Chapter 55#
Evaporating from the Human World#
The white mist on the respirator increased instantly.
Wang Zhifeng knew Mo Xuzhi was smiling. His eyes still carried the daze of waking up, but they were very bright, startlingly so.
Although he didn’t know why he was so happy, Wang Zhifeng couldn’t help but smile slightly.
“You might be a little hungry. Bear with it for a while, and then you can eat.”
Mo Xuzhi’s finger moved, and then he struggled to turn his head slightly toward the window.
The sun outside had just reached the top of the building opposite.
Then it gradually rose.
Wang Zhifeng stayed in the room and watched the sun with Mo Xuzhi.
They watched the sun rise gradually, then touch the clouds, and finally hang above the floating clouds.
This was where it was supposed to be.
Then, before he knew it, Mo Xuzhi fell asleep again.
The doctor called Wang Zhifeng out again.
Mo Xuzhi had no relatives. After permission from above, Wang Zhifeng represented the central government and acted as the only designated agent for the time being, fulfilling the responsibilities of a relative. Before Mo Xuzhi’s exclusive doctor flew here from Beijing, he would be fully responsible for all relevant matters and all discussions would be held with him.
“This was found in Mr. Mo’s coat. We were afraid he had other symptoms, so we took part of it to analyze the ingredients. There should have been two kinds of medicine in the box, but one of them was probably finished, and there was no sample for identification. Take a look, Professor Wang.”
The doctor took out a small white medicine box, along with several ingredient identification results and another test report, and handed them all to Wang Zhifeng.
After a long time.
Wang Zhifeng put the test reports he could keep into his briefcase and thanked the doctor.
The doctor also breathed a sigh of relief and said: “Fortunately, Professor Wang is still so calm. People who do research are indeed different.”
An accident involved so many things, and it was lucky that Professor Wang could still remain calm. If it were anyone else, even normal communication would have become a problem, let alone discussing treatment.
Wang Zhifeng didn’t say anything. After the doctor left, he returned to the ward and sat by Mo Xuzhi’s bed for a long time.
He leaned against the wall, looking down at the young man lying quietly.
He wasn’t calm.
He was also human and had feelings, but his reason told him that others could cry or laugh as they pleased at this time, but he could not.
He had to force himself to calm down at all times so that he could ensure that Mo Xuzhi wouldn’t have any accidents when facing emergencies.
At this time, he couldn’t lose his composure.
Mo Xuzhi recovered very quickly. In the afternoon, he could remove the respirator to breathe on his own and speak.
His voice was very hoarse, and he spoke slower than usual. Wang Zhifeng and the medical staff listened carefully, letting him speak slowly and not worry.
Then Mo Xuzhi asked for a computer to continue working.
The doctor didn’t agree out of various considerations, so he said: “The Institute of Technology needs me.”
He was just stating a fact.
He was the person in charge of the Institute of Technology. All project approvals had to be agreed upon and approved by him before they could proceed. If he stopped, many projects at the institute would also stop.
He had originally planned to start working today, and the schedule was roughly set. He had spent the entire morning lying down, and many things had already accumulated. He absolutely couldn’t be slack in the afternoon.
His attitude was very firm, and the medical staff were in a dilemma, so they could only look at Wang Zhifeng.
Mo Xuzhi also looked at Wang Zhifeng.
His eyes were clear, with his usual calmness and composure, and the deep-seated persistence in his bones.
In the end, Wang Zhifeng agreed.
He didn’t support it but understood it.
He knew that for Mo Xuzhi, lying in bed at this time was the most painful thing.
After a routine check, the medical staff set up the table on Mo Xuzhi’s bed. Wang Zhifeng asked someone to return to the hotel to bring the computer Mo Xuzhi always carried to the hospital.
There was still an IV needle in his right hand, but Mo Xuzhi adapted well. He leaned against the pillow, and typing on the keyboard was not much different from before.
Wang Zhifeng found a table to use as a temporary desk and was also processing files.
