The Man Disgusted by Death

When Lu Zhao woke up, he was already in the hospital in Hope City.He opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling emitting faint white light. It took him a while to retrieve his memory, then he tilted his head and glanced at his right side, which was empty under the short-sleeved hospital gown.

Raising his left hand, Lu Zhao didn't see his smart bracelet. In fact, he also knew that this action was futile. He must have been in a coma for more than an hour, and everything had already happened.

Di-

The door of the ward slid open, and Mason walked in. The originally tall and strong man was a little listless at this moment.

"Lu Zhao... are you awake?"

"En." Lu Zhao responded softly, stating the facts, "Brother Sen, I lost my right hand."

"The nerves and blood vessels in the broken arm are too damaged...but don't worry." Mason twitched the corner of his mouth with difficulty, "They will install a biological arm for you, just like the real thing."

"Oh, that's fine." Lu Zhao accepted it calmly.

"Those bastards——" Mason cursed in a low voice, but he still didn't finish his sentence. He walked to the bedside and stroked Lu Zhao's hair, "They said they would compensate you, and you can ask for anything. Lu Zhao, what do you want?"

"I can't figure it out." Lu Zhao was a little confused.

"I remember you said before that if you save enough money in the future, you will go to Amber to find someone, don't you?"

"Amber—" Lu Zhao whispered, "I almost forgot."

"There is the Nebula Military Academy in Amber, which ranks among the top three in the empire. Since those people are so capable, you can ask them for a place in the academy." Ma Sen's voice choked, "Go, Lu Zhao. Leave here, leave the Pioneering Group, and go to Amber. You can study and find someone at the same time, and graduate in the future is also a way out."

"Okay." Lu Zhao agreed.

"The man named Doug will come to talk to you later, don't be polite to them."

Lu Zhao nodded, "I understand, thank you Brother Sen."

"Thank you, if it weren't for you, I wouldn't know where I was buried." Mason wiped his face, turned his head and got up, "I'll call the doctor."

After Ma Sen left, Lu Zhao still looked at the ceiling quietly. After a while, he moved his left hand slowly and carefully, and touched his right shoulder with trembling fingers.

After treatment, the wound on the broken arm has healed, and it feels soft and smooth to the touch, with a slight tingling pain, and several broken bones can be felt through the thin skin texture.

His heart throbbed sharply, and Lu Zhao gritted his teeth and whimpered. He remembered that he had promised his mother to protect him, but he failed to do so.

***

mom,

Sorry, my right hand is gone.

Lu Zhao

***

Jess Doug walked through the lobby of Hope City Central Hospital and came to the entrance and exit of the flying car. The driver arranged for him by the Governor's Mansion had already opened the car door.

"Mr. Doug." The driver bowed respectfully.

Doug wasn't too impressed with Governor Pompas' pretentious aristocrats, but he didn't show it. He just nodded and got into the back seat of the flying car.

"Back to the Governor's Mansion," Doug said.

"Okay, sir." The driver replied a little nervously.

Mr. Doug, who was exuding a cold aura, folded his arms around his chest, focused his eyes on the back of the driver's seat, and began to recall the meeting just now in his mind.

This morning, the young master dispatched the sailboat to send Zhan Liting back to the capital star, and then called him over to deal with the basket that Zhan Liting poked.

It is indeed a big scandal if it is not handled well. After all, casualties in distress and intentional killing are two different things. The rich and powerful cannot be completely unscrupulous.

The young master specifically confessed to him that he could agree to any request made by the injured.

any request...

Doug originally thought it was just a request for money, contribution points, or job promotion, but the result of the meeting was completely beyond his expectations.

"I want to go to Xingyun Military Academy." The other party said.

Dougyou remembered Lu Zhao's appearance when he was called over by Hanhai Lake one day ago, with a confused face, a little reserved and shy, like a child who hasn't grown up.Then within a few minutes, the child was lying in a pool of blood, with almost no signs of life. It was Doug who carried him into the treatment cabin himself.

Doug thought he would see a terrified, sad or angry Lu Zhao, but no, today's Lu Zhao, after losing an arm, has a calm expression and a flat tone, although the corners of his eyes are red.

"Are you sure?" Doug said. "Actually, you have other options."

Lu Zhao leaned on the hospital bed, looked sideways out of the window, and didn't look at Doug's reaction, as if he didn't care whether his request could be accepted.

"Yes, I want a place for Xingyun's admission."

Doug agreed, although the condition was not simple, but the young master had emphasized "any requirement" to him, which meant even if it was an admission quota for the Nebula Military Academy.

