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"Thank you, thank you so much, Dr. Ann. ”

"Then I'll go first, don't send it, just take care of your son. ”

Once again, Dr. Ann ended the treatment with gratitude to others, and he walked out of the dilapidated hut with the medicine kit on his back. The patient just now was a little tricky, making him a little tired after a day of rest, and after he walked out of the room, he took a deep breath of the night air before regaining a little energy.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly saw a small figure in the corner beside him, which made him straighten up instantly.

But the next moment, he relaxed again. Because the figure had walked out of the darkness to the moonlight, allowing Dr. Ann to see his face clearly. Dr. Ann recognized him, so he was no longer nervous.

"Good evening, Roland. Dr. Ann smiled at Roland.

Roland seemed to hesitate about something, and replied hesitantly: "Good evening, Doctor An." ”

"Your face is not good, are you sick?"

Roland shook his head: "No, Doctor An, I'm in good health. ”

"Then go home early. ”

With that, Dr. Ann was ready to leave. Roland was in a hurry, so he hurriedly ran to Dr. Ann and grabbed his hand.

"What's wrong?" said Dr. Ann paused.

Roland's small Adam's apple moved, hesitated for a while, and finally made up his mind under Doctor An's puzzled gaze: "Doctor An, I want to study medicine with you." ”

"Studying medicine?" Physician An was stunned.

"Well, study medicine. Roland nodded firmly, "I want to be your disciple." ”

Dr. Ann was silent, and by the moonlight, he could clearly see Roland's clear eyes, with a hint of determination and a hint of fear. He longs to become a doctor, but he is afraid of being rejected by himself, which is why he has such contradictory eyes.

"Why do you want to study medicine with me?"

"Because I want to be like you. "I also want to heal, and I want to save people." Like you, free from all suffering through healing. ”

"No, Roland, not all pain can be solved with medical skills. ”

Doctor An said something that Roland didn't understand, and Roland looked at him suspiciously. Dr. An patted him on the shoulder: "Come on, let's talk." ”

Roland nodded.

Moonlight poured into the dilapidated alley, and their shadows were stretched and imprinted on the dirty stone bricks. Roland was nervous and expectant, and from time to time he looked up and peeked at Doctor An, who was looking at the road ahead.

"I've heard people say that your parents left this world because they ate the wrong thing. ”

Roland lowered his head: "Well, they ate poisonous things, like you said, food poisoning." If you had been here, you would have been able to save them. ”

Roland paused, then said, "You are the savior of our place, and without you, many people would die here every year." ”

"A savior?" Dr. Ann shook his head, "I'm not a savior. ”

"No, you are. Roland said stubbornly.

"Roland, you must know that there can be no savior in this world. Physician An said softly, "Actually, God is fair, when you get something, it will take away what you are worth." ”

Roland looked at Dr. Ann with some blankness.

"It's like life. Physician An looked into Roland's eyes, "If one day, you get sick, very serious, very sick, then God has given you two choices, one is to let you die, and the other is to let you live."

"I'm sure I'm going to survive. ”

"What if, if you survive, you have to abandon your human identity?"

"Abandoning human identity?"

"Well, survive as a monster. ”

Dr. Ann's left hand rubbed the gray ring on his right index finger, which had never left Dr. Ann's finger in Roland's memory.

"What is a monster?"

"Monsters are species that are spurned, feared, and feared by humans. Physician An looked at the gray ring on his finger, and a flash of pain flashed in the depths of his eyes, "You know, when people learn the identity of your monster, they will desperately want to kill you, want to kill you, want to tear your body to pieces? ”

Roland was so frightened by Dr. Ann's words that he sent chills down his spine.

"Why did you kill me? I'm human. ”

"The moment you decide you want to live, you're no longer human. Dr. Ann said softly, "Well, if that were the case, would you still choose to survive?"

Roland didn't know how to answer Dr. Ann. He felt that Dr. An was saying something he didn't understand all the way, he just wanted to learn Dr. An's medical skills, he didn't know what a monster was, and he didn't know why he had to be a monster if he wanted to survive. Dr. Ann didn't give him any other options, only these two.

Die as a human, or survive as a monster?

"Dr. Ann, I just want to learn to be a doctor, like you. ”

"If you're like me, you're going to have to learn to choose. Dr. Ann looked into Roland's troubled eyes, "What do you do when you encounter a patient who can't be saved by medical skills alone, when you see his eyes eager to live?

"I, I"

"Don't rush to answer. Dr. Ann patted Roland on the shoulder, "This is an unsolvable question, and I have been looking for this answer for many years." ”

Roland didn't know what to say.

"Alright, you go home first and get a good night's sleep. Dr. Ann smiled, "Forget what I said tonight, or just listen to it as a story." ”

Roland knew that he would not get an answer from Dr. An tonight, so he nodded in disappointment and turned to leave. When he reached the end of the alley, he stopped again, looked back, and saw that Dr. Ann was still standing where he was, where the moonlight could reach.

Roland thought about it, and still shouted at Doctor An: "Although I don't know what you're talking about, I know, Doctor An, you're not a monster, definitely not!"

Dr. Ann was stunned as he watched as Roland turned and ran away after saying this, quickly disappearing into the darkness. But he was still standing where he was, he was the only one left in this silent alley, everyone was asleep, and after Roland also left, he was accompanied only by a bright moon and a place of garbage.

"Ann, I feel like I'm going to die. ”

"Well, the doctor said I don't have more than three weeks to live, but what if I don't want to die? ”

"One more week, Ann, I'm so sick right now, it's like a worm crawling in my stomach!

"Ann, I really don't want to die!"

Dr. Ann hugged his head, and the pain spread from his brain to all parts of his body. Soon it spread to every part of the body, as if countless knives were piercing into one's body. He broke out in a cold sweat in pain, his eyes widened, and his eyeballs seemed to pop out at any moment.

He watched as his skin hardened at a rate visible to the naked eye, and then clumped into pieces of what looked like scales. His eyes were changing, from pure black to dazzling gold. His breathing also increased, like a bison.

"I don't know exactly what you're talking about, but I know, Dr. An, you're not a monster, absolutely not!"

"Ah!!h

Dr. Ann struggled with his shouts, the silent alley seemed to be awakened by his shouts. His shadow also became hideous in the moonlight.

A boy who got up in the middle of the night to urinate was startled by the scream. He walked out of the room with trembling legs, looked out into the alley tremblingly, and then saw a scene that he will never forget.

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