Perspective Medical Genius Young Master

Chapter 961: Chapter 953: Just Strangers

He spoke with a calm expression, as if the person who died wasn’t his mother, just a random stranger.

"And after that, have you been alone all this time?" Xiao Yifei asked.

"Yeah, I’ve been alone. As long as I don’t offend those people, don’t fight with them for food, they pretend as if they don’t see me. So I can only come out at this time to find something to eat, otherwise, sooner or later, I will starve to death," the little boy said.

Xiao Yifei thought, these words don’t sound like something a seven or eight-year-old child would say. Could it be that he was wrong in his judgment? So he asked, "How old are you now?"

"I should be thirteen, I’m not quite sure. Ever since my mom died, no one has told me my birthday anymore. The days here are so dull, and I don’t even know how long I’ve been here," the little boy said.

"You’re already thirteen. No wonder. Are you very hungry? Eat something quickly!" Xiao Yifei said, pointing to the things in the little boy’s arms.

No wonder he looks so small. Here, even basic food and clothing needs can’t be met. Kids are in a growth phase, so naturally, they look much weaker compared to their peers outside.

"Actually, I was born here." The little boy looked at the sky and suddenly said.

Xiao Yifei glanced at him but said nothing. The little boy continued, "My mom was pregnant when she was put in here. A few months after coming in, I was born. I’ve always wanted to see what the world outside the gate is like, if it’s the same as inside. You came from outside, right? Can you tell me what it’s like out there?"

"The outside world is similar to here, it also has many buildings, and there are trees..." Xiao Yifei suddenly realized that it’s too hard for him to describe the outside world to someone who has never lived in a normal society. He didn’t know where to start.

But he didn’t want to disappoint this child.

"I’ve heard from others that kids my age outside go to school, is that true? What is school like?" Xiao Yifei looked at the boy, whose eyes were filled with longing, but he didn’t know where to start. How could he explain such things to an innocent child?

"It’s getting late. Where do you rest at night?" Xiao Yifei changed the subject.

"Over there." The little boy pointed in a direction, and Xiao Yifei realized it was the place he had come from in the morning.

"Shall we head back then, is that okay?" Xiao Yifei looked at this pitiful child and said in an exceptionally gentle tone.

Xiao Yifei suddenly felt some resentment towards the little boy’s mother. Why did she let an innocent life suffer such pain? She must have known she couldn’t give the child a beautiful future, so why give birth to him in the first place? What was his mother thinking back then?

"Do you think this place is good?" Xiao Yifei asked.

"I can’t really say, it seems just like that. No matter what I think, it doesn’t change the fact that I will always be here. I’ve always lived here, so I don’t know whether this life is good or bad in your eyes. Before, someone told me that we are the people abandoned by society, so we have to stay here," the little boy said calmly.

Listening to it, Xiao Yifei almost burst into tears, especially hearing that last sentence coming from an innocent child. Xiao Yifei felt inexplicably ironic. Why let an innocent child suffer such punishment? He lowered his head and said to the child, "Remember, you are not someone abandoned by society. Those who told you that, they are the ones abandoned by society."

The two came to where the little boy lived, and it was more or less the same as the old man’s room. This couldn’t really be called a room; it could barely be considered a place to shelter from wind and rain.

The little boy ate everything he had picked up earlier, devouring it as if he hadn’t eaten all day. Xiao Yifei

After eating, the little boy lay down on the bed, completely ignoring that there was now one more person in his house. However, Xiao Yifei noticed under the little boy’s slightly lifted shirt, there was a red mark on his belly. Out of his doctor’s instinct, Xiao Yifei walked over to inspect it, and by now, the little boy completely trusted him.

Surviving alone up to this age, his ability to observe and differentiate between good and bad people was strong.

Xiao Yifei was different from everyone he had met here. From Xiao Yifei, he felt a long-lost feeling, as if his mother was still around—this was a sense of security. Many people felt this way around Xiao Yifei.

"What happened to this spot on your belly?" Xiao Yifei examined it carefully and asked. He initially thought it might be a scrape or something, but as he looked, he realized something was off. There seemed to be lumps and bumps under the skin, and he furrowed his brow.

"I also don’t know what’s going on. One morning, I woke up and found a small red spot on my belly. I thought it was a bug bite, and then it just kept getting bigger. I notice them growing every day," the little boy said. Apparently, he hadn’t yet realized what growing such things might mean.

"When did it start roughly?" Xiao Yifei asked.

"I’m not quite sure, maybe one or two months ago." By now, Xiao Yifei had a rough idea of what this illness was. According to conventional medical skills, it was generally incurable, and it would end with the body rotting all over and then dying.

Xiao Yifei thought, this was the first time he heard a child calmly say the word "die." Was it because he genuinely didn’t understand what death meant, or had he stayed in here for so long that he was accustomed to it? Apparently, the level of misery in here was far worse than Xiao Yifei had imagined.

Now there was only one way to save this child, but finding the Green-eyed Silver-tailed Needle was not an easy task. Although he already had some clues, in such a large place, where should Xiao Yifei go to find Bai Long?

"Do you want to see the world outside?" Xiao Yifei asked.

"Of course I do. I’ve heard many people talk about the outside world, but I’ve never seen it with my own eyes. Can you really take me out? Everyone I know never comes out once they go in," the little boy asked excitedly upon hearing Xiao Yifei’s question.

"Then you have to promise me one thing: you must ensure that you will listen to me. Only then can I save you and take you out," Xiao Yifei said to him.

The little boy nodded seriously. Children always have a naïve side, and the wary little boy who first met Xiao Yifei now completely trusted him. Even growing up in such a harsh world, the trust the little boy showed now moved Xiao Yifei.

"Have you heard of the name Bai Long?" Xiao Yifei asked the little boy.noveldrama