Chapter 214 - Doctor Xue and Qi Gong (1/2)

“Appearance?” Hao Ning, Zhou Yuan, and others were stunned. Doctor Xue did appear in front of them several times. However, his appearance varied from time to time. More precisely, the last time he appeared, he had changed his appearance several times. Hao Ning never thought it would be so difficult to describe what a person looked like. He had to ask Zhou Yuan helplessly, “Which one of Doctor Xue should we describe?”

“The tall one, or the short one, or the blue one?” Zhou Yuan also said to himself. After all, they had already seen three of Doctor Xue before. Zhou Yuan’s words confused Mr. Hu, Zhang Dalong and Jienan. Why did Hao Ning say which one of Doctor Xue should be described? Was Doctor Xue made of plasticine? So, he could be big or small at will?

“I want to describe his first appearance.” Hao Ning thought about it and made his decision. “But when I met him, Doctor Xue was wearing a mask. I did not see his face.”

“Hey, I saw his face.” Zhou Yuan said. He just wanted to say that he saw his face clearly when his head rolled to the front of him. Suddenly, he realized that if he said so, these three people behind him might think that he was a cold killer. So, he said after thinking for a while, “Please wait a moment!”

Closing his eyes, Zhou Yuan took out his phone after saying these words. He shook it until a buzz was heard. The phone buzzed. Zhou Yuan turned on his phone. A photo of Doctor Xue appeared on the screen. Hao Ning knew that Zhou Yuan made the picture based on his memory as soon as he saw it. Doctor Xue in the photo seemed to be at the same age as themselves. He looked to be 20 years old. He was so young, but he was so evil at the same time. He even could do so much witchcraft.

“Splat!” Seeing the photo on the phone, Mr. Hu dropped his chopsticks again to the ground. He asked Zhou Yuan in a trembling voice, “Young friend, I can’t see it clearly since I do not have a good eye. Can you take it closer to me? So, I can see it carefully.”

Zhou Yuan felt a little weird. But, he still handed over his phone to Mr. Hu.

In the public eye, Mr. Hu wiped both his eyes and the screen several times, holding the phone in his hand. He finally let out a long sigh and asked in a trembling voice, “Zhou Yuan, my young friend, is this photo true?”

“Um?” Zhou Yuan’s face turned red. This photo was really made by him in a make-believe way. He never expected that Mr. Hu would ask him this question. He bit the bullet to nod his head, feeling guilty.

“Alas, I am so old to ask such a stupid question.” Mr. Hu took the phone again. Pointing to a mole on Doctor Xue’s face in the photo, he asked Zhou Yuan again, “Is this mole real? No. This is a photo, and it must be real, real. What am I talking about?”

Saying this, Mr. Hu’s eyes turned wet suddenly. He gave back the phone to Zhou Yuan and shook his head. Then he just kept silent.

“Brother Hu!” Seeing Mr. Hu’s weird action, Zhang Dalong was very wondering. “Are you fine? Do you need my help for a rest?”

“No.” Mr. Hu waved his hand and shook his head. “Alike! Too alike! Even the mole is at the same place. Hao Ning, my young friend, when did Doctor Xue you just mentioned die?”

“Well…” Hao Ning pretended to calculate the date. He wanted to indicate that the death of Doctor Xue had nothing to do with him. “I remembered that it happened just a few days ago.”

It was a few days ago when Hao Ning killed him. Of course, strictly speaking, it was not Hao Ning who killed him. It was himself who triggered the cause and result of Heaven.

“That should not be him.” Mr. Hu nodded, and a smile appeared on his wrinkled face. “Yes, it is just a little alike. How should I think he is…, my poor Nephew Xue? I am really sorry that I did not take good care of you. Shame on me, and I feel sorry for my old comrade-in-arms…” When he said so, the smile on his face just disappear, and he suddenly frowned. Tears in his eyes could not help dropping down from his cheeks.

“Grandpa Hu, what is going on?” Xiao Hong knew that there must be some stories and asked hurriedly, “Please tell us. Maybe, we can do something for you.”

“Well, sorry to let you see this…” The old man wiped his face and lowered his head, waving his hand. Then he said with a smile, “Sorry to let you see this. It happened many years ago. Now I just see someone like him. This photo reminds me of the past days. Xue Muhua is a kid of one of my old comrades-in-arms. My old comrades-in-arms passed away long ago. Before he died, he begged me to take care of his kid. He said the kid was smart and eager to learn. Since then, the kid has been under my custody. He has learned many medical skills from me over the past years.”

“Xue Muhua?” Hao Ning screamed. What a coincidence! In Mr. Jin’s novel, Doctor Xue’s name was Xue Muhua. “Grandpa, about your nephew, is his name Xue Muhua? The same name as Doctor Xue in Mr. Jin’s novel?”

“Yes. But his name is different in meaning… ‘Mu’ in his name means wood, not envy.” Mr. Hu nodded. He recalled the past days with a smile on his face. “In my days, Mr. Jin’s novels were very popular. This novel was Xiao Hua’s favorite. He had read it many times. Every time he read it, he said to me that he wanted to be Doctor Xue in the future. He was almost 15 years old at that time.”

“But later, he entered a college. His major was not medicine.” Mr. Hu continued to recall. Due to respect and curiousness, all of them heard the old man tell a story about a person who had nothing to do with them quietly. “He was admitted by Qingbei University. His major was physics. He even got a doctorate at last. By the way, his mentor is an old lady who is very famous. Her family name seems to be…”

Liu Shuai was about to have a bite of the dish. When hearing the words of the old man, he directly put it down and asked tentatively, “Is her family name Ren?”

“Yes, yes. Her family name is Ren.” Mr. Hu nodded and said, “Xiao Hua’s research topic in those days seems to be quantum. I am a doctor. I have no idea of physics. He, as far as I know, had some achievements in her field. His mentor, after Xiao Hua’s graduation, was still devoted to her research. She was reported in the newspaper a few days ago. A satellite of our nation was launched some time ago. Her work seems to be related to this.”

“Mozi Satellite?” Hao Ning, Liu Shuai, and Zhou Yuan said simultaneously this time. They thought in their hearts that it was really a coincidence. “His research orientation is quantum mechanics, right?”

“Yes, Mozi Satellite and quantum mechanics!” Mr. Hu nodded. And then he asked with doubt, “How do you know this?”

“This one is Liu Shuai. And he is…” Hao Ning pointed to Liu Shuai and said with a smile, “He is the boyfriend of Mrs. Ren’s granddaughter.”

“Ah? Dear me!” Mr. Hu exclaimed, looking at Liu Shuai. “What a small world!” He turned a little sad after saying this. “If Xiao Hua had not experienced those things, he would have a kid now.”

“What things?” Xiao Hong suddenly asked from nowhere. After asking this question, Xiao Hong saw Hao Ning and Zhou yuan staring at him. He suddenly realized that he did wrong. From what Mr. Hu said, Xue Muhua must have passed away already. Xiao Hong was an immortal. He might pay no attention to the life and death of an ordinary person. However, it was an old man in front of him. It was cruel to make an old man recall his relative’s death.