700 Do you want to seek revenge? (1/2)

In Coro Island hospital, Garrett stared at the ceiling in a daze.

He was under thirty years old, but the doctor told him he would spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair. He had seen the diagnosis and also signed on it, but he couldn't accept the facts.

Celestial Trade had excellent welfare. If he lost his ability to work due to work-related injuries, not only would he receive a large sum of discharge funds, but the rest of his life would be guaranteed by Celestial Trade.

However, no amount of money could make him smile.

He would rather not have the money if he could have his health back...

But he knew it was impossible. With present-day medical conditions, it simply wasn't enough to cure his injury.

The door opened and an unexpected person appeared at the door.

Garrett nodded.

”Forgive me for not saluting. you. It's a miracle I can still joke with you.”

Jiang Chen smiled and went to the bed.

”You can still joke; looks like you're in a good mood.”

Garrett shook his head.

”No, this isn't a joke. I'm telling the truth.”

”I know.” Jiang Chen nodded and looked at the flowers on the nightstand. ”Has your wife been here?”

”Yes,” Garrett replied.

”I'm really sorry about your injury ...”

”No, you don't need to be sorry.” Garrett shook his head. ”Thanks to the kinetic skeleton's protection, I'm still lying here, staring blankly.”

Looking at his legs, Jiang Chen pondered for a moment and suddenly said, ”Do you want to seek revenge?”

”Revenge?”

”Well, against those who took your legs.”

Garrett laughed with self-mockery and shook his head, ”You're joking with me again. I can't even walk out of bed, let alone seek revenge; I have to rely on my nurse to help me eat dinner.”

”What if I say ... I have a way to help you stand up?” Jiang Chen said with a smile.

Garrett was astonished.

He wanted to say that was impossible, but he suddenly remembered his commander's other identity.

President of Future Group!

There was no such thing as ”impossible” to Future Group. Whether it was artificial intelligence or virtual reality or graphene, they always created unbelievable miracles in front of people's own eyes.

If that was Jiang Chen's promise, perhaps it would come true!

Garrett gulped and prepared to speak.

”But I have to remind you that the operation has a 10% success rate and we'll have to replace your entire damaged spine with titanium then install a special electronic neuron module. I guarantee that even with tranquilizers, this surgery will be extremely painful. ”

The success rate was 40%, but the pain would be real. After all, it was an operation done on the nerves. Jiang Chen wanted to know Garrett's limits, so he deliberately exaggerated the failure rate of the surgery.

Garrett took a deep breath.

Jiang Chen originally thought he would be afraid; Jiang Chen didn't think he still had the energy left in him to joke.

”Will I become Captain America?”

Jiang Chen was stunned by the question then he pleasantly laughed.

”Of course not. Maybe you'll be stronger than him.”

…

Garrett agreed to surgery, which was also expected by Jiang Chen.

After the conversation, he signed a confidentiality agreement.

For whatever reason, the contents of the surgery couldn't be divulged, and the ability mustn't be used for unlawful conduct. The order of the organization had to be obeyed unconditionally and so on. The doctor would implant a slavery chip in his spine at the time of the operation. If he was guilty of betrayal, the slavery chip would blow up his spine's main control system and change him back into a crippled person.

After the agreement was signed, he would be scheduled to be discharged and transferred to the New Moon Island underground facility, where the surgeon responsible for the enslaved chip implementation would undertake the spinal nerve replacement surgery.

Even though Jiang Chen acquired some medical equipment for the surgery from the apocalypse, the mortality rate of the operation was still high under modern world medical conditions. However, while he was being taken to the hospital, Garrett's expression was unusually calm.