Cross Hospital looked the same as ever. Crows circled outside the windows, dead trees sprawled around the hospital untouched by spring, and a ghastly white light shone through the old black window frames.
Xie De finished tidying up and left the ward.
He immediately spotted Wei Yunmo sitting by the door in a daze, with Dunpli beside him. Anbers's furious voice came from around the corner.
He seemed to be arguing with someone.
"I'm the doctor. I decide what's wrong with you! I really think I should drill a hole in your head and smash your frontal lobe to pieces!"
The two sitting by the door noticed Xie De coming out of the ward. Wei Yunmo looked up at him nervously, then hastily lowered his head again. Dunpli rose from his seat with Wei Yunmo, his manner faintly apologetic and his smile strained.
Dunpli said, "Mr. 39, we're glad you're all right. If anything had happened to you, we really wouldn't have known how to explain it to our teacher."
Wei Yunmo lowered his head even further.
Xie De glanced at Wei Yanchi behind him. Wei Yanchi's expression was cold. When he had climbed out of the Mirror and killed 009, he hadn't considered the consequences.
Anbers finally finished arguing and swaggered over. Xie De finally got a clear look at the person he'd been arguing with. It appeared to be Jialina, who was just as overbearing, walking with her chin raised. She was certainly not someone who would bow her head.
Anbers asked him, "You should be fine now. I'd like to request that Huan come work at my hospital. That should be allowed, right?"
"I think you should be asking 730 about that," Xie De answered somewhat helplessly, then asked with a smile, "How have things been these