He went out to answer a call in the middle of it. After returning, he looked at some documents for a while, then stopped, looked at the computer, and said:
“The matters online have been clarified. You don’t have to worry.”
Only himself and Wang Zhifeng were in the room.
Mo Xuzhi looked again and found that Wang Zhifeng was not on the phone either.
Then these words were meant for him.
Mo Xuzhi asked: “What happened online?”
“Those rumors and slanders.”
Mo Xuzhi didn’t react for a moment.
After a while, he continued to type on the keyboard and only responded: “Mm.”
Then added, “Thanks.”
The plot had ended.
It felt like it was just an instant; time jumped, and it ended.
It felt too unreal, like a dream, so much so that he always forgot that March 14th had already passed.
He was no longer two fragmented people. The people around him knew the other him but still treated him the same as before, with no changes.
They naturally accepted everything about him.
This was an outcome he hadn’t expected, and it was the best outcome.
Although everything had changed, everything familiar around him remained as before. At least this could make one feel some peace of mind.
“Mo Xuzhi.”
“Hmm?”
“If something happens next time, just say it,” Wang Zhifeng said. “You’re not alone.”
Mo Xuzhi looked down and blinked, then smiled slightly and said: “Okay.”
From the 14th to the early morning of the 15th, and then to the afternoon of the 15th, the trending searches changed several times. Many netizens found that after just taking a break for a meal, they seemed unable to keep up with the trend of the times when they came back.
An hour ago, some people were passionately guessing that Mo Xuzhi’s Baidu Baike change was the first step of his comeback. Many people collected various so-called evidence found from marketing accounts to provide strong support. In the next hour, the direction instantly changed. Jinghua University responded directly, protecting Mo Xuzhi clearly.
When it came to top universities, the “sweetness” of the gossip doubled.
Despite this, a large number of people still held onto Mo Xuzhi’s messy private life and consumption of prohibited substances, and the wave of opposition remained high. Among them were netizens who loathed such behavior, but those truly playing a role were the various marketing accounts and artist teams fishing in troubled waters. Through their unremitting efforts, the direction turned into a wave of condemnation.
But after eight o’clock in the morning, netizens refreshed the trending searches and found another big change.
The top search became [So what if he’s highly educated, he’s actually this kind of person!]
Then [Rongcheng Avalanche] accumulated popularity and was also pushed to the top search.
The remaining trending searches didn’t change much, but the order changed quite a bit.
[Rongcheng Avalanche] came from a short announcement by the Rongcheng Municipal Public Security.
[On March 14, four tourists, respectively named Zhang, Li, Wang, and Chen Mo, triggered an avalanche due to shouting in the Linhai Shiyuan Scenic Area, resulting in one tourist being killed. They are currently under criminal detention. Rongcheng Public Security reminds everyone not to shout in places with snow peaks or snow slopes. Special notice.]
The announcement was very simple and did not explicitly state whether the victim survived. The hearts of the netizens skipped a beat. They didn’t care about the gossip first and started to follow the whole process in the first instance.
But there were not many reports on this matter on the internet. The public security was ambiguous, and other reporters did not have a precise timeline, only saying that the several people who shouted did so knowing it shouldn’t be done. The question netizens most wanted to know—whether the victim survived—still had no one who could give a definite response.
[If the official said so, it’s probably over. While I was still looking at the snow scenery everywhere, some people were left in the snow forever.]
[Praying.]
[It would have been so good if the person who died was Mo Xuzhi.]
[?? The person above must have some problems.]
[Came back from a report nearby, my lungs are about to burst with anger. Small probability doesn’t mean zero probability! Do those few people who shouted have problems with their brain structure?]
[Could this matter have something to do with Luo Wenyun? Didn’t someone say before that they saw him at the Rongcheng Municipal Public Security? Although the news was quickly suppressed.]
[Not really, they can’t be linked.]
While netizens were staying on the front lines of surfing, on the afternoon of the 15th, People’s Daily and CCTV News spoke out at the same time.
