In Tokyo, I draw cards and become a big demon

Uesugi Tetsu was woken up by the ringing of the phone.

He took a deep breath and used the Qi-combining technique to instantly activate his powers, completely getting rid of his morning grumpiness.

Uesugi Tetsu picked up his phone, and it showed a call from Kitano Runa.

After clicking the connection, the voices of the girl and the game console came out together.

"Hey, hey, hey? Can you hear me?"

"You said."

"Uh... ahem, about that matter I asked Uesugi-kun for your help with earlier. Can I send you the hospital address and detailed information on Line?"

Kitano Runa's voice paused for a moment. "I've already told my mom that you're my classmate and friend. Actually, she doesn't have a big problem with it, but I'm a little worried."

The girl's voice dropped a little: "After all, she encountered a demon..."

"That's reasonable." Uesugi Tetsu responded, "Kitano-san, I will complete your mission, don't worry."

As soon as these words were spoken, it seemed to hit Kitano Runa's funny spot, making her burst out laughing and then apologize frantically on the phone.

Uesugi Tetsu thought it was okay, it's good for young people to smile more.

"If there's nothing else, I'll hang up now, Kitano-san."

The apologies stopped, and Kitano Runa's serious voice came: "Bon voyage, Uesugi-kun."

"I will."

After hanging up the phone, Uesugi Tetsu immediately saw the location in Line and some precautions and instructions from Kitano Runa.

It can be seen that Kitano Runa still cares very much about her mother. Now she must feel very guilty for not being able to visit her mother due to her physical condition.

"This location is not far away."

After saying hello to the football fanatic Ghost Dad who watched the game day and night, Uesugi Tetsu pushed the door open and walked out with the rag doll.

Even though the destination is the hospital where Uesugi Tetsu stayed two days ago, a Google map positioning is essential due to the extremely complex railway system in Tokyo.

This can avoid most of the accidents.

After getting off the tram, Uesugi Tetsu, who had been badly ripped off at a fruit shop near the hospital, walked into the hospital in pain.

When you visit your friend’s elders, you always have to bring some gifts.

Although these few gifts are nothing, Uesugi Tetsu feels that he must show his appreciation - isn't that how it's usually portrayed in anime?

According to the floor and room number given by Kitano Runa, Uesugi Tetsu walked into an ordinary ward.

Then I met Kitano Runa's mother, who had just turned 40.

Uesugi Che was slightly stunned.

Somewhat... unexpectedly old.

"Are you Runa-chan's classmate? Come on, come on, sit down..."

The woman, who had changed out of her hospital gown, took the chair that had been prepared long ago with a smile on her face. There were so many wrinkles on her face that she didn't look like she was in her forties, but more like she was in her fifties.

Although one can still roughly see the woman's beauty in her youth from her facial features, it is obvious that she has been overworked over the years.

Before, Uesugi Tetsu had heard that Kitano Runa came to Tokyo from the countryside alone to attend high school. She must have had a hard time carrying the expectations of her entire family.

However, Kitano Runa is always at the top of the grade in every exam, and is much better than Ririko, Manatsu and the likes.

She could almost be said to be able to get into the University of Tokyo.

Thinking of this, Uesugi Che's smile became even gentler: "Hello, Auntie, just call me Uesugi Che..."

During the half-hour conversation with Kitano's mother, apart from some pleasantries, most of the conversation was about Kitano Runa's well-being, such as whether she had been sick recently, what clubs she had joined, how her relationship with friends was, etc.

But he didn't even ask a single question about the most crucial part: the results.

Uesugi Tetsu answered truthfully, saying whatever he thought, which made Kitano's mother sigh, "Runa-chan really hasn't changed at all."

"Speaking of which, Uesugi-kun, what do you think of Runa-chan?"

In the end, Kitano's mother looked at Uesugi Tetsu with great admiration.

Uesugi Tetsu's eyelids jumped: "Auntie, Kitano-san is of course a very nice person, but I am very bad at studying..."

