It's okay for me to bully my wife for the sake of the young master's dignity, right?

Chapter 279 [035] Phlogiston Disease Hospital, a patient feels well

In order to avoid having to deal with two people for one thing, Qin Jiandan requisitioned Zhu Shengzhi's private car and went to Zhu Shengzhi's territory to look for those "late-stage phlogiston disease patients who were locked up and waiting to die."

Zhu Shengzhi was naturally very unhappy and wished he could strangle his subordinates (Zhang Daju and Zhang Xima) who leaked the information to death immediately.

The interior of the special car was spacious, and Qin Jiandan, Xiaoxia, and the Zhang brothers could all sit in it without being overloaded. However, Qin Jiandan and Xiaoxia occupied the last row, and Zhu Shengzhi was squeezed in the middle by Zhang Daju and Zhang Xima on the left and right.

"Hey, the smell of your stinky socks hasn't dissipated yet! Stay away from me! You're going to give me a rhinitis!"

Although the Zhang brothers were perverts, they were not stupid. When they found out that the young master wanted to take them under his wing, they began to distance themselves from their original master without any concealment:
"Brother Zhu, the young master is so powerful that he blew away all the clothes on both of us with his magic power. How could there be any smell left? The clothes we are wearing now are borrowed from the grocery store owner!"

Zhang Daju had a red nose and was wearing a half-worn work suit with sleeves, looking like an alcoholic screwdriver on an assembly line.

His distant cousin Zhang Xima was more impressive. His clothes were in a mess from top to bottom, like wontons that had been cooked in a pot. There seemed to be a woman's shirt mixed in, and I wonder if it was the collection of the perverted shop owner.

The special car was driving on the uneven road in the outer city, with puncture-proof tires to protect it. Zhu Shengzhi's bodyguard and driver drove well.

The only drawback is that you can't see the scenery outside the car clearly - the death-fearing Zhu Shengzhi covered the outside of the special car with steel plates, leaving only a few observation holes to observe the outside.

Xiao Xia knocked on the sturdy car window curiously:
"This is even more outrageous than an armored bus... Only the modified van driven by Kazama can beat it after it enters defense mode with one click."

Qin Jiandan hugged the red-haired female ninja's slender waist and sneered:

"Zhu Shengzhi, how afraid are you of death? To be a cadre of the Night Dragon Society, you need to have backbone! Which brother in the society doesn't tuck his head into his belt?"

Zhu Shengzhi was so angry that his facial features shifted:
"Young Master, you can use the 'Steel Armor Breathing Technique' to be invulnerable to swords and guns. How can I compete with you? Besides, the Bio Intelligence Group is not a militant group. As the think tank of the organization, of course my first priority is to save my own life!"

Xiao Xia reached out her hand with a playful smile and poked Zhu Shengzhi's bald head from the back row:
"Brain trust? All your hair follicles are dead, okay? A real brain trust should be like my Kazama!"

Zhang Daju and Zhang Xima covered their mouths and laughed secretly, while Zhu Shengzhi's head turned red like a peeled ripe sweet potato:

"I am extremely smart. This is the price of wisdom! At least I am not like Feng Jian, who is locked up in the bridal chamber by the young master every day, deep in the barren land..."

Qin Jiandan cursed: "You can tell dirty jokes about me whenever you want? If you keep talking nonsense, it will be your turn to drive!"

Zhu Shengzhi was a little quiet for a while. The special car passed through the 4th District managed by Chen Tom and arrived at the 5th District soon after.

District 5 and District 6 are both under the management of the "Biointelligence Group". District 6 is the front line of the battle with the Ni'an Society, while District 5 is relatively peaceful.

As a ninja, Xiao Xia had an irresistible desire to peek through the observation hole on the car window. She saw some store billboards in District 5 through the observation hole -

"Come drink the beautiful girl's bath water! Bath tea bags are on sale now"

"Come to this ramen shop and let the big-breasted girl feed you!"

There are so many unorthodox promotions everywhere. Compared with this, Xiao Xia feels that using herself as the spokesperson for "Ninja Soda" is a routine operation.

Zhang Daju and Zhang Xima noticed Xiaoxia's doubts, and they snorted with pride:

"Team Leader Xiao Xia, these are all the credit of our product development department! If the young master needs it in the future, we will definitely be able to come up with a more explosive plan!"

"How about we start with 'silk stocking milk tea'? There is a fake silk stocking milk tea on the market now. It doesn't even use silk stockings that girls have worn. The taste is not good enough! The purity is too low!"

At this time, the car stopped and everyone got off. Qin Jiandan looked at the "temporary hospital" in front of him, which was only one floor and had no roof. The plastic roof that was supported above to protect against wind and rain was also quite old.

"Zhu Shengzhi, you put the phlogiston patients here without giving them food, and let them starve to death?"

"What are you talking about, young master!" Zhu Shengzhi, who was the second to jump out of the car, pushed Zhang Xima aside to defend himself:
"This is the 'hospice center' I prepared specifically for patients with advanced phlogiston disease! Don't listen to the Zhang brothers' nonsense. They are from the product development department and are obsessed with smelly socks all day long. They don't know the situation here. I didn't stop the patients from eating. They are just too sick to eat!" Qin Jiandan didn't comment and went straight into the temporary hospital to check the situation. Others followed him from far or near.

