Almighty painter

Chapter 291 Illustration Materials
Gu Weijing flipped through these materials.

He was going to imitate the "Cat Nanny" picture just now.

Similar to the scene where Awang and Budao play with the cat ball, based on Tony and Amy's daily life photos, a complete set of scene illustrations was conceived and used to evoke Tony's memories of Amy and get closer to his heart. .

The photos in his hand are all scanned and reproduced from period-era film.

Many of them were taken in the 20s and 90s, when digital cameras had just left the laboratory and the consumer market was still dominated by Kodak.

When they were sent, they were sorted very thoughtfully by time.

The document on the left side of Gu Weijing's screen shows the family doctor's treatment progress and psychological evaluation of Tony.

In the document on the right, there are corresponding photos of Tony and Amy's life during this period.

His fingers moved across the screen one by one, and all he could see were the bits and pieces of Tony's relationship with Maomao, as well as the changes in his psychological profile assessment.

Read these materials.

Gu Weijing had the illusion that he saw life on one side and his soul on the other.

The first photo showing Amy was taken in September 1986.

In the photo, little Tony is sitting on the grass with a cat on his head. The gray-white kitten looks like a woolen hat made of small balls of fluff.

Tony rolled his eyes upwards and looked hard at the cat above his head, revealing the large whites of his eyes in a cross-eyed manner.

The screen on the left displayed the diagnosis notice three weeks ago when Tony was diagnosed with autism.

The complete medical report is very long, but fortunately the key points in the summary have been highlighted.

[Patient condition - CARS score (note): 45 points, ABC score: 103 points]

[Significant emotional disorder, poor imitation ability, mildly abnormal audio-visual response, no language ability, intellectual disability (suspected?), indifferent ability to deal with the external environment...]

(Note: CARS is the abbreviation of Childhood Autism Rating Scale. A total score of more than 30 points can be used to diagnose autism, a total score of less than 36 points is considered mild-moderate autism, and a total score of more than 36 points is considered severe autism. The same goes for the ABC scale. The higher the score, the more severe the autism.)
[Recommendation: To cultivate the patient's ability to get along with the external environment, you can cultivate hobbies such as music and art, and you can try animal therapy to attract the child's attention and attention to the outside world. 】

"This is your first encounter."

Gu Weijing tilted his head, not sure if it was an accidental capture or a specially posed pose.

Anyway, the look of the kid wearing a cat is really cute.

In the photo, Tony is rolling his eyes at the cat, and there is no hint of his lack of attention to the external environment.

Photos of Tony feeding the kitten, photos of Tony and the kitten sitting on the swing, photos of Tony chasing the kitten, photos of the kitten chasing Tony...

Photo after photo slides by.

Every time he saw a photo that was worthy of being turned into painting material, Gu Weijing marked it out from the photo album.

By Amy's side, it was always easier for this boy to have a rare smile on his face.

Whenever he's around his cat, Tony always acts a little more like a normal person than usual.

As these photos pass by year after year, the diagnostic report on the left and the content of the annual follow-up are also constantly changing.

CARS评分：45分、43分、44分、42分、40分、41分、39分……

A fluctuation of 1 to 2 points in the scores of autistic patients is within the normal error range, but this overall trend of moving closer to the normal limit is rare.

The more severe the autistic person, every step towards the limit of taking off the hat is very precious.

Budao's CARS score is exactly within the critical range of 30 points, and it is unknown whether he will be able to successfully live an ordinary life in the future.

People with severe autism over the age of ten are almost completely isolated from normal society.

Tony's condition has been steadily improving year by year.

Except for the fact that intellectual disability has changed from suspected to confirmed, there is basically nothing that can be done about it since birth.

Both the perception of the outside world and the ability to express emotions are steadily improving.

Even the language ability has changed from none to poor, and then to average.

Even the psychiatrist in charge of the treatment at the time sighed from the bottom of his heart when he saw this linear change - Tony and Amy, the people and cats who grew up together, are really a rare fit.

When Tony was 16 years old, his CARS score reached an all-time low of 35, which was the threshold for being downgraded to moderate autism.

