inadvertently became a hot topic in the news, attracting countless fans to Zongheng. The www.biquge.info hospital received numerous phone calls asking about the true identity of the brave and fearless boy. There are also a number of reporters inspired by the ABC television network who went straight to the hospital, hoping to get a direct interview. The hospital was overwhelmed and simply announced that Zongheng was unable to give interviews because of his injuries and coma, which blocked those reporters from the ward.

As for some reporters' requests to disclose their true identities and appearances, the hospital prevaricated on the grounds that it was suspected of violating the privacy of minors.

But in this way, public opinion began to pay attention to the vertical and horizontal injuries. Many New Yorkers who were moved by the photos rushed to the hospital gate to deliver flowers and greeting cards. It made the hospital have more and more headaches.

But they would not have known that, while they were praying, the brave boy was alone in the solitary room that seemed luxurious in the present situation, comfortably eating fruit and watching television.

Shortly after noon the day after the attack on the Petronas Twin Towers, Dr. Yao brought Zongheng his examination report.

"Congratulations! Your lungs are only slightly bruised. You can recover after two to three weeks of hospitalization. "But in the meantime, you can't be as reckless as you were yesterday." If it becomes a severe contusion, it can easily cause respiratory failure. ”

"Okay. Thank you! Dr. Yao. "That's right! Did the girl who came with me yesterday wake up? ”

"I woke up this morning. It's just that because of the sequelae of the concussion, she can't get out of bed at this time. If you want to visit her, she is in the internal medicine ward on the fifth floor. Just go to the nurse's desk and the nurse will take you to her room. ”

"Ask what? Her name? ”

"That's right!"

"But I don't know her name."

"Huh? You don't know? Dr. Yao looked surprised, "You don't know her?" ”

"I don't know." Zongheng shook his head.

Dr. Yao seemed to have reacquainted himself with Zongheng and stared at him non-stop.

Zongheng was furious when he saw it, and couldn't help asking, "Doctor Yao, what's wrong with you?" ”

Dr. Yao stretched out his right hand, posed to shake hands with Zongheng, and said, "There is one thing I ask for your forgiveness. ”

"Huh?"

"I always thought you were just a little kid who likes to make trouble. But I was wrong. A person who can sacrifice his life to save someone he doesn't know deserves my respect. You are a truly noble person. ”

Zongheng only felt that his ears were red. Dr. Yao's praise took a heavy psychological toll on him, and he wanted to tell Dr. Yao that he was not only not noble, but also a person who would do anything to keep himself alive. It is true that he saved the girl yesterday, but it was only his impulse. He didn't know why, he was so touched by the girl's voice calling for her mother that he had to save her regardless of his own safety. But Zongheng also clearly remembers that while saving the girl, he also stepped on other people's bodies to escape in order to survive, and even pushed an unknown person to the ground. Under the circumstances, his actions were tantamount to putting a person to death.

Dr. Yao didn't know what was going on in Zongheng's head, and when he saw him in a daze, he thought he was just embarrassed. So, he took the initiative to hold Zongheng's hand and said solemnly: "Thank you!" ”

"......" opened his mouth, and he felt the urge to confess everything. But when you think about it, what if you confess? If the people he pushed down and trampled on did not escape at that time, even if he confessed, these people would not be able to be resurrected. It is not in anyone's interest to tell the truth. So, why say it?

So, Zongheng closed his mouth and decided to bury the incident completely in his memories.

Shortly after Dr. Yao left, Lydia arrived.

After more than a day of not seeing each other, Lydia seemed to be a different person. Her eye sockets were sunken, her eyes were bloodshot, her hair was unkempt, and she smelled of sweating profusely and not showering in time.

"I saw you on the news." Lydia said.

Zongheng grinned and said, "I saw it too." It was as if I had come out of a mound of lime, and you could still recognize me. ”

"You seem to have changed a lot after a day of not seeing you." Lydia said with a stunned glare.

"Ahh Yesterday I saw so many people die, and I almost lost my life, so I have a different view of many things. ”

Zongheng's words seemed to touch a nerve in Lydia. Her eyes were red, and she almost burst into tears.

"What's wrong with you?" Zongheng suddenly had a sense of foreboding.

Sure enough, Lydia said, "Hatton is dead. ”

"Who?" Zongheng frowned. He had never heard of that name.

"Hatton, my partner. Yesterday when the Petronas Twin Towers collapsed, he was hit by a piece of rubble. ”

"Oh...... I'm sorry......"

