Chapter 219: Return

"Hmm... where is this?"

Shihe regained consciousness in a daze, but felt her eyelids were very heavy, and her body couldn't move at all. She didn't know what had happened to her.

And her memory was very blurry. She felt like she had forgotten some important things.

Right, Li Boyong!

At the end of the Yakin battle, she and Li Boyong encountered a drifting predicament in space with no one to rescue them.

It seemed that the guy also made a very excessive joke at the very end, and then... and then what happened?

And... where am I?

Her consciousness gradually became clear. Shihe tried to open her eyes. Although she didn't succeed, her ears began to hear sounds.

Beep beep beep beep...

It seemed to be the sound of a heartbeat monitor in a hospital!

Shihe continued to work hard. She felt that she seemed to be gradually regaining control of her body.

"Doctor! Doctor! My daughter's eyes just moved!"

Suddenly, she heard a familiar voice. It was her mother's voice. The hoarse voice full of fatigue seemed to contain infinite hope at this moment.

"Doctor, please come quickly!"

Her mother's voice continued to come, followed by a rush of footsteps and the sound of an electronic door opening and closing.

"Doctor, Shihe, I just saw her eyelids move!"

"Okay, Madam, please calm down, I will do an examination first."

Subsequently, Shihe felt someone walk to her bedside. Just then, she finally obtained some control over her body, opened her eyes, looked at her mother whom she hadn't seen for a long time, and made two vague sounds.

Originally, she wanted to call "Mom," but it seemed that her physical condition was quite bad, so it turned into an unintelligible cry.

"Shihe, my Shihe has really woken up!"

Shihe's mother couldn't control her emotions anymore, threw herself to the bedside, and kept stroking her daughter's face with her hands.

The doctor who was squeezed to the side didn't care. Seeing this, he just showed a heartfelt smile. It could be said that it was a medical miracle that the patient could wake up in such a situation, and it was worth this mother being so happy.

With a smile, he shook his head slightly, and he sensibly came to the other side of the hospital bed, trying his best to do some basic examinations.

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One week later, PLANT, February City, No. 3 Colonial Satellite National Hospital.

Shihe was walking staggeringly for rehabilitation under the company of her mother. Holding the parallel bars, Shihe walked with difficulty.

Occasionally looking at the wrinkles on her mother's forehead, Shihe felt a lot of emotions in her heart. She remembered that her mother's forehead didn't have these wrinkles before.

"Shihe, don't rush. Although our Coordinator constitution is much stronger than Naturals, you have been in a coma for almost two years after all. Let's take it slowly according to the doctor's instructions." Her mother persuaded with a smile.

Shihe shook her head stubbornly, indicating that she was fine.

According to her mother, Shihe learned that she seemed to have unfortunately lost her unit in the decisive battle of Yakin, and then drifted in space for a period of time.

Due to the chaos of the battlefield at that time, by the time the rescue team found her, she had already fallen into a long-term state of hypoxia.

Although she was finally saved, she became a vegetable because of brain damage caused by hypoxia.

In the nearly two years since then, she had been living in this hospital, and her mother had been taking care of her wholeheartedly until she woke up again.

Thinking of this, Shihe couldn't help but think of the name that lingered in her heart again.

Li Boyong...

That Earth Alliance officer who fell on a deserted island with her, spent a night of life-and-death horror together, and met again on the streets of Orb.

That Earth Alliance officer who was bold enough to secretly hold her hand on the streets of Orb and was almost killed by her in the subsequent battle.

That Earth Alliance officer who confirmed his heart with her in the decisive battle of Yakin and made a promise to be together after the war.

But when she woke up, his figure was no longer by her side...

She remembered that she was in distress with him at that time, but Shihe didn't remember what happened after the distress very clearly...

Every time she wanted to recall, she couldn't remember it no matter what, and she felt like she had forgotten some important things.

When she told the doctor about the memory loss, the doctor said that this was a normal phenomenon. After all, it was already a miracle that she, with brain damage, could wake up again.

Shihe once wanted to inquire about Li Boyong, but due to the special situation of Li Boyong's identity as an Earth Alliance officer, she gave up the plan to inquire about it in a big way.

That's why she was in a hurry to restore her physical mobility as soon as possible, and then go to find out clearly by herself.

Another week passed, and Shihe miraculously restored her basic mobility using that week.

Just like this, under her mother's persuasion and the doctor's exclamation, Shihe stubbornly went through the discharge procedures and returned home to the No. 6 Colonial Satellite of August City with her mother.

The next day, Shihe found the red military uniform that had been sealed for more than a year from the closet, put it on, and went to the ZAFT military headquarters in December City alone, wanting to understand the current situation.

It had been more than a year since the war, and she had been unconscious in the hospital for more than a year, but her military status had not been canceled.

It was precisely because of this that the military bore most of the medical expenses, so it did not cause too much burden on the already ordinary family.

Standing at the gate of the ZAFT military headquarters, Shihe, who had always considered herself calm, couldn't help but show a somewhat nervous look.

Hearing from her mother, it seems that many things had happened within the ZAFT military in the past year or so, but because her mother was not an insider of the military, she only knew a little bit.

So what kind of attitude the ZAFT military had toward her, Shihe had no bottom in her heart.

But regardless, at least there should be an end to it.

Whether it was being dismissed by the military or returning to the military, there should be a statement.

If she could return to the military, that would be the best. That way, it might be convenient to contact some former colleagues and ask them for help to inquire about Li Boyong.

If not, things might become much more difficult, but she had no intention of giving up.

Taking a deep breath, Shihe confirmed again that her attire was fine, and then entered the National Defense Headquarters.

People were coming and going in the lobby on the first floor of the National Defense Headquarters, and some arrangements were even slightly different from her memory. Shihe, who was not familiar with this place in the first place, felt a strange sense of strangeness in her heart.

But no matter what, it's always right to find the front desk if you have something to do.

After spending some time, Shihe came to the clerk at the front desk and told the other party about her situation.

The clerk listened to Shihe's narrative and was also a little confused.

After all, he had only recently transferred to the headquarters to serve as a front desk clerk. How should a soldier handle the return procedures after waking up from being a vegetable?

He hadn't encountered this situation, and didn't know how to handle it... ===== CHAPTER 220 =====