trouble all along. Whether they're trying to take advantage of the situation or not is unclear."
Wen Yan knew more about the current history than her,
"Now the two countries are also in the Cold War period, and during this period, Sakura Country mainly relies on the protection and support of the United States to promote its own development.
However, due to strategic considerations for the entire world and the desire to break free from the US's control over the Sakura Country, it is normal for complex espionage activities to exist between the two countries.
We Chinese are just pawns in their game.
I just wonder if Sakura Country and the United States can accept the bitter fruit of being a victim of the struggle between great powers!"
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