Xing Conglian’s physique was filled with the odor of gunpowder, coming from firearms and from the explosives that blew up the whole mine. This was in all probability the closest second in Lin Chen’s life to the iron-blooded reality that was inherent in Xing Conglian. Nevertheless, now, saying something or asking any questions appeared redundant. Xing Conglian’s respiratory steadily slowed down in Lin Chen’s ears, like scorching milk soaked in honey, making him drowsy.

Lin Chen’s fingers steadily loosened, however when he was about to fall right into a deep sleep, there appeared to be one thing in his coronary heart reminding him. He shook his injured hand vigorously, and the ache made him abruptly awake. “The place’s Duan Yang? Is he nonetheless alive?”

He abruptly opened his eyes and requested.

Lin Chen’s delicate actions couldn’t escape Xing Conglian’s notion. Xing Conglian launched his embrace and sat up on the sting of the mattress, lifting Lin Chen’s swollen and virtually rotten hand. His face instantly turned chilly, nevertheless it wasn’t simply due to the irritating steel ring on Lin Chen’s left finger. No less than, that was what Xing Conglian informed himself.

Lin Chen curled his fingers barely. Though his actions had been nonetheless nervous, he checked out Xing Conglian tenderly. “Don’t be offended. Look forward to me to elucidate.”

Sure, rattling love. Xing Conglian felt that Lin Chen’s abilities had been merely self-taught. In brief, when Lin Chen checked out him with such a peaceful however affectionate gaze, he may solely obediently choose up the headset he had simply thrown on the bottom to search out out the most recent progress.

At this second, a violent pounding sounded on the door.

Though it was very clear that Wang Chao should’ve been eavesdropping outdoors, now that {the teenager} dared to pound on the door desperately, it meant there was an emergency.

“Boss, Boss, open the door!” Wang Chao’s weak voice got here by way of the door.

Lin Chen additionally supported himself on the mattress and wished to sit down up. Xing Conglian glared on the individual on the mattress, giving him a warning look, and went to open the door. Earlier than he may communicate, Wang Chao mentioned, “Boss, Physician Duan is dying.”

Xing Conglian took a deep breath. Though he knew that dying is perhaps a reduction for Duan Wanshan, at this second, he nonetheless felt that dying was too fucking merciless that it let nobody escape.

Out of the blue, Lin Chen’s weak voice got here from behind. “Physician Duan… Which Duan?”

Xing Conglian rotated, solely to see that Lin Chen’s face was two levels paler than earlier than. Even the blood in his lips had drained and appeared no completely different than a sheet of paper.

He noticed worry once more in Lin Chen’s eyes—”Duan Wanshan?”

Lin Chen requested.

When listening to this title come from Lin Chen’s mouth, Xing Conglian additionally had a creepy feeling. In spite of everything, it was Lin Chen, and he had already guessed the reply simply by his expression.

“Take me there.” Lin Chen lastly sat up with problem.

Wang Chao ran to the bottom beside Lin Chen’s mattress and squatted down straight away, a loss. “A’Chen Gege, why are you so badly injured? What are you going to do?”

In fact, Xing Conglian was unwilling to take Lin Chen to see Duan Wanshan. Lin Chen’s present scenario was clearly not appropriate for experiencing any sort of unhappy parting.

“Take me there.” Lin Chen insisted once more. “If Duan Yang continues to be alive, please inform me to return again quickly. Hurry up…”

Lin Chen’s voice trembled, however he compelled himself to be calm. Clearly, he would keep wide-eyed and acutely aware even when somebody held a gun to his temple and pulled the set off. Xing Conglian’s expression darkened once more. He walked to the top of Lin Chen’s mattress and requested, “What if I say no?”

Lin Chen didn’t reply. He simply grabbed Xing Conglian’s cuffs. As a result of he held it extraordinarily onerous, the blood blended with pus flowed out of his palm.

Kang An’s voice got here out of the headset. Xing Conglian listened for a second and checked out Lin Chen, then mentioned to the individual on the different finish of the headset, “Dr. Duan is dying. Beneath the premise of making certain security, take Duan Yang and withdraw as quickly as potential.”

Earlier than he completed talking, Lin Chen spoke once more. “In the meanwhile, don’t inform Duan Yang that Dr. Duan is about to die.” Lin Chen spoke in a peaceful but offended tone. “I’m afraid he’ll go loopy on the best way, and it will likely be unsafe. Allow them to simply withdraw as quickly as potential.”

After Lin Chen completed talking, he started to cough violently as he pulled himself as much as get up and about.

“Don’t inform Dr. Duan Yang the information about this. Simply retreat as quickly as potential.” Xing Conglian ordered based on Lin Chen’s request. Though he wished to knock Lin Chen out instantly, he may solely bend down, choose up the individual, and rush out the door.

