Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 64: What I Saw at the Sanatorium

The sun is rising.

Golden light gently fell from the clouds and gently landed on the white building below.

This is one of the largest nursing homes in the remote suburbs of Licheng, and it is also a place dedicated to professional care for the elderly.

The roof shone with warm colors under the sunlight, making the white walls look exceptionally clean.

The green lawn, after a night of silence, is now bathed in sunshine, emitting the fresh fragrance of soil and grass.

On the bench beside the path, an old woman sat quietly. Next to her stood a well-proportioned middle-aged man, who was carefully cleaning a wheelchair.

Footsteps sounded softly on the cobblestone path.

The middle-aged man heard the voice and turned to look. "Nurse Liu, good morning."

"Good morning." The woman, known as Nurse Liu, smiled. "I saw your mother's room was empty, so I knew it must be you."

"Hey." The middle-aged man smiled innocently. "The sun is shining brightly today, so I thought I'd take my mom out to bask in the sun."

"These days, there aren't many children like you," nurse Liu sighed. "Most elderly people's children are busy and only come a few times a year. You're the only one who comes every week, rain or shine."

As if realizing that he had said something wrong, Nurse Liu quickly waved his hand.

"Let's not talk about this anymore. Your mother is doing well. I just came here to remind you not to forget to give her the medicine."

"I had already eaten before coming out." The man answered seriously.

"That's good. It's good to take the elderly out for some sunshine. But don't expose them to the wind all the time. There will be regular health monitoring later. Don't forget to bring your mother over."

"Oh, I remember it." The man nodded.

Seeing this, nurse Liu did not stay long. After saying goodbye, she quickly walked towards the building not far away. She was also responsible for notifying other elderly people.

After watching Nurse Liu leave, the man withdrew his gaze and returned his attention to the old lady who was lying motionless on the bench.

From the time that nurse Liu appeared to the time he left, the old man remained motionless, and even his eyes did not change at all.

"Mom, after the health checkup is over, I'll take you to listen to some music."

The man spoke softly, but the old man still didn't respond.

The man was already used to this scene. He just sighed softly, but soon smiled again and continued to wipe the wheelchair with wet wipes.

In the distance, the branches of the trees swayed gently, making a rustling sound, and unknown birds were singing on the branches, their voices clear and pleasant.

After an unknown amount of time, footsteps were heard again from behind the man.

This time the footsteps were a bit heavy, and the pace was neither fast nor slow. They came from far away and slowly stopped not far behind the man.

The man thought that Nurse Liu had forgotten to say something, so he quickly stood up.

"Nurse Liu, do you have anything else to say?"

But when he saw the handsome man standing behind him, he swallowed back the words he had already said.

In front of the man, Tang Zijun stood expressionless, exuding a hint of pressure, her cold eyes full of scrutiny.

Being stared at by such eyes, the middle-aged man felt as if he was falling into an icy cave.

The early morning sun could not dispel the chill at all, and his hand holding the wet wipes was a little stiff.

"haven't seen you for a long time."

Tang Zijun spoke, his tone was somewhat flat, making it difficult to judge his emotions at the moment.

Hearing this, the expression on the middle-aged man's face became a little unnatural. Although he looked at least two times older than Tang Zijun, he felt extremely embarrassed at this moment.

".Heh, it's been a long time indeed."

The man placed the wet wipes on the wheelchair and gave a bitter smile.

“I knew this day would eventually come. I had this premonition from the day the Reversal World fell. I just didn’t expect that you, you would actually…” “Actually what?” Tang Zijun raised an eyebrow.

"You're seven years late." The man replied calmly.

Afterwards, the middle-aged man seemed to have figured it out. He straightened up slightly, looked at Tang Zijun calmly, and prepared to face death.

"Let's do it."

“I deserve this.”

Looking at the middle-aged man's calm face as he faced death, Tang Zijun could tell that he was actually very nervous.

He didn't want to die, but he had no other choice.

This feeling doesn't seem like letting go of everything, but more like giving up resisting one's fate due to the reality that one has no choice.

After a moment of silence, the coldness in Tang Zijun's eyes eased a little.

"You think I'm here to kill you?"

"Isn't it?" the man asked.

He was still tense, his face expressionless.

"I'm not a bloodthirsty person. If I really wanted to kill you, you wouldn't be alive today," Tang Zijun said. "Plus, you've been pretty honest these past few years. I have no reason to kill you."

Hearing Tang Zijun's words, the middle-aged man was slightly stunned, as if he couldn't believe that the other party would let him go so easily.

However, seeing that the other party did not seem to be trying to deceive him, the middle-aged man also bravely asked. "So why are you here this time?"

"I've been having some issues lately and I don't have a clue what to do, so I'd like to see if you can provide me with some useful information."

Tang Zijun did not hide anything, nor did he intend to keep anyone in suspense. He looked at the middle-aged man and spoke softly.

"That's it."

The middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief and relaxed a lot, but when he looked at the young man opposite him, he was still a little bit unbelievable.

"Is there anything in this world that leaves you clueless?"

As he spoke, the man added another sentence.

"If you have any questions, just ask directly. I will tell you everything I know. Our time is over anyway."

Tang Zijun nodded, and was quite satisfied with the man's attitude.

However, he did not ask directly. Instead, he turned his head to look at the old man on the bench and spoke.

"This isn't the right place to talk about this. Let's find a place to talk."

Noticing Tang Zijun's gaze, the middle-aged man hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Okay, then I'll take my mother home first. She has a health checkup this morning."

"Let me help you." Tang Zijun took two steps forward and held the wheelchair next to the man.

When the middle-aged man first saw Tang Zijun approaching him, he was subconsciously a little panicked.

However, seeing that the other party was really helping him, his anxious heart eased.

He gently carried his mother to the wheelchair. During the whole process, the old woman did not react at all.

"What are the symptoms?" Tang Zijun asked.

"Alzheimer's disease, at first I just forgot who I was, then it slowly developed into this."

The man explained slowly.

After a pause, he turned his head and looked at Tang Zijun.

"You, are you really not here to kill me?"

(End of this chapter)