"He's ...... because of your death"

"Ah...... Yes?! Zongheng's eyes widened in shock.

"His mission is to protect you in the shadows, but after the attack, you took advantage of the chaos and left the hospital, and he went out to look for you, all the way to the vicinity of the Twin Towers, just in time for the collapse of the Twin Towers. You escaped alive, but he died there. Lydia spoke in an unheaving tone that creeped up.

He tried to squeeze out a smile to lighten the mood, but after trying several times, he could only squeeze out an expression that was more ugly than crying. He cautiously asked, "You...... How do you know...... Where did he go because he was looking for me? ”

Lydia pulled a piece of paper out of her pocket and threw it in front of him.

"You know I can't read ...... in English," he whispered.

"This is what Hatton left on the table yesterday. It reads: 'Nemo took advantage of the chaos to run out of the hospital, and I went to find him. The phone can't get through, if you don't find me when you come back, find a way to contact Skinner immediately. ’”

At the end of the note, it reads "ToLydia" unambiguously. These two words can be understood, and they mean "to Lydia".

So, I inadvertently killed another person? Zongheng thought to himself.

He licked his lips, which were dry from nervousness, and said weakly, "I never knew, it turns out that you still have a partner...... Sorry ......"

Lydia didn't respond, looking at him with a blank face.

Zongheng couldn't figure out what she was thinking, so he had to keep his head down to avoid her gaze, and secretly observe her movements from time to time with the corner of his eye.

There was silence in the room for a while.

Just as he was racking his brains and thinking about how to alleviate this terrible embarrassment, Dr. Yao pushed the door open again and walked in.

"Oops! Agent Lee is also there? Dr. Yao recognized the female detective who had been in the hospital every day for the past month.

"Jennifer and her family, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence would like to thank Nemo in person, is that okay? Agent Lee? Dr. Yao asked.

Lydia nodded and walked out with a blank face.

The moment Lydia brushed shoulders with him, Dr. Yao glanced at Zongheng, as if to ask, "Hey! Man, why did you mess with her? ”

Zongheng smiled helplessly and asked, "Who are Jennifer and Lawrence?" ”

"Jennifer is the girl you saved yesterday."

"Then please invite them in!" Zongheng said in a pleading tone, "That's right! They probably don't speak Chinese, right? Can you please help Dr. Yao translate? ”

Dr. Yao looked at his watch: "I only have about ten minutes. ”

"Then we'll hurry up and make a long story short."

"That'...... All right! Dr. Yao reluctantly agreed.

Under the guidance of Dr. Yao, Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence pushed Jennifer, who was in a wheelchair, into the ward.

It wasn't until this time that Zongheng didn't know what the grizzled little girl looked like yesterday.

Affected by the sequelae of the concussion, Jennifer's complexion was not good. But anyone who first glances at her will be attracted by her strangely colored eyes, and will ignore her complexion.

These days, Zongheng thinks he's seen all kinds of eyes, but after meeting Jennifer, he is still amazed by her eyes.

Jennifer's eyes were gray in the shade of the doorway, but as the wheelchair moved, her face became closer to the light, and her eyes turned from gray to green, and finally to a blue comparable to a sapphire.

For a moment, Zongheng even felt that her eyes would change color according to the change of mood.

It's just a demon...... Zongheng thought so.

Although she still has baby fat on her face, with Jennifer's strange eyes, she already has the potential to turn all beings upside down and bring disaster to the country and the people.

Mr. Lawrence didn't know that in the blink of an eye, Zongheng had turned so many thoughts. He stepped forward quickly, clasped his hand tightly, and said, "You must be Mr. Nemo, right?" I'm Gray Lawrence, Jennifer's father. This is Jennifer's mother, Karen. After we were separated from Jennifer yesterday, Karen and I almost went crazy! If you hadn't given up your life, we would never have seen Jennifer again! You are a great benefactor to our family! Thank you so much! Thank you very much! Thank you very much......"

Mr. Lawrence was very emotional, and when he said that, he choked up a little.

Mrs. Lawrence raised her hand to caress his back lest he get agitated. She also thanked very sincerely: "Thank you very much! We wanted to visit you early this morning. But at that time, Dr. Yao said that you were not in a stable condition at that time and should not be disturbed. So I don't want to come until now, so please forgive me. ”

Zongheng patiently listened to Dr. Yao translate the couple's words, and then said, "Where are you two talking about this?" I just did what I could! ”