Chapter 376: New Era
Lao Guo’s wife was immersed in the joy of reunion at first, but when she found so many people watching, she felt embarrassed and turned her head away.
Lao Guo said to Zhang Nianzu unnaturally: "I really don't know what to say..."
Zhang Nianzu smiled and said, "No need to thank me, it's all your money."
Everyone started laughing. Liu Bei said, "We've also been to the mental hospital where you're staying. Your dean said that you shouldn't stop taking your medication and that you can be discharged now—"
Lao Guo said: "I know that."
Liu Bei said: "But he still hopes you can go back. The day you ran away, many patients and a nurse said they saw you jump out of the wall with their own eyes. He didn't believe it and wanted you to go back and perform again."
Lao Guo waved his hand and said, "No! You must be crazy!"
Everyone burst into laughter again.
Lao Guo's daughter asked curiously, "Dad, how did you get out?"
Lao Guo said: "Dad will tell you when he has time."
In front of his family, Lao Guo became a mature and steady husband and father. Zhang Nianzu looked at this scene and suddenly said: "What we did may have destroyed a philosopher and created a mediocre middle-aged man."
Lei Tingting said: "But I think a mediocre middle-aged man is better than a philosopher."
Zhang Nianzu nodded with a smile on his face.
At this time, Ah San called and said a few simple words. Zhang Nianzu's face became a little solemn. Everyone gathered around to ask what happened. Zhang Nianzu said lightly: "Du Heng is dying." He said to the Liu brothers, "I'll give you an address. Go find Lei Yuanzheng." Then he said to the others, "Let's... go back and see Du Heng off."
Everyone left Lao Guo's family where they were and quietly went back to their villas.
Du Heng was lying on the sofa in the living room, his eyes were empty and his body was trembling slightly. Zhao Cai'e was beside him. There were footsteps outside. Zhao Cai'e said to Du Heng, "The tribesmen are all back."
Du Heng opened his eyes wide and listened hard. His vision and hearing had been greatly damaged in a very short period of time. Zhao Cai'e asked, "Does it hurt?"
Du Heng shook his head slightly and said, "I feel like all my strength is draining away, and my body is slowly falling into nothingness." He showed a weak but calm smile and said, "Our strongman warriors have been doing well for so many years, and dying at the age of 45 is not a loss, and... death is not as terrible as imagined."
Zhao Cai'e asked, "Do you want to talk to Lingyan?"
Du Heng just shook his head.
Zhao Cai'e said, "Okay, don't worry. I won't bother her when nothing happens. If there is any trouble, I will help her as her godmother."
Du Heng's hand was shaking in the air. Zhao Cai'e held his hand. Du Heng said weakly, "Sister-in-law, I'm sorry..."
Zhao Cai'e said, "Okay, it's all over." She knew that Du Heng must be in agony at the moment even though he said he was fine. In order to divert his attention, she asked, "Is there anything else you want to tell me?"
"Where's Xu Yingdong?"
"On the way."
Du Heng's face darkened, and he whispered, "I promised to let him study me, so I can't die now - where's Zhang Nianzu?"
Zhao Cai'e waved her hand and said, "Nianzu, come here."
Zhang Nianzu stepped forward and said, "You speak."
Du Heng said: "Move forward...others should not listen..."
Zhao Cai'e and several nearby tribesmen stepped back. Zhang Nianzu leaned in front of him and leaned over to listen, saying, "Go ahead."
Du Heng was already weak, so he lowered his voice and said, "I have buried 100 kilograms of gold under this living room... That is my last secret. You... When you have nothing to do, dig it out and make jewelry for the women in the tribe." He chuckled and said, "I am cunning, right?"
Zhang Nianzu nodded.
"Oh no, I forgot there was a scout in this room..."
"Xu Wei has gone back to work."
Du Heng smiled and said, "That's good."
At this time, the sound of an ambulance was heard at the door. While the two nurses were carrying the stretcher, Xu Yingdong rushed in. He didn't bother to talk to anyone. He took out a needle and drew a tube of blood from Du Heng's arm. Then he checked his eyelids and said, "How do you feel now? Tell me your true feelings."
Du Heng couldn't bear it any longer, and he grabbed Xu Yingdong's hand tightly and shouted, "It hurts! It hurts so much, every cell in my body hurts, I can't see!"
Xu Yingdong calmly comforted him: "It will be fine soon."
Du Heng said: "I have done what I promised you, you...you have to work hard too."
Xu Yingdong said to Zhang Nianzu: "Leave it to me."
Two nurses carried Du Heng onto a stretcher. Du Heng summoned up his last bit of strength and said to Zhang Nianzu, "No one should follow me! I don't want my tribe members to see me like this."
Zhang Nianzu was stunned. Two nurses lifted Du Heng and ran towards the ambulance.
The members of the Qiangren tribe lined up at the door, watching Du Heng go away.
The Liu brothers pushed Lei Yuanzheng in a wheelchair and appeared at the door. Du Heng on the stretcher seemed to sense his presence and suddenly stretched out a hand. Lei Yuanzheng shook his hand in the air with tears in his eyes. Du Heng shouted, "Live well!"
The ambulance drove away like the wind again, leaving behind people who were filled with sorrow. The soldiers' faces showed signs of unrest when they thought that they would also face such a day. Even the heartless Ah San remained silent for a long time.
Lei Yuanzheng said sadly: "Please send me back. My mother is still waiting for me at the gate of the community."
Zhang Nianzu asked, "Are there any difficulties?"
Lei Yuanzheng lowered his head and said, "I just hope she can die before me, otherwise... I would be too unfilial."
In the evening, Zhang Nianzu received a call from Xu Yingdong. Du Heng passed away at 18:50 in the afternoon. His last moments before death were peaceful. He was 45 years old.
Although Du Heng's identity had not changed before his death, and he was still a traitor and destroyer of the Qiangren Clan, Zhang Nianzu could not help but feel sad. He said, "I know."
Xu Yingdong said: "Du Heng's death was not in vain. I extracted the complete virus strain from his blood."
Zhang Nianzu asked: "How does this help your work?"
Xu Yingdong said: "It's hard to say whether it helps or not, but at least from now on I know what I'm going to deal with looks like."
Zhang Nianzu hung up the phone. No matter what Du Heng had done, the Qiangren tribe lost another warrior today. The sunset glow in the sky was like fire. This race, blessed and cursed by God, had experienced countless disasters. The public funds incident was just one of them. With the death of Du Heng, the past was gone and a new era was about to begin.
