Chapter 62: Secret Meeting

  The next day...

  "Are the four of you together?" A doctor in his forties, holding a thick physical examination report, asked with some confusion towards Ding Qiang and Li Yan's parents.

  "Uh-huh," said Ding Qiang's father. "As an old neighbor for decades, the unit issued a physical examination voucher, so I came to have a physical examination."

  "Is this a physical examination form issued by the unit?" The doctor was slightly stunned, muttering to himself: "A 1.5 million yuan physical examination form? What kind of unit issues this? This is really corrupt..."

  However, these things have nothing to do with him. After taking a closer look at the four people and checking the physical examination form and the diagnostic description of the relevant department, the doctor immediately raised his head and said: "The two of you are in good health, but your blood pressure is a bit high, so be careful when you go back, eat low-sodium, low-fat food..."

  He said that as he deliberately looked at the first two joints of Ding Qiang's father's index finger: "Don't smoke or drink when you go back, it's not good for your body."

  "Oh!" Ding Qiang's father responded gloomily.

  "Alright, you can go now." The doctor said to Ding Qiang and his family of three, then turned to Li Yan's parents: "You two..."

  Ding Qiang's father walked a few steps and turned around to see that Ding Qiang hadn't followed, so he asked: "Hey, Ding Qiang, what are you standing there for?"

  "Oh, never mind, I was just casually listening, you guys go ahead and leave first."

  "What's good about that..." He shook his head, and with the doctor not allowing him to smoke or drink anymore, the old man was quite depressed, turned around and walked out.

  Ding Qiang's ears almost perked up as he turned around, afraid of missing any word the doctor said.

  "Your two elders' bodies are not bad, but there are some small shadows inside the body. However, it should be no big deal. In the future, if nothing happens, just pay attention to drinking more water and come to the hospital for a check-up if you feel uncomfortable."

  "Ah, thank you doctor." Hearing that her parents' bodies were fine, Li Yan also let out a sigh of relief and smiled sweetly at the doctor before turning around with her parents to walk towards the door.

  Following Li Yan's footsteps, Ding Qiang mechanically stepped forward while muttering to himself in his heart: "It seems that the time was still too early, so it wasn't detected?"

  But if it's said that nothing abnormal was found at all, then those small shadows should have already shown abnormalities...

  To be exact, it should have just been a routine physical examination, and there was no reaction from the body, so it didn't arouse the doctor's vigilance, in that case...

  "No way..." He shook his head silently in his heart, and Ding Qiang turned around again, returning to the doctor's office once more.

  "Hey young man, what's up? Still have questions?" The doctor smiled and asked, looking at Ding Qiang who was pacing back and forth.

  "Doctor, I have a question..." Ding Qiang said, recalling the scene when Li Yan's parents fell ill in his previous life: "You say, will the shadow in that girl's parents' bodies develop into a serious illness that can cause a person's internal organs to rot and decay within a week?"

  "Within a week?" The doctor furrowed his brow: "Young man, I think you've been playing Resident Evil too much."

  "Doctor, I'm not joking, this kind of internal organ with a shadowy shape, shouldn't it be unprecedented? Is it possible that it's a completely new strain of virus?" Although the cause of the disease was unclear, Ding Qiang remembered the relevant information about the disease very clearly.

  Seeing Ding Qiang's serious face, the doctor thought for a moment and finally nodded: "That's right, to be honest, I've never seen this situation before..."

  "But to say that it's a new strain of the virus, relying solely on this one physical examination is a bit too hasty. So, from either a medical or statistical perspective, I'm afraid I can't give you an accurate answer."

  "I suggest going back and paying attention to observations, if nothing happens, drink more water, and as soon as you feel uncomfortable, come to the hospital for a check-up, so that treatment can be done in time..."

  When it's uncomfortable, it's too late... Ding Qiang really wanted to tell the other person on the spot that this disease is a brand new viral variant, but he was afraid that if he said it out loud, the other person would take him away as a mental patient.

  Fortunately, the doctor was very responsible and saw Ding Qiang's worried look, so he said: "Okay, young man, I'll take some time to study this with my colleagues, then we'll consult an expert, you leave your phone number here, if there's any problem, I'll call you."

  "Hmm." Ding Qiang was delighted in his heart and immediately left his phone number.

  "Thank you, doctor." Ding Qiang said sincerely before leaving.

  "It's nothing, prevention is better than cure. It's always better to be safe than sorry." The middle-aged doctor smiled warmly and said with a smile.

  ……

  Li Yan and Ding Qiang's two families have been neighbors for many years, but later moved away from each other. It was a rare opportunity to meet again, and they had endless things to talk about. After leaving the hospital and finishing lunch, they chatted for over two hours before bidding farewell to each other.

  "Hurry back and go online, there's something I need to discuss with everyone." Dīng Qiáng shouted as he waved goodbye to Lǐ Yuān from afar.

