[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-three-towers-game":3,"chapter-three-towers-game-three-towers-game-chapter-1038":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Three Towers Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},1098175,1431,"Chapter 1038 316: Redemption in the Ghostly Night (2)","three-towers-game-chapter-1038",1038,"\u003Cp>Xiaoya genuinely cared for every patient from the bottom of her heart, even when Tongtong was a girl with a bit of a difficult temperament.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she still treated Tongtong very well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tragedy struck not long after, Tongtong's parents could no longer afford the exorbitant medical expenses, and when various ailments began tormenting Tongtong...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They pleaded with Xiaoya to make Tongtong suffer less.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tongtong also repeatedly uttered words like, \"Sister Xiaoya, I don't want to live in this world anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoya shed tears many times, because the child was so young to have said such words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tongtong's parents even asked several times if there were any drugs that could allow their child to die peacefully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xiaoya always managed to comfort them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, as Tongtong's suffering increased, and her parents continued to plead...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, one day, she couldn't bear it any longer...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She secretly adjusted the settings on Tongtong's pain relief pump, far exceeding the safe dose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That night, Tongtong finally felt no pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But after all, Xiaoya was just a nurse; there were many things she didn't understand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her actions resulted in Tongtong never waking up again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tongtong died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, Tongtong's parents were devastated, and they began to question the hospital as to why their child suddenly died.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An investigation began and ended quickly, as the matter was too simple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, Xiaoya's actions became known to the hospital and everyone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tongtong's parents publicly criticized and attacked the hospital in interviews. To calm the situation, the hospital offered Tongtong's parents a substantial sum of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, the hospital needed someone to take the blame, so Xiaoya was dismissed and suspected of a crime.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her life, we can say, was destroyed just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the apocalypse came, and order and law broke down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one judged Xiaoya, only her own conscience judged her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She regretted and blamed herself constantly, questioning why she had done such a thing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She lived in perpetual remorse, desperately wanting to say sorry to Tongtong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a surge of mixed emotions, Wen Xishu instantly understood everything.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He realized why Xiaoya insisted on letting Tongtong in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, he faced a choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu had a premonition that perhaps Tongtong really wouldn't harm Xiaoya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there were other people here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He couldn't gamble; he couldn't risk betting that ghosts target only a specific person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, in everyone's stereotype, ghosts can indiscriminately kill.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I've heard about Tongtong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instantly, Xiaoya lifted her head, looking at Wen Xishu with some surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm not here to judge your right or wrong. The truth of this matter is actually very complex. As a nurse, you did make a mistake, but if I were in Tongtong's environment... just personally speaking...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Perhaps I would be grateful to you for allowing me to leave this world peacefully in the end.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The arrival of the apocalypse has made us endure many losses, but correspondingly, it has also reckoned with our past sins.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Xiaoya, I can't let you open this door; we can't make such a mistake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You have already let a life go through your presumptions, now... you can't repeat the same mistake.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drinking the blue drink might show you the image you wish to see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tongtong becoming healthy and starting to thank you... that's certainly good, but that's not reality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drinking the red drink will make you feel pain, but isn't that what we ought to endure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wen Xishu raised the red glass and handed it to Xiaoya.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Drink it, and go bid a final farewell to Tongtong.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoya was in tears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually, Wen Xishu didn't really console her; he just said one sentence—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I would be grateful to you for allowing me to leave this world peacefully in the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps Tongtong didn't feel that way; perhaps it was all just in Xiaoya's imagination.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But she really needed someone to say this, to allow her foolish actions at that time to carry at least a bit of kindness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you... I'll listen to you...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone felt relieved, even Zhang Qiang slowly lowered his gun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Xiaoya drank the red drink.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Everyone also drank the red drink. Only Wen Xishu hadn't drunk his yet...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said to Xiaoya:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Go say goodbye.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoya nodded and walked towards the door, Zhang Qiang raised his gun again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Wen Xishu was confident that Xiaoya wouldn't do anything foolish.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoya said:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry, Tongtong. That night... I shouldn't have done that. No matter what, I didn't have the right to take away your life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Actually, I never wanted you to die... I just thought about making your pain less severe.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry... I'm so sorry...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoya apologized with tears streaming down her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ghost outside the door further attempted to break down Xiaoya's defenses:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sister... do you know... why I... don't feel pain anymore?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because... you! Killed! Me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Tongtong outside banged her head against the door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Let me in... let me in, and I'll forgive you!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiaoya was truly in agony, and everyone was extremely tense, afraid that this woman would open the door to ease her own guilt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But sometimes, people really do grow up in an instant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, she'd already borne a lot of blame and thought about this matter for a long time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, Wen Xishu's words echoed in Xiaoya's mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She finally mustered the courage to say:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No... Tongtong, for everyone's safety, I can't let you in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If it were just me in this room, I'd definitely let you in, but I can't be selfish anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm sorry, Tongtong, I shouldn't have made decisions on my own back then, I shouldn't have presumptuously thought you didn't want to live in this world. I really didn't mean to harm you, I just didn't want you to suffer too much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",969,"2026-06-03T11:13:01.208Z","2026-06-03T11:13:06.098Z",1,"novelbin.me","8b99c70835adbf7cd315cd4603baadafe0013497282806145d98350c525cef1b","three-towers-game-chapter-1039","three-towers-game-chapter-1037",1179,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthree-towers-game-cover.jpg"]