The treating doctor at that time used a pen to write the evaluation "Unbelievable" on the score sheet.

After the examination, Tony, Amy, Jane Arnold and the attending doctor took a group photo outside the clinic.

The cat in the photo on the right is jumping on Tony's shoulder, placing its little paws gently on his head, looking sideways at the camera.

Tony held the cat in his hand and grinned.

The relationship between them was actually more like that between an elder and a child than Jane Arnold, who was shaking hands with the attending doctor next to her and saying thank you.

Seeing such a bright and bright smile, Gu Weijing felt his heart twitch for no reason.

Before great changes occur, people will always think that life will be so easy and beautiful.

When he read "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", he often only wanted to see Liu Bei win the land of Bashu and then stop.

This is the pinnacle of the Shu Han regime. Before this, everything was like the prophecy of the military counselor Zhuge Liang. The grand plan and hegemony were slowly unfolding. The protagonists were the children of fate. It seemed that the promise of reviving the Han Dynasty would be realized only tomorrow.

after this.

Second Master Guan died, General Zhang also died, the lord Liu Bei also died after being burned for [-] miles, and the three sworn brothers from Taoyuan died in a vast expanse of white.After the soul-stirring climax, there are tragedies one after another.

Just like he knows the plot of "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

Gu Weijing could smell the smell of doom in the air.

He knew that Amy was already a very old cat at this time, and soon she would no longer be able to jump on Tony's head as nimbly as she did now, and put her paws on his big head like a kind mother.

The story soon takes a turn for the worse.

He clearly remembered the 46-point rating given by Dr. Jin Anqing on the most recent CARS evaluation sheet.

After ten years of happy times, Tony is about to close his heart again.

Gu Weijing took a slow breath and continued to flip through the information.

The last image was taken in the twelfth lunar month of 2001, 14 years after Amy came to this family.

The original scanned film photo has evolved into a short video captured by a VCD camcorder.

Cat and Tony have grown up.

Not only did she grow up, according to the age of the cat, Amy was already an old cat in her seventies at that time.

Because of illness.

It was lying dying in the cradle, and its formerly agile and vigorous body was extremely withered.

Fortunately and unfortunately, good medical conditions allow Amy to live longer than other terminally ill cats.

When Gu Weijing saw the video, he realized for the first time that a normally plump cat could be as skinny as a picked-up firewood pole.

in the background of the video.

Doctors and nurses in blue uniforms decorated the warm-colored room with flowers and cartoon patterns, and soothing classical music played on the speakers.

At the turn of the millennium, Amy was diagnosed with a tumor in her head.For this tumor, Jane Arnold spent tens of thousands of dollars on the treatment of her son's precious cat. If you could buy a thousand native cats like Ngawang in Myanmar, you have to say it was careless.

But Amy is already too old, and fold-eared cats are not a long-lived group among cats.

Material resources are sometimes scarce.

Letting her pass away peacefully here would be a more humane choice.

This is the best pet hospital in New Zealand.

Not only does it have professional and senior veterinarians, it also provides pet hospice care and animal euthanasia projects for pet lovers who have a lot of money in the upper class and have nowhere to spend it.

It’s not so much hospice care for pets.

Rather, it would be more accurate to provide emotional support to those owners.

The nurses will decorate the room to be warm and comfortable, and fill it with photos of cute animals. Finally, after euthanasia, the cat's ashes and a strand of cat hair will be handed over to the owner.

It can customize some accessories such as cat necklaces according to different customer requirements.

In the past, a local TV variety show singer burst into tears and expressed her wish to have a bracelet with pet dog hair in the hollow to wear it while singing, thinking that it would bring her good luck, warmth and faith.

There are even animal “priests” who offer last-minute Masses to animals.

Anyway, as long as you have money, you can get all kinds of services except being unable to bring someone back to life.

The philosophy of Elite Pet Hospital is that death is not terrible, and pets do not leave, but ascend to heaven to accompany their owners in another way.

The video, titled "Love Ritual," was also filmed at a pet hospital.

In the video, Tony is standing not far from the cradle, stretching his head to look at his cat.

