"Wait, wait until medicine makes a major breakthrough." Song He said, "I'm afraid we'll have to wait a long time."
"Um..." The eldest son grew frantic.
"Hold on!" Song He raised a hand. "I understand that you're anxious, but don't rush. There will only be one chance to thaw him. If the surgery fails after thawing, he'll certainly die. So don't gamble with your father's life. We can only wait!"
The family members fell into grief again, and many of them burst into tears at once.
"We have a Folk Saying: 'Eighteen years later, a hero will emerge.' In Dewitt's case, Chenghuang will next push forward research into Artificial Organs. I believe that in less than eighteen years, you'll be able to see a living Dewitt again," Song He said.
"I don't even know if I can live for eighteen years." The eldest son shed tears, covering his face in pain.
Antonio spoke up. "That's simple. You can also sign Hibernation Volunteer Contracts. If you can't make it through eighteen years, come and hibernate too. Then you can all be thawed together. Wouldn't that be a reunion between parent and child?"
The family members' tears stopped, and some of them looked bewildered.
It sounded perfectly reasonable, but the amount of information was overwhelming. Their worldviews had been violently shaken, and their brains had crashed.
Song He wanted to add, Exactly. The whole family can come hibernate together, but he held back.
"There is another possibility, but it's extremely slim," Song He said.
The helpless family members raised their heads and looked at him.
"We can awaken Dewitt's brain and communicate with it directly!"
"What do you mean?" Several family members asked in unison again.
"Under hibernation conditions, the brain is prone to deterioration. To ensure that a hibernator's brain doesn't