He gave Kitano Runa a good guy card without hesitation.

Having said that, Kitano's mother certainly understood what Uesugi Tetsu meant.

She sighed slightly, but soon smiled again: "Runa-chan is so lucky to have friends like you."

……

After watching Kitano's mother leave the hospital safely and making sure that she did not carry any demonic aura, Uesugi Tetsu sent a "mission completed" message to Kitano Runa on Line.

[Never be a loser!: Congratulations, you have obtained the right to use Kitano Runa (full version) x 1]

What system flow female elf replied.

Uesugi Che put down his phone and was about to leave the hospital, but when he looked up, he saw an unexpected face.

——It was the Chinese youth he and Lilizi rescued.

The other party obviously didn't expect to see him here, so his face was full of surprise: "Fuck, brother Uesugi, long time no see!"

The familiar accent made Uesugi Che feel a touch of intimacy from the bottom of his heart. He walked up to the young man and punched him on the chest: "Brother, didn't you say you were leaving? Why are you still in the hospital?"

Uesugi Tetsu added, "Tokyo has been quite unstable lately. I suggest you leave early."

The young man had a complicated expression. He coughed and held out his hand. "This is our second meeting, so it's fate. My name is Zhou Zhenyu. If you don't mind, let's chat."

Faced with such a request, Uesugi Tetsu certainly had no reason to refuse.

After adding Line, he saw Zhou Zhenyu sigh heavily and subconsciously left the group.

"It's a long story. If you have time, come and stay with me for a while. We can talk while we walk..."

Chapter 66 The Pain of Parting, the Joy of Reunion

"Ah, I forgot you don't smoke, Sori Sori."

Just as Zhou Zhenyu was about to take back the cigarette, the Liqun in his hand was taken over by Uesugi Che.

"Benefit the group, benefit the group. Smoking alone is self-interested, but smoking together is beneficial to the group."

Uesugi Tetsu smiled at him and saw the old, wrinkled packaging box and the only cigarette left inside.

"Right?"

Zhou Zhenyu gave him a thumbs up, showing his white teeth: "Fellow countryman, good."

"But smoking is not allowed in the hospital, and it's not easy to light up on the curb either." Zhou Zhenyu shrugged and pointed to the smoking room not far away. "The details of daily life are well taken care of, one set after another."

The two walked into the smoking room. Zhou Zhenyu lit a cigarette for Shangshan Che first, and then lit one for himself.

In his opinion, it didn't matter if Uesugi Che ordered or didn't smoke it. He had kept the Liqun until now to give it to his friend.

But the people standing in front of me are my compatriots.

In a foreign country, the word "compatriots" is much more familiar than a few friends, not to mention that they saved him.

Zhou Zhenyu took a deep puff of smoke and exhaled, his eyes becoming complicated as the smoke rose.

He thought for a while before he found a starting point for the topic.

"Actually, my flight back home is scheduled for the early morning of the day after tomorrow, on Spring Airlines. If nothing goes wrong, I should be able to find a room near the airport to stay in for the night."

Uesugi Tetsu: "I have to say that the green skin in the sky is still affordable."

Zhou Zhenyu raised his eyebrows and showed him the screen: "What do you think of the 199 special airfare?"

"——I would feel bad if I wasn't allowed to stand all the way."

"Haha, that's right." Zhou Zhenyu grinned and continued, "She came to the hospital because my ex-girlfriend suddenly got a new terminal illness that has recently appeared. She's said she won't live for many days."

The smile on Zhou Zhenyu's face disappeared.

"Her parents passed away early, and her grandparents also passed away a few years ago, so she called me last night hoping that I could come and see her for the last time."

The original joyful atmosphere suddenly disappeared.

Zhou Zhenyu continued, "She's a very nice person. She broke up with me because she was dissatisfied with my low education and lack of job prospects. She didn't want to drag me down, so don't say I'm a coward. I know a thing or two about the domestic public opinion environment."