  "Got it......" With a wave of her hand, Li Yan bowed slightly and got into the car, driving away.

  "I knew you'd be playing games..." With a displeased tone, he slapped Ding Qiang's head, and the old man scolded: "Look at your older cousin, even after getting into college, when he comes home, he still goes back to his room to study..."

  "Cut, how didn't you know he was sneaking in to play games?" Ding Qiang muttered gloomily, rubbing his temples.

  "What did you say?" The old man's ears were a bit deaf and he didn't quite catch Ding Qiang's whisper.

  "No, no, I said I'll go back and study..."

  "The kid has finally finished his exams, what's wrong with playing some games..." Ding Qiang's mother said, disapproving of the old man's high-pressure policy.

  "Children are spoiled by you..."

  "How am I supposed..."

  Those nagging voices, which sound so awkward and annoying to others, are the most wonderful music in the world to Ding Qiang's ears.

  "Alright Dad and Mom, let's not talk about it anymore, we should head back home too..."

  "Hmm, where was I just now..."

  "Speaking of..."

  A family of three walked along the narrow road, chatting with each other, their silhouettes stretched out by the lingering sunset glow...

  The whole body examination took a long time, and by the time the three of them returned home for dinner, it was already early evening. After accompanying his parents to watch TV and chat for a while, he saw the two old people yawning repeatedly and went back to their room to sleep. Only then did Ding Qiang return to his room and go online again.

  Today's physical examination did not achieve the expected results, but it was not completely useless either. At least the abnormalities described in the medical records have started to appear clearly. If it doesn't work out, I can just go a few more times. After realizing that those shadows are constantly expanding, there will come a day when I'll find something wrong.

  Ding Qiang had just entered the game and before his eyes could adjust to the light, he heard a barrage of offline messages pouring in.

  Open it and take a look, as expected, it was indeed Nangong Xiaoyue's.

  "Are you there?"

  "Oh, it seems like nobody's home."

  "Are you back?"

  "How come you haven't returned yet?"

  "Get online..."

  "How come you haven't returned yet?"

  “……”

  Judging from the message, at first, she wasn't anxious at all, but as time approached evening, she began to get visibly anxious, and even her tone changed from its usual calmness to a somewhat urgent one.

  Apart from Nangong Xiaoyue, Xuehuo Kuanglong and Jueshi Dashuaige also sent a message each.

  Xue Yan Kuang Long asked if Ding Qiang was interested in running a dungeon with him, while Jue Shi Da Shuai Ge Lin Yi asked where he went this afternoon and why no one answered when he called home...

  Just as Ding Qiang was reading the message, there was another "ding" sound, and Nangong Xiaoyue sent another message.

  "Undead Xiaoqiang, you've finally logged on..."

  "Hehe, I had something urgent to attend to today, so I'm a bit late. Sorry about that." Although Ding Qiang said sorry, his tone of voice didn't show any sign of apology at all.

  Nangong Xiaoyue obviously didn't expect him to make any profound reflections either, and hastily gave a coordinate before saying, "Come here and gather for a bit, there are some things I think you'll find interesting."

  "Ah, I'll be right there."

  "Got time?" Ding Qiang sent a message to Lin Ye without closing the information bar.

  "What's up? Where did you go this afternoon? I couldn't find you anywhere?"

  "Didn't go anywhere, if nothing's up come with me." He casually responded and was about to close the message window when "ding ding ding" sounded, system prompt: your friend ChaCha is online.

  Add Tea and the Unparalleled Great General to the team, then forward the coordinates sent by Nangong Xiaoyue earlier. Ding Qiang said: "You two come with me this time, there's something going on."

  "Oh, is it a task?" Lin Yi said while looking at the coordinates: "Ah, no, this coordinate seems to be in the city, not a task?"

  "Not on a mission, I'm taking you to meet someone!"

  "See who?" Lin Yi asked: "See what people? Good-looking? I still want to copy the file, do you have to see it today? The guild has activities later!"

  "Don't worry, it's absolutely good news."

  "Could it be......" Lin Yi's mind suddenly flashed back to the large-breasted priestess he had seen with Ding Qiang when they were running the instance dungeon earlier...

  "Qiangzi, secretly tell me, is that pastor among the people you went to see?"

  "Pastor? Which pastor?" Ding Qiang was asked by Lin Ye with a tone that made him break out in goosebumps.

  "It's just that... heh heh, bosom... you know..."

  "Lean on." Ding Qiang was speechless, but after thinking about it, today's matter was of great importance. The Nan Gong Xiao Yue workshop didn't seem to have many people either, and that Moon Shadow Ming Xin might actually appear.

  "Can see, can see, can't you have some pride..."

  "Hah..." Completely ignoring Ding Qiang's complaint, Lin Yi suddenly became excited and rushed towards the coordinate point.