First Interstellar Guide Chapter 136: Extra 37: Mohr; Truth

Chapter 136: Extra 37: Mohr; Truth

Translated by Addis of Exiled Rebels Scanlations

Editor: Karai

Lu Cheng’an was sent to the affiliated hospital of the military academy for secret treatment, and Jiao Shuo personally set up a treatment plan for him. This was also the first case handled by Jiao Shuo to restore a mutant’s human form.

After Lu Cheng’an mutated, he was locked in a cage for a full six years, and all his bodily functions were declining. To fully recover to his original level, it would take a long time. He couldn’t get out of bed now, couldn’t walk, and would suffer from indigestion when eating. The internal problems in his body couldn’t be directly solved by the treatment chamber for regrowing limbs; it required gradual adjustment.

Jiao Shuo monitored his various signs every day and adjusted the dosage of medicine at any time. Mohr completed his service in the special forces and formally applied for retirement. His new job awaited the arrangement of the association. Jiao Shuo had long seen Mohr’s deep affection for Lu Cheng’an. They had been separated for a long time, and now that they had finally reunited, she would certainly not hinder them from meeting.

Jiao Shuo simply transferred Mohr to the affiliated hospital of the military academy to let him serve as Lu Cheng’an’s attending physician.

Mohr found Dean Jiao and said gratefully, “Thank you for arranging this, Teacher. Now I can take care of him personally.”

Jiao Shuo patted her disciple’s shoulder and said, “You are my favorite student. When you graduated from university, I hoped you would stay by my side to work. Unexpectedly, after so many years, you returned here.”

Mohr said softly, “I don’t regret the choice I made back then.”

If he hadn’t joined the Eagle Special Forces back then, he wouldn’t have met Lu Cheng’an.

Jiao Shuo smiled faintly, “Everything is in the past. Cheng’an will surely get better.”

…

Mohr wore a white coat and came to the intensive care unit. In recent days, Lu Cheng’an’s waking time has gradually increased. When Mohr entered, he was awake. Seeing Mohr, Lu Cheng’an immediately showed a bright smile and said, “Mohr, why are you here at the hospital?”

Mohr walked to his side and explained, “I applied to the association to personally take care of you. From now on, I will be your attending physician.”

Lu Cheng’an looked at him blankly. “You… have changed a lot.”

Mohr’s heart tightened, pretending to be calm, “Really? How have I changed?”

Lu Cheng’an smiled, “It seems… you’ve become more mature and better looking than before.”

More mature? After all, six years had passed, and he was no longer the green boy who secretly admired General Lu. In these years with Lu Zexuan, leading the Eagle Special Forces to battle north and south, experiencing countless life-and-death crises, Mohr’s temperament had already changed significantly. He became gentler, more composed, and his mind became tougher.

But Lu Cheng’an hadn’t changed. For Lu Cheng’an, these six years were not human years. He had been locked in that dark cage, and six years seemed to have been forcefully stripped away from his life, leaving only a blank space.

Mohr silently helped him change his medicine and said, “Cheng’an, you’re quite seriously injured and need to rest well. However, you don’t need to worry. Dean Jiao has personally devised a treatment plan for you. As long as you cooperate seriously, you will recover soon.”

Lu Cheng’an nodded and joked, “Okay, respected Doctor Mohr, I will cooperate.”

Mohr smiled faintly, opened the porridge he brought, and instructed, “Your gastrointestinal function hasn’t fully recovered, so you can only eat easily digestible liquid food. I will bring you different flavors of porridge every day.”

Lu Cheng’an raised an eyebrow, “Dr. Mohr, you’re really getting into the role of an attending physician.”

Mohr sat by the bed and fed him the porridge with a spoon, “Here, have some food.”

Lu Cheng’an obediently opened his mouth. However, the moment the porridge entered his mouth, a familiar scene flashed in his mind… a strange cave, where someone had fed him food so gently before… the person’s face was particularly blurry, why couldn’t he remember?

Lu Cheng’an held his head in pain.

Mohr quickly put down the bowl and worriedly asked, “What’s wrong?”

Lu Cheng’an furrowed his brows, “I feel like… I’ve forgotten something…”

Mohr gently patted his back, “Don’t overthink it. Get well first.”

Lu Cheng’an fell silent for a moment, nodded reluctantly, and forced a smile, “Mn, you continue to feed me.”

Mohr patiently fed him another bowl of porridge before leaving the treatment room. Lu Cheng’an watched Mohr’s back, his eyes murky and unclear.

What’s wrong? Didn’t he rush into the beast pack and save Lu Zexuan from injury? He remembered being pulled by the monster crazily, his body torn in half, the painful memories still fresh in his mind. But when he woke up, his body was intact. Of course, the Federation’s limb regeneration technology was mature enough now; even severed legs could grow back.

But Lu Cheng’an felt that things weren’t that simple. He looked up and found an electronic clock in the treatment room. The time displayed on it was May 30, 494. He was injured in May 494, and the time seemed to match.

But how could Mohr… change so much? The Mohr in his memory was shy and awkward, but the current Mohr was gentle and composed, much more mature, as if he had grown up in an instant.

Lu Cheng’an frowned, not thinking about it anymore, and closed his eyes, falling into a deep sleep.

