Chapter 847: 834 Breath of Death

Zheng Ren had once looked at the full route map of the Di Du subway, so he knew it well.

After Xie Yiren chose Sifangqiao, Zheng Ren almost simultaneously planned the route—how to travel most scientifically, which lines to transfer, with hardly any redundant steps.

Not far away, the mother of a little boy was frantically dealing with the track inspector; Zheng Ren had already guessed how this would end, and he only hoped that the boy's mother would do better next time.

The subway arrived, and Zheng Ren took Xiao Yi Ren's hand and stepped aboard.

At this time, there were neither too many nor too few people, incomparable to the morning and evening rush hours. Although there weren't many people, there were also no seats.

Zheng Ren pulled Xiao Yi Ren into a corner to avoid being jostled by the crowd. They chatted and laughed, watching the advertising lights outside the window flash, and all the way arrived at Sifangqiao.

"There's a Happy Valley over there, Zheng Ren, have you been there?" After getting off the subway, Xie Yiren said.

"No."

"Let's go in and have a look; I also rarely go." Xie Yiren said: "Actually, the fireworks at Disney in Modu at night are nicer; I don't know if Happy Valley has fireworks shows."

"Shall we go to Happy Valley?" Zheng Ren didn't mind either way; anyway, it's the same wherever.

Following the signs, walk out of the subway station, buy tickets and enter.

Few people entered in the afternoon, after all, those who came early could queue for more items; those who came in the afternoon just… it was just meh.

Zheng Ren was still visiting an amusement park for the first time; even when he had spare money before, he never had this time.

Various huge amusement facilities, people seeking thrills and screams, let Zheng Ren enter another world.

In Zheng Ren's view, these thrill‑seeking activities were completely meaningless.

"When I was a child I went to Tokyo Disney and rode a roller coaster once—it was really thrilling!" Xie Yiren took Zheng Ren's hand, saying whatever came to mind, sweet and relaxed, completely without pressure.

This feeling was especially good, so good that Zheng Ren and Xie Yiren didn't even notice it.

"Roller coaster? Is that the one over there?" Zheng Ren watched a roller coaster speed along a bizarre angle, the screams from it carrying far away; even without riding, he could feel the terror brought by the high‑speed rotation.

"Yeah."

"Have you seen Final Destination 3?" Zheng Ren asked.

"That's the episode where the roller coaster crashes, right? I've seen it. After watching, it felt like a memory in my mind, making it even more thrilling." Xie Yiren said, looking at the rolling roller coaster.

"……" Zheng Ren now didn't understand Xiao Yi Ren's thinking.

He looked at the roller coaster from a distance, feeling his legs go a little weak. What if he fell off—what should he do?

In Zheng Ren's consciousness, he had never experienced this before.

The first time performing surgery, the first time in an emergency rescue, the first time as lead surgeon, the first time…… Even on the front lines of earthquake relief, with constant aftershocks underfoot and death always a risk, Zheng Ren had never felt his legs go weak.

But this time……

It's really fucking scary; just thinking about it is unbearable.

Say something to distract myself; maybe it'll help a bit. What if my legs go weak all of a sudden and I get scared enough to wet my pants—what then?

"When riding a roller coaster, you should sit in the front," Zheng Ren said. "Because when climbing the slope to the top, there's a gradual descent. The people in front feel the descent speed as very slow, but when the last person reaches the top, they accelerate downward with gravitational acceleration, so those in the back experience a greater sense of weightlessness and thrill." Zheng Ren watched the roller coaster tumble over and over, heard the nonstop screams, held Xiao Yi Ren's hand which was slightly damp. He unconsciously recalled a snippet about roller coasters from his mind and explained it to Xiao Yi Ren.

"Ha, you're scared." Xiao Yi Ren jumped up like a sprite, patted Zheng Ren's head with her other hand, and laughed: "The best surgeon, actually afraid of riding a roller coaster."

"Um……" Zheng Ren fell silent.

"Then I'll go ride once, can you wait for me a moment?" Xie Yiren said with a smile.

So dangerous, letting Xiao Yi Ren go by herself? Zheng Ren's protective urge flared up like a flame.

"Let's go together, it won't be that scary." Zheng Ren feigned calm, chuckling: "Sit in the front; that'll help a little."

"Are you sure?" Xie Yiren looked at Zheng Ren with a strange gaze and asked.

"Sure." Zheng Ren said, then felt a bit regretful.

These bits of knowledge, many of them are just made up. They're pure theory; I guess if I casually wrote something online, people would believe it.

Could I be the fool who's been deceived?

But that doesn't matter; I can't just stand down there and watch Xie Yiren ride such a "dangerous" roller coaster.

I have to grit my teeth and go on anyway; Zheng Ren felt a bit troubled, thinking it would have been better to find a café with Xiao Yi Ren, sit, drink coffee, and chat.

Queuing.

Although it wasn't a day off and it was already afternoon, they still queued for nearly an hour before it was Zheng Ren and Xie Yiren's turn.

During that hour, Zheng Ren went through countless inner struggles.

The images from Final Destination 3 kept looping in his mind, impossible to shake. As a result, when several calls came in, Zheng Ren answered them absentmindedly.

They were calls from people who had watched the live broadcast of the TIPS Surgery; although they were renowned experts and professors from all over the country, Zheng Ren didn't have time at the moment for polite pleasantries.

Xie Yiren became increasingly cheerful, pulling Zheng Ren onto the roller coaster.

When looking for seats, Xie Yiren asked again, Zheng Ren nodded, feeling that sitting in the front was still better.

But once the roller coaster started moving, Zheng Ren realized where the problem lay.

The theory wasn't wrong, but that was only part of it.

Sitting in the front, his eyes saw only empty scenery—whether climbing or descending, or the wind from the high‑speed Mercedes blowing past his ears and cheeks, Zheng Ren was the first to feel it.

If seeking thrills, choosing the first row is definitely correct.

But Zheng Ren didn't think that way; he wanted the thrill level halved……

These bits of knowledge—having seen them was worse than not seeing them; Zheng Ren regretted it in his heart, sorrow flooding like a river.

No choice; he had to close his eyes and grip the seat tightly with both hands. Zheng Ren imagined countless times that if he were thrown out, he needed to grab onto something to get a sliver of survival chance. He also needed to seize Xiao Yi Ren in the split second… that was an impossible task.

With his eyes shut tight, Zheng Ren didn't dare look at the spinning scenery around him.

At this moment Einstein's theory of relativity showed its power; watching the roller coaster from below, a few minutes passed in a flash.

But once Zheng Ren himself got on, it was completely different.

Time seemed endless, the wind howling in his ears was so biting, as if he himself had already been flung out.

To Zheng Ren, this was fucking a life‑or‑death trial; during it he even caught a whiff of the scent of death.

It really……

Too scary.