Overturned Tower

"My spiritual traits are inherited from my mother. My father is a Ragdoll. He gave me blue eyes."

Delphinium softly recalled the past: "So compared to a normal Samoyed, my body will appear smaller.

"However, my grandpa is not a puppet cat, but a white long-haired cat. Because my parents are busy with work, I was brought up by my grandpa when I was very young...

"Grandpa's spiritual disease did not stop transforming until he was seven or eight years old, and then it became severe. This made him grow long, long white fluff all over his body, and the fluff became like a cat. .Looks like a long-haired cat standing upright.

"This kind of long hair is easy to get dirty and stick together. But grandpa loves to be clean and takes care of it almost every day...so he always exudes the fragrance of shampoo. It's like being exposed to the sun after washing. Warming clothes. He is handsome when he walks against the wind, and the fluff all over his body is flying."

"Before I went to school, I loved lying in my grandpa's fur. He loved to hug me and explain some very boring Internet security knowledge to me by the fireplace, but because grandpa's voice was so gentle, it sounded like sleep. I was drowsy every time I listened to it, and I often fell asleep without knowing it. But every time I woke up, I would not catch a cold. Because my body is covered with grandpa’s fluff, and my body is covered with a grill Hot blanket."

She whispered and missed, and sipped the fruit tea that had become warmer.

Russell hugged the hot milk and listened quietly on the table.

There was a gentle heat in Delphinium's words.

Just listening to these words, it becomes as warm as leaning against the fireplace, next to a big fluffy cat.

"Until I was thirteen years old, I lived with my grandfather. Later, when I entered high school, I moved into the dormitory of the school."

Having said that, she was slightly silent.

Russell also realized...she was finally going to tell what happened when she was sixteen.

"Your grandpa... something happened?"

Russell had a vague premonition.

Delphinium nodded lightly: "There was an exam at school that day. I just finished the exam when I received a message from my father... saying that grandpa is critically ill, so I should hurry to see him."

"... Critically ill?"

"Well, it's a complication of spirituality. Severe spirituality not only makes the body look like a beast, but also changes the internal organs. This kind of body structure change occurs when a person is young. There will not be too many problems when you are old...but after you get old, your immunity will be greatly reduced or wear and tear will be accelerated. This situation is fundamentally caused by the conflict caused by spirituality itself. It can also be said that "life has expired." do'.

"Grandpa fell ill in an instant. Just three days before he was critically ill, I went to visit him. At that time, his laughter was still full of energy...but it was only three days later, when I saw him again When he was there, his whole body seemed to be deflated, and his face turned gray."

"Visceral failure should not be regarded as a terminal illness."

Russell asked softly, "It doesn't matter whether it's replacing the prosthetic body or directly performing resuscitation treatment."

"Yes, but what we didn't take into account ... is the cost of treatment."

Delphinium closed her eyes slightly after saying this.

Her voice became a little deeper: "Because the illness came so suddenly, no one thought that grandpa fainted because of this reason. So mom and dad sent grandpa to the 'Ampule Biomedical Technology Company' in the happiness The branch of the island is directly under the 'Hospital of St. Ampoule'.

"This is the hospital with the best treatment technology in the entire Happy Island, and it is also the treatment institution with the most correct attitude. It can even be said that they will 'unscrupulous' to treat patients efficiently. Including using some drugs that have not been approved for use, or bold and Radical prosthetic body modification, even the use of psionic energy and the power of the Holy Order... as long as the patient can be cured, the means can be completely ignored.

"...However, Ampoule Medical has a basic principle. That is, once the patient is signed and sent in, the patient is not allowed to give up the treatment unless it is confirmed that it is impossible to treat; correspondingly, Ampoule Medical will do its best The life of the patient can be extended. If the patient fails the treatment during the hospital period, half of the treatment cost will be paid.

"Grandpa's condition deteriorated very seriously and very quickly. In other words, he has actually accumulated pain for a long time. It's just that he usually likes to be patient and never shows his pain to others... so that when he finally found out , even people with ampoule medical treatment are hard to save.

"So, a lot of money was poured in like flowing water, but it was like an endless black hole. The family's savings were quickly used up, and then they sold everything that could be sold. Dad also went to a few friends to borrow debts. .My mother worked harder, but she still couldn't fill this hole.

"Finally... Mom and Dad had a big fight when my college money had to be used.