[People’s Daily V: Regarding the Mo Xuzhi matter, after verification, everything is a rumor. The network environment needs everyone to maintain together. A new round of network “anti-fake” has officially begun. Please be careful with your words and actions. The following marketing accounts and users will be prosecuted by the People’s Court and face legal trial [Image]]
[CCTV News V: The clear will be clear, and the foul-smelling will eventually be exposed under the sun. [Image: List of prosecuted marketing accounts]]
[Ohhhhhhhh, Father Official is generous! Watching from the front row!!!]
[It was actually fake!! I actually saw Entertainment Pioneer in there! Entertainment Pioneer has always released real leaks, and I especially believed his words. It was because of him that I hated a person so sincerely for the first time. I didn’t expect that person did nothing [Fist hardened.JPG]]
[After seeing the words of that friend who mentioned Entertainment Pioneer, I also went to look at the list. Look what I found? A certain non-famous “white lotus,” the brother who highlighted his noble character by belittling Mo Xuzhi and said he looked down on the behavior of clout-chasing and buying water armies, actually used a side account to buy water armies to cause big trouble and was caught, hahaha.]
[Dazed… then what was I cursing about before? Did I curse the wrong person, boohoo!]
[Holy shit! I didn’t expect I would have a day of being led by the nose.]
[Anti-fans and marketing accounts, make a sound. How does it feel to see this news?]
[I was Mo Xuzhi’s original anti-fan, and now I’m just confused, very confused. If these are all fake, then apart from frequently speaking in a way that “kills people and pierces their hearts” and liking to clout-chase, he doesn’t seem to have any other problems. What on earth have I been cursing about these past few years? On what did I waste my energy?]
[Is Mo Xuzhi going to make a comeback? Father Official even stood up to speak for him, so will he be coming back?]
[?? I cursed him because the whole internet was cursing him. Now you tell me, you don’t know why you cursed him either?]
[Looking at his variety shows without colored glasses, they’re actually quite fun.]
…
The next day at noon, after coordination between the Rongcheng City Hospital and the Beijing Military Region Hospital, it was finally agreed that Mo Xuzhi would handle the transfer procedures.
The transfer was proposed by Mo Xuzhi, and transferring to the military region hospital was decided by Wang Zhifeng. The city was close to the Institute of Technology, making it easier to get information and such.
It wasn’t convenient for him to move, so he could only lower his head to thank the medical staff. Wang Zhifeng, on behalf of them, bowed to the medical staff.
He had always been very serious in everything he did, and he was still meticulous when he bowed, looking even more serious than usual.
The medical staff were startled by the two of them. They reflexively wanted to avoid it but then stopped. Their eyes reddened, and they bowed back to them.
Afterward, they took a photo together.
The photo was taken in Mo Xuzhi’s ward. He was sitting on the bed at the time, Wang Zhifeng was sitting by the bed, and other medical staff were sitting beside them, all giving a peace sign together.
Mo Xuzhi also wanted to do it, but after seeing the IV needle in his hand, he gave up the idea. He moved the documents piled on the table aside a bit, obediently put his hand next to the computer, and smiled at the camera.
Then, before Mo Xuzhi and Wang Zhifeng could say anything, the medical staff themselves said they had signed a confidentiality agreement and would not send out the photo during the confidentiality period.
The plane took off and landed. Mo Xuzhi got into the car sent by the military region hospital, was sent into the hospital, and then quickly settled in.
Preparations had been made in advance here. The office environment was better than that of the city hospital in Rongcheng. The desk was the same as the one in his laboratory, much easier to use.
He had been able to eat normally before, but his appetite was not very good. These few days, Wang Zhifeng often ran between the Institute of Technology and the military region hospital. When he came, he always brought food, and no two items were the same.
Putting down the duck soup in his hand, Mo Xuzhi wiped his mouth and looked up at Wang Zhifeng, who was sitting aside reading documents, and asked: “Which store was this bought from?”
Wang Zhifeng put away the documents, his fingertips moved slightly, and he asked: “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing,” Mo Xuzhi said, “I just think it’s delicious.”
