Ten Thousand Clans: Evolution begins with the fusion of red ghosts

Chapter 22 【】: Atonement

In the past three years, Old Octopus rarely mentioned his past.

In Lu Xun's eyes, this old man was a weirdo.

Many of the other party's actions are incomprehensible.

He was really curious as to why a man who was greedy for money, cold-tempered, and selfish would be willing to risk his life for an inconspicuous pendant?

Even at the last moment of his life, he never showed any regret.

Instead, I held the pendant tightly, feeling relieved that my mission had been accomplished.

This stimulated Lu Xun's desire to explore.

The memory world is very magical. It is a false time and space composed of "thinking". The speed of thinking is very fast. If you spend several years in it, only a few seconds may pass in the real world.

Therefore, he directly traced the video back more than 30 years.

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This year, Old Octopus worked at the largest prosthetic hospital in the inner city.

No, he doesn't have a robotic arm implanted yet, nor does he have the nickname "Old Octopus".

His name is Lin Sheng, and he has become a chief surgeon at a young age. He has gained both fame and fortune, and is the envy of others.

At a surgery seminar, the director convened everyone to discuss plans for a special surgery.

The patient is a 4-year-old boy.

Although the law stipulates that minors and middle school students are prohibited from implanting prosthetics or injecting booster shots, there is one exception.

When a patient is in critical condition or has a physical disability and must rely on prosthetics to survive and carry out daily activities, modification surgery can be performed on an exception basis.

The little boy suffered from congenital heart disease and his blood pumping function failed. He urgently needed a mechanical heart replacement.

This job was too tricky, and after discussion with several leaders, it was finally decided to let Lin Sheng be the surgeon.

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"Is this the medical accident that caused Old Octopus to have his license revoked?" Lu Xun couldn't help but frown.

He pushed back the progress.

The night before surgery.

Lin Sheng has already drawn up a surgical plan and is confident that it will not fail.

After recuperating his energy, he walked into the operating room with his head held high the next day.

Unfortunately, something went wrong during the operation and the little boy died on the operating table.

Originally this was just a normal medical accident, but for Lin Sheng, it was a heavy blow.

He could not accept his failure, let alone the death of the little boy.

He thinks he is a murderer!

Falling into deep self-blame and guilt.

But this is just the beginning.

The patient's death was like a fuse, triggering a series of tragedies!

First, the little boy’s mother committed suicide by jumping off a building because she was overly sad and suffered from depression.

Then there is the father of the child. He was deeply stimulated by the death of his wife and children one after another. He also became mentally disturbed and suffered from bipolar disorder. After beating a pedestrian for no reason one night, he was sentenced to jail and served three months in prison. He also committed suicide in prison.

A failed operation killed a family of three.

This incident also became Lin Sheng's inner demon and nightmare.

Three evil spirits will haunt him for the rest of his life, leaving him no peace.

Moreover, the matter got so big that it made the news. Under the pressure of public opinion, the hospital had no choice but to revoke Lin Sheng's medical qualification to quell public outrage.

After his reputation was ruined, he was criticized by thousands of people, despised by thousands of people, and became a street rat wherever he went.

Soon, Lin Sheng also became depressed...severely depressed.

Just when he was about to commit suicide, an accident happened.

He received news that the little boy had a twin brother.

This family is not dead yet!

Lin Sheng suddenly found the motivation to live.

He asked a friend to adopt the orphan, worked hard, and sent all the money he earned to his friend to raise the child.

Due to the guilt in his heart, he never dared to visit the child. He just paid silently and atone for his sins.

Time flies, and decades have passed.

The orphan has grown up and has a happy family.

Until three years ago, he responded to the call and joined the rift exploration team in Jinghai City. He was infected by Medusa's toxin and became a cripple...

The old octopus was so anxious that in order to make money and save people, he picked up the scalpel that he had not touched for a long time.

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"Fuck!"

Lu Xun couldn't help but curse.

He felt like his brain cells had died instantly!

My uncle once said that many people were infected by Medusa toxin during the rift exploration operation, and only two are still alive today.

In addition to the uncle, the other patient... turned out to be the orphan that Old Octopus asked his friends to adopt? !

Is this a coincidence?

No!

The old octopus knew everything, but he chose to hide it.

Everything is connected!

Three years ago, Lu Xun learned of the existence of the black clinic by chance.

At that time, Lao Octopus's black clinic had just opened, and he needed a surgical assistant.

Lu Xun was only 14 years old at the time, still a young boy. He was kicked out when he first came to apprentice.

The old octopus didn't want to accept a disciple at all.

But Lu Xun persisted and insisted on becoming a prosthetic doctor and making a lot of money. Old Octopus had to ask him impatiently why.

Lu Xun told him about his uncle's situation. After a few seconds of silence, the other party unexpectedly agreed.

Now it seems that the old octopus has thought of what happened to the orphan.

Both of them participated in that operation, and both were infected by Medusa's toxin. Their lives were in danger and they needed to spend 200,000 per month to survive.

Out of sympathy, he accepted Lu Xun.

This can also explain why the old octopus is so addicted to money.

And when talking about profit sharing before, he refused to give up even 10%.

Because Lu Xun's uncle and Old Octopus's "creditor" both need 60 million life-saving money!

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Buzz~

Consciousness returns.

Lu Xun returned to the bedroom.

At his feet, the corpse of the old octopus was already cold, and dazzling blood was dripping all over the ground.

His eyes were slightly complicated.

The old octopus felt that he was a sinner!

This became his obsession.

For this reason, he spent the rest of his life to atone for his sins. He never married and lived a simple life...

That pendant that never leaves his body is not the old octopus's favorite thing, but the life of the family of three!

He stares at the photo in the pendant every day, not to remember his old friend, but to remind himself: Don't forget to atone for your sins in the rest of your life!

Lu Xun didn't know how to evaluate the old guy's tragic life.

After all, everyone is dead, what else is there to say?

He rummaged around the bedroom and soon found five pieces of black gold and more than ten million in cash in a refrigerator.

"So, you didn't bring the money on the plane. Asking me to help you mail the old furniture to an acquaintance was just an excuse. In fact, it was the person you wanted to send it to...the person you wanted to atone for?"

"Can't you just say it straight? You're so roundabout, are you really afraid that I'll steal your money?"

Lu Xun looked at the corpse and couldn't help but sigh:

"You died cleanly, but you left a mess for me to clean up! Grandma!"

He said some angry words.

Then he found a large travel bag and put all the cash and gold bars in the refrigerator into it.

Take out the note and look at it——

Old furniture: refrigerator

Mailing address: Room 302, Building 5, Shuiyunjian, District 17

Recipient: Li Zhongxian

Contact information:****

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There is no need to pay attention to other furniture.

In the entire list, this refrigerator is the only one that needs to be sent.

But Lu Xun was not in the mood to help him take care of these things now.

He himself is not out of danger yet!

The top priority is to recover the old octopus's brain from the man in black.

He dialed Ur's phone——

"Hey Brother Lu, how's the situation? If it doesn't work, I'll go find you. The worst case scenario is that I'll be deported. It doesn't matter, just send it all, buddy. I'll protect you!"

"I have already met the murderer. Dagu, just find a safe place, project the hologram over to me, and teach me the rituals and spells."

"Okay, wait a moment, I'll teach you in a minute!"

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It’s great to have a Necron classmate at the same table!