Uesugi Tetsu sighed: "How can that be possible?"

However, the new terminal illness has only recently appeared...

Uesugi Tetsu asked hesitantly, "Can I meet her later?"

"Then she must be happy."

As soon as he got rid of the serious topic, Zhou Zhenyu's eyebrows danced: "That little girl said a long time ago that she wanted to meet other Chinese people besides me. She said that I nod and bow when talking to others, and I look no different from the locals.

I said it was impossible, man, I was born and raised in China. It was just a matter of following the flow, but she just smiled and said nothing every time.

Zhou Zhenyu took a long drag on his cigarette. "Usually at this point, I'd give her a good scolding."

When talking about the past, the smile on Zhou Zhenyu's face became noticeably gentler and more lively.

He threw the empty cigarette holder into the trash can.

"And even at the end of this terminal illness, she never gave up hope of living."

Zhou Zhenyu said seriously, "So, I think I can still fight for it. I'd better put the idea of going home and lying down for now."

Walking out of the smoking room with Uesugi Tetsu, the cold wind blowing in from outside the door immediately washed away the smell of cigarettes on them.

Zhou Zhenyu shrank back and thought,

"But I also know that the current employment situation is grim. There are many college students and graduate students who can't find a job, let alone someone like me who only has a high school diploma."

Uesugi Tetsu followed him into the hospital and suggested, "Working in a factory or delivering food is definitely not a good way forward. These two industries treat people like screws. Why not try education and training? After all, you have the status of a child of a certain resident."

"I have some ideas, and I can also develop my own media or something." Zhou Zhenyu nodded thoughtfully.

The two walked to the nurses' station on the sixth floor, and Zhou Zhenyu confirmed the room number after some inquiries.

In the short corridor leading to the ward, Uesugi Che noticed that Zhou Zhenyu's small movements became obviously more frequent, his breathing became rapid, and his hands couldn't stop shaking.

When he reached the closed door of the ward, Zhou Zhenyu stopped.

He tilted his head to look at Shang Shan Che, tugged at his cheap clothes that cost less than two hundred yuan in total, and said, "Brother, can I meet her dressed like this?"

Uesugi Tetsu patted his shoulder and said, "She definitely won't mind this. And don't look so sad. She's already feeling bad, what's the point of looking so sad?"

"That's right."

Zhou Zhenyu was silent, patted his cheeks, and took a deep breath.

He placed his slightly trembling hand on the cold doorknob, mustered his once sunny smile, and twisted it downwards with force.

Push the door open and enter.

A strong smell of disinfectant wafted out, accompanied by the faint sobbing of a girl.

Uesugi Che could see that on the snow-white hospital bed, there was a girl with pale skin, bony figure, deep eye sockets, but still with long black hair.

Even if she just sat there crying, Uesugi Tetsu could clearly feel the intense and profound fear, anxiety, sadness, and pain that kept coming from her...

An extremely complex array of negative emotions were intertwined in the girl's body, constantly tormenting her spirit and soul.

Uesugi Tetsu just stood at the door and watched, and couldn't help but feel a deep sadness.

Zhou Zhenyu's face was filled with sadness and anger for a moment, but in the next moment, he forced out a gentle and warm smile.

He stepped forward cautiously, and said softly, as if afraid of disturbing something: "Mengzi, long time no see..."

On the hospital bed, the crying of a girl named Hoshino Yumeko suddenly stopped. She groaned twice in panic and frantically tried to find something to cover her ugly face and exposed body.

Zhou Zhenyu looked carefully at his ex-girlfriend, the girl who had once vowed with him on the rooftop to gain a foothold in Tokyo.

Hoshino Yumeko quickly covered her face with her hands: "Don't look, don't look..."

"Mengzi, it's been so long since we last met, and you're still so shy."

As the girl tried to stop him, Zhou Zhenyu embraced her in his arms.

"sorry."

He closed his eyes and whispered, "I'm back."