However, the answers Gao Jianfei received were almost all the same... Gao's mother's condition was very serious, and she needed to undergo craniotomy, which, at least in terms of current medical conditions and technology in China, was extremely risky.
12%—that's the success rate given by a leading brain hospital in China.
The failure of the surgery undoubtedly meant that Gao's mother would lose her life.
In short, Gao's current situation is not just a matter of money.
Gao Jianfei left the internet cafe dejectedly.
"It seems that with the current level of medical care in China, it will be difficult to wake my mother up. So... what about the Super Ghost Instrument? If it can reach the kind of divine healers and ghosts that appear in fictional novels, could it save my mother?" Gao Jianfei stood still at the door of his house. "No matter what, I must try my best to upgrade the level. My hope of waking my mother up rests on the Super Ghost Instrument!"
At this moment, Auntie was looking out the door, seemingly hoping that Gao Jianfei would come home.
When his aunt saw Gao Jianfei, she quickly called out, "Xiaofei, come back inside and eat! Your aunt has prepared a big feast for you, all the good dishes, all your favorites!"
The lunch menu was even more lavish than usual for Chinese New Year.
Braised carp, taro and chicken stew, kelp and pork rib soup, old duck soup, sweet and sour pork ribs, braised eel, boiled beef...
These are all dishes that Gao Jianfei likes to eat!
Gao Jianfei was well aware that with prices so high, the cost of this meal was almost equivalent to half a month's living expenses for the Gao family!
Gao Jin was also helped onto the table.
They opened a few bottles of beer, and the father and son drank together. The aunt also made an exception and had a few drinks.
At the dinner table, they talked about parting and their feelings of sadness. It was a bit sentimental. With the help of alcohol and thinking about his mother lying on the bed in the inner room, Gao Jianfei couldn't help but shed tears.
After dinner, Aunt pulled Gao Jianfei aside and took out dozens of crumpled banknotes from her pocket. There were hundred-yuan notes, fifty-yuan notes, twenty-yuan notes, ten-yuan notes, and even five-yuan notes... a total of 1655 yuan.
"Child, take this money. You'll need it when you get to other places!" His aunt stuffed a large wad of money into Gao Jianfei's pocket.
"No! Aunt! Keep this money, I have my own money!" Gao Jianfei hurriedly refused.
Looking at the money, Gao Jianfei felt a pang of sadness.
"Child, don't talk nonsense! Where would you get money? Didn't you spend all the money you'd saved up over the years when your mother had that accident? Quick, put the money away. Do you think your aunt is an outsider?" The aunt, with tears in her eyes, insisted on stuffing the money into Gao Jianfei's pocket. The aunt thought to herself, this child is truly unfortunate.
Gao Jianfei hurriedly said, "Aunt, wait, wait a minute, I want to show you something!" After saying that, Gao Jianfei rushed into his bedroom, put the 60,000 yuan into a plastic bag, and then came out and pulled his aunt to the outside yard, into a small alley.
"Auntie, look!" Gao Jianfei held the bag up to his aunt's eyes, opening it wide to reveal several stacks of bright red banknotes inside.
"Gurgle..." Auntie made a strange sound in her throat, her eyes widening in disbelief. A few seconds later, she suddenly grabbed Gao Jianfei's hand, "Child, you...you...you broke the law?"
"No! Aunt, what law did I break? I have neither the guts nor the ability!" Gao Jianfei chuckled. "It's like this, Aunt, this money was given to me by a hospital!"
The hospital will pay?
Gao Jianfei started spouting nonsense.
“Aunt, listen to me. Here’s what happened. I signed a contract with the Fourth People’s Hospital. I sold all my organs…including my liver, heart, eyes, nose, kidneys—basically every single part of my body! Officially, it’s called organ donation! But privately, the hospital has to pay me. They only have the right to dissect and experiment on these organs after I die. They paid me first; this is 60,000 yuan in cash,” Gao Jianfei said, taking out his bank card. “There’s another 100,000 yuan in this card. Anyway, paying first means I won’t lose out, right? If I live to be ninety, the hospital will have to wait another 68 years to get my organs! Aunt, don’t you think I’ve made a good deal?”
Gao Jianfei's actions were purely a well-intentioned deception. Fortunately, his aunt was not very educated and had limited experience, so Gao Jianfei was confident that he could fabricate a story that would convince her.
Otherwise, if my aunt were suddenly given 160,000 yuan, would she dare to accept it?
“Child…you…you’re selling yourself! My poor child!” Aunt burst into tears.
It took Gao Jianfei a lot of effort to calm his aunt down.
Afterwards, Gao Jianfei said to his aunt, "Aunt, please don't tell my dad about this, so he won't worry unnecessarily. You keep this money safe. Spend it on things that the family needs, but don't be too frugal. When I go to work in another city, I'll send the money I earn back!"
In the afternoon, Gao Jianfei began packing.
I quickly wiped down a very old suitcase, then packed in a change of clothes, toothpaste, toothbrush, towels, a cup, and other daily necessities.
In the evening, I went to the supermarket and bought some dry food and drinking water to eat on the train.
That evening, Gao Jianfei spent some time alone with his mother. Even though she couldn't hear him, Gao Jianfei still talked with her for almost an hour. Of course, it was mostly Gao Jianfei talking.
As I left my mother's bedroom, I saw a 21-inch old-fashioned color TV in the living room playing a news report about Zeng Shiji, Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee and Director of the Public Security Bureau of ZG City, inspecting the ZG City Fire Brigade and delivering a speech.
When her aunt saw Gao Jianfei come out, she hurriedly changed the channel. The other channel was broadcasting a special report about Zeng Jian, an outstanding young entrepreneur from ZG City, on how he started from scratch, built his business without relying on his father's power.
