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She wasn't too sad—though she was a little. Even though they had never met, knowing that a girl not much older than herself was in this situation made it impossible for Maomao to remain unmoved.
But since she wasn't a family member and knew nothing about the other person, besides a little sadness for her fellow human beings, she probably felt more of a sense of 'disappointment' for not being able to help.
"Since you're not a family member, you can leave now. We'll notify his family to come and take care of him later..."
As they were talking, a blond, blue-eyed man dressed in a distinctly British style walked towards them.
Although he looked very gentlemanly and handsome, which made him likable, Su didn't feel much affection for him when he looked at him—his intuition told him that this person was the type he wouldn't get along with.
But as a competent doctor, he calmly asked:
"You are..."
“Oh, hello—my name is Otto.” The blond man who called himself Otto said politely, and then said, “I am Theresa’s relative—well, Theresa is a white-haired, blue-eyed girl, you should have already met her.”
These words made Su raise an eyebrow.
Although they had joined the Fire Moth, they knew nothing about the 'Church of Apocalypse'. In fact, the name 'Church of Apocalypse' was only known to underground forces in Eastern Europe. Naturally, they could not know that the man in front of them was the founder of the Church of Apocalypse.
But he still instinctively sensed that this man was unusual.
However, Su had no interest in investigating further—since the other party claimed to be a family member of the patient from before, his most important task as a doctor was, of course, to disclose the other party's situation:
"Since you are Theresa's family member, please allow me to explain her situation to you..."
"Hehe, no need, I'm taking her home from the hospital."
Otto waved his hand and said something that made Sue raise an eyebrow; he was a little puzzled—
"Sorry, I might not have heard you clearly."
“It’s okay, I don’t mind repeating it again, I’m here to take her home from the hospital.” As if afraid that Su might mishear, Otto softened his tone and emphasized each word this time.
"..."
Su fell into a brief silence, then her gaze turned stern:
"Are you serious?"
"You know the patient's condition..."
Even with Su's personality, her voice couldn't help but rise a few decibels at this moment, causing a stir among those around her.
But before he could finish speaking, the blond man raised a hand in a gesture, then said with a smile:
"There's no need to get so worked up. I know Theresa's condition very well. After all, she's my child."
"you know?!"
Su got a little angry when she heard this.
If the other party says they don't know, he might not be so upset—after all, if this man didn't know, he wouldn't understand the consequences of taking that girl out.
Even if Honkai disease is indeed incurable, and even if there is no clue about the genetic disease, the life support equipment in the hospital can at least prolong the life of the girl named Theresa to some extent.
But if we take him out—that would be tantamount to letting the child die.
She seemed to have noticed the anger in his eyes.
Otto's smile remained, only now it was a bit more serious.
“No one knows Theresa’s condition better than me, and no one understands better than me that staying in this hospital will absolutely not save her life.”
"Or, Dr. Su, are you confident you can cure that child's illness?"
"..."
The slightly dissatisfied voices didn't irritate Su at all—he thought to himself that he should give himself some time, and once he had the data and equipment from the Fire Moth, he would definitely be able to find a way to cure Honkai disease.
But now, he has absolutely no confidence to give a definite answer.
If that's not possible, it would be too cruel for the patient—after all, the cruelest thing is not to have no hope at all from the beginning, but to give hope and then take it away.
"So, are we confident we can leave here?"
"of course."
The man named Otto remained calm and composed when questioned.
—You're lying.
Su wanted to refute this—after all, to his knowledge, there had never been a single case of Honkai disease being cured.
But that man was so confident in his methods, as if the Collapse Disease was so insignificant in his eyes.
He might indeed have his own source of confidence—Su was also curious about this source of confidence.
But beyond curiosity, there was still a lot of distrust.
His intuition told him that this man in front of him was not trustworthy at all.
The kind of color he saw was something only someone who disregards the lives of others could possess.
After calming down, Su stared at Otto, paused for a moment, and then spoke:
"I'm sorry, but if you want to take her away, you must show proof. Also, patients with 'Honkai disease' cannot be taken out of the hospital at will."
Simply calling someone a relative doesn't grant them that status—he doesn't doubt the other person's identity, but he suspects their ulterior motives.
Therefore, Su chose to obstruct it in her own way.
And 'Honkai disease' is his trump card.
After all, Honkai Impact is a 'contagious' disease.
Once a patient is diagnosed, they are forced to be hospitalized, and after their death, their body is cremated using a special method. The Fire Moth has been undertaking this work.
However, Otto remained calm and smiled in the face of this resistance.
I didn't care at all.
"Dingling bell~"
The phone rang. "Excuse me, I need to take this call," Su said, and walked to the side.
"Su, let him take the person away."
The moment he heard the male voice, Su frowned—he knew who the voice belonged to.
Bo Long, a member of the Fifth Base of the Fire Moth, is also the person in charge of retrieving the remains of Honkai in this area.
"Is he one of the Moths that chase fire?"
Upon receiving the call from Bolong, Su felt somewhat upset, but also harbored doubts and a hint of anticipation.
If the man named Otto is a member of the Fire Moths, then even if he is untrustworthy, it at least proves that what he is talking about refers to the medical treatments offered by the Fire Moths.
Bolong didn't answer, only coldly stating:
"You don't have to worry about that."
"..."
Su instinctively sensed something was wrong and wanted to refuse—but Bo Long had already called him, so it seemed he couldn't continue no matter what.
Helpless, he could only mutter in a low voice:
"I will talk to the teacher about this later."
Having just joined the Fire Moth, Su, a complete novice with no connections, could only pin her hopes on her teacher.
Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to have any effect.
"what ever."
'Beep beep beep~'
The call was disconnected, and Su sighed.
He could vaguely sense that there were serious problems within the Fire Moth, so serious that even Professor Spassy, the head of the Fifth Science Department, had difficulty dealing with them. No wonder the professor told him not to rush into officially joining the Fire Moth.
However, as someone new to the organization, it seemed impossible for him to get involved in this matter.
Otto was still there, calmly smiling as he looked at Sue—as if he had already anticipated her reaction.
Please make yourself at home.
Su didn't give him a friendly look, waving her hand and showing no interest in acknowledging the man.
Pado, who had been watching from the sidelines, was somewhat bewildered by what she was seeing.
Although she wasn't a family member, she was ready to leave after Su's persuasion. However, seeing the two of them and out of curiosity, she pretended to be an 'outsider' and watched the whole thing unfold. As a result, she directly witnessed such a wonderful drama.
After the blond man carried Theresa away, the cat walked into the ward dejectedly.
"It made you laugh."
Su didn't pay attention, she just sighed and her smile was a little forced.
He poured two cups of water from the water dispenser and handed one to the cat, but the cat waved its hand and said, "I have this!" Then it took out a small bottle from its bag.
Since there were no problems drinking it before, and nothing happened when she met that guy named Kevin, she figured it was probably just Ellie fooling her cat into thinking the little bottle was her personal water bottle. So she refilled the bottle with regular boiled water, and it was full again!
They all taste the same.
You know what, water tastes better when stored in this bottle, and it's also quite sturdy and not easily broken.