In his dream, he seemed to see himself being locked in a cage, in a dark place where he struggled desperately to escape, but every struggle only brought more brutal abuse. The chains wrapped tightly around him, and when the electric current surged through the chains, the nearby skin would be instantly burned…

He roared hoarsely in pain, curling up his body. However, the way those people looked at him was like looking at a new toy, gloating and merciless. They observed his reactions from outside the cage, even picking up pens to record the intensity of his struggles.

Terrifying electric shocks, whippings… It felt like his flesh was being roasted over a fire. It hurt so much…

Lu Cheng’an’s back was tense, and his clothes quickly became soaked with cold sweat. The cruel torment continued in his dream. He felt his body constantly falling, as if plunging into a pitch-black abyss with no bottom in sight.

Until later, he lost his sense of pain, forgot who he was, and the hazy days in the dream seemed to stretch on infinitely. In the underground darkness, he didn’t know what he was expecting, he just instinctively wanted to live.

He wanted to live. He still had many unfulfilled wishes, he must survive. A strong belief continued to support him.

Then, he dreamed that he was in a cave.

Someone helped him clean and bandage his wounds, patiently feeding him strange purple fruits. The gentle voice echoed in his ears, “Cheng’an, have something to eat.”

“Cheng’an, do you remember me?”

Lu Cheng’an suddenly woke up from his dream, taking a deep breath, pressing down his violently pounding heart. Everything in the dream was too real, as if it had happened before. Lu Cheng’an looked around, there were no doubts in the ward, and the clock on the wall showed the correct time, but he still felt… something was off?

Mohr had matured a lot, not like the shy and timid twenty-something in his memories. Lu Zexuan wasn’t the younger brother who had just graduated from military school in his memory either. Everyone’s eyes on him, why were they filled with pity and guilt?

Lu Cheng’an’s mind was in chaos, unable to make sense of it all.

…

Time passed quickly. Lu Cheng’an had a good physical foundation, and with Mohr adjusting his medication according to his recovery, and Mohr personally overseeing his nutrition intake, just half a month later, Lu Cheng’an could walk normally again, and there were more smiles on his face. The optimistic and cheerful General Lu seemed to have returned to everyone’s side.

One afternoon, Lu Cheng’an pestered Mohr to go for a walk outside. The weather was good today, and Mohr also felt that staying in the ward was not conducive to his recovery, so he took him downstairs to bask in the sun.

The two walked around the square, and Lu Cheng’an suddenly stopped, smiling and said, “It’s too hot, could you buy me a bottle of water?”

Mohr asked him to sit on a bench and went to buy water.

After Mohr’s figure disappeared, Lu Cheng’an quickly walked up to a passerby child and asked, “Little friend, can you tell me, what year, month, and day is it now? If you answer correctly, there’s a reward.” 

He took out a paper-made boat from his pocket and waved it in front of the child.

The child replied earnestly, “Today is the 15th of September, in the year 501 of the Star Calendar. Uncle, why are you asking such a simple question?”

Lu Cheng’an was stunned and handed the paper boat to the child.

—The year 501 of the Star Calendar. Six whole years had passed since that mission?! Children wouldn’t lie about the date, it seemed his suspicion was not wrong, the date in the ward had been tampered with.

After a moment, Mohr returned with the water. Lu Cheng’an, without showing any signs of suspicion, said, “I’m a bit tired, let’s go back and rest.”

Mohr didn’t notice anything unusual about him, thinking he was indeed tired, so he took him back to the ward.

At dinner time, Mohr brought a thermos food container and ate with Lu Cheng’an. Recently, Lu Cheng’an’s stomach had improved a lot, no longer needing to eat liquid food, and could eat some easily digestible meat and vegetables. For this reason, Mohr had specially studied cooking, making balanced meals every day and bringing them to the hospital himself.

After they finished eating facing each other, Mohr said, “I’ll tidy up the lunchbox, you rest for a while.”

Just as he was about to leave, Lu Cheng’an suddenly grabbed his hand, whispering, “Mohr, why are you hiding things from me?”

Mohr was taken aback, turning back to ask, “Hiding what from you?”

Lu Cheng’an looked into his eyes, asking word by word, “Six years have passed, no wonder you’ve changed so much. What happened in these six years?”

Mohr stiffened, his lips slightly pale, not knowing how to say it.

Lu Cheng’an held Mohr’s hand tightly. “I don’t want you to lie to me, tell me the truth, please?”

Just then, there was a knock on the door. Lu Cheng’an let go of his hand, and Mohr hurriedly turned to open the door.

It was Lu Zexuan. It happened to be the weekend, and he took the time to visit his older brother in the hospital. Seeing that Lu Cheng’an and Mohr’s expressions were not quite right, Lu Zexuan asked in confusion, “Brother, what’s wrong?”

Lu Cheng’an frowned and said seriously, “You modified the clock in the ward, making me think that I had only been unconscious for a few days, but it’s actually been six whole years. Why did you do that?”

Mohr hesitated, his eyes slightly red.

Lu Zexuan remained silent for a moment before saying, “Mohr, could you step out for a moment? I’ll talk to him.”

Mohr hesitated for a moment, nodded, and turned to leave.

Lu Zexuan took a deep breath, looked at Lu Cheng’an, and said, “Brother, I’m sorry. Back then, we didn’t find your body. We thought you had been devoured by the monsters, that you were gone… We never imagined that you would be secretly taken away by the agents of the Dark Night Organization.” Lu Zexuan clenched his fists tightly, his voice incredibly hoarse, “You… you became a mutant, and they kept you locked up in a laboratory for six years.”