Death Spiral [Infinite Flow]

The voice was unbelievably hoarse, whimpering like desert sand, as if suppressing some kind of strong emotion.

"*** is ***, you want ***. You will go through countless tortures, but this is not a punishment, it is a reward. When you reach the end, you will understand ***.* **Live."

Xu Rendong quickly wrote this sentence down on her phone.

Compared with the last time, the key word unlocked this time is "reward".

You will experience countless tortures, but this is not a punishment, it is a reward. Xu Rendong now understands the meaning of this sentence. He had thought that rebirth after death was a punishment, because he would suffer the pain of death repeatedly and taste the despair deep into his bones. And now he is grateful for it. If it weren't for this, he wouldn't be able to save Lian Qiao again and again, nor would he be able to walk into Zhong Xiu's heart.

Rebirth is indeed a reward. But where does this reward come from? What is this sentence?

A reminder for him?

Who?

The voice was so hoarse that I couldn't tell who it was. Whoever it is, that person must know about his rebirth after death, and is trying to give him a hint. It's just that for some reason, all the keywords have been erased, and you have to successfully escape the copy to get more information.

And, judging from the number of mosaics, he still has a long way to go.

…what happens when all keywords are unlocked?

It's no use thinking here. Xu Rendong put away the phone and left the elevator.

Returning to reality, the sight in front of him made him briefly stunned - in front of him was still the emergency room, with bright incandescent lamps hanging above his head, the surrounding doctors and nurses were busy, all with solemn expressions, Serious look on his face. The hospital bed in the middle was shrouded in airtightness by curtains, and doctors came in and out from time to time, speaking professional medical terms.

The patients and their families in other hospital beds were a little terrified by this battle, and no one spoke. In the emergency room, there were only the voices of doctors and nurses talking, and the noise of various monitoring instruments.

"Brother Rendong." Lian Qiao walked behind Xu Rendong and whispered, "You came out too."

Xu Rendong nodded.

Lian Qiao glanced inside the bed curtain: "Where's Zhong Xiu?"

Xu Rendong: "It didn't come out."

Lian Qiao was taken aback.

Xu Rendong said: "She doesn't want to live anymore, so she stayed inside."

Lian Qiao felt that all this happened too suddenly and didn't want to understand. Suddenly a doctor shouted, "Where are the family members? Have you contacted the family members?"

Without waiting for the nurse to answer, Xu Rendong stepped forward and said naturally: "I am her family."

The doctor glanced at him, didn't ask more, just let Xu Rendong decide whether to continue the rescue. Xu Rendong said: "No help, let her go quietly."

The doctor took out a consent form for giving up the rescue and asked him to sign it.

Lian Qiao stood by the side, watching all this silently. Just now, Xu Rendong answered "I am her family member" without hesitation, which made Lian Qiao very uncomfortable. But at times like this, he couldn't be jealous with the dead.

…After all, everyone is dead.

As soon as Xu Rendong signed the signature, the doctor announced to stop chest compressions. Soon, the ECG monitor made a long "beep" sound, and the screen became a straight line. The doctor took the electrocardiogram and announced the time of death.

The doctor called Xu Rendong into the office and issued a death certificate. Lian Qiao had nothing to do, standing in the emergency room waiting. The nurses pulled all kinds of instruments off Zhong Xiu's body. Lian Qiao accidentally glanced at a pair of blue-gray feet inside the curtain. She was shocked and turned her face away subconsciously.

This is the first time he has seen a dead person in reality, not to mention that the other party has a special status. He was in a complicated mood at the moment, and he didn't know what to do.

But Zhong Xiu doesn't seem to have any other family members. Seeing that Xu Rendong means to help deal with the funeral. Even Jorah stayed with the nurse and asked if the hospital could send a car to transport the body. The nurse pointed out the door and said, "Go find them."

Only then did Lian Qiao realize that there were already several middle-aged men and women outside. After inquiring in the past, it turned out that they all provided one-stop funeral services. They stay in the hospital all the year round, and when a patient in a bed is dying, they wait outside early to make it easier for their family members to be on call.

Lian Qiao arranged for the transfer of the body, and Xu Rendong just came out of the office. Knowing that Lian Qiao had arranged everything, Xu Rendong smiled at him and thanked him.

"Do you know where her house is?" Lian Qiao said, "Would you like to bring the body back to her house first and set up a mourning hall for practice? ... Oh, no." Realizing it was wrong, "You don't have the key to her house, right?"

Xu Rendong is very decisive: "Send directly to the crematorium."

Lian Qiao was taken aback: "What about the funeral?"

Xu Rendong: "As soon as it's finished burning. I'll contact the cemetery first."

After he finished saying this, he walked towards the funeral procession, and even Joe pulled him: "Wait, didn't you notify her other family members? Just decided for her? Appropriate."

Xu Rendong smiled: "She has no other family members."

Zhong Xiu's body was sent to the funeral home. When the incident happened suddenly, there was no way to buy a cemetery, so the only option was to cremate first, and temporarily put the ashes in a storage cabinet. It was also the first time for Xu Rendong to do this kind of thing. Fortunately, there were people from the funeral company who helped in the whole process, as long as you paid for it, you didn't need to worry too much.