He knew that the young master always kept his word.

The flying car entered the Governor's Mansion.

The residence of the Governor of Pompas was built on the hillside. The overall style is gorgeous and complicated, showing the aristocratic status of its owner from the Imperial Capital Galaxy.The building with the highest terrain and the widest view in the mansion is currently being used by the governor's distinguished guests, so the guards along the way are very strict. Of course, the security inside the building is still in charge of the guards brought by the distinguished guests.

Doug got off the speeding car, talked to the men waiting at the door for a few words, and then went upstairs to see Ji Heng.

On the viewing platform on the top floor, Ji Heng is looking at the City of Hope in the twilight. The brightly lit City of Hope and the satellite Yita Z-426 of Zeta 1 in the night sky complement each other.

"Are you back?" Seeing Doug coming in, Ji Heng stretched out his hand to signal, "Sit down."

On the round table by the balcony, there are all kinds of exquisite snacks and fruit plates.

Since receiving gene modification, Ji Heng always feels hungry easily, so Doug is also used to the reality that the young master is surrounded by delicious food.

The two sat down at the round table, and Ji Heng poured Doug a cup of herbal tea from the colonial star, "How is it going?"

Doug took the teacup and thanked him, then said, "The other party only asked for one condition."

"What conditions?"

"He wants a place for admission to the Nebula Military Academy."

Ji Heng paused for a moment with his hand holding the teapot, and then slowly put it down after a few seconds, with some surprise in his eyes, "He wants to go to Xingyun?"

"Yes, young master."

Contrary to Doug's expectations, Ji Heng's reaction was a bit complicated. He stood up, put his hands in his pockets and looked into the distance.

"Young master, is this wrong?" Doug stood up.

"No." Ji Heng shook his head, and laughed a little, "It's not an excessive request. Does Xingyun still have a place for contribution students?"

"If the young master comes forward, there should be no problem, but it will cost about [-] million."

"Then give it to him." Ji Heng said.

"Yes." Doug said, "I'll get in touch right away."

After getting the approval of the young master, Doug left the viewing platform. Before leaving, he saw the young master bowing his head and playing with a dagger for the last time before leaving.Doug recognized that it was a weapon made by the young master himself when he was young, and it was also the one that was stuck in Lu Zhao's palm yesterday morning.

Lu Zhao... Ji Heng silently recited the name in his heart, and his fingers slid across the sharp tip of the dagger.What does a person have to go through to end his life so calmly and firmly?

***

Two months later.

The lights in the sleeping cabin gradually came on, and a voice mechanically repeated "Your destination is about to arrive, please get ready to disembark".

Lu Zhao clicked on the display screen in front of him, and the sleep cabin began to move slowly, then tilted to about [-] degrees, a mechanical sound of "Have a nice day" sounded, and the cabin door opened.

This is an interstellar passenger spacecraft that travels between the various planets of the empire. Although it also has space jump technology, the acceleration and deceleration before and after the space jump of this civilian spacecraft is very time-consuming, and it also needs to stop at two other planets along the way, so Lu Zhao's journey took a full 23 days.

When Lu Zhao went down to the ground, he felt that his footsteps were a little floating.

In the passenger rest hall, there are still many passengers who need to disembark from the spaceship in Amber one after another.Lu Zhao followed the other passengers along the passage to the baggage claim area.In order to improve efficiency, this large interstellar passenger spacecraft will stop at the space transportation center for a short time and will not land on the ground, so passengers need to continue to transfer to other means of transportation to reach their destination.

After getting his luggage, Lu Zhao stopped when he passed a porthole. He saw a huge planet outside the window, emitting a slight amber color in front of the dark space background.

Amber - the star of amber.

Lu Zhao stared at the planet in ecstasy. It was a place he had dreamed countless times in his childhood. There were hopes, pains, happy fantasies, and cruel reality.

***

mom,

I saw Amber and it was beautiful.

Lu Zhao

***

"The spaceship is about to leave the port in 10 minutes. Passengers who disembark please hurry up."

Hearing the notification sound, Lu Zhao looked away, picked up his backpack and followed the flow of people leaving the cabin.He had very few things, so he carried a bag on his back. If Mason hadn't stuffed him with some special products from the Zeta 426 before boarding the boat, the bag probably wouldn't be full.

After getting off the spaceship, Lu Zhao arrived at Amber's Space Transportation Center through a long corridor.

This is an impressive and huge building with a very high hall, and there are many criss-crossing sky bridges in the sky. From time to time, small single-person cockpits pass across it, and there are hurried travelers underneath.