Chapter 11

Jack held the medical report, which was like a death notice, making his steps extremely heavy and slow.

When he returned to the room, he discovered that the strange figure he had seen downstairs not long ago had actually appeared in his home.

There were two chairs in the room, and Wen Wen Xishu was sitting on one of them.

He had come directly to Jack's home.

"Hello, are you... needing any help?"

There is no language difference in the Three Towers, so communication between tower ascenders and Three Towers residents has no obstacles.

Wen Wen Xishu found it a bit funny.

Facing someone breaking into his home illegally, Jack's first reaction was whether this person needed help. He didn't even ask who this person was.

Good people, before being forced across that line to detonate the evil in their hearts, are indeed simple and honest.

Wen Wen Xishu said:

"I do need a little help, Jack. But I believe we are helping each other."

Jack was a bit surprised; the other party knew his name:

"I... how should I help you?"

Wen Wen Xishu appeared very approachable; his sitting posture was also very casual and relaxed, whereas Jack was a bit restrained.

"Relax a bit, Jack; I count as a friend of yours and Jennifer's. You just need to answer some questions for me."

"Just that simple?"

"Just that simple."

The two were like a doctor and a patient. And Jack was the kind of patient who clearly had some symptoms.

"Of course, as a reward, I think I can bring you and Jennifer closer."

Light appeared in Jack's eyes instantly, but once he thought that he was about to die, this kind of happiness seemed unable to last long, and that light quickly dimmed.

Wen Wen Xishu saw it in his eyes; he understood this kind of change too well.

When he used to do some high-mortality sports, he would meet some people whose eyes were dim and lusterless.

Some people play extreme sports to pursue excitement. And some people do it to die with dignity.

In bungee jumping, you will always meet a type of person; whether it's seventy meters or three hundred meters, they jump as soon as they say they will, as if they have no attachment to the world.

"You are somewhat depressed; it seems the blow the illness has brought you is great. But Jack, your illness might be different from what you think."

"From now on, please treat me as a doctor and be honest with me. Just think of it as doing it for Jennifer."

After Wen Wen Xishu mentioned Jennifer, Jack had no suspicion or wariness. He had always lacked that kind of thing.

"Okay, what do you want to ask? I really won't live long; I think... no matter how brilliant a doctor is, there is no way to change my situation."

"More importantly, I still have no money. But no matter what you want to ask, if I know, I will tell you."

Jack was very sincere; Wen Wen Xishu had to admit that his luck wasn't too bad; the core personnel of this mission was a good person like Jack, which reduced the difficulty a lot.

"Do you like Yulia?"

Wen Wen Xishu's first question was extremely direct.

"I don't like Yulia."

Sure enough.

Jack's answer didn't surprise Wen Wen Xishu.

Yulia's importance actually didn't stem from herself, but from the fact that she was Jennifer's mother.

He nodded:

"So, Lei Mian thought you liked Yulia, but in reality, you just wanted to get close to Jennifer."

Jack now believed even more that Wen Wen Xishu knew Jennifer; he was very honest:

"She is a good child; she can make people feel very happy, feel that the world is not so bad."

Wen Wen Xishu agreed; although he didn't understand Jennifer, in the Mysterious Tower, he unexpectedly felt that Jennifer was a good child.

"And Jennifer also likes being with you very much," Wen Wen Xishu said again.

Jack shook his head uncertainly:

"I, I don't know; I just like being with her. Actually, this is somewhat selfish, because this way of doing things just makes me happy."

"But... I'm not clear if Jennifer is happy."

Wen Wen Xishu smiled:

"As far as I know, Yulia has some beauty. If she lived in a female-oriented novel, she might really wait for some overbearing CEO who lost his intelligence to fall in love with her, a divorcee with a child."

"But she definitely doesn't lack men willing to offer her courtesy; these men, including Lei Mian, shouldn't be bad to little Jennifer either?"

Jack nodded gently:

"Yes, everyone loves little Jennifer. Who could have bad intentions toward her?"

Wen Wen Xishu said:

"Although you aren't sure if little Jennifer also likes being with you, do you think... little Jennifer is happier when she is with you than when she is with others?"

The smile on Wen Wen Xishu's face made people feel very comfortable, and his tone was also very gentle, like an old friend.