……

Duan Yang felt that one thing was taking place.

He couldn’t fairly describe the sensation, as if somebody had hit him onerous on the highest of his head with a sledgehammer. Just some minutes in the past, the masked man who had kidnapped him all the best way to Dana was neatly and cleanly killed by a stray bullet.

When Lu Jia died, he was mendacity on his again together with his eyes vast open and had an unwilling expression. However the bullet took impact rapidly, and he died earlier than he may even say any final phrases. With out Lu Jia, Duan Yang was clearly unable to board the helicopter. At that second, he appeared up on the sky, fully bewildered. He had no concept what all this was for. The blast from the manufacturing facility explosion knocked him to the bottom. He lay there among the many rubble, trying up on the indescribable sky, too lazy to even transfer a finger.

Now it appeared that Lin Chen’s dying was meaningless, and he would perish as properly.

Then, he heard a distant voice. Somebody was calling his title.

He felt it was an auditory hallucination. He even thought it was his instructor calling him. The smoke within the sky appeared to converge right into a face that was all the time critical and good-looking at that second. His instructor was sporting a proper, smoky grey go well with and checkered cashmere scarf. He put his hand on his hand and corrected his much less standardized stitching actions.

It was at the moment that Duan Yang felt as if he had been hit onerous by a hammer. He struggled to sit down up from the bottom. Due to the explosion, every thing round him was quiet, leaving solely the sound of the wall rumbling and collapsing. The subsequent second, he was pulled up by somebody.

A face blended with colourful paint appeared in entrance of him. The person confirmed a mouthful of snow-white enamel and requested him, “Are you Duan Yang?”

Duan Yang opened his mouth and located that he couldn’t communicate, so he may solely nod his head reluctantly.

“All proper, include me.” Whereas speaking, the person grabbed him and began working away. Duan Yang wished to ask such questions as “Who’re you” and “Why are you rescuing me”, however when there was a glimmer of hope, such bullshit questions weren’t necessary. He used all his energy to roar, “I nonetheless have a buddy in that constructing. Can…”

“Are you silly?!” The opposite occasion rotated. “Guide Lin, proper? In fact it’s him who requested me to save lots of you!”

Whereas working wildly, Duan Yang mentioned excitedly, “Is Guide Lin okay? He’s not in good well being. Watch out to not let him get harm once more…”

Duan Yang rambled all the best way, however as quickly as he ran to the collapsed manufacturing facility constructing, he clearly noticed the one who led him to flee pause. The person gave him a deep look with unusual eyes, and Duan Yang as soon as once more had a foul premonition in his coronary heart. When the person was about to say one thing, he abruptly shut up and simply mentioned, “Hurry up. The boat is about to depart.”

……

When Lin Chen noticed the dying affected person on the mattress within the room, he didn’t know the way issues had grow to be like this. Somebody should be enjoying an enormous joke on him someplace. Aside from that, there was no rationalization.

Wang Chao rapidly dragged a backrest chair, and Xing Conglian laid him onto it. In reality, he actually didn’t have any vitality to take care of the sitting place at the moment. Xing Conglian had no alternative however to wrap his palms round Lin Chen once more in order that he may barely keep his sitting posture.

Initially of every thing, he had already heard their detailed description of Dr. Duan from Mrs. Jiang and Duan Yang. Lin Chen all the time felt that it ought to be a good-looking physician, light and well mannered, and perhaps even the sort that may make feminine sufferers blush when he checked out them. The individual on the mattress was actually removed from such descriptions in his reminiscence.

Though he may barely see the good-looking facial contours beneath the skinny pores and skin of the opposite individual’s face, the instructor that Duan Yang dreamed of clearly shouldn’t be like this.

He bent down barely and held Duan Wanshan’s withered fingers.

Duan Wanshan appeared to sense one thing. He compelled his eyes to open and checked out Lin Chen with a delicate and calm look.

Though Duan Wanshan in all probability didn’t have the energy to talk, Lin Chen had the phantasm of being appeared into the depths of his soul with simply his stare upon that second.

He was so unhappy in his coronary heart that he didn’t even know if he ought to inform Duan Wanshan about Duan Yang. This was a extremely troublesome scenario to cope with. If Duan Wanshan didn’t find out about it, wouldn’t or not it’s advantageous?

He checked out Xing Conglian helplessly, and Xing Conglian nodded at him.

Lin Chen turned his head and mentioned to Duan Wanshan, “Duan Yang has been with me nowadays. We had been kidnapped right here by mistake, so… please maintain on for some time longer. He can be right here quickly.”