Then he saw Wang Zhifeng breathe a sigh of relief.
He smiled and said: “It’s not far from here. You can go there anytime you want in the future.”
The meal was made by Wang Zhifeng himself.
His house was not far from the military region hospital, so he could just go back and cook on the way. After cooking, he could bring it over while it was still hot.
Mo Xuzhi tilted his head and saw the colorful cover revealed after the document in Wang Zhifeng’s hand was closed. He felt a bit of curiosity and asked: “What is that in your hand?”
Wang Zhifeng put the document behind him in an orderly manner, adjusted his glasses, and said: “Nothing, just ordinary information.”
The thing behind him could perhaps tentatively be called information.
“Essential Secrets for House Husbands: 108 Kinds of Nutritious and Delicious Meals”
A line of small words was also added to the cover: Make your lover love you more.
This was a book recommended to him by a friend. After getting it, he found it was different from what he had imagined, but the content was good, so he kept it.
—As long as Mo Xuzhi didn’t find out.
Mo Xuzhi looked at Wang Zhifeng again. Wang Zhifeng met his gaze, didn’t hide, and looked straight at him.
Mo Xuzhi continued to stare.
In the end, Wang Zhifeng admitted defeat. After looking away, he put the cookbook into his briefcase. After processing the remaining dishes and chopsticks, he carried the thermos in one hand, opened the door, and said: “Don’t work immediately after eating. I’m leaving first.”
Mo Xuzhi sat on the bed with his hands propped up, with the pride after victory, waving at him and smiling brightly: “Goodbye.”
Wang Zhifeng smiled helplessly and then turned to leave.
He was tall and had long legs, and his back looked inexplicably a bit pathetic.
“Goodbye.”
After staying in the hospital for a few days, Mo Xuzhi was picked up by a car sent by the Institute of Technology and returned to the institute.
His joint frostbite on his knees was more serious than elsewhere. Although he can walk now, he can’t walk for long. The car drove directly to the entrance of the experimental building of the Institute of Technology.
He spent two weeks in the laboratory, successfully completing the project, the research results passed the test, and were successfully delivered to the Space Agency.
But these two weeks were exceptionally difficult.
The other researchers didn’t know what happened to him; they only knew he was injured. As soon as he stood up, he received gazes from all directions, and someone almost jumped up nervously when he moved. Later, he couldn’t bear it anymore and taught them a lesson, and they restrained themselves a bit.
In two weeks, the netizens on the internet successfully changed from “Mo Xuzhi, get out of the entertainment industry” at the beginning to “When will Mo Xuzhi come back.”
The reason was that after the news of his graduation from Jingda spread, someone was curious about Mo Xuzhi’s college entrance examination score and asked around on the internet. No one stood up to leak any information.
Later, one of his high school classmates looked at the school’s honor wall and Mo Xuzhi’s photo several times, and after confirming that the two Mo Xuzhis were indeed the same person, posted a Weibo.
[Classmate Xiao Pang: I was in the same class as Mo Xuzhi. We were both from Yi Zhong. He didn’t take the college entrance examination. He had already gone to Jingda in the second year of high school. He didn’t even have time to take a graduation photo, let alone the college entrance examination. So if I have to say, his college entrance examination score was zero (serious face). There is a photo of him on the school’s honor wall. It’s a bit blurry. Everyone can make do with it. There are also some photos in the Yi Zhong Tieba [Image]]
Classmate Xiao Pang was not being humble. Saying the photo was blurry meant it was really blurry, the kind that was hard to look at.
Netizens quickly went to Yi Zhong Tieba to find traces of those years.
Unexpectedly, several years later, posts about Mo Xuzhi were still floating on the front page of the bar.
There were many photos of Mo Xuzhi in high school.
There were some subtle differences from now. Mo Xuzhi’s eyebrows and eyes in high school were still a bit immature. Wearing a blue and white school uniform, that green youthful air couldn’t be hidden.