"They were very affectionate, and that was the first time in my life that I saw them quarreling. The two got angry for no reason, cried, and smashed things. They were tearing at each other, but then they cried together.

"Calling it miserable is not enough. Calling it hopeless is a bit of a stretch. But if it's...'dark', it's my memory of those days."

The delphinium's voice seemed to be covered with a layer of haze, and the beautiful ice-blue pupils seemed to lose their light.

Russell listened intently.

In silence, he moved slightly closer to the delphinium, and held the other's cold left hand.

And the delphinium said in a low voice: "At this moment, Grandpa finally woke up.

"His whole body became skinny. The original beautiful, fluffy white long hair became withered and yellow, like weeds. A lot of hair loss made his hair thin, revealing limbs like bamboo poles. I never Never thought he would become so skinny.

"And when he woke up, the first thing he did was to reprimand his father for sending him here. Although his voice was so weak that it was as light as a balloon, as if it would float away and explode at any time, his anger But it is so real and fierce.

"He quickly asked to forgo treatment. Naturally, this request was rejected by Ampoule Medical.

"Afterwards... when no one noticed, grandpa tried to pull out the device to commit suicide... but he was rescued shortly after he passed out. Of course, the cost of the rescue was also included in the medical bill. By this time , the medical evaluation is still 'treatable', as long as you continue to treat for about five days.

"Up to now, it has actually only been more than 20 days. It sounds like the last five days will be easily reached."

Delphinium's voice was extremely soft: "But, the family really has no money left.

"Even my college tuition was put into it. This is the last money in the family. Mom and Dad can't borrow much anymore... When people know that this is to pay for ampoule medical treatment, no one dares to borrow it.

"Until the end, the father made a decision. He asked Ampoule Medical ... how much he could sell himself for if he sold himself."

"... sell yourself?"

"As a test product. The Ampoule Group has a large number of needs for human experiments, and must 'voluntarily sign' a letter of authorization to allow it to be used as a test product. The authorization period is five years, but generally speaking, people live less than five years... After death, the parts of the body will also be tested and used as materials for organ transplantation.”

Delphinium looked at the fruit tea with a habitual smile on her face.

Obviously that smile was no different from usual from every angle.

But Russell could only taste pure sadness in that smile.

"That day was August 8th, my birthday. When I came back from part-time work, I saw my father bought a cake to celebrate my birthday.

"I knew immediately... what was going to happen next.

"I said... can I have a piece for Grandpa too? He likes cake the most.

"Dad was surprised, but reluctantly agreed. After seeing the cake, Grandpa was annoyed at first, but finally became confused. He ate the cake with a smile and told us that he didn't feel any pain for a moment. , and said that he would probably be discharged from the hospital tomorrow... In the end, he passed away naturally that night."

Russell suddenly felt that Delphinium subconsciously clenched his hand.

She picked up the warmed fruit tea, UU read a book www. uukanshu. com took a big gulp.

Then, she tried her best to calm herself down: "Grandpa thought there was poison in that cake, so he accepted his own death gladly. But there was no poison in it.

"Dad is a gentle and weak person, just like a puppet cat. He never thought of such a vicious method...

"Moreover, Ampoule Medical has the most advanced biomedical technology. They can detect all poisons. The idea of ​​escaping medical fees by killing patients has long been practiced—in the end, they will not pay a penny less, and people will Will be imprisoned or exiled for murder.

"However, Ampoule Medical finally confirmed that Grandpa died not from any poison, but from natural causes. Before that, his health was back to normal. So Mom and Dad received a large amount of compensation, at least enough to pay off their foreign debts.

"...The irony is that although grandpa is dead, there is a ray of sunshine in the lifeless family. Compared with sadness, mom and dad are more like a sigh of relief, and gradually there are normal chats and laughs in the family instead of sadness. It's a quarrel.

"It's not that they don't love grandpa, it's just that this love is diluted by despair. In the end, the savings are still exhausted, and the family is left with nothing...but at least the debt is paid off. If you accumulate again, there is still hope in life."

Delphinium said softly, "But they don't know. It wasn't that piece of cake that killed Grandpa...it was my 'love'.

"I was so eager to end all of this. I hoped that my grandfather would not be in pain, that my father would not leave, that my parents would stop arguing... I hope that this could end as soon as possible. I hope that the past life can come back.

"The past life still didn't come back in the end. But I awakened a psychic power—a psychic power called 'Lethal Dose of Love'."