A man next to him who looked like he was performing a veterinary service or a ritual ceremony held Tony in one hand and Jane Arnold in the other, speaking softly.

"Amy is in pain now. She is just about to go to a place without pain. She will reappear next to you in a short while. We please remember that Amy is a good cat, her heart and soul It will loyally accompany the owner it loves..."

Tony is an adult.

In terms of body shape, he was half a head taller than his father and the doctor next to him, but the expression on his face was as helpless as that of a fragile baby.

He just pursed his lips and stared intently at the cradle in front of him.

Gu Weijing wasn't sure whether Tony could understand what was about to happen.

The medical records indicate that Tony's situation is different from Butao's. Tony is truly mentally retarded in a physical sense.

Judging from the perspective of brain development, he may not be much smarter than the cat in the cradle.

Being able to communicate some common sentences in daily life is the limit of his understanding ability.

Theoretically, it should be difficult for him to understand the specific meaning of "euthanasia".

But Tony's sad eyes in the video camera with a low resolution made Gu Weijing feel heartbroken.

After I finished speaking, I didn’t know whether it was a word of comfort or a prayer.

The doctor put down the hands of Jane Arnold and Tony, and was about to take the cat's cradle away.

"Sorry, sir, unless you have a special request to accompany the animal until the last moment, it is generally recommended that you not watch the 'sleep' process."

"Okay, we won't watch." Jane Arnold took her son's hand.

"Finally, make sure that the ashes are planted in green plants, and you need a plush cat doll of the same color as Amy, right?"

The doctor consults the checklist next to the cradle and checks the client's selections one last time.

The master illustrator looked at the silent child questioningly, waited for a few seconds, then turned to the doctor and said, "Well, that's it."

"Please take a short rest here, it will take about 25 minutes."

The doctor handed the torn-off confirmation sheet to Jane Arnold, and then prepared to leave with the cradle.

Just then, a big hand grabbed the other end of the cat's cradle.

"gentlemen?"

The doctor looked at the older child clutching the cradle.

"NO."

Tony shook his head.

"Sir, Amy will not leave, he will just be with you in another form. Please forgive me. This is a process that every life must go through."

The doctor reassured.

Tony still stubbornly shook his head and said NO.

The doctor shrugged, not angry.

He knew the situation of Jane Arnold's son. The customer was God. Besides, what was the point of arguing with an autistic child who would never grow up?

"Sir, please help to persuade and control your son." He said this to Jane Arnold and other caregivers on the side.

The man stretched out his hand, ready to take Amy directly from the cradle.

“Oooh—fuck”

The doctor suddenly let out an uncontrollable cry of pain.

Tony held on to the edge of the cradle tightly to prevent others from taking it away... The burly child suddenly opened his mouth wide and bit hard on the arm of the doctor who was trying to take Amy away.

"Sir! Sir! Come here, he's crazy."

It's really a crazy, extremely embarrassing scene.

Tony actually bit the doctor.

For a moment, the figures in the camera shook: the doctor, Jane Arnold, the nurse at the pet hospital, and Jane Arnold's personal assistant.

All kinds of people were shaking in front of the camera, and even the cameraman ran to help.

The noise and noise completely covered up the soothing classical music in the background, and the scene was a chaotic mess.

At this moment, Tony was so frightened that he burst into tears.

He was once again isolated from the world of ordinary people, but he still stubbornly hugged the cradle tightly.

He hugged her so tightly, as if he wanted to use this method to prevent fate from ruthlessly separating him from his Amy.

He opened his mouth wide and seemed to bite every hand that came to him.

Amy looked like she was losing a lot of hair, like a bald old man, with flesh-colored skin exposed under the hair.However, in the arms of the burly Tony, his figure was made to appear smaller than the tiny ball on his head 14 years ago.

"What a child who was raised by a cat."

Gu Weijing sighed.

Tony is 19 years old. In terms of physique alone, he is probably the strongest man in this pet ward. But at this moment, he can only subconsciously attack everyone who tries to kill Ai with his teeth like a poor kitten. The "bad" man whom Mi brutally took away from him.

(End of this chapter)