Especially the photo of him flipping over the school railing with one hand and the photo of the dean of students chasing him later were spliced together, giving rise to a series of emojis.
[This is the male lead of the campus drama!!! My heart is pierced! Please, a certain campus male lead, stop smiling wickedly with a big slicked-back hairstyle, okay!]
[When he flipped over the railing, his handsome face made me faint. Scrolling down further, I almost had a myocardial infarction. How did the dean of students’ face achieve national unity?]
[So top students also flip over the yard wall. Although my grades are not good, I flip over the yard wall. Rounding it off, I am also a top student.]
[May the top student bless me to get into Jingda this year!]
[Starting to wonder why Luo Wenyun is interested in Shen Le and doesn’t like Mo Xuzhi. If such a person chases me, I’ll go to heaven immediately like a propeller!]
[Although Mo Xuzhi is not a good celebrity, he is a good top student.]
After #Although Mo Xuzhi is not a good celebrity, he is a good top student# hit the trending search, the edited version of the Jingda school anniversary was also released by the official Jingda Weibo.
Weibo was captured, and “Wild Wind” swept through various music and social software, exploding in popularity quickly.
#He is not only a good top student but also a qualified celebrity#
The handover of experimental results was completed, and the CI project entered the preparatory stage.
Researchers from various fields gathered at the test base to start running-in.
The Institute of Technology selected eight people in total, who were prepared to be driven away from the institute by special personnel, and then boarded a helicopter and flew to a place they had never been to.
That day, Mo Xuzhi knocked on the glass door of Team 3 as before.
This time, Ji Baiwen didn’t wait for someone to remind him; he immediately put down the things in his hand and left the office.
He followed Mo Xuzhi to his private office.
The office was packed with things, but it was clear that few people came usually. Some small items on the table had faded colors.
Like Wang Zhifeng, Mo Xuzhi had always had his own office, but the two of them rarely stayed in their own offices. They both just pulled a desk and ran to Team 1 to take root.
“We’re leaving today.”
Mo Xuzhi took a red box out of the cabinet and handed it to Ji Baiwen, saying: “This belongs to you.”
The national flag was also printed on the box.
Under the national flag was the full name of the CI project, followed by his name.
The box still had a scent of ink.
The other characters were in regular script, only the name looked like it was written in a flamboyant style, probably written by hand.
Mo Xuzhi leaned against the desk and said: “Open it and take a look.”
Ji Baiwen opened it carefully.
In the box was a white card and two sets of white lab coats.
The national flag was embroidered on the chest of the white coats, along with his name.
For the first time, his name was closely tied to the national flag.
“I found your height and weight by checking the files. If you didn’t lie about your height and weight, it should be a good fit.”
Mo Xuzhi patted Ji Baiwen’s shoulder and turned to open the office door: “Try it on. If you think there’s no problem, then it’s fine. If there’s a problem, hold it in. Wang Zhifeng and I have to leave first. Someone will come to pick you up later. Keep a close eye on the people I mentioned to you before. When you see them ready to leave, follow them. Just pack some things and get ready to go.”
Ji Baiwen nodded: “Oh, okay.”
He was still holding the white coat, looking a bit silly.
Mo Xuzhi smiled slightly and then closed the door.
The helicopters at the Beijing airport appeared a bit frequently today, flying one after another.
After the helicopter landed, all that could be seen was a vast expanse of yellow sand, making it completely impossible to distinguish the location.
After Mo Xuzhi and Wang Zhifeng finished their work, they simply checked the power supply in the common area of the base with the electrician.
The other researchers arrived one after another.
The pilots who flew the helicopters had to leave after delivering them.
On one side was a patch of snowy white, and on the other was neat military green.
The yellow sand rolled.
The two sides exchanged military salutes.
The sound of the propellers gradually disappeared on the horizon.
Mo Xuzhi turned around, put on a new ID card, then put his hands in the pockets of his white coat, and tilted his head to smile at Wang Zhifeng:
“Going in?”
Wang Zhifeng nodded: “Going in.”
It’s only been a few years.
They still have a long time.