The aunt was so frightened that she quickly turned off the TV and looked back at Gao Jianfei.
Gao Jianfei remained calm. "Heh, Aunt, Dad, I'm going back to my room to sleep. I can leave by myself tomorrow morning, so please don't see me off."
Back in his small bedroom, Gao Jianfei said fiercely to himself, "Gao Jianfei, if you don't take down the Zeng family, you're not human!"
I had insomnia last night.
I tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
Gao Jianfei entered the ghost's den and found "Guo Zu," a level 1 ghost he had taken in yesterday. He spent half an hour learning his specialty... repairing air conditioners.
Currently, Gao Jianfei has mastered two special skills... unlocking doors and repairing air conditioners.
Although they are all village-level skills, they are better than nothing!
After dawdling for most of the night, I finally fell asleep.
The next morning, Gao Jianfei was woken up by his alarm clock.
After getting up, the first thing Gao Jian did was not to put on his clothes, but to turn on the virtual display screen.
All 23 exorcism points currently available for Gao Jianfei's control have been replenished.
Following the procedure, Gao Jianfei first used one exorcism point to summon nearby ghosts. Then, he randomly selected 22 level 1 ghosts, pieced them together, and contained them!
Of course, these are all level 1 ghosts without any special skills, but Gao Jianfei doesn't care about that. What he needs now is experience points!
A few minutes later, 22 more level 1 ghosts appeared in the ghost den!
In that case, Gao Jianfei's personal status would become...
The Exorcist: Gao Jianfei
Age: 22
Level: 1
Exorcism Points: 0, 45
Experience: 40
Experience required to upgrade to Level 2 Exorcist: 960
"One step closer to the upgrade!" Gao Jianfei clenched his fists before getting dressed and jumping out of bed.
After washing up and eating the breakfast prepared by his aunt, Gao Jianfei dragged his suitcase and walked outside.
As he reached the door, Gao Jianfei turned back and shouted, "Mom! I'm going to work in a coastal city! You must wait for me to come back, I will cure you!" After a pause, Gao Jianfei said to his father and aunt, "Dad, Aunt, I'm leaving. Don't worry about me, please take care of yourselves and wait for your son to come home!"
Gao Jianfei dared not linger; parting is painful. He quickly turned around, dragged his suitcase, and left.
The moment Gao Jianfei's figure disappeared into the house, Gao Jin and his aunt almost simultaneously burst into tears.
Gao Jianfei dragged a tattered suitcase and hurriedly left the house.
Of the 67,823 yuan he obtained from the Yangfo Town Health Center, Gao Jianfei gave 60,000 yuan to his aunt, leaving him with just over 7,000 yuan. Logically, since he was going to a large coastal city, Gao Jianfei should have bought some nicer clothes. However, Gao Jianfei's family had always been poor, and he was a frugal person. Therefore, he wouldn't waste money just because he had some.
Gao Jianfei knew that there would be many places to spend money in G province. As for clothes, he could make do with what he had and buy more later when he made more money.
So, Gao Jianfei's outfit right now... well... his upper body was a navy blue Kappa short-sleeved t-shirt, but it had been washed until it was faded, and from the fabric and the label, you could tell at a glance that it was a fake! His lower body was a pair of black jeans with several holes in them.
On his feet, he wore a pair of very ordinary Double Star sneakers.
With this outfit, if you went to a coastal city, you'd really look like a country bumpkin!
Gao Jianfei had booked a train ticket for 9:20. He arrived at the train station at 8:30 and waited in the waiting room for departure.
The train station gave off a busy yet chaotic feeling. And every corner was filled with sorrow and melancholy.
Some parents send their children out to work; some leave their wives and children to make a living elsewhere; some lovers are forced to separate...
In short, train stations are definitely not places where one can feel comfortable and happy.
To be honest, Gao Jianfei loathed this atmosphere and felt suffocated.
Fortunately, Gao Jianfei boarded the train not long afterward.
Once the train started moving, the melancholy and sadness associated with leaving a train station were somewhat lessened.
This was Gao Jianfei's first time traveling far by train, and he couldn't help but stare blankly at the various scenes rushing past the railway outside the window.
Nothing particularly noteworthy happened along the way.
After a long journey of more than thirty hours, the train finally arrived at its destination!
G Province Flower Market Railway Station!
When the train arrived at the station, the carriage was filled with cheers, and the passengers were all filled with a sense of relief.
Gao Jianfei stood up and stretched his aching back and took his luggage off the luggage rack.
Follow the crowd out of the station.
It was almost midnight.
The Huashi Railway Station is more than ten times larger than the ZG City Railway Station! The passenger flow is also incredibly high.
Gao Jianfei stood on the platform and felt very small.
People were everywhere!
Families were traveling together, carrying large and small bags of luggage, speaking in various accents...
In this noisy environment, Gao Jianfei, who was traveling far from home for the first time, felt a subconscious sense of belonging and insecurity welling up inside him.
Gao Jianfei pushed the luggage, took a few steps haphazardly, and then found the note his father had given him in his pants pocket.
The mobile phone number of the person who received the visitor, Tang Bao.
Originally, Gao Jianfei planned to find a hotel after leaving the train station and contact Tang Bao the next day. But at this moment, almost subconsciously, Gao Jianfei thought... he had to contact Tang Bao now and have him come pick him up!
Gao Jianfei started dialing Tang Bao's cell phone number...
at the same time.
A club in the Huashi Huifeng District.
This is a workers' club. Zheng Bang Club.
Because HSBC District is an industrial park with tens of thousands of workers. These workers, besides eating, drinking, and using the restroom, still need entertainment.
Therefore, several workers' clubs were opened in the HSBC area.