The person on the snow-white sheet blinked, exhibiting a smart and calm gaze. Lin Chen clearly noticed the enjoyment in his eyes for a second, however the pleasure was changed by despair and helplessness. “Oh, that’s actually… unlucky.”

Lin Chen didn’t know what to say. He may solely maintain Duan Wanshan’s hand and say, “He loves you dearly. Alongside the best way, we had been kidnapped… I’ve been utilizing a ebook to trick him into having extra religion. I informed him that when an individual’s religion is robust sufficient, he can do something. After which he actually believed it and saved speaking and urging me to think about somebody and to maintain on residing, repeating this matter time and again.” Lin Chen glanced at Xing Conglian and mentioned, “I believe he did this as a result of he thought it was efficient. Each time he considered you, he was stuffed with the dedication to outlive.”

Duan Wanshan blinked, as if he understood every thing. He checked out them with a smile. “Your pseudoscience…in my case…received’t work.”

Lin Chen discovered it troublesome to breathe. “I do know. Life and dying are sure by destiny, however please see him one final time.”

At the moment, Xing Conglian stuffed the headset into his ear. The sounds of working and heavy respiratory got here clearly by way of the headset. Kang An was reporting their particular location on the different finish.

At this second, Lin Chen heard Duan Wanshan slowly say, in a particularly helpless tone, “Don’t you suppose…assembly like this…is just too troublesome…for…for…a dying individual like me?”

In fact Lin Chen understood the difficulties Duan Wanshan was referring to. When he talked about Duan Yang, the look in Duan Wanshan’s eyes already mentioned every thing.

He didn’t know what sort of twists and turns had led so far, however when two individuals who had been in love had been compelled to face separation and expertise dying with out having the possibility to specific their emotions, any speak of “seeing one another for one final time” was meaningless and nothing however remorse, so how may they not remorse it?

Duan Wanshan appeared to see what he was considering. He squeezed Lin Chen’s hand gently and mentioned, “I received’t remorse it. My life was very significant. Even when it’s Duan Yang, I consider I’ve taught him properly.” Duan Wanshan checked out them and mentioned, “Mr. Xing is aware of.”

Xing Conglian mentioned coldly, “I do know shit.”

“Then…Then…what about my requests?” Duan Wanshan requested with a smile.

“Why are you threatening me earlier than you die?”

Lin Chen frowned and coughed in a low voice.

For some cause, Xing Conglian instantly mentioned, “Okay, I promise you. Do you wish to see your pupil for one final time?”

Duan Wanshan didn’t reply his query. He retracted his gaze and appeared up on the ceiling. His ideas appeared to drift distant. Some very slight phrases overflowed from his mouth. After Lin Chen rigorously recognized them, he realized it ought to be a psalm.

Shall I examine thee to a summer season’s day?

Thou artwork extra pretty and extra temperate:

On one facet had been the sighs of Duan Wanshan, on the verge of dying. On the opposite facet had been the sounds of bullets, working, and speedy respiratory. Lin Chen felt like he was being torn aside.

He as soon as once more tightly held Duan Wanshan’s hand, nevertheless it appeared like it doesn’t matter what he mentioned, he couldn’t cease Duan Wanshan’s eyes from steadily closing.

Tough winds do shake the darling buds of Might,

And summer season’s lease hath all too brief a date:

“Second flooring, 204.” Lin Chen checked out Duan Wanshan’s face and knowledgeable the individuals on the opposite finish of the headset.

The individuals on the finish had already rushed into the cabin and had been desperately pushing apart all of the individuals of their manner.

Duan Wanshan’s voice was getting lighter and lighter…

Generally too scorching the attention of heaven shines,

And sometimes is his gold complexion dimmed;

The sound of frantic footsteps was lastly getting nearer. Duan Wanshan’s voice was fading into nothingness.

The door opened vast, and Lin Chen felt a lightness in his palms.

He turned his head in the direction of the door and appeared. Duan Yang’s face was blurred in his imaginative and prescient…

Kinky Ideas:

The psalm that Duan Wanshan was quoting is Sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare. You possibly can learn the total sonnet by going to the Wikipedia.

The sonnet is in the end about how magnificence will ultimately fade, as in nature, every thing stunning will decline resulting from nature’s course as a result of it’s all the time altering. Nevertheless, that magnificence can be immortalized within the traces of the poem, so long as they’re learn.

I’ll go away it as much as you learn how to interpret the poem on this chapter. My interpretation of it’s that what Duan Wanshan is attempting to convey is that, although he’ll die, Duan Yang received’t overlook him so long as he remembers and thinks about him, simply as when your family members die, they aren’t gone ceaselessly so long as they continue to be in your ideas.

So don’t be too unhappy due to the parting.

Nonetheless, this chapter made me cry, nonetheless. Lin Chen and us readers actually can’t catch a break, can we?