When Xu Rendong made these decisions, his expression was very calm, as if he was not dealing with the funeral for the deceased, but simply thinking about what to eat tonight.

Even Joe didn't understand his mind, so he didn't guess, just accompanied him quietly.

The funeral home staff pressed the cremation button, and Zhong Xiu's body was turned into a small urn. Xu Rendong held the urn in his hand, walked out of the funeral home, suddenly raised his head and looked at the hot sun in the sky.

"I should be in formal clothes," he muttered.

Lian Qiao immediately took out his mobile phone: "I'll have a friend deliver it right away."

Xu Rendong stopped him: "No need. That's it."

The two got into the car and went to the ashes depository.

In the quiet and solemn exhibition room, countless urns are neatly arranged. From the hospital to here, the whole process only takes a few hours. Zhong Xiu changed from a big living person to a pile of ashes. Xu Rendong held the urn in both hands and put it into the small compartment belonging to Zhong Xiu. The two stood in front of the storage rack for a while, and Xu Rendong stared at the portrait of Zhong Xiu and remained silent for a long time.

Lian Qiao's heart ached little by little.

It's over. He thought, Zhong Xiu has completely become Bai Yueguang of Honeysuckle.

How can he fight, how can he fight a dead man?

Lian Qiao was so aggrieved that she felt stuffy, Xu Rendong suddenly said, "She is my mother."

Lian Qiao: "Oh."

It took two seconds to respond. Lian Qiao's eyes widened in shock: "Huh?!"

Xu Rendong put the flower tribute in front of the portrait and said, "Zhong Xiu is my mother."

Lian Qiao couldn't believe it: "your mother?

Xu Rendong smiled and said, "She already knew it. You are so jealous that you can see it as long as you are not blind."

Lian Qiao coughed twice in embarrassment.

The dead are gone, but the living will continue to live. After dealing with Zhong Xiu's funeral, the two returned to the city, and as soon as they entered the room, they both collapsed on the sofa tired.

Xu Rendong and Lian Qiao leaned side by side, explaining to Lian Qiao the cause and effect of this dungeon.

Lian Qiao suddenly realized: "I said why did I clear the customs as soon as I woke up, and it was you!" Then he was a little dissatisfied, "Why don't you discuss it with me, in case this method doesn't work? What if you go into someone's dream and can't get out?"

Xu Rendong lit a cigarette: "It's rare to see someone as strong as Zhong Xiu. But Zhong Xiu really exceeded my expectations. I didn't expect her to be so powerful in fighting when she was angry. "

"I didn't mean her." Lian Qiao sighed, his eyes fell on the cigarette between his fingers.

Xu Rendong immediately pinched the cigarette: "Sorry."

He rarely smokes in front of Lian Qiao, because Lian Qiao doesn't smoke, and he doesn't want Lian Qiao to smoke second-hand smoke.

Lian Qiao said, "Give me one." He reached for the cigarette case on the table.

Xu Rendong was stunned for a moment, patted his hand, and stuffed the cigarette case back into his pocket: "What's wrong with learning, learn this?"

Lian Qiao pouted: "It's not a child anymore, why not?"

Xu Rendong couldn't say anything about him, so he had to take out another cigarette. Lian Qiao lit a cigarette, and as soon as she took a puff, she was choked to tears. He coughed and said, "It's so choking...cough...a burnt smell..."

Xu Rendong coughed and his shoulders trembled, afraid that he would burn himself, so he snatched the cigarette and snuffed it out again. He patted him on the back, and asked in a funny and good-natured way, "Who told you to smoke? You're asking for trouble."

Lian Qiao coughed with red eyes: "I'm 25."

Xu Rendong: "Do you want to smoke after 25?"

"No..." Lian Qiao was at a loss for words, suddenly pulled over Xu Rendong and hugged him tightly.

Xu Rendong was inexplicable and raised her head in confusion: "What's wrong?"

"Honeysuckle." Lian Qiao buried his head in his neck and said sullenly, "When I woke up from a dream, do you know how scared I was? I found that I was alone in the elevator, You are gone."

Xu Rendong said: "I couldn't think of a better way at that time. Besides, I didn't know if it would work or not, just give it a try."

It's better than taking the risk alone."

Xu Rendong leaned against his chest and heard his violent heartbeat. Deep and powerful, it hit the eardrum. His heart suddenly softened.

"Good."

Even Joe hugged him tighter, almost pressing him into his body.

The two hugged for a while, and they were too hot, so they separated.

Xu Rendong went to turn on the air conditioner, poured ice water and came back, and saw Lian Qiao turning over the calendar. Xu Rendong sat down and took a sip of water, and then heard Lian Qiao say, "The Qixi Festival is coming soon."

Xu Rendong's heart skipped a beat, his face was slightly red, and he asked him: "Then what?"

Lian Qiao hugged him again, and the two bodies were hot against each other, and fine sweat broke out on each other's skin. Slippery and hot.

Lian Qiao licked his sweaty earlobe and said, "Should we do something special on our first Valentine's Day?"