Jack nodded again:

"Little Jennifer, it seems she really prefers being with me."

"Okay, thank you very much. I also hope you can have more contact. I'll answer your question now: Jennifer is truly happy when she is with you."

These words clearly made Jack smile.

Wen Wen Xishu continued to ask:

"By the way, do you like other children?" Wen Wen Xishu asked again.

Jack shook his head:

"I actually... if I put work aside, I don't like contacting other children very much."

Wen Wen Xishu became more and more certain of his guess.

There was some kind of special attraction between Jack and little Jennifer.

"Next question, are you surprised by the medical report for advanced stomach cancer?"

Jack was a bit puzzled, looking at Wen Wen Xishu without speaking for a while.

Wen Wen Xishu said:

"Don't mind how I know everything. Jack, we are friends, aren't we?"

"What I want to ask is whether you feel surprised that you have stomach cancer. Do you feel that, actually, some of your symptoms don't quite match the manifestations of stomach cancer?"

This could be considered asking very bluntly.

Jack thought carefully for a while and said:

"I don't know either; my body started to change a few months ago."

"My appetite became very large. But sometimes I would often vomit... as you can see, I am very thin now."

Wen Wen Xishu became a bit interested:

"Do you have photos of the vomit?"

Jack shook his head in surprise:

"Sorry, I didn't take pictures of that kind of thing."

"That kind of thing? The things you vomited, weren't they food?"

"No... perhaps it's hard for you to believe, hey, forget it, better not say it."

"Please be sure to say it clearly."

"It's just that I often vomit some black liquid, but in the liquid, it seems there is some kind of thing."

Wen Wen Xishu's pupils shrank slightly. This was clearly not some ordinary stomach illness.

He asked again:

"As far as I know, you aren't wealthy. But the medical report in your hand is from Morn City Hospital."

"If I were you, I feel that after a set of examinations, I wouldn't be able to afford it at all, right?"

Jack didn't deny it; he said:

"That doctor is a very good person; he took me to do various examinations. He said today was his lucky day; he saw that I was really too thin and told me he wanted to do one good deed a day to help me."

"He didn't charge any fees, but he also indicated that I would have to raise the follow-up treatment costs myself. The only thing he could help me with was doing an examination and telling me what illness I had."

Wen Wen Xishu's heart skipped a beat:

"Can you tell me that doctor's contact information?"

Jack had no suspicion toward Wen Wen Xishu, so he left a number.

Wen Wen Xishu finally said:

"Jack, has Jennifer ever felt uncomfortable? I'm not talking about the stomach, but any place."

Jack showed surprise again, seemingly puzzled that Wen Wen Xishu could always notice certain things that no one else had noticed.

"Yes... Jennifer told me that she occasionally hears some strange sounds. Even though there is no one around."

Wen Wen Xishu had almost learned all the information.

"Thank you very much for your cooperation, Jack; finally, I want to leave a little gift for you."

Wen Wen Xishu asked for paper and a pen and began to write some things quickly. Then he tore the paper off, folded it, and handed it to Jack.

"You can understand it as an invitation letter, but don't open it now."

"Please open it when you feel you can't endure the pain and want to see Jennifer."

Jack didn't understand, but Wen Wen Xishu's gratitude made him feel that he seemed to have some value.

He accepted that invitation letter.

Wen Wen Xishu didn't ask any other questions and bid farewell to Jack, leaving the old building.

He had already verified his guess from Jack—

"I was indeed misled. It wasn't the painful experience that made Jack become a monster."

"But at the time node of about to become a monster, he experienced a painful day."

"Jack becoming a monster is inevitable. Perhaps the future Jennifer is also the same. They possess some kind of commonality and attract each other."

Only after verifying the logic of Jack becoming a monster could Wen Wen Xishu unfold the next link of work.

The verification process went smoothly. Although he didn't possess any desire sequence, Jack still maintained kindness toward Wen Wen Xishu and answered every question.

It was just that before the next link of work began, Wen Wen Xishu still had to figure out a character that made him very uncomfortable.

Originally, he thought that in this mission, only Jack and Jennifer were worth noting.

But now, Wen Wen Xishu discovered another person worth caring about.

(End of chapter)