Contrary to expectations, there were no groans coming from the dirty and messy beds in the hospital. Most of the patients had numb expressions, and not even the feeling of "despair" could be seen in their lifeless eyes.

But they were undoubtedly all patients with advanced phlogiston disease - the initial symptoms of phlogiston disease were swelling of the skin and the appearance of pure red patches with a fine sand-like shimmering glow. In the later stages, these red patches would gradually turn gray, like red-hot coals gradually going out.

Doctor Li believes that "overwork + inhalation of excessive phlogiston ash" is the main cause of this disease. If "human beings" are also regarded as a kind of ore, the course of phlogiston disease is simply a live broadcast of the "human ore" burning from red to gray.

In this makeshift hospital with no departmental divisions and a plastic tent replacing the roof, which looks more like a morgue, all you can see are terminally ill patients with gray spots all over their bodies. Without intervention, death from weakness is their inevitable outcome.

There was no nurse, and doctors were even less of a luxury. Because some people believed that "phlogiston disease was contagious," even thieves dared not patronize here. The patients took care of each other until a bed was vacant, and then the next cycle began.

"It's really miserable..."

Xiao Xia covered her mouth, with a look of pity in her red pupils:

"Although phlogiston disease cannot be cured, the Falling Cherry Group provides patients with food and care before their death. It's not like here where the houses are leaky, and there's a lack of food and clothing..."

Zhu Shengzhi seemed to be afraid of infection, so he had to follow the young master into the temporary hospital, always covering his mouth and nose with one hand:
"Xiao Xia, stop talking nonsense! All crows are evil. Don't I know who is going to take care of the patients in the Falling Cherry Blossom Group? They are all there to be punished for their crimes!"

"In my opinion, since you are doomed to die if you have phlogiston disease, you might as well enjoy yourself as soon as possible. It's too stupid to spend all your wealth and resources on hospice care. After all, the world is for the living, right?"

Under Zhu Shengzhi's influence, residents of Districts 5 and 6 like to spend their days in debauchery and believe in "get high and die". The skinny patients dying on hospital beds today may have once been high rollers who indulged in luxury in the entertainment venues.

There were two or three people with milder symptoms pouring water for the seriously ill. They saw someone coming to visit but did not come over to greet them. Perhaps at this point, let alone the leader of the organization, even if the emperor came, he would not be able to divert their attention.

Zhang Daju and Zhang Xima whispered to each other:
"I think the inner city's hospice care for phlogiston patients can be used as a reference. It is said that if a minor is diagnosed with phlogiston, actors will dress up as Superman, Batman, or Iron Man to visit them!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, you said that if we got phlogiston disease, we would have to be visited by Wonder Woman, Catwoman, and Black Widow! And they all have to wear stockings and boots!"

The skin of several patients nearby was almost completely gray, and it was obvious that they had no desire to communicate. Qin Jiandan took a few steps towards the back door, where a patient was standing and preaching something to the people around him.

Qin Jiandan felt that he was in good spirits and was a good candidate for Dr. Li's trial treatment of phlogiston disease. However, when he approached and heard him talking, he was surprised.

This 60-year-old man with half red and half gray skin and sparse hair looks like he has suffered a lot, but in comparison, he is energetic and has a light in his eyes:

"My fellow patients, now that we are all dead, do you regret wasting your youth? Those who followed their own will and did not start a family or have children, are you finally regretting it now?"

"I'm different! I have three children, they are all grown up and married now, so I have no regrets in my death! Although they can't come to take care of me because of their busy work, I have someone to carry on my legacy!"

"I am old and was still working the day before I was diagnosed, but it's all worth it! Isn't it the job of a parent to work like a slave for their children? As long as we have children, all the hardships are meaningful! This is the guiding principle of our "Niu Ma Club". Niu Ma Club will strive for self-improvement and will not give up until the last moment of life!"

Oh shit, I actually encountered the weird "Cow and Horse Club". The Cow and Horse Club, the "Street Friends Club" where homeless people gather, and the "Peace Club" where non-resistanceists gather, are known as the three most outrageous guilds in Ringstone City.

These three guilds had no leaders and no organizational structure. Anyone could join as long as they agreed with their ideas. The Night Dragon Society and the Nian Society were too lazy to care about them, as they were not powerful enough anyway.

The old man from the Niu Ma Club ignored the impatience on the faces of the patients around him and continued to promote his own theory with saliva flying:

"People who have no offspring die, but I still have descendants after I die, and my descendants are endless! No matter how much I suffer, it is for my descendants. If you are really rich, you should find someone to have children as soon as you get sick, so that you will not be extinct! What's the point of eating, drinking and having fun like the Shengzhi Group?"

The other patients were unhappy but could not show it because although this old man was talking nonsense, he was actually taking care of his fellow patients.

Qin Jiandan frowned and interrupted:
"Isn't the so-called Oxen and Horses Association the guild that is very experienced in 'working like an ox or a horse'? Do you really think that having endless descendants is a good thing? Isn't it 'an endless supply of oxen, oxen, and horses'? What is there to be proud of if your descendants work like an ox or a horse just like you?"

(End of this chapter)