The Legend of Tokyo Taoist

Chapter 79 Speed ​​of Life and Death (2)

In the ward, Kuroda Nobunaga lay quietly on the bed, breathing evenly. This was an ordinary ward. There were instruments around him that were only used by critically ill patients. He looked like he was asleep.

Qian Xiaoyi observed for a moment and said, "Go talk to him."

Kuroda Sachiko nodded and said in Kuroda Nobunaga's ear: "Dad, Dad, Mr. Qian is here to see you." But Kuroda Nobunaga just frowned and mumbled something in his throat, but showed no sign of waking up.

"That's it." Kuroda Sachiko sighed and said to Qian Xiaoyi, "No matter how I called him, he couldn't wake up. Sometimes when I mentioned your name, Dad would react a little. So I found Dad's old friend in the mutual aid association and asked him about you."

Qian Xiaoyi was a little surprised: "This is really strange. He doesn't feel anything about what you family members say, but reacts to my name? Let me guess, does he often scold me at home?"

Sachiko Kuroda and her mother beside her were both a little embarrassed.

Qian Xiaoyi understood, and then asked, "What did the doctor say?"

Kuroda Sachiko said, "We have checked everything that should be checked. His accident was not serious. The wounds on his body were all external. Theoretically, he would not fall into a coma. This hospital can't find the cause. We suspect that he suffered a concussion during the car accident, which led to more hidden injuries. We suggest that we go to a larger hospital... But the fees charged by those large hospitals are too expensive. I don't like what you said. Just the days of hospitalization have already put a lot of pressure on our family. If this continues, we will have to take Dad home..."

Mrs. Kuroda on the side also pleaded, "Please save him. Although Nobunaga has a very awkward temper and is very sensitive, he still loves his family very much. I can't imagine what we would do if he passed away."

Qian Xiaoyi said, "Don't worry. We can't be sure that it's because of that reason. I can't guarantee that I can wake him up. We can only try first. If it's really a physiological reason that caused him to be unconscious, then you can only seek help from someone else."

After getting the two's answers, Qian Xiaoyi began his homework. At this time, there was only one patient in the ward, Kuroda Nobunaga, and the other beds were empty, so Qian Xiaoyi told Inuyama Heita to close the door first, then turn off the air conditioner. At the same time, he asked Inuyama Heita to guard the door to prevent others from coming in to disturb him.

"May I ask when was Mr. Kuroda born?" Qian Xiaoyi asked, "It would be better if you had a specific date of birth."

After learning the necessary information, Qian Xiaoyi took out the compass and adjusted it for a while. Then he took out his cigarette box, opened it and took a look, took out a cigarette from it, lit it, and gently placed it upright on the compass.

"Kuroda Nobunaga, Kuroda Nobunaga, Kuroda Nobunaga..." Qian Xiaoyi carefully held the compass, paced slowly around the bed, muttering his name.

The mother and daughter of the Kuroda family who were watching on the side did not dare to come out. They focused on the lit cigarette on Qian Xiaoyi's compass. A straight wisp of green smoke slowly rose, and soon the ward was filled with a faint smell of incense, which was not as pungent as ordinary cigarettes. As Qian Xiaoyi recited Kuroda Nobunaga's name, the wisp of smoke gradually responded. The originally straight green smoke slowly turned in a direction and floated towards the window.

Qian Xiaoyi's eyes lit up, as if he had discovered something.

Kuroda Sachiko swallowed her saliva, her eyes wide open. The doors and windows in the room were clearly closed tightly, and there was no wind at all. How could such a strange situation occur? Her mother also covered her mouth and dared not make a sound.

"Kuroda Nobunaga, go home, your family is waiting for you..."

After floating for a while, the wisp of green smoke suddenly moved, as if it was pulled off by something, and became sluggish and winding.

"This..." Qian Xiaoyi looked embarrassed. Mrs. Kuroda couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Qian, what happened?"

Qian Xiaoyi said awkwardly: "Although it has been basically confirmed that it is within my business scope, but... maybe it has something to do with Mr. Kuroda's dislike for me? Okay, then let's do it again. This time you call his soul and shout his name."

Afterwards, Qian Xiaoyi extinguished the cigarette that was about to finish smoking, picked up a new one, and did the same thing. This time after the cigarette was lit, the green smoke surged towards the same direction like a snake, and the mother and daughter of the Kuroda family began to call Kuroda Nobunaga's name according to Qian Xiaoyi's instructions. This time the green smoke did not suddenly stop like just now, but hesitated, sometimes awkward, sometimes condensed. After a long while, this tangled state finally became the same as last time, at a loss.

"Hmm..." Qian Xiaoyi asked awkwardly, "Did you guys quarrel a bit before he left?"

Now not only Qian Xiaoyi was embarrassed, the mother and daughter of the Kuroda family were also at a loss. Kuroda Sachiko said with embarrassment: "At that time... I seemed to have said something excessive to my father..."

Mrs. Kuroda was also a little embarrassed: "...He is indeed a sensitive person, otherwise he wouldn't have become a homeless person out of spite. I just complained to him a little."

Kuroda Sachiko said: "Well, can we do it again? This time I will persuade my father to come back."

"He can't hear." Qian Xiaoyi shook his head. "In this situation, his consciousness is usually muddled and he can't understand complicated words. If he doesn't wake up when you call his name, it's useless to talk to him."

At this moment, Inuyama Heita suddenly opened the door and said, "Brother Yi! The nurse is coming to check on us!"

Upon hearing this, Qian Xiaoyi immediately ran over to open the window and swept the ashes on the ground. If the nurse saw the ashes and smelled the odor, she would probably be scolded.

After a while, the nurse walked into the room. She sniffed and smelled a faint incense scent, which she did not associate with cigarettes. She turned her head to look at the window and asked, "Why is the air conditioner turned off? It's a bit hot outside today. The patient needs a comfortable environment."

"I want to let the patient breathe some fresh air." Qian Xiaoyi said.

"Let's open it." The nurse closed the window, turned on the air conditioner again, checked Kuroda Nobunaga's condition, and left the room after confirming that there was nothing abnormal.

Qian Xiaoyi was able to continue the previous topic. He said to the mother and daughter of the Kuroda family: "Judging from what happened just now, it seems that Mr. Kuroda himself is not very willing to come back."

"What should we do then?" asked Mrs. Kuroda.

"Then we can only go find him." Qian Xiaoyi flipped through his phone and asked, "The accident happened in... the Jiuma Tunnel in the suburbs, right?"

The mother and daughter of the Kuroda family both widened their eyes, feeling it was very magical. Kuroda Sachiko asked in disbelief: "How did you know? Could it be the..." If she remembered correctly, the direction that the wisp of green smoke just drifted in should be the direction of the accident site!
"Oh, no, that method is not very accurate." Qian Xiaoyi showed his cell phone: "Before coming here, I checked the Internet for the traffic accident records in Tokyo a few days ago."

The mother and daughter of the Kuroda family: "..."

(End of this chapter)