"What? Is Chris-chan alright right now?" Maria asked, rather worried.
Ben did not answer Maria's questions, he gently moved Maria's hand away, freeing himself from Maria's grip.
"Go pack your luggage and get out of this place, we don't need you here anymore." said Ben in a stern and cold tone before walked back to Chris's room, Maria followed him.
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In Chris's room. Chris is lying on his bed with half of his left chest exposed, he looks a bit weak and pale with his eyes closed. Some acupuncture needles are still pinned on his chest in a special pattern.
On Chris's left shoulder are five small but deep piercing injuries that had been properly cleaned but somewhat ooze out some brownish liquid.
"Oh dear..." Maria murmured in disbelief.
"I seriously don't understand why the hell an experienced healer would even miss those nasty injuries on his left shoulder. No matter how well Chris hid those wounds, he should have noticed that something is wrong with Chris during that long flight. But then, I bet he only cares about why Chris knows how to perform such an advanced surgery that my father had invented." said Ben.
"Ah... And you said Chris-chan did all the healing jobs..." said Maria, who sounds rather upset.
"Mmm... And Chris told me that he didn't even help, but then Chris also admit that, even if Hoshe would want to help, he doesn't trust Hoshe enough for the healing jobs. Well, I don't blame Chris for that, if I was Chris, I would not trust him either." said Ben as he wore a new pair of gloves, and cleaned the brownish liquid with a clean cotton gauze.
"How is Chris-chan?" Maria asked, rather worried.
"Well, he was wounded by some venomous weapons, I had extracted the venomous substance out of his body with these acupuncture needles, it should not be a big deal right now, or at least, he is in a much better condition than Sky." said Ben as he proceeds to remove the acupuncture needles.
"Ah... I see." said Maria, looks a bit relieved but still quite upset.
"But there is one thing that actually caught my interest. We all know that Chris is almost totally immune to most of the existing poison and venom. Tsk... Just what kind of venom is this? To be able to cause such damage on his body." said Ben as he stared at the sample he collected in a small test tube...
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Meanwhile, Hoshe had packed all of his luggage and was about to leave the place. A moment ago, he overheard the conversation between Ben and Maria, particularly about the part where Ben stated that Chris and Ben don't trust Hoshe in the healing jobs. Feeling his pride got hurt, Hoshe is more determined to leave the place. But what he didn't expect is that, no one in the Secret Base cares about that, as if whether if Hoshe stays in the place or not is not a big deal for them, which hurt Hoshe even more. Thus, he once again left his brother with a broken heart that will eventually turn into hatred...
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Later, in Chris's room, Ben had got all the tools he needed into the room and is currently repairing Chris's left arm. Chris who got a bit bored from the long process decided to have a small chat with Ben.
"So... You really had chased him away?" Chris asked, still sounds a bit weak but better than before.
"Yes. I had given him lots of chances but he didn't appreciate it. After all these years, he hasn't changed at all." said Ben, who sounds a bit upset.
"Hah... He had been the type of person he is since the beginning, it's not easy for anyone to change one's personality and behavior even they want to." said Chris.
"Yeah... But I have a feeling that he never intended to change it, not even after that problematic personality of him had caused my father's... Never mind..." said Ben as he stopped his hand's movement all of the sudden.
"Ben, if you need a rest, we can continue it tomorrow. I don't really need to use my left hand right now." said Chris, who sounds like talking nonsense.
But surprisingly, Ben actually accepted that suggestion of Chris and halted the repairing procedures before keeping all the equipment and tools back into the respective toolboxes. Then, Ben took off his glasses and lie down on the bed alongside with Chris.
"I guess you had a bad day as well huh?" said Chris as he glimpsed at Ben.
"Well... Not really, just a usual 'not so good' day but Hoshe ruined it entirely." said Ben, who stared at the ceiling without looking at Chris.
"Understandable." said Chris.
"I don't know how should I deal with his irresponsible attitude, after all, he is the one that chose this path. But I am different from him, if I have another choice, I would not choose this healer's path. And unfortunately, I was not given any choice, or rather, he reaped all of my other choices with his ignorant pride." said Ben, who sounds a bit emotionless
Chris remained silenced and decided to become a listener instead.
"If I have got a choice, I would never forgive him for ruining my peaceful life, but once again, I was not given any choices..." said Ben as he slowly placed his hand onto his chest and closed his eyes...
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*Something out of the story
Sky: "Dear readers."
Chris: "Hmm?"
Sky: "This chapter is meant to be released for webnovel.com."
Chris: "Oh! This matter. Yes, if you're reading this chapter on another platform than webnovel.com, know that it's an illegal copy diffused without the Writer's authorization."
Sky: "As what Chris said. Right now, this story is free on the authorized platform, so please read it from authorized platforms as mental support for the writer."
Chris: "Mhm... There are two authorized platforms. One is webnovel.com. And another one is that messy and half-dead Weebly site that she uses for draft and backup... But not recommended."
Sky: "Ah... Haha. Yes, as Chris said."
Chris: "But look out, those scums might change this note to their own website link. So, be cautious.
Sky : "By the way, if the cover page is the old cover page that shows two stickmen, stop reading it, it's cursed and might caused the writer to stop writing."
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